Nanase Tsubasa sat collapsed on the floor, her eyes vacant and unfocused, all strength gone from her body.
Compared to her physical abilities, her willpower had always been relatively weak. Otherwise, she would not have needed to artificially create a personality in order to draw out her true strength.
Shiraishi Makoto's words had dealt her a tremendous blow. Defeating Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had been her obsession, yet it seemed she could not even get past Shiraishi Makoto.
Even the personality she had forcibly created for herself, named "Matsuo Eiichiro," was wavering. It was not only the frustration of being subdued by Shiraishi Makoto, but also the crushing sense of devastation from seeing her beliefs collapse.
Shiraishi Makoto had gained such strength after training under Ayanokouji for only a few months. If she faced Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, hailed as the White Room's greatest masterpiece, head-on, did she really stand a chance?
Shiraishi Makoto returned to his spot and put his coat back on.
"Though you may not believe it, with how you are now, you probably would not even make the top ten in this school."
Nanase Tsubasa was unquestionably among the strongest ordinary students, but she still fell far short when compared to White Room students who had received rigorous, planned training from childhood.
Even an exceptionally gifted ordinary student would find it nearly impossible to reach the level of a White Room student. Every White Room student capable of graduating possessed both talent and diligence, having undergone hellish training from the moment they were born.
Among the current students of Advanced Nurturing High School, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was unquestionably number one in pure combat ability. If Ayanokouji's assessment of Kouenji Rokusuke was accurate, then Kouenji Rokusuke, with his freakish physical gifts and serious attitude, was probably second. Third would be Yagami Takuya,