To Battle Heaven, Endless Joy

"Student! Enough! Get over here, now!!"

"Freedom may be precious, but life is worth more!!"

The chairman's scolding could be heard from far away.

Uchiha's expression remained unchanged, and his hands never stopped moving.

You made a good point, but you shouldn't have caused trouble at the very last moment.

[Current Swagger Points: 8996]

I'm a transmigrator, and I'm Jiahao. How could I possibly die so casually?!

The ancients said: All men are destined to die; some deaths weigh heavier than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than a feather. It depends on what one dies for.

How could a man of my caliber possibly...

[Ding, the probability of the host being struck by lightning is... 120%!]

Uchiha's body stiffened. He quickly turned toward the school building, ready to make a run for it at any moment.

"S-System, h-how much longer until the lightning strikes?!"

The gale whipped his hair wildly backward, as though it wanted to rip every last hair from his body.

[Ding, ten.]

"Ten minutes? That's enough time for me to retreat safely."

"Hmph, I can even finish another set of military boxing first."

"What typhoon? What lightning? They're all farts!!!"

[Nine.]

"Nine minutes is enough too. My lower body's just a little weak. Let me rub my legs first..."

"Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, come out and welcome your king!!!"

[Eight.]

"..."

"..."

Uchiha gritted his teeth.

The bubble of fantasy had burst!!

It wasn't counting down by minutes?!

E-eight seconds?!!!

Was there still time to write a will?!

Given that I'm a hundred meters from the school building, and Asia's fastest sprinter ran the hundred meters in 9.83 seconds.

Question: What are the odds that I, whose arms alone have been strengthened and whose body is weak and exhausted from running and fighting in the rain, can break through human limits on the spot and reach the finish line within eight seconds?!

"Get back here immediately! Or you'll be expelled!!!"

By now, Sakayanagi was nearly frantic.

Did you think being Jiahao meant you didn't have to respect nature?!

Uchiha had just opened his umbrella and taken two steps forward when the typhoon swiftly confiscated it.

It took his reading glasses too!!

If the chairman hadn't pressed down on his head in time, his wig would have nearly run away from home as well!!

"..."

Now was not the time to worry about such details!!!

As the chairman, he had the obligation and responsibility to protect every student!!!

Even if he had to drag him back, he would get Uchiha to safety!!

"Student! Since you refuse to appreciate my kindness, I can only..."

[Seven.]

Before he could finish.

The masked boy ahead abruptly stopped him in a furious roar:

"Don't come over!!!!"

"Or else... I'll fuck your whole family!!!"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

What the hell?!

Ignoring the chairman was one thing, but you...

You were even cursing an old man?!!

Hey, isn't anyone going to do something?!

He cursed an old man!!!

Bastard!!!

The next second!

A massive typhoon swept through with savage force!!

"ROAR!!!!!"

It opened its foul, monstrous jaws—

The cheap glass of the outdoor bike shed shattered all over the ground.

Dead tree trunks, rubble, dirt, and roadblock cones flew everywhere.

The rain was lifted by the shockwave, forming a visible ring of white impact.

Then...

Bang, crash, boom—

The younger, less resilient trees were snapped cleanly in half, and one nearly smashed into Uchiha's head!!!

[Six.]

In an instant, everyone's hearts leaped into their throats!!!

Every face turned pale.

"I've never seen a typhoon this fierce! I pissed myself!!!"

"Mom! Save me!!!"

The students who had just been grinning wide enough to show all twelve teeth instantly turned terrified and bolted upstairs toward the classrooms.

Flying leaves and rocks could kill you. Who would dare stay in a lobby open on both ends?!

Amid the chaos, a trampling disaster nearly broke out at the staircase!!

Even the chairman and teachers were terrified, their faces pale.

They instinctively wanted to run.

It wasn't that they were cowards.

They had simply never experienced a crisis so close to death before!!

Sakayanagi gritted his teeth. Let the wig fly if it wanted to fly—he threw caution to the wind and charged toward the plaza.

But he simply couldn't get close to Uchiha, who stood at the center of the storm's eye!!

Yet right then.

Kushida suddenly noticed something. Drained of all color, she shouted:

"Uchiha, give up your Jiahao dream!!"

"Run! Are you fucking trying to get yourself killed?!"

She rarely swore in public. Clearly, Jiahao had pushed her past her breaking point.

Her cracking shout made quite a few students instinctively turn back.

Then.

Everyone's faces froze in shock, their gazes fixed and unmoving.

On the field.

Uchiha's tiny figure seemed to become incomparably tall.

He was still standing there.

Still elbowing the air.

At some point, his eyes had closed.

Rain fell over his brow, shoulders, and arms, while his movements remained unhurried.

As though the lightning and raging wind around him did not exist at all.

He had completely blended into the scenery.

It was unexpectedly harmonious!!

If a photographer snapped a picture right then, it would win awards until their hands went numb!!

[Five.]

"...???"

At this moment.

No one in the entire school knew how many times they had already been left stunned.

Everyone was desperately trying to escape.

Yet there was this one lunatic standing in place, throwing punches at ease.

"Holy shit! A real badass!!"

"What kind of rich tycoon is this? He's still not leaving?!"

"Immersed in the world of boxing, comprehending heaven and earth?!"

As Kushida ran earlier, she had a feeling and glanced back.

That one glance... nearly shattered her resolve.

Damn it, this was the first time she had ever met such a death-defying talent.

Seeing that Uchiha was still punching, she couldn't help shouting at him.

What exactly was he putting on an act for?!

Did he really think he was the King of Fighters?!

At the very front, Koenji braced himself against the wind and rain, folded his arms, and publicly admitted:

"My swagger does not compare to his."

Meanwhile.

Uchiha looked calm and composed on the surface.

But...

Fuck fuck fuck fuck!!!

SOS!!!

Was the Invincible Golden Body ready yet?!

I'm about to turn into ash!!!

[Four.]

[...]

[Current Swagger Points: 9345.7]

The mission was about to be completed.

How could he fall short at such a crucial moment?

He couldn't escape anyway.

What mattered most now was waiting for the Invincible Golden Body to load, then taking the lightning strike head-on!!

Not even a nuclear bomb could harm it in the slightest. He refused to believe a little lightning could make any waves!!

"Hm?"

Thunder Duke had been enjoying the sight of its prey fleeing in panic.

But when it spotted Uchiha, a trace of confusion appeared in its eyes.

Every living thing was running, yet you alone were standing there so conspicuously. It was impossible not to notice!

Thunder Duke suddenly became interested and beckoned to its little cloud lackey.

"Go give him a nice little hair treatment."

It was the same dark cloud from earlier. It revealed a humanlike wicked grin, pressing down over the city as though it would crush it.

Slowly opening his eyes, Uchiha's heart sank when he saw the cloud hanging low.

It really had its sights set on him?!!

"No, give me three more seconds! As long as I get the mission reward, I'll tear the lightning apart with my bare hands!!"

Uchiha suddenly clenched his five fingers, drawing his arm back like a bowstring to its limit...

Then.

Toward the heavens.

He threw punch after punch with a blank expression.

And.

Each punch was heavier than the last.

He was practicing his timing...

With a tremble in her voice that made her sound pitiful, Kushida couldn't help shouting again:

"Why?!"

"I don't understand?!"

At that moment.

Before the fury of nature, the hooded boy's figure looked so helpless, so small.

Uchiha threw another punch and calmly replied:

"To battle heaven, endless joy."