Rei POV
"Delinquent-girl, you jinxed us. Making fun of the cardboard box toilets was too much for fate's hand" Kōenji made fun of me with a laugh
"I agree with Kōenji-kun. You're quite an unlucky person, Rei-san"
That's half true
Poor Chiaki-chan
"Let's say, I'm a black cat with plot armor hehehehehe" I made a silly joke
"You overestimate yourself, Rei-san. That's too much even for you"
You know nothing... Jon Snow
"You should stop this, it will be near impossible for us to hear someone in need" Kikyō tried to save me
"I disagree, Pretty-girl" Kōenji broke my safeguard
"Checking the tracker is our top priority right now"
"You are right, Yuki-chan" Ichinose agreed
She used the tracker
Ichinose turned her head in confusion
"What's wrong, Honami-chan?" Anya asked her
"The standalone signal is unstable. I don't know... what's going on"
After sharing her observation with us, we heard a loud male voice
"We need to hurry" Ichinose said to us
"No no no, Ichinose. Ignoring this random gorilla is the best solution for all of us" I deny her with a joke
"It's not the right time for your jokes, Rei-san. What was the point of the rescue group then?" Chiaki asked me with a frown
"Satisfying my endless boredom" I gave her a half assed answer
Everyone except Kōenji facepalmed
"I have no words..."
After Ichinose showed me her disappointment, she went towards the signals location alone
I sighed
"Let's go after her..."
We met up with her
HoHo!!! It's Ishizaki
He can't hear us from this distance
"Ichinose became like a living statue. So cute~" I teased her
"What's wrong, Boobs-girl?" Kōenji asked her
The other's blushed
"That's right, her bust size is a solid 95" I shared with them an interesting observation
"S-Stop!!!" She reacted all embarrassed
Chiaki and Kikyō slapped my head from behind
"Wh-What the hell? I was spitting facts, 82 and 79"
They hit me again
"Sh-Shut up, you dense pervert!!!" They both shouted at me
"FuFu Delinquent-girl is only a 77. You are not as great as you thought" Kōenji shared my size too
"That's sadly true. At least, I'm not a 76 like Kei or a flat surface like my childhood70-chan or Little-girl model 70" I made fun of them behind their back
I noticed that they are both 70's with the childhood friend troupe
"Rei-san, it's necessary to share your plan with us" Chiaki asked me
You can think by yourself!
"Really?"
"Yes..."
"We shall sacrifice this insolent fool to the elder gods" I announced to them
"Rei-san, your actual plan"
"I was only half-joking with you"
I removed my knife from my pocket rushed towards him
"Don't d-"
Kōenji ignored the entire thing like usual
The others tried to stop me but my speed was far greater
I arrived~ Here we go~
"Any~ last words, Ishizaki" I announced to him with a distorted evil smile
"N-No... W-W-Wait... D-Don't kill me!?" He said to me extremely shocked with a lot of fear and tears
I faked a stab towards his chest and changed trajectory at the last second. I removed the unusual vines that trapped his left leg using my knife
He pissed himself like a baby, my little prank was a success
Everyone arrived just in time and something unexpected happened
Ichinose closed our distance and grabbed my upper tracksuit aggressively
"Rei! What are you doing?" She asked me angrily
Everyone was surprised
Kōenji can read people quiet well but this is new even for him. I'm not an exception
"That's my question. You're acting out of character" I told her
"I'm not a fictional character to compare me like that!" She continued
I couched
She will kill me with her remarks
"I'm going to say it again. You're acting out of character. What happened to the super social and kind Honami-chan?" I tried again to persuade her
Her expression stayed the same
An aggressive Ichinose freaks me out
"You played with a human life, that's despicable. You're playing with everyone's emotions and you left them or you make fun of them like some sort of fictional characters like I said before" She explained her aggressive action
So... I triggered that
"I'm self-aware, that's why. This school is an advanced simulator to a false reality, that's the system... this entire school's system is pushing that ideology towards our way" I explained maintaining my calm for now
"You are flawed!" She attacked me
My temper is rising
"Flawed ha? Now that I think about it... I want to remove something from my chest. The power of friendship will only ruin your already pathetic class, that's all... future Class D" I gave her coldly a reality check
She showed a reaction for a second but she recovered quickly
What the hell, happened to her?
"Underestimating your opponent will only lead you to your certain defeat" She challenged me
"Oh! Shut it! You are Class C! CCCCC! Ryūen is a natural born leader unlike your shitty class as a whole. He will beat you in no time, defective idiot!!!" I attacked her angrily
"Rei-chan, that's rude..." Anya said to me
"It's the absolute truth, I'm not going to throw her into a pillow reality with ponies and unicorns" I said while glaring at Ichinose aggressively
"Honami-chan, she's right. We need to change strategy..." Yuki took the chance to do something
"I'm not going to do that. You're only taking her side because she's closer to you!" She answered to her while refusing reality as a whole
Yuki rushed at Ichinose and grabbed her tracksuit in a similar manner
"Are you kidding me!? I-I want to reach Class A too!!! Wh-What's the point of any of this then!!!???" She asked her angry too, unable to hold her own tears back
Ichinose stayed determined and barely show us any reaction to Yuki's action
I should call her Ichinose Alter or Ichinose V2. She is more naive and more brave at the same time
"It's necessary for us to change, stubborn Honami-chan" Anya tried to persuade her
"I'm not going to do that. I am fully aware that she's better than us but I still believe to my class's decisions and total skills" She said with confidence
You don't know that! Unless you tested every member inside your class yourself. Nevertheless, it's impossible for Ichinose to scout every class and test her class's total strength by herself
"Breaking your idiotic delusional spirit is necessary then. I was the one that provided Kiryūin the points for her class demotion. I took pity on your inevitable bad ending situation, that's why" I informed her
"Y-You're lying..." She reacted with shock after my reveal
"ehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha take a look here, you moron!!! I mocked her with an evil sadistic smile and my crazed eyes
I showed her the transition between us
"N-Nooo..." She reacted in disbelief
"Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, YES!!! And helping you is near impossible at this point. Good luck on your future predictable endeavors" I continued my mocking
She stayed silent
"Speak! Say something!!! I want to analyze your reaction!!!! " I shared my desire
"Rei-san, stop this!" Chiaki said to me disturbed
"Ehhhhh? Chiaki, I can't follow your weightless logic" I said while meeting her eyes with mine
"My logic is quite obvious. She is right you know, you attack someone mentally until they break..." She explained
"I'm not doing something like that, willingly. She forced my hand!!! I reacted with hostility
"Revealing to us the true reason behind your horrible apathetic logic and actions will not make us softer towards you" Chiaki expressed herself while scowling
"Rei-chan, I agree with her. Lately, you've become more inhumane... It hurts as a friend seeing you going slowly away..." Kikyō said with some sadness
I can't read her right now. Is this an act or the truth towards me?
The others agreed
"Then, I'm leaving you. I don't care what happens to anyone from now on, including the fake ones"
Fake ones? I've made a stupid comment...
I started walking away from them
"Wa-
"If you're going to follow me, I'll kill you without any bluffs... this time" I expressed my bloodlust with cold words
After that, I started running aimlessly
If by any chance Kiyotaka shared his methods then the result would be similar. People would always criticize his actions endlessly. I agree with him, manipulating people from the shadows is more convenient for everyone and the drama is not there for the most part
Well... I don't care anymore...
Author's note
I was quite busy the last couple of days and this chapter is quite short compared to the other ones. Sorry for that
Also, I have some ideas for the next chapter. This chapter is a setup for that
Introducing a lot of characters into the story created some problems for me. I want to fix that
Until next time