Kuzu Inou【Ondo wo Kaeru Mono】 no Ore ga Musou suru made Chapter 42

42 Winner of the fierce battle 

A temperature below freezing in the coliseum even though it's spring.
The seats near the arena are frozen, and several places became frosted.

While the audience exhales white breaths, the small person who caused this situation, grabbed the opponent's hand……and raised it highly.
He's shouting something.

Just like that--
The announcement of the end of the match resounds in the frozen venue.

『『Takasei Academy, 「Hikawa Takeru」 surrenders!!! The winner of the final Representative Battle is 「Serizawa Atsushi」!!!』』

After the audience………was taken aback, regaining the sudden heat…………
It became a chaos of clapping mix with loud shouts.

「……Seriously………Is this real………」

「………The Level 4 Hikawa Takeru didn't stand a chance at all………and surrendered!?」
「……I think Hikawa-kun unleashed his full power. He even froze the audience seats that's supposed to be separated by the wall」

「Serizawa……is he really a Level 1?……It's strange! No matter how you think of it!」
「This………will be stormy. It'll be an uproar」

「Takasei Academy's honor as a strong school will disappear」
「No, rather than that, this time, no matter how you look at it………」
「Ah. That Teihen High School's first years are too strong. They……have the ability to enter a strong school easily」
「However……it was a good match until midway, right? Rather, I felt that Takasei Academy was more superior」

「It went wrong during the Representative Battle when Kirishima Kaname and Serizawa Atsushi came out. Those two are a little strange in many ways. No, the people who participates in the Representative Battle are generally strange」
「Who was it?? The one who spread the false rumor of the Kirishima third daughter being incompetent……Isn't she a monster rivaling her two sisters?」

「Well, although Hikawa-kun lost, I'm filled with emotions after being able to see his full-strength bout」
「Personally, the most impactful one was Kurasaki-kun who defeated that Akai. I can feel the extremely mad character in him」
「And also, the small girl who participated in the first team match. I can't remember well because many things happened, but that was incredible」

「Speaking of the team match……the person who grew that huge beansprout? was there too. That guy was also a little amazing. Including his grand suicide」
「Did you know? That the girl and that guy are also 「Level 1<Useless>」……?」
「I have no idea of what's what anymore……」

「You guys look like misunderstanding it, but……the level evaluation is a system that basically rises up when the country acknowledge the usefulness from 「S-LEVEL 1」」

「The evaluation rises as much as the efforts, huh」
「This will most likely be an array of evaluation revision」
「A Level Up festival. I can't wait for the next 『Weekly Talent』……」

The announcement of the final result resounds in the noisy venue once again.

『『The result of today's war… Team Match wins 「Teihen High School 2   Takasei Academy 2」…
And…… Representative Battle wins 「Teihen High School 2   Takasei Academy 1」…
Total wins 「Teihen High School 4   Takasei Academy 3」. Therefore…』』

The noises calmed down slightly for a moment. Just like that…

『『The winner of this Talent School War is, Teihen High School!!!』』

When the winner's name is declared…

Ooooooooooooooooo……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Such loud cheer enveloped the whole coliseum.



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With my back facing the cheers, I head to the waiting room where everyone is waiting.

But before I reach the waiting room, I stopped.
Because several of my classmates stand in a row outside of the hallway.
Even though we were together for just a few days since the entrance ceremony, and I left the school for a week, it felt like a very long time.

「Welcome back, Serizawa-kun」

The first who greeted me was Kirishima-san.

It looks like she was crying for some reason a while ago.
There are the remains of the tears, and her eyes are slightly reddish.
As I thought, she's a crybaby…
Well, even though she's showing me a unseemly face now, she's still cute. Un……rather than that, it's good.

「I thought……that you will surely return」
「Ah, sorry for being late. I made you worry, didn't I?」

Because I was late, I was almost going to lose by default.
It's natural to be worried………
Well, it's all because of that gorilla.

「Your match was amazing. I didn't know that you…were that strong…」

Saying that, she praises my match. She's seriously a good girl.
Coupled with this upturned eyes, I think I'm going to fall for you.

「Ah……I myself was also surprise. I didn't know that my opponent was a Level 4. I didn't expect that I would win」

While feeling a little embarrassed, I tell her my honest thoughts of the match. I really didn't expect that I can win. But still, I……want to protect the high school life with you…………

「No, I believed that you would win. After all……Serizawa-kun is…………」

Saying that, she was about to say something while blushing……When we were on the brink of getting the good vibes……

At a really perfect timing, the silky hair fresh interceptor appeared.

「……Fufu, Serizawa-kun. I believed that you would do it. After all……you're my war buddy and also my rival」

Saying that, the one who greeted from the side, is the person from my middle school days…

No. I don't know him. I don't know him at all.
I have never met this pervert before.
Being this guy's friend is unthinkable. That's too extreme even for a slander.
Rival? I have no memories of competing something with you!!!!!

Come to think of it, this guy probably participated in the match, right?
How did his match end……
Let's not ask him about it because I have a bad feeling about it.

When I greeted him lightly by saying 「I don't know who you are, but thank you very much」 and ignored him, this time, that beansprout guy, Ueki Hitoshi appeared.

Even though in my heart, I want to return to the talk with Kirishima-san…

「Serizawa……not bad」

It seems that the beansprout bastard is praising me.
I'm happy there.
But………I felt a touch of desolation in a moment.

I'm not……the me a week ago where I always quarrel with you.
After going through that gorilla's inhuman torture, I have obtained a tremendous power.
That's……a very powerful power.

This guy has seen my power just now in the match, and in his heart……he might be a little afraid of me.
That's why, he might be praising me like this.

Well, that's of course. I obtain an amazing ability that can be said as abnormal. I don't blame you even if you feel scared. ……From now on, I might need to be a little kind to him……
While indulging myself in those sentiments, he said this kind of thing.

「Well, even so, you're still no match for me after all」

………
…………………………Ha?
………………Nn? Did I mishear it??
…………Can you say it one more time???

「………Hahaa. It looks like I'm a little tired. I feel like I'm hearing an auditory hallucination of something like 「You're no match for me」 from the beansprout's mouth……」
「No……you only heat things up, right? Your affinity with that opponent was just good」

………
Pikipikipikin.
I felt that veins are showing up in my forehead.
………Hohou. Now, you said it. You beansprout bastard.

「He~e. Then, can you win against me? This me who defeated that Level 4 Hikawa-kun?」
「Isn't that obvious?? Do you think that I can lose against an incompetent guy who can only heat things???」

……
This one week, I continued to train with that gorilla, and I'm conscious that I have obtained the power exceeding the limit of a human. If I'm serious, I can even change the shape of a mountain easily. It's unimaginable for……such guy to be quarreling with another guy.

That's why, I thought of restraining myself, but
………It's not too late even after I show this idiot my power, right?
……Un. Right. Let's do it.

「Are you prepared, you Beansprout bastard?」
「He…aren't you scared, you Heating bastard?」

………
Pikipikipikiiiiin.

Feeling that the veins showing up in my forehead, I took the fighting pose of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter.
Then, he flicked a seed to me……

Piin

With perfect control, it landed at my feet.

……
Are you an idiot?
……I know your trick. That.
You're still the same, eh………
I know all of your tricks……!!!

That trick, once seen, it's easy to dodge.

Just like that, while sighing deeply, the moment I tried to use my Forbidden Art 『Superior Taunting Pose』.

「Here I go!!! The ultimate weapon that I failed to use in the match……Come out 『Great Dragon』!!!!!」

Don!!!!!!!!!!!
Suddenly, a diameter of 3 meters thick beansprout appears from my feet at an outrageous speed, and it grows rapidly, smiting my whole body.

「O"u"n!!!?」

Just like that, while still feeling the stimulation, I flew up to the air like a skyrocket--

And I lost my consciousness on that day.

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「Excuse me, I'm a reporter from 『Weekly Talent』. Can I interview the MVP…」

「He has become a star」

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