At his words, the surroundings are stunned, and the hoofbeats of the horses stop.
Behind me, Sakuma chuckles wryly, and Nishikimachi laughs mischievously.
An ability that can transform into any and all abilities.
Perhaps there are some incredibly powerful abilities that it cannot change into, but even so, it is almost omnipotent in its versatility. …It’s truly a headache-inducing ability.
“He’s so strong! That’s ’cause Karasuma is the mightiest wielder of the king ability!”
“Cut it out, Nishikimachi. If you say that and then we lose, it’ll be embarrassing.”
In response to Nishikimachi’s words, Karasuma replies jokingly.
……But what Nishikimachi said is painfully correct.
Because the power Karasuma Tōji possesses is clearly in the realm of divine protection.
“Well, please do your best, upperclassmen. The hint is that he can’t use multiple special abilities at the same time!”
“Bullshit! The arrow you shot earlier is still there, isn’t it?!”
In response to the upperclassmen, Karasuma sticks out his tongue mischievously.
This is Karasuma Tōji, the second strongest man in Class C, after Kurotsuki. …Perhaps he could have even single-handedly defeated the confrontation with Netsuhara.
Such power, such intelligence. Although he appears carefree, this man is absurdly strong.
“Alright, I can’t use teleportation anymore. If it’s a fresh target, it might work, but the kind of transfer I showed earlier will definitely be countered. They’re not upperclassmen for nothing, you know.”
“That teleportation was a warning. You’re still as unpleasant as ever.”
“Haha! Please rephrase it as ‘bold and daring’, Amamori!”
As Karasuma replied, many mounted riders re-started.
With two senior riders less, a combined force of four classes surged towards us.
Nishikimachi was about to move, but–he was firmly grabbed by the arm.
In this mounted battle, if there’s money involved, I intend to win from the start.
For that, I had already informed Sakuma and Nishikimachi of a strategy.
[Just follow behind me without hesitation. I’ll scatter the enemies in front of us.]
A brute-force tactic. But there is also the saying “simplicity is best.”
In the end, the method I chose was to scatter the numerical superiority by sheer force.
The enemy riders were now just a few meters away. Sakuma and Nishikimachi were getting anxious.
I simply kicked out with my front leg.
–In an instant, there was a bursting impact, and the mounted rider was disassembled.
The students, who were the components, scattered.
“Next.”
I muttered briefly, changing direction. The second-year students in front of me were frozen, having witnessed the collapse of the mounted rider.
I swept the feet of the male student at the forefront of the mounted formation.
As the leader of the mounted formation fell, the rider’s head automatically lowered.
If I set the stage like this, Karasuma wouldn’t miss the opportunity.
“the fourth group!, here it comes!”
Karasuma struck the enemy rider’s head with the paper fan he had created in his right hand.
The balloon was blown away, and that group was also defeated.
“Wow…hey.”
“Yeah, that’s right! Amamori and Karasuma are really in sync!”
I make a slightly uncomfortable expression as I kick away the next mounted rider,
even if I’m in sync with this flamboyant guy.
With this, five classes have been defeated. The remaining ones are Class 1A, 1B, and the senior class.
If we keep this up, we should be able to win without any problems. Yay!
However, when I checked the remaining mounted riders around us…that joy was blown away.
“–Karasuma, fly up into the sky.”
“…Huh? You’re joking, right!?”
The emergency evasion was a split-second decision.
The moment I told him, something huge came rushing towards us.
I felt a tremendous impact and intense pain. Haven’t I been through enough of these lately?
Karasuma transformed his arms into wings and took to the sky, while our dismembered mounted formation fell to the ground, kneeling and looking up at the man who had launched a short-range attack.
“Well, well, I’ve finally found you, Amamori Yuto. I’ve been searching for you for so long.”
“Wha- What? Why are you…!?”
The one standing there was a member of the [vigilante Squad] that Karasuma himself belonged to.
A towering figure. His muscular physique was intimidating just by being present.
Sakuma clearly frowned, and Nishikimachi looked up with a surprised expression.
…Well, I had a feeling it would turn out this way when I saw the participant list.
No matter how much I tried to avoid it, the inevitable would eventually come.
“Alright, Amamori Yuto. Let’s see who’s the stronger one.”
–Dojima Tadashi, of the Self-Defense Squad.
A physical specimen, a gorilla-like man capable of punching through concrete with his bare hands.
Despite having the weakest ability, he is known as the mightiest in close combat.
…Geez, he’s really playing up the character, I sigh deeply.
“The Self-Defense Squad, huh? Is it a gathering of stalker-types?”
Birds of a feather flock together, but why are there so many troublesome people in this school?
And why do those kinds of people tend to come near me?
“Huh? …Ah, the official reason I’m here is not because I want to fight, you know. I’m here to give a lesson to some cocky first-year brat, Dojima Tadashi! Did I mention Sakuma? That guy stole my points in the tiger takedown… Until just now, I wasn’t particularly angry, but for some reason, I’m angry now! Let’s fight!”
“You’re completely crazy, you know that!?”
He doesn’t look angry at all. In fact, he’s probably not angry about anything at all.
As he said earlier, Sakuma fought and won fairly. That’s all there is to it.
To blame him for losing and make up a reason to fight me is…not very “manly” of Dojima.
But he’s twisted it into an excuse to fight me.
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“Karasuma, is this person…a battle maniac?”
“Bingo! Most likely…he wants to fight Amamori since Amamori is strong in close combat.”
Karasuma, perched on the shoulder of the standing Nishikimachi, looked down.
In front of us, Dojima-senpai was cracking his knuckles menacingly. …Wait, why are his arms empty? Wasn’t this a mounted competition?
Surprised, I look behind him, but there are no other students.
The only thing I can see is…a small young girl being carried on his shoulders.
“Alright, Dojima! Go ahead and crush him!”
“Senba, don’t thrash around too much. If you fall, I won’t be able to fight Amamori, you know.”
The girl called Senba hugged his head tightly at his words. Blonde hair, wearing a uniform, and a loli-type…this school really has it all.
“Karasuma! Just wait right there! Amamori has been lightened up for me! Time for us to exchange some punches!”
“Wa, wait a second!? What, just one rider? Is that even allowed?”
[It is allowed! As long as the rider doesn’t fall to the ground, they can do whatever they want with the components of the horse! Oh, but please note that you can’t use any special abilities~]
What an absurd rule, please, stop it.
The voice of the female student running the event echoed, and immediately after, Dojima-senpai attacked.
I ducked to avoid his hands and, using the momentum, launched a low sweep kick to trip him. Or at least, I tried to.
“Whoa, that was close.”
“…Are you even human?”
I couldn’t help but ask sincerely.
I really meant to trip him with that kick. How could he take it and still stand there like nothing happened?
“Ah, Amamori!”
“Sakuma. Sorry, this might take a while.”
“N-no… Can you even win!? You’re weird enough, but that guy… he’s on another level! Even I can tell!”
If you ask whether I can win or not, I probably can, but only if I go all out.
This guy has likely removed the limiter on his body.
The human body has a built-in restriction, and normally, we only use about thirty percent of our potential.
The so-called “hysterical strength” is when that limiter is removed.
Only in extreme situations can one display their full physical potential.
—And this guy can effortlessly bring that out.
Should I call it fighting spirit? Something invisible was surging from his body.
It felt like it was crawling along the ground and piercing through the air.
Something so intense it made my skin tingle was directed straight at me.
In modern Japan, such a sensation is rare.
This guy is clearly not limited to the “thirty percent” humans usually use.
This guy—he’s undoubtedly the same kind as me.
“Ah, Amamori!”
I heard Sakuma’s shout. When I snapped back to reality, a fist was coming right at me.
I dodged by tilting my head, but my cheek was still split open.
“You seem pretty relaxed!”
“Get your eyes checked.”
I didn’t even have the luxury to use polite language with a senior.
I struck my elbow against his extended arm, causing Dojima’s face to contort with pain.
I quickly lowered my stance and approached Dojima Tadashi as if crawling on the ground.
But he was quick to respond. A front kick came at me immediately.
“—!”
I dodged and jumped backward.
It was better than taking a direct hit, but… dodging might have been a bad move too.
“Hunnh!”
A powerful right straight. Normally, it wouldn’t reach me at this distance. But Dojima Tadashi is not normal.
He has a natural advantage in physique. His arms and legs are much longer than average, and if you think normally, you’ll misjudge his reach.
Even from a distance that would usually be the limit, his fist can still “stretch” further.
The fist was approaching my face. Realizing its power, I winced.
Dodging was impossible given my stance. On the other hand, blocking it would likely shatter my bones.
I decided to give up on many things and relaxed every muscle in my body.
His fist sank deeply into my face, but… I didn’t apply any unnecessary force.
I let my body move with the direction of the force… accelerating from relaxation. I took the full brunt of the impact and force.
My body was sent flying… or so it seemed. There were screams from the surroundings.
But the damage was near zero. I only had a nosebleed at most.
I landed silently several meters away and wiped my nosebleed with the hem of my gym clothes. Seeing this, Dojima Tadashi smiled happily.
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