The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

(Raye’s POV)

"Urgh..."

I groaned in pain as I lay on the floor.

I think I was flung about fifteen meters away!

I’m on the edge of the arena now...

I grabbed my stomach, it hurts like hell.

’Why my stomach again?!’

I asked in my head.

Then, looking up toward the disappearing dust cloud...

I saw Ramiel, looking down at me.

"That was a great response earlier. I needed to increase my speed just to counter you."

He said with a stupid looking smile on his face.

He’s also holding one of my wooden swords.

I know he was holding back by a lot, but I didn’t expect him to use more power just to counterattack me!

’Should’ve just let me hit you, idiot!’

Tap—

I exclaimed in my head as I stood up.

I then swapped the places my dagger and sword.

And looking straight at Ramiel again...

Fwip-

I took a fighting stance once more.

"Nice fighting spirit."

Ramiel said as he slowly walked toward me.

Tap- tap- tap—

Crack!

He broke my other wooden sword in half on the way and threw it on the floor.

’Bruh, I hope the headmaster deducts it from his paycheck.’

I thought.

Anyway...

"..."

I waited in silence as Ramiel approached me.

Tap—

Each of his steps echoed throughout the room.

And as he got near me...

"Ugh..."

The tension and the atmosphere grew much more intense.

After a while...

Tap-

Ramiel stopped about ten meters away from me.

"..."

And without saying anything...

Swish—

He disappeared from my sight!

Fwish-

And reappeared just a meter away from me!

"...!"

I was surprised.

But as a response...

Fwoosh—

I threw the wooden dagger in my left hand forward!

"Oh?"

Fwish—

Ramiel turned his head to the side to avoid it.

And at that moment...

Fwip-

I grabbed the handle of my wooden sword tightly with both hands.

SWISH—

And I slashed horizontally!

It was a swift and heavy attack!

"Woah, easy there."

Fwoosh—

Ramiel crouched down and avoided it!

"Ugh...!"

I used a lot of force behind my attack, and because of it...

Swoosh—

My body did a complete spin!

But gritting my teeth...

"HUP!"

Swish—

I used my momentum and launched a side whip kick, intending to stomp Ramiel’s head with my left foot!

Bam-

Ramiel leaped back, seeing that.

BAM!

So my foot only hit the floor!

Crack-

The floor cracked upon impact.

But ignoring that...

"Tsk."

I clicked my tongue in annoyance.

Then, when I looked in front of me to launch another attack...

"?!"

I just saw Ramiel’s fist in front of my face!

It wasn’t moving.

And seeing that...

"Haaaa..."

I just let out a sigh.

"I lost."

And then I admitted.

Upon doing so...

"You did good."

Ramiel said that and retrieved his hand away from my face.

*****

"..."

Everyone who watched Ramiel and Raye’s bout was speechless.

It wasn’t that long, but their exchanges were so fast they almost lost track of them!

Except for Allen, of course. He specializes in speed too, after all.

But after watching the two fight each other...

Allen realized one thing.

’I’m still not fast enough.’

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He thought.

And so, he decided to train more to increase his speed!

And it wasn’t just him that felt something...

"..."

Everyone else felt like they should do something too.

Because if they didn’t, it’d feel like they were being left behind.

"Ugh, Raye’s speed of growth is annoying."

Josh Harris, a main character in the game and a student in [S Class], said that with a frown.

And hearing his words...

"..."

The others just silently agreed.

They were all already doing well enough.

But Raye was making them feel like they weren’t.

’He’s gotten faster compared to our last spar before he went into a coma.’

Lycus thought.

’What happened to him?’

He asked in his head, really curious.

On the other hand...

’Would I win if I fought him again?’

Leon asked that to himself.

Just half a year ago, the answer would be easy, of course he’ll win.

But now...

’I’m not sure...’

Leon thought with a slight frown on his face.

And im silence...

"..."

He decided to increase his training!

Anyway, back to Raye and Ramiel...

"You were great."

Ramiel praised Raye’s performance.

"Thanks. You’re fast as hell"

Then Raye responded.

Ramiel just shrugged his shoulders...

"You heard about the secret weapon plan from the headmaster, right?"

And then he asked.

"Yeah."

Raye simply nodded his head as a response.

"I actually asked you to spar with me so I could check your current strength."

Ramiel stated.

And looking at him...

"So, how did I do?"

Raye followed.

"Well, you’re fast for your age—really fast."

Ramiel said.

"But you can go faster."

And then he added!

"Huh?"

Raye was confused by his words.

But before he could even say anything about it...

"Until the competition with the other academies, I’ll train you personally during our class sessions."

Ramiel one-sidedly decided that!

"Huh?"

Raye muttered, still confused.

*****

...

Except for Ramiel’s class...

Raye’s other classes went normally and calmly. After all, it was only the first day of the academy.

Raye attended his [Alchemy Class], [Artifact Engineering Class], and [Runes & Ancient Symbols Class].

He listened intently to the lessons...

After his classes, he headed to the library with Lena to study some more.

They studied for a few hours.

And now, currently...

Tap- tap- tap—

Raye was walking on his way back to the cabin.

"..."

His surroundings were silent.

Raye glanced around, then, out of boredom...

"Open window."

He muttered that.

And as soon as he did...

Swoosh—

Two system windows appeared in front of him!

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Surprise Event: Defend the Sanctuary of Innocence against the Demon and its Dog! (Complete)

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Rewards:

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+50% EXP to all skills

Increase growth speed by 60% for a month

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Raye received these messages earlier when he got his rewards from Bryan, he just hadn’t had time to read them properly.

"Increase growth speed, huh."

The second reward caught his attention.

Raye knew it from the game, and it basically meant what it said.

’I’ll grow stronger faster for a certain period of time.’

It’s something good for Raye at the moment.

After all, his growth speed is starting to decrease...

"A month, huh."

Raye mumbled.

And with a slight smile on his face...

"I should train more for a month then."

He declared that!

(Is he a masochist? Rest dude...)