The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

"I’m still not warmed up. Next."

Raye’s words echoed throughout the room.

"..."

No one spoke nor made a noise.

And because of that...

"What? You guys already done?"

Raye turned directly to the students from the other academies and asked that!

He’s now openly challenging them!

"He’s really crazy."

Lena mumbled to herself while healing Devin.

And although she said that, there’s a small smile on her face. She’s cheering for Raye!

"..."

Raye’s classmates were the same.

They don’t particularly like nor hate Raye, and they’re not saying anything right now...

’Beat them up!’

But they are all on Raye’s side this time!

Not just them...

"..."

Every student in the [A Class] was rooting for him too!

They were looking at the students from the other academies with angry expressions, putting pressure on them to not turn their tails back.

And seeing this...

’I couldn’t believe a villain in the past would be a hero in this situation.’

Leon thought of that, looking at Raye up in the arena.

"..."

Lycus didn’t say anything.

But there’s a slight smile on his face, looking at the unconscious body of Rickey on the floor.

Anyway...

"What? You guys scared?"

Raye followed another question, seeing that no one was responding to him.

"You guys are such a bitch."

Then he added that!

And this time...

"Shut up!"

Someone from the [Night Academy] took the bait!

"..."

Everyone looked at the guy. He had yellow hair and wore a black uniform.

He’s trembling in anger, glaring at Raye!

And looking at him with a sly smile...

"Come up here and try to make me."

Raye declared that provokingly!

"You don’t have to tell me. I was already going to do that."

The student from the [Night Academy] responded while clenching his hands into fists.

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The people with the student from the [Night Academy] tried to stop him from challenging Raye.

But with bulging veins on his face...

"I won’t just sit still while that bastard talks shit about our academy."

He just said that!

"If you guys have no pride, then just be quiet here and cower in fear. I’ll defeat that fucker."

And then he added that with a resolute look on his face before heading up to the arena!

Tap- tap- tap—

"I’m Jerome Adams, First Order sophomore in the Night Academy."

He introduced himself as soon as he stepped onto the arena.

He was carrying a wooden sword.

’Night Academy mostly trains their students in close combat.’

Raye thought to himself, remembering that detail in the game.

He then looked at Lycus, and opening his mouth...

"Can you get me a wooden sword too?"

Raye requested that!

"...?"

The students from the other academies were confused by his words.

’Aren’t he in the magic course?’

They asked in their heads.

But on the other hand...

"..."

Everyone from Zion didn’t bat an eye. After all, they already knew how Raye fights!

"Sure, wait a second."

Lycus simply said, replying to Raye.

Fwoosh-

He jumped down the arena.

Fwip-

Grabbed a wooden sword.

Bam!

And then jumped back up to where Raye was!

"Here."

Lycus said, handing the wooden sword to Raye.

And taking it...

"Thanks."

Raye responded to him.

And with that...

Fwip—

He finally faced his opponent once again.

"What kind of foolery is this?"

Jerome asked, frowning at Raye.

And just to stir him up...

"I just thought that because you’re a swordsman, I should fight using a sword too."

Raye said that with a shrug on his shoulders!

"What?"

Jerome couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

"Do you think using the sword is just like that?!"

He asked, shouting in annoyance.

And casually...

"Yeah, just swing here and there, right?"

Raye answered in a mocking tone!

"..."

Jerome became silent, but he’s obviously pissed!

"I’ll make you regret those words."

He said to Raye in a threatening tone.

"Meh."

Raye just shrugged his words off.

Following that...

"Get ready."

Lycus spoke, signaling the near start of the match.

Swish-

Jerome took a charging stance.

"..."

But Raye just remained standing still, casually!

"..."

Tension filled the atmosphere again...

And everyone’s eyes were on the arena once more!

Seconds passed, and everyone became nervous.

And after a while...

"Start!"

Lycus suddenly announced that!

’You’re fucking dead!’

Jerome exclaimed in his head.

BAM—

And then he immediately dashed toward Raye!

Jerome was fast!

He reached Raye not long after!

And while tightly holding onto his weapon’s handle with both hands...

SWOOSH—

He launched a swift, heavy horizontal slash from his right to left!

His weapon was even covered with mana!

And seeing that...

’Hah! What an idiot.’

Raye said that in his head!

Twhock!

And then he just received Jerome’s attack by putting his wooden sword in front of him!

Fwip—

Raye then slightly tilted his hold of his weapon.

SKIISH—

And Jerome’s sword just slid through his sword’s blade!

Swish—

Barely missing his face!

"Huh?"

This surprised Jerome.

But before he could even respond...

BAM-!

"Urgh?!"

Raye struck him in the nose using the bottom of his wooden sword!

Tap- tap-

Jerome stumbled back.

And when he looked up at Raye again...

"Bam."

TWHACK—!

He was hit in his fucking jaw by a wooden sword!

"GURGH?!!"

Jerome groaned as his eyes rolled back.

And this time, before he could even recover...

"Good night."

He heard Raye’s voice.

TWHOCK—!

"KEUK!!!"

Then he was hit by a mana-coated thrust attack straight in his stomach!

Thud-

Jerome fell on his back, unmoving.

And he...

"..."

He lost consciousness!

The fight started just seconds after it started and Raye didn’t even move from his place!

"See, using a sword is easy."

Raye said while looking at the passed-out Jerome.

Swoosh— Swish—

He’s randomly swinging his sword too just to annoy the sword users from the other academies.

On the other hand, Jerome suffered a broken nose, broken jaws, cracked skull, and a few cracked ribs!

Saliva and blood was flowing out of his mouth, it was disgusting.

Anyway, ignoring him...

"So?"

Raye looked at the quiet students from the other academies.

And with a slight frown on his face...

"Some of you still want to warm up?"

He asked that!

Every student in Raye’s side looked at the students from the other academies too.

And because of that...

"..."

The pressure falling on them was much greater than when it was just Raye!

"Kurgh..."

One of the students from the [Zephyros Institute] clenched his hands in annoyance.

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He clicked his tongue and looked down on the floor.

"..."

The others with him did the same too.

And seeing how meekly they were being...

"Fuck off if none of you would fight, bunch of retarded dogs that are all bark and no bite."

Raye declared that!

"We will tell this to our academy representatives."

The student from the [Zephyros Institute] said that as he was glaring at Raye.

And looking at him...

"You’re not scaring me, bitch."

Raye casually responded!

"You could run and tell your parents too. I couldn’t care less."

And then he added that!

"..."

The guy from the [Zephyros Institute] became silent, but he was obviously pissed.

He just refrained from talking because he knew Raye would just say something even worse back!

"..."

The others thought the same too, so they didn’t say anything nor even mutter a word.

And so, silently...

Tap- tap- tap—

The Zephyros student guy started walking toward the doors!

Tap- tap- tap—

Tap- tap- tap—

And the students from the other academies just followed after him too without saying anything!

SKIIIIIISH—

SKIIIIIISH—

They were dragging Jerome’s and Rickrey’s bodies with them.

"Tell your superiors to get ready. I’ll beat the shit out of them next."

Raye said loudly as he watched the students from the other academies leave.

"..."

He didn’t receive a reply, of course.

Some of them glared at him, though. They were cursing Raye in their heads.

Then soon...

Thud-

The room’s double door closed, and all that was left inside the indoor training ground were the students of Zion!

And with that...

"WHOAAAAAHH!!!"

"GOOD JOB, RAYE!!!"

"THEY HAD A WALK OF SHAME WHILE LOOKING DOWN!!!"

Everyone from the [A Class] started cheering for Raye!

The students from the other academies could hear their cheers from the outside.

"Tsk."

But all they could just do was frown and walk away!

"You demolished them, huh."

Lycus said, approaching Raye.

And with a shrug...

"They deserve it."

Raye responded.

"That’s right. Though, you used your strength... They’ll surely tell them to the others that we will fight."

Lycus mumbled.

Raye looked at him, and with a confident smirk...

"They haven’t even seen half of what I’m capable of."

He just said that!

"Meh, you’re right."

Lycus muttered.

And with that...

"Whatever, then."

He just shrugged it off!

Meanwhile...

"RAYE!!"

"BEAT THEM ALL UP IN THE COMPETITION TOO!!!"

"UGH, MY EARS, SHUT UP!"

The cheers and shouting continued.

"..."

Raye just ignored them.

And nonchalantly...

Tap- tap- tap—

He started walking down the arena.

He’s not feeling proud nor happy at the moment.

After all...

’I just defeated two extras, it’s nothing big.’

Raye said in his head.

Well, he did beat up Rickrey for being a scumbag and gave them what they deserved after spiking the drinks they gave to the students of the [A Class]!

"I guess that’s fun."

"It made me feel satisfied seeing their faces as they left."

Raye whispered with a small smile on his face.