I'm seriously disappointed.
This genius's calculated probability theory—slip through it, stall until he burns through all his abilities.
Probabilistically impossible, but barely possible.
I neutralized his trump cards.
Now he has no choice but to dump all his skills to kill me 100%. And if he uses up every cheat skill—then he can't beat Class Rep anymore.
I die, but he's checkmated.
He should have enough stolen cheats to finish me. Enough volume to ignore luck and guarantee 100% kill.
Yet he can't kill me without using everything. So fight until he burns it all.
Or so I thought. Seriously disappointed.
"Uh~? Yamamoto-kun? Whatever—I'm disappointed in you anyway?"
"Who's Yamamoto?! You were calling me by name earlier!"
Huh? Guess I was wrong. Well, no interest left anyway. Doesn't matter.
"Seriously—greed in a side-character mutual destruction just makes you not even a side character. We're obviously not the protagonists, right? Obvious from the start. This was your last big scene, Yamakawa-kun, but you held back—so you don't even get to be a side character. Nameless classmate-kun. Goodbye."
I was preparing to die, on guard to force him to empty everything—but this idiot neutralized his own cheat-class martial arts and skills. Held back. Thought instant death and status ailments alone would do? Because of the usage limit—wasteful to burn Sword Arts MAX or Spear Arts Pinnacle or Perfect Evasion? …Way too much misunderstanding. Probably thought he was the protagonist. Way too stupid.
"Goodbye, Kawamoto-kun?" Or whatever his name is.
Half-step forward—slash and kill. Ah—I'm a murderer now. Of someone I don't even know?
**Day 24 – Late Night – Omui Town**
Everyone collapsed into exhausted sleep—crying, screaming, not knowing what to do, unable to do anything.
No one could even think about tomorrow anymore…
It's impossible. I'm going alone.
I don't need to be Class Rep anymore.
I can't bring everyone.
There's no chance of winning.
I just want to go to Haruka-kun's side.
Just die beside him—that's enough.
My skill—Steal—is what he's after.
So I'll die before he can kill me.
I'll kill myself.
Then he can't steal it.
If I do that—Haruka-kun won't have to die.
That's why he didn't tell us.
That's why he didn't take us with him.
It might already be too late.
But I'm going there.
To Haruka-kun's side.
To that cave.
Even just that is enough.
I sneak out of the room, pass through the dining hall.
The place where we always made a huge racket together.
Where Haruka-kun always got lectured.
I slip through the inn's front door.
When we first saw the name, Haruka-kun tried to burn down the guild and everyone stopped him.
Every day was chaos.
I pass through the town gate.
Haruka-kun was always getting yelled at.
Everyone scolded him while laughing.
Even now—Haruka-kun is getting yelled at.
Seriously—trying to sneak in at this hour of the night… EHHHHHHHHHHH!? HARUKA!!
"I'm home…? Kinda…? Sort of…?"
I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know what to say. I don't know what's happening. But Haruka-kun is here. He came back. Yeah… first things first—lecture time!
And just like always—everyone erupted into chaos. It seems they all followed me.
Just like always—Haruka-kun got lectured.
Just like always—total pandemonium.
Just like always—Haruka-kun got yelled at.
Just like always—everyone scolded him while laughing.
Welcome home, Haruka.
**End of Day 24**