"I-I'm sorry! It was my fault!"
Hong Haechan stood up and bowed deeply, apologizing. But the delinquents weren't about to back down just because he apologized.
"You think saying sorry solves everything? Huh?"
"You crazy bastard. Why did you confess to Park Seonah and make things this messy? Don't you know she's Brother Jungseok's girl? He's the top dog of the second years! Huh?"
"I-I didn't know! I swear! I really didn't!"
It was true. Hong Haechan had confessed to Park Seonah on a whim, captivated by her looks and a bit of kindness. But his confession was rejected, leaving him to face the delinquents' wrath.
"Whether you knew or not, you should never have laid a hand on Park Seonah in the first place!"
The delinquents began pummeling Hong Haechan with their fists.
The surrounding students merely watched, their expressions ranging from indifference to morbid fascination. Not a single one considered calling for a teacher, knowing that doing so would make them the delinquents' next target.
Thwack! Wham! Thwack!
"Fuck! Because of you, we're gonna get chewed out by Brother Jungseok!"
"If Brother Jungseok chews us out, are you gonna take responsibility? Huh?!"
"Agh!"
Blood splattered on the floor Hong Haechan's nosebleed.
I felt bored. The delinquents' fighting skills were laughably pathetic to my eyes.
Is it because there are no Hunters in this world? Even real-world delinquents throw a decent punch.
Hong Haechan, struck by the delinquent's spinning kick, collapsed onto my desk.
"Aish. What's your problem? Why are you just sitting there? Get lost!"
"...Me?"
"Yeah, you, you little bastard. You want to end up like this guy too?"
The delinquent, hyped up from beating someone, stomped toward me, panting heavily.
I chuckled. The way he strained his eyes was almost comical.
"This bastard... is laughing?"
He swung a fist at me.
It was so slow I could have yawned.
I simply tilted my head to dodge the punch, grabbed the back of his neck, and slammed his head into the nearby desk.
CRASH!
The loud impact made him tremble violently. As I released my grip, he collapsed to the floor, unconscious, his nose shattered and four front teeth broken.
A hush fell over the classroom.
The students who had been watching, Hong Haechan who had been getting beaten, and even the delinquent who had been doing the beating all stared in shock at the unconscious figure.
"...Ah, damn my temper... This wasn't part of the plan."
I approached the delinquent. Startled, he stumbled backward, grabbed a chair, and charged at me.
I dodged the chair with a quick sidestep and drove my fist into his stomach.
"Ugh!"
He collapsed to the floor, clutching his abdomen with both arms.
Good, I managed to control my strength. Even if this is a world from a school violence manga, killing someone would still get the police involved.
Killing someone should be avoided at all costs. Or, if necessary, done in complete secrecy.
I glanced around. Every student avoided my gaze, lowering their eyes as if they dared not meet mine.
"Hong Haechan."
"...Y-yes, yes, yes...!"
"No honorifics between classmates. Pick up that unconscious guy."
"Yes. No, I understand."
Hong Haechan, visibly tense, didn't question my order. He stumbled over to the unconscious delinquent, grabbed his arm and shoulder, and hauled him upright.
Hmm. He's surprisingly strong.
Hong Haechan possessed physical abilities far beyond what I'd expected a natural talent for Dragon Force.
As befitting a manga protagonist, he has his special traits.
I tightened my grip on the delinquent's hair as he remained kneeling in agony.
"Hong Haechan. Take him and follow me."
I headed for the rooftop. The students who tried to follow me didn't dare after I warned them off.
In the real world, school rooftops were always locked and off-limits, but the world of this manga was different.
"U-um... Yujin-ah, why the rooftop?"
"The rooftop's perfect. No teachers ever come up here. And most importantly, it's the perfect place to take control."
Creak.
I pushed open the rooftop door.
Over twenty delinquent students were gathered on the rooftop, all male and smoking cigarettes. Their eyes turned toward us.
I stepped onto the rooftop and casually tossed the delinquent to the side.
"You guys... Wait a minute. Isn't that the guy who confessed to Seon-ah? Why are they... One of them's passed out?"
One of the guys in the center of the rooftop spoke up. He was skinny as a rail, with piercings in his nose, lips, and ears.
My gaze shifted to the guy sitting on the sofa beside him. He had taken off his school uniform jacket, showing off a tattoo that stretched from his right forearm to his shoulder, and was striking a tough pose.
Having read the manga, I knew exactly who he was.
Gi Jeongseok.
Park Seonah's boyfriend, the guy Hong Haechan had confessed to and been rejected by.
After confirming that Hong Haechan had entered the rooftop, I closed the door and muttered to him, "Guard the door. Properly."
"Uh, yeah," Hong Haechan replied dumbly, nodding his head. He didn't seem very reliable, but I was confident that none of them would escape the rooftop unscathed.
"Jeongseok-ah, that guy at the door is him. The one who confessed to Seon-ah. His name was Hong Haechan, I think?"
"Then who's that bastard with him?"
"I don't know. Probably a friend. What should we do?"
"What do you mean, 'what should we do'? Bring him here and make him kneel."
"Jeongseok said to bring him here! What are you waiting for?!" Piercing shouted.
The thugs around me lumbered forward.
"Ah, fuck. This is such a pain. Just take a few hits and cough!"
I grabbed the neck of the guy in front and hurled him aside. The others froze in shock before charging at me.
"You little shit!"
I threw punches, carefully controlling my strength. With each strike, delinquents crumpled to the ground. I avoided hitting vital points as much as possible.
Dodging their punches and kicks was easy. They moved too slowly for me.
After knocking Piercing unconscious with a blow to the head, I approached Gi Jeongseok. He stared at me with wide, furious eyes.
"Aren't you going to put out that cigarette?"
"Who the hell are you?! I've never heard of anyone like you being at this academy! Where are you from?!"
"I said, put out the cigarette."
I landed an uppercut on Gi Jeongseok's jaw. He didn't even have time to react before he was sent sprawling backward. Though the blow wasn't strong enough to knock him out, he immediately retaliated with a wild swing.
This guy's no ordinary punk like Hong Haechan.
I grabbed his fist with my left hand, yanked him forward, and drove my right fist into his abdomen.
"Gah!"
Gi Jeongseok gasped in pain. I didn't stop, continuing to pummel him relentlessly.
"You guys are lucky. I don't feel like killing anyone today."
Sitting on the sofa, I sipped my drink and surveyed the scene.
Around me, the defeated delinquents knelt on the floor. Three unconscious bodies lay slumped in a corner those who had resisted me and been beaten as an example.
And directly in front of me, two men knelt.
One was Piercing, and the other was Gi Jeongseok. I glanced at Gi Jeongseok's left hand. All his fingers, except the thumb, were broken. I'd broken them for disobedience, and the effect had been remarkable. Gi Jeongseok now couldn't even meet my gaze.
Hong Haechan stood beside me, his eyes darting nervously around the room.
"Piercing."
"Y-yes, sir!" Piercing replied, his voice stiff with military discipline. I tossed him a ring and said,
"Three minutes. Bring Park Seonah here. If you're late, I'll break your fingers."
"Yes, sir!" Piercing shouted back, hurriedly got himself in order, and ran off. He wouldn't dare call for a teacher or report this; he knew better than anyone how useless the academy's staff were.
"Hong Haechan, beat this bastard."
"...Uh, what?"
"Stop spacing out and beat this bastard."
I pointed at Gi Jeongseok. Hong Haechan flinched, his eyes darting around as cold sweat trickled down his face.
"You're my friend, right? Beat him."
"B-but..."
"Don't want to be my friend anymore?"
I stared intently at Hong Haechan. He swallowed hard, his throat dry. I was the strongest here, and the most ruthless.
Hong Haechan trembled, likely imagining what it would be like to no longer be my friend.
"Hit him," I repeated.
Hong Haechan nodded and swung his fist at Gi Jeongseok's shoulder.
Thud.
A completely powerless punch.
"Hit him harder. Should I teach your body how much force to use?"
"Ah, okay...!"
Hong Haechan gritted his teeth and swung his fist at Gi Jeongseok again. Whack. This time, he put more force into it.
"Your stance is terrible. Put your weight into your lower body and hit him properly."
"..."
"Keep your eyes open when you hit him. And this time, use your left hand."
My goal was to make Hong Haechan the top dog of this academy. To achieve that, the first step was to make him stronger. This was easy. Hong Haechan had above-average Dragon Force, so all I needed to do was train his muscles through exercise and teach him the fundamentals of Hunter combat.
"The key is mental fortitude. You can't hesitate when you strike someone. Fortunately, Hong Haechan's mental strength isn't particularly strong. Since we're still in the early stages, he'll be easily influenced."
I planned to set Hong Haechan on the right path and then activate Automatic Progression. With that, I should be able to complete the quest in a few hours.
"Oh, Haechan has a natural talent for this."
"Haa... haa... haa..."
Hong Haechan was breathing heavily despite throwing only a few punches. This wasn't due to a lack of vitality, but rather his unfamiliarity with striking another person.
"I-I'm sorry. Please spare me... please spare me..."
Gi Jeongseok pleaded, his head bowed low, blood streaming from his mouth and nose.
Hong Haechan froze, his fist still raised.
"Haechan-ah. Hit him."
"I'm sorry. Please forgive me just this once. I'll never do it again. Just once..."
"..."
"Haechan-ah, if you don't hit Gi Jeongseok, you'll become Gi Jeongseok. Hit him."
Hong Haechan stared at Gi Jeongseok.
Bruised and kneeling. His photo had already been taken. A broken finger. Tears and blood streaming down his face. Bruised face and body.
Hong Haechan clenched his fist, his eyes hardening.
"...Alright."
Thud! Thud!
The sound of the beating echoed across the rooftop. I adjusted Hong Haechan's posture while checking his face. He looked much better than when he was trembling earlier.
I watched Hong Haechan, occasionally correcting his stance and making sure Gi Jeongseok didn't die. The guy had remarkable endurance; he could probably take a beating for a while without dying.
"If I think I'm going to die, I'll just use a Potion."
A little later, the rooftop door opened, and Piercing returned. I glanced at the woman behind him.
She had short brown hair and a kind-looking face. Her chest was about a B-cup. She was definitely pretty, but not quite my type.
Park Seonah. Gi Jeongseok's girlfriend. She pretends to be nice, but she's actually petty and mean-spirited. She's only dating Gi Jeongseok because he's the top dog of the second-year students, not because she actually likes him.
"I brought her!" Piercing said, bowing deeply.
Park Seonah looked around nervously. Defeated men kneeling on the ground. Gi Jeongseok being beaten by Hong Haechan.
Quickly assessing the situation, Park Seonah immediately turned to leave.
"If you want to leave, leave. If you stay, do it by your own choice," I said.
Park Seonah froze, then slowly turned back.
I stood up and approached her.
"D-don't come any closer."
"Then decide. You can refuse and walk out, or stay here because you want this. No one is forcing you."
Park Seonah looked from me to Gi Jeongseok, then bit her lip.
"...I'm choosing this."
Without waiting for anyone to touch her, Park Seonah took off her blouse and skirt, then removed her bra and panties, leaving herself completely naked.
Gi Jeongseok staggered to his feet. Despite his pathetic state, he couldn't bear the sight of his girlfriend choosing me and lunged forward.
But when I glanced at them indifferently, Gi Jeongseok froze like a nail hammered into place. Hong Haechan was no different.
I pulled down my pants and used Sensual Amplification to caress Park Seonah's body. It didn't take long for her light brown nipples to harden and erect.
"Aah..."
Before going any further, I asked, "You understand what you're agreeing to?"
Park Seonah met my eyes, breathing unevenly, then gave a small nod. "I understand."
Once she was ready, she wrapped her arms around me and I thrust my cock into her pussy beneath the dark bush. Red liquid trickled down her thighs.
"Oh? A virgin? Well, still a failure."
"Aah!"
I lowered Park Seonah to the ground, spread her thighs at her nod, and began to thrust.
At some point, Park Seonah stopped tensing and clung to me instead. It had become a little boring, but I could still enjoy it.
After cumming in her pussy, I stood up.
The men around me stared intently, but none dared to rush me.
Gi Jeongseok had his eyes closed, tears streaming down his cheeks, unable to look at us.
Hong Haechan glared at me with murderous intent. Park Seonah was his first love. But when I met his gaze, he seemed to snap out of it and quickly averted his eyes.
"Hong Haechan, come here."
At my call, Haechan trembled as he approached. He probably thought I was going to hit him, but I had no such intention.
I placed a hand on his shoulder, pointed at Park Seonah lying on the floor, and said, "Ask her yourself. If she agrees, you do it too. Right now."