ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 105
105 Inter-Class Competition ⑤ Urabe
—SIDE: Urabe Masune—
About 40 minutes have passed since the start of the inter-class competition. It’s unbelievable that we’re not even halfway through. Pushing our exhausted bodies, I was moving through the corridors, serving as the rear guard for Mr. Yoshikawa and Mr. Takato.
“I never imagined it would come to this…”
Mr. Yoshikawa muttered weakly. No, we should have imagined it. The enemy is strong, steps ahead of us. Our naivety was our downfall.
“In the end, the only one who saw the situation clearly was Ishiru…”
“Masune…”
“It’s self-reproach. I don’t regret my choices. I just think we should have scrutinized his opinion more.”
“…Right…”
—Segawa Sanshiro was taken down.
We had proposed to whittle down the enemy’s forces, but never imagined being defeated by them. Targeting our [Tank]… The enemy didn’t even glance at us fleeing and instead focused their total assault on the slow-footed Segawa.
By the time we understood their intent, it was too late…
“Take Himeko-san and run—!!”
Driven by Segawa’s spirited shout, we managed to escape the predicament.
—Engagement?
No, being ground down was the inevitable outcome.
Segawa must have understood that. He took the enemy’s attacks, fulfilling the [Tank]’s role as he fell.
What can I do—?
As I despaired, the notification sound from my magic crystal terminal (portal) echoed from my pocket.
“Sei-kun, what’s that sound…?”
“I set it to notify when Class D’s roster updates… That way, we can check immediately if something happens, right?”
“So, who’s been taken down now?”
“…”
Prompted by Takato, I took out my magic crystal terminal (portal) and checked the roster for Class 1-D.
The information that leaped into view was…!
“No, that can’t be…”
“—Who? Who’s been taken down, Sei-kun!?”
“…!”
With trembling hands, I showed the portal’s screen to the two of them.
The screen listed:
① 01.[Defender] Aiba Soji LV.10 ☆
① 02.[Samurai] Kanzaki Ayumu LV.10
① 03.[Medic] Shinonome Utaon LV.9
① 04.[Shooter] Otori Kohane LV.9
“—!”
“Class D’s… top PT has been taken down… What’s left is us, the second PT without our [Tank], and the third PT of Musha-no-Koji missing Banma and Suzuki… The only ones left are Isono, surviving alone, and Ishiru…”
Despair dominated the scene.
In terms of strength, we were the most intact group left in Class D. But it seemed impossible to overcome…!!
It was fortunate that Ishiru didn’t forfeit, but in the end, it all amounted to the same thing.
“――What’s going on? Have you already given up?”
“!? “
“You’re really pathetic, aren’t you? I was thinking of crushing you with despair. Are you already broken? What’s with your lack of motivation?”
The person who appeared was a silver-haired woman with a dialect. Beside her were three students, likely PT members, gazing at us with ease. …I’ve:::::::::::::::
It’s that woman! The B-class leader, Yuran Tei Jigoku Saito, who was causing trouble for Ishizuru before the start of the competition!!
This is the worst!!
I’ve been spotted by the worst person!!
“OH? So you’re going to let me go?”
A half-foreign woman with a tanned complexion asked Yuran Tei. She had a large build, surpassing that of a man, and a massive sword on her shoulder that was even bigger than her body.
“Don’t be ridiculous, Celestia. Jigoku Saito isn’t someone who would let her enemies off easily. She’s a sadistic torturer who enjoys toying with the weak. The students of 1-D have no future but despair…”
The one who replied was a petite girl with a Chinese-style bun. Despite her youthful appearance, her gaze was sharper than anyone else in the PT.
“Swords, swords… I don’t like it. I want to live in peace. Let’s just forget about the competition and have a tea party instead.”
A black-haired man with a messy, bosomy hairstyle was wearing his uniform jacket over his shoulder, with a Japanese sword at his waist. Despite his carefree words, he was a formidable opponent, just like the other three.
“Celestina, ring the bell! And Fuutaro too… Stop chattering! I’ll take care of these guys. The three of you, be on guard and don’t let them get in your way!”
“I understand!” ” Humph, got it” “Sigh, there’s no choice…” The three of them dispersed, each responding in their own way.
It seems they’re seriously motivated.
But we can’t just sit back and take it either――!!
“…I’ve been running away, accumulating frustration. It’s time to show off the results of my training!!”
“Is that okay, Shosei?”
“There’s no way to escape anyway. So, let’s just clash and see what happens!!”
“You two, I’ll leave the support to you!!”
“Yoshikawa-san, let’s go!!”
We charged towards Yuran Tei.
“Don’t get too cocky. You three…”
The next moment――we were attacked by an unprecedented “monster”. A demon? No, it was a “Shikigami”! The pressure was overwhelming, making the monsters we’d fought before seem like small fry.