ALL NOVEL The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 106
106: Class Competition VI, Shouma
A voice echoed from the depths of the corridor.
The rough, uncivilized words grew louder from afar. I could feel the tense atmosphere on my skin. I was hesitant to approach, but I had no choice since it was a one-way path.
I steeled myself and moved forward.
“…S-stop, please stop!!”
“What happened to your bravery from earlier?”
“You’re still just a one-armed man?”
“Are you really an explorer? You’re all talk!!”
“S-stop, please! I’ll do anything, just forgive me!!”
“――Hah, haha! Look at him, he’s finally crying!!”
“Don’t you realize you’re being watched by the audience? You’re even being recorded on video!!”
“This is pathetic! This is the end of a man who was all talk!!? Well, I guess that’s what happens when you’re in D-class!!”
“Ugh, ugh…”
“Hey, Isoguchi. From now on, don’t show off your big face to us, got it? Remember you’re at the bottom!!”
“Brother, are you going to forgive me?”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Matsu. I’m not going to go easy on you like Mitada. I’ll crush you thoroughly and make you live a life of disability…!!”
“Oh, it’s scary, it’s scary. You’re really pitiful, Isogai?”
“You’re the one who’s bad, wandering around alone in a place like this? — Oh wait, I remember. There was a flirty girl in your PT, right? If you’d called her, she wouldn’t have gotten hurt, but… guh!”
“Uoaaa――!! Uoaaa――!!”
“What’s with this guy!?”
“He’s going wild!! Kill him, kill him!!”
“――”
The sounds of objects crashing grew louder.
It seemed the source of the commotion was nearby.
“You’re such a coward, running away!!”
“Gaaa――!!?”
“Hehehe… I stepped on your foot and crushed it?”
“It’s over, trash.”
“――”
Just as a chubby student from Class C was about to swing a wooden bat at Isogai’s head, I grabbed their hand from behind and stopped them.
“What?”
The three of them were shocked and frozen in place.
This was a lynching.
Not a good atmosphere at all.
“Get lost.”
The three students from Class C retreated just a few minutes later. The battle scene was… well, one-sided and boring, so I’ll skip it.
“Was I right to come?”
I spoke to the fallen Isogai, but he was already on his last breath. Feeling sorry for him, I used a recovery potion on him and then used his portal to activate the “Emergency Escape” function.
“――However, those three were quite unique, weren’t they? What they did was terrible, though.”
Kaia, Oregia, and Masshu, right? Those are some ridiculous names. They were a rare three-man cell PT, but their overall strength was near the bottom of Class C. They weren’t my enemies.
I took out my own portal and checked the situation with Class D. Sakaki and Isogai were in a similar state.
Were the others okay?
“――Ah.”
I opened the student list and couldn’t help but let out a voice.
Aoyama and the others had been defeated.
“Beniha――no…”
The other faces were irrelevant, but Aoyama’s PT had the strongest fighter in Class D, Shinonome, with them. They shouldn’t have fallen into such a terrible situation…
Probably, likely, that’s what I thought…
“…Tch.”
I let out a tongue click without realizing it.
Whether she was by my side or not, she always stirred up my emotions. What a troublesome woman she was――!
“…I’ll go look for the others.”
I took a deep breath and decided to do what I could now.
I was already too late, and there were many things that made me frustrated, like my communication disorder and all that.
I would take all those feelings and… now, I would act.
“That’s the responsibility of a Legion Player.”
…and so, with a show of bravado, he declared:
“Haah, Haah, –Sho Shin!?”
“Whoa, Ishizuru is here!? Good, that’s great!!”
The two who rushed in, out of breath, were Takeshiro Kojima and Utsunomiya. There was no sign of Suzuki Ippei and Banba Kō. Weren’t they already retired? Losing the main shield is a big problem.
–Anyway, it’s good that we managed to reunite.
I was planning to search for them, but it’s great that we didn’t have to.
What’s going on?
But what were these guys running from?
Before I could even wonder…
The answer came from the depths of the corridor, accompanied by an earsplitting guitar sound.
“I’ve been looking for you… Ishizuru Sho Shin!!”
“Geahh!?!”
It was Tengoku Saisai, the leader of class C! And he was accompanied by his PT members, too!!
“Hyahhaa! Great leader! Great leader!”
“Darling, you’re so cool, as always!!”
“…”
The one speaking in a ridiculous, end-of-the-world tone was Koinuma Daki, the drummer, with his pink twin tails and punk fashion.
The one with the psychedelic, rainbow-colored hair, like a gaming item, was Yamada Tarako, the bassist, with a choker around her neck and black eyeshadow.
The one playing the electric guitar silently, wearing sunglasses, was Saionji Rokurō, with his afro and beard. …Actually, Tengoku Saisai was just pretending to play the air guitar, and Saionji was the one making the sound from behind.
With all of them gathered, the charismatic band team “Gehenna” was complete. They were an indie band, but they had a massive following of enthusiastic fans. Their influence was no joke.
“I apologize, Sho Shin. We–“
“Save it for later. For now, I need you to–“
“Yes, sir!”
“Sorry, Ishizuru…”
The state of Takeshiro Kojima and the others was dire, to say the least. They must have been pursued by the enemy all the way here. It was impossible for them to participate in battle. Well, even if they could, they’d just be in the way.
“Good job surviving, Ishizuru Sho Shin. I thought for sure you’d be done for by now. Thanks, God…”
“It doesn’t matter if I survived or not, you idiot! My darling is going to take you down with one shot!!”
Haaa~! Ugh, this is annoying!
We need to get Takeshiro Kojima and the others out of here, and we need to do it fast! Should I go all out and show off my skills?
“–Damn it, damn it, damn it! You guys who couldn’t even take down two girls from class D are calling yourselves a charismatic band?! You’re a bunch of tone-deaf idiots!! If I were you, I’d be so embarrassed I’d die!! You guys really have no concept of shame, do you?!”
“…aaahh!!”
Everyone’s hatred is directed at me now!!
Hiee~!?
The effect is still amazing, as always!!
“Utsunomiya, Takeshiro Kojima! Emergency escape!!”
“But, what about…?”
“Idiot! What can you do in this situation?! Just get out of here, fast!!”
“Grr… Okay, I understand…”
“Be careful, Ishizuru!”
“–Sho Shin, good luck!!”
Before I sent off the two who were disappearing, I had already made a run for it.――What a ridiculous thing to do. Can those guys really take us on head-on?――ッ！！