The Pain of an Inferior: A Blistering Love Comedy That Begins After a Broken Heart - Chapter 32

“Nghh!? Guu!!”

Kaburaki is hit by a kick from Haruka and is blown backwards. The sudden impact startled everyone in the room, and they all stiffened.

Haruka pushes the stunned Ria back and moves her out of the way, and without hesitation, he throws a fist at the equally stunned Ootsuki.

“Agh!”

Ootsuki stumbles backward with a great force and falls on his back with his legs in a tangle.

“You b?a?s?t?a?r?d?!!”

Kaburaki got up and hit Haruka with all his might. He is not firm on his feet, nor is he well-balanced.

Despite his vigor, if Kaburaki, who does not look like he is used to fighting, approaches Haruka, it’s likely to turn into a dirty scuffle.

Before Kaburaki got close to Haruka, he kicked him again. Kaburaki blocked it with his arm, but he frowned at the impact. Ootsuki got up and stood next to Kaburaki.

“Oo–! That’s good! Good job!”

“Kaburaki! Otsuki! Fight back!”

“Let’s go!”

Akito is happily cheering Kaburaki and the others on. The other boys and girls except Miyako, Reika, and Yunika followed Akito’s example.

Kaburaki and Ootsuki, who felt that they are expected to perform well by the girls, glared at Haruka with sharper eyes.

?They are not responding too well. They might be…)

Haruka, feeling impatient, closes in on them.

After he saw that they were ready, he kicked the ground with his left foot, and then he hit Kaburaki with a flying knee kick to his face. There was a cracking sound of jaws breaking and teeth shattering.

He ducked Ootsuki’s low-powered hook, swinging only his arm, and slammed his fist into Kaburaki’s face again. As he staggered unsteadily, Haruka unleashed a follow-up kick to his head. Ootsuki’s nose is broken and crumpled, and some of his front teeth are knocked out.

Seeing the devastation of the two, the students who had been making a commotion quieted down. They all turn pale and look at the two who have fallen to the ground.

“Ah, ggh… haa, haa…”

“B?a?s?t?a?r?d?, how dare you…!”

Kaburaki and Ootsuki got up without any difficulty, even though their bodies were battered.

Seeing them, Haruka was convinced.

?They are doing a cheap trick like pain blocking…)

Pain blocking. They changed their neural settings from the advanced options using their Talisman.

Pain is an essential element in the formation of fear. They do not feel fear because it does not hurt. Because they do not feel fear, they do not care about their bodies in such a situation, nor do they think about escaping.

“DIE!!!”

They’re not in perfect shape. Ootsuki tries to hit Haruka with his fist, which is much less powerful compared to Haruka’s. He was intercepted by Haruka without trouble.

“UOOHHHHHH!”

Kaburaki rushed forward with his arms outstretched and embraced Haruka’s torso. Haruka elbowed Kaburaki three times on his unprotected back as he struggled to hold on, and Kaburaki fell to the ground from the stomach as his body became motionless.

“D?A?M?N? IT!!!”

Ootsuki swung his fist again that could be described as desperation. Haruka took his hand and twisted it around and slammed it into the ground without killing his momentum.

Holding Ootsuki down with his legs, he unjointed his left arm. Haruka is so violent that he lifted his legs momentarily and stomps through the back of Ootsuki’s head with a crushing force. Ootsuki, like a creature in a horror movie, grunted horribly and tried to speak with his mouth full of blood and dirt as much as he could.

However, his body seemed to have reached its limit and he lost consciousness. Haruka turned his eyes towards Kaburaki, who had just fallen down, and found that he was not moving either.

After judging that the nuisances are neutralized, Haruka turns his eyes around.

Haruka approaches Narumi and the others who were staring alternately at the fallen Kaburaki and Haruka. Narumi lets out a small scream when she is approached by Haruka.

“W-what? D-don’t come here…”

She backed away impatiently and frightened, bumping onto Renako who was right behind her, and they both stumbled.

?I don’t like to raise my hand on a woman, but I need to now.)

Haruka opened his hand and swung it.

He settled with a slap instead of a punch, but the power itself is not so different.

Haruka strikes Narumi on the cheek with all his might. A light sound echoes in the air.

“E…u..hic…hicc!”

Narumi’s stunned expression turns into a crying face, and she breaks down crying, holding her cheek. Despite the light sound, her cheeks were severely reddened and swollen.

Haruka looked at Renako and Rina, and they both backed away, breaking out in sweat.

“You!!!”

Haruka hears a stamping sound, and quickly steps away. Akito’s fist slices the air.

Akito, who had been encouraging the fight earlier, seems not to be able to overlook the fact that he raised his hand against a woman.

Once, twice, Akito swung his fists.

Somehow, Haruka managed to avoid it and kept his distance.

Akito used to box, as he recalls. Haruka’s movements were rough because he was not a boxer, but they were more agile and sharp than those of an amateur.

Haruka’s sends him a protesting look with rational eyes, wondering if boxing against amateurs is allowed, but Akito didn’t notice.

?It’s no use. He has a face that only thinks about being a hero.)

“Fudo-kun!”

“Good luck, Akito!”

“Kill him!”

The other boys who had come to their senses encouraged Akito, and the girls who had found their savior cheered him on.

Akito was the hero, and Haruka was the villain. This is not entirely wrong.

There was only one problem.

If Haruka loses here, his fight will be in vain and Ria’s position will remain unchanged.

The only thing that would be left would be the beautiful story of how Akito had solved the problem with his physical skills.

That must be avoided.

Clenching his teeth and his fists, he stares at Akito in front of him.

Akito came in closer, mixing hooks, jabs, and straights.

His fists were so powerful that even if he defended himself, his bones would be numb from the blows.

Haruka deflected the next straight with his right arm, then bent his arm and struck Akito in the chest with his elbow.

Akito, who did not expect the counter blow, fell back three steps and finally fell on his back because of the force of the blow. Akito’s fall heightens the surrounding’s anxiety, and the voices of the onlookers suddenly stop.

From behind Akito’s back, Haruka’s eyes met with Miyako’s, who was looking at him worriedly. Not being able to look her in the eye, Haruka looked away.

Haruka’s fighting prowness was a skill that he had honed in order protect Miyako.

Yuzurika said to him, “Haru has to be strong because both Miyako and I are extremely beautiful. If you don’t learn the power to protect your own women, when you get tangled up with scary men, they will beat you up and they will mess us up because you can’t do anything about it.” she threatened him.

Haruka recalls how many times he was beaten up by master NPCs in the VR, and a bitter look appears on his face.

“…… D?a?m?n?.”

Akito stands up, clutching his chest. Renako and the others cheer.

Seeing Akito get ready, Haruka got ready as well. Akito felt a little fear when he saw Haruka holding his stance for the first time.

If he was being honest, Haruka didn’t want to fight cleanly. This is because he can create a stronger impression of fear by going on a rampage blindly and inflicting unreasonable pain..

He let out a breath and laughed at himself. This is nothing more than a match between fighters, and the people around him are spectating cheerfully instead of being frightened.

But it’s not too late.

He must strike fear into everyone here, no matter what it takes.

Haruka will never let anyone touch Ria again.

“ORAAA!!!”

Akito moved first. He loses some of his composure, and throws a straight with only the force of his right hand.

Haruka moves into Akito’s arms and intentionally lowers the power of his fist. Akito was hit by a body blow, and he was unable to hold his ground and fell back again.

Akito managed to hold his ground, but Haruka had already closed the distance. Before Akito could get into a good position, he hit him with an upper kick to the face.

Taking advantage of the momentum when he lowered his kicking foot, he jumped up, kicking the ground, this time he kicked Akito on the side of the head with his dominant foot.

The fight has been decided.

Akito is blown sideways and plunges head first into some outdoor chairs.

He remains silent and does not get up.

The place falls silent.

Without a word, everyone stares at the standing Haruka, the fallen Akito, and the bloodied Kaburaki and Ootsuki.

The people around him stared in shock.

Haruka deals a blow to Renako and Rina as well, terrorizing them once again.

“Haruka!!”

“Haru-kun!”

Ria and Miyako shouted.

The next moment, Haruka felt a strong shock at the back of his head.

He fell to the ground on his knees. His vision is blurred and the sounds around him muffled.

“Hehe. Serves you right!”

Yamato had brought a steel pipe out of nowhere and smashed it to Haruka’s head.

Ria, Miyako, and Yunika rush over to the fallen Haruka. Ria and Yunika carried the prone Haruka on their backs.

“Wait for me, I’ll call the doctor now!”

At the base, Yunika contacts the teacher by using her Talisman whose restrictions have been lifted.

“Haru-kun! Haru-kun!”

“Haruka!”

Haruka heard Miyako and Ria’s heartrending cries.

Haruka could vaguely see Miyako and Ria looking at his face with tears in their eyes.

Haruka’s hearing and vision gradually faded away, and he lost consciousness.

?

It was several hours later when he woke up.

Haruka was lying on a new bed, which did not suit the old infirmary, but was well taken care of.

When he got up, he felt a sharp pain on the back of his head.

“You should still be sleeping.”

“…. Good morning, Kanna-sensei.”

Saijo Kanna, the homeroom teacher of Haruka’s class, was sitting on a chair besides the bed.

The reading mark floating around her breaks into pieces and fizzles out. She has been reading.

“The Talisman regeneration program is working well. No brain hemorrhage. As long as you just rest today, you should be fine.”

“Then I’ll just rest.”

Haruka collapsed onto the bed.

“Are those b?a?s?t?a?r?d?s? gone already?”

Haruka asked, looking at the three beds around him. Kanna’s voice sounded a little blank, and her expression turned a little stern.

“Fudo and Fujimiya are already went back since their injuries were minor enough to be managed by the Talisman.

… Kaburaki and Ootsuki were too damaged to be managed by the Talisman’s regeneration program, so they were transferred to a medical facility.

How could you destroy human bodies like that without hesitation? I’m afraid of you.”

“Those people with pain blockers will get up again and again if you don’t take them seriously.”

“Well, I’m sure those two will understand the importance of pain sense after this incident. Pain is an important defense instinct.”

Kanna stood up and left the infirmary with her back to Haruka. She stopped on the way as if she remembered something.

“Your punishment is a warning point and house arrest until the end of next week. As you know, you will be expelled from the school if you exceed a certain number of warning points. You’d better be careful from now on.”

“Aye aye?.”

“The car will be here tomorrow at 7:00 AM, you can go home by then.”

“Oka?y”

“Well then, good night”

“Good night, Kanna-sensei”

Lying down, Haruka watchs Kanna leave the room.

Haruka was relieved to see that he was not expelled from school.

If he was expelled from school, it would be pointless for him to have gone wild.

Being next to Ria is an utmost importance, Haruka who was violent is a good deterrent to any people that are harmful to her.

As he laid there for a while in a daze, there were three knocks on the infirmary door.

“Come in?”

Since he was far from the door, Haruka instead responded in a rather loud voice.

The door opens with a rattling and clunking sound, as if it were badly built, and in come Ria and Yunika.

Both of them were wearing light blue pajamas, which seemed to have been provided to them. Both of them were look moist, indicating that they had just finished bathing in the hot spring.

“Haruka!”

Ria ran up to him and hugged Haruka as if she was going to jump on him.

Haruka hugged her back with his arms around her back and gently patted her head.

He looks at Yunika, who is slowly following Ria and approaching them.

“I’m sorry, Yunika-san. I’ve lost to three guys…”

“I don’t mind. No, it’s not fine”

“Are you okay, Haruka?”

“I’m fine. Thank you, Ria.”

Haruka hugged Ria with all his might, holding her like a treasure, and for a few moments, they were silent.

“…. By the way, you’re pretty short-tempered, aren’t you?”

“I don’t have a temper like that. I was angry, but I was acting with calculations in mind.”

“Calculations?”

Ria looks at him closely with wet eyes and asks. Haruka looks back at her eyes kindly and talks about his intentions.

“If there’s a story going around that the guy next to you will go crazy if anyone shows ill will towards you, then no one will say anything bad about you, right?”

“Haruka…”

“If anyone still says something after all this, I’ll go ballistic again.”

Haruka can’t stop them from talking behind her back, but he’ll forgive them if their voices can’t reach Ria.

Ria’s hug became stronger. A heart mark appears in her eyes before he knew it, he was nervous that Yunika will notice it.

“Obi is pretty cool, isn’t he?”

“Thank you. Yunika-san is pretty cute as well.”

“That’s not the right response.”

Ria and Haruka laughed at Yunika’s comment that was delivered with a straight face.

“I know you have your own reasons, but it would be nice if you could pay a little attention to Ria.”

“Don’t worry about it. I would never disrespect a friend.”

“Thank you, Yunika.”

Aftwards, the three of them passed the time reflecting on their few memories of the forest school. After a good time, they returned to their rooms.

“Good night, Obi.”

“Good night, Haruka.”

“Good night.”

After seeing them off, Haruka laid down and stared outside the infirmary. The lights on the ground were off, and it was pitch black.

The Talisman restrictions have been lifted at the base. While he was thinking of buying an e-book to kill some time, the door to the infirmary was opened.

“Ria?”

Ria came back to Haruka’s room.

She silently approached to him and covered his upper body with hers.

They gazed into each other’s eyes for a few seconds, and then Ria closed her eyes and took Haruka’s lips.

“Nn…chu,Chuu..Haruka..Nn,chu…”

Over and over again, Ria gives peckish kisses.

Haruka patted her back as if he was comforting her, and she pulled her face away from him.

Her eyebrows were drawn in a figure of eight and she had a sad expression on her face, while a heart mark appeared in her eyes.

“I was so happy that Haruka got angry for me.

I’m human, too… I don’t like it when people offend me…

But you know… I hate it more when Haruka gets expelled.

So don’t do that again…

I’m happy as long as Haruka is by my side.”

Haruka’s cheeks heat up as she gazes straight at him and expresses her feelings.

“I’m sorry… Ria”

“Haruka..Nn…”

They soon sink into a deep kiss.

The exchange of affection lasted for 30 minutes.

Outside the infirmary was Miyako peeping at them from behind the door.

The two were too engrossed with each other’s kisses to notice.

“Ah… Haru-kun…”

Miyako’s face was filled with ecstasy at the sight of the two of them making out.

[I?stia.exe_executing]

The pain in her heart turns into happiness.

However, as she continues to watch, happiness turns into pain.

[I?stia.exe_executing]

Pain turns into happiness again, and Miyako’s breathing becomes shallow.

Feeling that she will lose her mind if she continues like this, Miyako leaves the place, her brain dominated by happiness and ecstasy.

“Haru-kun….Haru-kun..”

A little further away, she kneels down.

Miyako cries, smiles, and murmurs enrapturedly as she gazes into the void.

“Ah… I’m so happy…”

[I?stia.exe_executing]

?

Shiono Yunika was lying on a futon in the classroom, remembering the incident during dinner.

She remembered how Haruka, who usually smiles peacefully, beat up Kaburaki and the others with a serious look on his face.

“Obi…”

She calls out Haruka’s name softly in the futon.

Yunika was bullied by several girls when she was in elementary school.

She is instantly recognizable as different, because of her flaming red hair and beautiful face that could attract even the same sex. Her talent shines at the top of any field she is given the opportunity to play. She has a straightforward personality that hates crookedness.

Because of this, she naturally attracted to many people of the opposite sex.

There were girls in school who did not take kindly to Yunika, who was surrounded by many men and had everything that women envied.

It was inevitable that girls filled with negative feelings and stimulated by a sense of inferiority would begin to torment Yunika.

Claudia Shinku, who has never been in the same class with Yunika, was a friend of Yunika’s, and she used her intimidating presence to control the others, using the men who was trying to flirt with her as a wall.

Yunika, however, was beaten up because she only rebelled with a strong spirit.

Although the abuse was not severe enough to cause psychological trauma, Yunika was subjected to a series of small harassments over the years, such as backbiting, ignoring, and hiding things, which slowly eroded her mind.

Although Shinku was always worried about Yunika, she never expressed her feelings of weakness to her, putting her pride first.

(If only you had been there for me when I was in elementary school…!)

Yunika recalls the earnest expression on Haruka’s face.

The gap between his usual expression and the Haruka of that time was so big that her heart beat faster than usual. Her cheeks are burning hot just by remembering it.

He is the kind of guy who would actively get involved with Ria, a rank E citizen, so she was sure he would have smiled and talked to Yunika who was isolated from the others.

(How happy my time at elementary school would have been if Haruka had been there!)

Yunika fantasized over and over again that day.

Yunika was being harassed by the bullies, and Haruka arrives at the scene and beat them to a pulp.

Over and over again, She let the Haruka in her fantasy beat them up. Imagining the bully being beaten to a pulp sends a bolt of pleasure down her spine.

In her more painful memories, she made Haruka kill a female student. Imagining the scene, She felt a sensation of pleasure spreading from her brain to her whole body.

[I will use my fist at everyone until no one says anything bad about Yunika.]

The Haruka in her fantasy smiled gently saying so. Yunika’s heart pounded in her chest and she shook herself with her hand on her cheek that had not cooled down.

[Yunika-san, I love you… Please go out with me.]

Suddenly, Haruka’s figure disappeared, and she remembered the time when a boy in her class confessed his love to her.

Among the countless confessions of love she has received, this is the one she remembered most vividly.

The reason why she remember it was obvious.

[I’m sorry.]

Yunika immediately dismisses the confession.

The boy who confessed his love to Yunika is a man who put the class atmosphere first, pretending not to notice the abuse of Yunika that was going on in the classroom. She still remembers how deeply disappointed she was by his lack of action, even though he claimed to have loved her.

(But, Haruka is different from that guy!)

Haruka doesn’t read the class atmosphere.

When Yunika was in elementary school, she was sure that he would have helped her if they were in the same class.

Haruka would have given up on everything just to protect Yunika.

Yunika envied Ria.

Yunika wanted to be protected by Haruka just like Ria was when she was in elementary school.

Her lower abdomen becomes warm and pleasantly hot.

While rubbing her belly, Yunika was absorbed in the fantasy of being protected by Haruka.

That day, Yunika fell in love not with reason, but with instinct.