"What the..."

That guy was lying on his back with his neck tilted to the side and... he was not breathing...

My eyes stayed fixed at the spot I hit him.

Blood, no, I don't think that substance could be called blood. A liquid that was dyed in pure black with a simple tinge of blood-red which gave off an ominous scent, that this couldn't be called "blood". It was simply terrifying to watch. But those are all side notes. My main concern was that I killed someone with my own hands...

All sorts of thoughts rose and raged in my mind. Someone I killed for the first time... the shock was, by no means, a small one.

Fuck, this is not good. My head is going all fuzzy. I can't concentrate.

I glanced at my fingers. They were soaking wet... not with anything weird but blood.

I always thought that they were better off dead, but never in my life did I think that I should be the one to kill them. I got bullied, abandoned, and lived in fear of my chastity being taken by some woman I have never met. I probably was the most miserable boy alive, but I buried it deep inside me, enduring it with everything I had. Even then, the thought of them being killed by me never passed. It was like I swore to never dirty my hands with blood. I only thought of killing when I found the reason behind my miserable life- the fuckin' BITCH.

What should I do? Not good, I am panicking way too much. I am sweating way too much. Calm down, me!

<Y-You just used...>

'Argh! Stop stopping uselessly and say the whole damn thing!'

Stopping without any reason and leaving me hanging, I hated that the most at the moment.

<...>

The thing that mattered the most now was my next step.

I looked around and saw the faces of all the scums. Unpleasant urge soared through my body. They were all witnesses to what happened right here. They were astonished and in disbelief. Something that was technically impossible by me had unfolded right in front of their eyes without any faking.

But something was strange... something was definitely strange.

"K-Kyaaaaaaaah!!!!!!'

I don't think I can escape now as I can already hear the footsteps of the teachers and... I can also sense something strange coming from them? Is this mana?

Click!

What the fuck?!

I turned around swiftly and saw Elena standing with her phone in her hand, the camera directed at me.

This girl just took a picture of me. My hands are bloodied and the body is just lying by my side. To top it off, everyone's face tells everything that happened.

A forbidding feeling rose in me again... a doom loomed over my head and reigned my thoughts. I could not help but think something was wrong with them. But, in the end, I was fucked up.

What should I do, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do?!

<Calm down. You are not even bothering to close your thoughts channel... much less considering my feelings...>

The throbbing vein appeared on my neck. Is this guy being serious right now?

Suddenly I heard another scream.

"KYAAAAAH!"

Wow! What a fucking nostalgic scream!

"H-He really killed him! He killed Ron!"

"What the fuck?! Wasn't he trash?! How could he really kill him?!"

Did they really start shouting out their lungs? And by their acts, I am sure that fuckin' BITCH is going to notice me, she will surely notice that I have some kind of power, or Lan is backing me.

What should I do?

"What happened?!"

I have always despised the teachers' timing!

"W-What? Oi!"

One of the teachers rushed to the fallen student. And as he expected, he was dead.

For some reason, I could not move my body. It was like my body was paralyzed. I was stuck to the ground and I could not move a single muscle. I could not even look up anymore. I tried and tried but my body just won't move!

The teachers rushed by my side one by one to check up on the situation while I stood sheepishly, without knowing what kind of face I should make.

"I knew he was a psycho!"

The chatters began.

"What are you guys talking about?" The teacher gave ferocious look at the students which made them flinch in fear.

"T-That guy!"

Elena shouted from behind, rushing to the teacher and pointing at me.

"That guy killed him, teacher!"

She was... crying. No, those were not tears... those are...

"What?! Ken... killed him? That Potential-less trash killed the most powerful in the class?"

Those are fake...!

<Ken...>

Ah... I see what is going on.

<... seems like you realized.>

I don't think I have to spell out what she did. All this time, my body didn't move a single inch, but now I pushed my hand and covered my face.

The teacher's expression turned grim.

"Don't joke at such times."

An intense amount of bloodlust emanated out from him, enough to make most of the students choke.

"Are you really saying that the trash killed him?" The atmosphere became heavy.

Sensing the pressure coming from the teacher, some of the scums rushed past me, and my eyes fell on their faces, out of the teacher's sight.

They were... grinning.

Everything that happened here was... planned.

I thought that only Elena was behind all this, but to think that everyone was pulling the threads... for me, it was just... hilarious.

Three years ago, I was not sure back then, but I knew it. Elena was planning something. That's why she used to keep an eye out on me every day and today, that plan got unveiled. But she managed to bring everyone in her plan, or rather, everyone agreed... wow...

"Did you see his face? That was so hilarious!"

Their whispers were contaminating my ears.

"But how did he kill him though?"

"Who cares! We were going to make today his last day in this anyway, and either way, he going to be expelled from here and rot in prison! Ufufufu."

"Oho! Truly a great plan by Elena. As expected of the school princess!"

...

<...>

I have to escape from here at any cost. If I stay here even a second more, I don't think I can control myself.

"His fate was shit the moment his idiotic parents died."

...

My mind went blank. A single thought rang in my mind.

'... stop.'

"Yeah, he is just an empty shell now."

"But we are really gonna miss the 'times'. The times when he crawled and writhed."

'Please stop.'

"Damn, those were golden times! Hey, you remember the times we pissed on him? The face he made when he took all our piss was fucking hilarious!"

'No more.'

The teacher approached me grabbed me by my neck, wringing it viciously and clear malice like he was waiting for this moment.

"That guy's done for. But I really didn't expect him to kill Ron."

"It was just a fluke. You know how arrogant Ron was."

"Well, because of that, the trash will be cleaned and the most dangerous guy, Ron, is out of the picture too."

"There are so many witnesses and even if they investigate, they won't find out that it was us."

Elena's voice trailed in my ears.

'Stop it.'

"He is going to rot in prison for sure. Oh, wait, killing someone in the academy will lead to a death sentence, right? Poor guy."

'Stop.'

"His life is over."

'Stop it, please...'

<Oi calm down!>

"And now he has killed someone, he is really done for."

'Stop it!'

"His idiotic parents..."

"He has killed..."

"We will miss his body..."

"Fucking Potential-less..."

"You trash! How could you kill someone?!"

"Wish we could have more fun with him..."

"I wanted to crush his dick..."

"He only had that handsome face going for his life..."

"I want to piss on him for the last time..."

"You can spit on him for now right?"

"Haha, right..."

"Potential-less..."

"Fucking trash..."

"Idiotic parents..."

"Murderer..."

"Psycho..."

"HAHAHAHA!" My laughter burst out and time seemed to stop for a moment.

Silence reigned for a moment.

...

{Activating "Rage"}

{Ascension quest starting}

{Stats except INT increased by 7 permanently}

{Kills needed for Ascension- 7/1000}

'Ah... let's just abandon my stupid righteousness and embrace what I really want.'

A drop of silence. Nothing entered my ears, only my words.

Yes... this was the right path. Let's just echo my pain through these scums.

"Why don't you all just die?"

***