With swift movements, Bu Celsi appeared before me and struck, causing my body to recoil. However, this time, I swiftly twisted my body.
I lowered myself to lessen the impact, creating a two-meter trench in the ground where I stood, preventing myself from being thrown far.
"He's in front of you, Aniki!" Miyu shouted.
Upon hearing Miyu's cry, I reflexively ducked. Bu Celsi emerged in front of me, attempting another strike, but her attack missed.
Next, I directed a kick upwards, and Bu Celsi quickly backed away. She paused briefly, her gaze shifting towards Miyu.
"Is that all?" I challenged.
She moved again, disappearing instantly. "Aniki... Above you!" she shouted again.
I rolled forward immediately, evading Bu Celsi's next attack. Her strikes missed once more. Despite her fierce onslaught, not a single blow landed.
With Miyu's help, I anticipated where Bu Celsi would attack and appear next. After a moment, Bu Celsi stopped again and stared at Miyu, instilling fear in her.
Her gaze remained empty.
"Her gaze still empty," Bu Celsi smirked sardonically. "It's all over," she said firmly.
She vanished again, and I tried to stay focused. "Behind you!"
"Ah, there?" I tried to turn around, but before I could reach her, I was thrown off balance.
Losing my balance, I fell, my body covered in scratches from a single touch. "Am I too tired to react? No, she seems faster."
Bu Celsi attacked fiercely once more, her strikes assaulting my body from all directions. "She's the one they call 'Monster.'"
Miyu continued to shout directions for her attacks, "above... side... behind... right..."
But this time, I couldn't dodge.
I had no choice but to focus and endure her attacks. I closed my eyes as I was pushed backward, struggling to stay focused on Miyu.
"Above... Front... Side... Left... Right... Front..."
I had to be more focused, I thought.
"Leg... Shoulder... Arm..."
Even more.
"Right hand... Left hand..."
Even more, more.
"Above you... Right... Behind."
No, I have to be more focused, keep focusing, focusing, focusing, focusing, focusing...
I quickly turned my hips and lifted my knee, as if to kick straight. However, with agile movement, my leg circled from inside to outside, the attack aimed directly at her face.
My kick hit Bu Celsi, and quickly I returned to my original position.
With quick movements, I regained a stable position. My body rotated completely, while lifting my knee and directing a straight kick backwards. My heel hit Bu Celsi accurately, making her stagger.
Bu Celsi was thrown backward, then stood up with a hint of surprise on her face. Although my kick hit her, it only grazed her slightly.
She still managed to evade. "You're just a 'Monster.'"
Instantly my body collapsed forward, feeling this was my limit. Everything turned dark and I fainted.
Seeing me faint, Miyu ran towards me quickly to protect me. However, Bu Celsi calmly approached her and easily passed Miyu.
Bu Celsi carried me and also lifted Hayden. Her steps were firm towards the UKS, and Miyu, full of worry, immediately followed.
After handing us over to the UKS caretaker, Bu Celsi said something calmly to Miyu, then left the room.
[In Usagi High School]
In the dilapidated and messy school, walls were covered in graffiti and facilities were damaged.
In one class, class 12-3, a group of male students were seen gathered angrily, beating someone. It turned out they were beating a teacher.
"You're dead!" shouted one of the students while beating the teacher.
"The hour is almost over, but it's already entered. Really happy seeing students, yes?" said one of them.
Seeing this, a female student secretly called a teacher, but unfortunately the sound from her cell phone was heard in the room.
"Lah, funny instead of calling the teacher," jeered one of the students.
The male students now turned their attention to the female student. Roughly, they grabbed her hair and dragged her to the front of the class.
They quickly placed the teacher's desk at the front of the class and tied the woman with strong ropes.
Meanwhile, the teacher fled slowly, and the students laughed at his effort.
"Run away, Mr. Teacher?" taunted one of them.
"Let it be, we have a new toy here," another said, laughing cruelly.
Outside, many students were seen fighting, gambling, and drinking alcohol. The teachers couldn't do anything, or more accurately, they dared not.
Behind the school, there was a tightly closed underground room. Inside, several students were gathered, perhaps around 15 people.
They appeared to be engaged in daily activities. Some were playing chess, others sat with guitars in their hands, while still others were immersed in video games.
The atmosphere in the underground room felt relaxed and hidden from the view of others in the school.
A man lay asleep on a sofa with his face covered by a newspaper. "So it is," 'The Dark Ages began with the first invasion of the barbarian tribes,' said Edward Gibbon."
[TO BE CONTINUED]