—HARUTO KISHINUMA IS DEAD!!!—
My eyes widened in shock as his words echoed in my ears.
That girl is dead? How?
The word death struck in my mind like a bolt. Until now, we have been fighting and doing stuff here and there, but not once did I think that something like that would actually happen.
My heart was beating fast and my eyes straight up went towards Amamiya.
—Sigh…It is what it is, so no need to cry over it too much. You will see much more gruesome scenes in the future. Consider this as a preparation for that, though I wasn't expecting it this early either—
Is this man crazy?
Does he have no human emotions?
Maniacal bastard running human experiments on us like we are his lab rats. For the first time in a while, there were lots of emotions stirring inside me.
—Now, my personal opinion—
Hmm?
—Amamiya…—
Eida's voice was colder than ever.
—You really are the lowest kind of scum, aren't you? Killing just for the sake of it. Not for survival, not for strategy, but because you're a sick little freak who enjoys it—
His eyes glared down at Amamiya, radiating disdain.
—Let me make something crystal fucking clear to you. This place may let you play your little games, may let you indulge in that twisted mind of yours, but outside these walls? People like you don't get to walk around freely. People like you get erased. And trust me, if I had it my way, I'd make sure you'd disappear without a trace—
The room felt heavier with each word, as if Eida's rage could crush the air itself.
—You're neither a warrior nor a beast. You're just a rabid dog, biting and snarling at whatever moves. And rabid dogs? They get put down—
Eida's lips twisted into a snarl, his voice taking on a menacing, guttural tone.
—If this facility didn't have its rules, I'd have personally taken care of you. I'd have chopped your pathetic body into pieces so small not even the crows would bother with them. Burnt every last bit of you to ash, and blew it on the face of your father and mother, for raising a sick shit like you—
The disdain in his voice turned sharper, mocking.
—And that grin? That stupid fucking grin of yours? If I ever see it again, I'll carve it off your face and staple it to the wall as a reminder of what happens to animals who don't know their place—
Eida zoomed on his face, his presence was suffocating.
—You think you're untouchable because you're here, under this roof, playing by their rules? You're not untouchable. You're just being tolerated. And the second you step out of line again, I'll make sure you regret every single breath you've taken—
He turned away, his final words like a hammer striking cold steel.
—You're not a fighter. You're not strong. You're just a waste of space, Amamiya. And people like you? They always end up destroyed—by someone else, or by themselves—
All of us looked at Amamiya who was still the same, no change in expression. Was he the same guy who was talking to me before the first round. What changed? Or was he just pretending?
"Well, alright. I wasn't going to do anything anyways. You are free to do whatever pleases you." He said while looking into the broadcast, meeting Eida's eyes.
Regardless, Eida looked more flustered or should I say, angry than I expected. No matter how heartless his actions look, he does have a human side to him, for now at least.
It's not that hard to fool a person these days.
All of us were silent and angry at him but none tried to have a conversation or even beat him up. Not because we feared him but there was no reason to do so.
Haruto wasn't close to none except Amamiya. The only time I noticed her was with Amamiya, other than that, she always seemed to sit on the edge, all alone.
—Enough of this. Let's move on to the second issue at hand—
And so the man spoke.
—Jin Shigure—
"What is it?" Jin answered him in a non-chalant manner. Rize was standing with him, holding his hands. She looked calm now.
How do they know each other? Just a thought.
—Are you trying to commit suicide? Or you are just that stupid?—
What did he mean by that?
"What do you want?" He asked as if he knew what he was asking about.
—Why didn't you consume the Ego seed that was given to you? Are you dumb? or are you rebelling?—
Uhh…huh?
What did he say just now?
"Huh???? The fuck are you talking about?" The one who was the most shocked out of all of us was no one but Aisaka Ren.
"That doesn't make any sense. You mean to say, he broke through with just raw power? Is it a joke?"
He had completely lost it. This was a new side to him, completely opposite to his playful side. A weird disgust over his face appeared as he stared at Eida.
—Mind your words, Ren! I won't repeat it again—
"So what? You can't expect all of us to believe the sweet words you say. I was skeptical so I didn't. What was so wrong about that?"
—Haah…You all must really take me for a joke, huh? Or you just don't value your life much, for whatever it's worth—
—You were just lucky, and you won't be again—
"I know. I just wanted to look at the effects of it before consuming it myself, nothing wrong with that." Jin replied, "And I already gulped it down yesterday." rubbing the back of his hair.
—I will be repeating this again, and I won't be this lenient again, follow the rules that have been stated to you. If you can't, you will surely die. Out of here, you can't expect humanity as a norm from people. One example is already in front of you—
He said as he gave a side-eye to Amamiya.
—If you can't follow the rules, you will be kicked out from the facility and will be released in the wild without any protection. You trashes will be on your own, and you don't wanna know what happened to the dumb fucks who actually chose that path intentionally—
What exactly is outside that he is trying so hard to make us all understand? This must be the question revolving around many heads.
For me, I personally experienced the raw terror of getting my body tore apart like an apple pie, so I don't have much say in this.
So many things happened in such a short time that I have a hard time comprehending all of it. Should I be sad for Haruto, angry with Amamiya or shocked about Jin.
Its really hard to imagine the extent of his ability, if he was able to beat Aisaka to a pulp with his raw power. The insane raw potential he displayed is much larger than any of us present here.
All of his revelations just make the entire rankings, sound useless.
—Now that we are done with all the talks, I would once again like to congratulate you pigs for completing the first round. This was constructed for you to understand the power you are handling and to get used to it. A forced awakening is dangerous thus, we need to have it under control before the user goes rogue—
—We will be moving on to the next round of your first training regime—
As he said so, the holographic screen shifted from his face to a graphical visualization of a large area.
—Round two is not a fight or anything violent like that. We are going to train your body to its maximum limits for the next two months, physically and mentally. We will be expanding your horizons—
—It's time to leave this small hall, and time to enter the next field—
He said as he provided us with a blueprint of the new space we were supposed to live in.
—For the next two months, every single movements of yours will be spectated. What you eat, what you do in your rooms, the amount of sleep you take and every thing you can expect. Work hard, and we will be meeting face to face after two months—
He said with a smile as the broadcast was closed and a large gateway was opened to us.
"Face to face, he said. Very interesting." I said as I walked past the gateway with the other six to the next challenge.