Chapter 59: The Hunt Ends Before It Begins
The battlefield was chaotic.
Fights were breaking out everywhere.
Students were clashing, strategizing, and hunting for the mysterious target.
But then—
🔊 BEEP! BEEP!
The academy's announcement system activated.
💀 And in a single instant—the entire competition came to a stop. 💀
The Instant Victory – Kozuki's Unmatched Speed
Magnus Valeford's voice echoed across the entire arena.
Magnus (calmly): "The Grand Challenge is over. We have a winner."
💥 Silence. 💥
Every student froze mid-battle.
Student 1 (breathing heavily): "W-Wait, what?"Student 2 (confused): "Already?! But the fight just started!"Student 3 (stunned): "That's impossible! No one even found the target yet!"
Magnus: "The winner… is Kozuki Renjou."
💀 Silence. 💀
Then—chaos.
Student 1 (shocked): "H-HOW?!"Student 2 (panicking): "No way…!"Student 3 (muttering): "He wasn't even fighting anyone seriously…"
And then—the realization set in.
💥 Kozuki had never been hunting the target.💥 Kozuki had never cared about fighting students.💥 Kozuki had already won before anyone even knew what was happening.
Rei's Reaction – The Distance Between Them
Rei stood frozen in the middle of the forest.
Just moments ago, he had been tracking the target.
For the first time, he felt like he was ahead of the competition.
But now—
It was already over.
Rei (thinking, stunned): He won… instantly?
He wasn't the only one struggling to process it.
Even the top fighters looked shaken.
✔ Ryoma Takeda clenched his fists. "Tch. I didn't even get to fight him."✔ Renji Aoyama exhaled sharply. "He was that fast? We never had a chance, did we?"✔ Souta Arclight muttered under his breath. "I thought I was fast… but I never even saw him move."
Meanwhile—
Kozuki Renjou?
He wasn't surprised at all.
Because to him—
💀 This wasn't even a competition. 💀
How Kozuki Won – The Perfect Strategy
Later, the details of his victory were revealed.
✔ The moment the challenge started, Kozuki didn't waste time fighting.✔ While everyone was distracted, he used his insane speed to scan the entire battlefield.✔ Before any other student even had a chance, he had already located the target.
💀 The hunt ended before it even began. 💀
Rei (thinking, serious): I thought I had an advantage…
But compared to Kozuki, I wasn't even in the same game.
The Aftermath – What Comes Next?
After the results were announced, the students were teleported back to the academy.
Kozuki walked past the others, completely unfazed.
He glanced at Rei for a moment.
Kozuki (smirking): "You actually thought you had a chance, huh?"
Rei said nothing.
Because Kozuki was right.
Kozuki (grinning): "Well, keep training, Kurogane. I'm still waiting to see if you'll actually get interesting someday."
And with that—he walked away.
🔥 Rei clenched his fists. 🔥
Because if there was ever a moment that proved just how far behind he was—
💀 This was it. 💀