What is this, a Shonen series?

I must be dreaming right, there’s no way that just happened. Yeah that must be it this is a dream, isn’t it.

“WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!”

Nope I can feel Bernard’s hot breath from here, this totally isn’t a dream. That said, Bernard’s onslaught didn’t stop there. He began throwing out a barrage of punches, if this were a regular day I’d be turned to scraps immediately. However, I managed to dodge each punch and with each failed attacked the tyrant’s fury grew.

“WHY THE HELL DO YOU KEEP DODGING, JUST EAT THE PUNCH YOU MORON!”

Despite his demands, I kept on dodging. Sorry pal, I don’t know how I’m doing this either. Bernard’s cronies looked horrified by this. As for the spectators they were perplexed. No one has ever seen anyone stand up to Bernard before, and no one has ever dodged one of his punches. Some of them couldn’t take the suspense anymore.

“KICK THAT GUYS ASS!”

Immediately everyone looked shocked when someone got the courage to say that, but after that guy said that another person joined in.

“That guy beat up my cousin, kick that jerk’s teeth in!”

More and more people followed suit, eventually the whole hallway was reprimanding the tyrant. Even Nina shouted to me during the brawl.

“I swear you better kick this ape’s ass! This second wind of yours better not be for nothing!”

I looked back at Nina and noticed the tense look on her face. She’s actually worried for my wellbeing, as for Stacy it looked like she was praying. Well after all this, I can’t just let them down can I?

“GO TO HELL!”

Bernard throws a sweep kick at my legs, immediately everyone thought it was game over. Until I jumped up, hopped off his leg, and did a backflip back onto my feet. Bernard sat crouched on the floor after his sneak attack failed.

“Wh-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU!?!”

“I’m flattered you put yourself on the floor for me, but at least give me some dinner before trying to bed me.”

Immediately the hallway erupted with laughter, Bernard started turning red and his cronies were as pale as ghosts. They’ve never watched their boss take such a one sided beating before. Still what the hell is going on, I wasn’t this nimble before. What happened to my-

What are you waiting for, punch that son of a bitch!

I heard her, that voice just now was Eve’s voice! I looked down to see her goodluck charm glowing faintly around my neck, I see so she was helping me this whole time. Suddenly the pearl began to glow that reddish hue again, and my right hand began to feel hot. I looked down to see the veins popping out on my right hand, something tells me I better pull the trigger on this gun!

“Bernard…”

“Wha-”

“You’ve garnered the wrath of the wrong person.”

I began walking towards him, Bernard began throwing his whirlwind of punches again. I dodged each one and went in for the kill, Bernard couldn’t help but respond to this situation.

“St-STAY BACK! STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!”

“Bernard...!”

All my pent up emotions began to surge out. My anger, sense of helplessness, despair, and even my self-loathing. I want him to feel all of it, and I felt all of this as I transmitted it into one punch.

“-GO TO HELLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

My right fist connected with his left cheek, and not gonna lie. This feeling of my fist against his face, it feels go-

*Crack*

…Uh, did I just hear a crack? Suddenly Bernard goes flies onto his back and starts sliding across the floor. His eyes rolled back and he’s twitching on the floor, as for his face well I left an imprint on his left cheek. Scratch that, even his jaw has the marks there. Wait, is a jaw supposed to bend like that? Oh crap, I think I broke his jaw! I looked around and everyone was silent. I looked at his two cronies, and immediately they ran. That when a voiced echoed from down the hall.

“What’s with all this racket! What are you brats doing!”

It was one of the teachers, crap I gotta move before-

“Wait, where is everyone?”

Everyone was gone, not even a speck of dust was left behind. I decided to follow their example and run, but before that I walked over to Bernard. I stood above him and spoke to him one last time.

“Hey loser, I expect all those trophies of yours to be returned!”

I then ran off using the power of the necklace, moving so fast the classroom doors near me began to shake.

****

So there I sat in the classroom, with everyone’s eyes on me. The cronies, Nina’s, Stacy’s, all the students in the class gazed at me. Some watched in amazement, while others out of fear. What really has me curious is where Mr. Maxwell is. Class was supposed to start six minutes ago, so why is he late? As if on cue, Mr. Maxwell walked into the classroom and he immediately took a long sigh. After making it to his podium, he explained the reason for why he was late.

“I had to swing by the nurse’s office, Bernard’s jaw got dislocated.”

“HUH!!?!?!?!”

I couldn’t help but react, which garnered everyone’s attention again. I’m in trouble aren’t I, Oh crap, am I gonna get expelled! What the hell am I gonna do! Before I could proceed to panic, Mr. Maxwell caught my attention.

“Why are you so scared? The hallway he was found in had no cameras, and he can’t say anything right now because he’s knocked out cold. On top of that, I doubt a guy like you could’ve beat him up.”

Oh thank god, that means I’m safe! After thinking that, Mr. Maxwell dropped another bombshell on us.

“It will take him some time to recover, so Bernard’s back out of school again. Hurray for you guys.”

Mr. Maxwell began to give his patented fake enthusiasm, however the moment he said that the class felt something else. Immediately, one guy stood up from his seat. He then lifted his arms and screamed towards the roof.

“THE TYRANT IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!”

The entire class celebrated, everyone jumped up and began going crazy. Nina laughed so hard she cried, even Stacy had tears of joy. As for Bernard’s cronies, they looked terrified after all they supported that guy’s atrocities. Soon enough everyone crowded around my desk, they then lifted me up and threw me in the air. Wow, these guys love me, the class finally loves me! I couldn’t help but tear up, I looked over at Nina to see her giving me a corny thumbs up and a smile. Stacy also smiled towards me, I turned away and started blushing. That smile was the greatest treasure I received today, maybe I’m one step closer to making her mine. However, before anything else there’s something I need to do!

****

Once school ended, I rushed past everyone. I’m shocked this thing is still working, I hope I don’t feel a hang over from it eventually. Oh well, it’s better this way! I sped all the way back home, after five minutes I finally made it back. I opened the door and greeted my benefactor.

“Eve, I-”

Before I could finish what I was saying, I stared at Eve who just finished mimicking the dance from the opening of the anime she was watching.

“...”

“...”

We both stood there speechless, I looked at the floor and noticed she used the couch pillows as pom-poms for the dance. I swear what will i do with this girl, before I could judge her a beet red Eve began speaking to me.

“WHAT IS IT!”

“So, you wanna be a cheerleader now?”

“BITE ME!”

I decided to drop the comedy routine, I then walked up to Eve and grabbed her hand.

“Wh-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!”

“Eve, *sniff* Thank you so much.”

I began crying, I was scared to go back to school. However, because Eve pushed me and gave me her necklace, I was able to get my respect back. She acted like she was some kind of witch, but she was a friend in my corner. Soon Eve rested her hand on my shoulder, and sighed as she watched the snot pouring out my nose.

“I felt that my suggestion got triggered.”

“What?”

“It’s that static thing I did to your head, I implanted a message to go off when the time was right. That said, tell me about today’s match hero!”

Like that I told her about the revenge match, the result was her falling on the floor and laughing.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! What a dumbass, he thought he could beat you when you had the help of my runes!”

“Runes?”

“The symbol magic I used on the necklace you’re wearing, still I’m amazed they had as strong an effect as they did. You humans must have no mana whatsoever.”

Eve took a seat pondering why her powers were so effective, still that’s amazing! So Eve’s powers really are the real deal, and what’s more is how she mentioned “mana”. Does this mean if I trained I could do what she did for me. Eve smirked at me and addressed me with a smirk of her own.

“Looks like you’re impressed by my dark powers, would you care for another taste?”

“For now I would say I’m good!”

“Alright, that repays one of the meals you gave me. I owe you a bit more so let me know if you have any requests.”

I see, Eve works off the idea of an eye for an eye. I helped her so she helped me, maybe she really is an angel!

“Well I don’t really know what to ask for, I guess it would be nice to be tougher. Besides that-”

“Alright, get dressed in some loose clothing!”

“...Huh?”

Wait, why do I need to get dressed in loose clothing?

“Well come on, the night is still young!”

Eve told me this with a fiendish smirk and gaze, what is she planning? I couldn’t help but swallow the dry saliva in my throat, then I went to my room and got out some clothes. What is Eve planning?

****

I take back what I said, she’s a devil. YOU HEAR ME, SHE A DEVIL! I began wiping the sweat piling on my brow, I can’t believe this is what she had planned for me.

“Hey, I got school tomorrow so can’t we-”

*ggzzzztttt*

“YEOW-CH!!!”

“You better start running slave!”

So there I was pulling a tire with eve sitting on it, as for the reason why?

“You said you wanted to toughen up, so be it! This is for the best, after all everyone knows that after the first antagonist goes down the second arrives soon after! Time to train for your next opponent!”

“So I’m the hero of some shonen now?”

Here I am being trained like I’m the mightiest disciple, by the same demonic girl who I once called my angel.