A boy raised by a demon king and a dragon king seems to be peerless in his school life.

Volume 9 Chapter 37 Ending

“This is… unbelievable.”

In front of them, allies were falling one by one, leaving even Galaphoy, a prominent figure among Gira’s students and acting as a leader, visibly shaken.

He never boasted about being the strongest. As a mercenary, he navigated the world with pragmatism, aiming to taste the sweetest fruits wherever possible. He would resort to ambushes, deceit, betrayal—anything to achieve his goals.

…However, it’s not like he lacked skills. He particularly had confidence in group battles, believing that with strategy, teamwork, and his preferred cunning and dirty tactics, he could win even against superior opponents.

But that confidence crumbled all too easily.

His comrades were being scattered like insects in a hurricane, a battle situation that could not be overturned with a flimsy strategy.

Convinced that there was no chance of a comeback, he moved to take a certain action.

“Perhaps we should retreat for now. Given enough time, we can seek revenge endlessly…”

“It’s not going to be that easy.”

Standing before Galaphoy was the young boy who had defeated him in a previous match, Ruisha.

“You, from back then…!”

“You, acting all tough earlier, and now you want to run away? We’ve come all this way; you should be more welcoming.”

“Grr…!”

Galaphoy pondered a plan to break free from this situation. He understood the strength of the boy before his eyes through personal experience. He was not an opponent he could defeat head-on.

After a moment of contemplation, he raised both of his hands.

“Fine, I admit defeat. I surrender.”

“Surrender… really? Do you think I can believe that?”

Ruisha looked at him skeptically.

In contrast, Galaphoy had a smile on his face.

“I’m a pragmatist realist. I don’t engage in fights I can’t win.”

“Is that your strategy to catch me off guard? First of all, even if you surrender, we have no reason to let you off the hook. If you think you won’t get beaten up if you don’t resist… you’re being naive.”

The killing intent radiating from Galaphoy was as cold and sharp as a knife. Even with a smile on his face, he couldn’t stop the cold sweat running down his cheeks.

“…I understand. It’s only natural for you to be angry. I get it, yeah, I do. But before you hit me, I want you to accept one thing from me. This is my way of apologizing.”

Saying this, he took something about the size of a fist from his pocket and threw it towards Ruisha.

What is this? Ruisha stared intently, trying to determine what it was. Then, with a sound of “clank,” it emitted a powerful light the next moment.

In an instant, Ruisha understood. Its identity was a Flashbang Grenade made with a special mineral that emitted light upon impact.

Crafted using a special stone that emitted light upon impact, this tool was commonly used by adventurers and mercenaries. It was especially useful against bird-type magical beasts, causing them to panic and crash to the ground when hit, making it valuable for dealing with aerial magical beasts.

“Hehehe, you seem to be well-trained, but I doubt you’ve been doing eye exercises.”

The strength of this tool lies in that.

No matter how strong the opponent is, it has a consistent effect. Even against enemies with tough skin, for whom regular hand grenades wouldn’t be effective, this tool could immobilize them.

Confident that he had sealed Ruisha’s vision, Galaphoy, who believed using magic might get detected, took out the hidden ‘gun’ he had and aimed the muzzle at Ruisha.

“Magic might be sensed, so I’ll handle this with the gun.”

Guns, which required complex mechanisms, were expensive and fragile in this world. Moreover, they didn’t offer more power than magic, so they were rarely used in practice. However, they had the advantage of not being detected by magic, especially useful against magic users.

“Goodbye, if you’re lucky, you might survive.”

The echoing sound of the gun was inevitable.

The three bullets fired seemed to pierce into Ruisha’s body… or so it seemed, but that was not the case.

Because Ruisha had caught all the bullets with his bare hands.

“…Huh?”

Galaphoy was dumbfounded, his mouth wide open in disbelief.

Ruisha tossed the caught bullets onto the floor and began walking toward Galaphoy.

“Using the Flashbang Stungrenade to blind me is a good idea, but if you were going for that, you should’ve taken away my hearing too. If you can hear the sound, you can grab the bullets.”

“W-Wait a minute! T-That’s impossible normally, isn’t it? Even if you can see such a thing, there’s no way you can do it!!”

“That’s your lack of effort. With enough determination, people can become as strong as they want.”

Having come close to the thoroughly frightened Galaphoy, Ruisha cracked his knuckles.

“Now, are you ready?”

“N-No, w-wait a second, please, I’m begging you!”

Panicking, Galaphoy pleaded, but Ruisha didn’t stop.

“Please, I’m sorry, I was wrong, f-forgive me, plea――――se!”

“Say it!”

Ruisha’s powerful straight punch forcefully pierced through Galaphoy’s face, making a dull sound.

And then, he dropped his fist to the ground.

Galaphoy, who had struck his face and the back of his head hard against the ground, moaned softly and lay there weakly on the ground. Tears of regret overflowed from his eyes.

“Understood a bit of Chisha’s pain? If you do something like this again, I won’t go easy on you with just a light injury.”

Is there more to come? In the fading consciousness, Galaphoy felt a sense of despair.

And so, the revenge of Ruisha and his friends concluded with a resounding victory.

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Volume 9 Chapter 38 Fourth round

After finishing the chaotic battle with Gira’s students, Ruisha and his group returned to the waiting room where their classmates were waiting.

Thanks to Yuri, who had been discreetly working behind the scenes, things didn’t seem to have escalated too dangerously. Moreover, the students who had been thoroughly defeated were now filled with fear towards Ruisha and his group, losing their will to retaliate.

“I’m back!”

Opening the door to the waiting room and stepping inside, Ruisha saw his friend, who looked much better than when he had left the room.

“Welcome back, Ruisha. Good job, everyone.”

“Chisha! Are you really okay now!?”

Surprised, Ruisha rushed over and vigorously shook his friend’s shoulder as he sat in a chair.

“W-Wait, if you shake me that much, I might…”

“Whoa! Sorry, are you alright?”

“I thought I was going to puke…”

Chisha had an exhausted expression. However, despite the weariness, there was no darkness in his face a smile could be seen.

After a brief, lighthearted conversation with Ruisha, Chisha’s expression turned serious.

“I’m sorry for causing trouble because of me, I tried my best not to be a burden to everyone, but in the end, it turned into a dangerous situation. I’m sorry.”

After deeply bowing his head, Chisha redirected his gaze towards one of their classmates, Pardio.

“Especially Pardio, I’m sorry for causing trouble like this when you’re not good with conflicts.”

“Hehehe, what are you saying, my friend? This Pardio has no hesitation to stand against evil for the sake of a friend.”

“Really? Weren’t your legs shaking just a moment ago?”

“Hey, Wolf-kun??? We agreed not to mention that, didn’t we???”

Surprised by an unexpected interjection, Pardio protested.

Their classmates, who had been tense, were drawn into the laughter by the noisy group.

In the midst of this, Ruisha spoke to Chisha in a voice loud enough for only him to hear.

“Chisha, you might be feeling apologetic to everyone, but no one here is thinking that way. If the roles were reversed, you would have done the same, wouldn’t you?”

“…I can’t really argue with that when you put it that way. But thank you, I feel relieved because of you.”

Ruisha nodded satisfactorily at those words.

At that moment, the waiting room’s door opened, and three people entered. Ruisha noticed this and spoke to them.

“Oh, welcome back. Seniors…”

The three seniors—the student council president, Regulus, and the upperclassmen, Shion and Richard—raised their hands and greeted Ruisha.

“Ah, I’m exhausted.”

“Hahaha, it was a close call, Student Council President.”

“Don’t call me Student Council President, Richard. We’ve overcome that hardship together, haven’t we?”

“Right… I mean, Regulus. Certainly, we who overcame that battle can be considered as best friends!”

Regulus and Richard exchanged a firm and hearty handshake.

Ruisha, a bit away from them, spoke to Shion.

“Good job, Shion-san. How was your match?”

“Hey, Ruisha-kun. Of course, I won. Naturally, right?”

Saying that, Shion put on a cool smile.

Despite facing a strong school, there was no sign of fatigue. Ruisha realized once again that this person was not to be underestimated.

“I’m glad you seniors were able to participate in the matches as well. Thanks to you, our matters were resolved safely.”

“Is that so? Well, that’s good. For me, not participating in any matches would have been boring. The opponent wasn’t that interesting, but it was fairly enjoyable.”

When the incident with Chisha occurred, the time for the next match was approaching. Therefore, Regulus, the Student Council President, proposed that only the senior third-year and second-year students participate in the fourth round. Ruisha accepted this proposal, and they went their separate ways.

“There was trouble, but I’m glad we made it to the finals safely. The finals are tomorrow, so it’s better to take it easy today.”

“Yes. To respond to the efforts of the seniors, I’ll take it easy today.”

Due to the various incidents, Ruisha was completely exhausted. He decided to rest his body in preparation for the finals.