You’re Right, They’ll Expel Me if I Run into the Store with a Weapon!! - Chapter 88: No... This Can't Be Shown to Hiroki

It was a bullet.

But its movement was nothing like that of a bullet.

“Hey!? What the heck is this!?”

They screamed at the phenomenon happening to them.

Overcome with fear, someone revved the boat’s engine to its maximum, heating it up.

But they couldn’t escape the bullet.

“Why is it chasing us!?”

The bullet precisely shot through the engine part of the boat, burrowing into the engine of another boat.

With just a single bullet, two boats were forced into a standstill.

Its movement possessed the flexibility to pierce through the air freely, while its speed prevented recognition of its true nature.

It could only be recognized when it burrowed into the engine.

“Tch, damn it all!”

Eventually, the last boat had its engine stopped.

There, the destruction was brutally carved out.

Finally, they were forced to halt on the water’s surface thoroughly.

What resulted from their scattered escape was a lake dotted haphazardly with dozens of boats.

The stadium was enveloped in intense excitement.

“All enemies have been successfully neutralized! Without taking even a minute from detection to neutralization, all were shot down!”

Moriko conveyed the excitement of Suzuko’s battle.

Dozens of high-speed boats were shot down without wasting a single bullet, all with just a few shots.

Everyone thought of the word “perfect” for that scene.

“…”

“What’s the matter, Amano-san? You’ve been quiet…?”

“Hm? Just…”

“Just?”

“It’s too plain… In reality, Suzuko-chan’s ability is much more incredible.”

Amano spoke of Suzuko with a dissatisfied expression.

“The extent of Suzuko-chan’s true power, the power of ‘Guidance Alteration Induction-Madafikeishan,’ hasn’t even been demonstrated to a tenth in this battle.”

“Within a tenth!? But she immobilized a large number of participants!”

That was the ability of Uchimoriya Suzuko.

“Guidance Alteration Induction-Madafikeishan” — The ability to arbitrarily guide and alter the course of any designated target.

This time, Suzuko’s action was “guiding the bullets she fired.”

Thanks to that, the bullets changed their direction at Suzuko’s will and struck the targets.

However, Amano seemed dissatisfied with the result.

“It’s easy to explain with words, but I want you to see the real thing. The power she possesses known to us teachers and the ranked ones. So…”

“So?”

“Let’s look forward to the battle with Shiori-chan. Even if she uses only half of her ability, that would be good.”

“Half, even against Shiori-san!?”

Moriko expressed her astonishment next to a smiling Amano. Despite only a single rank difference, Suzuko is said to be able to win against Shiori using just half of her ability specification.

“We’ll see it in less than ten minutes. A fight incomparable to what we see now.”

Amano muttered about the battle that would eventually occur.

“Well, let’s first see how this battle concludes.”

“Yes. But what’s left? Just snipe to finish it off?”

“That depends. If she felt like it, she would aim directly at the enemies themselves instead of just destroying the engines.”

“Now that you mention it, that’s true.”

“I’m sure the conclusion will be something meaningful for Suzuko-chan.”

Amano’s words were accurate.

Suzuko had halted the enemies’ actions to ensure a safe distance between them.

This was a precaution.

An action taken to reduce danger, thinking of the worst-case scenario. And now, Suzuko was about to carry out a form of amusement.

“Hiroki… I’m using it.”

She opened the case and took out its contents.

It was a weapon borrowed from Hiroki.

What Suzuko brought out was a wide-area annihilation weapon crafted by Haruna.

“Stinger missile… nice.”

Suzuko blushed with excitement. Many spectators turned pale. Hiroki was asleep, unaware of anything.

But indeed, it was a Stinger missile—a destructive weapon with a power incomparable to bullets.

“I won’t let anyone interfere.”

Hiroki is sleeping.

A friend is sick because of me.

Waking him up with a vile laugh would be a crime deserving of death.

Therefore, Suzuko chose this method. Not just to defeat them but driven by the desire to use it and to punish those who would disturb Hiroki’s sleep, Suzuko held that weapon.

“Loading complete…”

There were two rounds in the case. She loaded one into the Stinger and slowly aimed it upward.

“Nobody… will come.”

Whoosh— the missile was launched. Its launching sound was guided away by “Guidance Alteration Induction-Madafikeishan,” so Hiroki couldn’t hear it. Creating a trail of white smoke, the missile eventually reached directly above them.

Then, the missile exploded in the air—not at the enemies.

The person who crafted that Stinger missile was Haruna.

Her weapons consistently defied conventional thinking. Therefore, this weapon was far from its intended use.

No, in this event, the use of explosives against people was prohibited. Thus, the Stinger missile brought into the event had an approved effect.

That effect was now unfolding.

Boom!!??

The lake thundered. Not a single boat was missed as high sprays of water engulfed everything.

“Flechette rounds” — Primarily used for anti-personnel attacks, these are small steel darts contained within a shell, designed to rain down in a conical pattern upon explosion in the air.

Haruna modified these into a missile for the Stinger, which was deemed difficult to achieve, and provided it to Hiroki.

And now, through Suzuko’s hands, thousands of these tiny darts, made of pseudo-clusters fake, rained down upon them.

Furthermore, each of these darts was controlled by Suzuko’s “Guidance Alteration Induction-Madafikeishan.”

Therefore, there were no stray shots; they precisely targeted the boats they were on.

And the scene that unfolded was—

“Hmm… Hmm~ Ah.”

“Good morning, Hiroki.”

“Hmm, morning. But you know, it’s actually noon now.”

When I woke up, Suzuko stood before me, her knees bent, smiling.

“Did the enemies come?”

“Nothing happened.”

“I see.”

Suzuko was the same as before I went to sleep. There was no room for doubt, only trust.

“Yokkora—”

“!”

“Oh!”

I tried to stand up, putting strength into my knees, but was immediately stopped. What came into my view was my arm, grabbed by Suzuko.

“What’s the rush?”

“Just rest a bit more.”

“No, I’m fully rested.”

“…For conserving your strength… just sit.”

Her hesitating words made me feel like there was something hidden. And one thing became clear: the arm that Suzuko was holding was starting to hurt.

“Suzuko, I get it. Can you let go of my arm? My skin isn’t as durable as a rag.”

“! Sorry.”

She seemed to realize then and quickly let go of my hand. What remained was an arm with a slight bruise forming.

“!! Sorry—”

“Don’t worry about it so much. Is it some kind of human enhancement?”

“Really… sorry.”

“I said it’s fine. I’m not angry.”

It felt like the Suzuko I met when we first encountered each other had returned. Maybe I had been too harsh. No, perhaps even my light scolding felt heavy to Suzuko.

“I’m not bothered by it. It’s just the blood vessels being pressed; it’ll heal in a few seconds.”

“…”

“So, relax a bit.”

“…Understood.”

She paused to compose herself and tried to return to her normal state. Relaxing the muscles in her face, Suzuko slowly stood up.

“Hiroki… just rest a little bit more.”

“Understood.”

I felt it was better not to ask any questions. If it had settled down, tI wouldn’t have any disadvantagesfor me. So, for now, I just leaned back against the wall.

“…”

Then, Suzuko turned away from Hiroki and looked straight at the lake behind him.

Rescue-type flying drones.

These unmanned rescue robots transport people from dangerous areas to safety, flying through the air.

Where Suzuko was looking, many drones were flying through the rain, skillfully using their equipped arms to grasp.

They were picking up the new students, hanging limp.

What she thought about after fulfilling her wish was how Hiroki would react if he saw this. Would he understand? Without the courage to find out, she could only hide it.

The sight of the new students, beaten by the rain, was too horrific.

“I can’t show this…”

“Did you say something?”

“Nothing important.”