Ryuu Kusari No Orishin No Naka No Kokoro
Chapter 1 Part 1

Solminati Academy, a gathering place for young people from all over the continent with dreams, hopes, and ambitions. A place where people who do not achieve a certain value are mercilessly overthrown by a perfect meritocracy. The second year I came to this place, I, Nozomu Bountis, on a sunny roof during my lunch break remembering what I experienced.

I came to this school two years ago, left my hometown with my two childhood friends, and came to this place. One of them is Ken Notis. Unique friend since childhood. The other is Lisa Hounds. A pretty girl with a reddish ponytail. He is my greatest man, my beloved. He was always the victorious son and was the culprit who had a one-sided quarrel with the village boy "General".I met him when I was eight years old when I was fishing in the river near the village.

"Hey, are you free now?"

It was an opportunity for him to talk. Reddish short hair with a triumphant expression, my face gradually heated up.

Her parents used to live in a different country, but when her father died on the way, she decided to stay in my hometown. When she was a child, she was often mischievous and irritable, but she was not hated, and she was a girl who would never forgive. The children in the village who were most disappointed with him were the boy “General” and I for some reason.

Three years ago, I couldn't control my feelings for her and confessed my feelings. Love at first sight, I always loved her. He was shocked and opened his eyes wide to my impulsive confession, but he accepted my feelings with tears. Back then, I decided to go to Solminati Academy with him to support his dream. It was inspired by a dream he shared when he was young.

"I want to see the world like my father"

I know she missed the outside world when she heard from her mother about her late father. At that time, I decided to enter Solminati Academy.

If the person I love wants to make their dreams come true, I want to help. With that word in my heart, I firmly vowed to support her back. She hugged me with tears in her eyes, saying, "Thank you .. I'm happy."

In the middle of sleep, the bell that signaled the lunch break ended rang.I woke up, relaxed my body, and headed to class for the afternoon class. Forcibly cutting the oath from my head that I can no longer fulfill. My class is 10th grade and the lowest grade in 2nd year. Among them, I was the bottom, the so-called students who could not attend the lessons in school. When I entered the classroom, the insults and jeers from the surroundings greeted me.

"He's here again. Lowest"

"I wish you could disappear"

"I wonder if you can just walk out"

I was afraid of those callous voices, but I tried to ignore them and sat in my own chair. When I reached my seat, three schoolchildren gathered around my seat.

"Did you come to the lower classes without any purpose?"

Mars, the big man in the middle, spoke to intimidate me.

"I wish you could give up on this pointless thing."

"That's annoying because they'll see me on the same level as you."

The other two who were beside the big man also swore.

"Well, He was abandoned even by his childhood friend, the Red Hair Princess, shouldn't He have stopped dreaming?"

The surroundings began to laugh at the ridicule of the three, but no one tried to stop him. In the end, the three of them did not stop cursing at me until the homeroom teacher entered the class.

Yeah, I got dumped by Lisa in the summer of the first year. As soon as he said goodbye unilaterally, he turned around and left. I don't know what happened, but since then he's been looking at me like he's seen shit.

"That's because you betrayed me."

Lisa is a woman called "Red Hair Princess" because of her appearance and ability. On the other hand, my appearance was normal and my grades weren't good.I was dating a boyfriend like that, and I became a target of delinquency, she said, but the fact that I was dumped by him suddenly lowered my evaluation of the surroundings.

All my friends went and turned around to mock me. Even so, I took the lessons in school seriously and did not neglect self-discipline. One day if I keep my promise.

Meanwhile, I learned that she started dating her best friend from an early age. She smiled happily with him walking beside her. In training, they showed an incredible combination and beat the other pair, and I was forced to understand that I had no place beside him.

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2 O'clock in the afternoon

"Well!"

A mock sword was fired at the side of the mock sword swung by the robot. The moment the puppet sword that was shot down was returned and directed towards the neck of the puppet, the technique inside the puppet was activated and the puppet automatically stopped.

After the lecture in the classroom, it is time for practical training at the training ground. In addition to the training grounds, there are several facilities such as magic trial grounds in this school, and students learn their abilities in each facility. The training ground is divided into several areas so that multiple classes can handle the same practical training.

Today, this is mainly training for interpersonal battles, and each student has a battle with a robot with a simulated sword. This automaton is one of the magical tactics, and is a puppet that performs autonomous combat by inserting magical power into the magic formation of the puppet. However, the automatons given to grade 10 were not very good in quality and only had certain movements, so they were usually used for preparatory movements.

"Next is a mock fight in pairs. The combination will be decided here."

When Ms. Anri Var, the 10th grader called, the robot stopped, so everyone stopped and waited for the combination to be decided. Ms. Anri has long wavy brown hair and soft eyes and a beautiful face.

However, this teacher was no match for this meritocratic school because she said and acted as if some screws on her head were missing. Many who believe in this personality, the teacher who is entrusted (or coerced) with grade 10, the lowest of the same year, does not understand the meaning of being in charge. However, it was clear from the fact that he was a teacher in this school that his abilities should be quite great.

Finally, the combination was decided, and each of them started a mock battle with his respective opponent, but the most important thing my opponent was …

"Hey, the lowest. This is bullshit."

Mars cursed me earlier.

"Let's start because you're wasting my time."

Mars pulled out a large sword on his back. Mars is an abusive man, but his abilities are huge, and he is in 10th grade due to his usual bad behavior.

I also pulled out the imitation sword that was stuck to my waist. My weapon is the sword of the eastern island nation called the katana. Katana, which specializes in cutting, is said to be able to cut iron easily if a master swings it. However, due to the high skill required and the rarity of the sword itself, the sword had yet to spread to the continent. It was the most suitable weapon for me that could not rely on force for some reason.

"Then, start ~~~"

The mock battle started with Bu Anri's relaxed voice.

"Uoriya ah ah"

Mars swung his greatsword with a loud voice.

I fended off a huge attack with my katana.

The Martian sword diverged and struck the ground with a high-pitched sound.

"Well!"

In the gap after the Martian attack, I stepped in and aimed at his neck, and made a slash.

"It's late!"

Mars used the challenge on his arm to prevent the slash. The imitation sword did not show the original sharpness of the sword and was repelled by the gauntlet.

Mars tried to hit me in the face with a challenge, but I lowered my head and avoided it.

I tried to slash it again, but Mars forcefully swung the greatsword with one hand.I was forced to retreat and restart.

Mars, who slashed with a great sword, and I, who tried to enter into the gap between the great slashes, fought for a while.

"Do I need to destroy it?"

As Mars muttered, his intimidation grew.

"Qi"

A technique that originated in the eastern part of the continent and increased one's vitality and revealed various phenomena.

Mars is coming in. His speed is unparalleled.

This was the result of physical reinforcement by Qi.

When the prey in front of him was caught in time, the huge sword was swung downwards.

I also used kijutsu to dodge it, but the great sword I avoided rolled the ground with a roaring sound.

"Chi! Do I doubt it?"

Mars was frustrated, probably because he couldn't end it with a single blow.

He took out a huge sword that had sunk to the ground and started swinging it again.

Handle a large sword swung using physical reinforcement with kijutsu.

The sound of the iron colliding showed the ferocity of the battle, but its contents were only one-sided. The physical reinforcement of Mars is much more effective than my physical reinforcement, but the effect of my physical strengthening is very low due to my peculiarity.

Mars is bad at doing things, but his abilities are high in class. The enhanced Martian sword technique cannot be handled by ordinary people, but my physical reinforcement is as far as sparrow tears allow. It gave me the minimum physical ability to handle a great sword swung down with power.

"Destroy it!"

"Goo, I can easily destroy it!"

I desperately tried not to get caught up in the opponent's speed. Although the power of his slash increased, the Martian attack became monotonous, and it was not impossible to overcome it due to its monotonous nature.

However, I cannot fight back because I can only endure it.

And if you can't fight, you know the result.

Finally, the limit is reached.

I couldn't handle Mars' punch and my posture collapsed, and I didn't have time to recover the collapsed posture, and the sword came back to attack me.

"Dead!"

I was so unwell that I immediately placed my sword between the great Martian sword and my body, but I could not stop the strengthened opponent's sword, either, and I was thrown and slammed into the wall of the training ground.

The impact suffocated me and my field of vision went pitch black.

"Hey, maggots fight in vain."

I lost consciousness while listening to Mars' words.

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"That hurts!"

The pitch-black field of vision and the faint awareness within it awoke with back pain.

Nozomu was now lying on the bed in the hospital.

"Oh, are you awake?"

A woman in a white suit with glasses was working at a desk in the hospital.

She is Norn Altina, a smart beautiful woman who is a school health doctor

.

When he came here, he moved his finger in front of him to check his state of consciousness.

"Okay, your consciousness is clear. Is there anywhere else where you feel pain?"

"i had a little backache and a little headache, but nothing else."

"OKAY. I've already applied the medicine to your back, but if you feel any pain, come anytime. It's bad if you hold on and it gets worse."

He said with a smile. Her expression was different from the intellectual atmosphere, and it felt like a reliable older sister. She is not only cool, but also one of the caring and reliable teachers, and she is quite popular at school, whatever her gender.

At that moment, there was a figure who entered the hospital in a delayed voice.

"Norn ~, how are you Nozomu-kun ~~"

It was Anri-sensei, who was in charge, who entered the hospital.

"Patri. It's school. Act like a teacher."

"Eh ~, no one here, it's okay ~~"

"He's here, too, you know"

The two of them were from this Solminati Academy, and they were good friends even if they kept it a secret, and it seemed that they were close friends since their school days.

"Nozomu-kun is fine. Nozomu-kun alright ~~~?"

Ms. Anri looked at Nozomu anxiously.

"That's why. He's fine, just a bruise on his back and a little concussion."

"Yes, it's okay"

"I'm happy ~~~. I'm concerned. It would be bad if something happened to Nozomu-kun."

He smiled when he said that.

It looks reassuring and you can see how worried he is.

"It's okay, Anri. He won't retire at this level."

"Norn cold."

"I know what he's doing. It's okay to worry, but don't go too far, Anri, you have to trust your students and let them grow."

Although they argue with each other, Anri-sensei's tone is stronger than usual, and Ms. Norn speaks with a somewhat loose feeling.You can see the trust relationship between the two as you watch them speak in a different way than usual.

Seeing such a situation, Nozomu knew that the sun had already set after school and the usual practice time was near. He hurriedly packed his things, prepared for his return, and greeted the teachers.

"Thank you, dr. Norn and Anri-sensei! Excuse me!"

He jumped out of the hospital.

When dr. Norn sees her leaving in a hurry and out of the medical room, he calls his best friend.

"Is he the one who was rumored? I see, the rumors are unreliable."

"That's true ~~~"

His friend smiled happily.

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POV Norn

Nozomu Bounti's.

A student who cannot attend school, from the second year.

Rumor has it that when she was in her first year, she was the lover of Lisa Hounds, her childhood friend and one of the best in the same class, but she was having an affair. His value was not high, so he was immediately ridiculed. But when I took care of her today, I discovered that she was by no means a careless person.

When she was brought in, I took off her clothes to check her physical condition, but I was very surprised. His body was covered with well-trained muscles, and I thought it was slender and close to its final form.

The most surprising thing is that the body has never experienced. Same as

the sword he used, his body had been trained to the point of being extremely terrifying. Impossible for a person drowning in greed. No, no one in his second year is now training to form such a body. Moreover, his body had countless wounds, which were probably comparable to veteran adventurers. Perhaps the rumors are due to the complex interwoven between her strangeness and Lisa Hounds' lover.

Uniqueness.

This was the "Skills" he had developed during his first year.

Skillfulness

This is a general term for abilities that can be expressed regardless of race, and when developed, the person can receive various benefits depending on his or her abilities. The contents are diverse, such as increasing magic talent and increasing physical abilities, and there are many types.

Nozomu's skill is "suppression of ability".

When it manifests, it suppresses the person's abilities so that it does not grow beyond a certain level. The ability to be suppressed varied from person to person, but in his case, physical strength, magical power, and morals were suppressed, which was a huge obstacle for him. Although this was an extremely rare ability to materialize, it was not beneficial to the person, but rather the ability to drag. Its abilities can be enhanced with items, magic, and qi, but its effects are inferior to normal humans. This further lowers its value and makes it the lowest in the same year. He could go on to the next year because He summed up his written test results, but even so, when He was promoted, He took two additional tests.

"I understand why Anri cares about her."

"Maybe ~~~. Everyone says bad things about Nozomu, but he does his best.

I want him honored ~~~"

Anri is usually clumsy and unreliable, but the most important thing is that he sometimes shows very sharp observations. He only heard bad rumors about him in his daily life. Perhaps he felt a slight sense of unease between the rumored person and the actual person.

I don't know why he's gone this far, but he's working so hard. I certainly want to support him as a teacher and as a human being, like my best friend.