*[Let’s do our best in the territory battle] Mikage Academy General Part 842*

129: Anonymous Student ID:rABLnLpMj

Isn’t the academy kinda noisy lately?

Did something happen?

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130: Anonymous Student ID:+gvw/+66Y

I heard one of our students got attacked by Kisou Academy yesterday.

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133: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

Apparently, Kisou Academy was using illegal weapons.

Scary, huh? They still think they can defy us?

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134: Anonymous Student ID:aewbzUeO4

Seriously?

An upperclassman said the same thing, but there’s no source, right?

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135: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

There’s a video in the previous thread. Go check it out.

Oh, and viewer discretion advised.

It’s pretty gruesome.

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137: Anonymous Student ID:1nQKvG76I

The one who got attacked was a first-year, right?

They haven’t even been here half a year yet… That’s just sad.

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140: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

>>137 And apparently, they were helping other students too?

What kind of monsters would do that to someone so righteous?

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143: Anonymous Student ID:RirinK58agr

The video did show Kisou Academy uniforms, but couldn’t it be another school?

Right now, it’s easy to pin everything on Kisou—maybe someone’s just provoking them?

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146: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

>>143 But c’mon, it’s Kisou Academy we’re talking about.

They’re probably trying to weaken us before the territory battle.

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149: Anonymous Student ID:Mx2jPlHqz

I think so too.

Those guys are absolute trash.

Last time, they stole another academy’s dungeon.

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150: Anonymous Student ID:TjRajp8X7

This makes me sick.

That student who got attacked actually helped me once.

Hope they recover soon.

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151: Anonymous Student ID:Su/Rp57KX

Wasn’t the victim a really talented first-year?

Rumor has it they were even being considered for the next student council.

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153: Anonymous Student ID:Cjo7kJpY8

>>151 Yeah, their boyfriend’s that famous Demonsgear user.

They’re strong too—word is they might hit A-rank in the next evaluation.

Oh, and they’re super cute.

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156: Anonymous Student ID:JLJ3PQxEY

Cute, huh…? That just makes it even worse.

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157: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

They’re definitely gonna pull something during the territory battle too.

Let’s crush whatever they throw at us and take them down!

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160: Anonymous Student ID:X2A3lUL9K

Damn right. Kisou Academy’s gone too far!

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163: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

Some people still don’t know about this, so I’ll go spread the word.

No way we’re letting this slide right before the territory battle.

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165: Anonymous Student ID:YhcnG2UCK

I’ll tell my friends too.

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167: Anonymous Student ID:N4jTIw2NA

I’ll warn my juniors.

We gotta stay sharp.

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171: Anonymous Student ID:l8uBIiT1a

I thought we had this in the bag, but now we’ll have to fight seriously till the end.

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174: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

We’ll just get revived anyway, so let’s go all out and slaughter them.

Otherwise, that student’s sacrifice won’t be repaid.

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177: Anonymous Student ID:i23tbfbE7

Hell yeah, we’re killing them all.

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180: Anonymous Student ID:blHGCuxXs

Let’s wreck them in the territory battle!

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182: Anonymous Student ID:JYO/jj1kill

No matter what they pull, we’re winning this!

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185: Anonymous Student ID:CfaMeVEHt

>>182 Damn right we are!

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“Heh… hahahaha! Pathetic. These guys are still soaking in their lukewarm bath, huh?”

The young man laughed as he closed the Dive Gear forum window.

The upper floors of an abandoned building—his home, a grimy office. Wind blew in through the shattered windows, rustling his blond hair. His bloodshot eyes gleamed with something unhinged.

“—Hey there, Joe. How’s the plan coming along?”

“…Tch. Professor, huh? You always show up from behind, don’t you?”

“Hahaha. What if I told you I’d been waiting back there the whole time, preparing tea?”

Turning around, Joe saw the Professor arranging teacups and a plate of sweets atop a table he’d brought in. The delicate, ornate tableware clashed absurdly with the rubble the Professor sat on—a piece of debris, with only a handkerchief beneath him.

(This guy’s as terrifying as ever. And now he’s got that freak Nameless on his side too. The only reason we’re still alive is because he felt like keeping us around.)

Joe had survived a long time as part of Arachne. His instincts—honed to near-perfection—screamed that defying these men meant annihilation.

Their first encounter had made it clear: attack them, and Arachne would be wiped out for good.

“Care for some tea? Nameless seems busy with something else.”

“Sure, why not.”

Joe sat across from the Professor and downed his tea in one gulp, manners be damned.

“How is it?”

“Tastes like money. Expensive stuff’s good.”

“Hahaha, glad you like it.”

The Professor smiled and refilled Joe’s cup. Joe muttered thanks before grabbing a cookie from the plate.

“So, what’s the occasion?”

“The plan’s set for tomorrow, no? Consider this a morale boost… or maybe I just wanted company for tea.”

The Professor sipped elegantly while Joe shoved cookies into his mouth.

“How’s the Angel performing?”

“Not bad. Tested it on Kisou and Mikage Academy already. Didn’t work on S-ranks or the Disciplinary Committee Chair, though. Those high-ranks need to tear each apart first.”

“You’ve set the stage for that, haven’t you?”

“Yeah.”

Joe’s lips twisted into a grin.

“Those idiots’ll jump at any excuse to kill each other, spouting crap about justice. Ugh, nothing’s worse than guys who think they’re untouchable judges sitting safe in their little thrones.”

He crammed more cookies into his mouth, barely tasting them before washing them down with tea.

“Time to show those bastards who tossed us aside like trash who really deserves to survive in this world.”

“…I look forward to it.”

Joe chuckled darkly.

“Oh my.”

Unnoticed, the scent of tea had drawn a crowd of Arachne. They peered in through broken ceilings, cracked walls, shattered doors—starving ghosts emerging from every crevice.

The Professor smiled.

“Forgive the meager spread, but shall we have a tea party?”