nChapter 88: Yes or No

nTranslator: imperfectluck Editor: vb24

nThe sound of crying echoed throughout the dojo.

nAlmost everyone was shocked to their cores by this scene, but it was a different type of shock compared to their earlier surprise.

nThe twin witches… the beautiful, talented girls who never showed their true feelings; the girls that the entire grade secretly feared… were actually crying!?

nNot only that, they were crying so wretchedly.

nThey hugged each other tightly, and both tears and snot flowed out as their bodies trembled.

nThey lacked their usual imposing mannerism and behavior.

nSuddenly, it seemed liked they ‘d recalled something as they let go of each other and hurriedly brought out their cell phones… before despair clouded their expressions yet again!

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"I set a new password for your cell phones—did you forget?

" Seiji stated calmly.

nAfter glancing at him, the twins threw away their cell phones and started crying again as they embraced each other once more.

nEveryone was struck speechless by this situation.

nJust what exactly was going on!?

nKyosuke Akanishi and all the other karate club members were utterly confused. Chiaki, Mika, and Hoshi began to understand what was happening after they recovered from their shock.

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"My sisters…

" Hoshi had a complex expression.

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"They’ve been forced to the brink—that’s why they’ve broken down,

" Chiaki sighed.

nWhile she was surprised at how the twins lost control of their emotions, after thinking about it with a clear head, she considered it to be the natural outcome of facing off against Seiji.

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"They’re… crying like young children,

" Mika muttered to herself.

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"I… I’ve never seen my sisters cry like this… The last time I saw them shed tears was so long ago…

" Hoshi said in a soft voice.

n‘From a certain angle, these twins are still children,’ Seiji thought as he watched the girls.

nTheir mental development became twisted at an early age and was never corrected. They grew up abnormally, and their immaturity and weakness was well concealed by their excellent appearance and behavior on the surface.

nThey were just like a tree that grew up crooked. The treetop was covered with flourishing leaves and branches, but the trunk below had a twisted shape. The moment it met a true thunderstorm, it would break—and expose its weak nature!

nPerhaps they deserved some measure of sympathy, but regardless, they weren’t children anymore. There was no more room for forgiveness no matter how slight the mistake.

nSeiji took his gaze off them and glanced at Kyosuke the club captain before sweeping over the other karate club members with his eyes.

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"Since it’s come to this, there’s no need to hide anything. My request for Rion and Kotomi Amami… was to make them destroy all their own blackmail material on others and change themselves for the better if I achieved victory!

"

nHis loud words temporarily overwhelmed the twins’ sobbing and rung clearly in every person’s ears.

nBlackmail material? Change themselves for the better?

nAll the karate club members felt another wave of shock surge over them upon realizing what they had heard!

nThose like Kyosuke, who were being blackmailed by the twin sisters, quickly understood what it meant!

nAnd those that weren’t being blackmailed, but were still under the twins’ control, due to reasons such as fear of their dominance, inwardly shouted in joy as well!

nThis was… freedom!

nThat’s right—freedom. If Seigo Harano had spoken truthfully, then his victory meant the freedom of every single person under the twins’ shadowy control!

nAfter coming to this realization, they looked at Seigo Harano differently. They wanted to believe in him, but they still held doubt.

nThere was just one problem.

nWas this all true!?

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"Of course it’s true.

" Seiji detected the crowd’s suspicion and relieved it directly.

"I have no reason to lie. It’s up to you guys whether or not to believe me. With how these two… are in their current state, it’s equal to admitting defeat… But if any of you still aren’t satisfied and don’t believe that I’ve won yet, or want to defend them, I’m more than happy to continue this duel.

"

nSeiji folded his arms over his toned chest.

"But I’m going to say it straight out—I’ll treat anyone who still wants to stand before me as my serious opponents, just like the twin sisters. I won’t promise… to go easy anymore.

"

nHis voice remained calm.

nBut all the karate club members were filled with terror as an almost tangible pressure swept over them!

nHe wouldn’t promise to go easy anymore… This meant that he hadn’t even used his full ability!

nAs they recalled his previous duels, this seemed quite obvious.

nHe just instantly defeated ten people over two rounds, and not a single person was able to withstand more than a single blow. That meant that none of them were close to being able to bring out his true ability.

nAlso, the most obvious evidence was the fact that this

"destroyer of clubs

" just defeated ten people, but… he didn’t even break into a sweat!!!

nMonster.

nThis was what the twin witches had just called him.

nNow, all the karate club members were inwardly agreeing with that assessment.

nMerely the thought of an all-out fight against this terrifying existence filled them with fear!

nNo wonder the witches had broken down.

nThey tried to imagine being in the twins’ shoes, facing an angry Seigo Harano… heavens, no more imagining this topic!

nAs they pictured the scene the karate club members unconsciously shivered.

nThe twin sisters had always been enduring such frightening pressure…

nThe karate club members started to feel a sliver of pity for the crying twins… even though they knew that the twins received their just desserts.

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"Does anyone still want to fight?

" Seigo’s voice rang out again.

nThe karate club members looked towards the monster… whoops, the legendary

"destroyer of clubs,

" and all of them averted their gazes or lowered their heads when Seigo looked in their direction.

nWho would want to fight on behalf of the witches!?

nThe taste of freedom was wonderful as well as unexpected! Perhaps they would have wanted to face him if they didn’t know the truth, but now that they knew his motives, anyone that still wanted to face him would be an idiot!!

nNo, they’d be even lower than an idiot! Fighting the sake of those two unworthy girls and facing off against that… dragon! Yes, dragon!

nNot even that crazy knight who attacked a windmill would do such a thing for the twin witches!!

nNone of the karate club members believed themselves to be crazier than that fictional insane knight, which was why none of them stood up.

nNo, wait—there was still one person standing.

nSeiji looked at Kyosuke Akanishi. They exchanged glances, communicating nonverbally.

n‘Do you want to fight me?’

n‘No, no… this lowly one doesn’t dare!’

n‘If you admit I’ve won, that means admitting that I’ve defeated the entire karate club by myself… As the captain, you’re not even going to try?’

n‘No, no, no… this lowly one definitely wouldn’t dare; it’s your victory!’

nAlthough all of the above was nonverbal, it was the basic essence of their communication through their eyes.

nKyosuke Akanishi averted his gaze from Seigo Harano and pretended to be engrossed by a butterfly flying outside the window.

nSeiji was rather surprised that even the club captain admitted defeat so readily. He believed that Kyosuke would personally fight him for the sake of the karate club’s pride.

n‘I suppose Rion and Kotomi are just that unpopular.’

nAs soon as he stated the truth of the matter, none of the karate club members—including the captain—were willing to stand and fight for her anymore; nobody even spoke up on the twins’ behalf. This was despite having to swallow the bitter medicine of admitting defeat to a single person.

nSeiji believed that to be the truth, but he didn’t realize that it was his overwhelming physical ability which scared them into submission.

nHe believed that if the entire karate club swarmed him, he’d be plunged into a sticky situation… but he didn’t know that the karate club members now considered him to be a dragon!

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"If nobody wants to fight anymore, let’s end it here,

" Seiji declared.

nHe then looked towards Rion and Kotomi.

nThey were still crying, albeit softly.

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"It’s my victory. Now then, are you going to adhere to your promise, or are you breaking it?

"

nThe words that the twins said right before they broke down, and even their actions that proved they still wanted to try something with their cell phone. Seiji decided to ignore all that one last time for Hoshi’s sake.

nThis was the final time he would calmly ask the sisters this question.

nYes or no.

nDo you two… want to see what’s on the other side of life?

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