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nEpisode 1: New World

/ Chapter 4: Ring of Rebirth (4)

nTL: Myoni

nEdited: Myoni, Yoni

nThud.

nThe chosen Yoon Girim moved forward as if she was being pushed by something.

n“No. No. Mingi. Mingi! Don’t do this! Please?”

nHowever, he showed no mercy. The girl was slowly dragged towards the ring by an invisible force.

nEveryone was silent.

n‘What to do? What could I do?’ Those thoughts never entered their minds.

nAs if it was a nightmare, they blankly watched Yoon Girim getting dragged across the floor.

nLike before, there was only one person who moved. The class president, Jung Minji.

nJung Minji grabbed Yoon Girim’s shoulder.

nEveryone wondered.

n‘You’re trying to pull her back? You failed last time with Gilsoo.’

nHowever, she wasn’t trying to pull her back.

nJung Minji pushed against Yoon Girim’s shoulder and used that momentum to leap forward.

n“I will fight instead.”

nShe declared just before making contact with the transparent wall.

nSwish!

nThe transparent wall let her through instead of Yoon Girim.

nNow then did everyone recall one of the rules of this game.

n{The first person to climb up can choose their opponent. Unless someone substitutes for the chosen person, that person will stand in the ring.}

nJung Minji came forward as the ‘substitute’.

n“Euaah.”

nYoon Girim who was being dragged forward flopped on the floor.

nJung Minji lightly jumped up onto the ring. As soon as she went on, she lightly checked her body condition by clenching her fists, swinging her arms and even running in place.

n“Eiyahh~ Minji. You wanna fight me?”

nJung Minji didn’t reply to Lee Mingi. Lee Mingi smiled suspiciously. She was always like that. She would consistently ignore Lee Mingi. Whenever Lee Mingi saw Jung Mingi, he couldn’t stand the feeling that she was looking at him like she would a cockroach.

nLee Mingi slowly scanned her slim thighs and waist. He didn’t pay attention to outsiders anymore. The true nature of a person would be fully displayed once they had power. Lee Mingi said with a crooked smile.

n“It’s good that you came. I’ve always wanted to ** you… Let’s do a live show.”

nJung Mingi who was checking the changes in her body due to karma suddenly stiffened.

nShe smiled.

nWith an innocent and charming smile, she said with a slight lisp.

n“Fuck off.”

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nJung Minji and Lee Mingi’s fight was normal.

nAfter getting stronger from killing Yang Gilsoo, every aspect of Lee Mingi, including speed and power, surpassed Jung Minji. Jung Minji kept a defensive stance until her collar was grabbed by Lee Mingi.

nLee Mingi became relaxed when he became certain Jung Minji was not his match. He grabbed her collar and attempted to rip her top.

n“Minji~ Let’s take off your clothes.”

nHowever, those were his dying words.

nCrack!

nJung Minji’s hand stabbed into Lee Mingi’s temple. In her right hand was an awl she had taken from the tool box.

nSkreek.

nJung Minji pressed her left hand on Lee Mingi’s shoulder and pulled out the awl from his temple. It was stabbed in so deeply that they could hear the friction between the metal and his bones as she pulled it out.

n“Huh?”

nLee Mingi tilted over after letting out his last breath. Wet blood oozed out of his temple before he turned into ash. With that, it ended.

n“Hoo…”

nJung Minji let out a short sigh. Her shoulders shivered as if she was appalled by Lee Mingi’s ashes permeating her body.

nAs if nothing had happened, the ring was clean.

nThe students fell into a state of shock once again. The awl they would always see in the tool box, if they stabbed that into someone’s head, they would die. There was no one that didn’t know this but the shock was completely different when they had personally witnessed it.

nJung Minji expressionlessly walked out of the ring.

n“Th… Thanks, Minji!”

nYoon Girim who was still on the floor expressed her thanks to Jung Minji.

nHowever, Jung Minji coldly laughed.

n“For what? What are you thankful for? You’re going to die anyways if you act like that.”

nYoon Girim’s shoulders stiffened. Jung Minji simply passed her.

nSliide.

nThe classroom door opened. She said without looking back.

n“Do you think I stepped in to save you? Do you still not understand the situation? Kill while you can. The ones who die are in the wrong.”

nThen she exited into the hallway.

nRumble!

nFollowing behind her, students rushed to the door.

n“What! It’s blocked! Open it!”

n“Move!”

nIt became noisy but there was a transparent wall blocking the opened classroom entrance. They were still unable to leave.

n“Assholes… you’re **ing loud.”

nIt was Kang Minho who had used the chance to enter the ring. 190cm tall. The student who was the best at fighting after Choi Junsung.

n“Isn’t that right, Choi Hyuk?”

nHe picked Choi Hyuk who was known as the tall loser.

n“Get up here.”

nChoi Hyuk’s head creaked as it turned.

nHe had a strange smile on his face.

nA single thought repeated in his mind.

n‘Lee Mingi and Jung Minji killed as if it was nothing.’

nIf that was the case,

nHe who had killed a middle schooler 5 years ago,

nLee Mingi who had killed Yang Gilsoo and

nJung Minji who had killed Lee Mingi

nwere all murderers.

n“Kek…”

nA laugh sounded out.

n‘… What the hell?’

nA beast was born among chicks.

nWhenever the beast touched a chick, the chick would easily crumble.

nThe ones who would easily crumble were them… was what his mother said.

nThat it wasn’t the weak who were bad but himself.

nThat was why the beast pulled out his teeth and lived among chicks with his arms tied behind his back.

nWhile enduring as the chicks who didn’t know their place pecked at him and walked all over him…

nBut a chick had just called him out. He said that he looked weak and that he would kill him.

n‘You? Kill me?’

n“Hahahahaha.”

nChoi Hyuk laughed. He felt refreshed. It felt like the chains that were tightly wrapped around him were breaking off. He was trying to kill him. He thought that since he was weak, he could kill him.

n‘But are you really stronger than me?’

nNo matter what, he didn’t feel that he would lose.

nIt couldn’t be confirmed rationally. He last fought when he was in grade 6, it was too far in the past. All this could be an illusion. However…

n‘I just need to confirm it myself.’

nAnd.

n‘The weak will die.’

nHe probably wouldn’t have any regrets.

nChoi Hyuk walked onto the ring with his own two feet.

nOn the ring, Choi Hyuk’s arms and legs were slightly trembling. Kang Minho laughed when he saw this.

n“This bastard cowering… fight with confidence. You’re the only one in the class in the same weight division as me.”

n“Haha. Okay.”

nChoi Hyuk continued to laugh awkwardly. His arms and legs were trembling from extreme excitement.

nIt was neither fear or anxiety.

nChoi Hyuk was trembling in happiness.

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