Chapter 83: The Minuses

"Kumagawa?! What are you doing–" Medaka demanded, eyes filled with apprehension and anger, she took a step forward to confront Kumagawa.

Suddenly, two electrical signals entered Zenkichi's head.

*Bzzt*

"Medaka-chan!"

Zenkichi's eyes widened and he immediately went to grab Medaka by her waist, just as the windows at their side broke into pieces and two shadows rushed towards them.

Killing intent filled the air, the two were coming at them with a killing move without any hesitation.

"Buzz off!" Zenkichi didn't hesitate to lift his left leg up and deliver a powerful kick to the two incoming shadows, knocking them back towards Kumagawa's direction with a burst of electricity and fire. He swiftly jumped back with Medaka behind him, his body tensed and ready for whatever came next.

As the shadow figures stood up, Zenkichi narrowed his eyes and adjusted his left foot, feeling a slight numbing feeling.

'What the heck was that? When I kicked that guy, it seemed to have been blocked and reflected back at me. But how is that possible? My Devil Style lets me hit my target no matter if they dodge or what defense they have.'

Letting out a long breath, Divine Reflection activated as he eyed the two beside Kumagawa. Even till now, Kumagawa isn't being registered by his Divine Reflection. Regeneration/Self-Resurrection, conjuring big screws, presence concealment, just how many abilities does this guy have? Zenkichi wonders with a grim expression.

[Ding! Minus Ability, Encounter, learned!]

[Ding! Minus Ability, Scar Dead, learned!]

Meanwhile Medaka, her eyes widening in disbelief, was too shocked to find Kumagawa standing in front of her that she hadn't noticed the presence of others until Zenkichi put her behind him, which was not typical of her.

"Who are you two?" But she quickly regained her composure and directed her question at the two unfamiliar figures standing before them, taking a step forward.

The first figure, a tall man with blue eyes and turquoise colored hair. His hair hangs forward, though a strand sticks up from the back. He looked quite out of place, as while everyone else wore a school uniform, he wears an elegant black suit, a red tie, white gloves, and a monocle.

He pushed up his monocle in an elegant manner and said, "Interesting. I'll admit Kumagawa-san, making us wait till now for these two is a little worthwhile...but I'm still a little annoyed."

He narrowed his eyes. "And I thought you said that Medaka Kurokami would be a dangerous adversary. But all I can see right now...is a scared little girl hiding behind her boyfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend....yet."

Both Zenkichi and Medaka subconsciously said. Zenkichi blinked and turned towards Medaka, who merely gave him a smile.

Kumagawa hummed, blinking his eyes as he observed them both. "Hm. Yeah, something's up. Medaka-chan shouldn't be this weak and docile. I expected her to leapt towards me in her War God form and try ripping me into shreds."

The man let out a sigh, glancing at Kumagawa with furrowed brow. "And have you get serious in the process? Please, spare us the trouble. I know you're trying to destroy the world but c'mon, it's our first day in school."

Kumagawa pouted, hooking his hands behind his head. "Oh poo, you don't have any faith in me?"

"I'm an atheist."

Kumagawa rolled his eyes and let out a huff, a smile then appeared on his face. "I'm not a god, Kagamaru-chan(1). But I should thank you for stepping in. If Medaka-chan really did go War God mode and started getting stronger, I would've had no choice but to destroy the world."

'Crazy bastard,' Kagamaru, full name Kagamaru Chougasaki, let out snort and turned towards his partner with raised eyebrow.

"Shibuki, what's wrong? You've been quite for a while now. That's... usually not like you." He asked.

The final person with them was a tall and voluptuous girl named Shibuki Shibushi, she has blonde hair and green eyes, she was also wearing a torn, low-cut, dark brown sailor uniform. Making her look like a delinquent.

Surprising to Kagamaru, Shibuki looked dead serious, her usual carefree expression replaced with a stern one.

'Shibuki, looking serious? Are pigs flying or something?'

For the first time in ten since these two became partners, Shibuki looked serious.

"... It's not working." She muttered, snapping Kagamaru out of his musing. He raised an eyebrow and glanced at her.

"What do you mean it's not working?" he asked, confusion evident in his voice.

Shibuki took a deep breath and took out a metal bat from behind her, completely stunning Kagamaru.

"Oi, oi. Are you actually bringing out your old basher? It's been, what, four years since you last took it out?" He said, looking back and forth between her and the bat.

"Kagamaru, shut up and lets take these bastards out right now." Shibuki commanded, her voice firm and determined. She gripped the metal bat tightly, a fire burning in her eyes.

Kagamaru stared at her for a moment, his surprise quickly replaced with a smirk. "Well, well, looks like someone woke up from her nap," he said, teasingly.

"It's no time for jokes." She spat out.

"Eh? But there's always time for jokes~" Kumagawa said, tilting his head with that ever present smile of his.

"Shut up boss!" Shibuki yelled.

"... She's so mean..." Kumagawa's expression darkened and he went to the corner and started drawing circles on the ground.

Both of them ignored Kumagawa and Kagamaru finally understood that something wasn't right.

"Shibuki, what's wrong?"

"That guy," She pursed her lips, her eyes staring straight at the calm and chilly eyes of Zenkichi. "should be dead right now."

"What do you mean?"

"... Unless that Zenkichi guy has a similar power to the boss–"

"Impossible." She was cut off as Kumagawa appeared between them, his hands on each of their shoulder. His face and demeanor completely shifted.

They shivered.

As much as they see themselves as superior to everyone else, there was one person they revered–Misogi Kumagawa.

And that was because they consider him as the best and greatest Minus than anybody else.

The World's Greatest Loser.

"Listen closely because I won't repeat this again," Kumagawa said in a low, serious tone of voice. "there is no way possible that Zenkichi Hitoyoshi would have a similar ability like mine. It's impossible. And it's also because this is Zenkichi we're talking about, he isn't someone extraordinary like Medaka or someone with a similar mindset to us. He is just a plain, ordinary person. An insect."

He coldly glanced at Shibuki. "You understand?"

Shibuki snorted, although she had mixed feelings with the guy, she wasn't afraid of him. "No, I don't. You say he's just mediocre guy but what I'm feeling from is something I've only felt from you."

Kumagawa slightly narrowed his eyes, his smile withdrawn. "Explain."

"You know about my Minus, Scar Dead; an ability that allows me to re-open any wound ever inflicted on someone, no matter how old."

"Right, right."

She turned back to Zenkichi and said. "I've been using my ability on him from the start. And I've felt great scars on his body, scars that should have killed twice. I tried reopening those and they. just. won't. hurt him! It's not like the wounds refused to open up, they do, but it's like...his body doesn't acknowledge these wounds."

"Then try reopening other wounds." Kagamaru suggested, he turned towards their enemies and was confused. Why weren't they attacking them? In fact, why haven't they said anything?

Shibuki bitterly chuckled. "You think I haven't tried that out? They're all not working, all his wounds refused to surface up and do any sort of damage!"

"Hmm. This is first I've ever heard about such a skill..." Kumagawa absently muttered, his eyes slightly glazed over. "Anshin'in, have you finally revealed yourself to him...?"

Kagamaru raised an eyebrow at Kumagawa before shrugging, turning to ask Shibuki. "So? Are you just going to stand back?"

"Are you fucking kidding me?" She hissed at him, gripping her trusty old bat. Her eyes bloodshot with excitement. "Just like when I told Kumagawa, if you don't leave the physical fights for me, I'll kill you! So stand behind me and become my shield!"

Kagamaru was speechless. Letting out a sigh, he adjusted his right glove. "Seriously, why do I still keep spoiling you?"

"Because you love me."

"If I did, I would've already fucked you."

"You haven't because you're a sad virgin."

As they both were bickering, Zenkichi finally spoke up, taking a step forward before Medaka.

"So, are you all done preparing?"

Before they could say anything, Zenkichi nodded to himself and added. "Looks like it. Well then," he disappeared from his spot with a burst of flames and lightning, widening their eyes in disbelief, they were helpless as Zenkichi appeared before them with his hands wrapped around their faces.

"Time to die."

Kagamaru used his Encounter, trying to push away Zenkichi's palm but Zenkichi uses his own Encounter to push away the former's Encounter, cancelling each other's Encounters.

But since Zenkichi already had his hand over Kagamaru's face, the latter didn't manage to escape.

They could do nothing as Zenkichi smashes the back of their heads onto the wall, crushing their skulls into blood and brain matter, they were dead in an instant.

Both Kumagawa and Medaka's eyes widened in shock and horror respectively at what Zenkichi had done.

Even though his comrades had died, Kumagawa smiled and let out a chuckle. "Zenkichi-chan, now, why did you do that for? Don't you know what this means? You just murdered your fellow schoolmates, which means, you're a murderer!"

He gasped dramatically. "You'll be tried for first-degree murder! You'll be sentenced to life imprisonment or even death! Oh no..."

He sniffed, crying out crocodile tears. "My poor, good kinded friends. They were best. To think they would go out this way...oh, they were still young to go!!"

"Zenkichi... You..."

Medaka, on the other hand, was in complete disbelief. She couldn't comprehend what had just happened.

Zenkichi only indifferently glanced at Kumagawa. "Shut up. We both know you can just easily revive them."

Kumagawa sniffed, wiping his tears for a while, until he couldn't hold it in anymore and started bursting out with laughter.

"Haha. Hahahahahaha!"

With a snap of his fingers, both Kagamaru and Shibuki resurrected, both appeared in their original positions looking nervous and terrified as they glanced at Zenkichi.

'Fast!'

'He can negate my Encounter?! How!?'

Zenkichi ignored the two and slowly began to approach Kumagawa, looking quite cold and serious. His Divine Reflection glowing with a demonic charm as he stared straight at the laughing man.

A few moments later, Kumagawa finally stopped laughing and looked up at Zenkichi with a wide, unhinged smirk.

"Kumagawa..."

"Zenkichi..."

The two continued staring at each other for a solid minute.

And just as Medaka decided to walk towards them, the two suddenly began to exchange a single blow at each other.

A fist from Zenkichi.

A huge screw from Kumagawa.

Another battle pulls Zenkichi in, what will be the consequences?

....

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