1st round begins (part 1)

The second day went over in a flash. I was just adapting to the usage of magic and was trying to see how far I can get with my skills at this moment. I learned that I can use electricity to strengthen my normal attacks like kicks and punches but the consumption was no joke.

On my third day I noticed something horrible, I was at a store to buy some food and stuff and when I wanted to pay with my card it got declined. The money I buyd the knifes with was everything I had so now I'm quite fucked, I had no food in my apartment and no money and I didn't really wanna sell my body so I need to endure it till the tournament begins.

On my way out to train a bit I saw the landlord in front of the building. He was someone who often helped me when I was in really bad times, like let me pay the rent later or give me some food when I had none. He looked at me with a straight face and said:

"Takao when are you going to pay the rent this month? Payday was two days ago."

"I'm sorry Karashima-san, I'm not in a good financial state. I can't pay you right now, would it be okay if I do it a bit later"

"Why not, but then the full sum. Did you already eat something?"

"No but thanks for reminding."

"Here take this."

He gave me a bag full of vegetables and a bit of meat.

"I'm really thankful for it but I can't take it, I already received so much from you please take it back."

"don't think about things like this just take it and be happy."

He said with a smile before going into the building. I still stood there with the bag and a shocked face. Would he really be sad if I were to die tommorow. The more I thought about it the more I got scared, what if the tournament wasn't real,What if everything that happened was just a hallucination. These questions appeared in my head and wouldn't leave I was already scared enough but now I had to deal with mental problems the fuck is this.

I went into my room to put the food in the refrigerator and heading straight outside again. My plan today was to look if I was capable to shoot the electricity like a real magic attack. When I reached the alley I saw a few high schoolers beating up another High schooler. I hid behind the corner and listened to their conversation.

"Why did you tell the teachers that we were smoking behind the school. Why didn't you just minded your own business."

One of them said while the other two were beating him up. The kid who got beaten lost his balance and fell onto the ground. The kid who said that earlier knelt down and grabbed his head to look him in the eyes...

" If you ever do this shit again we won't be this merciful, let's go."

They went away.

The kid was still laying there for about 10 minutes before standing up and going away. You are probably wondering why I didn't help him like a normal person would do, because I'am a bit different, I was also getting bullied in high school for being poor or something and in my time there was never a person who came to help so why should I? I think that if a person doesn't want to get bullied he or she himself has to do something with his own power, I never had that kind of power and still don't have it I remember the times when I cried in school or skipped school because I was too scared to go there just to be humiliated again and again and again, I went to every teacher in my school but no one wanted to help me. My parents never even asked how I got injured or why my books were destroyed. Because of situations like these my mental health was completely fucked till this day, whenever I get to be humiliated even if it was just a bit it always throws me back to these times.

I started to concentrate the electro magic in my hand and just pushed my hand straightforward. Nothing happened. After a few trys I nearly gave up but the last try surprised me, the only thing I had to do was imagining how the magic is being released from the palm of my hand even the Form of the attack had the same like I imagined it. I also tried to release it from different parts of my body, but only my feet could do it, it was like I was kicking the magic it felt like shooting a ball.

[WARNING! TOO MUCH MANA IS BEING USED! BODY COULD FAINT! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK]

Wow my magic is just too low. I still had like 23 hours till the tournament began so I just went up my room and cooked the food I was given earlier, took a bath and went to bed which was weird because it was still 9pm.

When I woke up at 10am I looked at the timer, I still had like 10 hours. The tournament would be at 8pm near the sunset, it was still July so the days were longer. I still need some dark colored pants bacause the hoo...

[Warning! New rule has been added

Show details]

I clicked on it.

[Rules:

1. No teamwork

2. Don't tell anyone or you will get the penalty of going back in time

3. You have to wear the gray hoodie who we will provide you with.

4. You have to wear a blank mask who we will provide you with.

More rules coming...]

A mask? A fucking mask? Am I supposed to run around like an idiot? The fuck? Nevermind I found some black pants who were buried in my closet. I wanted to get some fresh air so I was preparing to go for a jog. Infront of my room there was a bag with vegetables, meat and an note...

-please pay your rent and eat healthy

~Karashima

Wow he gave me some food again I was really grateful for it. I put them again in the refrigerator and went on a jog. After I got home I read some mangas on my phone and prepared my (maybe) last dinner minced beef with vegetables after that I took my (maybe) last bath and sat down. It was 7pm so there was still an hour left I was so nervous I couldn't sit normal, but wait a second where is my hoodie or my mask. I had my black pants already on but the other two were missing. After 45 minutes of looking on the rule windows and other things a message popped up.

[Your Hoodie and Mask will now be sent]

Then somehow the mask and hoodie literally just spawned out of nowhere. I put them on and was so nervous there were still 13 minutes left, I looked at my skills, my stats and my knifes WHO I NEARLY FORGOT ON MY DESK!!! And just a minute passed I really need to go to a therapist after this, I think my brains is malfunctioning. Oh man the nervousness is gonna kill me. The another message popped up...

[5 minutes left before the start of the tournament! Please be ready]

I waited for these last minutes to go outside. I stood there nervously and looked at the timer.

[Countdown to the start of the tournament:

0 days, 0 hours, 3 minutes, 42 seconds]

I quickly went to the dark alley so no one could see me while I put the mask on. Everything was ready my knifes and bandages in my small backpack and I was a bit calmer than before.

A window popped up...

[5]

[4]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[1st round begins]

[minimap unlocked]

Minimap? They didn't said anything about a Minimap.

"Open Minimap"

A map of the city was infront of me with like 50 - 60 red dots, I think that these are other participants. One dot was moving really fast and even in my direction. FUCK!!! Someone's is pushing me I could hear some loud foot steps behind me. When I turned around there was Someone standing with the same clothes as me.

"HAHAHA!!! MY FIRST PREY COME TO ME YOU SMALL FRY"

He sounded like some crazy serial killer. He pulled an katana shaped weapon out and pointed it at me...

"BE READY! HERE I COME"

He sprinted in my direction but with water magic on his feet. He aimed for my head but I dodged it last second, he still managed to kick me to into the wall...

"cough... cough..."

There came a bit blood out of my mouth. I stood up and...

[Another participant has attacked you]

No shit sherlock...

I pulled out my knife and charged at him with electricity. He activated his water magic and also charged at me, but he was a bit slower than me. I dodged his attack easily and stabbed him right in his stomach. I jumped back to observe the situation, there was so much blood coming out of him. He held his stomach and shouted...

"YOU BASTARD, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!"

he charged again but I just stood still. Right before his katana touched me he lost consciousness and dropped. I looked at him and my Mind was going crazy. I just killed someone. Why was all of this happening? Why me? What did I do?

[Match ended! Winner: Takao miyama

Congratulations]

...

[Power of gluttony can now be used]

What...

To be continued...