Revive
"That guy is…"
"Hey, nice to see you again, Tsutomu. And Hiroyuki."
"We came here in person. You should be thankful."
There are three men in front of us.
The man on the right is a little shorter than me and skinny. He swept his hair back and wore glasses.
The man in the middle looked mature as if he were really a student and had a beard. He was a big man that I who is 175cm tall need to look up, with arms like logs.
And the man on the left, for some reason, holds an iron pipe in his right hand and has brown and long hair. He wasn't as big as the big guy in the middle, but his arms were muscular enough to handle me with ease.
"You guys…"
Even Mr. Nabeshima, who is physically very able and skilled, flinched a little when he saw them.
"Shūhei, be careful. They are dangerous."
"I know it. The man in the middle is the same class as Kazuhiro."
"Oh, what was your name again. Anyway, thank God the rest of the scum got together here. Saved us the trouble of looking for you."
The big man in the middle started cracking his knuckles.
"Ryūichi Atami…"
"Oh, you know my name? Were you proud of me?"
"Who would be stupid enough to admire you?"
I don't know why I said it in a way that provoked the opponent.
"Huh, anyway. I want you guys to die. You guys have less in number, just give up."
We all took a step back.
"Do you think you guys are able to run away from us? Haha."
The blonde glasses put his hand on Ryūichi's shoulder and said.
"Hiroshi…"
"So, he is a middle school student?"
I asked Hiroyuki, who was standing next to me.
"Yes. He is Hiroshi Munakata. He used to be a very smart and an honor student, but that high school student took a liking to him and his behavior deteriorated. Now he's the brain of that high school student."
"The another student is Mikado Konoe, who is same class as me. Normally, he is quiet and studies hard, but one day he became bored with his own life. And once he started hanging out with Ryūichi, he…"
Tsutomu joined the conversation.
"So the source of both is that Ryūichi. He is really dangerous. His physical ability is monstrous, but he has done karate, american football, baseball, kendo, and many other things. I heard a rumor that if you fight with that guy, he's eventually going to break your neck. And he's a repeat violator with stealing, drinking, driving without a license."
"There were a few others who were intrigued by Ryūichi and got involved in wrongdoing. That charisma of his is truly eye-opening. Anyway, you can't go head-to-head with these guys, they'll just crush you."
Mr. Nabeshima held a knife that was by his side.
"Then, what shall we do?"
Hiroyuki asked me.
When I was struggling for an answer,
"Hey. We humans aren't supposed to kill humans."
Tsutomu's voice was a little hoarse.
"What are you talking about. You heard the broadcast, right? There is no punishment for humans killing each other."
"But we have no intention of killing you."
No matter how many arguments we made, their attitude never changed.
"Well, I don’t know. We don’t believe anybody. Moreover, you guys are an enemy team. It’s right to annihilate the enemy."
"Damn, they don’t listen to us."
If easy prey lies before them, it is only natural in the animal kingdom that they pursue it to the ends of the earth.
"Are you guys the ones who died once and came back to life?"
I asked gently. I tried to divert the topic and buy some time, thinking I'd use this interval to figure out a way out of this crisis.
"Yeah, me and Mikado died in the first game, Hiroshi the second."
Ryūichi answered without holding back.
"But we were coming back to life this way. I guess this is a gift from heaven. Moreover, this time it is a killing game. When it comes to a simple fight to the death, we're invincible."
Mikado continued with great enthusiasm.
"Well, let’s stop chatting. Hurry up and die!"
Ryūichi in the middle shouted and Mikado jumped out at the same time.
"Die…"
Mikado raised the iron pipe with all his might.
"Everybody, go!"
Pushing the three of us down, Mr. Nabeshima caught that iron pipe.
"We cannot do that!"
"Hurry up and go. Are you going to ruin the will of others?"
With Mr. Nabeshima's cry, I suddenly thought of those who had died.
"Thank you, teacher!"
I pulled Hiroyuki and Tsutomu by both hands and tried to go out the window.
"Haha, you can't run away from us. Ryūichi is the fastest runner in this school."
"I will crush you one by one."
Ryūichi began to take steps.
"Damn, it’s better to get away from here. Both of you run!"
I pulled them both out the window.
For now we have to run away. For everyone's sake.
