An Anomaly's Life Inside A Galge is Seriously too harsh for me!

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Gray/Matsuri POV:

a few minutes prior after waking up.

Inside a dark black world in a ruined circular dome, in the midst of it, is a woman faced back, all that could be seen is her wavy peach blonde long hair.

"Gray-san, I have always L--"

*Crack, Breaks*

and with the dark world being slowly dissappearing with a cracking noise just like the sound of brittle glass, it then proceeds to shatter to broken pieces.

"Gah!! Haahh... Hahh...what was that!?"

I accidentally shouted while I was unconsciously spaced out with a mix of some pain behind it.

I was still in my room with Tofu worriedly looking at me.

Everytime I repeatedly try to space out to remember my dream, I just get the same result of glass shattering and a woman on her back not willing to show her face.

But I have realized one thing.

I have realized, The memories that are actually inside my head right now are surely true.

I can't seem to put my finger on it but I can Confidently say all of it is true.

and judging from the events that happened in my memories. I have a feeling that all of it is bound to occur again.

to tell the truth. I don't want any of it to happen but I can only prepare for the worst if it does

"Alright, Tofu please bring me some paper and pen while I wash up, I'm making a bunch of letters before going to the Academy"

"Nupyon?"

Tofu seemed confused at first with a face wondering on what the things I ordered him to get was for, but he just decided to follow up my orders anyway with a nod. so cute.

I then started to write fastly while minding the time.

"And with these letters done, I could get a little bit piece of mind even if those things were to happen...next up to the Vanity Shop"

I quickly put on my uniform before classes would start and immediately ran to buy the things on my mind before the InterClass Tournament would start.

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I have prepared myself for the worst and if all is still not enough, I just hope that no one dies.

walking inside the classroom by opening the sliding door, I Immediately saw Beatrice...no.

"In my memories, She's supposed to be--"

as I ran inside the classroom towards her direction, With open arms, I immediately hug her.

"Flavo..."

"Fu-hau~!! G-Gray-san?!!!"

"Oi Look at that!"

"Wait why is the Princess hugging that Commoner!"

"Nooo! My love has died before it even started!!!?"

as our classmates started to make a racket, I didn't care nor budge an inch, I just tightened my warm embrace on her thin womanly body.

I myself don't understand why I'm doing this, I was really angry at her yesterday, but when I saw her as I entered the door.

Overflowing emotions Immediately succumbed unto me and for some reason I just couldn't control myself.

when I saw the memories from that dream...I was somehow in her point of view. I could somehow hear her inner thoughts.

Yeah...that's right, I actually remember her bold confession in that dream.

I don't know if it's actually true or not because I could only hear the words of coversations in her Point of view, I couldn't see the two people she was talking to.

but she was somewhat talking to a female voice inside her head and one male voice that somehow sounded similar to mine. well just like I said though, I don't know if it's true or not. but for now...

As I hugged her more tightly and dearly in a warm embrace, My lips accidentally collided with her forehead.

"Noooo! That jerk Gray!!!"

"I hope you get struck by lightning a million times!"

"Son of a b*tch!!!"

"Gyaaah!!! My puri puri pretty angelic angel has been tainted!!!"

These jealous bastards are making too much of a big deal out of this...

Flavo then mumbles with a small voice only I who was hugging her could hear.

"mnnng~ Gray-san im r-really happy but please do this when we are both A-alone, it's too embarassing here....."

with a groan, she then looked up at me, with a pink worriedly flushed face and watery eyes.

She's so damn cute that I had the feeling of almost wanting to sweep her off her feet and go somewhere to privately make out.

wait no, what the hell am I thinking?!

*tak*

*pan*

I then heard a loud bash on their table desk and a crisp stomp on the floor in a rhythm.

A-ah that's right, I haven't apologized to the both of them yet for leaving class yesterday in an arrogant manner.

I then explained myself to Latina, Levi and the three again whilst also apologizing to everyone in a cutesy manner to fix the class atmosphere.

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"Now then Children, Since we have 6 Apprentices Absent today, there will be 23 pairs of fights that will happen..."

The pairing system like this also happened in my dream...

...

"And She Wins the First Match Folks! I repeat! Princess Beatrice wins the First Match!!!"

Beatrice also one sidedly won by fighting Takeru in my dream...

...

"I wiv wup...pleash no mwor..."

Latina mercilessly beating up Theodore also happened...

...

"W-Winner, Nino of Class 1-Solette!!!"

Nino also beating Isabella happened...

...

and as the Tournament went on, Latina, Levi, Beatrice were now the Semi finalists, just like in my dream.

Of course I was also a semi-finalist by beating up my opponents with ease.

but, now that It all really did happen...

Yeah thats right, Everything happened, and no doubt all of what I saw will also surely do.

"The Majin Attack..."

I don't know what happened after that, I just remember to the point of me fainting and waiting at the shelter with the others...

Oh, and I also removed the [Weakening Talisman] on me already.

I was standing on the Colossem Grounds, any minute now she will also arrive...

"G-gray-san..."

"!"

My shoulders suddenly jumped in surprise by hearing her voice that came from behind, I also turn around and look at her.

Just like In my dream, there was Beatrice, she was also wearing a PE uniform(AMM) but the color of the sword emblem on her left chest had a blue color embedded on it, wearing tight and short blue shorts that reached her thigh, and a well endowed bossom that heightened her curvacious shape more when wearing the Academy Magic Armor(AMM)

so this was now my first friend and techincally childhood friend in this world...wait, huh?

"So you finally remembered me...I thought you forgot about...hicu..."

The Graceful and Elegant princess, had tears dripping down from her eyes, and stood there with a crying face like a chihuahua's

"Wait, wait why are you crying!?"

"B-because yesterday you...sniffle...looked so M-mad at me...hicu"

"No, I'm not mad, I'm fine now so stop crying, okay?"

"N-nyow!" (No)

"Why not?!"

"hicu...Because you forgot our promise...Y-you said you would immediately come find me! Gray-san you stupido!"

she then weakly punches on my chest repeatedly like a kid throwing a tantrum

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that...but can you stop crying now, the crowd is starting to look at me suspiciously..."

"Nyow!" (No)

"Again, Why?!"

"Im...sniffle...just so Happy that you finally remembered me..sniffle"

why. are. you. so. CUTE!!!

she's so cute that if she were to confess to me right now I would Gladly say 'Yes' without a second to waste.

as more of the crowd started to look our way instead of the fights, she then wiped her tears and with an exhale, she composed herself, now she's back to her usual princess mode.

"Well then, Gray-san forgive me but I need to go, I have some business to attend to"

"Yeah sure but why are you so stiff again? and why are you looking at the floor while talking to me?"

"B-because im too Embarassed right now..."

"O-oh, sure then you can go..."

With a corteous bow, she then proveeds to Leave.

so that explains the still red face and ears, well I already know that she harbors romantic feelings for me just Like Latina and Levi.

and now that I think about it, The three of them are really extremely beautiful women that their kind of faces could be counted with two hands back on my previous world. thinking that such women loves me, actually makes me also slightly Embarassed too.

But...I dont think I can date any of them yet...

not until I get stronger, until I get the strength to easily topple over the Majin that are incoming.....

Yes, for now I need get stronger.

""Haaaah""

two women then shouted their battle cry while fighting

Oops, I didn't notice earlier that Levi and Latina were already fighting...hmmm

"ah, this is the part Levi win's...but that power Latina shows clearly looks like she's the one winning though..."

as I watched Latina and Levi's match, it was now at the deciding moment.

"wait...I know that Levi win's this round......if so...ehehe"

A perfect plan then starts to brew up on my mind.

I stand up, breathe in and shout in a loud voice

"Everyone Start Placing your bets! Star Jules and Gold Coins Only!"

The Apprentices and Some of the Academy Staff then quickly looked at me. I could also somehow see Kiriha senpai in the background sighing while massaging her forehead and the loli baba Cornellia glaring at me more intensely

"I place my bet on Latina For 10 Star Jules!"

"I place my bet on Latina-chan For 500 Gold!"

"I place my bet on Goddess Latina-sama For 150 Star Jules"

"I place my bet on Student Leviathan For 20 Star Jules and Student Latina For 80 Star Jules"

as the bets of Students and Teachers kept coming, some also placed their bets on Levi who looked like on the losing side, but of course they also bet on Latina with a higher bid.

looking at their greedy grins, I can't believe getting rich was actually this easy.

and as almost all the bets were finished, I can count that the people who placed bets have reached no less than 500

*Boom*

now, according to my dream, after this dust cloud clears, the winner will be seen standing in the middle...

kukuku, time to shine then~

*Clears throat*

"Eh-em, I place my bet for Leviathan With 5000 Star Jules and 50,000 Gold!!!"

"What?!"

"Is he Crazy?!"

"What an absurd Bastard?!"

"What an Idiot"

"Oi look! it's the Honours Student!"

Yeah, Yeah down me all you want, at the end of the day all your money will come to me~

and just like in my dream...

as the dust starts to clear, In the middle, there was Levi standing with her feet that were both trembling while Latina was on the ground with dizzy and circle like eyes.

The Levi that stood there with grazes that looked sexy in her PE uniform was undoubtedly beautiful, some parts that were exposed in the white shirt of her's had minor wounds that were bleeding like her hands and feet but she still stood there tall and proudly, she then looked towards my direction, smiled and made a peace sign.

I also made a money sign to answer to her confidence.

"Winner of the first semi-final match, Leviathan!!!"

"Noooooo!!!"

"I've become...p-poor?"

"Refund! Please refund!!!"

all the students that placed bids were now screaming in Agony, but those who placed bids on both Levi and Latina got their money back but only a little potion of it, so they were still in despair.

"I'm rich Gyahahaha"

I then laughed and shouted at all of the people who paced bets in a provocative manner.

"Gray you Shameless bastard!"

"Return our Money you Commoner!"

"Huh? why am I hearing some flies buzzing near my ear~"

"I want to kill that guy!"

"you knave!!!"

"Gyahahahah Shut up you stupid brats, You're all just jealous cause I'm really rich now~"

"Fuck you! I will remember this!"

"That guy is too much!"

"Hey Gray aren't we friends, come on share some of those to your buddy~"

"Huh? who the hell are you?"

no seriously, who the hell is this guy?

"Gray, Im actually your long lost son!"

then how come your the same age as me?

"My brother is actually sick and I can't pay for the Hospital bills, but if it's Gray-sama he would help us poor people~"

I would gladly help the poor and unfortunate but didn't you say in class that you were an only child?

"Donating to the poor like us help's the World become a better place!"

Yes of course it would surely help but why did I see you pocket your gold chains and jewelries just now?

wait wait! ain't no way I'm doing charity!

"Who is the shameless bastard now you shameless bastards!"

Luckily I wasn't near the Spectators seats but on the Colosseum Ground

"Noo Gray we were friends weren't we--"

"Father! It's me--"

"My poor baby brother is about to die--"

as the people were trying to curry favor towards me, I just feign ignorance and act like they don't exist.

now that I have a staple amount of currency...maybe I should also buy an [Adam's Apple] later...

I sold my drops that I got from Damoisele Del Lac Labrynth Earlier to buy some things to help me with the upcoming majin aftack which resulted to me having no more star jules left.

to be honest, those 5000 Star Jules that I bet were just a fluke, I actually didn't have a single Star Jules.

but now, from 0 to 10,000 Star Jules and gold from 50,000 to 100,000 would really help me a lot...

But an Adam's Apple at the level.1 version costs 10,000 star jules so If I buy one, I'd Immediately return to being poor...

"Haah"

I look at the time and see the Match between me and Beatrice is about to Begin.

I then ready myself for the Majin attack.

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Beatrice Un'De Giallo POV:

"Now, Let's welcome her majesty, she who....--"

While the Master of the Ceremony introduce my entry, I slowly walk towards the middle of the Colosseum where the rendezvous between me and Gray-san shall happen and Spar, but. for some reason, I suddenly remember the way he hugged me earlier.

It caught me by surprise, he suddenly walked towards me in the classroom without saying anything and enveloped me in his warm embrace.

In the nine years I haven't seen him, he had grown taller and more handsome, his toned physique had became sturdier, his body was hard as a stone but yet it was so comforting, it was so warm, the only similarity I can detail him with how he is now and the him in the past is the Strawberry scent he has.

just by that single hug made all my sufferings in my childhood feel worth it. he made me feel as if I was the most precious thing in the world, he gave me a very dearly hug.

but more than that, Gray-san, He......actually kissed my forehead!

No, I think it was accidental but still...just with that I could already hear my heart pounding wildly even without me checking.

I'm happy now that we've reconciled and have finally reunited, and if the result of this match shall be in my favour. If I win against him...

I'll do it, I shall finally Proclaim my love for him.

-after I win that is.

"And now, Let's all Welcome the Honours Student, the Number 1 among the 1st years, The Crowd Proclaimed Scammer, His name, is Gray!"

""Booooo!""

almost 90% of the crowd then started booing him.

a-as expected of Gray-san, already making a name for himself, even though it's actually infamous.....but atleast his identity is now known better...wait isn't he actually famous already? since he made that provoking speech at the opening ceremony? Haaa. Dear me, I worry about his future.

"Umm Contender Gray? where are you? Apprentice Gray~?"

as the M.C continued to call him throughout the Colosseum, he still isn't showing himself, he was here just a minute ago but now he's nowhere to be seen.

I turn to look at Latina-san And Leviathan-san and they also seem rather clueless, there was also a mocha haired person that was suposed to be in the Clinic due to fainting with the two women he is acquainted with.

"Did that Idiot hide with his tail between is legs?"

"Gahahaha I knew he was just a fraud, no.1 my arse, he just somehow cheated his scores"

"Yeah I know right~"

many people then started slandering Gray-san and calling him names, only his friends that were counted by the fingers were the ones defending him by arguing with the others...and yet I who had known him for Nine years already is powerless in this situation.

No, how dare they slander him, They can slander and disrespect me but they shall never ever, slander my Prince.

*TAK!*

I then condense my mana on my right heel of my feet then stomp in the middle of the colosseum, pouring out all my mana on all sides of the surroundings until it could envelope the entire Colosseums dome.

as one pair of my Earrings Glowed into a bright blinding gold color, I then Proclaim in a loud volume that could reach even the Heavens.

"All of those who continues to Denounce and Shame Gray-san's name shall be beheaded by my own sword and become it's rust!!!"

and with my declaration, the mob had finally turned quiet. but suddenly--

*Shatter*

the shield surrounding the dome of the Colosseum was shattered and Creatures known as Demon-kin then started infiltrating through the hole in the sky.

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Gray/Matsuri POV:

I just got back from buying an [Adam's Apple] from the Vanity shop, and as I came back

*TAK*

"All of those who continues to Denounce and Shame Gray-san's name shall be beheaded by my own sword and become it's rust!!!"

*Doki*

Eh? I feel that my heart just throbed into a doki sound...what the hell was that...proclaiming that in front of the crowd...

I then realized that my body somehow turned hot and my heart was already beating like crazy.

Nah, no way, this is just because of the Oppresive mana that Beatrice poured out with her mighty stomp, right?

*Shatter*

"and again, it has begun..."

With the Mana shield around the Colosseum shattering, The Majin, just like in my Dream started to pour in.

[The Demon-kin have breached the Colosseum]

The Giant floating board then announced itself

"This is not a drill! Everyone! as an Order directly from the Academy Headmaster, Teachers will guide the First years while the other staff are all allowed to Deploy and Engage in combat without holding back, the first year students, Please run and get sheltered quickly with us, I repeat this is not a drill!"

A teacher then Announced using the Mic.

I see Beatrice who was still in the middle looking up at the descending Majin.

just like in the dream...but this time, I have made counter measures.

as the Students like Latina, Levi and the others had been evacuated. the group of Majin that numbered to no less than fifty were now all in one area. some Staff then Immediately engaged with them but this time, the academy teachers and Staff numbered less than how I remembered.

*Clak*

And there he is, the Dark cloaked Majin, walking towards Beatrice towards the middle, just like I remember.

I then changed my clothing to my Casual Clothes, and Covered my whole body in my trusty [Shadow Curtain], I also Equipped some leather bandoliers on My waist.

"System, Status board"

[Gray De Bernardino]

-Level 11[1 Star]

[Status Board]!

Atk:60

Hp:69

Def:34

Spd:66

Stamina:90

Magic:10

Attribute Points:54 (24+30)

"Invest half of Attribute points to Stamina and half to Speed"

[Gray De Bernardino]

-Level 11[1 Star]

[Status Board]!

Atk:60

Hp:69

Def:34

Spd:84

Stamina:117

Magic:10

Attribute Points:0

"Alright then, Beatrice, This Time. I solemnly swear...I will Save you!"

[Skill]!

[Shunpo:Blinking Steps]!

[Activate]!

[Movemement Speed: +17%]

*fwoosh*

"Gray-san, Why are you still here?!"

just within a moment I was now In front of Beatrice who I was supposed to Spar in the Tournament with.

"This Time around, I'll never lose you again!"

"W-what are you saying in this situation you stupido?!"

"Shush, He's coming!"

*Clak, Clak*

with each step the Cloaked majin takes, the pressure rises...but somehow, I dont feel scared, despite knowing that I'm not even a match in front of it. maybe its because of me already experiencing it.

"Hahh...Hahh...ahhh..."

but somehow, Beatrice who clearly just felt this for the first time unlike in the dream was trembling.

"!"

I held her hand to calm her down, she was shaking uncontrollably but finally stopped.

"G-Gray-san...p-please run, I'll divert it's attention to me somehow so that you can safely Escape!"

"Shut up Flavo! I'm not leaving you ever again!"

"Gray-san..."

*Clak, Clak*

"Flavo, that cloaked Majin straight ahead has a companion hiding, please flank him, but be careful..."

"Un"

with a nod she then follows my heed and ran along sidewards trying to circle the cloaked majin while holding a stance with her rapier.

*Clak, Clak*

but the Majin, unlike in my dream who targeted Beatrice, was now walking straight towards me

*Fwooophoo*

I then flap my [Shadow Curtain] on the air, reached on my waist then threw a bunch throwing knife.

*Tank! Tink! Clank!*

The sound of multiple metallic sounds colliding then verberated through the Colosseum.

"I knew it..."

just like the fragments in my dream...the Majin who was throwing the things that looked like blacksmoke, they were throwing knives.

I continued to reach on my waist and the cloaked Majin then bent a little, and reached behind his back.

"Shall we see who's Faster!!!?"

I shouted at the cloaked majin, and it just might be my imagination but it looked like his head flinched a little.

I then threw Throwing Knives at him non-stop with fast and precise movements.

*Tink! Clink! Clank!*

but as I kept throwing, the Cloaked Majin also did the same, every knife that I threw were retaliated perfectly by the throwing knives he also threw.

time went on, nonstop sounds of metal colliding with each other repeatedly verberated, and every second we both even threw faster, but it just kept being a steady deadlock. the knives between us could then be counted from hundreds now.

and Beatrice who is also behind the cloaked majin with a little distance between them tried to ambush the cloaked Majin, but as I predicted, A black furred Lion with a Katana on its mouth then started to take a physical form behind the cloaked Majin.

*Clink! Clink! Clank!*

The throwing knife fight between the two of us was still going on but I started to notice earlier that I was now running out of knives, and with this one last knife on my hand being the final one. I preprared for the worst.

"Beatrice come back right now!"

Beatrice who was also having a steady fight with the Lion, quickly followed my order and ran back and hid behind me without questions.

*Tink!*

and with the Last knife I have finally colliding with the knife the Majin threw, I started to lose a little hope, I thought that if I stopped throwing knives the majin would also stop but instead, he just continued throwing.

And now that knives that numbered from 20-30 were flying towards me and Beatrice were in bound, I went in front of Beatrice and Shield her.

"Dammit why are they still not here!!!"

I then turned back and hug Beatrice to atleast shield Her from the incoming Knives.

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh*

sounds of a metal stick being swung circularly and blocking the knives could then be heard.

"Finally..."

Three people were now somehow in front of me and Beatrice.

"Oya oya, this looks really fun dont'cha two think so too~"

A woman who stood at the middle of the other two, with spiky orange-blonde hair tied to a knot from the back, wearing a golden headband on the forehead, a gold sweater with red cloud like designs that isn't even worn correctly, with a frivolous and haughty way of speaking, and a red pole staff with golden rims on its ends resting horizontally on her shoulders...

"Senpai, please don't act too crazy this time, You might give my sister a trauma"

A man with slicked back blonde hair with a little fringe on his bangs on the left side, a musket pointed at the enemy, and that siscon way of speaking...someone who I have somehow met with in my dream...

"Gray-kun, are you hurt? don't worry now, we will protect you."

a familiar straight long black hair, a white hairpin on her equal cut bangs and a Katana on her waist ready to be released from it's scabbard, and that comforting sound of her voice.

"Hey bastarded Kouhai, so you were the one who sent that letter huh..."

and behind me was a loli with familiar dirty blonde shoulder length hair, red eyes and a chest as flat as her back, and that arrogant manner of speaking towards me, she was holding a staff that were used to support the other characters in the game.

"so you were a support type huh...you loli baba"

"hmph!"

Heavy marching footsteps could then be heard from behind, some were holding a red banner and some with their own respective weapon of choice, they all numbered atleast 50.

*Dug! Dug! Dug!"

and they all had one similarity...

"Lucinda Mon Callisto, 4th seat of The 13 Zodiacs! Acting President of The Student Disciplinary Brigade~"

"Artemis Mapelli Un'De Giallo, 10th seat of the 13 Zodiacs! Treasurer of The Student Disciplinary Brigade!"

"Kiriha Tendou, 9th seat of the 13 Zodiacs! Vice President of The Student Disciplinary Brigade!"

I read from the wiki that this was one of the most badass scenes that happened through the whole game...

"All right men! As our dear Prez. is still away, we're gonna protect the Academy in his stead~"

"""Yes, Acting President!!!"""

and the similarity? it's that they all had red armbands tied on their left arms.

"Now then, Lets Wreak Havoc! Student Disciplinary Brigade! Charge!"

The War between the Strongest shield of the Academy and the Strongest Species of demons had now Engaged.

~Chapter End~