Classroom of the Elite Vol.7 Chap 1 OLD vs. NEW
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Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Ryuuen Kakeru’s Soliloquy
Ryuuen Kakeru’s Soliloquy
IT WAS SOON AFTER STARTING elementary school that I realized I was abnormal.
IT WAS SOON AFTER STARTING elementary school that I realized I was abnormal.
I found a large snake on a class field trip. I wasn’t afraid of being bitten. Some students watched with great interest from a safe distance, some were scared, and still others couldn’t care less. Most, however, wanted the snake to die. Even the adults panicked, crying out for someone to help.
I found a large snake on a class field trip. I wasn’t afraid of being bitten. Some students watched with great interest from a safe distance, some were scared, and still others couldn’t care less. Most, however, wanted the snake to die. Even the adults panicked, crying out for someone to help.
So, I grabbed a big rock and bashed in the snake’s head.
So, I grabbed a big rock and bashed in the snake’s head. I might have gotten bit, but I wasn’t afraid of that.
My classmates screamed, and the teachers were frenzied. I didn’t really care. I wasn’t trying to be a hero by destroying the snake everyone feared; I just didn’t see the need to be afraid of it.
My classmates screamed, and the teachers were in a panic. I didn’t really care. I wasn’t trying to be a hero by destroying the snake everyone feared; I just didn’t see the need to be afraid of it.
I learned something about myself that day.
I learned something about myself that day.
The moment an enemy succumbs, I feel a huge rush of adrenaline. Fear and pleasure are two sides of the same coin to me; violence rules the world, and the effectiveness of your own particular brand of violence determines what you accomplish. The snake’s death was my first unshakeable victory, and the sight of its demolished corpse gave me such pleasure.
The moment an enemy succumbs, I feel a huge rush of adrenaline. Fear and pleasure are two sides of the same coin to me; violence rules the world, and the effectiveness of your own particular brand of violence determines what you accomplish. The snake’s death was my first unshakeable victory, and the sight of its flattened corpse gave me such pleasure.
The fact remains, however, that people are hostile toward those they sense are different from them. I’ve had many enemies since that day, both internal and external. Even so, I’m never afraid. I enact violence, and one by one, my foes all surrender to my overwhelming might.
The fact remains, however, that people are hostile toward those they sense are different from them. I’ve had many enemies since that day, both internal and external.
There was just one problem, and it grew as I did. It became increasingly difficult for me to feel pleasure. I was bored. Bored because no one could fulfill my dearest wish—to be overthrown.
Even so, I was never afraid. All I thought about was how to get revenge, and how to turn the tables on my enemies. Eventually, they would all bow to me. Those who possess an unparalleled capacity for violence are truly the elite.
There was just one problem, and it grew as I did. It became increasingly difficult for me to feel pleasure.
I was bored. Bored because no one could fulfill my dearest wish—to be overthrown.
Perhaps I’d only meet my match in death.
Perhaps I’d only meet my match in death.