Another World Mall

"This… This is… Jay has finally struck back!" Utaha gasped. "Despite all the overwhelming power we have seen from Yasen, Jay has managed to turn around the situation and strike him back."

Principal Vhalor frowned. "This is unexpected. I have never thought that Jay is able to unleash all that high-level technique. Do you perhaps know anything?" His glance shifted to Hana.

Hana shook her head. "Not really. All I know is that he is the vice captain. Even someone as strong as Christina can't get that title. Clovis' eyes might be better than mine, so there must be a reason for Clovis to choose him as his vice captain."

Principal Vhalor closed his eyes. Unlike the other participants, the principal noticed something that Jay had while the others didn't. It was the sense of responsibility.

Even Erwin claimed he could be a better vice captain because he had the skills and techniques to do it. However, Jay remained as the vice captain because of one thing.

Responsibility. There was no one who had a sense of responsibility higher than Jay in the group. Even Clovis might lose despite being the captain.

That was why Clovis could lead the group confidently and remain decisive. He knew that if there was anything, his vice captain would be there for him. If he made any mistakes, Jay wouldn't hesitate to beat some sense into him.

It was because of this reason Clovis could place absolute trust in Jay.

"You…" Yasen gritted his teeth. He never thought he would be the one with the worst condition. This couldn't go on, thought Yasen.

Without hesitation, Yasen charged forward and punched Jay straightforwardly.

Jay wanted to activate his Soft Sword to deflect the attack, but for some reason, the fist became blurry and arrived right in front of him before he realized it.

"!!!" Jay widened his eyes in shock. The moment he noticed the change, Jay was already flying toward the wall.

Bam!

"Gah." Jay spat out blood. He was confused for a moment, but soon understood what happened. In the end, all of them had taken a look at a few videos about their opponents.

Utaha became excited again. "There it is. The Blinking Boxing! This is the unique martial art that Yasen has. Blinking Boxing. According to the rumor, this Blinking Boxing has such a smooth movement that it feels like they're faster than they are, which, without their opponent realizing it, has already landed on them.

"Jay couldn't block the attack because of this. Yasen has once again gained the upper hand in the battle."

Jay broke free from the wall and looked at Yasen. "I see… That's what I should defeat, huh?"

Jay took a deep breath while wiping off the blood with the back of his hand.

This time, it was Jay's turn to charge forward. Yasen didn't plan to hold back anymore.

His movement started blinking again in Jay's vision, but that didn't stop him. It was as if Jay could actually see him perfectly, but for some reason, Jay's eyes actually stayed still, as though he didn't use them.

That was right, Jay actually didn't use it.

Ezekiel was the first one to notice what was going on. "This is… Don't tell me…"

Clovis just smiled.

'What's going on? This guy's smell suddenly changes… He looks like a beast this time…' Yasen frowned. However, it didn't stop him from punching Jay with the Blinking Boxing.

Just like the previous attack, Yasen's punch should have hit his sword and overwhelmed him before Jay could put up a proper stance.

But at the last second, Jay shifted his stance and took the punch head-on. The attack overwhelmed Jay and pushed him several meters back, but Jay blocked that attack. It wasn't with the Soft Sword, but Jay really did it as though he was able to see it coming.

"!!!" Yasen widened his eyes in shock.

"W-What?!" Principal Vhalor dropped his jaw, recognizing what Jay was doing. "How can this be?"

"Principal?" Utaha tilted her head in confusion, not understanding his reaction. She thought Jay was good to be able to block it, but that was it.

"Hahahaha. We did fight so many of them out there," Radric laughed while crossing his arms. "To think that this guy is one of them."

Ezekiel squinted his eyes. "The nature sense. He has acquired the nature sense? After fighting so many beasts, people tend to develop it. But… for a Tier 4 human like him…

"After fighting so many beasts, humans can start imitating the beasts themselves. They're developing such a natural stance that develops their beastly instinct. Basically, their instinct is heightened.

"Still, even though people can acquire it, it's not like there are a lot of people who have it. Only people above Tier 8 who have it." Ezekiel gasped. "How in the world… No, wait."

Ezekiel turned to Clovis. There was one more way to acquire it. And that was Clovis, specifically Clovis' partner, Reolf.

Clovis smiled. "Well, Jay's sense of responsibility is too high."

Because of that sense of responsibility, Jay, of course, tried to understand Reolf like how he understood Kanaria and the others. And during that time, Jay was exposed to Reolf's strength.

Unlike those who acquired it after fighting so many beasts, Jay got it through assimilation.

A possibility that wasn't supposed to happen, but it happened because of Clovis. And Jay was someone who proved that possibility.

Jay and Yasen exchanged several blows, but every time, Jay's movement became faster and sharper, as he started getting used to it. No, he was actually polishing his movement even more.

Jay could sense the incoming attack even more clearly. His eyes' only purpose was to see the general trajectory while his instinct told him the timing.

With the combination of those two, Jay actually fought Yasen's Blinking Boxing on equal ground.

No, he actually pushed him back.

Jay suddenly unleashed his sword strike, which overpowered Yasen because of that perfect timing.

Jay pointed his sword forward while smiling. "I have promised my best and oldest comrade to win. That's why I'm going to win."