Retribution for Sera
They say she hanged herself from the window frame.
All because of those bastards who tormented her.
I can’t even imagine how much she must have suffered. Just thinking about it makes me want to puke.
[She’s really dead????]
ㄴ[Wait, who’s Sera again?]
ㄴ[No clue]
[RedNightSky: Sera was one of the two students who got bullied last week, right?]
ㄴ[Ares: Yeah]
ㄴ[Ares: Doesn’t this piss you off like hell??]
[NightRat: If she’s dead, the real question is whether the event ended or just started]
ㄴ[Ares: You fucking asshole, someone died and you’re worried about the event???]
ㄴ[NightRat: Then the event matters more, you idiot. Your life’s on the line]
ㄴ[Ares: …Oh. Right]
ㄴ[Ares: No, wait. That’s not it]
ㄴ[Ares: Even if the event’s over, those bitches shouldn’t get to just enjoy school like nothing happened]
ㄴ[ForGlory: Why’s this guy suddenly so righteous?]
ㄴ[NightRat: So what are you gonna do?]
ㄴ[ForGlory: ???]
ㄴ[Ares: I’m gonna make them pay]
ㄴ[NightRat: How?]
ㄴ[Ares: Painfully]
I left Claire behind and headed straight for the dormitory.
Click.
I opened the drawer and grabbed the puppet doll, its magic still active. Then I made my way to the school building.
It was far too early for classes, but that didn’t matter. I’d get there first and wait. Until those bastards showed up.
“Morning~”
“Did you hear?”
“…Ah, the dorm?”
“It’s chaos. A murder happened and now this…”
I was the first to arrive in the classroom. Standing by the window, I watched the school gate.
Then they appeared.
Three girls I’d seen yesterday—short bob, ponytail, and long wavy hair—were chatting happily with two boys as they entered the grounds. Instead of heading inside, they naturally turned toward the backyard.
Click.
I stood up and left the classroom.
Step. Step. Step.
I followed them to the backyard. The early hour meant the halls were still empty—perfect for what I had in mind.
Yes. Payback.
Just how much had Sera suffered?
Rage boiled up inside me.
I walked through the quiet corridor and stepped into the backyard.
Step. Step. Step.
“…can’t. If you’re gonna die, at least do it somewhere else quietly, you fucking bitch.”
“She probably just wanted attention~”
In the shadows behind the building, five students stood gathered. I walked straight toward them without a word.
“Eek!”
One of the girls spotted me and screamed.
“Y-Y-Y-You! That pervert from yesterday! It’s him!”
“What…?”
The two boys turned to look at me. I didn’t recognize them—second-years, judging by their ties. They started walking toward me while the three girls watched with smug little smiles.
We met in the middle.
“Hey, what the hell? Get lost.”
One of them shoved my shoulder.
In that instant—
Grab.
“Huh—!”
Whoosh!
Crunch!
“H-Hey, f-fuck…”
I slammed the boy who shoved me into the ground with a shoulder throw. He didn’t get up. He just twitched.
“Y-Y-Y-You! Hold on!”
The second boy backed away, glancing at the girls. He looked like he was debating whether to run. But I couldn’t let him fetch a teacher, so I grabbed him.
“Ghk—!”
I slipped behind him, tripped him, and locked my arm around his neck. Ten seconds of pressure on the carotid artery and he went limp, unconscious.
Even monsters can faint while pretending to be human, apparently. Makes sense—Suicide Ghost died by suicide, after all. If you kill them while they’re mimicking humans, they probably revert to their true forms.
“Hey.”
“Eek!”
I stood up and walked toward the girls. With their protectors gone, their arrogant expressions crumbled. They huddled together in the corner like baby birds, clinging to each other as they stared at me.
When I got right in front of them, one started crying.
Scared?
Sera had been even more terrified.
“You heard? Sera’s dead.”
“I’m sorry…! I-I’m sorry…!”
“She hanged herself from the window frame.”
“We were wrong…! Please don’t kill us…!”
“What do you think? She died because of you three.”
“B-But that was suicide…”
The short-haired girl’s words made the other two panic and slap a hand over her mouth. She struggled in surprise.
The remaining two girls rushed to speak.
“We’re sorry! We didn’t know it would turn out like this!”
“T-That’s right…! We’ll apologize properly! We’re really sorry…!”
“……”
I looked at the crying girls and thought—
…Why are they apologizing to me?
They should be apologizing to someone else.
Yeah. These girls killed Sera.
So they had to pay the price.
I was going to make them suffer.
“Hey.”
I opened my mouth and grabbed the chest of the girl who had just claimed it wasn’t their fault.
“Mmph!”
The other two were still covering her mouth, so the sound came out muffled. They quickly let go in shock.
“Ah, d-don’t… Wait…”
Her face flushed with fear. I kept kneading her breast and spoke in a low voice.
“Come up to the rooftop during lunch. All three of you.”
“……”
“……”
“Ah, ngh, ah…”
One girl moaned. The other two just stared at me with trembling eyes.
I added one more thing, just in case.
“If you don’t show up… I’ll come find each of you in your dorms at night. One by one.”
“Eek…!”
“Think I won’t?”
“N-No…”
“Then you understand? Nod if you do.”
All three nodded frantically.
Once I confirmed it, I let go of the girl’s chest. She collapsed to the floor, clutching her chest and sobbing.
Yeah. That wasn’t nearly enough.
More painfully.
Just like what Sera went through.
If anyone’s got good ideas on how to make them suffer like hell, speak up.
[Hikikomori: Why are you so pissed;;]
ㄴ[Ares: Someone died and you’re not pissed??]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: Hng… but she was a monster…]
ㄴ[Ares: Then you’re not pissed that a monster died??]
ㄴ[This guy’s actually editing his own comments]
[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Did something happen to this guy…?]
ㄴ[LunchboxCollector: Something feels off…]
ㄴ[NightRat: It’s not off at all]
ㄴ[NightRat: You guys find ways to bully them too and post separately]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Why’s this guy like this too??]
ㄴ[ForGlory: Yeah, getting angry when someone dies is normal]
ㄴ[ForGlory: I’ll think about it and post if I get any good ideas]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: ???]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Ah, I see]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Then I’ll post after seeing what you guys come up with]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: Hmm, then me too]
ㄴ[Ares: Thanks. You guys are the only ones I can count on]
Everyone was furious.
Of course they were—someone had been bullied to death.
After that, I killed time browsing the Gallery. No good ideas had been posted yet, so I closed it and started thinking on my own.
Before I knew it, lunch had arrived.
“Ares, let’s eat. Hehe.”
Ellie came to find me. Right—today was supposed to be her turn.
“Sorry, Ellie.”
“Huh…?”
“I’ve got something urgent to take care of. Let’s eat together tomorrow instead?”
“…Is something wrong?”
She looked worried. I gently patted her head and spoke softly.
“No, it’s not a bad thing. …Actually, I’m trying to do something good.”
“R-Really…?”
“Yeah. Let’s push lunch to tomorrow. That okay?”
“……Okay.”
Ellie blushed and nodded. She really was understanding.
I left her behind and headed for the rooftop.
“Hah, they’re not here yet…?”
“I’ll have to punish them…”
Then—
Creak.
The rooftop door opened only a few minutes after I arrived. The three girls walked in.
“You’re late.”
“Sorry! I’m sorry! Class ran late…!”
One of them blurted out an excuse at my cold tone.
“Did you listen to excuses like that when Sera was late?”
“Eek…!”
“You’re going to be punished, right?”
I walked past them and locked the door with the master key.
Click.
The three girls went pale.
What kind of punishment would be good?
Something painful enough to make them wish for death.
“You two. Stand there.”
“Huh…?”
“Me…?”
I pointed at the two girls who had covered the short-haired girl’s mouth earlier—the quick-witted ones. Then I pointed at the bob-cut girl.
“Each of you grab one of her arms and one of her legs. Lay her down.”
“Huh…?”
“Why…?”
“Don’t want to? Then one of you can lie down in her place.”
When they just stood there frozen, I approached one of them—the girl with long wavy hair. I slipped my hand inside her shirt.
“Kyaa!”
“Are you going to do it? Or are you going to lay her down like I said?”
Squeeze…
I reached under her bra and grabbed the firm part. Her face flushed red as she shook her head.
“A-Ah! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Let go—! Don’t—!”
“You’ll do it?”
“I will! I will!”
When I released her chest, she covered herself with tear-filled eyes. Then she looked at the short-haired girl, who had gone completely pale.
“N-No, right? Don’t…! We’re friends!”
“It’ll be fine! We’re just holding you down!”
“I’m sorry…! Sob, I’m sorry!”
“Kyaaaaah! Don’t!!”
The short-haired girl screamed and struggled, but the other two quickly pinned her down. There was nowhere to run anyway.
With one arm and one leg each held, she was laid flat on the ground. Tears streamed down her face as she looked up at me.
“I’m sorry! Don’t! I said I’m sorry!!”
Her noisy cries annoyed me, so I moved between her legs without a word. I reached under her skirt, grabbed her panties, and pulled them down.
“Kyaaaaaaaah!”
The two girls holding her ankles briefly let go so I could fully remove the underwear. Once I had them, I stuffed the panties into the short-haired girl’s mouth.
“Mmph…!”
Finally quiet.
“Now then…”
I plucked a single strand of her hair.
Pluck.
Then I took out the puppet doll I’d brought and untied the strand of my own hair already attached to it. I tied her hair in its place.
Preparation complete.
“Alright. Since you were late, you’re the representative getting punished.”
“Mmmph!!”
I took off one shoe.
Then I approached the pinned girl and lifted her shirt. Her pale stomach and navel came into view. I gently placed my foot on it.
“Mmmph!!”
“It’ll hurt, but it won’t leave marks.”
Couldn’t have her reporting it to the school.
Then—
I pressed down on the area below her navel.
Press…
“Mmmph!! Mmmph!!”
“Y-You’re going too far…”
“Ngh…”
Every time my foot moved, the short-haired girl’s face flushed as she cried and screamed through the gag.
“This much and you’re already struggling? Sera suffered way more.”
“Mmmph!!”
I pressed harder with the ball of my foot on her lower abdomen.
Still not enough.
More.
More painfully.
Right—the heel was still left.
I tilted my foot and brought the heel down on her crotch, pressing firmly.
Press…
Rub. Rub.
I pushed forward while grinding backward.
“Haha… haha!”
“Mmph! Mmph! Mmmph!”
Her eyes rolled back as she cried, her body twitching. Her hips jerked upward.
The sight was so pathetic it made me laugh. Enjoying myself, I pressed down even harder on her stomach.
“Ngh…! Mmmph! Hngh…!”
Pressing her lower abdomen.
“Mmph! Hngh! …Mmph!”
Grinding and pressing her crotch.
A moment later—
Shhhhh…
“Eek…”
“Noel…”
“Mmph, mmph… hngh…”
The short-haired girl’s body trembled as liquid spread between her legs. Her two friends stared blankly, faces slightly flushed.
Then her body went limp.
“What, she fainted? From just this?”
“Eek…!”
“Ngh…”
The two girls holding her shook as they looked at me.
What now?
Alright. Time to switch targets.
“Then…”
I was about to point at one of the others when—
Ding— Ding— Ding—
The lunch bell rang.
“Hah…”
Time was already up.
I’d only just started.
I must have been so focused that I spent the entire lunch period pressing down on the short-haired girl’s stomach and crotch.
“This is because you three were late—!!”
I shouted and shoved my hands inside the other two girls’ shirts, slipping my fingers under their bras. I grabbed the firm parts and squeezed hard.
“Kyaaaaah!”
“Ughhh! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”
They twisted in pain, trying to grab my hands. After crushing their chests for a while, I roughly pulled my hands out and spoke to them.
“Next time I call, come immediately. Got it?”
“Y-Yes…!”
“I won’t be late next time…! I promise…!”
“Hah…”
I glared at the three girls with dissatisfaction before turning away.
Too bad. This was it for today.
Next time… yeah, next time I’d torment them with a better method.
‘Ah, the Gallery.’
On my way back to class, I remembered the Gallery. The others had said they’d post ideas if they had any.
“NightRat posted something…”
I opened the Gallery and saw a post from a familiar username.
I immediately clicked into the post.
1. I thought about what you said and organized my thoughts.
It’d be better not to get caught by the Academy, right?
If you ask Levin, she could probably call them out easily.
Be careful though—you might get reported for stalking.
If you get caught like an idiot, you’re screwed.
Don’t let your guard down. Watch out for any tricks they might pull.
2. Now for the bullying methods I came up with.
Choking is the best because it leaves no marks.
If you choke them a bit then let go repeatedly, it’s seriously painful.
To really break them, you need psychological pressure too.
Humans suffer more from mental pain than physical pain.
If you just beat them to death like an idiot, you’re fucked.
In short—give them mental anguish.
Ares, you get it?
[Ares: Mental pain…]
ㄴ[Ares: That’s good??]
ㄴ[NightRat: Figures. You don’t get it]
ㄴ[Ares: What don’t I get??]
ㄴ[NightRat: You don’t know how to bully them]
ㄴ[Ares: That’s why I’m asking you guys to think together, dammit]
[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Confirmed]
[ForGlory: Confirmed]
[LunchboxCollector: But it’ll be bad if we get caught?]
ㄴ[NightRat: You know monsters go berserk when they’re exposed]
ㄴ[NightRat: Nothing good comes from getting caught]
ㄴ[LunchboxCollector: Is this conversation okay?]
ㄴ[NightRat: It seems low-level enough that it should be fine]
ㄴ[Ares: What the hell does that mean??]
ㄴ[NightRat: Don’t get caught by the Academy]
ㄴ[NightRat: If they find out you’re bullying them, they’ll go berserk and try to kill you, right??]
ㄴ[Ares: Ah okay okay. I’ll be careful]
ㄴ[RedNightSky: Damn, you’re talking so smoothly lololol]
[Hikikomori: But we’re dead so we can’t do anything… what do we do??]
ㄴ[Hikikomori: This seems insanely hard to pull off…]
ㄴ[NightRat: There’s someone who can move for us]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: There is??? Who???]
ㄴ[NightRat: Some person who’s been lurking in the Gallery will probably see this and help]
ㄴ[StudentCouncilTerrorist: Ah]
ㄴ[ForGlory: I wasn’t going to say anything but is it okay?]
ㄴ[NightRat: You guys already knew anyway and just didn’t mention it]
ㄴ[NightRat: Doesn’t seem like they were planning to do anything special either]
ㄴ[NightRat: Honestly, I wrote this for them to see too]
ㄴ[Ares: What the hell are you guys talking about…]
ㄴ[NightRat: This is just us chatting among ourselves. Ignore it]
ㄴ[Ares: If you’re gonna chat, make a separate post dammit]
ㄴ[NightRat: 🖕]
“Mental anguish, huh…”
Asking the Gallery guys for ideas was the right call.
Yeah. Those girls needed to suffer exactly like Sera had.
Not just physical pain—mental pain too.
What had scared Sera the most?
‘Come to think of it, they mentioned forcing her to play some kind of game…’
Last week, while I was away on volunteer work, Sera had been forced into some game by those girls and eventually killed herself.
Was the game really that painful?
‘Yeah. That has to be it…’
That game was what drove Sera to her death.
That was what tormented her mind.
Mental suffering is harder to endure than physical pain, after all.
I needed to find out what that game was.
So I could return it to them exactly the same way.