The Case Where I, The Strongest Mercenary, was Reincarnated as a Bullied, Introverted High School Student – With My Unbeatable Fighting Skills, I Rule the School and Underworld

“What the–!?” 

When I, Ryuji Miyamoto came to my senses, I was in a state where my neck was being compressed by something resembling a thin rope.

My feet weren’t touching the ground, and I was hanging in the room in a state of suspended animation, like a hanged man.

I can’t breathe! No, wait, I should have died in the explosion of a missile on the battlefield. I shouldn’t be feeling suffocated or anything.

I’m a veteran mercenary.

I’ve managed to navigate through any situation with a calm and composed demeanor.

Still, the situation of almost dying again after I thought I was dead is truly unexpected.

I have no idea what’s going on, but my top priority is to survive this situation. The rope is thin, but if I grab it and lift my body, it should hold for a while.

However, the thin arms, as if they weren’t my own, felt incredibly heavy, as if they were already completely exhausted.

It seemed like I wouldn’t be able to support my own body weight for much longer.

Still, for a few seconds after my neck area loosened, oxygen was sent to my brain.

During that time, I looked around and searched for a way to survive in this position.

There’s nowhere within reach for my feet. The desk… My toes barely touch the edge. I can’t get on top of it.

As I observed calmly, there was a pen holder on the desk.

Scissors were placed there as well.

The moment I considered this, my arms reached their limit, and I returned to the hanged position.

I can’t stretch my legs far enough to reach that spot. My socks… Okay, I’m wearing them! In that case,

I moved my legs, calmly wondering how many more seconds I could survive.

Understanding that I was teetering on the verge of death, I acted methodically, without panic or noise, eliminating all unnecessary actions to efficiently maneuver and survive.

In this manner, I had narrowly escaped the brink of death many times before.

I successfully took off the sock on my right foot with the other foot and clamped it between the toes of my right foot.

If I make a mistake here, it’s all over. Don’t panic… Stay calm and aim carefully.

With a slight momentum, I swung my right foot and hit the sock onto the pen stand.

As the pen stand toppled over, the scissors I was aiming for fell onto the desk.

I still couldn’t reach it with my foot.

Once again, I carefully positioned the sock I had clamped between my toes over the scissors, this time slowly bringing it closer to the edge of the desk where my toe tips could reach.

My field of vision is narrowing—evidence that suffocation is getting closer. But I can’t panic. If I drop the scissors from the desk now, it’s all over…

Pulling the scissors to the very edge of the desk, I discarded the sock from the tip of my foot, finally clamping the scissors with my toes.

Switching the scissors to my hand, I exerted all my strength to cut through the thin cord that was hanging from me.

Snap!

Thud!

“Huff… Puh… Cough!… Huff”

And then I sucked in air into my lungs.

If I had been even one second later, I might have lost consciousness.

Upon closer inspection, the cord turned out to be an Ethernet cable.

Alright, for now, I’ve managed to avoid suffocation… But what’s this…? My head is throbbing painfully.

The sensation that my body wasn’t my own was already there.

At the same time, a flood of unfamiliar memories rushed into my head.

“Dojima.”

“Bullying, threats.”

“Insults and numerous acts of contempt”

As if I had experienced it myself, the memories of someone else’s life flowed into my brain.

I can’t keep my consciousness. I don’t even know if this room is safe, but anyway, I need to find a hiding place…

In my foggy consciousness, I crawl around the room, which is not very big.

“Then, I hid myself under the bed and lost consciousness again.”

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