Two weeks passed. Nothing too crazy happened… well, nothing that screamed anime plot explosion anyway. I was still figuring out my new life. I'd managed to dig up a bit of information about the body I now lived in.
His name? Levi. Pretty badass name, honestly. Sounded like someone who slices up titans on weekends. He was an only child, no mom in the picture, and his dad worked overseas—sent money every month like clockwork. Levi had only been at the school for about four days before I hijacked his life like some body-snatching parasite. Yikes.
But hey, I wasn't wasting time. While everyone was doing boring student things, I trained. Every. Damn. Day.
Thanks to my very healthy obsession with anime and my deep knowledge of One Piece, I managed to unlock:
GUM GUM PISTOL – Classic, love it. Good ol' stretchy punch.
GUM GUM GATLING – Because what's better than one stretchy punch? A hundred.
GUM GUM BAZOOKA – That one's a tree-breaker, 10/10.
GEAR SECOND – Oh yeah, baby. Steam rising, blood pumping. I could only hold it for a few minutes, but still… that's progress.
Life at school? Not so spicy.
I didn't have any friends. I walked into class, sat down, did my work, and left. Quiet. Invisible. Kiba tried to talk to me here and there—nice guy, but the way the girls glared at us when he spoke to me? Sheesh. Relax ladies. I'm not stealing your anime pretty boy, okay? And I ain't even into dudes. Chill.
During break, I'd sit outside, just feeling the wind brush my face. It was peaceful. A good time to think about life, my powers, and what was next.
MC (Thinking): "This breeze kinda slaps."
"AAAAHHHHHHHH!"
MC:"Oh for—what now?"
I turned to my left and, of course, Issei. The Man, the Myth, the Pervert. Running for his life with his equally dumb friends, being chased by a literal army of kendo girls. Peeking in the girls' locker room again? I sighed. The guy had potential. A power like that, and he wastes it on boobs. Not even worth interfering.
I minded my own business and headed to class.
Later, walking home, I was deep in thought. How do I get stronger? How did Luffy learn his stuff? He had years on the sea, fights with warlords, and crazy training arcs. I had trees. And a lot of free time and thought about how to unlock more Luffy moves. Maybe Red Hawk? Or Snake Man?
Me (Thinking): "If I could unlock Snake Man, I'd be untouchable. Like, Ultra Instinct but with fists."
Just as I was about to zone out completely—
"HELP!!"
It wasn't close, but it wasn't far either. It was that type of scream that made your spine stiffen. I could ignore it. I mean, I wasn't a real hero… but damn it. Did Luffy's sense of justice rubber off on me? Heh, rubber—get it?
Another scream. Louder this time. Okay, that's it.
I launched myself forward, grabbing one house with my right hand, another with my left.
MC:"GUM GUM ROCKET!!"
BOING!
I soared through the air, using trees to swing like a one-man Spider-Verse. It was actually kind of fun. Wind in my face, adrenaline rushing, the whole superhero thing. Eventually, I pinpointed the sound and perched on a tall tree. What I saw below wasn't pretty.
A guy, badly beaten, was on the ground. Blood running down his face. A girl was beside him, trembling, tears streaming down her cheeks. And above them was
A fallen angel. Literally. Dark wings, smug face, a grin that made my blood boil.
Bleeding man:"Let her go, you bastard!".
Fallen angle (chuckled): "This piece of meat is wasted on a weakling like you. I'll make much better use of her."
He raised his hand, ready to end the dude's life.
Girl: "No! Please, stop!"
Fallen Angel: "Shut up, human!"
He raised his hand to slap the girl and make her shut up.
And then—
WHAM!!!
A foot collided with his face, sending him crashing into a tree. His wings flailed and snapped against the bark. Dust flew everywhere.
The girl gasped as someone caught her and gently put her to the ground.
Me: "What's up, douchebag?"
I gently set the girl down.
Me: "Go. Run. Don't look back."
The angel growled as he stood up, brushing dirt off his cloak.
Fallen angle:"You bastard…"
I realized something important just then.
I might've really pissed this guy off. And he looked way stronger than your average goon. His aura screamed mini-boss fight.I stepped forward, hand raised.
MC:"Okay, okay, look. Can we talk about this like gentlemen? You know, over tea and murder-free conversation?"
The angel Screamed with anger.
MC(grinning) :"Or not. Yeah, I didn't think that would work."
He roared and launched toward me.
MC:"Oh, we're doing this. Cool."
I cracked my knuckles.
MC: "come on..."
He charged.
MC: "Ok there no stopping this, LET DO THIS BRUH!"
My fist went back and nailed him in the gut.
He stumbled back, but barely flinched.
Fallen Angel: "You dare touch me!?"
MC: "Bruh, you were the one touching people. Without consent. That's illegal. I'm basically doing community service here."
He summoned a black spear.
MC (Thinking): "Okay yeah, that looks bad."
Fallen Angel (sneering):"Your last words, human?"
MC (grinning):"Yeah. Uh... do angels do dental? You're gonna need it."
Fallen Angel:"You dare mock me?!"
He snapped his fingers.
WHOOSH!
A barrage of dark spears erupted from thin air, flying at me like a hundred angry mosquitoes.
MC (wide-eyed):"HEY! WHOA WHOA WHOA!,No warm-up? No count down?! Not even a villainous monologue first?!"
I jumped, twisted, and narrowly dodged a spear that zipped past his cheek.
Another spear flew at my legs i did a ridiculously high jump, screaming the whole way like a cartoon character.
MC (in the air):"Is this angel trying to turn me into a kebab?!"
I somersaulted over a rock, cartwheeled between two spears, and even did a split mid-dodge (don't ask how), all while yelling and laughing.
MC (panting):"Man, you throw like a salty ex!"
Fallen Angel (annoyed):"STAND STILL AND DIE!"
The angel shot forward and pummeled me in the face.
SMACK!!
My head... didn't fly back.
It stretched.
Like a rubber band.
MC: "Comeing right back at ya!!"
Fallen Angel (staring, horrified):
"WHAT THE F—"
WHACK!!
My stretched head slingshotted forward and headbutted the angel in the face so hard it made a squeaky balloon sound.
Fallen Angel (reeling):"My NOSE! It's BLEEDING?! YOU DARE TO MAKE ME BLEED"
He looked at me, glaring.
Fallen Angel(Angry): WHAT KIND OF HUMAN ARE YOU!!?
I grinned and rolled my arms like a Looney Tunes character prepping to slap someone with a mallet.
MC (smirking)"The stretchy kind. Hehe."
The Fallen Angel growled, now annoyed and confused.
He charged again.
I dodged effortlessly, my body bending and twisting in unnatural ways. I ducked a punch by flattening my entire torso, flipped behind the angel by stretching my legs like stilts, and used a tree branch as a slingshot to launch myself into the air.
MC (mid-air):"I call this one... the sky hug!"
I missed completely and landed face-first into a bush.
MC (from the bush):"I meant to do that. Totally planned."
The Fallen Angel fired more spears—one grazed my shoulder, cutting me. I winced, blood seeping through his shirt.
MC (serious now):"Okay... let's kick it up a notch."
I jammed my hand into the ground. Steam hissed from my skin.
MC:"Gear… Second.
BOOM.
A shockwave burst out as my body lit up with energy, skin slightly glowing red. Steam poured from his arms like a boiling kettle. My muscles pumped.
MC (smirking):"Speed mode: ON."
ZOOOOOOM!!
I vanished—reappearing in front of the Fallen Angel instantly.
MC:"GUM GUM PISTOL!"
My fist rocketed forward at lightning speed, smashing into the angel's jaw and sending him flying into the distance like he got launched from a slingshot.
Fallen Angel (tumbling mid-air):"WHY ARE YOU SO FAST?!"
I appeared behind him again.
MC:"Because I eat my vegetables."
The i raised my fist and yelled.
MC:"GUM GUM STAMPEDE!"
I let loose a flurry of punches, so fast they looked like dozens of arms all striking at once.
Fallen Angel (blocking):"UHH!!"
The angel barely managed to block, panting, bruised, confused, and absolutely done with stretchy physics.
But the I wasn't done.
MC:"Time for the final blow!"
I leaped into the air, my fist pulled back, steam blazing around me like a meteor.
MC:"GUM GUM—!"
Suddenly... I froze.
The steam stopped.
My arm dropped.
MC (thinking):"Oh. Right. Cooldown."
I collapsed to the ground, body twitching, the energy drained from me.
MC (groaning):"Should've packed a protein bar…"
Then—THUD.
He faceplanted.
Out cold.
Dead silent.
I blinked, face in the dirt.
MC (still not moving):"…Did he… faint from shock?"
I slowly peeked up. The angel was lying flat, eyes rolled back, wings limp.
MC (sighing):"Thank God. If he had one more hit in him, I'd have thrown my shoe."
I crawled over to a nearby tree, flopped down against it, and exhaled.
MC:"Well... that was something."