Chapter 81 The Game Of Tag II

"Did you get anything?" Cherry asked as Fuuka's head darted to one side, indicating that she was sensing something. Just a few meters from where Knighthawk and Kurogami were, Cherry and Fuuka were also crouched low, trying to stay in their safe haven after setting up traps around the vicinity. At first, they thought that maybe one of the 'it's managed to sneak up on them but t their relief, the two were on the same side as them.

"I don't know... the trap seemed to have activated over there but I don't see any movements. And also, the trap didn't catch anything." Fuuka whispered back, her face leaning closer towards Cherry for fear that someone was eavesdropping on them.

"Are we just going to stay here? Or do we need to go somewhere else? I don't think we're safe here." Cherry worriedly asked as beads of sweat trickled from her forehead. She never would've thought that a simple game of tag could be quite scary and by now, there was no turning back. They're already too deep into the game of tag that the only way for it to be over is when everyone else was already tagged by the Principal.

"Why do you think the Principal also included our teachers? I think there's something else at play here." Fuuka muttered, clenching her fists while tuning in on every trap she set up. One small misstep and she knew that she would've eliminated another potential 'it'. That's why she was too keen on the traps that she scattered.

"I don't know... but now that you said it. I think the Principal has a good reason for including our teachers in this."

.....

Meanwhile,

"Can we really do this?" Kuroe asked Siril, sneaking right behind his back and almost making him jump out from his skin.

Surprised, it took Siril all of his being to suppress the scream that almost came out of his mouth. He already felt his throat tense up but fortunately, he managed to cover his mouth with both hands. "Sheesh, can you please not do that. Just talk to me normally."

"And why were the two of you here, anyway? You weren't included in the list of inter-high candidates." Siril continued.

"We have a good explanation for that. But long story short, the Principal wanted this training session to be more chaotic so he recruited more first-years just in case. Kuroe and I just happened to be part of those extras."

"I see," Siril nodded his head, putting the subject out of the way. Right now, they have a more important matter to attend to— and that is, catching their teacher who was right in front of them.

It was none other than Hugh Jazz (an absurd name, he was never proud of it growing up), also known as the Silencer. One of the top-ranking support superheroes because of his super effective superpower known as 'silence'. It was nothing short of extraordinary, once he activates his superpower, he could silence anyone in the vicinity and limit their movement. The affected person could still move, of course, but in moving, he might feel like he was dragging multiple boulders attached to his feet. The Silencer is also capable of deactivating superpowers but it was a fifty-fifty chance. He doesn't actually know the prerequisites of activating his deactivation powers and until now, he still hasn't unlocked the secret.

"We just sneak up to him from both sides, and then we spring on him." Siril continued discussing the plan with Shiroi and Kuroe.

"Yeah, that would work. Jazz-sensei's attention will be drawn towards Siril since he's bigger. And then, once Siril is silenced, we'll sneak up to him and touch him."

"Okay,"

"Okay,"

"Now we go," Siril continued.

Once again, Siril shifted to his dragon form as slowly as he could just so their teacher wouldn't sense his presence from afar. He bit his lips and tried not to cause any unnecessary sounds as his body grew bigger and scales grew from it. His transformation took about three minutes and by then, Shiroi and Kuroe were already slinking around the area, trying to get to the other side so they could signal to Siril when to jump.

Siril could hear his heart pounding from his chest as his conscience told him that it was not morally right to jump on his teacher. He tried to ignore the feeling but his mind kept on urging him to not do something unethical. "It's all part of the training. It's all part of the training. You've already messed up by being the first one to get captured by the Principal. I have to redeem myself. Besides, our teachers are also a part of this training session. They could defend themselves against their students just as much." Having tricked his mind into thinking that what he was about to do is acceptable, he crouched low on the ground as his eyes turned into slits, ready for the signal.

"Let's go."

It didn't take long before Kuroe and Shiroi made it to the other side. They then swung a red scarf towards Siril, hoping that he'd be able to see it from afar. Well, they certainly didn't underestimate Siril's eyesight since he managed to see it, plain as day.

With a roar resounding from his chest then out of his mouth, Siril jumped up and flew a short distance in the air before aiming his stomach at the Silencer, who had his eyes shut after all this time. "It's going to work!' He said to himself, his confidence skyrocketing.

However, he was met with disappointment when he reverted back into his human form and he fell to the ground with a resounding plop. Not only did the Silencer, well, 'silence' him. He also managed to deactivate his superpower. As mentioned before, the Silencer's deactivation skill works fifty percent of the time. Siril was just unlucky that it worked on him.

"W-w-what are you doing?!" Shiroi hissed in the meantime. She couldn't complain though as she was sent hurtling towards the Silencer right when Kuroe used her psychic powers on her. Before she knew it, she crashed on their teacher, falling on his back as their teacher's face got buried to the ground. A handful of dirt made its way through Silencer's mouth as he was met with shock by the impact.

It's not like the Silencer didn't see Shiroi coming at him, his focus was just misplaced. At that moment, he tried to silence Shiroi but little did he know was that Shiroi didn't use any superpower— it was Kuroe who did it. Because of that, his superpower didn't work on her even though he was quite quick with his activation.

"Did we get him?" Shiroi asked, biting her lips in nervousness as she stood up. "I'm sorry, Jazz-sensei. It was Kuroe who threw me at you without my consent. I... but it was my fault for not saying anything. I should've been able to act quicker."

"Ha ha ha... no, it's fine. You did a great job back there. If I had expected that to happen, I would've been able to stop you in time. But you, you're Kuroe, right? You managed to improvise at the last second and catch me off guard. How commendable. Taking risks while trying to achieve a common goal, your teamwork is exemplary. And as such, it is my loss. I get it that you've already been tagged by the Principal, right? I'll lend you my aid in catching the other senseis."

"Yes!" Siril, Kuroe, and Shiroi pumped their fists in the air. They didn't know how they pulled that off but it worked nonetheless.

.....

From afar, Satoshi watched as Kuroe, Shiroi and Siril caught one of their teachers. Up until now, Satoshi was scrambling through the shadows while wearing a capsule of water around him to mess with any thermal sensors from other first-years. Thanks to his familiar 'Droplet' he was able to do that without difficulty.

"Do we jump them? I think we can take them on if we do our best." Hiroshi whispered at Satoshi. For some odd reason, they were the first ones to join together.

"Yeah, I can provide you with all the buffs you need. Just say the word." Kirisaki Sana (Red Velvet) called out, pulling a couple of muffins from her bag. "I don't know why I'm here with you guys, but I'm not doing this because I want to... but because I need to survive. I wouldn't be able to face the Principal if I were caught earlier than the others."

"Then you can get caught now, I mean, Jazz-sensei was the first one to go down so you're not in last place." Hiroshi laid it out before her, hitting a nerve that he shouldn't have poked.

"What did you— "

"Quite the lovely bunch we got here." Another voice suddenly spoke from behind them.

At first, Satoshi and Hiroshi didn't know whom the voice belonged to, but as for Sana, she immediately recognized it after hearing one word.

It was the Principal, and he was out for blood.