Chapter 280 Jinno Yuto ②
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Huh? Fair and square? Coming from a coward who only knows dirty tricks? I don’t believe a word you say.”
Jinno clearly didn’t appreciate me using the term “fair and square.” Perhaps it’s because he views me as his absolute enemy, but he has zero trust in my words. Well, that’s to be expected.
”Fine. We can keep fighting like this, but you’re just going to get trashed without ever landing a single scratch on me.”
”Ha! Don’t count on it. If anyone’s getting trashed, it’s you!”
”Even though you still can’t even touch me?”
Jinno could only glare back at me, his teeth audibly grinding in frustration.
”If you’re that suspicious, why don’t we just make a contract¹? We’ll both agree to bar the use of Unique Skills² for the duration of this fight.”
My Unique Skill, ‘Seven Deadly Sins,’ contains a specific sub-skill for this. It’s called ‘Contract,’ categorized under Pride. By entering into it, both parties are bound by its terms. It’s a double-edged sword that binds me just as strictly as the target, making it a skill with significant drawbacks. Naturally, I’ve never had a reason to use it before now. But at this point, I don’t see another way to move forward. Besides, with the massive gap in our current combat power, the restrictions won’t really be a problem for me.
”…So that means that barrier of yours—the one blocking my ‘Judgment’—would be gone?” Jinno asked.
”Exactly. But your ‘Judgment’ would be off the table too,” I replied.
”…Fine. I’ll fight you fair and square. Just as long as you don’t pull any more of your cowardly stunts.”
I don’t know why he felt the need to talk down to me, but I’ll take his agreement. I set the terms of the contract as follows:
- This match is a duel; no outside intervention is permitted.
- The use of Unique Skills is strictly forbidden. However, skills of SR rank or lower found within a Unique Skill’s tree are exempt.
- Victory is decided by death, incapacitation, or surrender.
- Violating any of these terms will result in immediate divine retribution against the offender.
That was that. For the sake of formality, I recorded the conditions on a piece of parchment.
”No objections?”
”None. In fact, having a penalty for cheaters is actually quite a good idea, coming from a guy like you. This basically guarantees my victory,” said Jinno.
”Sure, sure. Enough talk. Let’s get on with the… match,” I said.
I leveled my sword at Jinno once more.
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”Die, Sasaki!”
The moment the duel began, Jinno lunged with an overhead slash. There was no feint, no trickery—just a plain, uninspired strike. I read the range of his blade instantly, shifting my weight half a step to let the steel whistle harmlessly past me.
”Stop dodging! Stay still and let me cut you down!” Jinno screamed.
”Yeah, no. Actually, you’d have to be pretty pathetic to let an attack like that actually land,” I replied.
”Shut up, villain!”
He swung again and again, but I parried and evaded with ease. If he actually wanted to hit me, he could at least try a feint. Honestly, has he even bothered with the basics? He was just swinging that sword around like a child with a stick.
”Hey, Jinno. What happened to that swordsmanship Instructor Carlos taught you? This is embarrassing,” I said.
”Who would follow the teachings of a man who sold his soul to evil?! This is my own style! This is my justice!”
”You’re just flailing. Anyone can do that,” I said.
”Shut up!”
He was a lost cause. Even Sugita had the sense to use proper techniques, even if he did steal them. It’s one thing to be convinced you’re the hero, but being this self-absorbed is just pathetic. I remembered Sugita once describing Jinno as “a hero of justice only when it’s convenient for him.” He hit the nail on the head. Jinno was more delusional than Light Yagami. Even Mashiro had written him off as an arrogant idiot who was book-smart but functionally brainless.
Back in our first year, he seemed like a passionate leader with a strong moral compass. I guess his “justice” only worked because it happened to align with the rest of the class back then.
Dodging forever wasn’t going to end this. I timed his next swing and drove a counter-slash through his right arm, severing it at the bicep. With my weapon skills currently overflowing, a feat like this was trivial. I wasn’t even using my usual greatsword; I’d switched to a one-handed blade to match his style. Granted, mine was a Tatei-made masterpiece, but since he was lugging around a literal Holy Sword, we were even.
Jinno’s arm spun through the air before hitting the ground with a heavy thud. He stood there for a second, staring at the empty space where his limb used to be, before the reality of the situation finally registered.
”Aaaaaaghhhh! My arm! My arm! It hurts! It hurts so goddamn much!”
Blood sprayed from the stump as he collapsed, writhing in the dirt. I’d had my own arms cut off before. Hell, I’d been eaten alive and frozen solid. Seeing him wail over a single limb just made him look small. He should take a page out of Honoka’s book; she’d face death or even frozen torment at my side without a second thought. Enduring a little pain should be the bare minimum.
”Sasaki! How could you do this to me?! To a hero?! It hurts! Damn you, it hurts! Heal it! Fix it right now!”
”Heal it yourself. It was a clean cut; it’ll reattach if you hurry. Go ahead, I’ll wait,” I said.
”Damn you… damn you for mocking me!”
Jinno fumbled for a potion and chugged it, pressing the severed arm back against the stump. I watched as the flesh knitted together. He flexed his fingers, making sure it still worked.
Wait, that wasn’t a standard potion. That was Nectar³. I suppose it’s not surprising he’d have one in his inventory.
”I’m done with you. I’ll never forgive you for this!” Jinno spat.
”As if you ever intended to,” I replied.
”Shut up! Eat this! Fireball!”
Jinno launched a sphere of flame, but his casting was agonizingly slow. The projectile speed was a joke. I casually swiped the air, cutting through the spell and sending the fire veering off into the distance. It exploded against the ground, showing decent power, but it didn’t matter if it couldn’t hit.
”What?! No way! You can’t just cut through magic! You used a Unique Skill! That’s it! You cheated, Sasaki! You lose by default!”
He started Ranting, but it was nonsense. Anyone with actual combat experience could pull that off. Every member of Renegade—aside from the non-combatants—could do it. Even Hidaka had been doing it in the Arena.
”Listen, stop blaming your lack of talent on ‘cheating.’ If you actually raised your levels and mastered your weapon skills, you could do this too. And if your magic level wasn’t pathetic, I wouldn’t be able to swat your spells away so easily,” I said.
”Bullshit! I’m the hero here, so I’m right! You cheated, and you’re going to die for it!”
”Then why hasn’t the contract punished me yet? Use your brain,” I said.
”Because… because you must have found a way to cheat the contract too! Just admit defeat and die!”
I’d heard this all before. It was just like Ise—the kind of guy who wouldn’t listen to reason if his life depended on it. I sighed, closed the distance in a flash, and slammed the flat of my blade into his side. He went skipping across the ground for ten meters. It wouldn’t kill him, but it would hurt.
I mean, he was literally holding a shield. Why was he just standing there taking hits? I walked over to where he lay face-down in the dirt and looked down at him.
”Give it up, Jinno. You threw away your training because you thought your ‘justice’ made you invincible. You never stood a chance.”
I leveled the tip of my sword at his throat.
”Don’t you… look down on me… you monster!” Jinno growled.
He grabbed a handful of dirt and flung it directly into my face. It wasn’t “cowardly”—it was a valid tactic—but it caught me off guard and got grit in my eyes. I wasn’t even going to hold it against him.
”Ha… haha… Don’t call me a coward. When I do it, it’s for the sake of what’s right! It’s justice!”
”I didn’t say it was cowardly,” I replied.
”Hmph! Keep acting tough. The tables have turned. Now, receive your sentence! Judgment!”
There it was. He actually did it.
”Jinno, do you even remember the contract?” I asked.
”The one about Unique Skills? Whatever! I am justice! My cause is righteous! That means my actions are always justified!”
He threw his head back and laughed, clearly convinced he’d won. He was beyond saving.
”Jinno, you’ve already lost,” I said.
”Hahahaha! Keep crying! My victory is absolute—Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!”
A pillar of searing light descended. Ironically, the ‘Judgment’ didn’t hit me. It slammed directly into Jinno. He collapsed, smoke curling off his body as he lay paralyzed in the dirt.
”Wh… why…? Why me…?”
”You idiot. I told you. If you use a Unique Skill, the contract will judge you. You brought this on yourself,” I said.
”No… it can’t be… You must have… done something… I’m the one who’s right… I’m justice…”
Still with the “justice” talk. I guess the only cure for a fool is a grave. There was no point in trying to reason with a fanatic like him. In that case…
”If you want to be a hero so badly, I’ll give you a real mission.”
I opened a ‘Teleportation Gate’ and hauled Jinno up by his hair. While I had him, I used ‘Snatch’ to rip ‘Protection of Uriel’ right out of his soul.
”This gate leads straight to the Demon Realm. It’s crawling with the ‘bugs’—the demons that are trying to rot this world from the inside out.”
”What… what are you…”
”Think about it, Jinno. If you kill all the demons there, you’ll actually be a Hero. You’ll save the world for real. Oh, and don’t worry—I’ve put an immortal ‘curse’ on you. You’ll never die, no matter how much they tear you apart. Isn’t that great? You get to play the hero forever. Just kidding. Kuhahahaha!”
”Uwooooooh! Sasaki! You bastard!”
I didn’t let go of his head until I’d hurled him bodily into the swirling vortex of the gate.
”Though, thanks to that Shitty Goddess Aurelia, it’ll probably take you tens of thousands of years to clear them all out,” I muttered.
Not that it mattered. My words were swallowed by the gate along with Jinno, never to be heard by him again.
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Summary:
Sasaki manipulates the arrogant Hero Jinno Yuto into a magical contract that forbids Unique Skills. Jinno, blinded by his own sense of justice, violates the contract by attempting to use ‘Judgment’, leading to his own agonizing defeat. Sasaki then strips him of his protections and banishes him to the Demon Realm with a curse of immortality to fight demons for eternity.
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Trivia:
- The ‘Contract’ skill is a sub-skill of ‘Pride’ within the Seven Deadly Sins set.
- Sasaki has ‘overflowed’ weapon skills, meaning his basic proficiency exceeds normal limits.
- Nectar is a high-level healing item, more potent than standard potions.
- Jinno’s ‘Judgment’ backfired specifically because of the magical contract penalty, not Sasaki’s direct attack.
- Sasaki mentions ‘Maginoia’ as the name of the world
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Character Insight:
Sasaki demonstrates his transformation into a true ‘Overlord’ by using psychological warfare and game mechanics rather than brute force. Jinno’s downfall is his inability to recognize his own stagnation and hypocrisy, as he neglected basic training in favor of relying on his ‘Hero’ status.
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Behind the Scenes:
The author notes that Jinno’s self-destruction was a planned outcome and teases future side stories for the three Heroes.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Jinno – Jinno Yuto, a self‑proclaimed Hero of Justice and former classmate of the narrator, wears flamboyant white‑and‑gold armor with a holy shield and sword, wields the Unique Skill ‘Judgment’ (and other high‑tier magic). He is self‑righteous, aggressive, ignores bullying, resents Natsuki, and harbors romantic feelings for Nagase, leading the military campaign against Sasaki.
• Sasaki – The protagonist, 168–171 cm and 57–59 kg, with a baby face obscured by black bangs, was once a bullied outcast thought dead by the Sugita gang—now the feared gladiator Seven, wielder of the Unique Skill ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ and master of Snatch and Time Compression. A shapeshifter and hidden source of curses, he dons green scale armor and a blood-red muffler, wielding dual longswords with cold, pragmatic precision. Once dismissed as a class loser, he now reigns as an overlord, driven by revenge and a twisted sense of justice, his overflowed weapon skills making him a lethal force feared by all who crossed him.
• Carlos – Gaunt, skin‑and‑bone Knight Captain of Plaudix’s Royal Guard, with an unkempt beard, serves as an instructor who genuinely cares for Sasaki. Husband to Elena and father of Farisa, he now prioritizes humanitarian aid even for enemies after witnessing devastation.
• Mashiro – Rank‑one student, strikingly beautiful yet cold and detached, wields immense mana. As an associate of the Master she provides vital data on ant biology and maturation. Known as the Apostle of Greed, she is intellectually driven, betrays for knowledge, and masters barrier and reflection magic such as Mirror Shade.
• Sugita – Leader of the Sugita gang and Natsumi Sasaki’s primary bully, born into police privilege—grandfather Superintendent General, father a Superintendent—ensuring his crimes vanish. Lean, sharp-featured, with a cold, arrogant stare that screams “I can get away with it.” Wields Steal (窃盗) to manipulate minds and control women; once impersonated hero Sieben with mask and greatsword, only to be stripped of status and dropped to Level 7. Cursed as a “Hero” doomed to endless death and resurrection, he became a Lesser Vampire, was executed, and erased from existence—yet his legacy lingers in whispers: mocked by girls for having a smaller member than the messenger, and remembered for sexually assaulting Reese and Yukiko, cementing his status as irredeemable evil.
• Tatei – Tatei Kozoo, 186 cm tall but now a gaunt 52 kg (skin-and-bones), was once a solid otaku buddy of Natsumi. Bullied with the narrator and Yokoo, he wields Materialization Alchemy, crafting gear for the class—most infamously the X-shaped restraint used in Sugita’s execution.
• Tate – Male Otaku friend of Reese. Gaunt and thin, wears glasses. Possesses Materialization Alchemy skill.
• Honoka – Petite, short-statured maid with shimmering angelic skin, hidden wings, and large breasts, her lewd eyes starkly contrast her pristine uniform; once a cold class rep who mocked Sasaki Natsumi, she was revived as his obsessive, masochistic Goshujin-sama, bound by his scent and a desperate wish to bear his child. She survived being frozen alive alongside him, earning absolute loyalty and high pain tolerance. Trembling with devotion, she lingers as a holy-lust shrine, fiercely protective yet feeling left out of the group’s rewards, wielding the Caduceus staff as healer and Apostle of Lust.
• Hidaka – 182 cm, 79 kg muscular man—ex-Sugita gang member and Kendo club alum, now Hero-class wielding Holy Sword Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and Unique Skill
• Ren – Height 169 cm, weight 50 kg. A cool-headed guy with glasses who aimed to be a lawyer. He viewed bullying as a minor issue and stood by while Natsumi was tormented.
• Aurelia – An ethereal goddess, visible only through the school intercom, announces the students’ reincarnation. Described as useless and selfish by the protagonist and Administrator, she bestows Unique Skills, treats the world as a stage, and now inhabits a physical body retaining student memories. Managing the world, she views war as entertainment and is frustrated at not seeing into Greedia.
• Jinno Yuto – Jinno Yuto, a self‑proclaimed Hero of Justice and former classmate of the narrator, wears flamboyant white‑and‑gold armor with a holy shield and sword, wields the Unique Skill ‘Judgment’ (and other high‑tier magic). He is self‑righteous, aggressive, ignores bullying, resents Natsuki, and harbors romantic feelings for Nagase, leading the military campaign against Sasaki.
• Yuto – The class president. He acts like he has a strong sense of justice, but in reality, he just ignored the bullying of Natsumi Sasaki. He has a tall, athletic build and a serious expression.
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