Ricochet Island

Chapter 9: Reverse Bullying

"Hey, if it isn't Johnny!"

"My name's Hugo! Drill that into your brain already!" I barked at Jack. Every time I faced this scum, my irritation hit its maximum. I simply couldn't stand this asshole.

"Let's see what new tricks you learned, amateur." Jack sneered. "Hope you'll entertain me more than last time, khaha."

"Don't worry. I'm sure it'll be entertaining enough." I readied my gun. This jackass was way too confident. Last time, he only managed to pull one on me because I didn't know what ricochet was about. Things were different now.

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"....... Well? I'm still waiting for your super entertaining tricks." Jack frowned at me.

"You don't expect me to just shoot you like last time, do you?" Carelessly shooting him would only result in a ricochet. The same was true for him as well, so we were at a standstill.

"Bah, you're such a buzzkill." Jack pointed his gun at me. He was going to-

BAM

Got him!

BAM

I shot myself. That's it! A ricochet! His shot will bounce back at him! ... or so it should had went.

"Ugh. Damn." I collapsed. My own bullet eliminated me. Jack's shot never intended to hit me. He shot in my general direction just to bait me into shooting myself. Damn him! I'll remember this!

"Khaha! You call this entertainment? Grow a pair, will ya?" Jack's irritating voice was the last thing I heard before my consciousness was cut.

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"Hey, if it isn't Jeffrey again! Came to get another beating?"

"You're the one who'll be getting a beating! And my name's Hugo dammit!" I charged toward Jack. This time, I didn't waste any time. I went with a frontal assault as soon as I tracked him. He spotted me earlier than I intended, but that didn't hinder my plans.

BAM

I fired without warning. Thanks to my surprise element, he won't be fast enough to react. He had to shoot himself right away if he wanted to survive... or so I wanted him to believe. In truth, my shot was a bluff. I baited him into eliminating himself, just as he did to me.

BAM

And he fell for it! ... or not.

"Ugh! How!?" I pummeled into the ground. Jack didn't shoot himself. Instead, he shot me without any hesitation. Damn!

"Khaha! You're way too obvious, amauter!" Jack read me like a book. Damn.

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"Hey, if it isn't Pugo! Came to get your ass kicked again?"

"It's HUGO! You're definitely doing it on purpose now, aren't you?!" I attacked Jack again. The more he beat me, the more I wanted to kick his damn ass. Considering the results, nobody could blame me for "bullying" here. If anything, it was more like reverse bullying. I felt like a masochist asking for a beating.

BAM

Yet again, I found myself on the ground.

BAM

Again.

BAM

And again.

No matter what I tried against Jack, he always shot me down in the end. Even when I thought I finally hit him, turned out he merely used his arm as a shield. He was faster, more experienced, more perceptive and probably even more talented. As much as I hated his guts, I had to hand it to him.