Wheel of Actual Fortune

A rush of water flew from my bottle as it headed for the vice president.

Indifference

Generating even more black shadow stone that my body has, my energy depletes as it surrounds the room.

Obscurity

My eyes lost focus of my target as my enemy disappeared— blurred? from my sight. My water couldn't target them in time.

True to my word, I didn't use gas... but... no I'm not backing out of my words just yet.

I shot spikes all over, I didn't know where she is but I could probably hit her like thi-

Prominence

"You should pay attention, junior.", The vice president appeared behind me, teasing.

"Oh, how could I ever lose sight I of you, senior?", I sarcastically quipped back as I threw my arm that transformed into a giant crushing club, but it only met with the me-covered floor.

My eyes constrict from a weird sight. Multiple vice presidents, all doing various things around me.

Some were being silly, modest, teasing, or provocative with their actions poses.

""Say, junior, do you like what you see?""

"I prefer the real one.", I jokingly say as I rolled my eyes as much as I turn my body.

Zangerim

A shot out an energy blade around, cutting through all the illusions.

"That's rude, junior, I am real.", I felt a certain shiver when I blink again and even more of my senior had appeared.

I just realized how I can't beat her. I thought it's a mental disruption but what if she's saying the truth? Or a certain half truth?

Immediately I did a sequence of countermeasures.

Muda + Indifference

Using Black Shadow Stone as an incredible defense material for the barrier while using the optic abilities of Muda. I interfered with any mental influence that could happen by way of perception or proximity.

Thin strings generated from the barrier and moved around, slicing again to the several real(?) seniors.

No effect, is it really cognitive? Or does the effect last? Have I always been under an illusion?

I stabbed myself with enough pain but nothing really changed.

Fleeting Dream

Then I felt it, several stab wounds to my heart, it hurt even more than my first break up.

Meh, I'm in an indifferent state, I can tank this for hours.

The real pressing question is how she got past my barrier, 

Body Infiltration

The nearest one to me got caught up in my trap but she also disappeared like the rest of those that got in my way, they were like pop-up ads that all could hit me with a virus maliciously at any turn.

I got them all using the water except for one who retreated from my barrier effortlessly

"You're pretty resilient, junior."

"And you're also pretty... pretty all over the place. Won't you stand still for me?", I continue bantering with her.

"Sure!", Oh alright, I'm done for. Nothing is more intimidating than an opponent giving you an advantage.

Untouchable

Try as I might, throwing all my several weapons or water at her couldn't do any damage.

I tried Zangerim again and while it hit her...

Nothing Happened

"That was a close one, junior, you should have told me that attacked the soul!", The senior said while wagging her finger at me.

My mind raced. I sensed an incongruity in her abilities.

"Oh, my bad, senior, I thought you could handle little ol' me~.", I put up another front at her provocation, "You must be very experience then, senior~"

Existence, Tangibility, Vulnerability, Illusion, Reality. I started ticking possibilities over habits, intentions, and logic.

I now have an order of abilities I can deduce, and they're ordered in the skill of deceptiveness in her abilities.

If I didn't guess right, then it's either the lack of information or the way she's hidden her ability's nature.

Obscurity

"Junior, you should have a hold over that tongue of yours.", She said before disappearing from my sight.

"oh just imagine what mine can do...", I mutter, knowing not to say it out loud as a comeback, instead I increased the size of my muda outward in a fast pace.

I wasn't too fast but then I saw a glimpse.

Fleeting Dream

She had entered my barrier, my trap.

Zangerim + Indifference

Extending a long, very long longsword out of my arm, I shout out with even greater for that aimed at the surroundings, reaching my extended barrier.

Keeping my eyes keen, I noticed my attack hit before she passed through it.

Body Infiltration

Nothing Happened

Not letting up, I shot out water again to encroach her as I immediately caught something...

Something tangible! It hit!

But before as the water entered her. Her held breath and calm demeanor made me nervous, so I didn't relent by throwing black spiker at her from all around and from the barrier behind her.

When it seemed like it'd impale her...

Untouchable + Nothing Happened

She got up at shrugged off my attacks and headed straight for me, I'm defenseless except for my resiliency!

Obscurity + Prominence + Fleeting Dream

Muda + Indifference + Body Infiltration

I'm feeling it now, my energy has drained considerably. The moves I used weren't simple but had more potency and range that I used back then against the revengers.

I wasn't dealing with projectiles after all. I need each of my attacks to be a surefire way of incapacitation. Unfortunately, I learned a bit too late that all my methods won't work around her concept, whatever it is.

So I just shrugged inwardly, "Uh, I don't think I have anything to hit you with now...", I felt a bit embarrased, usually some protagonist would find a way to break out of his predicament with some ingenuity. I thought so too because I believe in my smarts, and reality had to kick me with a 'intangible girl that can't get hit' as my opponent.

I mean, sure, it was fine once I saw flaws in her ability, but the ability to shrug off damage and soul damage? Yeah, I'm not dealing with that.

I should have made it more lethal the first time I swung Zangerim but there are moral lines I don't cross, and accidental killing isn't worth upping the ante on someone I originally thought was vulnerable to soul damage.

"Aw~, is that the best you can do? How about the gas you've been talking about, junior?"

"Don't mind me then, senior. This is my best attack!", I slump a bit, knowing I lost without a doubt in the first bout, even if I had the semi-indestructible trait on me.

The bag I've been covering with my organic metal this whole time has revealed itself. And tons of pressurize poison gas have been accumulating in marbles.

It also helps that I've also been accumulating a passive of gas inside me too, which is now being run at an active state.

Poison Gas

An enclosed space, a fluid attack, and a person who can stay intangible.

Now here is the game, a battle of attrition. Can she stay intangible for long?

"H-how is there so much??", SCVP sounds like she's a bit panicked.

"Haah~, did you think I used up all my energy, senior?", It's true, everything I did used up a lot of energy, but most of everything I did was handled using indifference.

I didn't need to make more alloy after I made the first batch, which meant that everything I used up until now had been energy saving.

In fact, it was an advantage that we fought in such an enclosed space.

I looked like I was breathing heavily but I'm actually spewing more gas to make the room toxic enough.

Looking somewhere for a second, I could see Mr. Ali sitting in the same spot as the gas around him avoided his mere presence. Yep, that's charisma for you.

Fleeting Dream

I can see senior now. She's kind of ghostly, it seems she's preserving her energy, not disappearing from my sight.

!!! It seems another aspect of her ability allows her to move quickly too.

"What can you do now, senior? I don't have to use anymore energy now that I've determined that everything else is useless.", I stare at her, she's either a second or third year but in the end, people can only have so much energy.

"Hm, I must admit, junior, you're very resourceful but don't think it's over yet.", She stares into my eyes with a challenging gaze reignited inside her.

"Remember one thing, junior.", Her face close to mine, unflinching.

"What is it?"

"Forget Me Not.", ...huh?

I've been throwing around my powers for some time now, but what was I really doing again?

I look at the president. He seems calm, I should get the lay of the situation. I hope it's not something like I was controlled and brainwashed to attack him...

"Uh, Mr. President? May I know what happened?", Because I was still suspicious of things, I let my powers stay on.

Mr. Ali shook his head, "It's nothing much. I was just having you prove your ability.", Of course I know that, I aimed for the Ares position and tried to prove my ability but then it became like this.

But there were several contradictions, if I had to fight, the only one I could be fighting her is Mr. Ali, but then I should have remembered doing it.

Not remembering is already a scary thing because not only is that messing with my mind, which is a sacred thing for me, but it's also not something I thought Mr. Ali could do.

Unless he could actually compel and use me using his powers... no, it's not possible because I'm conscious now...unless he was already done with testing me?

Did it wear out? Wait I need to pose another question.

"...am I done proving my ability?"

"What do you think, junior?", I pause at his statement...

Something is definitely off...

Meh, I'll just deactivate my powers.

Restoring the state of the room, all the black shadow stone returned to me as my appearance went back to normal.

I reply to the president, "I think I proved it enough."

"Did you junior~?", I widen my eyes as a dagger plungered straight straight through my back...

If it weren't for the black shadow stone underneath my skin.

"Oh my~, How could I forget my ever considerate senior?", My mind clicked in place after I saw her.

Now I know...

All her powers point to existence manipulation.

I remember her now, Brunette with those silver eyes...

Damn it. I've almost been had.

"Tch, fine~. I guess we can call this a draw...", She pursed her lips as she opens the window of the room to let the gas out.

"Congratulations, Kaizen. Your power are very suitable, having faced of an unusual ability and wielding various and versatile combat abilities. I think you'll make a great addition to the Student Council, oh, and don't worry about being a freshman. The position of an Ares is an exception when it comes to strength and responsibility.", Mr. Ali gives a smile, giving of a charm that made me feel accepted, like being part of a camaraderie.

I shook my head but gave my thanks. I am really surprised, why?

I'm unworthy, I just realized how weak I am in terms of the power system of this world. I can get OP abilities of destruction but they might not amount to anything is a certain concept with abilities targeting literal reality starts throwing it's weight around. I guess I'm not that cut out for that OP mc role...

If I were a Japanese protagonist, I guess I would have said all of that or if I were some Korean protagonist, maybe I'd have celebrated excitedly.

"Thank you, I won't disappoint you.", yeah, taking the opportunity in humility, unlike what a Chinese protagonist might do.

No, this is what I should do, regardless of any relative comparison.