Chapter 68 Revenge, Part One ★
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
It’s a way of life that Chihiro – and many of his students – will never be able to imitate
”You must think I’m childish”
Kamishiro laughed. Embarrassed, but proud at the same time
But Chihiro shook his head
”No, I think you’re cool, Kamishiro-kun”
”I see. …Thanks”
That smile on his face was like a boy’s dream
Then, Kamishiro’s smile faded and he made a sincere expression
”That’s why I can’t lose to you”
”…Yes”
Kamishiro is aiming far higher
That’s something he’s been feeling for a long time, and just now he realized it was true
To get to the top, so no one could beat him
――At the same time, his declaration sounded like something else
Kamishiro fighting for his goal
He would not fight for personal grudges
It’s as if Kamishiro is telling himself this
(…No wonder everyone admires him)
Chihiro looked back into Kamishiro’s eyes, thinking
”I don’t want to lose to Kamishiro-kun either”
Chihiro was never going to be as good as Kamishiro
His reasons for fighting include personal grudges
Still, he doesn’t want to lose. Chihiro has his own reasons
After that, they ate their lunch without speaking a word
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After taking a good rest and changing clothes, they went to the large training area
This time, Maisaka is in charge of setting up the room, but when they arrived at the corner of the room, it is almost completely reserved. The booths on either side of them are empty, but the number of visitors exceeded that of the last time
It seems that Maisaka spreading the word, so beside Aika, Riko, Maria… Hana, Shuka, and even some of the senior students are there
Really, why did Maisaka gather so many people?
When Chihiro turned his head to at least give Maisaka a glance, he suddenly heard a voice in his ear
”Fight. Chihiro-kun”
”…Suzu-san?”
He stopped and whispered
”Hmm? What’s wrong?”
”No, it’s nothing”
Chihiro shake his head and answer. Even if Suzu really is there, it would be useless to look for her. Just take what she said as an encouragement
And so, the two, Chihiro and Kamishiro, stood facing each other with some distance between them
Kamishiro with his bare hands, and Chihiro with a wooden sword in both hands
”Well…Izumi, are you really okay with that?”
Maisaka, who had stepped up as the starter, frowned, but Chihiro is serious
”Yes, it’s no problem”
”Okay, but… well, the rules are the same as last time, right?”
”Yeah”
”Yes”
No time limit. If the player falls and can’t get up, or gives up, he loses. The rules are the same as in class, but weapons are allowed
And since the last time they fought under these rules, Chihiro’s fists nearly shattered
So, he must be prepared to take the same or worse damage in some cases
He breathed in and waited
They looked at each other, and Maisaka took turns looking at them, then announced loudly
”Let’s begin!”
After Maisaka start the match, Kamishiro is coming straight at Chihiro
He aims for his stomach with his right fist. As before, Kamishiro has no intention to be cunning
This time, however, he is on full throttle from the start
Pow!
Just one breath after Kamishiro started to move, he is already in front of Chihiro. The first blow using the body-strengthening technique came from the start
…first move, first victory
Gah!
”!”
As expected, Kamishiro’s fist is extremely powerful, even though Chihiro uses his crossed wooden swords to block it
The palm of his weapon hand goes numb, and he take a few steps backwards from the impact
(…Really, I had actually planned to intercept him with a counter attack, but his attack was so fast that I could barely defend myself)
”Aghhhhhh!”
Chihiro exhaled and swung his right wooden sword
Kamishiro kicked the floor again at about the same time
”Didn’t you know it, Izumi-kun?”
Kamishiro brushed off Chihiro’s hit with his arm, and then swung a punch at his stomach
Chihiro guarded it with the wooden sword in his left hand
And then, the wooden sword bounced up with a somewhat light sound
”If you don’t have a lot of strength and skill, two swords will only reduce your power and speed”
A right fist came relentlessly at his stomach
This time it struck deeply, and Chihiro is blown backwards – or so it seemed to the viewer
”…Shallow?”
Yes, Chihiro had started to retreat before impact
Though he hadn’t been able to avoid it completely, Kamishiro’s fist had only gone in shallowly, killing much of the impact. So, he could avoid the fatal blow
And now, Kamishiro is probably planning to make his decision now
Still, he showed a slightly surprised expression as he readjusted his stance
”…Hey, why can’t he block an attack like that?”
”Izumi can read the minds of people he sees. That’s how he anticipates their attacks”
”Well, I know that, but…”
That’s what the viewer said
But, if Chihiro want to give a reason other than his mind-reading, it would be familiarity
Both in the last fight and in the actual training in class. He had seen Kamishiro’s moves many times. Thanks to this, he has the timing and patterns pretty well in mind
Though this time Kamishiro is even faster than before
”If you’re going to drop your weapon, now’s the time to do it”
”I understand that this is a little tweaked”
They exchanged a few words and resumed fighting
Perhaps having given up on the stomach shot, Kamishiro’s target is the left shoulder. But as if to block it, Chihiro slashes from the lower left. Kamishiro, who saw that, stops moving for a moment and dodges just in time
Chihiro then swings his right wooden sword horizontally
Kamishiro is forced to hold back his left hand long enough that Chihiro could launch a two-stage attack again. And then, the wooden sword strikes Kamishiro’s left arm
”It’s still light”
Kamishiro’s right fist is squeezed at close range
But..
”…I see”
Noticing that Chihiro is raising his left wooden sword to attack him, Kamishiro retreats a few steps
A moment later, Chihiro was caught off guard
”!”
From the look in Kamishiro’s eyes, Chihiro panicked and tried to move, but there is no chance for him to move
So, Kamishiro moved forward immediately, grabbed the right wooden sword with his left hand, and swung his right fist. He did this, as he had done in the previous serious fight
Crack!
The wooden sword broke
”Not yet!”
Chihiro knew it would break
That’s why he prepared two swords in advance
Chihiro swung the left wooden sword and hit his shoulder. But that wooden sword is grabbed in the same way
Crack!
It snapped with a creaking sound, making it useless
”…Then”
Kamishiro slowly backed away, taking one or two steps backwards
Then, his whole body radiated a spirit that made Chihiro gulp
”I guess it’s time to get down to business”
”…Yeah, I guess so”
Chihiro knew Kamishiro is extraordinary
He threw away the wooden swords in his hands, feeling the cold sweat on his cheeks
He then smiled back at his opponent as best he could
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