The technique of using your body to the fullest – gripping the fist, throwing the punch.
I told him to watch carefully, then unleashed a straight punch into the empty air.
The strike, accompanied by a gust of wind, ruffled Ishino’s bangs a good two meters away.
“Whoa…”
“Wow, that’s amazing, Amamori-san! It’s like something out of a manga! Your physical abilities are already in that kind of superhuman realm!”
The amazed Ishino and the excited Tendou-san.
I gave them a wry smile and readied my fist again.
“Well, that was a ‘bad example’. I just blew it away with raw arm strength alone. As long as you have the muscle strength, you don’t even need any actual technique. Absolutely don’t use that as a model.”
“You know, Amamori is kinda scary, huh?”
“Yeah, he’s probably the most insane one in 3D.”
I ignored their chatter.
I looked towards the entrance. No presence… Seems like no one’s outside the door.
I gripped my fist tightly and poised it towards the door.
“This is what Ishino is aiming for.”
–And as usual, I launched my punch.
The fist crushed the air, leaving even the sound behind.
The distant door was flung open forcefully, and the nearby Ishino nearly collapsed.
“No way… Huh? Seriously, did the air pressure just blow the door open or something…?”
“It’s about connecting all the muscles in the body. From the legs to the thighs, hips, shoulders, and arms, multiplying the force at each point. Only when you can do that are you truly mastering your physique,” I explained.
Well, it’s incredibly difficult, though. Even I took a long time to master it.
I can channel the power in sequence. But that’s just transferring the force.
The key to this technique is further accelerating the force at the endpoint.
Instead of just using the arm strength and leg strength, a punch that harnesses all the muscles in the body to the fullest can multiply its power tremendously.
Well, even though I’m a foolish little elementary school student who came up with such an idea, as long as the result comes out, there’s no problem.
“[100% out of 100] has higher output than [30% out of 300], right?”
Excellent, Mikanuki. I say with a smile, turning my gaze back to Ishino.
In my case, I’m drawing out 100% of 300, so no matter what Ishino does, he can’t catch up to me. ……But when it comes to pure skill, the story changes.
Just one move. That’s all it takes.
Clench your fist, and strike with that fist.
Train that to the limit over three years.
If you do that, you might be able to catch up to me……or even surpass my level of skill.
“Ishino. Let me tell you again, it’s going to be a living hell?”
When I ask him, he stands up with vigor.
His eyes are filled with admiration, excitement, and a strong determination.
“Yeah! I’ll do my best!”
Receiving his immediate answer, I start planning his training program in my mind.
Well, if Ishino can become at least a bit useful as a fighting force, that would be good.
“A combat-oriented healer……a true embodiment of a cheat, huh!”
Tendou exclaims something that doesn’t make much sense.
But……now that I think about it, he’s right.
A close-range combatant who can heal themselves even after being hit. And a strong one at that.
……Could it be that Ishino will become like that as well?
Thinking about that sends a chill down my back. ……Someday, it might be interesting to see a fully realized Ishino and fight against him.
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“At the sports festival, I’m going to crush Class C.”
Around the same time, that man – Shinzaki Yasuhito – said that while standing at the podium in Class B.
Despite it being after school, there was no absence among the classmates.
Everyone was sitting at their desks, silently listening to Shinzaki’s words.
“Hey, wasn’t this supposed to be a discussion about sports festival preparations?”
“Geez, Iroha, the sports festival is basically an event to crush the people you don’t like, right? So, preparing for the sports festival is the same as preparing to crush Class C! Probably!”
“……I see? Well, whatever, I don’t really understand it anyway.”
Shiki Iroha turned her gaze out the window, looking disinterested.
She was the girl who was once punched by Amamori. In physical education classes, she had been openly irritated, but disappeared from view at the same time Amamori was taken away.
……That’s right. She was the self-proclaimed leader who was boasting from a place far removed from violence, but was suddenly kicked into the midst of violence. At first, she was confused and angry, but – once she calmed down – fear must have set in.
She had holed up in her room and only returned to school a week later.
(……Iroha is probably no longer useful against Amamori. Her heart is completely broken.)
She seemed the same as always, but there was something decisively different about her compared to before.
Shinzaki Yasuhito had seen through the influence of the fear towards Amamori Yuto.
“Mmhm, Iroha has to be that way, you know!”
He casually spits out something he doesn’t even believe in with a smile.
“I am correct, and I am not wrong. Anything that even slightly differs from my thoughts is entirely wrong. But you know, I think that even mistakes are sometimes necessary within the order.”
Mistakes exist to prove correctness. Evil exists to prove justice.
Those below exist to prove those above. Sacrifices exist to prove safety.
All of these, for the order he envisions.
“So, Iroha. You can do as you please. Because your actions are also right for the sake of order.”
“Hmm, then I’d like to know one thing. Ah, it was Amamori, right? He’s not important anymore, but what about Asahina and Kurotsuki? They seemed pretty strong, can we beat them?”
When mentioning Amamori’s name, her eyes shifted. Seeing this, Shinzaki’s conviction deepens.
Apparently, she is trying to avoid that man’s existence. It would be unnecessary to dig that up. Shinzaki judged this and opened his mouth.
“Ah, those guys, huh. Yeah, there do seem to be a few people who can’t be taken lightly.”
Especially Asahina Kasumi. ……Just facing her, his instincts were screaming.
With this woman, do not fight, it warned.
It was fear and an alarm bell. His instincts were avoiding fighting her.
–But victory lies only beyond fear. Opportunity for victory only exists in battle.
“At this point, there is probably no individual in the school who surpasses Asahina. However, considering their potential, there is likely nothing that can surpass my power. That’s why I’m leaving Asahina alone for now.”
What he’s concerned about is not Asahina, but rather…Kurotsuki kanade.
“What I dislike is Kurotsuki. Seeing a classmate getting beaten up, nearly to death, right in front of you. Only a very small number of people can think rationally in that situation. Even Asahina probably couldn’t maintain a normal state of mind.”
Asahina Kasumi had pretended as if she had consciously made Amamori fight.
But that is probably not entirely true.
There was certainly a move by Kurotsuki behind the scenes. Likely, he had persuaded Asahina. Something like “If you trust Amamori, endure and watch,” he must have said.
Well, under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t have had much of a problem with it.
But in that situation, with my comrades on the verge of death…
While logically persuading Asahina Kasumi, I kept making Amamori Yuto fight.
And that was solely for the purpose of – to fathom the depths of Shinzaki Yasuhito.
(Or perhaps, even Kurotsuki trusted Amamori… Either way, it’s sickening.)
Friends. Unwavering bonds of trust. Those were the kind of words Shinzaki Yasuhito despised.
They were the ramblings of those who knew not the moment when bonds shatter.
So, with a pinch of selfish hatred, Shinzaki acts rationally.
“It’s a common thread in all matters – if you can only crush the intellect, the rest will crumble naturally. So, let’s decide the target for this sports festival – Kurotsuki kanade. I’m going to crush that man!”
And thus, Shinzaki Yasuhito declares.
…However.
In his words, which appeared justifiable to all, Shinzaki himself felt a slight unease.
(But is that really the only problem?)
It was truly a minor unease.
Through the previous incident, Shinzaki had come to respect Kurotsuki kanade.
That’s why he felt, “Is he truly just that kind of person?”
Using Asahina Kasumi upfront is fine. Even retreating to the backlines, he could still understand that.
For Asahina Kasumi is an exceptional individual.
But if it were him, he would never let the other side realize that he’s [in the backlines]. That’s how he would move.
Undetected by anyone.
For there exists no weapon more wonderful than that.
That’s why he felt uneasy about Kurotsuki kanade, who calmly existed in the shadows.
However… What if this unease is exactly what the enemy intends?
(Perhaps there is still an unread strategy.)
He chuckled at himself for thinking this way. If the very purpose was to instill this unease, then surely his current line of thought has already been anticipated. And strangely, the uncertainty of “how much has been read” invokes fear, leading to a muddled and confused state of mind.
…What an unpleasant opponent. The mere fact that Kurotsuki kanade exists so calmly is this distasteful to him.
(The one who came up with this is absolutely evil, isn’t it? Kurotsuki is the likely culprit, right?)
Recognizing the formidable opponent, Shinzaki’s smile deepened.
No matter how strong the opponent may be.
No matter how unsettling the opponent may be.
As long as he emerges victorious in the end, that’s all that matters.
“After all, the one who keeps winning is the one who’s right, Asahina Kasumi.”
There may be no inherent righteousness in remaining undefeated.
And the notion that mistakes are always corrected is a conclusion-less fallacy.
Even if the beginning was wrong, as long as one keeps winning, it becomes the new truth.
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