Yagami lunged forward, and the exchange of blows began.
This time, the situation was different. Unlike their previous encounter, which had been heavily one-sided, a delicate balance had been struck; neither could easily take the other down.
Ryunosuke had been in "Chuunibyou Mode" from the start. If he weren't, he wouldn't be able to win. Relying solely on his base physical condition, he was still inferior to Yagami, but he masked that remaining gap with technique.
Yagami felt a flicker of shock.
(Didn't I manage to take this guy down in less than a minute last month? Why is he this strong now? It's only been a month... it makes no sense.)
Yagami did not believe in coincidences. He raised his leg, unleashing a powerful spinning kick toward his opponent's face. The pressure of the wind generated even made Ryunosuke's cheek sting.
Ryunosuke parried the attack with both hands held before his face. Although he managed to block it, he was shoved back ten steps until his back made contact with Fuka, who was also being pushed back.
Fuka grumbled softly. "Are all juniors these days this vicious? I feel like I can't win."
Fuka admitted her defeat firmly.
Ryunosuke added with a resigned tone: "How long can you hold out?"
Fuka gave a dubious number. "Maybe about 3 minutes... I can't manage more than that."
She wiped the sweat from her forehead. Her arms still felt numb from just having parried a kick from Ichika.
Ryunosuke thought for a moment, then said with some hesitation:
"If you can't handle it, you should run first... let me hold the two of them off."
"Tsk," Fuka clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction and turned toward him. "You're telling me to leave? I'm not going anywhere! Trust your back to me; I'll hold one of them off."
She assumed a fighting stance with her fists, watching cautiously as Ichika walked over casually. Seeing that, Ryunosuke said no more. He also set his stance to face Yagami, who was ready to attack again.
Yagami halted his advance and asked: "When we fought last time, you didn't have this kind of strength. Who trained you?"
He didn't believe someone could become this strong in just one month without anyone's guidance.
Ryunosuke's current physical condition had improved drastically. If his punching power was previously equivalent to 80 kg, it had now reached 163 kg. For comparison, the peak strength of a normal adult male is around 150 kg, while women are usually in the 80-120 kg range. This meant his base level was now slightly above a normal male.
Don't forget, his initial physique was only 80 kg, the lowest female standard. Now it had doubled to 163 kg. Added to that was the 545% bonus from "Chuunibyou Mode," bringing his total combat power to 888.35 kg. All his stats had surged more than twofold.
The training method provided by Ayanokouji might have looked mundane to a normal person, but it was exactly what Ryunosuke needed. With his poor initial physical state, he couldn't handle hellish training; he had to restore the physical strength lost due to malnutrition step by step.
Facing Yagami's question, Ryunosuke answered honestly: "Ayanokouji trained me."
"Tsk, I thought so." Yagami was not surprised. In this world, only Ayanokouji possessed such ability. However, his competitive nature surfaced; he wanted to compete even in this regard.
"What training did he give you? Tell me, so I can overhaul it to get you better training. I guarantee the results will be superior to Ayanokouji-senpai's."
Ryunosuke felt it was ridiculous. "You want to compete even on this?"
Even so, he answered seriously: "Every day, 100 sit-ups!"
"100 push-ups!"
"Then run 10 kilometers!"
"All of that is done routinely every single day. Of course, three meals of nutrition a day are also a must."
"In the morning, I eat one banana for vitamin intake, and I usually eat two large meat buns."
"Oh, by the way, the meat buns are made directly by my lover, Suzune, you know~"
Ryunosuke did not forget to show off his partner's cooking proudly.
Yagami's face instantly darkened. He felt he was being toyed with. Beside them, Ichika and Fuka, who were listening to the conversation, had to hold their stomachs because they couldn't hold back their laughter.
Ichika wiped a tear from the corner of her eye.
"Akasaka-senpai, do you want to make me die of laughter? That's such a normal training method. Do you hold such a grudge against Yagami to provoke him like that?"
Yagami's anger had exploded. The fist he clenched creaked; he was truly on the verge of fury, feeling mocked. He could no longer hold back from attacking.
Fuka stopped laughing, and her expression turned serious.
"I'll hold one, you finish it quickly."
After saying that, Fuka lunged toward Ichika.
Ryunosuke could only respond with "I'll try," and then he charged at Yagami.
A duel erupted on both sides. Yagami launched a leaping side kick toward his stomach. Ryunosuke raised both arms to parry, but mid-air, Yagami changed the angle of his attack into a straight kick aimed at his vital lower region.
Ryunosuke's hair stood on end. He hurriedly blocked the kick with both hands, took two steps back to maintain distance, and shouted in protest:
"Damn it, you have no fighting ethics! Where are you aiming that kick?!"
But Yagami didn't care. To him, any move that could win was a good move.
On the other side, Fuka's condition was not good. She was constantly pressured by Ichika's attacks. She used a series of strikes, but Ichika used parrying techniques to deflect her opponent's fists with minimal effort.
Ichika moved nimbly in a circle, avoiding Fuka's straight attacks, and managed to get behind her. Just as she was about to launch a surprise attack, Fuka executed a backward elbow strike to ward her off.
Ichika was forced to stop her movement and retreat two steps to avoid it, then praised with a smile:
"Not bad, Kiryuin-senpai~ In that case, I'll start getting serious~"
After saying that, Ichika touched one hand to the ground as a pivot, then launched a low spin kick. Fuka was forced to cross her arms to parry, which automatically blocked her vision.
That was the moment Ichika had been waiting for.
Suddenly, she jumped high. One of her beautiful, slender legs was raised high, and then with full force, she kicked down toward Fuka.
Fuka's left shoulder was hit squarely. Because the force was too strong, a sound was heard as both of her knees instantly slammed into the ground.
Ichika said in a mocking tone: "What's wrong, Senpai~? Is that all your ability amounts to?"
"Haha, this junior is truly impolite," Fuka tried to remain firm, but the piercing pain in her shoulder proved that she had lost in that exchange.
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