I think I'm going senile. So... There was one more chapter that should follow right after "King of the Streets", but I forgot to post it... Please reread the ending of King of the Streets, then this one, and then everything later will make much more sense.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/shonen-character-system!_22244785206340605/send_60093278208448788
(If you can't click on the link, just use the table of contests. Chapter: "Send")
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"Give up", she said.
I winced and straightened my back.
Giving up… As if I could. Yuji won't let me do it, and to be honest, that insane clown was much scarier than Mishima.
So, the only choice for me was to fight.
I told her:
"I never give up."
Did I sound like a shonen hero? Seems like I did, for the girl was confused at first, and then she looked at me attentively:
"Quite courageous… For a gaijin. But you will pay for that courage!" shouted the girl with a haughty expression on her face.
She really did feel like a villain.
Then, the very next moment the chain flew right at me once again.
However, this time I was prepared to face it. I slashed at the chain with my wooden sword. The chain stuck it. I lowered the sword, trying to tie the chain around it — and it did!
I heard the gasps around. People were surprised by what have I done. Now the chain was tied around my sword.
Mishima didn't expect everything to turn this way. Her confusion, however, wasn't a long-lasting one. Soon, her eyes became severe and she started pulling her weapon.
I felt a strong force trying to take the sword out of my hands. Following the suit, I grasped the hilt with all my might.
Now it became a contest of strength between us.
And I was losing it. I felt the sword slowly but steadily slipping out of my hands. It wasn't surprising, after all, Mishima had a [D-] in Str, while I only had E+. There was a large difference between us.
I should do something, or else I will lose my sword... And it will be my loss.
But what can I do? I can make the chain tie around myself… No, that will be stupid. Then how about…
Yes.
I know...
Suddenly, I pointed the sword down and inserted it into the ground, pushing it as deep as I could.
"Ah!" Mishima gasped, and then I saw her hands tremble.
Now the advantage was on my side. It wasn't easy to put the sword out of the soil. After some time, I saw Mishima's face redden from all the pressure. She was putting all her strength into it…
Just a little bit more now…
I smiled… And then, suddenly, I heard a sharp sound from the right. With the corner of my eye, I saw the girl named Ringo holding a slingshot in her hands. It was empty, as if she had just made a shoot.
However, where is the projectile then? I could hear it, but could not see… Wait. What if it is made from glass? In that case, it will be invisible during the night…
So that's what these two were whispering before our fight…
Curses… I could not do anything about the shot with my sword deep in the ground.
I felt the time slow down…
And then, suddenly, I saw something red.
A white-haired girl in a tracksuit jumped out of the crowd and placed herself between the coming projectile and me.
I heard a loud sound.
Murakami blocked the glass bead with her body.
Before I knew it, I let the sword go and run forward, right at the Mishima. The girl was still trying to pull it out, so when I stopped being the opposite force, she almost lost her footing.
I crossed the distance between us in a moment and made a fist. Mishima was confused and couldn't do anything about it. She was barely standing. I saw her pupils narrow down.
I was about to punch her face, when suddenly…
'Hey! A true hero can never punch a girl. You will receive a 50P penalty if you do that.'
…What?
…
I heard Yuji speak inside of my head.
And right away I froze.
I lowered my first that was about to connect with Mishima's head.
The girl, meanwhile, closed her eyes, expecting the punch. When it didn't come, she blinked and looked at me with a confused gaze.
I gulped and said with the most serious expression that I could make at that moment:
"I don't punch women."
Mishima's eyes went wide. For about twenty seconds after that, we were just looking at each other.
It was really awkward...
At last, Mishima ground her teeth, took a stand, raised her own fist, and punched me into my face.
I felt a strong pain. Then the world around me started spinning and became completely white…
The last thing that I saw before losing consciousness was the red tint that appeared on the girl's white cheeks...