Chapter 22: Chapter 21: The First to Move Wins
"We're going with house rules to make this an even match against Akune. It'll be no time plus 10 points vs. no time plus 1 point." Nabeshima stated with closed eyes and a smile. "So until Akune-kun gets 10 points, it'll be your victory if you get 1 point, Hitoyoshi."
'How did it come to this?' Zenkichi thought, as he stared indifferently back at the cocky glare Akune was giving him.
"Hmph. I'll give you credit for not running away with your tail tuck between your legs. Oh, but now that I think about it, worms don't have tails now do they?"
His lips twitched, "Oh? So you wanted me to back out because you couldn't handle going against me? Well, if you don't want to fight me then just say the word, I understand."
"...." Akune's eyebrows twitched, his face growing slightly enraged.
Zenkichi smirked and was about to continue on talking when Medaka spoke up.
"Not fight? There's no way I would let that happen." Snapping her fan closed once more, Medaka fixed a confident expression towards her childhood friend. "We take on anyone's call for counseling or for a fight; regardless of what the conditions or the content are. No matter how difficult or ridiculous it may be, we'll take it on!"
"For that's the motto of the Hakoniwa Academy!"
"Hitoyoshi Zenkichi, I won't tell you to lose. But...there'd be no way in hell that you would run away from a fight now, right?" She said with a sweat tone of voice that could make anyone's teeth ache.
Zenkichi's face twitched, a sudden urge to grab the girl's head and plant her over his thighs to spank her ass rose but he reigned it in with and shot a weary look at Medaka over his shoulder, "....Giving counseling to people is not in our job description, that's the counseling advisor's job! Please, you and I both know that we aren't clarified on giving anyone advice."
'Mostly you. I still remember how you tried teaching the students when the teachers found out how absurdly intelligent you are and how you tried giving a relationship advice on our junior back in middle school, both ended in disasters.' He let out a sigh and turned back towards Akune, only to find him having a dopy smile and blushing face looking towards Medaka.
A tic mark bulged above his right eyebrow.
'Yup, I remember why I didn't back down in this request. I wanted to fucking punch this guy's face.'
They were standing in the middle of the judo hall wearing their respective uniforms, facing against each other with a couple of inches of a distance between them. Their eyes were at the other, analyzing and measuring each other's surface strength and weaknesses.
Zenkichi displayed a total calmness on his face as he checked out Akune's body structure and possible judo fighting style. In judo, there were a few ways a judo practitioner can do in order to win, in a competition that is. One is to throw an opponent, immobilize them with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke.
He was wondering which sort of technique Akune was more inclined to use so he could come prepared against it. But seeing his form and his way of breathing...he wasn't just some proficient practitioner of judo martial art. No. He was a master of it.
'I know that he didn't learn judo in middle school before, so he only had about a year or two of practice when he got into this academy! No wonder he's a special student. Well, recalling who he was in the past....it shouldn't be much of a surprise.'
Nabeshima looked between the two by the side, acting as the coach of their fight, before chuckling at Zenkichi "Kukuku, she's pretty tough on you isn't she? Well, I guess that's fine, the least you could do is listen to her final order." Her lips widened into a wide grin. "When this match is over, our prince will be in the student council and you'll belong to us, becoming my successor."
"Oi, I didn't agree to–" Nabeshima raised her arm up.
"3, 2, 1, match start!"
Zenkichi clicked his tongue and turned towards a now serious faced Akune, with his arms and legs slightly spread apart. He was thinking that he'd just head straight towards him with the intent of finishing the match in one move by making the first move.
If he was the same as before, before he had the system, he would have done exactly that and had his ass handed to him.
'I know that you've turned a new leaf now Akune-senpai, no longer being the man that was called the 'destroyer'. Destroying property and people alike, leaving only destruction in your path. Medaka-chan is the why you changed, and I understand why your so infatuated by her. She's that kind after all. But, the method on how she did it: getting beaten up by you....' His eyes turned a shade of bright red.
'Even when the original Zenkichi is gone, some of his feelings still remains. And one of them burns so much inside of me–anger.'
Nabeshima and Medaka, along with the rest of the Judo Club members, stood by the sideline to watch the two young men face off against one another in their match.
"Ah, that's the Akune-kun that I know. He got his stance well positioned perfectly." Nabeshima said, chuckling, "That stance, he's well prepared in throwing Hitoyoshi to the ground; when he gets to grabs him that is. Hitoyoshi is keeping his distance from Akune-kun, so he probably knows some knowledge of how Judo works. Unfortunately however, he can only win this match when he defeats Akune-kun."
Her eyes narrowed down, a dark shadow casted over her eyes, "Genius's can all do things like that." She sighed. "What a boring judo."
Medaka turned her eyes towards Nabeshima. "....From what I gather, you seem to really hate the genius types don't you, Nabeshima-senpai?"
Nabeshima chuckled and wagged her finger at the student council president, "Yup, I do hate them. I really hate them, you're also included in that category y'know?"
Her lips widened from ear to ear, "It's the reason why I'm doing judo; to walk all over those who have talent with my hard work."
"I see...I guess that's the reason you got the name the Queen of Foul, huh?"
"Kukukuku!" She merely chuckled.
"This is the way I see it Kurokami-chan, the geniuses should be with other geniuses while the normal people should be with each other as well. There's no need for Akune-kun on our judo team, you can have him. Give us Hitoyoshi in his place."
She turned towards Medaka, her cheshire smile clear on her face, "Let's make a trade."
Medaka stared at her for a moment before turning back towards the middle stage and harrumphed, "Hmph. Forget about it. Don't make any deals if you're so sure you'll win."
"What?" Nabeshima furrowed her brows and turned back towards the match.
Her eyes widened.
Zenkichi was gone from his spot and was behind Akune!
"In judo, the second to move always wins. That's because the judo jujutsu, despite having straight offensive attacks, is still a self defense martial art that depends on their opponent making the first move. Making it almost impossible for other people to hurt a judo practitioner and much less hit them." He glance over his shoulder towards Akune. "But, there is a sure way for them to win against them."
"You only got to be faster than their eyes and reflex can react to catch you. And unlucky for you, I'm both of them. The first to move, wins."
Akune was quiet. But his body was shaking. Blood started dripping down by both sides of his head and down his cheeks.
"T-That move, what's it called?" Finally, he uttered a sound.
"3rd Stance Hwechook, a technique of a fighting style called Renewal Taekwondo. But I executed it half-heartedly, only managing to launch two kicks than three kicks."
"Three....Why didn't you use it wholeheartedly?"
"Because I was afraid that I'll kill you."
There was silence between them.
"Renewal Taekwondo....huh. Heh. Never heard of such a fighting style. From its name, is it derived from Taekwondo? Looks like I was wrong about you Hitoyoshi-kun. You aren't the weak insect I thought you were." Akune's body started to fall. "Really, you deserve to be by her side...."
"I, Akune Kouki, admit that you are stronger than me."
"Akune!" Everyone in the judo club yelled out in worry.
Fortunately Zenkichi was quick to move to catch the falling prince of the judo club and gently lay him down on the ground.
"Don't worry! My mom's a doctor so I know how to diagnose injuries and treat them!" He was quick to assure the worried Judo members.
He looked down at the unconscious Akune and snorted.
"Although I don't need your approval, I'll gladly take the compliment though."
Nabeshima stared in shock.
"That....what did Hitoyoshi-kun do?!" She asked before turning towards Medaka patting her skirt. "Kurokami, what did Hitoyoshi-kun just do to Akune-kun? You saw it, didn't you?"
"He kicked him."
"That doesn't provide much information!" She started to chew on her thumb. "I knew he was called the demon dog for his impressive strength and loyalty towards you, but I didn't know he was a skilled martial artist as well."
Medaka flipped her fan open and placed it over her mouth. "Nabeshima-senpai, do you know why Zenkichi is the vice president of the student council and not someone else?"
"Because of the previous vice president?"
The purple haired girl shook her head. "No, that can't possibly happen because there was no vice president in the previous incarnation of the student council."
Nabeshima's brows rose up as her eyes widened. "No vice president? But I could have sworn, no, wait a minute. Was there really a student council last year?" She started to get a headache.
Medaka wave her fan to a close, snapping Nabeshima out of her daze. "Not important. Unlike for a president in the student council that needed to be voted by the student school body, the other members of the student council only needs to be appointed by the newly appointed student council president."
She turned to stare at Zenkichi who was providing medical treatment for Akune.
"There are certain requirements for being in the council and the vice president seat is the most important one."
"Is it because the vice president, Hitoyoshi-kun, is the only one who could keep up with you?"
"No. The requirement to become the vice president is that they are capable of stopping or neutralizing me whenever I step out of the line. And Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, is the only person I feel who can do that."
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This was supposed to be posted a few hours ago and when I saw that it didn't, I checked to see what was going on and saw that the arranged date of upload for it was next month!😅
I am purely motivated by praise and interaction, as well as power stones and I'll probably write faster.
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