Grit Your Teeth
Sugihara Kei froze at those words and thought to himself.
What an arrogant bastard, but that works for me! Once I take him out, all my problems will disappear. But Inoue actually sat down right by the rooftop exit...
Looks like there'll be another tough fight even after I deal with Shinnosuke Nohara! But first, I have to take Shinnosuke Nohara down. After all, he's just one guy!
The thought flashed through his mind as Sugihara Kei rushed at Shinnosuke and threw a punch at his temple. Shinnosuke raised a hand to block, but Sugihara Kei seized his right hand, grabbed his belt with the other, turned sideways, and tensed his legs.
"Got you!"
Sugihara Kei used all his strength to try to throw Shinnosuke, only to discover that it was as though he had grabbed hold of a mountain. He couldn't budge him!
In the instant he stood there stunned, Shinnosuke grabbed his shoulder and punched him in the side of the face.
Sugihara Kei's mind went blank, and his vision darkened! Shinnosuke swept a leg toward him, but his years of judo practice let him react quickly. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, ready to take the blow head-on!
The moment the kick connected, Sugihara Kei felt as though he had been hit by a train. The force against his arms was far more than he could withstand! Still in his defensive stance, he slammed into the wire fence!
Only when they saw their leader sent flying did the judo club members react, and they all rushed at Shinnosuke.
One of them leaped high and launched a flying kick at Shinnosuke. Shinnosuke stepped back, wound up, and drove a heavy punch into the man's stomach, sending him flying three or four meters before he slammed into the ground.
"Is it judo or karate? You've got them mixed up, buddy."
Shinnosuke sidestepped a punch, grabbed the man by the face, and shoved him straight down, smashing the back of his head against the ground. He casually punched another man in the crotch, making Taro, who stood behind Ryu, turn purple as a dull ache spread through his own family jewels.
At that moment, Sugihara Kei got up from the ground and charged at Shinnosuke with a roar, as if he wanted to tear him apart.
He threw a rapid flurry of punches with both hands. Shinnosuke let his guard down for a moment and took several hits, and then Sugihara Kei kicked him in the side of the waist.
He calmed down and watched carefully. He discovered that Shinnosuke had no technique at all and didn't seem to have much fighting experience; he relied entirely on his speed and strength.
He quickly stepped forward again and kicked at Shinnosuke's chin. Shinnosuke bent backward to dodge, but the moment he stepped back, Sugihara Kei caught his wrist!
Sugihara Kei kept his feet moving, stepping in to hook Shinnosuke's lower leg and flick it upward while yanking his wrist down! Shinnosuke went flying!
He slammed hard into the ground. Before he could even cry out in pain, he rolled aside, dodging a right foot aimed at his head!
He scrambled up, clutching his chest and gasping for breath as he stared fixedly at Sugihara Kei.
"This guy really is tough to deal with!"
Shinnosuke exhaled and charged straight at Sugihara Kei. Seeing him coming, the judo club members hurried to stand in front of Sugihara Kei.
Shinnosuke kicked the man at the front, sending him flying backward with tremendous force and knocking down several of his companions.
Then he swept his arm across, taking down two or three more. Sweat covered Sugihara Kei's face as he watched Shinnosuke in astonishment, feeling that the man was absurdly strong.
Sugihara Kei went on the offensive, leaping at Shinnosuke with a knee strike. Shinnosuke raised a hand to block, but Sugihara Kei immediately followed with a roundhouse kick to his shoulder, making him stagger.
Sugihara Kei seized the opening and punched at Shinnosuke's stomach, but Shinnosuke grabbed his hand! Suddenly, a roar rang out beside his ear, leaving his head spinning.
"Grit your teeth!!"
"Huh?"
Sugihara Kei froze as a fist loomed larger and larger before his eyes. A sudden pain struck his face, and the next instant he was airborne.
Shinnosuke put all his strength into a punch to Sugihara Kei's face. Sugihara Kei's body flipped uncontrollably in midair before crashing hard into the wall, and he immediately lost consciousness...
Inoue Ryushi and his companions stared at Shinnosuke's back, their jaws dropping in shock. Inoue Ryushi looked relatively calm, but the cigarette that fell from his mouth betrayed his astonishment.
"Big brother Shinnosuke is as strong as a monster..."
"He's incredible..."
Inoue Ryushi lowered his head and smiled faintly without a word, but inwardly he was utterly stunned.
This guy's gotten a whole lot stronger than last time...
Shinnosuke brushed the dust off himself, walked up to Inoue Ryushi, and said,
"Take care of these guys, will you? There are too many for me to handle on my own."
The corner of Inoue Ryushi's mouth twitched. In a sense, Shinnosuke had already handled them quite thoroughly. In the end, he nodded at him.
"Ah... sorry for the trouble..."
"No problem, big brother Shinnosuke! It's what we should do!"
"Yeah, yeah, big brother, go get some rest! Leave a little thing like this to us!"
The men behind Ryu spoke to Shinnosuke obsequiously. After all, they had experienced it firsthand and watched such a one-sided fight. They both respected and feared Shinnosuke.
Shinnosuke glared at them, his face full of irritation as he said,
"How many times have I told you? Stop calling me big brother! Your kind of group is the biggest pain!!"
"Oh, come on, don't say that. We all have a lot of respect for you!"
"..."
Yasuda Takagi's finger twitched as he lay on the ground... He hoped these people could take him to the infirmary too...
Shinnosuke was no longer in the mood to chat with them. Just now, a system notification had popped up.
[Ding~ System mission completion: 27%] [Reward: Physique +1]