Sis, If You Want to Kill Me, Just Say So

At noon, the group arrived at a restaurant by the sea.

"Really..."

Sonoko, holding a drink and a camera around her neck, swirled the straw in the cup. "Aren't there just too many guys trying to chat you up, Ran?"

No, I don't think so.

Ran gave an embarrassed smile, "Didn't others come over to talk to you, Sonoko?"

"Those guys are all here to use me to get involved with you, okay?"

Sonoko pouted. "So traveling with a beauty like Ran who doesn't even realize her own beauty is really tiring."

She sighed and looked at Fujino, who was drinking a beverage beside her, and asked, "Senior, don't you think so?"

Fujino: "..."

Why am I being dragged into this again?

Fujino put down his cup and said, "Actually, speaking of not realizing it, Sonoko, you're pretty much the same as Ran..."

As he spoke, he looked at Sonoko's large forehead, gently stroked her chin, and comforted her, "Actually, you have a pretty good foundation. I've seen it before. As long as you take off your headband and put on a different swimsuit, you'll definitely be very popular."

"Huh?"

Sonoko was surprised. "Is that so?"

Fujino nodded sincerely. "Mhm!"

To be fair, in his opinion, Sonoko is actually on the same level as Ran.

The current situation is simply a result of that leopard-print swimsuit and that large forehead; honestly, it would be a miracle if anyone tried to chat her up...

Of course, when you're on the same track as Ran, the most important thing is not to open your mouth.

"So that's how it is..."

Sonoko pinched her chin and fell into deep thought.

Yes, she has a good foundation, similar to Ran.

Doesn't this mean she's as beautiful as Ran?

So it turns out I'm considered a beauty by my Senior!

Sonoko thought to herself for a moment, ignoring everything else. Her heart was filled with pink bubbles, and a blush rose on her cheeks. She picked up her drink and took big gulps.

Fujino: "..."

Why are you blushing?

Ai Haibara, sitting to the side, glanced at Sonoko, narrowed her eyes, and said in a flat tone, "I think Fujino is right, your fashion sense is indeed terrible."

"Ahem... Your fashion sense is terrible!?"

Sonoko coughed lightly, almost spitting out the soda she had just drunk.

"Gentlemen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Just then, Kyogoku Makoto, wearing a dark blue apron, came over with a tray and placed several plates of fried noodles on the table. "Please eat them while they're hot. Our fried noodles are handmade, and if they get cold, the texture will be greatly diminished."

He paused, then looked at the Sonoko beside him. "Our soda is very fizzy, so please drink it slowly."

"That..."

Just as Kyogoku Makoto was about to turn and leave, Ran suddenly called out to him, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Makoto Kyogoku Makoto High School?"

"I've already graduated and I'm no longer the captain of Beika High School."

Kyogoku Makoto stopped and turned to look at Ran: "But I remember you should be Mori Ran, the captain of Teitan High School, right?"

"Huh?"

Ran was surprised. "You know me?"

"Of course I know him."

Kyogoku Makoto said, "My juniors were very kind to me at the last Kanto Karate Tournament. I went to watch that match."

"So that's how it is!"

Ran nodded and then introduced the group of people.

"By the way, it seems like you've been watching us ever since yesterday."

At that moment, Sonoko suddenly spoke up, "You're not looking at Ran, are you? Let me tell you, she's already taken!"

"That's not how it works."

Kyogoku Makoto said, "I just felt like you looked familiar."

"Ha?"

Sonoko frowned. "Do we know each other?"

"Although I don't know you, I saw you once during a karate tournament."

Kyogoku Makoto explained, "I remember you cheering so hard for your friend back then, so it left a deep impression on me."

"So that's how it is..."

Sonoko tried to recall, but couldn't remember anything about the dark-skinned man in front of her.

"Um, Mr. Kyogoku."

Ran suddenly spoke up, "Could I take up a little of your time? I'd like to spar with you!"

"This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Kyogoku Makoto looked at Ran and hesitated, saying, "After all, you're a girl. It's not really appropriate for a boy like me to fight with a girl."

"If girls can't do it, can I?"

Fujino then looked at Kyogoku Makoto and smiled, "I've heard about your strength, Mr. Kyogoku. Since you can't fight with girls, how about sparring with me?"

"Although I sense that you have a very strong presence, let's just forget about it."

Kyogoku Makoto carefully examined Fujino, then shook his head slightly and explained, "There isn't a suitable place to fight around here, and I don't know your true strength. If we fight in private, there's no suitable place, and you might get injured, which would be troublesome."

"Hey, what kind of talk is that?"

Sonoko was displeased at this point, and said in a somewhat resentful tone, "You're a girl and you're afraid of getting hurt, so it's not that you think you can't beat Fujino- Senior and Ran, so you refused, is it?"

"That's not how it works."

Kyogoku Makoto glanced at Sonoko, hesitated for a moment, unsure how to explain himself, "I just..."

"What is that?"

Sonoko crossed her arms, patted Fujino on the shoulder, and said, "If you ask me, you must have heard of Fujino- Fujino 'Senior name and are afraid of being defeated by Senior with a single strike, which is why you're afraid to fight!"

Fujino's eyebrow twitched slightly. "Sonoko, it's just a friendly spar, it doesn't have to be like this..."

"In that case, let's have a match."

Before Fujino could finish speaking, a sense of oppression, accompanied by a deep voice, suddenly came from behind him.

Fujino turned around and saw that Kyogoku Makoto's already dark complexion had become even darker.

A strong sour smell permeated the surroundings.

"I can sense that you are very strong, but I don't know exactly how strong you are."

Kyogoku Makoto breath and said in a deep voice, "There are some things I need to explain beforehand. If fighting might cause you to get injured, I will stop immediately."

"You're not needed to give way here!"

Sonoko remained fearless. "Fujino- Senior is incredibly strong; it's not certain who will get hurt!"

Fujino: "..."

Sister, just say you want to kill me.

Stop exaggerating, okay?

Kyogoku Makoto in his Super Saiyan normal form would have a tough time fighting him.

Your sudden outburst of jealousy has only amplified the situation...

I have a feeling I'm going to die at this guy's hands today.

Fujino silently complained in his heart, then turned around, activated his aura, and said to Kyogoku Makoto voice, "You don't need to worry about the injury. I am a practitioner of kendo, after all. Even if I am injured because of the battle, I will not have any complaints."

He paused, then continued, "After all, you'll always get injured in real combat. If you don't get injured, then it's not called cultivation."

"I see."

Kyogoku Makoto was taken aback for a moment, then his expression became much more serious. "In that case, when shall we..."

"How about the woods next to the hotel tonight?"

Fujino thought for a moment and then said, "I'm going to visit someone this afternoon. It wouldn't be good if I got hurt."

"Can."