"Join your team?"
Honoka's eyes lit up at Shizuku's invitation, and she immediately clenched her fists.
"You're a contestant too? Then let me see what you can do!"
As she spoke, Honoka stepped forward and bowed to Shizuku.
"Please teach me!"
We're fighting already?
Seeing Honoka ready to throw down at the slightest disagreement, Shizuku was taken aback for a moment. But she quickly shrugged and stepped forward.
"Then let me see your strength."
"Yes!!"
Honoka was quite excited as she looked at the girl before her. She loved martial arts—in other words, she loved fighting. In fact, when she learned during registration that she had to form a team, Honoka had been rather troubled. Unlike other fighters or martial artists, who at least knew one another, Honoka herself was just an ordinary high school girl who loved martial arts. She had no connections and no circle to join.
Honoka had originally had no idea what to do. She hadn't expected someone to invite her voluntarily... she absolutely couldn't let this opportunity slip away!
Let her see what I can do.
With that thought, Honoka clenched both fists, stepped forward with her left foot, then tightened her right hand and threw a punch at Shizuku!
However, to Honoka's surprise, at almost the exact same moment, the black-haired girl opposite her also stepped forward with her left foot, clenched her right fist, and punched at her!
Bang!!
Though the other girl's move had started later than Honoka's, her fist reached Honoka far sooner, striking her with a bang and sending her flying.
Thud!!
Honoka spun twice through the air and crashed heavily onto the ground. She hurriedly rolled to her feet and stared warily at the black-haired girl before her. The latter had assumed the exact same stance as Honoka and