Getting Along with Hōō

Chiba Beach.

Sunshine, beaches, and beautiful scenery.

A gentle breeze, the sea, and of course, beautiful girls in bikinis.

If this were Echizen Nanjirō or Kame-Sennin, they would probably be blissfully overwhelmed by the sight.

Under the warm sunlight, long, fair, and smooth legs, the endless undulating curves of her breasts, and the undulating waves of her buttocks...

Laughter and cheers filled the air, with people playing and shouting, radiating a vibrant youthful energy.

However, this kind of fantasy that can intoxicate the vast majority of LSPs has no appeal whatsoever to a group of chuunibyou teenagers.

What is beauty? What is sexiness to a teenager of this age?

No matter how many beautiful women there are, they can't compare to the allure of a monkey!

Just like now...

"Muneyoshi, hurry up! Byōdōin -nii, don't delay!"

"Go! Go! Go! Let's go!"

Sunshine, beaches, surfing!

"Whoever reaches the beach first is number one! Charge!"

The group of energetic teenagers echoing on the beach were the students from Rokkaku Middle School who had just finished another day of training, along with Saeki Muneyoshi and Byōdōin Hōō who had come along with them.

A group of energetic and handsome boys in the Tennis Club.

Casual T-shirt, beach shorts, beach sandals, sun hat (I don't have one, Chiba a true man and doesn't care about the sun, wearing one would be too girly)...

With the arrival of this group of handsome young men, they formed a unique scene, just like those beautiful figures.

Moreover, it immediately became the focus of attention on this beach, attracting countless eyes from the surrounding crowd, who cast curious and attentive glances.

A tall, beautiful, long-legged mature woman; a soft-spoken, adorable, petite young woman; a languid, alluring, and radiant older sister...

Of course, they had no connection with Muneyoshi and his group.

It's also impossible for a scene like the one in comics or novels, where someone is surrounded by a swarm of pink butterflies, to occur.

The real world, though sometimes fantastical, isn't always filled with melodramatic tragedies.

"Is this your first time in Byōdōin, Chiba?"

"Um."

"I've seen this beach for over ten years, and it hasn't changed much..."

"After all, you were born here and have lived here for over a decade."

Muneyoshi nodded, gazing at the distant scenery, his mind momentarily lost in thought.

He hadn't expected to meet Byōdōin Hōō so soon, and that they would both happen to be the ones his Old Man was guiding.

After spending a few days together, he discovered that Byōdōin Hōō was not as unapproachable as he had imagined.

They are relatively amiable, although they still unconsciously reveal a hint of domineering and self-centeredness, but overall, they get along quite well.

Muneyoshi wondered more than once if it was because Byōdōin hadn't truly stepped into and interacted with the world yet, and because he hadn't suffered a defeat in the World Tournament, that his personality hadn't changed drastically?

Or perhaps it's because he feels he's too weak to be targeted, so he appears amiable?

However, no matter what, Muneyoshi was quite happy to see Byōdōin Hōō.

After all, at this stage, Japan represents one of the strongest forces in Byōdōin this generation.

If only I could have a match with him!!

Muneyoshi became excited for a moment, but then suppressed his emotions.

Although if he encounters a true master, his cheat-like abilities can provide the catalyst for his transformation.

However, triggering this cheat has prerequisites: the two must be engaged in a real battle and do their best to drag it into a stalemate.

Byōdōin's strength is now far beyond his own; it's simply impossible for Muneyoshi to drag Byōdōin into a stalemate with his own power.

The chance to trigger the cheat ability was gone, so the idea had to be suppressed.

However, you don't have to think about actually playing a match, but it's still good to see what the opponent's strength is like.

Muneyoshi withdrew his gaze from the distance and fixed it on Byōdōin.

"You must be very strong, senior."

"Oh?" Byōdōin somewhat curious, not understanding why Muneyoshi asked such a question, but he still readily admitted, "My strength is indeed very strong!"

Even though he lost to Oni Jūjirō before, he has now caught up again.

When he said those words, Byōdōin exuded a strong sense of confidence.

A kingly presence!

The longer he spent with the other person, the more Muneyoshi discovered the other person's powerful personal charm.

This made him feel admiration.

Muneyoshi knew that this was an unconscious influence caused by the other party's spiritual realm being far superior to his own.

However, he still believed what Byōdōin said.

However, being convinced does not mean one cannot challenge it.

Muneyoshi took a deep breath, staring intently into Byōdōin's eyes, and said, word by word:

"Then, senior, would you mind playing a game with me?"

Byōdōin had already developed an interest in Muneyoshi because of his Old Man.

Seeing that he dared to challenge him and that his eyes were so determined, he couldn't help but feel a little more respect for him.

But his words were anything but soft.

"Hmph! You ignorant fool, how dare you challenge me? What, do you want to go to hell?"

Byōdōin stamped his foot, staring fiercely at Muneyoshi with his eyes wide open. He lowered his head slightly and leaned forward a little, which put immense pressure on Muneyoshi.

"Um!"

Muneyoshi didn't budge an inch, his gaze fixed intently on Byōdōin.

His inner Mental Fluorescent Flame seemed to be stirred by this emotion, and a dark purple light flickered in his eyes.

A long time.

"Nice eyes! I just wonder if your strength is as unwavering as your eyes."

Upon hearing this, Muneyoshi was overjoyed. Had Byōdōin agreed?

"Thank you so much, senior!"

"Oh, no need for thanks. Besides, I don't have time to play childish games with you. Not even one game!"

"What do you say, senior?"

Byōdōin thought for a moment, "Seven balls!"

"Good!"

Having finalized the agreement with Byōdōin, Muneyoshi's heart was filled with excitement, while Byōdōin, on the other hand, was not in much interest and returned to the temple after a casual stroll.

Looking at Byōdōin's figure in the distance, and Kojiro hopping and skipping around in the distance, Muneyoshi's mood relaxed, and he had the idea of playing together.

He then ran towards Kojiro's direction, shouting as he ran.

"Kojiro, wait for me, I'll spar with you."

"Muneyoshi, you're dawdling way too late! We've already swum several laps, and you're only just starting the race now? That's not fair!"

"Yes, it's unfair."

"Unless you swim a few more laps yourself."

"Right!"

"Haha, you guys aren't scared, are you? I'm not like you, I just swim."

After saying that, Muneyoshi took off his clothes, plunged into the sea, and swam towards the place they had agreed upon earlier...

In an instant, the sound of laughter on the sea carried far.

Swimming in the shallow sea, Muneyoshi looked up at the seagulls soaring in the sky, his spiritual energy seemingly flowing with the seawater.

Gaa gaa gaa~~~

Seagulls and sparrows flew about, the world was desolate.

Although he was preparing for the match against Byōdōin, Muneyoshi didn't feel much nervousness.

He was fully aware of his own abilities.

The purpose of fighting Byōdōin was simply to see the current strength of Japan's top elite forces.

Therefore, he approached it as a challenger.

I'm really looking forward to the upcoming match.

P. S.: "Only two chapters today. I've been busy these past few days working on reports and have been working overtime. Plus, I need to stockpile chapters for everyone's big update, so I wrote two transitional chapters today to ease things up..."

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