"Not bad! You've got a knack for this!"
Miyazaki Miyabi watched him practice with an earnest expression, admiration shining even more clearly in her eyes. She walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Keep at it! This move should keep you busy for a while! Remember, techniques are fixed, but people aren't!
Thinking on your feet is a hundred times more important than memorizing moves!"
Her words seemed to unwittingly confirm Toudou Shizuka's concerns about the exams ahead.
[Miyazaki Miyabi Affinity +12 (Current: 52/100 - Friendly)]
[Unlocked scan access to "Kickboxing (Joint Technique Specialization) (B-rank)!"]
It worked! Toudou Shizuka suppressed his elation and bowed respectfully once more. "Thank you for your guidance, senpai! I've learned a lot!"
"All right, no need to thank me.
Warm up. Today we're working on combat reaction!" Miyazaki Miyabi waved him off and turned to fetch the protective gear.
Toudou Shizuka walked to the edge of the mat, picked up his water bottle, and took several gulps.
The icy liquid slid down his throat, doing nothing to extinguish the fire in his heart.
His consciousness plunged into the system. Scan Miyazaki Miyabi! Lock target: Kickboxing (Joint Technique Specialization) (B-rank)! Simulate!
[Virtual Training Ground activated. Simulation target: Kickboxing (Joint Technique Specialization) (B-rank). Simulation attempts: 1/3000.]
[Scene Generation: High-Intensity Combat Grappling.]
His consciousness was thrown into a storm of close-quarters combat!
His opponent's strength, speed, and technique all reached the peak of B-rank in the simulation!
Grapples, locks, and throwing techniques battered him like a torrential downpour!
Every contact carried the risk of being instantly subdued or seriously injured!
[Joint Force Perception Module overloaded and activated! Anti-Joint Movement Trajectory Prediction loaded! Core Burst Strength Instant Output Protocol activated!]
Toudou Shizuka's "Consciousness Body" surged into action under extreme pressure.
Every time his opponent grabbed or applied a