(What's going on? I woke up to this many readers? It completely threw me off. I was wondering whether to post extra chapters, but I'm honestly scared something unexpected might happen.)
Everyone sat in a row, waiting for Chen Yu's assessment.
Kokuyo was already getting on in years, and the main fighting force now consisted of young people like Kinro, Kohaku, and Magma. He would be better off holding down the rear.
So Chen Yu apologized outright and asked Kokuyo to go back and rest. But since Kokuyo had nothing to do anyway, he simply sat down to listen to their conversation.
Suika and Mirai, however, went off to sleep together.
"Kohaku..." Chen Yu began, making Kohaku jump.
Cold sweat broke out on Kohaku when she heard Chen Yu's stern voice.
At the same time, she was eager to hear what her weaknesses were.
"Kohaku, your strength is fine, but your balance isn't good enough, especially in your lower body." Chen Yu recalled how, during their sparring sessions, he ended up throwing her eight times out of ten.
"My lower body? Balance?" Kohaku pondered his words.
"Right. Most of your power is concentrated in your legs, so once they're restrained, you can't use that power properly," Chen Yu corrected her.
"Now that you mention it, that does seem to be true." Kohaku thought it over and nodded.
Chen Yu promptly rapped her on the head, making her grimace in pain.
"What do you mean, 'seems to be'? It is." As he spoke, Chen Yu took the Crossbow from behind Senku and began dismantling it.
No one noticed. They were all occupied with their own thoughts.
Kohaku studied her legs, Senku considered their next move, Kinro recalled the fight just now, and Magma... was holding his chin in his hands...
"Sorry,