Both of Ruri's arms were still trembling. But just then, the clone attacked him again. He had no intention of giving Ruri even a moment to catch his breath.
"Damn it, this just never ends! Can't you let me rest for a bit? You only just finished attacking, and now you're coming at me again! But that personality of yours really is like mine! Never wanting to give the enemy even the slightest chance to catch their breath!" When Ruri saw the clone charging at him again, he instantly tensed his trembling arms.
"Fine, since you're so stubborn, I'll just have to assert my power! Even if you beat me here, no word of it would get out, but I still couldn't take the embarrassment. So I have to defeat you. Only then will I have done all my usual training justice!" After tensing his arms, Ruri smiled as he spoke to the clone charging at him.
Just as the clone reached a point ten meters away from Ruri, Ruri charged toward him with a smile as well.
"Come on, let's fight to our hearts' content! Only then can I improve my strength in this battle!" Ruri said happily as he charged toward the clone.
Two seconds passed, and Ruri and the clone were already fighting face-to-face. Their punches were almost identical in speed now. If either of them was a second slower than the other, he would end up with another fist mark on his face.
"Looks like my speed has caught up with yours now! Your strength may increase as we fight, but mine will increase too! Take right now, for example. Your punches are already as fast as they can be, but mine are getting close to yours. They might even surpass them!" Ruri said with a