Saruyama Kenichi Takes Control (Rewrite)

Kenichi: "You guys are being too naive."

Satou: "..."

Ayame: "..."

Kenichi: "Those boxers you fought in the past were probably nothing more than amateurs, it's like someone who has been training for a few months and has basic boxing knowledge suddenly thinks he's a professional boxer, same goes for that comment about kicks, do you really think kicks aren't used in boxing?"

When they heard Kenichi's words, everyone was confused. Although, except for the goatee boy and the monk, not everyone was an expert in boxing, even the stupidest person in the world knew that boxing was a sport where only fists were used.

Ignoring his words, the first to jump in was Satou, who acted like a typical fighting anime protagonist. At first it looked like he was going to jump to hit him in the same way as before, but when he was about a meter away, he suddenly did something that surprised everyone. With quick movements, he jumped to the ground and threw a low kick with all his might, aiming for Kenichi's legs.

With a body as hard as Kenichi's, even if he had received that kick, it wouldn't have caused him any kind of damage, but since he wanted to keep testing his strength, he decided to dodge it by jumping slightly, but when he did, Ayame was waiting for him, ready to kick him while he was in the air.

Satou / Ayame: (We got him!!!!!)

Or at least that's what they thought until they saw something completely unreal. Suddenly, Kenichi flexed his right leg and gave a powerful kick to the ground that propelled him quite far from his initial position, it was at least 3 meters, it was an incredible high speed footwork that made him move instantly, they could even see the impact of a blast of air when the kick hit the ground.

Kenichi: "That's right, kicking techniques also exist in boxing, however, the opponent is not the one receiving the kicks... The technique consists of... Kicking the ground... Boxing is the art of fighting by kicking the ground."

Kenichi: (Just kidding, in the Baki anime they put a lot of drama into this move because it was used by Muhammad Ali's son, but if we go by the world of Hajime no Ippo it's just in ordinary footwork, it may have looked a bit exaggerated because of my incredible physical ability, but it doesn't have any kind of complicated science to it)

Satou: "!!!"

Ayame: "!!!"

Yarizui: "..."

Wolves: "!!!"

Not knowing about Kenichi's inner thoughts, all the wolves who saw him do a move that should be completely impossible to perform in reality only had one thought.

All: (T-The boxing is really so amazing).

Even the goatee and the monk were left with their mouths open, they considered themselves great connoisseurs about boxing, but after seeing Kenichi's fast and powerful move, even they asked the same question as everyone else.

Kenichi completely forgot that the moves he was replicating were those of anime characters, even if the world he was in was ridiculous, the fighting level of people who were not main characters was normal, so with the few moves he showed it was enough to make a fool of the best boxers in this world.

Although Satou and Ayame were still surprised, they quickly got on guard ready to attack again.

This time it was Ayame's turn to attack, she ran up to them while holding chopsticks, this was her fighting style she used quite often in the anime, she would defend herself and attack using disposable chopsticks as a weapon, how they could resist the impacts of the blows was largely due to her ability to use them as weapons. She had great confidence in this style after all she was able to give Yarizui quite a fight when she used them.

Kenichi unlike before, did not wait, when Ayame was in his range he threw a quick left jab that was quickly blocked by Ayame's chopsticks, at first she smiled confidently as she was able to parry Kenichi's attack.

But...

*Crack*

That confidence was quickly crushed when the chopsticks gave in to Kenichi's strength and broke without any problem, now that Kenichi possessed the blood Hanma had no hesitation when attacking a woman, but just as he threw his punch straight at Ayame's face, his blow was intercepted by one of Yarizui's kicks.

Using that opportunity, Satou ran directly to take out a bento, but Kenichi pushed away Yarizui's leg without any difficulty and moved at great speed in front of Satou and without any hesitation threw a powerful hook to the liver.

*Bang*

The impact was so powerful, that a clear gust of wind could be seen at the moment of impact, everyone watching could only wrinkle their faces with expressions of pain at the brutal attack of Kenichi, internally they were relieved to receive normal blows.

Satou tried to resist him, but it was useless, despite his bad luck he was hit quite often, none of those hits compared to Kenichi's, he could only fall to the ground while pressing his stomach with his hands.

Kenichi: (I guess that's what you would expect from a protagonist, although I restrained myself from breaking any ribs, that punch should have knocked him out, but somehow he was able to resist it, I have to admit that out of everyone here, he is the most talented, even in the anime he was a complete novice but after a few fights he was already at the level of some of the strongest).

Even Kenichi having knowledge of various anime fighting styles, he could tell that Satou had an incredible talent for fighting, the only problem is that he was completely oriented in fighting for bentos.

While Kenichi was immersed in his thoughts, this time it was Yarizui's turn to counterattack.

Unlike Satou and Ayame she threw a lot of fast and powerful kicks, besides she dodged with simple and delicate movements the powerful blows that Kenichi threw from time to time, in the same way Kenichi also dodged and blocked with minimal movements the blows of Yarizui, the fighting level of both was completely different from the rest.

Satou and Ayame could only watch stunned the fight from the side, besides it was only their imagination or Yarizui's movements were getting faster and faster and his kicks were getting stronger and stronger.

At some point the violent fight looked like a kind of dance between Kenichi and Yarizui, both countered, dodged and blocked with incredible movements.

But just when the fight looked even, suddenly Kenichi increased the speed of his blows, each blow creating an incredible gust of wind.

Yarizui: "!"

The moment he felt he could do nothing against those blows, Yarizui quickly took distance. Next to him was Ayame and Satou who had already recovered from the blow to the liver he received from Kenichi.

Kenichi was definitely an impregnable wall, during the whole exchange he stood firmly in the same place and successfully stopped all the advances without any difficulty.

Kenichi: (I think it's time to end this, I know how strong I am and how much I must contain my strength when I use it against other people, I no longer have any reason to continue dragging this out, although I have to admit that Yarizui-senpai surprised me, he made several moves that were never seen in the anime).

Whether it was Satou, Yarizui or Ayame, they just watched intently as Kenichi continued to use the Hitman style stance, but suddenly something changed, Kenichi started swinging his left arm that was in L position from left to right...

For some strange reason, that simple movement was quite hypnotic...

*Swinging* 

*Swinging*

*Swinging*

Even though he was completely still, none of the three dared to approach and just stood motionless nervously watching Kenichi's movements...

Until it happened...

*Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang*

Without any warning, Kenichi threw four incredibly fast punches, if it had been as simple as that no one would have been surprised, but the strange thing is that Satou, Ayame and Yarizui were still more than a meter away from him, and yet the punches hit them without any problem.

Their blows were so fast that they didn't even see them coming.

In the eyes of a third party, it was as if Kenichi's arm had elongated and struck them like a whip. 

Satou: "AAAAGHH!!!"

Ayame: "HAAAAAAAA!!!"

Yarizui: "UGHHH!!!"

Wolves: "!!!"

The wolves who were conscious stood watching in shock as Satou and Ayame were sent flying by the impact of the blows even further than before. Seeing how they were motionless, it was obvious that they were unconscious.

Brunette: "Is it just my imagination or did his arm just get longer?"

Goatee: "I'd like to think that everything that's happening right now is a dream... But believe it or not, you just saw the same things I did, so I doubt it's just your imagination"

Monk: "Now I just have a doubt... Is that really boxing...? Because if it is, then I'm just an ignorant fool who doesn't know anything about the sport...? N-No, for starters... Is it possible to throw a punch like that...?"

Wolf #1: "Hey... T-The pervert... And the lake beauty... They're unconscious!"

The only one standing in front of Kenichi was Yarizui who managed to block Kenichi's punch with difficulty, but even though she blocked it, the damage she received on her arms was too great, she could barely move them.

Yarizui: "Haa... Haa... Haa... Haa... Haa..."

Kenichi looked at Yarizui with a somewhat surprised expression, in the anime Hajime no Ippo even professional boxers had difficulty withstanding Mashiba's Flicker Jabs. But Yarizui managed to endure it even though it was the first time he had seen it.

The Flicker Jab, a long-range jab thrown from a low angle, allows jabs to be thrown from various angles at high speed, making it an impressive offensive weapon. Normally it's not a good idea to stretch your arm and side so far in boxing, but since throwing one moves your wrist at its climax, the extra momentum can be used to bounce to the left and open up for a hook, or come back to your body, ready to throw another one again.

Kenichi: (To be honest it should be impossible for me to throw unreal flicker jabs like Mashiba's, for starters one of the reasons I could do it was because of his height and abnormally long arms, even though I have a more muscular body now the height of my arms and legs only grew a little, the only reason I could perform such an abnormal punch was because I copied the technique from another anime. In this case I copied the whip punch used by a character in the Baki anime, to sum it up, I relaxed my arm muscles to eliminate the tension and thus stretch my arm by several more centimeters... When I say it like this it sounds simple but it is something quite complicated, in fact, I can feel a quite intense burning in my arm... I guess my body that has not yet received any training is not yet ready to throw blows of that caliber).

Kenichi looked once again at Yarizui and had to admit that she was quite a beautiful girl, her silver colored hair although somewhat messy was quite beautiful and most importantly her intense red eyes left him somewhat captivated.

Kenichi: (From her eyes I can tell that she is completely determined in getting the Bento, unlike all these guys, it seems that these bento fights are very important to her, with my ability that allows me to see alternative realities I can easily tell why this is so important to her, but I don't want to rely on my ability to meddle in her private life, as I said at the beginning, everyone has their reasons to do what they do... but I have to admit that this view of completely determined Yarizui-senpai is really beautiful... I wonder if my taste for women changed due to the influence of Hanma blood).

Before Kenichi was attracted to girls with an appearance like Ayame's, so this change in his tastes left him a bit confused.

Kenichi: (Actually, now that I think about it, both Yuujirou and Baki liked strong-willed women, maybe the real reason why I got so much into this fight was because I was interested in Yarizui-senpai... Now I can safely say that I'm definitely a Hanma, I just hope this change in my taste in women won't affect me in the future...)

Even though she was in a very bad state, that didn't stop Yarizui from returning to a position ready to fight, while everyone else was losing the will to fight, she was the only one who still hadn't given up, looking at her frail but still reluctant to give up, Kenichi felt more and more captivated by her.

Kenichi: (So far I still think all these fights are ridiculous, but in response to Yarizui-senpai's determination I have to take this seriously too).

With a gentle smile, Kenichi approached Yarizui with slow steps and when he was only a meter away, Yarizui responded by jumping up ready to throw one last kick directly at Kenichi's face.

This time Kenichi didn't dodge or block the kick, he simply received it head on, just like the first kick he received from Yarizui this one didn't do anything to him either, this made it clear that he didn't need to fight using boxing, he was so strong that just standing in place and throwing some casual punches was enough to defeat them all.

Kenichi: "Honestly it was quite entertaining Yarizui-senpai, but we have to finish, we're both already too hungry."

Yarizui: "Yeah..."

Yarizui: (He could have easily defeated us all.... But he still took us seriously and used his boxing skills.... But... We were too weak... No wonder he doesn't think so highly of our fights.... In the end, none of us could make him fight seriously...)

Without saying another word, Kenichi approached Yarizui at an incredible speed and just like with Satou he also threw a strong hook to her liver that sent her flying in the same direction as Ayame and Satou, unlike before, now she could no longer defend herself, and just like them, without any resistance, she fell unconscious.

Having no more opponents, Kenichi approached the counter where the half-price bentos were and slowly took a hamburger steak bento.

The wolves who were conscious could only look on in frustration, but upon seeing and feeling Kenichi's strength they could only bow their heads in respect before this supreme predator.

Kenichi: "Hey you... If I'm not mistaken your nickname is Brunette, right?"

Brunette: "Y-You're talking to me...?!"

Kenichi: (As expected from a background character who is only known by her nickname, she didn't even correct me when I called her that way.... Either she's used to being called that, or it's because of the world's influence).

Kenichi: "Yes, you... I want to ask you a question... I understand that when you win you have to take out only one bento, right?"

Brunette: "Yes, that's one of our rules.... B-But if you want you can take out as many bentos as you want.... You beat us all fair and square, no one is going to complain."

Understanding her words, Kenichi said nothing more and simply took three more bentos, just as Brunette said, although several looked at him with frustration, no one stopped him, but his next action surprised them a little, for some strange reason he removed the offer tag from the three bentos he took out and turned around to leave leaving some last words.

Kenichi: "Now you all can do whatever you want, I have no intention of taking all the bentos, and you have nothing to worry about either, you won't see me around here often, as I said a while ago, I only came here because it was near my house.... Goodbye, and I'm sorry for interrupting you."

The wolves could only look at Kenichi's back with frustration and respect as he left, the few that were conscious looked at each other without any intention to continue fighting, in the end the first ones that could stand up took the bentos they wanted and left with slow steps, even though they got the bento they didn't feel the least bit happy, in the end the only ones who had the right to call themselves real wolves were Satou, Ayame and Yarizui who were the only ones who kept fighting until the end, the others didn't even feel worthy, the only thing that relieved them was knowing that this demon was not going to appear again in their hunting grounds.

Unbeknownst to Kenichi, that day he earned a war nickname from all the wolves who saw him fight.

Which was:

"Oni (Demon)".

This nickname would be remembered with terror, admiration and respect, by all the wolves who heard it, it became like an urban legend among the wolves.

Of course, if Kenichi had found out he would have thought that these guys were very exaggerated, it was just that one day they had the bad luck to meet someone who really knew how to fight, they fought every day in public places, it was obvious that someday they were going to meet someone like that.

But not caring about anything else, he paid for the Bentos, he only bought one at half price along with a can of drink, the other three he paid for at their original prices and also bought several ingredients for cooking, this confused the checkout boy a bit but just like all the staff who had knowledge about the bentos fights he didn't ask any questions.

After he finished shopping, he walked straight to a park that was in front of the supermarket and sat on one of the benches as if he was waiting for someone.

Kenichi: (From what I know of the anime, they are still at the beginning of the story, although I can see deeper into the story if I watch it the alternate reality where it's a light novel, but honestly I don't feel like it, although I have to admit I'm interested in Yarizui-senpai, I don't think I'll get too involved with them... Besides, the story may be different now, after all, in the original story they didn't attend Sainan High School, in fact, I'm sure they didn't even live in this city).

Kenichi: (At least all this was not a waste of time, I saw how strong I am, what my current limitations are and I also saw the general strength that other people have).

And with those last words Kenichi sat down while looking at the entrance of the supermarket.

*Yarizui's POV*

Yarizui: "Ugh..."

I slowly got up from the ground with my whole body aching, while slowly opening my eyes.

Ayame: "So you finally woke up sleeping beauty... Well... I guess my situation isn't any better either, at this rate they might end up calling me, the beauty of the floor."

I quickly looked at the voice that was talking to me only to see the lake beauty looking at me while I was lying on the floor next to her, from her clothes that looked pretty bruised I could tell that what happened a while ago really happened.

Yarizui: "So his name is Saruyama Kenichi?"

Ayame: "Ah, that's right... He said that's his name...! Damn, this is so frustrating, he practically mopped the floor with us and he wasn't even fighting for real!"

Yarizui: "Although as a wolf I would like to agree with you, but I can't in this situation, he fought to the maximum our bodies could take, if he had hit us completely seriously we would have been lucky to have only gotten away with several broken bones... Instead of blaming him, we have to blame our own weakness."

Ayame: "..."

I guess deep down she knows what I'm saying is true, in the end her frustration made her take it out on Saruyama-kun, I've only known her for a short time but I can tell she's quite competitive, plus she doesn't like to lose.

Ayame: "Ah damn, not only did they beat me, but they also took all the bentos!"

Yarizui: "There's nothing we can do about it, that's how it works, wolves that are careless eventually lose their prey, it's the natural order of things."

Ayame: "Damn it, stop talking like that, you should complain a little, aren't you frustrated? We just lost to a guy who didn't even consider himself a wolf, the very bastard even had the nerve to hold back even though he was fighting the two of us!"

I honestly don't agree with the lake beauty's words, it's true that I'm a bit frustrated, but that's not because of the outcome of the fight... What frustrates me is how weak I am... I could see it in her eyes, if she had been stronger, she definitely wouldn't have held back.

Yarizui: "He may not have considered himself a wolf, but he definitely fought like one following our rules, he could have defeated us at any time just as easily as everyone else, so don't be a sore loser, a wolf always acts proud even when defeated."

Ayame: "Phew... I don't think I can win an argument with you, you're quite a stubborn woman! You don't have to remind me, even I can say that even though she didn't fight seriously, she still took the fight for the bentos seriously"

Yarizui: "That's right, even if he fought against us, his attention was always directed to the bento, and he was right, it's just like he said, he didn't consider himself a wolf but he was definitely at the top of the food chain, even now I can't find any way to be able to defeat him"

Ayame: "Mmm... At least you were able to give him some combat, I couldn't even land a single hit on him, I didn't know there were such strong guys around these parts."

Yarizui: "Don't worry, I've already been a wolf for quite a while and this is the first time I've met someone like him, the only ones that compare a bit are Kaneshiro and monarch, even among wolves you won't find someone as strong as Saruyama-kun"

Ayame: "I don't know whether to feel sad or relieved."

That's the best description I can give about Saruyama-kun, although he took us seriously he never saw us as his opponents, at first his attitude was somewhat arrogant, but in reality he turned out to be quite a kind man, although he had no obligations he still took my words seriously and apologized.

Ayame: "HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP SLEEPING, SATOU!!!"

Hearing the beauty's scream, I looked at her again only to see her kicking Satou to wake him up.

Satou: "UGH...!!! what are you doing, Shaga? Damn, that hurts!"

Ayame: "It's your fault for not waking up... We have to go now. As you can see, there's no bento left. We're going to get weird looks if we keep lying on the floor like idiots."

Satou: "There's no more bento left? AH! When did this happen if there were several of them just a few minutes ago! Wait, why were we lying on the ground? I'm pretty sure we just got here.... D-Did we just get hit before we realized it?"

I couldn't help but look at Satou like he was an idiot, even though he had good instincts as a wolf, sometimes he had these moments where he acted like an idiot, it's like the first time he entered my hunting territory, he had to be hit at least three times for him to understand what was going on.

Ayame: "You really are an idiot Satou, don't you remember how that kid who goes to the same high school as you guys hit us while we were doing our best?"

Satou: "He hit us? Who are you referring to? Wait... A student from our high school... Ah! I remember now! It's true that we were fighting with that kid.... W-Wait, how come he defeated us, before I knew it I had already fainted!"

Ayame: "It doesn't make sense for you to ask me that question, I also fainted at the same time as you, what about you Ice Witch, were you able to see anything?"

When the beauty asked me that question, I couldn't help but remember that amazing punch she threw.

Yarizui: "It's pretty hard to explain, at one point we were quite far away from him and before we knew it he threw some powerful punches that looked more like whips than punches, in fact, I'm pretty sure I saw his arm elongate."

Ayame: "..."

Satou: "..."

Receiving no response from them, I turned around and they both looked at me with strange expressions.

Ayame: "Hahaha... I know that guy did some pretty incredible moves, but don't you think it's pretty over the top that you're starting to confuse reality with fiction, it's not like we're in a manga."

Satou: "Don't laugh at senpai, Shaga, maybe that bastard hit her in the head too hard and that's why she's still a bit confused."

I wonder if I should hit these two cousins, but I don't gain anything from that, I don't feel like fighting anymore, for now I'm going back to my house, I guess I'll have to buy some instant food. Ignoring the two idiots, I got up and went out to buy some stuff.

*5 minutes later*

With nothing more to say we bought some stuff and left the supermarket, honestly not getting any bento there was no reason for us to stay, but just as we were walking through the park someone spoke to us.

Kenichi: "It didn't take them long, I guess they're used to falling unconscious by now."

Wait, that voice is from... I quickly turned around and saw Saruyama-kun who was sitting quietly on a park bench while eating a bento.

Yarizui: "Saruyama-kun!"

Ayame: "IT'S YOU!!!"

Satou: "What are you doing here!"

Kenichi: "I was waiting for you three, I thought it would take you longer, but unexpectedly it only took 20 minutes, I guess you two are already pretty used to getting beaten up from fighting over bento everyday!"

After saying that, he gestured for us to approach him, Satou and the lake beauty stood there confused not knowing what to do, so I decided to ignore them and walk towards where Saruyama-kun was sitting.

Yarizui: "What's wrong Saruyama-kun? Since you said a while ago that you weren't interested in fighting over the bento, I thought you weren't going to get involved with us anymore?"

Kenichi: "It's really nothing special, I just wanted to give you this."

I held out my hand to receive what Saruyama-kun handed me, but seeing what it was I was quite surprised. It was a Ginger Braised Pork Bento, this was the bento I wanted to have a while ago.

Yarizui: "This is..."

Kenichi: "And these others are for you two, the Natto and Okra bento with Melted Cheese and the Tofu Burger Bento, if I'm not mistaken these were the bentos you wanted, right?"

Satou: "..."

Ayame: "..."

Satou and the beauty looked at Saruyama-kun with rather uncomfortable expressions, but still received the bentos he handed her.

Ayame: "What is this? Perhaps you pity us and that's why you wanted to give us these bentos?"

I could clearly feel how the lake beauty's voice sounded angry and I completely agree with her being angry, we give our all to fight for these bentos, that's why it's quite insulting that someone who defeated us gives them to us in this way, we are wolves and wolves are animals that take pride in fighting for their prey, that's why receiving it in this way is humiliating. I was about to complain to Saruyama-kun, until I realized something.

Yarizui: "They don't have the discount tag."

Kenichi: "I see you've noticed, Yarizui-senpai, that's right, these are definitely the bentos you wanted, but as you can see they don't have the discount tags, I took them off... Honestly, my impression of your fights hasn't changed, but I guess I understand them a little better now, that's why I know those tags are very important to you, but you lost to me and that's why you don't deserve them, so I ripped them off and threw them away, in the end I ended up paying full price for these bentos"

Kenichi: "You could say it's my way of thanking you for entertaining me... I don't think there are many people who are willing to fight me, but even though it was for a short time, I had fun fighting you guys... But I don't want you to feel obligated, if you don't want them, then I'm just going to leave them here for someone else to take them."

Just as Saruyama-kun finished speaking.

Yarizui / Satou / Ayame: "GRRRRR..."

Yes, our stomachs started growling against our will, I don't know about Satou and beauty, but at least I was very embarrassed that Saruyama-kun listened to me.

Kenichi: "Hehehe.... It seems that your stomachs are more honest than you guys.... Don't worry, even if it's in a different way than what you're used to, I can assure you that you earned it, so you don't have to feel embarrassed.... Well, it's pretty late now and I have other things to do... Goodbye, and I'm sorry for ruining everyone's day..."

After saying that, Saruyama-kun got up from the bench and started walking away with slow but firm steps. I don't know what the reason is, but every time I see his figure I can't help but get a little nervous. I also feel my cheeks getting a little warm, I wonder why. But before I realized it, as if by instinct, I said something that even to me seemed strange.

Yarizui: "Saruyama-kun, are you interested in joining the half-price food lovers club?"

Ayame: "AH!!!"

Satou: "S-Senpai!!!"

Hearing me, Saruyama-kun turned around and looked at me with a confused expression.

Kenichi: "The club of what...?"

Yarizui: "T-The half-price food lovers club, it's a club that I'm the president of that is meant to improve our wolf skills in bentos battles and teach those who are still starting out."

Saruyama-kun looked at me with a serious and at the same time quite confused look, I wonder why I feel so embarrassed, even though the club has almost no members, it's the first time I feel so embarrassed to explain it.

Kenichi: "If it wasn't for the fact that I know there is a ridiculous club in the school called the Provisional Game Creation Club, I would dare to ask if the club you mentioned is official, but in our school there are so many clubs with long and ridiculous names that I'd better not comment on anything."

I don't understand what this feeling is, I have always felt proud to be the president of the club, but why? when Saruyama-kun said that it was a club with a ridiculous name instead of feeling offended I felt ashamed, and this is not the first time that happens to me, when he insulted the battle for the bentos I also felt like that... and what is more important...

Yarizui: (Why did I invite him to the club?)

He already made it very clear that he is not interested in fighting for bentos... No, in fact, anyone who has seen how I fight would understand why he's not interested.

Ayame: "Wait, that's serious, your school sounds more and more interesting, in comparison my high school is full of rich kids, it's pretty boring, maybe I should transfer to your high school, it sounds much more fun."

Kenichi: "I don't recommend it, although it's a school that lets its students be quite free, the principal is a fat pervert who always chases girls while he's half naked"

Ayame: "Eh..."

Kenichi: "But back to the topic, why are you inviting me to your club Yarizui-senpai...? I think I've already made it pretty clear that I'm not interested in battles over bentos."

Yarizui: "It's because compared to you we are weak, I would like to learn from someone strong like you.... Besides, this is the first time since I became a wolf that I hear a stomach howl as intense as yours, I'm absolutely sure that even Kaneshiro's doesn't compare to yours."

Kenichi: "What is a stomach howl?"

Yarizui: "Stomach howl is a "Limitless power that activates when you go after your prey on an empty stomach. Your body exceeds the limits, and your power, stamina and agility exceed the natural limits..... In other words, the hunger that makes you want bento no matter what, makes you stronger!"

Kenichi: "..."

Saruyama-kun looked at me again with his usual serious look.

Kenichi: "I understand what you're saying though.... I'm sorry Yarizui-senpai, I'm not interested in fighting over bentos.... In fact, I'll be completely honest with you.... This is the first time in my life I've ever had a fight."

This time I think my reaction was the same as everyone else's.

Satou: "You're kidding, right?"

Ayame: "Y-Yes you have to be kidding, we already saw how you casually hit everyone, and when you were fighting with us you were using boxing, it's impossible that it's your first time fighting."

I would like to agree with Satou and beauty, but when I see that look, something inside me tells me that he is telling the truth.

Kenichi: "I'm not lying... maybe when I say it this way it might sound arrogant, but I was born with a special body.... It's like I was made especially for fighting, the boxing I used today is a good example, I just had to watch some videos of some boxers to be able to use their moves on the first try.... Also, just a few days ago I was a normal guy with a pretty slim body, but I trained just a few days and my body suddenly became this way ... I know it's hard to believe, but this is the reality.... If I only needed a little bit of training to become this strong, that means that from now on I will keep getting stronger and stronger.... This is the main reason why I'm not interested in bento fights, it's too small a world for me (I just left out a few things, but I'm practically not lying)"

Satou: "..."

Ayame: "..."

Yarizui: "..."

While it's true that it sounds quite unrealistic, when she says it in such a serious way I can't help but believe it.

Kenichi: "For starters, boxers should never use their punches outside of a ring, if I were a boxer I would never use my fists to fight in a public place like a supermarket, I bet they would take away my license right away. That's why, although I'm flattered that you invited me, I have to decline your invitation."

For some strange reason I felt a pain in my chest when I heard his rejection.

Kenichi: "I also already felt the sensation of eating a bento after a fight, even though it felt good, I personally prefer the warmth of the meals my mother prepared"

Saruyama-kun put on a rather sad expression when he said that, I wonder what is this urge I have to want to hug him to comfort him, also, what did he mean by "I prepared myself", every time I talk to him I have this feeling of wanting to know more.

Yarizui: "What did I prepare, don't you live with your parents?"

Kenichi: "No... They died in a traffic accident a few years ago... So, even though this bento felt good, it doesn't compare to the feelings conveyed by a meal made with all your love for someone you care about."

Satou: "..."

Ayame: "..."

I think this is the first time in my life that I've found myself in an awkward situation like this... It's at times like this when I want to punch my past self for asking such an insensitive question...

Kenichi: "Well, that's all I had to say... And even though I said that I wouldn't get involved again, you never know what fate has in store for you... So it's possible that we may meet again... Who knows, maybe we'll even fight again... Anyway, goodbye..."

And with those last words, Saruyama-kun left, this time I didn't have the courage to stop him, not after asking him such an insensitive question, even so, he said that the reason he was strong was because he was born with a special body, but I don't think that's true, I'm sure that even without that body he is stronger than us, I can tell by his eyes, it's just like he said that from now on he will keep getting stronger and stronger, facing that the only thing I can do is...

Yarizui: "What are you doing stunned Satou, didn't you hear him? He said that there is a possibility that we will fight again and if what he said is true, at that time it will be much stronger than today, we can't lag behind either."

Satou: "Huh? S-Senpai?"

Ayame: "H-Hey, don't leave me out, I may not be a member of your club, but I also want to have a rematch with that handsome bastard."

I've already decided, I'm going to become stronger, this feeling, this beating in my heart is the same feeling I felt the first day I decided to enter the battles for bentos.... Get ready Saruyama-kun, the next time we meet I'm not going to be the same, I'm definitely going to make you put on a smile like the one you put on when you defeated me.

*Narrator's POV*

That day, without knowing it, Kenichi awakened the fire that was dormant in Yarizui, and in the future he would discover that it is not a good idea to underestimate a heroine, and less if it is a heroine who is just beginning to discover her own feelings.

At the time Satou and Ayame didn't realize it, but anyone who saw Yarizui's face would instantly realize that it was the face of a girl in love.

But their story would unfold more in the future.