Itto Shura Side-effects

"Madam Chairman. That guy, is he alright?"

Kurono lightly nodded at her question.

"He's fine. He was much more seriously injured than you, but it's not so bad that his life was in danger."

After saying so, she looked at the upper level of the bunk bed.

Stella crawled out of the lower bed and looked up to see a pale-faced Ikki lying above in an exercise shirt. His vitality seemed so low that if Stella hadn't heard faint breathing, she'd surely mistake him for a corpse.

"Well, he had enough spare energy to return to his room and change his clothes. If he couldn't leave that much in reserve, the aftermath of his technique would be far too harsh. Kurogane exercised some foresight, at least."

"I don't think that really counts as spare energy."

Ittou Shura was a Noble Art that brought out one's full power while ignoring survival instincts. The user wouldn't even be able to breathe after just one minute of use, so Ikki couldn't use it to fight for long. If he didn't win within that minute, breakdown was unavoidable―a harshly self-destructive tactic. But in mastering such a fickle technique, this boy showed he could conquer even himself.