“If we had kept on going, I’d have busted more than my left arm. I can’t believe how strong she is… it was like my hands were tied. Like I couldn’t even see her moving… but I’m glad we did it as a match. Without you as referee, I could’ve been killed.”
Even if Konayuki possessed no such intention – a direct hit from that steel pipe of a katana would have been the end of him.
He started wondering if maybe Konayuki was the one who had gone easy on him.
After all – he was only an earthling...

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