“What I really think is awesome – is all the time you must have spent learning how to do this. No trifling effort, I’m sure, you must have given it most of your life.”
Nanami spoke slowly, between sighs.
“Same goes for Kamakiri. I think he called it Mantis Talons. I can only imagine how much time it must have taken him to condition his body to do that… This goes beyond the successes of your individual training. It must be a Maniwa Village tradition, a body of knowledge prefected over countless generations – the mere thought,” Nanami said. “The mere thought – makes me jealous.”

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