“Th-That makes no sense. Since when do you have the muscle – to toss me up into the air?”
“You really are an idiot, you know that? It doesn’t take a genius to comprehend that you haven’t just been messing around for the past half a year. But Shichika – it’s not like I’ve been biding my time on the way here either… You mentioned that you fought Konayuki Itezora. Of the Itezoras. In that case – this monstrous strength should ring a bell for you.”

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