The women's karate club of Kato, which has been full of blood and sweat every day since the beginning of the new school year, is surrounded by a strange aura today.

Two figures were fighting each other in the small venue, and an imposing shout erupted between the two, rolling up overlapping echoes in the quiet venue. The two of them were surrounded by a tense sense of oppression, and one of them even exuded a faint murderous aura on his body. There were a total of ten members of the second and third grades, all of whom were looking at the only two new players in their department this year with frightened eyes, and they were crowded in the corners of the training ground, not even daring to come out.

Without protective gear, without an inch, where is this kind of battle considered a practice? It is basically a full-contact karate tournament!!

Shumi Sakamoto gasped and her breathing was a little disordered. She looked at Nao, who was still hanging her arms on the other side, but her expression had not changed in the slightest, and a strange feeling of tingling felt in her heart. No punches, no elbows, no defenses, just kicks and kicks to attack all the time...... Now Nao is completely different from her in daily training, abandoning defense and maneuvering, she is like a wild beast, and the green light in her slender eyes has become extremely sharp, just looking at her eyes will make people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts. But the fear only existed for a moment, and the ensuing battle seemed to be infected by her, and a trembling excitement ignited from the depths of her heart - all she could see was the golden-green pupils, and the concentration of her concentration weakened all her other senses, and even the dull pain after being attacked became invisible.

"That's fine. ”

Nao snorted as she looked at Shumi, who had elbowed her knees and protected her head as she turned sideways. The former Shumi often neglected the upper defense after pushing away her knees, and was hit in the side of the face again and again by her ensuing side kicks. And in this battle, Shumei's skills have improved again, and finally overcome the shortcomings of not being able to return quickly.

"Then I won't lose this trick again!" Sakamoto took a step back, her white teeth baring a mouthful of white teeth at Nao in her excitement.

"That's not for sure. Nao narrowed her eyes, didn't retract her right leg, and slammed her knee into her stomach again, twisting her hip in an instant for a side kick.

Elbow strikes and head defenses, Shumi still successfully defends Nao's attack. But in the next second, the arm she was guarding the side of her face didn't feel the attack, just like the one she had just defended. Shumi couldn't help but be stunned, but found that Nao didn't kick her right leg out, but hooked her right instep with her right hand, which was raised sideways, and was smiling at her viciously.

"What......"

At the moment of her surprise, Nao's right hand let go, and the high instep of her right foot slashed down like a rubber band like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it slammed into her shoulder. Shumi was unprepared, and her body shook a little by the kick of this small but unusually fast kick. In the blink of an eye, the weight on his shoulders was gone. By the time she felt the impact again, the whole person had already flown out.

“K・O。 Nao slowly withdrew her right leg, closed her eyes and let out a breath. The moment she retracted her stance, the tense sense of oppression in the arena suddenly disappeared.

"Tsk, that's annoying. Shumei got up from the ground holding her stomach and coughed sullenly, "It's actually just a weekend to get stronger, I said what the hell did you eat?"

"I should have asked you that!!" Before Nao could answer, Natsuki Ujigawa on the side burst out first. The minister with his head combed through the crowd walked up violently, looking at the two people in the field with raised eyebrows, "As soon as I came, I saw that you two were fighting here, and you didn't even wear protective gear to stop falling down, and you didn't even close the door, what kind of medicine did you take wrong!

"Minister, it's none of my business!" Shumei rubbed aggrievedly beside Natsuki and poked her abdomen, "It's Nao who is unhappy in her heart, and as soon as she comes in, she has to pull me and beat me and kick me in the stomach...... It hurts!"

"You don't pretend to be pitiful!" Nao gave her a shudder as she raised her hand, "Who was shouting 'come on, come on' with excitement just now?" and I didn't kick out hard at all, and the stomach pain can only be blamed on your lack of training!" said him, raising his hand to knock her head again.

"Whoa, whoa, Nao is a barbarian!" Shumei screamed and shrank behind Natsuki, sticking out his tongue at Nao, not showing any signs of so-called stomach pain.

"You two ......"

A blood-red cross burst out of Natsuki's forehead, and he suddenly lifted the back collar of Shumei, which was closer to her, and threw her out with a bent down. The onlookers quickly flashed a trail that sent poor Shumi sliding all the way out of the smooth wooden floor to the steps outside the door. A cloud of shadows hung over her head, and Shumei, who was so stunned, looked up to find that the open space outside the training ground gate was already surrounded by people in white uniforms. She looked at the familiar faces, and her heart couldn't help but jump suddenly.

"What's going on?!Why are the men in our department?!"

"Because today is a contract training session once a month. The young man with an OK tase on his forehead stretched out his hand, and his handsome face against the light carried a seriousness that is usually not easy to see, "I just saw your battle, please give me more advice on today's practice." ”

"You, you're!" Shumi rolled over and sat up from the ground, looking at the teenager who wanted to pull her up in surprise, "The head of the men's department, Kyogoku Ma?!"

"OSU!" Kyogoku retracted his hand, crossed his fists in front of his chest and pulled them down hard, and responded energetically. With his shouting, a cadre behind him also greeted everyone in the women's department with full force, and the deafening "OSU" echoed in the campus after school.

"What?contract training?" Natsuki was stunned, striding in front of everyone, his eyebrows tightened, "Didn't the contract training of the women's department and the men's department be canceled this semester?" Why, aren't you afraid of being affected now?"

"Okay, okay, there's nothing bad about Ujigawa. The man with two iron rulers on his belt dangled out of the crowd and smiled wickedly at the members of the women's department, "After the purge of the women's department in Ujigawa this semester, the atmosphere in the department has been greatly improved. Not only Kyogoku-kun, but also the vast majority of the members of the men's division agreed to resume contract training with the women's division. As for the few teenagers who disagreed...... Didn't I take them to visit the training? Mizushima Taiichi tilted his head sideways with his hands and bent the corners of his mouth at the group behind him, "As for the result......"

"OSU!" a stern-faced teenager saluted Mizushima and turned to the training ground and shouted, "We all agree to contract training with the women's club!

"This person is ......" Looking at this familiar young man, the corners of Nao's forehead couldn't help jumping, and his thoughts went back to half an hour ago.

Daiki Morita, the third grade of the middle division, the deputy general and deputy head of the men's karate club, the second only karate master in the department to Kyogoku, is also ...... The one who confessed to Nao in the school building. His earth-shattering "I like you!please have a relationship with me!!" still echoed in everyone's minds, and the appearance of Yan Sù that did not match his age also made Nao remember him firmly. But at that time, she was angry with this protector in the hearts of the girls of the cuphu middle school, a teenager who was afraid of even bad teenagers.

Dating or something, for her who has just established the direction of progress, it is too lax!

"I refuse. Interrupted from the call with Nioh, Nao's heart became inexplicably unhappy, and he said to the boy with a cold face, "I won't think about anything about this until the karate club reaches the national competition." ”

"It's worthy of the woman I fancied, if you agree lightly, I will refuse. The young man's eyes flashed with appreciation, and a small smile bloomed on Yan Sù's face, "Then please work hard in the women's department, our men's department will be waiting for you at the top of the country! Farewell!"

With that, the tall boy bowed to Nao and walked out of the door of the school building with his chest puffed, leaving a look of admiration or pity.

"Alright girls, pack your things, and we'll meet at the men's dojo. ”

“OSU！”

Taiichi Mizushima clapped his hands and stopped Nao's memories. The enterprising members of the women's department excitedly arranged their uniforms and stood around Mizushima with the equipment needed for training. Nao, who had just recovered from her memories, shook her head, picked up her towel and water bottle, and stood at the end of the line in two burning eyes.

Those two burning gazes, one from Morita and the other from the head of the men's department, Kyogoku Shin.

"Saotome, with your abilities, you should be standing here. ”

Kyogoku looked at Nao with burning eyes, and compared his skills to the position next to him. And his words in a small voice attracted everyone's attention. Natsuki Ujikawa and Shumi Sakamoto's eyes flickered, watching Nao's actions quietly, while Mizushima's face was thoughtful.

Nao raised her head, swept everyone's expressions, and chuckled to herself.

"Thank you for your affirmation, Kyogoku-senpai. She walked towards Kyogoku Ma, but stopped when she was only a step away from him, and raised the corners of her mouth at him who was a little surprised, "But I think I'm better suited for this position." ”

"Very good choice, Saotome-san. Indeed, you should be by my side. Morita crossed his arms and bowed to Nao, who walked to his side, "With your ability, you can indeed be the chief general of the women's department, but it is commendable not to be arrogant or impatient, and to be able to advance and retreat." ”

"Can you advance or retreat?" Natsuki, who was already standing beside Kyogoku Ma, raised an eyebrow at Morita, "Morita, do you mean to let me be like you and give up the position of minister to juniors?"

"Hmph, it's up to you how you do it, I'm just implementing my own 'Tao'. Morita snorted coldly, "With pressure, there will be progress, and now Saotome-san, who is stronger than you, has become a deputy general, and you, the main general, should also have corresponding pressure." ”

"With each other, you shouldn't have less pressure than me when you let the juniors be the masters. Natsuki rolled her eyes and turned to look at the red-haired girl sternly, "But Nao, have you really decided?" The regional selection tournament is this week, and if it's a lieutenant, it means that there will be more frequent matches than the main general. Your injuries are not yet complete, can you bear it?"

"It didn't hurt my bones, and a few days was enough time for me to recover. In addition, not all schools put the strongest people in the main position, and there are many players who are strong in the first and second grades, and playing against them is also one of my goals. Nao patted Natsuki Ujigawa on the shoulder, grinned at her, and compared behind her, "The most important thing is that my current position can put good pressure on some people!"

Natsuki followed Nao's gesture and saw someone squatting on the ground chanting "I don't want to be a backbone, why not be a lieutenant", and smiled knowingly, but ignored the wisp of cunning in the depths of Nao's eyes. For the competitive Nao, there is only one reason for not being the main commander - that is, in order to escape the lottery meeting where the main general must be present. Since she talked to Sakurako, the weekly training has been fully booked, so how can she have time to go to various places to draw lots?

Her road to special training is about to begin!

**

The contract training between the women's and men's divisions went smoothly. After the day's training, with Daiki Morita's application and Kyogoku's consent, the women's division was granted free access to the men's division. In other words, in the future training, the twelve people in the women's division can be sparring for the men's national championship at any time. Although the men's department needs to be cleaned after the daily department work, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages for the new women's department. Moreover...... With Daiki Morita who "helps" Nao train every day, the women's department doesn't need to care about the cleaning of the venue at all, and it is usually solved by the strict person.

Four days later, the women's team members, whose temperament had changed dramatically from the battle against the national champion, boarded a bus bound for the regional selection hall along with the men's division that was competing in the men's division on the same day.

There are many junior high schools in the entire Kabido area, but there are not many schools with karate clubs, so the regional selection tournament takes only one day and includes all the women's and men's competitions. Because of the particularity of the team competition, the competition does not need to be fought against hands, but only "shape", that is, a martial arts competition. Nao, who learned the news, was helpless, but the rest of the women's department was excited.

"It's a win, it's a win!" Shumei shook her blonde hair and shouted happily, "It's actually a 'shape' competition! The national champion of the junior group is in our department, and there is also the national top 16 myself! Now we have won!"

"Don't forget it's a team event, juniors. Xia Shu said coolly, "The whole team needs five people to participate, in addition to our three main generals, deputy generals and backbones, there are also secondary strikers and pioneers." You and Nao aside, the other people's 'shape' is not so good, and we fell in the capital competition last year. ”

"With a best-of-five system, it was no problem for us to enter the Tokyo Tournament this year, but it was not so easy for the Kanto Tournament after that. Mizushima Taiichi opened and closed the fan in his hand, and said with the corners of his mouth, "It seems that after this regional selection competition, we need to come to a campplace training." All the main selections, along with the substitutes, need to undergo special training for 'shape'. ”

"It doesn't matter if you stay together...... But Superintendent Mizushima," Nao raised her hand weakly, "Isn't there a battle in the middle school competition?

"There are matches, but they are not team events. Kyogoku Shin in the front row opened his eyes, and his eyes flashed with a fire called fighting spirit, "Only team members who enter the Kanto tournament are eligible to participate, and the endless all-contact karate tournament is unequivocal." ”

"None, unarmed?!And it's full contact?!" Nao's eye knife flicked at Coach Mizushima, who covered his lips and smiled lowly, "Since there is a kind of competition where I can attack the opponent with all my strength and don't wear protective gear, why should I practice inching? Why can't I play without mastering inch...... It's still so strict!"

"Well, it's just training so that you can put your tricks in and out of it. If I don't say it strictly, can you practice so well?" Mizushima slapped the fan bone on the palm of his hand and glanced at the angry Nao, "Hitting the opponent to the point of breaking the ribs or something in the game is a rookie mistake." A true martial artist will definitely unload his power point while hitting the opponent. With your previous abilities, can you do it?"

"......Shh

"Okay girl, if you want to enter the individual competition, first of all, you can win the championship with the team. Mizushima knocked Nao's red head with a fan bone, opened the fan with a hula, and chuckled half-covered with his face, "If you can enter the Kanto competition this time, I will organize a joint training camp for the men's and women's divisions." Place...... Why don't you choose the beach in Izu?"

Except for Nao, who was still secretly on fire, and Kyogoku Ma, who was blazing, the eyes of the rest of the boys and girls were shining brightly. In the bus that had just stopped outside the venue, a deafening chorus of male and female voices was heard.

“――OSU！！”

The author has something to say: "Full Contact" in Karate: A sparring match in which you send your full strength, do not retract when you attack your opponent, and have no protective gear.

The next chapter of Kanagawa's trip, followed by a co-stay, oh hehehehe~~~