NTR Kousuke

Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Scum and the Young Lady [side Nozomi Tachibana]

Across times and places, in both East and West, swordsmanship and similar combat styles pretty much all feature slashes from the four cardinal directions, plus four diagonal strikes in between, and finally a straight thrust.

Basically, these nine moves are a must in every school, right?

Of course, all defensive and evasive techniques are based on countering these nine, so the theory goes: if you launch all nine at godspeed, almost simultaneously, while charging forward, once the move is unleashed, it's impossible to defend or dodge—right? That's what my older brother said while watching Rurouni. Makes sense.

The only way to break it is to attack and take down your opponent before the move activates!

"What's that! That's so cool!"

I decided to toss in one extra hit for good measure.

Using my older brother's battle manga as a reference,

I accelerated nine joints at once—my toes, ankles, knees, hips, waist, back, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and fingers—to deliver ten blows!

The power was intense, but it didn't really work on my brother.

I guess I can't go full force? Apparently it still hurt him plenty.

Sho: "You! Never use that on anyone! If your opponent's a bad guy—or some scummy dude—you'd totally go all out, wouldn't you?"

There are some moves you just can't use on your siblings...

So, I named it "Scum Dragon Flash"—a technique to someday teach some scum a lesson...

Well, odds are, I'll never actually use it...

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"Scum Dragon Flash!!!"

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!!

Up, down, left, right, and the four diagonals...!

It's okay, I'm holding back! Only about 80% power!

※ Clearly, that's not enough restraint.

A thrust would be bad...

Instead, as I dash by, I'll skip the thrust and whack his butt twice with Slapper-chan!!!

※ With that much momentum, it was more like a smash than a whack.

Bababachiiiin!!!

That hit landed perfectly!

※ Not something you say if you actually held back.

Because this guy? Even though his eyes sparkled when he saw my face?

He looked down at my chest and got disappointed, right?

Totally unforgivable, right—?

Scum: "...Uooh..."

Scum clutches his butt in agony after taking two full-force hits I couldn't pull back on, and I hesitate for a second about what to do with this guy who was mid-introduction.

...Should I help him...? Or finish him off?

I was leaning toward finishing him off,

but my older brother and Kousuke-kun told me to avoid trouble...

Does this count as "trouble," I wonder?

※ It's definitely trouble. Honestly, it's such clean-cut violence I wish a shogi commentator could see it—straight-up opening-move violence.

"...Karma."

※ Retribution

With a parting word for the guy writhing in pain, I quickly left the scene.

...He totally grabbed my arm out of nowhere, so it's self-defense, right?♪

Telling myself that, I made my way to the tennis club's indoor practice court.

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For the Practice Participation Invitation, there were eight middle school girls and seven middle school boys.

We had to sign a bunch of paperwork, submit the parent consent forms we brought, and got a quick explanation. Hm, what a pain... If I just beat everyone here, shouldn't I be the scholarship student automatically?

Daydreaming about that, I listened seriously—at least in the face—and changed into my sportswear, finally ready for practice to start!

...And then, there he was! The guy I just took down earlier!

So he was in the tennis club, huh.

I muttered to myself while changing in the locker room.

"You really should always be prepared... Wish I'd brought colored contacts and a wig...!"

While changing into my sportswear, I quietly slid in my chest pads.

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The girl next to me gave me a suspicious look.

...She totally seemed like a young lady... Wonder why?

Her hair was in ringlets! I'd never seen that before...!

Young Lady: "...Excuse me? Don't you look quite different from earlier?"

"It's just your imagination."

Because that scum is wandering around here, right? So I tied my hair back in a ponytail to change my look, cranked my smile up to 120%, and—

Slipped in my chest pads.

If my usual "Uroya mode" bust volume is a 10, right now it's about a 5.

※ Nozomi's natural is a 1.

If I wore two pads for tennis, it'd be a disaster!

So today, just one pad. When I'm Uroya, I double up.

More importantly...! Pushing my smile to 120% is seriously exhausting...!

My facial muscles are dying here!

Turning into a smile-maintenance machine, I started Hokusho High School tennis team training just as told...

As expected of a high school—the training's tough, with lots of time on fundamentals and a serious warm-up routine, right?

The morning practice finished safely.

It was rough. Same drills as the first-years? Apparently, second- and third-years do even harder training.

From what I saw, the girl who pointed out my chest earlier had the best moves among the girls.

She has black hair, but those ringlets and her whole vibe totally scream "young lady," right?

This afternoon we have matches scheduled, right?

Should I give that sheltered young lady a taste of how harsh the real world is?

While licking my lips at the thought—

※ That's a full-on villain move.

Scum: "..."

Oh no, scum's looking this way!

I narrowed my eyes into a beaming Ebisu-face, smiling so hard I could barely see.

Ugh, this totally ruins my charm...!

Coach: "Okay! Time for lunch! Today, have the sports department's special lunch at the school cafeteria, all right?"

"Yay!"

Who cares about the details!

Food♪ Food♪ Just food♪

I skipped along, following the coach...

...and Kousuke-kun totally saw me.

Oh crap, if I don't act proper, my older brother will hear about this!

I decided to pretend to get along with that young lady-ish girl who was walking just behind me!

Let's be friends♪

...The young lady gave me a super annoyed look,

Young Lady: "What? Could you please not come so close? I don't want to catch poverty."

"Oh, acting all high and mighty... I'm gonna mess you up so bad—?"

※ That's a full-on villain move.

Once lunch is over, I am so gonna crush this girl!