Lunch period is always welcome to students allowing them to eat and replenish their stamina and energy to get through the rest of the day as well as catching up with each other's, Kisumi looked down on her rice as she munched it in silence but the scowl on her face made it clear she wasn't enjoying her meal or rather ticked off by something else as she kept munching and gulping at the same time in a rather rushed manner which caught up to her as she felt something on her throat.
Sighing Rina got off of her seat and wrapped her arms around Kisumi's waist squeezing the air supply of her stomach forcing the lump out of her mouth, Kisumi coughed up before she turned to Rina "Thanks Rina."
"Just eat your food properly" Rina said as she returned to her seat to finish the rest of her food "Honestly we didn't even start the new training but your already tiring yourself out with your regular banter."
Kisumi smirked as she looked up "I guess I'm too excited for it that I choked out hehe."
Rina chose not to point out her scowl which spoke otherwise properly still angered by what Kandori criticized her about including telling her to retire from combat as this could prove detrimental for her focus and throw her off her game, whilst still not as mad as her friend Rina also was weighted down by their last encounter again and again they come after her first they tried to ruin her new friendship with Kisumi by having them fight one another over a misunderstanding then sent out Kandori while also trying to kidnap her and now this 'Am I just a magnet for bad luck to those I love?'
(…)
"Natsuki and Takaoka nice of you to join us today we begin our new training regimen" Yanagisawa told both girls with the resident playboy Naoya also here most than likely just a real life testing dummy for their moves based on what Kisumi said about before her battle with Kandori, not only him but the rest of the club were also there.
"We're thankful for having us" Both girls nodded with Kisumi giving a bow of respect being a Karateka speaking to her upperclassmen.
"Well today I'll be focusing on how to fight against a group" Yanagisawa stated catching both girl's attention as it had to do with their last encounter, he turned to the other's who all nodded and formed a group "First thing to know is that a giant group can't all attack at once therefore those at the front will go first and even then about three to five men can gang up on one person."
True to his explanation only three club members were able to charge together towards Yanagisawa but before their fists were even shot he simply tripped them and they fell under his feet "Normally those that charge first are the weakest whom their own individual strength isn't enough they combine with each other's to make it work, due to the large number of foes you have to face energy conversion is an integral part of the battle you need to save as much energy as possible therefore when small fry come at you don't throw your big moves at the open a simple move like what I just did with the leg sweep is more than enough next!"
Ten members quickly surrounded him in a circle "Foes will eventually decide to corner you like that therefore when they come at you at once."
At his explanation the members all jumped him only for him to disappear in a blur and appear above them before crashing down "Rather than break through some of them and deal with the other's right after take them all down at once with a move from above or another leg sweep one that is quicker."
Eventually Naoya and a couple of them nodded to one another with Naoya taking the front whilst the other two are behind him Naoya rushed in with Yanagisawa about to counter only for one of the two to get on his side prompting Yanagisawa to evade his blow and then meet the other who went for an offensive of his own but before he could even think of the counter Naoya gained on him again until Yanagisawa hit the wall with Naoya and his comrades surrounding him "When you take down enough foes the other's will lose the illusion of quantity and will instead be more smart about their approach like this of at least three with good coordination corner you while it is not favourable it's not the end."
To make the truth Naoya and his friends all charged together only for Naoya to stagger back following a flick to his forehead and allow Yanagisawa to break through and get his comrades from behind while they were distracted "To throw off good coordination pick one of them that you see as weak and use him to throw the others off and take quick use of their distraction."
Right now only about three members left and they all abandoned any kind of tactics and rushed at Yanagisawa who easily took down all three of them with an overhead kick upwards "Once all numbers are down desperation will rule over the remaining people and give you an easy victory."
"Nice one captain woohoo!" Kisumi cheered as she clapped.
Rina however still had something "In regards to weapon what to do?"
"We'll tackle those after you two master what I just showed you" Yanagisawa answered "Now can you do it?"
Kisumi smirked as she cracked her knuckles "Yep."
Rina sighed and nodded, Yanagisawa however still had his eyes narrowed knowing that execution differs from thought "Very well everyone do exactly what you just did!"
"OSU!" the entire club cried out, first six men divided into half and approached both Kisumi and Rina before making their rush following in Yanagisawa's footsteps both girls made a simple move of taking them down with a leg sweep making them fall as more approached and rushed in prompting both girls to repeat the leg sweep taking them down twenty of them formed a circle around both girls who were back to back now as they rushed in Kisumi went upwards attempting a splash like Yanagisawa did whilst Rina simply went under and made a quick circle leg sweep which frightened Kisumi as she fell on top of Rina.
"Ouch!"
"Sorry Rina" Kisumi laughed nervously as she got off of her friend who sighed as the men picked themselves up and repeated the process again however as the circling came Kisumi went for the leg sweep alongside Rina but due to poor coordination the two girls ended up sweeping at the opposing directions hitting each other's legs.
"OWIE!" both girls held their legs in pain as Yanagisawa simply closed his eyes.
"We'll work on your coordination in the next session everyone dismissed!"
"OSU!"
(…)
Kisumi saw Rina off as she rode on the motorcycle and drove off, once her friend was gone Kisumi made her own way back home as she kept complementing the session reimagining Yanagisawa and how he bested everyone even as they came at him like a group.
Kisumi other than being the sole girl-despite the fact Rina hung out with them regularly she wasn't a member-was the second the strongest member of the club after him as they all make up excuses or outright refuse to compete in Kumite with her therefore her mind returned to the last thug battle if it were regular school activity she would had them on the ground but not only was Rina held a hostage but they also used blunt weapons as well, Yanagisawa seems to have found his way around it and would teach her but first she ought to overcome this training first.
Drifting in her thoughts brought Kisumi underneath a bridge putting her bag down Kisumi took shelter in the shadow as she took a stance twisting her eyebrows and closing her eyes she reimagined the regimen in the club and quickly began making moves countering and taking down imaginary foes blind to everyone but herself, Kisumi reopened her eyes as she shook her head "Not enough let us try something else."
Closing her eyes once more Kisumi brought a new image that of Kandori prompting Kisumi to tense her muscles and re-enact the battle that occurred between them which eventually left her back first against the grass sweating up bullets, Kisumi looked up to the setting sun as she took her breaths attempting to get up but was too sore to do so "Crud should had done that image training in my place."
"Yeah seriously" looking up she was met by Rina who sighed as she carried her in a bridal style and sat her on the back seat of her motorcycle before getting on herself "Honestly what would you have done if I didn't follow you?"
"Hehe I would just sleep under I was better" Kisumi confessed as Rina sighed and started her motorcycle and followed Kisumi's instructions to her residence standing before a regular sized house "Thanks Rina."
"Your welcome will see ya tomorrow" Rina was about to drive away.
"Wait Rina!"
"What is it?"
"Have dinner with us."
Before Rina could say anything the door was swung open "Kisumi your late again!"
The person who greeted at the door was an older woman with brown hair similar to Kisumi but much shorter as well as blue eyes "Seriously all that Karate club did for you is make more troublesome and-Hello there."
The woman quickly cut herself off as she saw Rina "Hello I'm Rina Takaoka a friend of Kisumi."
The woman smiled " Nice to make your acquaintance Rina I'm Mitsuki Kisumi's mother, finally I was almost afraid Kisumi is just wasting her time and not making any friends please come in and have dinner with us."
"I'm fine" Rina was about to leave but then felt a grab on her bicep as she was about to lecture her friend turns out it was Mitsuki who held her despite her smiling it wasn't one that normally like all smiles one of assurance but one of chills "On the other hand I'll stay."
"Good I'll get things ready" the smile was still there but was no longer bone chilling, Rina sighed when Mitsuki was back in and Kisumi gave her an apologetic look.
"Since when do you have a scary mom?"
"Since forever she's the one who got me into the fighting scene actually."
"Huh?" Rina's eyes werw wide at this revealation.
"C'mon you don't want to earn her ire by being late."
Before Rina could even make a sound Kisumi was already inside the house making her sigh as she followed suit inside the house about to learn more about her friend.
A/N: As the last chapter had curbed the bad guys for a time I decided to use the two current chapters to delve deeper into Kisumi's life as well as the training along with deeper looks into Rina and Yanagisawa other from what few we saw or told in the OVA's hope fans appreciate this attempt of making a lore for the limited information we got since other from the two OVA's I discovered their was a manga but only one chapter has ever been published from the sources avalibale to me if anyone knows more please tell me more. Thank you for reading and have a nice day.