>>5256197“-ke a joke!”
By the time Tsukuya finishes screaming at you, you were already in her face, punch flying towards her. She manages to dodge it, just like you had avoided her first strike, and retaliates with a short gut strike you didn’t have the time to avoid. The hit doubles you over, winding you due to how unexpected the counter was, but not enough to mean you don’t avoid the follow-up by flash-stepping backwards quickly.
“Y’know, you’re right, Tsukuya-chan,” You say after a moment passes between you, clutching your stomach and panting for breath. “It’s in my nature to play around with everything, and you make it so damn easy, but… I almost forgot. You’re actually worth my time.” You rise back up to your full height, no longer winded. “So I’ll do what you ask… and treat you right.”
“What-“ You’re in her face again in an instant with a shunpo, and whatever the girl was going to say is forgotten as she meets your kick with her own. You chamber your leg back, wincing, as she seems none the worse for wear. It’s obvious that going blow for blow won’t work - she’s better than you at hakuda. There’s a reason she wanted to fight like this specifically. You trade blows for a few moments while you think.
You…
>Stay the course. You’ll almost certainly lose the fight, but it might make her like you more.>Add in kido attacks to give yourself the advantage.>You’re in close, so drawing your sword only makes sense.>Use hit and run tactics, quickly engaging and disengaging with flash steps. 