>>5786801Eventually she ducks low and sweeps her legs in a trip. You managed to see it coming, and when she moves to trip you you throw your body directly over her. Your heel still manages to get hit, but your center of gravity was farther forward than she expected, causing you to fall right on top of her. While she’s confused you wrap your arms around her neck in a headlock, not deliberately trying to choke the life out of her or anything, but holding her firmly.
She responds by lifting you up with her whole body while you cling to her back and then smashing you hard as hell into the floor, possibly concussing you when your head bounces off the mat and driving the wind from your lungs. In your delirium you manage to wrap your legs around her waist and essentially guarantee that there’s no way you’re going to be dislodged. Arching your back, you manage to wrench her body straight as a board and apply enough pressure to her neck that she immediately taps out.
And thank Kami-Sama for that. You let her go and stumble off to the side of the room, slumping down against the wall like a dying warrior.
She approaches you, completely healthy and undamaged, warm smile back on her face and not forced like it was when she found out you were the Kiri guy.
“You have good instincts, you’re just untrained. I’ll teach you, if you want.” She says, like you didn’t just win. Technically. Barely.
“Uh…” You have to blink the stars out of your eyes from whenever your head bounced against that mat. “Thanks, I, uh… Am observant.”
Katsuro manages to limp by you, blood streaming from his face and looking like he belongs in a hospital. Through the pain he still manages to give you a sly look and whisper “Boy’s got that dog in him…” under his breath in a weak voice that suggests one of his ribs is broken.
“Otomo, you’re still alive, get a grip. Fight Naoki, he’s ready.” Announces Juro-Sensei.
You lurch back to your feat and offer Yuna the seal of reconciliation, which both of you forgot due to you wandering off immediately. She happily returns it.
Naoki is completely unbothered when you approach him. He offers the seal of confrontation. You don’t have the focus to ascertain how the other fights went.
“I’m going to give you the same offer he rejected. Do you want me to go easy on you, yes or no?”
>Yes>No>Gameplan, if you have one.>1d100 or 1d100+10 (There’s almost no way you’re seriously going to win in your state, but you can go down hard or easy.) 