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The sound of heavy thumps and grunts could be heard throughout the gym, along with the shuffling of feet and the heavy breathing of two combatants. You and Korone were having another friendly bout in the ring at the center of your gym, and she was of course winning as she usually does. She outshines you in most aspects, and really you’re lucky she takes any time to practice with you at all, considering she’s a famous Vtuber and you’re just some schmuck she met at the gym that happened to recognize her voice and offered to train together if she wanted to. She took you up on that, though you were honestly surprised since you made the offer expecting to be shot down right away. It turns out that she had been coming here for a long time before you started, and all the regulars knew her reputation; she was just too good, and no one would subject themselves to her beatings. She only accepted your offer because she had no one else to train with, which made you a bit sad but you also felt a pang of shame for being thankful she was being ignored. It meant you had unfettered access to your favorite Vtuber any time you came to the gym.
You were still only a beginner, only having started boxing about a year ago and having a solid enough grasp on the basics but not much else. The only aspect that you stood out in was your strength, and Korone had taken a particular liking to that. She was a semi-pro it turned out, and though no one in your gym could touch her, she fought plenty of more skilled people in her matches. She had started asking you favors recently, and you were taken aback at first but obliged.
“Anon, please punch me as hard as you can. Right here” she had said, patting her stomach
“K-Korone, are you sure? ...Why?” you asked not quite understanding
“I don’t have anyone here that can land a good punch on me normally, but I need to train my endurance and ability to take a punch or I’ll get soft. You’re strong, so I want you to help me train that.” she explained
So you had gotten into a sort of rhythm with her of going through your normal training and workouts for most of the time you were at the gym, but once it had cleared out, you two started her hit resistance training. You were on the tail end of your day right now, having one last match as the last couple people trickled out of the gym. Like most other days, she was trouncing you.
“Ehehehe Anon, you’re too slow” she managed to tease as she dodged all the jabs you threw at her. She seemed to just glide back just out of your reach, but you pressed on ash she led you around the ring. “Hmmm... yosh!” She finally breathed as she switched to the offensive, swatting a jab out of the way and countering you with a right hook, stepping in and twisting like a genuine pro. You tried to lower your own right hand to swat her punch away but were too slow and took the full force right to your liver. You fold over, holding your arms to your midsection as your knees hit the mat.
“Hehe you were too focused on just jabbing, anon. You left yourself wide open for my finisher.” she teased you with a wide smile on her face. She enjoys this way too damn much.
“You’re right…” you gasp as you regain your composer. “Phew… Korone don’t you think you hit a little too hard?”
