Ken Vs. Katsuhito

Today, instead of just doing their strategy meeting, the dueling club was also playing house with Laura. Because of that, they all found themselves sitting around the small table in the middle of the clubroom.

“Nakai Katsuhito-” George says while sipping of some imaginary tea that his daughter poured in a bright pink toy mug. “-I would say that out of the three, he is the most problematic.”

“Why is that?” The fashionista asks while receiving an imaginary cookie and taking an even more imaginary bite out of it. “Wouldn’t Kurohane Takahashi be the strongest of them?”

“And he is, but we aren’t talking about pure strength here.” Replies the advisor with a sigh. “The reason why I believe he’s such a problem is because of his Mahōgan.”

“Nakai has a Genso-type eye.” Umiko explains while crossing her arms. “That by itself already gives him a big advantage against all three of you.”

“Because of his elemental eye, he can fight at long range, right?” The star-eyed boy asks and the club advisor nods.

“His Mahōgan is called Kaminarigan, and it seems particularly well-trained.” George motions with his head for more imaginary tea, to which the little girl happily obliges by skipping towards him and pouring invisible liquid out of her invisible kettle. “He can attack from anywhere in the arena and his main projectile attack has a secondary effect of stunning enemies thanks to its electric properties.” The man sighs, before drinking the imaginary tea again. “None of you are equipped to fight someone like him.”

“That does look bad, but-“ Kayoko rests a finger on her cheek. “-can’t we circumvent that by getting up close?”

“If only it were that easy.” Replies the blue-haired girl while shaking her head. “He has a particularly strong technique that he uses to deal with anyone that tries to do something like that.”

George nods. “It’s a technique that enhances all of his stats, plus give him a natural shield that also does damage to the opponent.” Scratching the back of his head, the blond adds. “Out of you three, Izumi is the one that has the best chances at dealing with Nakai.”

“Because of her minions?” Ken asks and the older man nods.

“Precisely. While Nakai’s projectile is very powerful and incredibly fast, he can only shoot one at a time.”

“So dealing with multiple enemies would force him to adopt a more defensive style.” Hiroto puts a finger on his chin and thinks out loud. “But neither me nor Onimaru-san have something like that.”

To deal with an enemy that was prepared for any situation was indeed a large obstacle that they would have to deal with.

***

“Gaaaah!” Katsuhito groans in pain as his body stumbles back.

As soon as the fight started, the delinquent king dashed in and hit the shorter boy with a swift punch to the face. “…” Wasting no time, he moves in to continue his offensive.

But this time, his opponent was ready for it and was easily able to dodge the kick the taller teen threw at him. “Heh! What a surprise.” Smirking, the boy continues to dodge and sometimes even blocks Ken’s strikes. “I like people that don’t waste time!” Taking in an opportunity to counter during a slow punch, Katsuhito moves closer. “Our fists should do all the talking!”

The Yumehara student smirks. “I agree!” Using his usual strategy, he quickly opens his arms and forces his black-haired opponent into a bear hug. “Hah!” He starts squeezing the other boy.

“Gaaah!” Katsuhito moans in pain as his whole body gets violently crushed by the taller teen. “Hahahahaha!” Suddenly, his groans turn into a boisterous cackle.

“Huh? Wha-!” The delinquent barely has any time to react, before his short opponent headbutts him. “Guh!” Still, Ken wasn’t about to let the other teen go so easily.

Still cackling like a maniac, the Kurohane student continues to use his own noggin as a weapon against the taller black-haired boy. “Not bad!” Katsuhito’s eyes start to glow. “Your durability is impressive. But-“ Sparkles began flying off his body. “-Can you resist this?”

“Kaminarigan!”

From the black-haired boy’s body, an explosion of electricity bursts out.

It is strong enough to make the taller teen let go of him and step back while writhing in pain.

Falling to his knees, Katsuhito takes a deep breath, then stands up with a smile on his face. “Hahaha! Man! You sure are strong!” Now with his eyes sparking, the shorter teen chuckles. “They don’t call you King for nothing!”

“You’re a tricky one, aren’t you?” Ken stands up and prepares to get closer again.

“Pfff!” With a smirk, the Kurohane student leaps high into the air and holds onto his right arm like it’s a gun. “The fun is just getting started!”

Widening his eyes, the delinquent knows exactly where this is going. “Crap!” He shouts while preparing to move back.

Sadly for the delinquent King, his opponent had other plans. “Thunder Gun-“ At the tip of his finger, a ball of electricity forms.  “-Shoot!”

The electrical sphere explodes out and flies off at an impossibly high speed towards Ken. It hits his leg and makes the boy cry out. “Gaaaaah!” A sharp, electrical pain shoots across the boy’s appendage, before a numbness suddenly takes over his body. Falling onto his knees, the delinquent continues to groan.

He had been stunned.

Katsuhito lands on the ground and wastes no time. As soon as his feet touch the ground, he is already dashing forward. Once he is closer to Ken, the shorter male leaps once again and brings his knee to the delinquent’s face, knocking him back. “Hahaha!”

“Gurgh!” Stumbling back, the taller boy finally breaks out of his stun.

“Don’t lower your guard just yet!” Katsuhito’s hand starts to sparkle. “It ain’t over yet!” He runs up closer and goes for a palm strike.

Ken stands up and uncharacteristically dodges instead of just tanking the hit with his larger body.

“What? The delinquent king doesn’t think he can take an attack from little ol’ me?” The Kurohane student cackles. “I’m honored! Hehahahaha!”

‘Darn it! His electricity is a problem!’ Thinks the black-haired boy as he watches his opponent carefully, waiting for him to take the offensive.

Doing exactly that, Katsuhito smirks and jumps in towards Ken. He would go for small, but very fast jabs with his hand coated in lightning, increasing the damage to even the simplest opening moves.

Being forced into a defensive position that he wasn’t used to, the Yumehara student was struggling to keep dodging the many attacks his opponent was throwing at him. Worse yet, being hit with those electric moves made it easier for the shorter boy to follow up and do even more unnecessary damage against Ken.

Still he kept his defenses up, just waiting for an opportunity to counterattack the Kurohane student.

“Doesn’t it feel good to be paralyzed in place?” Asks the black-haired boy in between giggles.

He once again does an energized palm strike, but this time Ken was ready for it.

Sidestepping the electrified attack, the delinquent grabs Katsuhito's arm and pulls him closer, before smacking the shorter teen with the back of his hand. “Not particularly!” Now holding him with two hands, the taller boy plants his feet on the floor and spins his opponent twice, before tossing him towards the barrier wall with in an incredible showing of strength.

The Kurohane student gets taken by surprise, but still manages to mentally recover fast enough to turn around in the air and land with his feet against the wall. “Not bad! Guess even my electricity can’t keep the Delinquent King down!” His lower body sparkles with energy. “Not bad at all!” He uses that burst to jump back towards Ken with his fist tightly closed, ready to hit him with a powerful punch.

But the taller boy had already predicted it. As soon as he tossed Katsuhito away, he already took on a familiar pose. “Funshagan!” With that shout, his arm morphs into a jet and the black-haired teen propels himself towards the opponent. “Ogre Impact!”

Ken grabs the other boy by the head and jets across the arena, slamming his enemy against the barrier with all of his strength.

“Gurgh!” Moaning in pain once again, the shorter teen holds onto the delinquent’s grotesque arm. “Ha-“ His groaning turns into deprived laugh as energy starts to fly off him. “Hehehe! Y-Yes this is it!” The surrounding electricity grows stronger and stronger. “A-A heated battle b-between rivals! That’s the feeling that I love so much!” In a flash, he releases all that energy in a single large burst that sends Ken flying back.

“Gaah!”

“Hahaha!” Katsuhito cackles. “This feeling! It calls for that!” Throwing his hand to the air, the black-haired boy shouts. “My strongest technique!”

From the clouded sky above, lightning comes crashing down and like moths attracted to the warm light of a lamp, goes for the Kurohane student.

“THUNDER GOD’S CLOAK!”