"Join your team?"

When Honoka heard Shizuku's invitation, her eyes lit up, and then she immediately clenched her fists.

"You are a contestant too? Then show me how good you are!"

As she spoke, Honoka walked up and bowed to Shizuku.

"Please give me more advice!"

Are we going to fight now?

Seeing Honoka looking like she was about to fight if they had a disagreement, Shizuku was stunned for a moment, but quickly shrugged her shoulders and walked forward.

"Then let me see your strength."

"yes!!"

Honoka was also quite excited when she saw the girl in front of her. She loved martial arts the most, or in other words, she loved fighting the most. In fact, when she learned that she had to form a team during the registration process, Honoka was a little troubled. Unlike other fighters or martial artists, they at least knew each other. Honoka herself was just an ordinary high school girl who loved martial arts. She had no connections and no circle to join.

Originally, Honoka didn't know what to do. She didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to invite her... So she must not miss this good opportunity!

Let her see my strength.

Thinking of this, Honoka clenched her fists and stepped forward with her left foot. Then she clenched her right hand and punched Shizuku!

However, at this moment, Honoka was surprised to find that almost at the same time, the black-haired girl opposite also stepped forward with her left foot, clenched her right fist, and punched towards her!

"Bang!!"

Although the opponent's move was later than hers, her fist reached her much earlier than Honoka's, and then hit Honoka with a "bang", knocking her away immediately.

“Bang!!”

Honoka's body spun twice in the air and fell heavily to the ground. Then she turned around and stood up quickly, looking at the black-haired girl in front of her with vigilance. The latter took the same stance as her and looked at her with a smile on her face.

What is this? It looks interesting!

If it were any other fighter, they would have been nervous in the face of such a strange scene. But Honoka was a layman after all, and she was not afraid of tigers. Instead, she became more excited. She clenched her fists, rushed towards Shizuku again, and then started to attack her again.

"Hah! Ah! Hey!!"

Ice shatter! Elbow strike! Dragon kick!

As an ordinary high school student, Honoka naturally had no martial arts training. In fact, the moves she used were all those performed by the strong fighters she saw in fighting competitions on TV. Because of this, Honoka's moves were almost unpredictable and she just used whatever she thought of.

This is also the reason why she was able to carve out a niche, because no opponent had ever faced such a hodgepodge.

Imagine you are facing an enemy, and he starts with Huang Yao and then Qin Yueyin follows with Long Yanwu, then you will be confused.

Or when you think your opponent is going to use the Eight Wine Cups move, but instead he rushes up and gives you a Flying Swallow and Phoenix Kick, it's enough to drive many people crazy.

However, the girl in front of him was completely different. The moves she used were almost exactly the same as his own, but what surprised Honoka was that her movements seemed to be a little faster than his own every time. Obviously, both of them were attacking at the same time, but her movements always seemed to be one second earlier than his own. Not only that, she even seemed to know what move he was going to make next. As a result, Honoka felt as if she was restrained and almost vomited blood out of depression.

If the girl opposite her had not been wearing different clothes and had a different hairstyle, she would even think that she was fighting a mirror.

You must take the initiative!

Although she didn't have much combat experience, Honoka could feel that she was sinking into a quagmire. The more she struggled, the deeper she sank. Whenever she wanted to break the current stalemate with a combo, the opponent would interrupt her combo with a move that was one second faster than hers, leaving her unable to resist again.

“Drink aaaaaaaaah!!!”

Thinking of this, Honoka roared and kicked out, but Shizuku was obviously prepared and blocked Honoka's attack with her backhand. But at the same time, Honoka turned around, raised her butt, and hit Shizuku hard.

"Bang!!"

The moment the girl's hips hit Shizuku, her defense was broken. Then Honoka turned around and took advantage of the moment when Shizuku's defense was broken to clench her right fist and put it at her side. At the same time, a dark red aura appeared on her clenched fist, like a flame.

Then Honoka twisted her body and punched out!

“Swish!!”

However, just as the punch was about to hit Shizuku, Shizuku suddenly turned around and barely avoided Honoka's attack. At the same time, she also turned around, raised her butt, and hit Honoka hard!

“Ouch! No!!”

Seeing this attack, Honoka was immediately shocked. She certainly understood what the girl opposite wanted to do, because this was her counterattack just now!

However, even so, at this moment, Honoka was at the stage where her old strength had been exhausted and her new strength had not yet emerged. She had no way to resist or dodge, and could only watch the opponent's attack reach her, and then...

"Bang!!"

Following the violent collision, Honoka suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, but at the same time, Shizuku had turned around, clenched her right fist, and punched the girl in the lower abdomen!

“Boom!!!”

The next moment, Honoka's body began to fold in half and flew backwards in a straight line, hitting the concrete wall behind her heavily, and then rolled to the ground, motionless.

"I see. That's quite interesting."

Looking at Honoka lying on the ground with her eyes closed and unconscious, Shizuku's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of smile. She originally thought that the other party was simply a person with good foundation and good qualities, but the power contained in the punch just now was not like that. Obviously, there was a power dormant in this girl's body that she herself did not understand very well, and if this power awakened...

That would be interesting.

Thinking of this, Shizuku smiled slightly. At the beginning, she only felt that Honoka could only imitate the outside, but not the inside. It was a bit like in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" when Hong Qigong taught Guo Jing the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and Ouyang Ke was watching beside him, but Hong Qigong ignored him and just taught him directly.

Originally Ouyang Ke thought he was very talented and could learn things easily after being taught. However, when he actually fought with Guo Jing, he found that this was not the case at all.

The current Honoka is like Ouyang Ke, who is self-conscious about having learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and can use them in a decent manner. However, when compared with the real successor, she is immediately beaten back to her original form.

The most important thing is what is inside.

Just like Kyo Kusanagi's apprentice Shingo Yabuki, who can make Orochi look like a real person, but he just can't make fire. Without fire, the power of Orochi is unimaginable. Shingo Yabuki is a typical example of someone who can only learn the form, but not the meaning.

Shizuku originally thought that Honoka also belonged to this category, but she found out from the last punch just now that this was not the case. If Honoka could awaken the power in her body, then she would not only be able to imitate the form, but also the intention. By then, let alone the Great Snake, even the Oni-shoku Ara-gnawing of the Sky Fang, she might be able to do it with ease.

So this little girl is not Ouyang Ke, but Duan Yu?

Thinking of this, Shizuku's eyes turned.

She had already figured out what to do.

“Woo…”

After a long while, Honoka slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and found herself lying on a bench in a park not far away, while Shizuku was sitting beside her, looking at her with a smile.

"Are you awake?"

"Um...I'm sorry to bother you."

Honoka sat up, took the drink handed to her by Shizuku, and nodded to her shyly to express her gratitude.

"You're welcome. Are you willing to join my team?"

"certainly!"

Speaking of this topic, Honoka suddenly became excited.

“By the way, Miss Shizuku, how did you do that just now? You used the same move as me, but your speed was so much faster than mine, and the power was also different…”

“This is also a kind of kung fu.”

"Eh? Really?"

"That's right."

Looking at Honoka in front of her, Shizuku smiled slightly and then explained to her.

"This is a martial art that was popular in ancient China, called 'Dou Zhuan Xing Yi', and the most important feature of this martial art is 'returning the favor in the same way you would have done to him'."

"???"

"To put it simply, it means using other people's own kung fu to deal with others."

"Hey? Is there still such a skill?!"

Hearing this, Honoka's eyes suddenly lit up. She also knew that her martial arts were not worthy of being performed in a high-class place. Although she named her martial arts "Honoka Style", she also knew that this was actually just a compromise. But she was just an ordinary high school girl after all, so what could she do?

Upon hearing that there was such a skill, Honoka became excited, while Shizuku looked at her with a smile.

"Want to learn?"

"think!"

"Join my team and I will teach you."

"good!"

This time, Honoka answered without hesitation.

Seeing the girl in front of her give the answer, Shizuku nodded in her heart. This was also the reason why she chose Honoka.

Because of Shizuku's special status, her team will definitely not win the championship, or will be eliminated by the quarterfinals or semifinals. In this case, she certainly doesn't want to choose teammates who seem to have a heavy burden, such as having to win the championship to fulfill a certain wish, or having to defeat a certain opponent. Shizuku doesn't plan to play with them.

On the other hand, someone like Honoka is just right, she has a certain understanding of her own strength, and knows that she is unlikely to win the championship, and is more "participating". Like Mary Rose who was recommended to her by Helena before, she herself is not interested in the championship, this time it is just a simple mission.

Of course, Shizuku didn't waste their time in vain. For example, for Honoka, Shizuku planned to tailor a set of "Dou Zhuan Xing Yi" for her as a reward. As for Mary Rose, Shizuku hasn't asked her yet, but she will find time to satisfy her ideas and needs.

After all, you can't let others waste their time accompanying you, right?

Now, his team is only missing one person.

Who to choose this time... Shizuku really doesn't have any special idea.

There is no choice but to continue looking for someone.