| Karin's Challenge
かりんの挑戦 Karin no Chousen | |
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 Karin is defeated by Ryuuji. | |
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Chapter # |
18 |
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Volume # |
Volume 3: Out of Control (暴走) |
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Characters Appearing |
Junta Momonari |
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Previous Chapter |
Transformation 変身 Henshin |
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Next Chapter |
Punishment 制裁 Seisai |
Long Summary[]
Tomoko arrived from school at her Apartment. While humming a tune she notices that sinister individuals approached her from behind. Before she can realize what is going on she is constrained and kidnapped by two of Ryuuji's servants. At the same time another of Ryuuji's henchmen announces that all of Ryuuji's female admirers are invited to enjoy the show that he is about to stage. From the distance it can be seen that a lot of girls are waiting in line to get into the bus that Ryuuji has organized. Meanwhile Junta is exhausted from running and takes a short rest when suddenly Ami arrives on her bicycle and prompts Junta get up on the back. Junta is relieved by the help Ami is providing.
Back at the abandoned house Karin and Ryuuji are facing each other in a large room. Ryuuji informs Karin that Junta will soon arrive and suggest that they should have fun together. Karin acknowledges the information with the remark that there will be nothing left for Junta to do by the time he arrives. Ryuuji acts like he does not understand what Karin says and asks her for clarification. Karin then gets into her fighting stance and promises to Ryuuji that she will show him what she means. Without wasting anymore time Karin charges Ryuuji and performs several kicks on him before she uses a powerful spin-kick to kick him into the stairs. Thinking that the fight is over Karin remarks that Ryuuji was not such a big deal but notices that something is off as the dust slowly settles. Ryuuji praises Karin's skills and admires that she was brave enough to come to him alone. It is then revealed that Ryuuji is unharmed. He tells Karin that their fight will be funnier if he starts to take it a bit more seriously. As she realizes that Ryuuji is way stronger than her Karin becomes nervous and conceives a new strategy. Her new plan is to make Ryuuji expend his physical and psychic strength before Junta arrives. As Ryuuji approaches Karin, she tells him that although he is stronger than her, he will never catch Karin without using teleport. Ryuuji reveals to Karin that he has seen through her plan and will not be using the teleport or his full potential against her as it would be a waste of energy. Karin becomes more nervous as she is running out of options.
Next we see Ami and Junta on their way to the house Ryuuji has pointed Junta to. Junta wonders why Ami is helping him now despite of what he seemingly has done to her. Because she wants to find out the reason behind the strange events that are happening around Junta Ami pretends that she does not care about the incident anymore and suggests that they should forget about it.
Back at the abandoned mansion, Ryuuji and Karin are still fighting. Karin tries to kick Ryuuji but he blocks her first kick and mocks her. As Karin performs another kick Ryuuji easily dodges. Seemingly annoyed by the pace of the fight Ryuuji begins his counter-attack by punching Karin in the face while telling her that she has a "bad habit of kicking people". While Karin is staggering Ryuuji punches her in the belly. Due to the effective blows that Karin took she groans in pain and can barely stand on her feet. At the same time Ryuuji praises her for her fighting techniques and emphasizes that he wants to absorb her abilities. Karin tries not to show that Ryuuji's punch is causing her a lot of pain and wants to stay away from him so that he cannot get her abilities. To her horror, Karin discovers that Ryuuji can absorb other people's DNA using an energy beam. Ryuuji fires the energy beam at Karin. She cannot dodge and is hit. Ryuuji thanks her for allowing him to absorb her DNA. While Karin became weaker, she realized that she had made Ryuuji even stronger. Next, Ryuuji explains to her that he doesn't just randomly collect other people's DNA, but studies their strengths and weaknesses closely. Mastering a powerful attack with total energy control is Ryuuji's declared ideal. While summoning said powerful attack he informs Karin that he managed to achieve that ideal. Karin is shocked by this revelation as she senses that something bad is going to happen to her. Ryuuji then advises Karin to stay sharp if she does not want to die and charges her with his powerful attack which he calls the "Super Sonic Attack". The effects of the attack can be seen on Karin immediately. Karin's eyes and mouth are wide open, her hair is disheveled and her braid has come undone by the shockwave. Her breastplate is broken by Ryuuji's attack and the fabric of her suit is torn in several places, leaving her private parts covered.
At the same time Ami and Junta are still on their way. Junta suggest that he should ride the bike for a while. But Ami insists that she must keep riding so that Junta can save his strength. Junta wonders whether Ami overheard his conversation with Ryuuji and hopes that Karin is still alright. However, the final scene gives a detailed depiction of an unconscious and defeated Karin who has failed to stop Ryuuji.