I couldn't wait any longer and moved towards Seta.

Seta's eyes quickly shifted between my feet and torso, as if trying to predict my next steps.

I swayed my body slightly, like the boxers I had seen in my past life.

Unfortunately, I wasn't a boxer, and as I got close enough to Seta, I felt a sharp pain in the right side of my thigh.

What was that? When did he?

Then I looked down and noticed that Seta had kicked my right thigh.

He's not a boxer? Damn it! Why did I think he was one?

Wait…

I finally realized, from the beginning, Seta entered a stance typically used by boxers just to confuse me. That's... terrifying.

From the moment he entered the circle, he was completely in control of our fight. And this was within just thirty seconds since we started.

An expert!

We circled each other, looking for an opportunity to strike.

Seta didn't seem to have intentions of attacking. Breathing deeply, I decided to take the initiative.

Attack first!

I moved quickly forward and threw a left punch towards Seta's face.

As my fist was about to connect with Seta's face, the man simply slid his body to the right, grabbed my left arm, and in a spin, hit my face with the back of his left leg.

In that moment, I saw the world in slow motion.

When Seta's kick connected with my face, I felt blood not only from my nose but also from my mouth.

One kick…

Just one kick made me stumble backward, hand on my face.

I noticed that Seta seemed to have held back in his kick, otherwise, it wouldn't be blood on my hands but my teeth.

Even with blood running down my face, I wasn't afraid. In fact, it was as if the blood running gave me more courage. My body seemed to heat up, and my adrenaline levels seemed to rise to their peak. The pain I felt seemed to have disappeared.

"Let's continue."

I spoke as I advanced again.

I raised my right fist and tried to punch Seta again.

Seta just raised his guard and blocked my punch, and before I could react, I felt my stomach being hit. Due to my adrenaline levels rising to their maximum, the pain I felt from being hit was reduced to just a mild burning sensation.

With that, I didn't lose my momentum and continued to send a flurry of punches towards Seta. As this was a fight, I didn't forget to try to kick his thigh in the same way he did to me.

Unfortunately, Seta seemed to have noticed my intention. When my leg was about to hit his thigh, he slightly lifted his leg, making a block with the side of his leg, thus reducing the damage.

Seta completely controlled the fight.

Since we weren't using gloves to fight, I felt like the bones in my hand wanted to tear through my skin, and when I quickly looked, I noticed blood dripping from my fist.

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"It's just been a few moves, and I'm already in this state?"

I couldn't help but think this.

This is completely different from the fights I saw in animes.

Suddenly, I was sent backward due to Seta landing a front kick in my stomach.

Had it not been for a club member who caught me, I would have fallen to the ground a few meters away.

"You seem to be holding back, you need to use all your strength."

Seta spoke, his expression showing that he wasn't satisfied with the level I was showing.

He wasn't wrong. Ever since we started our fight, I felt something restraining my body.

Thinking about what it could be, I finally realized…

Damn! I'm an idiot.

"Please, wait a moment."

I bowed slightly to Seta.

"?"

Seta was confused but nodded his head and decided to wait.

Quickly, I turned around and started to remove the clothes I was wearing. Don't get me wrong, I just removed the top part, I wasn't planning to fight in my underwear.

First, I removed the coat I was wearing and threw it on the ground. Next, I pulled off the white shirt I was wearing, revealing my body full of tattoos to everyone.

The club members seemed impressed with my tattoos, as it was uncommon for young people this age to have tattoos. In fact, in the whole school, I might be the only one with tattoos on the body.

"Amazing…"

Ippo murmured looking at my tattoos.

I turned back to face Seta, who was now looking at me with an impressed gaze.

"I'm ready, let's restart."

"Alright. I won't hold back anymore. Attack me with everything you have."

Without a shirt, I didn't have to worry about my movements being restricted. Not that it would make me win this fight. But I felt much better now that there was nothing restricting me.

It was as if I was born to fight without the upper part of my clothes.

I felt my blood boiling even more, my pupils slightly dilated.

This time I would not back down.

Breathing deeply, I advanced.

Seta seemed motivated as well and removed the upper part of his clothing. His body was well-defined, and there were some scars scattered across it.

Both of us forgot our surroundings and focused entirely on the fight.

This time Seta wouldn't just be defensive. He also advanced towards me.

"Fast! He's so fast!"

That was the only thing I could think. Seta appeared in front of me in an instant.

And the moment he was about to hit my face with his left fist, I felt something burning inside me. I didn't know how, but I felt my body lighter.

And in a burst of speed, I disappeared from where I was and reappeared behind Seta.

Seta blinked in confusion, not expecting me to move so fast that he wasn't prepared to follow.

I did it!

When Seta turned to face me.

He was greeted with a quick and powerful kick to the left side of his face, making him stumble back a few steps. I noticed that a bit of blood seemed to have come out of his mouth.

That was the first time I managed to hit him. And it was a powerful blow.

Knowing I couldn't give him a chance to recover, I advanced again, ready to kick him on the other side of the face. It was a shame that…

Seta, who seemed disoriented, snapped back to reality.

He quickly ducked, avoiding my kick.

And the moment my kick passed over him, he surged under me, grabbing and throwing me to the ground.

Above me, Seta delivered a rapid and powerful succession of punches.

I raised my arms in a guard to block the punches, but this only lasted for a few moments, as my guard was broken. Seta mercilessly punched not only my face but also my chest and neck.

I felt my world turn black for a few moments.

I no longer felt pain; in fact, my whole body seemed to have lost strength due to the rapid blows I was receiving to the head.

Again, if Seta hadn't held back, I would have been gone from this world.

For ordinary humans, martial arts are lethal.

Although I noticed that Seta seemed different from ordinary humans. In fact, all the people of this world were different from ordinary humans from my past life. It was as if the humans of this world didn't have as many limiters.

Ippo, who was part of the circle around the tatami, was about to stop the fight. He felt it had been enough.

But just as he was about to step forward, he stopped.

Seta, who had been punching non-stop, was thrown to the side.

"Aaaaah!"

I let out a slight cry of pain. I didn't think I could push Seta away, but somehow I felt my strength returning.

And since Seta also didn't expect me to be able to get back into the fight, he had loosened his grip.

I started to control my breathing, knowing that if I didn't, I might lose consciousness.

That had been close…

Seta looked at me, impressed. He knew I had no fighting experience, so from the beginning, he decided to control the fight. But he never expected that I could break free from his control. Yes! He thought the fight was already over when he threw me to the ground.

Blood was flowing all over my face, in fact, it could hardly be called a face anymore.

My eyebrow had been split open. My left eye was closed due to the injuries. Once the adrenaline in my body subsided, I would suffer devastating consequences.

Was it the right choice to try to join this club?

Yes, it was!

I couldn't falter. This must be their test. If I falter now…

Thinking about this, I calmed my mind.

My right eye was the only one working at the moment, so I used it to focus entirely on Seta.

"Let's go for the second round!"