Chapter 558 Sparring Partner (1/2)

Yuuki looked at her and asked her confirmation, ”Are you serious?”

”Yes, I want to fight you,” Honda said with a deadpan expression.

”Why?” Yuuki asked with a curious expression.

”I failed to protect her earlier, I was too late to stop the woman who was trying to attack her,” Honda said.

””It's not your fault, her attack is very sudden and it is normal for you not to be able to react,” Yuuki said.

”No, my duty is to protect Marika-sama, I failed her earlier, maybe I'm getting too comfortable here, that is why when I saw you protected her earlier, that makes me want to try to fight you, just this once let me try to fight with you,” Honda said while starting to get into her stance.

Yuuki thought for a while and nodded, ”Alright, but I won't do it for free.”

”What do you want?” Honda asked and somehow she had an idea what kind of payment he wanted.

”How about a kiss?” Yuuki asked.

Honda nodded since she had done it before with him, ”I don't mind, then we can start?”

”Sure,” Yuuki nodded.

”Then....” Honda started to disappear, ”Be careful....”

Yuuki used his magic to find her and he found her hiding behind a tree. He had heard from Marika that Honda was from a ninja clan in Kyoto that had a duty to protect her family from past time. He moved his head from right to left to dodge her throwing weapons.

Swosh! Swosh! Swosh!

Honda ran very fast toward him and threw something.

Yuuki saw that it was kusari-fundo, a traditional weapon from this country.

Kusari-fundo is a handheld weapon used in feudal Japan, consisting of a length of chain (kusari) with a weight (fundo) attached to each end of the chain.

Yuuki titled his head and caught the chain with his bare hand. He pulled the chain to make her closer.

Honda didn't expect that his strength was really this strong. She was pulled and thrown toward him.

Yuuki extended his arm out from the side of the body and parallel to the ground. He was doing a clothesline from the wrestling movement. He intended to hit her right into her neck, ending this duel as soon as possible.

Honda, who was in the air, let out her chain and did a somersault to avoid his attack. She straightened her right leg with the heel descending onto an opponent like the blade of an axe.

Swish!

Yuuki used his free hand to catch her heel before it attacked him.

Catch!

Honda tried to escape but his grip was too strong. She used another hidden weapon on her body and threw it toward him.

Yuuki didn't let her weapon be thrown and made an arm-lock on her hands.

Honda was on the ground and one of her arms was locked by him. She wanted to stab his legs but his power was too strong and made her suffocate. Her face started to become blue and her body became weak. She couldn't breathe and almost passed out until he let her go.

”Cough! Cough!” Honda coughed several times and there was a tear in her eyes.

”Is that enough?” Yuuki asked.

”You sure are merciless,” Honda said.

”Do you want me to hold back?” Yuuki asked.