440 My younger sister is amazing as well (1/2)

Zankita's statement sounded really imposing. However…

”But, you have to be able to win,” Hisashi retorted.

”Why do you think that I can win?”

”It's easy to understand even if you think about it with your knee rather than your brain. How can some strange ability you received so recently possibly compare with an experienced Spiritual Ability user's powers!?”

”How can you know without even trying!?” Zankita's eyes were burning with battle fervor.

Seiji clearly recalled how Zankita was the first time that they met… He had been burning up with a similar desire to do battle. Seiji now had a better understanding of why Hisashi constantly called Zankita an ”idiot.”

Seiji supposed that Zankita was simply a battle maniac.

”You don't need to try, as you definitely wouldn't be able to win,” Hisashi said helplessly. ”Please use your brain once in a while, Big Bro Zankita… Can a person who randomly picks up a sword possibly compare to a veteran swordsman? That's also impossible!”

”I'm already a veteran fighter as well. In that strange dream, I absolutely crushed that Tengu!”

”I'm not talking about fighting techniques, I'm talking about Spiritual Abilities! You received this ability just a few hours ago! And how many hours do you think real Spiritual Ability users have practiced cultivating their powers for? Just think about it, idiot!”

”Time spent cultivating doesn't equal strength!”

”Stop trying to go against everything I say!”

”That's what I should say to you!”

The brothers began arguing just like this.

'Should I say that they have a really 'good relationship?'' Seiji thought that to himself as he idly sipped on some tea.

”Could you please teach this idiot a lesson?” Hisashi asked Seiji, not wanting to waste time with his idiot older brother. ”Make this guy clearly understand the difference between himself and a real Spiritual Ability user.”

”A fight? Great!” Zankita punched his own hand eagerly, causing flames to cover both his fists. ”I'd really enjoy a second round with you as well! This time, I'll be the winner!”

Seiji was rendered speechless.

He sipped some more tea before putting down the tea cup, unable to refuse Hisashi's imploring expression and Zankita's burning desire to do battle.

”Alright.”

And so, they moved over to the dojo in the Juumonji residence.

”Please don't injure him to the point of hospitalization this time. This idiot still has some uses,” Hisashi requested after Seiji finished changing his clothes into a martial arts uniform and arrived at the dojo.

”Hey! Don't say something unnecessary like that!” Zankita shouted at his little brother. He had also changed into a martial arts uniform. ”Harano-san, no need to worry about anything, go all-out against me!”

”Don't look down on me! How can you know when we haven't even fought yet!?”

”I don't need to look to know the result of a fight between a kitten and a lion!”

”I'm no kitten!!” Zankita made a fighting pose and ignited both his fists with blue flames. ”Let's begin, Harano-san!”

”Yep. Please take good care of me.” Seiji cast [Body-strengthening technique] and [Mana Shield] on himself and made a fighting pose as well.

The next second, Zankita suddenly punched at Seiji and rushed over with his flames!

Everything happened exactly as Hisashi surmised.

His idiotic older brother was defeated in less than a minute.

In fact, Zankita only lasted that long because Seigo let him attack as he pleased for the first thirty seconds. If Seigo had gone all out from the very start, this fight would have lasted shorter than three seconds.

'No, this isn't even a fight. It's just a lion playing a game with a kitten,' Hisashi thought to himself.

”While your ability is quite powerful for attacking in tandem with your fists… that's all it will amount to if you can't use it defensively as well,” Seiji stated.

Just like last time, he used only one attack to defeat Zankita.

Each and every one of Zankita's punches were able to send blue flames at Seiji. These blue flames were indeed an actual threat to his [Mana Shield], but no matter how strong Zankita's attack power was, he lacked any defense power whatsoever, so the outcome of the fight was a foregone conclusion.

”Ack… amazing, as expected of you.” Zankita crawled up while clutching his stomach.

”This time, you finally know how foolish you were, don't you?” Hisashi sighed. ”If it wasn't for Seigo carefully holding back this time, you would have been hospitalized again.”

Zankita fell silent for a moment.

”Harano-san… no, Haruta-sama.” He looked towards Seiji with a serious expression. ”I would like to ask, how can I become stronger?”