Saike Once Again 9

Yup. This is premium Fukuchi here, which is somewhere between Araki and Togashi when it comes to special powers and their application.



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(Side text- Saike may have completely lost to the slanted eyed blond but now what will happen as he heads to 'today' for the third time?)
Mikan: Mornin' Saike!
(Sfx- Pon pat)
Mikan: Saike...
Are you trembling?
If you've got a cold, why not stay home today and take it easy?
(Sfx- Moreover, where's your bag?)
Saike: No, I'm fine.
I don't need to take it easy.
Mikan you go on ahead to school.
(Handwritten- You've got day duty right?)
Mikan: Eh?
SAIKE ONCE AGAIN.

002
(Side text- The mark that Saike is completely immersed...)
(Side text- Volume one of the manga is out in stores!)
{That's right....}
{If I don't do this...}
(Sfx- Guhh griiip)
Saike: If I don't.....!!!!
SAIKE ONCE AGAIN.
Take 9: The powerless Saike.
FUKUCHI TSUBASA.

003
Blondie: Yo.
You're an 'ability user' too right?
Saike: Yeah?
Blondie: You and me...let's have a match.
If you beat me, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
Saike: Okay...
Then...
(Sfx- Jijiji sssshhhh)
Saike: Ready....
(Sfx- Jijiji shhhhhh)

004
(Sfx- Papapapapapaapapa popopopoppopop)
(Sfx- Datsu dash)
{No matter what methods I use he seems to fall for them...}
{Slanted eyes is surprisingly stupid it seems...}
(Handwritten- Not much going on upstairs.)

005
(Sfx- Zush zuzhi Sshssht)
{The problem here is how do I defeat him?}
{Just as I slip out of this ally...}
{He destroys the wall and comes right through.}
{That moment is my one and only chance.}
Saike: But...a powerless attack has absolutely no effect on him as I've seen myself....
On the other hand, using a blunt weapon to knock him out isn't very hero like.
(Handwritten- Being a hero is tough...)
(Sfx- Pitaahh tpppp)
Saike: Fuh...
(Sfx- Pishhiii dsssh)

006
Saike: Here goes...
{With my strength, I can't defeat him with a frontal attack.}
{And all it'll take is one counter attack from him to end it for me.}
{If that's the case defeating him with 'one attack' is an essential part of this!}
{Is there way for a powerless person like myself to take down an opponent in one attack....?}
{A weapon is no good.}
{And I don't need power.}

007
{I see...}
(Top- Warning!!)
{A (hook to) the side of the chin will cause the brain to shake for a moment causing a cerebral concussion.}
{The chin....!!!}
{If I can just nail him once in the chin then he'll...}

008
{Have a concussion!!!}
{Awwright!!}

009
{It's no good!!}
{He blocked it with his shoulder!!!}
(Sfx- Garaaahh catter)
Blondie: How'd you know i'd come out from here?
{Its...}
{Coming....!!}

010
Saike: Gyah!!!!
(Sfx- Mekiii grind)
Saike: ow...
{Dammit....my ribcage has completely had it...}

011
{It's a good thing I put on this iron plating to protect myself or my bones would have been broken too..}
Saike: Thank goodness...
Now my issue is how the heck do I manage to hit that guy's chin?
It seems like a place like that isn't conducive to it...
Ah...
Here's the place where a rear end collision occurred....
(Handwritten- They still haven't fixed it?)

012
{Seems like...}
{His power....}
{This whole time I thought he had a power that gave him more 'power' to strengthen himself...}
{But it seems like I was way off base....!!}

013
{There's only one way to confirm my suspicions...}
{But there's plenty of 'risk' to it.}
(Sfx- Gyuushh grip)
{If my theory is off the mark then....}
(Sfx- Zokuhh throoob)
{No....that's not a problem.}
(Sign- Mogura pond.}
{I can't let temporary pain get to me.}
{I'm a 'hero' after all...}

014
Blondie: You're an 'ability user' too right?
You and me...let's have a match.
If you beat me, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
Saike: Okay.
Then...
I'll be waiting at 'Mogura pond'.

015
(Sfx- Doooon shffft)
Blondie: Wha...
{I can't get off an attack to his chin in that alleyway.}
{So first thing is first. I have to change our arena!}
(Sign- Mogura pond.)

016
Blondie: Man. I didn't think you'd call me out.
This kid...
Does he have some sorta scheme?
(Sfx- Gokhhh shfft)
{He's....}

017
{Gonna come at me head on...?}
{Does he not see this telephone pole?}
{Or is he just a moron?}
Blondie: Cheh....
{Which is it?}
Saike: Uwaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!

018
{Yes...}
{From the start I've had a feeling of unease...}
{Even the first time I fought against slanted eyes.}
{When I saw the news about the accident, I was able to see the telephone pole's cross section.}
{There was something different about the one he carries.}
{A telephone pole normally has 'rebar' within it.}
{No matter what power one has there's no way they'd be able to cleanly break it apart.}
{And then having a power to make it light enough to run around with is equally as bizzare.}
{After thinking about it a while I've come to one answer.}

019
{The probability is that he has a power that changes the telephone pole's construction 'into another matter'!!}
{A matter that's easy to break and easy to carry around!!!}
{And then at the moment he wants to hit an opponent he 'releases' that power!}
{Which makes it a giant 'blunt weapon'!!}
{Then...}

020
Saike: I just have to break it before he releases that power!!!
Blondie: This guy...
{He saw through my foam Styrofoam?!}
(Side text- The counter-strike begins!!!)
TO BE CONTINUED IN ISSUE 52.