The joint training between the two factions had officially begun, marking the start of what was supposed to be a useful opportunity for both sides to test their abilities against people they were not already familiar with. It was one thing to train with the same people repeatedly, because after enough time, everyone naturally became accustomed to one another's habits, techniques, and little combat quirks. Fighting someone from another faction was different, though, since their movements and strategies were less predictable, which made the whole thing considerably more useful as actual training.
Although the Yano Faction had described this as a joint training session, there were only two members from their side currently present at the mansion. Kouhei had initially expected there to be considerably more people involved, especially after hearing that the Yano Faction had several capable fighters, but the situation turned out to be much smaller than he had imagined.
