Tokyo Colony 1
The group had been searching for a while.
Then—
Yuji stopped.
"There."
Everyone looked ahead.
Someone was standing in the middle of the street.
Takaba.
Takeru's eyes lit up.
"Found him!"
Takaba turned around.
"Oh! You guys!"
Takeru walked over.
"We've been looking everywhere for you."
Takaba scratched his head.
"Really? I was just walking around."
Takeru stared at him.
"…Of course you were."
Takaba smiled.
"So what did you need me for?"
Takeru thought for a moment.
Then an idea appeared.
"Actually…"
He looked at Takaba seriously.
"Want to do an hour-long spar?"
Takaba blinked.
"…An hour?"
"Yep."
Takaba thought about it.
Then Takeru suddenly raised his hands.
"Wait."
Everyone looked at him.
Takeru grinned.
"If we spar for an hour…"
He paused dramatically.
"…does that mean we're having hourly combat?"
Silence.
Yuji stared.
Megumi slowly covered his face.
Nanami closed his eyes.
Higuruma looked away.
Takaba froze.
Then—
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Takaba doubled over laughing.
"HOURLY COMBAT?!"
Takeru grinned.
"I got you!"
Takaba laughed even harder.
"That was terrible!"
"I know!"
"That's why it's funny!"
Takeru pointed at him.
"Exactly!"
Takaba wiped a tear from his eye.
"Alright!"
He raised his fists.
"An hour!"
Takeru immediately took a stance.
"Let's go."
Nanami sighed.
"I already regret this."
Yuji smiled.
"This should be interesting."
Megumi muttered.
"It's going to be loud."
Takeru and Takaba faced each other.
The one-hour spar was officially on.