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Chapter 360 - On the Edge of Sanity

The arena tightens, sound layering over itself until it feels almost solid. A pocket of voices on the blue side starts calling out Kenta's name, hesitant at first, then louder as confidence creeps in.

"Mo-ri-ya-ma!"

"Mo-ri-ya-ma!"

A few rows down, foreign accents cut through it from ringside seats, sharp English, urgent and demanding.

"Come on, Liam!"

"Fight back!"

Between those calls, Liam stands uncertain, gloves high, eyes tracking that sway again. The shoulders. The head. The feet.

He is in the dilemma now. Read it too much, and you're trapped. Ignore it, you get hit.

Across from him, Kenta offers no solution. No feint, no setup that explains itself. He just moves.

His lead foot slides in.

Two punches come fast, short and snapping…

Dug. Dug.

…then he's already stepping back, weight floating.

Before Liam can breathe, the lead foot slides again, the rear coils, and another two punches fire from a new angle.

Bug!Thud!

Both land.

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