as insurance."
Rei stared at her for a long time.The "Ghost of 1C" was being blackmailed by a girl who looked like she would faint if a breeze blew her too hard. But there was a sincerity in her eyes that reminded him of how his mother wanted him to change for his better future.
"Fine," Rei grunted.
Kenji who was with Rei all of this said "You realize what she just did,right? She just gave you the hardest training mission of your life."
"What are you talking about?" Rei muttered.
"Think about it! In Traditional Taekwondo,we focus on the 'One Hit,One Kill' philosophy.To win without causing damage means you have to have absolute control over your opponent's center of gravity.You can't just impact them,you have to redirect to them."
Rei laughed,"The next training,we will be learning about Kinetic Impact to Fluid Dynamics."
"And one more thing," Hiyori added,her voice gaining a bit of a mischievous spark now that she held the winning hand.
Rei stopped,his hand already on the school gate. "There's more?"
"The Cultural Festival is next month," she said, tapping her chin. "Our class is short on volunteers for the planning committee because everyone is... well, everyone is a little bit intimidated by the new student. You're going to join the committee. And you're going to help me with the 'Inuyama History' photo exhibition."
Rei felt a cold sweat that had nothing to do with his training."I don't do 'events'.Im a librarian."
"Not anymore," Hiyori countered,holding up her camera.You're going to be in where I want to see you.If you skip a single meeting… I might accidentally hit 'send' the photos to the Disciplinary Committee."
Kenji let out a muffled snicker."The social physics of this is fascinating,Rei.You've moved from a 'Closed System' to an 'Open System'. You are being integrated into the local ecology!"
Rei just stared at the building.He had faced gangs,survived a car wreck, and could break a concrete wall with his knuckles but the thought of the school festival planning committee was the first time someone made him want to run.