I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: When a person is in a state of extreme anger...

Yukinoshita Haruno was standing not far away and could see clearly what Yukinoshita was doing as he was breathing and concentrating.

My gaze couldn't help but fall on his exposed arm—broad shoulders, and even though he wasn't exerting any force, his arm muscles were clearly defined and taut, comparable to Yuki Koichiro's.

Perhaps because of his fair skin, he doesn't look particularly muscular, but rather gives off a very healthy and robust vibe, making him more pleasing to the eye than the muscular men you see elsewhere.

His right hand alone is enough to make girls want to take off his shirt and see all his muscles.

Then, as Tenkuji Yu inhaled, he clearly began to exert more force.

"what?"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but slightly open her mouth and let out a soft gasp in surprise.

The moment he exerted force, his entire body was filled with a sense of pressure, and the muscles in his right arm writhed, like a machine that had been wound up and started to perform its functions.

Under the reflection of the surrounding electronic light, the muscle texture even creates the illusion of reflection.

The veins on his neck bulged, and hot blood flowed rapidly through them, providing his right fist with unimaginable power.

"This……"

Not only Yukino Yukinoshita, but everyone else around her seemed stunned, their mouths agape, unable to utter a word.

With a slight difficulty, Tenkuji slowly pulled his right fist back and placed it at his waist, then steadied his steps.

Such a simple action is like loading a cannonball, with the fuse burning behind it, ready to fire at any moment.

"100%..."

Yukino could hear his murmurs, and a laugh that he couldn't quite understand.

"Seriously... one punch."

The force of the punch whistled past her, ruffling Yukino's bangs.

His right fist, encased in a boxing glove, slammed into the sandbag like a meteor.

--boom!

A sound more deafening than any punch before erupted before everyone's eyes.

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"Ha ha……"

To supply oxygen to the muscles and provide relative power, the heart beats very fast and blood rushes in.

Tenkuji took a few breaths, his right arm was sore and numb, hanging limply at his side, feeling as if it were useless, and he couldn't even lift it.

Although it was just a trial run, his usual maximum output was only 20%, so a punch delivered with 100% effort would naturally have corresponding side effects.

As Newton once said, reaction force is what lets you know your own worth.

So Tenkuji Yu realized that his weight was simply not enough to withstand 100% of the reaction force—fortunately, perhaps because the system had enhanced his resilience, he probably only couldn't use his right hand for a while, and his muscles or bones were not injured.

However, the skin on the knuckles and inside the gloves seemed to have been scraped, and there was a faint, throbbing pain.

After calming his breathing, he temporarily disregarded his physical condition and looked up at the screen.

That 100% serious punch just now exceeded his expectations. Judging from his own feeling, he could probably break the record of this punching machine, let alone Yuki Koichiro.

If I hadn't been wearing boxing gloves, I might have been able to punch right through this sandbag.

As he looked at his score, Tenkuji Yuuya prepared to activate "Instant Healing" to restore his precious girlfriend to her original state—

984.

"..."

As soon as the number came into view, Yuu Tenkuji immediately withdrew the thought of activating the skill, clenched his right fist inside the gauntlet again, and slowly curled a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Once isn't enough, let's do it a second time..."

Before he even got into that state, a feeling of anger, like he'd been tricked instead of showing off, was rising from the bottom of his heart, driving him to do something impulsive.

Others also noticed the score. Yamada Daisuke and the other three girls exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible! Amazing! So strong!" Yukinoshita Haruno and Yuuki Koichiro, however, sensed something was amiss.

"How could it only get 984 points... I almost broke the machine..."

As the sandbags rose at a much slower rate than when they had used them earlier, Yuuki Koichiro narrowed his eyes and glanced at the counter in the arcade.

After a long silence, a dangerous glint flashed in her eyes, and Yukinoshita Haruno echoed with a smile:

"Yeah, that's so strange~ How come it's just one point away from the record? The record on this boxing machine is just too hard to break!"

After saying that, she turned around abruptly, a chilling smile on her face.

"I'll go to the counter and ask if there's anything strange about the record settings."

Just as Yukino Yukinoshita took a step, Tenkuji Yu's voice suddenly rang out.

"No, wait. Maybe I'm just not strong enough to reach this record level."

"Too small?" She turned her head and replied with a mocking laugh, "If that punch hit you, even Yuuki-kun would die on the spot, right? Is that small?"

"Wait...?! Why am I being used as an example?!"

Before he could even agree, Yuki Koichiro pointed at himself with a wronged expression, yet he had no choice but to agree with the statement.

Anyway, he can't throw a punch with that kind of power, and he doesn't want to be hit by a punch with that kind of power.

The two people next to him completely ignored him, one calm and the other coldly staring at each other.

"You're standing up for me? That's really strange."

"You are, after all, my 'coach,' so it's normal for you to do this, right?"

"So, you really want to go to the counter and argue for me?"

"Otherwise what? On the contrary, don't you feel angry?" With her arms crossed, Yukinoshita Haruno frowned and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Anyone would be unhappy about this kind of cheating, which is orchestrated by the organizers, right?"

"Or are you planning to just put up with it, as long as you can beat Yuuki-kun, and then let everything else go?"

Yuu Tenkuji shook his head, slowly exhaled, and turned his gaze back to the front.

He spoke softly:

"You have two more chances in this round..."

There is only one score above, which means he can play two more times.

"So?" After asking this subconsciously, Yukinoshita Haruno quickly realized the answer, "You don't actually want to try and break this record, do you?"

She looked at his right arm, which was trembling slightly, in disbelief: "That kind of punch, and he could still land a second one?"

Koichiro Yuuki was speechless, staring at Yuu Tenkuji with the look of someone looking at a monster.

He remained silent for a moment, without replying.

With his head bowed, his skin suddenly flushed a bright red, as if blood had burst through his veins and was trying to seep out of his skin.

But Yukino blinked and realized it was just an illusion. His skin was still fair, but the veins were bulging again, making him look a little scary.

"Well, yes."

Tenkuji Yu gave such a definite answer.

"After all, people are capable of anything when they are extremely angry."

"Aha?"

Ignoring their reactions, Tenkuji Yu placed his fist at his waist, ready to throw a punch.

The electronic light shone on his arm from the side, like the light refracted at the edges of a diamond, even giving the impression that it was gradually expanding.

This time, Yuu Tenkuji didn't need to gather his strength for too long.

—Because he felt like his arm was about to explode.

Every tendon, ligament, and nerve was groaning, begging him to stop his supernatural powers and stop torturing them.

Intense soreness and pain throbbed in his forehead, so painful that he almost gasped for breath. He could only suppress the pain and the angry expression that would appear when he was extremely angry by relying on his acting skills (expert level), and looked at the sandbag in front of him with a calm face.

Yuu Tenkuji didn't care at all about how the group of college students around him would react. After all, with the system around, he would eventually do something even more astonishing.

He was just thinking... 200% reaction force, "instant healing" should be able to withstand it, right?

If I can't take it anymore, I'll have to ask Yukino Yukinoshita to drag me to the hospital as soon as possible.

Tenkuji Yuu knew that he was acting impulsively.

But there was nothing he could do. Driven by anger, he activated "extreme rage," which in turn made him even more impulsive. Now, he couldn't think of anything else except punching the punching bag and the boxing machine in front of him.

in short……

Sandbag, fists ready.

It just won't stop!

"200%..."

His right fist slowly moved backward, like a cannonball about to be fired.

The heavy atmosphere seemed to converge around the fist, and as everyone held their breath in anticipation, Tenkuji Yu suddenly asked:

"By the way, if this gets broken... I shouldn't have to pay for it, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but chuckle. She turned her head, covered her mouth with a smile, and gave Yuuki Koichiro a wink.

Koichiro Yuuki hesitated for a moment, then reflexively replied, "It's okay, I can handle it if you break it..."

"That's good."

Before he could finish speaking, Yuu Tenkuji stopped suppressing the power gathered at his waist and a slight, carefree smile spread across his face.

"Twice as serious... one punch."