Chapter 285: Karate Hall Competition
The three of them came inside.
On the wide field, a man and a woman in white karate uniforms were engaging in a fierce confrontation in the center of the field. Around the edge of the field, there was a circle of people also wearing karate uniforms, sitting on the ground and watching the competition.
It was Maeda Satoshi and Mao Li Ran.
The three of them found a place to sit down and watch the fight.
At this moment the situation was one-sided. No, it was Mao Li Ran who was attacking continuously, while Maeda Satoshi was always on the defense.
Mao Lilan shouted angrily and kept attacking Maeda Satoshi, but the effect was not obvious. The opponent defended it impeccably and even seemed to be at ease.
"How amazing!" Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed in amazement, not knowing which of the two she was talking about.
Yuya looked at her and nodded repeatedly. Suzuki Sonoko was right. Mao Li Ran had made great progress, both her strength and speed had greatly improved.
But she is a girl after all, and her endurance is a little lacking. She is already a little out of breath.
"Okay, that's it!"
Maeda Satoshi shouted.
Mao Lilan immediately stopped the attack and stood there gasping for breath.
The two men bowed.
Maeda Satoshi smiled and said, "Lan, you have improved very quickly. You have changed a lot compared to when you first came. I think you may have a good talent in karate."
"Really?" Mao Lilan was overjoyed.
Maeda Satoshi nodded, then said seriously: "Yes, but I want to warn you, haste makes waste. Although I don't know why you are so eager to improve your strength, you are still in the stage of growing up. If you over-exercise, it will leave hidden injuries to your body. You must pay attention to this."
Mao Lilan also became serious and answered seriously: "I understand."
"Okay, let's take a rest."
Mao Lilan wiped the sweat from her forehead and was about to find a place to sit down when she heard someone calling her.
"Xiaolan, Xiaolan, this way!"
She looked up and saw that it was her friends. She ran over in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"
Suzuki Sonoko smiled and said, "Come and see how you get along with Maeda-senpai~"
Mao Lilan complained helplessly: "Really, Sonoko, you are talking nonsense again."
Suzuki Sonoko chuckled: "How could that be? I see that Maeda-senpai is so good at karate and is also very handsome, much better than Shinichi."
Yuya was listening on the side and was quite speechless. Conan, if you knew that Sonoko was persistently helping others to steal your girl, would you be so angry that you would change back overnight?
But he didn't say anything. They grew up together, and Suzuki Sonoko was just joking. It was like she said she liked handsome guys and wanted to find the right kind of person, but in the end, wasn't she still attracted to Kyogoku Makoto?
They have long been used to it.
"Yuya, Mio-chan, you're here too." Mao Lilan smiled and looked at the other two, "Yuya, you're here just in time, come and fight with me!"
Battle? Are you talking about Pokémon or playing cards? Yuya couldn't help but think about it.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Of course I can, but can you tell me first why you suddenly work so hard? With your current strength, it shouldn't be a problem for you to win the next karate tournament."
Mao Lilan looked at Yuya and said slowly: "Come on."
Yuya's eyes suddenly became serious. He felt that there was an obvious change in Mao Li Ran.
Sure enough, people can only grow after experiencing something.
And Mao Lilan has obviously grown up.
So he nodded and said, "I understand."
Yuya borrowed a karate uniform from Maeda Satoshi and changed into it, then he and Mao Li Ran came to the center of the venue and stood face to face.
"drink!"
Ran Mao Li's eyes suddenly became sharp. Without saying a word, she rushed forward to Yuya and swung her fist.
Youya raised his hand to easily block it, and whispered: "Lan, you have changed a lot."
Mao Lilan showed a bitter smile on her face: "I'm not as capable as you to do such a thing. All I can do is support him from behind, and..."
A series of heavy punches, but they were all neutralized by Yuya one by one.
“…Just protecting him!”
"boom!"
The two fists collided with a dull sound. A trace of pain flashed across Mao Li Ran's face, but she immediately gritted her teeth and held on, continuing to attack Yuya.
If she wasn't scared, she could have helped Conan and Yuya more that night, right? Instead of almost holding them back.
If she could be stronger, at least stronger than Yuya...
Mao Lilan's eyes became more determined, her aura slowly changed, and her punches and kicks became more fierce.
A trace of solemnity flashed across Youya's eyes. He didn't expect that what happened that night would bring such a great shock to Mao Li Ran.
Although she had the courage to rush out and face Bourbon at that time, that was just the effect of adrenaline. Afterwards, her legs became weak and she had no strength to move.
"You've done well enough." Youye said in a deep voice.
For a high school girl, this was enough. If it were someone else, they would have probably fainted from fright.
Mao Lilan shook her head: "It's not enough, far from enough, Yuya, you know it."
Youya fell silent, feeling somewhat touched.
This girl, in stark contrast to her fragile appearance, is so strong inside.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the competition on the field with concern, and whispered to Miyano Shiho beside her: "Are they okay?"
Miyano Shiho comforted him, "Don't worry, it's just a sparring match."
Mao Lilan had just experienced a sparring match and her physical strength had not recovered much. Her fierce attack just now was only motivated by emotions, and soon she could not raise her hands anymore.
"Okay, take a break." Yuya put away his stance, and seeing that Mao Lilan wanted to say something, he quickly said, "Do you remember what Maeda-senpai said? More haste, less speed. Karate cannot be mastered in a day or two."
Mao Lilan nodded silently, and she and Yuya returned to the sidelines and sat down.
"Hurry, Xiaolan, drink some water." Suzuki Sonoko quickly handed her a bottle of water and then took a towel to wipe her sweat.
"Thank you, I can do it myself." Mao Lilan wanted to take the towel and wipe it herself.
Suzuki Sonoko glared at him and said, "Don't move. Your hands are shaking. Just be obedient."
Mao Lilan awkwardly grasped her hands and said with a wry smile: "Well, thank you for your help, Sonoko."
"Hey, why are you being so polite to me?" Suzuki Sonoko smiled as she wiped the sweat off Mao Lilan's face. As she wiped, she became more and more unruly. "By the way, Xiaolan, your skin and figure are really good. Are all karate practitioners like this?"
Mao Lilan was very embarrassed. She hid from her best friend's dirty hands and said with a dry smile: "Maybe..."
Suzuki Sonoko's eyes suddenly lit up: "Okay, I want to learn karate too!"
Mao Lilan rolled her eyes. Based on her understanding of Suzuki Sonoko, she knew that practicing karate was impossible and she might not even be able to last a day.
But what can she do?
At this time, I can only smile.