Razor’s Edge

They are not moving…Akiyama said in surprise.

Nogi could only smile in response. No….actually, they've already begun.

Gazing, shifting weight, taking stances…they've already been doing all the fine tuning before the match began.

They've reached a deadlock after keeping each other's movement In check beneath the surface.

They are waiting with an eagle's eye for the right moment to attack. As if this was a face off between masters of a sword where one single movement could spell victory or defeat.

Yamashita looked worried as usual. Ohma-San…

Yoshitake sighed evily. Hehehe…Nogi…you're going to be a stepping stone for my further expansion.

They're moving!

Ohma and Lihito moved at the same time. They charged towards each other at full speed.

32 seconds after the match began, both men clash!

Yamashita was surprised as he shouted. They moved at the same time!

No…the first move was…

Pang!

Ohma punched Lihito's head. The force of the blow made it sound like it was metal that rammed into Lihito's head.

Is he smiling??

That f**king hurt! Lihito shouted as he smiled maniacally. He countered with a punch to ohma's left side.

No way! He withstood ohma-San's blow! Yamashita was surprised to see Lihito not show any sign of impact after taking ohma's blow.

Ohma put his hand right to the side of his body to parry the attack.

Lihito spat. Tch! You blocked it.

Right before ohma's fist collided with Lihito's head, Lihito moved his head closer to the fist so as to reduce the damage.

Lihito swung wide at ohma's head. His blows could be very fatal if they landed. Ohma ducked swiftly to avoid the attack connecting.

Splatter!

Blood splattered from Lihito's face as ohma countered with a blow right to the face of Lihito.

For that second that ohma's hand moved, Lihito wasn't smiling as usual. The speed and precision of ohma's hands were nothing like he had ever seen.

This fight might not be so easy after all.

Akiyama adjusted her glasses as she spoke. If this slug-fest goes on, which one do you think will have the advantage?

Nogi grinned softly. Hehe…Akiyama, did you really have to ask such an obvious question?

Just then, Lihito's feet moved away from the floor. He swung his leg madly at ohma.

Ohma stepped back to avoid the strike, and he did so flawlessly.

Isn't it clear when you compare their movements?

Ohma countered Lihito's previous attack with a kick of his own. Ohma's leg slammed right into the face of Lihito.

The impact sent Lihito crashing into the wall.

If this is just a slug-fest…Lihito doesn't stand a chance at all!

That's one hell of a blow….Lihito managed to mutter as ohma pulled him away from the wall.

Thud!

Ohma lifted him up and smashed his Lihito's heavy bulk on the floor.

I feel like he'll rob me of my consciousness with a blow if I loosen up.

Ohma punched Lihito repeatedly. It was as if ohma was trying to bury Lihito with blows.

Perfect! He's got the flow on his side! Yamashita yelled excitedly as he clenched his fists in excitement. He could hear the spectators start to acknowledge Ohma slowly.

Ohma grinned as he pummeled Lihito. Lihito….you're strong, you've got good sense, you're a pretty good fighter all round. But I've taken down more guys like you than I can count! This fight's gonna end if you don't do something ya know?

Ohma was right. If Lihito just lay there taking his blows, he was going to pass out dinner or later. Even a metal rod was going to crumble under such fierce blows not to talk of a human.

Why don't I end this? Ohma said as he raised his hand high, cracking up a finishing blow.

Just as ohma's hand sped down towards Lihito's face…

Spurt!

Huh?

What the f*ck? Ohma was confused as he immediately jumped away from Lihito's body.

Blood was gushing out of ohma's arm. It looked like an animal had ripped his flesh apart.

Nogi's face turned a bit grim. So he's used it? I guess this fight's gonna take a little longer or maybe…Ohma's gonna kick right it right away.

Rip!

Lihito swung his hand like a rope. His hands were open so ohma wasn't exactly sure what Lihito was going to do. If anything, he was sure a finger attack wasn't going to damage him.

Ohma's flesh was torn badly. Lihito's hand had torn across his shoulder.

What did he….??

Amongst the numerous voices. One prevailed to become the loudest. This loud voice was very familiar. Huh? What's with that bleeding?! Blows can't make you spurt blood like that! I knew it! Lihito's hiding a knife…

The cheers from the crowd immediately put yamashita off his delusion.

All right!! It's the razor's edge!

Lihito the reaper is gonna show you what he's made off!

Tear him apart!!

Razor's edge??? Lihito the reaper?

Ohma immediately jumped backwards and maintained a safe distance between him and Lihito.

That's no knife…which means…going from the shape and pain from this wound…You shaved off my flesh with your fingertips right?

Lihito looked like a superhuman as his fingers dripped with blood.

Yoshitake laughed melancholy. Hohoho. Lihito is an entertainer through and through, he really knows how to rile up a crowd.

Grip strength has three major components.

The first is pressure.

The second is strength.

The last is the strength of the fingertip. The pinch grip!

Lihito's pinch grip has gone far beyond human limits. To Lihito, climbing up a cliff with no tools was like taking a walk in the park. He uses his fingertips to climb up a mountain, and it's as easy as abc. He's truly superhuman!

Now can you guess what happens when he uses that strength in his attacks?

It's not hard to imagine.

Every part of a body that his fingers touch become a weak point. Because he rips right through it. Whether flesh or bone, it makes no difference whatsoever. And because the edge of his fingers is like a razor.

This is Lihito's special ability called the razor's edge.

Ohma grinned. Going off the crowd's reaction, this isn't the first time he used it….

That old man was keeping this from me. Ohma smiled, knowing that Nogi had kept this information from him intentionally.

Lihito now laughed loud as he charged towards ohma.

I may not match you in a slug-fest but I don't think you can beat me in a Rip-fest!

Consider this payback for those punches! Am gonna turn you into mincemeat!

Ohma now had a cold expression on his face. Well…That's kind of you….

A sudden realization hit Yamashita Kazuo. You don't mean….That thing he did back then at ohma's house was not a knife? But with his fingers?!

Lihito smiled as he advanced towards ohma.

Do you have a plan to get on the upper hand of the Razor?

The first time Lihito ever tore a coin apart he was eleven years old…

Spurt!

Spurt!

Spurt!

Lihito left countless wounds on Ohma. He swung his hand maniacally, Lihito was really enjoying this. He seemed to love the way his hand dig into a human flesh and pulled blood out.

He's bleeding too much. He won't last much longer…

This was ohma's debut fight… And he was in such a dire situation. He needed to do something else, this was going to be the end. It was going to end before it even started.

No wonder Lihito was so confident that he was going to defeat Ohma.

Tch!

Now ohma was irritated. You'd better stop pushing your luck!

Ohma kicked Lihito's head In annoyance.

Lihito's hands raised to his head in a bid to parry the attack. But the kick was just too powerful. It broke Lihito's block and proceeded to carrying him faraway.

Lihito pulled himself up. That was one hell of a kick…I'd be a goner if I hadn't put my hands up at the last second.

But….Lihito now smiled again. Between two of us, you're the goner!

Lihito raised his legs up and performed the same kick that ohma just carried out.

Yoshitake laughed happily. Hohoho. he can hit, he can throw, he can shave off flesh!! Lihito has no blind sides at all! Tokita…now you just lie down and prepare to be diced. Hohohoho.

Lihito stared down at ohma. So you just managed to protect your tendon? Nice job human.

Ohma was a bit surprised. Human? What the f*ck do you mean? You're making it sound like you're not….

Exactly! Lihito chimed in. Happy that ohma had gotten his point.

I'm not human.

I didn't train my pinch grip to get it to this level. I was born this way!

You get it human? I was born in a whole different domain than you humans!

Ichiro…

Huh? Ohma gave him a quizzical look.

That's my real name. Ichiro Nakata!

Ohma smirked. That's a pretty nice name so why did you choose to go buy Lihito?

Lihito smiled. Am so happy you asked. It's actually a simple question. Superheroes don't go by their real names, and most superheroes are usually superhuman. Since am superhuman just like them, why don't I just go by a different name just like superheroes!!?

So I call my self Lihito…The man that surpasses human reasoning! You get the pun there!?

Lihito was one step away from becoming a maniac now.

Nogi sighed. That's white an infantile and warped version elitism.

Akiyama sighed too. She seemed to share the point of view with Nogi. Yeah. Frankly speaking….He's the kind of guy I hate.

Akiyama adjusted her glasses. I can't deny that Lihito's razor edge is a problem. I take it that ohma's chances of victory are slim?

No…Nogi said as he looked at ohma who was twisting his neck back and forth. I wouldn't be so sure.

You sure are a blabber mouth, whatever happened to the silent hero.

HAAAAAAAAA!!

Lihito was instantly enraged by this blatant provocation by his opponent.

Superman??!! What a truckload of shit! Humans aren't weak enough that they can be outdone by the likes of you! Ohma was now smiling provocatively.

Yoshitake grinned. What a sore loser, there's no human that overcame the razor's edge.

Coming from a bastard that's powerless over my razor's edge! Lihito was gritting his teeth quite firmly.

I've found a way to beat it. Ohma said lackadaisically.

You what!!!?

Ohma wiped the blood away from his body. To tell you the truth…I came with a counter the moment i realized how your move worked. I was only waiting to see if you had any other tricks up your sleeves. And it's clear you don't. You self-proclaimed superhuman!

Ohma walked very close to Lihito. He was in reach of a thousand razor edges.

Lihito grinned angrily. Don't you get it? You're in my range now!

Ohma smiled. Ohhh…really…?

Lihito's swung his hands back. With accumulated energy, Lihito's hand came swinging at ohma with full force.

Die! You bluffing mother-f**ker!

Ohma grinned softly as the impact happened.

Only one word was on everyone's minds.

He's…Dead…