Vol. 2 - Chapter 61

Ash

That night, Ash was so tired that upon entering the bathhouse, she slumped on a wooden chair and felt like she'd never get back up again. 

Holy shit, sitting down has never felt so good.  She thought as Kaori did the same at a chair next to her. 

"I feel like I got stabbed," Kaori whined. 

"My arms are going to fall off," Ash added. 

"Heh," Kaori chuckled, smiling over at Ash. "I, uh, hope whatever happens in our next fight will be worth getting punched in the gut over and over again." 

Satsuhiro had entered last. Metsumi was reading something at the kitchen table, and Satsuhiro joined her. Ash saw the two of them look in hers and Kaori's direction, smirking. 

"Worked them to the bone today, huh?" Metsumi asked. 

"Yes, Ren helped." 

"Oh, right! Ren, ran into him again?" Metsumi asked. 

"He's helping Kaori out, so it looks like he'll be training alongside us for a while."