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Chapter 267 Sparring

Chapter 267 Sparring

"Can't we just have a simple trip?"

In his hotel room, Akutagawa Hiko, who was eating the snacks that the waiter had just brought, almost burst out laughing when he heard Conan's sarcastic remarks during his visit.

Given that in the world of Detective Conan, where students spend a year on vacation after attending school one day a week, their time is almost entirely spent solving cases, the difficulty of taking a normal trip is unimaginable.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that expression?!"

Akutagawa Hiko coughed lightly and said, "It's nothing, I really don't think you're a jinx."

Others might actually think that way, like Ai Haibara, but Akutagawa Hiko really didn't mean it that way. After all, without Conan's ability to solve cases, he might still be struggling at the Chunin level, unlike his current situation.

"Alright, alright, let's go find that karate champion."

Conan asked, puzzled, "Why would we go find him?"

Clearly, he didn't have a particularly good impression of the young man Xiaolan admired, even though that man already had a girlfriend and they seemed to have a good relationship.

"Let's spar! I've been studying taijutsu lately and want to see how it goes without chakra. I can't exactly ask Ran to spar with me, can I?"

Conan thought about it and agreed, deciding to go along and watch.

Upon hearing Akutagawa Hiko's invitation to spar, Maeda Satoshi readily agreed. Since becoming the Japanese karate champion with an absolute advantage, few people have dared to challenge him.

However, in recent years, there has been a very outstanding junior, Kyogoku Makoto, who has gone through 400 battles without a single defeat. Known as the "Kicking Prince," his progress has been frightening. A year ago, he was confident that he could defeat him with his more refined techniques.

However, judging from the video of the most recent competition, this high school student who is not yet an adult is already on par with him in terms of strength, and he truly deserves to be the current national champion.

This person seems to have been born in the Izu Islands; I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to meet him.

The two chatted as they walked out, and they happened to run into Sonoko and Ran, who were walking together. After learning that the two were going to spar, they naturally wanted to join in the fun.

Arriving at a deserted beach, the two got into position.

Maeda Satoshi used a standard karate starting stance, while Akutagawa Hiko adopted his most familiar Gentle Fist stance. Although the Gentle Fist, which does not use chakra, is much less powerful, it still has considerable destructive power when combined with special power generation techniques.

Faced with Maeda Satoshi's probing attacks, Akutagawa Hiko adopted a defensive counter-attack technique, skillfully blocking, dodging, and counter-attacking.

"So strong!"

Maeda Satoshi felt a chill run down his spine. The opponent was not using karate, but clearly some other special martial art with a long history. Even just testing the waters, he felt a sense of strain.

and----

Maeda Satoshi's right leg, which had been the main force in the attack, twisted on the sand, leaving a noticeable mark.

There was a slight numbness in his leg that made it difficult to move, and as the fight went on, the strange boxing style might make him increasingly mentally inflexible and unable to exert his strength.

"Mr. Akutagawa, watch out!"

Since it was just a friendly spar, Maeda Satoshi shouted a warning to Akutagawa Hiko while mustering all his strength and charging aggressively towards him.

Akutagawa Hiko was not careless either. He used special footwork that could be combined with Baguazhang to block the opponent's movement, stick to the enemy, and dodge the opponent's dying counterattack techniques.

If he had used chakra, an Eight Trigrams Formation should have already unfolded beneath his feet by now.

Maeda Satoshi is not so easy to deal with. At least in terms of strength, he is several levels stronger than Mouri Ran. Even without chakra protection, Akutagawa Hiko's own hands are now numb from the shock.

At this moment, despite his body's somewhat sluggish energy and even blood flow, Maeda Satoshi's moves became increasingly fierce.

He fought with incredible speed and excitement, displaying his karate skills without reservation.

If this drags on, we're guaranteed to win, and with a huge advantage. It's foreseeable that Maeda Satoshi will be unable to move, while he himself will be completely unharmed.

However, while Gentle Fist is powerful, it feels very frustrating to fight without using chakra, which doesn't suit the mindset of young people at all.

"I'm going to change my strategy!"

Akutagawa Hiko gave a reminder and instantly switched battle mode, smoothly transitioning from the Hyuga-style Gentle Fist to the Konoha-style Fluid Technique.

With his current knowledge and research, although he cannot thoroughly study all the various martial arts styles, extract their essence and discard their dross, and then create a martial arts style suitable for himself, he can make various martial arts operate independently and switch smoothly without being affected.

Maeda Satoshi crossed his arms in front of him and was kicked back about ten steps by a powerful whip kick, but his eyes became even sharper and more excited.

There's no other reason than that he felt frustrated during the fight.

It's definitely not as good as having a fierce battle and being thoroughly defeated when you're worn down by a turtle with maxed-out sensitivity and a reflective shell.

The reason he was able to fight without swearing was because he knew that trying to get someone to abandon their own methods and strengths to fight him was a shameless and thuggish act.

Akutagawa Hiko always adhered to the principle of attacking the enemy with three parts of his strength while keeping seven parts for himself. He engaged in a fierce battle with Maeda Satoshi, exchanging blows and learning from each other. This was the best way for a martial artist to improve.

In an instant, sand and dust flew everywhere.

Watching the fight unfold in the open space, Suzuki Sonoko felt a sense of awe and excitement. To the untrained eye, it was just a spectacle; in her eyes, Akutagawa Hikaru had initially been forced to defend, but now he was putting up a good fight.

Fortunately, she had a professional by her side who could see the ins and outs of the situation.

Ran watched with exceptional focus. Even just observing a battle of this level was incredibly beneficial for her. However, she still devoted some of her attention to explaining the battle to Sonoko.

"Maeda-senpai is very aggressive and also quite good at dodging, while Ahiko is strong in all aspects, and he has already used at least three different styles of martial arts. How did he manage to master them all?"

Ran's amazed expression made Conan extremely jealous, even though one of the people fighting over there was Akutagawa Hiko.

As they were talking, the situation on the field changed again. After a long and fierce battle, Maeda Satoshi, whose condition was still affected by the initial Gentle Fist, finally couldn't hold on and was defeated.

"Now there are four schools of thought —"

Maeda Satoshi rubbed his stomach, which had been elbowed earlier; the blow had almost made him throw up his dinner. He took Akutagawa Hiko's outstretched hand and stood up again.

"Thank you for going easy on me just now."

Maeda Satoshi, who had just left his center wide open, knew how big the opening he had made was. Even an ordinary third-dan karate fighter could have taken advantage of that opportunity to defeat him.

"It's just a friendly sparring match, after all. You played well!"