"Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!" Zenkichi grunted as he rained quick and precise punches at the large punching bag before him that had the weight of 400kg.
The punching bag swayed and flew back every time Zenkichi punched the inanimate object with razor-sharp focus. The chains attached to it rattled and trembled.
All of the boxing club members stopped and stared in awe at Zenkichi's prowess and skill as he punched with seemingly superstrength.
"Hey! Wear some gloves! You're gonna hurt yourself!" Someone, the boxing club president, tried to step in and stop Zenkichi's training. It was to be expected.
Unlike what others think, punching a punching bag without gloves on isn't exactly 100% safe to their knuckles.
A punching bag might be smoother than wood or concrete, but it was no fucking pillow. Punch too hard or too much, and your knuckles would soon bleed.
A boy besides him shook his head. "It's no use, president. I've tried warning him for the first ten minutes of him punching, but he wouldn't listen. After a while, I gave up."
He sighed and explained. "I mean, look, it's been more than half an hour since he's been punching that thing and his hands haven't even turned red! Are his hands made out of metal or something?"
"Not just that," Another boxing club member added. "I just saw him before with the track and field club."
"For about an hour he did the great Saitama's workout method, and he completed all except the 10km run; he only completed about 4 kilometers? He might complete it later though."
The president blinked. "The great Saitama's workout? Who and what kind of workout regime is that?"
The club member looked at him in shock and clicked his tongue. "You don't–ah, right. Tsk. You don't match anime."
"I do watch them! Just... not the new ones." The president defended himself.
The club member, and others beside him, rolled their eyes and said. "Just watch One Punch Man, you'll understand."
"Shit. He did that and is still punching like Hajime? What is he, an Ippo character?"
"Damn. If he could do this by following Saitama's workout routine...should I do it as well?"
The boxing club president looked at his club members in shock before turning towards Zenkichi in disbelief.
Bang*!
Just as he turned his head, there was a loud noise akin to an explosion.
Everyone went wide eyed as the punching bag was ripped in half and the lower half flew onto the wall, its contents spilling out.
"Ah. Haha. Oops. I used up too much of my strength there. Sorry! Ah, how much for a replacement for it? I promise to pay for it!" Zenkichi turned to the dumbfounded crowd and sheepishly said.
'M-Monster!' They all thought.
'This...' The boxing club president gulped, his expression turned serious. 'This level of talent and strength isn't normal. Witnessing it firsthand, I'm certain, he's just like most of 'those' people—the Specials. Or possibly even...'
'No matter what. I must recruit him into our club! Although we have been winning numerous regional tournaments and qualified for the internationals, our club has been slacking for the last couple of years. At this point, in a few years, the boxing club would follow the kendo club's footsteps.'
'As the 28th president of the boxing club, I cannot allow that to happen!' A fire of determination burned in his eyes.
'Ah, is he mad? Of course he's going to get mad...' Zenkichi misunderstood the intense look the boxing club president was giving him.
He let out a sigh, but didn't fault the guy for glaring at him. He did destroy their equipment after all, he'd feel guilty if he didn't compensate them for this.
[Daily Quest: Become a Gigachad! Achieve the perfect male physique!]
[Objective: 100 Pushups(✓), 100 Sit Ups(✓), 100 Squats(✓) and a 10KM Run everyday(4km/10km).]
[Time Limit: 08:04:51]
'I can finish the daily quest when I get home. Mom won't be home today so I can exercise as much as I can!' As he pondered, he was snapped out of his thoughts when the boxing club president walked up to him.
"Uh, hey man! Look, I'm so sorry for the punching bag. I swear I'll pay you back for it in...uh," Zenkichi blanched for a moment. He didn't really have a lot of money on him. His daily allowance was just around 5,000Yen, and half of that is put into his bank account and the rest is left either for snacks or lunch.
As of right now, he only had around 20,000Yen in his bank account. Considering that gym equipment is hella pricey...
"That doesn't matter! Junior, wanna become a part of the boxing club?!"
"Eh?" Zenkichi blinked.
A few minutes later and the school bell rang.
"Hahahahaha! See you tomorrow, newbie!"
"Let's have a sparring match tomorrow newcomer!"
"Show us how you punched like that earlier man!"
"Haha...Yeah, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Zenkichi forcibly chuckled as he walked away, his lips twitching and unshed tears in his eyes.
'I'm such a fucking pushover!'
He let out a sigh and headed back towards his classroom to get his bag.
As he opened the door, as expected, most of the students had already gone off home. But to Zenkichi's surprise, there was a familiar figure sitting patiently in his seat.
"Shiranui? What are you still doing here?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "And sitting in my chair. You usually rush off first out of school... Ah shit, are you planning on pranking me again?!"
He immediately prepared to book it, everything in his bag was only school supplies anyway. Even if it were robbed, he could still buy new ones or ask Shiranui for them as compensation.
Shiranui rolled her eyes and stood up. "Finally! You took forever to show up! And no, there's no pranks or whatever going on. I was just...asked to deliver a message to you."
Now that just made Zenkichi more suspicious of her and started looking around the classroom for any hidden cameras.
"I'm being serious here! Sheesh. You're such a jerk," Shiranui pouted and crossed her arms, looking incredibly sad and hurt.
Zenkichi's expression softened. He opened his mouth to say something—
[Ding! Warning. Favorability of [Friend]Hansode Shiranui is slowly dropping>>>Advice: Comfort her, ya dumb fuck!]
'Ah, shit! She's being for real!' His eyes widened.
Without thinking about it further, he walked up to her and placed his hand over her head.
Shiranui flinched, surprised and unaccustomed to such a intimate contact. Not even her family members had ever patted her head.
She didn't want to admit it but, his touch felt...comforting. Her face slightly flustered for a moment.
"I'm sorry. That was mean of me to say, when you waited for me here so patiently. As an apology, wanna come with me to a ramen restaurant that's close to the school? I don't know if you've ever gone there or not." Zenkichi softly said, gently stroking Shiranui's head. In a slick fashion, he picked up the latter and placed her on his lap as he took a seat on his chair.
He ignored the eavesdroppers and voyeurs, and continued on comforting his best friend.
Shiranui didn't look at him and muttered, "...I don't buy my snacks myself or go out to eat. I usually have someone buy snacks for me, so I probably haven't gone there before."
"So, do you wanna come along with me?"
Shiranui leaned on his chest and closed her eyes. "Hm. Is it your treat?"
"...Please limit yourself to at least 3,000Yen. I'm still a student."
Shiranui giggled. And jumped down from his lap. "Alright, alright. I'll go along with you, since you ask so nicely~ Mr. Lackey~."
Zenkichi's lips twitched and sighed.
[....Just kiss already]
'Fuck off! She's my best friend! Also, she isn't my body type!'
[Wimp]
Zenkichi's deadpanned. 'Are all systems so sassy like you?'
[I'm not like other systems~]
Zenkichi rolled his eyes.
A couple hours later.
"Ugh, I think I ate too much." Zenkichi groaned as he grabbed his knees as a clutch, his entire body trembling after the running he did.
He found himself in an empty park.
He and Shiranui had went to that Ramen restaurant, thankfully she had a conscience and held herself back, but the ramen was still bountiful to eat even if he ate two bowls.
Just after he went back home, he immediately changed into his jogging clothes: a blue jacket, black shorts and black sneakers.
Zenkichi had a matching jogging long pants with his jacket, but he decided to replace it with a black shorts since it 'looked' better than the original design.
[9km/10km]
"Huuu...Almost there. I just gotta take it slow and steady, and I'll be done in time to do my homework."
"Um."
Just as Zenkichi was musing to himself, a new voice filled with worry was heard.
He glanced back to see a girl in casual clothing: a white t-shirt that clung tightly to her body; accenting her curvy athletic-like figure, with bountiful breasts that looked as though it would overflow one's hands, added by the seemingly lack of a bra with an observant gaze and hot pants that showed off her round perky ass and long smooth legs.
Zenkichi was stunned.
"Are you alright? You look exhausted." She worriedly asked.
Just as Zenkichi was about to reply, his system announced its presence at that moment.
[New Quest!]
Quest: Love, Sex and Cyborgs
Description: Itami Koga has been turned into an android voluntarily. Most of her human parts remain, especially her reproductive organs. Because of the robot augmentations that she has, and that she hasn't found the perfect boyfriend yet, she has become really, really sexually frustrated.
Objective 1: Initiate a bet with her and win(0/1)
Objective 2: Win against her in bed(0/1)
Hidden Objective: ???
Rewards: (1)100HP[Hentai Points], (2)Indomitable Sex Spirit, (3)???