Chapter 36

"Whoa! It seems both parties are testing each other's strength!"

Shi. I don't understand why you're so lively as a judge.

"Haahhhhhh!"

"Kyuuuuuuuu!"

Then, with the weak strawberry wallaby gloves, I continued the mysterious boxing, using my dynamic vision to dodge the boss while aiming for it. I used jabs to punch the boss's face and avoided the boss's large fists with precise steps. There's a significant size difference, after all. This boss is unnecessarily huge, standing at 250 centimeters. It's hard to hit the face, but my Lvl's strength and movement have improved. I jumped a little and delivered a one-two punch mixed with jabs. I didn't allow any counters. As soon as I landed, I crouched to receive the boss's punch. The boss took a large step back,

"Kyuuuu!"

and swung his arm around... what? Wind?

"Kyu!"

He thrust his fist forward. I felt something like a mass of air flying towards me. I tilted my head instinctively, and something flew past where my head had been, cutting my hair. What? A special move!?

So, that's why you allowed the use of armor?

"Don't act so confident!"

Such a special move is no problem if you don't get hit! Still, even getting hit by the punches, my face was in excruciating pain. My vision blurred, and it was swollen. But compared to the pain when I was hit by Otsuka, it was nothing! With a "Kahn!" sound, I was sent to rest at the corner of the ring.

"Why am I... boxing in another world?"

"I don't know."

Hagisawa's words were reasonable. Really, why am I boxing...?

"Isn't it unrefined to use Meguru's recovery?"

"Right, Kosei! Keep it up!"

Why not? Isn't it fine? It looks like the boss is eating something like a fruit to recover. We entered the next round. I had learned the boss's attack pattern to some extent during the previous rounds. He would deliver a one-two punch to my face, then pull back his fist and use a special move while taking a step back. So, I dodged the one-two punch and, the moment he pulled back his fist, I lunged forward...

"Kyu!?"

"I've already seen through it!"

I delivered an uppercut to the boss's vulnerable face. I felt a solid impact in my glove. The boss went down... is this victory? But the boss, who seemed to be getting up, sat down like a girl and looked like a chihuahua.

"I saw that with the wallaby too!"

I provocatively gestured for him to get up with my glove.

"Beck!"

What? Do these kangaroos have to do this? The boss got up, stumbled, and hit me with his glove. But my blow was still effective, and his movements were slow.

"Finishing blow!"

I dodged his large straight punch and, aiming for a knockout, hit the boss's face with all my might, adding a spin.

"Kyuuuu..."

The boss flew back and fell on his back.

"How's that!"

I struck a fighting pose. Meanwhile, Meguru and the judge Strawnight Kangaroo were counting the boss.

"Kyu..."

Just like with the wallaby, the boss pointed at me with his glove and disappeared in a flash of light.

"Winner! Kosei-kun!"

"Kyuuuuuuuu!"

The Strawnight Kangaroos also started a mysterious cheer. The glove I was wearing began to glow and change.

Kangaroo Punch Glove: Enhanced Dynamic Vision, Wind Fist, Wild Instinct, Instant Expansion Ability, Kangaroo Step, Boxer

"...It was a meaningless battle."

With a wobbly vision, I raised my hand, and Meguru rushed over to heal me. A medal rolled to my feet.

Strawnight Kangaroo King's Medal: Effect: King Defense, Glove Enhancement, Usable

What kind of medal is this! Can it be used to enhance the glove? The kangaroos clapped like a swarm of spiders and then left.

"Ugh... I was swept up in the atmosphere, but what was that?"

"Who knows..."

"This world is incomprehensible."

I strongly agree. The ecosystem of this world is unclear and seems to operate on fundamentally different rules from Earth.

"So... was the glove enhanced?"

"It seems to have become a different weapon."

"What's its performance?"

...It's slightly inferior to a kitchen knife. Being as good as a blade... that's a subtle but high ability!

"Kosei moves better with it, so it might be better than a knife."

"Stop it, it makes me sad."

"Kosei-kun looked cool."

Meguru, you seemed to really enjoy being a judge. Maybe you were into sports before?

"Yeah. You felt... manly."

"Even you, Meguru!?"

I don't want to be forced into being a boxer. Can't I just use a normal sword?

"Is the glove's basic performance just enhanced?"

"No, it has the 'Wind Fist' effect."

When I do shadow boxing, I can hear the sound of cutting through the air. I slowly mimicked the boss's attack, swinging my arm. I felt wind gathering around my fist.

"Ha!"

When I thrust my fist forward, the same move as the boss appeared, extinguishing the light in the corner I aimed at.

"That looks like a very convenient weapon."

"Decided!"

"Not decided!"

Meguru picked up the medal. Oh no!?

"Glove enhancement?"

Mori's eyes lit up. Thus, I ended up wearing this glove for the time being. It seems that if I hold up the medal after a certain time, a different-colored kangaroo-type monster will appear, and if I win, the glove will be enhanced. It's a growing weapon. I returned to the base with a sigh.

After finishing the hunt, I was preparing for the morning work. The sun hadn't risen yet. A knock echoed at the workshop door.

"What is it?"

Who would come at this time just before dawn? I opened the door to find Meguru.

"What's up?"

"Well... um..."

As I responded, Mori nodded, understanding something.

"Then I'll go back to sleep. Kosei, take care of it properly."

"What do you mean?"

What do you mean, "take care of it" with Meguru? Mori... you're overthinking it. He left before I could complain.

"Want to go a bit deeper into the forest?"

"Eh? Oh, I see."

I was thinking of something perverted! Mori, don't say things that cause misunderstandings!

"Then... I'll teleport us."

"Okay."

Meguru entered the workshop and emitted a teleportation light, and I stepped into the light to move.

"Here..."

It was the spring where we found the monster-repelling holy water. The scene was still fantastically beautiful.

"Are we going to hunt from here?"

I think we've become strong enough to handle it with two people...

"Actually, it's not that. I just thought it was so beautiful that I wanted to see it with you before work."

I didn't think of using visual transfer or千里眼 to see it remotely. No, I'm deleting that thought. And the fantasy that Meguru might have a crush on me, go away!

"It's definitely very beautiful."

To be honest, I could look at this scene forever. It's that beautiful. The moon floated in the sky... by the way, the moon in this world changes color depending on the day. Tonight, it's blue, and the contrast with the spring makes both the spring and the moon stand out even more. It's almost morning, but the moon is still visible.

As pointed out in the review, "straw" refers to the color, not the level. It's a random color that was specified.