Owwie! That seriously hurt! Crap, I’m feeling groggy. My vision is swimming... Am I okay? I’m not missing any limbs or anything, right? Anyway, my arms and legs still work. I need to crawl away somehow and get out of here—
*Yoink!*
As soon as that thought crossed my mind, the macho man caught me by my ankles.
“Oh ho, you’re pretty tough to be able to withstand my Power Bomb. But the question now is, how long will you be able to last?”
Wurgh... Wait a second!
The macho man had a tight grip on me. He stood up and started swinging me round and round.
“Giant Swing!”
Wargh... My eyes are spinning! Round and round and round!
I stopped being able to make sense of anything. Though I was able to flail around with my hands, that didn’t manage to accomplish squat.
*Kaboom!*
My disorientation got even worse. Now—in addition to a newfound sensation of pain and the need to hurl—I also couldn’t tell my front from my back.
By the time I finally came to my senses, I realized I was a distance away from my assailant. In other words, I’d been thrown into a wall and had rolled down the corridor from the impact.
“Hm. Seems like you’re a little dented. I should be able to do this.”
“Huh?”
I looked back at myself. Sure enough, I was warped. The box’s frame was starting to give up the ghost. Now it seemed my lid would start flapping open even if I didn’t want it to.
Wh-What the hell?! Dammit!
I’d let my guard down. Actually, I guess I wasn’t strong enough to be able to do that. Still, since all the attacks I’d taken until now hadn’t affected me a single bit, I’d started believing I was invincible.
That obviously wasn’t true—I’d just been facing weak enemies until now.
Okay, Harumi, calm down. I haven’t lost yet! In fact, somehow I’ve been able to withstand this muscular psycho’s attacks. It’s not like I’ve been rendered immobile or something. Anyway, I won’t be able to win just by crashing into him Mimic Missile style. He’s able to react and catch me without batting a lash. If that’s the case, then...!
“Mimic Meteor!”
I kicked off the floor, bounced off the ceiling, and flew at the macho man.
“Hrngh!”
He easily caught my right leg.
I expected this, though. Take this!
“Explosive Legs!”
Even if he’d managed to catch me, my kick still touched him. I’d been able to activate my Explosive Legs!
I kicked the macho man away with my left leg and managed to land magnificently on the ground. Once again, I made some distance between us.
Now it’s over!
“Oh ho, so this is the rumored explosion...”
The macho man was looking at his right hand, which he’d used to catch me.
As I thought, they researched me beforehand. But he shouldn’t be able to be so carefree if that’s the case! There’s only four seconds left! Three...two...one!
“Hrmph!”
*Kaboom!*
The macho man’s right hand exploded.
It blew up...wait, what?!
I’d heard the sound, and there was a plume of smoke coming from his hand, but that was it. He easily shook it off.
“Hrm, so this is the explosive attribute. If it’s only this strong, I should be able to keep a lid on it. I suppose I was saved by its user being so weak.”
Wh-Whaaa—?! Why’s this muscle-bound freak just fine?!