“Hold upppppppppppppppppppp!!”
A great roar broke the quiet peace of the forest!!
“Huh!? What was that?!”
Wataru instantly turned to face the direction the voice had come from! Standing there was none other than a green-skinned orc, ready for battle! His burly brawn was rather similar to Wataru’s, and he stood over two meters tall! His upper half was nude, and his lower half was covered by a mere fundoshi! How wildly exhibitionist of him! All could see his thick, well-trained muscles covering his body!
All orcs have pig-like faces, but this one looked especially severe, like that of a general who’d just left the battlefields of war! He had a large scar across his chin!
Wataru could instantly sense that this orc was no mere random encounter-level enemy!
“You... Hey, monster! Who are you!?!”
“My name is Gordon! I am traveling this continent as a professional martial artist! I’ll get right to the point, Wataru—fight me here, fight me now!”
Aria’s jaw dropped in obvious shock and displeasure at this development!
“Wataru, what’s this guy’s problem!? We just wrapped up Volume Two all nice and tidy, and then he busts in and ruins the whole mood!”
Wataru understood not a word of what she said, but looked firmly upon Gordon and spake thusly!
“If you want a battle, I’ll fight! But before we do, you gotta tell me the reason why!!”
Gordon nodded his head in agreement and explained himself!
“Very well! I have two reasons to fight you: first, if I beat the man who defeated the Demon Lord Deus, my fame as a martial artist will only grow! In an instant, I’ll be known across the continent! My second reason is...”
He stuck one hand down into his fundoshi and rummaged about for some time... before he pulled out a book!
“...Do you know what this book is!?”
Wataru looked at the book’s cover and was unable to control his surprise! On it was none other than an extremely lewd illustration of a glamorous orc woman posing in a highly revealing outfit!
“Th-That’s—!”
It was It’s Me, a Shy Orc Loner with a Heart of Gold (Notice Me, Senpai!) Who Got Reborn In Another World, a.k.a. “Isekai,” Where I Am Getting Into All Sorts of Troubles, Hijinks, and Shenanigans, Oh My! Known by fans by a shorter name, Me, Oh My!
“What the hell is someone like you doing with that book?” Résistance tilted her head to the side, looking suspiciously at this newcomer! She had a very bad feeling about him!
“The author of this novel is... My little brother, Jacob Yamada!!”
“......!!”
Wataru was speechless! Stunned speechless!
“Wataru! You gave this book, written by my cute little brother, a pretty bad review, didn’t you!?”
Gordon could also have gone on to mention the fact that the adventurers had robbed his brother of their family heirloom, the orb, but fortunately for Wataru, it didn’t seem as though he’d found out about that quite yet!
“For the past several days, I’ve been looking all over for you to get my revenge! If I defeat you here, I won’t just become a more famous martial artist, I’ll pay you back for what you did to my little brother!” Gordon bellowed with rage!
Résistance calmly suggested to Wataru that he merely apologize to him and be done with it! “Hey, Wataru... We want to wrap up Volume Two as soon as we can here, so why don’t you just apologize for that whole business with the novel...?”
—However!
“...........................................................................But that novel was so bad...!!”
Of course! Taste in literature is not something our Wataru can compromise on!
“You, you bastard! Spewing trash about my little brother to my face—!”
Gordon’s fists shook with terrible rage!
“You better be ready for this, Wataru—!”
Gordon lifted one fist and threw a punch aimed right at Wataru’s eyes!
“Goodness gracious...” Aria sighed. “Wataru, get rid of him, would you?”
“You’ve made your bed, Wataru,” added Résistance, “now lie in it.”
Aria and Résistance showed not the slightest bit of distress, despite the distressingly dangerous situation they were in! In fact, they seemed positively exasperated by the orc’s behavior—and even enjoyed the prospect of seeing him defeated by Wataru! All our hero Wataru had to shout was: “YOU CAN LEAVE IT TO ME!!”
“Let’s do this, Gordon! Eat—my—fist!!”
And of course, as our Dear Readers should be able to predict by now, Wataru pushed off from the ground to go flying right towards his opponent! He swung his fist faster than the orc was able to, and landed a fierce uppercut punch directly on his chin!
“Ngh! I felt that, Wataru!”
Despite the blow, Gordon showed no sign of backing down, and returned the hit with a quick punch of his own!
“Oh—I felt that, too!” Wataru calmly lifted and crossed both of his arms in front of his face and chest to guard against the counterattack! “But I... I never lose!!”
It was then that Wataru slammed both his fists hard, right into his opponent’s stomach!!
The force from that one attack, fueled with his Hot-Blooded Energy, blasted through Gordon’s layers of well-trained muscle to his soft inner organs!
“Ngaaaaaaahhh—!”
“How’d you like that! That’s my pride and joy... my thrust punches!!”
Wataru shook out his wild, long hair as he declared this, with that face of a Nio! His brilliantly hot eyes gleamed with passion!
You’ll have to forgive me for stopping the book in the heat of battle, but I’m going to end Volume Two right here! After all, Wataru’s always in the middle of one fight or another, so it makes perfect sense to bring the book to a close just as another super-intense battle is getting started!
Farewell, Wataru! I’m sure all our Dear Readers have been thoroughly impressed by the way you live your life with your hot, passionate spirit!
Don’t ever change, Wataru! Keep on causing trouble in your fantasy world with your friends for us!!
WATARU!!! The Hot-Blooded Fighting Teen & His Epic Adventures After Stopping a Truck with His Bare Hands!!
THE END!!! (Seriously this time!)
*Sources:
[9] The Truth About Explosive Bloodlust — Isekai Tensei Publishing
[10] An In-Depth Analysis! Closing in on the Secrets of the Exploding Blood Fighting Style! Part 1 of 2: “Punching Through the Laws of Physics: Hot-Blooded Lightspeed Fists” — Isekai Tensei Publishing
[11] An In-Depth Analysis! Closing in on the Secrets of the Exploding Blood Fighting Style! Part 2 of 2: “The Ultimate Secret Technique: The Hot-Blooded Fighter Wave” — Isekai Tensei Publishing