第7章 Petal Story: Kokoro vs Petals（1/2）

Kokoro leaped backwards as the two almost identical girls with flower hairpins came charging, almost flying at her. She salvaged her momentum with a backflip, to land in a stance for attacking. There was no apparent opportunity to try talking to them; they must be martial artists, though their expressions were completely different from the girlfriends she knew. The vacation she won form the folk dance competition was obviously ruined.

\"They are here to either kill or kidnap me.\"

There was no one else on the beach and only a few staffs in the resort. She clenched her teeth as the girl in the red sling piece was about to enter an arm\u0027s reach. Kokoro already has the resolve needed; she was simply focusing her strength. The other girl also saw this in her eyes and gasped.

Kokoro\u0027s left hand switched from a fist to an open palm and pushed forward, hitting the attacking girl above her navel. The girl\u0027s breasts, only slightly smaller than hers, quaked even more violently than the rest of her body at the impact.

The red swimsuit\u0027s slings ripped to pieces as the girl gave out a short yelp of pain. She flew backwards with almost the same momentum as she charged, her heart stopping at the same instance she landed on the sand. Kokoro had no intent to kill, but it seems her surprise counterattack is too powerful for someone not trained as extensively as the martial artists she knew.

\"Sorry, All the Hakyokuken fighting moves I have been practicing can kill.\"

She stepped back and switched to a more defensive stance. Kokoro grabbed some breath and questioned the remaining girl in the yellow bikini if she is going to fight after seeing her teammate die.

There was no answer, so she decided to keep defending herself actively. She charged and aimed an arm swipe at the girl\u0027s left hand.

The girl in the bikini matched her attack with a move to Kokoro\u0027s upper left arm. Then, a heavy swinging kick to her head and a low swipe.

\"This girl is skilled, about my age? Her body is smaller than mine, trained as extensive as I am. Perhaps the other one isn\u0027t any worse. Though, their weakness could be the fortitude of their organs. \"

She pulled back and crouched down, as the flower girl moved into an attack stance and readied herself to charge again. Then, Kokoro stood up using a spinning move and kicked the girl under her breasts with her full strength.

The girl screamed and gulped out blood when the kick connected, then she lost her balance and fell backwards coughing. Maybe some ribs cracked.

\"One dead and one heavily injured should send a clear message to their boss.\"

Kokoro set off back to the hotel to call the police. She had not been in a fight for quite some time, not even a friendly match, so this has been quite stressful for her physically and mentally. It was genuine self defense, but she pitied the girl she killed deeply, and wondered if the injured one should stay in jail for her own safety. Their beauty was something she never wanted to ruin.

However, she heard the yellow bikini girl scramble up behind her coughing and panting. Kokoro turned back, crossing her arms to brace for the girl\u0027s new charging attack.

\"You are weaker than me after all. Attack only mean charging to you? You\u0027ll only get killed too!\"

To her surprise, the girl flipped her arms upwards and punched her lower rib cage with a lightning-fast jab. Kokoro finally received a taste of her own winning move; she dropped to her knees gasping for air.