A Badass Guy Who I Defeated Was Actually a Pretty Girl, And Now She's into Me
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00:00My name is Koki Watanabe. I'm 16 years old. My father is a karate instructor, my grandfather is the master of Aikido, and my great-grandfather was...
00:11Anyway, I was born into a family full of talented martial arts fighters. Because of that, I also have learned many types of martial arts since I was young.
00:21I won many competitions for karate and Aikido until middle school, and often found myself having battles and fights with other youngsters as well.
00:29However, before I entered high school, my way of thinking changed drastically after I met a certain person.
00:36Early summer breeze, the sound of the flowing river, nature is the best.
00:41Now, I avoid having fights with others and try to live a peaceful high school life, hiding my past.
00:47I always spend some quiet time with my pet turtle, Kamikichi, by the riverbed.
00:52You're so cute, Kamikichi. It's almost summer break, so let's visit home together, okay?
00:58Koki Watanabe! I finally found you!
01:02I looked all over for you! Come up here now!
01:04Oh, that's...
01:06Hurry!
01:07O-okay...
01:08The person who suddenly talked to me was Lui Kobayashi, the gangster chief of a famous group from a nearby town.
01:15I've heard rumors of him before that he beat up all the bad delinquents in his town in just a few months and became the number one chief.
01:22I heard you've been winning all sorts of martial arts competitions up until middle school!
01:27I-I believe you are mistaking me for someone else.
01:30Quit pretending! I've been collecting newspapers from different towns and investigating about you and your history!
01:36Why would you do that much?
01:38Because I want to battle with someone who's strong! There isn't anyone at my level in my town anymore! I want to become stronger!
01:45I'm sorry you had to go through all that investigating, but I decided to quit fighting, so I have to go now.
01:52Stop! Don't escape from a fight! You're running away with that weird turtle of yours!
01:57Hey, what did you just say?
02:00What?
02:01Who are you calling slimy and disgusting? I won't forgive anyone who talks badly about Kamekichi!
02:07I didn't say that much, but if that makes you want to fight, perfect! Let's go!
02:12I see. So he is very fast, but he's putting too much unnecessary strength.
02:18Is dodging my attacks all you can do?
02:21I guess I'll give him one blow and end this.
02:24So he's a boy my age and is used to fighting like this, huh? Maybe this much strength would be enough.
02:33He's lighter than I thought!
02:39Shit! I overdid it! Wait, why is he that light?
02:43No time to think right now! I have to go help him!
02:46Are you okay?
02:48With that, I hurried into the river and pulled the chief out.
02:51Luckily, the river was deep and he didn't have any injuries, but...
02:55No injuries, and he's still breathing. Phew.
03:02But...
03:03He has something a boy shouldn't have! He's a girl!
03:09Was I thrown into the river?
03:12Um, leaving that aside...
03:15Did you see it?
03:17Wow, so you have a strong body, huh, chief?
03:22Quit acting! You saw it, didn't you? My...
03:25Sorry, I did! I saw it and took a picture of it in my brain!
03:30You little...
03:33But why do you pretend to be a guy?
03:37I guess I can't help it since you found out. And I did lose after all, so...
03:44I have three siblings, but I'm the only girl.
03:49Apparently, Louis was born as the youngest girl of a family of four older brothers,
03:54and she always felt left out because she was the only girl.
03:57Although her older brothers didn't mean any harm, they often left her out because she was a girl.
04:02As she lived her life like that, she started feeling inferior just because she was a girl.
04:07And that was when she started seeking for power.
04:10She learned how to fight on her own and became much stronger than her brothers by the time she was in middle school,
04:15and she continued to seek more power in high school.
04:18She hid the fact that she was a girl and made it up to the top chief.
04:22I don't want people to look down on me just because I'm a girl! I want to become stronger!
04:27I think you're already strong enough for a girl.
04:30Don't treat me like a girl!
04:32But you are!
04:34But for you to throw me off like that, you must be really strong!
04:38What kind of training do you usually do?
04:41Well, I do have a master.
04:44Master?
04:45Yeah, and it's summer break, so I was planning on going to master for training.
04:50Oh, by the way, this turtle Kamekichi is a very important pet of mine that I got from my master.
04:56Good! Take me too!
04:58Huh?
04:59I'm sorry, I talk bad about your turtle, so please!
05:02My training was a two-week training camp.
05:05Even though I told Louie that the training was done in the middle of the mountains far away,
05:09Louie didn't back off.
05:11I gave in to her passion and reluctantly allowed her to tag along.
05:15The first day of summer break, we were standing on the foot of a mountain after an hour-long train ride.
05:20Of course, with a huge bag of luggage for the two weeks we were to stay here, along with Kamekichi.
05:26Are you really going?
05:28The mountain trail is quite tough, you know.
05:31Of course!
05:32Your strong master lives here, right?
05:34Hurry and take me!
05:36Would everything be okay?
05:38With that, we headed for my master and went into the woods.
05:41I was already quite used to it because I often commuted here before I entered high school, but...
05:51Should we rest a bit?
05:54Here, grab my hand.
05:56This is nothing!
05:58Don't treat me like a girl!
06:00That's not what I meant to do, but...
06:02Come on, let's go!
06:04We continued walking up the trail and finally arrived at our destination.
06:09Kouki, where's your master?
06:11I want to ask him to fight with me right away, but...
06:14All I see is an old man fishing by the lake.
06:16That's him!
06:18Hey, master! I brought Kamekichi, too!
06:21Ooh, Kouki! I'll go there right now!
06:25Huh? That old shabby man is your master?
06:30Wh-wh-what the heck? He's running on water!
06:33Master lives a self-sufficient life here alone.
06:36And that's why he can run on water?
06:38I explained to master about why Louis was here, and he was delighted to help us train.
06:43Louis imagined master to be extremely strict, but his training was actually quite unique.
06:48First, we shall start with catching fish with our bare hands.
06:52Huh?
06:53Catching fish with your bare hands is the key to everything!
06:57Nature is the biggest training master!
07:00I don't understand it at all, but catching fish should be easy!
07:04A few minutes later...
07:06Isn't it harder than you imagined?
07:10This is nothing!
07:13Louis! Are you okay? It's slippery here, so be careful.
07:19You're treating me like a girl again!
07:23No, it doesn't matter whether you're a girl or boy. You're my fellow training ally!
07:31Even after that, we would go through weird training like harvesting vegetables at top speed.
07:37However, as we went through such training and poured sweat in the midst of beautiful nature,
07:42I realized that Louis was making a variety of good expressions.
07:46And during the sunset, we ate the vegetables that we harvested and the meat that we caught.
07:51This was the best part of training in nature.
07:57This is the best fish I've ever had in my life!
08:01You have a great expression right now.
08:04Listen, the heart's strength is much more important than the body's strength.
08:09You have to be honest to yourself first. That is the key to everything.
08:14Honest, huh?
08:16Master really is amazing to take her to the verge of enlightenment.
08:21Well then, I'm off to a vacation with a hot lady with a nice body.
08:26Cokie, I leave the house to you. You do what you want.
08:31Never mind! He was a ball of lust!
08:34Anyway, wasn't his house…
08:37That's right. Although he said house, it was more like a simple cottage.
08:41We did have electricity and running water, but the bath was outside.
08:45She probably wouldn't want to live in a place like this.
08:49Amazing!
08:51It really looks like a place a hermit would live.
08:54I've always wanted to come to a place like this.
08:57Oh, oh? She has a childish cute side too, huh?
09:02Okay, Cokie. Let's try hard tomorrow too.
09:05Y-yeah!
09:07That day we were tired out and went straight to bed.
09:10However, there only was one futon.
09:13Of course, we tried to keep a distance from each other as much as we could,
09:17but there was no way we could go to sleep that easily.
09:20So, how did you and Master meet, Cokie?
09:25I heard a rumor that a hermit lived in the woods before I entered high school.
09:29Back then, I was seeking for power, but I changed drastically after meeting Master.
09:34Yeah, I understand how you'd want to follow his steps.
09:38Right? He's messed up sometimes, but I really respect him,
09:42so I hope you'd be able to change too.
09:45Huh?
09:47W-w-what's wrong?
09:50I-I'm a little cold.
09:53Master told us to be more honest with ourselves, right?
09:56This is part of our training, so don't misunderstand it!
09:59This might be the hardest training yet!
10:02With that, my day's training with Louis began.
10:06We went to catch fish in the morning, harvest vegetables,
10:09and enjoyed a hotpot together by the campfire at night.
10:13As we continued such a self-sufficient life, not only did we get closer,
10:17but the image I had of Louis also started to change.
10:21Louis hated being treated like a girl,
10:23so I also tried my best not to think of her as the opposite gender.
10:27However, as we spent days together, there were times I saw her girly sides.
10:33Ah! Cokie, come here!
10:36Ah!
10:37Over there! That! A giant spider!
10:41Oh, a spider. Okay, it's gone now.
10:46Uh, thanks.
10:49You don't have to cling on to me like that. You're scared of bugs, huh?
10:54Uh, sorry! I didn't mean to treat you like a girl!
10:57You don't have to apologize.
11:00Oh, oh?
11:02W-well now, go over there! I'm going to take a bath!
11:07Even after that, the more I tried not to see her as a girl,
11:10the more I became conscious about her.
11:12As time went by, it was almost the end of our training.
11:16I was feeling sad that my life with Louis was also coming to an end.
11:20Since she says she doesn't want me to see her as a girl,
11:23that probably means she doesn't see me as a man either.
11:27And then, on the night before our final training day,
11:31we were eating the fish we caught as always.
11:34Poki, thank you for taking me here.
11:37Wha-?
11:38I now understand what Master wanted to say.
11:41I was trying not to face my heart's weakness by overcoming it with power.
11:45I realize now that I don't need to fight anymore.
11:49Yeah, I think that's better.
11:53And, uh, I thought I should quit aiming to be a man.
11:59Instead, I want to be a strong woman, so...
12:03I...
12:05I'm back, you two!
12:08Oh, Master! Wow, you got tanned!
12:14You're going home tomorrow, right?
12:16Ah, here's a souvenir! A turtle key holder!
12:20Just when we were having a good time...
12:24And then, the next day,
12:26Before Master sent us off,
12:28he looked straight into our eyes and said some final, important words.
12:32Listen, you two. You already have power.
12:36However, you must only use that power to protect the one you love.
12:41But, Master, where is the person I should love?
12:46That person might be somewhere much closer than you think.
12:52Huh?
12:54Not that I'm sure about it.
12:59What the heck is that?
13:01After that, we got off the mountain and rode the train back to our local station.
13:06After departing here, we didn't have a reason to meet anymore.
13:10That was the only thing I could think of.
13:12To calm my mind, I went to the bathroom.
13:16I have to tell her how I feel now.
13:18But how about Louis?
13:20Hey, you little chief.
13:22How cute you've become while you were away for a bit, huh?
13:26When I came back from the bathroom,
13:28Louis was being surrounded by the delinquents from the nearby town.
13:32Apparently, other delinquent groups were being active because Louis was away for two whole weeks.
13:37I tried to go and help her right away, but...
13:40Koki, did you forget what Master told us already?
13:43Wha...
13:44You're supposed to use your strength for the one you love.
13:47Don't worry about me!
13:48Use your power for someone you love!
13:52Yeah, so that's why I'm helping you.
13:55Koki?
13:56Because you're the one I love, Louis!
14:00Don't take us so lightly!
14:02Come on, guys. Get them all at once!
14:05The delinquents came at us all together.
14:07However, it was honestly nothing compared to us.
14:10Especially after all the training we went through at Master's place.
14:14Nature-style art!
14:15Ready for harvest!
14:17Nature-style art!
14:19The fishing fist!
14:23What are they?
14:24They're too strong!
14:26Wanna do it again?
14:28I'm sorry!
14:29Please let us go!
14:32Softer than a freshly harvested tomato.
14:35For sure!
14:37But what you just said, Koki...
14:40Of course I meant it.
14:42I really enjoyed spending time with you, Louis.
14:45I was able to strengthen my heart with those two weeks as well.
14:48And I realized that I was thinking about you all the time.
14:52Koki...
14:53I like you and you're girly, too.
14:55But I know you don't want me to say this.
14:58I don't mind.
15:00I really enjoyed spending time with you, too.
15:03My heart got stronger and...
15:06I realized that I wanted you to see me as a girl.
15:11Strange, right?
15:13It's the first time I feel this way, so I...
15:17I really don't know what to do.
15:20It's okay, Louis.
15:22It could be little by little, but you can start being more honest to yourself.
15:27And would you let me support you by your side?
15:29As a man?
15:31Koki!
15:32Yeah, of course!
15:33You can look at me as a girl anytime from now on!
15:37She's so cute!
15:39So cute!
15:40With that, we started dating each other.
15:43I know not much time had passed since we first met each other,
15:46but with the experience we had together in the woods,
15:48we were strongly attracted to each other.
15:51The person you are to love might be somewhere very close.
15:54You were correct, Master!
15:57Was it because we showed off our weird martial art techniques?
16:00The delinquent gangsters didn't show up anymore,
16:03and Louis didn't have to fight at all.
16:05Peace was preserved.
16:06After that, Louis stopped hiding the fact that she was a girl,
16:09and she was now the Madonna of the town instead of the feared chief.
16:13I, on the other hand, continued to love nature and my dear pet, Kamekichi.
16:19Hey, how long are you planning on doing that?
16:22Forever!
16:23Even when I become a grandma!
16:25Oh, I know!
16:27Hmm?
16:29Koki, when we get married in the future, let's build a house in the woods.
16:33I also continue to love my dear Louis.