章 143: Selflessness: Value

Ignoring his repeated request, Iris let her shoulders fall limp as she took a few calming breaths before raising her hands in front of her chain, sliding her feet into position as she took a stance.

"Huh? Are you really planning on using your fists against me? Is this some sort of bluff?"

He loved to hear his own voice; that much is something she realized through these short exchanges. Using this fact, Iris moved forward, straining her calf muscle as she commanded all of the strength within that leg as he was busy flapping his lips--guiding her step forward with a volatile speed backed by reinforcement.

The look in his eyes as his pupils shrunk out of pure fear of the sudden speed she displayed sent a reinvigorating chill through her body as she reared her fist back, placing her elbow at her hip before launching forward with a colossal strike directly against the bridge of his nose.