The Fighting Dog of a Ruined Organization

The night street with neon signs lit up and sparkling.

Drunkards stagger, intoxicated, and beggars lie down on the streets, sleeping or begging.

Women from bars beckon to come play for a while, and drunkards naturally enter, led by those gestures,

Let’s go for round 2, round 3.

Let’s drink until we die, until our noses go crooked.

On such a street full of sensual pleasures, I was heading towards Phone Cash.

To be honest, I’m worried. It hasn’t been a day yet so I can’t use Situation Observation, and I’m not sure if I, with a combat power of 390, can destroy Banana Man alone.

This makes me want to borrow even a cat’s paw.

“Meow meow~”

Is it my imagination? I seem to hear a cat’s strange meow from among the black garbage bags.

But it’s not like I can actually borrow a cat’s paw, right? A cat’s soft paws are of no help in a fight.

“Nya~ You doggy going there! Stop right there, nya!”

Ha.

I was trying to ignore it, gritting my teeth, but sure enough, a Mohanya cosplay psycho popped out.

From between the garbage bags.

“Uh… Why are you coming out of there?”

“Meow meow! It’s not strange for Mohanya to come out from anywhere since she’s a stray cat, nya!”

“A stray cat? Should I mix some tylenol into churu and feed you?”

“Meow meow~ Mohanya won’t die even if she eats that because she’s not a real cat~ By the way, is our doggy someone who feeds such things to stray cats, nya?”

“I don’t feed them that.”

I like cute things, for one. I like Eris because she’s cute, and I like Mohanya’s character because it’s cute. Not the Mohanya psycho in front of me.

So of course I like cats too. Am I crazy to feed them tylenol?

“It’s just that meeting you is so tiring that I’m thinking about it. Wondering if there’s a way to kill you.”

“Meow meow! Even the Murim Alliance leader can’t kill Mohanya, nya.”

Are you serious?

But don’t cling to me sneakily. You must be dirty after being among garbage bags.

Of course, there was no strange smell. Rather, there was a fragrant cherry scent.

How did you do that? Was there a cherry-scented diffuser mixed in those garbage bags?

“So? What’s the matter, stopping me again? You keep appearing when I’m busy.”

“Oh? It’s nothing, nya. I was hiding because I wanted to check how strong you’ve become, nya!”

I have gotten stronger. I don’t know if it’s thanks to Mohanya, but anyway.

“Even so, I can’t beat you. I’ve only gotten about 3 times stronger than before.”

“Nya? Even 3 times becomes amazing when squared, nya. Now it’s 3 times! Later if it’s 3 times again, it’s 9 times! And if it’s 3 times again after that, isn’t it 27 times, nya? That’s amazing, nya.”

What are you trying to say? It’s still only 3 times now. Can you even calculate combat power like that in the first place?

“Still, it’s admirable that you know your place, nya. I’ll praise you for that point, nya. Doggy is a weakling among weaklings right now, nya!”

That’s annoying.

Since the distance is close, maybe I can land one hit?

So I threw a jab without even taking a preliminary stance. It happened so suddenly that she absolutely couldn’t have dodged it.

But why is my fist cutting through the air, and

“Meow meow! Did you think such a slow punch would hit me, nya?”

Mohanya is hugging me from behind? She’s really disgustingly fast.

Should I check her combat power while I have the chance? Her combat power won’t show up as ??? like her title, right?

『Combat Power: 10,000』

Fuck, she’s in a whole other class.

“Nya~ Doggy’s body is firm and attractive~ You have a good body despite being a weakling doggy♥”

You like my firm body?

I’m very annoyed because your soft breasts are touching my back. I thought they were quite small, but they seem bigger than I expected.

Not that I’m interested.

“Anyway, I’m busy, so let me go.”

“That won’t do, nya! Mohanya can’t send her beloved doggy to his death, right?”

“To my death? Do you perhaps know how strong those Banana Man bastards are?”

“How would Mohanya know that, nya? There’s no being stronger than Mohanya in this world! Isn’t it normal not to be interested in weaklings?”

“Then why are you interested in me?”

“Well, that’s because Mohanya likes doggy, nya~”

You’re a mystery from start to finish.

“So actually, I came to give a lesson to my favorite doggy today too, nya.”

Although it’s tiring because she’s a psycho and mysterious, I should learn gratefully since she’s going to teach me something.

“Then what are you going to teach me?”

“Does doggy know the saying ‘If you know the enemy and know yourself, you can win in every battle’ that the granddaughter said, nya?”

“Don’t you mean grandson? If you’re going to teach, at least know it correctly.”

“Ding ding ding! Wrong, nya. You’re wrong like a true doggy, ding ding ding, nya.”

“What’s wrong?”

“The grandson said ‘If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles,’ nya! It means if you know the enemy and yourself, you won’t be in danger even if you fight a hundred times, nya.”

“Isn’t that the same thing?”

“It’s different, nya! The granddaughter said ‘If you know the enemy and know yourself, you can win in every battle,’ nya! It’s a maxim you should engrave deeply in your heart in this world where you might die if you don’t win, nya.”

It seems there’s a person called granddaughter in this world besides grandson. This is really crazy.

“In that sense, Mohanya is going to teach doggy one more observation ability today, nya. Additionally, I saw doggy fighting with a chair today, and it was very excellent, nya.”

What, you saw that? How? This is so creepy.

“By the way, only observing doggy can measure combat power, nya. Normal doggy can’t do it, nya. You should be grateful because you can do it thanks to Mohanya, nya!”

To even know that combat power measurement is possible, at this point, Carpe Diem or Kaibang or all of them are weaklings~♥ in front of Mohanya’s intelligence.

“Meow meow! In that sense, it’s practical time again today, nya.”

Mohanya suddenly took out a handgun from her pocket and threw it to me.

What the hell is this?

The only gun I’ve shot in my life is the K-2 when I was unfairly dragged into the military. I’ve never even held a handgun.

“If you can hit me even once with that gun, it’s a great victory, nya.”

“No, you want me to shoot a gun in an entertainment district? Are you in your right mind?”

“Don’t worry, nya. Mohanya has her own suitable place, nya. It’s very secretive, like a cat’s footsteps, nya! So don’t worry, nya.”

No way.

Thinking it was nonsense, I looked around. But although there were many people on the street before, now there wasn’t a single person.

It’s unbelievable that only Mohanya and I are on this wide street. It’s really unbelievable, what’s going on?

“Now, you can’t win if you don’t focus, nya. Focus, nya!”

But it was a strange thing.

Although it’s my first time using a handgun, somehow I feel like I’ve used this gun before.

Loading is just like pulling back the slide, like the BB gun I played with as a child, and if you switch the selector to full-auto, you can shoot until you use up all the bullets.

The magazine holds 10 rounds.

How do I know this stuff? Strangely, information flooded into my head as soon as I held the gun.

Is this perhaps the “know yourself” part of “if you know yourself and know the enemy”? No message window popped up saying I gained a separate ability though.

『Combat Power: 780』

Maybe because I’m holding a gun, my combat power doubled. This is amazing.

“Now, try to hit me once, nya!”

Mohanya moved at a speed visible to my eyes. Although it’s my first time doing handgun shooting, it didn’t seem like it would be difficult.

Calmly aim, and pull the trigger─

As I was about to, Mohanya threw a black garbage bag at me. It was thrown precisely to block my view, so I couldn’t aim.

“You bit─”

Just as I was cursing and about to push away the garbage bag.

Mohanya popped out from under the garbage bag and raised her foot.

Smack!

“Argh!”

Fuck, this really hurts.

I was kicked right in the jaw by Mohanya’s shoe and flew into the air.

Thud!

I was so dazed I couldn’t even break my fall when I hit the ground. It feels like my spine is going to shatter.

『You have experienced a fight. Your combat power increases slightly.』

“Don’t be a crybaby and get up, nya. I’ll give you one more chance, nya!”

It’s really hard to get up.

But somehow I managed to get up. But how did she kick like that wearing such a tight skirt? Isn’t that crazy?

“Now, you still haven’t achieved ‘know the enemy and know yourself,’ nya. Quickly observe Mohanya in detail, nya! Think of her as your lovely girlfriend, nya!”

Girlfriend my ass. Do you think I’ll consider you my girlfriend just because you have a pretty face?

But as I stared intently at Mohanya, somehow I could predict her next move. She’s probably planning to hide behind the telephone pole to avoid my gun this time.

“Then let’s start again, nya!”

Mohanya instantly widened the distance and hid behind the telephone pole. If my prediction is correct, next she’ll grab a black garbage bag and throw it again.

Since she’ll be hiding behind the garbage bag to come anyway, I just need to shoot the bag. And as I predicted, Mohanya threw the garbage bag.

Bang!

This time I shot the bag without hesitation.

But why do I sense a presence behind me?

“Nyanyanyanya!”

“Waah!”

I fell to my knees. The reason was simple. Mohanya, who had come behind me, jabbed my popliteal with her knee.

This is a prank that only little kids do, damn it.

『You have experienced a fight. Your combat power increases slightly.』

“Doggy lost this time too, nya! Do you know why?”

“What is it?”

“It’s because doggy didn’t take into account that he’s far weaker than Mohanya, nya! Failed to know yourself and know the enemy, nya!”

This is really fucking crazy.

“But you did well, nya. Didn’t Mohanya teach you everything, nya? I taught you how to win against an opponent with a gun by using the given environment, and how to observe better, nya. It’s more than enough to win, nya!”

What? So that’s why you gave me the gun?

“I think doggy is fine because he’s good at fighting with chairs too, nya. Surely doggy is a genius at fighting, nya!”

“I-is that so?”

“And this gun is mine, so I’ll take it back, nya.”

Mohanya took back the gun from my hand.

“Then today’s lesson is over, nya! See you next time, nya~ Bye bye, nya~”

Mohanya waved her hand and disappeared.

And when I blinked once, people were walking around again. It’s as if I had a dream.

What the hell was that?

It’s a completely incomprehensible event, but still, an enormous gain was waiting for me.

『Title – ‘Observing’ has been strengthened!』

『You can now use Situation Observation twice a day.』

『Action Observation has been unlocked.』

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Action Observation: When in combat, it predicts what action the opponent will take and displays it as a message. When it’s an incomprehensible action, you need to check the detailed explanation, but do you really have the luxury to do so? If you do, go ahead!

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Fights are fast. They change constantly in real-time. If it says incomprehensible action, it probably means something like the strange stance Half-moon Bear showed before.

There’s certainly no luxury to look at what that is in detail. I wonder if I’ll be able to do something when my combat power increases.

For now, being able to use Situation Observation twice a day is a bigger harvest than Action Observation.

I confirmed the mana researcher’s name and face with Shizu before coming out, so there shouldn’t be any restrictions.

“Situation Observation, observation target─Yu Jin-ri.”

At that moment, my view changed.

I see a place with a completely different atmosphere from the entertainment district.

A dark basement.

A man grinning.

Men surrounding something.

Banana-shaped badges pinned to the men’s chests.

And a woman trembling, with her wrists tied behind her back with blue tape.

The grinning man approached the woman and said.

“If you borrowed money, shouldn’t you pay it back? Hm?”

You should say that after paying back yourself, you hypocritical bastard.