I’m honestly so glad Aoba indirectly saved Hachiya. That match up was complete BS and way too soon for our bald boy. He still deserves more time to develop. I don’t want to see him end up like SageNorthcutt just so Japanese Dana White can make a quick buck💢
It’s stuff like this that makes him such a refreshing take on the physical beast trope. Every time we meet him you can tell he’s growing bit by bit mentally
i can really see why suzuki hates kenshin. these past few chapters have just been kenshin insulting Suzuki for being a pure grappler even though he's been winning because of how good he is at it
Tanashiro: i have a plan!
Aoba: no you're not lmao
Also Kenshin is literally Ryan Reynolds lol. "Nice guy" on paper, but actually insecure narcissist who likes to shit on people he believes as inferior.
Yeah, it gets even worse when you take a moment to realize that Kenshin ONLY started taking Grappling training seriously NOT because the WELL KNOWN jujitsu talent and the wrestling monster from the tournament were completely valid threats but because AOBA specifically was getting time in the spotlight with his Grappling.
His pride is so warped that he was more motivated to take Grappling training more seriously because someone he perceived as inferior was slowly becomin a threat while ignoring two talented well-known fighters with counters to his style =_=