Chapter 9: Special Moves

MIRACLE GIRL KAKERU

SPECIAL MOVES

CHAPTER 9 OF THE MANGA

One Saturday morning, Sho is watching their favorite super-hero anime on cable TV. He is so impressed with the male sentai performing their special and very cool moves in front of the monster, just before the monster is done away with. In fact, he wonders if he can begin to learn and perform such special moves ? Well, there is one way to find out.

Early that afternoon, at the Hideout, Sho transforms into Kakeru in her Battle Maiden costume. She then goes outside to the backyard of the Hideout, and calls up her tool, a wooden Bokken sword. Brandishing the sword, she tries to create a 'cool move' for herself. She tries various poses, but nothing happens. However, after a while, Kakeru is able to call out the name "Lightening Sword", and her sword will become electrified with lightening bolts. She revels in her modest accomplishment. "I did it! Awesome !"

Soon, Rin comes outside to see what is going on in the backyard. Rin questions Kakeru as to what she is trying to do ? Kakeru responds that she wants to perfect her own 'Special Move', just like the male sentais on TV. Rin is less than pleased with that. Rin gently but firmly rebukes Kakeru, telling her that she should be practicing and polishing her basic feminine skills, this before she thinks that she needs to mimic the male-infused fighting skills that she has been watching anime characters doing. Kakeru counters by saying that one needs a 'special move' to bring an end to the fighting, and to defeat the monster. Rin reiterates that those are advanced moves, requiring the skill and power that Kakeru has yet to acquire. You should concentrate on the basics, the more difficult stuff will naturally come later. But Kakeru is not convinced. She wants so bad to have her own 'cool move', so as to become a super-hero. Rin declares that trying to do that, for now, is just superficial male fantasies, and not actual, feminine realities.

Later, Wakana comes outside to the backyard. She sees Rin and Kakeru doing something together. Rin apparently has relented and caved in, and has begun to teach a few of the basics of 'special moves' to Kakeru. She is telling Kakeru about a basic step of engagement that all Battle Maidens do. It is to shout out loud the name of the move, before you bring it to bear upon the monster. Shouting the name is an absolutely essential part of the move. Wakana wants to know what the two of them are doing ? Kakeru proudly states that she is learning 'special and cool moves'. Rin confides to Wakana that Kakeru is wasting time on 'special and cool moves' that she is not able to even initiate, let alone execute. Kakeru, to impress Wakana, shouts out the only move that she has now, "LIGHTNING SWORD". Yet, nothing happens. Rin is silent, but has an 'I told you so' look about her face.

Kakeru, undaunted, asks Wakana about having a 'special move' that features a kicking maneuver? You mean like what Kamen Rider does in the anime, questions Wakana ? Rin interjects, saying, Kakeru, do you just want to only copy what someone else does ? That is not saying much about yourself ! What are you, an impressionable little boy ? Kakeru belts out, "I am what I am!" Rin ponders for a short while, then gets out her iphone, and calls up an app. Suddenly, a pale, straw-colored humanoid style monster appears out of a cloud of electric discharges and heavy vapor. Rin says that this monster is not a living being, but is a mass of protoplasm that is animated and directed by a remote computer with A.I. induced movements. The model of this style of monster is called "Sentō Damī" (戦闘ダミー). Dami make excellent sparing partners. You can 'beat the living daylights out of them', or they can give you a real 'beat down', depending on your skill level and fighting techniques, vs what is programmed into the computer's A.I.! Rin says that this Dami today is a very low level combatant, with rather minimal power levels. "You're so eager to be a big, tough 'guy' with 'cool moves', even though you know practically nothing about girl to monster combat, let's see if you can take down this Dami!", proclaims Rin, as she mocks Kakeru.

Ignoring Rin's implied warning, Kakeru is all 'gung ho' with addressing the monster. The Dami says, in an artificial computer voice, to hit them as much as you like. Kakeru postures in front of the Dami, as the monster counters with defensive postures. This moving about goes on for over a quarter of an hour, with nothing accomplished by girl or monster. Rin calls out as to what is wrong ? Kakeru bashfully says that she doesn't know just what kind of kicking move to use to engage the monster? Duh ! Kakeru calls out to Rin that she, Rin, probably knows some cool kicking moves, doesn't she ? Rin is 'put on the spot' to do something, even though she feels that all of this is still a waste of valuable feminine practice time.

So Rin exchanges places with Kakeru, with Rin now addressing the monster. Rin does not even bother to go through a Henshin (Transformation Sequence), but instead is content to stay dressed as she is; wearing a black ladies business suit and tie, with a black pleated mini-skirt, and black tights. Rin eyes the monster up and down for a few moments, then as quick as a flash of lightning, she turns and swings her straightened leg up, and knocks the side of the monster's head with the inside of her left foot ! She shows off a real MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) style leg kick. The monster goes down like a ton of bricks, and is laying face down, prone on the ground. Rin then merely places her boot on the back of the monster, and they explode in a blast of tiny protoplasm fragments that shoot off in every direction. Wakana gives her approval, saying as expected of our Captain of the Miracle Girls. Kakeru only shouts, "SO COOL!" The tiny protoplasm fragments rain down like snow, and disappear as soon as they hit the ground. Rin's iphone app lights up with the slogan, **"WIN!"**

Kakeru's eyes go wide with astonishment. She says that she likes what Rin did ! She says that she wants to do that very style of kick. Rin points out that one needs to have, among many other things, a very flexible body to be able to execute MMA style kicks. Kakeru exclaims, "No biggie!" She sits down on the ground, and sitting with her legs spread apart, bends her body forward, and stretches out her arms so that her hands are pressing down on the ground next to the inside of her feet. She says that she has always had a 'soft body', that becomes even more soft and supple when she changes into a girl. Next, Kakeru stands up, and balancing on her left leg, reaches down and grabs the back of her right leg, bringing her leg upward, so that it is pointing straight up, and her foot is near her ear. She holds that contorted position for a little while, as Wakana gushes out that she is amazing. She has the flexibility of a little girl ice skater, who can do a frontal Biellmann ! Rin only dryly comments, **"I can see your panties, Kakeru!** Kakeru then begs that Rin call up another Dami. This Rin does. Kakeru addresses the Dami, and prepares herself to do her newly found 'special and cool' kicking move.

With a glint in her eye, Kakeru poses, then turns and raises up her leg for an MMA style kick to the side of the head of the monster. One little problem, though ! Kakeru is so short in comparison to the monster, that her extended leg only comes up as far as the hip of the monster. Wakana calls out that height does indeed matter with this special move. Rin points out that you have to try something else. The monster only stares at Kakeru with curiosity. Wakana suggests to Kakeru that she jump before she tries the kicking maneuver, to gain height. Kakeru looks at the monster with trepidation, as the monster mocks her, saying to do your worst, little girl !

Kakeru thinks to herself, as she prepares for combat. She tells herself to accumulate the energy bolts as she had done to her sword, but direct the energy to her boots. Then, with the boost of energy from her boots, jump and direct her kick to the side of the monster's head. It takes a little while for Kakeru to think up a name for her new special move. The monster, Rin, and Wakana patiently wait for her to decide. Finally, Kakeru, as she has been taught to do, loudly shouts out the name of the special move, **"LIGHTNING SMASH !"** Kakeru jumps, zeroing in on the head of the monster. Her foot does, indeed, connect with the head of the monster. However, the impact only causes the monster' head to quiver, nothing more. The monster, for their part, discharges their own lightning flash, causing Kakeru to be repelled away, forcing her to be knocked down toward the ground. She hits the ground rolling, then finally stopping some distance away from the monster. Looking up to see what is happening, Kakeru sees the monster explode into a million pieces of protoplasm, again falling like snow to the ground. She did it ! SHE WON !!!

Or so Kakaru thought. She slowly gets up, and walks over to where Rin and Wakana are standing, who are watching the last remains of the protoplasm disappear. Rin flashes Kakeru a look of dissapporval. Why ? She won, didn't she ? Rin, without speaking, shows Kakeru the iphone screen. It had lit up---

**DRAW...TIE....TIE BREAKER GOES TO THE SENTO DAMI....SENTO DAMI WINS !!!"**

Kakeru is flabberghasted !!! Tears form in her eyes. She tried so hard ! Rin now explains what actually happened. When Kakeru had powered up for her "LIGHTING SMASH", most of her Girl Power reserve had already been used up. The remaining Girl Power at Kakeru's command was only enough to give a mild shock to the side of the head of the monster. When the monster repelled Kakeru, the very last bit of her Girl Power was, once again, used to form a protective barrier around her body, so the fall to the ground did not injure her. Rin, seeing and knowing what was happening, and knowing an advanced secret trick to access her Girl Power without going through a Henshin, discharged her own Girl Power lighting bolt to the monster, causing them to explode. This thereby preventing the monster from doing a follow-up action to harm Kakeru. Kakeru came close to using her special move, but in the end actually lost.

Kakeru's big, soulful eyes are moist with tears. Her mouth shows a sorrowful frown. Wakana comes over to her and pats her on the head, saying that she did good, nevertheless. Rin tells her that she, Rin, is impressed that she got as far as she did with the monster. Then Rin, gently but firmly, once again tells Kakeru that she needs to concentrate on learning the basics of femininity, so as to be able to aquire more and more Girl Power. Yet her level of Girl Power that she could manipulate today was almost enough to shake up and confuse a low-class monster. That is a little bit of progress to be proud of. The two girls then decide to take Kakeru out for some ice cream, to try and cheer her up.

(End Chapter 9)

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## Omake (Extra)

Chisa's Battle Maiden's costume, and the special tool that she uses---

Earlier, Kakeru had seen Chisa in her Battle Maiden costume for the first time. Because Chisa has a dark, intimidating, confrontational streak in her personality, her Battel Maiden costume is one that looks dark, menacing, and foreboding, and not cute and innocent like many other Battle Maidens wear. Kakeru told Chisa her personal opinion, that she didn't like the dark-colored costume, but that did not go down very well with Chisa. For such a tough and abrasive girl, Chisa's feelings were actually hurt quite badly. Kakeru is told by Rin to apologize to her, even if the comment was 'right on'. This Kakeru does with humility. Suprisingly, Chisa wants Kakeru to address her by her first name ! In Japanese culture, girls calling each other by their first names is seen as a sign between friends of personal intimacy and secret, shared pleasure.

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