[Now, Akechi is reasonably intelligent, but he does only know the basics. He doesn't have Sae's or even Makoto's training, and he's never gone unarmed against a Shadow.
What he should do is laugh, remind her that he's a beginner, and request that she go easy on him. But then she actually says it, phrased like that, and Akechi instead has no choice but to say,]
Of course not. I learn best under pressure.
[He tugs his gloves more tightly into place and falls back into a comfortable fighting stance, hands raised to protect his face. He doesn't have Tifa's looseness or poise; instead, he's almost too still, coiled like a spring. Not really how one wants to be in a fistfight at all.]
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What he should do is laugh, remind her that he's a beginner, and request that she go easy on him. But then she actually says it, phrased like that, and Akechi instead has no choice but to say,]
Of course not. I learn best under pressure.
[He tugs his gloves more tightly into place and falls back into a comfortable fighting stance, hands raised to protect his face. He doesn't have Tifa's looseness or poise; instead, he's almost too still, coiled like a spring. Not really how one wants to be in a fistfight at all.]