Words of Wisdom from a Senpai is Round 1074 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Mamoru Takamura, Manabu Itagaki, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura
Summary
Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki hide as Takamura approaches Ippo. The three are surprised when all Takamura did was greet him as he ran past him. Ippo stops Takamura to apologise to him since he feels bad for losing as Takamura did commentary on his match. Takamura claims that Ippo shouldn't even be moving and Kamogawa would be angry if he knew he was doing so, telling him to go home and rest as he fought hard last night. As Ippo asks if that is all, Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki fears what Takamura will say next. Takamura simply tells him to not let it depress him so much before continuing his roadwork. Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki approach Ippo, glad that Takamura didn't rub it in that he lost. Ippo tells him that his hearing is off because of the match and didn't catch everything he said but he claims Takamura tried to cheer him up and to not be depressed. Kumi arrives on a bicycle, and explains how she heard from Mashiba that Ippo's match against Alfredo had the best knockout, causing her to assume that Ippo won until she read the newspaper. As she brought the paper with her, she shows Ippo, and Ippo comes to the realisation that he really did lose. As Kumi takes Ippo back home so he can rest, Aoki and Kimura are surprised that Kumi was the one to rub it in. Aoki and Kimura note how one doesn't really realise they lost until they see the newspaper or see a recording of their match on TV, since they may not remember things that happen during the match.