The New Model Accelerates is Round 965 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Takuma Saeki, Mamoru Takamura, Ippo Makunouchi
Summary
Saeki goes towards Itagaki, who starts doing the Ali Shuffle while playing a fish-themed game of Shiritori in his head. Saeki stops advancing towards Itagaki and watches his movements closely. He is shocked as Itagaki disappears from his vision and then gets hit with body blows before Itagaki backs away again. Saeki is confused by Itagaki's movements as Itagaki disappears from his vision again. By the time Saeki notices Itagaki, he gets hit by more body blows. Shinoda tells Kamogawa and Yagi that the point of playing Shiritori with Itagaki was to get him to relax. Shinoda explains that the more Itagaki thinks, the more those thoughts reduce his reaction time, and when he feels his opponent's moves and reacts without thinking, he performs at his best. While Yagi thinks that Shiritori requires a lot of thinking, Shinoda claims that it is something Itagaki can do without thinking. He adds that since his family was poor, he didn't have a lot to amuse himself with, and his best source of entertainment were elementary school books on animals, fish, and insects, reading the whole book in detail. Kamogawa realises the shuffle wasn't just a taunt, as it helped him relax, gain composure, and get back his rhythm, believing that Shinoda and Itagaki are a great team. Saeki wonders what is happening as he gets hit with another body blow.
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