Chapter 45: Ranking

Back within the Temple’s quiet, Kenshiro tries to explain the unexplainable—what it means to reach for someone you love in a world that doesn’t share your language or tech. While the others investigate, he wrestles the experience into terms his companions can accept, then turns to the only conclusion that matters: if he’s going to help Tara, he has to get stronger—and do it on purpose.

This chapter shifts from proof to planning. Through sparring philosophies and lived examples, the logic of rank, attributes, and class identity comes into focus—not as a checklist, but as a mindset. Roles, counters, and a “keep-one-ace-hidden” approach set the stage for how Kenshiro might fight tomorrow. It’s the start of a build, shaped by personality as much as power, and the first clear sketch of what Skill Eater could become.

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