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Ryuuji and Aisaka probably looked despicable right now, attacking the pole together. This was because Ryuuji had an enemy, and this enemy was like a rock getting in the way of his life, and Ryuuji could clearly feel the threat it emanated. Aisaka too had an enemy… sort of. The same enemy that stands between her and her life truly exists. When Aisaka liked someone, or wished to be with someone, this enemy would appear and reveal its weight. Perhaps this enemy can be called “low self-esteem”, or “fate”, or “genetics”, or “environment” or so on, it could even be called “self awareness during puberty” or “something one can’t do alone”. This enemy carries all sorts of names.
No matter what, it was impossible to try and defeat this enemy, and they had no idea how many times they would have to do battle with this shapeless enemy in the future. If they did not savagely kick the electric pole now, they probably wouldn’t be able to vent their anger. They could have chosen to take it out on a wall or a bedsheet… but it seemed like this was the electric pole’s unlucky day.
Ryuuji decided to help based on that reason alone. No matter how stupid they were, or how foolish they were, or how bored they were, they had now transformed into savage beasts attacking ferociously while howling away in the spring night.
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Yuyuko Takemiya (Toradora! Manga, Vol. 1)