**One Kick Girl — Chapter 134:
"No Time to Think"**
Some gods punish hesitation faster than mistakes.
1. The Clock That Wasn't There Before
Raon noticed it when she blinked.
A number.
Floating. Faint. Red.
00:59
"…Shion?"
Shion's tablet screamed.
"I SEE IT TOO."
The number ticked.
00:58
Raon's pulse spiked.
"That's new."
2. The God of Immediate Consequence
The air split like a snapped cable.
Light carved itself into a shape.
Not tall. Not massive.
Sharp.
A god formed from edges and angles, every line screaming now.
No patience. No weight. No silence.
Just urgency.
"HESITATION IS FAILURE."
"THOUGHT IS DELAY."
"MOVE."
The timer dropped.
00:45
Raon's muscles coiled.
"…Move where!?"
"ANYWHERE."
3. The First Test: Wrong Either Way
A building alarm blared.
Fire on the left. Car crash on the right. Child screaming dead ahead.
Three directions.
One Raon.
Timer:
00:30
Raon's breath hitched.
Shion shouted.
"Pick ONE!"
Raon spun—
And ran.
4. Kick Without Thinking
She chose the child.
Collapsed scaffolding.
Raon kicked.
Clean. Perfect. Saved the kid.
Timer froze.
00:12
The god smiled.
Not kindly.
"GOOD."
"BUT—"
The timer split.
Three new timers.
Each above a different district.
Raon's eyes widened.
"…That's cheating."
"NO."
"THAT IS REALITY."
5. Speed Eats Strategy
Raon moved.
Too fast.
Too hard.
She saved one. Then another.
The third—
A millisecond late.
Explosion.
No deaths.
But injuries.
The god watched.
"YOU THOUGHT."
"THAT COST THEM."
Raon screamed.
"I CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE!"
"EXACTLY."
6. Shion Makes a Call
Shion slammed her palm against her earpiece.
"All units—MOVE WITHOUT CONFIRMATION!"
Raon blinked.
"You're… delegating?"
"Yes!" Shion snapped. "You don't have to be the only one moving!"
Raon froze for half a heartbeat—
Then nodded.
7. The Rule Break
Raon changed.
She stopped trying to solve everything.
She kicked paths open. Cleared routes. Created space.
Others filled it.
Firefighters. Medics. Civilians.
The city moved.
The god frowned.
"YOU ARE SLOWING."
Raon shouted back.
"I'M MAKING OTHERS FAST!"
8. The Timer Breaks
The countdown numbers flickered.
00:05 00:04
Raon launched herself upward—
Not toward a problem.
Toward the god.
She kicked.
Not to destroy.
To interrupt.
The timer shattered like glass.
Silence hit.
The god reeled.
9. Verdict of the Impatient
The god steadied himself.
His edges dulled.
"YOU DID NOT OBEY."
Raon panted.
"Nope."
"YOU DID NOT OPTIMIZE."
"Also nope."
The god stared.
Then—
Laughed.
A sharp sound.
"YOU CHOSE DISTRIBUTED SPEED."
"INEFFICIENT."
"HUMAN."
Raon grinned weakly.
"…Thanks?"
10. Departure, With Warning
The god dissolved into streaks of light.
"REMEMBER THIS."
"HESITATION KILLS."
"BUT SO DOES
TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING."
The sky cleared.
The clocks vanished.
Raon collapsed onto her back.
"I hate speed gods too."
Shion laughed breathlessly.
"You're building quite the pantheon of grudges."
11. Stinger: Pattern Recognition
Far beyond the city.
Three presences stirred.
Silence. Speed. Something else.
A voice murmured:
"SHE LEARNS."
"SLOWLY."
Another replied:
"SLOW IS STILL TIME."
A third smiled.
"BREAK HER
WHERE TIME MEANS NOTHING."
Raon stared at the sky.
"…Shion?"
"Yes?"
"…I think the next one cheats."
Shion nodded.
"They always do."
END OF CHAPTER 134