**One Kick Girl — Chapter 143:
"A World Where Raon Cannot Kick"**
Existential horror • Physical comedy • Raon discovers her personal hell
1. It Starts With a Step
Raon lifted her leg.
Nothing happened.
Not paralysis. Not resistance.
Just… absence.
Her foot went up.
Her body refused to finish the idea.
"…Hey."
Shion looked up sharply.
Raon tried again.
Her leg rose an inch.
Stopped.
Like the universe gently placed a finger on her knee.
Shion's eyes widened.
Raon laughed nervously.
"…Okay. That's new."
2. The Rule Is Declared
The sky updated.
Big. White. Unapologetic.
WORLD CONDITION ACTIVE:
RAON CANNOT KICK
(TEMPORARY — DURATION: UNDEFINED)
Raon stared.
"…TEMPORARY MY—"
She tried to kick the text.
Nothing.
She wobbled and nearly fell.
"…THIS IS ILLEGAL."
Shion grabbed her.
Eyes blazing.
"…They actually did it."
3. Testing the Nightmare
Raon tried everything.
Front kick ❌
Roundhouse ❌
Back kick ❌
Accidental reflex kick ❌
Emotional kick ❌
Her legs worked for walking. For jumping. For sitting.
Just not kicking.
Raon slumped onto the ground.
"…I'm just a girl now."
Shion squeezed her hand.
"You're still Raon."
Raon sniffed.
"…I can't even open doors aggressively."
4. Enemies Notice Immediately
Reality did what it always does.
It spread the news.
From cracks in space, things peeked out— entities that had learned one rule:
Avoid the kick.
Now?
They grinned.
A low, smug voice echoed.
"CONFIRMATION RECEIVED."
"THE PRIMARY THREAT
HAS BEEN DISARMED."
Figures stepped forward—
Not cosmic gods. Not paradoxes.
Bureaucrats.
Contractors. Clause demons. Compliance knights.
Raon squinted.
"…Why do they look like middle management."
Shion went cold.
"…Because kicking was the only thing that scared them."
5. Combat Without Kicks (This Goes Poorly)
One lunged.
Raon punched it.
It bounced back… slightly annoyed.
She elbowed another.
It adjusted its tie.
Raon screamed.
"WHY ARE THEY TANKY."
The Lead Auditor adjusted his glasses.
"BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS SKIPPED
UPPER-BODY TRAINING."
Raon stared.
"…Oh no."
6. Shion Tries to Speak (She Can't)
Shion opened her mouth.
Nothing.
Her hands clenched in fury.
Raon saw it.
"…You can't warn me."
Shion shook her head.
Raon felt something snap inside her chest.
"…Okay."
She stood.
Cracked her neck.
"…Then I'll watch harder."
7. Adaptation Hurts
Raon dodged.
Sloppy. Unfamiliar.
She grabbed a clipboard demon and threw it.
Missed.
The demon sighed.
"UNOPTIMIZED."
Raon grabbed a chair.
Swung it.
It broke.
"…WHY DOES EVERYTHING FEEL WRONG."
Shion slammed her fist into the ground.
Raon glanced at her.
"…You okay?"
Shion nodded.
Furious.
Silent.
8. The Cruel Lesson
The world whispered.
"IDENTITY IS HABIT."
"REMOVE THE HABIT
AND THE SELF COLLAPSES."
Raon staggered.
"…No."
She planted her feet.
"No."
She breathed in.
"…I'm not a kick."
She looked at Shion.
"I'm the girl who decides."
Shion's eyes shone.
9. A New Kind of Fight
Raon ducked under a swing.
Used momentum.
Headbutted a compliance knight.
It went down.
Surprised.
Raon blinked.
"…Oh."
She grinned.
"…OH."
She grabbed another by the collar.
Used leverage.
Flipped it.
Shion's eyes widened.
Raon laughed.
"…I HAVE ARMS."
10. The World Reacts (Nervously)
The sky flickered.
"WARNING:
SUBSTITUTE COMBAT PATTERNS DETECTED."
Raon rolled her shoulders.
"Yeah."
She cracked her knuckles.
"I adapt."
The auditors stepped back.
Uncertain.
Raon stepped forward.
"…I don't need kicks."
She glanced at Shion.
"…But I want them back."
11. Stinger: The Timer Appears
A small icon blinked into existence.
Top-right of reality.
CONDITION EXPIRY:
UNKNOWN
(ADAPTATION IN PROGRESS)
Raon smiled dangerously.
"…That's right."
Shion squeezed her hand.
The world trembled.