**One Kick Girl — Chapter 145:
"When the Lock Starts to Fail"**
System strain • Bad math • Raon's leg has opinions
1. The First Glitch
It happened while Raon was not trying.
She stepped off a ledge.
Pure reflex.
Her leg snapped up—
—and twitched.
Not a kick.
Not even close.
But enough.
Raon froze mid-step, almost falling.
"…Shion."
Shion grabbed her instantly.
Raon whispered, horrified:
"…My leg tried to commit a crime."
Shion's eyes widened.
Then narrowed.
2. The Rule Stutters
The sky hiccupped.
Just once.
Text flickered, barely readable:
WORLD CONDITION ACTIVE:
RAON CANNOT K—
[ERROR: CONDITION DESYNC]
Raon stared upward.
"…Did I just see—"
Shion nodded.
"…Yes."
They stood very still.
Like people who heard a floorboard creak in a haunted house.
3. Testing the Edge (Carefully)
Raon lifted her leg.
Slow. Controlled.
Nothing.
She lowered it.
Again.
Nothing.
She turned away.
Relaxed.
Then—
A loose pebble skittered.
Instinct flared.
Her leg jerked.
A fraction of a kick escaped—
CRACK.
The pebble exploded.
Silence.
Raon stared at her foot.
"…I DIDN'T AUTHORIZE THAT."
Shion whispered:
"…The lock isn't stopping intent anymore."
4. Somewhere, Alarms Are Screaming
Beyond reality's polite surface—
A system panicked.
"CONDITION INTEGRITY FAILING."
"SUBJECT IS RELEARNING THROUGH REFLEX."
"REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED."
Raon felt pressure.
Like invisible hands trying to hold her leg down.
She wobbled.
"…Okay, rude."
5. The New Rule (Desperate Edition)
The sky updated again.
Louder.
More aggressive.
PATCH APPLIED:
KICKING DISABLED
EVEN WITHOUT INTENT
Raon blinked.
"…They patched me."
Shion's jaw tightened.
"…They're scared."
6. The Problem With Patches
Raon stepped forward.
Her foot brushed the ground.
A ripple spread.
Not a kick.
A transfer.
The floor cracked in a perfect arc.
Shion sucked in a breath.
"…Raon."
Raon looked down.
"…That wasn't a kick."
No leg extension. No strike.
Just momentum.
Her body had found a loophole.
7. Adaptation Accelerates
Enemies surged in.
More than before.
Harder.
Faster.
Raon moved.
Didn't kick.
She pivoted.
Redirected force.
Let gravity finish sentences she didn't start.
An auditor flew—because Raon stepped.
Another went down—because Raon turned.
No kicks.
All devastation.
Shion stared.
"…You're rewriting the definition."
Raon grinned.
"…I'm not kicking."
She ducked.
"…I'm arriving."
8. The Lock Cracks Open
The sky screamed.
Text glitched violently.
WARNING:
SUBJECT IS ACHIEVING
KICK-EQUIVALENT OUTPUT
WITHOUT KICK MOTION
Raon laughed.
"…That sounds like a YOU problem."
Her leg tingled.
Warm.
Alive.
9. The Almost-Kick
One enemy lunged.
Raon spun—
Her leg rose.
Higher than before.
Stopped—
—but the air exploded outward.
The enemy slammed into a wall like it had been punted by God.
Silence.
Raon froze.
"…That was ninety percent a kick."
Shion whispered:
"…And the world let it happen."
10. The Lock Whispers
Raon felt it.
The rule wasn't gone.
It was arguing.
Negotiating.
She stretched her leg.
Slowly.
"…Hey."
The universe held its breath.
"…I'm coming back."
The rule did not answer.
Which meant it couldn't.
11. Stinger: The Emergency Button
Far above—
Someone slammed a control.
"DEPLOY FINAL MEASURE."
"IF SHE KICKS—
ERASE THE MOVE."
Raon's leg trembled.
Not in fear.
In anticipation.
Shion squeezed her hand.
Whatever happens next—
It won't be subtle.
END OF CHAPTER 145