**One Kick Girl — Chapter 147:
"They Stop Asking Nicely"**
Escalation • Authority collision • The world sends professionals
1. Silence Is the Warning
Nothing attacked.
That was the problem.
The fractured sky stayed frozen, like a paused video buffering its courage.
Raon rolled her ankle once, twice.
"…They're thinking," she muttered.
Shion didn't relax.
Her eyes scanned the horizon, fingers flexing as invisible readouts scrolled across her lenses.
"No," Shion said quietly. "They've finished thinking."
Raon blinked.
"…Oh."
2. The World Switches Tactics
The air clicked.
Not snapped.
Clicked—like a checkbox being confirmed.
A tone rang out. Neutral. Polite. Terrifying.
MODE CHANGE CONFIRMED
CONFLICT TYPE: COMPLIANCE FAILURE
RESPONSE: ENFORCEMENT
Raon frowned.
"…That sounds expensive."
Shion swallowed.
"That's not a system voice," she said.
Raon slowly turned.
"…Then whose?"
3. Arrival Without Drama
They didn't teleport.
They arrived.
Six figures stood where nothing had been a moment ago, feet planted, shadows already present—as if reality had made room for them earlier.
Black suits.
White gloves.
Featureless masks with thin vertical lines glowing faint blue.
No weapons visible.
No stance taken.
Just… there.
Raon tilted her head.
"…Are you guys customer support or—"
One of them raised a hand.
Raon's voice stopped.
Not muted.
Paused mid-thought.
Shion gasped.
Raon's mouth closed slowly.
"…Rude."
The hand lowered.
The world resumed.
4. The Enforcers Speak
The center figure stepped forward.
Its voice was calm, layered, like several people agreeing at once.
"Raon. Designation: Anomalous Actor."
Raon squinted.
"…I prefer 'One Kick Girl.' It's catchier."
No reaction.
"You have exceeded permissible interaction limits."
Shion stepped beside Raon.
"You erased the word kick," Shion snapped. "She adapted."
The Enforcer turned its mask slightly toward Shion.
"Adaptation is irrelevant."
Another stepped forward.
"Persistence is unacceptable."
Raon cracked her neck.
"…Okay but like—what happens now?"
5. The First Professional Move
The answer came as motion.
One Enforcer stepped in.
No wind-up. No warning.
Its palm pressed lightly against Raon's shoulder.
The ground beneath Raon vanished.
Not cracked.
Deleted.
She dropped—
—and caught herself mid-air, kicking off nothing.
The shockwave tore upward.
Three Enforcers slid back half a step.
Shion's breath hitched.
Raon landed, eyes wide.
"…HEY."
6. Authority vs. Motion
The Enforcers adjusted.
Not emotionally.
Procedurally.
"Motion confirmed."
"Source identified."
"Containment attempt two."
Space folded.
Lines—thin, glowing bands—wrapped around Raon's limbs.
Not restraints.
Definitions.
Raon tried to lift her leg.
It moved a centimeter.
The air screamed.
Raon grinned.
"…Oh you're serious."
Shion slammed her palm down.
Data burst outward, crashing against the bindings.
"RAON—THEY'RE DEFINING YOU—"
Raon inhaled.
Then relaxed.
"…Okay."
She stopped pushing.
The bands loosened slightly.
The Enforcers paused.
7. The Mistake
Raon smiled.
"…You know what?"
She leaned forward.
"…I don't need to move fast."
She shifted her weight.
Slow. Deliberate.
The definitions lagged.
Because they assumed resistance.
Her foot touched the ground.
The ground remembered being ground.
Raon twisted—
—not a kick.
A pivot.
Reality tore sideways.
One Enforcer was suddenly elsewhere.
Gone.
Not destroyed.
Reassigned.
The remaining five froze.
Shion stared.
"…You relocated him."
Raon blinked.
"…Oh. Huh."
8. Fear, Finally
The Enforcers recalculated.
This time—
urgently.
"Escalation approved."
"Deploy Absolute Measures."
The sky darkened.
Something massive shifted behind it.
Shion grabbed Raon's sleeve.
"Raon," she whispered. "They're calling Executors."
Raon looked up.
"…Those sound worse."
Shion nodded.
"They don't enforce rules," she said.
"They end stories."
9. Raon's Answer
Raon exhaled slowly.
Then smiled.
"…Good."
She rolled her shoulders.
Cracked her knuckles.
"Because I was getting bored."
She took a stance.
Not formal.
Not flashy.
Just honest.
The fractured sky trembled.
The Enforcers stepped back.
For the first time—
They created distance.
10. Cliffhanger: Something Notices Back
Beyond layers.
Beyond systems.
A presence stirred.
Not code.
Not authority.
Audience.
"Oh."
A voice, amused.
"She's interesting."
Raon sneezed.
"…WHY DOES THAT KEEP HAPPENING."
Shion laughed—despite everything.
Because if the universe had brought its professionals—
It was about to learn something.
END OF CHAPTER 147