Nagu Nagu Shonen (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Yugo, a college student, happens to meet Minato, a girl he has known since childhood, at his part-time job. Yugo learns from Minato that they have an old friend in common, Tetsuya, and visits the mixed martial arts gym "Arise" where he works. Tetsuya, who still looks as frail as before, invites him to spar with him, but he unexpectedly loses. Yugo is so frustrated that he goes to the gym, and as he comes into contact with the earnestness of the professional fighters, he begins to feel attracted to martial arts as a sport... The strongest novel of youth "fighting" is born!

大学生の勇吾はバイト先で偶然、幼馴染みの女の子・湊と再会した。湊から、共通の旧友である鉄也の情報を得た勇吾は、彼のいる総合格闘技ジム「アライズ」を訪問する。昔と変わらずひ弱そうな鉄也に誘われて、軽い気持ちでスパーリングに付き合うが、そこでまさかの惨敗。くやしさからジムに通いつめ、プロの格闘家たちの真摯な姿に触れるうち、勇吾は競技としての格闘技に魅力を感じ始めて...。最強の青春“格闘”小説、誕生!