Okay so something I realised whilst rewatching WBK after reading the newest chapter.
So Nirei was able to land a hit on Suo, and at first I thought that Suo let him. I mean, it makes sense, right? How, in that moment, would Nirei be able to land a punch to Suo's face?
But then as I was rewatching the scene of Suo training Nirei, I realised:
Suo closed his eyes.
Nirei punches Suo directly after he laughs at him. And when he laughs at him, his attention is obviously diverted and he closes his eyes.
The surprise on Nirei's face upon realising he landed a blow 😭💔
Immediately after he lands the punch, Suo knocks him out:
Now the thing with Suo closing his eyes. If you remember when Suo trained Nirei, the one thing he made sure to teach him was to NEVER close your eyes.
Because if you do, you will get hit!
Throughout the series, in all of Suo's fights pretty much, one thing that always stood out to me was the fact he like- maintains eye contact with the person he's fighting:
Even when delivering a flying kick 😭
So in that moment, he lost focus - possibly from seeing Nirei crying and clinging to him; "Aren't we friends?!" (that would break me too). And so, Nirei managed to hit him! #Deserved
I mean, was he technically laughing at Nirei and that's why he lost focus? Yes. But personally, I believe he forced himself to laugh 'cuz otherwise he would cry
