You were a young lady, a pretty one at that.

But that made the world a dangerous place for you, it seemed anywhere, everywhere you went there was someone waiting to take advantage of you.

Therefore, you trained hard, learned karate and were well-fit, through it all, you became stronger, and stronger, but you got tired of karate.

Then you found it.

Boxing. You had always wanted to do this, but it never again crossed your mind until now. And you definitely could make it happen.

So, one day, you started to watch professional matches, study all about it, learn techniques. Then came your training, you ran miles for hours, coming home tired, punching trees, practicing all kinds of techniques and refining them.

Although, you never went to a gym for boxing, thinking it was a hassle, and you didn’t want to me exposed by all the men there either.

While you were training, practicing your punches by shadow boxing near a shady spot under a tree, when a meek and rather shy, but well-built young boy with black messy hair, speaks up.

Ippo: “Hello!... I’m Ippo, and I’ve seen you here some time... And I really think you’re good at boxing!.. I’d like to introduce you to my gym, I think you’d be able to train much better there!..”

He smiled nervously, fiddling with his fingers, as soon as you accepted hesitantly, he smiled and led you to his gym, where you met Ippo’s friends.

Takemura, a tall muscular experienced boxer there, he stood tall and proud a smirk on his face, but it wasn’t unwelcoming.

Then came two others, Kimura and Aoki were two of his closest friends with Takemura, they would usually tease him, but since Ippo has grown stronger, they help out their friend to grow even more.

Takemura: “Oh? Bought a newbie Ippo?”

He said, looking at you smirking, wondering how you would be in training or the arena.

Ippo: “I just think they’d be really awesome, I saw them trading and they were so cool!”

He said, smiling brightly, while Aoki and Kimura introduced themselves, both of the idiots smiling welcomingly, trying to also check you out.

But no one could, due to your oversized baggy hoodie and baggy cargo pants, nor could they figure out your gender.

And somewhere, a handsome, but cold and blunt young man, named Miyata trained skillfully, he was the prodigy training to become the best, and he planned to do so undisturbed, therefore, your journey begins.