BtF - Part IV

Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, January 13th 2022

Otome Sayou gets out of a room in the male students room at night, as Sakura was waiting for her. Seconds afterwards, he comes out just wearing his pants and a towel on the back of his neck. He hits Otome in the butt, as she smiles and goes towards the entrance of the dormitories.

Sakura speaks to him.

“Are you happy now?”

“VERY happy.” He says as he places his hand on his hair and pushes it back, styling it to his left.

“Hope she is pleased.”

“Not as much as I am!”

She turns back and begins walking to the entrance as well.

“When are you not so, especially with yourself?”

“It is a curse! BEING BLESSED WITH SO MUCH TO OFFER!”

“And so few interested in shearing it.”

He laughs.

Sakura gets near to Otome.

“See yourself well cleaned; I would not have you smell of goat.”

He bends on a wall looking to her.

“Goat…”

The door of one of the room’s opens, as Shun appeared out of it.

“A dead one.”

He laughs as he approaches Shun and they shake hands.

“The smell of victory, brother!”

“Well earned. I heard of your last victory today, all are speaking of your triumph.”

“As they will do the same of yours when you return. The crowd will come in great geysers, to see Shun Kazeriya.” He hits the chest of his friend with his fist. “ONCE MORE UPON THE SANDS!”

Shun nods his head.

“I would have words with my girlfriend, absent your dick. Which can escape from you…”

He adjusts rapidly his pants

“It could be missed.” he laughs and leaves them back to his room.

Both of them also laugh, and they began to walk towards the entrance of the males dorms.

“Have you heard if Kyosho has spoken of my return, or if Naouto knows something?”

“No I am sorry…”

“More than three months have passed since I faced Yamato…perhaps he does not intent…”

“You are the only one we know to stand against him and almost defeated him. Kirei would be mad to leave you out of anything.”

“Or maybe I am the fool. To ever dream otherwise…”

“You are many things, fool is not among them. He but waits for you to heal at full strength. So that you retake position of champion and retake glory and honor.”

Sakura bends of Shun and they share a brief kiss, she leaves passing thought the door looking back at shun and smiling at him.

While walking, she finds Otome talking with other friends of her.

Hikari: “is it true? That his thing is as long as horses’??”

Kiriko: “Hikari!”

Hikari: “Are you not curious?!”

Kiriko: “Is he really that big?”Hikari looks back at Otome, but Sakura arrives rapidly.

“We should go.”

“Alright…”

They begin to walk towards their dormitories.

Otome: “I do not know actually.”

Hikari: “what?”

Otome: “we did not do it. We just kissed.”

Sakura was impressed, looking up, she got close and she spoke.

“Do not worry girls. Soon enough we will all have the moment…”

“What of you and Shun?”

“Eh?! NO!!!”She blushed.

They all look at her, while she blushes more and more.

“Mmm…it has been 6 months since you began dating…so yeah you did!”

“Hey no!”

“Well. We will ask Him later.”

“I am sure he will tell you.” She advanced faster and got in front of all her friends.” And in regards to him, I have seen bigger.”

All the girls smiled and laughed.

---

Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, January 14th 2023

Miya: “There you go, just let your fist move freely across the punching bag.”

“Alright.”

Yamato: “move as fast as you can, and do not stop. Let us see your aerobic performance.”

“When you say go…”

Miya: “three, two, one…go!”

Her advances to the punching bag delivering a fast move of swift punches and kicks, for several seconds, s both Miya and Yamato shouted at him forcing him to continue regardless of being tired or in pain. He moved further and further and further, as dis his speed, agility and power.

“TIME!”

He stopped breathing fast, placing both of his hands letting his weight on his knees resting for a moment.

Miya: “Good job.” He tossed an energy drink to him. “Now rest, we are done for today.”

“How I am doing?” He took a drink from the bottle.

Yamato: “SO FAR SO GOOD.”

Miya: “true, you have a nice speed.”

“Soon I might best you Miya.” he laughed

“What martial arts you told me was this?”

“Taekwon-do ITF. A resent martial art of less than 100 years. But it combines most of the styles of more ancient martial arts like Karate or Kobudo.”

“Cool. I heard some of those kicks can have a 1 ton of strength on it. Enough to kill in a single strike well placed.”

Yamato: “yeah.”

Miya: “Later on we should continue on Aikido, Judo a bit of Sipalki and Kenjustsu.”

“Em…I would forget the last Kirei is enough already.”

“Yeah we do notice.”

“And actually I should makes this fast. After tomorrow we are having a contest against the school of Shiba. I am to face Shinji Kato.”

Yamato: “ah your friend from the arena…”

“Yeah. That idiot. So I have to go to the class, which will start in 30 min. I will have an extra fast shower and get there.”

Miya: “should we go…”

“you know Kirei does not like you going there. Not after you almost got into a fight with Ovan, after he broke Shun’s arm.”

“Of course. I acted for you also. You were really pissed with him that day.”

“yeah but it was mad to even think to face him. He attacked you…”

“I stopped his bokken with my hands. And I would have beaten him if you have not stopped me.”

“Sorry to telling you, but even with your skill, he would have defeated you. Ovan is the most skilled swordsman I have ever seen. Shun had a great battle, even for him. But in the end…”

Yamato: “we were all there, remember?”

“Yeah. But if I continue fighting, and keep my title as champion of my class, I may face him. And return favor.”

“Now see who is overconfident…”

He laughed.

“I am going guys. See you later!”

---

He arrives to the Dojo just in time, the class was about to start. He goes towards the changing room and changes his common clothes to his hakama, while he returns, he notices Shun, calling him.

Shun: “you are here!”

“yeah just in time.”

Shun: “you should speed up a bit. If not…”

“Yeah. Trust me shun, no one is more aware of what could Kirei do rather than me.”

Shun: “yeah about him…”

“What?”

“You did not tell me you were to fight Kato tomorrow here.”

“uh. Yes I am sorry.” He looks upon his face. “How did you come to that.”

“ Kirei asked me if our man was ready to face the man from the Dojo of Shiba. I answered that I felt ready I longed to fight. Yet…”

“You were mistaking. He referred to me.”

“Yes. What you think of your level, though he is the sensei. He should know your level better than anyone. But he sought a more visceral opinion of you, one of a friend that has been with you since you were children. We grow up together.”

“And what did you told him.”

“That there was no more worthy of the mantle of champion.”

He looked towards Shun’s face, and noticed his true feelings.

“You are disappointed.”

“Indeed.”

“I know you better than anyone, brother.”

“yes you do.”

“Trust me. The tittle of champion is something I do not sought. It just appeared to me. I do not wish to be set above my brother believing greater that I am already. I am not worthy of that. Yet, he just placed the title to me.”

“I know.”

“But we need it. One day one of us two shall face Ovan, and have true contest. I know you want to rise in Kirei’s eyes again. But know something; he appreciates more you than me.”

“As all adults do.” Shun smiled, as he extended his hand. He grabbed it and had a handshake.

“I should go now. Kirei wants me to do specific training for the battle tomorrow. I count on you to come here to see it?”

“Of course.”

“I am sorry for not telling you. I have a bottle of sake I stole. Want a dink later?”

“I am going to see Sakura. Another day.”

“ok, chessy lover. See you later.”

---

Shun lays down on his bed, placing his back to the wall, and looking to Sakura who had just arrived to his room.

“You seem depressed.”

“I am depressed. Kirei did not chose me as the one to fight tomorrow against Shiji Katou from 3rd. Choosing him as champion of the class.”

“and that is why you are depressed?” She sat down next to him, and grabbed his face with her hands, looking deeply in to his eyes. “Fighting that idiot is not the way for the mighty Green Ronin to be back at his full strength. Your day will come some enough, and I will be there to witness it.”

She kissed him, as he did the same, The remained like that for a few moments as they ended leaning on bed.

---

“I will dream of your touch.”

“As I dream of yours, every night.”

They shared a brief kiss on the entrance to the males room, as they then parted as she went back towards the Girls dormitories.

Shun turns and begins to hear a song from a room

“BLOOD RAINS DOWN FROM AN ANGRY SKY! MY DICK RAGES ON! MY DICK RAGES ON!”

He notices that the noise came…from he’s room.

He rushes there as the sound became stronger and stronger as we went nearer. He opens the door and saw him, just wearing trousers, singing in the window with a jar of sake, totally drunk.

“BLOOD RAINS DOWN FROM AN ANGRY SKY! MY DICK RAGES ON! MY DICK RAGES ON!”

“Hey!”

“Brother! Brother take drink! Join me!” he said as he approached Shun with the jar.

“Lower you voice. You could wake someone up! If the teachers would hear you…”

“The teachers have already passed. THEY ARE WELL DRUNK WITH WINE! Keeping nose from fucking business.”

“Tomorrow you fight for the Honor of the school. Now is not the time for drink.”

“Every night is a time for drink!” he approached the edge of the window, placing half of his feet outside the window, millimeters from falling to his death “Cause the morning sun may great you…with the last…fucking…day!”

He fell…to his back, landing on the bed, as he began to laugh a lot. Shun helped him up.

“Fall to your bed!” He took the jar of sake from his hands. “Or risk deeper plummet against your Kato tomorrow.”

“Words of wisdom…well received…well well received.”

Shun turned back to the entrance, but he was stopped by a voice.

“Shun!”

He turned back.

“Should be you tomorrow.”

---

Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, January 15th 2022

Kirei: “We are ready.”

“Alright.”

He grabbed his Shinai, and stepped out of the outer part of the Dojo after clearing his mind before the battle. As he enters, he notices sensei Shiba Kyoshiro, and old friend of Kirei just in front of him and at his back Kato Shinji, not tearing eyes from him. He looks to his right, and most of his friends were there. Shun, Sakura, Taichi, Yamato and Miya. He smiles and nods at them.

As he walked towards the center, he notices Ovan, placing his back against a wall, while tabbing his bokken, looking at him. Next to him, Kirei’s granddaughter Naoto Sakura, his childhood friend. She was also one Sakura’s friends and she attended to the dojo to help her.

“Let us see what he can do.”

Kirei greets his friend

“Shiba, old friend.”

“Kyosho, long time since we last saw each other.”

“It is.”

“Come, let us see the contest.”

“Alright.” Both of them sat down, leaving the center of the dojo Shinji and him. “We have on this glorious day to witness a single battle between respected rivals. Clear space!”

All the ones in the Dojo cleared the center leaving just the two fighters in the center.

They both entered to the center and got ready for battle.

Shinji: “Your day finally comes.”

“And yours ends” as he points at him with the tip of his sword, with a confident smile on his face.

“Do not become stopped in base exchange.”

“Both of you.” Kirei replied looking towards his warrior.

“Kyosho, upon your command.”

He raises his hand, as both of them got ready, and the Blue Ronin tabbed his sword a single time, with all his fingers.

“Begin!”

Shinji starts with a fast diagonal attack, but he eludes easily bending his legs, as the sword passed millimeters from his head. As he manages to slightly hit the chest of Shinji and then tries a downward slash, but is blocked by the blade and then Shinji starts his assault, but both of them are tied on the battle. Shinji makes a downwards slash but he blocks the hit, and makes the blade slide thought his own. He ten manages to makes hit to Shinji’s left arm, but his opponent thrust his sword to his chest, setting distance between them two.

They briefly stare to each other, as Shinji dual handed his Shinai, as his opponent kept his single right hand wielding. In that moment, Shinji smiled, as he attacked once again, the Blue Ronin blocks his strike, and advances to his left, trying to makes a slash directly to Shinji’s face, but a he managed to parry the blade, and as his opponent’s momentum made him to continue the stroke, he hits his back it a powerful diagonal slash, but it was not enough to defeat him. He rolls on the floor, but Shinji rapidly followed and made a single dual handed downwards slash, as he used a single powerful upwards thrust, directly to the stomach of Shinji. After the blow, they set us distance between them two.

Shinji covered his stomach for a second, but he refused to show how the blow left his body and continued standing, and quickly regained his strength. The Blue Ronin moves his right hand fingers, but notices he could not. Shinji’s blow headed directly to his right hand elbow, and now he could not move his arm. It was numb. He looks up noticing Shinji smiling at him, and reading up for a finish him off. In that moment, he knew what he had to do. Surprising most of the audience of the battle, he grabs his Shinai with his left hand, and gets ready to continue fighting even without his more useful arm.

Confident, Shinji attacks, forcing the Blue Ronin to fall back, he tries to make another strike to approach him, but he continues to elude his moves. He parries a thrust blow and then seizes opportunity; he attacks directly to Shinji’s neck, but his opponent was also fast and they clash swords just in front of both of their faces and lock eyes and heavy breath. They remain like this for several seconds testing who of them would be the first to give up, and finally, Shinji seems to gain the upper strength, as he smiles over confident. They separate as Shinji sees his opponent opened and prepares to finish him off, with a horizontal left slash. But in that moment, he smiled. The Blue Ronin uses his right arm parrying the wooden blade, feeling pain in the prices, yet, with this defense, he wins time and makes a single powerful and at full speed thrust directly to his stomach. The battle stops for a moment, as finally Shinji got down to the ground hitting the wooden floor with his face.

Shun: “yes!”

Miya: “yes!”

He looks directly to his friends cheering for his victory.

Kirei stands up.

“You are the victor.”

He raises his sword with his left arm and cheers as he did on the arena, just days ago.

Kirei then speaks to his friend.

“A great display still Shiba. One not soon forgotten.”

“We would have re match, upon a day maybe.”

“Maybe.” He gets up and helps Shinji to get up, who still numb on the floor.

He looks at his opponent, and as he was charring his friends, he seriously looks at him, his happiness, and does not part ways from his new enemy.

Ovan: “hm…”

He turns around, and goes back to his dojo, not after sharing a brief stare with his rival.

The Blue Ronin surrounded by his friends raises both arms and shouts in happiness.

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Applauses in the reunion back at the male school dormitory, as all Daisuke, Izumi, Takeru and Ikuto were present, alongside the rest who went to see the battle.

Daisuke: “Only the mad blue ronin could win contest, without his fucking right arm!”

Yamato: “I could do the same!”

Daisuke: “you know I would kill you…for being a fool.”

Shun: “But Daisuke speaks the truth. Facing Shinji with just your left arm and your right hand damaged was beyond foolish.”

He shows his arm to him as he could easily move all the fingers and rae it, moving as he wished.

“The lucky guy hit me on a exposed nerve, and that made my hole arm got numb.”

Sakura: “but still Fate took pitty of your rotten brain, that is why you won.”

“Fate had nothing to do chessy girl!” he turns to his friends. “Shinji smiles like a confident asshole each time he has advantage and groans like and old pig. And that gave way to his intentions.”

Miya: "I do not know who he reminds me of!"

"Maybe yourself."

They all laught.

He shakes hands with Shun.

“your victory lifts the heart.”

“you will not be rid of me so easily, brother.” Shun laughed as he did. “Now in honor of my victory, we must celebrate, and as I the won today, THE FIRST ROUND GOES ON ME BROTHERS!”

“YEAH!”