1.87: A Katsuno Showdown

~DOUBLE AXE HANDLE!!

BOOM!

Sanji had to rely on running and blocking against four ronins with the odds out of his favor. ("This is just great! I don't see Tedashii for two months, but he already finds a way to piss me off-")

SPIN!!

SMASH!!

Nikki caught him by his foot with her chains and tossed him to the ground. "Gah!"

"You should give us the flag while you still can, kiddo." She said.

"WE'RE THE SAME AGE!"

"But not at the same level…"

BAM!

Suno punched him to Franco. "VOLLEY BALL!"

PUNCH!

He hit him towards Nikki, and she kicked him up in the air.

"For the grand finally!"

Yuro leaped up for his signature move.

~FIRE PROWESS: BURNING HAMMER!!

A giant hammer made of fire formed itself as Yuro grabbed it and made a 360 turn.

SLAM!!

Sanji felt what it meant to kiss the ground, still gasping for air.

"YEAH!"

They all high-fived each other and surrounded him once more.

"I'll be taking that!" Suno grabbed her second flag of the day and waved it in his face.

"Now, if we take it on as a team, we have 1 135 000 points. That's a good score for us." Franco said.

"Yeah, hopefully, the others don't beat the top 3," Nikki said.

"Oh, don't worry. My sensei will Never lose his flag…mark my words."

They turned quickly to where the voice was coming from. "Franco, boy. Did you really try to run away from me?"

Suno and Nikki looked as Franco began backing down.

"Uh, what is he talking about?" She asked.

"He's Mister Anderson…the second-year students' teacher.…I can't fight him."

"What?! But you're Franco; just use your zone against him-"

"Look for yourself…"

~ZONE PROWESS: THE ZONE!!

BWON!

EXPAND!!

"Not on my watch!"

~SPIRITAS CONTROL: REJECTION

SWOOSH!

Anderson broke the zone midway through its expansion.

"…He can do that?" Yuro asked.

"Oh, are you surprised? You see, all the students have their eyes on Gaiyato and Azahii. But you should remember one thing,"

"The rest of the staff can kick *ss just as hard."

Hino stood on top of a defeated Franco as they turned back.

"FRANCO!" Nikki summoned her chains and attempted to attack Miss Hino.

"NIKKI, WAIT!" Yuro pulled her back. "Open your eyes! Do you see what you're getting into?"

She saw Bobby hanging onto the roof before he let go. "Damn, almost had her."

"How did you beat Franco?" Suno asked.

"I'm human, but I know multiple ways of ending a ronin if I wanted to. He is a steel type, so I used electric karate…and did he conduct very well with that."

"WHY YOU!"

~STEEL PROWESS: CHAINED CORPSE!!

CLANG!

Nikki used her attack to divert her off of Franco. "Wake up, Franco!"

"He's still sleeping…let him rest."

KICK!

Hino got closer and began attacking Nikki from close up. "Worry about yourself for now!"

SWISH!!

Yuro and Suno were having their share of trouble against Bobby and Anderson.

"So you are Yuro Nakamura? I heard you have something personal with Tedd; am I correct?

"TCH! BUZZ OFF!"

PUNCH!

Yuro hit Anderson, but he deflected it immediately. "I'll take that as a yes."

BOOM!

He hit him with a knee to the gut and left Yuro grounded. "GAH!"

"YURO!! Alright, you've done it now!"

~HUMMING PALM: AIR STRIKE!!

BWOOSH!!

Suno palmed the air, and a gush of wind followed Anderson's direction.

"You forgot me…"

BOOM!!

Bobby took the impact full on, yet no damage was visible on his body.

("No damage from Yuro or my attacks. Who is this guy?") She asked herself.

"Don't bother trying to find my weakness…that is only for those who carelessly watch their pros. You guys have a lot of offense in this group, but you lack defense absurdly." Bobby hinted.

"What do you mean? We took down two of your members already. I think you guys lack skills!" Suno said, running to check on Yuro.

"Suno, watch out!"

He yelled at her before Nikki came flying in her direction.

THUD!!

They both fell in a bundle while getting surrounded.

"Sanji. I see that you can still move around, right?" Anderson asked.

"Y-Yeah. I'm better now."

"Good. If you wish to go ahead and seek a new opponent, be my guest. We have these three under control."

Sanji stopped for a while and already had his target in mind. "Tedashii!"

WOOSH!

"Oh my. What it feels to be young… I'll miss those days." Anderson said.

"You're only 21.." Hino reminded him.

"YES, I KNOW! BUT STILL, I'm a teacher…I miss talking to all the new kids, sports, girls, fame, girls, homework, and girls-"

"You said girls three times already…"

"EVEN MORE REASON WHY THEY WERE THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY TEENHOOD!!"

Suno sat and watched them arguing over something so pointless. ("I… can't believe this. I, no, WE are losing to a loser like this?!")

She stood up and reached for her bag. ("Whatever you gave me better be worth it!")

BANG!

She pulled out the briefcase and slammed it on the floor.

"Oh, you got a trick up your sleeve?" Anderson stopped chatting and ran towards her.

~FIRE PROWESS: FLAME WALL!!

BWOOSH!

With surprise, Yuro stopped him and gave her more time to prepare. "READ THE NAME AND SYNC YOURSELF WITH IT!"

"!!! It's a weapon?!"

~SPIRITAS CONTROL: REJECTION!

SWOOSH!!

Anderson blew the firewall away, but no trace of Yuro or Suno was found.

"…I see. So they decide to run away." Anderson began to laugh. "It's alright. I would've done the same if I was against my-"

BOOM!!

Hino and Bobby covered their vision after the massive impact.

"Anderson!"

BOOM!!

The explosion followed their location as well. Hino used wind karate to protect herself while Bobby took it head-on.

"That was a close one. What about you, Bobby-"

Hino was surprised that it got him on his knees. "I…actually felt that…"

THUD!

He was knocked out and already lost his flag. ("Dammit! What about Anderson?")

She looked towards the first explosion, but smoke still covered the scene. Yuro managed to take Nikki and Franco to safety and returned to the battlefield.

"I apologize for not having any flowers or chocolate to give you. After the exams, I was too happy to think straight and ran short of ideas of what to thank you with. So…"

BAM!

Suno landed back with him, still gazing at her arms. "My dad gave me this before I left, but I had no use of it 12 years later. So it's yours…my dad's chained blades, KANPEKI KONTON!"

CLASH!!

Suno kept swinging it around. The faster it moved, the more flames emitted from it.

"This is the same blades he merged with Simba?" Suno asked.

"Yeah, he said at least 5 percent of its spiritas are within it. That's enough to burn out an entire building!"

She stopped and looked back at Yuro. "But.. I don't control fire…How will I be able to tolerate it?"

He set his body on fire and opened his arms to her.

"If you can tolerate mine, any kind is possible!"

She held her hand out to him, and as they met, her whole body was engulfed in flames. It did hurt, but his smile kept her calm.

"Alright. Time to avenge Nikki and Franco!!"

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