4. The ghost girl

I was in the Park Tsubakidai not far from the Dōjō Fûrinkaikan , training my perception and Gate of Babylon, tried to materialize weapons in my hands for more than 5 minutes. The use of opens the gate is bearable but the more you open, the bigger the doors my stash will dry up.

At the end of summer, Ichigo decided to start learning karate even though he was already learning what I was teaching him and made results , he's doubting my words on my training so let's him see by himself what's better. So, I leaved Ichigo at the dōjō as per usual and quit before Tatsuki asked me for a match. The girl is stubborn and want to fight with me each time we see each other because i had beaten her.

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Flashback:

"It's for him ,not me i'll just stay on the side"

I talk with de master of the Dōjō, Masaki said, she'll will pick us up at the end of class. The master take Ichigo while i sit own in a corner where I can see him.

"There , Ichigo introduce yourself to everyone "

"Kurosaki Ichigo, Yoroshikune!"

"Yoroshiku Ichigo !"

"There Ichigo , i'll pairs you up with Tatsuki chan, for the moment. Tatsuki come here!"

The Master called out a kid in kimono with dark spiky hair , with an stolid expression

'She has a good stance for her age and a impassive yet, firm gaze ' the girl walk to Ichigo, and noticed Astarte stares , their eyes meet.

"And her ? She said while bearing her gaze , Ichigo turn around and see his sister smile to him. So, he smiled and said

"Her, she's my big sis , she came to accompany me" She lifted his gaze and refocused on Ichigo

"Ok , let's start practice. We'll fight try to hit me"

'Let's see , if the things ,i show up to him will be useful'

Both of them put themselves in a salute position and start.

"HAJIME!!!"

The match start with both of them who observe each other while moving with their arms on guard, Ichigo tried to approach his opponent, he's fast but he doesn't have the experience of his opponents, so Tatsuki put a sloppy blows on his upper body, normally the match will be over after that but Ichigo managed to dodge accurately to the side, lower his center of gravity and deliver a roundhouse kick, the girl dodge it and retake her stance. Ichigo didn't hesitate to try to attack her, blow blocked, counterattack and the breaths of Ichigo which were released after each blow were heard in the dōjō.

'The girl seems to be having fun, the first blow she used was enough to overwhelm a beginner but i ma'

Tatsuki was excited to have a fight which lasts more than 10 seconds , she's doesn't have much opponents to her level at her category, she was so into that she does not realize she put much strength in his first, this one punched Ichigo in the chest. Ichigo found himself on the ground.

I started to walk to his direction and see him hide his face. There he was crying .

"Don't cry, you did pretty well" I said while patting his head

"I don't cry, it's my sweat under my eyes!"

"So, it's alot of sweat" i said helplessly

Tatsuki interrupted us with awkwardness

"You don't need to cry, I troughs to finish this in less of 10 seconds, but you was resistant "

The master intervenes and place himself with a smile "It's been a long time since Tatsuki take more than 10 seconds to win a match , you did well Ichigo." we through he was going to stop there "But , i have a questions , theses moves you showed, although there was loopholes, in your guard. Im pretty sure, this wasn't even close of karate. This style, i've seen it before, a long time ago. It was Da.....Ma..Ba..."

The man mumbled syllables whose end with "A", he was trying so hard to remember the name

"It was Baji quan" Astarte interrupted him " its a Chinese Art martial , the Hakkyokuken, if you prefer"

" Yes, Yeah it was Bajiquan " he said with acknowledgment But added who was teaching them. He had the vision of the pretty woman who was there earlier, of average height who seems to have a normal build, he decided to remove her from his head 'there no way a fine woman like her teach them martial art like that. so he immediately thought it was their grandparent or father. If he knew it was the 5 year old kid in front of him he wouldn't believe his ears.

"Our Dad taught us, some move when he was much younger, he traveled to Taïwan. He was lost somewhere and encountered disciples of an certain Master Liu , Liu Yun Qiao, himself disciple of Lu Shuwen. He stayed 4 years with them before came back to Japan "

´Although Isshin, he's a lazy pig, when he don't fool around, i'm pretty sure he had received some training, a long time ago and "this" is imprinted in himself just by his posture and stature i can tell. And for Master Liu, he really existed in some worlds , this world for example, himself is a mirror to others with various differences but the essential is present "

The man start to be excited while recognizing the name of famous big master

"What are, he doing right now ?"

"He's doctor "

The man choked , and has a look of bewilderment marked all over his face, Astarte leave him in his shock and refocus on what's around her

'If, i said he was me who will believe me'

"So, you said ur dad taught you. Can i fight you too?" Tatsuki listened to the conversation very carefully

" No !" I trough the answer was dry for a kid, so, i added "This will be not be fun for both of us"

"Please, i want to spare with you, both of you receives the same training, even though i won, i want to experiment with other and different practitioners "

I was going to keep declining but i thought about removing ichigo's doubt by defeating this girl in less than 5 seconds.

"Fine, we can spare , put yourself in place"

Astarte said with a big smile

Tatsuki feel chilly for an second but was content, she thought the siblings have similar level and will enjoy a little like when she fought with Ichigo, but alas this fight itself took less of 5 seconds. Tatsuki was on the ground, she wonders what happened, she didn't even see the kid with dark hair with lock of blonde honey in them.

"See, this took me less of 5 seconds to beat you"

Tatsuki get up and star to run away.

'I hope , i stomped on all your rebelling through, little brother' She said with euphoria in his heart. While Ichigo , through. He will never fight with his sister, even for fun.

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And since that day she harassed me . Today was a good day for practice nor too hot with a little wind. Nobody around just a few peoples once in while they'll not question why there's a little girl here or why they're bright golden flash of light once a while.

'Let's tried to open 7 portal scattered in the zone'

Seven portals, opening above her and trow the weapons being in the other dimension .

"WAAAAAAAAH "

The scream came from 15 meters away at my left , i walk through the bushes and see a little girl no more than 8 years old, dressed with a old kimono .

"Sorry, i didn't sensed you was around"

"It's you trow sword around" she said and scold me with i suppose old fashioned expression , more she talked more her voice dropped and stare at me with confused and shocked expression "Wait you can see me !"

Astarte nodded " Yes , i can see you"

"How can you see me, usually nobody can see me apart animals"

"Well,there are exception and i'm one them" I said no more before tell "if you are better i'll leave" i turn around and come back where i came from. she follows me and don't bother me much

"Wait, what these golden lights i saw, and the weapons? "

"These" i show up a lance in my hand and a portal ." This is magic"

The mouth of girl was agape, her eyes were erratic. " Don't you are afraid to show me"

"Why would i ? " I tilted my head with a interrogation face.

"I mean to who you'll said this, to others ghosts there are a lot of ghosts in this city but i'm pretty sure y'all don't have a group chat where y'all meet one a month, to talk about what you saw"

"Sharp mouth for a kid"

"Silly questions for an old ghost like u "

Shame invades the ghost and try to change the discussion .

"The name of this noble one is Mika and for my last name, i did not remember"

Astarte raised an eyebrow but replied out of politeness.

"Astarte, you can call me Astarte, Mika san ."