hidden weapon

Well…kaburagi, how was the setup?

Kaburagi grinned evily. Perfect. Though I wasn't expecting that the secretary would react too…

But that kid has already….Fallen into the medicine man's spell.

Match venue.

Aoshima harbor, warehouse 17.

(Association owned property)

Ohma stood in the middle of the ring. He listened to the crowd as he watched the referee search Kaburagi for any weapons.

He could hear the crowd distinctly.

Tokita ohma…here I thought he'd be someone to keep an eye on…turns out his next opponent is kaburagi….

Too bad…his second opponent is the medicine man…

It's curtains for that kid….

Yeah…he's certainly gonna hang his cleats after this….

Tch! Damn this medicine man…

Ohma was really surprised. He really didn't sense anything special about this medicine man so why was the crowd so agitated?

It's taking a while. Yamashita said to Akiyama as he rubbed his chin.

Pardon?

Oh….nothing. Yamashita was now rubbing the back of his head. It's just that kaburagi's inspection is taking longer than it's supposed to.

Ohma's pat-down only took a few seconds but they are being strangely thorough on kaburagi.

Akiyama rubbed her nose slightly. Oh well…there's a reason for….

Shove!!

Mr Nogi??

Akiyama was shocked as Nogi suddenly came out of nowhere and shoved her aside. He grabbed yamashita by the shoulder, he held him like he was holding his best buddy.

Hahaha…Nogi laughed loudly. You sure have a good eye for detail, Mr Yamashita. I knew I saw something In you!

There's a reason that his search is being so thorough. Nogi decided to explain to yamashita by himself. It's because…Koji is clearly guilty.

Guilty?

Yeah. The sixteen combatants that were incapacitated by koji underwent a post-match inspection.

And all sixteen of them had a trace of an attack with a weapon….

Yamashita was surprised as he realized what was happening…

W..wait! You don't mean…

Nogi grinned. That's right.

The secret behind the medicine man, Kaburagi Koji's curses is a hidden weapon.

The white cloth on kaburagi's hand dropped a little and something was revealed on his hand.

The referee shouted immediately. Kaburagi! What's that on your hands!? Anything that can be used as a weapon is strictly prohibited! Take of all your rings and your bandages!

Alright…Fine…fine.

Oh! And take off your coat! You're on notice remember!? Who knows what you're hiding in there! As long I'm the referee, you should consider cheating impossible so better drop of all your shenanigans!

Kaburagi sighed. The referee was really onto him. But that didn't matter as no one could ever find…..

You got it. Kaburagi said, smiling.

You heard the man, mr koyama, so take my coat. Koji handed his coat over to his employer.

Koyama looked a bit worried. Kaburagi you gonna be alright? That ref really seems to be unto you.

Kaburagi expressed a very big smile as he used his fingers to make a "two" sign. Totally alright. I've already tested the drug…It works perfectly fine.

I still don't t get it! Yamashita shouted. If it's clear he's cheating then why doesn't kaburagi get any punishment?!

What's the point of the rule of he can break it with impunity?!

Nogi stared at him from the corner of his eyes. His next words shocked Yamashita. This may be difficult for business men like you to understand but…to merchants…there are some things that are more important than rules…

Seeing yamshita's confusion, Nogi decided to break it down. Let's say you're a merchant…you buy a product from a vendor, in expectation of turning in profit….

….You soon learn that the vendor is a con-artist, and the product is an utter sham.

Now what would you do?

Well…I'd take to the police or court….yamashita wasn't too sure what Nogi was getting at.

Hmm…Nogi seemed reflective. So what you're saying is; I would announce to the world that am I blind sucker that can't even identify a sham….?

Ahh!! Yamashita was visibly shaken.

Nogi spoke again. I see that you've figured it out. That would ruin your customers trust and cause even further damage to your business…

If you want to cut your loss…the correct answer is…silence.

The same principle goes to the Kengan association which is comprised of merchants.

By making him pass through a check by the referee, they are giving him the seal of approval clearing him of all suspicions.

Accusing him of a foul that slipped past the referee…would damage the Kengan association's authority….and may even result in a credibility problem.

Therefore…any use of weapons in the match is regarded as "never happened"

In the world of merchants…the side that didn't catch it is…At fault.

Another realization hit Yamashita.

It is nothing…all my long head common sense means nothing!

Are you both ready!!?

Goddamn! You took long enough…let's just get this over with.

The long search by the referee had already annoyed Ohma to a certain extent.

Take your stance!!

Kaburagi Koji smiled evily. Then it's time to end…

…Your short fighting career.

Begin!!

As the referee began the match, ohma charged towards Kaburagi impatiently.

Kaburagi only stood there, smiling. Look out. It's gonna blow…

…the time bomb that'll bring your destruction!

Whoosh!

Ohma's hand came flying straight at Kaburagi's face.

From the where Koyama stood in the crowd. Something like a faint light shone dimly.

Koyama smiled weirdly as the damage was done.

Argggghhhhh!

Huh?

What happened?

Some people in the crowd started screaming in pain as they clutched their ears. Akiyama was included in the batch that clutched theirs ears.

Hey! Hey! What's wrong?! Did something happen to you!?

Did something happen?! Didn't you hear that!!!!?

Ohma clenched his fist as he but his lower lip.

Tch!

It's that noise again!

But where's it….

Pang!

Before ohma could even think, kaburagi's fist had crashed into him like a falling boulder.

Yamashita felt his eye almost pop out. He took a blow? Ohma took a low without a feint!!?

Akiyama was now Patting her her ear softly. Looks like he's made his move…the medicine man….

…HAS STRUCK!

Ohma held his ear slowly. That was pathetic…..

It's an attack that we can't even imagine!

Ohma continued. I took that one right In the…..

Huh?

Ohma suddenly noticed something wrong with his eye.

Kaburagi Koji grinned madly.

You see?! I wouldn't have taken the strike if you weren't looking away…

….Your vision that is!

Why is he blurred?

Is it my eye?

Huh! It's my eye!

Ohma looked around and he panicked slightly as he found that his Vision was actually blurred.

Ugghhh!

Ohma groaned In Pain as once again, he couldn't detect Kaburagi Koji's attack. The middle aged man's blow slammed into his face merciless.

Pang!

Pang!

Pang!

Oh… what's this? Kaburagi was smiling. He looked just like the devil. Is your reaction starting to dull?

Kaburagi suddenly shouted in mock realization.

I see!! Your vision's getting worse and it's taking you longer to register my attacks!!

*****

Tap!

Tap!

Tap!

Is this thing really making any noise? Koyama wondered as he tapped something hidden under his clothes. This newfangled machines don't make any sense to me…

I wonder why he had to make me take part in this….well, I suppose since it's helped us reach our goal…All is well that ends well….

From what I saw in Tokita's last match…he might be far much a threat than komada the deva king…and the mail that sticks up needs to be bent out of shape….bit by bit.

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Aural attack? Yamashita asked , visibly Puzzled.

I'm afraid that's probably the case….it was Nogi speaking. And for the first time, he seemed worried.

….Based on Tokita's and Akiyama's reactions….

It was such a loud and uncomfortable sound…didn't you two hear anything? Akiyama asked, still rubbing her ear.

Nogi but his lip. Looking around the venue, only tye relatively young noticed any sort of change….

That ca. only lead to one conclusion…his weapon is….

…..The mosquito.

M…m…mo..mosquito?

What a lame name.

THE MOSQUITO.

A high frequency sound of approximately 17 kilohertz.

When people sensitive to high frequencies(mostly adolescents and people in their early 20s) are exposed to this sound, it is accompanied by a discomfort that is similar to tinnitus.

This brings about agony that is beyond description to people that can perceive it.

But no matter how powerful the sound is, ohma would never divert his attention from his opponent. Normally that is….

….Ohma's unnaturally blood-shot eyes must be due to poison.

Seeing how he's got impaired vision…he's up for a tough fight.

Nogi suddenly took a playful disposition. But still, to think that not only ohma but Akiyama could also hear the sound….Akiyama you've got pretty good ears for your….

SHUT UP!!

You can easily download the mosquito on your cellphone….what a world we live in! Koyama was laughing silently. And I've modded that mini-amplifier to give it a higher output.

Then I just leave the rest to my collaborator…

…Easy as pie!

Pang!

Pang!

Pang!

There are so many different kinds of weapons….Kaburagi said as he punched ohma fiercely.

I hope this taught you something…Tokita…Ohma!

Ohma was really not looking good. His usual grin was punched off his face.

Pang!

Pang!

That's two! Kaburagi shouted excitedly…and now your eyes are completely…shut!

Just as Kaburagi said this, Ohma grimaced in pain as he closed his eyes tightly.

Looks like the poison is finally starting to kick in.

Kaburagi's hand looked a bit strange.

Was that…?

The poison?

Kaburagi smiled mischievously. Those rings and bandages were so conspicuous, you knew they were obviously a bluff right?

They may call it a strict pat-down, but at the end of the day they've only got human eyes….

…And if you ask me, they are full of holes!

But no matter how strict the check gets…

…I'll slip through each and every one of them!

I'm a hidden weapon specialist!

Pang!

Kaburagi koji's legs was like metal as it slammed very hard into ohma's face.

Tokita ohma…I've discovered your greatest strength.

Your greatest weapon is….

…your ability to observe, your extraordinary kinetic vision!

When you use your eyes to observe your opponents…you can see it can't you? You can see it….

…the flow of their power!

And that is why I shut off your weapon…

…your eyes. You are now just an ordinary guy like me…

…trying seeing the flow of my power now..

I tried.

Huh? Kaburagi was surprised that ohma still managed to talk.

I tried. Ohma repeated. I tried to see the flow of your power but…

…you just didn't have any power!

Huh?

What's he doing?

Why did Tokita suddenly curl up?

Ohma was quiet as he took his hand up to his head.

Huh?

What's happening?

Kaburagi noticed his hand just started sweating profusely. He grinned wickedly as he pulled a needle out of his wrist.

Alright…I'm running out of time…let's end this quickly!

Ok…I've gotten behind you…Kaburagi thought to himself as he stared at ohma's neck intently.

And my target is…

…your cervical vertebrae.