Chapter 43: Chapter 43. Grandmaster
The crowd heard my taunt and exploded with fury. The receptionist calmed the audience then announced my next opponent.
Receptionist: Looks like our challenger is ready for his next opponent. Our next representative is someone we all know, her energetic personality always leaves an impression. Neon Katt of Pflicht Academy.
Soon after announcing my next opponent Neon leaped out from the other end of the arena. She was wearing tight blue pants with a matching tank top along with a white coat that had various colorful pins attached. She had her orange hair tied up in twin ponytails and her green eyes looking at me excited. She started to run her mouth.
Neon: Oh, my gosh you are so cute having both tiger ears and a tail. That big sword your carrying wouldn't happen for you to be compensating for something right?
I ignore her because if my memory serves me right Neon Katt likes to taunt her opponents and, wow she is more annoying in person then in the show. I got into my stance when I heard the get ready signal from the receptionist and Neon on her rollerblades looks ready to have a go at me. As the bell rang Neon charged right at me leaving behind a rainbow trail, as she spun her nunchaku getting ready to attack me I sidestep out the way and raised my leg in her path at the last moment tripping her.
With her spread out on the floor, I used a shockwave to send her flying into the arena wall. Before she could recover I fired off a couple more shock waves at her making her aura meter turn red ending the match. I looked towards the crowd and taunted once again.
Silva: Next...
The audience simmered with anger and the receptionist announced my next adversary.
Receptionist: Well, looks like we have a fighter on our hands here. Let's see how he handles our overall cool guy, Flynt Coal.
Flynt Coal, the future leader of team FNKI (Funky) and a guy with a rather unusual choice of weapon a trumpet. He is wearing a fedora along with some sunglasses plus wearing his blue necktie loosely. His dress shirt with a vest and overcoat along with a pair of dress pants gave him a cool but formal appearance. Flynt appraised me and asked.
Flynt: So what's your name big guy?
I curtly introduce myself.
Silva: Silva Cloud...
Flynt nodded and ready his trumpet to use against me. When the bell rang Flynt immediately used his semblance to make 3 additional copies of himself and blew his trumpet at me. I countered by firing a shockwave at him and to my surprise, my shockwave lost some power going against Flynt's trumpet blast but still made him and his copies stagger back. Not giving him any breathing room I fired off a couple more shockwaves at him and his aura meter soon turned red ending the match. I sighed and said to the crowd further taunting them.
Silva: I was expecting a challenge and I'm still waiting here.
This incensed the crowd and my next couple of matches we're as anticlimactic as before till I finally started facing licensed huntsmen/huntresses. The receptionist announced.
Receptionist: Now then folks it looks like our latest member has shown to be a formidable adversary and now he will be facing our full flesh huntsmen and huntresses. Silva Cloud's next opponent is one of the happy huntresses lead by Mantle's hometown hero Robyn Hill, Fiona Thyme.
As the sheep eared Faunus came to the arena with her crossbow-spear she was wearing an olive jacket over a white shirt and dark pants along with brown boots. She looked at me and said as the crowd cheered for her.
Fiona: Hello...
It looks like being in front of a crowd is bothering her a bit so I replied back.
Silva: Hello...
As I got into my stance waiting for the bell to sound off Fiona did the same. The bell rang and the match started, Fiona started off by firing crossbow bolts at me to which I weaved through to get to her. I punched at her and she blocked it with her weapon but she staggered back, not one to ease up I fired a shockwave at her next. This knocked her back but she quickly regained her balance and started to circle me while firing her weapon at me. I evaded her shots then stomped on the floor with Echo Tremor causing a small earthquake and as Fiona tried to maintain her balance I charged at her.
As I struck with my fists she could barely guard against them and when I punched her in the gut I lifted her off the ground with my fist. I pushed her into the air and gave her a palm strike sending her flying making her crash against the arena wall. I ended the match after firing a couple of shockwaves at her while she was impeded in the wall. After that match, I fought with 2 other happy huntresses Joanna Greenleaf and May Marigold. They gave me more a challenge but couldn't make me draw my sword and now the receptionist announced my next match.
Receptionist: Well folks we have seen one heck of show so far, right? This is just getting better because Silva's next opponent is our very own, Robyn Hill.
The crowd started to cheer and chant Robyn's name looking forward to the match but the receptionist then said.
Receptionist: This is what I would like to say but Robyn is currently away on business.
The crowd looked disappointed at this fact and the receptionist announced afterward.
Receptionist: However, Silva's next opponent will be our gym's owner and the grandmaster himself, Ookami Gureken.
The audience started to whisper among themselves and I was getting interested in this so-called grandmaster. Moments later a tall old man with fading gray hair and a short beard appeared. He had a slightly wolfish face with sharp gray eyes and he was wearing a simple gray yukata carrying an odachi that didn't seem to have any other attachments to it or special features. It was purely just a katana and the old man spoke in a tranquil tone to me.
Ookami: So you're the young man causing such a ruckus here...
As he seemed to be sizing me up I did the same to him and he made all my hairs stand on in. This old guy is definitely not weak because I can feel that his aura us still quite strong for his age and the scars on his hands tell a story. I drew my sword getting ready to face him and the old man entered a quick drawing stance with his odachi, the old man then said.
Ookami: Oh? Looks like you can hold yourself pretty well for such a young age, tell me who taught you how to fight?
I answered back.
Silva: My adoptive mother.
The old man just smiled and asked.
Ookami: Who's your mother?
I deadpanned a reply.
Silva: You aren't her type.
The old man looked at me stunned for a moment and then started to roar with laughter. After a minute he wiped a tear out of his eye from laughing and said.
Ookami: Ah, it's been a while since I've had a good laugh, thank you, young man. Now then let's see what you're made of...
The bell rang and I started off by immediately sending a shockwave right at him. What he did next stunned me, he cut my shockwave in half... Seeing such a thing for the first time surprised me but my surprise soon turned into excitement because this old man will actually give me a challenge. I made my great sword vibrate and charged at him, he parried my sword and thrust his blade at me causing me to stagger. Before I could swing my sword again he slashed at me, knocking me back and he soon followed by with another slash at me while I was down.
I rolled away and soon got back on my feet then ready my sword to confront him. He looked at me and nodded his head then said.
Ookami: Decent reaction, but could be better.
He came at me with his katana but I used my vibrations to cause a small earthquake and it made him lose balance but for only a moment. His movements changed by using small, quick, light steps to continue closing the distance towards me. I stopped trying to use my semblance to create an earthquake and went at him then swung my sword. We clashed against each other and despite his apparent age he overpowered me in strength. I leaped back to get some distance and the old man then said.
Ookami: Hmm, a good amount of strength for your age and agility needs a little work but good judgment overall in tactics.
I fired a shockwave at him to which he sliced in half like last time but I followed behind the shockwave to take advantage of his small opening. I finally managed to land a hit on him which was knocked back a couple of feet and sent a pulse to the ground directed at him. He staggered a bit and I swung my sword at him while making it vibrate but before it could make contact on him he swung his own story at my own and cut my sword in half. I didn't stop and thrust my broken sword at his exposed gut knocking him back to which he said.
Ookami: Interesting, to immediately attack even just having your weapon sliced in half, very interesting indeed.
Before I could make my next move the old man appeared on top of me in an instant and sent a flurry of thrusts at me, I could only block part of them. Taking a deep breath I released a shockwave from my whole body making the old guy retreat a moment, I soon charged at the old man and made my sword vibrate at maximum power. My sword groaned from the stress of my vibrations and when I swung it at him it shattered into a barrage of shards at the old man. This did a fair amount of damage to the old man's aura but he just smiled.
Having only the handle left from my sword I toss it up in the then punched it making it shatter lime the rest of it turning it into buckshot like attack at the old man. The old guy dodged it then went to slash at me with his sword but I caught his sword by clasping my hands on it. Before I could make any sort move on him he let go of his sword immediately and gave me a palm strike on my chin followed by a punch straight to my solar plexus and finishing it with a high kick to my head.
This made me drop his katana and knocked me back after staggering for a moment the d man said.
Ookami: Good, very good, being able to make the most of your broken weapon and catching my own to counter me.
The old man had a vicious smile on his face as he picked up his katana and I took out my halberd from my blue jade ring which surprised the old guy. Feeling that my aura was getting low I decided to hit him with everything I got after I find an opening. I ready my halberd and the old man entered a quick draw stance again. A moment passes and I charge at the old man, as he was his katana I guessed the trajectory of his slash and concentrated my aura on a single point.
As time seemed to slow to a crawl his sword inched closer and closer to me. I tightly grip my halberd ready to swing it and as his sword hits my focused aura it didn't rebound back in the other direction as I expected. His slash continued and I swung my halberd at him aiming for his midsection, we passed by each other and the receptionist announced the result.
Receptionist: You see it, everybody grandmaster Ookami has won which was to be expected of course but you have to admit Silva put up a great fight. Let's hear it for grandmaster Ookami!!!
As the crowd cheered for the old man he walked up to me and said.
Ookami: Kid, if you're interested in improving your skills come here tomorrow morning at the crack dawn and I will teach you.
I saw no reason to refuse so I told him I will show up. It looks like I have a master now.
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