Chapter 110: A Challenge 2
Sato stood still for a short moment, processing Motori's request. He walked forward, determined to put an end to it.
"Alright. I shall agree to your challenge."
"No! Don't do it. Jake has already went to informed the staff. There's no need for you to intervene." Terence had watched everything unfold from the beginning. He quickly stopped Sato.
"Captain, I cannot let this slide. This challenge, I will be accepting regardless of everything." Sato took off his shoes and socks. Wearing his Physical Training kit, without any protection, he was completely exposed.
"You.." Terence wanted to stop his junior, but seeing how determined Sato was, he could not bear to stop him. In fact, if it were not for his position, he would've stepped up to fight Motori too.
"Come." Sato stood ready, his hands balled into a fist, both legs bent, one more forward than the other. Motori smirked looking at the white belt newbie in front of him.
"Well, if you insist!" The reason why Motori was so happy was because of the current scenario that he ensnared Sato into. They were currently 'sparring' and so, whatever harm he deals to Sato, the school cannot hold him liable, so long as he does not kill Sato.
Running up towards Sato, Motori sets up for a jumping kick. He jumps up with both his knees, twisting his body as he slices the air with his right leg sideways.
Sato did not falter. He had basically researched every move to it's core over the past three weeks. The kicks were all engrained into his head. Knowing that the blow was going to come from his right, Sato stepped to the right as soon as he saw Motori jumping in the air.
Motori's leg barely missed Sato's head. "Tch.."
Landing on his feet lightly, Motori quickly got into position to launch another attack. Since he was fairly close to Sato, Motori turned to his back as he jabbed a back thrust towards Sato's stomach. Sato wasn't able to react in time for he had never experienced such a combo before. And so, stepping a few times backwards, Sato clutched his stomach, grimacing from the pain.
"Oh yo! Are you regretting your decision now? Do you want to surrender?" Motori taunted, alternate hopping on his feet.
Sato ignored the pain, getting into his stance again. After all this training with Master Choi, how could he give up just like this. This weekend, He had undergone the same training as the previous weekend. He had learnt a combination of moves that was particularly hard to achieve at this stage. Let me put it into use now, Sato thought.
"Since you do not want to yield, I shall make you!" Motori smirked. Shuffling slightly closer, Motori spun himself. Anyone could tell that he was going for a spinning kick.
Nows the time! Sato stepped forward when Motori was about to launch his spinning hook kick. It look as if the strike on Sato was inevitable.
"No, Sato!" Terence and Tae Wan who were at the scene shouted out worrily, just as Sato ran forward. However, when they realised that Sato had turned his body, with his arms raised to block his face, they knew that Sato had a counter plan.
Motori's hook connect, but it wasn't as effective. Sato's lunge had closed too much distance between them, rendering Motori's kick useless. Not only that, his parry through his arms, had made Motori lose his footing.
Nows my chance! Sato quickly seized the opportunity. Raising his right foot, bending it 90 degrees, Sato trusted his leg forwards as it landed square on Motori's chest. The cocky red belt fighter was unable to retaliate. He was pushed out of the ring, before staggering to the ground.
Sato had won and by no means was it easy. But, he had done it. And like every underdog story, a loud cheer reverberated through the air.
"Sato! Sato! Sato! Sato!" The cheering did not stop for a good minute. Sato bowed honorably before getting off the ring and wearing his shoes.
Tae Wan and Terence were waiting for him in the sidelines. Everyone present was honestly jawdroppingly shocked at what Sato achieved. In fact, not many people in the club could've achieved the feat that Sato did.
"Argh!" Motori grinded his teeth in frustration. He picked himself off the ground, stomping off towards the side door. Whenever he walked by someone, he was jeered on with mockful comments.
"Sato what you just did was simply eye-opening!" Sato's senior, that had watched his fight, praised out.
"Yeah! Thank you for protecting our club's name from that cocky bastard!" Another person congratulated.
Sato could only stand there and accept their compliments. He was rather embarrassed from it all. He scratched the back of his head as his eyes were squeezed together into an upside down smile.
Then, it hit him. Looking at his watch, Sato couldn't help but run off again, like he did several hours ago.
"Shoot! I totally forgot about the performance!"
Sato sprinted off, disregarding the pain on his stomach. To him, The Sirens was definitely more important than his injury.
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At the corner of the hall, Pete and Marion watched the boy run off and out of the hall. They shook their heads, realising the follies of Motori.
"That dumbass will probably die when Gray finds out about this.." Pete predicted.
"Yep. Agreed." Marion said while nodding.
"It seems like this trip over to University Z was worth it," Pete turned around to leave the hall. He looked back at Marion who wasn't moving. "You're not going back yet?"
"No. Not just yet. I'm meeting someone in the school."
"Oh?" Pete gave Marion a weird look as if he knew what was going on. "Tell me. Who's the girl?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Spit it out.. I have known you since you were a kid. You acting all cool and mysterious just reinforces my point even more." Pete gave his reasoning.
"Well I shall neither agree nor disagree to that statement. Now, just go off to somewhere else before I give you a kick in the ass."
Marion had to physically push Pete away from this place, before heading off in the opposite direction. Pete pouted at the secret kept by his best friend.
"Man... Why does no one ever want me in their life?"
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