"Anyway, you should get going Ryuto," said Kenichi turning his head towards him, "You need to make sure Rimi doesn't do anything too drastic…. or stupid"
Ryuto understood at once what Kenichi meant and nodded his head.
"I will talk to you later" said Ryuto as he wheeled away.
"Now you two can enjoy watching but I need to talk with Shogo, I don't want him to start a fight against anyone so I will see that he remains occupied " said Kenichi to Sho and Natsu after which he dashed in the direction where he felt Shogo's ki.
"That guy doesn't feel any pressure at all" said Sho
"Well the fight is below his level so he is pretty chilled about all this," replied Natsu to which Sho could only nod his head after which the two returned back to watching the fighters.
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"Your left arm… what happened to it Mr. Boxer?" asked Lugh politely, causing Takeda to freeze for a second, "I see…. an old injury. There was a time when you couldn't move it, correct?"
Takeda's eyes twitched before replying, "You sure talk a lot don't you!"
Just as he finished his statement, Takeda fired a barrage of punches, to which Lugh slide around the punches. Takeda didn't give up as he fired another jab, aiming it right at Lugh's center, blowing his guard off. Without hesitation, Takeda threw a left straight, only for Lugh to tilt his head to dodge. Instantly, Lugh tried to grab Takeda's left wrist, only for Takeda to quickly pull back, grabbing his left wrist in slight nervousness.
"If you keep covering your left wrist, you can't even release half your original power," warned Lugh.
"He's trying to play with your mind don't listen to him Takeda" said Ukita just after which he was thrown into the ground.
"Ugh!" groaned Ukita
Takeda glared at Lugh, who merely looked amused. Takeda responded with a series of jabs once more, to which Lugh dodged.
"To be honest, this is a bad matchup for you," stated Lugh as he tried to grab Takeda's hands once more, who quickly pulled back, "This speed and power, it would be on par with Yomi. If your opponent was Atlantae, no, even Odin or Berserker, it would've been a good fight."
Lugh tackled forward, so Takeda tried to weave his way to the side, only to trip when Lugh kicked him at the bottom of the shin at his instep. Taking a tumble, Takeda stood up only to feel his right arm being grabbed by Lugh.
Takeda quickly threw an uppercut, shaking Lugh off with brute strength as Lugh let go.
"But in the end, you are a boxer, and I am a submission man. This is the worst possible matchup for you, as you attack with nothing but your arms, making you the perfect target for me to destroy."
Takeda took a deep breath, letting the oxygen in to calm himself down.
"You've got quite a bit of attachments, don't you? An arm that's healed, a fun and happy lifestyle, a best friend to watch your back. That's a bit greedy, isn't it?" asid Lugh, his eyes opening to reveal a blank white pupil and a darkened sclera, giving him a freakish look.
Takeda immediately fired a barrage of punches, only to get one of his punches trapped between Lugh's legs. Quickly, Takeda managed to wrench his hands out of the grip, but felt a spike of pain go through his arms. Looking down, he noticed his pinky had been wrenched out of its socket. Taked snapped the pinky back in place, clenching his fist.
"What's wrong, Takeda the Puncher? Do you want to run away?" asked Lugh.
"So you can sense Ki despite…. no, it's because you're blind," said Takeda.
"Indeed. Out of all of Kensei's disciples, I am able to sense Ki the best. I have yet to fully unleash it, but my Ki is Sei, the same as the disciple of Ryozanpaku, Shirahaha Kenichi," replied Lugh, "Perhaps he will be my next target."
Here, Takeda actually spat out and laughed, "Please, don't put yourself at his level. You're nothing like him. If you chose him, you'd just get annihilated. Didn't your master tell you to stay away from him or something, I thought he was intelligent enough to know that. But then, that's only if you can get past me!"
Lugh frowned before replying, "That's the idea. To advance as a martial artist, it means to devour the possibilities of other fighters. If you continue on your path, then you will most certainly become a master in the future. And by devouring that future, I'll grow stronger!"
Lugh began to attack with not grabs, but actual strikes aimed at Takeda's joints.
Ogata-ryuu Submission Penetrating Hit
Takeda winced as he felt his joint almost being forced out by the hit as he quickly jumped back, quickly soothing the pain with his hands.
"This is the difference in our resolve. I'm willing to devour other people's futures while you aren't prepared to give up your own life! This is what you-" shouted Lugh, only to suddenly stop as he felt something change.
"Oh, I'm prepared," said Takeda as his eyes began to glow with Ki, "That mentality of Satsujinken. To kill for the sake of progressing oneself. I've got friends and a master to thank for. I'll continue living my life, not only for my own sake, for theirs too! I won't let you devour my future, but I'll beat you up as a Katsujinken!"
"So you continue to be greedy?" spat out Lugh.
"Call it selfishness if you want, but you, who is willing to cut off other people's futures for your own future, is more selfish than mine!" roared Takeda as he released his Ki.
"You can release your Ki with your own strength?" gasped Lugh, taking a step back.
"Come on! You wanted to devour my future! Let's see if you can!" shouted Takeda as he rushed forward.
From then, Lugh found himself on the defensive side. Takeda's punches not only had more strength in them, but also began to trick him too with his Warp Punch, releasing Ki at the tip of his fists to confuse Lugh at where the real fist was. Lugh ended up eating several punches to the face and stomach. Lugh tried to break Takeda's right leg by jumping onto it with his full weight, his legs hitting the knee joint that would snap his leg in half with Ogata Zajuuori, only to find out he had been tricked once more as Takeda rained punches on him.
Flipping back, Lugh tried to grab Takeda's arm once more. However, Takeda changed his aim this time. Instead of aiming for the face or body, Takeda let his punch explode right into the palm of Lugh's hands. At first, Lugh thought Takeda had made a mistake and gleefully allowed it to hit his palm, where he would have a chance to grab the arm.
Unfortunately, Lugh miscalculated how powerful and swift the punch was when it impacted his palm. The shock sent a jolt of pain through his arm, causing him to flinch as his arms bent in slightly while his fingers came down. Takeda followed up with another punch to the same hand, smashing into the fingers of Lugh.
Lugh yelped in pain as he felt his finger joints crack before getting another left straight to the face. Quickly rolling with the punch, Lugh managed to get some space.
"You're probably wondering why I'm suddenly employing tactics against holds," grinned Takeda and he bounced on the balls of his feet, "Tell me, did you forget who one of my best friends is?"
Lugh paused for a second, quickly going through the packet they had been given about the Shinpaku Alliance.
"Since you don't seem to be clear, I'll refresh your mind for you! I spar with Ukita, the guy you said always has my back which is true and he's a Judo user, meaning that I'm familiar with some grapples!"
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