The Art Of Sword

After the final match.

Soju: That Grimm guy isn’t dead, that's for sure.

Narae: Any other information you got out of him?

Soju: Connection with the ‘Ember Witch’, last contact 2 years ago. He had a friend who is dead. And an arch-enemy name… ‘Big Ben’? Ain’t that the bell in London?

Narae: Well it is and ‘Big Ben’ is also the name of the number 1 hero in London.

Soju: What lead to him obtaining that nickname? And does his ability relate to the title?

Narae: His ability is superhuman ability and flying. The title comes from him being the best hero in the UK.

Soju: Ain’t superhuman ability and flying in one person pretty standard in the range of power? Now he just needs laser eyes and that is the whole package.

“How did he become the best across the UK with such common abilities?”

Narae doesn’t say anything.

Soju: Why aren’t you answering something wrong?

Narae angrily said: Yes! Not like you, I don’t gather information about everyone in my workplace. I only gather important information.

Soju: That’s fair, you and I interact with different people. I hang out with the old geezer and you hang out with celebrities.

Narae: You want to switch occupations? I don’t know if you can handle the corporate lifestyle.

Soju: I’ll pass on that. You can’t shackle my freedom.

Narae: Sound like you’re asking for a breakup. I don’t like to swing a blade that keeps slipping out of my hand.

Soju: I wouldn’t be worried too much because you haven’t picked up a different blade since.

Narae blush a bit: Smooth talk.

Soju laugh: Like you, I also want to take our relationship even further. But we need to win or make sure that the war doesn’t happen first.

Narae: For our happiness and for the clan's longevity.

After the match, Sunz and Grace meet up with Jihu and Yama.

Yama: You two put on the best show during this tournament. I can’t believe you successfully used my clan skill, Sunz.

Sunz: Well, we did alter it to fit my fighting style. If I use the original skill then the winner might be her.

Grace: Hmm? When did you learn it and at what point in the match did you perform it?

Sunz: On the last day before the match, Yama teaches me his clan skill. We planned to do it the day before but some accident happen so we have to postpone it.

Yama: Since his sword isn’t as heavy as the traditional. So we have to change the way the sword contact. In order for it to not break.

Grace: Is it a high-risk high-return skill?

Yama: It is, the skill is invisible until it impact and the only risk is, the sword chance to be broken. And the heavier the opposite object is the higher the risk is.

Grace's tone shifts a bit: So when did you perform it during the match, Sunz?

Sunz: At the end of the match. I use ‘Electric’ as the trigger and stop at the end of your attack. After that, it felt like I remove the energy from your attack which is why it stops completely.

Grace said “If it didn’t work you would be on a stick right now, wouldn’t you!” as she glared at him.

Sunz: Don’t be so angry… we both come out completely fine so that’s a positive.

Grace: Fine! Just don’t risk your life for stupid reasons anymore!

Sunz: Ok, I’ll try.

Jihu: You two getting along pretty well these days.

Sunz: I guess so. By the way, Jihu are you free for the next 2 days need you to help me with my training.

Jihu: I’m free from morning till dinner. Is that ok?

Sunz: That’s plenty. Just meet me during breakfast then us three will go down to the training facility.

Jihu: Us three? Are you saying you, me, and Yama?

Yama: No! It’s you, him and her. I don’t really have anything else to teach him. So I’m just gonna lay back and enjoy this tournament.

Jihu: Ok got it. And Sunz a question for you, why are you dating Grace? I’m not against it at all, it’s just you never paid attention to girls at all and you are the type to put study above romance.

Sunz: Answer to that is I don’t know, I also find it weird that this happens to me. But one thing about her that is on my preference list is she is very ‘Formal’.

Jihu: That’s make thing a bit easier to understand your decision.

Grace: Excuse me, but I think I might be the cause because I was the person, who approached him first and one event after another I feel like I want him all to myself.

“ I set up a bet with him that if I win against him then he would be my boyfriend and if he won I’ll be his girlfriend. Both options were made by me because he didn’t want to choose his reward. And now hearing it, is it okay for me to throw my life away for someone?”

Jihu: Sunz did you get caught by a ‘Yandere’?

Sunz: She hasn’t gone insane yet so I’ll take it as a win.

Grace cluelessly asks: What a ‘Yandere’?

Jihu: Ask Sunz about it another time. Now that I understand you two situations. What is your training strategy that involves both of us?

Sunz: The strategy is I’m going to duel against you two at the same time. This is for me to increase my speed and reflex. Plus the second reason I need you is I wanna see the gap between us and… you’ll be acting as the medic bag.

Jihu: Lucky for you I’m more well versed in healing than fighting. Which open me up to a different fighting style. Will you be okay with giving him a few scars, Grace?

Grace: I wasn’t that satisfied with the battle today and I need to punish him for the stupid tricks he did. I might not be able to sleep tonight. Hehe.

Jihu (This is the third reason.)

Sunz (Lucky I think ahead.)

Yama (I can deliver food to them during the break.)

On Grimm side

Before the fight, he receive a note from someone and it said “After you win makes sure to walk until you see no one else then I’ll appear.”

After he won he continue to walk for about 5 minutes toward an unpopular spot. Then he hears a voice behind him. A female voice that is familiar to him but sounds a bit weaker than before.

Female voice: I see that you’ve been progressing through this tournament without any problem.

Grimm: It’s because the first half was too weak for me. I didn’t expect that you would want to meet me.

Female voice yawn: Juuusst wants to check up on you. But what is your plan after winning?

Grimm: Funny you ask, but I don’t plan on winning this tournament.

Female voice: Oh, that doesn’t change anything at all. I didn’t choose you because I think you could win. I choose you as a way to give you hope.

Grimm: Hope? I guess it all makes sense, you came to me at my darkest time and gave me an offer that I can’t refuse. “To grow stronger and defeat your enemies.”

“But I started to feel like it's time for me to step down. This isn’t my tournament to win.”

Female voice: Are you saying you’re going easy on your last opponent?

Grimm: That isn’t a chance, I don’t throw my win away that easily and these kids need to know the feeling of despair when their weapon fails to protect them.

Female voice: You do what you want. But I’m here to tell you that, don’t tell that kid ‘Sunz’, about your past so detail. Especially the part that caused you and her to separate. If you still want to, just explain it vaguely.

Grimm:… There is something about you that I don’t understand. Where did you get information about my life and it all fit 100%? It’s like you have been watching me for a long time.

Female voice: A man named ‘Merchant’ gave me information about you. He was the reason why you were chosen for this tournament and why I know every detail about your life 100%.

Grimm: That’s absurd, so I was only chosen because a man out of nowhere gave you my detail.

Female voice: No, the reason you were chosen was. Because ‘I’ want a person with no worth, no happiness, who is so despair but they don’t want to end their life. ‘I’ was wishing to find someone like that, but I don’t want to waste my time so out of nowhere he appear and grant ‘my’ wish.

Grimm: So what next are you planning for me?

Female voice: Nothing! You are here to find hope and that’s all. After all, this tournament is all about hope with a demon living in it.

“That’s all, I’ll take my leave.”

The girl disappeared right before Grimm could say anything else.

Grimm: I should really consider being a teacher.