Chapter 73: Sparring.
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"Hey Mashura! I feel like I'm a bit cold today. Mind if I warm up in the Dojo a bit? With you?"
"... You sure?"
"Yeah. I'm a bit too cold right now... As you said... I can't really go without a bit of sparring a couple of hours or so... You forced me to change Mashura... I can't go too long without doing any training! I want some intense fight right now! Can you give me what I wanted?"
"Of course. For my King, I'll do anything to make him happy. Because you did... Make me, your queen. Happy after all."
I smiled a little when I heard that... And with that, We go straight to the Dojo to have a little bit of fun...
And when we arrive at the Dojo... I quickly stretch my body while Mashura didn't do anything. It seems like she's already warmed up from the previous session... Well then, let's see if I can get some move toward her. I hope I get some hit in though...
"Ready Alfredo?"
"Hnnggg... Yeah... I'm ready!"
I prepared my fist to reach Mashura... And then, she make her move... She dashed straight toward me. It's a classic Mashura moves... But it's also something that I always expect from her though...
Honestly, I know why she always dashed straight at me. Because she want to see what my progress are... Usually, I would either back away or dodge... And I think, I can manage to strike back now...
Because I can see her movement clearly more than before... I didn't have her ability... Her Infinity is such a cheat... Because she can see the flow of power in my body and immediately counter it using her Phantom Movement and Infinity...
While for me, I wish I have something like that so that I can at least see what attack comes at me... But hey, it's not something that I should care right now...
Right kick straight to my neck. Is something that Mashura will do. From her stance, it's clear that she's ready to kick my neck away and end it all immediately...
Instead of trying to counter her movement... I feel like copying her exact movement is going to be better...
Let's see if she can suddenly change her motion from kicking to something else. It should be possible...
I dashed toward her and prepare my right kick as well... And she notices it... I can see that she glances on my right leg...
Got you, Mashura...
Now, her leg suddenly tensed up... I can see a slight movement on her calf. With that, I follow through with my movement...
"I see..."
Mashura muttered that when our leg both smash each other...
IT HURTS!!! f*****g HELL!!!
How can she not budge when my leg kick hers?! What the heck?! Damn it!!! Mashura is too strong for me!
In the end, I'm the one breaking contact... I immediately jump back and then Mashura dashed toward me to apply some more pressure... She's smiling...
I see that her hand is tightly gripped... Both of them... And I can see that her stance is going to be a straight uppercut and punch on my chin.
Trying to knock me down? Then, let me do your move as well then...
I reach the side of the dojo and Mashura up her pace... I immediately push myself using the Dojo wall and then caught her off guard... Her abdomen are open!
"One hit!"
I stop right in front of her and then smack her ab with my palm... But then... My one hit failed... Instead, she quickly move to the side, she grab my wrist and then twirl her body... She pull my wrist down lightly and then it flips my body to the ground...
"s**t! What the hell?!"
"It's a good effort... But need more variety!"
She try to stomp on my chest... But I quickly pull myself away from her foot and then jump back up... I look at her and she look at me...
Fuuh... What the hell man... Mashura is too dangerous for me to face in a real fight... No hesitation to hurt me whatsoever...
I really want to give her a taste of her medicine and hurt her a bit. But she has a REALLY high pain tolerance even when she get hit...
But then... As we're looking at each other... Mashura take a different stance... It's an open hand stance... Such rare stance... What is she up to?
"You're trying something different?"
"... Maybe. I'm trying my own style. You know?"
Hoo... This is might be bad for me... I can't even fight properly... And she has made her own stance... But as expected... Mashura should be able to make her own stance...
But I think this is what I need to grow...
"Haaah... Very well then... I'm planning to just have some fun... But it seems like you want to use me as your experiment... So, I will let you. Do it, Mashura. I won't break!"
She smiled deeply when I said that... It's like she told me that I just made a big mistake. But there's nothing going to go wrong with me here... Because I am me.
I try to dash to her. But in an instant... My vision just went blank. I see nothing but darkness...
Ah... I see... I'm... Still no match for her huh... When she's serious... She can instantly make me pass out without any problem... It's... Sad... But not really though...
It just mean that she's stronger than me... And I can accept that fact...
No matter... How...
No... I can't accept the fact that she's stronger than me... Honestly... It's not a bad thing that she's stronger... But... I'm just afraid... That she will find someone that is as strong as her or even stronger... And get entangled with him instead of staying with me...
Aaaah... I can't do it... I can't stand it... I can't let that come true... I need to wake up... My body is still moving... I won't break!!!
"Haaaaah!!!"
For some reason, I scream really sharply and then strike my palm right at Mashura hand... Stopping her attack right in front of my chest...
"... You... Didn't pass out?"
"... No... I did pass out... But I'm tough you know? I said it. I won't break! Come at me!"
"... You're the best..."
And with that, I try to get to an equal standing with Mashura... But of course... I can't do anything other than stop some of her attack here and there...
But with that... I at least know... That I'm improving and still continue to improve...
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