Pioneer Academy Training hall, Room no. 2,
Vidal was quite delighted to get a personal training room. For entering the competition he was getting excellent treatment from Academy.
But Vidal has discovered a recent occurrence while practicing his moves, the energy in surrounding converges to a certain point of his body which is being used.
While punching, the energy converges to his fist and feet when kicking. The process was spontaneous and natural. There was no discomfort, but no control over the process.
So over the three days, he was trying to control the energy that is being poured in his moves, but everything was in vain.
So he finally gives up and started his normal routine to practice Judo techniques.
[Proficiency on Judo: 27%]
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On the day of leaving for the competition, Jonathan was early to pick him up.
Jonathan even bought some masks to hide the face of Vidal. Since they registered Vidal as James, who was another student from the same academy, hiding his identity was a must.
Jonathan didn't introduce him to any other students; he only stayed by his side.
The group led by Grace also arrived. Grace was the hope of the academy, and everyone has their attention towards her and the team.
There were five people led by Grace, everyone in iron warrior level, most of them paid little attention to Vidal, but Grace asked some questions to Jonathan.
Jonathan didn't reveal Vidal's actual identity and just laughed or dodged every question of Grace.
At last, Grace gave up and started tending her team for the last time.
A bus arrived, and as everyone entered it, Jonathan pulled Vidal in his personal car. Both the bus and car took off and headed towards the stadium for the tournament.
Vidal looked through the window. The skyscrapers, flying cars, and even powerful monsters as pets; the world has everything he could only imagine in the previous world.
When Vidal was indulging in the fantasy world, he felt pairs of eyes on him.
From the bus window, Grace was looking at him, maybe trying to inspect him.
Vidal glanced at her one time and pulled the window up and waited for the car to reach the destination.
Nova region was divided into three provinces; and Pioneer Academy was in province 1. The Perse Stadium where the competition was going to be held was in province 2.
Providence 2 is the most advanced in technological view point and province 3 is the most powerful. And the Province 1 is the most peaceful one.
The travel would have been faster by taking monster transport or flying transport, but the Providence 1 has a different plan for the inter-Academy warrior competition.
There were three Academies in Providence which can directly take part in the competition but providence 1 has arranged a preliminary competition between three academies and only the winner will take part in warrior competition.
Being the peaceful Providence, other academy doesn't want to fight directly with the brutes of providence 3, so the plan was formed.
And there was no complain about the decision made by the providence 1.
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Golden Academy
When Pioneer Academy reached the Golden Academy, Sierra Academy has also reached the venue and preparing for the preliminary.
For this preliminary competition, the total responsibility was on Grace, and the remaining academy knew about Grace too.
So Jonathan sent Grace and her team with another teacher, Brenda. Principal Roger sent Brenda specifically for the safety of the team.
Jonathan was cautious of her as he could not see her; she was a higher rank warrior than himself.
Brenda departed towards the competition hall with the team.
Jonathan was looking at Vidal and asked, "You seem to quite familiar with Grace."
"Familiar. Well, we are from the same Year and Academy so isn't it normal," Vidal tried to be as calm as possible while answering.
"You know, when you directly call her Grace in front of Principal, I knew something was there between you two."
"Isn't her name Grace?"
"Ha ha… Yes, but did you look at the team she was leading? Most of them didn't even look at her face and just nodded to her every word," Jonathan continued, "And you were staring at her from under the mask."
Vidal went silent.
"Does principal know about this?"
"My granddaughter sometimes goes out to meet her secret friend is what he said to me."
"Are you two only friend?" Jonathan asked.
"Yes. I am grateful to her. She has been very kind and helping me from childhood," Vidal repeated the thoughts of the previous owner.
"You mean you two knew each other before joining Academy."
"Yes, we used to play together in the Remembrance park," Vidal replied.
Currently Vidal age was 17, and their friendship was 6 years old.
Remembrance Park, Jonathan listening to this word stopped asking further questions. The park was created for remembering the people who were dead, and their body didn't get the proper funeral.
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The preliminary begins, and it was all pure battle. As long as the age is less than 18, the rank doesn't matter.
They used a special machine to measure the age of the person, this help to avoid any fake documents and details.
From the look of the surrounding, it was clear who was going to be the winner of the preliminary.
With no difficulty Pioneer academy won the competition, and there was no dispute or disagreement in the competitors.
And finally, everyone retired for the rest, leaving Vidal, Jonathan and other teachers of the two academies.
"You know the current situation and still sent these students to fight in competition," a teacher wearing a golden badge of initial G said to Jonathan.
Jonathan shook his head, "Atticus, I presume. This time he is going to take part in the last act," he pointed at Vidal.
The teachers from Sierra and Golden academy looked at Vidal trying to judge, but there was nothing?
Looking at the face of the teachers Jonathan said, "Vidal, why don't you learn something from the respected teachers as well."
Vidal nodded looking at Jonathan and put his mask down; there was no need for him to hide his face from teachers.
"Amateur" this word appeared in the four teachers in front of him. There was not a slight trace of fighting spirit in him. He looked normal than a normal person.
Atticus was the first one to take stage with Vidal.
"If I were you, I wouldn't underestimate him. And other teachers can also join him at the same time. It will be easier and faster," Jonathan said.
They couldn't understand whether Jonathan was arrogant or ignorant of their strength. But they didn't want to take advantage of a student, so they waited.
Taking an attention position, Vidal bowed to Atticus. It has already become a habit of bowing when he was training.
When the bow was finished, Atticus felt something was wrong. "Is this the same person?" was the only question in his heart.
Atticus felt his entire body was locked, his hands, legs, shoulder, neck, wrist, elbow, every part of his body was being locked and unable to move.
Vidal gained such concentration and perception after fighting with Master Kano Jigoro, he was slowly becoming an embodiment of Kano Jigoro and his every breath and movement was becoming Judo.
The calm eyes, and indifferent face without a trace of emotions; nobody can tell what he was going to do.
The three teachers on the ground jumped to the stage and supplied energy from outside, and finally Atticus could move.
The teacher looked at each other and nodded.
The four teachers moved to four sides surrounding him, but their attack was also same like Jonathan; with full strength, jump to the enemy.
Jonathan on the side shook his head.
Atticus who was doming with his fist was the first to get hit. His first move "Seoi Naga": Catching the sleeve of the punching hand with his left and rotating his wrist a bit and pulling the shirt collar with right hand up and towards him, Atticus balance was broken.
Vidal took one step forwards and turned 180 degree pivotal turn, now both Atticus and Vidal were facing the same direction. With his knees slightly bent, his right elbow pushes inside his right armpit and pulling on the sleeve he threw him forward. It was supposed to be a simple takedown but due to him unable to control the energy gathering in his hands Atticus was thrown far like a ball.
With spending any time, Vidal got behind one of the teacher, Sukui Naga: holding his both legs like scooping tried to push him back but was thrown instead.
Taking some steps forward, Morote Gari: kneeling a bit he caught the both legs of the teacher and tried to drop him forwards but instead he was thrown again.
And the last one was same one as Atticus.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
The four crisp sounds reverted on the hall and alerted many students and teachers on Golden academy.
On the four walls of the Hall, four teachers were stuck with several injuries.
Hearing the footsteps coming from outside, Jonathan and Vidal sneaked out quietly.
"Ha… Ha… You weren't using full strength when fighting me, right?"
Vidal said nothing and moved towards his room.
Vidal was experiencing some new changes in his body; he wanted to enter training space as soon as possible.