The last match played by Jon's team was like all the others, Jon bungled things up right at the beginning which left Akira and the other to have to pull out all the stops to get the win, "That Russian, do you think you could take him?" Darren asked Anya. "Hard to say, his technical skills are pretty advanced though I'm confident I could beat him there, I think our best bet is to split him and Akira up and fight them one on one" she admitted. "My thoughts exactly, Ito any objections to working defense and dealing with Jon?" Ito looked unsure at first and uncomfortable about talking about it, "I'll win" she finally stated. "As long as you prevent him from getting any physical attacks in you should be fine, if nothing else that moron is strong" Darren said, Ito nodded. After the match had ended it was announced by faculty the final would take place tomorrow, this was after all still a school and the students were expected to get plenty of rest.
"So, what's the strategy?" Anya asked as they made their way back to the dorms, "I'm thinking I can probably draw Akira into one on one if I stress the idea I'll fight him with the katana, if you immediately head for the goal the Russian will be forced to go after you" he said. "So we meet up then you distract them while I make it obvious I'm leaving you to fight them while I head for the target?" she asked. "Yeah, I'll pretend to try and hold both of them back and give you some time to get ahead, then I'll fail to stop Akira's partner from escaping, I'll also use up all my ammo in the process" he said. "I'll leave how to deal with Jon entirely up to you Ito, just keep in mind he'll be looking for me above all else, if you can use that to your advantage you can draw him anywhere you want" Darren said.
The school day seemed to drag on forever, the students anticipating the finale to the tournament, some began taking bets on who would come out on top, the student council were the favorite to win but not by as much as most of the students had thought they'd be. When the match finally started the students in the observation room were literally on the edge of their seats.
"Looks like we got the restaurant again" Darren sighed, "Worst building to defend!" Anya exclaimed, "I think it'll work out well for me" Ito said confidently, "There's a lot of open space so Jon won't be able to corner me." Ito was right, she was far more agile then Jon so dodging his clumsy attacks wouldn't take her much effort, if it came to that she'd have to force him to use up his ammunition first though. Ito had chosen an identical outfit to what Darren always uses taking his advice to heart she fully intended to draw him where she wanted the fight to take place, "Alright, we're off, good luck" Darren said "You too" Ito responded.
Darren and Anya moved about halfway to their target before taking cover so they could avoid coming into contact with Jon en-route, "He's taking his time" Darren murmured, "You did tell them it would be us two maybe Akira convinced him to stay" Anya whispered. Suddenly they could hear footsteps rapidly approaching, "Idiots held me back, of course Darren would say he was coming there to try and fool me" they heard Jon saying to himself as he passed by.
Ito decided she'd trap both the elevator and the stairs, she'd first engage Jon on the first level then make him chase her to the second where the fight would commence in the main dining room, she had tipped a couple tables for cover and shut off all the lights. Suddenly the main door burst open causing a commotion, it caught Ito by surprise for a moment, she dashed towards the first table. Jon caught the movement from the corner of his eye and unloaded a hail of shells from the two automatic pistols he had brought, they bounced harmlessly from the table Ito had dove behind, Jon dashed at the table making no effort to conceal his intention. Ito jumped at the last minute as Jon kicked the table, before he could react she planted a kick into the back of his head propelling herself towards the stairs she unloaded rounds from her sub machine gun behind her as she ran. Jon dove for cover and was able to escape being hit since Ito hadn't even tried to aim, he fired after her as she disappeared up the staircase "Still a coward!" Jon shouted after her "Face me hand to hand." Jon went for the elevator in an attempt to reach the next floor and ambush his target, as he stepped into the lift a pulse went off, he clicked the button repeatedly but the circuitry had been damaged, he cursed loudly then chased after Ito.
Jon reached the landing and hit the tripwire, he quickly turned on some device on his wrist, as the tesla arced out of the mine it was drawn to Jon's wrist and rendered useless, "I know your tricks loser!" he shouted as he stepped onto the second floor. He loudly stomped towards the dining room "Come out!" he yelled kicking a nearby table to crash against the elevator doors, he heard a click and dove as gunfire erupted from the back of house. The automatic fire continued while he took cover, he tossed a stun grenade towards the weapon, the gunfire stopped just before the grenade landed. Jon charged unloading gunfire towards the server station, he stopped suddenly when he noticed a sub machine gun sitting atop the counter mounted in firing position by some robotic trigger. He dove over the counter as he heard something hit the floor, the room was suddenly lit up with a bright light, "Fight me worm!" he yelled growing increasingly angry.
Ito waited behind the elevator doors for her traps to do their work, she expected Jon was almost out of ammunition at this point and it was just a matter of time, she could hear him growing increasingly agitated. She heard more tables crashing against walls as he continued his rampage, she clicked the next button on her wrist mounted computer and pistol fire sounded from the back hallway. She heard Jon return fire, from nearby, his guns began to click, its as she suspected he had run out of ammo and would need to reload, she opened the doors which slid open silently, she rushed him leaping into the air and planting a double kick into his back.
Jon fell to the floor as a sudden force hit him from behind, he quickly rolled over releasing his pistols and pulling out a combat knife, he slashed at Ito a couple times to force her back as he regained his feet. "There you are" he said sneering "Todays the day you lose Katagiri" he said charging at Ito, he lunged and slashed and stabbed but nothing he tried was working, his opponent dodged gracefully and almost seemed unaffected by gravity Jon snarled as he pressed in closer.
Ito pulled a pin on the flashbang on her chest a maneuver which had served her well in the past, Jon had pushed in closer and before it could go off he backhanded the device tearing her clothing and sending the grenade to trigger in a far corner of the room. "You're not Darren!" Jon screamed at her in a rage as he pressed the attack harder then before, this would work to Ito's advantage though since in his anger he abandoned any semblance of proper fighting technique. Ito kicked his feet out from under him and before he could react she placed the razor edge of a combat knife against his throat. "It's over, you lose" Ito said to him completely composed "Do it!" Jon yelled before he spat at her, this should have been the end as far as the rules went but Jon didn't care he grabbed the knife with his barehand drawing blood he pushed it away. Ito didn't expect this the match should have been over, Jon rushed her again still swinging his combat knife like a wild man, she realized he fully intended to kill her at this point. She quickly assessed the situation and as a last resort stabbed a hole into a canteen at her hip she made certain to splash it on Jon's legs and shoes and got some distance. As Jon continued to chase her she pressed a taser into a trail of water on the floor and ignited it It was over for Jon now, he convulsed wildly as the energy surged through him. Ito was angry at the attempted murder, she cut the power to the taser and ran over delivering a hard kick to the side of Jon's head, She then got on her knees and repeatedly punched him in the face blow after blow. A loud speaker sparked to life in the arena and a faculty member could be heard, "That's enough Ito, anymore and you'll kill him, I promise you he'll be severely punished for his misconduct so let it go."