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____Narration____
[Status]
Name: Saw Paing
Age: 30
Strength: XX++
Durability: AX
Stamina: XX+
Speed: XX
Intelligence: X
Potential: XX
[State]
Lively/Determined/Nervous.
Saw Paing is excited to face him. He is aware of his strength, but is determined to win at all costs. He feels nervous at the thought of being defeated.
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Looking at Saw Paing's stats, the only thing that surprised him was seeing how intelligent the wrestler was. Saw Paing didn't look like someone who used his head for anything other than attacking, so it was interesting to see that his intelligence was superior to that of an experienced wrestler like Sekibayashi.
Although thinking about it, this would not be something shocking, since at the age of 30, it was normal that he had accumulated a lot of experiences. As for Sekibayashi, who even close to forty years old, was not as intelligent as Saw Paing, Yuji could only blame the man's stubbornness for that.
Standing by with your arms open while taking as much damage as possible was not the smartest strategy of all.
[Saw Paing is a 30-year-old fighter from Myanmar!]
As Sayaka passed on some information about Saw Paing to the spectators, the mention of his country of birth immediately caught Yuji's attention. He knew Myanmar very well, since that was the country where he learned Lethwei.
Despite being a country with not very pleasant politics, since its government was in constant conflict due to the fact that the military had taken over the country through a coup d'état, the people were surprisingly receptive to foreigners like him.
Of course, this was not true for everyone, since those who lived in the city were quite hostile, making it impossible for him to even go to a proper academy. But while the people in the city were not very receptive, the people in the villages were extremely kind, even offering him to spend the night in their homes.
Moreover, even without access to a proper academy, some villages had their own Lethwei masters, who taught the martial art to younger people who wished to learn it.
In the end, he felt that learning in an academy would have been less beneficial than learning from a village master.
After some time in the country, he came to appreciate the presence of the people in the village in which he had chosen to learn Lethwei. He felt empathy for their situation, as their country was being destroyed every day by the dictatorship installed in the country. Unfortunately, it would not be easy to overthrow a government of a country that had been in place for decades, but that did not stop him from leaving a generous amount of money for the village when he left.
It was the least he could do after receiving such hospitality.
"In position."
Taking the common stance of a boxer, Yuji began bouncing around, Saw Paing watching him with an excited smile.
Gaolang, who was watching the fight from the stands, crossed his arms as the fight was about to start.
'Saw Paing, don't be hasty. You must have realized by now that an ordinary approach won't work with him, so think about what to do.'
Even though the boxer was talking to himself, Saw Paing had the same thoughts as he clenched his fingers tightly.
Having seen Yuji and Rei's fight, he knew that the boy in front of him would be ready for anything thrown at him. If he wanted to win this fight to save the place where his family lived, he needed to fight technically, which he was not used to doing, since using his head for things other than headbutts was not his forte.
'But for the village of dawn, I will win at all costs!'
Stepping on the ground hard enough to crack the ground slightly, the Lethwei practitioner quickly mounted his stance, his smile widening even more.
Yuji seeing this, just raised his eyebrow in curiosity. Saw Paing was too determined to win, and that could easily be attributed to his personality, but it was clear that there was something more to it, since he didn't seem like someone who would be nervous about having the chance to lose.
Something was increasing his determination to the point that he would put his life at risk if it led to victory.
'Blackmail, perhaps?' Yuji frowned.
Yoroizuka Sanemitsu, the manager that Saw Paing was representing, had no malice in his aura, so he didn't believe that he was responsible for making the fighter so nervous.
Also...
With a quick glance at the entrance to the arena, he realized through the ripples of his aura, that Sanemitsu was just as nervous as Saw Paing.
It was normal for businessmen and their fighters to receive threats during the tournament, so he decided to just put that aside and focus on his fight. There was someone who was orchestrating a very dangerous plan on the island, and if Sanemitsu knew anything, he would be talking to him after the fight.
Realizing that the judge was about to start the fight, Yuji turned his full attention to Saw Paing, noticing through his not at all discreet posture that he was about to propel himself toward her.
'So predictable.'
"Begin!"
Boom!
"SHAAAA!"
Cracking the ground beneath his feet, Saw Paing swept the distance between the two and immediately attacked with a punch.
A move so simple and predictable that Yuji didn't even see it as a threat, casually deflecting the trajectory of the Lethwei practitioner's fist while combining the move with a punch to his jaw, causing him to stagger to the side while raising his defense.
'Tsc.'
Turning his vision to his fist, Yuji noticed his skin taking on a reddish hue. It didn't hurt, but served as an indication of how tough his opponent's skull was.
'What a ridiculous durability.'
To hit Saw Paing directly his skull would be asking to destroy his fists gradually, and Yuji would not want to take more damage than necessary.
'I will hit your muscles and disable you from moving.'
"!"
Throwing his torso backwards to evade a kick from Saw Paing, Yuji immediately countered with a crawl, knocking his opponent backwards onto the ground, who quickly rolled to the side and stood up while pushing his body away.
"Boy, you are too strong!" Saw Paing praised as he held his fist and snapped his fingers. "I'm getting more and more excited!"
"You're not bad yourself, your skull is hard as steel." Returning the compliment, Yuji resumed his posture.
Punching his own forehead hard enough to generate a loud sound, Saw Paing replied, "We Lethwei practitioners train our skull every day to make it the toughest helmet of all!"
"I see." Opening a small smile, Yuji stomped hard on the ground. "Very well, let me test how much this helmet is capable of holding."
"You can come with everything!"
Boom!