"Would you like to fight today?" Gaggard said with a smile to Noah. But the kid turned on his bed as he said, "I need some rest!"
"Okay, then. Your food is on the table!" The old man said as he went out. Noah has become the favourite of many and Gaggard himself has made sure that Noah gets what he wanted to the point he was being treated like a Group A fighter.
Group A fighters seemed to have extraordinary influence in that they fought whenever they want. But there was a rule, they can't abstain from fighting for 10 days. In Noah's case, he has 7 days.
And in these 7 days, Noah soaked in White Milk every day. He ate the best food, and also his clothes were clean and tidy. His room also was separate with a better bed and table.
Gaggard spoke to him with respect and that forced all the kids and workers under Gaggard to treat him with respect. Some tried to insult Noah behind Gaggard's face but Noah's pettiness was terrific as he immediately informed Gaggard.
That day they saw Gaggard's Wrath.
Elya on the other hand has become demoralized. Noah's stellar rise has diminished his enthusiasm. Even though no one chose him as the scapegoat for Noah's grievance because when they do that, they face Punishment Slap.
In fact, some fighters allowed him to win in order to make Noah see them in good limelight and also face the Acknowledgement Slap.
Overall, Noah has introduced three Slaps. Punishment Slap, Acknowledgment Slap and Bored Swing.
Bored Swing denotes that Noah was bored and least interested in the fight. This also means the fighter has no fighting talent. It was done on the face or head or in the middle of the back.
Knock!
"Come in!" Noah said.
Elya came in, his face was a mishmash, his eyes were closed and he now has no hair on his head. In one of the fights a fighter grabbed his hair and defeated him. After that, he shaved his hair to prevent that from happening.
"Ginder fighting style is good. Better than all the fighting they are using but you are the problem. Because you are desperate, you want to rise with me, you lost focus and couldn't maintain your pace!" Noah said without looking back.
"You should reflect on that. I'm meant to be at the top no matter what. But you are supposed to rise gradually but you aren't doing it the right way." Noah sat and looked at the pitiful boy.
The contrast between them was vast, Noah's skin was soft, pale, unblemished and beautiful. He looked like a spoiled brat that never saw hardship. The one thing that varied was a scar on his chest where his heart was supposed to be. However, that adds some charm to him.
Elya gulped down as he watched him but he was more envious of Noah's talent and capability.
"I see envy in your eyes. Because of that, you will never rise. You will forever be at the bottom, unable to reach any height. Do you know the reason!" Noah asked as he walked to the table where his food was kept and he took a meatball.
"I asked you a question!" Noah said.
"No." He quickly answered.
"The reason is, I was born with wings to fly but you have to develop the wings and nurture them before you can fly. However, you are obsessed with flying before you have wings. I can see that as you try to include fancy moves in your fight when you should focus on precise and direct attacks that should end the fights. If you fix that, you may have won a lot of your fights!"
As he talked, he ate and observed his colleague. But he shook his head, Elya was too frustrated and no amount of words could change him unless he reflected on himself.
"You can have my White Milk sessions. You should recover, you can make it!"
"I… I don't want it!" Elya said. His pride wanted him to reach the top on his own. Noah looked at him before he smiled.
"Arrogance. Where it was not due!" Noah commented. "You can go!"
The moment Elya left the room, Noah's eyes became sharp. "He rejected my kindness. Hmm!"
On the day that marked Noah and Elya's 30 days in the Underground Pit, Noah stood in the arena while he was being introduced.
"Group C best fighter. A rare fighter that we don't normally see in this arena. He has defeated all his opponents but he never gets defeated, not even once. However, he is still a human as he bled like all of us."
"Tender Slap was hated by many because of his Slapping techniques that people considered humiliating but later that turned into pride. Yes, those that face one of his Acknowledgement Slaps have their ego boosted."
"Those who face Bored Swing aren't that good and they strive to improve themselves. And last is the Punishment Slap. We have seen it three times only but all these times, it was one mighty slap that made the fighter blank for more than a minute."
"Tender Slap is the definition of Don't Judge a Book by its cover. He looks weak and spoiled. However, his Slaps are anything but Tender!"
"Tender Slap has mediocre speed and strength but his durability is great and his recovery. Listen and listen. His secrets!"
The referee became silent as he watched the arena fill to the brink. Fighters from Greap D to A standing, watching and listening to the explanation.
Because today is the day Noah will shift from C to B if he won his fight. Today, he will fight the 100th battle. So, it was a small ceremony and unfortunately, the referee will spill out what he understood Noah's ability was.
The other rival will listen and be ready for him.
"His greatest strength is his…. Eyesight. As long as he sees, then his body can coordinate and he dodges and avoid attacks."