Chapter 3: Joining the Hunters
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Tatsuya is stunned by the strength of Mirazawa.
"She is way stronger than him" Tatsuya thought
"I have no chance of winning"
"I have to fight her"
"No matter what"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"Just give me a minute"
"Yeah, take your time"
"I will be waiting"
Tatsuya closes his eyes and starts thinking.
"Hmm"
"Looks like there is no way out"
"Damn it"
"I have to think of a plan"
"If I can't defeat her"
"I will die"
"Damn it"
"What should I do"
"Maybe, I can try using the broken gate"
"Yeah, that's it"
"But, I can't use the broken gate properly"
"Looks like, there is no way out"
"What should I do"
"Think Tatsuya think"
"There must be a way"
"Hmm"
"What should I do"
"This is bad"
"Shit"
"Shit"
"Calm down"
"Take a deep and ..."
"Just attack"
"Attack her"
"It's the only way"
"Do it"
"Ok"
"Let's go"
"I am going to end this"
"Let's end this"
"Hmph"
"Looks like you are ready"
"Yeah"
"I'm ready"
"Good"
"Let's go"
"Come at me"
Tatsuya charges at Mirazawa and she counters with a powerful punch.
"Ouch"
"I am not done yet"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah"
"I'm just getting started"
"Good"
"Come at me"
Tatsuya punches her and is blocked.
"I won't let you get past my defence"
"We will see"
"Hmph"
"Damn it"
"Looks like I can't beat her"
"What should I do"
"Come on Tatsuya"
"Think"
"I need to think"
"I can't lose"
"I won't lose"
"Let's go"
"Hmph"
Tatsuya attacks again.
"Is that all you got"
"No"
"Then show me"
"Now, let's go"
Tatsuya attacks again and is blocked again.
"This is bad"
"I need a new plan"
"Come on Tatsuya"
"Think"
"Come on"
"I need to think"
"Damn it"
"Think"
"Think"
"Think"
"Come on Tatsuya"
"Think"
"I need to think"
"Think"
"I need to think"
"What should I do"
"Come on Tatsuya"
"Th..."
"Wait"
"That's it"
"That's the solution"
"Yeah"
"Yeah"
"That's the only solution"
"Yeah"
"But, it's too risky"
"What should I do"
"What should I do"
"It's the only way"
"Ok"
"I will try it"
"Here goes nothing"
Tatsuya closes his eyes and the aura around his body changes colour. His eyes change color and his body is covered in a red aura.
"What is this"
"His powers have increased"
"At last you have resorted to divine energy"
"I know you are a descendant of the Shindo clan"
"But you should not use divine energy so carelessly"
Mirazawa uses her divine energy to form giant swords attacking from the sky.
"Huh?"
"What's going on"
"Shit"
Tatsuya dodges the attack.
"You can't dodge them forever"
"Shit"
"Damn it"
"What should I do"
"I have no choice"
"This is bad"
"If you can't dodge them"
"You will die"
"Damn it"
"Shit"
"Hmph"
"Looks like you are going to die"
"No"
"Not today"
"I will not die"
"Come on Tatsuya"
"Think"
"Think"
"Think"
"What should I do"
"What should I do"
"It's the only way"
"I have no choice"
"Ok"
"Here goes nothing"
Tatsuya closes his eyes and the aura around his body changes again. The red aura surrounding him changes to green.
"Huh"
Suddenly they are interrupted by Ren.
"What is going on here?"
"We were just having a fight"
"Yeah, we were just sparring"
"Is that so?"
"Yeah"
"So, did you get your ass kicked?"
"Yes"
"I see"
"So, did you figure out what's wrong with him"
"No, not yet"
"That's unfortunate"
"Looks like we will have to train him for a long time"
"Yeah"
"He needs a lot of training"
"Yeah"
"Anyways, I have some good news"
"What?"
"He will have a match against another person from the organisation"
"Why"
"Because the higher ups want to test his skills"
"Who is he fighting"
"It's someone from the second branch"
"Huh?"
"What are you talking about"
"There is a person from the second branch"
"What is his name?"
"His name is Kazuma"
"Kazuma?"
"Yes"
"He is from the second branch"
"What"
"When will the fight happen"
"In two months"
"What"
"That's too early"
"Why is that"
"It's because the higher ups want him to participate"
"What"
"Why"
"Because they have some kind of interest in him"
"Interest?"
"Yeah"
"What kind of interest"
"I don't know"
"Well, you will have to ask them"
"I see"
"Well, I guess I will have to wait"
"Yeah"
"I'll be back"
"See ya"
"Yeah"
After Ren left the two of them started training.
"You have to be careful"
"The people from the second branch are very experienced"
"Yeah"
"I know"
"You need to learn how to use your powers properly"
"But I don't know how"
"You have to learn how to control your power"
"I see"
"How do you do that?"
"You need to visualise your power"
"Like a mental image"
"I see"
"I will try"
"Yeah"
Mirazawa's phone rings and she picks it up
"Well, we will stop here for today"
"Yeah"
"Thank you"
"You are welcome"
"See you later"
"Yeah"
"Bye"
"Bye"
After the training was finished Tatsuya headed back to the medical room.
"Looks like things are going to be hard from now on"
"I wonder who this Kazuma is"
"Maybe I can ask Ren about him"
"Maybe"
"But for the time being I have to rest"
"My body feels so tired"
"Hmm"
"Maybe I should take a bath"
"Yeah, I will"
"But, I am too tired"
"Damn it"
"Oh well, might as well sleep"
Tatsuya lies on the bed and falls asleep.
After Tatsuya wakes up he is greeted by a knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's me"
"What's wrong"
"The higher ups want to see you"
"Me"
"Yes"
"Huh?"
"Are you sure"
"Yes"
"Why would they want to meet me"
"They have something important to tell you"
"I see"
"Well, might as well go"
"Yeah"
Tatsuya follows the man into the higher up's office.
"Good morning"
"Hello"
"Please sit"
"Ok"
"So, what do you want"
"You must be curious about the reason we called you here"
"Yeah"
"You are the first person from the Shindo clan to join the organization"
"Why did you join the organisation"
"Well I don't care I just want to see you fight" says one of the higher ups.
"Ok"
"So, what do you want me to do"
"You are the descendant of the Shindo clan right?"
"Yes"
"Then, have a match against one of the members"
"What!?"
"Don't worry, it's just a match"
"A match"
"Yeah"
"If you win you will be rewarded"
"If you lose you will have to pay a penalty"
"Hmm"
"Ok"
"Let's go"
"Who will I be fighting"
"I will tell you after we reach the ground"
"Ok"
"Let's go"
Tatsuya follows the man in black to the ground.
"Ok, now that we are here"
"You will be fighting someone from the second branch"
"Second branch?"
"Is it the guy named kazuma?"
"Looks like Ren told you about him?"
"Well, it doesn't matter"
"Are you ready?"
"Yeah"
"Ok"
"Ok, I will go and inform him"
"I will be waiting"
After a few minutes the man in black comes back.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes"
"Ok"
"I will leave it to you"
"Ok"
"Ok"
Tatsuya is led to a fighting arena where he meets Kazuma.
"Hey, I'm Tatsuya"
"I know"
"You must be the new guy from the third branch"
"Yes"
"Well, let's have a good fight"
"Yes"
"Good luck"
"You too"
"I'll give the signal"
"Ok"
"Ready?"
"Yes"
"Ok"
"Three"
"Two"
"One"
"Fight"
Tatsuya charges at Kazuma and Kazuma does the same.
At the same time, at the Shibuya station Mirazawa meets a person not too strange.
"How's it going, Kami san"
"Nothing much"
"So, did you find anything out?"
"Yes, but I need your help"
"With what?"
"Do you know a boy named Tatsuya Shindo?"
"Yes, why?"
"I have a plan!"
"Plan?"
"Yes, you will have to recruit him in your branch permanently"
"Why?"
"Because I have a plan"
"What kind of plan?"
"Scary one"
"Don't worry"
"If everything goes well"
"Everything will be fine"
"I see"
"So, what do you want me to do"
"Bring him with you"
"But"
"Why?"
"Right now he is the main piece of discussion for the organisation"
"I don't think recruiting him will be a good choice as we will be under the organisation's watch"
"This will limit our activities"
"We are the enemy of the organisation"
"I don't have a problem with that"
"I already have a meticulous plan in my mind which only has 2% chance of failing"
"Ahh Ok, I will do it"
"Good girl"
"Ok"
"Bye"
"Bye"
Kami leaves the place.
"What a troublesome situation"
"Hmm"
"But the chance of success is high according to him"
"I guess I have to go"
"Yeah"
"Hmm"
On the other hand Tatsuya's having a good fight with kazuma.
The two of them have been fighting for an hour now.
Tatsuya is sweating heavily and Kazuma is panting.
Tatsuya tries to charge him but he stops me with his long range attacks.
"Huh?"
"What are you doing?"
"Stop playing games"
"Come on"
"You are going down"
"You will have to do more than this to defeat me"
"Come on"
"I will beat the hell out of you"
"Huh?"
"I will win this match"
"I have no choice"
"Let's see if you can"
"Come at me"
"Hmm"
"Ok"
"Take this"
Kazuma throws a punch and Tatsuya dodges.
"Huh?"
"Damn it"
"I missed"
"You are not fast enough"
"Come on"
"Just give up"
"No way"
"Hmph"
"I will not lose"
"Let's go"
After another hour of fighting, both of them are exhausted.
"Huh"
"You are tired"
"Come on"
"Just give up"
"Hmph"
"Never"
"Huh?"
"You have no chance"
"I am not losing"
"You are going down"
"Just admit defeat"
"Never"
"Hmm"
"Fine"
"Then I will force you to"
"Huh?"
Suddenly the higher ups ordered to stop the fight.
"What is it"
"We have come to a decision"
"A decision?"
"Yes"
"What decision?"
"This battle is not going to end soon so by observing the fight till now we declare kazuma as the winner of this battle"
"For you Tatsuya Shindo"
"We have decided to make you part of the third branch permanently"
"What?"
"You will be joining the third branch"
"Why"
The higher ups went away without saying anything.
"Thank you for accepting my request" Mirazawa said.
"I'm not sure about this but if anything happens that might risk anyone's life you will be executed at once" One of the higher ups said
"I understand"
"Thank you"
"Yeah, Whatever"
Mirazawa leaves the room
"What the hell was that" Tatsuya thought
"Hmm"
"Did I hear that correctly"
"Did I just join the third branch?"
"I already said I don't want to be a hunter"
"Don't worry I have a surprise for you"
"What"
"Look behind you"
"Huh"
"Shizuka!? Is that you"
"Yeah"
"What are you doing here"
"I am also working in the organisation"
"I will be joining the third branch"
"I have heard that you have joined the third branch"
"Why this just has to keep getting worse"
"Hmm"
"Did they force you to join"
"No"
"Then why did you join the third branch"
"Because, there was no other way"
"I can't run away leaving you like this"
Suddenly a voice from behind calls Tatsuya
"Hey, Tatsuya!!"
"Huh?"
"Uhh hi"
"Nice fight actually"
"I thought that you'd be a weak fighter"
"But you were strong"
"Strong enough to nearly defeat me"
"We will soon meet again"
"Yeah"
"I am looking forward to it"
"Thanks"
"Hmm"
"I don't know why, but I feel like I know you"
"What"
"You know, it's a feeling"
"Hmm"
"Oh well"
"Anyways, it was nice meeting you"
"Nice to meet you"
After saying that he left.
"I think we should go now" Mirazawa said
"Yeah"
"I'm exhausted"
"Let's go"
"Where"
"The training ground"
"What"
"What are you talking about"
"You are going to train now"
"But"
"There is no but"
"You are not in a condition to refuse"
"You have to follow the rules"
"Ugh"
"Ok"
"Let's go"
"Fine"
"Hmm"
"This is bad"
"I wonder if this was a good choice"
"But till some months ago I was a normal highschool boy without any parents and now I am a hunter greatly under the observation of the higher ups of the organisation"
"Time really changes things"
"Maybe I should also quit being a coward and fight like a hero"
"Cause I am one"
Note from the writer: This chapter was kinda rushed as I had to finish it in limited time.
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