"This food is much better than that of other places, but the place is very quiet," said Devon as she approached the food table with Aisha.
Aisha, who had become comfortable with Devon, smiled a bit and said, "I must admit I was upset when you defeated me, but I'm working much harder to make the fight even more incredible this time."
The defeat in the final in the women's division for Aisha was a devastating blow. She couldn't say that she hated Devon, but in a way, she felt frustrated by the way Devon treated her in the match. Only afterward did she realize that she wasn't facing just any girl; indeed, Devon was the strongest girl in her age group in Karate.
Devon, who didn't expect Aisha's confession, nodded. In fact, her attitude in the combat arena is very different outside, so she understood that many people might be confused by it. But if someone gets upset over such small things, it's not worth her attention.
Feeling that even if they can't be best friends, Aisha can indeed go further, Devon said, "It's just a matter of truly loving something; becoming strong is natural in the process."
"By the way, what is that tournament Dash mentioned about Dojos from all over the country?" Aisha couldn't get this out of her head after hearing Dash mention it recently.
Devon thought about it, and after realizing what she was referring to, she murmured, "Oh, that..."
Looking closer at Aisha, she thought about how to say it and said, "At the end of this year, there will be a national Karate tournament. All Dojos in the country are cordially invited, but only one was chosen locally."
"That means..."
"That probably between Sakura Bushido and the other Dojos in the Valley, only a few will be invited to that tournament. The reward is not that great, but the important thing is that this tournament would directly qualify us for the largest martial arts tournament in the world, the Senkai Tekai!"
When Devon said this, she served a plate full of food for herself and Dash, who had gone to the bathroom. She was saying these words since it was not an impossible secret to tell. In fact, there will be a meeting among Senseis of all interested Dojos at some point.
That was one of the largest tournaments, even larger than the Valley, which is only local. For this reason, Sakura Bushido has focused on improving more and more.
Devon, who looked up, smiled and said, "It seems like someone is looking for you..."
Aisha, who turned her head, saw Samantha LaRusso with whom she had recently had problems due to the differences between their Dojos, so seeing her, she sighed internally.
"Hello..." Samantha greeted, looking at Aisha, who was serving her food.
Aisha replied curtly, "Hello..."
Devon stepped aside, wanting to see this scene more on the sidelines. After all, she didn't have a good relationship with Samantha due to various differences, and she deeply hated the behavior Samantha had in certain situations.
"And... how are you?" Samantha wanted to return to the previous relationship with Aisha. She knew she had made a mistake, so she wanted to take the first step, but it was difficult.
Aisha, upon hearing the sweet words of whom she considered a great friend, sighed in frustration. She closed her eyes a bit and said, "You know we're not okay, Sam."
"Why are you angry?" Sam asked and said, "You guys ruined our presentation."
Aisha looked at Sam, who was becoming more odious to her eyes, and said directly, "After your father attacked our Dojo, what were we supposed to do?"
"Come on, Aisha, he didn't attack you..." Samantha said, wanting to take her father out of the conversation.
"No? Traitorous snake, it was very subtle..." Aisha knew Samantha's character; it seemed she thought that only she was right, and when something didn't please her, she believed even more that she could solve everything with an innocent expression.
Devon, on the side, remembered the video she discussed with Dash, where Miyagi-Do Dojo was presented to the local kids. It was indeed a subtle attack on their eternal rival, Johnny.
"He just tried to do the right thing..." Samantha said, running out of arguments to get back on good terms with her friend.
Aisha scoffed dryly and asked, "Sure, are you saying that Cobra Kai is wrong?"
"It's not wrong; it's just..." Samantha sighed, looked at Aisha, and asked, "What are we doing? It's our vacation; we're at the beach... And we're fighting over Karate?"
Aisha didn't want to take this discussion further in Devon's presence, so she stated, "We should fight for the kids..."
"I thought I said that Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do weren't on bad terms; I just heard something different." Devon said, approaching the friends who had just finished their discussion.
Samantha looked at Devon and said, "And I thought you wouldn't get along with Aisha. Are you alone here?"
"I came with my boyfriend and all the members of my Dojo..." Devon smiled a bit and said, "I heard that your father officially opened his Dojo; it has good Karate, but I'm sure he doesn't fully know his master's technique."
Samantha got angry; she couldn't imagine how Devon could know about Miyagi-Do's karate and said, "What do you know about my father's karate?"
"More than you can imagine; you'll find out sooner or later." Devon said with a smile, knowing the history that Mr. Chozen had with Samantha's father.
Aisha, who knew that things could get out of control, said, "Why don't you tell us about Mr. Six-pack?"
When Samantha heard this question about Robby, she averted her gaze, smiled slightly, and began talking about her history with her father's disciple.
Devon, on the side, knew from afar that Samantha would end up causing problems for both. She didn't know or care if Samantha's relationship with Miguel had ended or not, but when someone looks for a boyfriend to make the other party jealous, things don't end well.
At that moment, Tory approached and said, "Hi, girls, look what I got."
"Where did you get it?" Aisha asked, a little scared.
Tory looked at Devon and said, "I took it from the bar, relax, the adults are celebrating, so they won't mind if we have a little fun."
"I like craziness..." Devon murmured just to see the reactions of the others.
"Did you hear Devon? Shall we go?" Samantha looked at her and said, "Return it, or you'll get into trouble."
"Haha, who are you?" Aisha, who had remained silent, said, "Oh, Tory, she's Samantha."
"The famous Sam, come on, nobody will notice if we're missing a bottle of vodka. I could steal the silverware, and no one would notice." Tory said, inviting Sam to a girls' fun only.
Sam frowned and said, "You shouldn't steal anything..."
"Are you a nun? Come on, do you want to drink or not?" Devon, on the side, smiled and said, "I can get better bottles than that if there's really a problem."
"I think we could become good friends." Tory said while everyone except Samantha went to another table.