*Swooooshh!!!
"Haaahhh!!!"
Herald shouted as he slashed downwards towards the approaching Eiji.
The golden ki with silver gillters arua in his wooden katana made it look like he was holding a divine sword, swinging down towards the earth from the heavens.
*Bbbzzzztttt!!!
All of the hairs in Eiji's body stood up, yet he still charged forward with a calm face!
*Thud!
*Thud!
*Thud!
Eiji could hear his own heart beats as he approached the blinding ki of Herald's wooden katana, that was swinging down towards him!
"!!!!!!!"
It was only a few seconds into the future, but Herald saw it!
His face was contorted, as he loudly shouted.
"GOODDDAAAMMMIIITTT!!! YOOUUU BAASSSSTTTAAARRDDDDD!!!!!"
Then.
*Swooooshhh!
Just a few inches, Herald's wooden sword slashed downwards towards Eiji, but Eiji suddenly stopped all of his momentum, as he watched the wooden katana of Herald coated with golden ki passing down his eyes cutting a few strands of his hair!
*Swwoooosshhh!!!
*Baaannngg!!!
Then Eiji, with his mastered Quick Draw technique, slashed towards Herald's face with direct hit!
"Aarrgghhh!!!"
Although He was struck in his face, because Herald saw what Eiji did with his eyes, which had already started working, he managed to back away to reduce the damage.
"Aarrghh!!"
But it didn't mean he wasn't hurt, he still got a nosebleed and a bruise in his face.
"BASTARD! BASTARD!!!"
Still with the aura of his mystic arts, with four more golden phantom like arms with their own ki swords, Herald angrily dashed towards Eiji.
*Swoosh!
*Swooshh!!
*Swoooshh!!
Herald speed also doubled which gave Eiji a bit of a surprise, but Eiji calmly backed far away from Herald and then held his right hand up.
"I Surrender!"
"..."
"..."
'Whaaatttt??!!!'
"WHHAATTT!!!!!"
The audience, the teachers, the judges, Eiji's classmates, Herald's family, headmaster Brian and Teacher muri were all stunned.
He was clearly winning but suddenly he surrendered?
What the hell is happening? Is this rigged?
Although the audience wanted an exciting fight, but Herald winning also meant that they won their bets, and since nearly no one betted for Eiji, no one in the crowd was really bothered.
"You F*cking Bastard! Asshole! B*tch oprhan Bastard!!"
But there was one person who was clearly very bothered and angry!
Herald felt like he was humiliated, which was true.
He didn't land a single hit against Eiji, he was full of cuts and bruises, he couldn't even hit him with his clan's strongest technique, but Eiji had already surrendered, he wanted to charge at him but he was held by the teacher that was acting as the referee.
"Stop!!
"Winner!! HERALD ZENITH!"
The crowd buzzed with sound, but for them it was like eating in a feast that they were invited in, then they were suddenly told that everything they ate had to be paid, they first enjoyed but then they could only swallow the food in pain.
As for Eiji, he had already walked down the arena and was going to the exit.
He had achieved what he wanted and more.
There was no need to win or go to the finals.
For Eiji, this was more than enough.
Now he was walking towards the hospital where Lime currently was in.
Teacher Muri watched Eiji's back and smiled lightly. Being his master for a few years now, he had understood what Eiji wanted to do.
Because he said it was fine to be at the top 8, Eiji made it his goal, but what Herald did to Lime gave Eiji another goal to achieve and it wasn't about winning the tournament or even defeating Herald, for Eiji, being able to hit him once was enough.
And just like what Eiji always does, he did what he wanted to do, impeccably!
...
"I want Him!"
At the judges table a middle aged man, with a thin body and long hair suddenly said those words.
The other judges didn't say anything.
They understood who he was talking about.
Herald was from the Zenith clan, and if there were no accidents or another plans for him, Herald already has a place to go to.
But for Eiji, every judges here had the idea to get Eiji, but from the way Eiji fights as well as the person that talked just now, they could only give up.
The other judges didn't say anything and continued to watch the up coming matches.
*End Of Chapter.