Chapter 2

"STAY DOWN YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Garou was at his wits end.

He's late and he knows it.

He was on his way to the arena when there were several monster calls that went out. He was left with no other choice to but to deal with them. He ate three demon level threats and was in no mood to devour the rest. So instead he killed them and left them for the drones to clean up and bring to either the association or the fashion company that Athena has been working for.

Since then it was a mad dash to get to the arena, but still, even before he arrived, another monster threat occurred just outside of it. He was quick to beat it down before snapping the neck. "You son of a bitch, made me late for Tempest's début!" he cursed.

With that he rushed into the arena. Garou could barely see where the family was sitting, however from the stairs he watched as Tempest was beating his opponent with ease! Two firm thrust strikes to the chest and he forced his opponent out of the ring. He was declared the winner much to an amazed crowd. Then, he stepped out of the ring.

By then, Garou found Melee and the others, he managed to just sit down when Melee sighed. "Tempest is done for the day."

His heart broke. "Wait, what? One match?!" Garou demanded.

She shook her head. "He did seven just now, back to back. Won them all, I doubt this crowd even knows what to make of him."

Looking about, Garou listened to the whispers. "He has to be cheating, there's no way he could have won that easily!"

"I know, but… doesn't he look like Amai Mask in a sense?"

"Ha, that's a good one, the Amai Mask of the sumo world!"

"Still, he's easy on the eyes, I could watch him all day wearing that belt and loincloth…"

He shuttered as some of the women were whispering dirty thoughts about him, yet Garou was disappointed in himself. He had promised Tempest he would be there for his first fight. Yet he failed him. "Let's go find your brother." Melee announced to the kids.

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He was outside of the locker room. Garou paused as he saw Tempest speaking with a man in a suit who appeared rather impressed to him. "Those were some of our top talent here… yet you defeated them all with ease!" he said with great admiration.

"I don't need the praise, sir. This tournament only just started and there are many more talented wrestlers to face and defeat. I will do my best to obtain victory." He said and bowed graciously. When he looked to his left, he saw them. Tempest's eyes widened as his smile grew.

"BIG BROTHER!" Yuuma, Yuki, Athena, Rimuru and Titan cheered. They clamored over him, embracing him tightly. "You were amazing!" Rimuru stated.

"I had no idea you got that strong!" said Yuuma. "Maybe I ought to take up sumo wrestling?"

"I'll leave you to your… family…" the man in the suit said, yet froze when his eyes came upon Garou.

Garou smirked and acknowledged him with a small nod of his head. When Tempest came up to him, the smirk vanished. "I am so sorry I missed it…"

"But you saw my last bout… that was the important one to me."

"But I promised to see them all," Garou said and sighed. "I will do better…"

Tempest however pulled him into his arms and gave a firm embrace. "You were always there for me dad. I know you wouldn't have missed it on purpose." He whispered.

Garou returned the hug. "Well, if you are done for the day…"

"I am, but I think I need to remain here for a while…" Tempest said as his eyes drifted towards one of the side stage areas. It's where all the other sumos gathered to watch the other matches. Garou got the hint and nodded. "I won't be long dad, I promise." He whispered.

Garou nodded, but he also knew he taught Tempest to observe his opponents any chance he gets in order to better prepare himself for his matches. "We'll see you back home then. We better get going Garou, you know Suiryu is having trouble…"

"Oh, yeah that's right." Garou turned and gave Tempest an approving nod. "We will see you back home."

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Elsewhere…

He saw it all unfold before him, seven up, seven down with the greatest of ease. This was the power of Tempest, the eldest of his children. "Amai Mask, you're into sumo wrestling!?" came a stunned voice.

He was at a local coffee shop when he happened to notice the TV on the sports channel. It was rather odd considering the location. "This just happened to have caught my attention." He said and smiled. "But how odd is it that a sumo match is being shown in a coffee shop?"

The barista laughed. "Truth be told, I'm a huge fan. I heard a rumor about a new sumo starting, got pushed past the other lower ranks and into the higher bracket. NEVER has this happened before. I got curious and apparently I am starting to understand why that kid got bumped. Tempest I think his name is…"

Amai nodded as he continued to watch the TV. They went back and showed highlights of Tempest's match, there were even commenters who were impressed to him. "Despite the fact this is my first time seeing this guy in action, you can see his footwork is flawless, there is no hesitation to his moves or strikes, he goes in and get the points for being the first to land a decisive blow. But what really gets me is this. His stances! He is picking various stances that are aimed to throw his opponent off. Many don't use the lion stance for such a reason, you revealing you are going to strike hard and fast with open palm shots or some sort of blow. Yet him… he never went for that, he went low and dropped his opponent!"

Amai wasn't watching the highlights for that, he was looking to see how much Tempest tapped into HIS strength to gain his victories. Yet the more he watched, the more he realized, Tempest didn't use any of Amai's power. Not a single vein was to be seen, but it made him all the more worried. "I have to end this before it gets out of hand… for my sake…" he muttered lowly.

He was quick to leave, at the same time he tried to think. How could he get Tempest to quit before he gains notoriety? Also, what are the other six doing? "I certainly hope they stay out of the spotlight…"