Chapter 6
As the exam match begins, Raibaru charges forward first and attempts to strike Osana with her Binding Blow technique. Binding Blow is a move where Raibaru hits her opponent with two punches to the gut. Osana however, parried Raibaru's Binding Blow technique and did a Swift Thrust, a fast attack where Osana will perform a hand chop thrust attack towards her opponent's face. Even though the Swift Thrust was fast, Raibaru's quick thinking and reflexes allows her to parry it. After the parry, Raibaru performs a basic side kick towards Osana's face. But unexpectedly, Osana dodged her side kick by ducking and going into a unique lotus pose while spreading her arms out. After going into her lotus pose, Osana performs a sweep kick on Raibaru's leg, causing her to trip and lose her balance. As Raibaru loses her balance, Osana performs the Hakkei Palm strike on her, a heavy attack where Osana thrusts both of her palms forward. Since the Hakkei Palm strike was a heavy strike, Raibaru was knocked to the ground. Despite being hit very hard by the Hakkei Palm strike, Raibaru was still able to get back up on her feet while covered with a few minor bruises.
Raibaru
"Not bad, Osana. You definitely had improved your parrying skills and defense the last time we fought. Guess that training really did paid off."
Osana
"It's all thanks to your strict and intense training, Raibaru."
Hanako
"Go, Osana! You can do this!"
Osana turned to Hanako and gave her a smile and a thumbs up.
Raibaru
"Now try and counter this, Osana!"
Raibaru performs the Roundhouse Triple Spin Kick on Osana. As the name implies, this move is basically a chain of spinning kicks. The first kick goes for the head while the next two goes for the legs, and finally the last kick goes for the mid body. Osana successfully parried the first kick, but Osana wasn't fast enough to parry nor block Raibaru's second kick. Thus, Raibaru's second kick tripped Osana and as she begins to fall to the ground, Raibaru's third and last kick send Osana's body spinning and hitting the ground. After hitting the ground, Osana was covered in bruises but still got back up.
Raibaru
"You alright?"
Osana
"Yeah, I'm fine. Now let's resume!"
Both Osana and Raibaru went back into their fighting stances. Osana performs the Whirling Circle Kick, a strong kick where Osana flips into a hand stand while spinning her legs like a helicopter blade, then slams her legs down in front of her opponent, dealing a good amount of damage. Raibaru was able to see Osana's kick and dodged her Whirling Circle kick. After dodging the Whirling Circle kick, Osana accidently let herself in a vulnerable position since she wasn't expecting Raibaru to dodge that with ease. Raibaru then attempted to strike Osana in the head with a basic roundhouse kick since that Whirling Circle kick had left Osana exposed after that miss. But to Raibaru's surprise, Osana parried her roundhouse kick and then performed a handstand on top of Raibaru's shoulders. As Osana twists her body, she swings behind Raibaru and delivers a kick to the back of her head, sending Raibaru tumbling to the ground.
Osana
"See that, Raibaru? That little fancy handstand and kick I just performed on you was called the Turnover Eagle Kick!"
As Raibaru got back onto her feet, Osana charged forward and prepares to strike again. But instead of fighting back, Raibaru said something.
Raibaru
"Wait, Osana! Time out!"
Osana
"Wait, why?"
Raibaru
"That kick you just delivered to the back of my head almost gave me a concussion."
Osana
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, Raibaru. I didn't mean to kick you there."
Raibaru
"It's ok, Osana. That was actually a good move you pulled to be honest."
Osana suddenly noticed that Raibaru looks dizzy.
Osana
"Hey, Raibaru. Are you ok?"
Raibaru
"Yeah, I'm ok. Don't worry about it."
Osana
"You sure?"
Raibaru
"Yeah, I'm positive."
A few seconds later, Raibaru fell to the ground unconscious.
Hanako
"Raibaru!"
Both Hanako and Osana ran to Raibaru's unconscious body.
Hanako
"Wake up, Raibaru! Please don't die!"
Osana
"Calm down, Hanako! Raibaru is only unconscious cause I kicked her in the back of the head."
Osana then picked up Raibaru's unconscious body.
Osana
"I'm going to take Raibaru to her room. Hanako, you go to her kitchen and make an ice pack for her head."
Hanako
"On it!"
Osana took Raibaru to her room to let her rest while Hanako made an ice pack for Raibaru to treat her head. About an hour later, Raibaru woke up.
Hanako
"Look, Osana! She's awake!"
Raibaru
"Where am I?"
Osana
"You're currently in your bedroom."
Raibaru
"Gosh, my head still hurts from that kick you gave me, Osana."
Osana begins to sweat nervously and immediately apologizes to Raibaru after she said that.
Osana
"Again, I'm very sorry for kicking you in the back of the head!"
Raibaru
"Don't worry, Osana. I forgive you. Besides, I was very impressed when you performed that unique kick on me."
Osana
"Y-you were?"
Raibaru
"To tell you the truth, Osana. It's been a while since I had a good fight. And you are in fact one of the very few students at Akademi to wound me in combat."
Osana
"R-really, you think so? I'm glad to hear."
Raibaru
"You were good at parrying the high and mid attacks. But you still need more work on parrying the low attacks."
Osana
"Understood, I'll try to keep that in mind."
Raibaru gave Osana a quick smile after hearing her response.
Raibaru
"Well, Osana. To cut this story short, you passed this exam match."
Hanako
"Congratulations, Osana!"
Osana
"Thanks, Hanako."
Hanako
"Wait, Raibaru! If Osana passed this exam match, does that mean Osana has a chance to beat Ayano and save my brother?"
Raibaru nodded her head and gave Hanako a smile.
Hanako
"Yay, now there is finally hope!"
Raibaru
"Ok Osana, let's quickly hop onto my computer so we can sign you up for the Akademi Fighting Tournament."
Raibaru turned on her computer and went to the Akademi Fighting Tournament website to help Osana sign up for tomorrow's tournament.
Hanako
"According to the Akademi Fighting Tournament webpage, it seems like the host is really Ayano."
Osana
"When I find Ayano in the tournament, she's a dead woman!"
Osana angrily cracks her knuckles while Hanako sweats and laughs nervously.
Raibaru
"(Good luck, Osana. Please win this tournament.)"
Meanwhile at an unknown location. Ayano is on her computer checking on the Akademi Fighting Tournament website to see who's participating.
Ayano
"Seems like Osana has decided to enter my tournament."
A few minutes later, a person approached Ayano.
?
"You called me, Ayano?"
Ayano
"Yes, I did. Thanks for coming over, Kumi Demura."
