30. Darrell vs. Yusuke
"Yusuke... Be careful."
Keiko was right in the front row along with Boton, watching the two fight in the ring. It always pained her to see Yusuke fight and get hurt, but Yusuke's life revolved around his ability to fight, weither it was fights with rival junior high schools or demons with extraordinary powers.
"Don't worry, Keiko," Boton reassured her. "I bet Yusuke is going to be fine. Besides, these two teams will have to work together 4 days from now on this case anyway. They won't critically hurt each other."
Keiko kept her attention on Yusuke, who threw rapid punches at Darrell, who in turn either blocked or evaded.
{I hope so.}
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"Stop moving and fight back!" Yusuke shot his remark.
"You're going to have to stop me from moving first," Darrell replied as he dodged another punch to the face and retaliated with an uppercut. Yusuke backed away, avoiding it and nailed his opponent in the ribs. Darrell jumped back, trying to ignore the pain, and went offensive.
Yusuke dodged Darrell's punch fast and returned with one to his side, making Darrell reel as a result. He was about to follow with one to the face but Darrell quickly formed a small Shakunetsuken Sword and blocked it. Surprisingly, Yusuke didn't get hit by the sword like Kensou did in the earlier fight so Darrell improvised; he used his blocking position to counter.
"Hah!" Darrell yelled as he threw his sword forward into a push, sending Yusuke on his back. He was quick getting back up, though, and caught Darrell off guard with an energy-pached punch. Darrell was sent flying into the ropes, bungeed off, and was slammed into the canvas. He stayed down for a second, something on his mind.
{That was weird. Although it felt as if he was attacking fast, I still had time to block. Alright, let's do this. I'm ready, now.}
As Yusuke's opponenet got up at 3, Yusuke stood waiting with his hands on his hips. As soon as he got up, Yuske made his comment.
"Hey, what's the matter? You having second thoughts?"
Darrell shook his head. "No. Just getting myself together. Come on. I'm ready now."
"I bet."
As the two started again, Kurama made an observation.
"The kid. I can feel that he's a bit hesitant to fight at his fullest."
"Humph! He must have felt Yusuke's real power that he's cloaking." Hiei responded. "I doubt he'll get far even if he does go all out."
"I believe you underestimate him." Kurama said in Darrell's defense. "I still do sense a large source of Spirit Energy in him. He probably needs provoking."
"Heh. If it's provoking he wants, Yusuke will give it to him."
Darrell overheard the last two statements and then glared at Yusuke.
{Okay, then. Let's see if they sense this.}
He put his right hand in front of him, putting his left on top of it while putting both outstretched in front of him. Yusuke stood ready, noticing that his pose was different.
"Shakunetsuken." he started, building up energy. A medium sized flame came out his right fist as he let go, holding his fist up to his face again. ".Dagger," he finished. Yusuke just looked at him, unimpressed.
"Come on. At least give me your all," he moaned while yarning slightly. "That little thing isn't going to do a thing against me."
Darrell didn't respond. He took a step, then rushed forward. Once close, he took a backhand strike at Yusuke, who simply moved and retaliated with a strong punch to the stomach. Darrell slowed down because of it, but kept trying with an uppercut. Yusuke barely avoided contact and made his opponent pay for it with a hard hit to the side of the head, totally dropping Darrell. The instant Yusuke made contact, Darrell's anger grew.
{Damn! Why can't I fight as well as I did before? I KNOW I could hit him.}
"You know. this is getting boring." Yusuke mumbled. "At least you could have made this interesting. I guess I'll end this quick."
Darrell growled, getting up slowly off the canvas. Once Yusuke received his look, he knew something was up. Even Boton, Hiei, and Kurama noticed something. Yusuke saw it, too. and didn't like it.
"What the hell..? What are you doing?!"
Darrell didn't respond again. His eyes read full determination and rage as he powered both fists into full-blown Shakunetsukens.
"Perpare yourself, Yusuke." he mumbled. "I'm through holding back." His aura instantly went to gold, surprising everyone.
"So this is the boy's true power." Hiei acknowledged. "Not too shabby."
"Whoa! Wait a minute, Darrell!" Sakura K. yelled to him from the sidelines. "You shouldn't go all out after only a minute! You're wasting energy!"
Darrell ignored her and eyed down his opponent a little more. then did something that surprised everyone. He seemed to vanish, reappearing right in Yusuke's face, totally starlting him. Darrell decked him with a powerful burning blow, sending Yusuke flying. Darrell reappeared behind Yusuke and hit him upwards, then jumped after him performing an air combo, something noone on his team did in a while. He ended it with an air Hadouken and Yusuke was sent to the canvas. Luckily Yusuke was able to get up quick just as Darrell landed. He wiped the small hint of blood off his lips as he made a silent observation.
{Hmm. He reminds me of myself for some reason. Great. Now let's see what this guy got.}
"You got some lucky shots," he said out loud, "but now it's time to get serious." Just as he ended his quote, his own power built up, the blue aura matching Darrell's. The dark skinned fighter wasn't exactly impressed, though. He still stared at Yusuke with the same fierce look.
"Come on, Urameshi."
Darrell sped towards Yusuke again, not bothering to let him think. He threw several punches that were blocked, but he also added a double kick while spinning in the air, catching Yusuke off guard. He then added a cross blow and an uppercut, finishing with an uppercut, all at impressive speed. As Yusuke hit the canvas, Hiei mumbled something to Kurama.
"You sense that, don't you?"
Kuraman only nodded.
"Yes... and if Yusuke doesn't do something, things won't look good for him."
On the other side of the ring, Sakura K. was worried.
"Darrell. What's wrong with you? You don't seem the same."
"Sis. You sense it too, right?" the dark twin asked.
"Yeah. What's up with him? He seems more powerful. but this is foreign to us."
"I don't know. and I don't think Darrell cares. All he's worried about is hurting Yusuke.." At that instant, her eyes went wide. "It couldn't be. could it?"
"It couldn't be what?" Hinata asked. Sakura S. just shook her head.
{No way. I just know it can't be it. Darrell's not that type of guy. Besides, he couldn't have that in his system. He doesn't practice normal Shotokan. So. what is this?}
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"What's wrong, Urameshi? Aren't you going to tease me again?"
Yusuke hit the ground for like the tenth time within a minute and a half. Darrell's new boost totally caught him off guard, but he wasn't going to take that sitting down anymore. Darrell stopped as a huge burst of Yusuke's energy came up off Yusuke's body. At that very moment, something snapped into Darrell's brain, and his current state of anger turned into confusion. It was like he forgot where he was or what he was doing.
"Huh? What the.?"
He shook his head hard and looked at Yusuke and gasped, sensing how powerful he became.
{Wait. I'm fighting now? What. have I been doing? Yusuke's gonna pummel me if I don't do something!}
Darrell charged himelf up and within an instant his gold aura showed around him. Yusuke looked up and noticed that Darrell's power changed.
"What the.? Are you trying to confuse me, going from berserk to innocent so fast? I'm not going to let up on you, now!"
Darrell paused at that statement.
"What.?! What are you talking about? I don't remember even laying a finger on you.!"
Yusuke remain on his guard. "Yeah, yeah. Like I said, it won't work on me, so I suggest you get ready to lose!"
Yusuke zipped right into range and Darrell couldn't see it in time. He got his stomach bashed in as a result. and it was then that he realized how strong Yusuke really was. He gagged, slumping to his knees and holding his stomach in pain. Yusuke immediately proceeded to beat the hell out of him, but as he did this, something went through his mind.
{I don't understand. This version of him isn't nearly as good a fighter as the one that snuck me. I don't understand. Maybe.}
Yusuke suddenly laid off his beating, which lasted over 2 minutes straight. The crowd had mixed emotions over the fight, mainly over what was happening to the American fighter.
"Hey. are you okay?" Yusuke asked out of curiosity. "You really aren't fighting at your best, aren't you?"
Darrell barely heard Yusuke. He was still dazed from his excessive beating at the hands of the Junior high schooler.
"I don't. understand." Darrell mumbled as he stared at the spiraling canvas below him. "Why is everything. spinning? How come I'm so off all of a sudden?"
Yusuke sighed. Clearly it wasn't worth continuing the fight. He looked toward the announcer and said, "Hey.! I think he needs some help. He doesn't look so good."
"Oh, really?" he responded while inspecting the other warrior. After a while, he completed his analysis.
"I see, Yusuke. He clearly isn't fit for this fight, but Darrell has to say his withdrawal from the match."
"Then why didn't you ask him that question?" Yusuke demanded.
"Ura. meshi. Wait."
Yusuke turned his attention to his opponent, who was wiping himself off the canvas. As he held his head with one hand, he added, "Just. one quick power test. to show you how strong I really am. Come on and give me. your best shot."
"No way," Yusuke immediately declined. "I couldn't live with myself if something bad happens before you can beat that Akuma person."
Darrell didn't reply verbally. His aura spoke for him as it rose in power, starting to shine. Darrell shook his head and leaned back, getting into his Hadouken stance. Yusuke also did the same. getting into his pose, that is. Both were in identical poses as Yusuke's blue aura seemed to string all over.
"So he's going for it." Kurama said to himself. "The Spirit Wave."
"He's going for what?!" Kuwabara, who just woke up from the energy disturbance, belted as he looked onto his rival's fight. On the other side, the girls were a lot more concerned for Darrell's behalf.
"I really think Darrell should reconsider this." Hinata urged the twins. Neither responded as they already knew how hurt Darrell was already, not to mention what might happen to him in the next few moments. All they could do was look on.
"Shakunetsu."
Darell's ball of flaming energy appeared. In Yusuke's hands, a similar glow of blue came out.
"Shinku."
All eyes were on the two in center ring.
"HADOUKEN!!"
Darrell fired. but on release, he knew something was wrong.
Oh, no. It's too weak.
The huge blast kept going, however, right into Yusuke's direction. Darrell kept his eyes on it. but then he grew wide-eyes.
No.! He didn't.
Yusuke popped up right at the side of the beam, moving very quickly. He moved past it and into range.
"SPIRIT WAVE!!!"
"NOOO!!!!"
POW!!!
Yusuke delivered all his stored Spirit Energy in one fast, powerful punch to Darrell's face. It connected. and Darrell's head was forced backwards to the extreme. Yusuke then looked on, staying in his position for a quick second as Darrell's head snapped back into it's natural position. then Darrell moaned painfully as he leaned over, his arms dangling at his sides.
"Yeah, Urameshi!" Kuwabara cheered. "That's how you end a match!"
Yusuke smiled briefly before snapping back and aiming his pointed finger at the top of Darrell's head.
"Now this is the nail in the coffin!" he yelled out as a familiar blue ball of energy come on his fingertip.
"SPIRIT GUN!!"
Yusuke fired at next-to-point-blank range and the bullet exploded. Darrell's teammates, as well as one half of the audience gasped as the arena was engulfed in the smoke. A sudden gust of wind blew the smoke away. and the first thing that was visible was Darrell's tattered body on the ground.
"Oh, man." Sakura S. mumbled. "His vitality. is completely depleted. Darrell's out cold."
Sakura K. looked at her sister with a worried look. "Of coarse that's bad, right?"
The dark twin lifted her gaze to the ring. "I'm going next. We need a win fast and I can do that easily."
"Ladies and gentlemen." the announcer spoke in awe, "that was the biggest combination attack I've ever seen! Yusuke just annihilated his opponent with a strong Spirit Wave punch and finished with a Spirit Gun at point blank range. Okay, I have to count, but it looks like it won't matter. 1. 2."
Yusuke sighed heavily while putting his hands on his head.
"I never thought I had to use up so much energy to beat someone like him," he mumbled quietly to himself. "I better be careful around these other guys."
"9. and 10! That's it, everyone! Round 2 ends with Yusuke Urameshi overwhelming Darrell Markis." He turned to Yusuke and asked, "Now, Yusuke. Are you willing to go to another fight or are you going to switch?"
Before Yusuke could answer, Hiei jumped into the ring and answered for him.
"I'll be fighting next. Yusuke needs to recuperate from that little altercation if he wants to continue."
"Since when did you care for my well-being?" Yusuke asked while standing up straight. "I'm just fine."
Hiei scoffed. "Don't fool yourself. Your Spirit Energy is low. I can feel it. and she knows that, to, so I suggest you let me handle this one."
"She?" Yusuke asked. He turned around and the darker of the Sakura twins went in position, ready to break the tiebreaker in her favor.
"Okay. but just don't kill her. She's one of my only links to this Akuma case."
"Don't worry. I won't hurt her too much."
Hiei put his hands in his pockets and walked up to the teenage girl he was about to fight.
"Onr next match is about to begin. Sakura Satsu will be fighting Hiei in the third round. Now, are you guys ready? Then. let's get started."
End of Chapter 30
"Yusuke... Be careful."
Keiko was right in the front row along with Boton, watching the two fight in the ring. It always pained her to see Yusuke fight and get hurt, but Yusuke's life revolved around his ability to fight, weither it was fights with rival junior high schools or demons with extraordinary powers.
"Don't worry, Keiko," Boton reassured her. "I bet Yusuke is going to be fine. Besides, these two teams will have to work together 4 days from now on this case anyway. They won't critically hurt each other."
Keiko kept her attention on Yusuke, who threw rapid punches at Darrell, who in turn either blocked or evaded.
{I hope so.}
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"Stop moving and fight back!" Yusuke shot his remark.
"You're going to have to stop me from moving first," Darrell replied as he dodged another punch to the face and retaliated with an uppercut. Yusuke backed away, avoiding it and nailed his opponent in the ribs. Darrell jumped back, trying to ignore the pain, and went offensive.
Yusuke dodged Darrell's punch fast and returned with one to his side, making Darrell reel as a result. He was about to follow with one to the face but Darrell quickly formed a small Shakunetsuken Sword and blocked it. Surprisingly, Yusuke didn't get hit by the sword like Kensou did in the earlier fight so Darrell improvised; he used his blocking position to counter.
"Hah!" Darrell yelled as he threw his sword forward into a push, sending Yusuke on his back. He was quick getting back up, though, and caught Darrell off guard with an energy-pached punch. Darrell was sent flying into the ropes, bungeed off, and was slammed into the canvas. He stayed down for a second, something on his mind.
{That was weird. Although it felt as if he was attacking fast, I still had time to block. Alright, let's do this. I'm ready, now.}
As Yusuke's opponenet got up at 3, Yusuke stood waiting with his hands on his hips. As soon as he got up, Yuske made his comment.
"Hey, what's the matter? You having second thoughts?"
Darrell shook his head. "No. Just getting myself together. Come on. I'm ready now."
"I bet."
As the two started again, Kurama made an observation.
"The kid. I can feel that he's a bit hesitant to fight at his fullest."
"Humph! He must have felt Yusuke's real power that he's cloaking." Hiei responded. "I doubt he'll get far even if he does go all out."
"I believe you underestimate him." Kurama said in Darrell's defense. "I still do sense a large source of Spirit Energy in him. He probably needs provoking."
"Heh. If it's provoking he wants, Yusuke will give it to him."
Darrell overheard the last two statements and then glared at Yusuke.
{Okay, then. Let's see if they sense this.}
He put his right hand in front of him, putting his left on top of it while putting both outstretched in front of him. Yusuke stood ready, noticing that his pose was different.
"Shakunetsuken." he started, building up energy. A medium sized flame came out his right fist as he let go, holding his fist up to his face again. ".Dagger," he finished. Yusuke just looked at him, unimpressed.
"Come on. At least give me your all," he moaned while yarning slightly. "That little thing isn't going to do a thing against me."
Darrell didn't respond. He took a step, then rushed forward. Once close, he took a backhand strike at Yusuke, who simply moved and retaliated with a strong punch to the stomach. Darrell slowed down because of it, but kept trying with an uppercut. Yusuke barely avoided contact and made his opponent pay for it with a hard hit to the side of the head, totally dropping Darrell. The instant Yusuke made contact, Darrell's anger grew.
{Damn! Why can't I fight as well as I did before? I KNOW I could hit him.}
"You know. this is getting boring." Yusuke mumbled. "At least you could have made this interesting. I guess I'll end this quick."
Darrell growled, getting up slowly off the canvas. Once Yusuke received his look, he knew something was up. Even Boton, Hiei, and Kurama noticed something. Yusuke saw it, too. and didn't like it.
"What the hell..? What are you doing?!"
Darrell didn't respond again. His eyes read full determination and rage as he powered both fists into full-blown Shakunetsukens.
"Perpare yourself, Yusuke." he mumbled. "I'm through holding back." His aura instantly went to gold, surprising everyone.
"So this is the boy's true power." Hiei acknowledged. "Not too shabby."
"Whoa! Wait a minute, Darrell!" Sakura K. yelled to him from the sidelines. "You shouldn't go all out after only a minute! You're wasting energy!"
Darrell ignored her and eyed down his opponent a little more. then did something that surprised everyone. He seemed to vanish, reappearing right in Yusuke's face, totally starlting him. Darrell decked him with a powerful burning blow, sending Yusuke flying. Darrell reappeared behind Yusuke and hit him upwards, then jumped after him performing an air combo, something noone on his team did in a while. He ended it with an air Hadouken and Yusuke was sent to the canvas. Luckily Yusuke was able to get up quick just as Darrell landed. He wiped the small hint of blood off his lips as he made a silent observation.
{Hmm. He reminds me of myself for some reason. Great. Now let's see what this guy got.}
"You got some lucky shots," he said out loud, "but now it's time to get serious." Just as he ended his quote, his own power built up, the blue aura matching Darrell's. The dark skinned fighter wasn't exactly impressed, though. He still stared at Yusuke with the same fierce look.
"Come on, Urameshi."
Darrell sped towards Yusuke again, not bothering to let him think. He threw several punches that were blocked, but he also added a double kick while spinning in the air, catching Yusuke off guard. He then added a cross blow and an uppercut, finishing with an uppercut, all at impressive speed. As Yusuke hit the canvas, Hiei mumbled something to Kurama.
"You sense that, don't you?"
Kuraman only nodded.
"Yes... and if Yusuke doesn't do something, things won't look good for him."
On the other side of the ring, Sakura K. was worried.
"Darrell. What's wrong with you? You don't seem the same."
"Sis. You sense it too, right?" the dark twin asked.
"Yeah. What's up with him? He seems more powerful. but this is foreign to us."
"I don't know. and I don't think Darrell cares. All he's worried about is hurting Yusuke.." At that instant, her eyes went wide. "It couldn't be. could it?"
"It couldn't be what?" Hinata asked. Sakura S. just shook her head.
{No way. I just know it can't be it. Darrell's not that type of guy. Besides, he couldn't have that in his system. He doesn't practice normal Shotokan. So. what is this?}
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"What's wrong, Urameshi? Aren't you going to tease me again?"
Yusuke hit the ground for like the tenth time within a minute and a half. Darrell's new boost totally caught him off guard, but he wasn't going to take that sitting down anymore. Darrell stopped as a huge burst of Yusuke's energy came up off Yusuke's body. At that very moment, something snapped into Darrell's brain, and his current state of anger turned into confusion. It was like he forgot where he was or what he was doing.
"Huh? What the.?"
He shook his head hard and looked at Yusuke and gasped, sensing how powerful he became.
{Wait. I'm fighting now? What. have I been doing? Yusuke's gonna pummel me if I don't do something!}
Darrell charged himelf up and within an instant his gold aura showed around him. Yusuke looked up and noticed that Darrell's power changed.
"What the.? Are you trying to confuse me, going from berserk to innocent so fast? I'm not going to let up on you, now!"
Darrell paused at that statement.
"What.?! What are you talking about? I don't remember even laying a finger on you.!"
Yusuke remain on his guard. "Yeah, yeah. Like I said, it won't work on me, so I suggest you get ready to lose!"
Yusuke zipped right into range and Darrell couldn't see it in time. He got his stomach bashed in as a result. and it was then that he realized how strong Yusuke really was. He gagged, slumping to his knees and holding his stomach in pain. Yusuke immediately proceeded to beat the hell out of him, but as he did this, something went through his mind.
{I don't understand. This version of him isn't nearly as good a fighter as the one that snuck me. I don't understand. Maybe.}
Yusuke suddenly laid off his beating, which lasted over 2 minutes straight. The crowd had mixed emotions over the fight, mainly over what was happening to the American fighter.
"Hey. are you okay?" Yusuke asked out of curiosity. "You really aren't fighting at your best, aren't you?"
Darrell barely heard Yusuke. He was still dazed from his excessive beating at the hands of the Junior high schooler.
"I don't. understand." Darrell mumbled as he stared at the spiraling canvas below him. "Why is everything. spinning? How come I'm so off all of a sudden?"
Yusuke sighed. Clearly it wasn't worth continuing the fight. He looked toward the announcer and said, "Hey.! I think he needs some help. He doesn't look so good."
"Oh, really?" he responded while inspecting the other warrior. After a while, he completed his analysis.
"I see, Yusuke. He clearly isn't fit for this fight, but Darrell has to say his withdrawal from the match."
"Then why didn't you ask him that question?" Yusuke demanded.
"Ura. meshi. Wait."
Yusuke turned his attention to his opponent, who was wiping himself off the canvas. As he held his head with one hand, he added, "Just. one quick power test. to show you how strong I really am. Come on and give me. your best shot."
"No way," Yusuke immediately declined. "I couldn't live with myself if something bad happens before you can beat that Akuma person."
Darrell didn't reply verbally. His aura spoke for him as it rose in power, starting to shine. Darrell shook his head and leaned back, getting into his Hadouken stance. Yusuke also did the same. getting into his pose, that is. Both were in identical poses as Yusuke's blue aura seemed to string all over.
"So he's going for it." Kurama said to himself. "The Spirit Wave."
"He's going for what?!" Kuwabara, who just woke up from the energy disturbance, belted as he looked onto his rival's fight. On the other side, the girls were a lot more concerned for Darrell's behalf.
"I really think Darrell should reconsider this." Hinata urged the twins. Neither responded as they already knew how hurt Darrell was already, not to mention what might happen to him in the next few moments. All they could do was look on.
"Shakunetsu."
Darell's ball of flaming energy appeared. In Yusuke's hands, a similar glow of blue came out.
"Shinku."
All eyes were on the two in center ring.
"HADOUKEN!!"
Darrell fired. but on release, he knew something was wrong.
Oh, no. It's too weak.
The huge blast kept going, however, right into Yusuke's direction. Darrell kept his eyes on it. but then he grew wide-eyes.
No.! He didn't.
Yusuke popped up right at the side of the beam, moving very quickly. He moved past it and into range.
"SPIRIT WAVE!!!"
"NOOO!!!!"
POW!!!
Yusuke delivered all his stored Spirit Energy in one fast, powerful punch to Darrell's face. It connected. and Darrell's head was forced backwards to the extreme. Yusuke then looked on, staying in his position for a quick second as Darrell's head snapped back into it's natural position. then Darrell moaned painfully as he leaned over, his arms dangling at his sides.
"Yeah, Urameshi!" Kuwabara cheered. "That's how you end a match!"
Yusuke smiled briefly before snapping back and aiming his pointed finger at the top of Darrell's head.
"Now this is the nail in the coffin!" he yelled out as a familiar blue ball of energy come on his fingertip.
"SPIRIT GUN!!"
Yusuke fired at next-to-point-blank range and the bullet exploded. Darrell's teammates, as well as one half of the audience gasped as the arena was engulfed in the smoke. A sudden gust of wind blew the smoke away. and the first thing that was visible was Darrell's tattered body on the ground.
"Oh, man." Sakura S. mumbled. "His vitality. is completely depleted. Darrell's out cold."
Sakura K. looked at her sister with a worried look. "Of coarse that's bad, right?"
The dark twin lifted her gaze to the ring. "I'm going next. We need a win fast and I can do that easily."
"Ladies and gentlemen." the announcer spoke in awe, "that was the biggest combination attack I've ever seen! Yusuke just annihilated his opponent with a strong Spirit Wave punch and finished with a Spirit Gun at point blank range. Okay, I have to count, but it looks like it won't matter. 1. 2."
Yusuke sighed heavily while putting his hands on his head.
"I never thought I had to use up so much energy to beat someone like him," he mumbled quietly to himself. "I better be careful around these other guys."
"9. and 10! That's it, everyone! Round 2 ends with Yusuke Urameshi overwhelming Darrell Markis." He turned to Yusuke and asked, "Now, Yusuke. Are you willing to go to another fight or are you going to switch?"
Before Yusuke could answer, Hiei jumped into the ring and answered for him.
"I'll be fighting next. Yusuke needs to recuperate from that little altercation if he wants to continue."
"Since when did you care for my well-being?" Yusuke asked while standing up straight. "I'm just fine."
Hiei scoffed. "Don't fool yourself. Your Spirit Energy is low. I can feel it. and she knows that, to, so I suggest you let me handle this one."
"She?" Yusuke asked. He turned around and the darker of the Sakura twins went in position, ready to break the tiebreaker in her favor.
"Okay. but just don't kill her. She's one of my only links to this Akuma case."
"Don't worry. I won't hurt her too much."
Hiei put his hands in his pockets and walked up to the teenage girl he was about to fight.
"Onr next match is about to begin. Sakura Satsu will be fighting Hiei in the third round. Now, are you guys ready? Then. let's get started."
End of Chapter 30