Up next to the stage was a young girl who was somewhere between the ages of Sakura and Moe. She had brown hair sticking out the back of her light-blue mask with darker-blue outlines. She also had a dark-blue image of a manta ray on her mask's forehead. Her mask's color team matched her two-piece outfit, her boots, and her finned wristbands. There was another dark-blue manta ray across her bottomwear. Her name was Manta Rei, and she was ready to wrestle. As soon as she entered the ring, she was more than eager to start.

Coming up next was a fully-grown woman with silver hair. Like Manta Rei, she also wore a mask, but it was more of a black Sin Cara mask that had red eye covers. She wore a black, sleeveless one-piece with red lines along the collar, waistline, and sides of her legs. She had on forearm sleeves and boots that were also black and red. She had an open breast window and a red circle in her stomach area that had a bird talon image on it. She entered the ring with a malicious aura around her.

"Here we are at our next match, ladies and gentlemen! Representing Berserk, it's the fresh-faced fighter with fins, Manta Rei! And her opponent, representing Miyabi, it's the vicious bird of prey herself, Talon! Rei may not have a lot of experience, but she makes up for it with passion and skills! Let's hope this is enough to defeat Miyabi's number one heel!"

DING-DING!

Manta Rei took a deep breath. She knew this woman was going to be a handful, so she had to get a move on. She rushed forward toward Talon. The Bird of Prey shot her arm for a lariat, but Rei ducked underneath continuing to run to the ropes behind her. Talon turned to see Rei rush back at her with a dropkick sending her down.

Manta Rei was enthused by landing the first blow, but she knew she had to keep working. She slapped her cheeks to keep her focus before gripping Talon's foot and twisting her ankle. It didn't last long, however, when Talon shot her other leg to kick Rei in her shin. Rei let go and Talon got back up. Rei attempted to punch her, but Talon caught her fist and countered with a stomach kick. She then scooped Rei up before sending her back down with a powerbomb. She then went for the pin.

1… Tw…

Manta Rei kicked out. She rose up to her knees, but was pushed back down when Talon pressed her knee to the back of her neck. Rei struggled trying to push herself up, but Talon kept her bent leg on her.

"Is that really all you have?" Talon mocked. "You're just a fish out of water trying to fight the heat of the sun. You're barely even a guppy."

Manta Rei growled not liking the verbal humiliation Talon was putting her through. Thankfully, the heel removed her foot and grabbed Rei's foot. She was just about to apply another ankle lock when the rookie shot her leg straight to push her off.

"I'll show you a guppy!" Rei said as she kicked back up to her feet. However, she suddenly found herself at the business end of Talon's clothesline. After landing, Talon grabbed Manta Rei and put her in a bow and arrow hold. Rei groaned in agony feeling her back bend the way she didn't want it to. She wiggled around until she managed to roll off Talon's leg and fall across her chest.

1…

Talon threw Rei off. They both raced to their feet, but Talon made it to her feet first, just in time to land an elbow drop to the top of Manta Rei's head. The rookie was stunned, which gave Talon the chance she needed to pick her up and drop her in a scoop slam. Talon stood up to soak in the dislikes from the crowd. She then returned to Rei for an elbow drop, but Manta Rei rolled away at the last second letting the older masked wrestler hit the mat.

After narrowly evading Talon's elbow drop, Manta Rei stood over Talon and jumped for a backflip. She splashed down on Talon's body before hooking her leg.

1… 2…

Talon kicked out. Manta Rei wasted no time picking her up and Irish whipping her to the corner. She ran right after her and clotheslined her at the corner. Talon fell into a sitting position and Rei ran to the other corner. She ran back to land both her knees on Talon before reaching for the top rope. She lifted herself up before swinging back and dropping both her feet on Talon's body. After that, Rei dragged Talon to the center of the ring and hooked her leg.

1… 2…

Talon escaped by hooking her arm on Manta Rei's body and throwing her off. She purposely aimed at the referee so that both their heads would bash. Both Manta Rei and the referee felt a sudden numbness in their heads while Talon stood behind the former. Talon raised her fist and landed a rabbit punch to the base of her neck.

"Watch your back, little girl." Talon whispered into her opponent's ear after landed the blow.

Manta Rei felt like she was in total agony while the referee recovered Talon ran right past her. The heel bounced off the ropes and ran back right at the masked teen. She jumped up and connected with her finishing flying spinning heel kick, the Apex Kick. It sent Rei crashing down so hard, the ring actually shook. Talon hooked both of Rei's legs and the referee began her count. While she did that, Talon took extra measures and hooked her feet on the bottom rope behind her for leverage.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"That's the match! Your winner is Talon! Manta Rei really showed the energy needed for a promising wrestler, but Talon pulled out a win! Can't say it was honorable, but the ref's word is final! However, now, Miyabi has a significant lead in this event! If Berserk ever hopes to claim victory, they'll need to win the last three matches consecutively! I'm at the edge of my seat already!"


After her win, Talon returned backstage. There, she came face to face with Juri Sanada who crossed her arms while giving an angry glare. Talon didn't dare flinch.

"What? Are you alone?" Talon asked.

"Yes." Juri answered.

"…Good." Talon said removing her mask. She had a beautiful face that got along with her long, silver hair and green eyes. "Do you have my glasses?"

Juri chuckled before handing her a pair of glasses. "Here you go, Ms. Tohsaka."

"Juri, you're not in my class anymore. You can call me Miyumi if you want." Talon said putting her red glasses on. "Hope I didn't hurt that kid too much."

"She's one of Misaki's fellow wrestlers." Juri said. "You can throw a TV at one of their heads and they'd still make it to the end of the match. I'm more concerned about you, really. If the school board finds out that one of their teachers has been moonlighting as a wrestler…"

"They won't." Miyumi said. "So far, you're the only one who knows my secret. After you left my class, I saw how much fun you were having as a wrestler, so I decided to give it a shot myself. As it turns out, I'm really good at it. I just need to play the part as the most vicious heel in Miyabi, and no one will be the wiser."

Juri smiled. "Well, it's great to see your dedication to juggle this double-life and see it through. Now, let's see how Lisa does against her greatest rival."


SCORE:

Berserk—2

Miyabi-4


Author's Note: That's the latest match done. Though this was the most predictable outcome yet, it's still pretty fun to write. In fact, my friend, Foxboy614, even drew his own picture of Manta Rei and commissioned another. Those images gave me the idea for another Wanna Be the Strongest in the World fanfic centered around Manta Rei. If anyone wants to see that, let me know.

Coming up next is a battle between two karate rivals, Moe Fukuoka and Lisa Hinata. Any and all comments are welcome.