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I planned to publish this yesterday, but… the Yakitate! Episodes are just too tempting… I'm sorry T,T
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Chapter 26: 3 Minutes of Rods, and Fists.
Vongola's POV
[Knuckle's]
The same a girl I fought a few months ago jumped from the podium. She uses her rod to land safely. She waves her hand to the boy upstairs. I took off my priest robe and clenched my fists. She looked at me painfully. "Before we start, allow me to give Vongola my condolences for your Guardian of Storm and your Guardian of Lightning…"
I was rather surprised and thankful to God. This little lamb had also found a new way of life. She looks more serene and calmer, much gentler in looks. "Knuckle…-san, was it? You gave lecture at the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore a few months ago, yes? That was so… moving. I didn't recognize you at our last battle, I'm sorry." She smiled.
I thank God for his ever loving compassion. This little lamb has found new calling in life because of my lecture in Your revelation! "But…" She raises her silver-wooden rod. "If you're going to take Hime, I will spare no mercy." She closes her eyes and tree-class flames flows smoothly on her rod. "Let's have a fair fight… 'Father'." She opens her eyes and the tree flames bursts.
Grapevines grows on her rod, as the tree-class flames envelopes the rod, it transforms to a scythe. "Antonio was surprised as well; he called this Hyper Dying Will mode… I don't really understand though. Therefore, this is my technique." Her mischievous streak is gone, replaced with a calm demeanor, ability to fight alone, without the Guardian of Sea guiding her.
"Serenity of the Forest Fairies…" Her tree flames sapped into the ground and gently form trees around the yard. "However… it has time-limit. Same as yours, no?" She smirked. "Knuckle of Maximum Break." I clenched my fists. I can feel the sun-flames activate my whole body. "I guess it'll be three minutes full of Rods and Fists… right?" She disappears and appears again just behind me.
"Take care of me… 'Father'!"
[Giotto's]
"Could you please let us in?" I asked, sort of pleading, I guess. These men's face reddened for a bit. But, they still insisted. "We cannot, Sky Guardian. Hime is in the middle of medical process and-!" G's screams lowered and both Ugetsu and I can hear Yukime's short breath. That girl! She even refuses to have a brief treatment before Knuckle for a battle earlier. "Hime-sama! Don't push yourself!" I push my way over the guys guarding the door earlier.
Ugetsu who was leaning on the wall immediately rush inside. I followed his example. "Yukime." Alaude sternly scolds her. She shook her head and stretches her arms again. "Reject-!" Her flames froze and disappear. She held on to the table beside the bed.
"Hime-sama! You don't need to push yourself just for Vongola's sake!"
"SHUT UP!"
Her reaction is rather surprising. She catches her breath again. "What's wrong with you...? All of you! If you're complaining about Vongola…" She inhales and shouts again. "Then from the beginning I AM Vongola!" The Spazio medical team is dumbstruck by Yukime's words. She wipes her sweat and tries to reject G's wounds again.
"Reject!" Her snow's inputs are thinner than I ever see. "Yukime-chan!" Ugetsu hugged her from behind and transfer some of his rain-class flames to her. "It's… refereshing, Ugetsu nii-chan…" She quickly realized her wrong honorifics and corrected herself. "O-onii-sama…" Her face is reddened, but, not because of any fever.
"I see… the reason Yukime refuses Knuckle's sun treatment is not because of idiotic reason like I suspected!" I exclaim. "Ku fu fu fu, that's obvious, Primo…" Demon Spade's voice came from the door. "If she were to accept the sun-class flames, her snow will melt and will eventually downgrade her to a fever. But, it's different with the rain…" After another round of G's scream, he finally stops. Yukime fell on the ground and is panting hard. Ugetsu hugged her and keep transferring the rain flames. "Interesting theory… Demon." Muttered Alaude. "Tch… you guys are idiots!" G hit his own forehead with his palm. "G…dono!" Yukime smiles weakly.
"By the way… are you guys okay, not watching the match outside? It's a complete blast you know." Demon Spade disappears. It was his Mist flame from the beginning. "Don't all of you scum worry about me. Go watch Knuckle's fight." Said G. "Then, I'll go." All of us leave the room. Ryuuren suddenly appears out from Yukime's shadow and took her to the Spazio podium.
"Primo, I'll stay." Said Ugetsu calmly. "What? Oh you won't effin' dare!" I rolled my eyes and laughed. "Cute ones…"
[Knuckle's]
I try to jab her again and again but I failed. On the other side, she has swung that extremely long scythe of hers and I haven't got caught. I guess you can say that this match is even. She really had changed since the last time I saw her. Her moves are more critical than before, and she's able to make calmer decisions.
I don't know if three minutes have passed. But, I know my muscles have been strained a lot. Her scythe's movement is gradually slowing down. I blocked to have her jump to me. "Too bad… Father Knuckle, your three minutes are up!" I close my eyes and wait for her attack. Just before my time is up… "It's over!" I tightened my grip at punch her at the stomach. "Maximum Break!"
She grunts and even coughs blood. She was thrown to her own trees that created lump of leaves so she wouldn't get hurt. My three minutes is really up. "I'm sorry, but I need to win this one…" I fell to my knees. Claire is already behind me, with sun flames bursting on the ring beside her Spazio Tree Ring. "Sorry to tell you, Knuckle-san. I'm also an incolore like Hime. I possess Earth and Sky, Tree and Sun…"
She healed the wounds I gave her and drain herself a little of her remaining power. This battle is over, and it's clear who the winner is. "I'm sorry…" She left the field and as she left, the trees began to disappear.
"The winner is, Claire von Seithr from Spazio Famiglia!"
Yukime's POV
"Isn't she great, Hime? Whoa… if only you've seen her battle!" Antonio greeted me. Claire jumped back. "Antonio! Weren't I great? Ehehehe~!" She hugs Antonio. "Yeah you were, Claire! It's brilliant!" Ryuuren and I smiled. "We're glad…"
"Then, it's a tie now, Vongola and Spazio…" Said Jared.
He stares to Terzo's podium and smirked. All of us follow his example to look as well. Terzo stands and talk through his microphone. "Since there are parties that cannot fight again like Vongola's Storm Guardian and Spazio's Undead Guardian… We will make the next battle's winner as the winner of this whole competition."
I flinched. "NO WAY!" Antonio and I shout together. "I mean, I haven't fought yet!" He looked seriously troubled and Claire petted him. "It's okay Antonio… It's okay…"
"The next rule will be two on two, a tag battle!" He shoots the roulette. Giotto suddenly barge from the door and throws some of his flame as well. Four names are shown. The last combination I ever expected.
It's me and Ryuuren, versus, Alaude and Giotto….
Hmph, talk about crazy stuff. -_-"
Finished! I don't know if I'm going to publish tomorrow as well, since I'm super busy with the vacation things going on. But… please review! If you think that I rushed things too much, then sorry~! I told you I'll twist something in future chapters… did I?
Bye-bee~!
