Chapter 21: Brains VS Coffee
Jin demonstrates his Demon's Paw as his black feathered wings had appeared in seconds after using the move and Rhima was surprised that he was indeed controlling his devil powers.
"Your Demon's Paw has one feathered wing embedded in it. You were controlling your devil powers after all."
"Don't forget, Rhima-san... you think my Demon's Paw is a basic type. It is also served as one of my Heat Engagers. The other four were my Median Line Destruction, my Right Spinning Axe Kick, my Fiendish Claw if I went to my second Mental Alertness and my new move Tanden Nidan-uchi."
"That was a lot of moves being added up here. When I played as you once on that game you came in, I was curious about the your new moves and I don't even used the Heat from you."
Jin was surprised and learns that Rhima just played that game once as he thought.
It was the first time she tried to play that game we came in which was the new game. And now that I showed it to her how powerful I was. It's because of my disturbance to her in the real world and why she couldn't focus on playing our game.
He finally unleashed his Heat state again and goes for an Awakened Power Stance and Rhima noticed the move.
"That was Power Stance."
"You think this is a normal one, Rhima-san. It is a powerful version." Jin said calmly and happily explains it to her. "Remember that I showed this to you when I fought the Wing Chun master, I can execute my old fighting moves despite I unlearned it. However if I'm on that stance, it will be limited."
"How come it's limited?" Rhima asked which Jin answers her question.
"Some of the moves while I'm on that state is derived from my devil form. However, it can be disrupted if my opponents would attack me."
Rhima noticed the stance was quickly diminished because it was limited for him to do it and soon tries to order him to execute some of his moves coming from his Awakened Power Stance.
"Hmmm... can you do a Dragon Uppercut? After all, you can finally use that Awakened stance."
Jin uses his Awakened Power Stance and executes a powerful Dragon Uppercut and Rhima was surprised and Jin was telling the truth about the moves he executed.
"My Dragon Uppercut is now called as Lightning God Fist. You shouldn't forget what I told you about the names from my new moves."
"Okay, I won't forget. Can you do a Spinning Demon?"
Jin then tries to use Awakened Power Stance and executing his Spinning Demon and the last kick was a roundhouse kick. Rhima was excited to see him doing this.
"Hey! Can you do Wind God Fist?" Rhima happily orders Jin to use that move which was also connected to his Awakened Power Stance only for Jin to react angrily over her asking.
"That's enough, Rhima-san... you were overly tried to abuse my Awakened stance."
"!"
"Like I said, my Awakened stance was limited. If I used it too much, I'm losing a lot of Heat on me. I can use that stance three times because it can nearly drain a half of my Heat." Jin said scolding at her while raising his brow.
"Hmmm, so that stance can be drained a lot of Heat on you. Seems like it's going to be a different strategy to do that." Rhima said ponders on how to make strategies on those.
"Despite the usage, my Awakened stance can knock anybody." Jin said telling her that his Awakened Power Stance can knock anybody as Azucena arrives to see them and she too also wear her house clothes.
"What are you two doing? Showing more of the fighting techniques?"
"Jin just wanted to show his new moves. Because I'm from the real world and an actual player who plays the game you came in. So that I would know more about it." Rhima answered which Azucena was surprised. Without warning, she was hit by Jin's Corpse Thrust and his Demon's Paw.
"Hey! What was that for?"
"Your Demon's Paw can also mixing up with your Corpse Thrust?" Rhima said shockingly as Jin smiles at her.
"My Demon's Paw has another name. It was called Black Wing Flash."
"You can't make me turn into a training dummy or something! I want to face you in battle! And I can beat a lot of opponents in MMA!" Azucena scowled angrily over Jin's actions while speaking in her Spanish language and Rhima sighs over her yelling.
"Honestly, you may say that you can beat anybody. I guess it's you and me to fight."
"Rhima-san..." Jin said calling her name in concern which Rhima tells him.
"It's okay... I hate if you beat her down easily because you're a high-tier fighter. And I'm gonna deal with her."
Rhima wanted to know how Azucena fights and she claims that she can beat her opponents with her MMA moves. Jin wants to watch how she can fight her as he thought.
That makes sense... if I fought her and she was easily defeated because I'm a high-tier fighter. I'm just trying to show my new moves to Rhima. So that she would know more about me.
Azucena eventually dances, much to her shock and surprise and Rhima is able to read what she was doing.
"Are you making a dance battle or something?"
"I was just having a warm up. Let's do it."
With the song "Here Comes Trouble" has been played, Rhima tries to make a strategy over Azucena and the battle begins. Jin watches their catfight and he noticed that Rhima is using her head rather than her fighting ability and she was trying to fake out for being a weak fighter.
Rhima tries to exchange her blows with Azucena equally until she goes on different stances involving parry and swaying as well as dodging her opponents's moves. Azucena demonstrates all of her moves since it was from her different stances in her fighting style. Azucena tries to execute her Rage Art at her which it succeeds and at the same time promoting her family's coffee as the song ends.
"I won the fight! You maybe weak and all and you can't beat me!"
"I don't think so." Jin commented about her winning and knowing of Rhima's strategy and Azucena reacts angrily in Spanish language.
"How come you said that?"
"Rhima's real advantage was not her fighting ability and you had seen it. Her real advantage was she was using her head." Jin explained clearly to Azucena about Rhima's real advantage during fights while he pointed his right index finger on his head.
"What!?" Azucena reacted and Rhima is revealed that she was okay and it reveals that she was blocking most of her moves as well as her Rage Art.
"She was only pretending she was weak to get defeated from you. She was only blocking your attacks so that she needs to know what your moves you're using at her." Jin said in a deep tone of his voice while having his arm crossed and Rhima smirks over her moves.
"I think your MMA moves are inspired from a Peruvian martial art, Rumi Maki."
"Oh my God! How did you know that!?"
"Uhm... just a guess..."
An hour later, Azucena gave them some cup of water after the fight and finally returns Rhima's cellphone to her.
"Here's your phone. I'm glad that my charger is a fast charger. I was overwhelm to think that I'm won but I realized that you had been strategize me the whole time."
"Being a coffee addict in real-life is not going to be easy. The coffee itself was made of caffeine. And sometimes, you might even get a hyperacidity." Rhima said giving Azucena some advice and she tells her.
"Don't worry about me, Rhima. This is my life in the family. I really wish to see the real world if there is a lot of people who loves coffee. Come to think of it, it's all over the globe."
"It was different in my world, Azucena. You'll see a lot of people in real-life not just here."
"Well I guess it's time for me to sleep early. I have a trip back to Peru tomorrow afternoon to check at my family's farm. See you around." Azucena said and she gives them a wave to them before leaving.
"Rhima-san... you better call your uncle now." Jin whispered at Rhima's ear which she nods as she tried to contact her real cellphone to Roderick which he receives it.
"Rhima, finally you called me."
"Where are you with Lars, Uncle Roddy?" Rhima asked while she was talking to Roderick.
"We had parked at the outskirts of Milan, and worse we had made a temporary camp for tonight."
"We're at the outskirts of Duomo di Sirio as well as the first branch of the Ortiz Plantation Farm. I will use my GPS on my phone so that they can detect us where we are."
"Okay... I'll inform your Swedish friend of yours and he seems to talk with someone he knew." Roderick said telling her.
"Thank you, Uncle Roddy..." Rhima said thankfully as she hung up her phone.
"Did you speak to your uncle, Rhima-san? How is uncle Lars and the others?" Jin asked plainly which she answers.
"They just had a break at the outskirts of Milan. We can take overnight at Azucena's summer cabin then we need to get through other towns."
Just as everyone is asleep including Rhima, Jin gazes at her who is asleep and he really misses her so much. His heart takes a beat because he still loves her deeply but due to their long separation they were remained friends as he romantically thought about her.
Despite Xiao's feelings for me, I still had feelings for Rhima-san... I guess history repeated itself in which my mother Jun Kazama was so close to Kazuya who later became as my enemy. I wanted to say about my strong romantic feelings to her. But I always stopped because of my recent conflicts. If we find the right place to finish your mission, Rhima-san and this is the right time that I wanted to tell you that I still love you.
With that, he falls asleep comfortably.
At the barber shop within Taal, Batangas, a barber who makes a haircut on Hunyo's hair which was finished and Rolento was amused over his new appearance.
"I think your daughter will be surprised to see your new look, Hunyo."
Hunyo finally reveals his new appearance with his hair was cut shorter and has short single fringe in each sides so that he won't be confused as Jin as he states.
"Because Rhima was freaking out over me and Jin having identical looks. So I decided to make a little chop on my hair to make some differences. All right, Rei is waiting for us."
As Hunyo pays the barber the bill as he and Rolento leave the barber shop to continue their mission to stop Jang-geum.
Trivia:
*Jin finally shows more of his new moves like in the previous chapter.
*Azucena finally demonstrates all of her moves against Rhima which was seen from her reveal and gameplay trailer.
*Rhima reveals Azucena's fighting style which is MMA (Striker) as other of her moves are inspired by a Peruvian martial art, Rumi Maki.
*Hunyo's new hairstyle appearance is from the actor, Dingdong Dantes which he portrays the main protagonist Michael Trajano within his dual role along with the main antagonist Jonathan "Nate" David from I Can See You's AlterNate as Hunyo's body language and physical appearance are also taken from Dantes.
