"Good luck in there, Fumiko," Haru said as he watched his beloved wrap bandages around her wrists, the Harionago smiled at the Kappa before picking him up and kissing his cheek.
"I will, my love."
Leaving Haru a swooning mess, Fumiko made her way onto the floor before going to meet her opponent: a Yuki-Onna.
"Mizore, correct?" Fumiko guessed, getting a nod.
"That is me." The Ice wielding yokai smiled, giving a slight bow. "It is a pleasure to not only meet, but duel you, Lady Fumiko."
The eldest child of Osamu smiled and gave a similar bow.
"The pleasure will be all mine."
With the pleasentires exchanged, the two fighters went to their respective cormers
"HAJIME!"
Wasting no time, they two rushed at each other when suddenly, Fumiko barley had time to stop her fall and correct her balance. Glancing down, she spied ice on the arena floor. Following the chilly air, she spied it from the still charging Mizore,
"Hey! That's not…!" Momo and Mitsu began.
"YOKAI ABLITIES ARE ALLOWED!" The announcer cut in before anyone could complain.
Mizore hurriedly rushed her foe, trying to push her further onto the ice and make her slip out of the ring. Fumiko grapped her belt and pushed back, a stalemate being
"You'll need more than that to take me down." Fumiko noted.
"I wagered." Mizore smirked, blowing some snow into her foe's face in the hope it would blind her. But Fumiko remained still and firm, suddenly stopping onto the area and planting her feet in before lifting the shocked Mizore upwards and then out of the ring.
"YAME! THE WINNER OF THE SECOND ROUND IS FUMIKO YUREIMOTO!"
The crowd cheered as Fumiko made her way over to give Mizore a hand up.
"Excellent bout, my chilly comrade."
Mizore chuckled at that.
"Lasting as long as I did fighting you? Just made my l,ife." She bowed, "Maybe we can do it again, sometime?"
Fumiko smiled
"I'd like that."
The two fighters than gave the bow and left the arena, waiting for the next match to begin.
SUMO
"Wish me luck, guys." Emiko smiled as she made her way to the ring, where her opponent, a particularly large and rotund Kuchisake-Onna, was waiting for her.
"So you must be Emiko Yureimoto. I've heard stories about you, your family, especially your father, Osamu. It makes me wonder why you would leave Japan and settle in a small American town with a human man."
"Lot of personal reasons. But let's not waste time talking about my life." Emiko cooly said.
"Indeed. Be prepared, because I will make a metaphorical meal out of your hide in this ring!"
"I won't put that appetite of yours lightly, sister."
The female fighters then slapped their pudgy cheeks and lifted their legs before slamming their feet on the dohyō.
"DOSUKOI!" Both women shouted, feeling the rising tension as they placed their fists down, preparing to begin their fight. The Gyōji observed Emiko and Zahru before he waved his fan.
"HAJIME!"
With that incentive, both jumbo-sized sumo women charged at each other with a battle cry, their guts slamming together as they grabbed onto each other. Their feet dug into the floor tightly as they pressed their whole weight against the other.
"GO, SIS!" Kentro cheered while Yori pumped her fist in joy as they watched their sister in action.
"You're strong! No wonder you're so revered!" The Kuchisake-Onna noted.
Emiko chuckled. "I may not have a whole lot of experience in sumo wrestling, but I can assure you that I won't back down from a challenge!"
"Well said, show me what you can do!"
Gladly obliged, Emiko pulled her right bingo wing arm back and thrust her palm at the Kuchisake-Onna's large breast. The force of Onryo's attack caused her opponent to lose her grip a little, leaving her open for a brief second. This gave Emiko a chance to deliver another palm thrust on her opponent's chubby cheek.
Now on the offense, the round Onryo continued her palm thrusts, the Kuchisake-Onna struggling to defend herself as the onslaught continued. The hefty yokai then regained her equilibrium and crossed her arms in defense but Emiko didn't let up.
"So strong…!"
Eventually, before the Kuchisake-Onna could mount a defense, Emiko hastily grabbed her mawashi and lifted upwards. The mummy sumo felt a sense of weightlessness as she was heaved by the surprising strength the yokai possessed.
With a yell, Emiko performed a kimarite and threw her off the ring as Zahru fell down on the ground with a heavy thud her incredibly fat body made.
"YAME! THE WINNER OF THE THIRD ROUND IS EMIKO YUREIMOTO!"
"So strong..." The Kuchisake-Onna whispered in admiration.
SUMO
Mayumi was up next as she stepped into the ring, watching her opponent, a male tanuki with a chubby yet also muscular build.
"You look like a pretty delicate lady. But I can tell you're hiding steel behind that silk." The tanuki noted. "Show me how strong you are!"
Mayumi stood silent but a little anxious now that she was going to have her first fight. But recalling her training and the encouragement of her siblings, the obese Noppera-Bo steeled her resolve. Once they finished their shiko stomp and got into their stance, the Gyōji then raised his fan to start their match.
"HAJIME!"
With a fire she didn't know she had, Mayumi charged forward and gripped her furry opponent. While momentarily surprised, the tanuki grinned at the ferocity the youngest daughter of the Yureimotos was showing as he gripped back. The two enormous wrestlers struggle to gain the upper hand, trying their hardest to push each other off the dohyō with all their strength.
Mayumi pushed with all her might, searching for any opening she could find.
"I gotta do it…for Emiko!"
Before her opponent could react, Mayumi suddenly grabbed him and performed a Tokkurinage with surprising strength. The tanuki didn't know what hit him as he twisted and pinned to the ground.
"YAME! THE WINNER OF THE FOURTH ROUND IS MAYUMI YUREIMOTO!"
Despite his loss, the tanuki couldn't help but nod his head proudly as he bowed toward Mayumi after being helped up.
"Well played. It seems I have lost today."
Mayumi blushed at the compliment she received from her raccoon-like opponent and for the first time in a long time, she truly felt confident in herself. Waddling out of the ring, she received praise from her siblings, Aoi, Akari and Yuyu.
"Way to go, Auntie Yumi!" Momo and Mitsu beamed, Erma then joining them I n hugging her.
"Couldn't have done it any better myself!" Kentaro beamed.
Emiko messed with Mayumi's hair as Rin nuzzled her face and Fumiko gave a thumbs up.
"Three cheers of Mayumi!"
"MAYUMI! MAYUMI! MAYUMI!"
Suffice to say? This was one of the best days of the
SUMO
Ena was up next and fidgeting in her sandals.
"Hey."
"DAAAH!" Ena screamed, slapping her surpriser and sending them flying into a wall…until she saw who it was….
"KENJI!" Ena screamed as she raced forward and pulled him out of the rubble worriedly. "Are you okay? Speak to me!"
A groan was the responsible.
"OH KAMI, I KILLED HIM!" Ena shrieked in fear. "Kenji! Kenji! Stay away from the light! Follow my voice if you can hear it! In fact, if you can? Say something! ANYTHING!"
"No more mochi for me, mommy!" Kenji said in a daze. "I'mma goanna be Hokage Wizard King Pirate!"
….Oh, boy. That was not good.
"WAKE UP!" Ena said as she slapped him again. And thankfully? He did come back.
"Yeesh! Ya got some strong hands there!"
"Kenji." Ena said. "Now is not the time."
"Well, I…and whatever this rubble used to be? Beg to differ." Kenji assured her, motioning her to see what she'd done. "And that was on reflect!"
Ena's eyes widened. Maybe she DID have a chance…..?!
She was brought out of her thoughts by the loving smile of Kenji.
"You got this."
Grateful for that, Ena then gave him a kiss on the cheek, leaving him dumbstruck as she heading to the ring.
"Kick ass, Ena!" Kenji cheered from the audience, missing the bemused looks of the rest of her family. "…Kami, I love her…."
Ena saw that her opponent was a Hinoenma who was giving a rather sultry smirk her way.
"Well, it's not a man...but you're pretty cute, regardless."
Ena giggled. "Thanks! You're quite pretty yourself!"
"No time for flattery. I have a tournament to win." The Hinoenma said, steeling her resolve…although the blush on her face hinted she liked the praise.
After the two stomped and got into their stances, the referee waved his fan and signaled the fight to start.
Ena quickly blocked the palm thrust of the Hinoenma before retaliating with a strike of her own. The two struck their palms against each other's large bodies, neither side giving much room for error until Ena found an opening.
"Impressive, I took you for a fool and paid for my arrogance."
"Hey, you're pretty tough too! But this match is gonna be mine to win!" Ena smirked.
This match was, compared to the others, far more even.
Ena was admittedly not much of a fighter, but her opponent was pleas ntely surprised she was NOT keeling over.
They were currenly in a stalemate, grappling with each other.
Pushing, pulling closer and closer to a ring out
But her sibling knew Ena, even if she wasn't the strongest, had this in the bag.
Lets just say there were...benefits...to not having your head completly attached to your neck. And she saw the moment.
With a competitive spirit, Ena launched a powerful thrust on her opponent's stomach that caused her to stumble out of the ring and land hard on her blubbery back.
"RING OUT! THE WINNER OF THE FIFTH ROUND IS ENA YUREIMOTO!"
With a sigh and a warm smile, the Hinoenma picked herself up and bowed to Ena out of respect, knowing that she won the match fair and square. Ena giggled and bowed as well, showing respect for her defeated opponent.
SUMO
The next few rounds went by fairly quickly. Kentaro showed that despite his normally jovial attitude, he was not to be trifled with on the battlefield as he easily trounced his opponent in the ring. Aoi seemed to share in her fiance's fighting spirit as she showed similar prowess against her own opponent. As for Akari, she had demonstrated ferocity against her opponent, giving them little chance to fight back as she swiftly took them out.
Rin's match was a real spectacle as she simply tanked the blows of her opponent before the latter became exhausted, giving the corpulent Nure-Onna the chance to shove her out of the ring.
"I think I'm liking this new body…even though I can't really slither as well as I used to." Rin smiled, relishing her obesity in pride.
It was now time for the final match; Yuyu against Mei. The maid was quite nervous about her chances.
"Don't worry, my plump-like piggy…the claws will stay in." Mei smirked, demonstrating by retracting them until they were just pointed fingernails. "But don't think I'll go easy on you~"
"HAJIME!"
Mei didn't even give the poor maid a chance to react as she lunged at her. Yuyu quickly gripped the Take-onna's belly and regained her footing before using her full strength to try and push Mei off the ring. The chunky maid noticed an opening and thrust her palm at her opponent's shoulder. Yuyu felt confident that she might have a chance of winning the match.
However, it was at that moment Mei decided to stop toying around.
With overwhelming speed, she unleashed flurry of palms thrusts to end Yuyu skitting back before, when she was dazed enough, grabbing her sash and tossing her skyward and out of the ring.
"RING OUT! THE WINNER IS MEI!"
Cheers erupted from the spectators and Yuyu was soon forgotten.
The poor maid stared up at the sky, ashamed of having even t6hought she had a chance….
She then spied Eimko's daughter offering her a hand up, with the rest of the Yureimoto clan smiling proudly. They didn't say a word, but the smiles said it all"
'Stand proud. Youi are brave and strong.'
"T-Thank you, Mistresses...!" Yuyu sobbed gratefully melting into a hug from Mayumi and Ena.
SUMO
It was now dinner time. Everyone headed home, ready for a warm meal and a good night's sleep, all recalling the most exciting matches of the day and already placing bets on the next day's.
"Milords and ladies?"
The Yureimoto clan turned to see an Akaname crawling to them, pointing to a small hut.
"I know it is late, but…We found another human."
Dinner forgotten, the clan rushed to the hut..
For a full minute, no sound came from said hut.
"MOM!" Momo and Mitsu suddenly cried out, helping their mother to her shocked feet. Thyey then realized…
Yori knew this human. She never thought she'd see him again…but here he was. In the flesh...
"Ben...?"
He was a little older now; more traveled and with messy hair. But his eyes, locked onto her, shone with pure adoration.
"Y...Yori...?"
Needless to say, Ena let out a loud gasp, Sam was greatly intrigued as he put a finger to his chin, and Erma, Mitsu, and Momo looked between their aunt/mom and the human stranger.
"Well, THIS is a pretty big cliffhanger!" Mitsu noted.
Knightmare Lord A/N:
We have our first matches and we now know the mysterious human who washed up in the village is an old flame of Yori. How will he react to her new corpulent form? And is it possible they might get back together?
Find out in the next chapter!