Dirty Play

Akira crossed her arms and lowered her gaze, grasping the situation quickly.

"He set you up good, hooman! He knows exactly how to ‘move’ his ‘pieces’ just to ‘check’ you… Sorry, but you lost the moment you blundered your ‘knight’ last week!”
"Im trapped… Fork! There’s no way Im making out of this…”

Shinji dropped his bag in front of him.

"Hooman! The game is not over yet! We have a trump card, remember?!”
"Wha-… OH YEAH!”

He stepped forward, knelt, and unzipped the bag like a train staying on its track. Akira slipped her hand into the bag and touched the katana, letting it drain her mana followed by Shinji while Habara slowly approached him.

"Show us what’s inside, Shinji!”
"Please work! Please work! Please work!”

While Shinji is desperately focusing, Akira smiles and whispers.

"I believe in you, Shinji!”

He flinched and his heart skipped, then suddenly, Moeru Yona vanished.

"What’s the problem?”

Habara adjusted his glasses.

"Ak- aa, nah sorry… I- I cant find my Mila, yo- you can check it yourself!”

He stepped back and then Habara inspected the bag thoroughly.

"All clear! Sorry for taking your time! Again, we apologize for our recklessness!”

Habara adjusted his glasses again and Shinji nodded. From the shadows, a pair of eyes blinked before silently walking away.

4C Classroom
Shinji tossed his bag at the corner with a heavy sigh. 

"That was close!”
"Hummu hummu! Where you teleport it, hooman?”

Akira floated beside him smugly.

"Aaaaa…”
"Dont tell me you forgot that too!”
"Our house ofc-”

He noticed Habara was standing outside, staring at him while adjusting his glasses.

"Hazel here! We need an exorcist! Code 3!”
"NOOOOO!!!”

Suddenly, Luna’s voice echoed through from the speaker.

"Attention everyone! We’re now transitioning to the second phase for today’s event! All male students, please proceed to the Main Hall! Female students, kindly head to the Gym Hall! Thank you and enjoy the next round! Also, stop adjusting your glasses every damn second Habara!”

Main Hall
The crowd thundered with excitement as Chrono shoved yet another opponent out of the Sumo Ring.

"DOWNNN!!! Chrono now officially dominated Group A! The final battle against Dio from Group B will begin in 10 minutes! Who’s going to fly? Who’s going to flip? Who’s going down?! We will find that out later in Miraii High Sumo Finale!!!”

The emcee’s voice boomed through the mic.

Backstage
Chrono sat down and gulping a bottle of water. A referee passed by, leave a folded note and walked away without saying anything.

"Natang pa ni? Surat cinta ka apa? (What’s this? Love letter or what?)”

The note:
Hey Chrono! You’re new so you might not know this but… My daddy is the king of the street, let me win! OR!!! Well, you know!

"Heh, say that to ma face!”

He crumpled the note and tossed it into the trash bin behind him.

Sumo Ring
The hall shook with energy as Chrono and Dio stepped barefoot into the ring, wearing nothing but a mawashi. Their confident expressions clashed before their bodies did.

"CHRONO! CHRONO! CHRONO!”

The whole crowd roared his name. Habara and Ozeki leaned against the wall beside the hall entrance, watching from afar.

"I know you are behind this, Hazel… Why?”
"Trust me Orange, he’s the best one for the job!”

Izumi from 4C Class, also the Vice President of Red Crescent Moon club, entered the main hall, swayed the First Aid kit box. Her crescent badge blinked under the light.

"Oh? Hi there, Prez, Habara!”
"Izumi! Right on time!”

She waves and Habara adjusts his glasses as a response. Ozeki on the other hand, glanced outside.

"The girls already done? Where’s your team?”
"Yeah, something funny happened so I ran away haha!”

Sumo Ring
Chrono and Dio are staring at each other while the emcee is doing emcee stuff.

"Welcome welcome! Welcome to the Miraii High Sumo Finale!!! Our international student, Chrono is about to face our local five-time reigning champion! Diooooo!!! Will Dio claim his sixth straight victory or will Chrono take his throne! We-”

They got impatient and almost hit him.

"Shut up emcee!”
"Just start the game already!”
"Alright alright! My apologize! Without further delay, let the battle, begin!!!”

They crouched low, fists hovering just above the clay.

"Ready! Hakkeyoi!!!”

They slammed their fists to the ground and charged by colliding their palms with a thunderous impact.

"Thereeee we goooo! The fight we been waiting for!!!”

The emcee shouted without a mic and the crowd erupted with a storm of cheers, shaking the hall. They holding hands and pushing each other, palm to palm, both flexing their strengths.

"You pretty strong, Dio! Im surprised!”
"Heh! I ate nasi lemak for breakfast!”

Dio smirked and Chrono was happy to hear it.

"Really?! That’s goo-”
"WITHOUT ANCHOVIESSSSSS!!!”

Dio scream and it echoes across the hall. The crowd goes dead silent, Habara’s glasses slid off his face and Izumi reconsidered her decision.

"HOW DARE YOUUU?!!!”

Chrono exploded and headbutted him before launching a flurry of open-arm thrusts but Dio retaliated with a hard slapped across Chrono’s face.

" I will do it again!”
"DON’T YOU DAREEEE!!!”

Chrono was not having it, he lunged for Dio’s mawashi but Dio met him halfway, each gripping the other’s waist wrap, muscles trembling, balance wavering.

"He’s strong! Oi oi, foreigner! You will regret this!”
"Waddup sweetheart? You need your daddy?!”

Chrono mocked with a grin, unfazed by the threat and Dio gritted his teeth.

"Last chance man!”
"Bring it on, boy!”

They tugged each other’s mawashi, sweat dripping but both refused to yield.

"Laa ni koi rapa? (What time is it now?)”
"Huh?”

Chrono seized the moment and shoved Dio towards the edge.

"Wha- you cheater!”
"Said by a cupcake bringing up his sugar daddy!”

Dio panicked as his heel hovered one centimeter from defeat.

"YOOO!!!”
"DO IT!!!”
"BEAT HIM!!!”

The crowd revived back from the dead. Then, Akira joined in.

"Gooo Chrono!!!”

Unfortunately, only Shinji could hear her.

"Oh, Akira! Already done?”
"Hummu hummu! Yuki and Mai battle was epic at first!”
"Who won?”
"Neither! They got disqualified for beating the referee! Luna had to step in and smacked both of them! Seeing that, Izumi ran away! It was hilarious!”

Not long after, females students flooded the hall, chanting among the crowd.

"Chrono! Chrono! Chrono!”
"Smash him!”
"Push harder Chrono!”

Chrono suddenly stepped back to the far edge and smirked.

"The girls are watching! Time to redeem yourself, Dio!”
"Heh! Now we talking!”

They quickly charged and headbutted each other like cannonballs.

"IS THAT ALL YOU GOT, DADDY BOYYY?!!! MY HEADDD!!! AHHHH!!!”

Chrono’s inner voice screamed in agony but the crowd roared louder. Again and again, they clashed like battering rams and the hall shook with every impact.

"Pre- Prez?!”
"Let them continue, Izumi…”

Ozeki shook his head and Izumi clutched her medkit while Habara adjusted his glasses. With one last surge of adrenaline, they charged, veins bulging, eyes blazing.

"IM GONNA-…”
"MAKE THIS-…”

They shouted as they approached each other in rapid motion.

"...ONE AND FINAL MOVE TOWARDS VICTORY!!!”

They roared in unison and their foreheads collided with earth-shattering force. Then, like trees chopped at the trunk, they toppled backward at the same time.

"Ch- loe-”
"Gkkk! Arkhh!”
"MEDICCC!!!”
"COMINGGG!!!”

Izumi dashed forward along with her club members. The hall exploded into chaos with half cheering and half panicking. Things got worse when the referee decided to declare Dio as the winner despite the obvious draw.

"Reminds me the days with the bulls, except Im the one who got knocked up first!”

Shinji leave the hall with a smile followed by Akira floated behind him.

School’s Medical Room
Chrono lay unconscious on the bed. Habara and Yuki sat on his right while Shinji and Mai stood on his left. Akira floated in between, casting her healing magic.

"He should be ok now, hooman!”

Akira decast her magic and Shinji slapped his face.

"Chrono! Adoi!”
"Don’t do that!”

Mai slapped his back. Chrono’s finger twitched and his eyes fluttered open.

"Oh wow, its actually worked!”
"Dont sided with him, Habara!”
"I- I’ll go find Izumi!”

Yuki bolted out the door while Habara adjusted his glasses. Chrono’s vision was blurry but for a brief moment, he could see Akira clearly before she faded again.

"Angel?"

Chrono looked at Shinji just to get slapped again by him. Mai punched him in the head.

"Adoi…”

He knelt at the corner, holding his head while Akira laughed at him. Not long after, Yuki returned with Izumi, hurried to Chrono’s side.

"Hey! You finally awake! Do you remember your name?”
"I remember borrowed your homework ten minutes before class, Izumi!”
"Oh wow! Haha!”

They exhaled in relief and Izumi peeled off the cotton on his forehead.

"Let’s se- wait what?!”

They including Akira, turned to her.

"Wha- what’s wrong, Izumi?!”
"How did you recover that fast?!”
"Huh? Really?”

She scratched her head in confusion while Habara placed four vouchers on the table.

"Anyway… Congratz Chrono! You earned the MVP title and won four all-you-can-eat buffet vouchers, the rest will be on stage tomorrow! Enjoy!”

He taps on Chrono’s shoulder three times before leaving the room.

"Gratz Chrono!”
"You did great!”
"Ohh buffet!”
"The fork is buffet?”

Chrono lowered his gaze with a wide smile before turned to Izumi.

"This is for you, Chloe! Hey Izumi, wanna join us? We only three here!”
"Me? Sure!”

They left, leaving Shinji alone in the room with Akira.

"Hooho, Chrono got harem! You need to step up your game, hooman!”
"THIS IS NOT ROMANCE NOVELLLLLLL!!!”

Dark Street
Chrono strolled down the dimly lit road, hands on his belly, whistling.

"Ahh, I’m stuffed! Shinji really missed out!”

Out of nowhere, a black car screeched to a halt beside him. Two men in black jackets jumped out, machetes gleaming under the streetlights.

"Big Bro call! Get in!”
"Free ride? Hell yeah!”

Chrono hopped in without any hesitation and the car drove away. Habara, who’s hiding under the shadow, adjusts his glasses and pressed the PTT button.

"Hazel here, choco is melting!”

End of Chapter 6…

Extra 006:
3C Classroom
Exactly a year ago, Mai and Yuki illegally sneaked into the classroom during the sports event. Instead of cheering outside with the rest of the crowd, they set their own table.

"Heh!”

Mai swung a dustpan like an axe but Yuki blocked with a broom like a halberd.

"Oraaa!!!”

Yuki twirled the broom shoved and the dustpan.

"Hoohoo, nice try cutey!”

Mai teased. Yuki sprinted, leapt onto the desk, and spun in the air with her broom while Mai quickly flicked a pen at her.

"Haaa!”

Yuki snatched the pen midair and hurled it back while swinging the broom but Mai ducked behind a table.

"Hey hey! Come back here!”

Yuki landed and check but Mai already gone.

"Eh? Where-”
"You wide open!”

Mai popped out from another side, swinging the dustpan like a warhammer but Yuki dodged it barely.

"Huuu! Dirty play! I like!”

Chairs, pen markers, erasers, tables all flew around. Within minutes, the whole classroom was wrecked like a battlefield. The door suddenly slammed open, kicked by Luna.

"QUIT FIGHTING YOU MORONS!!!”

She rushed in and smacked down both of them and shook the whole classroom while Ozeki stood outside, scratching his head.

"This… Will be a lot of paperwork…”

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Next Chapter: Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025