Level 9: Sense of Defeat, Sense of Direction

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With Chief Atsuto’s orders, the bystanders tended to the defeated party the moment he left. Five hours later and the effects of the fight finally wears off and their bodies starts to lighten with Ayane waking up first before her two teammates.

Seeing Ayane awake, alert and completely healed, it's now job to assist the other tribe healers in completely healing the two after an intense fight between Atsuto.
It didn't take long for the two of them to open their eyes, then move their body. 

“Where am I?” asked Yukio, still a bit dazed.

“You're back at the tribe, you're being tended right now by the heaters, and by me Yukio. So please try to lie down and don't strain yourself.” replied Ayane, in a rather worried tone. 

Paying no heed, Yukio tries to stand up and leave the bed only to have the pain bite back into him, agonizing and reducing him to a crawl as he falls back to the bed. Not long after Keita woke up too.

Yukio feels guilty because he wasn't strong enough by himself and his weapon is the only one that lifts him without his own powers, that goes the same for Keita also as he also blamed himself for the lost as they continue to chatter in agony, the healers and Ayane listening as they continue talking.

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The next day when they are able to leave the tribe albeit defeated and humiliated.
After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence the arguments are resurrected, and the blame game begins.

They then try to blame each other for the lost and then the two boys then pointed at Ayane for the reason that she just healed them not join the fight she could just drop the still active tome and use Shift to attack Atsuto as it was effective during their fight with Sana, Ayane then defends herself as she couldn't just be both a healer and a fighter she only is capable of being one.

They then told her that she need to master healing and fighting at the same time as it could be vital to Atsuto's defeat and their permission, their goal in this country. But it was too late. It had already happened. They couldn't change the past, the fight and the arguments, Not long before they then pointed their weapons to each other due to a huge misunderstanding. 

Watching in the darkness is a man who has his trusty staff which is made of gold and steel, seeing the three quarrel over their defeat on Atsuto but as he is watching the quarrel they then start to fight each other. 

"This is bad" the man said and then joins in the fight and as they were about to release their respective arts he uses the Triple Pillar which is capable of smashing bones and also bodies in one hit via immense pressure. The move will change name as more enemies are near, if four then its Quadruple Pillar with 4x power. Having 3x power means the three are instantly defeated.

Yukio then frustratingly confronts the man about what is his deal and what he wants to do with them.

“What the hell is wrong with you, leave us alone you meddling bastard?" snarled Yukio, in chagrin.

"Nothing, just speculating your current argument for fun. Then I noticed the three of you are trying to kill yourselves so I stopped your actions and I didn't expect that you would be defeated with a single pillar!" the man said and Yukio refrains himself from attacking then backs off a distance, so does Keita and Ayane.

They then ask the man if he knows a place where they could get strong, and have lots of rest as if they are not allowed to go back to the tribe as for their defeat against the chief. They then questioned him if he had defeated Atsuto.

 "I defeated the keeper of the Permission of Brunei, so I'm four steps ahead of you three. If you want we could stay in Ainaro and there I will train you" He said and also as an offer. 

Yukio almost refused but seeing the power he possessed he then agrees to join the man to go Ainaro, but the man then proposes that they should meet him at the entrance of Ainaro next week as it could take a while to get there by foot and transportation distance is short and in order to save they must walk, by then he strikes his staff and a portal appeared at which he hopped and it disappears but they had forgotten what is the man's name.

 Meanwhile Ren or Iwabe was watching them when he suddenly identifies the familiar man whom Yukio had proposed a training of. To be precise it was Tenma, one of his childhood friends whom he turned rival, he is supposed to be blamed for his dark and violent side he struggled to keep watch and balance, and he was powerful enough to face him one vs one like Haru. 

But guidance is what Tenma is known for in both the dream world and the real world for his guidance, landing him in a position in the Hanagasaku High School as a guidance councilor later in his current position as headmaster.

 "Heh! Yukio you've got yourself a good teacher at your hands and will teach you to defeat and kill me" he said reassuringly. As they are about to leave the staff appears and it separates into two pieces creating a scroll that uses Communication Magic.

 Then the man appeared to inform them of additional conditions and then he asked them their names. And as they gave their name to a total stranger.

"I'm Watanabe Tenma, a faculty member of the Hanagasaku High School in the real world. Nice to meet you!" They then breathe a sigh of relief thinking it was a stranger trying to do bad things to the three of them and then they walk away towards Ainaro in search of Tenma, then as they come back from the dream world.

Their next objective is to find two new teammates to help them fight Atsuto, train lots, study lots and they will fight on April 20 right now it's January 2 so they got at least almost five months to prepare for the fight.

Now as they return to the real world it was night so they go to sleep right away as for the next day they have classes to attend to. The next day as they were in class some, including Kaede and Aoi, she asked about their fight with Atsuto, they told them the whole ordeal before the teacher comes, and when they heard it some laughed and some understands why he is strong.

Aoi concludes that wrestling can sometimes be an advantage to some people especially if they have a weapon against him plus he shown them few fire moves up his sleeve, then when its class time the three of them are writing about something maybe about an assignment or perhaps another foolish plan, or a drawing.They are calculating the time needed to reach Ainaro and how far the distance is between Dili and Ainaro.

Yukio who thought that in the first place says that they didn't need it as they will cross Mount Tatamailau not go on a road trip,  as fees for transportation is sometimes twice more expensive that their average breakfast in Timor. And also they try to atleast go to Hanagasaku High but they realized that they cannot enter due to their guards are intimidating and also high school students, faculty, and guests privilaged by the headmaster are allowed to go in. So maybe Tenma can wait until they are permitted to meet him.

Meanwhile Tenma is expecting this April if Yukio and the other two will go to this school for their highschool years and in order to meet them personally. Besides he doesn't lie and deceive people as what he said to Yukio is true and will meet him on the entrance of Ainaro, and for Ren in the dream world by using communication magic he contacts 19 different people and to have them gather up in Taj Mahal, his place at 5 in the evening and to make them have a party and a movie marathon in the palace besides being a ruler is lonely without advisers and officers.

He wants to form the Shadow Troupe again after 5 years of peace and equality in the shut down dream world and now because it's active again he wants to gather them for a good guard of the permissions as Tenma has defeated the supposed holder of the Permission of Brunei with ease. He expects the three to be stronger by the time Tenma begins teaching them. 

**Level 9 Completed**

Hey there, Lazycat here!! I apologize for the almost one year hiatus from the site. I was just occupied with health issues and educational matters to the point that forgot about writing and updating you all with new chapters. I may not be able to promise a consistent schedule for updates but I'd still update you all in the new chapters, don't worry about it. As always I'm open for comments and suggestions regarding changes. ✌️😸✌️