Judgment

Kin ran towards Yoshiyuki with his spear. Yoshiyuki continued where he was.

“DISAPPEAR!!!” shouted Kin.

When Kin was one small step away from hitting Yoshiyuki with his spear...

Yoshiyuki quickly dodged and immediately disarmed Kin. He threw the Kin's spear away from where they were.

“Let's start...” said Yoshiyuki.

Yoshiyuki immediately directed a knee to Kin's belly, even taking Kin's feet off the ground.

Kin ended up falling.

“God? You can only be kidding.” said Yoshiyuki.

“SHUT UP!!!” shouted Kin.

“A God isn't judged...”

Suddenly, Yoshiyuki made a sign with his hand and...

A portal opened. From there came a very beautiful woman with her eyes closed, with very long, golden and white hair. She was dressed in a dress with different colors and flowers.

Everyone present on the benches asked which class Yoshiyuki was in, after all he had just shown that he could connect with the spirit world.

“Yoshiyuki is a Class 1 very close to the Special Class.” replied Captain Hiro.

Everyone was quite surprised.

“How do you know, Captain Hiro?” asked Yumi.

“Because the one who recruited me into the Knights of Redon was Yoshiyuki...”

Everyone was even more intrigued.

“Kin, now I'm going to show you what it's like to be close to being a God.” said Yoshiyuki.

Kin gritted his teeth and stood up.

“You can come!” said Kin.

“Since you insist... Yuki, please.” said Yoshiyuki.

“With pleasure, Master.” said the woman who emerged from the portal.

Kin knew that the situation would only complicate things for him, but as he wasn't fully aware of himself he still believed he could go head-to-head with Yoshiyuki.

He prepared for Yuki's attack, but...

“End of Time.” said Yuki.

…

Something had happened, but what? Kin appeared to be passed out on the floor.

“The victory of the first match of the semi-finals goes to...”

“I'M STILL STANDING!!!” shouted Kin as he got up.

Nobody understood what was going on anymore, but...

“How boring you're...” said Yoshiyuki.

“What you said?” asked Kin.

“You see, it's over.”

Before Kin even realized, Yuki was already at his feet with a katana and she immediately hit his chest.

Nobody wanted to believe in the mortality of Yoshiyuki's attack on Kin.

Kin fell to the ground once more.

“I... I... I lost...” said Kin before passing out.

Yoshiyuki thanked Yuki for help and started to leave the arena. Yuki entered the portal again and disappeared.

“The victory of the first match of the semi-finals goes to Yoshiyuki Ishii.” said King Victor.

A medical team went to help Kin.

…

While the second and final semi-final match between Captain Hiro and Teruo was taking place, Yumi was in the hospital waiting room to get news of Kin's condition.

Someone started walking towards her.

“Sorry I did this, but it was the only way to help your friend.” said the person walking towards Yumi.

The person was Yoshiyuki.

“Help?” asked Yumi.

Yoshiyuki sat next to Yumi and explained:

“Kin since the fight with Mieko has gained a dark aura around him. The reason why this happened I don't know, but as I can observe people's auras with my eyes and I saw that Kin's was disturbed, I decided to purify it.”

“Purify it? But how?”

“With Yuki's katana. When Yuki's katana cuts something, it automatically purifies what was cut.”

“Hence you apologizing to me and saying it was the only way.”

“Exactly.”

“So thank you very much.”

“You're welcome, but this is something that will stay between us. His aura can turn evil again, so if you suspect anything, come to me right away.”

“Okay... By the way, is it true that you were the one who recruited Captain Hiro into the Knights of Redon?”

“Yes...”

“How did you manage to recruit someone with such a tough temper?”

*Guffaws*

“By force, obviously.”

“As I thought, you're stronger than she is.”

“Well, I guess you could say so.”

“And are you stronger than Captain Michio or Nobu?”

*Guffaws*

Yoshiyuki stood up and said:

“I have some stronger points than they do. Well, I'm going. Until later.”

“Until later.” said Yumi a little confused by Yoshiyuki's answer.

…

Meanwhile in the arena...

“The victory of the last match of the semi-finals goes to Hiro Mino.” said King Victor.

Everyone gave Teruo a standing ovation for his effort. Captain Hiro helped him up.

“Tomorrow we will have the final match between Yoshiyuki Ishii and Hiro Mino!” said King Victor.

Would this be one of the best fights ever seen in the entire capital?

…

The day of the long-awaited final had arrived. Everyone was quite excited to see Yoshiyuki and Captain Hiro in action. Many were betting on Captain Hiro's victory, but others said she wouldn't even have a chance.

“Yumi, who do you think will win the tournament?” asked Teruo.

“Hmmm... To be honest I think Yoshiyuki will be the winner.”

“What? You don't say that around Captain Hiro.”

*Guffaws*

“What are you laughing at?” asked Norio who had just arrived with Mieko.

“Yumi says she thinks Yoshiyuki will be the winner of the tournament.” said Teruo.

“I also think.” said Mieko.

“Yes, indeed I agree with them, Teruo.” said Norio.

“But what makes you say that?” asked Teruo.

“Well, I think Yoshiyuki has been 'playing' the entire tournament.” replied Norio.

“Playing?”

“Yeah, he hasn't shown his full potential yet.”

Yumi and Mieko agreed with Norio.

“Well, let's stop talking and head to the stands.” said Norio.

Everyone went to the stands.

…

The two participants were already in the arena's combat enclosure. All the knights who participated in the tournament, except Kin, were in the stands ready to see the final match.

“I think everything is ready to begin...” said King Victor.

Yoshiyuki and Captain Hiro nodded.

“Well! Let the final match between Yoshiyuki Ishii and Hiro Mino begin!” said King Victor.

Everyone screamed in excitement.

“Hiro...” said Yoshiyuki.

“Yes?”

“Do you really want me to take this seriously?”

“You don't even have to ask twice!” replied Captain Hiro running towards Yoshiyuki.

“Yuki...”

Yuki appeared once again from a portal and said:

“End of Time.”

…

In the blink of an eye, no one in the stands wanted to believe it. King Victor once again let out a smile.

Captain Hiro was already on the ground and showing no reaction. Yoshiyuki started to leave the arena's combat enclosure.

“The tournament winner is Yoshiyuki Ishii!” said King Victor.

“What happened?” asked Yumi.

“Whenever that woman says the enchantment “End of Time” the opponent takes damage, but I don't understand why.” replied Norio.

“Without a doubt he is very strong.” said Mieko.

“Looks like you were right.” said Teruo.

…

A little later on the same day...

“YOSHIYUKI!” shouted Yumi a little breathlessly.

“Oh… Kin's friend. Yumi, isn't it?”

“Yes...”

“Do you need something? You look tired.”

Yumi bowed to Yoshiyuki and said:

“Please, at least while Captain Michio is away, train me to be as strong as you!”

“Hmmm…”

“Please!”

“Yumi, I don't mind having a temporary disciple, but getting to my level I can't help you.”

Yumi raised her head and said:

“What? Why?”

Yoshiyuki said with a more serious tone:

“To be as strong as I'm, you will have to lose a lot of things, are you willing to do that?”

Yumi was surprised.

Why would Yumi have to lose a lot of things to get stronger? Does the mysterious Yoshiyuki's strength come from loss?