Western Tokyo Kendo Tournament finals 1

Western Tokyo.

Central Kendo Stadium.

By the time the announcement was finished Tsubaki and Tatsuki had already stood up from their seat and started walking to the arena with their bamboo sword in hand.

Knowing a human can not match a devil in strength not in reflexes because of the difference in their spirit he decided to hold Tatsuki's hand to warn her with a serious face "Tatsuki be careful when you are up there because she is not normal. " 

"What do you mean? " asks Tatsuki with a raised eyebrow.

"Just be careful. " as it was too complicated Takashi just warned her with a serious face.

"Alright. " although she didn't know why would he have so serious expression nevertheless Tatsuki knew he wants good for her but that girl has lost against Takashi before, so it shouldn't be that difficult, right?

By the time Tatsuki has walked up to the arena Tsubaki has also walked on the arena for a while and she was looking at Tatsuki with a serious face all along.

First, she had gotten a lot of surprises from Takashi who should be a human, and second Tatsuki appears quite close to him, so she needs to be cautious of Tatsuki who knows what are the two of them hiding.

"Hope you don't disappoint me. " says Tsubaki with a cold face as she looks at Tatsuki who has stepped into the arena.

"Make sure to give me a good fight cause I don't want to disappoint everyone after the first match of the semifinals. " says Tatsuki with a serious tone disregarding the cold face of her opponent.

"Begin. " when the two opponent has taken their positions the referee called out before backing out of the arena, so he doesn't get in the way.

The next moment the sound of bamboo sword clashing can be heard from the arena where you can see Tatsuki blocking the bamboo sword from Tsubaki.

While blocking her opponent who has rushed towards her at the same time as when she had moved to hear the referee but it was her opponent who made the first move and she had no other choice but to block at the last moment.

The first defeat in her life from Takashi was a huge blow for her and when she saw how close Tatsuki is to him Tsubaki thought this girl with shirt hair might also have the same ability as the boy because from the beginning they are the only ones that have yet to lose a single match.

So when the match begins she didn't want to think of allowing her opponent to attack instead she strikes with an aggressive face just to find her opponent blocking her with some effort nonetheless her opponent had stopped her attack.

This was a good start however when she puts a little more force into her bamboo sword she found Tatsuki to lose against her strength and even getting pushed back which was disappointing to her nonetheless.

As Tatsuki was losing against her opponent she clenched her tooth tightly and with all her might pushed her opponent and Tsubaki who was confused got pushed back however soon retaining her calm she strikes at Tatsuki the next moment before Tatsuki can strike.

As the bamboo sword hits Tatsuki on the hand the referee calls out "Hit~ "

With that Tsubaki has gained a point and Tatsuki is looking at her in surprise after getting the quick response from her opponent while thinking 'I need to up my game a little bit. '

Away from the arena, Takashi had seen everything clearly and knew even if Tsubaki wasn't a Devil but a human even then the result would be the same and she would still be the winner because of her superior ability to calculate the situation nonetheless she Devil ability is also a plus for her swift victory as she has superior strength and reflexes which is overwhelming for any human without a special ability.

With the second round of the match, the result is still the same and Tsubaki won the fight back to back even if it wasn't as easy as it was previously and Tatsuki has done her best, a Devil is stronger it is undeniable and the skill Tsubaki has from life and death situation is not something Tatsuki who only learned from a teacher can match.

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After losing the match Tatsuki directly walks beside Takashi with an ashamed face it's not that she feels bad for losing the fight but she regrets when Takashi is in the final and she was unable to face him but her opponent was just too abnormal.

As Tatsuki walks beside him with a sad face not saying anything to Tsubaki who has also returned to her position with a serious face Takashi quickly asks Tatsuki in worry a he isn't fond of her sad face "Are you alright? "

"I am sorry, Takashi? " says Tatsuki with a guilty tone as she looks at Takashi with pain on her face however she is still looking at the floor not being able to look at him in the eye.

"It's alright to you have done your best, it's just your opponent isn't normal. " said Takashi shaking his head before he pulls Tatsuki's face by the chin just to find her looking at him with a red face and water at the corner in the eye.

"But I am not the one who will fight you in the finals. " says Tatsuki with a sad tone.

Removing the water from the corner of her eye Takashi said with a smile "Just train harder and make sure you don't lose to anyone else next time. "

"I will do my best. " said Tatsuki with a serious face giving him a nod.

"Good. " said Takashi with a smile before he turns towards Tsubaki who is also looking at him all this time and this time there is a hidden fire of excitement in her eyes when she looks at him without turning her head and looks at him in the eye to match his gaze.

As the final match is the most important match of the day the Authority has said the winner has to win 3 out of 5 to get the championship of the tournament and they were also given 30 minutes of break so it doesn't give advantage to the other party.

"Don't lose alright. " says Tatsuki looking at Takashi's back.

"I will try my best. " says Takashi with a reassuring smile before walking to the stage where Tsubaki is looking at him with a serious face.

"It won't be the same as the last time. " says Tsubaki with a serious face.

"I hope you don't hold back and make this interesting for me else the result will be the same. " says Takashi with a smile as he looks at Tsubaki.

"Don't worry this time I will go all out. " says Tsubaki with a nod as the referee calls out "Begin~"