16 CHAPTER 16

A/N:

A short chapter this time, with the chapter being under 1k words since I don't want to delay the chapter. (Trust me, this chapter would take at least 2 days to complete if I compiled it all in one!)

Sorry bout it, tomorrow's chapter will be the finale of the tournament, so stay tuned!

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The moment Kenichi was available to be seen in the makeshift booth operating as their hospital ward, he immediately ran to see him.

He was still unconscious from the fight, so as he watched his chest rise up and down peacefully, his family along with Kodao came rushing in too. As he gave them space for their child, Kodao pulls on his shirt that had the dojo's logo on.

"Hey, Nii-chan. Are you sure you can beat him?"

Gohru looks down at his younger "brother" before humming as he pats his head.

"Of course. Do you not know who your Big Brother is? He's the strongest!"

He cringly says, hoping that no one was listening in as Kodao hugs his side. After a moment of silence, he tells Kodao to stick with Kenichi and his family before walking away to his booth, his face now blank of emotion.

'And as the strongest, I will win. Fuck All for One, fuck the media, right now, a respectful challenger has appeared and I will use everything that I've got.'

His paranoia of All for One had always been dragging him to the ground ever since day one, but now? No more. Since he was going to be famous from the sponsorship, All for One will have a hard time kidnapping him due to him eventually being famous worldwide. That'll have it harder for him to kidnap and steal his techniques and Quirk, thus making him safe.

'Alright, I'm committing everything. I'll make it as fucking flashy as I can to win and dominate with that.'

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40 minutes later...

KNOCK KNOCK

"Excuse me, Jin-san! Your fight is about to begin and the announcers are asking for you to the stage!" A staff yells from the locked door. Getting up from his seat, he unlocks the door and watches the staff's face shift from normal to horror.

"Thanks." And with a thank you, he walks away, leaving the shocked man to see the state of the private booth. It was hell basically, with punch and kick dents that appeared everywhere in the room, even steel was not spared except for the lockers.

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"LADIES ANDDDDD GENTLEMEN! THE MOMENT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR IS FINALLLLYYY HEREEEEEE~!" The crowd cheers loudly as both of the fighters were on the stage without their protective gear.

Apparently, there was an announcement that they were going to hold before the finals. Looking at Omori, his eyebrow raised when he sees what he was wearing.

Omori was wearing a black samfu that had long sleeves with a crest of a tiger on his left chest while wearing a belt that had multiple words of "UA" printed on it.

Well, he wasn't the only one who had a clothing change. Since he was not holding back anymore, he took out his uncomfortable t-shirt from the dojo and wore a tight but stretchy white t-shirt along with black loose and comfy shorts that he bought a few days ago.

He had honestly wanted to wear this initially, but the main instructor of the dojo forced him to wear it for advertisement, though he didn't tell him why.

He had a mental grin when he saw the announcer who was the same instructor twitch his eye at his new clothing before smiling at the crowd with a fake smile, the camera pans from them to the announcer as he announces the message.

"A message from us before the finals! Ahem, due to new sponsors around Japan, the prize poll of our annual martial arts tournament has increased! For first prize... 500,000 YEN!"

The crowd exploded as Gohru's eyes widened.

'F-Five hundred thousand! That's like... 3000 plus dollars!'

"Second prize is 300,000! And for third, 100,000!" He bows at the crowd before shouting into the mic.

"NOW! THE FINALS ARE HERE! THE EVENT EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR ANXIOUSLY! NOW, IF THE PARTICIPANTS COULD GET READY...!"

And with the order, they walked to their respective sides to wear their equipment, which was just colored tape based on their respective colors that were enough to tape their hands and feet.

Once they were ready, they walked into the square ring that was much bigger than the past matches. It was now thrice times larger, giving us much more space for fighting.

While waiting as the invigilator told the two the rules which they ignored, Gohru talked.

"Hey."

Omori's attention was now on him.

"Good luck, alright? No hard feelings later."

He snorts before nodding.

"You too, although I would be wishing every god to help if I were you."

'Cocky son of a gun.'

But he just grins at the comment.

'Oh, trust me.'

You'll be on the ground the moment the fight lasts one minute.

"READY?"

They got into their stances with Gohru in his normal forward stance while Omori was in a more offensive Wing Chun stance with his fists raised pointing at Gohru while his lower half was in a forward stance too.

"FIGHT!"

DING DING DING~

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