Chapter 44

I look at the enemy in front of me and take a deep breath. Today is the final day of the tournament. Yesterday, Se-Ah and I needed to fight against two strong universities twice: Tokyo and Iwate Universities.

Those two universities are sending strong fighters, but we managed to beat them. In the second match, Se-Ah shines brightly because our opponent has a great magician in their team, and she needs to work harder to fight her opponent.

While she is fighting against the magician, I take care of the swordsman who holds me away from his partner. I decided not to use Dragonforce in this fight because I wanted to test my swordsmanship against a real swordsman who had trained for years.

In the end, I won the fight. It was a great fight. Hitotsume-kozō, a youkai with one eye and a bald head, is a great fighter, and I am glad to fight against him. He is fast and has a great reaction time that makes me have a hard time getting a hit.

"Welcome to the Final!"

I snap from my thoughts when the people watching start to scream. I look around and wave my hand. I can even hear a group of women scream when I wave at them. Hell, some of the men even look at me with lust in their eyes.

Yasaka already warned me about Youkai being attracted to someone with power, but I never thought it would be this big. I know this will be a problem and get bigger once I return to my daily life.

"On my left is Ryan Hernandes of Kyoto University! As you guys know, he is from Indonesia and fights using katana, but don't get fooled, for he is also a master in hand-to-hand combat!"

The screen shows my fight against the previous opponent, where I enter the Dragon Force mode.

"As for his sword style, we have yet to know what style it was, but they involve elements! So far, we have seen him using Fire, Water, and Lightning."

And now the screen shows me fighting my opponent with my sword. Lucky for me, they did not know that I used four elements. It looks like fire, but it is a fire from the sun. That means it is extra effective against Oni.

"Now! Let's see our next contestant!"

I look at my opponent, a monkey Youkai who is holding a staff and only wearing red pants. He looks like the stereotype of Sun Wukong that the media portrays.

"Yu Long, a Monkey Youkai from Hiroshima University! He is the master of Bojutsu and also the master of illusion!"

The screen shows Long creating ten clones using his illusion technique. Unlike a regular illusion, this illusion is solid and has the same strength as him. However, it has one weakness: the clone can be killed with one good hit.

"Not only that! He is also a master of Youjutsu!"

The screen changes into him, releasing spells that make his opponent slow or fall to the ground. It is a low-level spell, but Yu Long uses it very effectively. He knows when to use it and when to cancel his spell to preserve his energy.

"Both contestants are strong, and now they will prove to the world who is stronger between the two of them! Contestant! Get to the middle of the arena!"

The two of us walk to the arena and face each other. Yu Long looks at me with a smug expression while his staff is on his shoulder. We look at each other while the host keeps talking.

"For the last fight, it will be set in here! It is a cage match between the two of them!"

After she says that, a box made of energy appears around us. Another cage match, huh? This will be interesting.

"Are you two ready?! Then the match will start at 3! 2! 1! Go!"

Instead of attacking each other, the two of us look at each other, and Lu Yong says while smirking.

"Ryan, let me see your real power."

"I beg your pardon?"

"I want you to go all out of me. Use everything you have in this fight, and I will do the same. I know that I am not as strong as you, but I want to go out with a bang."

I look at her for a few seconds before saying.

"Are you sure? I will not hold back a punch if you say yes."

He twirls his staff and then takes a battle stance. His smirk gets even bigger, and he says.

"Bring it on!"

I start to gather a huge amount of air and start to eat it. Yu Long looks at me curiously and says,

"What does the air taste like?"

"Hmmm? In here? It tastes like cinnamon with a hint of sweetness to it."

"Really?"

Yu Long looks at me with wide eyes before taking a deep breath. He frowns and says.

"It did not taste anything."

"You need a special magic to eat the air."

"Huh. That is a shame."

While eating the air, I use my Take Over magic to get into my weretiger form and gather Natural Energy at a very fast pace. I am ready after almost a minute of gathering air and natural energy. When I look at Yu Long, I can see him widen his eyes.

He looked at me for a second before saying.

"Are you a Youkai by any chance? A Youkai disguised as a human or something along that line."

"Hmmm?"

I shake my head and say.

"No. I am one hundred percent human. This is just my magic. It is the higher version of transformation magic."

Yu Long sniffs for a second before saying.

"You smell like Tiger Youkai, you are feeling like Tiger Youkai, and you look like Tiger Youkai. You must be Tiger Youkai."

I can only sigh at that logic and say.

"Just let's get this over with."

He grins at me and says.

"Let's go!"

He dashes forward with his staff in hand.