Chapter 11: Fighting for real...
Today is finally the day of my first real fight.
I can't say I am not anxious, there I won't be able to use any of my powers, both the [Sahringan] and the [Ripple] would be unavailable, I sincerely doubt anyone wouldn't notice the yellow light of the [Ripple] or the eerie red light coming from my eyes. But I trained my body a lot, so I am no normal fifteen years old.
Sadly I never really used any of my skills in life combat, so even if I have a lot of skill in martial arts I don't know how to use them properly and yet. But this is also a very great opportunity to learn how to fight properly. Breath, remember that mental strength and spirit are as equally important as the strength of the body.
I ate my dinner in silence, the option to eat food that gives me energy and is not that heavy on the stomach, it wouldn't do for me to be hit in the stomach and puck my guts out, would it?
After eating dinner I took a whole hour to set my mind straight, on this hour a basically just sat there in my living room and breathed letting [Ripple] circulate on my bloodstream, the positive energy fo the sun being very good at calming a little bit of my nerves, then the alarm that I've set sounded. It was time to go.
I put my face paint on and put on some easy to remove clothes. I was ready. The place isn't that far, and some buses reach relatively close to the place. I was able to easily find it thanks to Yue's instructions.
The place was a nightclub, of course, that is only for appearances. This is in truth one of the busiest underground fighting rings of the country. There is literally every type of person down here, from the scum like criminals and gang members to ex-professional fighters trying to get some extra money and extra excitement to their lives, there is also people like me trying to get some extra bucks to help themselves.
I entered the nightclub, few people barely looked at me too much inside their own world of pleasure and parties to care about a stranger entering the club, the bartender already recognizing the type just pointed to a room on the side. I went there.
Inside the room, there was just some shelves and a stair that leads downwards. I went down the stairs slowly trying to get a feel for the place I am in. My steps echoed down the stairs it didn't take much time for me to reach the bottom. There was Yue waiting for me.
Yue is definitely not a kid anymore, the girl has definitely grown up. Her short brown hair looks like it has been recently taken care of, her figure is well proportioned and well-muscled, she can even be the envy of some professional athletes. She is fairly tall easily reaching 1.82 meters. And you could easily spot a mischievous grin on her face.
"Ah, so the champion of the hour has finally decided to grace us with his presence. Hello Jin."(Yue).
"Hello, Yue. And I am fairly sure I got here early."(Jin).
"You indeed got here early. But I always wanted to say something like that."(Yue).
"*Sigh* at least show me the place before my fight."(Jin).
"Yeah sure. But there is nothing much to show, to be honest, folks here are more practical than fancy anyway."(Yue).
"Any info would be appreciated."(Jin).
"You do you, big guy."(Yue).
"So here we have the entrance, try to not linger here too much because even if the place has multiple entrances some people still don't like to be blocked."(Yue).
She said while walking and pointing at places acting like some kind of cheap tourist guide.
"There is where you place your bets. Sadly you can't bet on yourself Losing, but if you want to bet on your win or somebody else's there is the place"(Jin).
The betting counter looks like a typical casino counter, with the extra thick glass window and all, these guys are professionals.
"There are the spectator's seats, of course, multiple levels are depending on how much you pay for your seat, just don't mess with the VIP's they are pretty scary, those guys will execute you without a second thought."(Yue).
She pointed at the seats, and there are indeed multiple levels becoming more comfortable and more expensive-looking the higher it is.
"There is the fighters booth, that is the place the fighters stay and wait for their fights, there are some locker there where you could store your things but don't store anything of value there, its easy peasy to steal things from those lockers."(Yue).
She pointed to the place and I have to admit, there is quite a number of people fighting this night. Maybe this is the normal number?
"And please don't accept anything those guys give you, it's probably drugged in some form to make you lose. But I think you are not that stupid."(Yue).
"Yeah, it's pretty stupid to accept a strangers drink of food on a place like this."(Jin).
"Also if you're proven trustworthy and a good fighter you may turn a member of the underground arena. It may take some time but I bet you can do it."(Yue).
"Are you a member?"(Jin).
"Yup, you need to be a member to recommend someone to fight here. They don't just accept anyone, but when you win I get some cuts of your percentage."(Yue).
"Okay, I think I understand it a little bit. I want to bet 100$ on my win."(Jin).
"Just 100$? isn't it too little?"(Yue).
"It's half of all I have right now."(Jin).
"Sure. It's pretty easy, just say that you want to bet on the Fourth fight on you."(Yue).
"Ok. See you later."(Jin).
"See you later. And good luck with your fight."(Yue).
"Thanks."(Jin).
I went and gambled on my win, a total of 100$, and if I won I can double or even triple the amount, but it all depends on the odds, for now, they are pretty low for me the newcomer. Which is good for me, meaning that I can gain a little bit more money.
My bet may sound small in comparison to the other enormous bets the rich people made this night but I will gain some good money from the fight, the bets are just an extra.
I went to the fighter booth, it wasn't crowded, but it was relatively full of people. I guy tried to offer a water bottle to me and I of course refused, I don't want a Tonpa situation here.
I waited for a bit, I could have watched the other fighters but I decided to concentrate on myself right now is the top priority. Sadly I have zero info about my adversary until I see him in the arena.
Getting prepared for the fight I take of my clothes only letting my shorts on. Deep breath. I am ready.
I waited for ten more minutes and my fight was announced.
"Now is the star of our Fourth match of the night, the newcomer called Kujo versus The Rook which now boasts a score of 5 wins and 2 loses. Who is going to win? Place your bets, this is the last chance for you to do so."(Announcer).
I got up and walked slowly toward the entrance of the Arena. I changed my mannerism completely, my body language totally alien to anyone who knows Yang Jin, this is my final line of disguise a totally different way of acting and mannerism from the real me. Taking a deep breath I enter the arena. My first impression was loud, the crowd was incredibly loud.
Normally I wouldn't be able to use my [Sharingan] in the match and that is completely true. But it doesn't mean I can't use it before to analyze my opponent. And while blatantly flashing my [Sharingan] right now would be the height of stupidity. I have a way of course.
Covering my face with my left hand and opening my finger a little bit, such a minuscule amount that it would be imperceptible to the human eye, the crack it made between my fingers was so small that no normal eye could see through it, Thankfully I have no normal eye, so I flashed my hidden [Sharingan] to analyzed my opponent before the match.
The guy is big easily 2.15 meters in height, he has muscles on his muscles. Definitely not a speedy type. By the way, he is completely bald, and the way he moves indicates a boxing practitioner maybe one or two others with less focus. So I need to be cautious of his punches as boxing normally focuses a lot of emphasis on punching. No obvious wounds on the body, he looks extremely healthy, with no signs of doping or any kind of drugs, or the ones he is using are way more discrete.
I deactivate my [Sharingan] and put my hand down. I take a normal deep breath and put my guard up, clenching my fists I put my left one slightly in the front while my right one is a little to the back ready to strike, positioning my body in a diagonal angle, I am ready for the fight. all this time the announcer was babbling some nonsense, until:
"And Now I officially announce the Start of the Fourth Fight!"(Announcer).
Rook immediately put up his guard, we both said nothing as we know this is a fight now a debate, we are both concentrated at the extreme, but I can easily see a little contempt on Rook's eye the guy is totally underestimating me because of my age. Good, I will take any advantage I can get.
Using a quick change of my hips I send a punch aiming for his head, we are both the strength type so I know that hitting his body without precision won't give me any results, I could go this both ways, try to wear down his stamina or try to connect a super-effective hit against his head.
Sadly in my inexperience, I didn't account for our difference in height and weight, so my punch aiming at his head was practically useless, and Rook using my opening punched my unprotected side.
The punch hurt a lot, but thankfully It didn't break anything. Going for the head first was a mistake, I should've aimed at other parts and maybe try to create an opening for his head.
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ClearSkySage
ClearSkySage Ok, I will stop with the Konosuba references.
I have absolutely zero ideas on how an underground arena works, my inspiration for it was from BAKI if you are curious.
WARNING: I will take some liberties with the content, IT WON'T BE CANONICALY ACCURATE. So please don't state the obvious, it's just a waste of time.
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