Isekai Mizuki S1 - A World With Demons

Chapter 8 - Athletics Tournament: Semi-Finals

Fifteen minutes later...

Tengen pats the mic. He clears his throat, and announces the next fight. "Alright, everyone! Mr. Uzui back, and we're going to begin the Semi-Finals! And now we begin the first match. The brackets are...

Muichiro Tokito VS Tanjiro Kamado

Kanao Tsuyuri VS Isekai Mizuki

So the first match will be between young Tokito and Kamado. May both of you step up, please?" he asked as Muichiro and Tanjiro walked up to the arena. "And BEGIN!" he yelled as he fired a blank.

Muichiro immediately flared behind Tanjiro and tried to use the same technique that knocked out Yahaba. Unfortunately, Tanjiro stopped his hand and fired back with a water attack.

"There! Now, Water Sphere!"  he called as he hit Muichiro with it. He blasted himself back into the arena. "You're tougher than I thought. This ought to be fun." Muichiro complimented Tanjiro as he dashed towards him. They both locked in a struggle of punches and kicks.

"Water Slash!" he yelled as he tried to deliver a chop to his neck. Muichiro evaded, and threw a kick at Tanjiro's arm, which landed. "Quick, but not quick enough for me!" he said in excitement.

"Water Dome!" he said as he began to form a water shield around him. Muichiro immediately jumped back, knowing it would blow up on him, and so it did. Tanjiro had disappeared, then reappeared seconds after, as ten people. "Water Magic, Special Self-Made Technique, Water Doppelgangers!"

"Good, Tanjiro. You're making your own power out of what I taught you!"  Urokodaki thought, proud of his student. "This will be troublesome," Muichiro muttered. The ten look-alikes charged at Muichiro. He kicked two in the blink of any eye. The water shapes seemed to be rigged, as each bit of water exploded into mist. Even worse, it was extremely cold, making it hard to breathe in. "Agh, the cold water vapor is tearing up my lungs! He clearly planned this out..." he thought.

"We just rendered your magic useless!" the Tanjiros said, cracking their knuckles. "Wait, they're all water, right? Look for the one with a shadow." He found a shadow, and kicked the Tanjiro to his right. His attack hit home, as all the other clones exploded soon after. "I still can't use my magic... How can I win?"  he wondered.

"Ooooh! Muichiro's guess hit home!" Tengen announces, pumping his fist into the air. Muichiro and Tanjiro struggled for ten more minutes. Later, they were both covered in bruises and scratches. "This is it, Tanjiro. Say hello to the end of your journey in this bracket! Mist Magic... Ultimate Form... Concealing Fog!" he said as he was enveloped in mist. He could not be seen.

"This is gonna be a problem. Muichiro was already extremely fast, and he can conceal himself?!" Isekai commented, actually concerned for Tanjiro.

Kanao was sweating. Inosuke was freaked out. Zenitsh then stood up. "YOU BETTER NOT LOSE, TANJIRO, OR I WILL SOFTEN YOUR FOREHEAD!" Zenitsu screamed in anger as Tanjiro was taking hits back to back. He always blocked, but seldom did they work.

"Something has to work! I need to do something! An area technique that can stop his coordination..."

Tanjiro then remembered something.

-=FLASHBACK=-

Mr. Urokodaki: "Tanjiro. Water Sphere will not be useful on some attacks. You will have to use a magic attack called "Geyser." It's a burst attack that has a wide range. You can surely catch in many opponents this way. Even if it won't hit invisible opponents, they're still solid beings. You can see them by the dripping locations."