The next morning...
This time, Richard help Jaune getting in shape with a special training session. At the soccer field, he is pulling a heavy tire with the supervisor standing beside him and counting the timer.
Richard: Come on. Get it up together. Pull, pull, pull, pull! Let's go. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, ...
The boy appears to be too exhausted as he collapse on the floor. Not over yet.
Richard: Let's go. Get up, come on.
Jaune: I can't.
Richard: You can't? What if that were me? You gonna leave me to die of bleeding? I'm an adult, how you going to pull me out of a combat zone if you can't pull a tire twenty yards?
Jaune: I'm not strong enough.
Richard: Hey, don't doubt yourself. Doubt kills. Now come on, get up, let's go, let's go!
After hearing Richard's motivation, Jaune seems to get it together as he stand up and holding the tire. With the timer in his hand, Richard is ready for it.
Richard: On your mark, get set. Go!
Once again, Jaune pulls the tire with Richard standing next to him.
Richard: Who's gonna win the tournament?
Jaune: Me!
Richard: Come on. Who's gonna win the tournament?
Jaune: Me!
Richard: Who's gonna win the tournament?
Jaune: Me!
Richard: Who's gonna win the tournament?
Jaune: Me!
Richard: Who's gonna win the tournament?
Jaune: Me!
Jaune finally manage to pull the tire to the cross line. Richard stops the timer and helps him getting up.
Richard: There you go, I like it. Let's do it again.
Jaune: Okay.
Unbeknownst to both of them, Pyrrha is standing at the distance and is proud of her leader. "Look how far you've gotten to", she whispers to Jaune.
...
Somewhere in an apartment, Roman is looking frightened with Adam circling around him and asking the male prostitute.
Adam: All the other girls have claimed that you were very close to Neo, huh?
Roman looks at the bull Faunus with tears rolling over his face.
Adam: You lied to me about that.
The young man starts sobbing as Adam opens a small music box he has taken from the shelf.
Adam: It's pretty.
The assassin goes over to Roman and asks him.
Adam: Where did you last talk to her?
Roman: Over a week ago.
Adam: Mm-hm.
Roman: I went to the hospital, I saw her there.
Adam: Did anyone else visit her?
Roman: Yes, a man.
Adam: A man? Customer?
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First Blood
FanfictionIn certain extreme situations, the law is inadequate. In order to shame its inadequacy, it is necessary to act outside the law to pursue a natural justice. This is not vengeance, revenge is not a valid motive, it's an emotional response. No, not ve...
