A Start of a New Beginning!

[ Chapter 11 ] - [ A Day in the Bakery ]

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"Holy Horusood Burst!"

The sword in your hands sparkles and glistens against the light above. Your feet—spread out to balance yourself after delivering the final blow. Your knuckles turned slightly lighter in color due to the grip you had on the handle. Your outfit—slightly fluttering against the wind after you had just darted yourself to strike—relaxes back down to your figure. Reopening your eyes, you let out a breath you held in as you fought, one of relief.

Behind you, you heard the whimper of defeat from your opponent.

Holy Horusood did put up a good fight, you think as you stood up properly and turned around to see the body disintegrate into nothing but orange-to-blue spheres. You watched the energy return back to his side to recover from the battle. But it wasn't good enough, you thought with a playful smirk and crossed your arms.

"Victory [First name], Burst Finish! Two to one, Aoi Valt and [Last name] [First name] win!"

You run a hand through your hair for a moment, letting out a small sigh of pure ease. Valt really had you there, you assumed he'd make you do a Flash Shoot instead of a Rush Shoot. Doing a Flash Shoot would be too risky, seeing how often you two would fail to perform it successfully.

After Valt had picked you back up to settle you down, you were allowed to return to human form. Immediately, seconds later, you didn't have time to process the louder cheers when you transformed since Valt had given you an eager hug. He nearly knocked you down in the process.

"We won!" He cheers and pulled away to stare with starry eyes. Seems like he was fully pumped with adrenaline from the win. "You were amazing out there, [First name]!"

"All thanks to your quick thinking there," you winked and patted his shoulder. "Maybe I need to give you more credit for this, you aren't such an air-headed owner after all!"

Valt whines and pulls away, "Air-headed!? C'mon, be nicer to me after a win!" You giggle and pat his head reassuringly. Though you couldn't see due to the blue hair covering his face, Valt smiles boyishly despite his earlier whines.

"Those two really can't stop teasing each other, huh?" You hear Nika speak off to the side.

"I wonder if Bro is starting to—"

You couldn't hear Tokonatsu finish his sentence before hearing the male announcer scream into the mic about the results of the battle. "Heading to the A-Block semifinals now is. . ." he pauses for dramatic effect. "Aoi Valt and [Last name] [First name]!" The both of you faced the huge crowd out of pure curiosity. All eyes were on you both, phones out, cheering and chanting your names like a mantra. Valt turned around to look at the big screen and he gasped, though, you were too busy waving and smiling at the crowd.

"Congrats you two!" You and Valt turned around at the sound of Hoji's voice.

Hoji held a soft smile on his lips, and his eyes, though saddened by his defeat, held no regret. Such a refreshing breath of air to see. He extends his hand out for the two of you to shake. Eagerly grinning, the two of you rushed around the stadium to take the kind gesture.