New Rakuya, Irio, Karuza High.
It was a sunny morning in Irio. So sunny that a surprising heatwave swept through the small city like a fire.
In Karuza High, stalls were raised high. Banners were being hung, and students were buzzing with excitent.
Today was Karuza High’s annual sumr festival.
People from all around Irio ca over. Even from neighboring cities. It was because his festival was also a celebration.
They were celebrating the success of Kiernan Hunter over in the tournant, which ended a few days ago, and Irio was now world famous as the place of the greatest talent that humanity has produced this generation.
It was also the festival before the nationals; in a week’s ti, Karuza High would send their five best fighters to the nationals.
Everyone expected them to win. Anything else was unacceptable.
Walking down School Street, heading to Karuza High, Julian walked with a backpack slung over his shoulders.
Everyone in the streets turned over to him and scread in excitent. Well, it wasn’t actually directed at him, but at the person he was walking with.
"...You’re seriously going to school now? You do realize that you’re no re student anymore."
Julian said with a wry smile.
"I will enjoy school until I can’t anymore."
Kiernan said with a smile, his gray hair waving around him, and his handso smile chard everyone in the streets.
"Oh my gosh, it’s Kiernan!"
"I love you!"
"He is coming to the festival...? That’s insanity."
The students whispered among themselves, and so shouted.
Amidst the whispers, Julian and Kiernan entered the school grounds through the decorated gate and were imdiately t with a sea of people in the yard.
Every stall was crowded, and there weren’t many places to walk without bumping into anyone.
People noticed Kiernan. Excitent grew in the air. It turned very loud, like in a concert, and slowly, everyone noticed Kiernan.
They stepped aside from his way, like the splitting of the Red Sea, and watched in awe as he made his way through the crowd.
"...There are so events over at the track and field that we could check out."
Julian suggested it, as it was impossible for them to enjoy the stalls without people just crowding around them.
"Mmh."
Kiernan nodded, grabbed Julian from the back of his shirt, and leaped across the air like a gazelle.
"Ahhh!"
Julian scread as they appeared high in the air. He felt dizzy. And then they started falling back down, but Kiernan effortlessly landed on the hillside.
"Sorry about that. It would’ve taken a few hours to walk through that crowd."
Kiernan said with a smirk, put the backpack aside, and sat on the grass by the track and field, where people were running a relay race.
"You jumped like a hundred ters into the air..."
Julian said, stunned, and sat beside him.
"I only jumped as high as I needed to."
Kiernan said.
"...How far can you really jump?"
Julian asked curiously.
"...Don’t know, haven’t tried."
Kiernan said.
With a wry smile, Julian said while looking over to the high jump competition that was currently ongoing.
"Well, one thing is for sure, you would win the high jump competition."
Julian said.
In that mont, people started noticing Kiernan’s presence and turned nervous over in the bleachers and at the track.
"...Kiernan?"
A familiar sweet voice ca from behind, and they turned around to see Julia wearing a track and field uniform.
She had a tight top, running shorts, and pink sneakers.
"How’s it going?"
Kiernan said with a smile.
Surprised, Julia returned the smile with a blush on her pink cheeks, and she then sat down beside them while hugging her legs.
"I was wondering what’s with the commotion. I didn’t expect you to co back to Irio anyti soon."
She said.
"This is my ho, after all, and I need school to finish."
Kiernan said.
"...Are you participating in the nationals?"
Julia asked curiously.
"...I talked with your father yesterday on the phone, and I agreed to participate, but I don’t think you guys need ."
Kiernan said with a chuckle.
"Hehe, I feel bad for our competition. With Julian alone, we were very much the winning candidate, and now with you there, I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone just forfeited!"
Julia said with a giggle.
"Every team will be begging to not get us as their opponents."
Julian said.
"You guys are going to the training village?"
Kiernan asked.
"That’s the plan.
"The team currently consists of you, Julian, , Dominic, and Beaugard."
Julia said.
"Beaugard is a solid one. He is already Middle Stage Martial Fighter, and he is only a first-year, so Karuza High will be in good hands."
Julian said.
"I rember the tis when being Martial Fighter was considered top talent in New Rakuya, and the best was Johan as the Low Stage Martial Champion.
"Now everyone seems to be Martial Fighter, and Martial Champions are becoming more common."
Kiernan said.
"...That’s called the Kiernan Effect, you know, over here. Your talent has pushed everyone to improve and try to keep up, which has made everyone stronger.
"There are rarely any Martial Kings over in New Rakuya, but as it seems now, this place will be filled with them in the future.
"When more Martial Kings appear in New Rakuya, this country’s air gets improved because of the aura that the Martial King oozes unknowingly.
"Even now, you, Kiernan, are releasing a faint Martial King aura that is improving the air around Irio, which in turn will help everyone else’s speed of advancent."
Julian said.
"...I didn’t know that. Interesting."
Kiernan said.
"New Rakuya will be tier 3 soon. I’ve heard that the World Martial Arts Federation has sent scouts over to this country to check whether it ets the requirents.
"While New Rakuya’s overall strength is still low, because of the talent it is producing, its future looks extrely bright.
"Because of this, the World Martial Arts Federation is considering making New Rakuya tier 3 already."
Julia said excitedly.
It had been his father’s dream for a long ti to make New Rakuya great, and every day, their lovely country was becoming greater and greater.
If humanity had lost the tournant, New Rakuya would’ve belonged to Animal Kingdom, as it’s one of the areas that humanity would’ve needed to forfeit over to Animal Kingdom.
Luckily, humanity won.
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