We entered the restaurant and took a seat. The restaurant looks a bit fancy if I have to say, the decoration is pretty good. There is a candle in the middle of the table for each table in the restaurant. It looks like a restaurant for the nobles, I was kinda worried if I would make anything wrong in this place. Although, I'm more worried if Lunette would do something stupid.
Big Sister spoke up to us, "So, what are you planning to do tomorrow?"
Lunette answered her with a serious tone, "Of course, we will kick his ass, right Luna?"
I nodded a bit and agreed with her. We can't just let him go like nothing happened like I always said. Although, I'm not sure if I can win alone if it becomes one-on-one. He's far too strong even for Lunette.
Big Sister Wave spoke to us again, "To be honest, there is no way you can win one-on-one with him."
Lunette was shocked by her statement and really thinks she can win against him alone. Of course we can't. Is she really serious about it? Where did she find that confidence from? Big Sister Wave just sighed at her behavior. She put her chin on her hand with an expression that looked like, "Seriously?"
I asked Lunette the same question as well, "Do you really think you can win against him one-on-one? Are you dumb or something?"
She pouts at me and starts yelling, "Hey! Don't you ever call me dumb! Of course I can win against him, you know?!"
I said to her again, "Of course you can't. Do you remember when he beat you up before?"
She pouts again and tries to defend herself, "Shut up! He didn't beat me, he beat Nio and Ray!"
I sighed at her stubbornness, I think she won't hear any single thing I'm about to say. I turn my head to Big Sister Wave that gives in as well as me at convincing Lunette. But I think I need to think about how to beat him as well. According to Big Sister Wave, even two of us fighting against him our chance to beat him isn't that much. After a few minutes of thinking, the waiter approached us and put the dishes on the table.
The waiter says, "Here's the dishes, young ladies. And there is a special treat for you, Ms. Neon."
Big Sister Wave seems surprised by the sudden treatment. She doesn't know what it means. The waiter put the dishes to our table one by one. There is a salamander steak. What? Salamander steak? I looked around to search for the culprit. And I can see Lunette's eyes are sparkling in happiness. Guess, we know who's the culprit. Me and Big Sister Wave look at the dish with disgusting faces. It looks so red and the meat looks weird. There are some vegetables just like usual steaks.
The waiter put the second dish, it was Big Sister Wave's dish. A toast with some vegetables and ham inside, and there is a fried egg as well inside. Compared to Lunette's, this one looks more fancy and delicious. They're so contrasting if it is related to food.
I asked her, "Big sis, what is that?"
She shakes her head and answers, "I don't know. It looks like toast and seems delicious."
Lunette chimes in, "Oh, that's a sandwich."
Sand-what? Is that sand?
Lunette chuckles and seems to realize something, "That's a sandwich, a toast with vegetables, sauces, and ham inside."
I see, maybe I'm not wrong. Just like I described, it looks delicious and suits with Big Sister Wave very much. Then, the waiter put mine on the table. Just a normal meat skewer, though there is some sauce that I don't know what it is. Again, the waiter put another dish on the table. This one looks so odd. Neither of us ordered this before.
Big Sister Wave speaks up to the waiter, "Excuse me, are you putting it at the wrong table?"
The waiter shakes her head and says, "No, miss. I'm not putting it at the wrong table. As I said, it was a special treatment for Ms. Neon."
The waiter said it again, there is no way they're wrong about it. Once the waiter opened the food cover, we were all surprised and confused at the same time. It was a cheesecake and chocolate cake on each side. It looks like a cake with sun and moon. One side covered my cheese and the other side was covered by chocolate.
I thanked the waiter by saying, "Thank you for this, we will give you some tips for this."
The waiter nodded and walked away from our table. She's so kind, they even give us something that we didn't order. I turn my face to my dish. But I can see Lunette quickly eats the food like a hungry person. That's not rare, she always likes this. But, this is the first time I saw Big Sister Wave eating the cake with happiness on her face. She looks very enjoying it, almost endearing. Once we finished our dishes, we all walked back to our home.
Big Sister Wave speaks up to us, "The cake is so delicious, it makes me want to eat it again."
A wide smile appeared across her face. She looks so happy about it. Does she really like cake that much? But really, I was surprised when the waiter suddenly noticed that Big Sister Wave is Neon. Guess she was her fan as well.
Big Sister Wave suddenly speaks to us with a serious tone, "So, what are you both planning for tomorrow?"
Ugh…I don't know what to do. It's not like we can get stronger in one night, but we can't just give up either. Lunette seemed conflicted as well, it's rare to see her like this. Although, I know she will charge against Gyrus without thinking anything.
Big Sister Wave speaks again with a mischievous smile on her face, "Want to do some spar? Maybe you both can get some strategy to beat him."
Lunette smiles and speaks in a teasing tone, "Oh? Don't cry if I beat you again, big sis."
She just scoffed at her and said, "If you were able to beat me, you can beat him already, dumb. In fact, you never beat me in any single match."
That's right, Lunette is pushing her luck too much. Although, having a spar isn't a bad idea.
I said to her, "I want to have a spar."
Both of them were surprised by my sudden request. Of course, I'm not usually requested for something like this, and here I am. I don't know if it will be okay or not because tomorrow is the final match. We better not exhaust ourselves, but if we keep going like this, we won't win against him. Lunette nodded at me and glared at Big Sister Wave with strong determination. Big Sister Wave just chuckled and we continued our way home.
Once we arrived, we quickly changed our clothes and walked to the training site where big sister is waiting. Under the night sky, she looks so beautiful. I think today's sky look suits her.
Big Sister Wave turns her face to us and speaks, "Okay, girls. Let's have a spar. Both of you just face me."
We both nodded, guessing Lunette knew already that she wouldn't be able to beat her alone. We pull out our swords from the sheaths and charge towards her. As usual, she can dodge everything so easily like it was nothing to her. Lunette tries to slash her on the chest but she avoids it while I try to stab her from her blind spot. Of course, she keeps avoiding it.
Her movements are efficient, like a feather. I don't know how long we will last if she's serious. I tried to slash her legs, but she just raised her feet and stomped on my sword to make my sword stuck on the ground. Good, now my sword is stuck. Lunette uses this chance to attack her from behind. She swings her sword towards her back, but Big Sister Wave notices it and changes her attack's direction easily.
"Your pattern is too predictable, Lunette," she said.
Lunette smiles and speaks, "Is that so? Now, Luna!"
I spin my body in the middle of the air and kick her in her stomach, though she blocks my kick. Right after she blocks it, Lunette quickly swings her leg to her face and tries to kick her face to do a follow up attack. But, Big Sister Wave moves quickly like a feather, we can't even hear her steps at all. Our eyes can't keep up with her, it feels like looking at a ghost. In a short time, she is already behind Lunette and kicks her leg that supports her body. Then, Lunette falls forward with her face touching the ground. Why is it so hard to land a single attack on her?
Big Sister Wave just says in a teasing tone, "You're still as weak as ever, huh? You need to predict your enemy's movement and find their weak point."
I tried to punch her from behind, but she avoided it without looking at me. Right after she avoided my attack, she pushed my back when I'm in front of her and made me fall on top of Lunette. We're completely humiliated by her at this point, she doesn't let us land any single hit on her.
She speaks to me, but differently compared to Lunette, she speaks to me with a gentle tone, "Not bad, but you need to make it more unpredictable. Your attacks are too konstan." She's really different when talking to me as if trying to guide me, not like when she talks to Lunette.
Ugh… She is way too strong. Guess the top five strongest hunters isn't just a handle name. I think she's more scary than Gyrus in some way, or maybe she really is. She's not even pulled out her sword yet, nor used her magic. No one uses an enchant on her as well. Even her physical body is just way too strong like a monster. I think even the monsters are scared of her.
Lunette yells at her and attacks randomly in frustration on her, "Just give us a win, you MONSTER!" She looks like a kid that sulks right now.
Whoa, she really said it! When I look at Big Sister Wave, her expression darkens with a smile. I don't wanna know what will happen after this. She just walks closer with a scary face. The atmosphere suddenly became heavy and the situation became tense. Guess she just woke up the lion, or maybe a monster suits her more than a lion.
She speaks to Lunette with a scary tone along with her scary smile, "What did you say, Lunette? I don't quite hear it, can you say it one more time?"
I can see the fear across Lunette's face and become pale. Her body trembles in fear and her confidence disappears for each step as Big Sister Wave comes to her. Rest in peace, Lunette. I guess I owe you a lesson to not make her angry.
Big Sister Wave speaks again, "Right, you two will keep training until the Phantasia starts again. There is no complaint, right?"
I open my mouth to speak, but right before my words come out she quickly glares at me and gives me a "Don't you dare to say anything" look. The words are stuck in my throat, I just stay silent and nod repeatedly. Damn Lunette, she dragged me to her problem again.
A few hours have passed, and we still can't land any single hit towards her. Are all of the hunters as strong as her? We keep trying and trying but always fail like she can read every one of our movements. I tried to strike towards her head while Lunette tried to swipe her legs, but she quickly avoided it. It's like no matter what we did she is just undefeated. We've been trying to work together and doing every combined attack on her, but everything didn't work.
Big Sister Waves shrugs and speaks with her gentle expression, "Come on, it's just one hour. I know you can do more than this, Luna and Lunette. Now, stand up already."
I speak with a tired and exhausted tone, "It's not an hour. It's been hours already."
We just lay down on the ground and completely exhausted. Our breaths are labored and heavy as if our lungs are getting smaller each time. Lunette keeps trying to get up and attacking her no matter how tired she is. What are we lacking? Techniques? Magics?
Right after I think about it, Big Sister Waves speaks, "Now, we finished our warmup. Let's begin the training, okay?"
What?! After all of this?! She just called it a warmup?! I mean, I know she's very strong, but she doesn't need to push us this far, right? I can see her begin to grab her sword but still sheathed. She points her sword at us and smiles.
She said, "Both of you may use your magic now. Just do your best against me."
Right, we haven't used our magic yet. But if she lets us use our magic, does it mean she will use her magic as well? I can feel the tense around us. The atmosphere is heavy, even though she is smiling. How can she smile cutely while pointing her sword at me like that?
She speaks again at us, "If you can't avoid this, you will never beat Gyrus, you know?"
Suddenly, our spirits rose up in our body after hearing that. She knows that we hate losing so we won't just accept our loss that easily. We stand up and glare at her with determination in our eyes.
She just said, "You know? You can do it if you try hard enough, right? Can't have my little sisters keep losing against me, can we?"
Ugh… She can be annoying sometimes just like Lunette. Suddenly I can see Lunette charged towards her at high speed. Seems like she is really annoyed by her. She activates her magic along with Big Sister Lunette. Their eyes quickly changed and they casted their magic. Her voice that was enchanted by her magic clashed against Lunette's fire then became an explosion. Her reflex is scary and her eyes are sharp as an eagle's.
The field is covered by thick smoke, though Big Sister Wave is protected by her magic. How can she have time to create a wall of sound right before the explosion? In that time, Lunette keeps throwing fireballs against her. Each of her attacks are explosive and dangerous. She keeps throwing a barrage of fireballs towards from inside the smoke despite the effectiveness.
During that time, I suddenly appear behind her from the smoke and try to land a single kick on her face. She seems surprised by my sudden presence from behind. The smoke disappears as I try to attack her. This is the first time we managed to land her a strike, finally!! Right after I thought about it, her expression changed and became serious. Her face darkens and her eyes become sharper than before as if she wasn't serious after all of this. In no time, she's not in front of me anymore, only leaving her shadow.
She grabs my hoodie and slams me to the ground very hard. I can't help but be shocked by the sudden attack of hers. My vision became blurry right after she slammed me to the ground. My head feels so fuzzy, I can't think of anything right now and my eyes go blank. That's so hurtful. After she finished me, she quickly disappeared from my sight again. Lunette quickly ran towards me while searching for Big Sister Wave.
"Luna!" She shouted in panic.
She takes a single step and then Big Sister Wave is standing beside her out of nowhere. She was surprised but unable to react to her. Without a second, she twirls Lunette and puts her in an upside down position before letting her fall onto the ground. We were wiped out, all of us were too damaged to move. My head hurts, I don't know what is happening right now.
Big Sister Wave quickly notices that she took it too far. She quickly comes to us in worry. Her expression lightened again and worried.
She said, "Luna! Lunette! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do such things."
She put us on the chair one by one and started checking our conditions. She shakes Lunette's shoulder and cleans the dust from her clothes. She can see Lunette still conscious then turns at me. She patted my cheek to keep me awake.
She keeps patting my cheek and speaks, "Luna. Are you okay? Can you hear me? Open your eyes, come on."
Ugh… So hurt. My vision became clear slowly but surely, but my head is still fuzzy. She hit me so hard though. She keeps patting my cheek to make sure I'm still awake. Can you stop patting my cheek, big sister?
I tried to speak up with my weak voice, "Ugh… Yes, I'm still awake."
She sighed in relief and said, "Thank God, I don't know what I should do if you didn't wake up."
Lunette speaks again, "One more round! This time we will beat you again!"
I want to say it's impossible since we were damaged too far. Even in our primary condition we can't win against her. She slaughtered us like we're nothing to her. We've been training together for years but we can't reach her level.
She speaks to Lunette, "No, let's just end it here. It's midnight, no more practicing until Phantasia starts again."
But Lunette keeps insisting even though we both are damaged. I know it's frustrating since we can't lay any single hit on her for years. I think I can try it a bit more.
Big Sister Wave sighed and kept trying to convince us, "No, no more training, you hear me little missy?"
I looked up at her and begged as well innocently, "Can we, big sister? Pretty please?"
She suddenly softens her expression but tries to reject it, "But Luna, we can't have you injured before the competition, right?"
I know she's right, but I don't wanna lose in that competition. We still want to defeat Gyrus and make him pay for what he did to Ray and Nio. I keep begging at her and she seems to have a hard time resisting it. I can tell she has a soft spot for me.
She sighed and gave in, "Okay, okay, just a bit more. Then, no more training."
After that, both me and Lunette stood up and began our training again. Round two of our spar, I don't think we will end up like before again. We charged at her with our magic activated, and so she is. During that time, we keep having a spar for a whole night. To be honest, we are just sparring non stop until the Phantasia almost starts. We're really lacking sleep right now. I don't think we got stronger just in one night.
I don't believe we will do it for a whole night, it feels like Lunette dragged me along to her plan without me realizing it. I completely forgot to only do spar one more time and ended up doing it more and more until the sun rose again.