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Kenji: "If you win, I'll give you my title and spot. But if I win, kid, you'll work under me for the rest of your college life—until graduation."
Kaizen (grinning): "I'll beat you and the rest too."
Kenji: "You? And these pretty girls? Hah! Don't make me laugh."
Kaizen: "What's so funny? I will do it."
Kenji relentlessly beat Kaizen. Akane and Yui moved to help, but Berlin blocked their path.
Berlin: "Don't go, Miss Akane, Miss Yui. Kaizen's in danger, yes—but there's something important you need to understand."
Akane: "Berlin, why are you stopping us?! Kaizen needs help now!"
Berlin (calmly): "Listen. This isn't anime or a fantasy story. In our world, an aura is real. It's not some flashy trick. It's a force tied to the mind and soul. Only a few can sense it, and even fewer can awaken it. Kaizen's aura isn't normal—it keeps changing. There's something powerful and unstable inside him."
Yui (concerned): "What's happening to him, then?"
Berlin: "Kenji's aura is sharp, fast, like thunder. But Kaizen's... his is something deeper. Raw. Dangerous. It's made of pain, rage, and something else—something I've never seen before."
Yui: "But… that doesn't make him evil, right?"
Berlin: "Not at all. Power like this depends on how you choose to use it. That choice is what makes someone a savior… or a monster."
Akane and Yui, confused but trusting Berlin, agreed to wait.
Meanwhile, Kenji kept punching Kaizen, grinning cruelly.
Kenji: "Where's that dark aura now? You never change! You said you'd beat us all!"
Kaizen, barely conscious, started hearing echoes in his mind:
"Kaizen, you should control your emotions."
"You're a demon, always a demon. Run away, Ashura!"
"Your son beat our sons like a maniac. You should never have brought this demon into the world!"
"I apologize for my son's mistakes. Please, don't say such things to Kaizen. I beg you."
"No, Mom, don't apologize! They started the fight! Please, don't cry!"
Suddenly, Kaizen's eyes snapped open, filled with rage and fire. Kenji stepped back instinctively, sensing it.
Kenji: "What the fuck?! What are you? Are you even human?!"
Kaizen's aura had turned dark—ominous and heavy, pressing down on everyone nearby.
Kenji (shouting): "What's with that demonic aura, you fucking maniac?!"
Kenji threw punch after punch, but Kaizen dodged them all with swift, fluid movements.
Kenji: "Stay still, you piece of shit!"
Kaizen caught Kenji's arms and slammed him into a wall.
Kenji: "ARGHH! You damn demon! My body—! It hurts because of you!"
Kaizen walked up slowly.
Kaizen (coldly): "I'm not a demon. Don't call me that again, you weakling."
Kenji: "Screw you—"
Before he could finish, Kaizen landed a devastating kick to Kenji's stomach, dropping him to the ground.
Akane, Yui, and Berlin stood in stunned silence.
Akane (whispering): "What… what even is Kaizen…?"
Berlin: "Not a monster. Not a hero. Something else entirely."