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Aoi Asahina

[proteincoffee]

[For the first time in a very long time, Sakura felt the bitter taste of defeat as it flooded her every nerve. Losing to Kenshiro was different. He was still far above her in terms of skill and temperament. With him, she had known that she was not his equal just yet.

However, to have been bested by someone else was unheard of. Unacceptable. Acrid disappointment hit her like a train once again and she found herself sliding to the floor of the dojo as she tried to reconcile her feelings to this unlikely occurrence. It was taking far longer than she would ever admit to anyone. She kept hearing the voice of her father admonishing her for allowing herself to become distracted in her goal of becoming the Strongest Human Alive. It didn't matter that she was supposedly the Ultimate Marital Artist. She was still not good enough.]

To have lost to him...

[Her voice is gruff and low normally, but there is a slight hint of just how she really feels lacing it. She's so wrapped up in her self-recrimination that she doesn't hear anyone else enter the dojo.]

I must train harder.

HERE I AM

[streamlining]

[ Today has been a most satisfying day to Aoi. She didn't have to fight for the last bundle of donuts at her favourite pastry shop, and while she didn't break any personal records at practice, the clear skies and not too warm weather boosted her mood significantly. Happy as she is, the Ultimate Swimming Pro knows of one way to make today even better, and that is to share her great mood with her best friend!

However, said best friend is emanating a weird aura which Aoi senses the moment she steps into the dojo. Light feet approach Sakura carefully as the Ultimate Martial Artist utters those words and gives out a vague picture of what's going on. Aoi is suddenly struck by concern, her voice breaking through the quiet but tense air inside the room. ]

Hey, Sakura! What happened? [ With some hesitation, she adds: ] Who's the guy who beat you? I can't believe for a second someone could ever defeat you, so how...?

SO AM I!

[proteincoffee]

[So wrapped up in her brooding is Sakura that she misses the sound of the shoji doors sliding up and closing behind Asahina. Or her friend approaching her either. However, when the other girl speaks, Sakura raises her head, disbelief written over every scarred feature.]

Ah.... I've lost.

[The words still feel a bit foreign when talking about any person except Kenshiro.]

It was Nidai-senpai of class 2-B. He offered to spar.

[streamlining]

[ Ah, Nidai... the Ultimate Team Manager. Big, monstrous, always shouty, and who might send anyone flying with a single flick of his finger. Aoi could understand how he was able to hold his own against Sakura, but defeating her? No way! Her best friend is invincible! Something must have happened in the background!

Crossing her arms and frowning, Aoi ponders the situation. ]

Are you sure he won fair and square? There was no dirty move he pulled out on you, was there?

[proteincoffee]

[She's just as confused as Asahina. It's just...It shouldn't have happened and yet it did.

Sorcery must be at hand?!]

You believe he cheated?

[But Sakura is offended on his behalf. Nidai might be.... Nidai, but there is nothing to suggest that he would ever lower himself to such devious tricks.]

No, he won through his own effort. It is my fault that I lost. I allowed myself to be distracted, though it is no excuse for my poor performance.

[streamlining]

You were distracted?

[ Honestly, Sakura is probably the most focused person she knows. Never missing a beat of her schedule, permanently fixated on training and toning her body to remain the beautiful beast she is now. Aoi can barely believe her friend would allow herself to be distracted by anything. She needs more details. Dang... she should have been present at the fight. ]

By what?

[proteincoffee]

Aaaaah, yes.

[Obviously, Sakura has not trained enough. She cannot call herself the Ultimate Martial Artist, no matter what the scouting board of Hope Peak thought.

She pulls a letter out of her gi and hands it to her friend.]

I have heard from my father.

[streamlining]

Eh? What's going on...?

[ The distraction... was that? A letter?

Aoi takes the paper and slowly unfolds it, reading the contents inside. ]

[proteincoffee]

[The letter is, in fact, from Sakura's father. It is awkward and stunted, but there is an undertone of affection for his daughter that is rather palpable, despite it just being words on a paper.

The contents are catching her up on the things around the dojo. Titles that have been brought back, new members, and how new instructors have been hired to help with the influx, due to their fame. However, at the very end, he mentions that there was a memorial service for a young man who had been known around the neighborhood that happened a few days before.

After that, he mentions their family quickly and signs off. It seems rather normal.]

[streamlining]

[ The thing that stands out most, as she reads slowly to understand what Sakura's father is telling her, is the mention of this memorial service dedicated to a "young man". Everything else looks normal except this one part. That could most likely be the main source of distraction that caused Sakura's loss.

... Now that she thinks more about it, that must be it.

Aoi raises her eyes back towards her friend. ]

This young man they've commemorated... could it be...?

[ She... rather knows there is one person in particular whose mention would shake Sakura's stoic exterior like this. ]