that it was difficult for him, "I'll work on myself."
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"That is out of the question," the old woman nodded. "Now it's your turn, Yusuke."
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"Me? But I kept improving, didn't I?"
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The other four just looked at him with raised eyebrows.
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"Well, my dear Yusuke," Genkai jumped down the porch and walked around Yusuke so that he had to turn to see her face. "As far as I know, you've spent most of the time since you came back from the demon world working at Keiko's father's noodle restaurant, haven't you?"<br />
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"What's wrong with that? After all, Keiko is my fiancée and her old man isn't getting any younger. He's very grateful for my help," said Yusuke and put his fists in his side.
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"I don't doubt that," Genkai purred so gently that even Vegeta got scared, "Keiko's father will show you his gratitude by letting you eat for free, right?"
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Before Yusuke could say anything, the old woman rammed her elbow into his stomach so that he was catapulted against the wall surrounding the garden.
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"Ohhh ..." Rubbing his stomach and the back of his head, Yusuke jumped up again. "What's this, old hag?"
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"You ..." she suddenly stood in front of him and hooked him on the chin so that he flew over the wall into the nettles behind it. Genkai didn't let anything burn and jumped over the wall as well. The four looked at each other and laughed doggedly only with difficulty.
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"One ... two ..." Hiei counted half aloud.At "three" Yusuke came flying over the wall back into the garden and landed roughly on the meadow.
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"... you're a soft idiot!", Genkai finished her sentence and landed next to Yusuke, who was writhing in the meadow. "You have gained fat, but not muscle. In thinking you are as sluggish as in reacting. What a shame what has become of you!"
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"It's okay," Yusuke gasped and rolled over. He was quite green in the face and the cold sweat stood on his forehead. "I have understood."
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"So much the better," said Genkai now with the usual severity and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "You will now run down to the quarry there, run a hundred laps, then do a thousand push-ups and then carry all the boulders from the north side to the south side. Carry, understand? Do not throw, do not roll, do not push .... If I could do one If you see a dragging track in the sand, you won't get anything to eat for three days. "
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Yusuke turned pale and paler at her words. "You are not serious, Genkai!"
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"And yes! I have the order from Enma to form a top team from you within a very short time. Do you think, in your current condition, you could give this head demon a hair? He's in a completely different league than you do. You want watch as all the people you know and love become fodder for him and his rabble? "
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As always when he was cornered, Yusuke activated new powers, pushed himself up, and got to his feet puffing.
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"I ... I ... will show you how effeminate I am!" His aura began to flicker blue. He clenched his fists, concentrated and ... Genkai gave him another head-butting that brought him back to his knees.
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"You're just as stubborn as Vegeta and Piccolo!" She snapped at him. "Your power up is good for show fights and enemies who are stupid enough to let you go.With your current level, you just can't do it fast enough. First we have to strengthen the base, so back to the roots! "
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"It's okay ..." Yusuke struggled up again. "I'm not stupid."
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"Oh? That would be something new," etched Genkai. "Prove it to me!"
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Without further words, Yusuke took a deep breath and ran off in the direction of the quarry.
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"It's served, now to you!", Genkai showed a small smile. "Do you see that lonely tree over there on the hill in the middle of the forest?"
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They all turned in the direction Genkai was pointing. The tall spruce was really hard to miss.
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"This tree is the goal of the first stage of your training. I will wait for you there. There is only one condition: No use of energy attacks. Pure physical strength and dexterity count. Whoever arrives last or does not follow the rules has to Cook the food for the whole troop this evening. "<br />
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Before Vegeta could ask another question, Genkai was gone.
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"A forest run?" He spat contemptuously into the grass. "Does she think we're beginners?"
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"I wouldn't take this lightly," Piccolo said and Kurama nodded. "Genkai must have set all sorts of traps," he said. "I can feel that not even the trees are what they seem. You have to reckon with everything if Genkai is behind them."
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Even Hiei looked by no means sure of victory. His aura flickered black and the third eye on his forehead opened. "I don't cook!" Was all he said before he drew his sword and jumped over the wall.
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"You arrogant ..." Vegeta growled and followed him.
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"Good luck!", Kurama wished Piccolo before he followed the two with an elegant leap.
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Piccolo's antennae twitched. "She didn't say anything about running," he muttered and soared up.But his plan to cover the distance by air already failed above the top of the first trees. He almost noticed them too late, the countless threads of energy that rose invisibly from the forest into the sky. He frowned at the fine black holes and cuts in his cloak. Of course, he could have gotten the cause of these rays hidden in the canopy of leaves off his neck with a large-scale energy attack, but that would have been against the rules.
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Piccolo suppressed a quiet sigh and landed on the edge of the forest. The cloak and turban landed in the moss. The direction was right and he started walking.
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With long, space-grabbing steps he stepped over tree stumps and roots, all senses awake and sharpened so as not to miss the slightest hint of a trap. He had not taken twenty paces before all the animal noises fell silent and from a distance a stifled scream reached his ear.No doubt it was Vegeta.
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Getseco wasn't particularly happy with the pairings in the tournament. Of course, the demons did their best to be particularly cruel and powerful in front of him. Even when their opponent was lying unconscious on the ground, they still stabbed and kicked him, tore off limbs or even bit his head off.
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"I may be wrong," Getseco muttered to Firozz, who was sitting next to him, "but if these are 88 of the best fighters, how many of them will still be able to fight Enma and his troops after the tournament is over?"
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The already gray-skinned Firozz paled a bit and jumped up to end the tournament immediately.
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But Getseco immediately waved him back. "It's too late for that in the quarter-finals. I want to see the end. It's getting a little less boring."
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In the final fight a slim demon and a real colossus faced each other.The colossus looked at his opponent, who, for his part, danced on the spot with narrow eyes, waiting and licking his claws, which were still clinging to remnants of the last enemy. "Come on, you fat steamroller", he grinned, "I haven't chewed enough eyeballs today ..."
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The huge demon, a green-skinned, horned three-meter chunk of sumo wrestling proportions, cracked his joints. "I wonder how your spinal cord tastes, you flea!"
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“It's unbearable!” As if out of nowhere, a slim, female demon suddenly stood in the ring. She pulled the ribbon that held her braids together and they snaked, almost as if they were alive, down her back to almost the back of her knees.
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“Marami!” Firozz jumped to his feet again and waved his arms wildly. "Get off the ring with you, it's not your turn until the two have fought it out!"
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"But Master Firozz," Marami pouted and looked at Getseco through her long, poison-green eyelashes, "it's more fun when the forces are a little balanced, isn't it, Prince?"<br />
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Firozz swallowed his reprimand and gave Getseco a carefully probing look.
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“Why not?” Getseco folded his long, slender fingers and leaned back. "But don't end too quickly."
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"As my lord orders," Marami indicated a bow to hide the shadow that Getsecos flicked over her face at this sentence. She had challenged it. Smiling confidently, stepped between the two finalists. "If you are not a coward, attack me!"
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Firozz wasn't too comfortable with himself. The opponents weren't weak fools and Marami should know that two such different guys hadn't walked through the rounds without a scratch for nothing. If only she didn't overtax herself there. In addition, a quick victory through the use of their special technology had just been banned by Getseco, which gave the two a clear advantage. Could it be that Getseco had gotten wind of their plan and deliberately threw the stick between Marami 's feet in order to rob Firozz of his most important support?<br />
Then the gong struck and the three-man finale began.
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End of the fifth part
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I hope the story has some readers, please let me know how you like this chapter.
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