Filed To Story: The Plan of Saving Nora Novel Free
It was no exaggeration to say that the place was jam-packed with people. In front of her were a sea of heads with their backs to her. It was hard to tell what kind of material the hall was made out of, but it had excellent sound insulation.
No one would ever think that the basement of an unremarkable office building in New York would holding a martial arts tournament.
The lights were so bright it seemed like daylight.
There were buffet tables with a lot of food around, but just like in tourist destinations, the prices were much more expensive than usual places outside.
Nora looked around and found that there were eight fighting rings in the arena. Matches were in progress in all eight rings at the moment.
While she was looking around, a staff member suddenly came over and asked, “Are you here to spectate, or to compete?”
Nora showed him her wristband and answered, “I’m here to compete.”
The staff member nodded immediately. “Okay, follow me backstage, all the contestants prep there.”
“…Oh,” Nora said.
She followed the staff member and weaved through the crowd. Soon, they arrived backstage. The staff member entered her contestant number into the computer system and said, “You have two matches tonight. The first one is at seven o’clock. After the first match, you’ll have some time to rest before the second one starts. Will you be resting for an hour or?”
Even through the mask, the staff member could tell that she was a woman, and one with a graceful figure at that. Thus, he was exceptionally nice to her.
“… Two minutes, I suppose?” replied Nora.
She just needed to wash her hands after the match, right?
The staff member,:3″??”
After the momentary surprise, he said, “You shouldn’t be overconfident of yourself, young woman!”
Nora asked, “Who will I be fighting?”
Seeing how she was persisting, the staff member didn’t make things difficult for her. He looked at the match schedule and replied, “You’ll be fighting someone named Tired Reno for your first match. He’s in the renovation industry now, but he was also a martial artist in the past.”
“…Oh,” Nora said.
As it turned out, everyone was so casual in their aliases.
She asked, “What about the second match?”
“It’s also a newcomer. Their name is Milk Lover.”
Nora: “…”
She suddenly asked, “How do I get a match with the Big Brother of the Irvin School of Martial Arts?”
As soon as she said that, the staff member was dumbfounded. “How can a little newcomer like you possibly be able to challenge the biggest boss right away?”
Nora was a little confused. “What do you mean?”
The staff member frowned. “Didn’t you look at the tournament rules?”
Nora shook her head.
The staff member held his forehead. But on account of the fact that she was just a young girl, he patiently explained, “All the contestants are split into classes. There are six classes in total, and they go from A to F. People like you who have only just registered belong to Class A. You can only progress to Class B after you win ten matches. After winning another ten matches at Class B, you’ll then progress to Class C, and so on and so forth. By the time you reach Class F, there’ll probably be fewer than twenty people left. Big Brother was the champion ten years ago, so he starts from Class F right away. Those in the second to tenth places ten years ago start from Class E… Also, people are not allowed to challenge anyone beyond their class.”
Nora: “???”
What the f*ck? That meant that she had to fight sixty matches first if she wanted to fight the Irvin School of Martial Arts’ Big Brother?
What a waste of her sleeping time!
Nora was very frustrated, terribly so.
Seeing that she had stopped talking, the staff member advised, “You can eat something to cushion your stomach first, so that you won’t be out of energy when your match starts. Food is free of charge for all contestants. All the best to you.”
“… Alright,” said Nora.
She left backstage and walked over to the dining section at the front.
She had taken a look at the match schedule just now. One was only allowed to fight a maximum of two matches a day. Additionally, victory was determined by taking off the opponent’s mask. They didn’t advocate seriously wounding opponents. One was expected to exercise a martial arts practitioner’s integrity and virtue!
At a rate like that, this meant that it would take at least a month for her to meet the Big Brother of the Irvin School of Martial Arts?
That was too long!
Nora was very displeased. She wanted to eat a few pieces of cake, but when she walked over, she suddenly spotted a familiar-looking tall figure carrying an adorable little girl in the distance. Although they were both wearing masks, how would she possibly not recognize her own child?
They were… Justin and Cherry?
Her brows knitted together.. As soon as she walked over, she saw a staff member suddenly approaching Justin. He called out, “Big Brother…”
Nora: “?”
She paused and looked at Justin in disbelief.
Justin, who seemed to sense something, glanced out of the corner of his eye. When he saw the graceful woman nearby, he straightened his back and said amicably, “You’re mistaken.”
The staff member: “??”
After saying that, without even looking behind him, Justin turned around with Cherry in his arms. When he saw Nora, he frowned and said, “Cherry, look at that person. Why does she look so much like your Mommy?”
Cherry’s big round eyes blinked. She replied, “She doesn’t ‘look like’ my Mommy. She is Mommy!”
“Is your Mommy’s waist that slender?” asked Justin.
Cherry tilted her head and replied, “Yeah! I hug her around the waist every day, so I know that very well, yeah!”
Justin said, “Sigh, no wonder you could recognize her but I can’t. I’ve never touched your Mommy’s waist before.”
“…”
Cherry stared at Justin for a while. At last, she sighed and remarked, “Daddy, you are so pitiful~”
Nora: “…”
Justin wore a black casual outfit today, and the mask he was wearing was also black. Cherry was wearing a silver winged half-mask.
They were family, so there was no way they wouldn’t be able to recognize each other just because they were wearing masks.
The three of them quickly came together.
Nora asked, “Why did you bring Cherry here?”
When they were abroad in the past, she would always make Cherry close her eyes every time she fought, lest it influenced the child negatively.
Everyone fought fiercely in the rings at the tournament. Was it really appropriate to let Cherry watch something like that?
As soon as she said that, Cherry said, “Mommy, I was the one who begged Daddy to bring me here! I heard Daddy on the phone. They said that there was a martial arts tournament, so I wanted to come and watch! Don’t worry, I know gory scenes are not suitable for children, so I won’t look!”
Nora: “…”
She looked at Justin. “Why are you here?”
Justin kept quiet for a moment before he replied, “I’m here to watch the matches. Men have a natural passion for martial arts.”
Nora: “??”
Would the busy Mr. Hunt bring his daughter here to watch such boring Class A matches?
Why did she find it kinda dubious?
She narrowed her eyes and asked, “Why did that guy call you Big Brother just now?”
Justin was very open and honest this time. He replied, “Maybe the Irvin School of Martial Arts’ Big Brother looks as tall and mighty as me? That’s why they mistook me for him.”
“…”
Nora’s lip corners spasmed a little. Would the man die if he stopped being narcissistic for even a moment?
She rolled her eyes and walked to the side. She picked up a piece of cake, put it in her mouth, and then asked, “Say, do you think the Irvin School of Martial Arts’ Big Brother will come today?”
The Irvin School of Martial Arts’ Big Brother, Justin Hunt, who was standing right there in the arena, kept quiet for a moment before he replied, “Maybe.”
Nora raised her brows. “Does he have a match today? Which match is it? And what time?”
Justin coughed. “He’s the only one in Class F at present, so he won’t be having any matches in the near future. He will only be competing after the people in Class E win ten matches and progress to Class F.”
Nora did some mental calculations.
If the people who took second to tenth place in the last tournament were more or less equally matched, then everyone would have an equal chance of victory. To win ten matches, one would have to participate in twenty matches…
There were a lot of people in Class A, so everyone participated in two matches a day.
However, there were few people in Class E, so there was only one match per day.
Therefore, she would have to wait twenty days before she could see Big Brother in a match?
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