[hr][Center][h1][color=ed1c24]Yon-Loi's Noodle House[/color][/h1][/center][hr]
As Orometsu excused herself, a [url=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knSZmIS8G48/VBuIexQGSEI/AAAAAAAAAFE/VitsoGgzaWs/s1600/ChungPo.jpg]monk[/url] approached Hanani and Kyoumi, bowing low in reverence. "Honored competitors! I could not help but overhear your conversation with the White Warrior. Blades and armor are, of course, fine tools of trade, but I have found that too much reliance on them could become a crutch. I, Chung Po of the Tetori Monks, would like to challenge one of you to a friendly wrestling match. A spar, one on one, to test our strength and show all in this tavern our true potential!" 

The monk stood up from his bow and hopped up on the table. His hair was tied in a long black braid that trailed to his knees, and he wore baggy pants and nothing more than a sash covering his chest. "An honorable duel! I swear upon my Order that I shall not cause you permanent harm. Should you win, you gain the awe and respect of all in this noodle house, and I shall buy the entire house a round on me. If I win, you buy the house a round of noodle soup. Either way, everyone wins, right?" 

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As Natsumi lowered himself to the balcony's floor near Risha, the woman jumped slightly as if she had not expected him to approach. "Oh, hey! Uh, Katsumi, was it? I was just talking to a sailor who claimed to have fought a kraken! Can you believe it?" 

Just then Chung Po began his challenge, and Risha looked down over the railing at the spectacle. "Hmmm... free soup? Sounds like a good deal to me, but that's gonna be a tough fight. Got any tricks up your sleeve to even the score?"