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[h3][sub][color=1E90FF][b]“Well, duh! Fin means ‘finished,’ just like [u]you[/u]. Don’t ask me why, ask my writer.”[/b][/color]
[color=gray]– Terry Bogard[/color][/sub][/h3]

[h3]Chinatown, South Town
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[sub][url=https://youtu.be/f7N1cOHOEGM?si=DEEkVa_Nw6wdny7O]Osaka Jo Koen ~Kyobashi~ – Real Bout Fatal Fury 2[/url][/sub]

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[color=1E90FF]“Heh. I see, uh… Quite honestly, I’ve never heard of an internet guy named ‘Bookman.’ And I sure as hell dunno anybody by that name. Why do you need to fight this guy, anyway? Is he a strong fighter?”[/color]

Terry narrowed his eyes. Mika might not admit it, but it was palpable that she didn’t seem to trust him, which was only fair since they’d only met. While he normally put no ill-will towards anyone, he knew he still had to remain vigilant. After all, we’re talking about a person who brought a pair of [s]knives[/s] swords to a fisticuffs. That—in and of itself—was already quite fishy. On top of that, why would she come after a petty internet guru, anyway? Did she have a personal problem with him? Or was there something more than meets the eye? Either way, unless said guru was a cult leader with the unthinkable strength, he couldn’t comprehend why anybody would try to find and tear an obnoxious influencer from limb to limb. Really taking being a hater to the next level.

Mika didn’t flinch nor laugh like the crowd did. She just strengthened her face and evaded his ‘Power Wave’ with relative ease, letting it comb through the sea of people and shake a mini-truck loaded with barrels in a harsh [b][i]knock![/i][/b] It surprised Terry how she managed to maintain a straight face even after such a spoony act. Did it not look amusing to her? Or was she really that hard to be amused? Thankfully, at least, his plan worked as expected. Baited, she drew her blades out and assumed a ready stance, even taunting back at him. Some of her words intrigued him.

[color=1E90FF]“Ohoho… Fine speech, baby, it’s on!”[/color] Terry excitedly exclaimed, triggering the crowd to roar aloud in rejoice. [color=1E90FF]“Girl, you’re so wild, though. Don’t you just love the kinda girl who’ll just… rip you apart?”[/color] His fists tightened, his smile spreading from ear to ear. [color=1E90FF]“Y’know, when I left my apartment today, I thought, ‘Damn, I wish some cute lady with a knife would just beat me up and wreck me.’ Been a hot minute since a girl locked me up and broke me from bone to bone.”[/color] 

As a whistle left his mouth, the three-time KOF champion gestured at the blade-wielder with a waving palm, making it seem like he was inviting her to strike first. 

[color=1E90FF]“So, [b]c’mon![/b] If we wanna get serious, then let’s [b]get serious![/b] ’Cause I can show you the brand new world you’ll never forget...”[/color]

And… Did he just wink at her? The way Terry quipped back at Mika, he made it seem like he was trying to attract her. That, or he was getting a little too excited for the subsequent bout that he forgot to keep his mouth under control.

Thankfully, Terry was sufficiently agile for his size. Reflexively, he evaded to his side, sidestepping out of the lunging blade. Wasting no time, he leaped in the esper’s direction with a front kick, extending his lower limb and attempting to falter her upright form.

[b][color=1E90FF]“Hyahh–!!”[/color][/b]

If connected, Terry would go on to kick Mika by the shin, then followed it up with a high kick to the mandible. He didn’t intend to finish her off, either, since he never entertained such a thing.

[color=1E90FF]“Well, that’s a fancy ol’ sword, alright,”[/color] the brawny blonde quipped, a confident smirk all over the lower half of his face. [color=1E90FF]“Did a certain ‘God of War’ make that for you?”[/color]

[b]FIN.[/b]