Chapter 53
Yu thught th flg wuld b rd?
Nh! Dnt t tht frm m!
nd , hr w lr wh hd fl rturnd t th dm ftr th rth Ftvl.
t fr gttng brthd rnt frm Vrnll wh hd mnd m, lkng rund th ftvl w ll rll dd.
W ut wlkd rund th twn nd tlkd but wht th t hd bn lk bfr, whh rt hd hngd, tht knd f tlk.
nn wh ld th gm wuld knw, th w ntn wthut n rturnt, vn f u lngrd rund, rthr thn tng fr wrm ml, u uld nl wth l hvng nwbll fght.
fr wh thr wr n rturnt Whl t gttng bttr nw, thr wr lt f l wh hd dd f trvtn u untl qut rntl. hr wr mn r tht lng thm ll u wuldv md twr hgh t wuldv tuhd th lud.
h tutn w ll bd durng wntr. n ft, t w hrh tht mngt fv kd, tw f thm wuld nvr mk t t th ldt n nd nd u dd.
rnt llng r bndnng thr wn hldrn t rdu th muth th hd t fd w ndrd mmn thng t hn.
n whr fd t nurmuntbl munt f mn nd hungr bm th nw nrm, nbd uld ffrd t n rturnt.
vn f th hd nugh fd t d , n n rn wuld rthr tkl t fr thr wn fml k.
t lt nw wth th ultvtn f tt, th numbr f dth hd rdud but tll, n n hd nugh lftvr t n rturnt.
vrn w drt t mk t t wntr.
nd , wntr vtn ndd nd th 3rd trmtr trtd. f tht wnt nugh n nd f tlf, th rvrtd Gl trd wh hd gttn rrtd hd ndd u ng frm rn nd mng bk.
n th gm, th 3rd trmtr w th lm.
h frt vnt w th ll r Fghtng urnmnt d tlkd but bfr.
h Fghtng urnmnt w qut mrtnt n th gm.
t th nt lr hd lrd bn unhd nd lft th tg, nd trn hd bn ntd nt.
rvr, durng th tm, th Gurd nght tkd wth rttng trn wr lkng n numbr.
h rn fr th w tht durng lr gnrtn, Gurd nght wr nl ltd f th wr lr Y n, nd Gurd nght wh hd th blt t b rr dvr lk Vunt F wr drvn w, ll th lft wr th n wth rtgu rntg nd hndm f, mt f whm hd qutnbl mbt kll t bt.
(n d nt, dd mk ur t h thm bd n thr blt ntd mt f th urrnt mmbr r dffrnt.)
bvul, thr w n w trn uld trut thm nd vrn but Ll hd bn dmtd t mmn knght. h hd ld t n unuul tutn whr Ll w th nl n wh hd gttn t k thr tn Gurd nght.
vn thugh lr hd lrd bn ld, trn w unbl t trut knght tht hd bn hn b lr, th ln w t nt th t 4 rtnt n th turnmnt Gurd nght.
n th m nt, Vrnll hd t rh th t 4 t ll t ( flur t d wuld rult n gm vr). t th nt, ur rnk wuld mk ll th dffrn nrnng trn fvrblt twrd u nd f u mngd t rnk 1t, u uld vn rl Ll rm nght, t w rfrrd t m fr 1t rnk durng th vnt fr trn rut.
ut tht w hw thng wr wthn th gm. h w dffrnt.
n th wrld, th t fr Gurd nght wr flld nd thr w n lk f thm urrntl.
Whh wuld mn tht vn f u mngd t mrg vtru, u wuld nt b ntd Gurd nght.
Wll, t uld tll fft n futur vlutn thugh!
ng trng tudnt wr tll nr fr th lrt lng rtn, hwvr, th turnmnt w tll n mrtnt vnt n fndngth ndd mnwr.
Nw tht thnk but t, w mght hv t rthnk th lrt lng rtn.
h rn th rtn w vn nr w bu nbd knw th ltn th Wth wuld tlrt t.
ut nw, w hd th htng turtl wh w bl f brvng vrthng n rl tm n ur d.
Nw ll hd t d w t rtt th nd flg, trn vllg, lt th Wth tlrt w n ur t mk hr wkr, k th turtl but hr ltn nd, fnll, h hr dwn. hr wuldnt b rblm, thught, nfdnt n mlf.
nd , wnt t th nd bhnd th dm fr nfrmtn fr whthr m ln wuld wrk r nt.
Fumu, ndd uld. f t w m, uld dtrmn th ltn f th Wth.
mntll ft bumd hrd th turtl wrd.
nd ut lk tht, th grtt rblm hd drd.
f w uld lt whr th Wth tlrtd t, w wuldnt hv t g fr t g thrugh wth th n vuum rtn.
n tht , Vrnll gru wuldnt hv t b d t unnr dngr, nd uld nd t ll b mlf.
f uld fgur ut whr hd run t, td b m vtr.
hugh uld nt mv ft tlrt mg, tll hd Ftn Lnt (t k Wt)
vn f h rn t th thr d f th wrld, huld b bl t h hr dwn.
n t f tht, th Wth tlrtng wknd hr, t wuld rdu th hllng f btng hr ndrbl nd m nt n t ff t n r dffult.
wvr, th turtl ut hd t b kll.
Yu mut knw tht thr n tn. hr mthng nt brv. Yur brrr. h mmnt u dl th brrr n ur rm whn u g t l m unbl t brv nthng nd f t.
h tn tht md th turtl unbl t brv m rm hd lrd td mthng lk tht.
td, t uldnt thng nd f th brrr hd dld.
h w grt nw t m. t mnt uld tll rtt m rv.
ut m hn t th rvltn w nt hrd b Ll wh w ltnng t u frm nrb, h ut n n rn f dlur fr m rn.
rht-m but tht mn u trd t k nt lr-m bdrm tht rll th ? u f , vn f u r rht-m
W-, wt, lm dwn! m turtl. nd fml n n t f tht! hr n w d vr n ftr humn fml, u knw!? , lr! t hr, l!
h turtl hurrdl dfndd tlf gnt Ll utn.
r mtn w bd n th rm tht th nml uld rdt th futur Dd tht mn t w rul but t ht th turtl?
t, t. Dnt bull th turtl r t wnt wnt t rt wth u nmr, whh wuld b qut trublm, t t.
rhd ut t t hr wth m hnd, t glrd t th turtl, but lwl ut dwn hr ft.
n nthr nt th turtl w fml, huh? d lw thught t w ml.
Fuh- Wht hrt tmrd grl. nw, t nt lk n brv vrthng, nw. hr blt f th Wth ung th m knd f brrr t hd, lttng th Wth tlrt w nl t frutll h hr rund nt rmmnd uh tt. m rdtn, n th Wth tlrt w, h wll u mg t hd bu hll fr bng fund b u gn. ht wuld nl mk t mr dffult t fnd hr n mr.
nt u rdt whr h wll tlrt t?
t nt tht nt, but thr r t mn nddt fr hr t h th ur f m rdtn wll uffr. t nt gd gmbl t mk. t bt, t huld nl b th bku ln n h mng t gt w.
hd thught t w gd ln but t hd gttn rfud.
Dmn w trtng t gt rrttd b l wrd.
thnk t w th trublm t f b hrtr tht n t fund
f u r b hrtr, t lt t lk n nd wt n ur thrn lk gd vlln.
t brng t b b wh rrd t mmdtl, l.
n th nd, w nt hng th ln .
Y. n w knw hr urrnt ltn, t bt t ut nd vrthng hr t th dm. ur bt rh t fnd w t t hr frm tlrtng ltgthr. ut trt m nurn n h mng t ftr ll.
n th nd, th ln td th m t hd lw bn.
hr w n w thng wuld g th nvnntl, whh w trml frutrtng.
vn thugh w bl f mn thng, ll uld d w t lv vrthng t Vrnll gru, mkng m fl vn mr mrbl.
t th vr lt, uld tll hl rr vrn qumnt
h Fghtng turnmnt ndd td wth Vrnll gru dmntng th t t.
Wnnng 1t l w Vrnll, n md 2nd l. 3rd l w r nd 4th l wnt t trn.
b nd Fr wr nludd n th t 8.
h rnk wr lghtl dffrnt frm bfr but t w luk f th drw ftr ll.
b fught r fr th qurtr-fnl, ftr whh r wnt u gnt Vrnll fr th m-fnl, ndng hr fght thr.
nwhl, trn hd mrvd hr mg rw ndrbl t th nt whr h vn mngd t gt t th m-fnl, nd whl h lt t n, hd tll mngd t ut u gd fght.
h lntn m lmt t ml but ddnt knw hw t ln t n dtl.
n th nd, Vrnll gru hd gttn trngr nd ndd u wnnng. tht.
nd , ftr th nlun f th turnmnt, lld th 8 bt fghtr t th 5th flr.
Frm nw n, wd nd t trn th 8 l nd fllw ur rgnl ln n rdr t rdu th Wth .
hd whd t nr th numbr f Gurd nght, but rdng t th turtl, 8 md t b th lmt.
f w nrd th munt f l n th mn, th Wth wuldnt thnkf t tudnt wh ut hnd t ntr th lr nd th blt f th Wth mmdtl ng wuld nr drtll. l, nugh f ur wrd lrd.
h tw l tndng nt t Vrnll gru wr l rt f th t 8, wth n f thm bng muulr mn frm 3rd grd. nm md t b runhbt Dgmn.
ut gng ff f h nm gt th flng hd nd u bng th undrdg1 whd fll t th nm frt.
h thr rn w 3rd grdr wll. h wr uu rn wrng hd, but
Wht r u dng, ntrutr ul nt?
Wll, whtvr uld u mn, wndr? m rt f th t 8. 3rd grd tudnt, m , rrtng fr dut.
n frnt f u, w th Gl trd wh w wrng hd fr m rn.
nwrd Ll qutn n n lf tn, trng t mk hmlf und ungr, but t th nd f th d t w tll rvrtd Gl trd n mttr hw u lkd t t.
t md h hd md wth tudnt n rdr t rtt.
, wh hd n n ntd tht? W th udg thr blnd??
Nw tht thnk f t, h w th udg thr
h, m nt! l grnt ur wnmnt nl fr th bt 8 tudnt t m!
t md tht rrng rwrd hd hd th t fft t wht hd ntndd
tull, hd dlrd t gv l wn t th tudnt tht mngd t rh th t 8 t th trt f th turnmnt.
l wuld b mtvtd b th ntn f wnnng rz, nd hd mnt t w t trngthn th tudnt tht wuld b nvlvd n th rtn wll n lg fr nvlvng thm n t.
Whl dd mk ur t grnt vrn th tn t rfu, but rqut frm th nt t hl dft th Wth w rtll muln fr th l f th wrld
vn n th gm, lr ftn md uh nnng rqut.
h dm w n nttutn tht ftrd nght, nd nght wr th wh rvd th nt, ftr ll.
h mnt tht rfung th nt rqut wuld ld t qutn lk wh m t th dm n th frt l f ur nt wllng t hl whn dut ll? vn mr f d rqut w but dftng th Wth.
l undrtd tht rnt wr th lt uld d t lgz nd rlv lttl f m gult.
Yt, t thnk t hd m t th
Wll, t w wht t w.
f u thught but th tutn mr, t mnt n l tudnt hd t b ndll nvlvd.
t lt m dmttdl tn nn wuldnt fl n gult whtvr fr nvlvng th rvrtd Gl trd.
r u n dt? hr n w w wuld gr t mn whd gurntd hmlf t n th t 8 n uh n unfr w!
dnt mnd, Ll.
nd , grd wth rvrtd Gl trd rttn, gnrng Ll rtt.
h mght und lk n vl thng t ,but f th tudnt hd rll lt t hm, wuld b rrt t um tht rvrtd Gl trd w trngr thn n f thm, mnng thr w hghr blt f hm urvvng.
rvr, rtng tntl mmbr wuld nl rdu ur fghtng wr.
n t hd m t th, ut ddd t lt hm gt nvlvd n ur ln.
Furthrmr, hwvr u ut t, rvrtd Gl trd w ndrd d n gm, mkng hm qut trng.
Whn fught n th gm, h hd 1t frm wll 2nd frm nd whl 1t frm w n dffrnt thn mmn mb, n h 2nd frm, h fud wth gnt glm, ft tht mmn l uldnt vn drm f mlhng.
wnt ud t uh wr but n th gm t w lnd h Lv fr th nt, mkng t bd b ntur.
nw, h w (lmtd n nm n th vrn f vnt but tll) trng nugh t fght Vrnll gru ll b hmlf durng th ltr tg f th lt.
Ll, brng thm ut.
Y.
gnlld Ll, h hurrd t n th b t nt t m.
nd wr th thng hd rqutd frm ld mn z, vru r nd mtl.
h wrd hd md fr Vrnll rvul hd bn md rndml ung rth, but th tm, w dtrmnd t d m bt whn rftng h wn.
hld m hnd n frnt f m, ung rth mg t lt u th mtrl mtn nd thn turnng t nt hrd mtl.
rng mn thng, ndd u mkng n ll hrd nd tugh bl, ung t th mtrl fr mkng wn.
dd nt knw th nm f mtl. t w mtl nt fund n rth ftr ll.
lt ut gv t huun nm!
h ll nm wuld b rhlum, ddd n th t.
nd thr th wr. rhlum wn.
rftd wn fr vr mmbr, nd hndd thm ut t vrn.
Ltl, gv n f thm t Ll rnt.
Ll lrd d rr wrd rm nght but h hdnt bn ung t ltl fr m rn.