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Part 2 At the hotel, Shingo runs off to get Benimaru and Kyo refreshments and beverages. Once he leaves, Benimaru expresses his hushed concern with the teenager calling himself Kyo's disciple and tells his friend to lose him before he ruins their reputation. Kyo lazily says that Shingo isn't that bad but says he may have misjudged Shingo as a fighter. Their conversation is interrupted by a glass cup hitting the floor. Shingo awkwardly laughs and apologizes for his clumsiness. He runs out to buy their meal, and the veterans surmise that he heard them. Kyo admits that Shingo's sense for fighting, while good and adequate, may not save him from the stronger fighters out there and considers telling him to quit now before he regrets it. Shermie knocks at their door and seems pleased with their conversation. She says that she may have something interesting for Kyo. As Kyo's words echo in his thoughts, Shingo wonders what's wrong with his fighting sense. Too frustrated to think about it any further, he kicks a can which lands on a lady's head. She scolds him and he, while apologizing, recognizes her as the fighting idol, Athena. She also remembers him and is glad to see him. She explains that she is lost and he offers to lead the way to her hotel. Twenty tries later, the couple end up in the bad part of the slums. Before they can leave, Athena is captured by a flying thug. He demands that Shingo give him his wallet for Athena's safety. He complies yet the thief complains that he was jipped of rest of the cash. The younger fighters spot their assailant to be Choi, who is obviously ran away from Kim's training. With hopes to silence them, Choi challenges them to a battle to which Shingo obliges as a test for his fighting ability. Shingo, unaffected by Choi's greatest attack, is able to beat him easily. Athena complements his improvement which she thinks was made due to him training with Kyo. He feels uneasy upon hearing Kyo's name and offers to continue the search for her hotel.
They move to leave until Shingo spots Kyo and Shermie going to the Death Game; they follow him in curiosity. Seated in the audience of a fighting ring, they see Iori and Kyo at odds with one another. After seven bouts, Kyo is defeated by Iori. Seeing his idol beaten, Shingo runs to his side and the barely conscious Kyo tells him to run before passing out. Iori tells him to step aside since he needs to execute Kyo. Shingo argues that it's inhumane in a match but the red head injects that this is a death match. When Shingo says he won't allow it, Iori glooms at him and repeats his demand with a sinister aura. Faced with Iori's intimidating eyes, Shingo loses face and begins to understand what Kyo meant earlier. Moments before Iori strikes, Athena launches a Psycho Ball and the duo escape with Kyo. His rival doesn't give chase as he is confident that he'll finish Kyo off in the next KoF tournament.
Back at Kyo and Benimaru's hotel room, they tell Benimaru what happened. Benimaru, already suspicious of Shermie, tells them that his friend got his just deserts for being so gullible. He assures the concerned teens that Kyo is fine and he'll probably just shrug off his loss. Shingo is worried that his idol may crack since this is the first lost he has seen from the-never-trains-Kyo but Benimaru replies that Kyo will try to act cool about it. The door to the adjoining room opens and Kyo steps out. He apologizes to Benimaru, says that he'll be stepping out for awhile, and thanks the younger pair for helping him. Moments before he exits, Shingo begs him to take him along for training. He acknowledges his weaknesses and learned from his encounter with Iori how far he needs to go. Never wanting to feel pathetic and helpless again, Shingo requests that Kyo make him his real disciple. Kyo, grumbling that Iori shouldn't bother him, leaves. Athena wonders if Kyo will be all right in his wounded state but Benimaru says that this is his normal routine. He draws Shingo a map of Kyo's training spot and hands it to him. Once Shingo runs out, Benimaru murmurs that he is looking forward to seeing the results of Shingo's training in the next King of Fighters tournament.
Time passes and, in the 1998 tournament, Shingo faces Kyo in the ring. He quickly goes offensive and is swiftly bested by his idol each time he charges. Shingo desires for his fists to reach his target and, on the fourth bout, his body begins to feel like its on fire. Kyo charges since he is idle and Shingo yells out his move's name with hopes of a flame bursting out. Both of them are knocked off their feet though Kyo is able to stand and claim victory. He shoos the paramedics away from Shingo and offers to take him to the infirmary. He praises his opponent on finally landing one good hit on him -even if it was flameless. Shingo, after taking Kyo's hand to get back on his feet, expresses his wishes for Kyo to win against Iori. His idol says that victory will be a given and helps shoulder Shingo's path off the stage. -By SNK
Miu Kurosaki · Mon Oct 22, 2012 @ 03:50pm · 0 Comments |
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