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Chapter 13: The Whispering Storm
Chapter 13: The Whispering Storm**
Kuina clapped him on the back. “Not bad.”
Ren grinned. “Just ‘not bad’?”
She smirked. “I’ll show you ‘great’ when it’s my turn.”
But as the next matches unfolded, Ren felt it—**whispers, gazes.**
The dojo students were **watching him differently.**
Some **with admiration.** Others… **with jealousy.**
One boy—Hikaru—crossed his arms. “No way a kid that young should be that fast.”
Another muttered, “Did he cheat somehow?”
Ren felt a twinge in his chest.
*They don’t understand.*
He wasn’t some **prodigy by birth.**
**He had worked for this.**
He clenched his fists. **And he’d prove it.**
Kuina **stepped forward.**
Her opponent was a boy named Taro—**one of the dojo’s strongest students.**
But Kuina just **smirked.**
The match began.
And in **two moves**, she won.
The dojo fell **silent again.**
Koshiro sighed. “You’re too brutal.”
Kuina **shrugged.** “I don’t waste time.”
She turned to Ren, grinning. “Guess we’re both heading to the finals.”
Ren **grinned back.**
But deep inside—**he knew.**
If he wanted to win… **he had to beat Kuina.**
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