Odessa gasped. "Holy shit." She slipped out and stood close by him to look at the screen.
Everybody gathered around them. "Alright. Who's ready to find out where we're going for the Sekai Taikai?"
"I'm ready to see you and Hammy get some new dos," Oliver commented and sent a laugh in Grayson's direction.
Grayson stood with Hailey and he rolled his eyes. "Not gonna happen, Benson." He stated.
Odessa put her chin on Eli's shoulder and he played the video. She inhaled a breath.
"Congratulations on your admission to the Sekai Taikai. We're excited to finally announce the host city for this year's competition."
"Please be Hawaii. Please be Hawaii." Oliver quietly prayed, crossing his fingers while holding Demetri's hand with the other.
"Marital Arts has always had a rich hi온라인카지노게임 in the East. And the Sekai Taikai has held many tournaments throughout Asia."
Christian hit Johnny on the shoulder. "What do you think? Tokyo or Japiar?" He asked quietly.
"Jai-what?"
The blonde man's face fell. "Never mind," he gave up and went back to listening to the announcement.
"But in recent years, European teams have shaken up the competitive landscape, bringing a whole new style to the event. Within that region, there's one nation that has continued to stand tall amongst the pack for its growth and dominance in both junior and senior competitions,"
"Oh my god, spit it out already," Odessa commented impatiently.
"Odessa Violet, that's an unusual outburst," Hailey said with a sarcastic gasp, making some of them laugh.
She shrugged a little. "I'm just excited, that's all," she said and went back to watching. Her arm was wrapped around Eli's.
"It gives me great pleasure to announce this year's Sekai Taikai will be held in Barcelona, Spain."
Eli instantly pointed to Oliver and Demetri. "Haha, close enough!" He cheered and let out a loud whoop.
"Oh, thank God!" Grayson let out and practically fell to his knees.
Oliver groaned and threw his head back. He looked at Demetri who was now panicking. "Sorry, babe."
"Sorry? That's all you give me, betting man?"
"Yay!" Odessa cheered and wrapped her arms around Eli's neck, pulling him close out of excitement.
"That's sick!"
"Yes," Christian cheered to himself and smiled, clapping along with the rest of the very excited team. He shook Johnny by the shoulder. "This is gonna be awesome."
The video continued. "As you prepare for your journey, we'll also present the rules of regulation. We intend to test your dojo's quality, not quantity, and each dojo must select ten fighters to compete."
That's when the excitement died down. "Wait, ten?" Said Eli and he quickly looked at the others.
"I knew there was a catch." Hailey spoke and slumped over.
"These ten fighters will participate in team events, with two boys and two girls serving as captains to enter into the individual competitions, which will be televised around the world."
The stakes were higher. Odessa looked at the girls, each of them sharing eye contact with each other. It was no lie that they all deserved to go to Spain and they were all good enough to be captain. The same with the guys. It didn't feel right that they all couldn't go and it definitely didn't feel right that there was a possibility the best of them would have to stay back.
"This is gonna be intense." Grayson spoke all of their thoughts.
Odessa looked over her shoulder at her Senseis. They looked nervous. Her dad met her eyes and gave her an encouraging smile, to which she returned but hers wavered.
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