Somewhere else, Tigor was making plans.
He was inside his home, thinking silently about Tiger and what had happened during their battle. The defeat had clearly not left his mind. After remaining silent for some time, Tigor spoke to himself.
"Now you'll see, Tiger..."
The following day, Tiger arrived at school.
But something immediately felt strange.
As Tiger walked through the school, he noticed several girls looking directly at him. Their attention followed him wherever he went, making Tiger increasingly confused.
Why are all these girls looking at me?
Among them was Icchi.
She was standing with one of her friends and talking about Tiger. "He defeated Tigor—the number one fighter," Icchi said, still looking in Tiger's direction. "That's why everyone is talking about him."
Her friend nodded.
"Yeah... I heard about it too."
Tiger had become the center of attention throughout the entire school. Students were talking about his battles, and many were praising him for doing something nobody had expected. Even Tiger's trainer seemed impressed by what he had accomplished.
Tiger, however, didn't fully understand why everyone suddenly cared so much about him.
Later, Tiger finally returned home.
He decided to rest.
But somewhere nearby—
Tigor was watching him.
Without Tiger noticing, Tigor had secretly followed him. He silently observed Tiger before eventually leaving and returning to his own home.
Night arrived.
Tiger was sleeping peacefully.
Then Akira began trying to wake him up.
But before Tiger could properly understand what was happening—
Everything changed.
The house suddenly began collapsing.
A massive force had destroyed part of their home.
Tiger immediately woke up.
Outside, Tigor had arrived.
And he wasn't alone.
Tigor was sitting on top of a terrifying monster.
The creature had been brought directly to Tiger's home.
Tiger stared in shock as the monster moved through the destroyed house. Before he could properly react, the monster grabbed Akira.
"Akira!"
Tiger immediately grabbed her as tightly as he could.
For a moment, Tiger desperately tried to pull her back.
But he wasn't strong enough.
The monster took Akira away.
Tiger froze.
Everything around him seemed to disappear.
Then, before Tiger could attack the creature, the monster destroyed even more of the house. Tigor and the monster quickly escaped, leaving Tiger behind in complete shock.
Tiger remained there.
He couldn't process what had just happened.
The following day, Tiger still went to school.
But he was no longer the same.
The student who had defeated Leon and Tigor—the person everyone had been praising—now looked completely different. Tiger walked through the school silently, lost in his own thoughts.
Everyone noticed.
Students began whispering among themselves.
"Why does Tiger look so depressed?"
Nobody understood what had happened.
Tiger's teacher eventually approached him.
"Tiger... what happened? Is something wrong?"
Tiger remained quiet for a moment.
Then he forced himself to answer.
"Nothing, sir."
But something was clearly wrong.
Tiger continued living his life.
And time passed.
One year.
Then another.
Seven years went by.
Tiger had grown older, but the memories of that night had never truly disappeared. One day, he was sitting alone on a swing, just like he had done years ago.
The swing slowly moved back and forth.
Tiger lowered his head.
Then he began thinking about the past.
About Akira.
About Tigor.
And finally—
Tiger made a decision.
He would take revenge.