SHIN SEKAI: SPARK OF THE NEW WORLD

Gale to storm

   "The breeze in the west shall become the storm in the east"

   "It shall become a powerful force in the north"

   "And a sight of awe in the south"

   "And when it returns to the west..."

   "It shall be unstoppable"

   "My dear boy, Andrew Clipper"

   "These are not mere words"

   "This is your story"

   On hearing this, Andrew opened his eyes. He was on his knees and Orie stood beside him, placing a hand on his head. 

   The room was dark and was lit by seven candles, and there was no one else in the room with them.

   Though all the doors and windows in the room were closed an intense wind blew within it. Gradually, the wind got stronger and blew ferociously around the empty room. It was strange that the seven candles didn't go off.

   "You are a storm that will sweep through all"

   "A wind that can move lands"

   "A reckoning force of greatness"

   "An unbreakable wind"

   "That, is what you are"

   Shiro was waiting for them outside the room. Throughout his the time he was waiting, there was silence and almost nothing could be heard but suddenly, the entire building began to tremble.

   "He should have done it in his house" he said in a mildly panicked voice.

   "Why did he chose mine"

   Soon, the trembling stopped and the door to the room opened. Andrew and Orie came out and Shiro could feel the difference. 

   The boy that went in was not the one that came out. The difference in power was just too visible. His aura was intense, his gaze was piercing, everyone around him could feel the energy that emanated from him.

   "Ohh" Shiro said in excitement.

   "I want to fight him"

   The new and improved Andrew was also itching to test out his ability. He could feel his heart racing and his muscles trembling. But as soon as he took a few steps out the door, he fell flat on the floor and all the pressure in the air quickly dispersed. 

   "You boys are gonna have to do this another time" Orie said as he bent to pick Andrew up. He didn't hear their intentions but he could see it their eyes.

   "For now..." He said

   "He needs rest"

   "A lot of rest"

   "I don't want to see you guys throwing fists anywhere within the next two weeks"

   "But the tournament starts this week" Shiro replied

   "And you know sparring matches aren't allowed once it starts" he added

   "Then fight him in the tournament" Orie answered as he carried Andrew away.

   "He will definitely take part so you have nothing to worry about"

   Shiro was excited for two reasons. One was that it was his first tournament. He would have competed in the previous one when he was still in his first year but a 'certain someone' decided it was a good time to send hunters after him, it didn't seem to be the case in this year's tournament so he was looking forward to it.

   The second reason was that he got one more powerful person that he could exchange blows with in a friendly manner. So even if the moment was ruined by Andrew's collapse, he still had a lot to be happy about 

   SHIN SEKAI SECRET: The hunters that hunt bounties should be differentiated from the hunters that explore the forbidden zones. Both are called hunters but they have different marks of verification and different reputations.