A Spar to Remember

A Spar to Remember
Quietly moving through the bustling streets of Crocus was a somewhat odd individual, wearing a black cloak with his face being covered by the black hood over his head, that seemed to be searching for a specific place. Occasionally, he would glance at a small piece of paper in his hand that had some scribbled words written on it. Numerous people who walked by him all couldn't help but stare at his rather suspicious appearance that wasn't a common sight for those that lived in this area but minded their own business whenever the man would take notice and turn their direction.

A tired sigh escaped the man's mouth as he had gotten used to the treatment by now. "This is all that damned council's fault. If those pests would just leave me alone, I wouldn't have to hide my face in public like this. That lunatic Sophia isn't helping this either, what with trying to chase me down for several hours. Anyway, where is this gym that Lindsey told me about? Her directions are simple enough and yet I still can't find it..."

Ludius Grande Di Tetsuya, the infamous guild master of the independent guild Dawn Horizon had been on the run once again from the Magic Council, who always seemed to have extra time on their hands to track him down. After he had escaped and blended in with the crowd, his focus had been turned towards finding the supposed owner of a gym located somewhere in Crocus that Lindsey, one of his guild mates and information broker, had told him about. The rumor surrounding this gym owner, who was supposed to be quite a skillful combatant, was enough to spur Tetsuya's desire to recruit more powerful mages into his guild ablaze and he set out on this needlessly long journey across Crocus to find her. The chase hadn't been easy but he had finally narrowed down the general location by asking, albeit discretely, anyone who he saw in the area.

Tetsuya's vision wandered across the street he was in, eyes narrowing when he came across a building that fit the description of what one could a "gym". He even noticed that a few people entering and leaving the building were wearing sports wear and towels that were wrapped around their necks. The corners of Tetsuya's mouth formed into a small grin at having found the place he was looking for.

"Bingo"

He crumpled the piece of paper that he was holding onto, tossing it away into some dark alley before making his way towards the entrance of the gym. It looked normal enough and gave off a welcoming and cheerful vibe that Tetsuya responded to as he let himself in, assuming that the place was the kind where anyone could just walk into freely. Since he believed he wouldn't have to worry about being discovered by any potential council members, Tetsuya released the hood over his face and ruffled his wavy black hair, the attention of a few members of the gym, particularly the girls, now being drawn towards the young guild master.

"Now, I wonder which one of them is the owner..." Tetsuya murmured, ignoring the curious gazes sent his way as he surveyed around the gym to seek out the target he had been itching to meet.