not so bad, because if the spaceship wasn't so damaged I could make up for the lost time. >>, he thought and pressed a few buttons again.

<< The control unit is damaged, but I can fix it. However, the energy is not enough for the flight, because the energy crystal is damaged. Are there energy crystals or other powerful sources of energy on this planet? >>, Bratto asked Valvia's father.


<< You are in luck, because there is a crystal smith in Sazenia, but it is too expensive and I cannot pay it. However, tomorrow you could take part in the martial arts tournament in Valderan, our capital. The prize money is high and since you are very strong I think you can win. >> he replied.


Bratto thought for a moment and said: << All right, if there is no other solution. >>


Bratto pressed various buttons again and the display disappeared back into the ceiling.


He turned and got a small device from a box behind the seat.


<< What kind of device is that? >>, Valvia's father wanted to know.


<< This is a scouter with which we measure the fighting strength of our opponents. >>

The scouter looked like headphones cut in half with a display the size of a glass from a pair of glasses.


Valvia's father put on the scouter, pressed a button and suddenly the device started to beep and the number seventeen thousand appeared on the display and when Valvia appeared the number changed to ten.


<< The device is really interesting. >> said Valvia's father and returned the scouter to Bratto.


Then he turned to Valvia and said: << Tomorrow we're going to Valderan and Bratto will take part in the tournament, isn't that great? >>


<< That's great, as strong as Bratto is he will definitely win. >>, Valvia cheered.


<< Yes, and with the prize money we can repair his spaceship. >> Her father added.


The next day the three made their way to Valderan early and Valvia took a towel, something to drink and the scouter with her in a backpack.

When they arrived they had to let Bratto register for the fights at the reception for the first time and there they got the information that there are only sixty-four fighters this time and that they would be the last because the registration date has expired.


Bratto will have his first fight in an hour and so he started warming up until he was called.


His first fight was against a very muscular man whose name was Wolf.


Together with Wolf he entered the ring, the middle of a huge arena where hundreds of spectators were to see the tournament.


In the middle of the ring stood a blue creature pretending to be a referee, it was a Uchean.


The referee had some kind of microphone in his hand and started talking:


<< Dear and esteemed audience, I thank you for appearing in such large numbers.


Today our thirty-seventh martial arts tournament is taking place again and I also want to thank the fighters that they came in so many to entertain us.But for that they also get a reasonable prize money of five hundred thousand Lexys.


The rules are very simple, whoever gives up, cries or passes out has lost.


Whoever uses weapons or kills his opponent is disqualified and has lost. The winner will fight in the next round against the next one who has won his fight and so it goes on and on until only the winner of the tournament is standing on his feet.


And now I want to introduce the first two fighters.


The first is the famous wolf, who has already won the tournament twice and is therefore very feared by his opponents.


The other is Bratto, who had not yet participated in the tournament and is therefore not one of the favorites, but there have been many surprises and even the biggest had to start small.


And now I just say RING FREE! >>


After the referee released the ring, the arena became deadly quiet and Wolf went into attack position.But Bratto didn't seem to be impressed, because he stood loosely with his arms crossed and seemed bored.


<< Don't you want to get into fighting position? >>, Wolf wanted to know from Bratto.


But he replied coolly: << For a weakling like that, I need to get into fighting position, I only need ten seconds anyway! >>, answered Bratto and started laughing at his opponent.


<< We'll see, you show-off! >>, Wolf yelled at Bratto and ran towards him.


Bratto remained in his starting position and every time Wolf wanted to hit Bratto, he took a step to the side so that he couldn't even touch him.


But at some point he seemed to get bored and when Wolf started to jump, he wiped out again and kicked him in the back.


Wolf flew into the air like a rocket and when he fell down again Bratto received him by punching him in the stomach and Wolf immediately knocked out.

<< Shit, I overestimated myself, it took me twelve seconds. >>, Bratto growled and left the ring when the referee declared him the winner.


The whole audience couldn't believe what they were seeing, because Wolf was the favorite.


Only Valvia and her father knew better, because they could determine even before the fight with the scouter that Bratto Wolf was superior.


Bratto was now qualified for the next round and sat in the training hall until his next fight, where another fighter named Serk asked him: << Why don't you watch the other fights, because one of them is your next opponent after all . >>


<< Ha, why should I. I'll win the tournament anyway. None of them can hold a candle to me. And now leave me alone. >>, he replied and Serk went out to fight his fight.


Bratto didn't seem entirely wrong, at least in the fact that none of his opponents could hold a candle to him.Because in the further battles he continued to win, despite his arrogance and without having been touched once


Now there were only four fighters left and Bratto went to the ring again to contest the semifinals.


But when Bratto saw his opponent he couldn't believe his eyes, because his opponent was a child, a little boy named Ischak.


<< What's that supposed to mean, are you kidding me, that flea is supposed to be my opponent. That doesn't exist, how could he make it to the final because there are only bottles here that a little child could make it to the semifinals? Anyway, I'll try not to hurt you too much. >> said Bratto and started laughing.


But the boy didn't seem to mind the insults and so he took off his top and got ready for the fight.


When the referee released the ring again, Bratto said to the boy: << Hey little one, I want to be fair. You have the first shot free.You don't need to be afraid either, I won't block it either. >>


The boy didn't let himself be told this twice and so ran with a monkey tooth towards Bratto and hit him so hard that he fell over backwards.


When he wanted to get up again, the boy ran up to him and hit him again, so that Bratto fell over again. Every time Bratto got up he was lying down again because the boy was too fast for him. He underestimated him and so Bratto started to take him seriously and tried harder from now on.


But when he got up again, he still managed to avoid or block the boy's blows with great difficulty, because he was as fast as lightning.


<< Boy, I underestimated you, you are better than the other bottles from before.


But still, I have to win it no matter what the cost. >> He praised the boy during the fight. << Thank you, but I can give the complement back, because with the exception of my master you are the first who was able to avoid my attacks.>>, replied the boy.


<< You're really too fast for me, then I'll just have to deploy other guns. Get ready. >> he warned the boy.


When he heard this he suddenly stopped by Bratto to see what he was up to.


Bratto stood in the middle of the ring and began to concentrate and Ishak watched curiously.


Bratto gathered all his energy, where he started to glow brightly and a kind of fire surrounded him. Ischak suddenly got trembling knees when he saw how a bubble of energy hollowed out Bratto's body, but it was spreading more and more.


When the bladder reached Ischak, it pushed him further and further towards the end of the ring. He couldn't fight it, but just before the bladder had pushed him out of the ring, he jumped into the air and hovered over the bladder.


Ishak thought he was already safe, but suddenly Bratto flew like a bullet out of the bladder and hit Ishak on the back of the head with both fists and he fell unchecked on the ground outside the ring.

Then the bladder disappeared and Ishak was able to get up again.


Although he lost the fight, he still got a huge applause from the audience and even Bratto, who was so arrogant, went up to the boy and shook his hand.


<< You still have a great future ahead of you and I hope to see you again sometime! >>, he consoled him.


Then he went back to the training hall to prepare for the next fight.