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"Well if I didn't save you, they'd definitely come after me as well. In fact, I'm sure they'd come after me. I get the feeling they don't like us humans all that much." Ace laughed and followed him through the barrier.

She looked back as all the disappointed faces flew back to the stands in defeat. "Aw, too bad. They tried. I'm pretty shocked I even made it this far." The redhead laughed. "I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing."

Lavi gave a look of confusion as they soared through the skies. "What do you mean??" For the entire race, she had manage to survive with little help from him. She had to know what she was doing! No beginner was ever this good- or this casual when it was their first time hoverboarding. Even her friends were panicking and causing dismay!

Ace drifted in a zigzag motion on purpose as she spoke. "I mean, I'm sort of winging it right now. Go with the flow and hope for the best." She grinned and continued their flight.

That girl was truly a wonder. Lavi looked ahead and couldn't help but smirk a little. With the shortened amount of competitors, the two were catching up close to the front. If he wasn't mistaken, Ri want too far ahead. "Even though you say you've basically quit, it's now a straight shot to our destination. I think we should make it count. For the fans."

"Yeeeaaah, there's no turning back now. Might as well see through it till the end." She shrugged, stretching her hands over her head. "Man this helmet is squishing my head..." She tapped it and then took it off her head. The wind instantly swept her hair back causing her to laugh. "This is awesome!" Lavi looked a little concerned, but decided to let her be. Ace was doing fine so far, no reason to bother her now. Things were going to easy though... This was the final stretch and the racers were practically going straight through. Something wasn't right- "Lavi! Watch out!"

"Hm- Oh!" Lavi dived downward as a large boomerang flew towards him. "That was close." He was careful to dodge it as it made a U-turn towards him again. "Thank you Ace. I might have been knocked out of the competition."

Ace saluted. "Wouldn't want a veteran getting knocked out by a cheap shot would we?" They nodded and sped forward. The crowd continued to cheer, and when the camera zoomed in on her she waved to the fans. Ace was still holding on to the helmet as they sped through, only to look back. "Another one! Heads up!" As she warned Lavi another, the obstacles got a little more complex and harder to notice. Darts were being shot at them. It did nothing to the person, but one hit to the board and it would be sent spiraling out of control. Ace and Lavi were dodging this obstacle at the time. "This. This is getting-" The slight moment she broke concentration, her board was hit. "No! This isn't how I wanted to end..."

Lavi prepared to go to her aid, but she stopped him. "No! Win the race! Beat Ri! I'll be fine!" She startled to spiral downward. "Man... I liked this board..." They weren't in the city anymore and the net was- well Ace wasn't sure if the net was still there, but she spotted a tree and that was good enough for her. Ace braced herself for the crash landing. "Gyah- oof!" There was a dramatic gasp from the crowd as her board fell from the tree, but she didn't. But, a small floating camera floated through the branches to see Ace draped over one of them like a blanket. She put a thumbs up and giggled.

Announcer said "She's alright folks! Out of the race, but she's alright! A mere rookie and she made it this far! What an amazing race! She's put up a good fight! Now let's see how Lavi handles his loss of a partner!"

"Well, that was fun while it lasted..."

No Touch NPC

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[Male | 31 | Human]

Shouta Takan is a revered vagabond pirate with no ship or crew. Most call Shouta The Rookie Judge as he commonly evaluates rookie pirates after taking lodging on their ship. Shouta has a strong sense of self, although he rarely talks about his past. Shouta speaks mostly of what it means to be a pirate. Moreover, Shouta speaks almost poetically of the life at sea, not just of being a pirate. Shouta genuinely enjoys being out at open sea and sailing; he even enjoys the finer aspects of theft and pillaging. At times, Shouta is not above being riled up into a fight. The unifying aspect regarding everything that he does is that he sincerely enjoys it, whether it is a drunken brawl or feeling the salty wind slip through his hair.

On the other hand, Shouta is quick to reprimand those that would abuse the life he enjoys. Those that sail the seas to escape heinous crimes, beyond theft and murder into the realm of rape, torture and manipulation. Shouta has no remorse for the darker side of being a pirate, claiming that although they are all criminals, they can still have honor amongst themselves. Shouta is quick to boldly state the difference between a pirate with the ambition to sail the seas and a criminal looking for refuge on the water. He does not necessarily feel the need to stop those criminals, but declare their true nature to the world.

Background and History
Warning: Mostly Classified
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Traits and Abilities

Physical Abilities
Shouta has superhuman strength and agility, as well as sharp senses. Unless drunk, his reflexes are also on par with most martial arts experts. Shouta has been shown able to block a canon ball with his bare hand, take bullets from marines to leave only minor whelps and resist being cut by inferior blades - all due to the toughness of his body alone. Other feats include tossing canons and guards aside with ease and out-powering men thrice his size. Despite his relatively small stature, Shouta has proven to be an impress contestant.

Shouta carries an insanely strong will, capable of pushing him through battle and intimidating the weak with a simple glare. Shouta is fervent in his beliefs, and one can see it in his eyes. Shouta alone can walk through flames, withstand nearly-lethal attacks and even will his body to fight off poison (for a short period of time, if it is potent; completely if it is weak or common) by his refusal to give up. Shouta will not stop fighting for his cause, whether it is his beliefs or to survive, until he is dead, and probably even then some.

Haki
Shouta is a master of Busoshoku (Armament) Haki, capable of performing multiple feats with it as well as having one of the largest pools of Haki in the world. With his Haki, Shouta has fought off entire rookie crews that the intention of killing him after a poor review. Many of those observing situations like these say that every member of a normal pirate crew is only drop in the bucket compared to the Haki volume of Shouta alone. Even among more powerful members of the Navy, Shouta dwarfs their Haki reserves with his own. This alone has made Shouta a somewhat invulnerable judge to those pirates and their crews looking to be judged.

Busoshoku: Koka Canon.

Busoshoku: Kamikan An inherited ability, Shouta can activate this technique and keep it activated for days at a time, if he desired. It is a thinner, more mobile version of Busoshoku: Koka that uses less Haki over time, requires less concentration and as a trade off is significantly less durable. The ability itself is designed to also be an intimidating tactic as Shouta can keep it activated longer than even a Busoshoku master can keep Koka activated, and there is no way to easily discern the difference.

Busoshoku: Garasuhanmā An ability designed by Shouta to carry on his image as the "Judge." Shouta can pick up any stick, handle or even weapon, then imbue it with Busoshoku Haki. As he does, it glazes over black. At the tip of whatever he is holding forms a black, gavel-like hammer out of pure Busoshoku Haki. This hammer weighs an immense amount of requires an equally immense amount of Haki to use. It can smash through virtually anything and cannot change shape. If it leaves Shouta's hands for long, it will disintegrate. Shouta can issue a command "Fun!" to cause the hammer to shatter into thousands of tiny, glass-like pieces that wield the power of thousands of Busoshoku Haki imbued daggers, each shooting outward with enough force to make them dangerous shrapnel. Using this command disables the ability for a short period of time. The hammer itself can be adjusted to multiple sizes at the cost of more Haki, which is of little detriment to Shouta, but is still dependent on size of the handle used.

Fighting Style
For all intents and purposes, Shouta is a brawler. Although intelligent, he tends to jump into his battles head first. Shouta does not fight for glory, so rarely does he actually seek out opponents that have the potential to beat him or bypass his insane defenses. Shouta primarily fights to outlast his opponent or beat them down with brute and blunt force, but has little refined style for doing so. He can augment his natural capabilities with his almost endless stream of Haki, making him a very powerful and durable fighter. The only true offense is the Garasuhanmā, which notably is a blunt force technique unless it is released. The final tactic of the hammer embodies the "dirty fighting" aspect of being a pirate, which is found in many tactics Shouta uses while fighting.

Sailing
Shouta has inherited the ability to sail and navigate nigh-perfectly. He can read maps perfectly and has a great understanding of the stars and mechanics of most varying types of ships. Shouta is revered as one of the best actual sailors alive in the sense that he can man almost any ship and navigate most seas below the Red Line. This trait is one of the many he evaluates rookies on, as being a pirate is hugely tied into sailing and leading a ship. This includes running the grew as well as intimately understanding a ship and the sea.

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