Rematch: Haruka vs Cerbera knockout match (Complete)

Masato stood in Sindel's way. He could guess what the white-haired woman was up to. "I don't think so," he said. "Let them fight it out. It's their match, not yours."

Haruka had her back to the two managers, and was busy wearing down Cerbera...

Cerbera flinched both eyes shut, she hated being in submission holds. She started to look for the nearest rope, groaning lowly as she tried to reach one with her hand.

Sindel stared at Misato, smirking soon afterwards.

" Who are you to tell what I can or can't do to my slave."

Busy straining Cerbera's leg, Haruka had no idea that Cerbera was inching towards the ring.

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Masato knew he had no real answer to Sindel's taunt. Contracts were contracts. Whatever Sindel used to control Cerbera was probably just legal enough.

"Cerbera asked me to make sure Haruka could put up a good fight the next time they met," he finally said. "It won't be a good fight for them if you or I intervene. So let them fight it out."

Cerbera was close to the ropes now, trying to bring her body forward so she could get those extra inches to grasp the ropes, her thigh aching of the pain, going further down to her knee.

Sindel narrowed her eyes.

" Cerbera? Talked? ASKED? I'll make sure she'll never talk again then, if she loses this match then she'll never get what she wants.. Simple as that. "

"Then I guess you don't want her to win," Masato shot back, "Because that's what she wants! Now I know why she dislikes coaches-" It was a mark of his anger that he used the term Cerbera and Sindel used to refer to him "-because you're the stupidest one I've ever met."

Haruka finally noticed Cerbera going for the ropes. She tugged on Cerbera to try and draw her opponent away from safety. Then she saw Masato arguing with Sindel. "Masato-kun!" Her distraction loosened her grip on Cerbera...

Cerbera groaned loudly, her body twitching as she used the oppurtunity to grasp the ropes with both hands, the ref girl coming to break it off and alert Haruka to let go. Cerbera flinched as she got up, looking at the two coaches before suddenly getting into direct stare with Sindel who yelled at her.

" Attack her while she's distracted! "

Cerbera turned to look at Haruka, preparing to attack before remembering how Haruka adressed her.

" ..Cer..bera-san? "

Cerbera shook her head at Sindel, stepping back to create some distance and waited for Haruka to stand ready, making Sindel boil with anger, how dare Cerbera refuse what she was told at a time like this!?

" How dare she.. This is YOUR fault! "

Sindel turned to Masato, her eyes showing as if she was throwing daggers at him.

Seeing the ref's gesture, Haruka let go of Cerbera at once. Her eyes were on Masato and Sindel, so Sindel yelling in her direction surprised her. She looked over her shoulder and was startled to see Cerbera poised but not attacking.

"Cerbera-san," Haruka murmurs anew. Nodding her thanks and respect, she faces Cerbera and brings up her fists. Then she'll advance on Cerbera to try and launch a straight at her opponent's face.

It was Masato's turn to smirk at Sindel. "People choose," he said. "They always do. Cerbera-san just chose."

Cerbera nodded in return, noticing the fist and quickly ducked down, looking like she was going to pass Haruka but instead lifted up and tried to hook her arm around Haruka's face to perform a dragon sleeper.

Sindel growled at Masato but soon smirked.

" Yet after this match... Hahahaha.. She can ignore my commands in the ring.. But outside, I can attack her over and over. "

Sindel looked at the ref, seeing the girl was distracted and tried to forcefully push Masato away, if it worked she'd simply turn to walk to Cerbera's side of the ring.

Haruka exclaimed as she was forced to arch backwards by Cerbera's hold. Choking on her pain, she grabbed at the arm wrapped around her neck, trying to pry it off. Failing that, she began hitting it to try and make Cerbera let her go.

Masato didn't push back. Sindel was a girl, after all. He just stayed close to the white-haired girl, planning to foil anything nasty she might pull off.

"Come on, Haruka!" he cheered. "You can do it!"

Then: "You do your best, too, Cerbera-san!"

Cerbera held her tight into place, her arm hurting from the pounding it was getting bit blinked when she heard someone cheering for her, soon she tried to jump off her feet with Haruka in an attempt to slam Haruka's head against the mat.

Sindel smirked, knowing how to get Cerbera's attention.

"Hey, Slave. "

With that she held her hand up and counted to four with her fingers for some reason,,