At Astrid's last visit to the LAW Gym, she had run into one fellow gym-goer who was happy to meet her - Yukari Akiyama, a girl who had been a fan of Astrid for longer than she had been aware of, and who was just now making a LAW debut of her own. Though initially Astrid didn't expect her to challenge the champion to a sparring match - let alone actually make her work for her victory - Yukari proved to have more fight in her than she'd given her credit for, and even after she had lost, she was still grateful to have met her hero in the ring.
As a sign of thanks, Yukari left Astrid with a coupon to a place called the Rodouko Gym - evidently, a place that trained wrestlers. Astrid might have been a reigning champion, but she was always happy to represent her division and to encourage those getting their start in the sport, so she saw no reason not to drop by. She didn't want to be the sort of champion who was aloof and uncaring, absorbed in her own status, and she wanted to show the next generation of wrestlers her appreciation of what they were doing.
Now, following the address she'd been given, Astrid found herself outside the Rodouko Gym, her gym bag slung over her shoulder just in case. Now that she had emerged triumphant from her heated title defense against Cyber Widow, she finally had the time to get out there and make good on her promise - and indeed, underneath her coat, she wore the LAW Heavyweight Championship, which she was sure many would be happy to see. With a smile on her face, Astrid headed for the front door.
After the terrible fight against Liger and the princess, and knowing later what happened with Hitomi, the atmosphere was somewhat tense, but they would still maintain their attitude, knowing that things would improve, while Nekonya was at the reception making some notes, she would see how a woman entered the gym Good morning miss, welcome to Rodouko gym, come to register as a member or ....... do you have one of the Rodouko coupons? smiling as he looked at the woman, feeling that she was someone was someone he had already seen somewhere before
Approaching the front desk, Astrid was somewhat puzzled to see it staffed by a young woman with cat ears on her head. Nevertheless, she shrugged it off soon after - she was no stranger to the eccentricities of wrestlers, and she wasn't here to judge. Smiling to Nekonya, she reached into her pocket and pulled out the coupon Yukari had given her to present it to the receptionist.
"As a matter of fact, I do," she said. "I'm just here to make a visit, if that's alright. Yukari sent me."
Nekonya would see the coupon that she took out, then looking at her cell phone with speed, she would realize who it was!
somewhat embarrassed, Nekonya would get up from her chair and say Excuse me, I didn't know it was you Miss Astrid so then Nekonya would start to walk, opening the door and pointing a finger towards a part of the gym she would tell him Yukari and some colleagues from our roster are here, and I hope you enjoy your stay here, I must continue working would say Nekonya before returning to his chair and continuing to do his work
Astrid couldn't help but chuckle, hearing Nekonya proclaim that she didn't recognize her. "Really? I would have thought a wrestling gym around here would know a champion when they saw one..." Nevertheless, she showed the girl a bright smile, letting her know that she didn't mean any ill will by it. Astrid was, after all, here on a favor for a fan of hers, and to give back to the profession she'd made her name in. Trying to act superior to anyone wouldn't do her any good, and it wasn't the way she held herself.
She followed Nekonya to the door, proceeding in the direction she'd indicated. "Thank you very much," Astrid said. "And have a nice day." Pulling her gym bag closer to herself, the Norsewoman headed into the gym, keeping an eye out for any familiar faces.
Yukari would talk with Gwen and Kurumi about how they should improve, and when she looked at the entrance of the gym from the corner of her eye, she would see Astrid Ostberg walking, so Yukari with emotion would leave the 2 girls for a few moments and running to jump to hug Astrid, being happy that she was there Astrid! thanks for coming! it is a pleasure that you are here
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Astrid made her way into the gym - and as luck would have it, the first person she would lay eyes on was none other than Yukari herself. Instantly, the two recognized each other from their last meeting. A grin spread over Astrid's face, one that Yukari was eager to return, as she ran up to throw her arms around Astrid in an embrace.
It was a bit forward of a gesture, but Astrid wasn't perturbed. If anything, she was flattered to know that she could make Yukari so excited just by making an appearance. She laughed, patting the girl on the shoulder. "Yeah, of course! It's nice to see you! When I look a look at that coupon of yours, I knew I had to drop by...after my match with Widow, of course. That was a tough one, but it was because I had fans like you cheering me on that gave me the motivation to win." Astrid flashed a grin at Yukari, flexing a bicep to boast of her own strength.
Yukari was very happy to be able to see her idol in person again, when she heard about how things are going, Yukari with a disgusted face Let's say not in the best way, after the fight against Liger .. ........ things are a bit tense, but we still keep the spirit
So Yukari would take Astrid to a room where Jenny and Rose were training.
yukari would tell them with emotion: hey, come for a moment, there is someone I want you to meet!
so then jenny and rose would listen to Yukari, stopping her training, and when they saw who it was ......... Jenny would be surprised Is it ....... oh my god, I can't believe it, the same heavyweight title champion, Astrid Ostberg, it's a great pleasure to have you here, I'm jenny Rodouko, leader and co-owner of this gym, and she is Rose, my partner would say trying to look as professional as possible
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Astrid was all smiles coming into the gym. She was eager to meet her fans, as well as to lend her credentials toward those in training right now, whether that was through giving advice or simply being there to give an endorsement. But when she heard the news from Yukari that things had been going less than ideal, Astrid's mood swiftly went south. She frowned, holding herself straighter as her tone grew more serious.
"I see...I see." Astrid nodded. Even though she had beaten Widow, she was well aware of how her daughter was now trying to follow in her footsteps as a ruthless tyrant, and she had made an explosive entrance onto the scene in her new Berserk Liger persona. Caught up in her own business, Astrid hadn't followed what was going on, and she was unaware that Liger's specter now hung over the Rodouko Gym. Even though she and Yukari barely knew each other, after their first encounter, such news struck close to home.
Nevertheless, Yukari didn't let it keep her down, and soon Astrid smiled back at her with a nod. "Ah, that's the spirit!" the Norwegian said, patting Yukari on the shoulder. "Even if you lose one match, as long as you can pick yourself up afterward and set your sights on making sure you'll do better next time, you'll never truly be defeated. I lost a few matches when I first came to LAW, myself, but look at me now!"
Soon, it came time for Yukari to show Astrid around and to introduce her fellow trainees, and the champion was happy to oblige. She followed Yukari over to Jenny and Rose, and when she saw the look cross Jenny's face as the realization set in that she was standing before the Heavyweight Champion, Astrid's smile grew a little wider. She'd gotten such a reception many times before, but she never quite got tired of it - it told her she was doing everything she'd ever hoped to.
"Yes, indeed!" Astrid said. "Your friend Yukari here passed on the news of the gym, and I figured I would drop by to visit. It's always a pleasure to meet you." She walked up to Jenny, offering a hand for a shake. "You say you're the leader here, yeah? Then you must have helped train Yukari, I'm sure."
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Jenny when hearing Astrid talk about her, she would blush a little, Yes, well, Yukari already came with a lot of knowledge, I just honed her skills as far as I could, and even if it doesn't seem like it, she really he knows how to do interesting things, once I manage to make a frankestainer
but then jenny would think of something that she had in her mind a long time ago thanks to Yukari's ideas I know this may sound crazy but ....... would you allow us to have a sparring between you against rose and me? while Jenny hoped she wouldn't mind his request
