Not a day to rest

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Considering that Callie had knocked the dummy with her previous kick, Charlotte was aware that she should take some distance. That's exactly what she did, freeing up extra space for the American woman.

With another scream that stuck both in Charlotte's ears and in the ears of everyone who was in the gym at that moment, Callie swung her leg, sending another kick to the dummy's head. As before, the dummy collapsed to the floor. The only difference was that this time the dummy lost its head. The Frenchwoman even had to lift her right leg in order to stop the detached part of the dummy, pressing it to the floor like a ball.

The pink-haired woman's left eyebrow lifted slightly. Yes, of course, it wasn't the first time she had seen something outstanding. But to see someone reap the dummy's head off with just one kick... well, it was definitely something new. Especially considering that the new stance was supposed to make Callie's kick less powerful, because that was the point. This stance took part of the speed for the sake of steadiness.

"Impressive," Charlotte answered honestly to the American woman's question. "This stance was supposed to slow down your kick a little, but apparently it didn't become a problem for you." Charlotte put her index finger to her chin as if thinking about something, but then she smiled. "Well done."

She decided not to delve into what helped Callie make her kick even more powerful than before. After all, Charlotte believed in one simple principle. Everyone is capable of a lot, but not everyone knows what exactly they are capable of. Perhaps she had only one thing to say. Given Callie's hot temperament, the pink-haired woman thought it would be right to give her one more piece of advice.

"Nevertheless, don't forget about the most important thing," the Frenchwoman said, slightly tilting her head. "Unlike a dummy, your opponent in the ring won't stand and wait for you to kick them in the head."

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Callie was feeling mighty confident of herself, having successfully knocked the dummy over and took it’s head straight off as well as receiving praise from Charlotte. Apparently, that stance was suppose to slow her down, but she was Callie May, and nothing was going to slow her down.

“Thank you so much!” Callie said before bowing to Charlotte, as a way of showing honor and respect to those who helped her. “But I want to see something first.” Callie asked.

“I want to see how good your kick is.” Callie said with a confident smle on her face. She wanted to know how powerful Charlotte herself is and heck, a part of her wants to wrestle Charlotte. Let’s just see how good of a fighter she is.

“CAN WE GET ANOTHER DUMMY?” Callie yelled for the staff, who would hopefully her and Charlotte with one.

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Charlotte's smile grew even wider after Callie bowed to her. Even though this woman was very loud, she clearly knew the basic principles of martial arts. A bow is a sign of respect, and, unfortunately, many of LAW fighters were too proud to do something like that. The fact that Callie bowed to her gave the Frenchwoman hope that there are still fighters for whom honor is not the last word.

"Oh?" She was surprised. "Do you really want to see?"

Instead of answering, Callie, as always very loudly, demanded that they be provided with another dummy. The gym staff, though with obvious displeasure on their faces, hurried to fulfill her request. Pulling aside the dummy that had lost its head thanks to Callie, they put a new one in its place.

"Try not to break at least this one..." one of them grumbled.

"Sure..." Charlotte promised.

She, of course, had a desire to check if she could take off the dummy's head. However, she managed to suppress this desire. Therefore, Charlotte, standing in front of the dummy, took a deep breath, and then took her fighting stance. The left leg is one and a half steps forward, the torso is slightly turned towards the dummy, the right fist is at chin level, the left fist is at the level of the middle of the torso.

"Here we go..."

Charlotte took a step forward, placing her right foot slightly to the left of her left foot. Turning to the left, she intended to let her body begin to spin. Having pushed off from the rubber surface of the floor, she was going to make a jump, at the same time making an arc with her left leg bent at the knee. The last thing she had to do was to strain every muscle of her leg in order to straighten that leg and literally shoot her foot into that area of the dummy's chest.

The gym seemed to thunder by the moment when Charlotte's foot crashed into the wood. And although, unlike Callie, she wasn't going to blow the dummy's head off, her jump spinning side kick lifted the mannequin into the air and it was shifted about a meter before crashing to the floor simultaneously with Charlotte's graceful landing on both feet.

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Callie watched in aah as Charlotte jumped into the air, and landed her kick square of the chest of the new dummy that was given to the two. Her form was spectacular, the kick was well crafted in it’s form. It was at this moment that Callie knew she needed to fight this girl.

Callie responded to the kick with rapid fire clapping. “That was amazing!” The brunette said with a joyful smile on her face. It was from then where she approached Charlotte, hoping to make her an offer.

“So Charlotte, you work for LAW right?” Callie asked excitingly. “How about you and me having a wrestling match to prove who is the better fighter? I have been waiting to wrestle someone like you for a while.”

Callie then waited for a response, hoping that Charlotte would accept her proposal.

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Perhaps it might have seemed to someone that Charlotte wanted to make a good impression on Callie, but in fact the Frenchwoman always approached martial arts with all seriousness. During a fight, even a small mistake can lead to defeat, so Charlotte always tried to put the maximum into each of her attacks.

Hearing the applause and praise from the American woman, the martial arts master smiled flattered and bowed to her. It seems she managed to impress her new acquaintance. In order not to make a mess, the Frenchwoman approached the dummy and put it in place, not wanting to attract the attention of the gym staff again.

And as soon as she finished, Callie made an offer that surprised Charlotte to some extent. She certainly liked the fire she saw in Callie's eyes, but she really didn't expect this loud woman to challenge her so easily.

"Well, since only LAW fighters can come here, then, yes, you're right," Charlotte joked a little in response to Callie's first question. "As for your suggestion..."

The Frenchwoman thought a little, putting her index finger to her chin. In fact, she planned to let her body rest after everything she had to go through during Apex. Even her manager, Victoria, asked her about it. However, she just couldn't refuse. Just as Callie was impressed with Charlotte's skills, so was Charlotte herself impressed with Callie's.

"I want to find out what you are capable of in the ring, too," she said with a short nod. "I accept your challenge, but don't expect that kicks alone will be enough to defeat me." Charlotte wasn't going to brag or anything, but she wanted Callie to take it seriously, because after all, Charlotte's career was moving forward with confident and active steps. "Do you want some specific match or?.."

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Callie’s eyes fired up; she was so ready to fight Charlotte in an actual match after seeing her throw those amazing kicks. Charlotte was the type of person she was hoping to encounter in LAW, and hopefully beating her will be a way to take Callie’s reputation to the next level.

“I would say, hmm.” Callie said as she put her chin on her hand, attempting to think. An answer came very quickly to the loudmouth.

“How about a standard match. We go till someone is pinned or submitted. And I hope your used to being pinned because I am not losing.” The brunette said with confidence in her abilities, feeling that her skills will be able to match or even exceed Charlottes.

She waited for Charlotte to respond, hoping she would accept the conditions.

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"No problem," Charlotte nodded in response to Callie's choice. "Perhaps this is really the best way to test skills without any interference."

Considering herself a real fighter, Charlotte was ready to accept any type of match, but she really thought that a standard match is the best type of match, where everything depends only on your own strength. She intended to extend her hand to Callie in order to consolidate their agreement with a handshake, but the American woman decided to add a few words that made Charlotte tilt her head slightly forward.

"What big words," she said in a slightly colder voice than before. "Don't make the typical mistake of all self-confident fools, namely, don't think that there is no one stronger than you." Charlotte wasn't going to play the role of a mother, it was just a friendly advice, after which the corners of her lips lifted. "However, the match will show in any case what your words are worth."

After that, the Frenchwoman extended her hand to Callie for a handshake. Apparently, Callie didn't know that Charlotte, having won her Apex match, became a contender for the openweight title. And Charlotte herself did not mention it, because she was not one of those who likes to brag. She liked the fire in Callie's eyes and really wanted to see what this woman was capable of.

"My manager, Victoria, will prepare everything, so expect a message from her within a week," she said. "Now, excuse me, I have to go to the treadmill, my endurance requires some improvements. See you soon, Callie."

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Callie got what she wanted, a match with Charlotte. The former Medalist jumped for joy when she heard Charlotte agree to her match. Callie was going to fight Charlotte with everything she had, and she was going to beat Charlotte as well, no questions asked.

“No need to worry, I know.” Callie assured Charlotte, letting her know that Callie was still confident about winning.

Callie then shook Charlotte’s hand and bowed to her. “See you in the ring as well.” Callie replied, before she went off somewhere else in the gym, hoping to continue her workout.