Yay new story! So I don't think this has ever been done before, so yeah I'm not gonna spoil it. Um, enjoy!

Prologue

Candlehead POV

"Do you wish to train under my wing?" Isao-sama asked me.
"Yes" I said keeping my head bowed.
"Are you willing to spend hours simply training?" He asked.
"Yes" I said.
"Then take up your sword. Let us begin" He said. I smiled and stood, holding my bushido sword in reverse grip. I had always preferred reverse grip over the normal grip.

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"Focus Hotaru-san! Focus" Master barked at me while I did a handstand with my eyes closed. My arms were starting to quiver from the effort of holding myself up. I swayed then fell.
"Ah!" I exclaimed as I fell onto my back. I looked up and saw Isao standing over me.
"Sorry Isao-sama" I apologized to my master.
"Do not apologize Hotaru-san" He said "Everyone makes mistakes"
I nodded feeling thankful Isao was so forgiving.
"Now, again" He said and I inwardly groaned but went back to trying to perfect a headstand.
"Isao-sama, why do I even need to do this?" I asked him and he chuckled as I got into my headstand again.
"Because Hotaru-san, you have no balance" He said and to demonstrate his point he tapped my foot with his hand and I went over again. I shot him a glare but he just chuckled amused and made me get up and into a headstand again.

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"You are focusing too much what is right in front of you Hotaru-san" Isao said as I blocked a blow with from his sword.
"What do you mean?" I asked and he smiled.
"If you weren't completely focused on blocking my sword, you would have noticed this" he said and I felt his foot hook around the inside of my leg and pull me off balance. I fell backwards into the dirt. He chuckled at my bemused face.
"You must see all, the past, the present and the future" He said and I stood up.
"Hai, Isao-sama" I said and nodded my head.

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"Good, very good" Isao-sama complimented me as I blocked the blows from the dummy whom had arms. I punched, blocked and kicked, and smiled inwardly to myself when I saw Isao-sama nodding proudly at me.

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I blocked each of Isao-sama's blows with ease. My years of training were paying off. Then I saw an opening, I kicked Isao's knee then when bent down a little I jumped up and kicked him in the face. He fell backwards into the dirt and I kneeled on his chest, my blade at his throat. He smiled and I got off of him.
"Good job Hotaru- sama" He said and I beamed.
"I-I'm a master now?" I stammered and he nodded. Tossing all courtesies aside I ran up and hugged Isao-sama. He hugged me back a little hesitantly.
"Now remember, a master can still learn" he said and I nodded.
"Kore made gakushuu wo teishi suru koto ga deki masu, watashi ha oboe te I masu" I confirmed and he smiled

I opened my eyes and looked down at my sword. Elegant and dangerous at the same time. I knew Isao-sama had taught me well but he wasn't around anymore. I don't know who killed him outside of his game, but I had sworn to find whoever did it and make them pay.

I glanced outside to the racers and chuckled. If they knew my secret they'd probably keel over from shock. But I had kept it a secret for fifteen years, and I didn't plan to tell them- not yet.

I hid my blade in my kart and headed to the Random Roster race. After I thought after the race Hotaru-sama will appear again. I smiled, the knowledge I knew many things that Taffyta and well, all the racers didn't know, made putting up with their taunts that I'm an airhead or derpy tolerable.

So Candlehead's got a BIG secret….

Japanese

Kore made gakushuu wo teishi suru koto ga deki masu, watashi ha oboe te I masu- You can never stop learning, I remember

Hai- Yes

Hotaru (Candlehead's name)- Firefly or lightning bug