They said goodbye to Anong's parents and left by train to Bangkok

Fortunately there were plenty of Isan dishes that served raw meat, so Anong could find food easily in restaurants that serve traditional food. 

There were many raw dishes like the raw beef and blood dish sok lek, the raw meat salad laap. or raw pig's blood soup called lou. 

And if she was sated, she didn't have the urge to fly off at night to feed like a vampire in her Krasue form

Jamie was already eating raw meat alot, and his gym mates had gotten used to it even though his coach Rero didn't approve and wanted him to go on an only fruit diet

But Jamie explained the raw meat kept him aggressive and primal, which was suitable for a fighter. And since he kept winning everything he was in, Rero had to give in

Because of that, now Anong had an easier time adapting to her new condition as Jamie ate the food that she needed, raw meat and blood

Jamie found that eating Krahong body parts didn't give him any new abilities. 

Perhaps it was because their abilities were supernatural, he didn't even get their ability to fly!

But fighting the Naga made the whole trip worth it, well besides meeting Anong's parents. 

But Anong turning into a supernatural creature, he didn't know how to take it

It was supposed to be a curse, but she seemed to be alright with it, as long as he was still in love with her. 

In fact, he noticed that her gunshot wound from before, on both her body and on her uterus had disappeared, as if they were never there!

From the legends, a Krasue can be killed when she is separated from her body, by killing her body, or from chopping off her head from her exposed organs. But they had never heard of her self healing. 

But if there was no need to test it, they weren't going to try. But so far, after eating raw food, Anong did not gain any extra abilities from the dead cows or pigs that they ate. 

Besides, turning into a Krasue had solved her fears in a way. Now that she was a supernatural being, presumably her fear of aging while he remained young was sorted. It looked like both of them will never age anymore, unless something else happened to reverse their situation or age them directly. 

They became normal tourists again, stopping from one stop to another on the way back to Bangkok, buying snacks and souvenirs, but mostly to eat raw food

At last, they arrived in Bangkok and went to say farewell to Sochai and the many members of Anong's Bangkok gym

"Hey you! Champion!" Sochai said upon seeing Jamie and showing him the large man high trophy and belt

"They acknowledged the win?" Anong asked

"Yes.. yes. Cheebai, his arm broken. Newspaper show x-rays" Sochai explained

Apparently, Cheebai was also under scrutiny from the fight, and he had to prove his loss was genuine with a public show of his x-rays showing his injuries. Also his arm was seen constantly in a sling, and when the reporters tried to catch him out, they couldn't no matter that they followed him 24 hours in the day

They had to get the Minister of Health to publicly declare that his arm was actually broken, and several independent doctors, several of which were employed by the newspapers verified it. 

Finally, they gave the Bangkok Warrior Gym the trophy to give to Jamie when he returned

But because they were only there for half a day and flying off to Japan at night, they had to set up a press conference in the airport!

Jamie was coached by Anong to say pleasant things, about how he enjoyed his stay in Thailand, and that he will remember his win in his heart forever. 

He also said he will be fighting in Japan next, and will be proud to represent Muay Thai there. 

This made him gain immense popularity and the crowd at the airport were cheering him off. 

Anong hugged Jamie's hand as they sat on the plane to Tokyo, pleased that they left on a good note. 

Many things had happened, but at least things turned out well at the end.  

They had tested their appetite for raw fish after eating sushi on the way back to Bangkok on one of the train stops

So they were certain that Anong wouldn't go hungry in Japan

When they arrived at the airport, they were met at the arrival hall by Rero, who was accompanied by their judo coach Taeko Yamaguchi, who would act as their host here in Tokyo!

They were happy to reunite and asked about their holiday in Thailand

Anong and Jamie acted like it was a simple trip to holiday and see her parents, not mentioning his fight with the Naga and the incident with the Krahongs, and Anong turning into a Krasue

Jamie mentioned that he visited a few BJJ gyms in Bangkok as well as trained in Anong's gym

Rero and Taeko were surprised when Anong excitedly told them that Jamie had become Muay Thai world champion!

"How are you feeling?" Taeko asked Anong, concerned about her injury

"It looks like I've all healed up. Why?" Anong asked

"Tomorrow we go to the Kodokan! Train Judo!" Taeko said with a big smile

He couldn't wait to show Jamie off, and get him to trash a few of his colleagues there. 

Over the next few days, they went into full time training mode

They trained Judo in the Kodokan in the morning, BJJ and MMA in several MMA gyms in Tokyo in the evening, and boxing in a few boxing gyms at night

The coaches saw that Jamie's body was even more ripped than before, and Jamie explained he was on the new extreme carnivore diet, which meant he ate only raw meat

Anong said she has been following it, and she seemed to have endless stamina now, like Jamie did

Little did they know that Anong now had limitless stamina as a supernatural being, and Jamie was just as freakish

So they ate mostly sashimi as well as other raw dishes like yukke, which was raw beef dishes, and basashi, which was raw horse meat. They even ate rebasashi, which was raw beef liver. 

Rero was used to eating fruit as his diet and thus was not able to follow them as he couldn't stomach it, but Taeko joined them and also started getting ripped!

Finally, the day arrived. The Respect Event was hyped all over Tokyo and even though they arrived early, the venue, the Tokyo dome was already getting crowded

Jamie entered the waiting area and was surrounded by all the fighters of different styles

There was no weigh-in as the many different styles had different weights anyway

Surprisingly the contestant representing Muay Thai was from Holland, as the didn't invite any Thais as the weight difference was too much

Internationally, the Dutch held all the Muay Thai titles at the heavier weight, while the Thais held the titles for the lighter weights

"Hey you! Jamie Wilde, right?" the Dutch Muay Thai fighter said as he walked over

"Yes. You must be Ronaldo Boost" Jamie said, knowing all the fighters here. 

"Hey, congrats on becoming Muay Thai champion in the Lupinee. I always wished to fight there, but there was never any challengers my weight. Lets both do Muay Thai proud" he said

"Sure thing, brother. See you in the finals" Jamie smiled as they both embraced and fist bumped

"Haha, finals. I like that. Lets do it" Ronaldo said

The organizer started the draw, live as it was also broadcast on TV

One by one, the fighters were matched up in the preliminary knockout rounds. There were 16 fighters from all martial arts style

Jamie's name was picked out and he was matched with the current Sumo Yokuzuna, Horuku the record setting champion. He has been undefeated for over 10 years and had won 50 championships. He also weighed close to 500 pounds!

Jamie had still not fully recovered his weight from fighting at 65Kg yet, and was now only 72kg. 

But he was ready as he looked at Horuku, then at the other fighters in the room. 

He had faced legendary monsters like Mkele-Mbembe, the Snake King and the Naga. He even faced magical creatures like the Krahong. 

Nobody in the room would give him a challenge