Chapter 75: A newer day.
"So my last year got completely ruined, huh?" I complained while sitting on top of the glass corridor. "All my aspirations, all my hopes- down the drain. Just because of some terrorists."
"Stop kidding yourself. You weren't going to do much, anyway." Yuuno shattered my melancholy.
"That's true. While I didn't exactly have a set plan for the future. I did have a dream. Getting an island. And my dream has been impeded." That was at least a slight inconvenience. Right?
"Dude, I know what your dream is… This is like the billionth time you talked about it." She jumped down. Her watch notified her that it was time for breakfast. "It's nice that you have a dream and all, but at the very least you should have an inkling of a plan. You at least have a university in mind, right?"
"Of course I do! That uhhh… Senate League? The big guys are there. More connections to exploit." That's the university Alez's professor told me to join. I looked into it, and it seemed pretty legit.
"First off, it's Zenyth league, at least know the correct name of the uni you're planning on. Plus, that's the one I'm planning on too, so we'll probably end up together."
"That's fine. You'll probably try to avoid me when we get in the league anyway."
"Bold of you to assume that. You'll probably be OP by then. After your awakening." She started walking off.
"Don't jinx it. Anyway, when's your awakening thing?"
"About a month, I think."
"Oof, you're already turning 16 aren't you, you hag. That makes you 32 inside." I jumped down from the corridor on my own.
"Hell no, it doesn't. Both of us know that my mental state stopped advancing after 19. I haven't grown as a person in so long. Like you don't appreciate mental growth until it stops."
"Stop making excuses, you're ancient."
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Today was a rather special day. It had been over a week since the incident and today was the day I started to move again. My goals were grand, and I needed to make this life of mine a perfect safe haven.
So I took on another undertaking.
We were standing in the middle of our lawn- by we I mean JiiJii and me.
Because of the mishap, I came to realise that even if I were to remain weak, I needed means to protect myself. Dying after all this effort would be counterintuitive.
So I asked JiiJii to teach me his style. From what I could tell, his moves were precise and had meaning behind them. It was a style purely aimed at killing.
Of course, Mom volunteered to teach me Martial Arts as soon as she realised that I was in the market... but I turned her down because her style depended heavily on strength. Strength wasn't something I wanted to be reliant on.
"You sure you wanna learn this? Out of every other style out there. This?" He sighed. "This style is meant for killing, you know? But then again you're ruthless, so this might just suit you."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"Psychopath." I heard Yuuno whisper from the side. Of course, she was here. Yuuno wouldn't miss out on my attempt at getting stronger.
That aside.
I wasn't a psychopath! I just killed the people who needed to be killed. I would much rather prefer to be called a vigilante. Nah, that wouldn't work either. Vigilantes at least have a motive or a message. All I killed for was self-defence.
I WAS A NORMAL CITIZEN!
"Okay, then. This style is called SYSTEMA and it is one specifically designed for military. The only thought you should have while practising this particular SYSTEMA that my master and I created is how efficiently you can get an action done. No wasted movements whatsoever. Truth be told, I'm not a master, but I know enough to be an assailant. I paired it up with my spear arts for the best results."
JiiJii was talking like that one dude who would say that he barely started piano and complained for an hour before actually playing the damn piece.
And then nailing it.
"Loosen your body and prepare for a punch. Remember the first punch I taught you in middle school? This is how you do it in my SYSTEMA."
My senses were pushing their boundaries so that I could observe this at full flow. Within a millisecond, a sharp jab went right under my right arm. It was like I was against a human equivalent of a praying mantis. If I weren't exerting my eyes I would have missed that.
"The kick?" He rotated his thigh joint sideways. "Here you go." Right to the side of my knees.
Obviously, he held back on strength for a demonstration.
"Like this, in my SYSTEMA there are 52 different points where you can hit someone to either immobilize them or kill them."
Right at that second, he decided to demonstrate the 50 other places in one erratic movement. The wind caused due to his hands started to flutter my clothes.
But even at that speed, I could tell exactly where he was aiming at.
'How could someone move so precisely?'
Was this a technique honed by someone with years upon years of practice? Was this something my body would even be able to keep up with?
I mean the man was above 90, but I was the one with an inferior body.
I stepped back.
"That's about it. Coincidentally, these 52 places can also be hit with a spear or staff for the same effect." He put his hand back down and his posture retreated to his normal 5'4.
"Start off by practising the basic kick and punch, once you get that technique down learn all the 52 places off by he-"
I wanted to try it out. I don't know why, but I would much rather repeat it now and seep it into my muscles than forget and redo it later on.
Tensing up every required muscle in my body, I pictured a man right in front of me.
There was almost a hologram in front of my eyes. Right about my size.
And then I reminded myself of where JiiJii just hit me.
Dots at the point of impact started to show up around the body. It was like Os*.
Two at the temples. I punched those.
Three around the jaw.
One big one on the nose.
Extend your pinky and index out of a fist to hit the eyes.
The beauty bone is an easy target to crack, so you go down on it.
Levator scapulae can get torn from the right angle.
Jabs right under the shoulders to dislocate
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And finally a kick on the toe, the person bends over hit the balls.
"Phew…" I looked up.
I remembered everywhere the man attacked but my technique was nowhere there. My punches lacked any power and it took a lot of time for me to hit that exact one spot. Not to mention how stupid I must have looked in the third person.
The hologram in front of me disappeared and the world around me became clear again. I sighed.
"Oi, what did you just do now?" JiiJii looked at me. With a perplexed, almost pale face.
"I just did what you di- Ohhh…" He was surprised because I did it in one go. Shiieeeet. "Almost forgot that people weren't geniuses like me."
Oh nooooo.
Suddenly from the other side, a spear came flying right at me. I bent backwards and caught it instinctively.
It was black and it was at least 40 kilos in weight.
I looked over to my side and Yuuno looked at me like she was looking at some prey.
Double oh nooooo.
"You got stronger didn't you?" She started grinning.
'I DIDN'T WANT HER TO FIND OUT!'
All that running around and fighting during the attack. Using body enhancement for an entire day made me significantly stronger.
"Nooo... I didn't get stronger." I started to whistle.
"You grabbed the spear like it was nothing."
"Nooo... I didn't." I immediately dropped it. "Oh dearie me… That was quite heavy."
"Mao you little-" She got up.
"LOOK! I DIDN'T WANT TO GET STRONGER. I JUST GOT INTO A LITTLE ACTION THE OTHER DAY!"
"Doesn't matter. You are strong now. You can join the military with me."
"NOOOO! I'M NOT STRONG! I mean I am- but just like slightly more than the averag- You aren't listening to me are you?"
She pounced on me like a lioness on a deer. And like a dear I started galloping away.
I messed up big time.
"Where do you think you're going after showing me something of that calibre? I won't let you not be my disciple! You shall become the greatest Samurai!" JiiJii shouted in the background. "I would have chased after you if my back didn't hurt."
"Don't worry JiiJii! I'll get this guy to be the strongest in the country, alright!" Yuuno shouted.
"WILL ANYONE EVER JUST LET ME BE?!"
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bligboi this chapter took a while lol. i'll upload regularly soon enough.