20 Ch. 20 - Becoming a Master/Teacher

[I just started playing Dying Light 1 on my PC, and so far I'm liking it, lol.]

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A few months have passed since the battle in the Valley of Tea. Thanks to their reputation, the child traffickers were brought to justice by being sent to the most guarded prison in the entire world.

Unfortunately, Brutus didn't die however, his organs were destroyed so that no healers could fix him, so they estimated that he would die in a few months.

So, he died anyway. Jin just received the news yesterday.

The battle in the Valley of Peace wasn't the only mission Jin did, in just a few days, Jin started going on missions like saving an old man who is about to be robbed or a bunch of thugs terrorizing a Valley.

Because of that, Jin's name resounded across the entirety of China, further improving his fame towards the citizens. Now, Jin has become an icon when it comes to Kung-Fu.

Kinda similar to whenever Jackie Chan was seen by the people, they would immediately imitate Kung-Fu movements, as if Kung-Fu originated from him.

That is what Jin is feeling right now.

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[Jin Kazama Template: 58%]

"Not bad. But still slow, and I'm sure once it crossed the 60% threshold, it would become slower." Jin muttered to himself after waking up.

Stretching his limbs, Jin could feel his joints snapping happily.

"Not gonna lie. If I ever fought Brutus again in my current state, he wouldn't last a minute against me." Jin confidently said as he not only learned new techniques but as the Jin Kazama Template increases, so is his strength. Jin doesn't know how strong he will be if he reaches 100% and he's excited for that day to come.

'Now that I remember it, I think Jin has some kind of devil form right? I saw it somewhere but my memory of Jin is a bit foggy, if only I had a playstation back in my old life, I would definitely play Tekken. Too bad, I only play it whenever I go to an arcade.'

'Heh, come to think of it. I have a dormant Angel and Devil Bloodline, I wonder what will happen if I unlock both? Hmm, food for thought.' With that in mind, Jin finished his stretching and started doing warmups.

This is actually Jin's daily routine. After waking up, he would do some warmups before taking a bath and start training along with the other Masters.

'I wonder when the plot of Kung Fu Panda will happen? I think a peacock was the enemy, right?' Just when Jin was busy thinking to himself, Tigress approached him and fidgeted a bit.

"Hey, uhm..." Tigress eyes were darting between Jin and their surroundings as she seems to be waiting for Jin to acknowledge her presence first.

"Oh, what's up, kitty?" Jin indeed acknowledged her presence however, he did it in a teasing way.

"Don't call me that!" Tigress immediately blushed and tried to cover his mouth.

Actually, this started a few weeks ago when Jin and Tigress were sparring when Jin accidentally pulled her tail, which caused her to make a sound that Jin would never forget.

"Nyaahh~"

Yeah, that's right. Who would have thought that a Tigress could produce such a sound. He thought they could only produce a roar.

"You mean, kitty? Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty...." Loving the way she blushes, Jin upped hai teasing and started repeating the word she hates the most.

"Grrrr." Tigress immediately stopped and growled at him. It might look scary if it wasn't for the blush on her face.

'Sigh. Teasing Tigress makes my day. It's not like I'm into Furry or anything, it's just that Tigress was voiced by none other than Angelina Jolie! Who wouldn't want to tease someone who has the same sexy voice as Angelina Jolie has!' Jin inhaled as he made a small declaration inside his mind.

"Anyways, putting the teasing aside. What's up?" Seeing that Tigress was threatening to blow up, Jin already decided to drop the teasing lest Tigress might really explode.

"Sigh..." Inhaling and exhaling, Tigress calms herself down before stating her purpose.

"I want you to teach me again. That panda had already grasped it, right?" Tigress said with determination in her eyes while pointing her finger at Po, who was seriously training on the wooden dummy.

Yup, Jin has already accepted Po as his student and he didn't regret it one bit.

***

(Flashback)

"Po!" Kicking Po, who was deep asleep on his bed, Jin yelled at him like a drill sergeant.

"W-wha- oh gosh! M-maste-" Po immediately tried to stand up however, the sudden shift of position caused him to stumble back, which thankfully he was caught by the wall, so he didn't manage to embarrass himself by failing on the floor in front of his new master.

Shaking his head at his clumsiness, Jin yelled once again.

"Too clumsy, panda! Come with me outside." After that, Jin walked outside, leaving Po to fix his bed first and also himself, to make him look presentable on his first day of training.

***

Outside the Jade Palace, Jin can be seen jogging in a calm pace while a fat panda was trying his best to catch up to him, and also breathe.

"Wait....for.....mee..." Running in a clumsy way, Po was staggering sideways as his vision slowly started to get blurry.

"Wai-..."

*Thud!*

With one final step, Po's legs finally gave up before falling on the ground.

Hearing the sound, Jin turned around while still in a jogging form.

"Come on, Po. We haven't even crossed a hundred meters and you're already out?" Jin approached Po and realized that he passed out.

"Sigh, you have a long way to go, Po." Shaking his head, Jin carried Po back to the Jade Palace and laid him down back to his bed so he could rest, before returning back to jogging.

This is part of his daily routine, so just because Po passed out doesn't mean he'll stop and take care of him. He's the Dragon Warrior not a nanny.

***

Ever since that day, Po started building up his stamina first so he could catch up in Jin's daily jogging, before proceeding to work on his body and Kung-Fu techniques.

At one time, Po kept begging Jin to teach him a cool Kung-Fu technique however, how would Po be able to learn a proper Kung-Fu technique when his foundation is not only unstable but his body is also not capable of learning one. Well, there's the Wuxi Finger hold but that's it. Sure it's a cool technique but such techniques have limits, like the Wuxi finger hold having a cooldown and immense Chi reserves.

How did Jin know? He tried it at Brutus when they defeated him. However, it didn't work so he approached Master Shifu and asked him about it. Who would've thought that it requires a massive chi reserve which Jin probably doesn't have.

When Jin asked Master Shifu if he could increase his chi reserves, Master Shifu just chuckled and told him to find his inner peace first before he could proceed to train with his chi.

Back to the present, after Tigress asked Jin to teach her about the Internal Strike technique, he of course agreed to her request since it would also help him improve his relationship with Tigress.

"Alright, this time let's take it easy. Instead of punching a boulder like the last time. This time, you just need to stand here and feel the wind." Jin then demonstrated by standing straight and spreading his arms wide and raising it a bit high, basking himself in the sun.

"Praise the sun!" Feeling the heat of the sun, Jin can't help but yell out loud.

"Praise the what?" Tigress looked at him weirdly. Standing with arms wide open is already weird enough and now he just yelled about praising the sun?

"It's nothing. I'm just doing it in honor of someone." Jin waved his hands before continuing.

"Now, I just need you to do the same as I did and feel the wind smashing on your face." Jin said to her as Tigress raised a question.

"Do I also have to yell that phrase?" Tigress asked, referring to Jin's 'Praise the Sun' moment.

"...Actually, yes." Just when Jin was about to say no, he contemplated a bit first before saying yes just for fun.

"Ugh..." Although it was a bit embarrassing, Jin's face is enough to tell her that he won't take a 'no' for an answer and who knows if she refused, he might tease her again by calling her 'kitty' just for revenge

Assuming the stance that Jin showed her, Tigress closed her eyes and let herself bask in the sun while at the same time, trying to feel the wind smashing in her face before finally yelling the magic word.

"P-Praise the Sun!"

"Good! Now tell me, what do you feel about the wind?" Jin clapped his hands before asking.

"I feel....calm and free. As if nothing in this world could disturb me." Tigress was honest, as this is what she really feels.

"That's right. Unlike the other elements in this world. Only the wind is calm and free at the same time. They are everywhere." Jin uttered as he stared at Tigress's face.

"It's also beautiful." Jin muttered subconsciously, which made Tigress raise her eyebrow.

"Beautiful? How can you call something that you cannot see, beautiful?" She asked.

Realizing what he said, Jin immediately fumbled his mind to find a reasonable reason.

"Uhm, listen here, young one. The beauty of the air lies not in its visibility, but in the life it sustains and the harmony it brings." Jin said while imitating Oogway's style in speaking.

"...." Although annoyed at being called a 'young one' but what Jin said about the beauty of air caught her attention.

"Let's put these matters aside. We'll do this kind of training every single day until you feel the wind guiding you."

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[The next Chapter would begin the Kung Fu Panda 2 plot.]

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