36 Chapter 34
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"Our next fight will take place in a week. You will fight a fighter named Hassad, his record is 10 fights and 0 losses."
In a restaurant, Tomari was passing information about his upcoming fight to Yuji, who was just voraciously eating a plate of Radmen, his full attention on the food in his hands.
"From what I've watched of his fights, his style is based mainly on his absurd speed. He holds the record for the shortest official fight, at 2 seconds long- And you're listening to me?!" Tomari yelled at the boy as she realized he wasn't even paying attention to her, a vein popping out on her forehead as she gritted her shark-like teeth.
"Uh?"
Lifting his head in confusion as he sucked noodles into his mouth, Yuji scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"I just understood that I'm going to fight someone named Hassad." He spoke as he cracked a small smile.
"You brat! Listen to me while I'm talking!" She pointed at him, receiving only a disinterested nod from the boy, causing his expression to become even angrier.
With a sigh, the woman pulled out a flash drive and tossed it to the boy, Yuji taking the object and looking to Tomari for answers.
"Some of Hassad's fights are on there. Watch and get ready."
With a nod of agreement, Yuji sketched a satisfied smile as he went back to eating his noodles, an action drawing a snort from the woman as she crossed her arms in frustration.
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Boom Boom Boom
Yuji flew away as Mokichi's fist broke through his defense, his back scraping on the tatami before he rolled backwards and stood up quickly.
"When you can't defend yourself, manipulate the flow of your opponent's power, don't try to block, especially when the opponent proves stronger than you." Mokichi spoke, his fists raised as he bounced lightly.
'How can you say that when you're not taking it lightly? I can barely keep up with your speed when you use Baritsu!' The boy thought to himself.
Spitting out a little blood, Yuji cracked a smile as he got into position, his expression becoming serious almost immediately.
'I can't get into a direct confrontation with him. My best chance is to take him to the ground and use improvisation to make it difficult to read my movements.'
With a plan in mind, the boy began to move around Mokichi, the blond man raising an eyebrow at that, not losing the rhythm of his gingado for a single second. Yuji was someone difficult to predict, even for Mokichi, who was an experienced fighter. He had to congratulate the boy for this, after all, it was hard to find such a versatile fighter these days, but Yuji demonstrated knowledge in at least all the traits of combat. Punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing, grappling, takedowns, and finishing, he had all these skills at his disposal. He knew when, and how to transition from one technique to another so smoothly, that fighters below Mokichi's level would barely notice that the boy had put them into another technique.
'Besides, he absorbs Baritsu's techniques with ease.' Watching the boy still moving around him, Mokichi thought.
It had been about 2 weeks since the boy had become his disciple, and Mokichi couldn't help but be surprised at how well the boy was able to absorb his teachings. Initially, he would show a little difficulty in replicating the techniques taught, but after a few minutes of sparring, he would eventually be able to use them without too much difficulty.
Mokichi's attention turned back to Yuji, as the boy suddenly started running towards him directly, without trying to confuse or trick him, just approaching him in a straight line
'What are you thinking?' Mokichi wondered curiously, his fists ready to parry the boy's blows when he saw him raise his arms to attack.
"Got it."
The moment Yuji stepped into the range where Mokichi's punches would be able to hit him, he ducked the instant a fist passed over his head, his body moving toward the man's waist, this causing Mokichi to expand his eyes in surprise, his hands immediately lowering to stop the boy from grabbing him.
With a mocking smile on his face, Yuji ignored Mokichi's waist and moved straight past him, this taking Mokichi by surprise again, the man not reacting fast enough when the boy's arms passed through his torso from behind.
'So that was it. He made two feints so he could reach my back.... Clever' A proud smile appeared on Mokichi's lips. 'But now, Yuji, what will you do?'
Yuji, who kept his grip tight on Mokichi's torso so that he wouldn't escape, tried to pull him to the ground, only to feel him solid as a rock.
'As I thought, it wouldn't be that easy.' Yuji cracked a wide smile. 'But if it was that easy, it wouldn't be fun.'
With a stomp, Yuji hit Mokichi's knee, forcing his leg to bend and causing him to fall with his stricken knee to the ground. The man immediately tried to regain his balance, but Yuji was quick to pass his arms around his neck while placing his feet on his abdomen, closing his guard perfectly.
'Shit.' Yuji felt Mokichi's chin protecting his neck, his brow furrowing as his mind worked to work out his next course of action.
His thoughts took no more than 2 seconds, but that was long enough for Mokichi to initiate his countermeasure, the man standing up and immediately throwing his body forward as he spun him around so that he fell on top of Yuji.
'Gah!' The boy choked, his grip loosening and giving Mokichi the opportunity to break free of his knockout and turn toward him.
Yuji, despite feeling the pain caused by the impact of the fall, quickly locked his feet on the man's back, closing his guard again.
Boom!
Yuji was quick to move his head to the side, a punch hitting the tatami next to his head, leaving a mark of Mokichi's fist on his rubber. Seizing this moment, Yuji quickly grabbed the blond's arm and threw his own waist to the side, lifting his leg to go over his back in an attempt to apply an omoplata.
But this was easily stopped by Mokichi, who freed his arm from the boy's hands and smashed his thigh with his knee, making him groan in pain. At this moment, the man's fist traveled quickly toward Yuji's face, the blow stopping inches from his nose.
"You've improved a lot these past few weeks."
Mokichi stood up, releasing Yuji, who immediately let out a sigh as he sat up. The blond hid his arms in the wide sleeves of his kimono, while the teenager just stood up as he stretched his body.
"I still keep losing in all our sparring."
"You are able to take me by surprise many times, though. With how fast you are evolving, maybe in the future you will be able to beat me." Mokichi had a friendly smile as he said those words, but Yuji knew he was mocking him.
"That's funny. Have you ever thought about doing stand-up? Maybe you'll get lucky and someone will pay you 500 yen per feather."
Mokichi just laughed at the boy's response, quickly turning and heading out of the training room.
"I won't be in town tomorrow, so there will be no training." He spoke flatly, before walking out of the room to leave Yuji alone on the spot.
With a sigh, Yuji immediately sat up, massaging his bruised forearms after blocking Mokichi's punches.
"System, show me my status."
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[Status]
Name: Yuji Shinakawa [Yamashita]
Age: 15
Strength: S++
Durability: SS+
Stamina: SS
Speed: SS+
Intelligence: SS
Potential: ???
Abilities: Combat Mastery Lv. 90, Boxing Lv. 75, Jeet Kune Do Lv. 68, MMA Lv. 60, Baritsu Lv. 40, Observation Lv. 60, Image Training Lv. 55, Power Flow Manipulation Lv. 30, Advancement Lv. 10.
Body: Divine Eyes [Lvl Max], Blessed Potential [Lvl Max], Combat Genius [Lvl Max], Enhanced Regeneration [Lvl Max], ????
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'Ever since I reached level 50 in image training, I can fight multiple opponents even when I'm asleep, it has helped me improve my skills extremely fast.'
Closing his eyes, Yuji breathed calmly for a few minutes . He clearly felt his body nursing its injuries at an accelerated rate, and he couldn't help but find the feeling a little strange.
"Yuji!" A female voice called his name.
Yuji immediately recognized the person who called him, his eyes opening to see Elena entering the room with an excited smile. The girl was wearing a blue dress, her skirt just above the knee, giving a nice view of her legs, which were covered by stockings that covered her thighs. The boy admired the girl's appearance for a few seconds before turning his attention to her face.
"I thought I'd call him to come to the town festival tomorrow! My brother will need to leave, so he won't be able to go with me." The girl explained with animation in her tone, her arms behind her body as she swayed in excitement.
"Oh... I didn't think you would be so bold.... Calling me on a date so suddenly." Yuji didn't let the opportunity slip away, a teasing expression on his face as he looked at Elena.
"It's not a date!"
A blush ran across the girl's face, her movements halting as she immediately responded in an embarrassed manner. This drew a giggle from Yuji, causing the girl to stew her cheeks and cross her arms, looking away from him.
"I know, I know." He stopped laughing slowly, a warm smile appearing on his lips as he rose to stand in front of the girl. "I'd like to go to the festival with you."
Elena felt her face heat up even more as the boy spoke standing in front of her, his eyes roaming over her uncovered torso for a few seconds before landing on his welcoming smile. The girl felt as if she had a fever, and thinking the same thing, Yuji placed his hand on his forehead at seeing the girl's face so red.
"You have a fever?"
This took the girl by surprise, her eyes rolling due to nervousness as, in an instant, she ran out of the room in a flash.
'Have I gone too far?'
In the two weeks since Yuji had started training with Mokichi, he and Elena always talked after their training sessions when his brother wasn't around. The girl gave off a pleasant and innocent feeling, and Yuji sincerely enjoyed her presence. The relationship between the two had become quite friendly, with the boy always teasing the girl whenever he had the chance. It really never affected their relationship beyond making the girl embarrassed to talk to him for at least two days.
'Probably not.'
With a satisfied smile, Yuji started packing his things to go home, humming a song as he put his clothes away in his backpack.
