33 Chapter 33 - Haruto Vs Hermit

As Takeda was walking towards his home from a street he heard some noise coming from the other side of the street wall.

"Come out you all! I don't have the whole day for this"

Just as he finished his words people started jumping from the other side of the wall covering his back and front cutting his escape root.

"Yo Takeda the striker," said Kisara while standing on one of the walls of the street.

"Hi, Kisara! long time no see" Takeda said

"Kisara-sama to you.... you traitor." Kisara said.

"All right let's stomp him all together." Koga said.

"Wait!" shouted Ukita while coming from Koga's back

"I will do it." Ukita said while putting one of his hands on Koga's shoulder.

"Ukita..." Takeda said

"Don't resist Takeda! You have just recovered from an injury so I don't wanna break you, if you take the punishment without any resistance none of your injuries will have a long time effect" Kisara said showing as much mercy as she can.

"Oh! Kisara showing mercy that's new but I am sorry Kisara I can't go down without a fight." Takeda said and took out his phone then thought for a moment remembering what his new friend told him

"Now you see? There's no point of being scared that things will end up the same. Have some faith in your Aniki." Haruto said to him when the two spar and Takeda couldn't fight back realizing that he was playing with him when they fought. Takeda dialed Haruto's number and immediately picked up.

"Good you called. Tell me where." Haruto immediately picked up and surprisingly Takeda started to have more faith in him and told where he was. Takeda dropped his bag and phone at the street corner.

"You were a bastard who would always make a line for right and wrong. You never fought dirty and got angry at me when I did! Bastard you always got on my nerves" Ukita said.

"Unfortunately I never disliked you.." Takeda said while getting into his boxing stance

Ukita also got into his Judo stance ready to grab Takeda the moment he got the chance but instead he grabbed Koga and picked him up in the air.

"Uwaaaa...Ukita what the hell" Koga shouted.

Ukita replied to him by using him as a weapon to hit those guys that were standing near him then threw him towards Kisara.

Kisara moved his body to her right dodging Koga's body that went past her towards the other side of the wall.

"Ukita the thrower is officially cutting ties with Ragnarok," Ukita said while looking at Kisara.

Ukita and Takeda were now standing back to back when Takeda.

"I am sorry Ukita." Takeda said.

"Idiot it's not because of you! I decided to return as well! To become a judo student and not a delinquent anymore" Ukita said.

"If that's what you two have decided then let me help you with that, after this round of beating you can go and do whatever you want to do." Kisara said as she jumped down from the wall and began to fight the two of them. The number of people was far too much and Kisara was far too skilled for the two to handle.

"I was reasonable and asked but guess there's helping it." Everyone turned as Haruto landed on the ground then vanished, kicking Koga who was trying to break Takeda's arm. The sheer force knocked him out cold and Haruto stood looking around as everyone was on guard. They rushed towards Haruto but he was far too strong, taking hits from them and causing them to fall.

[ Yuuki style: Azure sea ]

Using Sanchin then Aikido along with Jujutsu made those around him fall and knock out having started to combine them. It is a non-lethal way to cause them to fall and subdued.

'What!? How is he able to do that!? It's like seeing Hermit or even Odin-sama!' Kisara saw the unbelievable sight realizing that her chance in beating him was slimmed but even then she was mad that he held back.

"Miu-chan, can you fight her for me?" Haruto said glancing over somewhere and from that moment a new different scene played compared to the manga.

"Hermit!?" Kisara exclaimed seeing Hermit who wore a dark hood and cloak with arm bands and leather boots, with a pentagram sewn into his leather gloves. Originally, the symbols on his gloves were that of the Roman numeral number six (VI).

'I need to fight Hermit.' Haruto muttered having received a reward saving Takeda but decided to have another quest.

[ Quest Created ]

[ Task: fight Hermit ]

[ Reward: Hercules Method (SSS) ]

Haruto doesn't know what the reward was but decided that it was worth it seeing the Rank was high. He was confident that he could evenly match Hermit who is at least around High Class Disciple.

'Over all, he is more trained than me but let's see if he can push me.'

Without even speaking any words clashes and Kisara was taken aback by their movement where both exchange blows. Meanwhile, she was preoccupied fighting Miu where it somewhat played out like the Manga.

'Just as I thought, his body is conditioned to be durable and resilient. As expected of Hard form of 4000 years old Chinese martial arts.' Haruto thought following Hermit's movement where their attack put holes in the nearby walls.

"Not bad, tell me while you can still speak. Is your master, Ma Soketsu?" He asked while Haruto shook his head.

"No, but both have the same last name. Perhaps they are related." Haruto answered while Hermits appeared to be annoyed.

"Just as I thought, from within your moves I can see the shadow of my sensei Ma Soketsu but it doesn't look like the same person." Hermit said while Haruto appeared striking him but he blocked then redirected before attacking with a palm strike to the face but Haruto leaned back dodging the attack then kicked his chin only for him to do the same as both stepped back.

"I really can't stand you! Everything about you irritates me!! It's as if you still believed that there's justice in this world!" Hermit shouted in anger while Haruto felt like he was a crack reflection of himself.

"But I always have to put on a mask in front of others! Just to live! Yet you are a bastard that lives all carefree!" A hint of envy resounded from his voice and Haruto chuckled a bit.

"Because I grew tired of lies and deceit. Justice? Yeah, there is one but only when you try looking. I can see that you stop because you kept living in the past rather than the present." Haruto said, causing his opponent to shudder, then moved in blinding speed that he delivered a powerful punch towards him resulting in Haruto to stagger a bit but use the forces and return it pushing Hermit back.

[ Stooping Bird Hind Brain Lightning Strike! ]

Hermit moved and delivered an attack from behind Haruto's neck who anticipated the attack ducked down then flipped then did a handstand before kicking upward towards Hermit's face grazing him but enough to cause Hermit to stagger as both stood back.

"Not bad, let's see how you fare with this!"

[ Yuuki Style - Titanium Fist! ]

Haruto tense up his fist then slammed his fist towards Hermit who tried to step back but it was too late as he pushed back. Hermit still managed to stand up looking at Haruto realizing that he had to take it more seriously. He rushed towards Haruto while he smirked and then delivered a straight punch.

[ Seiken! ]

However Hermit managed to change the outcome by stopping the attack then delivering a strike in Haruto's mid section causing him to feel the pain coursing through his body.

[ Konrairyuushou ]

Haruto gritted his teeth stepping back but Hermit was unrelenting and proceeded to send a flurry of powerful blows where he was getting a bit of the upper hand. Their speed was nearly equal and exchanged blow by blow canceling each other's attack.

"Those two are monsters!" Those who were still awake watched in awe with the two matching their techniques and none was able to tell who was winning or losing.

"Fuck, that's something else." Haruto said having some understanding on what level he was on and began to change his tactic. He took a deep breath and his whole demeanor changed that Hermit noticed.

[ Yuuki style - Constant Flux ]

His mixing [ Zone ], [ Foresight ] and [ Formless ] to increase his proficiency in using his martial arts where Hermit was taken aback by his unusual stance as the rush towards him and tried to strike with Hermit prepared to repeat his earlier attack only for Haruto smiled then knee strike Hermit but he manage block it with other rhans but this what Haruto anticipated in and had his arm cucked back.

[ Yuuki Style - Titanium Fist ]

With explosive forces and Hermit's face wide open cause his eyes to widen then receive the attack at full force. Hermit falls back and he doesn't like the thought of losing regaining his consciousness slamming his foot into the floor then strikes Haruto with his own powerful punch landing a direct hit pushing each other as both panting from the injuries they've received.

"It seems we are evenly matched in terms of technique." Haruto commented since he could see it and understood that in terms of level of skills in martial arts the two were evenly matched but that's only factoring that he doesn't it's [ Ultra instinct ] or even just [ Heat Mode ].

"It appears so. But I can't let you win." Hermit said as he also started to take it even more seriously where Haruto clenched his fist where he stood in Karate stance and used his hand to guard when his opponent attacked. Hermit did a feign and used his legs instead, allowing to create an opening where he kicked Haruto's head with a powerful blow. Haruto managed to block and stepped back feeling his arm going numb.

"HARUTO! my friend don't worry we are coming." Niijima's voice was heard by the four of them and they saw him coming in their direction with 15-20 guys following behind him, everyone carrying a baseball bat or something else with one guy holding a flag which had VALHALLA written on it.

"Retreat, it's a new gang!" Kisara's subordinate said as they picked her up as they ran.

"Sir, do we follow them" One of Niijima's subordinates asked

"It's fine, it's fine, let them go!! we should show some mercy towards the fleeing cowards" Niijima said.

"Who are these people Niijima-san?" Miu asked.

"Oh! Miu-san, they are the soldiers of my brother Haruto and mine from the group we formed together named Valhalla!" Niijima said shamelessly while Haruto ignored him as Hermit looked at this.

"Next time, we will fight without interference." Hermit vanished as Haruto let him go and nodded as he went to check on Takeda who was fine with minor injury. After their injury had been treated, they went home where Haruto was at home reading with Lala beside him in bed. She was cuddling and already asleep where he looked cute and giving all her trust to Haruto.

'Let's see what I got.'

[ Hercules Method ]

[ Description: Sometime during several millennium BC, Cain killed his younger brother (Abel) and discovered the mastery of the flesh through murder. His new-found knowledge from the event changed him drastically, and Cain began to see the world in a whole new light/way. As new perceptions were opened for Cain and he embarked on a new path of enlightenment in life.....he began documenting (simply at first, such as pictures and diagrams on parchment for example) what was to become known as "the method" which continued for apparent centuries.

Cain discovered an underlying and universal truth to life: we are all meat for the slaughter and that was basic human nature. Understanding of the human body (and anatomy), understanding of the way of life (human behavioral patterns and psyche), and ultimately understanding of how to end an individual's life any way possible (physically and as violently as possible), was eventually archived by Cain himself and passed down to others (through teachings) who would become his followers.

This methods allow the person to have perfect control over their body by Bringing The Body, Mind And Soul Into Alignment The Physical Enthusiast Can Bring Them Under Conscious Control. ]

[ A/N: This came from the series Luther Strode and I highly recommend the Comic if you like invincible with Baki Bs. It has a lot of GORE so be WARNED. ]

Haruto was unsure about the murder part of what he read since it was something he couldn't stomach doing unless forced in a corner but even then would try to find other ways to do it.

However, he saw the opportunity to try and train the methods looking through and see that it can benefit him but try to avoid the murder part. He pondered how useful and what kind of benefit it will give and decided to give it a try.