Shin vs Ryu (part 1)

Note: how was your week people?, good or bad?.

Today is Friday people, let's get high and drunk..... A TOAST TO THAT

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"Okay, Ojii-san," Shin replied as he created a dimensional portal.

"What kind of magic is this? I see both Shin and Ryu do it," Seig asked, full of doubts.

"Ryu created this magic some time ago when he was less than 10 years old, and until now, only Shin has been able to understand it. In my case, I can do it too, but not as well as they can," Grandfather Merlin proudly responded.

Everyone was impressed by this and looked at me for a moment, but I didn't pay much attention to them. After crossing the portal, we arrived at a vast wasteland filled with rocks. It was clear that there weren't many living things in this place, making it safe for practicing dangerous spells.

[Ding! Mission activated: Win the practice fight against the protagonist.]

Upon hearing the sound of the system, I was surprised because I had forgotten about this function. However, I quickly became happy and excited, wondering what prize I could obtain.

"Alright, Ryu and Shin, have a practice match, but don't hurt each other," Grandfather Merlin reminded us.

Both of us agreed as we headed to the center of the area, while the rest of the people watched us like an audience.

As I walked, I couldn't help but think about how wonderful it would be to see my girls again. Perhaps, now that I was an 'adult,' I could start teaching them different things for their own good. "I'm such a good boss, kukuku," I thought, and a small, miserable smile appeared on my face.

"Mr. Merlin, who do you think will win?" Seig asked curiously.

"Based on what I've seen, Ryu should win by a wide margin. Don't you remember what he did when he arrived?" Grandfather Merlin said in a serious tone.

Everyone fell silent, as they suddenly recalled the impressive move Ryu had made earlier. The ability to levitate effortlessly in the air was already a great surprise and something revolutionary. Moreover, he had crossed a great distance in an instant, as if teleporting.

"So he does know that. Why does he make them compete, then?" Christina asked.

"The fact is that Shin has never faced any difficulty or frustration in his life. If he doesn't get used to something like this now, it might affect him greatly in the future. I want to show him that there are still more talented people out there, or those who put in much more effort than him. He can't rely solely on his abilities," Grandfather Merlin explained.

"But aren't you afraid the same might happen to Ryu? Since he's so strong, he might become overconfident in the future and have an accident," Seig asked.

"He shouldn't experience that because you can tell just by observing his movements or the way he walks. If you pay close attention, you'll notice that if he weren't right in front of us greeting us, we would never realize his presence because he conceals it. Any experienced person knows that achieving that requires extensive training. Moreover, the fact that he does it unconsciously tells us a lot."

"First, he has been in many dangerous situations and places, so he had to hide to survive. Additionally, if you observe his movements, there are hardly any openings if you were to attack him. This indicates that he has been constantly engaged in battles and had to be on guard all the time."

"And finally, based on the books he wrote, I've also read some, and I must say it's difficult for a child his age to have such mature viewpoints on certain topics. Therefore, we can only conclude that these five years when he wasn't at home must have been anything but easy. Who knows what things he had to witness or encounter at such a young age to become who he is now?" Michel responded based on his experience.

There was silence in the room because everyone knew he was absolutely right in his words.

"Let's just watch the battle. If Ryu doesn't speak about it, he must have his own reasons," Grandfather Merlin responded, sighing heavily.

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As I walked, I wasn't paying attention to the conversation the audience was having because, for me, it was more important to think about my girls. If I knew that just by taking a few steps, others would start speculating like that, I wouldn't know how to react. I would only feel silently embarrassed.

When we reached the designated spot, we stood facing each other. I looked at Shin, who was getting into a fighting stance. It disappointed me a little because I could notice many openings in him, so I just shook my head. I tried to convince myself that perhaps those openings were intentional to distract me, as it felt more powerful in the anime.

"Let's begin now. If you can make me retreat, you win," I said calmly.

"Don't underestimate me," Shin replied, a little annoyed.

"If you don't want me to underestimate you, show me with your actions. But I advise you to attack with all your strength, as if I were a real enemy, because it wouldn't be fun otherwise," I responded in the same flat tone.

As soon as I finished speaking, I saw Shin creating several blue flames that quickly headed towards me. Seeing them bored me even more because, although they were high-temperature flames, they were easy to counter. Since it was elemental magic, you just needed to know its composition to use cancellation magic.

I simply waved my hand as if fanning myself and used the cancellation ability, causing all the flames heading towards me to disappear.

"If this is all you can do, let me tell you that you're disappointing me," I provoked him to see his reaction.

As expected, Shin quickly created the next attack, which was a large fire cannon rushing towards me. But even though this attack was stronger, the principle was the same, so I wanted to make him feel more desperate.

I simply blew a little air combined with cancellation magic, and when it collided with that massive fireball, the latter acted as if it had hit an invisible wall while disappearing.

"Is that all?" I asked again.

Shin didn't give up easily and used his sword, which vibrated at supersonic speed, making it very dangerous for anyone. If a skilled swordsman were to use it, they could take the life of even the most powerful individuals.

But it's a shame that neither Shin is a proficient swordfighter nor am I a normal person, so that wouldn't work.

I saw him using his propulsion boots, which shoot out something similar to a jet from a part of his heel, giving him the ability to move quickly, jump higher, and change directions while in the air.

But in my eyes, it's just a child's play. So I used my pinky finger nail to counter each of his attacks. Every time he couldn't land a single blow, he became a bit frustrated. Although his sword skills surpass those of an average person because he's been trained by Michel, he still lacks a lot of combat experience.

I got a little bored with this, so I decided to provoke him again. I grabbed his vibrating sword between my index and middle fingers. Normally, this would hurt me, but since I obtained the ability of infinite divergence, just like Gojo, nothing can touch me unless I allow it. Therefore, this sword would never harm me, let alone the attacks he launched.

"Is this really all you've learned in these years? Have you actually accomplished anything, or were you satisfied with the small progress you made during these five years?"

"Shut up! Don't say things if you don't know. You haven't seen me train during this time. How can you be so sure that I haven't put in any effort?" Shin responded angrily while continuing to attack me in every possible way, using both magic and his sword.

"Even though I haven't seen you in five years, dear brother, just by seeing your fighting stance in the beginning, I knew that you have clung to your small advances during this time. You don't even know how to properly use your abilities. You have many openings and unnecessary movements."

"So tell me, little brother, how can I not be disappointed with your lack of progress? Before I left, I thought you would become very powerful upon my return and grow stronger with each passing moment. But I see that I was mistaken. You can't even make me take a single step....No, I'm wrong, I haven't even used my full hand to defeat you"

The more I spoke, the angrier he became to the point of making senseless attacks.