17 Chapter 17 - Ryozanpaku Dojo 5
The exhaustion finally caught up to Haruto who couldn't even stand back up as everything was either broken or aching. He had overexerted himself and entirely his fault for trying to push through and develop his technique. At the very least he is able to last and keep up against someone like Apachai. He is unsure how strong he is compared to martial Ranking but his stats had grown significantly than before.
[ Name: Haruto Yuuki ]
[ Age: 15 ]
[ Race: Human ]
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[ Attributes Stats ]
Potential: ???
Strength: D (Lv.8)
Agility: D (Lv.8)
Vitality: D (Lv.8)
Stamina: D (Lv.7)
Intelligence: D (Lv.8)
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[ Powers ]
Spiral Powers(???), 100% Big Daniel Park Template, Battle Junkie(C)
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[ Skills ]
Lv.1 Housework(C)Lvl 3. Cooking(C), Lv. 4 Education(D), Lvl.3 Kickboxing(E), Lvl. 4 Full Contact Karate(D), Lv. 6 Tachypsychia(D), Lv.7 Formless(E), Lv.7 Foresight(C) Lv.3 Hear Mode(E), Lv.1 Furinji Style(E), Lv.3 Status Effect Resistance(D), Lv.3 Surpass Limits(E), Lv. 1 Kosaka Style(E)
Lv.5 Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist(D), Lv.8 Concealed Presence (E), Lv.3 Kudo(E), Lv. 3 Zone(C) Lv.1 Water God Style(E), Lvl.3 Tranquil State(C),
Lv. 3 Capoeira(C) , Lv.1 TaekWondo (C) , Lv.3 Breddak Muay Thai/Boran(C) , Lv.1 Systema(B) , Lv.1 Boxing(B) , Lv.1 Wrestling(C) , Lv.3 Aikido(C) , Lv.1 Sophia-style(C) ,You have acquired Lv.3 Invisible Attack(C), Lv.3 Hand Edge Technique(C) , Lv.3 Hard fist(C) , Lv.1 Ultra Instinct(S)
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[ Inventory ]
200,100 Yen, 1x Recovery Potion(D), 1x Character summoning contract.
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[ Quest points ]
3,050 QP ]
The only reason why it is D Rank is because most of his advances from [ Ultra Instinct ] will eventually reach S Rank. He wasn't disappointed and still progressed faster than normal. He only had a week to reach where he is now but this is also because of the constant fighting that he managed to pull through allowed him to gain more strength.
"It seems he has regained his senses." Hayato said as the fight finally came to an end as Haruto looked at Apachai. There was hardly any noticeable damage from him, a complete contrast to Haruto who had blood flowing down his face and his entire hand completely broken.
"I'm done…haaa…haaa…my body can't go on anymore. But it was fun! Thank you, Apachai." He said forcing himself to smile through the pain. The pain was only slightly numb by the adrenaline being pumped into his body.
"Apachai also had fun! Haruto is strong!" He said while everything settled down. Lala jumped and hugged Haruto, almost crushing him.
"I'm glad you alright, I was so worried, Haruto!" Lala said while her hug tightened and Miu walked over happy that he was safe.
"Thank goodness, you're alright. I thought Apachai had killed you." Miu gave a bright smile while normally Haruto would be enjoying seeing two girls who have the trait that he likes if it weren't for the fact one of them was killing him.
"Wait…Lala! Gaaaah!" Haruto couldn't fight back as his body was slugging and passed out momentarily while Kenichi panicked.
"Lala-san! You're killing him!" Kenichi said while Lala quickly let go.
"Ah sorry! Haruto, don't die!" Lala proceeded to shake him while Haruto awoke once again.
"Here, take this! It will help you recover much faster." Lala placed the medicine into his mouth and Haruto was worried that it might have a negative effect but he has [ Status Effect Resistance ] would help him avoid getting a negative effect. Haruto felt a lot better and was more vigorous than before as his breathing became a lot easier than before.
"Thanks for the medicine Lala-chan." Haruto stood up fixing his hair, cracking his joints and flexing his muscles, taking deep breaths then exhaling.
"That medicine is something else for you to recover quickly." Akisame said getting a closer look of his muscle and getting a better understanding of what kind of muscle that he has.
Normally, there are three types of muscle, first is White muscle which has explosive power but cannot be used for an extended period of time, then Red Muscle which has stamina but has no power and finally in the middle, although very small amount, Pink muscle which has the properties of both.
The percentage of those muscles did not change but Akisame ignored common sense and created a unique theory and his unusual self-training that he continued ceasely for 20 years had converted his entire body into pink muscle. Haruto appeared to have been blessed with nothing but Pink muscles.
"Can someone tell me what happened? I was knocked out after Apachai punched me." Haruto tried to remember what had happened but couldn't remember anything. He only guessed that he successfully gotten all Big Daniel's ability because of his status.
"Wait, you were unconscious earlier!? But how come you were still fighting!" Kenichi is shocked to learn that everything that conspired was him basically sleepwalking.
"After you got knocked out, thank heavens you didn't die but instead entered some state that allowed you to give Apachai a good fight." Kansei Ma answered that the scene was still fresh in his mind.
"Seriously, it's ridiculous for a punk like you to be able to execute Apachai's martial art and pull crap out of your Ass." Sakaki said having seen him use a variety of martial arts from Capoeira, Full Contact Karate, Muay Thai/Boran, and many others.
"Apachai is happy I taught Haruto Muay Thai then I am Haruto's Master." Akisame, Kensei Ma and Sakaki's mouth twitched after hearing Apachai claiming himself as Haruto's teacher. Whereas Haruto just smiled and said nothing.
Everyone here knew that it was Haruto himself who learned Apachai's techniques while fighting. So everyone other than Apachai knew that Apachai didn't teach Haruto a thing; he himself just copied Apachai's movement and was able to grasp the techniques.
"Why don't we head inside and discuss what had happened?" Hayato suggested and everyone agreed as the group went inside taking where Lala sat next to Haruto and Miu to his left while Kenichi in front of him. He received a quick recap of what happened after he lost consciousness.
"I've seen a technique similar to this that allows them to go past their limits." He struck his beard looking at Haruto who was curious who might have similar technique.
"They are a clan of assassin's but have good moral good. You don't happen to be part of the Kure clan, young man?" Hayato directly asked and Haruto seemed surprised by this since his other memory exactly knew what kind of clan they were.
The Kure Clan are a powerful league of assassins that are notorious throughout the criminal underworld where they are widely known as The Taboo Descendants. Around a particular city, 500 kilometers away from Tokyo, they are the most influential clan within that city's region, with the vast majority of the Kure living in Kure Village, a provincial city in that region. Their most prominent trait is their inverted colored eyes.
'If the Kure existed then….Kengan matches exist!' Haruto thought about the possible underground fighting arena. He decided to investigate and fight for some matches to get some experience later but as he is right now then he'll die fighting them.
"I don't know, I'm adopted by my current family at a young age." Haruto honestly doesn't know if he's connected to the clan or not. The ability came from the system and might not be the case but he can't rule out the idea. Miu sympathized with Haruto who doesn't know his real parent and lucky to have someone to take care of him.
"Wait let's go back a bit, a clan of assassins!? Like they kill people!?" Kenichi had to repeat what had been said shocked to hear about a clan of assassins.
"That's right, though we don't approve of their methods, acknowledge their code of honor. None of them goes for innocent people and only takes jobs to take out either politicians. Actually their clan head is a good friend of mine. Perhaps if I get the chance I'll introduce them to you considering it's been years since I lost contact with them." Hayato said with a smile and continued.
"Well anyway, it's not the same level and has some differences. That aside, I am more interested in that unique martial art of yours, the one that had some Tai Chi in them." Hayato said, hoping to help it grow further and help create a new branch of martial art.
"Indeed, it was something similar to Chinese Martial art having used a perfect blend of offense and defense." Kansei Ma added seeing the potential of another martial art school being born.
"I simply got it by sheer luck and got some martial art manuals that I tried copying. I believed it was called Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist." Haruto changed the story since this way will somewhat satisfy their curiosity.
"And where is this book, kid?" Sakaki said who was sitting at the door drinking some alcohol.
"Gone. Reduce to atoms. I lost it and don't know where I put it." Haruto wryly smiled, acting as if he really did hoping they could stop asking questions because he hates lying.
"Alright then, now, you're not the only one who wants to train, right? " Akisame asked, glancing over to Kenichi as his older brother nodded.
"That's right, Kenichi-chan wants to learn some martial arts and I believe he has the grit and perseverance to take it. But he tries to escape." Haruto cracked his fist scaring Kenichi who shuddered and was inwardly crying.
"Is that so, then why do you want to learn Martial Arts in the first place?" Akisame wanted to see what use they plan on using their lesson on.
"W-Well for me I just want to improve myself and master martial arts, that's all. Personally, I don't like fighting." Kenichi scratched his head hoping that he would be able to get stronger and stop being the weakest in his school. He wants to prove that he can stand up on his two feet.
Everyone liked his answer, getting a favorable answer since they all despised Killing even Shigure whose skills are specifically designed to kill. Haruto was drinking the tea while Lala was chatting with Miu as everyone turned their attention to him.
"How about you, kid?" Sakaki asked while Haruto was annoyed at this.
"You know I have a name, Old Geezer!" Haruto said annoying the karate grandmaster.
"You have a death wish, punk!?" The two eyes spark lightning while the other grandmaster was whispering among them.
"He seems like someone who gets along with him." Hayato said and everyone agreed looking at them as if they were a father and son duo.
"Anyway, why do I want to learn Martial arts? To be honest I'm not sure myself, but if it can help me fight against someone who would mess with me and those around me then that would be great. I don't like violence but I like fighting. I once heard that Strong men fight for themselves and stronger men fight for others."
Haruto didn't hide his intention and has a clear understanding of Violence is not the same as fighting. They all nodded seeing that he was truly going to be a good martial art artist and happy that he had this kind of mindset.
Why would Haruto feel obligated to kill? Unless it's people who are going to be unforgivable and beyond redemption then he would end them but as a last result. A hand that is stained with blood is difficult to remove."
"Hahaha you seem to have the quality of Katsujinken." Akisame said getting Haruto and Kenichi's attention.
"Huh!! Katsujinken?" Haruto's memory is a bit hazy and doesn't know what it means.
"It Literally "the Life giving fist". Fist Means Life, is a belief among martial artists where it is believed that martial arts practitioners should not kill an opponent, even if their own lives are at risk....." Akisame gave his explaination and Kansei chimed in at the last moment.
"They believe that life is sacred, that one man can not take another's life, and so they never fight to kill, always looking to end fights with those involved alive, they always seek to preserve the lives of all." He finished while Akisame felt a bit disappointed that he couldn't finish his explanation.
"I was also going to say the same thing Kensei." Kansei laughed, scratching his head.
"Well I couldn't control myself Akisame...but you have chosen a hard path you know that." Kansei ma said while Haruto was unfazed by it and Kenichi still had some doubt but when it came to it he won't back down now.
"One way or another my path has been difficult, I mean I have to prove myself to Lala's fighter who is known to be the strongest in the galaxy." Haruto didn't feel the slightest discouragement and was more interested in getting stronger because he doesn't have the privilege to back down now.
