8- Weird family and opened vault

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The girl had a grayish white aura around her with a slight tinge of cherry red mixed in.

But that wasn't the point, Hiroki was gawking at the girl's words. Marriage? Babies?

'Woman we've met, like 2 minutes ago? What the fuck?!'

Hiroki's thoughts were like a raging vortex, swirling endlessly.

Future self, system level, Legend's vault, making babie- wait no!

Hiroki slapped himself to get his thoughts straight. Now was not the time for this.

"Uhm, miss karura right? Can you get off me, I'm still not fully recovered yet.

Hiroki said trying get the girl off him since it was not helping him in thinking straight.

"What are you talking about? You're all fine tho? Well, except for the dried blood on your bandages. I think they make you look even hotter!"

'Yep, this woman is nuts. why Is everyone so weird in this family?'

Hiroki thought to himself while staring at her with a *are you an idiot?* look.

Suddenly karura was grabbed by her hood and lifted off of Hiroki.

"Leave the brat alone, kid. And when did you return? You didn't even send a message."

It was gun. He looked irritated? Did something happen?

His aura was dark like the void with a single dot of white flame glowing dazzlingly in his chest.

"Hmph! I can say the same to you! You didn't tell your favorite niece that you were back?"

She huffed and turned her head in the other direction while still being lifted by her hood.

Hiroki turned his head to the side and saw aiko face-palming at the other girl's antics.

She seemed to have woken up sometime before gun arrived.

She looked up at him and understood what his eyes were conveying.

'Is this normal?'

At which she promptly nodded.

"Looks like you're good to go huh. What are your thoughts about your fight?"

Gun asked while putting down the pouting black haired girl.

"Honestly... I was no good. I could have dodged a lot more and struck at her blindspots while coming up with a strategy to end it sooner."

"Then why didn't you? I know you are capable of that, so why?"

Gun asked, his face was passive but his eyes told me that he already knew.

"I panicked. It caused me to forget about everything and my body went straight into fight or flight mode."

Hiroki said as he tightened his fist and looked down in anger.

"The moment I thought it was over, I dropped my guard and ended up being unable to dodge."

Hiroki was angry. He was angry at himself and his weakness.

He could have used his skills better, used different techniques and many other things.

Yet he didn't. He got scared and when he got the upper hand, he got cocky and let his guard slip.

Suddenly hiroki was flipped upside down in the air, but unlike last time, his leg shot forward and hit gun in the face.

[Perfect copy: taekwondo!]

It didn't do anything but it gave him enough room to land on his hands and push himself away to create distance.

"Master! What the heck?!"

Hiroki shouted at the sudden attack. Even the two girls were taken by surprise.

"Seems like you've learned your lesson, heh."

Gun said with a smirk as he pointed at his cheek where hiroki's kick landed.

Hiroki was confused at first then it clicked. His brain did not give the command to counter but his body did it by itself.

He stared at his hands in confusion before looking at gun.

"A copycat's weakness is that even if they copy a technique, it doesn't mean they mastered it."

"It takes years for one to commit the techniques to their body."

"The copycat can reduce that time frame but it still takes time to ingrain it into muscle memory."

Gun explained while pointing to the side of his head. Suddenly a chill ran down hiroki's spine as a sadistic grin crept up on gun's face.

"Don't worry tho. I'll make sure to beat those techniques into you."

'I'm starting to regret my decision.'

xxxxx

Hiroki was walking around the new town. He was really far away from where he used to live so he came out to look around.

It seemed like a good idea in the beginning. But now?

"WHERE THE FUCK AM I?!?!"

hiroki yelled in frustration after getting lost. Again.

He sighed and walked toward the park across the street and promptly sat on a bench.

[Name: Legend's Vault

Rank: Unique

Type: Active

LV: Max

Cooldown: 30 days

Info: Unleash the essence of legendary warriors by spinning the vault's wheel and drawing a heroic card.

Effect: Temporarily inherit the legendary fighter's techniques and skills for a certain amount of time minutes.

Note: the access to skills and techniques will be determined through bonding proficiency.

Side effect: you may enter a mental plain and face against the warriors upon forcefully loading a card with low bond proficiency. ]

"This... this is awesome! If I draw someone like gun or one of those guys from the dream then!"

Hiroki was grinning like an idiot, thinking of the endless possibilities this skill could provide.

"Activate Legend's vault!"

[Activation in process!]

A golden screen appeared in front of him with a white roulette wheel in the middle.

Soon it began to spin as a black [STOP] button appeared.

Hiroki had already gotten used to the mesmerizing lights so after few minutes, he pressed the stop and the wheel began to slow down and gradually stopped.

[Congratulations! You have drawn a epic card!]

[Name: The fist of conviction

Description: a man who only believes in his right fist and will surpass every obstacle with said fist.

Card ego: Ma Taesoo, the king of ansan]

[Bond proficiency: 68%]

Hiroki remember seeing this man in his dream but unlike the dream, he looks bigger and has a scar around his right eye in the card's picture.

Hiroki was in the middle of admiring the beautiful design of the card when he heard a small commotion.

4 guys had surrounded a woman and a kid and were trying to touch her inappropriately.

Hiroki's eyes drifted to the little boy who tried to protect his mother but got smacked to the ground.

The woman tried to slap the guy but he caught her hand and said something to her, making her stop struggling.

Now in another universe, this would have led to the ruin of the child's family. But not in this universe.

Hiroki got up from the bench and began walking towards the group. He saw himself in the little boy.

He too once wished to protect his family, but he couldn't.

He won't let something like that happen to someone else if he could stop it.

"So, how do you use this card? A activation command or something?"

[Please set a command to use the card]

[_______]

Hiroki pondered for a few seconds then grinned.

"Draw. Check. Load!"

[Command has been registered! Bonding has begun!]

[Successfully bonded!]

[Time limit: 6 minutes]

Hiroki felt a surge of power fill his body as his body instinctively moved.

His back straightened, his shoulders moved back, revealing his wide chest and developed back while his left hand settled inside the pocket of his track suit.

The aura around him changed, now exuding confidence and authority.

Back to the group, the guy was about to grab the woman's breast as she closed her eyes, resigned to her fate.

Then suddenly a calm and domineering voice rang out in the quiet neighborhood.

"Hey. Is fighting children and women the only thing you can do? You should fight someone your own size."

The guy stopped and turned his head towards the voice to yell at whoever dared to mess with him.

BAM!!!

Unfortunately, he didn't get the chance as a fist collided with his face, causing him to fly across a alley and hit a wall, creating a human shaped imprint on the wall.

He was knocked out before he even realized it.

[Name: iron fist(incomplete)

Rank: legendary

Type: passive

Grade: N/A

Info: A technique created with a mix of pride, hardwork and conviction. Trust in your fist and it will never fail you.

Effect:

+200% strength(incomplete. -150%)

+500% armor penetration( incomplete-400%) ]

[STR: 100(temporary) ]

[Warning! Your body cannot handle the power output! ]

[Limitations has been placed to protect the player]

Hiroki's punch was so strong that it almost caused the woman to fall back from the pressure.

The guy had a fist imprint on his face with his front teeth missing.

He likely suffered a few skull fractures and a broken nose.

His companions gaped at the site of their boss's condition.

"Who will be next? If you won't attack, then I will!"

Hiroki said pulled his fist back and launched another punch.

The target was a bulky muscular guy. He crossed his arm to block but.

BOOM!!!

The power was so strong that it broke his arms and fractured his sternum while sending him flying.

The guy behind him got swept up and they both collide with a street pole, bending it and knocking them out.

The last guy fell on his ass trembling. His face was full of tears as he clasped his hands and started begging.

"I-i am s-sor-ry! Pl-please let m-me g-go! W-we won't do something l-like this e-ever again!!"

Hiroki looked at him then crouched to his level.

"You better. If I ever found you or your buddies messing with anyone again, I will grind your body till there's not even a bone shard left."

Hiroki warned with a menacing look which scared the guy so much that he passed out from fear.

Hiroki stood up and fished out his phone before turning around to look at the lady who was now hugging the little kid.

"Are you alright, ma'am? Did they hurt you or the young one?"

The woman shook her head while hugging the boy even closer, tears were streaming down her face.

"Uhm, if it's not too troublesome, can you tell me our current location?"

Hiroki asked while dialing the number to call for an ambulance.

"Uh-hh y-yeah. I-it's not a problem."

The woman replied and after sometime, the call was done so he decided to leave.

But before he could, he was stopped by the little kid who asked.

"Mister! How did you get so strong? I want to be strong like you too! So I can protect my mom!"

Hiroki stopped and didn't turn around. What should he say? He didn't want to say he was full of hate and anger.

A kid shouldn't go through what he went through. So, he let the card's influence take over.

He raised his right fist as the sun shone brightly in front of him.

"Believe. Have strong faith. If you don't believe in yourself, then you will never defeat anyone."

The boy's eyes shone just like the sun as gazed at hiroki's wide back in administration.

"Yes! One day, I'll become as strong as you!"

Hiroki simply closed his and smiled before taking his leave.

After few minutes hiroki was nearing the yamazaki clan compound.

He had absolutely no fucking idea how he managed to find his way there.

[00:03] > [00:02] > [00:01]

[Ding!]

[Time limit has been reached! Un bonding in process]

Hiroki felt his strength reduce and the aura around him return to normal.

"Woah. That was... weirdly amazing. I felt like a completely different different person."

Hiroki then remembered the boy's word and smiled, before continuing to walk towards the the gate of the estate.

"Things have gotten interesting."