chapter 30

" And, it's unknown but I believe, if one able to go further beyond the advanced form...then he/she might have the ability to predict future to a certain extent...and as for the sensing ability... it has the same characteristics as smelling but instead of smell, you have to sense it...",

Said, urokodaki as he looked down and grab a little rock from the ground

" Let me give you an example ",

looked at Akira, urokodaki said with his usual tone, followed by the nod Akira.

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Urokodaki looked around for a while holding the rock before coming to a halt in one direction.

" Akira, come here ",

Urokodaki spoke as Akira approached and stood beside him.

" Take a look at the spider on the ground ",

Urokodaki directed his finger at a spider on the ground, and Akira followed suit.

*tik...

Without further ado, he tossed the rock above his shoulder, and when it got close to his hand, he hit it with his middle finger.

*swoosh...

The rock flew towards the spider and reached out ahead of him, but as it was about to strike, the spider moved to the left and easily avoided the attack.

" Did you notice anything, Akira? ",

Urokodaki turned around and asked Akira.

' Why do I feel like I knew what sensei was going to say? ',

thought Akira and the latter nodded in response to Urokodaki's question before saying

" the spider moved before the rock could hit it ",

Akira said, his face filled with understanding as he looked at the spider.

" They have a special sensor that can detect danger coming towards them...regardless of which direction the danger is coming from...they can always detect it...and the same is true for people with sensing abilities...they can not only detect danger coming towards them but also detect danger around them and sense many things from afar ",

Urokodaki looked at the spider while explaining, and when he finished, he looked at Akira, who had a thoughtful expression on his face.

' I knew it, I had a vibe of 'Bully Maguire'... it is indeed a life-saving ability, but...can I able to learn it?... I didn't have any natural talent for sense or smell ',

Akira recalled that from a child, he didn't have any extraordinary abilities or talents related to smelling and sensing.

" Are you thinking about learning these skills? ",

A voice echoed in Akira's ears, shattering his thoughts. Before asking, Akira looked at Urokodaki with a little excitement in his eyes.

" Can I learn these abilities, sensei? ".

" It's not impossible...but it's also not that easy... I've seen hundreds of people try to learn these abilities in the past...unfortunately, none of them was successful...only one in a million can learn it ",

Urokodaki spoke in hushed tones as he gazed at the sky, recalling the faces of people he had met in the past.

' Not a single one of them! ',

Akira's eyes widened when he heard Urokodaki's responses, but he quickly shook his head and said, "There might be a chance for you, Akira! ".

But he was still a little worried.

[A.N: self-encouragement]

Urokodaki lifted his hand and placed it on Akira's shoulder before encouraging him, seeing his anxious expression.

" You are not them, and they are not you...they and you are different...don't think that because they can't do it, you will also fail...we all have different talents and destiny...Believe in yourself, boy ."

Urokodaki's words were like an antidote to him; after hearing them, Akira's nervousness vanished, replaced by a confident expression.

" Sensei, could you teach me these two abilities? ",

Akira inquired, looking at Urokodaki for an answer.

But Akira's mood shifts in an instant.

" No,"

Urokodaki flatly denied, rendering Akira speechless. He reflected on the words and motivation he received from Urokodaki.

' Is it a lie or just a teasing? ',

He couldn't keep a thought from coming to him, so he asked.

" Then, sensei, the wor-",

" I truly mean what I said, but...there was a part of me that had no intention of teaching you these abilities- ",

Urokodaki cut Akira off in the middle of his sentence. He explained half of his reasoning for refusing to teach Akira the two abilities, then turned around and continued.

"I didn't want to see any more children's lives wasted...these abilities aren't for children, who are not born with it...if you aren't lucky enough, it will take ages for you to learn these abilities or you will end up like the other people...the people I've met in the past are all talented and genius...but despite that, they were all failed to learn these ability ".

Urokodaki said without even turning back.

Akira felt something was missing after hearing Urokodaki's words, so he took a light breath before asking.

" What happened to the people who were attempting to learn these two abilities, Sensei? ",

Akira was curious as to what had happened to them after they failed to learn these abilities. Wouldn't they be living a normal life?.

" Those who attempted to learn the sensing ability are dead, whereas those who attempted to learn the smelling ability were living their lives in seclusion ",

Urokodaki said quietly, turning to face Akira.