CHAPTER 25

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Entering the chamber, Gohru whistles at the amount of tech around him. It was amusing to see yet triggering him, as he could see a few strands of wire out in the open. There even was a screen up top a wide mirror screen at his right.

Looking at the mirror, he sees a female worker, a brunette that looked like she was 20, waving at him.

"Hi, Jin-san. If you'd place your ID tag at the designated place near the mirror, that would be appreciated.

The worker said using a mic he sees on his table, his eyes widened slightly in surprise. He was surprised that she was speaking Japanese, even though she was European he noted. He followed the staff's orders, placing the tag after taking it off his neck on the platform near the mirror, and a beep rang.

"Great! Now that you're locked in, go ahead! You're given 5 tries to get the average or the highest power level, it's your choice what you choose as your represented power level!"

Looking at the dummy, he asks.

"Hey, can I ask something? What's the average power level of a normal person?"

"Er... Hold on a minute... There we are. A normal Quirkless human usually has power levels between 1 - 10. So for each tenth, you are essential that times stronger than a normal Quirkless person."

"And All Might's?"

"Ah, yes. We actually had All Might come over to test the equipment you see today. He has an average power level of 5700 going 40% power, which is 570 times stronger than the average Quirkless. Sasuga, the Symbol of Peace... (As predicted)"

Holy fucking shit. He knew that he was strong, but god damn. 40% power and has a power level of 5700 on average?

"Can I get a freebie to test my strength out?"

"Er... Sure. But can I get an autograph later...?"

He chuckles at the question.

"Out of all things you could have asked me as a bribe, you ask for my autograph?"

"It's for my sister! She really likes martial arts!"

Grinning at the blushing worker, he answered her question.

"Sure, I'll need a board and a sharpie though."

Once he said that, it was the woman's turn to grin as she brought out a box filled with signature boards and a load of sharpie markers ready from the floor.

"Came prepared! Comes with the job too!"

Gohru just laughed heartfully in response as he got close to the dummy for his freebie strike.

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Looking at the dummy, he noted that it looked like the generic dummy that car manufacturers use to test out their cars.

So, crouching slightly while breathing in deeply to concentrate, he gets into a stance. His legs were spread wide open in a wide stance, his left leg was positioned forward facing the dummy while his right leg was positioned 90° to the right from the left feet. His arms rested a few centimeters from his waist.

Renewal Taekwondo: Basic Stance.

Pulling his left hand back, he rests his right hand horizontally on his right rib before muttering softly...

"Renewal Taekwondo: — "

... Before he explodes forward.

THUM!

In an instant, he covered 5 meters of distance, from standing quite far away from the dummy to the dummy's face. Twisting his body for maximum momentum, he brings up his cocked left arm tensed and swings with 10% full power as a test.

" — Arang."

BANG!

The dummy skidded back a few meters as the screen above the mirror started flashing, scanning his power level. After a few seconds, the numbers stopped as he reads the power level out loud.

"137, huh?"

This was the first time he had ever been able to calculate how powerful he was, and boy, was it a shock.

He'd never felt so weak.

All Might at 40% was dishing out 5700s on average, and he still couldn't kill All for One. Granted that All for One had more versatility compared to All Might's "Punch, then Punch" philosophy, but still, he still feels so weak even though he could probably dominate the top 10 Heroes with full power in the future when canon starts.

He had to get stronger. Stronger than ever before. He wouldn't be satisfied until he at least hit 5,000 as his first goal.

"Amazing! 137, you basically beat the previous few participants from a mile away!"

She gasps at the power level that the young boy had. The previous participants that she tested had only around 60-80 points, but the 12-year-old boy just shattered the current record by 40 points!

But he ignored the lady as he gets back into the Basic Stance. Now not holding back as what Kenichi had wanted.

"How strong are the walls?"

"Huh? Erm... I guess as strong as All Might since he was the base limit that the company had set..."

"... Then I won't hold back. Please grab onto something, miss."

"What?"

Taking a deep breath, he exhales slowly as his skin starts turning red. A few seconds later, steam emerges from his red skin as he enters his Zone.

thump thump thump Thump Thump Thump THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP

Physical Enhancement: Gear Second

Training for three years straight with no interruptions and more time in his hands means more progress toward perfecting and mastering old techniques. In the past, Gear Second took almost one minute to activate. Now, it only takes less than 15 seconds for it to start running.

The mind's eye of his head was running rapidly, recalling the martial art that he was about to perform and running countless simulations to increase its damage to the maximum until it reached his body's current limit.

Using his left leg as a central point, he takes a step forward with his left leg. His body fully relaxes for extra flexibility as he concentrates all his power on his core. Then the power from the core slowly flows down to the waist, then to the right knee, then to the tip of the right foot.

WHOOOSHHHH!

Wind starts to build up on the right leg, similar to the Wave of the Blue Dragon, but the winds this time were more ferocious and more concentrated, making the wind pressure surrounding the leg more visible to the naked eye like mist.

Then, like a thunderbolt, he twists his left foot at a 45° angle before swinging his right leg with all his strength, a little sonic boom erupted from the speed of the kick.

THOOM!

The pinnacle of Renewal Taekwondo's many techniques, and the most powerful technique that he could perform currently without breaking or harming anything in his body.

Renewal Taekwondo: Jin Hwechook — Hurricane.

The kick lands true on the dummy's neck.

BAAAANNNNGGG!!!

The winds surrounding the leg as if commanded shot out as an after-effect of the already powerful roundhouse kick, sending a shockwave directly at the flying dummy, increasing the damage dealt as the pressure from the winds started cutting the dummy everywhere.

slice slice slice slice slice slice slice slice slice slice

The dummy slammed on the wall of the chamber, seemingly not affected by gravity due to the winds continuously pushing the dummy to the wall while continuing to cut the dummy up like a ferocious whirlwind.

After about 10 seconds of continuous cutting, the whirlwind eventually faded as the dummy landed loudly on the ground, looking beyond repair.

Glancing up at the screen, Gohru finally grinned as he deactivates Gear Second, the pinkish glow on his skin slowly fades to normal while the steam dissipates.

"T-Two thousand n-nine hundred and eighty-seven?!"

The woman said with a hint of fear in her shocked voice as the system registers it into the leaderboard, just above someone with an astonishing 2,987 power level.

So with everything in his power, he could match against 300 men? Still far from the 5,000 goal, but it still was something. He really went a long way from being a scrub in his first life to now, living the life as a training junkie who can beat most men in a fight now.

This was just the beginning, he noted to himself as he sees the shocked face of the staff member. The beginning of the Martial Arts God.

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