Akashi sat down on his bed while watching the book in his hand. The book was old with many pages almost losing their ink, even the cover has a lot of scratches.
Opening the book, Akashi saw a lot of words put together completely in an orderly manner or somewhere just scrapped off before writing it again with a lot of arrows leading towards notes.
However, even in this condition, the book still readable. This clearly tells how much the writer cared about it, even if he still makes the technique more perfect.
All the scrapped words and notes tell about the writer's journey of perfecting this technique by experimenting with different ways of fighting or his fights with different martial artists because most of these notes were written with blood.
"I didn't expect to see this thing here... Something from that world" Akashi said while flipping the book pages and remembering some old memories.
When Akashi entered the woman shop, he saw a lot of martial arts that varies from swords, spears, assassination, hand-to-hand combat, etc... He even saw the South Dipper techniques there that was one his best choices, but he stopped because of the price and this book in his hand.
Full Contact Karate. Maybe it seems something normal like any other martial art, especially because Karate isn't something special in this game. Well, you can't blame people just because of the misleading title, but when someone really goes deep into this art or know the world it came from, he'll once more understand why informations are a very important factor of strength in this game.
Full Contact Karate comes from the world of God Of Highschool. Once again with the misleading titles because players will think this is probably some world about high schoolers fighting with martial arts after reading the name. However, never underestimate something that has god word in it.
Because that world is directly taking the background of a more terrifying world... Journey to the west.
The world of GOH have a lot myths, from Nordics to the Greeks and especially with his background the Chinese myths. Which makes the power level kinda chaotic, especially with gods taking a place there, but if they're something someone can't deny about that world it will be martial arts.
There a lot of martial arts there that break the human limits and reach a place that was only theoretically possible or even impossible.
Full Contact Karate is a martial art founded by Masutatsu Oyama, known as Choi Young-Eui, and being used by Han Dae-Wi during the series.
Although it isn't that much different from the normal karate because of strong, powerful blows, but the people of that world are geniuses of using the power of the human body to break limits. Like using the air flows and energy generated by shocks waves to turn a simple martial art into a weapon of mass destruction.
Compare with all the power of gods there, some humans can fight with gods using only their martial arts.
By keeping in mind that world human strength can grow into a very high limit, but that gives another meaning that these martial arts can grow with the player stats growth, and if that doesn't make them valuable then the fact that these powerful martial arts have room for improvement by learning from other martial arts and even perfecting the already existing techniques by the training makes it priceless.
This is something that players will definitely fight for and even start a war because of how precious it's for those martial artists players... If there a place for this it will be the auction or something like that.
"heh... I really want to see the look on that woman's face when she knows that she just sold this thing for 1000 coins" Akashi smiled before closing the book.
Akashi was really lucky this time because there no way only him have a restoration item in this game, but the misleading title of the book leads it to stay in the dust until today Akashi found it.
Honestly, Akashi was waiting for something from another world, but when he saw the high price for recovery, he finally knew that he got a jackpot this time.
Akashi put his hand on the book cover as a light screen appeared from it.
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Skill Book: Full Contact Karate (Kyokushin Kaikan)[A-Rank]:
Description: Kyokushin is the Japanese for the society of the ultimate truth. Which deeply rooted in the philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.
This martial art isn't different from the usual Karate in its techniques with powerful blows that aim to knock or kill the opponent, but this version is being modified and improved inside a certain world which made it into a whole new thing with shocks, air, and body energy control which allows even normal human to take insight at the laws of body energy just by mastering this art.
Effect: Eat the boo-...*Cough*... Press the yes under this screen to learn this skill.
Note: This book contains all the techniques about the art from the world it comes from.
YES
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"..." Akashi watched the words of eating the book in silence before he pushed Yes.
The book in Akashi's hands turned into a light arrow that entered his head without even giving him a chance to react.
Suddenly, Akashi felt his consciousness being pulled into a completely different space. Akashi opened his eyes to see a dark space without any light, but that was only for a moment before a change happened.
People... A lot of people started to appear from everywhere around Akashi.
Most of these people were dressed in Karategi while some of them had different clothes, but all of them surrounded Akashi without saying a word.
Before Akashi understood anything, a person from the crowd hit a straight punch towards Akashi.
The punch turned into light and hit Akashi directly before the man disappeared.
The moment the light hit Akashi he felt a lot of information appeared in his brain but before he understood them, all the people around Akashi stared to use different techniques in his direction.
A lot of light arrows generated in the air before they hit Akashi which made him confused by the amount of information he is getting now about how to train, how to punch correctly, and a lot of other things about Karate.
After a while, most of the people dissipated, leaving only a bald guy in a karategi and a young man wearing bandages on his right eye.
The two men put a stance before sending a straight punch towards Akashi but this time the punch carried a lot more light and Akashi felt it was more powerful than the others.
Then they hit the ground with their feet before a light traveled underground before hitting Akashi like a train.
Suddenly, both of them started to punch and kick in very fast speed with a special form sending a lot of light towards Akashi that he absorbed it completely before they put a stance with one arm in the front and one in the back.
Akashi can swear at this moment the light turned into a dragon around them before they send it towards Akashi, knocking him far away.
At this moment, the bald guy dissipated, leaving only the young man putting a stance that Akashi saw in the first person here... A basic punch.
The young man swung his fist normally, but Akashi widens his eyes for the scene in front of him.
A mountain made of light came crashing directly towards Akashi without him able to utter a single word.
Inside the room, Akashi was lying on his bed before he woke up instantly like he had a nightmare.
"...*pant*...*pant*..." Akashi started to breathe heavily because of what he saw inside that dream.
After a few seconds, Akashi breathing returned to normal.
"Those guys were the other users of the Full Contact Karate" Akashi calmed down and started to analyze the situation.
Akashi felt a lot of memories in his head that he isn't able to forget even if he tried to.
The information is about how to train and use the Full Contact Karate in battle.
"But... Even if I know the techniques I need to train to use them" Akashi said while looking at his side.
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Full Contact Karate [C-Rank/Level 1]:
Description: The beginner level in this art.
Passive: Slightly increase the user awareness of energy generated by his body and the airflow around him.
Note: Shame on you, even a basic punch can't be used normally. You brought shame to this art.
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Ignoring the game note like always, Akashi stared at the skill description.
"Even in its first level, this skill has C-Rank... It seems I need to take a long break this time" Akashi said before he remembered something.
Taking an item from his space, Akashi summoned the arrow.
"Hey, I bought your little item... Just why do you want this" Akashi stared at the glowing cube in his hand.
This cube is actually a transforming cloth that can change shape and look with user thoughts and energy, but because it just normal clothes they are basically only for decoration, except they can be fixed if the core isn't broken.
Arrow flashed few times before Akashi eyebrows twitched.
"For me? And you will chose..." Akashi eyes started to become dangerous at the moment.
"What are you trying to do?" Akashi tightened his grip on the arrow while asking.
The Arrow flashed few times before Akashi calmed down.
"Fine... But if you tried to do something funny... Please remember the conversation in the courtroom" Akashi said with a calm voice while the arrow flashes like he agrees.
Akashi grabbed the cube and took it core before putting it next to the arrow.
The arrow absorbed the core inside its jewel before flashing again like it telling he is ready.
<If I saw an open chest clothes I'll throw this arrow at the garbage bin> Akashi thought before putting the cube on his chest.
The moment Akashi put the cube, it turned into light spots and filled all Akashi body, even his head in no time.
The light spots stayed for a moment before vanishing, leaving Akashi with a new set of clothes.
Akashi rushed instantly to the mirror in his room to see what the arrow did.
"This is actually good... Honestly, I expected worst" Akashi said while looking at his new clothes.
Arrow flashed at the moment, like it was saying have more faith in me.
Akashi clothes at the moment is a black version of the navy captain white uniform.
This uniform had red and golden lines for decorations but it was much simpler than the usual one which makes the one feel comfortable.
But the uniform had a different kind of decoration. Above the right shoulder, there was half D4C head made from golden lines while the other half turned into golden cubes that turn into horizontal D4C name just at the right-hand elbow.
Next to the heart position on the left, there were few golden lines that resemble cracks, but they were filled with some Metallica's inside of them.
On his left hand, Akashi now has a glove with the Arrow drawn on the back of his hand.
Akashi now even has a black hat that resembles a stand user, but this one had a golden arrow and two dices on its front.
"Did you just copied Jotaro hat?" Akashi removed his hat and stared at it. Unlike Jotaro, this one isn't torn at the back.
"Well, as long it isn't something stupid, I'm okay with it," Akashi said while putting his hat back before thinking that he should put some iron inside, so Metallica can make sure it doesn't fall during the battle.
Suddenly, Akashi noticed or felt the arrow is looking at him like he is waiting for something.
"What?" Akashi said, but the arrow didn't talk.
"..." '...' Both the arrow and Akashi stood there in silence looking at each other.
"... I'll never pose" After a while Akashi said with an expressionless face.
"Don't try to convince me because I'll never do it" the arrow tried to send a message, but it got interpreted by Akashi instantly.
'Second step is done...' Suddenly the arrow sent a message that made Akashi confused.
'One day... One day... I'll make you a true stand user that can pose proudly even if the universe is resetting' the arrow went back to Akashi hand after leaving the words that only a last boss will say to the protagonist.
"... In your Dreams" Akashi said before he activated his game menu.
"I need to train... I think I'll buy some days until I can make this art useful in combat... Also, I need to see if I can combine it with my stands" Akashi said before moving towards the training grounds.
"Karate is the art of noble warriors, someone like me will never fight honestly, But... If it's the hard work I'll not lose to anyone" Akashi said before he entered the training ground.