5. A Spar

"ARE YOU CRAZY!?" I shouted suddenly.

"Hmm. Don't worry. I will hold back my strength." Said the man.

"No matter how many times i think about, i'm still at a disadvantage position. So, no."

I dont really like to have a spar right now. I just wanna have some food before i go home and rest for the day.

"Then, how about this. I will only defense while you're free to attack me." he proposed.

Hmm. Thats not bad i think. If possible, i dont want to get hurt in this state.

"Fine, but only for a round. I need to get home soon" I accepted.

"Thats good. Younger generation should have this much guts at least." he said while smiling.

"Okay, get ready oldman. I wont hold back" I need to give him a lesson for forcing me this way.

We stood facing each other. I can see that his body are in a fit condition. He maybe took care of his condition a lot. Is he belong to some groups? But i dont really remember seeing him in my old life. Whaterver, i just need to get this over soon.

I ready my stance. I dont have particular fighting style that i like. I mostly mix all kind of style that i manage to train before. But since this oldman want to see my one-inch punch, lets just use ATA(American Taekwondo Affiliation) style. Not like traditional taekwondo, ATA put more emphasis on punching and less kicking. This styles is common too in many western countries and it also suit one-inch punch. So he wont ask unnecessary question later.

I put my left foot in front because i was righthanded. In this stance, i will be easier to gather my strength on my right hand.

"Here i come" I said.

"Come"

I rush toward his right side to feint my attack later at his left side.

His defend was quite solid as he faced my way in no time with both his hand ready to block me. But it is not so easy oldman, i though.

My left punch was going to deliver a solar plexus on his right side. But at the last moment, i sidestep to his left side to deliver one-inch punch body blow to him.

His reaction was a bit late but he still manage to block my punch with his upper left arm.

Even though my punch got blocked, it still packed quite a strength as i'm not holding back at all.

"Damn you" He groaned as he feel that his arm numb and giving me a sweep kick with right foot.

Bukk!!

I fell on my back and see the sky.

F***ck! Did he just attacked me?? I never though this oldman to go back on his words.

"You said you wont attack you shameless oldman!" I roared to him.

Damn, i feel cheated. And it hurts too. I shouldve known to never trust any oldman i met.

"I'm an elder. I'm free to teach you, young fellas. Hahaha!!" he answered. Damn shameless oldman.

"So, are you a student?"

"I just started attending highschool a few weeks ago" i answered.

"Hehehe. You're interesting." He said.

At that time, someone with a black suit come to us and said something to this damned oldman.

"Master, it is the times" He said.

"Huh? Already?"

"The others have gathered"

"Okay" he said and looked at me. "Hey kid, take this. I will treat you to a meal later"

He give me a card name and left while laughing heartily.

"You better oldman!" i shout to him.

When the black suited man look at this situation, he looks dumbfounded.

"Who are you?" he asked me.

"You dont need to know" I said to him as i left the park hurriedly.

Damn, i'll get back at you the next time we meet shameless oldman. Hmm, the man before seems familiar to me. Where did i have seen him huh?

***

"Master, who is that kid?"

"Just a rude kid"

Hearing the answer, the man get more confused. His master never give his card name easily. Because of that, he got curious about the kid that he just saw.

"Leon, lets visit doctor Chen before we go there" ask the oldman.

"Doctor Chen? Did your injury relapsed again?" the man worried.

"Not that. I can't move my left hand right now"

"What? What happen?"

"I have a spar with that kid just now. I'm only defending though because i though that he is a newbie. Never thought that i would be like this".

"Spar? How did it come to this?"

The old man then told him what just happened.

"He know about one-inch punch?" he shocked.

"Yes, and when i ask about it, he just give me some fake excuses. So i ask him to spar to show me if its really true. I'm sure the excuse is just a lie, but his skill is real." He said with a serious face.

The man got speechless after he hear that.

"So your kick at the end means..."

"Yeah. If i insist to block his punch, my bone would be broken. Luckily, my body react to the danger that would come and sweep kicked him to make him lose his balance" He said.

"Is he a martial artist too?"

"Thats the most surprising thing. He is not a martial artist at all. His body doesnt seem like a martial artist that have been practicing for years. But he got a good skill"

"Thats impossible"

"And he just started his highschool"

The man in a suit doesnt know what to say anything anymore after the last bomb was revealed.

Ron didn't know that this man, Leon, was once ruled S city in his old life. Ron doesnt recognized him because he only know an older version of Leon. And if he know the identity of this Leon's master is, he would be more than shocked.