Incompetent Master

The three demons were running, and the Mind demon then said, "Damn! Damn it! Now it all makes sense!"

And the Leg demon said, "What is it Mind? What are you talking about?"

The Mind demon then said, "Don't you see the attack that's coming after us?"

And the Leg Demon said, "I see, it's really strong, but it's not like we haven't faced something like this before."

And the Fist Demon said, "That's right, we won't be able to face it head on, but we can just dodge it."

The Mind Demon then said, "No! You don't understand. The problem is not the strength of the technique, but the technique that he just used."

And the Fist demon said, "What about this technique that's behind us?"

And the Leg demon said, "Yeah, is there something special about it?"

The Mind demon then said, "Don't you know this technique?"

Both of them then shook their heads negatively, and the Mind demon said, "This is one of the Spear master's main techniques."

The Fist demon then said, "Spear master? Wait a minute! You're not talking about that Spear Master, right?"

And the Mind demon said, "That's exactly who I'm talking about."

The Fist demon  then said, "No way! You must be mistaken. How could he possibly be using one of the Spear Master's techniques?"

And the Leg demon said, "That's right Mind. You must have been confused."

The Mind demon then said, "Do you really think that the Spear Master's strikes are something that can be confused like that. I'm not confused, the technique he just used is the same as the Spear Master's."

And then the Leg Demon said, "But that doesn't make sense. How would he know how to use one of the Spear Master's techniques?"

The Mind demon then said, "There's only one way he could know."

And the Leg demon said, "You don't mean to tell me that you think he's a student of the Spear Master right?"

The Mind demon then said, "... That's the only answer I can think of."

And the Fist demon said, "That can't be."

The Leg demon then said, "I can't believe a student of the Spear Master is here."

And the Mind demon said, "And that's not all."

"What do you mean? There's still something more?"

"Yes. That technique he used is not just any technique."

"What? What do you mean by that?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a technique that the Spear Master only teaches to his disciples."

"What? Are you saying he's a disciple of the Spear Master?"

"Most likely."

The Fist demon then said, "What is a disciple of the Spear Master doing here in Tólis? Do you guys think he came just to attend the event, or is it that, like us, he came after the-"

But was interrupted by the Leg demon, who said, "FIST! Are you crazy?!"

And the Fist demon said, "I-I'm sorry! I was struck by the possibility of him being a disciple of the Spear Master and almost ended up talking too much."

"Pay more attention! If Blood had heard what you just said you wouldn't get away with it!"

"You're right! I'm sorry! It won't happen again!"

"It better not!"

The Mind demon then said, "Calm down Leg. That kind of thing happens. Let's get back to the point. I don't know what a disciple of the Spear Master is doing here, but that explains a lot, such as why he defeated you two so easily."

And the Leg demon said, "True. It really makes sense that he's so strong if you think that he's a disciple of the Spear Master."

The Fist Demon then said, "You're right, but what do we do about this technique? It's been following us for a while."

And the Mind demon said, "True. For the time it's been following us, it must have lost a lot of strength. Let's try to stop it again."

The Leg Demon then said, "Are you sure about that? Just now it destroyed our techniques so easily, will it work now?"

And the Mind demon said, "I don't know, but let's try anyway."

"Okay."

The Mind demon then said, "I'm going to count to three, and then we three attack."

And the other two said together, "Okay."

The Mind demon then started counting, "One, two, three!", and then he ran his hand over the bandage on his forehead, generating small flames.

He then caught them, and said, "Fire destruction!", and the other two punched the air in front of them and said, "Air destruction!"

The three techniques then went towards the spatial rift that Gen's blow had generated, and then collided with it generating a great impact.

Soon after that, the four techniques fell apart, and the Fist demon then said, "You were right, Mind. It worked."

And the Mind demon said, "I told you, it was obvious that the technique would be weaker after all this time."

The Leg Demon was about to say something, when suddenly they heard, "Impressive. I didn't expect you guys to be able to stop the Destroyer of Worlds."

The three of them turned toward the voice, and saw that the one speaking was Gen.

The Mind demon then said, "Hey, you, what's your name?"

And Gen said, "Gen."

"Can I ask you something Gen?"

"Sure."

"Are you a disciple of the Spear Master?"

"Hm? Why do you say that?"

"That technique that you used is one of the Spear Master techniques."

"Hm, I see. So you recognized the technique, how unexpected. Have you ever met the Spear Master?"

"No, but I've heard descriptions of the techniques he uses, and I noticed that the one you just used is identical to one of them, so I asked if you were a disciple of his."

"Hm, I see. Well, let's continue the fight.", and then Gen started to go at them.

The Mind demon then said, "Wait a minute!"

And Gen stopped and asked, "What?"

"You haven't answered my question yet."

"What question?"

"If you really are a disciple of the Spear Master."

"Why do you bother to ask something you already know? Didn't you see me use one of his characteristic techniques?"

"Just to make sure."

"Sure of what? I know how to use one of his techniques. Is there any other possibility outside of me being his disciple?"

The Mind demon was about to speak, but then, the Fist demon said, "Stop avoiding the question. Of course there is another possibility. Someone may have stolen his technique."

Upon hearing this, the Mind demon said, "Fist! Be quiet!"

And the Fist demon said, "What? I'm just telling the truth. He's avoiding the question on purpose."

"Ahh! Just be quiet!"

The Fist demon was about to protest when suddenly they heard Gen laughing, "Hahaha."

The three then turned to Gen, and he continued laughing for a while, until a point where he frowned, looked at the Fist demon, and said in a serious voice, "So you're saying that someone might have stolen a technique from the Spear Master?"

And the Fist demon said, "Yes. I don't know if you actually stole it, but it's still a possibility."

"Hahaha, got it. Let me ask you something. Who is your leader?"

"Our leader? You certainly know him. We serve the Blood King."

"Got it. Now let me ask you something else. Do you think it would be possible for someone to steal the Blood King's techniques?"

"Of course not! No one could do something like that."

"I see, but let's say someone had succeeded. What would happen to that person. Would she run away far away and live a normal life?"

"Of course not! The Blood King would definitely have us hunt her down to eliminate her."

"What if you couldn't eliminate her? What would happen to her?"

"In that case, the Blood King himself would go after her to eliminate her, and then she would have no escape."

Gen then put his hand to his face and started laughing, "Hahaha."

The Fist demon got confused at this, but after a while Gen took his hand away from his face, showing the serious expression he had, which seemed to even contain a bit of anger.

He then said, "In short, what you are saying is that the Spear Master is incompetent, right?!"

And the Fist demon said, "What?!"