5. First Lesson

Everyone was still in silence but Blake, Aegis, and Vamuc were cheering loudly, "THAT IS SO COOL" Blake said, "That was a surprised indeed" Aegis said, "Hahaha, never expect to see Brad like this" Vamuc said, slowly but surely everyone started cheering and clapping, "Wow, who would've though that Brad would lose" Said a spectator, "MASTER, ARE YOU ALRIGHT" One of Brads Disciple comes, "Haha, yes I'm fine, it's been a long time since I was pushed to the corner like this, Kent- I mean Master, what was the martial art that you used" Brad ask, "Oh, I didn't use any" Kento said, ...Everyone was shocked to hear that, Kento beat Brad without using martial art, "W-what do you mean" Brad said, "Well at first I was considering to use Wing Chun against you, but then you just ran circles around me, which not gonna lie, my eyes can't keep up with you" Kento said, "Then how did you manage to hit me when I'm moving so fast" Brad ask, "I listen and feel the wind" Kento said, "What do you mean" Brad ask again, "Well, when you're moving so fast, the air around you will follow your movements, so all I have to do is listen and feel when the wind change" Kento said, "….I didn't think my speed would be my downfall" Brad said, "Well, there are more practical use when you're so fast, this strategy maybe good to confuse the opponent, but if they are really skilled, it will be easy counter it" Kento said, "How do I apply it more practical" Brad ask, "Hmm…well I still haven't open a martial art school, but consider this to be your first lesson, Blake, come here" Kento said, "What's up" Blake said, Kento then look around to see if he can find something to demonstrate, he found a bunch Tiles, "Ok, first I want you both to break a tile" Kento said, Brad calls in 2 disciple to hold on the tiles, they both then pull their arm back and punch the tile with full force, "Ok, now I want you to break the tiles but on a close distance, let's say, 1 finger apart from the tile" Kento said, the disciples grab the tiles again and they both tried to break the tiles but failed, "This is impossible" Brad said, Blake is still standing the trying to figure something out, "I hope you remember our lesson Blake'' Kento said, Blake then remember the arm wrestling contest, she limbers her body, hand and tiles 1 finger apart, and then SNAP the sound of her body moving as one, and she break the tile "I DID IT" Blake said happily, "Ho-how did you do that" Brad ask, "I don't know, why don't you ask Your new Master" Blake said while sticking her tongue out, "Umm…Master, How did she do that'' Brad ask, "Have you seen a whip?" Kento asks, "Yeah" Brad said, "Do you know how it works?" Kento ask again, "You swing your arms and then whip make sounds'' Brad said, "Well…I guess you could say that, but not really, the whip is doing something called chain linking, the whip has 4 parts in it, the handle, the thong, the fall, and the cracker, the handle is self-explanatory, it's where you hold your whip, the thong is the long leather rope that is thick on the handle but thin on the fall, the fall is the part of the whip after the thong where it will gain most of its speed, and finally the cracker, where loud sound comes from, you still follow" Kento ask, Blake and Brad both look eager to learn and aggressively shake their head, "So you use a whip by waving your hand, the momentum from the hand is then transferred to the handle and then the thong, and as the thong get smaller, it gains more speed, until it reach the fall where it just zips through and reach the cracker to make a sonic boom" Kento said, Blake raise her hand "Kento, what's a sonic boom" Blake asks, "That is a whole nother lesson that is not martial art, if you are also interested in that, maybe I'll teach you in the future, but for now, just know that just like a whip, you start from your leg, then end with your hand, and if you keep practicing, you will be able to destroy something stronger than tiles" Kento said, "Hoo…so how strong can you punch Ken-i mean Master" Brad said, "Hmm…I never really tried it, so how about we test it, do you have any planks?" Kento said, "Hey you, go and grab some planks" Brad said to one of his disciples, after a short while, they came back with 10 wooden planks, "Alright then, i need someone to hold the planks" Kento said, "I'll grab it" Blake said, Blake then grab 2 wooden planks, stack them and hold it away from her, "let's try 2 planks first" Blake said, "Alright then" Kento said, Kento gets in a stance, readying his one inch punch, just then a message box appear WARNING, DOING THIS ACTION WILL SEVERELY DAMAGE THE OTHER PARTY *…Perhaps it would be better to change the planks* Kento thought to himself, "Umm…can we change the planks into something…stronger?" Kento said, "What's the problem?" Brad said, "...I have a feeling that Blake will be hurt badly if we use wooden planks…do you have metal plates…or maybe, Vamuc, can i borrow a steel shield from your shop" Kento said, "Hmm…alright then, I'll be right back" Vamuc said, "What's wrong Kento?" Blake asks, "I just have an intuition." Kento said.

After a few minute Vamuc is back with a steel shield, handed the shield to Blake, and gets ready again, "Alright then Kento, we have a shield now, I am ready" Blake said, Kento goes into the stance again, but the message box appears again WARNING, DOING THIS ACTION WILL SEVERELY DAMAGE THE OTHER PARTY *…How else can i do this…* Kento Thought to himself, "Brad, can you go support Blake from behind?" Kento asks, "Huh…Sure" Brad said, Brad then walks behind Blake and holds her shoulder, he then just smiles happily while Blake is annoyed, "Do we really need to do this?" Blake asks, "Trust me Blake, this is necessary'' Kento said, Kento then get in the stance for the 3rd time, and this time there's no message box, "Alright, get ready, and Brad, keep her grounded" Kento said, Kento limbers his body, hand in front of the shield, inhale, and exhale, and then in a split second, Kento twist his feet to start the momentum, then to his torso to increase his momentum, and then punch the shield with a devastating blow that pushed Blake and Brad to the opposite side of the Building, the shield also crumbles after they are stopped by the wall, "...Sorry Vamuc, i'll be sure to pay you for the shield" Kento said, everyone was just in silence, trying to process what just happen, Blake looks at her arms, it seems to be numb, but she was the first one to break the silence, "THAT.WAS.AWESOME" She screams, "Bloody hell, just how strong are you lad" Vamuc said, "My me, that sure is a surprise" Aegis said, "Are you both ok?" Kento ask Blake and Brad, "My arms are still numb, but i'll be fine" Blake said, "Just what i expect from my master, such a strong punch" Brad said, "Sorry, i was trying to soften the blow as much as possible, maybe i should've added some more cushions" Kento said, "It's fine, more importantly, how is this possible, how can you punch so strong from such a close distance" Brad ask, "did you already forgot how a whip works?" Kento asks, "No, but even a whip still has to travel from the handle to the cracker." Brad said, "Yeah, in this technique, my feet act as the handle, my whole body acts as the thong, my arm acts as the fall, and then my hand acts as the cracker." Kento explains, "Sorry to burst your bubbles, but if we don't hurry up to the guild, it will be too busy to register." Aegis said, "Oh yeah, I was supposed to register as an adventurer." Kento said, "Wait a minute, are you saying you're not an adventurer?" Brad asks, "Well...I'm about to be one." Kento said, Brad just stood there, surprised He's not even an adventurer? But he's already so strong Brad thought to himself "Can I follow you? I want to see what rank you will get." Brad said, "I mean, you can, but you're gonna have to ask Blake if she's comfortable enough to allow you to come with us, I don't wanna make my friends uncomfortable." Kento said, "It's fine, as long as he doesn't keep bothering me" Blake said, "...i promise, i won't bother you anymore." Brad said with his ears down, *...Cute* Kento thought to himself.