Become Extraordinary

"Alright Joseph, these guards are all Rank One equal to Junior Mage. You have similar strengths so I will leave them to you." Alex patted Joseph's shoulder and smiled.

"Huh!" Joseph's eyes widened as he pointed at himself.

"Me? A-a-a-a-re you sure, dean? I have never fought an Asura. And, I can't even use my mana. I have no spells or weapons. They might be Rank One but they are much stronger than me. I can't face them."

Joseph kept shaking his head again and again. He was trembling with just the thought of facing them. He was barely able to use a little bit of mana in his body but that alone activated the seal so he had to fight with extra weight on his body.

Without any spells or weapons, he couldn't muster any confidence to face them.

Alex sighed and looked into his eyes.

"You have to understand one thing. What you are choosing right now is an easy path. You are letting go of such a big opportunity. Do you know Alex Bean?"

Hearing this name, Joseph's eyes gleamed with the bright light as he nodded his head.

"Yes, yes, he was the strongest mage in the history of Yiden. He was the dean of Blazing Youth Academy. It is said that he could punch the entire mountain into pieces."

Alex was a bit embarrassed for using his own life as an example but he couldn't think of other people with a similar reputation. He nodded his head and responded.

"Now, do you know the maid that gave you the clothes after you showered in Moona's mansion?"

Joseph was startled. He shook his head.

"Exactly, you haven't even seen Alex nor talked to him but you know so much about him. While the person who helped you yesterday morning, you know nothing about her."

"But, it wasn't your fault. It was simply how the world works. If you choose the simple path, you will always remain ordinary. There will be no one who will record you in history. There will be no one who will spread out your name. Nobody will remember you."

"But, if you choose the hard path, you will gain something. Something is always better than nothing. If you earn 5 mana crystals by doing one job, then it would only be 5."

"But, if you learn another 5 mana crystals, then it would be 10. Your current efforts will stack up slowly and surely. One day when you reach the highest highs, you will realize that all those small steps you took had made a huge impact in your life."

"Yes, you don't have much control over mana nor do you have much freedom of using mana with those seals. But, you have other things. And, no one knows more about those things than you. So, go out and face them. You haven't reached your limits yet. Now is your time to reach that limit."

Joseph stayed silent during his speech. He was carefully listening and digesting each one of his words, trying to understand the meaning.

But, Alex was so good with his words that he was able to understand everything with each passing sentence. He clenched his fist and thought.

'Dean is right. If I chose the ordinary route, I will remain ordinary. History or people do not take ordinary into their memories. The plays and dramas never show the life of ordinary people. They only show the life of people who live an extraordinary life and that's why they are called Protagonist.'

Joseph turned around and released a deep breath.

'I want to be a protagonist.'

He finally came out of the trees and bushes. He looked at four guards and rushed toward them. The distance between them was still big so while running toward them, his mind started making a proper plan.

'I can't use all of my mana but I have physical strength. I have been training my body for years. I can use it to my advantage. But, I need to use mana in small quantities so that I won't increase the pressure on my body.'

'Except for physical strength, what am I do at? What do I have? No weapons, no spells, I only have one extra trick but first, let's see how much my strength helps me.'

"Human! Is that a human running towards us?" One of the guards immediately pointed his spear at Joseph and spoke.

Another one nodded his head and said "I haven't seen any humans in a nearby area. That means this human did come here to fight us.'

Grrr!

The third Asura looked at Joseph with bloodthirsty eyes and gripped his spear.

"Then, let's show this human that Asuras aren't someone to mess with."

Without wasting any second, the third asura rushed toward Joseph. He threw the spear up and caught it back, swinging it a few times and finally putting it at his back.

The light glistened at the tip of his spear. The tip was very sharp with a two-edged blade. When Joseph reached in front of him, he stabbed his spear forward.

Joseph ducked back and dodged the attack but the Asura quickly turned his spear and slashed down. Joseph jumped to the side and rolled until he got back to his feet.

He quickly noticed Asura slash the spear at him. Joseph took a step forward and slightly released a bit of mana into his body. The body got heavier but mana infused with his arm.

Using his left hand, he blocked the shaft of the spear and raised his foot. The kick smashed his head and the Asura retreated several meters.

Asura raised his head at Joseph with a cruel smile on his face and said.

"So, you are a Body Trainer huh? Well, that makes it interesting."

Joseph didn't stop since he had three more Asuras to fight. Though he was confused as he didn't understand why other Asuras weren't coming at him.

He didn't care though. He quickly rushed toward the Asura he was fighting and threw a punch. The Asura immediately countered with his own punch. Both of them were shaken for a moment as they noticed each other's strength.

But, Asura quickly swung the spear in his right hand to attack him. Joseph knew that the spear was coming at him and decided to jump. But his decision was quite poor.

When he jumped, Asura took advantage of this and kicked him in the stomach. Joseph flew back and landed on the ground. He felt his concentration breaking but he didn't dare to do so.

He saw the Asura coming toward him and quickly got up. He put his mana into a stagnant position and rushed toward him. His speed grew a bit as he quickly jumped and wrapped his leg around the spear.

Asura was caught off guard. The spear on his hand twisted and he lost the grip.

Joseph swung his body and kicked the spear away. He finally looked at Asura while standing in a fighting form.

"How about 'No Weapon'?"

His words brought a big smile to Asura's face as he rushed toward Joseph with laughter.

"Hahaha! Except for my own people, nobody has challenged me in physical strength. Let's fight then!"

On the sidelines,

"It seems like he got a very good match." One of the Asuras' commented.

"Seems like it! After the demise of Blazing Youth Academy, there is no one who can match us in physical strength. It's no fun sparring against each other." Another Asura commented.

"Hmm.... This boy isn't using mana but why? Why is he under such a strong concentration just to stop the flow of his mana? But, his mana pool seems overwhelming big." The Fourth Asura spoke with a serious expression.

"Maybe he is testing his Physical strength." The first asura spoke.

"Stop talking! Watch the battle." The Second Asura folded his arms as he stared at the battle.

Joseph and the third Asura were going back and forth with punches and kicks.

'Damn it! Who is this boy? My father told me that he once fought a man with physical strength compared to him without the use of mana but that was forty years ago.'

'I thought nobody was teaching humans any Body Art.' The Third Asura was thinking while trying to match Joseph's punches and kicks. Suddenly, he missed one of them and he got punched in the cheek.

He flew to the side but quickly managed to stop. He looked at Joseph and gritted his teeth.

'That boy's mana is truly high. Maybe that's the reason for his physical strength. Anyway, I can't get any more hits or I will lose for sure. Since you are not using mana then don't blame me for using it.'

The Asura released his mana and infused it into his scale. Suddenly, the purple mana became visible as it came out of his chest and formed a star on his chest. His scales got a bit bigger as they tore the shirt and revealed his dark scales.

"Asura Secret Body Art"

"One Star Asura"