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After my time of suffering with Apa, I had a more relaxed moment practicing Chinese Kenpo with Master Ma. The truth was that of all the martial arts that I practiced now, I felt that this was the one that had the greatest affinity with me.

"You have to feel the energy within you and then make it flow with your movements."

As I had thought, Chinese Kenpo was much more focused than other disciplines in controlling energy... so maybe I took each of Master Ma's words a little more seriously, and I totally concentrating on imitating the movements he showed me.

Since this was completely new to me, it was not easy but little by little I was able to make the energy in my body flow at least a little with my movements. Furthermore, also thanks to my ability to could observe energy, it could be said that I had a greater advantage in understanding this than other people.

…The only bad thing was that for now I needed a lot of concentration to do this, it was certainly still a bit difficult trying to use it in a fight. Despite that, seeing the improvements in just a few weeks of practicing this, was something that motivated me to try harder.

Well, even though I felt that Chinese Kenpo will be much more useful when I reached a level 2 soul since surely at that level of strength the energy control influenced a lot in a fight, that is not a why for which I should be neglected with my training with the others Masters. It was just that in my spare time, I practiced more what Master Ma taught me.

The other disciplines of the other masters had their own advantages. For example, Mue thai more than an art of self-defense, without a doubt this discipline seemed to want to turn the human body into a weapon! This martial art just was too aggressive!!

There are some martial arts that are seen as a sport, but this one I don't think would be right to classify it this way... even though boxing or other disciplines are pretty tough too, using elbows and knees to hit the opponent can only be seen it as if someone was trying to kill the opponent seriously!

Well, it's not that I despise boxing. In fact, one of the worlds that were in my thoughts to learn a martial art focused on this one… although I can't deny that maybe one of my motivations for going there is that the guys had totally sculpted bodies! Without a doubt by training with Ippo and the others I would end up having a great body too!!

But in the end, I felt that boxing limited itself very much by only using your fists to hit. Also, although I wanted to put some muscle in this body, the idea of being surrounded by only muscular guys was not very pleasant either... in this world there is the great advantage of being able to live with Shigure-san and Miu-chan after all! So it was obvious that I was more inclined to come to this world.

Also, it wasn't like I wanted to become a world champion or anything like that and I just wanted to learn a martial art so I could fight better. So, having multiple Master from various disciplines, then this world was a much better option.

Although... the truth is that at first I had thought of only focusing on Mue Thai and Chinese Kenpo. Learning Karate seemed a bit redundant to me having the Mue thai... within these two disciplines, I felt that the second was more suitable for me since I wanted to be able to use my body as a weapon.

Even so, while I practicing a little Karate this one surprised me a lot... or rather, a characteristic of this discipline. This one had various breathing techniques which were very useful! Using these, I could really feel my body starting to absorb a little more of the energy from the environment! Besides, these were also very useful to combine with Chinese Kenpo in energy control.

This was undoubted quite a pleasant surprise and, therefore, I could not put this discipline aside to learn either. I may find other things that are useful in this one that I am completely unaware of.

As for Jiujitsu... when Akisame finally deigned to teach me something, the truth is that for me it was a bit of the most disappointing martial art. Although perhaps it was because this Master seemed to focus more on teaching me only ways to restrain the opponent...

I don't deny that they were quite useful, but... to be honest, if I have to fight someone on Gaia, I don't think I would focus on trying to just subdue him... it would be a bit of annoying to fight with that goal in mind... and it can also backfire.

...I probably only use it as a last means of defense as this discipline focuses on very short-range fights. Or maybe it will be useful to me if it is to fight with some girl who I don't want to end up killing...

Another big disappointment I had was that the other Masters didn't allow Shigure-san to teach me the use of weapons! And this seems that it wasn't because the weapons were quite dangerous to handle… I had a feeling that rather they thought that it would be dangerous for other people if I use them!!

Curse! Not as if I was so insane to go and practicing on the streets how to cut people! Thanks to that, me and Shigure-san were a bit depressed… she seemed to want to teach me, so the refusal of the other Masters was not only hard for me!

For now, I can only settle for the moments when she helps me with my fitness training… damn it! That is not enough at all!!

Haaa ~… I can only hope that the other MAsters change their minds, maybe when several of them surpass an affection of 100 I can have more time alone with her! The affection of Master Ma, Apa, and Shigure has grown slowly just by living with them. This has risen to [85], [90], and [90] respectively, really good progress.

On the other way, with Sakaki and Akisame I had to try a little harder... I've tried to be a little more obliging. I did several things ike bringing beer or snacks to the first one, and then this has paid off as he now has an affection of [80]!

With Akisame, on the other hand, my efforts have been in vain... that damn pervert Master continues to have a lot of mistrust against me! I should be the one who distrusts him, you know?!! I know that without a doubt that guy is someone who hides his perverted trait well!!

…His affection is only [65] now! It has risen as well, but... it does not compare with the other Masters!! Also, I think that if I could see the affection Akisame and Kenichi have for each other, I'm sure it would be over 100 by now!! That is not fair…

"Gyaaah~!! A-Akisame-shishio, this is inhuman!! T-This machine is strange!! "

“Fufufu… as I told you before Kenichi, you have no talent for martial arts and that's why you have to try harder. Don't worry, you can certainly reach to Alexander-kun... as your Master, I'll take care of that "

…Well, maybe the affection between them is a bit strange. It seems that Kenichi has evolved from a Hamster to a Guinea Pig now… it is not uncommon to see Kenichi now testing out Akisame's strange machines.

…This Master has several hidden talents. I don't think even Kurisu understands how those strange machines work!! Maybe it's not such a bad thing that this guy hasn't a lot of affection for me... I don't want to try those strange machines.

Although... I think he doesn't make me do it because he sees that I train until my body feels totally numb.

"Gyaaah~ Akisame-Shishio, please stop this thing!!"

"Oh, right... I've also created something for you, Alexander-kun"

"E-Eh? F-For me?

... W-What is it? "

Having my eyes on Kenichi which that strange machine seemed to try to force him to stretch to achieve greater flexibility, Akisame suddenly spoke to me! I-I think maybe I shouldn't have complained in my mind about him earlier...

W-Well... if he makes me stretch like Kenichi, I probably won't feel as much pain as he does since thanks to Cross, my body is quite flexible.

"W-What is this?"

Sadly, it seems that the thing Akisame made was for a totally different purpose than the one Kenichi was using now… this thing was like a suit made of leather with several small metal bars and springs!

T-This guy... definitely has a strange idea towards me! This had some similarity to the sadomasochistic costumes seen in some movies or anime for adults!! Akisame was definitely a closet pervert! Also, one with a bit extreme tastes !!

"Put it on and you will soon know"

"..."

I wanted to refuse, but... unfortunately, I really wanted him to trust me. So, with no other choice, I start to remove the practice uniform that all the Masters had given Kenichi and me.

By the way, this uniform consisted of a dougi from Karate and Jiujitsu, Chinese Kenpo pants and shoes, muay kaad chuek in the hands of Mue Thai, and one chainmail under the dougi given by Shigure-san to us.

…this looked kind of cool but most didn't even make it to [J] rank as equipment, so I wasn't as excited to receive it as Kenichi either. I was probably just feeling glad that at least it seemed like most of the Masters treated us equally.

Well, in this world you could say that it would be quite strange for normal people to have a thought to use something against bullets and knives. Surely only the forces of order or defense of the country had that type of equipment here.

Still, the truth is that the chainmail that Shigure-san gave me surprised me quite a bit… it had a [G] rank and was quite comfortable to wear!

[Chainmail - G]

Chainmail made by a blacksmith of supreme skill. This practically had taken the material that is built is to show properties beyond normal.

[Hardness - G]

Analyzing the chainmail again after taking it off, I again find this is really surprising. Or rather, the person who made it... and this one was none other than Shigure's father. I remembered a little that he was a blacksmith, but I didn't expect him to be that skilled.

Out of curiosity, I had asked Shigure-san to show me a bit of her Katana which was supposed to be the best job of her father and, in truth, this one did not disappoint me. This was even a higher rank and reaching [F] rank... and in addition to the hardness and sharpness of the same rank, this with the use of the user's energy could increase these properties a little more since it had the ability of [Energy Flow - F] too.

…Even though it might not be as flashy as those weapons that make flames or some other phenomenon, considering the materials it was made from, it was surprising that it reached the [F] rank.

"Kyaaa~!! A-Alexander-kun if you're going to change your clothes, then do it in a room !! "

Miu-chan's sudden scream brings me out of my thoughts. Well, it was true that I had stayed in my underwear while thinking those things, but... I think it did a better function to hide my private parts than the clothes that she wears to practice every day... although it's not like I have a complaint about that either, so there is no reason to tell her that.

As Miu-chan watches me through the holes in her hands that she had brought to the face to "block" her vision, I put on the strange outfit that Akisame had given me and then the other clothes again.

"How is it?"

“…It's not uncomfortable as I thought. It just seems like I have to use more force to make any move… well, that's probably its purpose, isn't it? "

"You're right. With " Restrictive-kun ", the intensity of your workouts will be greater and therefore the results will also be better "

“R-Restrictive-kun? W-Well... thank you, Akisame-shishio "

[Akisame Affection +5]

“Okay, even though you seem to have a talent for martial arts unlike Kenichi, you can't be careless about it. You also have to do your best, Alexander-kun "

Whoo ~ This is really weird! Akisame's affection went up a bit!!

It's true that I've tried to be a little more respectful to him, but so far it hadn't worked! Previously when Kenichi and I were accepted as official disciples, they were supposed to have become our “Shishio”, but… I didn't much like addressing them in that way.

…I think I wanted to see them as equals more than someone who was above me. Shigure and Apa probably had a similar thought too, so they didn't care much for this. Although at first I sometimes liked to call her that because she seemed to be happy about it... I liked seeing how she puffed out her chest and seemed proud of herself when she listened to me.

The good thing is that only Sakaki seemed to want to insist that we call him that way and the others did not care much about that... for this one, I gave him the choice between calling him Tsundere-Shishio or Sakaki, so in the end he chose the last option after popping a bottle of alcohol that he drank. Well, his wish for complacency was filled by Kenichi, so I think there weren't many problems with this.

Maybe Master Ma was the only one who I can honestly call him Master... I was concentrating a little more on learning Chinese Kenpo, and also since maybe it was a bit wrong for me to call him old, I think it was fair to call him in that way.

As for Akisame... I referred to him as Shishio solely to increase his confidence in me, even if only is a little bit. Unfortunately, the only thing I had gained so far from that was for him to give me a nod while smiling a little! I think the guy understood a bit why I was doing it, he wasn't stupid after all...

So it was a bit surprising to hear the system announce that his affection had grown a little now... since this is so strange, perhaps it means something bad happens?

"A-Akisame-shishio... c-could you please don't repeat that I haven't a talent so often?!! I'm here listening to that, you know?!! B-Besides, this machine is going to break me, Gyaaah~ "

"Fufufu, a master cannot lie to his disciples, Kenichi-kun"

With Kenichi's screams in the background, I had some unease at the thought that something bad was about to happen. The truth seems that my senses were not deceiving me, but... I was not the one who ended up having bad luck, thank God!

After school, the Ragnarok guys finally started showing up! Damn it, they were late! Also, maybe I was a bit unlucky since it was neither of the two people I had chosen to fight… in this time who decided to show herself was a girl.

I remembered her a bit, her name was Kisara and she seemed to focus on learning taekwondo. The truth is that it can only be said that Kenichi was very unlucky this time as we both shared the ideology of not fighting women… so after a winning streak from him, he again experienced defeat after a strong kick on the chin.

…I couldn't criticize him for anything about this. Perhaps in modern times there are not many men who proudly say that they beat or hit a woman... although strangely, it seemed that this girl this is exactly what she wanted.

This topic is somewhat difficult since certainly there are women who are very aggressive and are even the ones who start a fight and also could have the strength to subdue a man, so perhaps it may be a little justifiable to act in self-defense, but... probably despite If you only try to defend yourself, socially it would continue to be the man who loses in the end.

So with that modern ideology that is instilled in most men and adding the fact that this girl was level 50, the result was logical. Even I think I could only try to evade her attacks while trying to subdue her…but it would certainly be a bit tricky given my conditions of now. Do that without trying to hurt her would be very complicated.

It's good that there was also a girl in our group and she was the one who faced Kisara in the end… besides, given Miu-chan's abilities, it didn't take long to hear the system notification.

[Beep]

[ Mission "Defeat Ragnarok"

Objectives: Defeat the VIII Fist "Kisara" Completed (Miu)]