Walking towards the military-like examiner he took a closer look of the stone cube even if the stone cube looked like plain light grey colored but when he was able to get near the stone he was able to see that the stone only had a light fist print on it you wouldn’t be able to see it unless you were in front of the stone and Reiki thought.

Well, this is weird but a punching force of 568 kg can easily break a femur or more commonly known as a thigh bone. A femur has a breaking point of 4,000 newtons or converted to kg which is 407.89 kg which is rounded off may not seem a lot but the strongest boxer in the old world only had a punching force of 412 pounds of force which is his strongest punch that’s roughly 186.88 kg and here’s what’s interesting of the human body the femur is also known as the most durable of all the bones making it the hardest to break.

Some bones can easily break with only half the power the femur can easily withstand the most powerful punch the strongest boxer can do in the old world can’t even bruise the femur yet a punching force of 568 kg only left a light fist print which means this stone is even harder than the humans most durable bone that’s taking into consideration that the human bone is roughly 18.9 inches in length 0.92 inches in diameter and can support 30 times the weight of an adult.

And that’s taking into consideration how the bone is structured. But how this stone structure is a solid cube meaning it’s not gonna be hollow and since it’s length and width is roughly 20 inches I can only imagine how much force would it take to even dent the stone I can easily do it but it would result in me breaking one of my hands to break it and it’s not gonna be worth it.

Reiki did some rough calculations in his head thanks to his previous life in the old world and the day he found out that the one who betrayed him was his best friend he decided to study the entire human anatomy after a year of studying he can easily know what and how about the human body and the reason for studying the human body it was only for one thing to inhumane torture.

Before he was able to do anything the military-like examiner said impatiently. “Come on kid we don’t have all day!” The examiner said with a displeased expression while looking at Reiki’s back but he didn’t say anything and just started to casually warming-up first he started to stretch his neck forward, then back, one side, then the other.

Next he put his right arm behind his back over his head and pulled his elbow across and down the same with his left arm and then bent his upper body to the right side while keeping his pelvis centered same with his left side and finally he while standing straight he put his right foot behind him and put his left hand behind him to catch his right foot for a few seconds and vice versa.

One of the teenagers shouted with disdain. “Just hurry the fuck up loser no one expects you to pass!” Soon some of the teenagers started to shout, most were male and some were even female.

“Come on already I want to go to an inn while there are still some rooms available!”

“Just save yourself the embarrassment and get away from here kid!”

“Don’t be too harsh on the kid, at least let him fail for a good show.”

“Hahaha that’s right I wonder what face he's gonna make after he failed to pass the exam!”

The first shout came from one of the female teenagers followed by the rest were boys they didn’t even stop they're were booing some were shaking their heads in disapproval while some of the more adults just stayed silent and looked away not wanting to see the result.

Since Reiki looked between the ages of 10-11 the teenagers wanted to insult him to stroke their egos since most people without an observation skill will base their level on their age and usually kids like Reiki failed the stone cube exam with the exception of the one orphan that broke his skin on his right hand but he didn’t pay any attention to any of them and just took a simple boxing stance and casually threw a few punches.

The blonde boxer that was leaning on the tree stood up when it was Reiki’s turn and first watched him only then when Reiki started to casually punching a few times did she start to observe his every move and thought to herself. Ignorance really is a scary thing. If any one of them knew how martial arts work they would notice that he was warming up his body at first. I also thought he was stalling for time but when he started to do those different stretches.

I was able to notice it was to warm up his entire body which is the correct choice since a punch is not just using your arms some punches used their weight, footwork, and technique to execute a lethal blow with his body a punch with too much force might result in a broken limb if he's lucky. If he's not he might be forced to quit martial arts at his current age. Now begs the question is, what type of martial arts does he use? Is what the blonde girl mused to herself.

But the crowd only got more restless at Reiki’s behavior towards them and started to shout even louder without hiding their disdain and displeasure.

“Wake up kid your crappy dreams will never come true!”

“My God how long is this going to take my cellphone memory is gonna be full with how long this is gonna be!”

“Come on guys give the kid a break let him shit all over his dreams by himself and as a bonus, we get to watch it upfront!”

The crowd's shout only got more aggressive but Reiki still remained indifferent to them.

Eventual the blonde boxer couldn’t take it anymore and even though martial artist have different style’s all martial artist are respected whether they be a master or a disciple since she knew the boy was a martial artist like herself it would be a bad thing if a possible future master were to quit because of this before she was able to say anything to the crowd she noticed the boys strange behavior.

Reiki threw a quick punch at the stone cube and the results were.

Instantly the entire crowd went silent again while they looked at the results. The military-like examiner shouted but stuttered. “3-389 kg punching force pass!”

Silent that was the only thing the would be able to describe the crowd but after a few seconds passed one of the teenagers shouted. “Bullshit! There's obviously something wrong with the machine. I’ll use the machine to prove my point!” The teenager that shouted ran towards the Stone cube and put his right arm on Reiki’s left shoulder tried to forcefully shove Reiki but noticed that it felt like he was pushing an entire fully grown tiger the kid didn’t even budge a single inch and felt like he was nothing compared to this kid but luckily the other teenagers didn’t notice it was a forceful shove and just thought it was just a warning.

Reiki made his way towards the military-like examiner. While the kid was walking the teenager punched the stone cube with all his might. Suddenly the teenager screamed at the top of his lungs and held his hand. The punch he threw resulted in him fracturing his entire fist and a dislocated wrist and a good amount of skin that was forcibly peeled off. And the result was shouted by one of the examiners. “152 kg punching force.”

All the teenagers were hoping that the machine had the wrong calibration or was altered but one of them was too hasty and ended up with a broken fist and a destroyed ego not only did the teenager gained an injury he also proved that the machine was untampered in any way which only proved that Reiki was more powerful than most of them here despite being of the youngest. Even the snobbish looking warrior was looking at Reiki with interest, let alone the three who were overseeing the examination.

“Hey, Ojii-san can I throw another punch at the machine again?” Reiki said in a completely normal tone as if he was asking a simple question. At this moment the crowd was only silent and wanted to see what the kid was capable of. It took a while for the military-like examiner to come back to his senses and said in a straightforward manner. “... Sure, go ahead.”

Reiki only nodded and the teenager with the broken hand went out of his way to make some space for him with his tail between his legs. With a few steps, he was back in front of the stone cube and after relaxing his body he put his right foot forward and his left foot back he then extended all four of his fingers using his fingertips to touch the target at this moment he took a few deep breaths while relaxing all the muscles in his arms.

While Reiki was preparing the blonde who was watching with her wide eyes shouted subconsciously. “One Inch Punch!” and thought. This kid is nowhere near as simple as I thought he was! He's just practicing. That’s right, practicing… But if just if he already has something else that all martial artists practice their entire lives to acquire. If this kid has it, taking his age and who taught him who can easily be a martial art’s master into consideration, we need him to join at any cost! The blonde who had never had any expectations of anyone.

But now she was actually putting her expectation on a child who looked like he didn’t even practice martial arts for half a decade was now trying something that she was currently struggling with no matter how hard she tried and adding the fact that she actually thought someone is a master if she told anyone she knew they would be completely baffled.

“One Inch Punch? What kind of martial arts is that?”

“I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be Chinese martial arts and I think its called something Chun?”

“I found it! It really is a Chinese martial art and it was made by Bruce Lee and it’s called Wing Chun.”

“That’s… Weird he’s practicing a different martial art. The kids training in a Chinese Martial art shouldn't be practicing things like Kenjutsu and the like.”

The group of teenagers who were ridiculing Reiki was now discussing among themselves and gave their opinion. Especially the one who took out his phone and started searching using the internet but everyone was able to hear their conversation more or less depending on how far there were some were even trying to get closer to them to get more insights on what was the kid doing even the examiners were no exception.

Everyone was listening intently from the teenagers except one the blonde who was leaning on the tree and was now standing and started to observe Reiki’s every move she didn’t even dare to blink due to the fear of her missing a small detail because some martial arts can only be used properly without the slightest bit of error. from breathing to how his feet and arms were positioned she engraved every motion that he was doing into her brain for future reference.

After making enough preparations Reiki slowly opened his eyes. And suddenly he clenched his entire fist and the sudden burst of tension from his forearm. But he didn’t stop there he clenched his fist even harder to the utmost limit of what his body can sustain which resulted in the recoil of fatigue while simultaneously thrusting Reiki punched the stone cube dead center.

Half a second is how long the entire punch was executed he did the entire process in half a second which resulted in the entire stone cube punching machine was forcefully moved by a few inches and everyone was able to see that the patch of grass under the punching machine was fine but you can see skid marks that were a few inches long that destroyed a few lines of grass was the first thing everyone had their eyes on.

But soon the crowd slowly looked up at the stone cube and saw a visible fist print on it. The fist print was only the size of a child’s fist and anyone can see it clearly on the stone cube. Then one of the teenagers looked at the result of the punching machine but the moment he laid his eye on it he screamed at the top of his lungs. “What the fuck! 879 kg punching force! Is this kid even human?!”

One after another looked at the result and the entire crowd was so silent they can only hear Reiki who was a bit on the pale side and was sweating so much that he looked like he just ran an entire marathon while panting and gasping for breath. I… I did it. I feel like passing out but I actually did it! Reiki thought to himself he was tired and was barely able to hang on to his consciousness. But despite that, he was happy with the result.

The blonde girl looked blankly at the kid that was on the verge of passing out and at the punching machine mumbled to herself. “Internal Force… He can actually use internal force now we really need him to join at any cost.” She mumbled so quietly that the only one who could hear her was herself and some took a glance at her thinking she had gone insane but she didn’t care right now if her association knew that a talent like him got a single hair harmed during her presence the association would flip and punish her even if she’s the strongest of the twelve.

At this moment everyone was looking towards the same person who was gasping for breath. He looked like he could pass out any second but despite his ragged breath and his body slightly slanting like he was drunk. He was still able to stand tall and proud.

He started to walk or what would others say limp towards the closest tree with a few times he almost trips he was able to force himself near the tree and sat down and leaned his back towards the tree and started to catch his breath.

During that, the snobbish looking warrior walked towards the center of the crowd and shouted. “Alright now that every participant was able to take the exam tomorrow right here our guide will take you to the pub at magi street the guide will be here at o-six-hundred o’clock at three-hour intervals. And now for payment everyone who passed line up, I’ll be handing out pouches for those who passed.” After the snobbish warrior stopped talking, the few who were able to pass lined up almost immediately, scared for the possibility that they would be short on pouches to pass on to everyone.

Lining up the total were about 14 people in line minus the three girls that were still indifferent to everything. The blonde girl's eyes were still glued on to Reiki while the sickly pale one was still taking notes by a tree and the bishoujo was looking at him with a strange gaze. Reiki was able to sense the two looks on him but decided to feign ignorance to them both.

Ever since he felt like he was watched for a split second he needed a safety net and the reason was simply a lone child was wandering around the streets with some more unsavory characters might have funny ideas for him being an ‘easy target’ and what’s safer than being in the limelight of a handful of wanna be adventures they may not be the strongest but at least he would be able to have a few people as a witness in case the worst scenario happens but by doing so means he couldn’t be just another child genius. Reiki needed something more memorable to put him above other people’s league.

So he decided to press the button ‘Fuck It’ again. But in return for the limelight, a few talkative people might spread this matter and more powerful forces with more knowledge of magic would be able to see his stats. God knows what kind of trouble would befall on him and his entire family might if other people were to know just one of his secrets.

While leaning on one of the trees Reiki tried to catch his breath while looking at everyone at line getting paid although he also wanted to get all the money he can get his hands on but using Internal force once resulted in his body on the verge of passing out completely even if he was unwillingly the first thing he needed to do was rest making money can wait.

After a few seconds of thinking the blonde girl decided to take the initiative to get acquainted so she took her string bag and she swung it using her left hand over her shoulder and walked towards Reiki who was leaning on the tree and who was previously heavily breathing and was now started to catch his breath. While approaching him she puts on her most approachable smile and her gentle eyes as if she was looking at a treasure plus combined with an approachable attitude she said. “Sup Lil bro I’m Arashi. Hageshi Arashi."

She smiled so brightly it was enough to blind and stunning the average person regardless of their gender. The boys in the crowd who noticed this wanted nothing more but to beat the living shit out of him who wouldn’t be jealous when a blonde bombshell takes the initiative to greet them it was more than enough to be proud of and something worth bragging about. But seeing the blonde greet a child who she not only took the initiative to greet him, he didn't even intentionally try to attract her attention. Not only did he succeed but even proved that his ability to woo girls already exceeded theirs which felt like rubbing salt on a wound.

Reiki let a few moments pass and put on a face of thinking of whether he should or shouldn’t tell her his name. The boys who saw this were on the verge of insanity. If they were in his shoes they would instantly say their name so fast that they would even spit that would fly everywhere while saying it.

Arashi upon seeing Reiki’s reaction seemed calm on the surface but was chaotically thinking. Come on Lil bro it’s just your name don’t tell me your master is one of those who forbid you from telling others your name and I’m not gonna do anything shady I just want to make you take me as an older sister… Okay, scratch that it is a bit shady now that I think about it. But before she was able to say another word Reiki replied. “Reiki. Akihito Reiki.”

Upon hearing his reply Arashi’s smile grew brighter and she knew now she had a chance of roping him in. But she couldn’t be too hasty nor too passive, she needed to find a middle ground so gathering her thoughts her best bet would be to befriend him although there was a chance she couldn’t rope him in at least she would be able to get him to help from time to time so she said. “That was an amazing punch you did, Lil bro. Can you tell me how long you’ve been training for?” She picked a simple question to break the ice and to possibly probe a bit of information.

But what she didn’t notice was that the rich bishoujo was looking in their direction with a strange look in her eyes and the corners of her lips made a very faint smile. She started to walk back to the city and coincidentally towards them as well. Reiki replied plainly. “It should be about two years now.” He answered but his eyes were on the bishoujo that was walking towards their general direction.

Arashi's body slightly jolted but it was such a slight movement Reiki barely noticed she thought to herself. Two years!! You say if other martial artists heard this they would cry tears of blood! Then noticed that Reiki was looking in another direction so she tried to look where he was also looking.

She saw the bishoujo who was walking back towards the city. Arashi thought this was the type of girl Reiki liked and said in a somewhat teasing manner. “Oho, so this is the type you like but be careful. These types usually have the most dangerous secrets.” While smiling at him Before Reiki was able to say something the bishoujo whispered while using magic so Reiki was able to directly hear it into his ear while being the only who heard it.

“That’s some interesting stats you got there, boy it would be ashamed if somebody else were to find out. Don’t find me I’ll find you later tonight… And one more thing I hate people who are late.” As the bishoujo walked away towards the city with her briefcase in hand Reiki turned around at her direction but no one was able to see his reaction, not even Arashi who was right next to him.