Chapter 358 – Episode 41. Tired of Department Store Shopping and Intrigue.
Back in Miyashi, I tried swinging my fists around the house to test the new sensations afforded by the adult nature of martial arts. This was a new experience as I had been swinging my fists without any aptitude for martial arts until now.
With this sense, I felt like I could quickly raise Shinkaiyatsude’s skill level, which had been rising infinitely slowly. I can already feel that my understanding of some of Shinkaiyatsude’s herbivores has improved significantly.
It was a mythic level skill and had no martial arts-related characteristics, so it progressed very slowly, which was quite frustrating. Fortunately, with the help of a martial arts adult, I felt like I would gain momentum in raising my skill level.
“I want to fight with people too, but…”
I wanted to spar, but since it was Sunday dinner time, there weren’t many people worth fighting with. It’s too late today, so I have to go shopping with the kids tomorrow, and from Tuesday to Thursday we have a picnic, and from Friday we have a schedule in Korea. So it’s only next week?
Taira Ryuta: Sorry for contacting you on the weekend, but can I get martial arts instruction sometime next week?
Shimokawabe Airen was a friend of my teacher, Fujigasaki Rinka, so she tended to be a little more polite. We can’t just say let’s have a fight today.
Teacher: Is it not possible right now?
Shimokawabe Airen wants to join us right away. On the contrary, I didn’t know that Airen Shimokawabe would suggest joining right away.
Taira Ryuta: I wanted to receive guidance right away, but I thought it was too late and not polite.
Teacher Gajeong: For a warrior, what is more important than courtesy is the desire to improve. Come to Cheongsimgwan now. Instead, I haven’t eaten dinner yet, so please buy me a meal after sparring.
Taira Ryuta: I can buy you at least 100 meals.
Isn’t it working out so well? I sent a message saying that it would take about 5 minutes if I left now, packed a few things, and headed out.
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Saionji Diana went to the Amsang branch again today to do her part-time job. She was doing part-time experiments on how her superpowers fluctuated when she exchanged parts for her cyber-implanted limbs, as suggested by Eve.
If the replaced part was good, she would leave it as is, and if her ability did not activate, she would replace it with a part that would activate, and if it broke, she would unconditionally repair it, so it was a part-time job with no downsides and only benefits for Saionji Diana. The cost of her part-time job was quite good, so she recently upgraded her phone plan from the cheapest to two levels higher.
“The area tested today, A8, is only compatible with this company’s product. I need to check out this company’s circuit. It may not have been intentional, but we need to find out why superpowers are compatible.”
Eve spoke to Saionji Diana about her parts and returned her arm parts to their original state. Most of the parts changed today were not compatible with superpowers.
“Thank you for your hard work~! “I’ll give you my part-time salary today.”
– My phone rings at the same time. It’s probably the part-time salary I received from Eve. At first, I was surprised by the part-timer who came in as soon as I finished speaking, but now that I know that Eve is an android, I am not surprised.
“Thank you.”
“What? Mr. Saionji provides us with the materials and gets paid for it fairly through part-time work, so it’s a win-win for both of us~!”
At Eve’s words, Saionji Diana smiled slightly and stood up from her seat.
“My next part-time job is… “I don’t think I can come this week because of the picnic, so it will be next week.”
“Yes, I will check next week’s schedule and contact you.”
Diana Saionji, who came out of the dark branch, quickly left the love hotel area. This part-time job was all good, but she was a little embarrassed because the location of the Amsang branch was where love hotels were located. Even if she meets someone she knows, it will be quite difficult for her to explain.
‘Should I at least exercise a little?’
While Saionji Diana was out, she decided to do her exercise. Even if she ran, she would not be able to exercise because her cyber-implanted limbs were moving, but her hips and left shoulder were Saionji Diana’s own muscles and bones, so her running was effective. Br〉
In this way, she had to increase and maintain her lung capacity so that she would not get tired even when doing strenuous movements, so after the surgery and stabilization, she often ran.
Diana Saionji decided to take her run and as she ran through the streets around the school, she saw a familiar man. A handsome man with blonde hair and tanned skin. It was her own benefactor, Ryuta Yamashiro Sensei. He said he had an appointment in Tokyo over the weekend, and he seemed to have returned today.
‘Did you leave any luggage at school? ?’
Diana Saionji started running after Ryuta Yamashiro without realizing it.
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She ran from home to Cheongshim Pavilion to warm up her body properly before sparring. He didn’t feel very well after only running for 5 minutes, but it was better than nothing.
When she arrived in front of the Cheongshim Pavilion, Shimokawa Beiren was outside the Cheongshim Pavilion as if waiting for me.
“Hello, Mr. Shimokawabe.”
“You’re here, Ryuta-kun.”
Shimokawa Beiren was wearing her Cheongshimgwan club uniform, a white gi top, a thick black belly band, and black pants. It’s my first time seeing her in a gi, and she looks pretty good.
“Please come in.”
“Excuse me.”
She took off her shoes at the entrance and entered the Cheongsim Pavilion. When Airen Shimokawabe told me to sit down first, I sat across from him. It looked like they would talk first before sparring. If it were Rinka Fujigasaki, I would have used her fist right away in the question and answer dance.
“So why do you suddenly want to spar?”
“Ah… Something like enlightenment came to me. I want to try it in real life, but the only person around me who can spar with me is Mr. Shimokawabe…”
Since I couldn’t talk about its characteristics, I explained it as a sudden realization. Airen Shimokawabe nods at my explanation. She seemed to think for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“There is no one worth sparring with around here. The Fist’s advisor is at least worth fighting for… “It’s a bit uncomfortable.”
It seemed like he didn’t have a very good relationship with the advisor of The Fist, a mixed martial arts club that was a rival to Cheongshimgwan. All I know is that Kinaga Kujo got into an accident at The Fist and got suspended. If you say that Airen Shimokawa Bei, one of the three swordsmen, is a worthy opponent, she seems to be quite an expert, so let’s try fighting her next time…
“Once enlightenment has come, I am itching to test it out. First, we need to know Ryuta-kun’s skills, so can you tell us how good they are? Since I am a sword wielder, if I fight with another type of martial art that does not wear protective gear, I can seriously injure my opponent.”
Actually, even a wooden sword would be a more dangerous weapon than anything else if held in Shimokawabe Airen’s hands. It seemed like he wanted to know my level so that I didn’t want to hurt my friend’s student while sparring.
Actually, it doesn’t matter if you get hurt because of its regenerative properties. Since I had been hit by so many bullets, my regeneration skill level was at the highest level. Even if a limb is cut off, it will probably grow back in a day.
But how can I explain my level… ? You have to use something as a reference point. It’s hard to explain because the people I’ve fought so far have been gangsters, lab guards, and monsters. It’s not like there’s a video of my battle… Ah! When I thought about it, there was a video of me.
“Have you seen the video of the recent incident in LA?”
“Because it was so crazy, of course I saw it… No way… ?”
Naturally, Shimokawa Beiren had a sharp eye as a martial artist, so she would know that The Dark Knight’s battle in the video resembles that of her friend Rinka Fujigasaki.
In fact, he was jumping up and down so much to fight the famine in the air that it wasn’t really noticeable, but he seemed to realize something along with my words. And he seemed very surprised.
“Were you the Black Knight?”
“Yes. “The armor has the effect of correcting combat ability, so you can think of it as being about 20 percent weaker than what you saw in the video.”
Is not it? Because I became a saint in martial arts… I must have become stronger than then. Um, I’m not sure. Shimokawa Beiren thought about my words for a moment, then nodded her head and opened her mouth.
“If Ryuta-kun is that skilled, we can’t both fight with all our might. Because the Cheongsimgwan may break.”
Since the Cheongshim Pavilion was an old-fashioned Japanese-style wooden building, it was clear that it would not be able to withstand the power of Shimokawa Beiren or me and would collapse.
“Ryuta-kun will do so on the condition that he not use Shinkaiyatsude’s unique energy, and I will use a wooden sword instead of a true sword. “If that’s the case, the building will be fine.”
“Good.”
It wasn’t a bad condition. Because I came here to test the adult characteristics of martial arts from the beginning, I felt like I could focus more on martial arts if I didn’t use the abyss.
“Then shall we start by warming up?”
“Yes.”
We began to quietly warm up before sparring. As she was stretching, she made sure she didn’t get injured by any sudden movements. After she finished stretching, Shimokawa Beairen came with one of her wooden swords. Actually, I don’t think Jingeom would be bad because of regeneration. There is nothing we can do because using real swords can damage the building.
“Let’s get started?”
“Thank you very much.”
I politely greeted Shimokawa Beairen, clenched her fist and made a ki expression. Shimokawa Beiren also greeted me and pointed her sword.
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Diana Saionji after a long time
After…!
