So another round of catching the cat begins, and this time from the very start I went in with full strength using Flowing Red Scale, and in brust of speed i appear next to Korin trying to grab the flask but my hand pass throught korin it was just a afterimage while korin stood lazily stood to the side of a near by piller in a resting motion
I used Convergence to compress my blood into a blood orb that began to float around me, then I clasped my hands, forming a nazzle using one of the condensed orbs. I used Piercing Blood as a ray of blood shot forward at the speed of sound, arriving in front of Korin in the very next moment
Korin sidestepped just at the right moment, and the ray of blood pierced a hole through the pillar he was resting on for a few moments
Korin: "That sure was pretty close." his voice almost sounded like teasing
I didn't answer him back. I placed on the floor as blood began to burst forth from underneath the floor, rushing toward Korin
Korin backflips, launching himself toward the top of the pillar, then using it as a footing stone and jumping between different pillars at high speed, and I was having trouble even following up with his action, but instead of rushing in for another attack, which I knew he would easily dodge, I tried to focus on his movement and even try to predict where he would appear next and i just stood there for a couple of minute then use the last of the flooting blood orb
Supernova
as that compressed orbs of blood to explode, raining down sharp fragments in all directions.
But it didn't land. Before I could launch the attack properly, Korin dived from the pillar and, in a single step, appeared in front of me. My eyes were wide open from that surprise attack for all my prediction i didn't even imagine him attacting back, but that tought only lasted for a moment as I sent a straight jab at him, but once again, my hand passed straight through his body, it was another afterimage, and this time, before I could even response korin appear behind me hiting me with the backend of his staff
while Korin just stood there rubbing his belly, and I was already sweating, and then Korin looked at me with half-lit eyes and spoke
Korin: "Interesting party trick with the blood increases your body temperature and pulse rate to boost physical speed, strength, and reaction time, but you sure are an idiot the way you're using that technique ."
I blinked a couple of times and spoke,
"Hey, what do you mean by that?"
Korin: "It is as I just spoke, there is no hidden meaning behind it, take it with a grain of salt, not only are you dumb, but also loud, I already told you. The very first lesson that the tower teaches is not about speed; it is about patience. "
Then he paused for a moment
"The fact that you can't even use your technique properly means you can boost your body temperature and pulse rate, which should have already allowed you to have total control of your body action, and for someone with your natural body strenght even without ki you should be able last longer in a fight much less in a chase, and this is not a fight too begin with and after three to four move you already breathless. And seeing you in that state makes me feel like I am bullying you or something. Climbing this very tall tower is very good for your lung conditioning, but looking at the state you're in, I think you would need more conditioning, so instead of continuing this pointless chase, rest a bit and recover, and then go back down the tower and then climb back up ."
Yuji: "But I just got here today."
Korin: "Come on, you can do it, and you're the one who asked that I train you, so consider it a part of the process, and you know what, while you are climbing back up, try to combine breath with your Blood Manipulation, but this time at a steady pace let it sink in with your body and try to maintain it through the whole climb back up and take your time i have enough exercise for today ."
Well, I could only nod, yeah, I was the one who asked for it in the first place, so after some rest and rct to recover fully, to climb down the tower while trapped in my own thoughts, I have been training my whole life up till this moment, but now I am beginning to know that my fundamentals are wrong. Not only do I fail badly at predicting his next move, but I am also having trouble lasting in a long fight.
These thoughts clouded my mind as I reached the bottom of the tower
reaching towards the campsite, I saw Bora sharpening his spear near the firewood. So I just walked up to him and sat down near him. He gave me a surprised look, but didn't ask many questions.
Even I could tell his thoughts were close to giving up on the climb, so I told him about my situation, and then asked him about his thoughts on it. Another perspective could help. So I waited for his answer. He was silent for a moment, then spoke, Yuji-san,
"I don't think that it's too much of a problem you're facing. In fact, I think I can even help you with solving these problems you are having. From what you are telling me, you are having issues predicting your opponent's movement and breathing. I think there are two ways to solve that, the first is hunting wild animals up close, and the other is meditation."
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So yeah, I am back. I know the chapter is short, but I am taking the slow route, and in this chapter, I didn't even use AI for editing to tell me of any mistakes. And can you guys recommend me a movie or manga where the mc is having depression and madness? I need a reference for my other fic, and I am also having the thought of writing a fic on Inazuma Eleven after playing Victory Road; a lot of ideas came to my mind. The main character would be Steve Grim/Handa Shinichi
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