Miyamoto stood besides me. He leaned on a pillar and was flipping a coin. "You see that was really impressive, you know, the parkour. Back in my day, when I had a leaner body I used to be able to do such things. I still can but it just doesn't feel right."
I grabbed my forehead and glared daggers at Miyamoto. If looks and thoughts could kill then Miyamoto would not be dead. I would have killed him just by thinking of it.
"Can you leave me alone and stop bothering me?" I asked him. I already knew what his answer was but it was worth a shot.
"No, I don't think you understand just what exactly I am offering you. I'm offering to train you. I've only offered this to one other person."
"Is it Stuart Graham?" I asked.
"Wait... how did... you know?" he asked.
"He was the one with the most potential after me so it's only logical it's him."
"Oh... so what do you say to my off-"
"My answer is still the same." I cut him of.
"Let me explain to you just what I am offering to you. I am offering to make you strong enough to reach the top. You want to reach the top don't you?" He asked.
"What makes you say that?"
"I can smell it. Your thirst for power and strength. That's what drove me to test you out in the first place. So what do you say?"
"No, Goddamit! Just how many times do I have to say it for you to leave me alone?" It was true that with his training I could reach high levels of power that could help me reach the top but I did not want him training me. I could only reach the top IF and only IF I managed to survive his brutal training. That was a pretty big If.
His training was hellish and I had intentions of going through it. At first it would start of simple with pushups, sit ups, squats, laps around the field but then he would suddenly crank up the volume.
The next minute you were doing a plank for an hour over burning embers. You would find yourself chained to 2 three hundred kilogram steel balls trying your best to swim with the weight bringing you down. His training was borderline physopathic. It was more torture than it was training.
"Besides I already have a teacher." I said. That one simple word seemed to have angered him and I knew it did. He was still smiling but I could see that his eyebrows had furrowed.
"Who is it?" He asked. "Is it Givanim? Or is it the Thunder twins?"
"No." I shook my head. "My teacher is not someone as simple minded as them."
"Then who is it?" I seemed to have gained his interest after telling him my teacher was so good that I even insulted the other martial arts teachers.
"Experience."
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"Are you serious?"
"Very."
"Stop fucking with me you little piece of shit!" Miyamoto shouted in anger.
"I am not fucking with you at all. There is a saying, experience is the best teacher. I prefer to let nature run its course and see the outcome. Whether I die or not that is not up to me."
Miyamoto was nearly on the verge of losing his cool. He took a deep breath and smiled. "Here, how about this? I train you for just one week, just one! If you see any improvement in your strength or fighting capabilities then consider joining."
"I'll think about it." I said. I had been avoiding Stuart Graham for a long time and I was not planning on doing so. Just leave me alone will you? Why was this man so pushy and clingy? This was just some bull right here. Just what kind of woman rejected him for him to become like this?
"Make sure you do. Just come by the gymnasium if you decide to join." He disappeared from his spot as if he had just teleported.
Finally he was gone. I breathed a sigh of relief and saw 3 people playing basketball. "Yo, you need a fourth person?" I asked.
"Yeah sure."
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I was in my room. It was 6 o'clock in the evening. I was balancing myself upside down on my two thumbs. I slowly lowered myself down.
"53!" I let myself fall to the ground as I could not continue anymore. It was getting way too hard for me.
I spent the next two hours training. I trained with my weapon and also did physical exercises. My room had its signature smell. The smell of perspiration and hard work. I heard a knock at my door and I groaned.
"What?" I asked as soon as I opened the door. Stuart stood in front of me. He had his usual grumpy non chalant look on his face.
He stared at my room and sniffed the air. "I see that you've been training. Do you mind if I join you?"
"Yes! Yes I do!" I said without hesitation. I had been avoiding him and now he just suddenly showed up at my doorsteps making it harder for me to avoid him.
"Sorry for disturbing you, I'm stuart Graham." He held out his hand for me to shake. I shook it and said "I know."
"Are you not going to tell me your name?" he asked.
"No, besides Why does it feel like you already know it?" I asked him. He must know my name for sure. After that incident with the guy I almost killed he must have thought me interesting a tiny bit for no reason.
Stuart cracked his neck. "Listen, if you want to train better then you can join me with Miyamoto sensei. His training is really good and efficient. I have grown stronger since I have started training with him. Join me!"
"NO!" I shouted instantly. I see. So this was a conspiracy laid out for me! Any normal student would join after seeing how Stuart made it seem like but I knew better. It was hell for him.
"Ok!"
"Is that all you wanted to say?"
"Yes, I'll leave you be." He turned around and walked away for a while before turning back and walking up to me.
"I have a question..."
"Which is?"
"What was your relationship with my sister?"
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