Right as his mind settled to make a mistake and allow the kid to punch him in the face, a memory surfaced.
'Shame on you!' He heard his mother berate him when he used his actual power against his elder brother. 'You're stronger than all of us. Soon, you will surpass your father and yet you use it against weaker opponents!'
The context didn't apply to his situation but it was one of the reasons Noah nerfed himself not to fight using well-refined and certified techniques but instead develop his own.
'Don't let that old man break you. As for the pain, your mother will take care of it!' Another one of his mother's saying.
There was a crack, the very idea of letting himself be defeated made him disgusted but the idea of giving up made him hate himself to no end.
