Park Soohyun walked sadly out of the study, ignoring his gains. There was laughter coming from the living room. His cousin Nayoon had invited her friends over. It happened often, so Soohyun didn't mind too much.
But this noise was a little too much.
Enough to give him a headache.
"Ashborne, what's going on in the living room? Why is there so much noise?"
He no longer needed any support from anywhere as he made his way to the hall. As he had developed his physical body, his senses had gotten better. Since he only used his senses to identify things, their development was much faster.
Ashborne answered a second late.
[Five people, two of them men, are partying in the hall. They all seem to be friends of Young Lady Nayoon].
"Today was her birthday. That must be why they're having a party."
When Soohyun came into the hall, he felt a wetness on his feet. He could tell it was a slightly acidic substance. The blood rushed to his brain. He angrily called out to Ashborne.
"Describe the room to me."
[Two boys and a girl on the couch, close together with the girl in the center. Two people are singing into a microphone in front of the couch towards the television. One of the girls standing is Nayoon. She has a microphone in one hand and alcohol in the other. As she dances wildly, she spills alcohol on the floorboards. Other than that, it looks like they've popped champagne, there are stains in three different places, including on the table...]
His uncle didn't have a house, so he insisted on moving into the house that belonged to Soohyun and his family. Soohyun agreed, of course, because his uncle was now legally his parent. He was fine with that, but he strictly forbade them to defile the house or damage or change anything.
Once he found out that they were trying to remove the family photo.
Soohyun was so angry that he tried to kill his aunt with a knife. Of course, he was beaten severely by his uncle.
A similar incident happened last year. His uncle wanted to sell the apartment and move somewhere else. Soohyun had to deal with lawyers because of that.
From that day on, they followed Soohyun's rules.
"Turn off the music and activate the cleaning robots."
Nayoon was dancing and singing wildly when the music suddenly stopped. Her friend looked at her and bowed her head. Nayoon didn't understand what had happened either. So she turned her head and looked at her friends sitting on the sofa.
"What happened? Did you press the remote by mistake?"
"How can we press the remote when it's on the table?"
One of the men on the couch replied with a laugh. His name was Lee Taeyang. He was the son of a middling civil servant from Seoul City Hall. He wasn't very handsome, but he had some mold. His Authority was of the support type, like his father's.
Nayoon was about to shake her head when she saw the silhouette silently facing them at the entrance to the hall. His eyes were closed. He looked elegant, his long black hair falling over his shoulders. At the same time his fists were clenched.
"You turned off the music?"
Nayoon laughed indifferently.
"Get out of my house."
"Out of your house? Hahahaha, this is 'our' house."
Soohyun shouted towards Nayoon with obvious anger in his voice. That's why the others also turned their attention to him.
"Who is this brat?"
"You didn't tell us you had a brother."
Soohyun didn't look like Nayoon in any way. That's why her friends were surprised. Nayoon quickly recovered.
"We are only brothers on paper. He is the son of my father's older brother, with whom my father had long ago broken off relations. And he is blind."
Her explanation made everyone in the room understand the situation. The girls looked at Soohyun sympathetically, the boys smiled wryly.
"He doesn't realize the situation he's in. Brat, today is Noona's birthday. You better get out while I'm still in a good mood."
Nayoon's statement made them think that Soohyun was the guest here. So they didn't want to be disturbed by outsiders. Moreover, they were drunk, so their judgment was impaired.
"I said... get... the... fuck... out... of... my... house!"
"You're really getting on my nerves!"
Taeyang stood up and walked over to Soohyun. He had come here just for Nayoon, even if it was a bit humiliating to stand up to a blind man. Nayoon wasn't an ugly girl and her family seemed wealthy. That's why he had set her as his target.
Now some brat had come along and was ruining the atmosphere.
"Can't you see the atmosphere? Oh right, you're blind. Hahahahahaha!"
Taeyang came up to Soohyun and looked down on her. He wasn't very tall, but even so, Soohyun could barely reach his chest. He reached out to touch his head but Soohyun slapped his hand away.
"Get out of my house, you son of bitch!"
The veins on Taeyang's forehead bulged.
Even though he had a smile on his face, his eyes were blazing with flames of anger. He had no more patience.
"You're too arrogant even though you're blind!"
He punched Soohyun's abdomen with his left hand. Since he was a child, it was sure to hurt, even if he restrained himself.
Contrary to what he expected, the punch didn't hit. Soohyun suddenly took a step back and punched Taeyang in the face.
However, he couldn't calculate Taeyang's position accurately, so the punch missed. Taeyang tilted his head to the side. If that punch had landed on his face, it had the power to knock out several teeth. The boy in front of him had strength beyond his years.
"You really scared me, fucker!"
Taeyang took the opportunity to punch Soohyun in the stomach.
"Uhk-!"
A sharp pain clouded his mind as the punch hit him square in the cavity. He let out a strangled moan of pain, his body doubled over in instinctive death.
"Blind people shouldn't fight."
He broke his right elbow and drove it hard into Soohyun's back.
The pain in Soohyun's stomach was already enough to make him groan. The blow to his back almost knocked him down. This blow made the pain even worse.
Suddenly he moved and Soohyun threw a punch again. Although the punch was faster than before, Taeyang easily dodged it. Because Soohyun had punched five or six centimeters further away from his head.
"Damn blind idiot, I'm here."
Everyone in this world had Authority, but everyone had a different level of ability. Even though Lee Taeyang had never trained once in his life, he was quite strong. This was because of the Mana circulating inside his body.
Soohyun's Authority had not yet awakened, so the power behind his punches was like the buzzing of flies to Lee Taeyang.
Lee Taeyang was angry because he was humiliated in front of others. That's why he made fun of Soohyun. When Soohyun attacked, he stepped aside and kicked him in the side, then turned around and posed.
"Here I am!"
When Soohyun was kicked, he stumbled back a few meters and tripped on the carpet and fell to the floor. He bared his teeth and got up again.
"I'm not there."
Suddenly he heard Lee Taeyang's voice next to him. Even though he was on guard, Lee Taeyang had not attacked.
"I'm here."
As soon as he heard the voice, he was kicked in the back and fell flat on his face.
"You must have a heart of stone, Oppa, to make fun of a blind boy."
"Hahahaha! He's like a blind mouse trying to find his way. It's very funny."
The audience was having a great time. After all, Soohyun was the first one to cause trouble. Nayoon was a little worried at first because she was still thinking about what Soohyun had done last year. He might look like a very sane and calm person, but his anger was incredibly violent.
But she was also relieved that he couldn't do anything despite all the blows.
She started laughing too. She was afraid of Soohyun and so it was a relief to see him suffer.
When Lee Taeyang saw that Nayoon was laughing too, he got even more fired up and played tag with Soohyun while making fake noises.
As a result, Soohyun fell for all the games and amused the others even more. He was like a blind tiger. Although his every move was full of power, he was never on target.
Lee Taeyang stepped back after hitting Soohyun once more. He had a big smile on his face, and Nayoon looked like she was enjoying herself. He had to get closer to her since they would soon graduate from high school.
Soohyun bent down holding his stomach.
'Did I see it wrong?
Lee Taeyang thought Soohyun was smiling.
'Alcohol is really a pain in the ass.'
He tapped his foot on the floor and then moved. He was going to go on a little longer and end it. He was getting bored now.
When he tried to run away, he hit the wall.
'Huh? A wall?'
When he looked again, he realized he was cornered. He had gotten himself in here while making fun of it, but there was no problem. He tried to escape from Soohyun's side to get out of where he was.
"Where are you going?"
Suddenly a kick to the chest sent his body back to the corner of the room. The kick was quite strong, almost as strong as the peak of his strength using Mana.
Soohyun turned to face Lee Taeyang directly. He straightened up and cracked his neck. He had a smile on his face.
"My ears definitely can't replace my eyes. I was having a hard time estimating the exact position, now it's easier."
Lee Taeyang had not yet recovered from the shock of the kick.
Suddenly an ominous feeling rose from the bottom of his heart.
Before he had a chance to think about what had happened, he was punched in the nose. The pain stimulated his mind, and tears welled up in his eyes as he snapped out of his drunken stupor. He had bitten his tongue. Blood began to flow from his nose. He tried to run away but he had no chance.
Throwing punches like a well-trained boxer, Soohyun's every move landed on his body. He managed to push Soohyun away with his arms outstretched.
He heard Nayoon's worried voice as he screamed for joy in his heart.
"Watch out!"
He was off balance from running. But Nayoon's panic-filled shriek kept him safe. He watched with wide-open eyes as Soohyun lunged at him like a tiger.
'Not good!'
A scream rose from his heart. He couldn't think straight because of the pain. His feet were making loud noise. This allowed him to pinpoint Soohyun's position..
He managed to turn his body, out of Soohyun's orbit. It didn't matter if suddenly turning his body destroyed his balance altogether. As long as he had a chance to catch his breath, the situation would be reversed.
"Careful, don't get caught!"
Nayoon's panicked cries echoed in the hall.
At that moment, something extraordinary happened.
Soohyun changed direction and lunged forward. He had the flexibility of a snake and the speed of lightning. Although he was blind, he had perfect accuracy. He instantly grabbed Lee Taeyang, quickly turned his body and pulled him towards him with frightening force.
Lee Taeyang was knocked off his feet and hit the ground before he even realized what had happened.
Bang!
The resulting sound was loud enough to echo in the hall.
The combination of his body weight and Soohyun's throwing speed instantly knocked him unconscious.
Lee Taeyang was slammed to the floor like a punching bag by a boy five years younger than him. The bystanders couldn't understand what had happened.
"Wait!"
Nayoon shouted through tears.
The answer she received was a punch as hard as iron. Soohyun's fist landed on Taeyang's face and knocked out several teeth. The second punch landed in the exact same spot, breaking Taeyang's nose.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Lee Taeyang's face fell apart as the punches landed like a downpour.
"Stop it! You'll kill him!"
The faces of those who laughed at first were now full of fear. Soohyun's punches had completely smashed Lee Taeyang's face.
Soohyun's punch stopped in mid-air.
"Ashborne, activate Training Assistant Mode."
[Ashborne] Training Assistant Mode has been activated. Who would you like to choose as a sparring partner?]
"I choose everyone in this room as my training partner."
[Roger that. Your first target is five meters away at 11 o'clock. There are two obstacles in front of you. The first one is a couch fifty centimeters high, you can jump over it. The second obstacle is a coffee table thirty centimeters from the seat, twenty centimeters high... The target is 170 cm tall, wearing a tracksuit and has an expression of fear...]
Ashborne's data made Soohyun visualize the room in his mind. Soohyun ran forward and leapt into the air. After passing the couch in one move, he clenched his fists and jumped over the coffee table.
[Target escapes, new location: 7 o'clock, 2 meters].
Soohyun didn't even hesitate as he swung his kick. Even though he couldn't see anything, he had Ashborne to replace his eyes.
Bam!
His kick hit the boy's head and the boy was knocked to the ground.
[Target cleared.]
[Second target...]