We were in a privately training facility that Gun-wo rented for the day. It included all one would expect from a training dojo such as different ponds of weights, a ring for different martial arts, and some kind of garden.
Gun-wo locked the door and walked towards centre of the facility, "As you heard, will be competing against the other teams in the C-rank division. To prepare you all for this, I want to see your strengths and weaknesses, since I wasn't there during the mothman fight." He disrobed and tossed it aside.
He tied his hair and performed a few stretches, "Now I want you all to attack me without holding back. Only then I will understand where you guys scale in terms of your capabilities, I will also determine what type of training I should put you on" said Gun-wo.
The three of us stood still looking at each other wondering who would be going first. That's when Ren pat my back and suggested, "Xavier since you are more of a close combat fighter, why not lead the attack while we stay back and support?"
It wasn't a bad idea, and we have been already doing this plan since the mothman battle. If we are sticking with me in the front lines while Gabrielle attack from distance and Ren performing random buffs...I believe we can surprise him.
I stepped forward and disrobe myself, "Okay, Lezian I need you." I called out my family assistance, but something was off, they looked different from last I remember.
Her face didn't have the slit mouth, and their four weaponized arms have transformed into two normal human arms, "Something wrong here." I said, noticing a suspicion mark around their necks.
Ren came forward to check the collar and said, "Xavier, you won't be able to do anything with Lezian for a while. She currently has the mark of obedient."
I looked confused till Gabrielle step forward and said, "It happens whenever a bound human gets severely injured, and the monster failed to prevent that. They won't be able to act freely in this state of mind because you have full control of them, but they should return back to normal in four days." She explains.
This is going to be an issue. I can't prevent myself from getting hurt but at the same time I don't want them to be under my control. The only way to fix this if I just go with my fist.
I gently rubbed Lezian head and said to them, "I will handle things until you return to my side at the right state of mind." Lezian disappeared with a weak frown on their face.
When I return my sight to him...a rubber chicken hit my head.
"HURRY UP ALREADY!" He was laying down like some kind of model with a book and a cup of wine in front of him.
Out of all the humiliating things that occurred in my life, getting hit by a rubber chicken is by far the top ten.
My veins were appearing all over my body as I visibly started to get angry.
Ren trace sometimes on my back and said, "Go get him." And at that moment, I dashed straight towards him with the enhance speed given to me.
With one massive leap to the air before crashing down with my fist ready for an attack. However, I was laying down on the floor, posing for some reason.
I know that it's a hunter ability, but what exactly?
Even the surprise soccer ball moving at blinding speed, was caught with his right hand, "If you don't want me to keep dunking on you guys, you better start entraining me." Immediately I got up and went for a spinning roundhouse.
He dodged that attack and not only that, but his prediction skills were far too perfect.
First I attempted going with a kicking fighting style. He was dodging them perfectly, even with fake out attacks he would dodge while catching Gabrielle ball without even looking at her.
For the duration of this fight, he kept his gaze solely on me.
I perform a side kick to which he was already holding my leg in mid-air which caught me off guard, "Being a bound human means you have monster levels of enhancement. From being able to toss an entire building without any concerns, to withstand a bullet from a tank, and fast enough to race a jet. Right now, you are strongest in terms of physical performance despite being at the beginning stage. However, you are missing one important thing that will make you a deadly hunter." He disappeared from me, and I soon realised why.
Gabrielle already kicked the ball once he was holding me. So when he suddenly vanished...I received the full force of her attack.
It was strong enough to knock me a few spaces on the ground. To where Gun-wo sat on my chest with a smug smile, "All you need is to learn some sorcery techniques to expand your arsenal." He soon went to the others living me on the ground.
(Ten minutes later)
We lost.
Gabrielle got hit to the face by her own soccer ball and Ren got knocked down by the rubber chicken.
All three of us sat together on our knees knowing that we didn't land one blow on him. So disappointed and irritations was the right feeling for all of us.
Gun-wo on the hand, was sitting on a plastic chair while sipping on a glass of wine, "Okay, so you guys are decent in your own unique way. Xavier is the team muscle but lacks sorcery training, Gabrielle is our sniper but weak in close combat, and Ren is our enhancer but can't defend himself." Said Gun-wo.
Gabrielle began to giggle quietly which annoyed Ren, however both of them stop their quarrel once Gun-wo stood up from his seat and approached us.
He looked at Ren and kneel down saying, "For your training, you will do one hundred push-ups, sit-ups, squats, a five-kilometre run, and ten minutes of planks everyday." Ren's shocked face was priceless, but we noticed that Gun-wo had put a watch on his wrist.
Ren face was basically tearing up when he felt the watch on his wrist, he asked, "Is this...a hunter watch?" He was incredibly unhappy and Gun-wo warm smile and nod made it worst.
"Exactly kid, each one of you will be getting a special task from me. It must be completed daily otherwise you will be punished." He said as me alongside Gabrielle noticed we had one of those watches as well.
It only now hit that was what Gabrielle was talking about. And I still have Vita number in my pocket.
Looks like I will busy later.
He turned his attention to us, "Gabrielle, you will have to practice seven different martial arts including weapon arts. And for you Xavier, you will have to learn one sorcery techniques a day." He said.
I am more or less fine with my requirements because sorcery was one of the things I wanted to learn. But Gabrielle seemed not to please with that, "Why must I get the hard requirements." She moaned.
Ren glared at her, tears streaming down his face. "At least you don't have to work out every single day of your life." he said which prompted a cat and dog between the two.
While that was going on, I had one question that was on my mind, "Gun-wo, what's your abilities?" That single questions caused the both of them to stop talking and turn their attention to him.
He untied his hair and smiled, "I don't know, try figuring out." He responded.
Such a lazy honest but what should I expect. We haven't earned his trust to be given the opportunity given the situation we are in. Even if we know his abilities and playing dumb about it.
He will still be cautious and not leave any hints about it.
Whatever, he will slip up eventually and reveal that damn annoying powers, "How about we continue where we left off in our training?" said Gun-wo.