Mountain area, cold. Biscuit and Ives walked while occasionally rubbing their hands. Not far ahead was the dojo they were heading to, the Shingen-ryu dojo!
When they entered the dojo yard, they saw no one there. Strange, but they tried to ignore it. Arriving in front of the door, he took the initiative to knock on it, but suddenly, a man's voice was heard from inside when his hand was about to knock.
"Come in." His tone was casual, but it sounded clear and loud.
Confused, Biscuit looked at Ives. Had the person inside known about their arrival? But how could? All the dojo windows were closed, and if someone peeked, they would have known it earlier.
Ives shrugged and pushed the door. "Hnn?" Surprised that the door wouldn't open, he exerted more strength, and after that, the door would finally open.
From its loud creaking sound, he wondered, how heavy is this door really? To be honest, since he came to this world, he had never measured his own strength. He might be wrong, but could this door weigh a hundred kilos? Maybe more?
When the door opened, they saw a man sitting cross-legged with his back to them.
"I have been waiting for you." Standing up, the middle-aged man turned around and smiled sarcastically at them.
"Chairman, I have pondered and decided to accept your invitation." Stepping forward, Ives greeted respectfully.
"I know; I've been watching you guys since you set foot in the airport."
"..."
"Are you stalking us?" Biscuit's eye twitched. Now, her impression of him is creepy.
"Haha, not really, but you could say that." Netero laughed as he stroked his beard. "Now, follow me." Netero casually walked towards the exit.
Ives and Biscuit followed and were taken to the backfield. Strangely, there was nothing there, just a field covered in snow.
"Now, I want you to fight me." Standing in the middle, Netero looked at them and said calmly. Although he said he wanted them to attack, his posture was relaxed, and he did not seem about to take a stance for a fight either.
"We just got here, and you already want to spar with us?" Ives stared at the old man in surprise. He knew Netero was kind of a weird old man, but really?
"It's still snowing, and it's almost nighttime." Biscuit opened her palms and looked up.
"Don't ask too many questions. Do you accept it or not?" Netero scratched his neck.
"Alright, I myself want to see how strong you are."
"I know you're strong, Chairman Netero, but don't underestimate us." Biscuit did a fist bump while gazing at him in seriousness.
Nodding to each other, Biscuit and Ives dashed forward. Simultaneously, they performed a combination attack on Chairman Netero!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Oh? Hoho, interesting." As he dodged, Netero's smile grew. From their movements, he could already tell they worked together quite often, and their combination attacks were also very organized. However, two things were lacking: weak power and easy-to-read attack trajectories.
"Hop!" Ducking before Biscuit's flying kick could hit his face, Netero put some strength into his quad muscles and struck her chin with his palm trust.
"Ah!!!" Biscuit flew several meters before falling into a pile of snow.
"Naive~" Glancing to the side, Netero chuckled and dodged.
Ives, who wanted to tackle Netero down from behind, suddenly fell forward face first. Sitting up quickly, he somersaulted and stood up once again. Without warning, he once again charged forward with his fists clenched, and Bang! A loud sound occurred.
'Did I hit him?' When his smile was about to grow, he discovered that the old man had blocked it!
"Nice try." Netero praised him. Grabbing the boy's fist, he slammed him to the ground and locked his arms behind his back.
"Do you give up?"
"Grr…" Exerting all his strength, his arms and back muscles pumped, but no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't get out of this old man's lock.
"Ives!" Biscuit, previously sent flying by Netero, returns and attacks Netero once again, wanting to help Ives.
As expected, Netero caught Biscuit's leg in time and left her hanging in the air. "Oh?" A lewd snort even escaped his stinky mouth.
"You, you pervert!" Knowing that old man peeking at her panties, Biscuit screamed and wanted to punch his annoying face.
"Ahem, that's it for now. I've prepared two rooms for you to stay in. Get some rest because your training will begin tomorrow." Netero released them and pointed to a simple building near the dojo.
After telling them where they could stay, he left.
"That bastard!" Biscuit gritted her teeth.
"Calm down, Biscuit; I'll help you get your revenge. I'll beat up that old man's stinky face. Well, at least not now." He knew he was no match for him, and if he wanted to beat him, he would need to master Nen first and increase his strength.
"Let's take a rest, I'm tired."
"Okay." Biscuit nodded.
Back to Netero.
'That young boy is close, but Biscuit needs more push. Interesting, interesting...' Inside the dojo, Netero crossed his legs while stroking his chin.
It was unexpected that Ives was so close to awakening his Nen. In fact, he had already used it, although it was only concentrated in a few spots, and he used it without his total control. Perhaps because of incomplete training, he only managed to open the Aura Nodes at a certain point. As for Biscuit, she needed more training.
He had prepared two different training methods for them, and they should be able to awaken their Nen in a month or two.
It usually takes a long time to awaken Nen, but with their potential and talent and being guided by a Master, the results are expected to be seen quickly.
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