Funnily enough, all Alexa could get from right now was to climb on my back right until we reached the pool area for lunch, though she still insisted on riding this way until I sat her down. I didn't mind the looks everyone was giving us though from the group that I've talked to versus the group I haven't, it was practically night and day.
It was because, for so reason, it seed like the people I've talked to looked to have sowhat achieved enlightennt as a ray of sunshine was shining on their faces while the ones pending had this dark cloud over their heads.
Telling everyone I've talked to keep what occurred upstairs a secret was working wonders for —not for them, obviously—but once the day's over, I just hope they get sothing out of this just as much as they had from the days that had passed.
After so ti, I was once again back to my office and the next person I called over was Isaac.
He ca in wearing pretty casual clothes compared to everyone else wearing their tactical uniforms. Obviously, he was always carrying his katana everywhere—only bringing his tachi outside—though this ti, he seed like he was aiming for a fight. However, once he saw that I was completely unard, his tense expression softened before he made his way towards .
"'Sup?"
"'S-Sup, bro?"
"Good."
"Great…"
"If you wanna have a match with , I still have wooden swords lying around here—"
"N-Nah, bro… I-I'll avoid fighting you if possible… I've seen my limits— You could probably take barehanded."
"Did I break your spirit too? I have a cure for that—"
"Nah, nah, not like that bro. What's that quote again? Frog in a well?"
"You an you just realized that now?"
"Wha— Fuck you! I-Imagine once I got out of the well, it's a series of wells! How about that?!"
"Oh? That's a nice way of thinking about it."
"Don't patronize … Tell , have you ever gone 100% against anyone?"
"Hmm? Why do you ask?"
"I an— I've seen you fight Benjie, Mauro, fuck it— even the old dude from the Alvarez Family! And as you know, I've been aning to peruse Ms. M's girls that night and I was just devastated to hear that they're all booked and had just gone to your house the day before Phase 1 or whatever. You see where I'm going with this?"
"Heh, you want to die or sothing? I do have control of my body but this *knocking on my head* this is the most troubleso shit I've been facing my entire life. It's my biggest asset but also the worst one."
Isaac shook his head, "At this point, bro, I don't even know if you're still joking or not. Would be glad to see it at least once in my life too. I'm very proud of my thrusts but it's like practice swings compared to yours and I don't even think I've seen you practice that much. Shit's insane. I don't even know how you ca to master the blade, dude… and you're not even an old fuck…"
"Hmm~ I'm not a total master per se but once you beco one at a certain aspect, you'll know."
"Huh?"
"You'll just know, trust ."
"O-Okay?"
"You don't trust , huh?"
"I do t-trust you but— FUCK! DID I JUST SEE MY HEAD GET LOPPED OFF?!"
"Yeah?"
"JESUS FUCKING CHRIST DUDE! TAKE IT EASY!"
"I am, I didn't do it for real…"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"You okay?"
"YOU— Y-Yeah, I guess… shit… haven't felt that in a while…"
"Heh. I've said it many tis before, mastery isn't sothing you climb up to, it's sothing you fall into. Kind of like riding a bike but obviously more complex than that. Have I mastered the blade? So of it, yes. But as a whole?
Not even close. Let's just say I specc'd to the shit I use a lot."
"I fear not the person who practiced 10,000 kicks but the person who practiced a kick 10,000 tis…"
"Sothing like that, yeah."
"Hmm, I guess I'm kind of like that with my thrusts—"
"Pfft— Not even close!"
"DUDE! C'MON!"
"Hey! D'you want to lie to you?! I could lie to you if you want but do you really want that?! It's life or death out there, you know?!"
"Ugh… I just—"
"But you're getting there… Hmm~ My only tip for that is part of how the thing I'm trying to teach all of you is rooted in. What are you really trying to accomplish by doing those sets of movents?"
"I an— It's a thrust, right?"
"Well, yeah. Why did you even favor that kind of attack in the first place?"
"Umm… Because I'm good at it than anything else?"
"Hmm~ That could be a reason but if I tell you my entire thought process on it, it might not work for you and do more damage. It's just sothing you have to figure out yourself. I an, it's not like you have to master that particular thrust to survive out there. Then again, it's just so fucking sweet to have mastered a few simple motions."
"Argh! Now you're just bragging, bro! I don't even— Maaan~ I still have a fucking lot to work on, huh?"
"It's just how it goes… You just gotta keep going until you reach the peak—"
"Hah?"
"What now?"
"I thought I would fall onto mastery, not reach an apex of so sort?"
I chortled, "Psh! You haven't even reached the apex of your art yet and you're trying for mastery already! Gim a break!"
"WHAT?! I STILL DON'T CO CLOSE?!"
"OBVIOUSLY!"
"WHAT DO YOU AN OBVIOUSLY!"
"IT ANS WHAT IT ANS!"
"NOW I REALLY WANNA BEAT YOUR ASS!"
"NOW BRING IT ON, YOU FUCKER! I'LL SHOW YOU MY FORMLESS ART!"
"WHAT?! THERE'S A THING LIKE THAT?!"
"OF COURSE, NOT! EIGHT TRIGRAMS, SIXTY-FOUR PALMS—"
"WAIT! WAIT! WAIT! AHHHHHH!"
"TEN THOUSAND YEARS OF PAINNNN!!!"
"NOOOOOOOO!!!"
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