Chapter 739: The dangers that lurk in the shadows [3]

I anticipated it would be difficult to convince the three to teach me their arts. I expected to have to make a sacrifice in order to get them to comply, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they were willing to teach me their arts without anything in return on my part.

"Are you sure you guys want to teach me, a complete stranger, your arts?"

I emphasized the stranger part.

Five Star Martial manuals were a big deal. The more people knew about them, the worse they became, as they would be dissected to find their weaknesses and flaws; consequently, few people shared them.

Even though I had some familiarity with their arts, particularly the Keiki style, the core of it was quite different from the real Keiki style.

My Keiki style, and Grandmaster Keiki's [Keiki style] were similar yet different. After all, the only thing he handed down to me was knowledge, and when it came to martial arts manuals, knowledge wasn't everything.