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章節 2: Shin Kinghad

....

For as long as I could remember, I had been living in this hell since I was 3 years old. How did I know? It's because I happened to see the record book of all the children that had been brought here.

When were they brought here?

What were their ages when they were brought in?

Where did they come from?

What was their background?

For how long had they been in the camp?

How much did they improve?

Practically everything they knew about the kids was in there. Some of them were found from the streets or the slums, with no parents and no clear background.

I tried to find something about me, but unfortunately, all I got was my age when I had been brought in and the place where they took me from. It was in an amusement park in the 'Eastern Blue District'. Aside from that, I've got nothing.

In this place, we had to follow a very strict schedule.

Waking up at 5 in the morning to some martial-art training.

Taking different kinds of lessons after breakfast and then continuing after lunch.

Medical and medicinal knowledge, different kinds of languages, all kinds of musical instruments, various types of visual arts, science and technology, and mathematical knowledge.

They would teach us all kind of things.

In the afternoon, we had to do some obstacle training and then sparring with the other kids afterwards.

Then go to sleep after dinner.

Here Strength was Supreme, while Knowledge was Power.

If you were not strong enough, you were going to get beaten up so badly that you couldn't even feel your own body anymore.

If you were not smart enough, there was no food for you to eat.

If you were not good enough then you were going to sleep on the floor with no blanket.

I had been living this kind of dull life for almost 4 years.

Beating up others so that I would not get wasted.

Outshining everyone to get some food.

It was like living in a dull, monochrome world. And I thought I was going to live like that for rest of my life.

Until that girl entered the camp. Clear blue eyes that were full of life, a perfect, oval face, long and soft silver hair and a smooth jade-like skin. She was an energetic and charming girl.

She always smiled at others as if she was not affected by what was happening in her surroundings. Treating other's wounds when they were hurt, sharing her food with those that failed the test and encouraging everyone to do their best.

Then I found myself too close to her. We were always talking to each other when we had some time to spare. There was nothing that I could share with her, but she always used to tell me about the life outside this place. Sometimes, she even talked about her family. She always treated me as her little brother.

I don't know why, but I just got attracted and became dependent on her. And I promised myself that I would protect that beautiful smile of hers.

But life is too cruel. I couldn't do anything to save her when she was executed in front of everyone. And what was worse was that she was executed because of someone else's fault. They said she was trying to escape, but truth was, she was preventing others from escaping. They accused her so that they wouldn't get punished when the warden discovered their plan. They betrayed her and pushed her to her death.

I hated myself at the time for being too weak to defend her innocence! I hated myself for failing to protect that smile!

And because of that, I trained even harder so I could avenge her death.

Even though I had become stronger than them, I still couldn't kill them yet. All I could do was beat them and break their bones during sparring matches. And even though I was always first in everything, I felt really empty because I couldn't have my revenge. So all I could do was wait. Wait for the perfect opportunity to send them to meet her on the other side.

Then one day the Boss presented me the perfect opportunity to strike.

...

A car was traveling to Royal Capital City. And inside it, Shin was sleeping peacefully. A few moments later, he opened his eyes after a long dream and muttered to himself, "So that's what happened". 

Even though he was quite confused because of some missing events in his memory, his lips still formed a bright smile. He looked outside the window and whispered, "I have finally avenged you Big Sis. I hope you are happy over there."

When Captain Springfield saw that Shin had woken up and was whispering something to the air, he smirked and said, "Still dreaming? We're almost there, so you should adjust yourself to face a new environment".

Shin gave a side-eyed glance to him and said, "I'm a trained young mafia agent and not some ignorant caveman that doesn't know anything about the world OK?"

The corner of Captain Springfield's smile twitched when he heard Shin's reply. "Hey kiddo, you should learn how to respect your elders."

"But not all elders are respectable." Shin's rebutted. Then he continued to look outside the window.

...

In a Villa in the outskirts of one of the City in the Western Plains Region, a man was lying on a bed. His right arm was swathed in bandages, while his right leg was wrapped in plaster. This man had a triangular face with small, cunning eyes. He had a diagonal scar on the corner of his brows. He was 'Snake Head', the Boss of the notorious 'Black Serpent Mafia'.

A man in a suit entered the room while holding a pile of books. After he put it on the table beside the bed, he turned around to leave, but he stopped his feet when he heard Snake Head's voice.

"What's the progress?"

The man turned to face his boss and said, "We are doing our best to find that B*stard's location. He is going to suffer an outcome worse than death for betraying us!" 

Then he helped the boss to get into a more comfortable position before continuing, "As for that kid at the base, we have encountered a very troublesome situation. He was taken away by 'Bernard Springfield' into the Capital City of Main Region to be taken under his wing. And by the looks of it, he is going to adopt the kid so that he can monitor him more closely."

Snake Head fell into deep thought when he heard about the kid being brought into the Capital City of the Main Region, deliberating the pros and cons of the situation. After some consideration he said, "Forget about it, if he is planning to adopt the kid then it is not an ordinary trouble anymore, because there's an 'Old Demon' guarding that place. What about the experiment?"

"Unfortunately, we failed to read deeper into his memories. We couldn't even penetrate his inner mind, as if there was something preventing us from going farther, let alone rewriting it. All that we could do was to erase some of his recent memories regarding the camp."

When Snake Head heard that, he said, "OK, forget about that boy for now. Don't do any stup*d stuff against him without my permission if you don't want to alert those in the military. Just focus all your thoughts in completing 'Project Eve'".

"Alright Boss", after saying that, the man in the suit turned around and left.

After his subordinate closed the door, Snake Head stared at the ceiling and muttered, "In the end, I couldn't even confirm my suspicions in these past 6 years. Shin Kinghad, are you really the son of that man?"

.....

The car that Shin was riding in, finally reached its destination.

The moment Shin exited the car, he couldn't help but stare at the huge Mansion that majestically stood in front of him. He couldn't even move his eyes away from the giant statue of a dragon sitting in the middle of a fountain.

The Dragon was 5 meter tall, looking towards the heavens as if challenging their authority. The boulder under its feet had the words 'Springfield' engraved on it.

He only came back to reality when Captain Springfield called out to him, "That's enough of dozing off, let's go inside."

When Shin heard the captain and saw him walking to towards the door, he caught up to him and asked suspiciously, "How did you get a place like this? Is the salary of a special force captain high enough for you to afford this?"

Captain Springfield froze and shot a deadly glare to Shin. But Shin didn't get intimidated and continued to throw his verbal attacks, "No, that shouldn't be the case. Maybe your parents are rich to begin with or your wife is a very successful woman. A muscle head like you couldn't have that kind of money".

"Kid, will it kill you if you keep your mouth shut?" The veins on captain's head started popping out when he saw that Shin didn't plan on stopping.

Walking into the hall, Shin's eyes got attracted to a map that was drawn on one of the walls.

He wasn't attracted to it because it was a complete and very detailed map, but because it was very rare to see this kind of an old-school artifact anywhere. In this age of Advance Technology, where almost all of the people were using 'Advance Watches', you could practically search anything that you wanted to know.

Moreover, this map was extremely detailed with Cities, Plains, Rivers and all kinds of different places present on it.

The world was divided into seven major continents. The Soaring Continent, Deep Blue Continent, Clear Sky Continent, Dark Continent, Sun-Moon Continent, Silver Wing Continent, and Lost Soul Continent.

Each Continent was further divided into Regions. Soaring Continent had five Regions: The Eastern Sea, Western Plains, Northern Blue, Southern Fog and Main Region.

While Shin was engrossed in studying the map, he heard an Old man's voice coming from beside him, "Impressive isn't it? It cost me a large fortune just to invite the World's Best Geographers, Cartographers and Navigators to make this."

Shin was about to say something, but the moment he turned his head to see who it was, he froze in his place, because the pressure that was being released by this old man was terrifying. The more Shin look at him, the heavier the pressure on him got. It was as if the whole world was being pressed onto him.

The man that was standing beside him had a very muscular and well-built body that was two meter tall. Compare to a 9 year old kid like him, this old man looked like a giant. He was the 'Demon Fist General', Samuel Springfield.

The moment Samuel Springfield heard from his son, Bernard, that he found a kid in the Black Serpent Mafia's hideout, he asked him to bring the kid to the Capital City so that he could take a look at him.

He knew that the Organization had a very high training standard since they had highly skilled special agents. Even though these agents rarely showed themselves, they would be an immense threat when they did.

And since he was looking for a suitable opponent for his grandson, he wanted to give it a try. But when he saw that Shin was able to hold himself straight for a few minutes, he was surprised. Even though Shin's forehead was covered in sweat, he still managed to endure the part of the pressure that the General had released.

"The willpower of this kid is abnormally strong for his age." He muttered to himself before removing his aura.

He looked at Shin and said with a wide grin on his face, "Not bad kid, you have a very strong mind. You have a very high potential".

He turned to Captain Bernard, "You should bring him to his room so that he can rest. Your wife took the children to visit her parents. I guess they will be back after a week or two". After that, he left and entered one of the corridors in the hall.

When Shin was sure that the Old Demon left, he looked at Captain Bernard and asked, "Hey Old man! Who was that Older man earlier? "

The corner of the captain's mouth twitched, "That's my father, Samuel Springfield, the head of this household".

Shin was at a loss for a moment when he heard that. He came back to his senses when he realized who it was. "The Demon Fist General!!! Sure enough, those old monsters are scary."

"You know my father?" asked the Captain while looking at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Of course! He is one of the people on the 'must watch out for and never provoke' list on the organization", said Shin while looking at the captain as if he was an idiot.

"You...." Captain Bernard got pissed when he saw that look. 'This kid is treating me like I'm just some John Doe on the street'.

"Never mind then. Let's go, I'll show you where you are going to stay for the next few weeks, since your opponent is not here." He led Shin to his room while sighing to himself, 'Kids these days'.


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章節 3: The Martial-Art Prodigy meets a Battle Genius

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The next morning, Shin woke up while it was still dark outside. Because of the strict schedule at the camp, his body had gotten used to waking up early in the morning.

Shin took a shower before going to the backyard garden of the villa. He almost got lost in the house because there were a lot of corridors. He got confused about which led where, and if not for the head-butler being awake already and telling him where to go; he would still be going around in circles.

...

Shin was doing his training regimen when an old man happened to pass by the garden. At first, the old man thought it was Arthur, the young master of the Springfield Family, but that kid had been taken along by his mother to his maternal grandparents. He got curious as to who the boy was and watched Shin for a while.

The more he observed Shin, the higher his frown got. Until he couldn't take it anymore and shout at Shin, "Hey little guy! You are going to destroy that solid foundation of yours if continue this kind of training".

Shin got irritated because of the interruption. His was about to scold whoever it was, but moment he saw who it was, he froze in his place and cursed in his heart 'D*mn! Are all old men in this place, monsters? That old butler earlier also gave out a strange aura.'

He was looking cautiously at the old man that was walking towards him, because he couldn't even feel the old man's presence. It was as if he was a part nature. If Shin wasn't looking at him then he wouldn't even know the old man was there.

"I don't know where you found that crap training, but you should stop doing that if you don't want to be crippled", said the old man as he got nearer to Shin.

"Hey old man, don't you know that there is an unspoken rule that spying on others' training is a crime? And interrupting them is even worse! And how about introducing yourself first before criticizing someone else's training? ", said Shin while taking a few steps back.

The old man smirked when he saw Shin's action, "Heh... You're right kid, but what you are doing is randomly throwing your fist and feet in the air, and that is not training at all".

Shin frowned when he heard that. He had been doing this regimen for the past 6 years, so he didn't agree with what the old man said.

As if he could read what was on Shin's mind, the old man smiled and said, "The training method that you are using is commonly used by some kind of the underground organizations. It is used for forcefully building a solid foundation but it also destroys your body because it overworks your muscles."

The Old man sat under the tree before continuing, "Because it stains your body, if you don't use the special serum prepared by that organization, your body will eventually collapse. But if you use that serum, you will become dependent to it. So the best option you have is to stop right now since you already built a very solid foundation which is quite rare at your age".

Not being moved by the old man's word, Shin asked with caution, "You're telling me to stop training with the method that I've been using for six years? Just who are you old man?"

The Old man clicked his tongue when he saw that Shin did not believe what he had said, "Tsk! What a skeptical and stubborn young man."

"I am called 'Professor Plum' in this place. And, as I said, that so-called training method of yours is a poison that's going to destroy your body. A real training method not only trains your body, but also trains your mind. Tell you what, I will teach you a real training method and you should stop using yours. How about that? "

Because of the iron-clad rules of the camp, Shin knew that there was no such thing such as a free lunch in this world, so he asked skeptically, "And with what condition?"

'Quite cautious too, huh?' Professor Plum looked satisfied by Shin's performance so far, so he replied coolly, "Simple, just become my disciple."

Shin looked at Professor Plum, speechless, when he heard what the old man had said and thought to himself, 'Why me?'

As if he could read Shin's mind, the Professor explained, "You have a very high potential, you know? Even though your talent is average, you have covered up for it with your effort. And for me, the most important thing is diligence". He looked like a thief that had spotted a rich target, and then muttered in his heart 'And you also have a very strong willpower, which is too abnormal for someone at your age.'

Without waiting for Shin's reply, the old man started teaching. "Listen kid, what I'm going to teach you is the Yin-Yang stance. This stance has different parts. First do a *'Horse Stance' and put your arms parallel to the ground. Face your palms away from your chest and regulate your breathing." 

"Next, empty your mind to enter a deep meditative state. If you can't blank your thoughts, then just think of something that you can focus on. Anything is fine as long as you can calm your mind. Then, move your body side to side without lifting your feet from the ground. Do it slowly and feel each movement of your body. Now it's your turn". After his demonstration he asked Shin to redo it.

*(Horse Stance: A standing position that resembles riding a horse)

Shin couldn't even react before the old man continued explaining, "This stance will help you relax your mind and remove the strains in your body caused by your previous training method. Do this stance training for two weeks and your body will be back to its perfect condition. It can even give you a very nice surprise".

All that Shin could do was follow the old man's instructions while cursing in his heart. 'What a shameless Old Man'.

...

It had been two weeks since Captain Bernard brought Shin into the Villa of the Springfield Family.

Shin was performing his daily routine, while Professor Plum and General Springfield were chatting on the sidelines.

"Tsk! Old Monster Plum I didn't expect you to accept a disciple this way ". General Springfield clicked his tongue, mocking Professor Plum.

Professor Plum kept fondling his beard as he continued to watch Shin, as if he hadn't heard his old friend's remark. A few moments later he smirked and turned towards him. "Heh, Old Demon, if I were you, I wouldn't underestimate that kid. Because that kid has a secret that even he himself is unaware of ".

General Springfield frowned and said, "Do you think I haven't noticed? That kid's willpower is too abnormal and I'm pretty sure that it is not caused by that organization. But I don't have any idea where it came from."

Professor Plum smiled mysteriously and spouted out one word, "Bloodline ".

The general was taken aback by that word and asked him, "But that kid shouldn't be part of that Clan!"

"You're right about that kid being not part of that Clan, but they are not the only ones that have that kind of willpower." Old Plum replied.

"IMPOSSIBLE!!!", the old general rejected the idea right away. "That man shouldn't have a child. No. No. No. That man can't have a child! What's more, it is impossible for him to mix his blood with others, so it's impossible for that kid to be his son or even his successor".

"You never know what's running in that guy's mind. And who can testify that he can't really have a child?" Old Plum rebutted.

....

Meanwhile a *'Yellow Bumblebee' arrived at Springfield Villa. A young man with blonde hair and golden colored pupils got out of the car with a huge smile on his face.

*( An expensive car in this world )

"Arrived at last! Thank you Uncle Berlin, just tell Mom that I got bored over there." said the young man before running to the Villa.

While he was passing through the corridor along the garden, he noticed a kid the same age as him practicing Martial-Arts.

At first, he just wanted to take a look, but then he suddenly thought of something. He grinned as he moved towards the kid stealthy.

.....

Shin took a deep breath indicating that he was done with his training.

All of a sudden his face turned solemn because of a malicious intent directed towards him. Then he heard a whistling sound coming from behind his head.

He hurriedly turned his head and threw a punch at whatever was coming from behind him.

His fist came in contact with his assailant's foot, forcing him to take two steps backward to relieve the force from the impact.

He took a look at his assailant and saw that it was a boy of a similar age as him. The boy smiled at him and said, "Hey, you look strong! Let's have a match!"

Shin frowned and said, "Do all people in this house really like to interrupt others while they are busy? Much less introducing themselves first?" while remembering all the encounters that he experienced so far.

"Ah! Sorry about that. It's just too rare to find someone as good as you. What's more, you are at a similar age as me. By the way, I'm Arthur Springfield. Now let's have a match." said the boy in one breath.

Then he took his battle stance and the aura he was emitting suddenly changed. It looked like he had transformed from a mischievous child into a majestic eagle that looked down at everyone from the sky.

Shin still looked dissatisfied with the kid's reply. But he didn't reject the challenge, since it had been a while since he had had a sparring match. He believed one would only know their improvements if they applied what they learned into practice.

He gave a traditional bow before taking his own battle stance. Suddenly, the aura around him also changed. If Arthur was a majestic eagle, then Shin was a vicious vulture, ready to take on his prey.

Arthur looked excited when he saw Shin take his stance. Then he took the first move, since he believed that the one, who attacked first, dictated the rhythm of the fight.

In just a blink of an eye, he was already in front of Shin. He threw a straight punch with his right fist targeting Shin's face.

'Fast!' Shin thought when he saw Arthur's fist, but he did not panic. He calmly raised his left arm and turned counterclockwise. His action seems so slow to a spectator's view, but this slow movement of Shin's successfully deflected Arthur's fist with the back of his hand.

The moment Arthur's attack was deflected by Shin; Arthur felt an immense threat coming from him, so he hurriedly jumped backward and retreated.

But how could Shin not seize that opportunity? So he gave chase. The moment Arthur landed on the ground; he was greeted by Shin's uppercut coming straight at his face. He leaned his body backwards and did a backflip, barely avoiding the fist. And while evading, he kicked his right foot upwards, targeting Shin's chin.

Shin was caught off-guard by the sudden counter, but he still managed to lean his head sideways, narrowly avoiding the kick.

....

The two old men were discussing the fight as if they were commentators of a boxing match.

"That first attack of Arthur's was a little rash. Although he believes in the saying 'Offence is the best defense', that doesn't mean he can always attack recklessly." criticized Old Plum.

"But he still managed to regain his footing, didn't he? The result is still what matters the most." said Old Springfield defending his grandson.

"Hmph! Old Demon, if you keep spoiling your grandson like this, his future growth is going to become limited," said Old Plum. He paused for a few moments before continuing, "Don't worry, since even I am not that optimistic about my disciple winning this match. At his current strength, even though he has more experience than Arthur, that grandson of yours is still a Martial-Art prodigy."

Old Plum sighed because he knew that a Martial-Art prodigy could not be beaten by experience alone. They were the kind of geniuses that had a lot of trump cards up their sleeves. They had a very high comprehension ability and they could even learn a lot of skills even if they only saw them once.

So no matter what Shin did, he still couldn't beat Arthur once the latter became serious.

....

The two kids were still exchanging blows back and forth. Fists against fists, kicks versus kicks. Then Arthur's eyes suddenly turned fierce, he clenched his right fist and threw it with a speed that couldn't be seen by the naked eye.

'Military Arts: Meteor Fist'

Shin was caught off guard by the sudden change of tempo. He tried to cross his arms in front of his chest, but the attack was too fast for him to block. The fist managed to land on his chest and he was thrown backwards.

Shin did his best to twist his body in the air to decrease some of the force of the blow, but Arthur was already above him and launched an axe-kick at him. The power coming from the kick was even more powerful than the previous attack. It felt as if a real meteor was descending from the sky.

'Military Arts: Meteor Descend'

Shin's face turned even more solemn because of the incoming attack. He put more force into turning his body in midair while throwing a kick, trying to redirect the course of Arthur's attack.

'Black Serpent Martial-Arts: Aerial Twist'

Even though Shin managed to deflect it, his balance was still off. So when he landed on the ground, Arthur had already begun his onslaught. And he was thrown into a passive state because of it.

.....

Old General Springfield frowned at first, but he felt at ease when he saw that his grandson had the upper hand. "That Aerial Twist earlier was a little forceful, if he had released it a little later, it would've been perfect".

Old Plum can't help but agree with his old friend, "Well, that Meteor Fist of Arthur's was perfectly executed and it even managed to land it cleanly. Maybe that kid's chest was hurt, resulting in a rushed decision".

Then Captain Bernard suddenly popped out beside the two old men, with a cigarette in his mouth and smiled saying, "Since that is the case, then I guess this match..... is ... almost... ove-..." Before he managed to finish what he was saying, his expression changed and the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground.

Because he saw that, as the match progressed, Shin became stronger. The execution of his skills was becoming more perfect and he managed to break away from his passive state. He even managed to counter a few times until their fight went back into a deadlock.

Even the faces of the two old men changed when they saw what happened. They looked at each other and spat two words out.

"Battle Genius!!!!"

Battle Geniuses were different from Martial-Art Prodigies. They didn't have a very high comprehensive ability but they had a very strong battle senses. They could improve themselves through fighting.

A Martial-Art prodigy had a lot of aces up their sleeves due to their ability to learn different kinds of skills, while a Battle genius became stronger as the battle progressed because the more experience they had, the better they became.

When Old Plum regained his composure, he smiled mysteriously and said in a satisfied tone, "This is going to be interesting an interesting battle."

...…


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