NCCnovel Chapter 454 - 453: Tifa's Training Method
Chapter 454 - 453: Tifa's Training Method
"Um… by the way, Ryuji… do you prefer boys or girls?"
Both her question and the way her hips pressed tightly against the bulge between his legs made Ryuji understand something clearly.
This marriage-hungry woman from the King of Fighters world really had found exactly what she wanted after encountering a carnivorous man like him.
Mai herself was a very traditional woman. In her eyes, once a relationship was confirmed, then she belonged entirely to Ryuji. She believed she should give him everything, body and soul alike. Since she considered herself an outstanding woman, then naturally she should use her lovely body to please him.
Honestly, every time Ryuji held Mai in his arms, he became even more curious how Andy Bogard was able to resist.
At least for Ryuji, his martial arts level was unquestionably higher than Andy's. But to him, true restraint didn't mean suppressing desire entirely. It meant understanding moderation and controlling desires according to one's own circumstances.
"Purity of mind" didn't mean never touching women. It meant not indulging excessively, so that one's desires and body wouldn't become obstacles to the things one truly wanted to accomplish.
Complete abstinence, unless supported by some special technique, is honestly the wrong approach.
A girl like Mai Shiranui was simply too tempting. The fact that Andy had been able to restrain himself for so long was honestly incredible in Ryuji's eyes, because he himself absolutely wouldn't have been able to endure it.
And just as Ryuji was about to start stripping away her clothes and taste her skin...
Another elderly voice suddenly sounded nearby.
"Ahem…"
Ryuji and Mai immediately turned their heads, only to see Hanzo along with Mai's parents standing in the living room, all staring at the two of them with dumbfounded expressions.
And at that moment, the perverted grin on Ryuji's face still hadn't disappeared.
"...." ×2
Ryuji and Mai exchanged a quick glance, immediately understanding each other's thoughts.
"Why are there other people here?!"
"I forgot!"
And so, the two of them silently separated.
Ryuji coughed awkwardly before walking toward the outside.
"Right… I'm going to go look for Tifa. You guys carry on."
The shameless grin on his face instantly vanished, replaced by the calm and composed expression of a grand martial arts master. Then he quickly left the room, leaving Mai behind.
"A-And I'll go check if the water's boiling…"
Seeing the teasing looks on her parents' faces, Mai also retreated in complete embarrassment.
But because she was so flustered, she didn't dare go look for Ryuji afterward and instead went to the kitchen to boil water.
Meanwhile, after leaving the room, Ryuji finally let out a sigh of relief. Just as he was thinking about finding something to pass the time with, he actually spotted Tifa.
At that moment, Tifa was in the courtyard, fully focused on swinging her fists and practicing a strange martial art repeatedly. However, after watching for only a moment, Ryuji realized that rather than being a pure martial art, it was more like an 'internal energy technique' practiced through movement.
But this internal art was based on qi and magic, rather than the internal energy systems Ryuji had previously encountered. It focused more heavily on energy circulation.
Still, the enhancement it provided to the body was by no means weak. In fact, Ryuji could clearly sense that this training method had practically been tailor-made specifically for Tifa.
It was almost like some incredibly powerful grandmaster had custom-designed an entire supreme martial arts system solely for her.
Though only the internal energy portion existed.
Ryuji observed quietly for a while before cautiously following the creator's train of thought and attempting a few movements himself. After only several motions, he immediately realized that this method had astonishing effects on nourishing the nervous system and the spirit.
Furthermore, it could naturally draw in surrounding magical power and qi to temper the body, making the body more coordinated.
Rather than focusing purely on increasing strength, it was a fully balanced training system.
Even Ryuji struggled to find any obvious flaws within it. In fact, it even gave him some inspiration.
Of course, he himself would never use this training method.
Because although it was powerful, it ultimately remained a mortal-level training system. Someone like Ryuji, who possessed both Life Return and Dragon Fire to endlessly replenish vitality, he was more suited for training methods that pursued constant limit-breaking.
It was just that he still hadn't discovered where his own limits truly lay yet.
Still, after seeing this training method, Ryuji's competitive spirit was somewhat ignited. Since it genuinely inspired him, he couldn't help thinking carefully about how he should teach Tifa.
As for the Satsui no Hado, Ryuji had no intention of teaching it to her. He himself still hadn't fully mastered it, and teaching it recklessly would only mislead her. More importantly, Tifa was fundamentally different from him. Her martial style clearly emphasized maintaining inner conviction and spiritual steadiness rather than killing intent.
Unless one actively sought the power of killing itself, the Satsui no Hado in Tifa's hands would probably end up weaker than even third-rate qi techniques.
Ryuji himself had only managed to learn it effectively because of his spiritual resonance with Akuma. That allowed him to understand it from a lofty perspective. But in terms of pure compatibility with the Satsui no Hado, Ryuji felt he probably wasn't even as suited for it as Akuma was.
Because that man was born for the Satsui no Hado.
As for martial techniques, compared to this internal energy technique, ordinary fist techniques felt somewhat lacking. More importantly, Ryuji didn't know much about magic-based martial arts, meaning he would need time to research them properly and this was something he absolutely had to teach her eventually.
Thus, Ryuji found himself muttering softly,
"What a coincidence. But Tifa's teacher is definitely someone with an incredibly high level of mastery…"
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