Chapter 80: Saitama: What Hero Association? I don't understand.
Back in the dojo, Bane and Bang sat opposite each other again.
"Senior, I just..." Bane took the initiative to bring up the topic of becoming a disciple again.
But before he could finish his words, Bang coughed lightly and asked, "What did you just do?"
"That's a fighting technique I learned from my friend," Bane explained.
"Apart from the combat skills just now, are there any other unremarkable aspects of your physical skills, martial arts, and fighting skills?" Bang couldn't help asking.
Bane was a little confused when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he said, "There are some other techniques, but I can only say that I know a little bit about them."
"Is it convenient to show me?" Bang asked again.
"Convenient." Bane nodded and stood up.
Seeing him move, Saitama and others also looked over.
After Bane stood still, he looked at Bang and nodded. Then, with a burst of momentum, his arms were instantly wrapped in dark Armament Haki.
Saitama and Genos looked curious, Zoro was very calm, and Bang was surprised and asked, "Is this... Qi?"
As an authority in the martial arts world, Bang naturally knew something and recognized it at a glance. This was a way to use one's own "Qi."
"Yes, this is Armament Haki. With the power of this Haki, attached to the body, weapons, etc., it can comprehensively enhance one's own attack and defense capabilities." Bane explained briefly.
He also didn't know whether the people in this world could learn this kind of power after leaving the world of pirates. Anyway, it didn't matter if he talked about it. If you couldn't learn it, it was your problem, you didn't have enough talent.
After talking about Armament Haki, Bane, with the cooperation of Zoro, demonstrated Observation Haki, and then showed off the Six Styles of the Navy. As for the street fighting skills he mastered while roaming the streets, there was no need to show them off.
Sitting in front of Bang again, Bane said modestly: "The rest is nothing to behold."
Bang was silent for a long time, then he said, "Are there any restrictions on the inheritance of the skills you just demonstrated?"
"That's not the case," Bane said without hesitation.
"That means I can also learn these from you?" Bang asked again.
Bane was stunned for a moment, looking at Bang's slightly expectant and curious eyes, he finally nodded and said: "Of course, but the power of Haki varies from person to person, you may not..."
"Being able to hear the truth behind it is a kind of progress for me. As for whether I can learn and master it, you don't have to worry about me." Bang said with a smile.
That was a completely new application of Qi. Even if one couldn't master it, being able to listen to the deep meaning behind it would be of great benefit to a master like Bang.
As for the Six Styles and the like, that was pure physical technique and there shouldn't be any problem.
After a short pause, Bang said: "I originally wanted to take you as my apprentice, but now it seems that I am a little too arrogant to do so."
"Senior." Upon hearing this, Bane hurriedly wanted to say something.
Bang raised his hand to stop Bane from talking, and continued: "I can teach you everything I have learned in my life as long as you are interested and willing. However, we don't have to treat each other as master and apprentice. If you think it is convenient, I am very interested in the Haki, Six Styles and even the fighting skills that destroyed the demon-level monster you just displayed. We can teach each other and learn from each other. What do you think?"
The basic requirement of Elbaf's fighting skills was physical strength, which most people couldn't learn, but Bang's strength was also quite strong, so Bane thought there should be no problem.
So after a little thought, Bane immediately agreed: "No problem, as long as I can learn from you, Senior."
When Bang saw that Bane had agreed, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay." Then, he looked at Charanko and said, "Charanko, bring me my manual."
Upon hearing this, Charanko quickly walked out of the dojo. Soon, he came back with a book and handed it to Bang. Bang handed the book "General Essentials" to Bane and said, "I see that you know almost nothing about martial arts. If you want to practice with me, you must at least understand some relevant knowledge. This book 'General Essentials' is easy to understand and goes from the simplest to the most advanced. You should take it back and read it carefully. As for the control of the body, I have already understood this from your Six Styles. You have excellent control over yourself, which is enough to skip the basic training at the beginning and save a lot of time. After you understand this book, we can directly enter the in-depth teaching of moves and intentions."
Sure enough, the Six Styles were perfect for laying the foundation. Once you mastered one, you could master all. Bang naturally had a set of basic exercises, but since Bane had already mastered his body to a sufficient level, there was no need to waste time on these things. He could just go directly to the next step.
Bane flipped through two pages of the "General Essentials," which contained some specialized terms, nouns, and analyses in martial arts.
There were also some analyses of various acupoints on the human body.
Indeed, Bane was basically clueless about martial arts. This thing was indeed different from the simple and crude fighting skills. From Bang's level, we could see that this was a very profound knowledge. If you wanted to learn real skills from Bang, you must at least understand what he said. If you wanted to understand what he meant, you had to study this book carefully!
"I understand, Senior. I will master the knowledge in this book as soon as possible." Bane nodded first, then said awkwardly: "Well, when I go back, I will also summarize a notebook and send it to you when the time comes."
"Hahaha, then I'm looking forward to it." Bang said happily.
The book that Bang gave to Bane could be regarded as a reminder to Bane, saying, "Don't talk so much about knowledge like Haki, I don't understand it. You should go back and do what I did and give me the whole book of introductory knowledge points. When I understand all these, I can listen to you and truly experience it."
This also reminded Bane of his teacher Koushiro. When he first became his apprentice, Koushiro also gave him a book called "The True Explanation of Kendo" and asked him to read it first and only start after he understood it.
Sure enough, these masters, especially those with mature teaching experience, had many things in common.
After arranging the matters concerning learning skills, Bane pointed at Zoro and said, "Senior Bang, this is my junior fellow apprentice, Roronoa Zoro. We both learned Isshin-ryu Kendo from the other side of the sea. He came here with me this time to visit some Kendo masters and exchange experiences. Do you have any suitable recommendations in this regard?"
"Kendo?" Bang touched his chin, pondered for a moment and said, "Come to think of it, I do have a few good friends in kendo. Let me write him a letter of introduction later and let your junior brother take my letter to G City to find the Sword Saint Association. There are many kendo masters in the Sword Saint Association. I think he should be able to gain something there."
Upon hearing this, Bane immediately thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Senior."
Zoro was also very polite and stepped forward to thank him, saying, "Thank you very much."
In fact, before coming to find Bang, Bane had already imagined this situation. The Sword Saint Association in this world was not just a bunch of small cats and dogs. For example, the S-class hero Atomic Samurai was a member of the Sword Saint Association, and the kendo masters in it were quite powerful.
He had no connections, so naturally he couldn't just go to the door directly. After all, the Sword Saint Association was not a dojo that would accept disciples and would not refuse anyone who came.
If you suddenly went to someone and asked for advice, they would think you were there to cause trouble. That was totally inappropriate.
As Bang was an authority in the martial arts world, he must have had certain connections with these people. Apart from anything else, he had a good relationship with Atomic Samurai. If Bang could lend a hand, many things would become much more convenient. This was the power of connections!
After leaving the matter of Zoro behind, Bang changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, you guys are all very powerful. What do you think of heroes?"
As soon as the topic was brought up, Saitama became interested and was the first to speak: "Being a hero is great. I'm on the path to becoming a hero now!"
Bang's expression brightened upon hearing this, and he asked curiously, "Really? I guess you are also a very powerful person, right?"
When it came to praising Saitama, Genos was the first to do so. He immediately said seriously, "To be honest, Teacher Saitama's strength has long been extraordinary and invincible. Even Teacher Bane thinks so."
"Teacher Bane?" Bang looked at Bane in surprise. He didn't expect that he was a teacher?
Bane's face twitched twice, but he still did not object to Genos's address, and then said: "Yes, Saitama is very strong. I think he is really invincible."
Bang had just seen Bane's strength, which was very impressive. Not to mention Saitama, who was praised by Bane, so Bang asked curiously, " Saitama, please forgive my ignorance. I have never heard of your name. I wonder what level of hero you are in the Hero Association? And what is your ranking?"
Saitama put on a puzzled expression and asked, "Hero Association? What does that mean?"
Bang???
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