"Hmph, since you're here to challenge the dojo, be direct about it. Hiding and concealing, what kind of martial artist does that?"
Clearly, this Karate instructor had already decided that Yusei and the old man were teaming up to challenge the dojo, and their earlier words were deliberately mocking them.
Moreover, this old-and-young pair were master and disciple!
'Damn little thief and old thief, coming to challenge the dojo yet still hiding and concealing, truly no good.'
The instructor shouted angrily in his heart.
In a situation with a dense crowd, being publicly questioned as being 'just for show' would definitely affect business.
This was the main reason for his anger.
"I only speak the truth, never hide or conceal anything." The old man, on the contrary, glared, looking displeased.
Yusei wanted to slip away at this moment, thinking it better to avoid trouble, but the old man suddenly grabbed his clothes.
"Besides, I think what this kid said isn't wrong. Calling it as it is, so what?!"
This 'I'm completely justified' attitude truly angered the Karate instructor.
"In that case, let's have a match then, a contest between martial artists!"
"Fine!"
The kimono-clad old man shouted with considerable imposing manner, then pushed Yusei to the front.
"The fault lies with its origin! He was the one who first called your techniques empty show, and I merely agreed. So, you should deal with him first, then me!"
Yusei was furious with this old man, 'It was clearly you who spoke so loudly, and now you're shifting the blame onto me.'
"You? Then let's have a match. Hmph!"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly and walked to the center of the dojo without looking back.
"I won't bully you. I'll have my disciple compete with you."
Saying this, a young man around twenty years old stepped out from behind the middle-aged man, the Karate instructor.
Looking at the black belt around his waist, it was the very one Yusei had called 'empty show' earlier.
Yusei originally really didn't want to get involved in such a boring matter because he stood to gain nothing from it. But then it occurred to him: 'Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity to test the Sharingan's practical combat ability?'
And conveniently, the opponent's difficulty wasn't high, belonging to the level of a training mob.
So, after comprehensive consideration, Yusei accepted. He took out the contact lenses he had bought at the mall earlier and put them on.
Yusei was still wearing his Toyogasaki Academy's uniform. Luckily, it was quite loose, so it didn't hinder his movement too much.
The two stood opposite each other in the center of the dojo, surrounded by watching students and onlookers. The kimono-clad old man, the instigator, also watched the scene with a smile.
"Please guide me well!"
The young man opposite stared intently at Yusei, his tone carrying no sense of seeking guidance at all.
"Please guide me well."
Yusei replied, but the moment his words fell, the young man opposite had already crouched and charged forward.
His right hand was held palm-up, guarding his upper left side, while his left hand formed a fist, striking fiercely and directly at Yusei's chest.
Yusei had already put on his contact lenses earlier, so he was now using the Sharingan, though the color of his pupils hadn't changed much.
The Sharingan could hypnotize, but it was hard to avoid situations with many people like this… he couldn't hypnotize everyone.
So, wearing contact lenses was more convenient.
Under the Sharingan's insight, the fist moved as slowly as a snail.
While dodging this snail-slow fist, Yusei's crimson eyes contracted, having already seen through all of his opponent's movements.
He memorized this movement.
Immediately after, Yusei adopted the same stance as the young man had moments before, with left hand raised and right hand forming a fist.
Thud!
The solid punch landed directly on the young man's abdomen, instantly transmitting a wave of pain that made him frown.
At the same time, he was surprised, 'Had the opponent just used the same move as me?'
Luckily, Yusei's punch wasn't too heavy, and soon the two were engaged again.
Due to his excellent insight and his opponent's lack of speed capable of breaking through his perception, almost every attack failed to land on Yusei.
And what was astonishing was that Yusei was using exactly the same techniques as him. The two seemed synchronized!
The Karate youth adopted a stance, then Yusei adopted the exact same stance!
To outsiders, this looked like Yusei toying with his opponent due to a vast difference in skill… it was learning and applying on the spot!
It's as if he was saying: See, I don't even need to use my own techniques. I can just casually learn yours and use them to fight you! Isn't this the most obvious display of a skill gap?