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Chapter 9: Change

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Garen cal to the conversation between the two It was alhter outside

Uncle Tyr finally stood up and saw the custoo now," Garen said while taking his scarf off the clothing stand

"It’s still very early You can leave after lunch if you want," Tyr said, turning back to Garen

"You rarely come to visit and Lombarth will be back shortly You could have a chat with hi for me at home" Garen smiled

"I promised her that I will be back for lunch," he added

"Fine… Stay safe" Tyr chuckled He patted Garen’s head several times

"I will," Garen said

Garen put on his shoes and was about to leave Suddenly, soht palm It was a stack of hundred dollar bills Garen turned back and saw his s time It’s just some pocket money Make sure you work hard in school," Tyr said

"I will Thank you, Uncle Goodbye" Garen sratefulness

"Come and visit me more often whenever you are free," Tyr said

"I will"

Garen said goodbye and walked down the stairs He went back to the first floor, where he saw a blond boy wearing a tight white suit standing in the middle of the hall as a torrent of people walked past hiel He saw Garen coet over here" The boy waved one of his hands while holding a white ball in the other He dribbled it as he chatted with a black-haired girl as next to him

Garen knew the boy It was his cousin, Lombarth, the son of Tyr He never liked Loant personality Garen scowled and walked toward Lo when he stood about two meters away

"What did my dad say to you?" Loht tone

"Nothing special He askedimportant to say," Garen answered softly

"Why are you nervous? I a you?" Loirl beside hier cousin

"I a else to say It is lunchti for me at home" Garen did not want to waste his time on Lombarth, so he walked toward the exit He felt a bit speechless

"Hey! I arily

"Lombarth, do you really want to do this?! You don’t want to mess with me!" Garen turned back and frowned as he raised his voice Although the old Garen eak, the new Garen would not back down from a situation like this

"Ha… How dare you speak to me like that? I will teach you what respect is!" Lombarth suddenly tried to slap Garen’s face He applied th of the slap was doubled with the use of his combat techniques

Lombarth, with a roar, motioned toward the left side of Garen’s face

Pa

Garen used his pal with each other in th level was sie

Garen was a bit surprised that his playboy cousin knew any martial arts, but he himself had already reached the first level of professional rily pushed it toward Lombarth

Unable to handle this counterattack, Lombarth took the hit and toppled sideways He crashed into a ed man beside hiht hand, which was already swelling

It hand burned with a fiery pain and he could no longer raise it

"Good… Garen… You are pretty good!" Loain

"You just wait, I’ll make you pay for this!" he yelled

Garen decided not to waste any h Lo up, that there was no way Loht him Garen had bitterly trained himself with incredible fervor Even if Lombarth wanted to send someone else to beat Garen up, Tyr would never allow such a thing to happen

"Save yourself soine how disappointed ht like this," Garen said as he exited the hallway through a small wooden door Fro curses at him

Garen returned to the district by the way he came There were more people on theback to Bluetree Street

He entered the district; the fourth building on the right with a red roof was his ho down the stairs sloith a cane in his hand The stairs were narrow, so Garen stood to the side and waited for the gentleave hiht toward the parking lot on the right Though the gentle carefully at his own pace His crisp black suit gave hiaze and stepped onto the stairs He went up the dim stairway and heard footsteps froap in the stairway He saw Ying Er walking upstairs slowly, it see Er!" he yelled

"Garen? You’re back? Co Er heard the voice, put the groceries down onto the ground, and peeked through the stairway back at Garen She was still wearing her black dress, the he" Garen started to h the black tights under Ying Er’s skirt He started to blush

"You fool, stop acting like Lo at and started to blush as well She ihtly

"You should’ve been careful in the first place!" Garen tried to explain and ran toward her He held the wooden yellow basket above his chest, holding about 20 fist-sized white pears in it

"A Er yelled with aret back ho too loud and looked around to ed his shoulders and stepped up the stairs again Ying Er opened the door with her keys and they quickly entered their home Garen put the basket down fro his shoes

BANG

Ying Er slam

"You are dead, Garen!" she yelled and rushed toward Garen She was faster than Garen, even after his hard training

Ying Er started to chase Garen in the living roo Er and fell down hard to the floor

‘She knows inter so speechlessly at Ying Er Even though he did not use anyserious, he could still tell how strong his sister was just by watching herEr’s martial arts were more about speed and dexterity, while the White Cloud Dojo’s arts wereEr had probably already reached the intermediate level

Different dojos had different focuses when developing their basic th, soility, and so skill, or innate resistances Their basic martial arts had different nahts, unlike Secret Arts

Secret training arts referred to special ways of exercising the body, and different dojos usually developed different versions For example, the basic martial arts from White Cloud Dojo was not its secret arts, it was just a strength burst technique Co arts would only be passed down to the true disciples If these disciples kept exercising their bodies with the secret training arts, ility, resistance, and flexibility, would be constantly increasing

Garen heard that the disciples of White Cloud Dojo showed their strength during various co arts were probably developed to increase their strength Ying Er’s speed was ridiculously fast, she had probably used so arts to attain this level of speed

Garen stopped le, he could again clearly see as under his sister’s skirt Garen could see Ying Er’s long, slihts

"Of all the people to take after, why do you decide to be soheavily as she kicked Garen in the chest Garen’s coat was thick, so Ying Er was not worried about hi too hurt