Chapter 36 - M.D.B 36: Girlfriend? I’m Still… (2/2)

”Lorna?” Colleen's face suddenly changed: ”Saint, as you said, this is my personal problem. Please, just… don't intervene, let alone tell Lorna.”

Saint suddenly realized that he had picked the wrong words… It sounded like he was helping Colleen just for Lorna's sake.

Like spilled water, his words couldn't just be taken back. He felt great regret, but did not attempt to fix his mistake. He could only sigh lightly and say: ”Well, I respect your choice.”

Colleen nodded, and besides and gentle hum, he heard nothing from her.

He thought about the matter, and decided to help her in another way. In a casual tone he said: ”Colleen, Bakuto is your Sensei after all. Are you confident that you could beat him?”

”…”

Colleen looked at Saint and said: ”Saint, the answer to that question, whatever it is, will not change my mind!”

”You seem to have misunderstood. I'm saying, didn't you want you want to learn Kame School's martial art style? Well, did you like that Zanzoken?”

Colleen raised her eyebrow and looked at Saint eccentrically: ”Saint, are you… asking me to become your girlfriend?!”

”Uh...”

Only as Saint heard her say that did he remember that he made a joke about that before, telling her that she would have to become his girlfriend if she wanted to learn Kame School's methods. He didn't expect that she would actually take that seriously!

With an equally eccentric look, he said: ”I'll teach you without any conditions. But well, that doesn't change the fact… I am single…”

”I think it was beautiful!” Colleen looked at Saint and said: ”Tell me about this Zanzoken, it's the way you've used to create two of you, right?”

”Well you've brought it, but thank you. It looks like me so it's indeed beautiful…”

Under Colleen's unkind eyes, Saint's voice faded as he said that. He then coughed and said seriously: ”Yes, Zanzoken, or the after image technique, is a technique that relies on releasing your own Ki in place, leaving an after-image in place. At the same time, the Ki bursts at your feet, transforming into a force that burst you away at an ultra-high speed. The speed makes you invisible to the nȧkėd eye. In contrast, this puts a great strain on your body, especially the legs.”

Saint then pointed to his swollen thɨġh: ”If you're not careful, you'll get this. Think about it; when you decide you want to learn it, tell me.”

”I do!”

Colleen did not hesitate and nodded. She knew that learning such techniques might bear some dangers, but her dėsɨrė to get stronger was greater. After telling her that she does want to learn, she added to comfort Saint: ”You can rest ȧssured: I know all about the level of secrecy linked to such techniques, and I understand the risk you are willing to take. I will never disclose anything you would teach me to anyone, and I will not take this technique lightly.”

In this world, Saint was ”Kame School”. The actual level of secrecy surrounding his methods was something that he freely determined. Not putting pressure on Colleen, he said: ”I did already tell you that I trust you. Now, before I teach you Zanzoken, I have to teach you Kame School's methods of practicing Ki. Otherwise, if you rely on Kunlun's methods to use Kame School Techniques, you may end up having problems!”