249 The Soul Crank (2/2)
The technique was underhanded, vicious, and shameless, reaching 100% synchronicity with Ben's personality...
It was perfection, and he named this move…The Soul Crank!
The other white belts who'd watched this all go down squinted in confusion. Ben was whispering his lines so they didn't hear what he said. All they saw was one of the strongest white belts in the gym give up out of nowhere and escape like he'd ran into the devil or his ex-wife...
However, that only fueled them more. How could they let a complete rookie embarrass them like that?
The big guy left, but a new one took his place, a muscular man with scars on his face and a pronounced facial structure. He looked tough, like he'd been in a few fights before. Still, what did Ben care about that? He was a white belt just the same. So when they started rolling and Ben ran into a bottleneck, Ben unleashed his soul attacks! ”Hey, you working later today?”
The guy blinked. ”Working?”
”Yea, didn't I see you selling Che Guevara shirts at the AA meeting?”
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Ben passed into a better position, and a little while later, when he ran into new resistance… ”Hey, can I get your autograph after this?”
”Autograph? For what?”
”Didn't you give a Ted talk on making prison wine?”
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After that, it became a one-sided barrage.
”You look like a pastry chef in a meth lab.”
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”You look like Suge Knight's side-piece.”
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”You look like Gay Leno.”
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
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Like that, another white belt ran out of the gym, rubbing his head and wishing he could rub his heart...
Seeing this happen a second time, the expressions of the onlookers became even weirder. Yet, Ben waited for a new challenger. He knew it wouldn't be the end, because he understood there were always mindless doubters no matter what one did. If that wasn't the case, then most web novels writers would be out of a job...
So after that, it was a succession of new opponents, who all took a Duolingo class in Ben's dragon language...
”I bet when your son finished high school, your graduation present for him was a puka shell necklace...”
*Tap* *Tap*
”You look like the dude on the sports team that slaps his own ass after a good play…”
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
”You seem like the type of dude to buy a used fleshlight…”
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
”Your face is so weird, I bet the whole world would fake a virus just to make you wear a mask…”
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap* *Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
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