"Paper Arts, huh..."
The moment the memories flooded in and the changes in his body settled, Jaden understood exactly what Paper Arts was.
-Rokushiki · Paper Arts.
At its core, it was force deflection from the One Piece worldview.
But since it came from the One Piece system, this kind of deflection was fundamentally different from the force redirection used by martial artists in the real world. After all, even in that world, it was classified as a "superhuman skill."
The level was different.
The quality was different.
First, the prerequisite for Paper Arts was an extremely high level of force deflection.
Then, on top of that foundation, it added something else.
Using the ultimate relaxation achieved through deflection, the user shifted their remaining focus elsewhere, allowing them to sense the airflow created by the opponent's force output.
Finally, by synchronizing their deflection technique with that airflow, they could be directly "pushed away" by the opponent's attack.
With this technique, even if an attack landed, it would strike a body that was already fully prepared to disperse the force.
And in most cases-
The opponent wouldn't hit anything at all.
Jaden absorbed everything.
And along with Paper Arts, he fully grasped that extremely high level of force deflection.
More than that.
After mastering Paper Arts, his control over his body rose to a terrifying degree.
He couldn't reach something like Life Return, but the increase in control allowed him to notice something he hadn't before.
"My muscles..."
"They're different from a normal person's."
Jaden didn't have deep knowledge of human musculature.
But Jack Hanma did.
And since Jaden inherited Jack Hanma's template, he clearly understood how muscles were distributed in a normal human body.
Jack Hanma's muscles were no different from a regular human's in structure.
They followed the standard human distribution.
Some muscles were frequently used in daily life.
Others were rarely accessed at all.
And in humans, muscle utilization was shockingly low.
Even elite athletes.
Even monstrous martial artists.
Their utilization rate never reached one hundred percent.
Reaching sixty percent was already considered monstrous.
According to Jack Hanma's memories, in the Baki world, the strongest martial artists he had seen could reach eighty percent utilization.
That was the ceiling.
It required extreme training, continuous development, special techniques, scientific stimulation-and even then, it couldn't be sustained for long periods.
Maybe the true monsters in that world could go further.
But as far as records went, that was the limit.
Jaden's situation, however, was completely different.
On his body-
Especially the muscles on his back-
The sensation was fundamentally different from that of a normal person.
Before this, he had assumed that the increase in power from his bloodline upgrades came from some kind of cellular change.
But now, with his heightened body control, he understood the real reason.
-On his body, the body of someone with a fully maxed Hanma Blood, there were no unused muscles.
Not a single one.
That was the secret.
The reason his raw power surpassed Jack Hanma's.
The reason his body could withstand terrifying impacts.
The reason he could possess such power without it interfering with daily life.
-His muscle utilization rate was one hundred percent from the very beginning.
And...
Jaden could feel it.
His muscles weren't normal.
Even though they looked the same, he could sense that there was still another step beyond this.
He couldn't reach it yet.
And he had no idea how.
But the feeling was there.
If he could take that step...
-Then it might be time to unleash Hanma Yujiro's Ogre Back.
"Even though it's said that Yujiro's Ogre Back is the result of a lifetime spent in combat..."
Jaden frowned slightly.
"If you think about it carefully, Baki can also activate the Ogre Back."
"And Baki's even more ridiculous Ogre Brain..."
"Visualizing the brain's activity pattern as an Ogre's face..."
He paused.
"...The Hanma family really isn't a joke."
"These people are basically aliens."
Then he exhaled.
"Although..."
"I don't really have the right to mock them anymore~"
With that thought, Jaden went straight to the training area early in the morning.
He tested Paper Arts.
He familiarized himself with the new sensations.
The mastery of Paper Arts gave him a clear direction for Moonwalk.
It also allowed him to develop extended applications for the other Rokushiki techniques.
He didn't stop.
Not until Erina came to call him for a meal.
Later, when Jaden arrived at the dining area, he found Karura and Kure Fuki already seated at the table.
He glanced at Erina.
"Your relationship seems to have improved a lot."
"It's not as exaggerated as you're making it sound."
Erina smiled.
"I just invited them to dinner yesterday."
Kure Fuki and Karura nodded to Jaden briefly before returning to their food.
It was obvious.
They were completely focused.
The flavor alone had already won them over.
As for any other thoughts-
-They could wait until after the meal.
Seeing their reactions, Jaden blinked.
That made sense.
Compared to chefs who pursued increasingly abstract culinary heights, Erina-possessing the God's Tongue-created dishes with overwhelmingly direct flavor stimulation.
Even ordinary people could immediately tell how good her food was.
They didn't need deep culinary knowledge.
This kind of intuitive excellence was far easier for non-professionals to appreciate.
It was probably their first time tasting a dish at the level of the God's Tongue.
Their reaction was normal.
Jaden smiled faintly.
Beating Takeshi Wakatsuki hadn't given him much of a sense of accomplishment.
But seeing Erina's cooking acknowledged like this-
That filled him with a quiet pride.
At that moment, Erina spoke.
"Jaden."
"Miss Shion, the director of Koyo Academy, contacted me."
Her tone turned slightly serious.
"She said that Koyo's representative combatant, Kiryu Setsuna, got into an unofficial fight for some inexplicable reason."
"He was severely injured."
"And he's still unconscious."
"Huh?"
Jaden was clearly surprised.
"Kiryu Setsuna..."
"Who's that?"
Erina blinked.
Then she recalled what Miss Shion had told her.
That Jaden had apparently knocked Kiryu Setsuna out cold with a single punch during their match.
She paused briefly.
Then gave Jaden a short explanation.
Only then did it click.
"Oh."
"It was him."
Jaden thought for a moment.
"But if he can't even get out of bed..."
"Wouldn't Koyo just replace their combatant?"
"That's where the problem starts."
Erina smiled at him.
"According to Miss Shion, your 'disciple' insists on fighting."
"And among Koyo's current combatants, no one can beat your 'disciple.'"
She paused deliberately.
"However, Miss Shion doesn't want your 'disciple' exposed to the Kengan world too early."
"So..."
"She wants you to persuade your 'disciple.'"
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