“Are all adults like this?” Maru asked himself. He looked at the old grandfather and shook his head. This was not the time to be soft, he convinced himself and hardened his heart to what came next.“BOOM!” the floors shattered along the knees that were forced to bend down unto its surface.“AHHHHHHHHHH!” the sickly man yelled in pain but his voice carried no further than the 1-meter radius around his broken form.“Who are you? AHHHHHHHHHH! HMMMM.” he roared once more after the unseen force doubled in might.The sickly man found himself kissing the rubbles below as he was totally

“Shouldn’t we bring her to a healer, Teacher?” Maru asked amidst the silent celebration of the few.Only the oily hands and lips showcased their use in full as the children ate their fill without a spoken word after the invitation of Master Corin.“Maru!” Tiny Slim looked at his friend with a hand full of chicken thighs. He blinked comically to signal something indecipherable.“Didn’t you want to stay hidden? Then what are you doing?!” Maru caught the gist of the message but only nodded in response.If worse came to worst, he could just take control of this teacher as well. He th

“I have the best place for you two boss!” Fatty Feng led the way towards two properly fixed beds on the floors amongst the many inside the boys’ quarters.The halls were bare except for the many scattered mattresses that provided comforts unto the tired bodies of the outer disciples.“So what do you think, boss? Isn’t this spot great?!” Fatty Feng asked after they had arrived at the vacant beds.He had especially prepared these things for the appearance of the two new boys.After Fatty Feng saw the amazing performance of Maru and Tiny Slim, he knew that this was an opportunity worth grabbing

Maru shook his head and watched with fondness at the satisfied faces of his classmates. At least for now, I did offer them a piece of what they were all missing. Maru thought positively."So you would not give us food even if you can?!" one of the boys said in a huge voice."You greedy bastard!" another rose in a condemning manner."Please, Maru! You have to let us taste those heavenly delicacies once more!" The group pleaded and a select few threw angry words at the pair.But all of this got ignored as Maru just stood there and looked at them in silence.

Tiny Slim could have returned the hits he took and broken the bodies of their foes but same as Maru, he knew that it would be a bad precedent to set.And for that, Maru was glad because of the tolerance his friend showed. He was indeed not wrong at picking this friend of his.“Okay, Maru. Beat their asses for me and remember to take the first place for our class.” Tiny Slim relented in the end. He might be strong today but that was because of his friend.Maru could take whatever he provided him in a blink of an eye. Thus, even if he was called a dog or not, he would eat all irrelevant designations if it would mean his continued survival in this world.