Only then did Joseph realize that the indoor combat training he and the three girls had done before could only be considered academic.
The strength displayed by the three girls in mobile warfare is completely different from that in indoor training.
He roughly estimated the number of minutes and silently postponed the time when he would defeat them to ten years later.
There is no way, this is no longer a simple technical issue.
Ten years later, the girls are at their physical peak between the ages of 25 and 30.
Joseph was eighteen years old and his physical growth period was basically completed.
The gap in physical fitness between the two sides will be narrowed, and he will not be crushed.
Beat his big brother? Joseph thought he should not have such unrealistic thoughts.
Luke's strength, reaction, and skills are completely at the cheating level. His physical cheats are turned up to the point where one punch can hit him 999, so Joseph can only miss whenever he hits him.
There is absolutely no point in comparing the two.
However, Joseph found many interesting things.
Mindy is the youngest of the three girls, but she is the default "big sister", and her relationship with Luke is closer and more natural.
Unlike Nikki and Monica, one has her thoughts written all over her face while the other still has a little spark in her heart.
But just by listening to the teachings of his straight-A brother, Joseph knew there was no hope for these two.
Luke knew a little bit about their girlish thoughts, but he had no intention of cooperating with them and kept their relationship at the level of ordinary friends.
Thus, Joseph discovered a new world: It turned out that it was possible to get along with girls in this way? He no longer had to worry about the female classmates who would come up to him every now and then.
Minty also made him more interested.
Maybe it was because she was too young, or maybe it was because of her personality, but she was the only one among the three girls who didn't have those little thoughts.
Her attitude towards Luke is similar to Claire's, familiar and intimate, similar to the equality between friends.
As his attention to Mindy increased, new discoveries also increased.
He could notice that during training, Mindy would occasionally reveal a kind of "carelessness" in her eyes, just like he did to the little girls who came to ask him math questions.
After thinking about it for several days, he finally found an opportunity and arrived at Mindy's training room early.
"Can you show me your true strength?" He said solemnly to Mindy, who was sitting on the floor and stretching her ligaments to warm up.
Mindy blinked, spread her legs into splits, leaned forward and stretched her arms, with a smile on her face: "Hey, little brother is very serious today."
Then, she stood up and shook her head decisively: "But, I refuse."
Joseph was not discouraged.
This kind of rejection routine was taught to me long ago—of course, the kind that is forbidden in conversations with girls.
He thought thoughtfully: "You hide your strength from Nikki and Monica, and hide your strength from me. Are you trying to play the pig and eat the tiger?"
"You are Peggy." Mindy was stunned, then she jumped up and pressed him to the ground: "Young man, you are very thoughtful. Does your brother know that you are so smart?"
Joseph's mouth curled up: "Of course I know, and both he and I are a little smarter than you think."
Why don't you just lie down now! Mindy pouted, feeling that this cunning little brother was becoming increasingly difficult to bluff.
Her eyes rolled around, but she finally let go of her hand and moved her body away from his back: "How much is one point?"
Joseph turned over, rubbed his aching arm, and used his thumb and index finger to measure a millimeter: "Just... a little bit."
As his voice lengthened, the distance between his thumb and index finger quickly widened, and finally he simply spread his arms completely: "Well, that's about it."
Mindy: ┌(;￣◇￣)┘~
Snap! Joseph was slapped on the back of the head.
She snorted twice: "Young man, you know nothing about power."
Joseph still kept smiling, rubbing the back of his head with one hand and raising the other hand to signal: "Show me?"
Mindy stood up, took a few steps back, and went to the sandbag next to her: "Look carefully."
She gathered her energy, spun backwards, and kicked the sandbag.
The sandbag made a crisp "pop" sound and then swung high up.
Joseph: (;°ロ°)
That sandbag was much heavier than him.
In other words, if he was kicked, he would still fly.
And Mindy didn't look like she was struggling too much.
She walked over with a smile, stood in front of him, put her hands on her hips and leaned over to stare at him: "You, do you want to know the truth behind the world? Do you want to truly... live?"
At this moment, her voice became a little low and hoarse, like a little witch who was about to tell a secret.
Joseph opened his mouth and felt his scalp tingling and his throat dry for some reason. He couldn't even say yes or no.
He could only nod vigorously.
Mindy's smile suddenly turned evil: "You want to? I want to too. Hahahaha~"
She laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward, and finally she just lay on the ground, clapping her hands on the floor and laughing wildly.
Joseph: (;?_?)
There is no doubt that he was tricked.
Sure enough, Mindy lay on the ground and laughed until she was satisfied. Then she panted and said, "Because I don't know the answer either. If you want to know, go ask Luke. That's what he told me at the beginning."
Joseph didn't smile, but his eyes flickered.
Mindy is not stupid, but she is a little heartless, so she doesn't think there is anything wrong.
He was analyzing the previous sentence and why it made him lose his composure like this.
The truth of the world is devastating to anyone who remains skeptical.
And true living contains three questions of human philosophy: Who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going
Fools will not think about these three questions, but wise people think about these three questions to figure out what the purpose of life is.
Therefore, those who are fooled by this saying are not stupid, they just think too much.
If it were an ordinary young man who had been fooled by the happy education, his first reaction would be to take a big sip of the fat otaku happy water, and then look curious and say, "Which game line is this? It's so cool."
Joseph understood why he was fooled.
It was obvious that he was suspicious of this world, and Mindy just happened to show incredible power right in front of him.
A petite and cute little girl in her teens kicked a sandbag weighing dozens of kilograms away with one foot. It was magical no matter how you looked at it.
Did Mindy also fall for it? Obviously, she did, because otherwise she wouldn't have imitated the tone and expression of her words so vividly.
So how did she begin to doubt the world? Joseph was puzzled.
He turned his head and looked at the big Lolita who got up to drink some water not far away: Well, maybe it's because she is relatively... naive? So she believes in super powers
Mindy brought over two bottles of water and gave one to Joseph: "Don't drink too much, or you will feel uncomfortable during training later."
Looking at the little boy who took the water, she rubbed his head, feeling satisfied: Your brother always rubs my head, so I will rub your dog's head, haha.
Joseph unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip of water, and then asked, "How can I do what you just did?"
He nodded at the sandbag.