Chapter 169 - Start

Within the famed and renowned darkness, is the divine stealthy glance.

It's the stance one takes to start running with everything one has.
A pretty old stance.
During the pre-war olympics there were still some participants that usedthis form.
The start up for long distance running.
Was said to becoming closer and closer to the horizon level.

At first it was this ...
What was called a crouching start for long running.
This odd method of starting
Would slowly move towards a ground level.
But, of course. It never reached a true right angle.

As of now, at long last, it's humanities first ...
To use a right angle as a starting spring ... !
However ...
Humanties fastest ever start up, this young man ...
Is not a modern man ...

Until he collides with his challenger Hanma Baki ...
Time of impact will be a fraction of a second ...
Master of Chinese Kenpo, Retsu Kaio
Gave his view on this moment afterwards.
"It was felt", he said.
Retsu: If I try to explain it in words it'll be a long story ...
Retsu: Within that small moment he felt a great deal.

Retsu: I understand.
Retsu: To compete with the titans of the past Pickle took this course of action.

Sometimes using trees as a foothold
Other times using rocks.
That's how he was able to stop rivals weighing over 5 tons in their tracks.

Retsu: And at the same moment ...
Retsu: Baki must've felt it the same way.
Retsu: Baki's body weight is around 70 kilos.
Retsu: I, who weigh over 100 kilos ...
Retsu: Couldn't hold my stance for even a moment.
Retsu: How will he stop that tackle ...

Retsu: Ontop of that with my encounter ...
Retsu: He used to ground as a starting spring. This is way more severe then my experience.
Retsu: "I will see the outcome of this match here and now", is what I thought ...
Retsu: eh ...?
Retsu: In that slim moment, how is it that I am able to think that far ahead ...?
Retsu: If you want an example ...

A great tasting serving of curry rice ...
You eat a moutfull of it.
light, salty, sweet, a little sour.
smell, the cooking, the spice used.
To explain everything in words in would take well over 10 minutes.
But ...
Retsu: Everything was felt out within that small moment.
Retsu: If I explained it this way you should understand.

Retsu: What surprised me was that ...
Retsu: Baki just stopped at that and that one spot.
Retsu: Without taking any stance.
Retsu: He just stood there spaced out waiting for Pickle's impact.

Retsu: Yes, it looked like he took him head on.
Retsu: There was no window of opportunity to dodge it.
Retsu: But in the end.

Retsu: Pickle was the one that was sent flying.
Retsu: Well, instead of "sent flying".
Retsu: It was more like he changed direction to a higher farer place in the middle of the tackle.

Retsu: In that meaning, he went flying ...
Tokugawa: Ooo. he went flying
Retsu: !? !?

Tokugawa: Did he ... throw him ?
Retsu: I don't know ...
Retsu: Well of course I wouldn't know.
Retsu: After that Baki was making this ...
Retsu: hand gesture, as if he was swatting away a fly.
Retsu: Within Jujutsu or Aikido there is no form such as that.

Retsu: Pickle who is approx. 200 kilos ...
Retsu: Flew up the the ceiling.
Retsu: But a wave of a small man, who's not even half his body weight ...

At this Moment ...
Hanayama: He's amazing ...
Hanayama: Pickle.
Hanayama: That is one amazing spirit ...
Hanayama started praising Pickle, not Baki ...
The amazing one isn't Baki who sent him flying, but the man who was sent flying, Pickle!!?
What is the strange poiwer Pickle has that not even Retsu can see!?
I know it's late but I did say I would release chapters so here it is. There's still construction going on in my house. Ontop of that my PC fails. I'm using my spare PC now. When it rains it pours ...
Anyway I'll try to catch up, but no promises on when.