Chapter 7: Special Training
Jason was unexpectedly suspended, and it was nothing more than a return to the pattern of homeschooling some time ago. Jason prefers to read a book by himself in his room rather than going to that kind of place. But Bruce didn't seem to think so, and hearing the news from Alfred that he was going to transfer to a public school didn't make Jason happier any more.
"Master Jason, you should make more friends of the same age"
Alfred said.
Although Jason didn't refute the matter of making friends, he was more disdainful from the bottom of his heart.
In Jason's past life, he has seen a lot of how those so-called "friends" make up for it in the back, and he has also seen more people who have been set up by "friends" to have nothing in the end. In Jason's mind, a friend is the kind of person who takes advantage of each other because of the need for profit.
So he was not interested in Alfred's suggestion at all, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only practice in the training room in frustration according to the training plan made by Bruce.
In order to catch up with Batman faster, Jason's priority training is his air mobility ability.
Swinging along the rope, climbing the training prosthetic rock wall, quickly imitating Bruce's movements and trying to climb over the wall, his feet slipped and almost fell off the rock wall.
“... You're so clumsy."
A female voice came from the doorway with a smile.
Jason turned his head to see Barbara standing in the doorway.
“.... Are you idle? ”
Barbara is a college student, which Jason learned later. He always thought she was Bruce's girlfriend or something.
"It's a pretty idle day, do you need me to give you guidance?"
"Not required"
“.... I really didn't say it, if it weren't for the wrong age, I really suspected that you were Bruce's illegitimate son, and your character of being tough and lonely and not taking other people's kindness seriously was really similar to him..."
Jason's point left Barbara speechless.
Jason remained silent about Barbara's complaints, climbed off the wall, and continued the next round of training.
Climb the rope, fly, land, climb.... Fail.
It's not that Jason can't climb over the rock mass, the most important thing is after the rock wall. Whether it's Bruce's simple and capable leap without any superfluous movements, or Dick's leap like dancing in the air, it can't change their movement that they can immediately move on to the next stage as soon as they land, whether it's counterattacking or defending, they can get into the state very quickly, but Jason can't.
Sighing, Jason climbed off the rock wall and continued with the next round of training.
After a few swings, Jason also summed up some methods, and Bruce also instructed him in some movements, but there was still something wrong that made him feel some kind of obstacle when he crossed it.
"Ahh I can't stand it, I'll teach you."
Barbara had been sitting bored watching Jason repeat the training, and as a professional gymnastics team, she knew Jason's weaknesses at a glance.
"No"
Expected answer, but this will not be an obstacle for Barbara, who was recognized by Batman for her own strength.
"I'm not a trapeze, but I'm from a professional gymnastics team."
Barbara's words managed to capture Jason's attention.
Jason's gaze stared at Barbara for a long time, as if assessing Barbara's words.
"How? Or do you think it's better to have Dick teach you? ”
“... Don't"
Dick's fancy moves Jason didn't want to learn at all, he preferred Bruce's concise and capable movements without a trace of superfluous movements.
"Did that make sense?"
“... Okay"
Jason knew he desperately needed a dedicated coach right now, and Bruce was naturally the first choice, the problem was that he was busy, busy, busy. Gotham Baby's life is not as drunk and dreaming all day as he imagined, and then gone.
Those that have been filtered by Lucius still need Bruce. Wayne personally went through the papers, piled up on Bruce's desk; Meetings in all senses include shareholders' meetings, although those who can not attend will not attend; There are also a variety of social dinners..... That's the most important place to maintain the Gotham Baby mask, and of course, to find out the news by the way. Bruce will skip some of the inconsequential shareholder meetings that won't skip these dinners. Plus regular nightly patrols ....
Jason roughly counted the time of Bruce's day and found that he didn't sleep more than 4 hours on average.....
Sure enough, he's still a vampire, and sometimes Jason pops up with this idea out of nowhere.
“... Then call the master to listen."
“... Ha?? ”
Barbara's words successfully short-circuited Jason's brain.
"Uh-huh, I don't have a reason to spend my time for special training for you, at least a teacher"
Barbara sat on the training box and looked at Jason with a smile.
Jason looked at Barbara's smiling treacherous face for a while, and his brain finally started to move again.
“... Barbara, you wouldn't be Grayson."
“... Yes?! What the? No, how is that possible, my surname is Gordon! How did you get to that!! ”
“... I thought you and Dick were siblings."
It's the same noisy tongue and annoying, Jason always thought that Barbara was a normal person among them, but it seemed that he thought too much.
“...... How is that possible...."
Barbara rolled her eyes at the sky:
"You little devil isn't cute at all"
"Why do men want to be cute?"
“... It's not cute at all, forget it, I'll teach you the basics first."
Retracting her playful thoughts, Barbara begins to instruct Jason's movements.
She sat there and watched Jason for a long time, and Jason's overall movements were fine, the problem was that Jason had some difficulty maintaining his balance when he was flying in the air.
"You have to work your waist so that you can maintain your balance, and at the same time you can use the wind to change the direction of your movement, look like this"
Barbara made a demonstration, swung perfectly from one end to the rock wall, and quickly climbed up the rock wall and climbed over it.
Jason's imbalance in the air makes his control over himself weak, which makes him unable to control himself well when he lands, which makes his movements appear very clumsy.
Jason watched Barbara's movements and then followed suit.
Compared with before, Jason's movements this time are much more skillful, Barbara nodded with satisfaction, Jason is really a very smart child, and he immediately understood the key point with a little hint.
"It's best to relax the muscles in your thighs when you're about to land, and then concentrate all your strength on your calves, which has the advantage of preparing for the next move at the same time when you land....."
"No, I'm still a little too nervous... That's right...."
"When you're flying, focus your strength on your forearms and relax your joints, so that you can quickly change your movements when you change climbs... It's a little too tiring... Excess energy will be consumed.. Well, that's a lot better..."
"Whether it's flying or climbing, the strength of the upper body is not negligible, Bruce has a specific upper body training plan for you"
"Yes"
"I have to keep doing it"
"Good"
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