"GOKU?! What the hell is going on? I must be dreaming or hallucinating! There is no way this is real... "
Jay's mind raced as he took a step back, trying to come up with an explanation so that at least he could calm down. And the fact that he needed to have a spar with Goku was not helping his situation at all. He was not a fighter at all.
"Hey Jay, you alright?"
Although this was the second time Goku said his name, he merely comprehended it now. The way he said, it felt as if they had known each other for ages and were friends. Jay just stared at Goku with a blank expression. And as he took a deep breath, he unconsciously moved his head, which, although small, seemed like a nod.
"Great! In that case, here I come!"
An unexpected response came from Goku, it seemed that he misunderstood Jay's intention, and believed he was ready to fight; as a result, he kicked off. Before Jay could even react, Goku was already within arm's reach and sent his fist flying towards his face.
A fist that he was certain could kill him effortlessly no matter what he did. However, suddenly his body moved on its own. He leaned back completely, and in the last moment, when his opponent's fist just passed over his nose, he pushed himself back up, by moving his leg back, and sent his own fist flying.
"What is this?! How did I do that?!"
His mind raced as Goku effortlessly blocked his fist, and replied with an even faster jab, aimed at Jay's chest. Despite it being faster, and more powerful than the previous one, Jay saw it moving much slower. It was slow enough for him to react in time, as it seemed that his body didn't seem to react to this new attack at all.
It was obvious that the strange system truly gave him some sort of combat experience and strength to not be instantly killed by Goku, though he still had his doubts.
Finally regaining some of his composure, Jay brought his open palm before Goku's fist, and upon collision he grabbed it. He felt some sort of pain from the action, but it was far less than he had anticipated.
As a response, he sent his free hand toward Goku, who performed the exact same action as him and grabbed his fist. Although he didn't really notice it yet, he had a slight smile on, Goku, on the other hand, had a wide grin.
"Hehe... It seems you have improved since our last sparing, however, you were not the only one training!"
Goku said as he tightened his grip on Jay's fist, and then swung him around and slammed him into the ground. Jay felt a sharp pain coming from his back, however, he didn't let go of Goku's hand and instead, he also tightened his grip and suddenly tugged on his arms.
Goku stood firmly, not letting himself be moved by the action, however that was what Jay was aiming for. Using the tug, he kicked Goku in the head with both of his legs. From the impact, Goku let Jay's hand go, and so did Jay, and Goku flew a few meters back, landing on his back.
An audible chuckle came from Goku, who jumped up as if nothing had happened at all; simultaneously, Jay also pushed himself up. The two stared at one another for only a brief moment, and then both kicked off.
Goku started off with a high kick to the side of Jay's head, which he blocked using both of his hands, but still, he was pushed away, and he felt the impact of Goku's kick on his arms.
At that very moment, a new system notification popped up before his eyes, temporarily blinding him. As a result, he took a direct kick to his head. He flew quite a few meters away and landed. For a brief moment, he was unable to open his eyes, both due to the pain and the sudden light.
"Congratulations, you have gained enough experience, you have levelled up! Level: 2 "
After reading his message, a wave of pleasant feelings washed over him. The message soon disappeared, and he stood back up. He couldn't quite explain or understand how, but he felt stronger than before. In addition, most of his pain had completely vanished. He only still felt his head a bit.
However, as if nothing had happened, he rushed back towards his opponent, ready to continue the fight. Seeing his reaction, Goku chuckled once again and moved closer to him.
The reason he had just levelled up was still unclear, however, Jay believed that it was most likely from fighting, so the only thing he could do was fight, not that he had any other choice, since he was certain Goku wouldn't let him chicken out of the fight.
The two punched one another in the head with such force that it created a powerful gust of wind, moving the grass in a large area around them. Both fighters slid back from the punch, however, they just rushed back at one another, sending fist after fist flying.
Although he felt pain, it was bearable, despite the fact that he was certain that the punches he tanked were stronger than the ones he took before.
As they kept up the mindless punching without defence fatigue and numbness ate away at Jay's morale and stamina, and then finally, he received a punch which he couldn't respond to, and he collapsed.
He lay on the ground, breathing heavily, barely being able to move his body, however, the pain and fatigue he felt was strangely pleasant. A few moments later, Goku sat down beside him, breathing heavily as well, though his grin was wider than ever.
"It was a great match! You have improved a lot, for a brief moment I thought I might lose to you!"
"Thanks... It was fun for me too... By the way... How's Chi-Chi?"