Every move in Garou's attacks carried undisguised, bone-deep killing intent. Although his fighting style had the framework of the "Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist," it had not touched even a fraction of the true essence of the Flowing Water Fist, which had been created to protect.
At its core, it was a killing style incorporating the moves of the Flowing Water Fist-a Taijutsu Garou had ultimately created himself by following his own inner thoughts ever since he began learning martial arts!
Bang had always felt this was no big deal, probably a result of Garou being too young. After all-
-Geniuses always showed some traits that set them apart from ordinary people.
-Besides, I wasn't exactly a good sort when I was young either. Ahem... that's enough about that!
But Bang had overlooked the most important point-
Although Garou was extremely similar to him in his youth, they were not the same person after all.
Ever since he first came to the Flowing Water Dojo to study martial arts, Garou had kept his childhood of relentless bullying a secret.
That he could endure and conceal so much at such a young age was enough to show how different his mind and temperament were from those of his peers.
Moreover, Garou had only ever had one purpose in practicing martial arts: to obtain absolute power and rewrite this flawed world!
Bang had experienced nothing like that as a child, and unlike him, Garou had no "big brother" who could beat some sense into him at the critical moment when he strayed down the wrong path.
(Bomb: Ahem, that's right. That would be me.)
All these factors combined, and Garou ultimately evolved into a God-Level monster who called himself "Absolute Evil."
Only after the terrible mistake had been made did Bang realize