Trick 9: Motivation

We decided to let Genma stay at my place for the night. Luckly, he only got a few scratches from what happened.

"Man... I wonder if I'm really cut for this..." Genma said while laying on the sofa.

"The Karaoke is off so I can hear you from the kitchen you know." I notified Genma as I come out of the kitchen with a pot of soup.

"I'll get some bowl. Want some rice? I got some scrambled egg to top it. It goes well with the soup too."

Genma nodded as I stood up and went back to the kitchen.

"I know it's farfetch to think an ordinary nobody like me would fight side by side you guys."

"Impossible almost has no meaning in this day of age. We already have hoverboards. Soon we'll have flying cars." I joked as I come out of the kitchen and handed the bowl of rice with eggs to Genma.

"If that's true then why can't I become strong?"

"Even shounen protagonists starts either weak or knows nothing about their potential. The question you should ask is why should you fight?"

"How about you? Why did you took AGE? why did you become strong?"

"I don't know about the "strong" part but I do have a couple reasons. First is to find my last living family member. I don't know how to do so due to complicated reasons. The second is to repay Satoshi's family for taking care of me."

"Must be hard for you..."

"I'm used to it. In fact those reasons makes me stronger, I suppose."

"Well its not that I dont want to fight with you guys... I just don't want to drag you all down."

"I can see you're determined."

"Mikeru... How can I be stronger? I can't keep on running away."

"Hey now! You're making it sound like a cliche anime training montage is about to start."

"I'm being serious!"

"I know... I can help you improve yourself but first, we must rest after finishing this soup. I made too much."

"So Mikeru, I noticed you have a hidden door on your workshop. Can I ask what's in it?"

"Well I've put you on a tough spot so you deserve to know I guess. Keep it a secret."

"I'll do. You're the one helping me after all."

After eating, I put away the dishes on the dish washer. We then went to the workshop.

The door Genma mentioned is not noticable by an ordinary naked eye. This proves Genma's eyes to be sharper than a normal person and that he has a good observation skills.

I touched the door and it opened. The door is made out of a handprint scanner.

Inside the door are various gears and some training equipments.

"Wow! So you train here?"

"This is Satoshi's Team base. I'm just using it to hide my crown."

"Is that a cosplay item or actual jewelry?"

I pointed out to the gear worn by a mannequin. It's a pair of boots with track wheels on both the bottom and back and carbon fiber on the front. on the back of a mannequin are pair of bulky gauntlet-like armament with track wheels on the side and edge. the armament also has handles with breaks.

"What's it called?"

"It's called the Jaws. A crown type armament."

"I fail to follow."

"Crown type armaments are Unique in a lot of ways. first of, the materials to make them worth a fortune. They can't be tuned so only selected individuals can use them."

"Can you use it?"

"I won't be mine if I can't use it. Also the ones who possess a crown is considered to be exceptional. They are labeled as royalist and given titles. A good example is Satoshi's title Poltergeist."

"You mean Echoes is also a crown?"

"Exactly. You also have a crown. Half of it to be exact."

"Eh? What? You mean the belt is a crown too?"

"Not the belt, The Throwing knives. It comes with a pair of gloves that can recall all thrown knives. It's called the talons."

"You're giving something valuable here! wait you can't tune crowns right? So aren't they not qualified for use?"

"Crowns are already in their database and is authorized due to that nature. They just add limiters to avoid actual casualty. All we need to do is pass the authorization papers and train you in using it efficiently with the limiters on. Like I said before, It's yours now."

"Giving me something worth more than what I can hope to achieve. It's as if I'm an actual shounen protagonist who just discovered his power."

"Before we have your epic anime training montage, we must rest. It's getting rather late."

"Sorry... I'm just overwhelmed by all this."

"Remember is a secret between us."

"Right..."

We then closed the door and rested on the living room.

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We left early to get Genma's uniform and headed to school.

When we got to the classroom Remi rushed towards Genma with a smile and teary eyes.

"I'm so glad you're okay Genkyun~!"

"Well, Mikeru's cooking healed me."

"Thank you so much Mikyun! Your cooking is truly divine!"

"Hey don't start a religion out of it!" I told Remi.

I went ahead and sat on my seat. Beside me is Kosaru who has a straight face.

"So you told him yet?" Kosaru asked.

"Not the Merk part. But after the talk last night, his resolve somehow hardened. He wants to keep going."

"I guess that's enough for now. Man... I am worried for nothing there!"

"We all were."

The bell rang and the classes started shortly after.

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Before the second period starts, Claire-sensei dropped by our class room.

"Attention everyone! By tomorrow, We will be electing A manager for your Combatant team. All the forms your team submitted earlier today is now being reviewed. You didn't submit a form for your combat suits so I am expecting a design by the end of this week. Keep it simple." Claire-sensei then left.

Everyone started talking about the matter.

"Man I wish I could be elected as the manager!"

"nee nee! If I become manager we can just skip class whenever they're training right?"

"It must be nice to have a strong team fighting under you..."

"Is there an allowance if I become manager?"

All the talks are echoing the classroom. Each are imaginary senarios if they become the Combatant manager.

Remi is at her seat shaking with visible determination.