Chapter 3

Yuuzou Kaieda POV

This boy despite having a bloodthirsty side and a sharp look, he seems to be quite reasonable and controlled.

I think to the fight I witnessed. He's not best talent I've seen but that's a given since I saw the Yaksha Princess and World Clock when they were young but his talent is still high especially for his age.

If I could compare him to those his age, I would say he's slightly below Itsuki Kurogane's first son but even then, Ouma has already started receiving magic lessons, I doubt this kid has even gone to school.

His blazer ability seems to be able to allow him to extend and shrink his device at fast speed, he can also vibrate the blades on it. It may not seem like much and it seems simple but with training it can become strong.

Case in point, the child seems to have developed s near automatic defense with his device as when it blocked Nijimura earlier. It probably uses the vibrations it emits from the blades to sense attacks and blocks them, it's impressive even though it doesn't seem to be complete.

What is most impressive about this kid is his reaction time. I knew my gut feeling wasn't wrong when I felt he had a special ability. He's not the first blazer I have seen with a special physical characteristic, I've seen a few characters with them when I was still in the KOK league, some of them were blazers who could go up against higher ranks than themselves without losing steam.

This boy's super reflexes coupled with his simple yet strong blazer ability would allow him to become a powerful mage-knight in future, if he chooses that path but from the looks of it, he has the eyes of someone determined to be strong.

"By the way kid what's your name?"

"Kurashiki Kuraudo old man" the kid named Kuraudo replied

"Old man? I'm still fifties you brat!"

"I believe you sir" but he doesn't really look like he believes me, just because I decided to go bald doesn't mean I'm old.

"Sigh, forget it. Kuraudo-kun why are you in a place like this? Where are your parents?"

As I asked him his face soured as if irritated but deep in his eyes, I could see sadness. I already have a clue on the type of home he lives but I really want to hear what happened from him.

"Hmph, my stupid father owed too much money especially to that bastard Nijimura, so he offered me to be competing here to pay him back since he found out I was blazer and my mother, well she couldn't even tolerate staying with me after my birth" he replied in a tone that seemed to be nonchalant but I could tell, he was holding back the pain of his parents.

I already knew it would be something like that and I'm going to get his father arrested for violating his child's rights, but first.

"Hey Kuraudo-kun, how about you come live with me after everything is settled?"

"Seriously? Are you sure you're not a creepy old man stalker, besides I don't even know your name old man"

"I'm not an old man you delinquent looking punk! And my name is Yuuzou Kaieda, I'm an A-rank mage-knight under the International Mage-Knight Federation" I reply to the brat who thinks he's witty and see his eyes widen.

"Hoh, so you've heard of me, good it seems that I'm still popular among the younglings"

"I just saw you on the news one time and besides aren't A-rank blazers of any kind popular no matter where you go" Kuraudo replied after calming himself.

"That's true, Kuraudo-kun from the looks of it you don't know your rank and judging from your fight earlier you seem to want to get stronger" I responded to him as I observed his expression, I'm pretty sure this kid could've escaped this place but he was using it to hone his combat capabilities.

His expression turned sharper, he manifested his device holding out his twin swords for me to see as he began "I'm not a very intelligent person, not really good at cooking or cleaning, no decent art talent either. These swords and body are all I have that I am good at, they can take me out of here to have a good life but beyond just having a decent life I want to see how far I can go as someone whose only talent is fighting"

My eyes sparkle at this boy's dream and determination, it's been a while since I have seen youthful fire like his. I have already made up my mind to adopt and train him, let me see what kind of waves he'll cause in Japan.

"That's a good ambition kid, childish but good nonetheless but you need guidance. Will you be willing to accept this middle-aged man's care?" I reply to him with my true feelings of kindness and expectation radiating off my words

"Thank you old man, I accept" Kuraudo-kun replied as he beamed with a smile with slight tears in his eyes.

"Just call me Mr. Yuuzou, kid" I reply as rub his head. Despite him being mature, this child has been bottling up the pain of his situation, he needs to be somewhere better and I'll give him that place.