Chapter 242 ( Secret )

"I know you're here... come out..." - Rintarō said as he reached his room.

"Okay, aren't you funny, Rintarō-san" - said Meru as she appeared from under her bed - "Hello.... I see you enjoyed the first day at the Royal Seal competition."

"The ironic thing is that I didn't even have it myself..." - Rintarō said with a frown - "Those girls are a pain in the ass..."

"That happens because you don't show your strength" - replied Meru while looking at the boy for a few seconds before taking out a small paddle and taking a bite - "As a dragon, you have to show your might..."

"I showed it during my fight against Cloud" - Rintarō replied with annoyance.

"True... but I think you didn't take something into account..." - Meru said with a smile - "Cloud Strife is the worst opponent you could have chosen to prove that you're a dragon..."

"What do you mean?" - Rintarō asked while frowning.

"To that it's obvious that Cloud is strong, so strong that he could against not only all of Nangokuren's dragons, but also me and Ren..." - Meru replied with a dark smile - "All at the same time..."

". . ." - Rintarō was silent when he heard this because he didn't think Cloud would be this strong.

"Like I said, he's the worst target you could have used because he's a monster... being defeated by him isn't something that's good for you" - Meru replied while looking at the boy for a few seconds - "If you had defeated him, then it would be a separate topic, but it wasn't like that..."

". . ." - Rintarō looked at the girl while sighing regretfully - "I understand what you're trying to say... anyone can be defeated by Cloud so my effort wasn't well received..."

"Not exactly" - Meru replied while giving the boy a smile - "You proved that you had the talent to be a dragon, that's why all those girls were attacking you at the same time... but, there's something you didn't take into account..."

"What?" - Rintarō asked while frowning.

"That during the whole chase, you never defended yourself... you just ran back and forth, not a very good attitude for a dragon who supposedly are a symbol of pride and fierceness" - replied Meru while looking at the boy for a few seconds before averting his gaze - "Running away is a sign of weakness, so your actions only told the girls that you just possessed the talent to be a dragon, but you weren't one... that's a big difference"

". . ." - Rintarō was silent for a few seconds before looking at the girl with conflicting emotions - "I see... I guess that makes me different from the others..."

"That's why I'm going to help you become a dragon" - Meru said with a smile - "I'm not going to do it alone though, Ren is going to help me."

". . ." - Rintarō looked at her curiously - "Why are you doing this?"

"Because I'm interested in you" - Meru answered with a slight blush on her cheeks - "But mostly because I want you to show your full potential."

"I see..." - Rintarō nodded as he decided to leave the bit about her being interested in him for later.

"What we will do is to train you, when the time comes, you will participate in the [Dragons Rioting] and we will be part of your team" - Meru said with a wild smile on her face - "I'm sure it will be a huge surprise for the others."

Rintarō shook his head although he had to admit that it wasn't a bad idea, not to mention that he felt weak in front of the blond and this would be a good opportunity to show what he was capable of.

"Hey, Rintarō!" - Tamao exclaimed from outside the room.

"Oops, I guess that's my cue for me to retire... we'll continue tomorrow with the conversation because I have to go see what happened with Ren" - said Meru with a frown on her face - "She hasn't been back in a good while".

"Ok, we'll continue tomorrow" - nodded Rintarō as he watched the girl jump out of the window.

"Were you talking to someone?" - Tamao asked as he walked in with his blonde companion.

"No..." - Rintarō replied calmly.

"I guess we heard wrong..." replied Kousuke as he shrugged his shoulders, "Anyway.... Didn't you say you were going to take a shower?"

"I was about to, but I got to thinking about some things and the time passed like nothing" - replied Rintarō while shrugging his shoulders - "I'm thankful that Ryōko-san built a bathroom for the boys in the dorms that isn't a kiddie pool."

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"Did he say that?" - Kentarō asked as he picked up the necklace of huge spheres that he always wore. He was currently using the phone because someone had called him.

"I gain nothing by lying to you, Kentarō-san" - replied a melodious female voice from the other end of the phone.

"Right... although it's not the first time you've tried to trick me for fun, Ryōko-san" - Kentarō replied while shaking his head.

"True, but this time I'm being serious..." - Ryōko replied calmly - "Not to mention that this is the last test..."

". . ." - Kentarō was silent while holding the bridge of his nose - "Are you sure about this?"

"If he makes it, then it's a resounding Yes" - Ryōko replied with what seemed to be a smile on her face from how happy she sounded - "If he makes it, then I'll finally be able to fulfill the prophecy that passed through my clan..."

"I still say that it's impossible for something like that to be possible" - Kentarō replied seriously - "If a family like that were true, then they would be famous and you know it."

"I understand what you're trying to say, but I also maintain the point that there are clans that wish to remain anonymous, Kentarō-san" - Ryōko replied while letting out a small laugh - "Not everyone wishes to be in the middle of the limelight, let alone a clan that might have..."

Ryōko stopped as she was about to continue because she knew that one could never be preemptive enough.

"You're being paranoid, Ryōko-san" - Kentarō said while shaking his head - "Anyway, I'm going in a week's time to Nangokuren to deliver that to Sensei."

"That's good to hear, at least then he can return to full power" - replied Ryōko with amusement.

"Although if I'm honest with you, I never thought that something like that would be inside my necklace" - replied Kentar��� with a frown - "If you hadn't told me, I'd think it was a bad joke..."

"What can I say?" - Ryōko replied - "Yonemitsu-san has always been this.... erratic..."

"You don't have to tell me, I know very well how he is sensei" - replied Kentarō while remembering the time he trained together with Gorozaemon Jinbeenosuke Yonemitsu, the current headmaster of Nangokuren - "Anyway, we better cut the call, I have to prepare some things."

"Ok... I look forward to seeing you again, old friend" - Ryōko said before hanging up.

"Hmm..." - Kentarō was silent for a few seconds as he closed his eyes.

He still couldn't believe that the prophecy that had been passed down from generation to generation of the Kagamiin family, could be true because it didn't make sense - "Though after seeing it myself, I can't be sure that it's just bullshit..."

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". . ." - Ryōko closed her eyes after cutting off the call she'd had with the first year boy's father, only to notice how the door to her office opened, revealing the silhouette of an old man who was wearing a sweatshirt and boxers - "Yonemitsu-san... it's strange to see him in my office..."

"B-B-Boobs!" - Yonemitsu exclaimed as he started to turn around.

"Hmm... interesting... So he'll be back?" - Ryōko asked as a smile appeared on her face - "Do you really want him to fight our little blonde dragon freshman?"

"Rebota! Rebota!" - Yonemitsu exclaimed as he started to tremble.

"An interesting idea... and honestly I'm not that reluctant to comply with your request" - Ryōko said while narrowing her eyes - "I guess it would also be a good idea to measure the power he has before facing you in the [Dragons Rioting]"

"Ogh?" - Yonemitsu tilted his head in confusion only to start shaking.

"Of course I have confidence in him..." - Ryōko replied as a small smile appeared on her face, a smile that looked too much like her daughter's - "I'm 99% sure that he's the person my clan has been waiting for for so long..."

". . ." - Yonemitsu was silent for a few seconds before looking at the woman, only this time his eyes were not being hidden by his glasses, showing a serious look full of power.

"Don't give me that look, Yonemitsu-san" - Ryōko while snorting neutrally - "I'm just trying to fulfill my clan's tradition."

"Y-Y-You keep... m-lying to you..." - Yonemitsu said with difficulty.

"I know... it's an excuse to make me feel better" - replied Ryōko while looking at the puny man - "Ok, I admit it, that's not why I want him to be the one... but I don't think I have to reveal that to you.... Right?"

". . ." - Yonemitsu just shook his head though in doing so he almost lost his balance.

"You should have asked Kentarō for the necklace, much earlier, Yonemitsu-san" - Ryōko said while looking at her colleague's actions with amusement, only to notice how he retreated - "It's not polite to leave a lady talking alone..."

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