Chapter 171 ( Hagen Convention )

"It's good to see that you agreed to come talk to me, Kokuryū...or would you rather I call you Cloud Strife?" Meru asked curiously.

"You can call me whatever you want"-Cloud replied as he saw how Erin walked behind Meru and stared at her in silence-"..."

"Oh... don't take Erin-chan into account... she's a bit shy" - answered the girl with light blue hair while Erin gave her a silent look - "But getting back on topic, I called you to talk about something important"

"I'm all ears"-Cloud replied while Meru indicated that she should come closer so they could speak more calmly.

"First of all... do you know what the Hagen Convention is?" Meru asked seriously.

"Hagen Convention?" The blond repeated as he frowned because he felt that he had found some important information.

"Ok, I'll start from the beginning…" Meru nodded as she told him about her early years in Nangokuren.

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"So Hatenko made contact with Cloud-sama…" Asuna muttered as she watched her subordinates.

"Hai!" - exclaimed the twins.

"Cloud-sama was seen walking with a girl that matches Kokua's description of third years" - Rumina replied - "The two walked towards one of the courtyards and got lost"

"I understand..." - Asuna nodded as her expression turned serious - "For Kokua to move like that confirms that Hatenko has an interest in Cloud-sama...and if things go well, this will be a good point." starter for [Metsuryū]...anything else I should know?"

"Ransuiryū seems to be completely silent" - answered Rurina seriously.

"Hmm..." - Asuna frowned because she had managed to get the information about the relationship between Hatenko and Rino, that's why this situation seemed strange to her - "I understand... you can withdraw..."

"Hai!" - The girls exclaimed as they left the office, leaving Asuna completely alone.

"If Hatenko came back, it means that she came to fulfill her part of her agreement…" the leader of the disciplinary council muttered as she frowned, "Although that doesn't explain why she decided to meet with Cloud-sama..."

The girl started thinking of hundreds of possible possibilities, only to reach a dead end.

"Reason... I need a reason for that meeting to make a logical sense" - the second year girl thought as she re-analyzed the information she had and at the same time created a psychological profile of Meru with the information she had about her - " Possible reason one... Hatenko knows Cloud-sama... but that is impossible from the information of their interactions..."

"Reason two, Hatenko feels an interest in Cloud-sama..." - the girl murmured while shaking her head - "This probable reason but I can't be sure with the little information I have... that would leave us with the possibility of a challenge... ugh... they're all possible... it's even possible that they're all together..."

Asuna could only shake her head in irritation that she didn't have enough information, "I better wait for Cloud-sama to come back to her room so I can talk to him…"

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"It's an interesting story, Meru-san"-Cloud said as he looked at the girl with light blue hair. He had not only gotten information about Ren, but also about how to help Rino for his mission - "And from what I can gather, it's that you want me to fight you so that I can take your place in that agreement... isn't it?" So?"

"It's good to talk to smart people" - Meru smiled seriously - "Indeed, that's what I want... although obviously I'm going to fight with everything I have because I feel that if I don't, then things will end badly for me "

Cloud just smiled when he heard this as he unconsciously released some Mana from him.

"Ahem! Let's get back to our business" - Meru said while shaking her head - "I want you to be my heir to the Hagen Agreement so that you can fulfill Ren's dream because I won't be able to be in Nangokuren anymore for personal reasons "

"You don't have to continue, I understand what you're trying to say" -the blonde nodded as he shook his head-"Ok, you tell me when to fight"

"How about tomorrow afternoon?" Meru asked as she took one last look at the boy.

"I have no problem" -the blonde agreed as he watched as the girl jumped at high speed towards the roof of the High School and took the red flag that was raised at the top "I hope you don't disappoint me, Cloud Strife..."

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"This was not part of the agreement..." - Rino said as she frowned seeing how Meru had taken the flag because this meant one thing, the Batsuzangaisei Ceremony was about to begin, as well as the Hagen Pact - "But It doesn't matter because this doesn't change things... because Hatenko won't lose..."

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"Hahaha! That Meru is crazy!" -Kyōka couldn't resist laughing when she saw what her friend had done- "Oh...Rino must be furious right now"

"Kyōka-sama...is that it?" Misa asked as she looked at the flag.

"That's right... Meru just challenged Cloud Strife to the Batsuzangaisei Ceremony" - replied Kyōka as a wild smile appeared on her face - "And in the process, made some of our little Kouhai Rino's plans go to waste." drain Kekeke~"

"Oh... I would have liked to see Ransuiryū's expression right now" - Honori said with emotion. She didn't like the smug attitude of the second year girls - "Though it's a surprise that Meru challenged Kokuryū"

"She's not as crazy as you think" -Kyoka answered calmly- "If what she told me is true, then she will be leaving Nangokuren soon, so she needs someone who can replace her in the Hagen Convention"

"I still don't understand where the name of that agreement came from" - Misa said with curiosity.

"Oh right, you're new to Nangokuren"-Kyoka agreed as she looked at her little subordinate-"The name of the Convention comes from the nicknames of the two involved Hatenko and Gentōryū"

"Oh... I see..." - agreed Misa.

"I think tomorrow will be an interesting day"-Kyoka smiled as her gaze sharpened.

"I think Kokuryū's attack made something shake inside Kyōka-chan's head" - Chiyoko said.

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"Ayane…" Keiko said as she looked up at the ceiling.

"I know…" Ayane said seriously as she watched as the small blonde girl took the big red flag, "Tomorrow will be a day full of surprises…"

"Hatenko has started a challenge against Kokuryū"-Makoto said as she closed her eyes-"I'm not going to lie, this seems interesting"

"Sensei…" Ayane muttered with concern.

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"Asuna-sama!" - The two twins exclaimed as they ran into the room.

"I already realized" -said the aforementioned while she frowned-"Hatenko challenged Cloud-sama to a Batsuzangai Ceremony... this can be either very good, or very bad..."

She knew that Meru was the strongest person in High School, at least at the student level because no one knew how strong the headmaster was because the Dragons always held each other back.

"If Cloud-sama manages to defeat Hatenko, then [Metsuryū] will be the group with the greatest chance of controlling Nangokuren..." - the black-haired girl murmured as she began to analyze the situation deeply - "But at the same time we will be the target of all the other dragons..."

"Asuna-sama?" - Asked the two twins.

"Oh, sorry... she was a bit distracted"-said the leader of the Disciplinary Council as she shook her head. She would think of some countermeasures later, for now it was more important to go talk to her leader-"I hope Cloud-sama appreciates what I'm doing..."

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"Why the commotion?" Shizuka asked in confusion.

"I don't know... but I do know one thing..." - Chifuyu said with annoyance - "And it's that Cloud is in the middle of all this"

"Should we ask those who seem to be excited?" - Asked the big-breasted blonde.

"I think it's a good idea" - nodded the black-haired girl - "Hey you!"

"Hey?" - the mentioned second year girl looked everywhere as if it was confirmed that they were talking to her - "Me?"

"Yes, you" - agreed Chifuyu - "Could you tell me what is happening?"

"Oh... right, you guys are first years" - smiled the girl - "You see, that Hatenko has taken out the red flag that was on the top of Nangokuren, it means that she is challenging one of the dragons to one of High School traditions, the Batsuzangai Ceremony"

"Batsuzangaisei ceremony?" Shizuka asked.

"Rumi!" she was heard in the distance.

"Oh, I'm sorry.."-said the girl named Rumi as she ran to her friends-"You'll find out tomorrow afternoon, just follow the other girls"

". . ." - The two Cloud Recruits looked at each other while sighing with regret. It was obvious that Cloud was involved in all this.

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