4 years...

› Red's POV ‹

It's been four years since I've been living with the Xiao Long-Rose Family. All I can say is, it's very hard to act like a kid when you have the mentality of calm, savage, and at least 30 years old man inside a kid's body.

Since I was a kid, I needed to play with Yang and Ruby in order to make them not worry about me being a loner. But that wouldn't stop me from being a lone wolf. No matter what happens, I'll fight alone if I could see that there is a chance for me to win, even if it's just around 20%, that's enough.

Speaking of being a Lone Wolf, the man who brought me here came through the window. I don't know why the hell he enter through windows!

Right now, I was at the living room. Sitting on a couch while watching TV without looking, while also playing on my scroll. What can I say, I'm good at multitasking!

"Silver, I told you not to enter through the window!" Taiyang, or simply Tai, said after seeing him enter through the window.

"Because, it's always open whenever you're all awake. Plus, it's faster that way and silent than I come knocking the door. And it's normal." The man named Silver, said with a straight face.

"It's because you were trained to become an assassin! Of course, it's normal for you— Nevermind. Now, is there any particular reason why you're here, Silv?" Tai said while he sat down on the couch.

"Well, I'm here to retrieve..." Silver said while he just removed his feet on the ground and floated while in a sitting position. HOLY MOLY! He can FLOAT!? NO! I think he can fly too.

"Did you forget something?" Tai asked.

"Not something, but someone." He said while looking at me.

"No! I'm not gonna let you take him away if your reason is not enough." Tai said as he squinted his eyes while looking at him.

"I can see a great potential inside him that only I, could help him become stronger. It's better than giving him to Ozpin." He said as he stopped floating, just the right time that Summer, Ruby, and Yang came.

"*Sigh*... Alright, you can take him. But, you guys need to visit." Tais said as he turned around.

Tai and Summer talked about it first since Summer didn't agree just yet. But in the end, she agreed with a condition of us, visiting them if we have free time. The reason why this man, Silver, wants to train me is because he can sense mana.

Yes, I can sense mana. But, not at his level. He was able to control mana around us like it was his second nature, OR it really is his second nature.

He gave me three days to prepare all my belongings for my training. Three days was enough for me to prepare for what kind of hell I'll be facing. I bid my goodbye to them, to Tai, Summer, Yang, and Ruby.

"From now on, your last name won't be Jasper. It's Garnet now." I accepted my new last name. To be honest, I liked Garnet more than Jasper.

› Yun's POV ‹

As a kid, I've been spoiled. Why? Because at young age, I act like a man, not a kid. Whenever they try to spoil me, I reprimand them. Why? Because I hate being spoiled! Plus, my father's income was enough to feed us all, and I'm not gonna waste money just for toys, clothes, or anything that would become a waste when the time has come. It's much better if they bought me a short sword for me to train in the way of the sword, or I'll just go and punch things and break them with just my trusty fist, no gauntlets.

Aside from that, we've got a visitor today! Not just an ordinary visitor, but also my Teacher. Why do I have a Teacher? Of course, I needed to train in order to become strong! This man is really strong. I mean, really strong! When he arrived, he and my father sparred. It was very obvious that my Teacher was holding back so much that his strength was underestimated by my father.

The spar ended with my Teacher winning because of how cocky my father is. Well, the only thing I want in my life is to find my correct path in martial arts. I want to create or master whole new martial arts that this world could offer.

"Always cocky as ever. You've never changed, and I'm happy with that!" My Teacher said while grinning as he pulled my father off the ground from where he was impaled.

"What do you mean? And why are you grinning?" My father asked.

"Your next line is..." As my Teacher said that, I just prayed that my Teacher won't be as what I've expected.

Both my father and teacher said, "I'm gonna wipe that grin off your face!"

That's your JoJo line, Teacher. I just hope you're not, if you know what I mean.

Father tried to punch him in the face since he's just in front of him. Unfortunately, Teacher was able to dodge while leaving an afterimage of himself, while also laughing.

"*Sigh*... Enough, you two!" Mother came at a perfect timing.

When they were stopped due to my mother stopping them, they started to talk in a more friendly manner as if they didn't even have a problem.

During the talk, I learned that my Father and Teacher were students under the same master. I also learned that my soon to be Teacher was a faunus, he's a dragon and the only characteristics he got was the eyes, but he still got all his 5 senses enhanced.

When I tried to train my magic sense, I sensed that the area around Teacher that has mana that should be floating was now rotating around him like a rasengan. He also seemed to able to sense anyone who uses Mana sense as he started to move it in another way, this time it was like a tidal wave.

I didn't listen to their discussion as I try to immitate my Teacher's way to manipulate mana. But... It was damn too hard! I can't even move it continuesly for 5 seconds.

After they're finished with their talk, they all stood up. I was given three days in order to prepare necessary things, except food as my Teacher will provide those and will be cooking for us.

The day that I have to be away from my parents, has arrived...

"Remember to visit us, Silver!" My father said.

So, my Teacher's name was Silver? Well, it's Remnant. It's to be expected.

"Don't worry, we'll come back every rest days!" Silver said.

I prefer calling him Silver than Teacher, and he didn't seem to mind as I call him by his name while traveling on foot to Argus to by some things such as food.

Speaking of food, Silver was really good at haggling people. But all of it were just his way to annoy annoying people as he pay the full price as if the haggling never happened.

› Wyn's POV ‹

Here I am, waiting for my father's best of best friend. I don't know why he needed to exaggerate too much about their friendship. Even my mother was tired of it whenever I asked who is this guy he's talking about. All he said was his name, nothing more. His name was Silver Cranel. I felt the name was very familiar until I remembered that it was from DanMachi fanfic that I've read. So even that fanfic was true? I haven't even finished chapter 245!

4 years... That's how long I was in here.

Right now, I'm standing at balcony of my family's house, trying to to increase my mana manipulation by creating a ball of mana by expanding and compressing it continuesly. The ball was like a rasengan that kept changing sizes because I controlled it to change size. The only difference between a real rasengan and my mana ball was that, my mana ball has green color highlights that shows its rotation.

While I was training by using both mana sense and mana manipulation or control, a man praised me from behind.

"Keep doing it until you can do it like mine!" He said casually.

I didn't even detected him using mana sense! This guy, I hope he's not a new pawn of the queen.

The door opened. Oh, thanks Dad! You've arrived at the right time!

"Oh? I see that you've met your teacher." Father said, with a smile on his face. It's great that he didn't inherit white hair.

I hate to say this but, I hate white. First of all, it felt like I was dead. If it's other colors like blue, it's okay even if it isn't my favorite color. But white, it feels just plain! It's much better if it has colors.

Anyway, my father and my instructor of some sort, started to talk inside. My father knew that he would always enter through the window, or land on a balcony. Well... What a unique instructor, I say. Wait! It's not unique, because this world is already far from unique. It's my world now, I'm not an outsider of this world.

After they talked, I was given three days preparations. There's no need to pack food.

However, even though he said I shouldn't take food with me, my mother insisted to the point that my instructor gives up.

After we left, we walked into an alley.

"Hey, kid! Do you have any pocket dimension along with your system or something? Don't worry, I'll be training you all to become the strongest in this world, below me of course! You can't reach my strength yet." Instructor Silver said. Yes, I've discovered his name because I asked my father who is he since I didn't much payed attention.

Well, since he said that, I stored all my belongings into my pocket dimension. My master picked me up, and we fly away. This is not magic! This is what I thought it is! He's using Ki! That means, he's equal in power if not stronger than the two gods in Remnant!

› Hawk's POV ‹

"Father?"

"Hm?"

"Why are we packing up again?"

"We'll be training until you've all reached the age of 12 and then I'll enroll you in Signal Academy. Do you have any more questions?"

"Nope!"

That's the first conversation I had with father. Yes, first. I've not been able to talk to my father. But, even though he didn't talk to me until three days ago, he knows what I want. He taught me how to manipulate mana. Since he's just instructing me, you can't say that it's a conversation.

On the third day, which happened to be today, I was ready to go train. This time, everything will change. Or it has already changed? I hope it hadn't changed so much.

I wore the clothes that seemed to be enchanted with magic. Why I know? Because I know how to sense mana. He gave me a paper on how to sense mana and surprisingly, the instructions written on the paper made me learn how to do mana sense in an almost instant! Or maybe it's because my father can use magic. I don't know.

"You ready, Hawk?" My father asked as I was going outside of our base in Anima. I don't know which one, but all I know is that the place was cold but no snow.

"I'm ready!... Dad!" I hesitated on calling him dad. Why? I don't know, even though I call him father earlier.

When I called him "Dad", I've never expected that my father who was always wearing poker face, smiled at me from the bottom of his heart.

However, something happened and that smile changed from happiness into pissed expression while he was smiling. I'm pretty sure that meant death, or he's not in a good mood today.

Suddenly, packs of Beowolves appeared all around us along with many Alpha Beowolves. With my keen senses, I can hear the voices of fighting in our camp. So, that's why he was pissed, huh?

When all the Beowolves surrounded us, my father didn't move just yet. Since they saw us, they will likely to attack us first if the Alpha ordered.

A purple flash appeared. In just a split second, no it's many times more less that as they were just afterimages that he left via moving so fast. They were all beheaded. This what I call, Awesome Dad.

He disappeared again only for me to hear that the fight was over. My Dad came back with his always serious face. But he smiled at me again. He picked me up, and flew through the sky.

We were flying up above the sky, and my breathing became heavy of how thin the air above the clouds. So, I started to breath properly to make sure that I won't suffocate due to lack of air to breath.

On our way, I saw a huge floating island above the clouds. We landed there and waited as there were three more like me that should be training.

The first one to arrive was a clone of himself holding a yellow haired boy wearing brown shorts, blue shoes, and yellow long sleeve shirt.

"What? There are two of you!? Wait! You know Shadow Clone!?" That boys asked. Yeah! I wonder if he knows Shadow Clone.

"Nope! That was Mana Clone. I'll explain after all of you are here." After Dad said that, the clone became mana and came back inside Dad.

Then we waited more. Just after a few minutes, another clone appeared. This time, a kid with white hair. He's wearing black shorts, brown shoes, and red sweater with gold lines as a design.

He didn't say anything. Well, sometimes, it's better to stay silent. We just looked at each other.

We waited a little more, and then another clone appeared. Along with a redhead boy wearing black shirt under a white jacket, very long red scarf, wearing black shorts, and black shoes.

My Dad spoke.

"It's time for you kids to introduce yourselves! One by one!"

"My name is Black Hawk Branwen, nice to meat you all!" I introduced myself and they all nodded.

"My turn! My name is Yun Zhao, nice to meet you guys!" All three of us, except that and Yun, were confused. How did he have the name of a commander?

"I guess, I'm next. My name is Wyn Wolfgang. Nice meeting you all." He said. Yun laughed.

"Hahaha! Your name was Wyn? In the future when we are strong, every fight will be sure Wyn! Get it!?" He laughed, only himself. We didn't even laughed.

But, we appreciate his optimistic nature.

"Hi! I'm Red Jasper before, now I'm Red Garnet. I'm here to train with all of you. Please take care of me!" The redhead, Red, bowed. So, he's japanese or something?

"Okay, kids! While in here, our training will be called as, 'Hero Externship, Leadership & License', a.k.a. HELL! Welcome to HELL!!!" I've got a bad feeling for this.

"Wait, why is there 'license'?" Wyn asked.

"Because, Heroes should have license to be able to catch evildoers. Why? Because, if you're not prepared, you can't become a hero. When I give you your licenses, that means all four of your are strong enough. Alright, let's get this started by doing Saitama's training routine!" Dad said while clapping his hands to make us move.