Gabriel: Pffft… Hahahahaha!!
He was laughing at what Fangfang summoned, while he just crouched down and said with a serious face.
Fangfang: Now fight, defeat Gabriel, Pyotan! Fly, show me your spirit!
The bird tilted his head at left, making Gabriel continuing his laughter. Some time later, Fangfang fell in despair.
Fangfang: My power still isn't enough to summon strong monsters in succession. I can't win with Pyotan.
Gabriel: Heh, so, will you just give up?
Fangfang: ...No, I need strong people. To achieve my family's wish we need strong people like Gabriel. That's why I need to win! First, I will defeat you by force!
…
?: Interesting. I shall grant thine wish.
Fangfang/Gabriel: ….Eh?
The bird ate the talisman on Fangfang's sword, and Gabriel could feel his power skyrocketing, then he transformed and let out a cry.
Gabriel: ...What the fuck?
Even though it was still weaker to the types of Inner Moka, it had the potential of surpassing her, but it had just grown, so it was still weak, however it was around the level of Kuyou.
Gabriel: ...Interesting…
Pyotan: Ga...briel… So you are our target… It's a good place to meet you… I shall kill you!
Fangfang backed away from the heat it emitted from his body, while Gabriel looked at it with a poker face.
Gabriel: Try me.
The phoenix let out another cry before he glided down at Gabriel, with his beak forward, Gabriel put his hand forward and caught it, the phoenix's impact left a huge crater, but Gabriel stood at the center in his true form, unmoving.
Gabriel's grip tightened, and cracks appeared on the phoenix's beak, shocking him.
Pyotan: W-What!? What is this strength!?
Gabriel: You are 10 years early to even injure me…
Then he turned around, with his hand on Pyotan's beak, and he slammed its body on the ground, instantly defeating him.
Fangfang and the others that arrived soon watched with amazement what Gabriel did, Fangfang recovered from the shock immediately and said.
Fangfang: You are amazing! You beaten immediately that phoenix! ...But… What are you?
He doesn't recognize Gabriel's species, but he knew that he should be a sub-species of the insect race at least, from the tail behind his back and the feeling he gave.
Gabriel looked at him with dead eyes, then he turned around, ignoring him.
Fangfang: H-Hey! At least answer the question!
Gabriel: Fuck off.
[1 week later]
Gabriel didn't have much time… at least 3 more weeks before he goes on a rampage. It was getting really dangerous, and now both him and Meruem are going really all out, sometimes they would let the other cut off a part of themselves for trying to win, but both of them failed, even so, fortunately Gabriel had the shapeshifting ability and a medium-level regeneration.
Right now he and everyone else were in front of the academy, with his teacher Shizuka announcing a new event.
Shizuka: Autumn is for reading, it is also when people mysteriously gain weight, and autumn is for sports. That beautiful season has also finally come to our school. So without further ado, let's start the 9th Yokai Academy Athletics Carnival!!
Gabriel: God…
He was exasperated about it, he was a bit lazy so he didn't like much doing unnecessary things, meanwhile, the girls were talking to each other, everyone was wearing a white shirt and blue shorts or red bloomers.
Kurumu: Haaah. This is sol lame! Ever since becoming senior students there's just no point in things like the Athletics Carnival anymore…
Gabriel's voice came from far away.
Gabriel: WELL SAID!!!
Kurumu: THANK YOU!!!
Yukari: Everything will be over if you say that, Kurumu.
Moka: That's right. And think of all the people in the galleries that came today.
And then there was Mizore, standing beside an ice cube.
Mizore: But be careful… There are some strange guys mixed in with the rest of the people in the galleries…
Moka: Wahh, Mizore!?
They just noticed the people frozen inside the ice cube.
Mizore: Just now these parents kept on snapping up photos, they wouldn't stop so I froze them.
Kurumu: Now that you say it, there are some suspicious people mixed in with the parents.
Yukari: Those are pervert monsters that came to see us in our bloomers. It's because they are an extremely endangered species in the human world.
Moka: I… Wish they wouldn't look so much…
Kurumu: Anyways, I'm against Athletics Carnivals!
Tsukune: There, there. Athletics Carnivals aren't that bad. Let's just work together and try our best.
Kurumu: Tsukune.
Tsukune: Athletics Carnivals are for sports, and sports are a symbol of peace.
Gabriel: Buuuuuuu!!! LOSER!!!
Moka: Pfft… Hahahaha!! 'Honestly, it was a while that I didn't see this side of Gabriel, he was always so serious for a while… And I even made a lunchbox just for him! I wonder if he'll like it…' Gabriel, let's have a nice day together today, yeah?
Gabriel: ...Fucking cute face… Alright…
Moka giggled at his words, but she noticed a shadow over them and opened her eyes while Gabriel turned around, seeing Fangfang with the same panda he summoned the first time they met.
Fangfang: You are all too soft… Sports are bloodless battles. Miraculously, Gabriel is in the red team and I'm in the white team… This is a battle, Gabriel! And if the white team wins, you will join the Huang family!
Gabriel: ...Who are you?
Fangfang: DON'T ACT AS IF WE NEVER MET!!!!
Gabriel: *Sigh*
Fangfang: THAT'S TOO MEAN! THAT'S CRUEL! THAT'S SO UNFAIR!!
Kurumu: Be quiet…. Why did you come by again, Huang Fangfang? You're a guy, and it's obvious Gabriel doesn't like you so stop clinging to him.
Fangfang: I refuse! I will do anything to get Gabriel to join the mafia. Since today is the Athletics Carnival, it's the perfect chance for a battle!
Yukari: Don't you have anything to do other than fighting?
Suddenly, a voice came from Fangfang's back, scaring the shit out of him.
Mizore: Anyways, aren't you missing the point? Battles are where both teams carry some kind of risk. If you want us to risk Gabriel, then you need to risk something of similar value…
Fangfang: Wahh!
Mizore: If the red team wins, what will you give us? Your life?
Fangfang: Err… That's…
?: Let's postpone this battle for later.
Mizore: Hmm?
Everyone looked up, Gabriel stepped back while everyone else jumped away, then something crashed where everyone once was, revealing a woman on a black robe and an insect monster nearby.
Kurumu: That was dangerous!
Tsukune: Someone came falling down from the sky!? What is it this time!?
The dust left, and the woman in black robes with a black hat appeared in front of everyone else, Gabriel's eyes narrowed, because he couldn't sense anything from her…
?: Hmm… How disrespectful of me… It's in my personality that my blood gets all excited whenever I hear about battles. But I won't reflect over it, because I'm already dead.
Gabriel: ...Eh? 'So that's why I couldn't feel any trace of nen inside her…'
Everyone: What!?
Normally, for nen users, when they die their nen isn't guaranteed to disappear, instead, it could even be stronger, but it's another story if the dead person isn't a nen user, even though Gabriel could sense her shape with his En, he couldn't sense her Nen, making her Youki mix with the atmosphere.
He had an half-idea to awake Tsukune's nen, but when he realized that it would be useless because he was too weak, he gave up.
It would be useful if Tsukune had any real physical prowess, but even with nen, as he is now, even a grown man could beat him if he attacked seriously.
Nen is connected to the physical prowess, the stronger one was before, the stronger one will be later, but with Tsukune it is just 1+3, while a grown man is already 3, and a trained soldier is 5, even the weakest monster here could overpower a grown man.
Tsukune can't even train because he will be already out from the academy once he is able to beat a normal monster, and he didn't want to risk from being asked to be his teacher, it will be a big pain in the ass...