I arrived back at the dragons den to meet ryukyu and weasel my way into the hassaki sting however as I'm standing here looking at this magnificent acnologia painting I can't help but wonder why no one is here.
That was when I heard the clacking of heels coming down the stairs. "If it isn't little crocodile, you've been doing so well" "thanks ryukyu your not so bad yourself, where is everyone".
She gestured around the building "week off for everyone, I do it every time around this year to keep up morale. They take their boyfriends on vacation around this time. So for the next few days it's just you, me and nejire".
I clapped my hands "nice so training". "Gladly I've been wanting to see your new moves in action".
After that we headed down towards the training room for a quick spar. I showed off my killer quartz and my improved constructs through sand castle. "Have you tried using silicon constructs, they seem more durable and well solid?"
So I tried making silicone through the condensing method then I made a hollow construct shaped like a hammer then I pumped it full of sand and compacted it to add a bit of weight. Then I swung it like a bat and generate enough wind pressure so make ryukyu look like she just stuck her head out of the window of a moving car.
"I think you should call this sand dragon slayer, a nod to both of us". I simply nodded and smiled while I focused on the silver coloured hammer in my hands. I then heard a clap "right then try a buster sword next, we're training in multiple shapes and construction speed. After you've got that down pat I'll train you in some greatsword arts."
I raised an eyebrow "please don't tell me a top ten hero was a bit chuuni at the start of her career" to which she blushed then scampered off to get her weapons. To which I laughed loudly.
So I spent two hours swapping in between axes, swords, hammers, small weapons, a guitar and lastly more realistic dragon claws. I can actually move them like fingers then I tried merging them with my hands and I could work them perfectly. So I tried other attachments.
Ryukyu kicked in the door and accompanied nejire carrying blades, clubs and a bazooka by the looks of it. They caught me in a less than opportune position as I'm bent over wiggling a silicone scaly tail in the air like a dog in yoga. When I heard blades clanging off the ground I helped and jumped into the air. I was so focused on the tail I used my observation on it only to try and better move it.
"Cc-cute" I heard the duo whimper so I yelled embarrassingly "that didn't happen, it's only training". They nodded with grins on their faces. "Stop it, give me the weapons". This led to me chasing nejire for 20 minutes. I managed to catch her but she blasted me off her.
"Haha haha" "grrr desert spada" then I got into a fight with nejire which took a lot longer than it should have. I needed to calm down a little so I stopped trading blasts of pure sand and started focusing on firing some silicone bullets. That made her dodge a lot more frequently. Ryukyu clapped and encouraged my thinking towards micro control.
I got my swapping down to 3 seconds between sand and silicone and 2 seconds too make a broad sword and lunging towards her. Nejire is quite skilled in close combat I discovered. She makes small blasts to add more power behind her strikes and moves. She also managed to make a rasengan which scared the crap out of me.
I had to turn back to sand as she shredded the silicone. So I tried grappling with her but she generated a blast off parts of her body like her back. She's more skilled than shown in the anime however I think she was showing off in the anime for publicity.
The fight continued until Ryukyu broke us up. She complemented us both on our innovative ideas and our progress. After that she gave us some stuff to work on; paperwork!!!
Three hours typing away as fast as I could about merchandising rights and payslips. Nejire handled the scheduling for when everyone returns and ryukyu handled some legal issues. We ordered some coffee from Starbucks and off course high sugar content. We also ordered in some Krispy kreme glazed donuts, ryukyu has some American connections. Me and her have the fastest flight speed so we took off to get them.
A 15 minute flight before we got them and brought them back only to find nejire passed out with her nose smashing the W key on the laptop. I sighed and moved her to the dorms and covered her with my fur coat before going back to finish her coffee.
I went back up to the roof after working on again for a few hours. I sensed ryukyu coming up with a fresh box of donuts. We sat there and munched away basking in the silence. I processed the events that have been occurring near me recently, the good and the bad. I like my current life though I do miss a few things, my old family for one.
"So how are you doing sabaku?" "I'm fine ryuko, I'm assuming your referring to AFO which was a major thing for me. I felt it was a trial for me that I had to rise to meet. I also feel that there will be more, have you ever felt like that."
She swirled her coffee "becoming a hero was a trial for me due to my quirk relating to size, another trial was being a female successful pro hero, a leader, an idol and many other things. I've also felt a trial of life and death many times. It can be overwhelming and enlightening. It's good and bad however that's just life".
"Hmmm, so did being a hero lead to more trials" "yes and no, societal norms mostly but being a hero poses challenges. Any profession does, why having second thoughts." She asked tenderly
"Not at all, just curious if anyone else feels the same as I do." We continued munching on our cop food. Just as I was about to head to sleep ryukyu's phone buzzes.
The caller I.D read FATGUM