"W-What are you saying, I came here on my own" Pan stuttered during speaking.
Putting more force on the chest of Pan, Rai spoke "It's fine if you don't wanna tell me".
Rai's word made Pan believe that he won't have to answer.
But next word made his legs weak.
"Riolu, finish him off I don't wanna see garbage next to my college" Rai's face was emotionless when he ordered Riolu. Even Alicia was shocked looking at Rai like that, she didn't expect Rai to be cold.
"W-Wait" Pan hurriedly spoke as he was afraid of Riolu killing him. He never expected Rai to be so cold hearted, he knew at this moment if he didn't speak he would surely see the gates of hell. Rai wasn't bluffing anyone can see that from the expression of Rai.
"Speak" the tone was still cold.
"I was ordered by Flamingo College's Principal to humiliate you" Pan told the truth. His words shocked Alicia while Rai frowned on it.
Rai knew about this college , it is also C rank college while the principal of it is Superior level Beastmaster. But He is at loss as why would Principal conspire against him, Rai is sure he never met this principal neither he had any grievance with him.
Rai got into deep thought, but to Pan it seemed like Rai didn't believe him.
"I-I am not lying, I was truly ordered by him" He tried his best to save his life from this devil. He even wondered if he was the gangster or Rai.
Rai put his leg away from the chest of Pan which gave Pan a relief. He knew he won't die but still his fate laid in the hand of Rai.
At this moment Nobody knew what Rai was thinking, but Neither Alicia or Pan disturbed him. One respected him while other was afraid of him so they waited till Rai spoke again.
"May be you were ordered by him but the fact that you tried to humiliate me still remains , say how do you want to redeem yourself " With a sly smile Rai looked at Pan. That look of Rai gave Pan chills down to his spine , he regretted coming there.
"I-I don't have anything valuable, i am just a small gangster. I make money by scaring people for protection " He was literally crying while speaking. Rai looked at him with disgust, imagine a full grown up man crying like a wimp.
"Shut up before i cut your tongue" Rai threatened him. He was thinking of using Pan but problem was how, suddenly he thought of something.
He looked at Pan with a sly smile which gave Pan goosebumps, but he had already braced himself to do whatever Rai would ask him to do.
"Just be our gatekeeper, we lack a gatekeeper. If you work genuinely i will also pay" Rai's word shocked both Alicia and Pan, they didn't expect him to not do anything excessive to Pan.
Pan even forgot to answer, he still couldn't believe he didn't receive any cruel punishment.
"What is taking you so long to answer" Rai coldly said. Suddenly Pan shuddered and wiped off the tears. He got up and kneeled down " Thanks sir I will surely remember this grace of yours , I will never let you receive any complaint" Pan vowed.
"Okay you go and treat your beast first then make sure to come here on time. I hope I don't have to look for you" Rai spoke with threatening voice.
"Yes sir don't worry trust me" He left with his beast after promising.
"Alicia let's go " Rai also started going back inside taking Alicia with him.
"Why do you look so tangled " Rai saw that Alicia was hesitating about something and asked her.
"Master if principal has conspired against you then why don't you do anything. You are too calm about it" Alicia expressed her doubt.
"Alicia remember one thing haste ends up in waste. We don't have any proof to prove that Pan was ordered by him. Also who do you think people will believe a prestigious principal or notorious gangster " Rai smiled and answered without having any worry of being conspired against.
"But we can't swallow this right " she still didn't want to bear this conspiracy.
"Did i say that? I will make sure he pays for that but this is not time yet " Rai smiled but that time the smile was of a cunning fox. Alicia stopped and didn't say much she realized her Master had already thought of counter measures.
"Then Master what about Pan, why did you let him go" Her doubts weren't cleared.
Rai looked at his first disciple and started explaining,
"Alicia remember in this life use everyone, even your enemies. Getting a gatekeeper of mid elementary sounds better than killing him." Rai explained.
Alicia didn't know what to say about this she just tagged along with Rai , Rai also knew it's not easy to accept such ideals so he didn't force it.
He suddenly remember System gave some notification but he didn't focus on it that time.
"System what were those notifications" He asked
[Congratulations to host for winning his first battle and completing hidden task]
[Congratulations to host for obtaining a random skill ]
[Congratulations to host for obtaining 1000 Poke points on his first battle].
"Wow didn't know that there would be hidden tasks too" he was surprised but since he got rewarded he didn't think much.
Soon they arrived near dorm.
"Alicia do your stuff i have some things to do" he said. Alicia also nodded and went to her room.
He got into room and sat on a chair.
"For now what I want is strength but haste isn't good too, i have to takes thing slowly"
He muttered, he knew it won't be any help if he got impatient.
For now he decided to open the random skill, atleast it will be good help for him.
"System use skill stone" he commanded.
[Congratulations to host for obtaining bullet punch] system's voice sounded .
"Well bullet punch isn't that bad atleast" he thought so. He took crystal out of System box, it was transparent crystal but in white color, he observed it for a while and then summoned Riolu.
Riolu was summoned and it happily looked at Rai, since he was summoned very few times.
"Yes I know you were feeling lonely it was indeed my fault for keeping you in beast space" he head patted Riolu and apologized.
"Riolu" it could see that Rai had genuine expression through Aura and didn't mind it.
"Here absorb this crystal" he gave crystal to Riolu. It held the crystal and started absorbing it directly. Riolu believed Rai so he didn't think much.
Soon crystal Disappeared and a system sound was heard in Rai's mind.
[Congratulations to Riolu for learning Bullet Punch].
Riolu successful learned it and it cheered happily, Rai also got happy seeing his partner being cheerful.
Suddenly again a system sound was heard.
[Congratulations to host for obtaining a task].