(Mikan's pov)
I was walking with Ryoto's old teacher, who was called Koro-sensei for so reason. Koro-sensei is not his real na, that much was told to , but no one said why he was called it, and certainly no one told his old na. It wasn't that important in the end, and I won't admit that I was curious. I feel like it's what everyone who knows the secret wants.
"Do you have sothing on your mind, Yuuki-San?"
Koro-sensei suddenly asked, taking out of my thoughts.
"I'm just thinking... Ryoto revealed a lot. I an, it's just... a lot. He may vanish today, return the sa mont, and be older by another 300 years or sothing. What if he gets hurt even more. What if he dies and never returns instead. I'm just worried."
I don't know why, but I explained to Koro-sensei how I really felt deep down. He has that kind of aura that makes you feel like you can share anything with him, and he'll give you advice in return.
Koro-sensei took his ti to think about how to answer .
"I understand your worries. You, as his younger sibling, have concerns about Ryoto's safety, and they're not unfounded. Young, well, not so young anymore, Yuuki-kun has a tendency to find troubles wherever he goes.
When I t Yuuki-kun, I think I should start calling him Ryoto-kun with all the Yuuki family mbers, he was a troubled young man. He was lost, with so purpose, but still lost. During my ti teaching him, he was getting better, and Lala-san was definitely a big help in that, but even with that, I could still see underlying issues hidden within him. However, when I saw him yesterday, I could see that my forr student was fully grown up. Not his body, although he looked a bit older, but in his eyes, I could see that he had gone through a lot and ca up on top in the end.
I don't know if he will do sothing similar in the future or maybe sothing even more dangerous. What I know is that Ryoto-kun cares about his family, and I can see how much he loves all of you. You can't stop what he'll do in the future, but you can be there for him when he is near you. That's all you need to do to help him, and that's everything Ryoto needs to be happy. That's why he'll do everything in his power to return ho."
As he finished his lecture, I stopped walking and looked at him. I wasn't expecting thoughtful and sound advice like that. 'Just be there for him whenever you can, and that's enough,' he says. I want to disagree. There is sothing else I can do, but the longer I thought, the more it beca clear. Being there for Ryoto may be enough, or it just may be a first step. I'll see how it goes and adapt.
Feeling a bit better, I turned to Koro-sensei, who had a broad smile showing all his teeth.
"Thank you, Koro-sensei." I smiled with my eyes closed, and I felt a hand on top of my head.
"You have nothing to thank for. I am a teacher, after all... I was a teacher... I'm jobless... and I'm using my forr student's kindness to not beco holess! What should I do!? What should I do!? What should I do!?"
He started panicking, realizing that he didn't have a paying job. My smile fell as my face beca expressionless, and I looked at him in disbelief. I couldn't believe that this panicking man was the sa man who had shown incredible maturity and wisdom to make feel better just monts before.
(Ryoto's pov)
Even after the examination, I was one of the first to return ho. Mikan was here before , but she went shopping with the help of Koro-sensei. The first years, aning Kaede, Rio, Nagisa, and Karma, explored the city or maybe t up with the other first years. Lala was with Haruna, and Rito was playing football—as far as I know, at least.
There wasn't much to do at the mont, so I decided to relax, but not in the way I usually do. I don't an that I won't sleep under Celine—Oh, how I missed relaxing under my favorite plant—but I'll do it in a new way. What I discovered today is that being in my Beast Form is surprisingly comfortable.
"Aguri-san, I just want to warn you that if you see a big white tiger in the backyard in a few monts, don't panic. As a rule, if sothing is strange but doesn't imdiately try to kill you and is in this house, it should be relatively safe. This whole city is filled with strangeness, and you should get used to it. Besides, if you ever are in danger, a certain handso forr assassin will save you."
I teased her at the end, and before she could say anything because of her embarrassnt, I transford into my Beast Form as I lay in the Shadow of Celine. When I started transforming, Yoruichi jumped off but soon joined my side to relax.
Al had stars in her eyes and tried to scratch my ears but before she could touch Rin appeared next to her and caught her wrist. She must have felt sothing about scratching in my emotions... sohow. Otherwise I don't know how she knew to appear at this very mont. Also she got faster.
Then, without saying anything, she approached just to scratch behind my ears, which was very nice, by the way. She smiled at my reaction, which was a small twitch of one of my ears. After she was satisfied, she kissed on my forehead and left in the blink of an eye.
She just ca here to cash on my promise of letting her be my first scratch in this form. mbers of her squad probably wouldn't believe that her fearso Captain could have such an adorable expression.
Al stared at Rin the whole ti with an expression that said, 'She is strong.' But I just wanted to take a nap, so I invited her to lay with and Yoruichi. She instantly accepted, with a big smile on her face, as she jumped and landed at . Next, she buried her face in my fur with bliss on her face.
"So soft~"
"As you see, not everything makes or needs to make sense but we are happy either way." I spoke to her, and she flinched, hearing my voice from the large beast of an animal. "Also, tell everyone about being here in this form. We don't want them to get a heart attack."
And so I started dozing off. I was still 'aware' of my surroundings, but I was unable to drop my guard. I felt too vulnerable if I did. I'm sure my edge will dull in the future, but for now, I'll stay like that, ready to defend myself at any mont.
I could feel both Yoruichi and Al started falling asleep as well.
In the next hour or so, everyone slowly returned, and I introduced Yoruichi to them. I may also have forgotten that I was still in my Byakko Form, so the reactions to were mostly shock and a bit of fear.
Lala, as usual, wasn't scared of a 'big kitty' as she told . Mikan had a face that ant 'another animal?' but didn't say anything otherwise. Her eyes went over my whole body, and she noticed a few scars on my body that she couldn't see before. I was ready for her to start asking about them, but surprisingly, she didn't and just approached to feel my fur up close. That was unusual, but she was always more mature than she should have been. I am partially at fault for that, and I plan on fixing it in the near future.
Then I felt it. Danger. That was not sothing my spider sense warned about. They were my natural instincts that I trained to their limits, and now they were screaming at that soone much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much stronger than I was.
My body went into a fight-or-flight response as I quickly stood up, ready to fight. Thanks to my feral look, my nacing form looked even more intimidating. I slightly opened my mouth to show my canines. Even my eyes were opened to make even more threatening to whoever it was. The wind around started to grow stronger, and the lighting started cracking.
It all happened in re monts, and it ended just as fast when my eyes landed on the person in front of . In fact, it all happened so fast that neither Al nor Yoruichi reacted to what happened. Strange, but I didn't even notice it at the mont.
The size difference between and that person was significant, but she dwarfed my powers without any effort, which should have made even more nervous. Instead, I relaxed and lay on the grass underneath again.
"What do you need, Sophia?"
At my question, the woman in front of didn't move or say anything for a mont and was keeping her carefree smile the whole ti. The kind of smile that told she was strong and didn't need to worry about anything because nothing could be of danger to her.
"What~? I can't visit my own little brother after he completed a difficult job?"
"Since when did I beco your brother?" I asked, but I already knew the answer she would give.
"What do you an when? I'm everyone's Onee-san! Everyone includes you too, silly." She bopped my nose, and as usual with her, I couldn't even react to her movent. I'm three centuries old, strong enough to kill the son of God in one of the worlds, but I'm still just as powerless against her as I was before my mission.
I sighed before talking again. "You still didn't answer my question." Although I felt like she was hiding sothing with that line. That was just a feeling I got for no reason at all.
She pouted, seeing ignoring her 'Onee-san roleplay'.
"Fine then, you bully~. I ca here to congratulate you on completing your longest mission so far and also on fulfilling your promise and the goal of this whole mission. Your Onee-san wanted to visit~, but a bully Truck-san forbade . I wanted to play with my little brother and his children, but it was taken away from !"
Sophia whined about her experience, but I had difficulty sympathizing with her.
"Thank you, Sophia." I just decided to thank her for her thoughtfulness. "Also, when you see Karen, just tell her that I'm waiting to hear her annoying voice again." I remarked, joking slightly but also partially serious.
Now that I was more relaxed, I noticed that Yoruichi and Al didn't move at all and were in the exact sa position they were in before I stood up, which shouldn't have been possible. They were also still asleep for so reason.
Seeing my confusion, Sophia decided to clear it, but as usual, she was talking in a roundabout way. She put her index finger to her mouth.
"We shouldn't disturb their rest."
I won't voice that it was sohow okay to disturb mine, but...
"I heard that!"
I rolled my eyes, but at that mont, an idea ca to my mind.
"Hey Sophia, would you mind doing a small favor..."
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