Hinen pretended to be surprised. “I don’t know what you mean. I was fighting normally, aiming for first blood!”
“No, you were not! I don’t know what your problem is with him, and I don’t care! You used five deadly blows, each of them aimed at his neck and heart. You can fake and lie to anyone else, but you can’t fool me, boy! I was using a sword long before you were even born! I can recognise deadly blows and assassination attempts in my sleep. And what you did, moron, disguised as a training session, was an assassination attempt! I will watch you closely from now on. As for you, Nozomu, I would sleep with one eye open from now on, because that bastard should not be trusted!”
Nozomu looked at Hinen, who was doing his best to look surprised. Nozomu thought he saw a faint movement of his lips i
Nozomu tackled Taisetsuna from the side, and they both rolled on the floor. She was trying to bite and scratch him, and then Hinotsume’s massive paw stomped over them, pinning both to the ground. She kept on throwing Fire Balls and Wind Slashes, trying to get free, and Hinotsume frowned as he endured the powerful Magical attacks with his paws and massive body.While she was screaming in anger and throwing Magical attacks one after the other, Nozomu tried to calm her down by speaking in her ear. “Calm down, Suna. It’s me. You are safe. Everything is alright. No one wants to hurt you.”She tried to bite his hand that was grabbing her chin, and he bit his left ear and said, “If you bite me, I am going to bite you. Take a deep breath, Suna. Don’t let your anger get the best of you.” 
Both teachers declared the end of class, and as the students were going back to the main building, Egar Gage whispered to the still angry Dwarf woman. “I don’t know what you think, but we have a powerful group of students this year.”Teacher Muse answered as she looked at Nozomu while he was waving at the Fire Dragon, who was peacefully roasting the Goblins that Mizukonta put in a pile on the floor next to him. “A bunch of morons, if you ask me! Only Tresuria and her pet plant have something like a brain because everyone else? Morons and nuts, every single one of them!”“The one that worries me the most is that Hinen Sukemoru. He made up a pretty good excuse, but his sword movements and the way he fought during the unarmed fight…”&ld
When Tresuria joined the others at a table in the main room, everyone stared at the new pet plant, which already had Tresuria’s height. It looked more like a muscular man than a plant. Or in lack of a better explanation, a bodybuilder tree.She sat on the empty chair near Nozomu, and the big pet sat on the floor behind her.Draiky got up from his sitting position near Nozomu and went to him, reaching with his open hand for a greeting. Oaky carefully held the tiny hand and gently shook it.Draiky went to his place near Nozomu again, and he asked while looking back at the enormous pet, “You made a new one? That quick? He looks stupidly strong!”“Yes, this one cheated a little. Normally, a pet plant takes longer to grow, but this on
In the morning, Nozomu came running to the main room, with Draiky right behind him.The others were almost finished eating, and he asked the moment he sat down, “Why didn’t anyone wake me up? I fell asleep!”Robert Keskula answered after taking a sip of his tea. “I tried to call you, but you mumbled something like ‘go die somewhere’ and I stopped bothering. Hinen couldn’t even approach because Draiky wouldn’t let him, so we left and told him to wake you up if he could. Either he let you sleep, or you told him to go die as well.”Nozomu answered as he was gulping down a piece of bread. “I don’t remember any of that, but I am sorry. I guess it was beca
Almost two hours had passed, and the other students were also near the wall of the Academy, but at a safe distance from the two Dragons, not daring to approach too much. The only one that tried had to run as fast as he could when Hinotsume threw a small Fire Ball to where he was, just to scare him. He could tolerate Nozomu and his friends, but more meat sacs nearby? That was too much for the easily annoyed Fire Dragon.The noise of riders on horses or carriages arriving at the front of the Academy indicated that the parents of the new students were arriving, so everyone went to meet them. Except for Nozomu and Draiky, who stayed with the two sleeping Dragons.The students returned with their parents, at least the ones that came to see the Dragons.The nearby conversations awoke Hinotsume, and he mumbled as he
The noise of a big group approaching called the attention of Nozomu and Taisetsuna.The Principal was walking next to Princess Mere, with all her court behind her.When the other students and their parents noticed her, they all bowed to her.She signalled with her hand for everyone to get up, and after disguisedly winking at Koyaga Azusake, she smiled at Nozomu. “It seems that you and Taisetsuna once again accomplished something unbelievable. Not only did you both exterminate another horde of Goblins that could attack the Capital one of these nights and kill many people, but you also defeated two Dragons in a fight, which no one had ever done before. Care to explain to me how you did that?”Before Nozomu and Taisetsuna could say a word, Hino
Rampage and Furnace stood to her left, and she smiled at them before addressing the crowd. “I wish to congratulate the new students of the Academy of Adventurers. For centuries, this Academy has been a beacon to the World as the major starting point in the career of an Adventurer. People from all over the World have come here to study and learn for an entire year, and after each graduation, new legends were born. I have great expectations of you all, but today, I shall name a few and explain why I chose to talk about them.”The new students looked at each other, wondering whom she was referring to. The Principal wondered why she decided to change her usual speech because, until that day, she never did that.The Princess made a slight smile and explained, “Tomiga Yurao, a Lion-kind. In the long list of students this Academ
While her entire court was outside looking at the Dragons, and the parents were with their kids, Princess Mere was in the Principal’s office, talking with him.She sighed, and explained, “I understand your concern, but as soon as you sent me the message yesterday about what happened, I took the necessary diligence. By this hour, all the countries have received my message about Hinotsume and Mizukonta being defeated by Taisetsuna and her Party. I also explained in that message the vow that the Dragons made a long time ago about not meddling in the business of other beings, but I am well aware of the implications of having two Dragons staying in our country. The Empire probably already knows, and that will definitely make them nervous, but considering what happened to the Emperor’s grandfather, he won’t risk an invasion. He might have thought about it over the past few years