Jaune Arc - Dreamscape

Chapter 30

The following morning, Jaune woke up refreshed. The pain he felt the night before after getting hit by the Beast of the Rift was gone, all thanks to his [High-Speed Regeneration]. Taking a shower as he woke up, he could not wait to learn from Hephaestus today. Sure, he was not much of a weapon nut like Ruby, but he did have much interest in magic weapons, which, when he found out was not a thing on Remnant, he lost interest. But, ever since gaining the Dreamscape, that spark he lost was back with a vengeance. He can make all the magic weapons and equipment in the palm of his hand!

With a skip in his step, Jaune dressed and headed to the living room, where he found his girls on the floor, unresponsive. This worried him went to check on them, and he asked, "Are you all okay? What happened?"

Nora crawled to him, saying, "Jaune~ I'm so hungry!"

Jaune was shocked. Surely, they aren't all hungry. Lei was capable of cooking. He said, "What happened? Didn't you eat dinner last night?"

Nora responded, "Lei made us something to eat, but...but...It did not taste as good as yours! Even Lei did not end up eating her own cooking!"

Jaune looked at Lei, who blushed. He said, "Really? I thought you loved Lei's cooking?"

Nora said, "I do! But I was craving your cooking last night. Even the others were the same."

Pyrrha, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, and Amber avoided eye contact with Jaune. They were embarrassed as they acted like children who did not get what they wanted and rebelled by not eating what was in front of them.

Jaune sighed. He placed everyone on the couch and headed to the kitchen. He couldn't stand seeing them like this. It hurt his heart. So, he buckled up and whipped up some fantastic soup since they hadn't eaten anything last night. If he were to make a hearty meal for them, it would cause an upset stomach.

The smell alone from his cooking awakened the energy within the girls' bodies. They quickly set up the table and sat in wait. As Jaune came out of the kitchen with the food, they didn't care about decency and started slurping the soup. It invigorated them. It gave them the energy to tackle the day with their utmost performance.

Nora licked the soup left on her lips and said, "By the way, what are the plans today?"

Jaune replied, "You girls would be heading to the dungeon in a group of four. Amber, you will lead Nora, Lei, and Pyrrha. I will not join you because I have an appointment with Hephaestus."

Amber dropped her spoon and said, "H-Hold on! I've never led a team before! I don't know how to be a leader!"

Jaune smiled, saying, "That would be the same as me a few months ago. When I became a leader for JNPR, I panicked, but with great people like them, you'll learn to lead in no time."

Lei said, "Do not worry. We are not like those who are picky about who leads us. Although, if the leader we were assigned were someone we found incompetent, we would voice our concern, and if it were brushed aside, we would deal with it in our own way."

Amber gave an awkward laugh. She has been traveling throughout Remnant on her own. This is the first time she would be leading a team, Jaune's team, no less. She said, "I'll do my best to ensure they are safe."

Ruby voiced her question, "What are you meeting with Hephaestus for? Didn't you already sell the weapons before?"

Jaune smirked at Ruby, saying, "Say, Ruby. Do you know what Goddess Hephaestus is?"

Ruby shook her head, making Jaune smirk even more. He said, "She is the Goddess of blacksmithing. I got her as my personal teacher in her specialty."

Ruby was shocked. She then pouted, saying, "No fair! I want to learn from a Goddess too! I'm the weapon nut in our group!"