Dragon's Fate [Batman x Ikkitousen Harem]

CH1: The Sleeping Dragon's Pawn (prt 5)

"Hey, it's time to get up." a man's voice called out to him.

It was quite monotone, business-like with barely any emotion.

And then the next thing he felt was a heavy splash of cold water that jolted him back into full consciousness. Some of the liquid abruptly entered his windpipe and caused him to reflexively cough.

"Was the water really necessary, Kanshou-san?" he heard another voice, it sounded younger and softer like a small boy's.

He finally turned his head to see two individuals standing next to him.

The first one he saw was a tall young heavy-set man with a shaved bald head, eyes that were like thin lines, thick nose and thick lips. His clothing flowed over his frame and resembled a monk's robes and in his hand was a bucket. Presumably, he was the one who poured water on him.

The boy next to him was much shorter and looked like he was in middle school or even elementary. He had nervous dark eyes, black hair cut in a bowl style and wore a simple outfit consisting of a white shirt with brown pants.

"He'll be fine." the bald monk said in his usual monotone. "Look, he's awake already."

"Who are you people?" Bruce asked.

"My name Kouchuu Kanshou. Seito Academy 3rd year student."

After he introduced himself, his younger skittish companion bowed.

"O-Ohayou Gozaimasu. I'm Chintou. Chi-Chintou Genryo, a 1st year student."

Bruce didn't say anything further and regarded the two of them with a weird look. He found their names in particular to be strange. The language was definitely Japanese but those weren't your average run-of-the-mill Japanese names.

Thinking about it, he realized that he had heard similar names like those just recently: Moutoku Sousou, Bajun, Ryocho,...and then that white-haired girl...Shiryuu Chou'un.

They sounded unusual but there was also something familiar about them, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Seeing that the newcomer was not engaging with them, Chintou cleared his throat and attempted to converse with him again.

"Um, I must say, I'm glad to see another guy. Seito Academy is mostly comprised of girls and until now, Kanshou-san and I were the only males in this school."

Again, Bruce ignored him and sweeped his eyes around his surroundings.

He appeared to be inside some kind of jail cell with thick metal bars and a gate behind Kouchuu and Chintou.

Glancing at the two again, he noticed that they too have Magatamas fixed at their ears like an earring and that prompted him to touch against his own lobe to confirm that indeed, he has one of his own with no idea how it got there.

And that wasn't all. He also noticed that he was only clad in his underwear. It would appear that they had not only captured him but had unmasked him and confiscated his costume and utility belt.

"And I hear you're a formidable Toshi too!" Chintou continued to speak excitedly. "Kanshou-san is really strong too so it's great that we have at least two strong guys in our group."

"If you committed yourself to your training, you'd be just as strong." Kouchuu stated bluntly.

A man of few words, Kouchuu bears the soul of Huang Zhong who was a veteran general that served Liu Bei as one of his 'Five Tiger Generals'. He had originally resided in Tougenin temple along with Koumei until they were visited by Kan'u, Chouhi and Gentoku. It was a turbulent first impression but he soon ended up joining them.