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The guys continued to banter about their personal mission up until the time for breakfast to end. Everyone in the dining hall began to clear their tables to head to their first class of training for the day.
The group decided to stick around.
"Headmaster Sōrān's daughter is joining Buaisōna today." Bēsu stated.
"DAUGHTER?" Sutō and Kure exclaimed.
Kodomo nodded assuringly. "Oh yeah, I heard about her! She's an 'A' tier."
"'A' TIER?" All the remaining boys whooped.
<"A" Tier: obtains the IX pro & X advanced pro ranking.>
"Her father is an 'S' tier, wouldn't be long before she enters 'S' tier ranking herself." Bēsu announced.
<"S" Tier: obtains the XX expert & XL special ranking.>
Sutō's eyes narrowed as he looked around suspiciously before turning to Bēsu.
"How do you know this—?" Sutō cursed.
Bēsu shrugged his shoulders before taking the last bite out of his food.
Kamiwaii became interested in knowing more about the headmaster's daughter. He never met anyone (student-wise) whose rank was over 'B' tier. Being stagnant at level VII, it made him eager to acquire a higher ranking.
"What's her rank?" Kamiwaii inquired.
"She just got to rank IX, a few weeks here and she'll probably hit X before finals." Bēsu confirmed.
"What's her name?" Kure slyly asked.
Kodomo took a big gulp of his drink then stuck his finger in the air, implying that he needed a minute before he spoke.
He swallowed. "I heard you had to be careful about saying her name," Kodomo replied.
"Just say it, Kodo, what— you scared of a girl?" Kūrī chuckled.
Kodomo scoffed.
"NO, I'm just telling you what I heard. I was walking by Nurse Katuya's office when I overheard the headmaster talking about her functions."
{FUNCTION /fuhngk-shuhn/: 1) The physical or mental (supernatural) abilities attained amongst the citizens of Meikuhiru City. 2) Abilities are secured at birth that flourish between the ages 15-25.}
"Wait! She already knows her functions?" Kūrī asked. "We don't even know our functions yet."
"What's her functions?" Kamiwaii asked.
"Uhhhh, well! There were so many, I lost count!" Kodomo shrugged.
The boys shook their heads, acknowledging how incompetent Kodomo could be sometimes. Kodomo noticed everyone had a facial expression of either annoyance or contempt. He crossed his arms then sat back in his chair in defeat. Suddenly, a canny look crept across his face. He looked around the dining hall, then sat up in his seat. He then slammed his hands on the table and yelled out....
"HIKE!"
Abruptly, a gust of wind entered the dining hall. Everyone could feel the vast gush of air swoop past as a small yet fast figure went by them. Suddenly, the boys heard the movement of a chair being pulled out from under the table before noticing a girl sitting in the once empty seat.
"Hi!" She smiled.
Hykireonna Sōrān [Rank IX] was the daughter of Headmaster Solomon Sōrān. The Sōrān Clan was highly respected amongst the people of Meikuhiru City. The entire Clan consisted of "S" tier ranks and usually had a plethora of functions. The common citizen usually sustained only one or two functions. She had a short yet curvy figure. Her skin reminded one of espresso, and her hair was long, butterfly locced with a caramel hue.
Everyone looked at her in awe as she twirled a small gadget in her hand. It spun rapidly as she moved her index finger against the wing of the unit while holding onto the bearing caps placed in the middle of the gadget with her thumb and middle finger. The gadget made mechanical noises as it spun faster and faster. The wing of the toy bore two small weights to allow it to move freely.
One weight was missing.
"Aye, what was that?" Kure said in amazement.
"Hi, I'm Hykireonna, but you all can call me Onna! Speed is my main function, one of you rang me?" She smiled while spinning the gadget around her index finger through the weightless socket.
"So you're telling me by just saying..."
"My dad conditioned me to respond on command. Plus, if my name is in someone's mouth, I rather be present when someone decides to speak on me." Hykireonna huffed cunningly.
"Okay...so with whatever other functions you have, Bēsu must have one of them too! Because I didn't even finish talking before you just—"
"Bēsu..." Hykireonna looked around the table before landing on him. "You don't know you have the awareness function?"
Kūrī chuckled. "Oh, is that what that is?
"You have the intuition function," Bēsu responded.
"Amongst plenty others... intelligence, awareness, memory, hyperacusis, strength! You name it, I probably possess it!" Hykireonna boasted. "Do any of you know your functions?"
"No one 'B' tier or lower at Buaisōna knows their decreed functions yet."
<"B" Tier: obtains the VI advanced, VII stagnant & VIII beginner pro ranking.>
"Isn't this an academy for the extraordinarily gifted but troubled? You're telling me you're a trouble maker?" Sutō scoffed.
"Uhhh, not necessarily. I guess you can say I'm here for a reason."
Hykireonna smiled then winked at Bēsu. He nodded, recognizing why she made the gesture, recalling what he had said to Kūrī moments before.
"Then why are you here?" Kamiwaii asked.
Hykireonna sighed then laid her gadget down on the table.
"Welp, at my old academy, I was already ahead in my studies, and I had already adapted to my functions early. I know Buaisōna is more for...troublesome students, but Buaisōna has the best combat training! I figured, why not come and take a few classes, plus spend some more time with my dad—"
Expectedly, the intercom chimed authorizing every student to head to their respected training class.
"—I should go," Hykireonna said as she stood from the table, grabbing her gadget on the way. "It was nice meeting you all!"
And in a blink, she was gone. A gust of wind blowing past as she exited the area.
Kure's face beamed with delight and attraction.
"She's gonna be mine." Kure gawked.
"You're too stupid for her..." Kūrī laughed, grabbing his tray as he stood up.
Kure stood then slightly pushed Kūrī back, making him stumble.
"Aye, shut the fu—"
"Let's not forget what our plan is after training..." Kamiwaii announced.
Kūrī nudged Kure abrasively.
Kamiwaii spoke. "Kodo..."
Kodomo nodded vigorously. "I won't mess this up, Kami! I promise!"
"Bēsu...." Kamiwaii looked over at him.
Bēsu nodded. "I gotchu, Kami, I'll let them know."
(A/N: Buaisōna Academy in the media. AI generated image downloaded from freeflo.ai. Created by Eva Sandoval.)
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