Chapter 254 Lunchbreak

Deep breaths, Satoshi, deep breaths. Heaving in and out, Satoshi tried to calm himself down as he summoned his new familiar, the Black Winged Dragon. Even though almost an hour had already passed, he was still in denial about the Black Winged Dragon being human, and he kept on repeating to himself that maybe, just maybe, Jack Michael and Jean Grey were messing with him— that Black Winged Dragons aren't humans but they are sentient beings like his other familiars.

With that thought in mind, Satoshi somewhat regained his composure, and he finally commanded Orb Oboros to release the Black Winged Dragon.

RAARGGHHH~!

"Cough, cough, I'm sorry I... did you want me to appear in my human form? You changed your mind halfway through the summoning so I wasn't sure." Ryoko fidgeted as she stood in front of Satoshi.

Apparently, this was the first time Ryoko got a good look at who her tamer was, and she was surprised to see that Satoshi was actually above average when it comes to his looks. He had dark hair, and dark eyes which were formed into natural slits, giving him a wild look. And his eyelashes... they were long, comparable to girls her age. Ryoko was shocked. She was already thankful enough as it is (more on that later) but now that she saw her summoner, she couldn't help but feel honored. And his good looks? They were an added bonus to Ryoko's mental checklist and it definitely gave Satoshi additional points as her summoner.

"Kyun~" Ryoko let out a squeal as she took an interest in Satoshi. Was it because of her formed bond with Satoshi the moment she was tamed... or was it because Satoshi was totally her style? She could only wonder but right here, right now, Ryoko was certain that she wouldn't mind spending her days with a tamer like Satoshi.

"Gah! It really is a human!" Satoshi's eyes widened before he dropped to the ground on a dogeza. There it was, the point of no return— the Black Winged Dragon in her human form.

"My name is Ryu Ryoko, I am a Black Winged Dragon of the Valor Black Winged Tribe. I express my sincerest gratitude for this newfound power. Allow me to assist you in battle." She formally introduced herself, bowing down in front of Satoshi with one knee on the ground.

"Satoshi, Midoriyama Satoshi. I'm sorry I turned you into one of my familiars, I had no idea you were a human." Satoshi apologetically said. He had to tell her her case so she wouldn't misunderstand everything in the future.

"It doesn't pose a problem, Satoshi-dono, you don't have to apologize." Ryoko continued. "You've granted me new power, that's why you have the rightful claim to use it as you see fit. However, I would just like to ask one request from Satoshi-dono."

"Yes? What is it? If you want freedom you can go." Satoshi continued, thinking that Ryoko probably didn't want to be bound to him. Better to offer the freedom first than to get asked for it later on— or so that's what Satoshi believed.

"No, I would never ask that, Satoshi-dono." Ryoko vehemently shook her head, outrightly rejecting Satoshi's goodwill offer. "I just... I need to tell you something, Satoshi-dono."

"You know what, in the long run, I'd feel weird if you keep calling me that. Just Satoshi is fine with me, we're the same age, after all." Satoshi continued, referring to Ryoko's basic information that he has in his head. According to that, they were the same age, sixteen years old.

"Y-yoroshi~~ Satoshi... um... it's embarrassing~" Ryoko's face flushed red as she hid her face on the collar of her skirt, pulling it up so Satoshi wouldn't see her expression. It was a surprise for her when Satoshi, but she didn't want to disappoint him so she called him just that. The embarrassment came soon after, making her flustered.

"Um... yeah~!" Satoshi grabbed the hair on the back of his head and pulled as hard as he could. That way his secondhand embarrassment wouldn't show. "In any case, what were you talking about? You said something about a request?"

"Um... yes, about that." With the topic brought up, Ryoko then narrated her backstory, telling Satoshi everything about her past, including how two tribes betrayed theirs and eliminated their entire tribe in one fell swoop. If it weren't for her mother sacrificing her wife just to save her, she wouldn't have been alive right now.

"For years, I've lived in pure rage and fury as roamed the plains of the Beast Dimension. I lost all my sense of purpose, and I was powerless to go against the two tribes that killed my parents and my entire tribe. But now, Satoshi, with the power that you've bestowed upon me, I will avenge my tribe... I will avenge my parents... and I swear on my life that I will forever be loyal to you, Satoshi. I will protect you with my life, and will never leave your side." She continued, bringing her fists together as she bowed a solemn bow.

Taken aback, Satoshi shook his head and waved his hands. "No, you don't have to go that far. I... I made you my familiar without knowing anything. If any, I should be the one thanking you for going with this arrangement." Satoshi bowed as well. "I look forward to working with you from now on, Ryoko,"

"I vow to always be worthy of this honor, Satoshi-do— ermm, Satoshi," Ryoko continued. "By the way, Satoshi?"

"What is it?"

? "You called me to your spatial storage before you saw the form you've given me, right? I want you to see it!" Ryoko happily said. After all, the new form that Satoshi granted her through the taming process resembled her dad a lot.

That's right, she finally awakened the Crystal Scales that her dad had— the legendary Black Winged Dragon known only to exist once every hundreds of years.

"Sure, why not?" Satoshi obliged.

.....

A few moments later, the superheroes who went on the trip to the Beast Dimension regrouped, and the painstakingly long hours of boredom that Kim Jin Seok experienced were finally over. He clapped his hands after seeing everyone succeed in taming their very first beast. But then again, there were a lot of them who tamed red salamanders and blue salamanders— which was understandable since they were pretty common in the area. (This is also the reason why Ryoko's diet consisted of red salamanders and blue salamanders. She didn't have any choice but to use them as sustenance. There was nothing else.)

"All right, I see that you've worked your way to taming your first beast. I'm glad that all of you passed the test." Kim Jin Seok announced after clapping his hands to garner everyone's attention. He then waved one hand to the crowd, giving another announcement.

"And with that, it is now lunchtime. I'm hoping you all brought your lunch with you. I don't have any to share." Kim Jin Seok continued, laughing in a low tone as he made his way to a secluded spot to eat his lunch in peace. That didn't stop a couple of ladies from following him though. Describing him as good-looking was an understatement since he looked a lot like a certain Korean pop star from a famous boy band that globally shook the entire world in the past.

"Satoshi!" Emma called out, waving her hands. She was with Shiroi and the other girls and they just made their way back. "I brought lunch."

"Ah, right," Satoshi muttered as he gazed into the distance. His mind still hasn't recovered from the fact that he used his superpower on a human. Not only that, the fact that he used it on humans prior to that without knowing actually made him question his superpower. If it worked on humans then it's more powerful than he initially thought.

"What are you thinking about, Satoshi?" Emma asked, thinking that Satoshi probably failed the test. After all, he didn't have any beasts with him so that must mean that he didn't catch anything.

At first, she wanted to console him, but after realizing that he had a lot of powerful and formidable familiars in his possession, she thought that she didn't have to do anything. Besides, Satoshi didn't look like he needed some consoling.

"So, what beast did you tame, Satoshi?" Shiroi asked while a cute mini penguin slowly sway-walked beside her.