Planet Master 91- Tatsumi- Return (1)

Then ca the day when Tatsumi had to leave the Transcendent Academy, returning to his ho back in the Hinon Federation.

“Well, that is all.” Tatsumi had all his clothes on his briefcase. After living in the Transcendent Academy for eleven months, he had his own residence as well as basic necessities, including clothes.

That was provided by Yamaguchi so that he could focus on the transcendent-related task he had. Tatsumi did not know the proper way to repay that favor but becoming stronger was never wrong.

Currently, he was waiting in front of the gate. It was because it was the place where the group had to gather.

Then Long Wu appeared with neat clothes and appearance. He did not carry anything since it was all saved in the spatial bag and it was more convenient to do that. Along with Long Wu was the crowd of teachers, transcendents as well as students from the academy along with the headmaster.

“Teacher, that’s a large crowd you have behind.” Tatsumi said while waving his hand excitedly.

“Ah, they are willing to send us off.” Long Wu replied with a bit of a helpless smile plastered on his face.

“You need to tidy up yourself more.” Kushina reminded and Long Wu ironed out his clothes. Even with him doing that, Kushina helped him out, which caused everyone else to look with envy.

Then Long Wu stood by Tatsumi’s side as if the previous matter was inconsequential.

“While we wait, how about a little discussion?” Long Wu suggested sothing that made Tatsumi wonder about the purpose of doing that. But since there would be no harm in doing that, he nodded his head.

“What should we talk about?” Tatsumi asked.

“How about your current situation? Good?” Long Wu asked sothing with concern.

Tatsumi felt that the tone of his teacher was a bit strange. His condition? What would soone do knowing that?

“It is good. I get to beco stronger and not remain a weak person, so that’s a win for .” Tatsumi explained, which made Long Wu pleased.

“Other than that? Is there sothing you need to do?” Long Wu kept asking and Tatsumi felt that his teacher knew sothing related to him.

“Well, I need to properly define my relationship with soone. I just hope that whatever I am saying will be a good resolution. Otherwise, I don’t know what to do.” Tatsumi said honestly, since he could feel that Long Wu was fishing for certain information.

Long Wu’s eyes glittered and the corner of his lips raised.

“You are still a teenager but already have soone in your heart. But can you manage it?” This ti, Long Wu asked with a serious tone and concern.

“Wish well.” Tatsumi could only reply that way. He felt torn to choose one of the two people but he also had the thought about getting the two for himself.

‘But that is selfish. That also would not be fair to them. What to do?’ Tatsumi was deep in thought, reconsidering his choice.

“You know that the sea is vast, right?” Long Wu suddenly went into a speech and Tatsumi decided to listen to respect his teacher. Long Wu continued, “It can shoulder the burden of many rivers that co its way. aning that the sea is capable of holding that much water. You should emulate it, widen your heart so that it will be capable of shouldering the burden of multiple rivers. Do you understand?”

Tatsumi felt a bit lost when Long Wu ntioned the sea and the river. What had that to do with him?

But if Tatsumi assud that Long Wu knew about his special matter, then the things his teacher had said were actually an analogy.

‘Is it telling to accommodate both? Can I possibly do that, though?’ Tatsumi was deep in thought that he did not notice a small disturbance.

“Excuse ! I have sothing to be given to that person!” a familiar voice ca from behind the students’ group. They turned their heads and realized that it was actually the usually withdrawn Romanov who was trying to move forward.

The students opened a way for him to go and the teachers were also aware of the disturbance and also gave way.

“You have sothing to give to them?” Even Kushina was surprised to see that Romanov was gripping a long thing wrapped in cloths.

“This is my present for that young man. This is my latest piece of cold weapon and I intend to give it to him.” Romanov explained.

Kushina then gestured for him to go to the two people who were at the gate. Long Wu noticed the commotion and turned his head to look at Romanov who was coming in his direction.

“What brings you here?” Long Wu asked first.

“Well, I want to give this weapon to that young man. This is actually the latest weapon I want to give him.” Romanov patiently explained once again. His expression was one of excitent.

Long Wu knew that Tatsumi was deep in thought so he roused Tatsumi by tapping his shoulders.

“What’s wrong?” Tatsumi beca awake and aware that Romanov was present.

“Why did you co here?” Tatsumi then went to Romanov’s side and checked for sothing. He only saw the thing that Romanov had brought.

“Here!” Romanov pushed the thing he carried and stuffed it into Tatsumi’s hand. Tatsumi grabbed the item in question and knew that it was actually a cold weapon.

‘If I rember correctly, I once said that I need a good weapon for my personal use. Did Mister Romanov make one for , too?’ Tatsumi rembered that mont and did not expect that Romanov would truly make one for him.

He knew that Romanov had made many weapons, even A got her personal weapon from Romanov before him so he knew the quality of the things created by Romanov was excellent.

Despite being covered by cloth, Tatsumi could faintly feel the hilt and the blade. It was slightly heavier than the standard blade he had held but he believed that the cutting prowess of the blade in his hand would surpass the standard blade by a large margin.

He felt warmth in his heart. To make a dwarf forge a weapon for you was a sign of friendship and trust and Tatsumi felt that he was not worth that.

“Thank you!” Tatsumi could only utter those words. His feelings were overwheld by such a favor that he could not express them well.

“Haha, no need for that. I know that you are in your growth spurt so I made the blade to be able to grow with your developnt. I hope that you are satisfied with that!” Romanov said with a smile.

‘Indeed, he is really suitable with the blade I personally forged. The blade is made from the processed Adamant, Adamantium. I wonder what kind of blade will be created under his hand?’ Romanov thought while looking at the compatible blade and person.

“I will not disappoint the expectation that you have of !” Tatsumi hastily said that. He then strapped the blade to his back because holding it in his hand was a bit of a hassle since he grabbed his suitcase.

After a few minutes had passed, there were four people approaching. Tatsumi recognized all of the newcors since it was with them that he ca to the Transcendent Academy in the first place.

“You’re already here. Looks like we are a bit behind.” A said after getting closer to the two.

“Yeah, I also get to feel my new weapon.” Tatsumi said bashfully. After the last ti they exchanged thoughts, Tatsumi beca more aware and attentive of A.

A felt the sa as she beca more aware of Tatusmi. What she did not expect was that Tatsumi was carrying the wrapped weapon with him on his back.

“Is that your weapon?” A asked. Tatsumi looked at her and realized that she had changed the form of her weapon to be in the form of the dagger that she sheathed on her thighs.

“Yes. Mister Romanov gave it to . I thought I needed to revisit the academy if I wanted to get my weapon.” Tatsumi said while gesturing for her to the place where Romanov stood.

Romanov smiled and his eyes beca slitted due to his facial expression.

A nodded at him with respect while standing beside Tatsumi’s side.

“Everyone is accounted for.” Yamaguchi said while touching his mustache. He, along with the shadow guards, was ready.

“Alright! Everyone, please send them off with our warm regards!” Kushina said, using the transcendent energy so that it could spread to everyone who was there.

She waved her hand at Long Wu and Long Wu nodded his head in respect. The teachers cheered along with the students. They would not forget that there were two people with great potential to beco transcendents who had co to their academy.

Romanov gave a thumbs-up at Tatsumi, and Tatsumi responded with a similar gesture. For Tatsumi, Romanov’s present was the best he had ever received.

“See you later!”

“See you later!”

“See you later!”

It was not a farewell and not a goodbye either, so everyone said that instead. It ant the possibility of seeing each other again.

Just as they said that, the special car arrived to take them to the airport. It was quite large enough for Yamaguchi and the others to accommodate.

Then A was the first to go in, followed by the shadow guards. Tatsumi glanced at Romanov before settling his gaze on Kushina. He realized that his teacher and the headmaster were glancing at each other.

Then he entered but he had to stash the weapon in the baggage section since it would be inconvenient to bring the weapon around like that. Furthermore, he had not discovered the function to change the size of the weapon yet so it was better to store it first.

The last was Long Wu and Yamaguchi. After all of them entered and closed the door, the car moved away from the gate of the Transcendent Academy. Everyone saw the car go away on the road that led to the airport.

Then the crowd slowly dispersed but the talk about the two did not fade.

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“I may not feel well in the aircraft. My ears are ringing strangely.” Tatsumi could feel that but this ti, he circulated the Ether in his body to ease that particular feeling.

Now he was in the air, aboard the aircraft that would land at the airport near Giol City in the Hinon Federation territory.

Beside his seat was A, who realized what Tatsumi had done.

“That’s one good way to use your power.” She comnted.

“Well, use every ans available to solve your problem. That’s what I’ve always believed.” Tatsumi replied while looking at her fully.

Ever since A confessed, Tatsumi had a strange feeling in his heart. He felt conflicted but with the words that his teacher had said, he had considered taking two people at once.

‘I know that sounds not right but this is the only thing that can solve the problem.’ Tatsumi thought while keeping looking at her.

She had a good face, good figures both in the chest and the rear, only slightly inferior to Charlene but nonetheless a budding beauty. Tatsumi only realized now that she was more beautiful than most people but slightly inferior to Charlene in terms of beauty.

“Ah, that’s disrespectful.” A smiled in a teasing manner.

Tatsumi realized that he had stared for a bit longer than usual.

“I apologize. I have many things on my mind.” He said while feeling the blood flow to his face, reddening it. He could not believe that he felt embarrassed doing what he did.

“What are you thinking?” A smiled even more, seeing Tatsumi’s face reddened and she leaned in closer.

“Nothing important. Just sothing related to what we discussed.” Tatsumi said with a serious face and tone.

A went back and nodded. She knew that Tatsumi already had soone in his mind but she decided to let Tatsumi decide since she believed that Tatsumi deserved so ti to think about his relationship with her.

‘But periodically teasing him is fun, too.’ A thought while her eyes glead with expectation. She was actually nervous but decided to tease Tatsumi to conceal that.

The flight would be done within four hours and only a quarter of the ti had passed from the take-off. Tatsumi looked at the window and saw a lump of clouds in the distance. So were close to the plane and he realized that it looked like a bundle of white joy if not for his knowledge that the clouds were just a lump of water lighter and could descend to the ground if opportunity presented itself.

‘So many things have happened during the last eleven months of Star Battle.’ Tatsumi began to think about his involvent in giving the planet’s spirituality in the Undead Secret Realm and obeyed it, getting help from the Mikazuki family.

Then the Star Battle had occurred and he and everyone his peers beca Reservists. Helping with the logistics was not easy and then he was tasked with intelligence until the end of the Star Battle. There was also escorting the item from the frontline too…so many things had happened.

“Hey, do you want so sausages?” A suddenly tapped him on his hand and offered so food.

“Oh! Yes! Give so of that. It’s delicious.” Tatsumi had liked sausages from the giant beast so much because it was covered with a bit of spice and salt.

“Alright. Here!” A gave three small sausages to Tatsumi and Tatsumi grabbed all of them and started to eat them.

“Yes, the taste that cannot be forgotten,” Tatsumi said while chewing the at and gulping it down. Then the second and third were devoured and he wiped his hand with the tissue before he drank from the bottle that he had carried.

“Don’t you also have so?” Then Tatsumi asked A. He almost forgot to ask her due to the temptation of the sausages.

“Oh, I already ate so. You are probably the last person to eat that.” A said before letting out a small giggle.

“Damn, I am the last. But thinking about my family is also important.” Tatsumi murmured which was caught by A despite the low volu of his voice.

She rembered that his family was as important to him as anyone who managed the hurdle of entering his range of important people. She had realized that entering was hard but once you were in, he would at least help you in tis of need.

‘Yes. It is a rare thing for him to care about others, but once he cared, it would be to repay the gratitude he had. But I hope he can improve as a person.’

Then ti passed as the two spoke of sothing related to the transcendent training they had done so far. Tatsumi enjoyed this mont because his knowledge encompassed those things. A also enjoyed learning from Tatsumi since it beca easier for her, smoothing things for her advancent.

“Is there any question?” Tatsumi asked after a long discussion about the body refining technique.

“How can you simultaneously refine the five aspects in the body refining technique? So far, it is recomnded to refine one aspect first like for example, refining your muscles and bones.” A gave an example of how things should be done.

“It is because that is the prescribed path for everyone.” Tatsumi clarified. He knew that for everyone, there had to be a way to successfully refine an aspect but he had discovered another thod.

“But there are advantages and disadvantages in doing what I do. Simultaneously refining the five aspects causes my speed of refining to slow down; that’s a disadvantage. The advantage is that my body will beco more stronger than the usual result since I fully refine them whole.” He explained.

“So in the end, it cos to preferences.” A understood but was not tempted to do what Tatsumi did. It was because she knew the suitable path for herself.

“Yes. In the end, the ones who are suitable for you are the best path. To , exploring the unknown and gaining sothing from it is my path. What about you, A?”

“I prefer stability. That is why I refine my aspect fully until it becos diminishing returns before I refine the next aspect.” A replied with pride.

“I know that you prefer it. Well, good job refining things to a robust aspect. It should make you stronger than the usual transcendent who is also doing body refining in the sa heavenstage.” Tatsumi nodded and knew that was truly the case.

They wanted to be stronger than their peers, even entertaining the idea of cross-realm fighting. Theoretically, it was possible but it was dangerous.

“I imagine myself fighting soone in a higher realm than ; it should be quite the fight.” Tatsumi said his wishful thinking, trying to imagine the feeling and sensation of doing that.

“Isn’t it better if you are not pushed to do that?” A asked with a worried tone. She was concerned with how Tatsumi thought about himself.

“We need to prepare for any eventuality, A. It doesn’t hurt to prepare just in case.” Tatsumi replied with a small smile.

He also knew the risk of doing that but becoming stronger was never a mistake. But it was better to build a robust foundation so that he and anyone who treaded the transcendent path could beco stronger through proper and tested ans.

His thought drifted to the way he could strengthen his body and technique. But he also wondered what kind of invention could decipher the secrets of a person’s mind and ways to strengthen it if it were possible.

Then ca the ti the aircraft landed and the passengers had to disembark from the plane. They had finally returned to the Hinon Federation.