#4: [声] Voices

Shiro is struggling more than how he struggled with Hikaru "Ryuu is the strongest among heirs after all, of course I would struggle" Shiro thought. "Is this all you can do Brain?" Ryuu taunted Shiro not knowing Shiro's trump card "Of course not, as you said, I plan out my offense and defense whether it is before or while in battle" Shiro said "He's stalling me, waiting for me to drain my own mana" or so Ryuu thought…

When Ryuu suddenly attacked Shiro, he put up a barrier with a 5-meter radius "This way, civilians won't recognize what's going on" Shiro thought. "Next up, neutralize" Shiro said softly "Huh?" Ryuu exclaimed. Shiro smiled as if he had won, Ryuu took this as an insult and proceeded to attack mindlessly, one slip-up and he's done for. Ryuu charged but failed to land a hit, Shiro is quite a fast one.

Besides his intellect, his speed is also peerless among the heirs, though the only thing he lacks is destructive force, before he pulled Hizume and met Ryuujin. That being said, Ryuu is also fast, though he lacks the speed to contend to Shiro's, he's still fast enough to kill a few within seconds.

"Damn it, I can't see him" Ryuu said while Shiro speed-runs the area "Come down here, wimp" Ryuu said "In your snail-like speed, calling me wimp? Isn't that like calling yourself wimpier than me?" Shiro said playing mind games with Ryuu making him more enraged.

"I see you're being more and more like me" a voice spoke in Shiro's head. He stopped as he heard and asked who it may be "Let's just say that I am the other person that Ryuujin told you about, the other one living in your soul" it said. As Shiro was on pause, Ryuu took this chance to land a strike but to no avail when Shiro's eyes changed, making them look deadlier than normal. "I see, an insect wants to beat me up, well, I need to teach this fly where to buzz around" Shiro said in a dark tone "You're not scaring me with just that" Ryuu spoke. "I know, and I got the strength to back my words" he said while laughing maniacally. In Ryuu's anger, he charged at him once more but Shiro didn't dodge, he took the impact. Unscathed, he returned the damage to him like it reflected on a mirror "Tsukiakari no Hansha (Moonlight's reflection)" he chanted upon taking impact, Ryuu has no information about what Shiro's spell seals are like, and so charged without thinking. As Ryuu fell back, Shiro charged with the intent to hit him with full force, "Akumu: Hirogaru (Nightmare: Spread)" Shiro chanted, Ryuu saw his fear, a girl with purple hair, and deep blue eyes rejecting him, Shiro sees this and realizes who it was. When the illusion was over "Don't…" Ryuu tried to speak "Don't what?" Shiro asked "Don't tell anyone about this, about the illusion" He mustered the courage to speak "I just wanted to talk peacefully ya know? Then you got angry and attacked me all of a sudden" Shiro said. "Sorry man, I just got hyped, seeing a host" Ryuu said "Right… wait, Host?" Shiro asked "Yeah, a host. You're a dragon host if I remember correctly" Ryuu spoke "You're a dragon host? Which one?" Shiro asks out of curiosity "Kurogane, heavenly dragon of conviction" Shiro froze as Ryuujin does the same "Isn't it ironic? A demon being a host of a heavenly dragon" Ryuu said with a laugh Shiro pooped into reality once more and laughed it off "Careful now boy, that guy isn't someone you want to fight with" Kurogane said.

Ryuu asks why and Kurogane froze, "He… he's not alone" Kurogane slowly spoke, curious, Ryuu asks how so "He's accompanied by two more spirits, one I am familiar with, and the other, has a pressure more terrifying than a dragon's rage" Kurogane explained "The other one you recognize, can you tell me about it?" Ryuu asked "If I'm not wrong, one of the two would be Intetsu" he said, Ryuu asks who Intetsu might be, and Kurogane explains who he is.

"I see, that's going to be harder than I thought" Ryuu said letting out a sigh. "Oh well, I just wanted to give a heads-up anyways" Ryuu told Shiro "About what?" he asked out of curiosity "I had my dad enroll me here, besides, Hikaru and Himari, Mai is also transferring" Ryuu explained "Eh? Tsumi-san is transferring too?" Shiro said "She already told you to call her Mai right? She's gonna get pissed off again if she heard you" Ryuu warned him "Right, no need for that Ryuu-kun" a girl with purple hair, and deep blue eyes spoke "Shit" Shiro exclaimed.

"Tsu—Mai, Why are you here?" Shiro asked "How many times?" She asked, confused, Shiro asks again "How many times should I tell you to call me by my first name?" She erupted and spoke in anger "I am in no position to call you by your first name, besides, I can destroy you with a few strikes, like that guy over there" he bragged and pointed at Ryuu. He asks if this is true and Ryuu nods. She clenches her teeth and let out a sigh "All I want is for you to call me by my first name" She said calmly. "It's not my place to do so, and besides, I already rejected your proposal, so, no thanks" Shiro boldly answers.

"I just hope there would be no bloodshed" Ryuu said giving off a sigh. "You guys are here already?" Hikaru pops into their conversation

"Why are you here?" Shiro asked "Well, I kind of invited them into your place, since its big enough to fit 15 people provided with their own rooms" Ryuu explained then apologized. Shiro lets off a sigh and told asked again "Who did you invite?" "Just the three of them, not one person more" Ryuu explained "Fine, but don't expect me to let you stay the night, I don't want any of you to ruin the time I have" Shiro said "Stingy" Himari said "And here come the queen" Shiro said sarcastically "Was that supposed to be an insult?" she asked him angrily "Think what you want to think of it, I'm not going to let myself bother other people's business" he replied "After 21:00 today, all of you should be going home, I can't have you all bothering me from my training" he added. "You have training? What for?" Himari was curious, and so she asked "I lost the tournament last year and couldn't even place top 10, so this year, I'm getting everyone back" Shiro said.

At the time they left Shiro's house, he was tired due to accompanying them for a short while, but still took his time to travel to hell and trained.

"Kid, you've got potential, but if you want to grow stronger, you must first unlock the secrets of your clan, same goes for the other clans, unravel their secrets, and you will gain more and more power due time" Shiro heard a voice that resembled the man who cursed his brothers for a thousand years "Who are you?" Shiro asked "I am someone that you can call ancestor, I can guide you on your victory in the tournament if you'd like" it told him. "If I refuse?" "I can designate your time of death" it said, "How can I be sure that you will help me?" Shiro asked "Once you die, I die. If I were to set your time of death, I would be setting my own time of death" it answered.

Shiro trusted the voice and asked for a name "Just call me King" it said "Last question, can you control my body?" Shiro asked once more "Yes, based on the situation, if I think you can handle it, I won't but if your body is giving up, I can take control over it. The same thing can happen to your mind" King replies "That being said, I will train you every after school" King added "Ok then, it's settled"