Chapter 40 - 40: Questioning

"So Oscar and Ning Rongrong are currently running around the village? And we won't report to the dean until when the sun sets?" Xiao Yan asked Tang San as he sips his juice.

Tang San nodded, sipping some juice as well, and said.

"Yeah, also don't worry about the intuition fee, I already paid for us four."

Xiao Yan rose an eyebrow.

"... Okay it was your money that I used to pay but Xiao Wu was the one who, ahem, borrowed your storage ring and said to use it." Tang San sagged his shoulders and told the truth with a wry smile.

'No wonder when I inspected my storage ring there was a less amount of spirit gold than usual, so she was the reason.' Xiao Yan turned towards Xiao Wu with a glare, who looked away while whistling innocently.

Sighing, Xiao Yan let it go as this wasn't the first time that his surrogate little sister borrowed money from him and Tang San, though it was more stole and demanded.

Sometimes, he wondered the reason why she or girls her age are so demanding. Especially since its getting worse the more she ages.

'Is it because of puberty?' Xiao Yan thought with blank eyes.

Yeah, that was probably it.

"I don't know why, but I have the strangest urge to sucker punch your face and little dong dong." Xiao Wu said with a twitching face and shaking fist at his direction.

"It's your imagination." Xiao Yan immediately replied with a straight face. Staring at Xiao Wu with clear and innocent eyes.

"I'm watching you Xiao Yan-gege..." Xiao Wu did the 'I'm watching you' gesture at Xiao Yan.

"Yeah yeah..."

Xiao Yan and the others continued partying until Xun Er, who was been silently by Xiao Wu's side, opened her mouth to asked the question that has been plaguing her and the others mind several days ago.

"Yan, can I ask you a question?"

"Hmm? Sure." Xiao Yan shrugged.

Xun Er took a deep breath and asked.

"How.... What was that power you used against teacher Zhao that day of the examination?" That question cause everyone to be silent, everyone, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing all stared Xiao Yan with curious and concerned expressions. While the Ma siblings stared at their friends with questioning looks.

Xiao Yan paused, hesitation on his face, before he closed his eyes and took a large douse of the juice on hand. Wiping his mouth, he opened his eyes and stared at his old and new friends.

'Gulp.' When they all saw his expression, they involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"I..." All of them got closer. Their eyes clearly filled with anxiety and excitement to know but had concerned within as well.

Everyone, except the Ma siblings, remembered that strange power Xiao Yan had used as he pushed teacher Zhao back with just his mere physical strength.

Also, they remembered that great aura and pressure he released as he transformed. It was like they saw a king. A great warrior king that can annihilate anything in his path. It was like Xiao Yan had become a different person. Not to mention, that crimson gold spirit ring...

'Yan/Xiao Yan-gege...' A complicated expression appeared on both Xun Er and Xiao Wu's faces. They both saw that strange spirit ring that appeared around Xiao Yan's body and they didn't want to assume what that was. They just don't want to.

As they all leaned in closer, Xiao Yan, with a serious expression and pursed lips, opened his mouth and said.

"I don't know."

Everyone face faulted.

Xiao Yan caught the fist that was coming towards his face with his left hand.

Xiao Wu, with a ugly expression, tsked and glared at Xiao Yan. Twisting her body, she unhesitatingly launched a roundhouse kick towards her big brother's right rib.

Which Xiao Yan, using his Purple Demon Eyes, easily caught the leg attack. His lips twitched as he felt his right hand, that caught Xiao Wu's leg, although it was a millisecond, was slightly trembling, which shows how great the strength she used to attack him.

'HOLY SHIT! Wu-er didn't hesitate and used spirit enhancement to full strength! Oh gods I really pissed her off this time.' If it weren't for his tyrannical body, he was sure the bone in his hand would have been broken or worse, shattered into pieces.

Shaking his head, Xiao Yan quickly clarified what he was talking about as he saw the others now glaring at him.

"Gee, you think?" Flame Emperor sarcastically remarked with Igneel nodding his head. Xiao Yan ignored them.

'I wonder how your going to bluff you're way out of this...' Flame Emperor thought intriguingly with Igneel sharing the same line of thought as him.

"Okay there missy, are you done? Cause if you are, I want to start explaining." Xiao Yan stared at Xiao Wu. She pouted for a moment in defiance but yielded with a sigh.

"Okay... But you better start explaining properly okay!"

Xiao Yan nodded.

"Yeah. As I've said before, I really don't know what it was. I only have guesses at this moment, like, it was probably my second spirit had finally awakened or something. Like I was probably a late bloomer. Or it's related to my original spirit and that transformation of mine was like another transformation for it you know." Everyone nodded in understanding, except Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing and the Ma siblings at the latter, about 'another transformation for it'.

'Does this means that Xiao Yan's original spirit had once undergo a transformation prior to this?' They all thought in surprise. Tang San and co saw this and quickly explained.

"So is it really your second spirit or another transformation of your original spirit?" Xun Er was the one who raised that question, like a student in class.

'Although we're in a school, its currently not in session.' Xiao Yan inwardly thought out loud.

"No. I wasn't really certain of my transformation, that it was either my new second spirit or a part of my original spirit as a new power up, until I noticed something strange about it."

"Something strange?"

"Well first, the sudden appearance of a spirit ring, that shouldn't be possible due to me having no memories hunting a spirit beast for it as this was the first time that I have ever used such a transformation." Xun Er and Xiao Wu let out sighs of relief.

"Secondly the consumption needed to use the transformation wasn't spirit power but something else, something that I call vigor." At the surprise and confused looks from everyone, Xiao Yan continued with his explanation. He told them everything what his current transformation and spirit ring ability could do, except he didn't told them the true origins of it all.

'Sorry guys, but you all aren't m.a.t.u.r.e and strong enough to understand everything yet.' Xiao Yan inwardly apologize to everyone.

"Hm? Looks like we only have a couple of hours left till the dean gathers us." Dai Mubai noted as he stared at the mechanical clock on the wall.

"Should we just continue partying?" Ma Hongjun asked as he stuffed a chicken drumstick in his mouth.

"No." Xiao Yan casually said, causing everyone to stare at him once more, downing all of his juice, with a big grin on his face he said.

"Aren't you all curious of my new spirit here? How about let's test it out."

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A/N: Okay I'm not going to explain what's vigor is, as you all know about that if you've read DD3 but if you don't, here's the info of it.

*Vigor comes from one's body and uses the nutrients within his/her blood as a power source.

Yup, that's all. That's what vigor is. XD

I'll try if I can make another chapter today, also did u guys play Hitman 3? Man the graphics in that game was cool. Anyways, peace!