212 Buddy

Bang!

The Trio Sword Lunatic stupefied, including Musashi Noboru. He rooted in his spot while looking forward blankly.

He just could not believe what he witnessed just now. It was completely different from the Draw Sword he knew.

Noboru could see the incoming blade, but he could not see Heero's figure. It was as if the figure vanished into thin air. Even though his guts were telling him the figure was right in front of him, he failed to detect Heero's figure.

"How is it, Elder? Do believe me now?" Heero's calm voice resounded from his back.

Startling, Musashi Noboru snapped out of his shock and jumped away from his spot.

He leaped seven meters away and looked back. The young man was standing and smiling at him.

Next to the young man, Musashi Noboru saw a deep and big cut on the ground. The reinforced steel was cut with ease.

Noboru looked at the young man with his eyes wide open. Even for him, cutting this reinforced steel would be hard.

Suddenly, a thought bolted in his mind, 'What if the strike hit me?'

The answer, without a doubt, his body would be sliced apart. The power behind the strike was just unimaginable to him.

Another thing that shocked him was that the Draw Sword technique itself. He never expected the Draw Sword could reach such a high level. Completely a different level even than his or his own predecessors.

This was his first time, seeing the Draw Sword technique to reach such a degree.

He did not answer Heero but glanced toward his two brothers. Musashi Ueno and Musashi Osada were no different than him.

The two old men froze with their jaw dropped. Watching it from the sideline gave them a different perspective than Musashi Noboru.

They saw Heero's shadow flashed toward Noboru. But the figure disappeared midway. Yes, they lost sight of Heero's figure, but the blade was made of blue energy.

Heero's figure materialized back when the blade made of the blue energy sliced the reinforced steel.

From the sideline, they could tell that they not only lost to Heero's footwork but also their internal energy. The two old men could tell that Heero had grasped the internal energy well.

They were far left behind compared to Heero.

However, the three old men not only did not cower. A glint of excitement could be seen from their eyes as the three old men looked at Heero at the same time.

The reason they did not stay in Star City was to seek a new challenge outside. They sought someone strong or a strong beast to fight outside.

Now they did not need to go out, but someone strong in the city. Of course, this made the three old men excited.

A playful smile crept out of Musashi Noboru's lips. He was back to his usual, being playful.

"Kukuku… I believe you were not stealing our clan's secret technique!"

"But the challenge is not over yet!" Musashi Ueno sheathed out his katana, ready to join the fight.

"We have to be shameless if we want to defeat you! Forgive this old man for taking advantage of you, Heero!" Musashi Osada also sheathed his sword out.

The three old men immediately concluded that Heero was not stealing their clan's secret technique in one exchange. In the history of their clan, no one could execute the Draw Sword as Heero did.

"This is what I am waiting for! Come, Elder!" Heero waved his hand to the three old men, signaled them to come at him at the same time.

"Kukuku… Then you should show me what you got, or you will regret…"

Having not finished his words, Musashi Noboru's figure blurred. He flashed toward Heero in unimaginable speed.

In an instant, Musashi Noboru's figure appeared before Heero with his sword in the air.

Swoosh!

Noboru slashed his sword downward. At the same time, the sword was buzzing with "Weng!!!".

Musashi Noboru executed Quake Sword against Heero.

Clang!

Heero did not dodge the incoming sword. He received the incoming sword with his sword. As soon as the two swords clashed, his hand shook a little.

"Don't forget us, Young man!"

Two old men appeared next to Heero, unsheathing their sword toward Heero.

Draw Sword, the two old men used the same Draw Sword.

Clang! Clang!

To their surprise, Heero managed to block their sword in a second. He reflected Musashi Noboru's sword and blocked the two incoming swords.

When their consecutive attacks were being neutralized, the three old men immediately kept a distance from Heero. None of them toon Heero lightly.

"Huhuhu… this will not be over so soon…"

Along with that, the three old men flashed forward again.

*** ***

At the banquet hall

Hong Yu and Han Ying looked at the elevator door worriedly. Even though the banquet continued, the two sisters could not enjoy the banquet.

They learned the three old men's identities from the other guests' mouths. It turned out the three old men were a figure above the Emperor Class Hero.

"It's okay, he's strong!" Bai Xin Yue tried to calm Han Ying. She accompanied the two sisters since Heero came down with the three old men.

"Should we force our way to the arena?" Musashi Hirata voiced out his idea with a frown on his forehead. He was also concerned with this issue despite knowing how strong his master was.

"Hahaha… You guys are overly concerned! Rather than worrying Heero, you guys should pray that he does not kill the old men accidentally!" Butcher Wang laughed as he heard that.

As someone who witnessed Heero's power in the north gate, he had a new belief; Heero was the strongest human on Earth.

Whether you were Elder or Supreme Guardian, Butcher Wang believed none of them were the match of Heero.

"He's right! There's no way my Heero lose to an old man!" Kang Seo-Yeon chimed in great confidence.

'They are not a normal old man, you know!' The other guests who overheard Kang Seo-Yeon's words were secretly ridiculed.

The banquet continued in a strange atmosphere. The main character of the banquet was grouped in one group except for Wu Shen Lei.

The other guests could not get closer to them with their formation. Sun Zhou Yi, Musashi Hirata, Bai Xin Yue, and Kang Seo-Yeon stood near the elevator. Additionally, they sent out an aura "Don't come closer!".

Even though they wanted to greet, no one dared to approach the group.

The guests were curious about the result of the challenge between the Trio Sword Lunatic and Heero. The weird atmosphere continued as more and more guests came closer to the elevator.

Bai Xian Ming also stayed near the elevator along with Kang Myung-Chul and Long Bin on his side.

Just like that, the banquet went on for twenty minutes in a strange atmosphere. The supposed to be joyous occasion messed up because of the challenge of The Trio Sword Lunatic.

'Hah… I should not have brought them with me…' Bai Xian Ming regretted inviting the troublemaker.

Ding!

As soon as that noise resounded, all eyes turned toward the sound. The sound was an indication the elevator door opened.

A scenario appeared in the guests' minds. It was the scene where Xing Heero limped his way out of the door elevator. Heero's suit and skin suffered many cuts from a sword as he made his way out of the elevator.

It was the scenario in their mind. They believed the arrogant Heero would lose badly against the Trio Sword Lunatic.

But, out of everyone's expectation, laughter rang from the elevator. Hearty laughter of an old voice resounded.

"Hahaha… You are so good! You deserve to be my buddy! Let's celebrate by drinking sake in my place, Buddy!"

Musashi Noboru had his hand around Heero's shoulder as they came out together. The laughter belonged to Musashi Noboru. Heero and Musashi Noboru truly looked like a buddy.

Musashi Osada and Musashi Ueno followed from behind. They had a wide smile on their faces. They seemed to be getting something that made them so happy.

'What happened to the challenge?'

'Who won?'

'What changed the Trio Sword Lunatic?'

'Why did they suddenly get so close like this?'

Confused, the guests were puzzled by what they saw. Heero suffered nothing and the Trio Sword Lunatic also looked fine. It was as if they did not fight.

Even Bai Xian Ming was so confused. He was the first one to snap out of his daze and immediately approached Heero and Noboru.

"What happened... Who won?" Bai Xian Ming blurted out unconsciously. He badly wanted to know what happened between the lunatic and the newly appointed Chief of Hero Instructor.

"We lost! We were not his match!" Still, with his smiling face, Musashi Noboru admitted outright. He was not ashamed at all, he looked so happy instead.

Woah!

Musashi Noboru's frank reply caused an uproar amongst the guests. They just could not believe what they heard. It was so unreal to be true.

"I'm sorry, Elder! I can't accompany you to drink! But maybe, I will visit your place later for a drink!" Heero rejected politely at Noboru's invitation.

"Haha… I forgot, today is your celebration banquet, Buddy! Congratulations!" Musashi Noboru gave a big hug to Heero.

"Then, I will excuse myself first. I can't wait to go home to test it out!"

Musashi Noboru's voice was so loud that everyone in the hall could hear him.

After that, Musashi Noboru walked toward Bai Xian Ming.

"Old Ming, I am sorry!" Afterward, he got closer to Bai Xian Ming and whispered in a sorry tone, "The underground arena is badly damaged, if you need financial support to repair the arena, you can contact my clan,"

Then, Musashi Noboru had his way to the exit.

Musashi Ueno and Musashi Osada also cupped their hands toward Heero before following Musashi Noboru.

The Trio Sword Lunatic left the banquet after they dropped the bomb without filling the details.

As the three old men left, Heero became the center of the attention in the banquet. Many were curious, wanting to ask the detail of what happened in the underground arena, but none of them dared to ask.

Just like that, the banquet continued in a strange arena.

As for Heero, he did not care about his surroundings. He was enjoying the banquet with four beauties accompanying him.

The banquet proceeded until the late afternoon. Heero did not immediately go back, he and his wives strolled around in the core region.

With his new identity, he was free to roam around in the core region.

They only went back to the outer region at night.

Bai Xin Yue and Kang Seo-Yeon also followed Heero and the group back to the Xing District.

Of course, they came here not to chase Heero. They had something important here.

Tomorrow, Heero Academy would interview the registration to select their first-generation disciples. Both girls decided to stay in the academy for the interview.