What's up everyone! I'm back with another chapter, hoping that it won't be more than 20,000 words because it takes way to much time from my college schedule haha..
Basically this chapter will focused on Ozpin's reaction to all of this mess Jaune did, along with his sisters who will appear in this chapter. Not only that, we will learn in this chapter what is going to be Jaune's decision as the Vale's Underworld King.
Also just letting you know that next chapter will be the official beginning of the next Arc within Volume 1.
Without wasting more time let's get this chapter stared!
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Volume 1
Chapter 17: The Next Step
Beacon Academy... Night Time... Kingdom of Vale...
In the highest tower of Beacon Academy, resides the office where the Headmaster of Beacon does the important paperwork to make the Academy work properly. However, that wasn't the situation at the moment. The Wizard was checking in the new bounties via hologram that came out today where it reveals the new prices of these individuals..
Roman Torchwick, the famous international thief. Along with Rob Lucci, the strongest martial artist and former Underworld King of Vale were obviously at the top with prices that ranges between 10,000,000-25,000,000 liens. They were the most wanted people by the Council of Vale and the international authorities outside of Vale.
Adam Taurus, Banesaw, 'Jason', 'The Black Rabbit' or the 'Drunken Maiden' also received an increased in their bounties thanks to the Council orders to bring more awareness towards the White Fang faction of Vale and other criminals who are deem dangerous. However there was one individual that caught Ozpin's attention the most, an unknown individual that rose through the ranks..
Eyepatch, the new King of Vale's Underworld with a bounty of 50,000,000. The highest bounty ever received by a criminal in since the creation of the bounty system in Vale for a good reason, not everyone can destroy the Underworld by just battling..
Straight off the bat, the Wizard could tell that Eyepatch was a young adult, he could even pass as a first-year student at the Academy. Another thing that caught his attention was the snowy white hair, a trait that all Schnee members have. However, he discarded that theory by the simple fact that he is a Monkey Faunus, then the element of surprise came in, his lone silver-eye..
Ozpin still couldn't believe that there's an individual outside of the Rose family who wields the legendary eyes that can turn Grimm into dust. The only person that he knew outside of the Rose family that possess Silver-eyes was Maria Calavera, aka The Grimm Reaper. Unfortunately she has been missing for decades after being assaulted by the Queen's paws from that time period..
Just seeing Eyepatch picture bounty made Ozpin feel that he knows him from somewhere..
"Eyepatch.. Such a interesting individual who rose out of nowhere.." thought Ozpin as he took a sip from his mug, meanwhile staring at the bounty picture through a hologram "And yet, you look familiar.. I wonder.."
Before he could continue his train of thoughts, Ozpin hears a loud 'ping' sound that came from the elevator in his office. As the doors open, it revealed a somewhat tired Glynda who was carrying a stack, without wasting time she sets down the papers next to Ozpin who just looked at her with a neutral expression
"Good evening Glynda, I hoped the meeting with the Council didn't cause any issues, I understand how.. 'bothersome' they can be" exclaimed Ozpin towards the Headmistress who sigh tiredly at him, usually he would have gone to the meeting like always. But this time Ozpin had to dismissed three sophomore groups to their mission to protect the borders so he had an excuse to not attend
"I wonder how you can deal with them on a weekly basis Ozpin. Most of them want to impose Marshall Law to suppress the rise of criminal activity, as much as I agree to solve the situation quickly. Not only would it cause panic within the population but more Grimm outside our borders will be attracted by the negativity.." explained the Headmistress towards Ozpin who took another sip from his mug "The other 'narrow-minded' councilmen want to impose more taxes on Faunus, their reason is to use that money on security. Unfortunately, we both know that they are going to use the money on other stuff.."
"Definitely, it is a shame that some of the councilmen use their powers for their own benefit and not to aid the most needed one.." commented Ozpin in a disappointed tone, even if he wanted to expose the shady deals that the councilmen have done in the Underworld. It would definitely cause his downfall as Headmaster since the Council has control in appointing a new one with little to no issues..
So in exchange of being silence about the corruption, the Council will turn a blind eye on his actions as Headmaster no matter how suspicious it looks. This gave Ozpin the opportunity to advance in the 'Shadow War' between his faction and the Queen of the Grimm without having any issues with the authorities..
Some choices might be morally wrong but if its for the greater good in Remnant then he won't hesitate..
"Tell me about it" exclaimed Glynda as she grabbed the nearest chair to sit down "If it wasn't for that ruffian who destroyed the Underworld with Rob Lucci, we wouldn't be having this crisis in Vale..!"
"You mean Eyepatch?" asked the Wizard as he zooms in Eyepatch's bounty which shows his title and price to capture him "An interesting individual who came out of nowhere don't you think?"
"Hmph! I'm still having a hard time believing that Team JSPR and Team RYBN didn't encounter him when they retrieved Mr. Arc. Even the Arc duo weren't able to find him anywhere." said the blonde-haired Headmistress with slight frustration, for someone who has become the new Underworld King for Vale you would think he flaunt his title through the city to create fear and order..
Unfortunately, he was smart enough to know that he would attract unwanted attention by doing that..
"Speaking of Mr. Arc, I received a call from the Vale Medical Center explaining that he has finally awoken from his coma. I told Team JSPR that they could visit him the moment they are done with classes.." commented Ozpin with a small smile on his face, relieved that Jaune was finally awake in a time where they might need him the most..
"That's a relief.. This should calm down the members of Team JSPR, the three girls haven't been able to concentrate in Combat Class these last couple of weeks because of Mr. Arc's health condition" added Glynda to the conversation with a relief expression, glad to find out that one of her students woke up from a coma. However, her face turns into a serious one as she stares at Ozpin "Are you planning to tell his sisters about their brother being the one they rescued without realizing it? Or your going to keep stalling until it explodes in our faces that we have been hiding their brother's identity all this time..?"
"You know very well why I didn't tell them Glynda" stated Ozpin with a neutral expression "The Kingdom of Vale needs their service the most, with the rise of criminal activities in the city and Grimm becoming more active in our borders, they didn't need any distractions in their duties.."
"Even so! They should know that their missing brother is alive in the hospital and enrolled into our academy, do I have to remind you as well that Juniper Arc has been in a depression for months wondering where her son went!?" exclaimed the blonde-haired professor with a icy expression towards the Wizard..
"Enough Glynda." responded Ozpin with authority as he let a small amount of Aura leak out, which quickly shut down the Headmistress as she felt the pressure Ozpin was emitting "Yes, I'm aware that Juniper is not in the best condition along with her daughters who are concerned in finding their family member. But we need to understand that Jaune Arc is not a mere student, he is now part of our Inner Circle in where keeping the world safe comes first and foremost."
"So I come to the conclusion to let Mr. Arc know that his sisters were the ones who rescued him and are working for the Kingdom of Vale at this moment. He will decide whenever he wants to have a conversation with them or not.." finished explaining the Wizard as he took a sip from his mug
"I hope you know what your doing Ozpin. The Arcs are not easy people to deal with.. You are playing with dangerous fire" warned Glynda with a serious expression, having seen before what the members of the Arc family are capable off when they swear on their family's name
"Indeed, the Arc family hasn't been a easy family to deal with since the beginning of Vale's history. Despite that notion, they are important allies to have in your side.." thought Ozpin as he recalls moments from his past when he had encounter members of the Arc family, one of them being Gabriel Arc, leader of the Knights of Vale, also the most powerful Knight that existed in the Great War era. Gabriel himself was able to change the tides of the war with his amazing abilities that only a few Top-Class Huntsman are able to match, along with his Aura Amplification semblance that his grandson has inherit that made him multiple time more powerful
It was unfortunate that he had to die from the overused of his Semblance, he would have been a great asset for the cause against the Queen of the Grimm..
"Alright, I think I spend enough time in my office.." said Ozpin casually as he stood up and stared to walk towards the elevator door
"Where are you going? As far as I know you don't have anything to do tonight." asked the Headmistress with curiosity towards Ozpin who turned his head as he stared at her normally
"I'm going to visit Mr. Arc, I want to see how is he recovering mentally and physically, you want to come Glynda?" responded Ozpin as he waited for an answer
That answer came in the form of a tired sigh "Sure why not, besides I need to give Mr. Arc the homework he has missed these last couple of weeks"
"Excellent, then let's make our way" responded the Wizard with a small smile as he got into the elevator along with Glynda, as they make their way towards the Hospital where Jaune is located
Scene Change.. Vale Medical Center Rooftop.. Nighttime..
At the rooftop of the Hospital, we could see The Saiyan sitting in the edge of roof as he was staring at the beautiful view of the nightlife Vale brings. After his team left the Hospital, Jaune decided to ask Liz if he can start walking around the hospital. Of course, she agreed but not without receiving an earful from her after the stunt he pulled just to look for Weiss, along with the news that he will be discharged in two days thanks to his high-level recovery. However, Liz told him that he needed to go to therapy if he wanted his arms to heal properly..
With a tired sigh, Jaune kept looking at the night view quietly as he embraced the chilling winds of late winter with a concerned expression..
"You alright Jaune? You have been really quiet since your Team left to the Academy.." asked Goku with curiosity, thanks to being linked with Jaune at a soul-level he could feel any emotions that his student/friend is emitting.. "I thought you would be happy after knowing that your team is safe and sound"
"Don't get me wrong Goku, I'm glad that my friends are safe.. It's just that I have so many things going on that I don't know where to start.." responded Jaune with concern, with the events of him having the highest criminal bounty in Vale has put the Saiyan slight on edge.. He was wondering how he can deal with this situation without dragging his Team. It became more complicated with the fact that he is the new Underworld King..! He doesn't even know what comes with the title!
"I see.. Being in controlled of the Criminal World when your just a student sounds pretty stressful." commented the Saiyan God with a normal expression "I have faith in you Jaune, I know you can get through this situation if you have confidence in yourself!"
"Thanks for the vote of confidence Goku.." responded the silver-blue eyed Arc with a small smile "But being the Underworld King and the most wanted criminal in Vale is not the only thing that has me on edge.. I'm worried about Weiss and Ruby's feelings"
"Oh really? How come?" asked Goku with curiosity as he notice that Jaune's face slightly blush
"Come on Goku! I thought you knew at least something about Romance since you are a married person!" said Jaune comically as he could heard Goku laughing at the comment, with a sigh Jaune continued speaking "The reason I'm worried about Weiss is that I don't know a thing about teaching someone Martial Arts, I feel like I won't be living for her standards she established for me.."
"I know you will do fine Jaune, besides if you need any tips in training someone just ask me!" exclaimed Goku with a happy expression towards the black-haired Saiyan who smiled softly at the comment
"I'm gland I can count on you Goku" responded Jaune as he continued his explanation "And the reason I'm concerned about Ruby is that I don't know what to tell her after that confession..! Don't get me wrong! I'm staring to like Ruby more than just a friend when I think about her, and I want to try this relationship with her.."
"I'm sensing a 'but' in here" commented the silver-haired Saiyan casually towards his student/friend who looked at the horizon with a somber expression
"There is... Not only I'm staring to have feelings for Ruby, but for also other girls like Snow Angel, Neo, Yang. Hell! I'm staring to feel attracted to Pyrrha when I spend more time with her!" exclaimed Jaune frustrated that he stared to feel like this since he woke up from his coma.. "I feel like a scumbag who can't stay in place with just one girl. Who would of thought that I could be this selfish.."
"How many times do I have to tell you to stop beating yourself up?" said the Saiyan God in a serious tone towards Jaune who slightly flinched at his tone "Look, in this type of situation you are in I'm not the guy you should go for advice since I was never good for love stuff.. But what I can tell you is to follow your heart and have some confidence!"
"Follow my heart and have some confidence.." replied Jaune as he repeated those same words that Goku said "You know my father said that few years ago when I asked him about love advice, he told me confidence plays a key role in everything, including love.."
"Then your father sounds like a wise men who knows what he's doing.." responded Goku with a smile on his face
"Yeah.. I just wished that we could have spend more time together.." said the black-haired Saiyan with a sad smile "Instead he kept continuing taking Huntsman missions with mother in behalf of the Kingdom.."
"Hmm... You know, I don't want to sound rude but I thought at first you were concern about the situation going on in Vale instead of this love stuff.." stated bluntly the Saiyan God from Universe 7th towards Jaune who blushed in embarrassment
"Oh trust me Goku! The situation going on in Vale is the first thing in my mind.. I just wanted to be a bit selfish and talk about my personal life.." responded back Jaune "But don't worry! my love situation will be last thing I have to worry about. There's more important things going on after all.."
"Indeed, the criminal activity in Vale sounds very concerning. The panic and fear consuming the masses doesn't help the situation either since it attracts more Grimm.. If the situation is not dealt with soon then more powerful beast will be knocking in their borders" stated Goku in a serious tone towards his student who 'tch' in frustration
"If I knew that the fall of the Underworld would affect the city as a whole then I wouldn't have unleashed my full power..!" said Jaune with frustration as he clenched his fist in his somewhat good arm "But that's in the past, I need to find a solution to subdue the criminal activity without raising attention from Beacon or my team-mates, I know I said that we would do this together but just defeating them or throwing them to jail won't solve the solution. We need some type of order and authority running the Criminal world.."
"Why not use your title of Underworld King? At the end of the day you won and defeated Rob Lucci so that automatically gives you the title as King of the Criminal World.. Besides you don't have to worry about building a reputation when your codename has the highest bounty" recommended the Saiyan from Universe 7th towards his student/friend who seemed to have come into realization when he mention that word
"Holy crap! Your right Goku! Since I'm now the Underworld King of Vale then I have some power to subdue the criminal issues going on in the Kingdom!" exclaimed Jaune with a smile on his face, unfortunately that same expression turned into a frown as he realized something "Unfortunately, I don't know how to be a King.. Hell! I'm still barely learning how to be a leader for my team-mates! I can't imagine how tough is to govern and keep stability in the Underworld.."
"Then why don't you asked Neo to help you, she seems to know a lot about the Underworld. Besides, you seem conformable around her" said Goku to Jaune who cracked his 'good' index finger casually, not realizing that he just did the same action when he's feeling unease or excited
"As much as I want to trust Neo, she works with Torchwick who is in cahoots with Rob Lucci and I don't need to remind you that at the moment he wakes up he will try to kill me.." responded the black-haired Saiyan with a serious expression "Besides, I still remember that both of them mention the codename 'Witch' who could be pulling the strings behind the scenes, this person must be really powerful if he's able to control both two of the most dangerous criminals in Vale.."
"You never know until you try Jaune. I mean if I manage to get Frieza who is the most despicable being in the Universe to my team then you should be able to convince Neo to help you.." said Goku nonchalantly to his student who shook his head in disbelief
"I still can't wrap around the concept that you fought together with the person who killed your entire race! How can you even consider him after all he has done!" exclaimed Jaune with confusion and hint of anger. If he was in the same position he wouldn't even think about the person who made him suffer, instead he would be wishing the worst to him..! Consequences be dammed!
Goku clearly has a pure heart that gives him the ability to grant second chances to people who don't deserve to have one..
He admires that notion but at the same time he would never give second chances to anyone who has done something terrible to him or his friends and family
Like a certain hockey masked guy from the White Fang, he deserves to die by his hand..
"Hey! are you okay Jaune? I can sense negative feelings clouding your soul" asked Goku with concern in his tone of voice, he hasn't felt this type of negativity since Shiro was in charge of Jaune's body. Could it be that Shiro is influencing Jaune despite being in a coma?
"Hmm?" hummed Jaune in confusion as he stopped his dark train of thoughts after hearing the Saiyan God "Oh sorry Goku! I didn't mean to block you off, I just had some bad memories resurface and I had to repress it.."
"That's okay, just remember I'm always going to be here for you if you need to talk about something" said the silver-haired Saiyan towards Jaune who formed a smile in his face..
"I will..You'll be the first one to know if something is wrong" responded back Jaune as he went back to look at the light-up city in front of him, after a few seconds of silence his sensing abilities alerted him of two repressed Aura levels coming to his direction. Fortunately he knew who they were, thus deciding to speak out-loud "I didn't expect you to come at this hour Headmaster, Professor Goodwitch"
"Your abilities to sense Aura haven't diluted after being in a coma, I'm impressed Mr. Arc.." stated the Headmaster of Beacon as he opened the door and walks towards where Jaune is, followed by Glynda who is behind him
"What can I say, I'm just that good..!" simply said the Saiyan with confidence as he stood up from where he was and turned his gaze at the figure heads of Beacon Academy "I'm glad to see you again Headmaster, Professor.."
However, both Ozpin and Glynda didn't responded immediately as their gaze was solemnly focused on Jaune's Silver Eye that he forgot to cover with his eyepatch
"Impossible.." murmured Ozpin in awe as he kept gazing on the lone silver-eye, however he didn't realize that Jaune picked up his word thanks to his enhanced hearing
"What's impossible? Are you alright Headmaster?" asked Jaune with some concern towards Ozpin not expecting a reaction like this from the stoic headmaster, fortunately Glynda got out of her shock first as she spoke up
"Mr. Arc.. Since when do you posses a Silver Eye? As far as I remember you told us that you lost your eye which is why you wore an Eyepatch.." asked Glynda carefully with a serious expression, wondering since when Jaune had such special eye and also why he had the need to hide it from them
Suspicious indeed..
"Oh! You mean my Silver Eye?" exclaimed Jaune as he pointed at his uncovered eye with a nervous laugh "I can explain but it will take some time to get through it.."
"No need to worry about time Mr. Arc, we have all night to talk. But for now, please explain what has transpired from the moment you were 'capture' and how you got a Silver Eye like Ms. Rose.." added Ozpin to the conversation with a neutral expression, however in the inside the Wizard was wondering as to why Jaune was hiding from them such important piece of information like his lone Silver Eye
A powerful tool that can destroy the Grimm with a mere sight.. And with Jaune's abnormal strength and god-like 'Aura' he would become the strongest Silver Eyed Warrior in history..
"Alright, since both of you want to know how I got my Silver Eye first then I should start from the beginning.. It all stared with.." responded Jaune with a neutral expression as he stared to re-tell the same story he gave to Team JSPR but few different changes, for example omitting the fact that he got into Beacon with forged documents, he would be a fool if he told the person who is in charged to run the Academy that he got in there illegally. Jaune also omitted the fact that merging Goku's soul with his made him become a Saiyan, so he went with the same story that he told Ozpin when he joined the Inner Circle..
Experimented by the White Fang to become a new entire race...
Both Headmaster and specially the Professor felt horrible that a person like Jaune had to go through such hardships in his childhood to the point that he got tortured by a certain hockey masked lieutenant from the White Fang.. They knew that despite Jaune having such an unwavering will in not becoming a broken man, meeting the person who made his life a living hell once again would made the young Saiyan snap inside no matter how much he denies being okay..
However, there was some facts that Glynda couldn't wrap around her mind
"Hold it Mr. Arc.. Before you continue on, how do expect me to believe that you gotten stronger to the point of surpassing Ms. Nikos who's is considered the best in her year in just mere two months.. It takes years of training for a normal Huntsman to reach that point!" exclaimed the Headmistress towards the black-haired Saiyan "And I'm sorry if I sound rude but I highly doubt that you being torture and become a new race of Faunus allowed you to increase your potential as a fighter"
"None taken Professor, but I wouldn't be lying about something that involves my very being changing into something even I am not aware.." responded Jaune with a serious expression as he was slightly annoyed about the torture comment Glynda gave, but he calmed himself down by cracking his 'good' index finger, it wasn't worth getting angry when he is still lying to both of them about how he became a Saiyan
"But..!" before the blonde-haired woman could continue she was interrupted by Ozpin
"Now now Glynda.. Mr. Arc just told you one of his deepest secrets that made him this way and you already doubt him despite showing abilities beyond of a first-year student?" exclaimed Ozpin as he stares at the Headmistress and then at Jaune with a small smile "I think Mr. Arc is telling the truth despite his story sounding far-fetched. Besides, he already proved that he's capable of taking on opponents far beyond his skill abilities, isn't that right Mr. Arc? Or should I say King of the Underworld?"
"What the?! What makes you think that I am the King of Vale's Underworld?! I don't even look like the guy on the bounty!" stammered Jaune with a nervous expression, not expecting Ozpin to deduce so quickly that he was now the highest authority in the Criminal World, even Glynda was surprised to hear the Headmaster commenting something like that
"At first I had my doubts that you were the King since you don't possess white hair or even Silver Eyes.. However, after you told us your upbringing and your lone Silver Eye being revealed, it wasn't hard to connect the dots that you are 'Eyepatch' an unknown individual who rose through the ranks in a single tournament with amazing combat abilities along with a semblance that amplifies the users attributes" explained the Headmaster towards Jaune who was sweating nervously
"But what about the White Hair?! As you can clearly see my hair color has been black since I became a Faunus so I highly doubt it can turn white all of the sudden" exclaimed the black-haired Saiyan as he hoped that the Wizard could buy the lie
Unfortunately, Ozpin didn't buy it at all..
"It is true that by normal means it's impossible for someone to change their color of hair. However, Doctor Merliot who was one of the brightest minds of Atlas along with Doctor Polendina, created an Artificial Dust that was supposed to heal the mind from psychological traumas and PTSD. Unfortunately, it only worsened the patients mind by creating an alternative personality from their darker thoughts..I assume that you already have consume certain Dust and that white haired person in the bounty is your alternative personality" asked the Wizard towards Jaune, he has known about the RC Dust and the consequences it caused thanks to Ironwood. The Council of Atlas decided to kick Merliot out of the Scientific Department of Atlas and banned the used of the RC Dust
Since then, Doctor Merliot swore vengeance towards the Council of Atlas and has been MIA for five years
"Tch..!" was the simple sound that Jaune responded with frustration and nervousness as he has been exposed by the Headmaster of Beacon.. It's not that he didn't trust Ozpin, the man literally told him some earth-shattering secrets about the world and the true enemy. But there are some personal things that he rather keep to himself like his mental health.. "Alright fine! I'm the infamous Eyepatch with a bounty-head of 50,000,000 lien and in the picture is my alternative personality!"
"So, you are the person who has been giving us and the Council a headache.." commented Glynda with a serious expression towards the Saiyan who just looked to the ground in frustration "Are you aware of the consequences that you have caused with your actions?"
"Of course I know Professor! Or else I wouldn't be feeling this amount of guilt for my actions..!" exclaimed Jaune out-loud as he cracked his middle finger which caught the attention of Ozpin but didn't said anything about it.. "I'm thinking to correct my mistakes by lowering the crime rates so the population can be at ease"
"And how do you plan to do that Mr. Arc?" added the blonde-haired Professor, as she kept her serious gaze at the Saiyan
"Um... I still don't have a concrete plan.. But! I promise I will find one, Arc's word!" responded Jaune trying to calm his professor down, he might not have a solid plan to solve the crime situation. But he will do everything in his power to solve the problem..
"Mr. Arc! You can't just promise something that you don't how to resolve to begin with! If you were just a simple stranger I would..!" before Glynda could continue her rant, she was stopped by the Headmaster who extended his arm in front of her, thus surprising the professor.. "Ozpin?"
"That's enough Glynda. I think Mr. Arc already got the message across.." stated Ozpin with authority towards Glynda who bit her lip in frustration
"But Ozpin! how do you expect Mr. Arc to solve a problem that is affecting the entire Kingdom! And secondly I don't need to remind you that he's an international criminal! Not only he's endangering his Team but also the entire Academy if the Council finds out that we are protecting someone with such high profile!" exclaimed the blonde-haired Professor with frustration towards Ozpin, who just kept a neutral expression..
"And that is why we won't tell anyone about this, specially the Council. The fact that Mr. Arc is the new Underworld King of Vale will be a Top-class secret that only the Inner Circle will know about.." explained the Wizard in a serious tone of voice towards Glynda, then he directed his gaze at the Saiyan "I hope I can count on you in keeping this secret Mr. Arc"
"Of course! I wasn't planning to tell anyone that I'm the Underworld King!" responded the Saiyan quickly as he felt relieved that Ozpin came through and saved him from Glynda's wrath
"This is insane Ozpin! Don't you think Ironwood and the others would be against this notion!? Specially Ironwood! If he were to get this information from the wrong hands then his entire fleet will be stationed in Vale just to get him!" exclaimed Glynda at the Headmaster as she was trying to show him the rational consequences of having a criminal in Beacon
"I will talk with Ironwood and the others to update them with the situation at hand" was the simple response that Ozpin gave towards the blonde-haired Professor who felt that she was getting a headache from this nonsense
"Even if Ironwood or Qrow were to agree with this plan, then what do you plan to do with Mr. Arc's new position in the criminal world?" asked Glynda as she crossed her arms under her chest with a stern expression "Because I doubt your doing this from the good of your heart"
"Now now Glynda. You know I'm not that heartless, I always like to help a person in need.." commented Ozpin who stared to chuckle at the comment Glynda made about being 'heartless'.. "In all seriousness, Mr. Arc newly position in the Underworld not only will help us solve the criminal activity going on in the city but it will us a great opportunity to counter-attack against the Queen"
"A counter-attack against the Queen?" asked Jaune with curiosity, wondering what he meant about the counter-attack
"Ozpin, we shouldn't be talking about her up in the open!" exclaimed the Professor with caution towards the Wizard
"Worry not Glynda, I can sense that nobody is within 100-feet radius so we are free to talk without worries.." responded Ozpin towards the blonde-haired professor, the he re-directed his gaze at Jaune "To answer your question Mr. Arc, few days ago we received a message from one of our trusted agents, Qrow Branwen. Telling us that 'the Queen has paws' which means that the Queen is already making her move. We can deduce that her paws will try to use Vale's most wanted criminals to get them in their side."
"The Queen has paws..? Could it be that this 'Witch' person be working for the Queen?" thought the black-haired Saiyan in a thinking position "If it results to be true, then Torchwick, Lucci and Neo are working with 'Witch' to spread her message across the Underworld"
"So your planning to have Mr. Arc to take full control of the Underworld so the Queen's paws won't be able to execute their move" said Glynda as she came to the conclusion that Ozpin was about to mention "It's not a bad idea in the grand scheme of things, but I need to remind you that Mr. Arc is just a child! He doesn't have what it takes to govern above all the Criminal World or the power to stand his ground..!"
"I'm not a child... I stopped being one the moment moment that bastard tortured me.." thought the black-haired Saiyan as he repressed his dark thoughts once again.. It was becoming frustrating when before he ate the RC Dust, he wasn't dealing with dark thoughts since he locked them away deep in his mind years ago
"I can assure what Mr. Arc has told us so far about him is no act of a child.. And about his lack of leading an entire Criminal World, I will be the one who will oversee his training in what it means to rule a society" stated Ozpin without any doubt in his tone of voice which surprised both Jaune and Glynda
"Wait! You will be training me personally Headmaster?!" asked Jaune in shock towards Ozpin, not expecting that kind of answer from the Headmaster
"Indeed.. I will instruct you how to become a proper ruler, along with some abilities I have learned over my years so you can defend yourself against Top-Class opponents who will want to take you down" responded Ozpin with a small smile on his face
"Wow.. I mean! Thanks!" said the Saiyan somewhat sheepishly "I mean it's not that I don't want to train with you.. I'm just surprised that you have this much faith on me.. Do you really think I'm up for the challenge to rule the entire Underworld? What if I don't meet the expectations?"
"That remains to be seen.. All I can tell you Mr. Arc is that only yourself knows that answer. Just remember that by doing this we will be a step closer to defeat our true enemies that lurk in the shadows.." responded the Wizard in a sage-like tone of voice towards Jaune, who looked at the floor for a couple of seconds until he looked back at the Headmaster with determination
"I'll do it! If it means to correct my mistakes and be a step beyond our enemies then I'll do whatever it takes!" exclaimed Jaune with vigor in his tone of voice, not only this will help him correct his mistake of destroying the Underworld, but also advance in defeating the Queen of the Grimm.
Not to mention the increase of power he will obtain under training with Ozpin, along with Goku who is already training him physically in the arts of Taekwondo..
"Excellent, for now I just want you to let your arm fully heal so we start with the training. But for now, we will only go over on learning how to become a ruler when you comeback to Beacon.." explained Ozpin towards the Saiyan who nodded in affirmation
"Speaking of Beacon.." added Glynda to the conversation as she took out her scroll and stared to type up information, then she hits the 'sending' button "I just send the work material you have missed from all of your classes Mr. Arc. You have a week to catch up with the other students.."
"Of course Professor! I'll try to get the work done.." said Jaune as he felt the vibration from his scroll meaning that he received the information
"I also want to apologize for my behavior in antagonizing you when I shouldn't have. A professor like myself should be helping you to get better but instead all I did was act hostile, I hope you can forgive me Mr. Arc" stated the blonde-haired Professor as she slightly bow towards the Saiyan
"It's okay Professor, I forgive you! I understand that my upbringings can sound really far-fetched so I wasn't that surprised when you stared to question me" responded Jaune with a smile, even if he was annoyed that Glynda called him a 'child' he understood why she would doubt him..
Hell! He was still lying to them about being an alien from another reality..
"It seems that we already took enough time from you Mr. Arc, you need to rest after all if you want to get back into shape.." responded Ozpin nonchalantly as he made his way towards the exit followed by Glynda who had a frowning expression on her face that was directed at the Wizard "When you get out of the hospital, meet me at my office before going to class, I think is time that you meet the other members of the Inner Circle.."
"Alright I'll be there.. But before you leave Headmaster, I have a question!" exclaimed Jaune as he got the attention of both adults "The Huntresses that rescued me along with Team and Team RYBN, who are they? I want to give them my thanks for helping them.."
"Ozpin.." murmured the blonde-haired Professor in a cold tone towards Ozpin who just sighed silently and stares at the Saiyan with a neutral expression
"Forgive me Mr. Arc, it seems that It slipped my mind to tell you about the Huntresses who saved your Team and Team RYBN..." responded the Wizard towards the youngest Arc who was waiting for his response patiently "These Huntresses who saved your Team are a deadly duo when they worked together and are strong enough to take down an SS-Class Grimm with no issues. Some people in the Huntsman community state that both of them were trained by the Nicholas Arc, a Top-Class Huntsman from Vacuo.."
"They were trained by my dad?! I thought he would never trained someone outside the family..." Jaune's train of thoughts came to a stop as his face turned into horrified expression, as he stared to connect the dots and realize who are these Huntresses are.. "Wait! Don't tell me they are...!"
"It seems that you already know who they are.." said Ozpin to the black-haired Saiyan "Sapphire Arc and Coral Arc, or mostly known as the 'Yellow Tempest of Solitas'.."
"What are they doing in Vale?! I thought they were going to stay in Mantle with Jade! Could it be that my escape from Ansel made everyone start look for me..?!" thought Jaune rapidly, as he almost feels a anxiety attack coming up to haunt him. Fortunately for him he cracked his index finger to calm himself down and take a breather. "How long have they been here in Vale..?"
"Approximately a month ago, we contact them to help us rescue you from the Underworld if Team JSPR and Team RYBN failed to get you" responded Glynda neutrally towards Jaune who slightly clenches his teeth in anxiousness
"Did they find out that the person they rescue is me? Their younger brother?" murmured Jaune to himself but it was loud enough to be heard by Ozpin and Glynda "Did you tell them that I was that person Headmaster? I need to know please!"
"..They haven't found out because of your appearance is radically different from an Arc member.." explained Ozpin towards the Saiyan "And we haven't told them about you going to Beacon Academy because we believe is your decision to tell them that your here.."
"I see.." commented Jaune with less stress as he went to sit down to the nearest spot to absorb what Ozpin told him
"Glynda will send you the address of where they live. After that it's all up to you if want to tell them about your whereabouts, Mr. Arc.." responded Ozpin to the Saiyan as he turned his gaze towards the exit "Have a good night.."
Without anything else to say, the Wizard walked away through the exit followed by Glynda who glanced at the Saiyan one last time with concern and walked away from the rooftop. Thus leaving the black-haired Saiyan by himself in deep thoughts for a moment until Goku spoke up
"That was a lot of important information coming from Ozpin.." commented Goku within Jaune's mind as he spoke up for the first time since the beginning of the conversation "So, those sisters of yours are the ones that you talked about before"
"Yeah.. Sapphire and Coral, the two oldest of my sisters that were trained personally by my dad.." responded Jaune with a weak smile as he stared to remember some of the good memories he had about them "I admire them along with Saphron when I was barely a kid, the way they fought together was something out of this world that even my dad had difficulties to fight back.. Before I used to wish to be as awesome as them but now when I look back, it was naive wish.."
"How come? Your already strong enough to battle in equal grounds with second-year students and that's not including your Semblance that amplifies every aspect of your power and the Zenkai boost you will get after being completely healed..!" exclaimed The Saiyan God towards the black-haired Arc who just grinned at his comment
"I know I'm awesome Goku but I'm not talking about power here" stated Jaune as he looks up to the night sky "It was a naive wish because I realize that I was never going to be like my sisters who manage to find success and happiness in their lives. Meanwhile I had to hide my true feelings behind a fake mask and it was miserable.. I became a flawed person that wants to just be a Hero and become the strongest in Remnant, but at the same time I want to change this world so other people don't experience what I went through.. And I feel it's becoming harder to control these darker feelings after the awakening of Shiro.."
"Do you regret having to eat that RC Dust that Ozpin mentioned..?" asked the silver-haired Saiyan in concern towards his student/friend who just thought about it for a moment until he spoke up again
"I do, it brought to light the side I was afraid to show, a savage man who is angry at the world for treating him harshly and will do anything to change it for the better..." responded Jaune in a serious tone as he remember some instances where he had let his darker personality take over without Shiro's interference, one of them being the Grimm in Professor's Port class, his final stance against Rob Lucci when he defeated him and just few minutes ago when he was thinking about the hockey-masked White Fang member who tortured him 10 years ago..
The next time he sees him again, he is going to pay with his live..
"I see.. Just to let you know, I'm not good when it comes to this personality stuff since this is the first time I see something like this. But you know you can count on me to help in whatever I can Jaune.." responded Goku in a softer tone towards Jaune who smiled softly at his comment
"Thanks Goku..With you just being there already helps me feel better" stated Jaune in a sincere tone of voice, feeling glad that he met such amazing person that made him better as a fighter to achieve his dreams..
Both warriors stayed silent for a couple of seconds until Goku spoke up again
"Are you planning to visit your sisters?" asked the Saiyan God towards Jaune who sighed tiredly
"I don't know.. I want to pay them a visit to see how my family is doing so far, but at the same time I feel that they will try to take me back home which is something I don't want.." explained Jaune towards the Saiyan God "Besides I'm not going to have the time to visit them, when I'm going to be busy trying to have the entire Underworld under my command as King so the Queen's paws don't get more allies.."
"Then at least try to make a quick visit, you never know when will be the last time you see them.." stated Goku in a somber tone as he was referring to the moment he was stripped from his reality to this one, not even be able to say goodbye to his family..
It sucked for the Saiyan God..
"Okay fine, I'll try to make some time to visit them.." groaned Jaune as he stood up from his spot as he stretches his body, including his tail "I should go back to the room and rest, I don't want Liz to be lecturing again.."
Before Jaune could even reach the door, his Scroll stared to vibrate which caught his attention. At first he thought it was Glynda with the address of Sapphire's place in Vale, however the message came from the person he was thinking about early
"-Meet me at Junior's rooftop at midnight, we need to talk about your role as Underworld King- Neo"
"Wait how does she knows that I'm awake?!" exclaimed Jaune in comical shock as he wondered how Neo knew that he was out of his coma "Well, it seems I'm going to be having a busy night.."
Scene Change.. Junior's Rooftop..
"Are you sure that the kid will come Neo?" asked Roman Torchwick casually as he was smoking his Mistralian cigar at the rooftop in Junior's "From what our intel told us, he just barely woke up from his coma and his body is still fucked up.."
Neo, who was sitting in the edges of the building eating a pint of strawberry ice cream took out her Scroll and stared to type on it, on the screen saying [-He will come-] which made Roman scoffed slightly as he took another drag from his Cigar
"He better come! I don't want to deal with Cindy bitching at us for not getting him to work for us.." exclaimed the international criminal, things were getting complicated in the Criminal World thanks to the destruction of the Underworld tunnels. This made it harder for Roman and his crew to steal Dust from the shops because low-life criminals are shoplifting and destroying those establishments because the Underworld was the only income they have
This of course did not pleased Cinder, as she wanted to get as much Dust as possible for who knows what. So she asked him and Neo to contact Eyepatch who is now the new Underworld King to with them and put order in the streets of the Kingdom..
"On that we can agree Roman.." thought Neo as she agree with Roman's sentiment about not dealing with the Witch's wrath, as much as she wanted to stab her she knew that she was outmatched against her powers
It pisses her off to be feeling weak against Cinder but the bitch was too powerful in combat, and that's not including that 'Semblance' of hers
Before Neo could continue her train of thoughts, both herself and Roman stared to hear 'booming' sounds in the sky. It reminded her of the 'Geppou' technique that Lucci, Roman and Cinder's lackeys know about. Neo turned her gaze to where the sound was coming from and what she was made her slightly impressed
"Well.. I'll be dammed, the brat barely wakes up and already can use 'Geppou' better than Cinder's brats.." commented Roman with a surprised expression as he saw Jaune Arc, flying towards their direction by kicking the air itself at fast speeds that impressed the international criminal.. As he got closer, Roman could see that Jaune was wearing a black cape with a hoodie that covered his entire body and part of his face so he can't be recognized..
As the black-haired Saiyan descended to the rooftop, he slightly trips thanks to his harsh landing but he quickly recovers himself "Oof! I really need to practice my landing but with this pain in my body I barely can do something about it.."
"So! you finally woke up from your slumber Eyepatch! Or should I say new Underworld King.." said Torchwick with a smirk on his face as walked towards where Jaune was standing
"Torchwick..." responded Jaune with a wary expression as he took off his hoodie with his 'good' arm, revealing his longer hair along with his black eyepatch that was covering his silver-eye.. "Why am I not surprised that you would be involved in this as well.."
"Ouch! You wound me with those words Eyepatch! I was expecting at least a thank you for getting you to where you are now.." said the orange-haired criminal sarcastically towards Jaune "By the way, nice scar on your forehead. Makes you look older.."
Before Jaune could respond back, a certain pink-brown haired girl was hugging him from behind which made the Saiyan smile slightly. Jaune turns around to see Neo who was giving him a flirtatious smirk as he kept hugging him "Hey Neo, try not to hug me tightly I'm still recovering from the fight"
Neo instead of moving away from Jaune, she gave him a quick peck on his lips which shocked the Saiyan to the core, before he could said something about it Neo just winked at him and went back to her spot to eat the rest of her ice cream
"Wow.. I really wasn't expecting that" thought Jaune as he felt his cheeks burn slightly from the bold move that Neo did. He shook his head quickly as he turned his gaze towards Roman who was giving him a mocking expression
"Well who would of thought that the new Underworld King would get flustered with a simple kiss! I should of have taken a picture of how your face looks right now!" responded Roman with a laugh towards Jaune who 'tch' in embarrassment but at the same time with annoyance
"Alright enough! What did you call me for!? I don't have the time be outside for long so you better make this quick Torchwick!" exclaimed the black-haired Saiyan with a serious expression, channeling his inner 'Shiro' towards Roman who stopped laughing at him, but still kept his smirk
"Ok fine, you really are a brat who can't take a joke?" murmured Roman to himself as he turns his gaze at Jaune with a serious expression "As you can see, you and Rob Lucci destroyed the Underworld which was an income for hundreds of criminals, including high-class individuals who use it for corruption."
"Like the Council of Vale?" asked Jaune with a serious tone, knowing that some councilman have some shady deals in their background, thanks to what Team JSPR told him when they talked to Junior
"Good, it seems that your are well informed so I'll get to the point" responded Roman with satisfaction "The Criminal World in this side of Remnant are demanding for your head, criminals, assassins and even councilmen are creating a shit-show which consists of riots, assaults or even gang wars in the poor side of Vale. Their reason they are doing this is to get you come out of the shadows and kill you when the moment is right. At this rate if they don't find you then the Council sooner or later are going to implement Martial Law which will not benefit any of us..."
"That's stupid, by creating such chaos in Vale they are attracting powerful Grimm from the outside walls! Don't they care what would happen to the people if those walls ever come down because of their petty vendetta!?" exclaimed the Saiyan with anger, to believe that lowly criminals and people from the Council are creating all this chaos because he and Lucci destroyed the Underworld! If they want their head then so be it! But don't get the people involved in something they never wanted!
"Which why we need you Eyepatch, even if Neo and I are thieves it doesn't benefit us to let this madness go on. That's why we come with a proposition" stated Torchwick as he extended his hand towards the black-haired Saiyan "We want you to announce yourself officially to Vale that your the new Underworld King, stating that if the riots keep going then you will personally put them down. With how you defeated Lucci who is the strongest Assassin in this side of Remnant they will get the message. Of course they will be some fools who don't get the message and will continue do what they like."
The Saiyan stared to think for a moment about this situation, if he accept this proposition then it will lead him to fully cement himself as the Underworld King of Vale and he would be able to start putting order in the Criminal World so there won't be more riots, besides he had Ozpin's blessing to do this plan so they can find the Queen's pawn. However, this is Roman Torchwick who is offering him to do it, who is very likely working with the 'Witch' which is the Queen's pawn. Maybe this person wanted him to become King so 'he/she' could control him within the shadows..
Oh this person would have a rude awakening if 'he/she' tries to control him like a puppet..
"I think you are well aware that I'm new to this stuff, who will show me the ropes in how to govern the Criminal World?" asked Jaune with caution towards Roman who smirked at his question
"That would be me and my team of course! I'll have you know that I did worked with Rob Lucci for a while until I went to do better things" responded Roman casually "So, your in 'Your Majesty'?"
The black-haired Arc made a 'tch' sound at hearing the word 'Your Majesty', it reminded him of what Shiro wants to be.. A ruler who wants a radical change in Remnant so people like him won't suffer under this system.
To believe that he would be doing something similar but in the Criminal World
"I'm in.." responded Jaune in a affirmative tone as he shook Roman's hand with his 'good' hand, revealing some of the bandages that were covering his scars on his arm "However, don't call me 'Your Majesty'. It sounds weird when your older than me"
"I wasn't planning to, it was just to tease you.." said Roman nonchalantly as he took out a cigar from his coat and lights it up "Tomorrow at midnight come to one of our warehouse, you will make your announcement through radio and since it's going to be a Saturday everyone will be up doing their thing, specially criminals"
"How are you planning to have me speak through radio? As far as I know, you don't have a radio station that you own unless the Radio Broadcast System is allowing criminals to have their own station" stated Jaune with a deadpanned expression
"Just because I'm helping you be a proper King, that doesn't mean that I will reveal all my cards yet! Where would the fun be in that?" exclaimed the orange-haired criminal towards Jaune who rolled his eyes as he decided to drop the topic
"Is there anything else I need to know? I have to be back soon to the hospital before they check the rooms again" responded Jaune impatiently towards Torchwick
"Well, I want you to have this.." said Roman casually as he throws a card at Jaune who catches it easily and checks it out
"A credit card? Why giving me this?" asked the Saiyan with curiosity towards Roman who took another drag of his cigar
"That's your prize after winning the Underworld Tournament. The credit card contains one million lien, so use as how you like" said Torchwick casually towards Jaune who gained a shocking comical expression at hearing the prize. This of course made Neo chuckle quietly as she has been watching the back and forth between Jaune and Roman
"Holy shit! This is a lot of money for someone like me! Not even dad was able to get this amount of lien in his pocket!" thought Jaune, still having a comical expression as he was staring down at the credit card for a couple of seconds until he shook his head as puts it inside his black cloak "Thanks.. I really wasn't expecting to receive a prize, I just wanted to test my strength against tough opponents and accomplish the promise I did to Neo which is participate.."
"Would you look at that! You do have other emotions besides being an edgy kid!" said Roman mockingly but at the same time glad that Eyepatch isn't some cold machine who's only emotion is being a party pooper. Before he could continue to bother him, his Scroll stared to vibrate which made Roman pull it out of his pocket. As he checked the message, Roman 'tch' in response annoyed that he couldn't get a break for at least a night "I'm going to have to cut our meeting short Eyepatch, I have some business to attend to. Neo! go say goodbye to your toy-boy, we are leaving.."
At hearing her name, Neo stood up from her spot and walks towards where Jaune is standing and staring at her with a small smile on his face
"I'm sorry that we couldn't much today Neo" responded Jaune sincerely towards Neo who smiled back at him, then she takes out her Scroll and types up her response
[-That's okay, besides we are going to spend more time from now on after you get out from the hospital-]
"I mean, I don't mind to hang out with you but I'm going to be busy being student and a Underworld King. I doubt you even have time to hang out when your always busy with Roman" stated the black-haired Saiyan at the petite assassin who stared to type on her Scroll with a smirk on her face
[-Oh trust me, finding the time to be with you is the least of my concerns but telling you right now would be ruining the surprise-]
Before the Saiyan could say something about her response, Neo quickly gives him another peck in the lips followed by a seductive wink as she backflips towards where Roman is standing with a shit-eating grin. Then she activates her Semblance which shatters both Neo and Roman into glass, thus leaving a confused and blushing Jaune by himself who sighed in annoyance
"Dammit Neo! at this rate your going to be the bane of my existence along with Roman..!" said the Saiyan to himself as he could sense both criminals already miles away from where he is "Bah! I should go back to the hospital and get some sleep before Ms. Liz checks that I'm not in my room."
"Geppou!" shouted Jaune as he kicked himself hundreds of meters to the sky and stared to make his way back to the Vale Medical Center by kicking the air
"Don't forget Jaune, you have to at least visit your sisters before you get busy with all this stuff!" stated Goku towards Jaune who kept his gaze focused ahead but nonetheless responded
"I know, I'll pay them a visit before I go back to school.." responded Jaune internally as he was almost near the hospital "At least they need to know that I'm alive.."
"That's all I'm asking Jaune.." exclaimed Goku with a grin in his face, hoping that his friend/student visits his sisters who are living in Vale at the moment before getting busy with school and Underworld stuff
Scene Change... Downtown Vale.. Few hours later..
Sapphire Arc who was sleeping profoundly in her apartment that she and her sister Coral were renting was suddenly awoken by the doorbell ringing multiple times. The eldest Arc groaned in annoyance as she checked her scroll to look at the time
"6:00 AM? Who would try to visit us at this hour?" said to herself Sapphire as she stood up from her bed and walks towards the entrance door, not caring if she was wearing pajamas that fit nicely in her body
"Coming!" exclaimed the eldest Arc as she heard the bell once again, when she opens the door and saw the person behind it her tired expression quickly disappeared and was replaced by a shocking and confused one
"Hello.." spoke up none other than Jaune Arc shyly towards his eldest sister, the black-haired Saiyan was wearing the same black cloak he wore last night along with his Eyepatch, but his facial expression was a tired one along with eye bags meaning that he hasn't got any proper sleep
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at the hospital recovering?!" asked Sapphire with concern as she remembers the condition this kid was when they found him along with his team-mates in the Underworld
"Let's just say that I'm a quick healer.." responded the Saiyan awkwardly as he then stares at his older sister with a nostalgic smile "Besides, I heard that one of my favorite sisters is in town so I had to visit her.."
"Wait! Favorite sister?!" exclaimed the blonde-haired woman as she remembers his youngest brother saying those words whenever she spends time with him.. Then her face morphed into a shocked one as she stared to connect the dots and stares at the Saiyan "Jaune Arc?! Is that you little brother?!"
"Hey Sapp, it has been a while since I last saw you" simply said Jaune with a big smile as he called her by her nickname, which nobody calls her by beside himself
At hearing that nickname, Sapphire's eyes went wide as he could also recognize the voice of his little brother when he hit puberty.. After all this time being looking for the whereabouts of her brother, he appears in front of her by himself..
It was too good to be true..
When that realization hit her like a truck, tears stared to come down her face as she couldn't contain the emotions under control. How could she when Jaune is in front of her despite his different appearance
"Jaune!" shouted Sapphire emotionally as she quickly engulfs the Saiyan in a tight hug, not realizing that she was hurting his broken cast arm. However, he decided not to let her know when she was pouring all her build up emotions since his disappearance from Ansel "You're alive..! I was so worried about you when you left Ansel without any notice! We have been looking for you for almost three months!.. I missed you so much.."
"I missed you too sis.." responded Jaune as he tried to hug her with his good arm, both Arcs stayed in the same position for a minute until Sapphire stopped and stares at Jaune's face as she touches it tenderly with her right hand
"You have changed a lot... What happened to your golden hair and why are you wearing an eyepatch? My Goodness that scar on your forehead!" exclaimed Sapphire as she was getting more concerned by the second at seeing the changes his little brother went through
Just what kind of experience did he go through these last couple of months
"I know you have a lot of questions Sapp, and I'm willing to answer them with the best of my abilities.." stated Jaune in a soft tone as he tries to calm down her sister and gives her an embarrassed smile "But can you get some food? I forgot to pass through a restaurant to get breakfast so I'm really hungry!"
"Sure! I'll make breakfast for the both of us so come in..!" responded Sapphire with a genuine smile as she remembers the times when she cooked for Jaune when her mother was doing Huntsman duties. As she let go of Jaune, she points at him to where the living room and makes his way to sit down on the couch meanwhile she goes to the kitchen to get some breakfast ready
"Little brother.. What happened to you? How did you got into this situation that lead you to the Underworld and get this injured.."
And cut! Damn another chapter that goes over the 10K limit haha, I know this chapter was heavy dialogue but it needs to be done since I want to cover all the plot points that will lead to the next Arc but trust me action will be coming soon.
Before we go through the facts I want to talk about Volume 7, so far it has had it's good moments like Jaune's Aura Amplification abilities and bad moments like Ruby not telling Ironwood the truth about Salem which can backfire on them. I like that Jaune has been moving on from Pyrrha's death and has been enjoying himself in Atlas as a Professional Huntsman. The only thing I don't like is his haircut but I have gotten used it
Just letting you know I'm not planning to cut his hair, but he will have different styles with that long hair through the story
Alright now that's out of the way let's put some facts about this chapter
1. Jaune has the highest bounty ever recorded in Vale that clocks at 50,000,000 Lien thanks to destroying the Underworld and dethroning Lucci from his spot as King
2. Ozpin along with Glynda don't agree that the Council should activate Martial Law since it would cause more negative emotions which means more Grimm in the borders
3. Ozpin can't say anything about the corruption in the Council since the councilman allows Ozpin to do whatever he please as long as he doesn't say anything about their shady deals
4. Jaune is conflicted in whenever to accept his role as Underworld King to put some order in Vale since criminals and assassins have been terrorizing the poor side of Vale and other sectors
5. Jaune feels like a scumbag for wanting to have more than one girl, I felt that there should be some conflict in whenever he wants to go this route or not. Of course that doesn't mean there won't be a Harem in this story
6. Goku is not the best person to get advice when it comes to Love or mental health but he is a good listener
7. Speaking of mental health, Jaune is beginning to be influence by negative emotions from Shiro who is transferring those emotions passively despite being in a coma. This will come to play in the coming Arcs
8. Jaune feels he would never have a pure heart like Goku since he has been tainted from childhood
9. I feel Ozpin wouldn't be dumb to connect the dots to realize that Jaune is Eyepatch quickly, after seeing his lone silver-eye he came to that conclusion
10. Glynda might have been harsh with Jaune's reckless actions but she says sorry at him and is willing to help him in the future
11. As you guys realize Jaune is giving two different stories as to how he got here. One towards the Inner Circle and another one towards Team JSPR. It will come to bite him in the ass in future chapters
12. Ozpin feels that if Jaune has complete control of the Underworld thanks to his status as King, then Cinder aka Queen's paw wont have allies to rally behind her. Besides this kind of job would be considered fine in the eyes of the Inner Circle since 'its for the greater good'
13. Just because Neo has given Jaune kisses in the lips that doesn't mean she loves him yet. She just wants to have some fun once in a while like any other young adult
14. Ozpin will be training Jaune in the future, what would his training entail of besides learning how to be a proper ruler? You guys have to wait and find out
15. Ozpin teaching Jaune how to rule is not that far-fetched since in his last reincarnation he was the King of Vale
16. Roman basically made Jaune a millionaire after giving him that prize money, of course that will help him when it comes to food since Saiyans have giant appetites
17. The eye bags on Jaune's eyes will be something important the next chapter...
Okay that's it for now! I hope you guys liked this chapter, comment in the review what you think of it. Follow or Favorite if you want to know more what happens next! Have a good happy holidays and new years! See ya in 2020!
Ja-ne!