Sorry for the long ass wait once again, but i will be focusing on this story and put more chapters before my others. But I've had to deal with school and trying to get a new job.
And sorry for those waiting to see Jaune one punch some monsters, it won't happen just yet. It will probably happen next chapter.
Anyway here is metal bat's chapter.
While the two sisters were approaching the cyborg assisting with the gum situation, a certain pompadoured individual was busy grumbling to himself by the window of the bullhead. The disgruntled teen was sporting a red long-sleeved turtleneck underneath a black gakuran jacket, bontan pants, and white uwabaki slippers.
This young man's name is Bad Kinzoku, although he prefers his hero name.
Metal Bat.
At his start, his level with the association was C-class at rank 223. But after slaying a number of demon and dragon class mysterious beings he was bumped up all the way to S-class, on the condition he attend a hunter academy. As A-class heroes and above are required to have a huntsman license or at least a minimum of two years completed at an academy to continue hero work, by order of all four councils in the kingdoms.
He chose to attend Beacon, since it was the only one close to home that didn't require him and his sister to relocate.
Which is why he's currently releasing a pissed off energy that made every other passenger close by wary of him. Combined with the bat by his side everyone wisely gave him a wide berth. As for why, it has to do with the school he was trying to get into. From what he was told the orientation would force him to leave his sister and his cat Tama for a full day. And the actual initiation would take up a second and make him miss seeing her off for her first day of school.
However, they were fortunate enough that Zenko's favorite sitter Velvet was available to watch her and Tama for both days.
It was the only reason he was just pissed off, and not getting ready to cave in Ozpin's skull with his newest bat when he sees him.
'I really gotta thank Velvet next time I see her.' Hell, she was the only sitter he and his sister genuinely liked and considered a friend, and the only one he trusted to watch them for that long.
He wasn't really sure why though? Although, if one were to ask the little sister she would claim it would either be related to his weakness for cute things... Or his weakness for Velvet.
He stopped thinking about that when the bullhead finally came to a stop. He picked up his namesake and piled out with the other applicants. Though they chose to give him space as he exited. His mind returning to his previous thoughts, though slightly less pissed once he remembered Zenko was in capable hands.
'There better be a shit-load of stuff that takes up two whole days.' He mentally grumbled to himself following the other students
It did not take long for him to reach the auditorium, but it took about and hour for the rest of the initiates to arrive. Metal bat took a spot to himself by the far left wall as they waited for the headmaster to show up and give his speech.
After which he scanned the room and gauged each potential student. Most were of little interest to him but some caught his eye briefly. Some overly hyped girl hanging on to a mistralian guy, an amazon chick avoiding the other students, a princess or something having a mild argument with a blonde and another girl, and some ninja looking girl reading a book. Overall, they didn't catch his interest for more than a second.
Though there were some familiar faces he managed to spot within the crowd.
Metal bat made out a familiar head of stark white hair, oddly plucking pieces of gum off his bored face. Next to him his cyborg companion stood by his side, as the delinquent expected. Over on the other side of the auditorium, a certain esper was eyeing the stage. His brows narrowed when his eyes landed on another familiar head of hair, styled to look like monster horns.
'So, that wizard looking bastard invited him too.' he thought in irritation.
With the others he knew what to expect. Snowhead would be too bored to cause any trouble on purpose, Plus his adopted cyborg and psychic groupie hang around him enough to keep it that way. But he doubts anyone could begin to figure the monstrous martial artist out.
Something was definitely up. It's no secret that all four huntsman academies were sniffing after heroes that were still eligible to attend first and second year classes. The founders of the association managed to keep the scouting in to a minimum. President Xiao long and his partner Qrow Branwen let them try recruit his heroes, so long as it was what the heroes themselves wanted.
Keyword: TRY.
Few would join, but most chose to follow the way of the hero rather than huntsman. Yet to the delinquent it looks like scouting for potential huntsman went even further than the association. The very reason president Xiao long and his founders started the association was after members of his family were rescued by others when he as a huntsmen failed. He went through with it after his daughter was saved by the unknown boy she called "Mr. Hero". However all this started after his wife was rescued on a mission by the man who would later become his top ranked hero.
Blast.
The young S-class hero was broken from his thoughts when finally, after nearly an hour and a half of waiting, the professor finally made his green clad headmaster walked up to the podium with his deputy in tow. The initiates finally settled down and the girls ceased their confrontation when he started the speech. The delinquent hardly payed attention, fading in out during the speech not really hearing the headmaster's words. However he definitely heard the professor say something about all their efforts until this point was "wasted energy."
"Well screw you too, you old bastard."
He doubted the headmaster could hear him but the students around sure could. The amazon girl, the princess, and the girls she was arguing with looked at him in surprise. He saw their eyes widen in recognition when they landed on him, not he cared but it started to bug him. He simply shot them all a look that just said "look elsewhere.
A second later and their attention was back on the Headmaster. Just as he was rapping up his speech.
"You will gather in the ballroom tonight. Until then, feel free to explore and use the campus facilities at your leisure."
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That was it?
They waited a goddamn hour and a half for that!? He gave up an entire day with his sister and cat for barely FIVE MINUTES of a speech!?
Anyone that hadn't left the auditorium scrambled out of there when they felt the fury radiating off the delinquent.
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Hours later everyone was in the ballroom picking places to lay down for the night. Some had grouped with others they knew or met, some of the boys chose to pose shirtless to try and show off to girls that were in the room...for whatever reason? But most opted to just drop themselves in random spots and call it a night.
Although certain areas in the ballroom were a bit more crowded thanks to everyone avoiding certain initiates.
Some avoided the top ranked B-class hero Fubuki. Mostly they were intimidated by her beauty and her reputation among heroes and huntsman for her cold demeanor towards those not in her group. Also because they were wary of her psychic powers, and they didn't want to accidentally piss her off. She chose to set up by the windows to be under the moonlight while she slept through the chatter of students who were still awake. Courtesy of a pair of earmuffs.
Others steered clear of the entrance, not for the white haired teen idly reading comics in his button up pajamas. But rather for the half naked cyborg scribbling down in his notebook next to him. The students have heard of folks getting themselves new limbs on occasion to replace those that were lost, and they saw it as perfectly normal. What made the students avoid him wasn't the fear that someone as young as they were had gone through something that ended with him getting an entire mechanical body.
But because he was half naked...
...from the waist down.
Genos had chosen to only don a white shirt for the night. They kept their distance in order to check out his body with his notice, although his lower half was comprised of artificial muscle and metal plating. But they couldn't help but wonder if certain parts were still organic.
And then there was the entire back half of the room that had only two people occupying the space. The first was the very delinquent that nearly everyone was avoiding. Though they almost did not recognize Bad with his hair down and the dark blue yukata he was wearing to bed.
For most everyone recalled the fires of hell waiting to be released at the end of the headmaster's speech. However, much to their collective relief, he cooled off after some hours. The young S-class delinquent set up his sleeping bag right in the middle of the back wall, the extra room was very welcome to Metal bat.
He didn't even mind that the ninja girl took to reading by candle in the corner just a few feet away in pajamas that somewhat mirrored his own. He understood perfectly why everyone else were keeping clear of him, he was positive that he would've caved someone's head in at the first provocation earlier in the day. That and unlike the rest of them he kept his weapon by his side rather than stowing it in the lockers with the rest of his stuff.
Heroes had to be ready at all times.
Once he finished setting his sleeping bag he decided to try and get to sleep as quickly as possible. Figuring the faster he wakes up and gets through that pompous ass of a wizard's initiation, the faster he can leave to meet up with Velvet and pick up Zenko at the end of her first day. But there was the problem of the others getting through it as quickly to get the team ceremony afterwords over with. But according to the pamphlet he received when they scouted him nothing about the proceeding ceremony was mandatory.
Not that it mattered if it was since would still leave anyway. He shut his eyes and started to drift off into slumber. Until he heard the coming footsteps approaching. He cracked one eye open to see the blonde and little red from earlier. The former pushing the latter up to the ninja girl reading by candle.
It didn't bother him too much but the conversation was starting to drag on. Fortunately he drowned it out enough to fall into a deep slumber just before someone else stomped up to the conversation in the corner.
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Morning came quick and by nine everyone was gathered at the cliffs overlooking the emerald forest. All the students that were present were lined up standing on top some sort of platforms. Professor Ozpin and his deputy were giving them the rundown of how the teams would be assembled and how partners would be picked. First one you look in the eyes is who you're saddled with and whichever pairs have matching chess pieces would form the team.
Most were displaying varying emotions: nervousness, excitement, seriousness, and straight boredom.
"Now then if there no questions we will begin the initiation. Now get in position." But before anyone could someone raised their hand.
"Actually I have a question." Everyone turned towards the uniquely dressed student with stark white hair.
The outfit drew odd looks from nearly everyone apart from those that knew him, and the little red scythe wielder was eyeing him like she's seen before. But she couldn't place where or when she had. He wore a blue jump suit with a white collar and short zipper that went down to his chest, draped over his shoulders was white cape, on his hands and feet were matching yellow gloves and boots. And to complete the look he sported a white belt with a gold buckle.(1)
The Headmaster looked at him curiously. "Of course, what's your question young man?"
"Are these necessary or can we use our own strength to get into the forest?" He asked gesturing to the platform by tapping his foot.
"Uh well, I suppose not but-"
"Oh good. Then a light jump will do."
"What are yo-"
The headmaster was cut off when the young man crouched down. He flexed his muscles and they all witnessed as the material of his clothes stretch enough to show just how built he was underneath.
And then came the jump.
Nearly all the initiates and the professors were almost blown away by the sheer force of the jump. It utterly destroyed the launch pad and had cracks running all the down the cliff. Those that were more or less unaffected were the cyborg, esper, delinquent, and self-proclaimed monster. The others present were still watching with jaws to the ground as he landed well past the ruins. It wasn't until the number one B-class hero began to float with blue glow surrounding her that everyone snapped out of it.
"Well since the launch pads are no longer necessary I'll use my own power as well." Fubuki took to the air but a moment later following after the caped teen. Her own launch pad was unusable anyway having gotten caught in the force of his jump.
"Better catch up to aniki before she does." The cyborg launched himself towards the esper with his incinerator cannons in his hands. Destroying his own platform as a result.
"Well if everybody's doing it." The grinning martial artist not wearing green raised his foot high before bringing it down on his own launch pad.
Pushing the front half down into the cracks that had formed from the first jump, making it face the forest instead of the sky before crouching in a running position and kick it once more to activated and launched himself forward into the green and began leaping from tree to tree at high speeds.
"Oh screw it."
Everyone turned to see Bad bring his bat down on his platform adding one more to the broken list before simply walking forward and jumped off the cliff and into the trees following after the first four.
But not before raising a certain finger towards the headmaster.
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"Soooooo do we smash our platforms and then go or...?" The pink hammer wielder asked trailing off, not sure what to do.
(1)The colors of Jaune's outfit is based off an alternate version of Saitama's seen usually in the first page of almost every online chapter. Only difference is that I kept the cape white instead of black. Just thought it would match Jaune more than Saitama's colors.
And there it is. sorry for the almost year long wait but life happens.
Anyway I hope that'll begin to make up for the long period of waiting I'll try to get the next chapter out as fast as possible.
Or I will anyway after I come back next week. Going on a camping trip with extended family, you know how it is no wifi and all when outdoors.
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