Chapter 14: Close to Ideal


Clover really was not expecting to come into contact with Mori Jin so quickly.

It wasn't really good or bad just… unexpected.

The AceOps initial plan had been to raid a couple of bases, once they landed in Vale and once that objective had been completed, they were then to begin their observation of Subject Beta.

The first part of the plan went accordingly. They found the bases through their intel and began their systematic wiping out of them.

This was supposed to be the last base on the list, and it was apparently the largest of them.

It was not going to be an easy base to wipe out.

So, imagine his surprise when they came into the first floor and being greeted to just a string of bodies, all of whom were White Fang members.

Initially, Clover wondered if Vale was conducting their own raids on bases, but that went out the window when all the responses he could gather from the Fang members that were more conscious were just "monster", and "couldn't be stopped."

Each floor was more or less the same, walls with bullets in them and White Fang members that were either unconscious or unable to move, but traumatized.

When they reached the final floor who else is it but Subject Beta himself, Mori Jin.

On the inside Clover couldn't help but be impressed the kid, wiping out a base full of enemy personnel was pretty impressive on its own, but also keeping them alive?

The kid had skills.

Still, it was really suspicious that he decided to go destroy a White Fang Base on his volition and his reason for doing it was as a favor for a "Friend".

Now, Clover really didn't know many teenagers, but usually favors consisted of getting dust or helping someone with their homework.

Not taking down a terrorist organization.

Did the organization behind Mori Jin order him to destroy the base?

What kind of agenda did they have against the White Fang?

Either way, this was the perfect opportunity for them to bring the boy in and question him.

Then he did something Clover had never quite seen before.

He answered his scroll in the middle of their conversation…Clover wasn't quite sure if he should have felt annoyed by the lack of respect shown by the kid or amused that the kid had the balls to do that.

Clover wasn't quite sure who was on the other side of the phone, but it sounded like it was the organization behind Subject Beta, they seemed to have been involved in a situation and they needed their top agent immediately.

"Sir, this is really important, I really do need to go help out my friends."

"Likely story, you are just trying to escape." Harriet snarked as she got her knuckles ready.

"…What if he really does need to go help his friends out?" Marrow asked with a concerned face.

"Thank you!"

"Marrow, stop being so soft, and ready your weapon." Harriet snapped.

"I really do not want to fight right now."

Clover could tell the boy meant it, but orders were orders and Mori Jin's actions were way too suspicious to let him go off scot-free.

Silence filled the room as the combatants stared at each other.

In an instant, the fight began.

Harriet was the first one to make a move as she used her semblance to deliver a quick and heavy strike.

The floor underneath Subject Beta shattered under the weight of her fist.

Her initial strike didn't seem to do much as it was met with a block.

That was surprising to Clover. Not only did Mori Jin blocked Harriet's powerful attack with little damage to him, but he was also actually able to react to Harriet's attack.

Clover already knew from their breakdown of him that he had an incredibly durable body, but to also have the reflexes to react to Harriet's attack?

Not many Huntsman could react to her speed, it was one of the fastest semblances Clover had witnessed.

Harriet also had a shocked face as she quickly got out of way as the target attempted to deliver a counterattack.

Clover then charged to support Harriet while Elm, Marrow, and Vine provided long-range support.

Using Kingfisher's fishing line Clover kept a midlevel distance from the target while Harriet attempted to continue to pester him with her fists.

All the boy could really do was dodge and every time he tried to counter-attack he would be met with more bullets and rockets with Vine neutralizing his feet.

Looks like their plan based on their video-analysis was working. Pester him on the outside while keeping a safe distance. Don't let him get close and don't let him use his feet.

It seemed like the boy had realized how futile it was trying to fight the entire AceOps as he suddenly started bolting to a window and jumped out.

"He's getting away!" Harriet shouted as Subject Beta slammed into another building.

"Don't lose pursuit!" Clover commanded, "And Keep your distance!"

Chasing after him the squad lept into the same building.

"No…not this one," Mori Jin muttered as they caught up to him.

"Not this one?"

What was he talking about?

That question was soon shrugged off as they continued their relentless assault as Elm now converted her weapon to its hammer form and started to attempt to strike their target with it.

Dodging her strikes with ease, Mori Jin continued to attempt to get away from the AceOps.

As he jumped out to the next building the AceOps continued their bombardment of him as he crashed into the next building.

"No, it's still not enough," Subject Beta muttered again.

"What is he trying to do?"

Mori Jin continued to search around as he looked around at other buildings.

"Is he trying to find an escape route?" Elm asked in confusion as they caught up to him.

"I kind of feel bad for him," Marrow commented, "He's clearly outmatched."

"Marrow focus," Clover rebuked.

Finding something the target jumped out again to the next building.

"Not this time buddy!" Clover shouted as he threw his fishing rod in an attempt to catch the boy.

Clover could feel his semblance work wonders for him as he was able to get a catch as the wire of his weapon wrapped around the boy.

Using all of his strength Clover then pulled the boy back.

Harriet then rushed at him again in going for a big punch.'

This time, however, Mori anticipated it and quickly sent a kick her way.

"Marrow!" Clover yelled seeing the danger his teammate was about to be in.

"Stop!" Marrow shouted as he used his semblance to restrict the student's movements.

In an instant Marrow's semblance caused the boy to stop his kick as Harriet delivered a quick punch to his jaw, blowing him into a wall.

The punch didn't seem to have much of an effect, as the boy got up still wrapped in Clover's fishing line.

"Stop," Marrow shouted again.

Once again Mori's movements were restricted as he desperately attempted to break free of Marrow's semblance.

"Captain…This guy is insane…I can barely hold on to him." Marrow cried as he continued to concentrate.

"Elm now!"

Elm then appeared to the boy's side as she set her feet and delivered one of her most powerful strikes into the side of the boy.

Clover could hear a crunch as his lieutenant sent the boy flying into another building with a loud bang.

The Team looked at Elm's work satisfied with their work.

It looks like they finally subdued the kid.

"Is he ok?" Marrow asked in concern as they made their way down to claim their prize.

"He should be fine Marrow," Harriet commented, "Remember the guy could take a hit."

"But he has no aura," Marrow said, "Not many Grimm could take a hit from a point-blank Elm strike."

"He should be fine," Elm commented with a pant, "Though, he's probably not going to be awake for a while."

Clover could only think in silence as they finally reached the building where Elm launched the Subject into.

They found him lodged pretty deep in a crater that Elm created.

"What was his battle plan?" Clover thought to himself, "It didn't feel like he was running away, instead it felt like he was searching for something in each of those buildings."

The boy was an intelligent person that's something Clover knew for sure; he wasn't running away for no reason. Was he trying to run for back up?

What came next shocked him as a voice echoed out of the crater.

"Ow, I think my arm is broken."

"No Way!" Marrow commented as his jaw dropped.

All of the AceOps couldn't believe what they were seeing as the boy got up like it was nothing.

Just how durable was this kid? That Hammer strike was enough to destroy a Megoliath in one hit and this kid shrugged it off like it was nothing.

"This building is perfect," Subject Beta commented as he reached out towards his ear with his nonbroken arm.

Clover had to cover his eyes as a massive thud was heard as dust and debris went flying everywhere.

When he opened them up again, the crater that Elm had created had grown bigger.

"What was that?" Elm commented.

"I…I'm not sure," Vine stammered.

Harriet and Marrow were just speechless.

Clover's eyes narrowed as he found the source of the thud and went to it.

As he inspected the object he realized it was not what he was expecting.

It seemed to be a small pillar, how did that create such a huge thud?

Something about it seemed familiar.

Clover attempted to pick up, but it was to no avail.

"What is this?" Clover thought to himself, "This is incredibly heavy!"

Was the Subject fighting them with this in his ear?

That didn't make sense, if he was carrying something this heavy, the buildings they were in should have collapsed.

…Wait... was he not only fighting them while carrying something this heavy but balancing it as well!?

"Marrow!" Clover yelled in a panic.

It was too late.

"I'm sorry about this," Mori muttered as he appeared next to the dog Faunus instantly, "But you are the most annoying."

In an instant Marrow was knocked out.

Clover couldn't believe the speed he just witnessed.

"Marrow!" Harriet yelled as she attempted to avenge her fallen comrade.

"Harriet No!" Clover yelled.

Once again, the girl tried her hit and run tactics, once again Mori blocked her strike with ease with his knee.

As she tried to make distance again, the gap between them was closed in an instant.

"Wha-"

Harriet's panic cry was interrupted as she was knocked out in an instant with multiple strikes.

Did he just outspeed Harriet without a semblance?

"I'm going to stop him," Elm cried,

"Wait, stick together!" Clover tried to command.

It was to no use as Elm let out a loud war cry as she brought her hammer down on the boy.

Effortlessly the boy blocked her full-powered blow with a kick.

In one smooth motion, he then disarmed the lieutenant and knocked her out with three kicks to her head.

"Vine, stick with me, and provide support."

They couldn't afford to be any more split up, clearly, the boy was going easy on them earlier.

"I'm sorry," The boy calmly muttered, "But I really need to get to my friends."

He then got into a stance.

Clover's instincts told him that this was going to be a big one.

"Vine, brace yourself!"

A white light blinded Clover's vision as Mori Jin unleashed another kick.

When the Huntsman reopened his eyes, he looked over and noticed that Vine appeared to be unconscious …and he was upside down?

…Wait... where was the building?

…WHERE WAS THE GROUND!?"

Looking around the Huntsman had realized that not only had he been launched into the air by a massive tornado but everyone else was sent flying as well.

He started to panic; What kind of attack was that?

They underestimated him and were now paying the price. The cost, his squad's lives were now in danger…what kind of monster were they fighting?

"Sorry!" A voice shouted out as Marrow was suddenly grabbed.

Clover looked on in shock, unsure of what just happened.

"I'm so sorry!" This time Harriet disappeared.

Words of apology filled the air as each of the AceOps was grabbed out of the air.

"I really didn't want to do this!"

Clover attempted to find the source of the apologies when all of a sudden he got grabbed and a couple of seconds later put on the ground.

He looked up to see who his savior was.

It was Mori Jin himself, panting in exhaustion.

Worrying about his squad, Clover immediately looked around trying to find them.

They were settled nicely in a group to the side.

Clover could only breathe a sigh of relief, they were alive…knocked out but alive.

"Now, I really need to get to my friends."

"Wait!" Clover cried out grimacing from his injury from their battle.

The boy then turned around; his attention being caught.

"Who, who are you?" Clover asked.

This kid was not normal, he had never fought anything like him before.

"…I'm just a random nobody…" he softly murmured.

He then went to grab the small pillar and put it back in his ear.

"…That doesn't want to lose anyone again."

And with that, he was off.


Mori quickly hopped from building to building as he made his way to Team RWBY's side.

Of course, they had to get into trouble; and surprise, surprise, it involved Blake.

He was seriously thinking of putting a collar on that girl to get her to stop getting into trouble…

"Shit, was that racist? …Sorry Blake."

What the hell did Team RWBY get involved in?

Ugh, he'd figure it out when he'd got there.

"Downtown, downtown…wait where specifically is that?" Mori thought to himself. "Dammit Ruby, give me something more specific than it's downtown."

*Boom*

"Something tells me that's a good place to start looking," Mori muttered to himself as he made his way to the source of the explosion.

"Seriously, it's ridiculous the amount of trouble those girls get into," Mori complained to himself as he continued to jump from building to building, "Trouble just seems to attract those girls as much as Jaune attracts accid-wait is that?"

"Sun…Neptune?" Mori called out in confusion to what looked like the two huntsmen-in-training from Vacuo.

They were eating from that noodle cart that Sun dined and dashed from.

"Hey Mori, what's up?" Sun asked with his mouth full.

"I'm not paying for you this time."

"Don't worry man, Neptune's got it."

"Wait, what?" Neptune asked as he looked up from his meal.

"Don't worry about it buddy."

"What are you guys doing out late?" Mori asked curious about what they were doing.

"Well, we were helping Team RWBY with their investigation, I went to a White Fang rally with Blake, Torchwick showed up with a giant robot and me and Neptune got knocked close to this noodle cart."

"…What?"

Mori got what Sun was saying, but how did all of this happen in one night while he was destroying a base.

Of course, it involved Torchwick though, that man was becoming a real pain in Mori's side. He was like a bad itch that wouldn't go away.

Mori thought he captured Torchwick at the docks but apparently, that wasn't enough, and now Team RWBY was fighting the criminal again.

Wait…

"If Team RWBY is fighting Torchwick right now, why are you eating at a noodle cart?" Mori asked in an accusatory tone.

"Hey, we hadn't eaten dinner yet man," Sun defended himself, "We can't fight on an empty stomach."

That was the most…fair reason Mori had ever received.

It really was no good to fight on an empty stomach.

Speaking of which, he was actually kind of hungry.

"I'd like a small bowl, fast please!" Mori asked the owner.

The owner nodded and quickly delivered the meal to Mori.

"Now, you've been asking us all these questions but let me ask you one," Sun said breaking Mori from his quick meal, "What the hell, you have been up to man?" he asked in an incredulous voice.

"What do you mean?" Mori asked obliviously after he finished slurping his food.

"Dude, you look like a wreck and are missing your shirt," Neptune stated.

Mori looked down and realized in fact his shirt was gone.

"Huh, when did that happen…did it get blown off from my recent fight?"

"And what happened to your left arm?" Sun asked in concern, "It's all purple and stuff."

Mori took a look down at his arm.

"Oh, yeah…I broke it."

"You broke it," The two repeated.

"I Broke it," Mori repeated back.

"How'd you break your—" Sun started to ask

*Boom*

Right, Team RWBY was still dealing with Torchwick.

"I'll explain later…in the meantime, I'm borrowing this," Mori said as he stole a bike off the rack.

"Wait-!"

But it was too late as Mori started to bike with one arm to go help the girls.

"I'm not paying for his meal Sun," Neptune said in an annoyed tone as Mori got out of range.

Mori could hear the cars honk at him as he biked through the traffic.

Man, it was really hard to control a bike with one hand.

He will admit it right now, he underestimated his opponents.

Not the White Fang members, those guys were easy.

That group from Atlas had given him a tougher fight than he had anticipated.

He could tell that they were well trained from one quick look…but wow, their teamwork impressed Mori.

Their plan to neutralize him was really good…it was smart and well thought out. They didn't allow him to get in close and kept their distance. But at the same time pestered him with mid-range attacks.

That girl named Harriet really was quite fast, and unlike Ruby, she knew how to use her speed. Her varying of how fast she was going didn't allow Mori to gain a feel of the rhythm.

The other girl named Elm packed quite a punch and worked well with the pale man named Vine.

It was unexpected how she broke his arm.

The biggest problem was that Faunus Marrow though. He was nice, so Mori felt guilty knocking him out like that. But that semblance he had really caught Mori off guard.

It was really impressive that he was able to freeze Mori like that.

It's also why he had to be the first one Mori had to take out.

Then there was Clover, Mori didn't get a chance to really face him because he kept his distance but he could tell Clover was the strongest.

If he had more time, he'd probably enjoy fighting them more to help hone his skills. Maybe do a one on one against Clover to test his skills.

Sadly, he didn't have the time…ignoring the meal he just had.

If he fought normally, he probably would have been able to beat them eventually, but it'd take too long.

Sadly, he couldn't use his full strength in the White Fang base because he would have put those unconscious White Fang members in danger.

The second and third buildings he went into were also no good as there were still people in there.

Thankfully, his luck turned around for him as he got launched into an empty building and was able to end the fight quickly with a True Roundhouse Kick.

Though something did bug him. How the hell did that piece of string catch him as he was midair.

That Huntsman Clover must either have been really skilled or have ungodly luck to do that.

Yeah, that maneuver and his underestimation of that group cost him his left arm.

It'll probably heal up soon, though, he should probably get it set.

"GET OFF THE ROAD!"

Mori dodged another car as he continued biking towards the girls.

Turning the corner, he finally was able to reach Team RWBY.

…They were fighting a giant robot.

Like, he knew that Sun said they were fighting one…It just didn't quite register in his mind until now.

They seemed to be doing well though, as it looks like they were wrapping up their fight with Torchwick.

They really had improved their coordination as a team.

Ruby was able to command them with ease and they knew each other's fighting styles enough to cover for them.

They weren't as coordinated as that Atlas Team, but they really did work well together.

They could work on the collateral damage though. The highway was a mess and most of the buildings were heavily damaged … though going by his past fights that felt hypocritical to say.

Everything seemed to be going well though and the fight seemed to be wrapping up nicely.

"Oh No! Watch out!" Ruby screamed, breaking Mori's out of his thoughts.

Mori looked at Ruby was screaming about.

A huge chunk of one of the buildings they had damaged in their fight had broken off and started to fall to the ground.

Normally this wouldn't be a problem… where it was falling, however, was the source of panic. It was falling right where there were innocent bystanders trapped.

Ruby was running over there to rescue them, but it'd be to no avail, she wouldn't reach there in time and even if she did, there was not much she could do about stopping that huge stone block.

He could see the fear in her eyes as she watched the giant slab fall down.

Mori knew that it was her dream to be a hero that saved everyone.

Watching people die while being able to do nothing to save them would crush her.

There was nothing that she could do…however, that didn't mean that he couldn't do anything.

It was too late to rush over there and hold up the stone block and the Blue Dragon Kick and True Roundhouse Kick were off the table. Even though they could destroy the rock, it wouldn't be much help as the debris would still hit the bystanders.

No, he needed to absolutely obliterate it.

There was only one thing he knew that could do that.

Once again Mori got into a stance, remembering his Grandfather's last act.

The kick that was used to save his life… will now be used to save others.

Ruby had a fervent belief in Mori's ability to be a hero…now was the time to live up to that belief.

All the energy left that his broken body could muster would be used for one goal and one goal only…to save lives.

"Hmm, Grandpa also wasn't able to use his left arm," Mori noted in his mind as he copied Jin-Tae Jin's stance perfectly.

He would not fail this kick, he couldn't afford to, this was going to hit.

"Not...a drop... of wasted energy," Mori murmured as he unleashed the kick right as the stone slab was about to land.

*BAAAM*

Mori could feel the space around him bend as he unleashed it.

It had WORKED!

The giant slab had been completely disintegrated, nothing remaining of it. All that was left of Mori's attack were grateful bystanders and a split sky.

"Mori!" Ruby shrieked as she turned around seeing that the bystanders were all right.

"What was that!" Weiss shrieked.

"Disaster boy!" Yang cried out, "What did you do?"

Blake didn't say anything, but that's because her mouth was dropped.

"Nope, nope" Torchwick muttered, "I am not dealing with you."

He then flew off, running away from the battle.

Mori was about to go after him, but suddenly Team RWBY surrounded him without warning.

"When did you get here?"

"What happened to your shirt?

"What happened to his shirt? What happened to his arm?"

"Mori that was so cool! What was that"

Their voices were just a blur to him as he wasn't quite sure who was asking which question, all he could do was pant in exhaustion and think on what just happened.

He was one step closer to reaching his grandfather.

He finally did it, he was able to do the perfect kick that saved his life.

He had performed the Recoilless Kick.


"See ya later Dave, good luck with the birth!"

"Night Mori, stay out of trouble ok?"

"I can't guarantee that!"

A familiar scene had once again started to play in front of Blake's eyes.

The sight of the police station.

Blake couldn't help but note the irony of her situation, she had more visits to the police station in her short time of being clean than her entire stint as a member of the White Fang.

She had nothing on the number of times Mori's visited there though.

When they were escorted there to talk about their confrontation with Torchwick he was chummy with the whole department.

Usually, it wasn't good if a whole police department knew you by name, but somehow, he made it work.

It was like they were school friends, being greeted with stuff like, "What did you do this time?" and "Did you start another fight?"

"You know it's not good that you are that familiar with them?" Weiss asked in concern.

"It's fine," Mori replied as he dismissed her concern, "I haven't really done anything."

"Pfft hasn't done anything," Yang snicked to the side, "If you call completely obliterating a part of a building nothing then sure you did nothing."

"Mori that was so cool!" Ruby shouted with stars in her eyes as she crowded Mori.

"You still haven't explained what that was," Blake asked as she remembered his space defying attack.

"…If I told you it was a really good kick would you believe me?"

Blake internally raised an eyebrow, a really good kick?

Now Blake didn't usually do kicks, but she was pretty sure a really good kick made a nice sound and not split the sky.

"Kick's don't work like that," Weiss whimpered holding her head between hands.

Blake put a hand on her shoulder and comforted her.

Normally, she'd gloat that she was right, but she really could empathize with her teammate. Mori just didn't make any sense.

"I told you," Blake said in a know-it-all tone.

Ok, she had to get some gloating in.

Weiss shot her an evil look back. Her eyes then turned serious.

"Actually Blake," Weiss whispered in her ear, "I think I found something you may be interested in."

Blake internally raised her eyebrows at the heiress sudden change of attitude.

"Did you find something on the White Fang?"

"No, it has to do with him," Weiss murmured as she pointed to Mori who was surrounded by Ruby and Yang trying to copy his kick.

"What do you mean?" Blake asked as her curiosity rose.

Did she find something involving Mori's past?

"No…do you remember the story on how they found him?"

Blake nodded.

"When you have the chance, take a look at files related under Project Giantslayer," Weiss then connected her scroll to Blake's and sent the info.

Giantslayer? What could that possibly be?

"By the way Blake," Mori said as he turned towards her,

Blake jumped in panic as he grabbed her attention.

"Thanks for patching me up a sling."

He held up his left arm to show his patched-up arm.

"It's fine," Blake replied with a smile, "I have some practice with it."

"How did you break your arm anyway?" Weiss asked in concern.

"It's a long story."

"I'm sure it is Mr. Jin," A new voice popped in.

Everyone paled as they recognized the source…It was Professor Goodwitch.

She didn't look happy at all.

"I'm sure Professor Ozpin and I would love to hear your story on how your night went."


Ironwood marched down through the halls of Beacon.

He was not happy right now.

"Ozpin!"

He stormed into the Beacon Headmaster's office.

"James," He replied calmly, "How could I help you this evening?"

"What…Kind…of…Monster are You hiding here!?" Ironwood demanded as he slammed his fist on his desk.

"I believe Peter has some Boarbatusks locked away in the janitor's closet," Ozpin nonchalantly replied, "Other than that we do try to keep him from keeping anymore Grimm on Campus.

"That is not what I am talking about!" Ironwood angrily replied, "I'm referring to that beast you call a student.:

"James! I never took you for someone to call a Faunus derogatory names."

Ironwood could feel a blood vein start to pop.

He was avoiding the topic.

"Oz, you know who I am talking about and he is not a Faunus."

"Oh, pray tell, who are you talking about."

"Your special, 'substitute' student," Ironwood replied accenting the word substitute.

"Oh, Mr. Jin? I believe he is doing quite well in class even though he doesn't have a team, right Glynda?" Ozpin asked, turning towards his deputy.

Glynda just sighed as she put her head in her hand.

"Yes, quite well indeed," Ironwood replied mockingly, "Good enough to wreck my AceOps in fact."

"Wait, you sent the AceOps after him?" Glynda asked in confusion.

"What, did your student not tell you who he fought?" Ironwood turned and asked.

"He just told me he fought a team from Atlas."

"Yes, that 'Team' from Atlas consisted of some of the strongest Huntsmen Atlas offers." Ironwood said, "And he played with them like a children's toy set."

"Now, now James," Ozpin replied taking a sip of coffee, "Played with is a bit too strong of a word isn't it?"

"Those words came directly from Clover's mouth." Ironwood angrily shot back, "And he is not a man who exaggerates things."

"Well, looks like those of lessons of yours are paying off Glynda," Ozpin said as he turned to the Blonde Woman.

The woman in question just snorted in response.

"Ozpin this is not a joke, why do you have someone that dangerous on your campus?"

"James, tell me something," Ozpin said as a steely look appeared in his eye. "Would you rather have Specialist Winter Schnee or 1000 Atlesian's soldiers?"

The question threw Ironwood off for a second,

"Of course, I'd rather have Winter." He answered as he regained his composure.

"And why would you rather have Miss Schnee?"

"She's invaluable of course," Ironwood responded back, "People with her talent only come once in a generation."

"So, you would say that it was her undeniable strength then, correct?"

Ironwood nodded in response.

"If you were to ask me this same question, I would come up with the same answer," Ozpin calmly stated as he took another sip of his coffee. "In order to win this war, we need huntsmen of unbelievable talent, we can train as many people as we want, but in the end, we need the strongest people possible."

"Mr. Jin undoubtedly has that potential," Ozpin stated with no hesitation, "In fact, he reminds of me of one of the strongest people I have ever been privileged to know...we need his undeniable, once in a generation strength he possesses, if we are to defeat Salem."

"But Ozpin, how do you know he won't turn against you, or what if he already works for the Queen?" Ironwood argued back.

"Hmm, good question, Glynda," Ozpin said turning to his deputy once more, "You are with Mr. Jin on a constant daily basis, what do you think of James question?"

"Hmm," Glynda replied putting a finger to her cheek, "He is by far one of the worst students I have ever been privileged to teach, he is disrespectful, sleeps in class all the time, and does not take anything I say remotely seriously."

"Is this supposed to be a defense, Glynda?" Ironwood asked in an incredulous tone.

"However, despite all of his flaws as a student, there is one thing that sticks out to me that shines through all of his bad qualities," She continued ignoring his question, "He is incredibly loyal to those he loves, the way he cheers for his friends and the acts I've seen him do to help them shows me he loves his friends at Beacon very much, sometimes a little too much as his little stunt in the cafeteria a couple of days back showed, but I digress…he would never do anything to betray or hurt them." She said in finality.

Ironwood couldn't help but be speechless. He had never heard Glynda give anyone that level of praise before.

"Thank you, Glynda," Ozpin said nodding turning his attention back to Ironwood, "I believe that answers your question of whether I could trust Mr. Jin or not."

Ironwood couldn't really rebut what Ozpin was saying, all he could do was grit and nod.

"I don't trust him," He said in a steely voice, "However, for now, I will trust your judgment in him."

"That is all I ask," Ozpin replied as he got up and walked towards the window "I understand your concerns, and his power and potential scare me as well, however, I truly do believe that he will be a key piece in saving this world."


Mori is one step closer to his grandpa and Blake is starting to get more paranoid...poor girl. Hope you guys enjoyed the latest chapter!


Andielgranrayo: You're Welcome I hope you enjoyed the fight.

Creus: AceOps did give him a little trouble this chapter, I think with Weiss she's a bit cold, it took a while for her to warm up to her own team.

ilanddubbrowski: You are Welcome

Fpinhero96: The AceOp's fight was fun to do, hope you enjoyed it.

Dxhologram: The misunderstandings can be annoying, however, I try to make them at least reasonable. And you are right Clover's luck didn't do shit.

Gen2324: I can get why Weiss still insulting Mori can be annoying however, they did have a rough start and their relationship is getting better.

Guest: I do try to make them understandable, it's not like the full truth is easy to see.

Wizardwolf1020: Those are some interesting ideas, I'll keep them in mind for the future, And I agree fallen God fits him best.

MiguelCastro: I do try to update once a week, if I don't I do give a heads up that I'm going to be taking a break. As for Romance, each of those three has some good chemistry with Mori so I could see it going either way

Guest 2: It looks like a cool game, I'll keep watching out for it, though it doesn't look like it will be out for a while.

Divinegt: Those are some interesting ideas, for where his armor is at, as for the fight he was able to polish a little bit, but like he said he didn't have the time to really train against them.

Lashamore: I'm glad you like it. It's good to hear that you find the story good enough to binge it one night, hopefully, you will still follow and enjoy the story.

Enryou: Well, here's more

Marhaenaldi: Sounds like an interesting idea, we will see how it goes.


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