Gao, his sister, his friends and the buddies, including Tenbu, were currently on the elevator guiding them toward the school.

"Those are strange stairs," Tenbu commented, looking at them and missing a beautiful female teacher passing behind him.

"Not at all. They are common here," Drum replied.

"I'm surprised that a new dragon decided to live in your house after last year. I thought it was over when Jackknife bounty was called off," Baku commented.

"I heard they were good people, so I decided to ask them and paid in advance," Tenbu replied. He looked at Kuguru with heart on his eyes, "You have a lovely friend Gao."

Kuguru ignored Tenbu and asked Gao, "Speaking of dragons. Have you any news from Ironchain?"

The heart shape of Tenbu's eyes broke before the dragon entered in a depression.

"I'm sorry. But I've learned nothing. I am hoping he will give some news soon, just like you," Halberd replied standing next to Hanako.

"Me neither. Knowing him, he's fine," Drum replied.

Tenbu turned toward Halberd and asked, "Why are you hoping so much for news of this dragon?"

Halberd replied with his lips going down, "I made a horrible mistake. I want to fix this up, but I can't return to Dragon world. I'm exiled."

"Ironchain is my buddy, but he promised he'll come back, but not when."

Tenbu nodded, "Such horrible sentence on you. At least, you have Hanako."

Halberd smiled, "Yes," he replied before grabbing her hand.

They reached the school.

"Good luck Drum," Gao said before walking with his friends.

"Remember what Suzumi said. Don't be late today!" Drum replied before walking toward his class with Halberd and Tenbu following them.

Chapter 36: Buddies In School

Gao sat in his class with his friends and waited for class to being. The teacher entered in class with a small smile as he left the door opened.

"Hello everyone. Before we begin class, I have an announcement," the teacher said.

The students didn't say anything and waited for the announcement.

"Starting today, we have a new students who will attempt our class. You can come in here and give a small presentation," the teacher said, turning his head toward the door.

Gao recognised the new students he met yesterday when he rescued him from bullies.

Kiri wrote his name on the electronic board before turning around and bowing, "H-Hello. My name is Kiri hyoryo. I moved from my previous school when dad had to work elsewhere...That's all."

"Good. Now it is time to-" the teacher noticed that Kiri was gone.

Kiri was in front of Gao and joyfully said, "Hi Gao! I'm happy to see you again! I wasn't expecting us to be in the same class."

"You know him Gao?" a boy asked him.

Gao recognised Noboru Kudo. He had peach skin like most Japanese native, emerald eyes and blond hair with some brown strand. He woke a brown shirt with a yellow T-shirt with a tiger drew at the middle of it and a blue jacket.

Noboru and Gao had a rivalry cross friendship relationship since he started his new year. Sometimes, they were competitivish and sometimes, friendish. Even Gao couldn't figure out when they were more at one side than another. Even if Noboru spoke a little down to Gao, he respected him and his actions. Sometimes, Gao wondered if Noboru was jealous that he had a buddy and not him, but Noboru never spoke about it.

"Yes-" Gao couldn't explain it because Kiri cut him.

"He saved me from the bullies who attacked me yesterday. They couldn't even hit you. You were so fast and strong Gao-"

"Now. Now. I'm sorry to interrupt you, but we have to begin our class now," the teacher said.

Kiri sit on his desk and said, "I'm sorry," before smiling toward Gao.

Things were going the same way for the buddies. Drum sat on his seat with a human teacher he didn't bother to look; he was busy glaring at Gallows who was at as far as possible from him.

They both said nothing, but Gallows enjoyed himself to annoy the dragon by simply looking at him with a superior glare. The worse part was that he could back it up with his results in exams.

Halberd and Jackknife both had best grade while Drum was falling behind the others, just below Asmodai and Tsukikage.

The teacher was a male human who said, "Hello everyone. Today, we will have a new buddy who shall study with you from now on. I do not want to have a fight like the first time," he referred to a fight between Drum, Jackknife and Gallows. He turned toward the door and said, "You can come now."

"As you wish," Tenbu said. He did as Halberd told him and wrote his name on the board. No one could understand what he wrote, since it was in a language unknown by any of them, "I am Tenbu. I am a descendant of the Original Dragon and I have a few millions of years on my shoulder. I can start with-"

"I'll take a nap. It's too boring. Sha. Sha," Gallows said before faking a yawn.

Tenbu saw the dark monster looking at him with a small grin in his eyes and smiled back at him, "You can sleep and let important people talking."

Gallows gasped and grunted furiously. He wasn't expecting a calm verbal reply and the way new coming implied his words.

"He got you there," Asmodai said with a grin.

Drum snickered before Tenbu grunted.

"I'll start with the two beautiful women I met before moving to the other's on my way here. Their charming beauty-"

"Okay. Let's move along please. We do not have time for that list of your personal history," the teacher warned the dragon before he went with his list.

Tenbu nodded and replied, "Understood," before flying near Drum. The teacher started class.

After a few hours, it was soon lunch time and each buddy went their way. Drum, Halberd and Tenbu were on their way to the roof when Gallows flew near them.

"Tenbu," Gallows said the dragon's name with some anger in his voice.

"Didn't went over one single sentence?" Tenbu serious asked, "Young these days has no resilience against a small remark."

"Remark? Listen to me pervert! You-" he was cut by Drum.

"Tenbu isn't a pervert!"

"Sure. He often talks about beautiful women, he made a poem about his love for women and how the made his heart beat loudly. With his age, he's an old perv," Gallows said, pointing his accusing claw at the green dragon.

"He didn't do anything like what you are saying! Why don't you return to your accursed world and never-" Drum was cut when Tenbu put his tail over his mouth.

"Calm down Drum. You shouldn't judge someone else based on the world he came from. He might come from the Darkness Dragon World, but you cannot continue this sentence," Tenbu calmly explained.

"Tenbu is right. We have no reason to fight him Drum. You only cause trouble to yourself that way," Halberd said.

Drum pushed the tail from his mouth and replied, "Those beasts are only trouble," Drum said pointing his claw toward Gallows who simply grinned.

"Beast? I didn't cause any trouble since the bounty was put out of Findar the 100th head. I'm a good buddy from Dark Dragon world now," Gallows replied with a golden halo on his head, faking his innocence.

"His name is only Jackknife now. He isn't a Findar anymore," Halberd corrected the dark monster.

"You are one beast. In the term of a bloody type who thrust only for blood," Drum grunted furiously.

Tenbu sighed when he saw Drum walking toward Gallows, ready to punch the dark monster. Halberd was about to do something, but Tenbu pulled Drum's hair.

"Argh! What was that for?" Drum yelled at Tenbu.

"You were getting a little too furious about this," Tenbu simply said. He turned toward Gallows and said, "You should try to react like me. Use his words against him. He's calling me a pervert, but the question is..." he turned toward Gallows, "Are you jealous?" before winking at Gallows with a mocking grin, "I don't hear you saying that a woman as interest in you. Loneliness is painful for you."

Gallows magenta eyes expanded as his cheeks turned red, before he turned around and yelled, "That' not true! I can have females if I wanted! But I choose not too!" before flying away.

Tenbu clapped his hands and said, "That's how you deal with someone like him."

Halberd said, "We should join the others and eat before class continue."

Tenbu put his tail in front of Drum, "Go ahead; I have to speak with Drum in private."

"But-" Drum was cut when Tenbu dragged him, "Don't pull me around!"

Halberd watched them and said, "Alright."

Jackknife was eating his lunch on a bench as he watched Tasuku practicing basketball alone with a few spectators. Jackknife was sitting on the top of a lamp, out of reach of anyone seeing him. He remembered too well the pain he had for being cute.

"I will never let anyone pinched my cheeks again. What does human have in their mind to like pinching my big cheeks? What's cute in that?" But he will never try to find the answer, not waiting his cheeks to swollen because of the pinching again.

He watched with Tasuku's fan his personal training. He watched his movements and also his aiming as he threw the ball in the net without too much trouble. He smiled and commented, "Keep it up! I'll be watching you during the tournament soon!"

Tasuku smiled and continued practicing with Jackknife giving him words of encouragement. He thought about it and remembered that it was Zanya turned to be picked up if there was a buddy monster involve in a crime.

There's still only a few cases per month for now. But I feel like more will happen eventually. I have to always be the best so I can defend justice and anyone for being hurt. Tasuku told himself as he threw the ball in the net again.

Tenbu dragged Drum until they were near the park of the school and they sat there.

"Where's your lunch?" Drum asked.

Tenbu clapped his fingers and materialised it, "I know a few tricks," before smiling.

Drum grumbled a little and asked, "Why did you drag me here?"

Tenbu turned toward Drum and replied, "Because there is no one here. I said I wanted to speak with you in private."

"About what?" Drum asked, crossing his arms before his stomach called for food.

Tenbu looked at Drum and replied, "You're issues with Darkness Dragon world. I can feel it, even if I don't think Gallows is the source of it."

Drum frowned and his tail hit the ground, "This is not of your business."

Tenbu took a bite and replied, once his mouth was empty, "I know. I don't want to know the source of your problem, but I cannot allow you to get overcome by it."

"What do you mean?" Drum asked.

Tenbu sighed and replied, "The way you react, I fear that it might eventually turn you berserk if a Dark Dragon creature hit you at the right spot. You could become what you accused Gallows to be."

Drum said nothing for a few seconds before asking loudly, "Are you serious?"

Tenbu turned toward Drum and said with a serious tone, leaving no doubt, "Yes. This is why I wanted to speak with you alone. You have to learn how to control yourself when in presence of someone of the Darkness Dragon world or someone who wants to push you to the chaos we all have in us. If you cannot control yourself, it will cause trouble for this world, your world and those you care about if I let things that way."

Drum grunted loudly and lowered his head, before asking, "What can I do? I always get furious when I see Gallows and I even fought him the first day."

Tenbu put his hand on Drum's hair and replied, "I will teach you how to have a better control of yourself. I know how to control my anger and my dark emotions."

"You mean that I should be passive?" Drum asked.

Tenbu nodded negatively and replied, "No. Fight words with words like me. For that, you must first control yourself, so the best words will be uses against you're foe and-" he saw a cute girl and said, "Hello Miss. You're eyes are shining wonderfully today!"

He tried to fly toward the girl, but Drum grabbed his tail and pulled him, "And what?"

Tenbu refocused on Drum, "And without causing a fight. I shall first teach you how to stay calm. I know a few techniques useful. You are a buddy of the Police force after all."

Drum lowered his head. He remembered that when he fought Gallows, not only he was beaten, but he caused trouble to Gao and his friends, maybe even for his kind, "Okay. Even if it's boring, I'll do it."

Tenbu smiled and replied, "Good. First. Let's eat. We shall start at the dojo after school."

"Tenbu? Why do you want to help me?" Drum asked.

Tenbu turned toward the dragon and said nothing for a few seconds. You must be mentally ready for the future. His words were, "I like you Drum," before taking a small bite of his lunch.

AC: This is the end of chapter 36. The introduction of this season is almost over.

Chapter 37: The Party Invitation.

Chapter 38: Kuguru New Buddy.

Chapter 39: Operation Party Part 1.