Chapter 50: Result

Tasuku and Rouga's weapon clashed as they collide loudly. Tasuku used his buddyskill to fly higher, but his right foot was grabbed by Rouga before thrown on the ground.

"Tasuku!" Gao yelled.

Tasuku lightly smiled and replied, "I'm okay Gao. I'll take care of Rouga."

Gao looked at Tasuku dumbfounded, "That's Rouga?"

Tasuku nervously chuckled after hearing what Gao said, "It's obviously him."

"Doesn't seem like it," Gao replied looking at Rouga.

Tasuku replied, "Trust me on this. I'll stop him now."

Gao nodded and Tasuku returned fighting Rouga, who heard what Gao said.

Rouga blocked the blade again and asked, "How did he not recognise me?"

"I don't know, but what's important is that I'll stop you!" Tasuku yelled as he slashed with his sword.

Their blade collided without any of them passing the guard of the other. The spear almost trusted Tasuku's chest, but he dodged it and countered with a kick at Rouga's face.

"It's not going to be the same as before Rouga. I'm stronger thanks to Gao's and his mother and also because I cannot lose no matter what!" Tasuku yelled as he almost hit Rouga chest, but only cut his clothes.

Rouga chuckled and replied, "Such stupid speech to say, but it is true that you've grew stronger Tasuku."

The two continued fighting at close range, preventing each other's to grab a spellcard.

Jackknife tackled Cerberus and they crashed against the energy field, electrocuting the three-headed wolf.

Cerberus pushed Jackknife away and tried grabbing Jackknife, but the dragon saw his pattern and grabbed the pincher before throwing him on the ground.

Jackknife noticed the hair cut of Cerberus and asked, "What happened to you? What's the weird haircut?"

Cerberus turned toward Joker, who had been healed by Kiri. The boy was hugging Joker and his buddy was comforting the boy.

"That ice monster did it," Cerberus grunted.

"Keep it," Jackknife grinned.

Cerberus yelled and tackled Jackknife against the field. The dragon was electrocuted this time, but punched Cerberus away from him. Jackknife blade pointed toward Cerberus and charged. Cerberus blocked it with his drill and started spinning it. It pushed Jackknife head to away and the pincher grabbed Jackknife chest. Cerberus threw the dragon on the roof of a building and crashed inside the building. Jackknife flew out and grunted loudly.

"I'm not going to fall this easily!" Jackknife yelled.

He charged toward Cerberus and the blade collided against the drill of Cerberus.

The girl picked more Photon Metal and put it in the suitcase. She was almost finished and her face lightly turned red. She picked the last one and put it in the suitcase and closed it. She grumbled and said, "Finally done," she took out a card and opened a black portal leading somewhere else.

She took out her cellphone and called Kyoya, "I got the Photon Metal. I'll bring it to you."

"-Good. I'll warn Rouga he can retreat Sophia,-" Kyoya replied.

Sophia closed her cellphone and brought the Photon Metal through the portal.

Jackknife and Cerberus continued fighting as their weapons collided violently. Jackknife was less wounded than Cerberus thanks to his superior experience in a battle compare to Cerberus, but sometimes, Jackknife took a small glance toward Tasuku to check if he was alright and was hit against his stomach.

Jackknife grunted painfully and dodged the next attack.

"Keep your attention Jackknife!" Cerberus yelled.

"You too giant dog!" someone replied.

The next second, a blast of energy hit Cerberus chest and lightly burned the fur.

Takihara and his buddy ran in the Mine. The man took out another spell card and was ready to use it against Cerberus.

Meanwhile Rouga noticed the reinforcements and knew more were coming soon. He heard a sound on his ears and knew who was communicating with him. Rouga pressed on his ears and flew away from Tasuku, "Understood."

Rouga grinned and said, "That is all for today Tasuku. I have to make my leave now," he took out a spellcard and opened a black portal. Cerberus dashed through it as he turned in his mini form. Rouga nodded toward them and said, "Until next time Tasuku."

He disappeared through the portal and left the Photon Mine.

Everyonoe watched the empty space and said nothing.

That was until Takihara said, "How could they escape the field?"

"They teleported away... I think," Card Burn suggested.

Tenbu finished threating Drum and told the small red dragon, "There. Everything is done. Just don't move your arm," he then pat Drum's head with a small smile.

Drum stood up and replied, "Thanks."

He turned toward the battlefield and saw that everything was over. He grunted painfully and grabbed Gao's attention.

"Drum!" Gao dashed back to the wounded dragon.

"Do not worry. An ambulance is coming soon and yes, they will treat Drum," Takihara replied. He gave a thumb up at Tasuku, "Came at the right time right?"

Tasuku lightly smiled and nodded as he called his sword away, just like Gao, "Yes." He landed on the ground, near Gao and asked, "Are you alright?"

Gao nodded as he checked Drum's arm.

"Good. Sorry I let them escape," Tasuku replied.

"It's alright. If it's Rouga, we know where he is," Gao replied.

Tasuku noticed that Gao was furious against Rouga and Cerberus for what they did to Drum.

Tenbu flew closer to Drum and said, "You shouldn't move too much Drum. Your arm needs to heal."

"Stop it," Drum replied as he waved his functional arm toward the old dragon.

Jackknife looked at the empty space and wondered what the black portal was, "We will have to give a report to Commander I."

Gao turned toward Kiri and saw the boy next to his buddy.

"It's over Joker," Kiri said replied, continuing to hug Joker.

Joker chuckled and replied, "You fought well. You're spell helps. Just need to cool up and I'll heal in no time," Joker painfully laughed at his jokes.

Kiri lightly laugh, but was relief that his buddy tell a joke.

"Don't worry Kiri, I got worse than that," Joker replied. He tapped the back of his buddy and closed his red eyes. He whispered quietly after a few seconds, "What's important is that you aren't hurt."

They heard the sound of the ambulance coming to the scene.

Azi and Kyoya both smiled when Rouga and Sophia brought the Photon Metal.

"You brought much more than we anticipated," Azi commented after checking the suitcase.

"The mission was a success. Although, you were noticed by the Buddy Police force much sooner than I thought," Kyoya replied to Rouga.

"They came at the scene just after I started attacking," Rouga replied.

Kyoya took out a tablet and checked on it, "Oh..." he grumbled before saying, "Gao was going at the Photon Mine for a field trip. However, I thought we turned the school bus around when he called them."

"You did turn the bus around. I saw from above. It was another one," Rouga replied.

Azi turned toward Kyoya, "So it was inevitable. Still, the objective is complete for the third phase."

"What's next now?" Sophia asked.

Azi crossed his claws and grinned, "We will use the Photon Metal to forge more Disaster Mark before acting."

"If only you had more resource to do it yourself Darkness Dragon. It would have been less troublesome," Rouga replied.

"The Darkness Dragon world is sadly extremity limited in any kind of resources," Azi replied.

"Even so, they don't need to use much to make those Disaster mark," Kyoya said.

"True. After this, there are two things to do. We have to make our name and find out who tried to assassinate Hinako. I brought my elite warriors already and are on standby in the house while-"

Azi was interrupted when someone was playing music. After a few seconds, they heard someone yelling, "Stop playing right now! You are surely annoying our king!"

"Can you appreciate my music for once?" the other one asked, "I'm going to play my music elsewhere! I'm sure humans will appreciate my musical talent!" they heard someone stomping away, "Tomorrow!"

"I never told you I didn't appreciate it!" the other one replied.

Azi sighed, "Yup. They are here. Anyway, we need to prepare everything to make our name if we want to reach phase 5," he grinned once again and said, "We need to enter in competition. That's why I brought them here."

Drum rested on a hospital bed with his arm under a plaster and grumbled as he couldn't stand up. In front of him was the Mikado's family with Halberd, in his mini form, sitting on chairs near his bed.

"Why do I have to stay here for a few days?" Drum asked.

"Because the doctor say it Drum," Suzuki replied crossing her arms, "You cannot disobey his authority."

"I am a dragon! We heal much faster than you think. A broken arm will completely regenerate in a week," Drum yelled.

"Is it because you won't be able to eat pudding that you are that angry?" Halberd asked, crossing his arms.

Drum gulped and replied, "Y-yeah."

Suzumi chuckled and gave a large pudding, "This is for you."

Drum eyes turned into stars and said, "Pudding! Thank you!"

"I hope you'll get better soon Drum. Halberd is going to miss you at home," Hanako told him.

Halberd scratched the back of his head.

"What about Joker?" Drum asked.

"Kiri is with him... Well, as close as he can. Joker is in the hospital freezer to heal faster," Gao replied.

"He is made of ice after all," Takashi said. He checked the clock and said, "We have to go. It's starting to get late."

Drum looked around and asked, "Where's Tenbu?"

"Well..." Gao hesitated.

Tenbu arrived on queue with pink heart at the place of his eyes and said, "Nurses. Humanity greatest job. They are so beautiful that my heart is in heaven. No... Super heaven."

"So you forgot me because of nurses? Typical," Drum asked with a small smirk. He started to expect things like that.

Tenbu flew closer to Drum, "Of course not. I am not worried about you anymore. You are safe," he turned toward the Mikado's family and said, "You can go home. I'll join you later."

The family nodded and walked away.

Tenbu put his hand on Drum's head and said, "I'm really relieved that you only ended up with a broken arm. It could have been worse because you were in your mini form."

"I know," Drum replied, starting to eat his pudding.

"Drum..." Tenbu wanted to say something more, but nothing came out. I would only hurt your pride if I say it. He saw Drum waiting for him to continue, "It's nothing."

"Tenbu... How did you know how to treat my arm?" Drum asked. "The doctor said you did it perfectly well."

Tenbu gave a small smile, "I know someone who... often hurt himself when he was too much excited long ago when he was young."

Tenbu flew toward the exit and said, "Sleep well and enjoy the nurses!" he winked at Drum and let him alone.

Commander I read the report given by Tasuku and Takihara. He read it again and again and put his left hand on his forehead.

"Why did Rouga wanted Photon Metal and for what? I do not understand why a student would want such things for nothing," he said.

Stella walked and said, "Sir?"

"What is it Stella?" the Commander asked.

"We have received some report and the police couldn't find Rouga in his home. It's not possible to arrest him. As for school, I learned that he changed to another one. He kinda disappeared," Stella admitted in defeat.

"So it is not possible to know his objective, but I fear he is doing this for someone else. He isn't someone who can forge anything on his own and I doubt Cerberus can too," Commander I thought.

"Are you ready for the press conference of tomorrow?" Stella asked.

Commander I nodded, "Yes. I fear it will hurt the Buddy Police Force, but the police cannot always win. Stella, we have to focus on finding out why he wanted that Photon Metal. Because this is our first big case."

Stella nodded.

Tenbu returned home and noticed that most of them were currently sleeping. He yawned lightly as he stretched his arms.

"It's time to sleep," Tenbu closed his eyes and whispered, "It was a close one. I wonder what Azi will do next. Whatever it is, I do not like this at all."

He flew on the couch and felt fast asleep.

AC: This is the end of chapter 50.

Next chapter: Gao And The Lyrical Dragon.

Yup, Gao is going to meet the dragon who likes to play music.