School ended for Gao and his friends. They walked outside and started marching to their home. Tenbu flew strait to the hospital when it was over to check on Drum.
Ironchain grumbled, "That's what you call school? How can any dragon survived here?"
Cat Sith replied, "Because dragons don't have a really big brain."
Ironchain scales ignited, "Say that again kitten?"
"I'm not a kitten!"
The two started to argue and threw insult at each other's.
Kuguru sighed, "Okay. That's enough you two," she turned toward Gao, "Feels like I'm the mother of these two."
Ironchain grumbled a few things and sighed, "I'm going to visit Drum too. He ain't got the chance to even fight Cerberus."
"Let's go. Are you coming Gao?" Kuguru asked.
Gao nodded negatively, "Sorry. I have to train at the dojo and then I'll visit him."
Baku said, "Axia told me he met him this morning. He hugged him while Drum couldn't really defend himself. He played the nurse a little before he was dragged outside for agitating Drum."
"How did he tell you?" Gao asked.
Baku replied, "Cellphone. He learned how to use one. He also has a Facebook account and showed that picture."
They saw Axia doing a selfie while he was dragged outside. At the back, it was clear Drum was furious and seemed to yell at the blue dragon.
"He didn't lose time to use technology like that," Ironchain grumbled.
"Speaking of that. What do you do with him often with the spellcards?" Kuguru asked.
"You pass time with him for a long period? How did you even do that?" Ironchain asked.
"He's showing me tricks and more information's about how the spellcards work. He's teaching me a little how to create one. It's really interesting if you ask me."
"Are you going to Magic World to learn how to make spellcards one day?" Cat Sith asked.
Baku lightly chuckled, "As if it was possible."
Gao took out the impact card and looked at it. He didn't use it during the fight against Cerberus, but wondered what it will do if it was used. He asked that question a few times, but don't dare use it as his life would be in danger.
After a while, the separated and each went their own ways. Gao returned home alone and felt weird about it. Drum was always by his side, but today wasn't that day. It felt different. Gao sighed, already missing him when he saw some people nervously walking away.
"What is that monster doing here in his real form?" a girl asked fearfully.
"I don't know, but maybe it's a planned invasion like Tenchi warned us about," another girl replied.
"You think it's that. But he's holding a weird guitar," the first girl countered uncertain.
Gao heard it and knew he has to find that monster from another world. Even if Drum wasn't there, he needed to confirm this and call Tasuku.
Chapter 51: Gao And The Lyrical Dragon
He walked toward the plaza when he heard someone playing music. When he heard someone singing, it was clearly speaking draconic language like Tenbu and Drum showed him a few times. The dragon sang with a beautiful and rhythmic voice.
Gao followed the voice and found the dragon singing there. There was a crowned, mostly young adult or children curiously watching and listening to the singer from a safe distance.
Gao excused himself and walked toward the crowned until he saw the dragon sitting on the border of the fountain, a little taller than Drum in his real form. It was a dragon with gray and white scales with amber eyes, fin on his arms and the side of his head and his body ending with a long tail. He wore black clothing with armor plates of the same color on his chest and his legs plus a black cape on his back. He wore a black hat with a long black feather. He held in his claws a black guitar. In the hole of the instrument, a devilish blue eye seemed to look at Gao with its black iris.
He continued playing until he finished the song. Once it was over, he grabbed his hat and bowed to the crowed. People applauded his performance.
"Thank you for enjoying my music. You're applaud is enough to fill me with joy," he said to the crowed. He spoke as if he was singing. He put his hat on his head and continued playing.
Gao waited for him to finish. Once the dragon was done, he walked toward.
"Looks like I got a brave fan," the dragon said with a smile. "Can I please hear your name young boy?"
"I'm Gao Mikado," he said the dragon lightly frowning when he heard the name as if he knew him already, "I'm a member of the Buddy Police Force. Can I please see your Visa?"
"Sure. I have no problem with that," The dragon put his hand in his case and took out his Visa. Gao checked and everything was fine. He gave it back to the dragon, "Now that the formalities are done. Let me give you my name. I am Purgatory Knights Troubadour Dragon, but just call me Troubadour. As for the world I came from, it's Darkness Dragon world."
"It's nice to meet you. But I need to ask you, why aren't you in your mini form?" Gao asked.
Troubadour grumbled and sighed, "I cannot play or even hold my instrument in my mini form as it doesn't follow my transformation. I tried and it was only... comical," he then said with passion, "Music needs to be play with respect and with everything you have. It is my soul that sang with each string of my... Let's translate it to guitar."
Gao nodded, "You should ask special permission for that."
Troubadour nodded, "Maybe I should. I wanted to play it at my current home, but alas, my leader doesn't seem to appreciate my talent right now. So I need to express with those who can really appreciate my music, humans," Troubadour stomach grunted, "Although, I was overexcited and forgot to dine. Maybe we should talk more together Gao." He checked in his hat and a few yens were in there, "Takoyaki's are on me as I failed to notice some payed for my talents."
Troubadour stood up and walked toward a restaurant. Gao followed him, forgetting about his mother and opening his cellphone.
Troubadour and Gao were near the restaurant and walked together towards the park. Everyone gave nervous or fearful faze toward the dragon who simply smiled at them and nodded towards them. Some slowly got ease with the dragon that was walked at the boy's pace and respecting the rules. Those who were against monsters said nothing, but gave hateful glare which seemed to slide on Troubadour scales as if they were nothing.
"I heard a lot about you Gao," Troubadour said.
"How?" Gao asked curiously.
"Azi Dahara spoke highly about you. He said that you are a brave and powerful young boy when you fought with your buddies," Troubadour replied eating a takoyaki.
"We've only meet at the cruise ship when we were attacked," Gao tried to bash off the compliments.
"Gao. Azi never spokes highly of someone without a reason. I'm glad to meet you in person," the dragon replied with a small smile.
"You're a nice dragon," Gao replied with a large smile.
"Thanks. Where's your buddy? I thought he would be with you," Troubadour asked.
"He's in the hospital. His arm was broken by Cerberus when he was still in his mini form," Gao replied.
"Wounded at his weaker state. This is something low and disloyal. Drum is lucky to only have an arm broken. A tail broken, that's another story," Troubadour chuckled as he thought of something.
"What is it?" Gao asked.
"A broken tail is something really bad for us dragons. One of the members of the Purgatory Knights broke his tail once during training. If was sad for him, but for the rest of us and even our leader laughed couldn't help but find it funny. The poor dragon couldn't even take a step without falling on his face. We eventually took pity of him and we rolled him back in town, because he was fat enough to be rolled. Alas, he never completely forgive us for teasing him," Troubadour explained while chuckling. He finished his meal and expressed with delight, "Delicious. Earth's food is the best. Always leaving a rejoice stomach."
"Glad you like it," Gao replied finishing his own. He thought about Drum and asked, "You know, Drum hates darkness dragon. I don't really know why. He doesn't talk about it."
Troubadour replied, "Maybe we did something wrong to him. We came from Darkness Dragon world. We aren't all evils or saints you know. Anyway, it-"
"Gao!" someone yelled surprised.
Gao turned around and saw Tasuku and Jackknife, "What are you doing here?"
"We received a call about a dragon not in his mini form, but what are you doing with him and without your buddy?" Tasuku asked worried.
"We were just talking together. He wasn't going to attack me and he has his visa," Gao replied.
"Hello here. I am Purgatory Knights Troubadour Dragon, at the service of the music," Troubadour said.
"You are supposed to be in your mini form," Jackknife warned.
"I would want too, but my instrument doesn't obey me when I change form. I am sorry for the trouble I caused you," Troubadour replied.
"We should arrest him for-" Tasuku was interrupted.
"Purgatory Knights Troubadour Dragon!" someone furiously yelled.
Troubadour gasped and hid behind Jackknife, "Protect me."
Jackknife was confused when another dragon landed in front of them. It was a dragon with gray scales, but paler on his underbelly, amber reptilian eyes, a long tail, a pair of large black horns, and two sharp wings on his back. He wore black breast armor, armor on his shoulder, wrist and legs. He wore an armored plate over his crouch, attached by a belt with a blue orb at the center of it and a pair of boots on fire. He was currently in his real form. He was taller than Jackknife.
The new dragon walked toward Jackknife and said, "Move aside. I need to speak with my soldier who disobeys two of my commands."
Jackknife stood aside and Troubadour lightly gulped.
"Wait! I need to see your visa!" Tasuku ordered.
The dragon turned toward Tasuku and replied, "After I speak with my-"
"Now! Or we'll have to arrest you for illegally coming in our world," Tasuku ordered.
"It's obvious you don't know me," the dragon frowned and took his visa out of his crouch plate, "There," he put it back where he took it and walked toward Troubadour. He poked the chest plate of Troubadour and said, "I ordered you not to leave the mansion Troubadour! I also ordered you to be in your mini form when you are outside the mansion with my authorisations! What did you do? Neither of those things!"
"I told you I'm going to play my music where people will appreciate it tomorrow. And tomorrow is today," Troubadour replied. He added, "Also, you aren't in your mini form."
"Because you aren't you insolent solder!" the other dragon furiously replied.
"Just lay your eggs already!" Troubadour yelled back. He gasped at what he said.
"What?" Tasuku and Gao asked confused as they thought the dragon was a male.
Jackknife put his claw on his face, "He just did it."
The dragon was on fire and grabbed Troubadour and shook him, "You dare indult me that way! A male dragon!"
Troubadour could only reply random stuff out of his mouth.
Tasuku took out a spellcard,"That's enough! I won't let you hurt Troubadour!"
The dragon released Troubadour and at Tasuku. As he inspected Tasuku, he recognized Tasuku and remembered what Azi said about him. I had to soften in front of those two. He took a deep breath and replied, "I wasn't going to hurt him boy. I was going to discipline him for his insolence against me. You heard the insult. It's ten times worse than your F word. Anyway, allow me to introduce myself. I am Purgatory Knights Demios Sword Dragon, leader of the Purgatory Knights. You must be Tasuku and Gao right?"
"Yes," they replied.
"It was an honor to meet those who are praised by our king," Demios replied.
Troubadour was slowly starting to back away, but Demios grabbed the left fin of his head and pulled him. Troubadour whined painfully.
"Nice try Troubadour. I'll take the blame for any of his mischief behaviors," Demios said. He looked into Tasuku's eyes and smiled. This made Jackknife uneasy. He couldn't express anyway as Demios continued, "You have such strong will Tasuku and a brave heart to reply to me like that. Maybe we'll meet again under more..." he glared at Troubadour, "Favorable circumstance."
He spread his wings and was about to fly away.
Troubadour said, "Gao! Let's meet again another time! I had fun with you! Maybe you'll be the one to your story with you budd-" Demios jumped in the air and flew away, "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" he screamed painfully while Demios never released his grasp from his sensible fin.
Gao and Tasuku chuckled nervously. Jackknife frowned and crossed his arms.
"I do not like this at all," Jackknife commented.
"What is it Jack?" Tasuku asked.
Jackknife didn't reply, I saw envy in his eyes. Demios is too much interested in Tasuku even if he met him for the first time. He definitely wants something from Tasuku.
"Jack?"
"Hum. I think I'm a little too much suspicious. The leader of the Purgatory Knights Dragon is here with one of his soldiers. I hope not all of them are here because it will mean something bad if it's the case," Jackknife replied.
Gao said, "Glad the problem solved itself and-" he remembered the training, "ARGH! I forgot I have to train at the dojo! I'm so dead!" he ran back to his home.
Tasuku chuckled and replied, "He's in big trouble."
"I can believe that," Jackknife replied.
Gao passed an horrible night and couldn't feel his arms after the massive training he lived.
AC: This is the end of chapter 51. Two Purgatory Knights are presented.
Next Chapter: Berserk.
Followed by: Good-Bye.
