Chapter 25

At the domain… within Toshi's subconscious…

"Hmmm, fascinating… interesting… it's rather remarkable…" He has hidden his presence well. In fact even Tatsuo was impressed to Toshi's survival at this point. He has spent his time going over every memory in the mind of this young man, looking back and seeing how he lived, what he did with his life and if perhaps there is fault in him.

He is still a dotting father and wishes to ensure that his daughter is in the right hands. He has seen Toshi's life up to the point where his life was saved by Ryomen Sukuna. Which only made Tatsuo wonder. "What did a demon sorcerer see in you that made him determined to save you?"

Then, he saw how he met Syrax.

When he first saw how she turned out, Tatsuo was enraged. A sealing jujutsu casted on her body, to force her to become a slave. "How dare you Uncle… your own niece no less…" he was furious with this information.

Yet, he continued to watch. He was able to see events that Toshi has yet to see… mainly, he wanted to know how his daughter got out of her great uncle's clutches. He was heartbroken to learn that a long time fox companion to his sister was killed, yet in such an action. Tiamat was able to get Syrax away from uncle.

"My dear sister… I have missed you so much, and I am so grateful for you…" he said with a sigh. But then he saw Toshi's memory. The first day he met her, and yet advice given to him by Ryomen Sukuna… helped break the curse his daughter was under.

In fact, when it shattered, she was rendered naked. Yet the memory he only saw her for but a brief moment, before the recall turned to the woods. "Oh? He didn't stare?" Tatsuo said in wonderment.

"Are you not going to look?"

His heart fluttered when he heard his daughter speak so naturally. When Toshi looked to her again, she was herself, there was nothing sealing her thoughts and ambitions anymore. But there was a different situation.

She got a little clingy.

"Young females are never like this, not my daughter!" he protested. Worry soon followed as he wondered if Toshi took advantage of her… yet, he was once more impressed to see he didn't.

In fact, this boy insisted that she hold back and wait to ensure that what she feels is truly what she feels.

"He has a sense of things, he knows not to take advantage of her… he took this relationship slowly…" everything he has done, was approved of in Tatsuo's mind. Toshi was truly worthy of his daughter.

Yet his time as a dragon has been lacking. "Young males should be looking at their power, their strengths so they know how to use them in a time of need." He said bluntly.

But it was what Syrax was saying.

He heard her crying to Toshi one night, wanting more children, but, due to the uncle's curse. She cannot have any more for a thousand years.

"WHAT!? THE NERVE OF HIM!" Tatsuo roared. "How dare he dictate a young female's body…" he began to think, since after all. He knows there is a way around this. Tatsuo then remembered seeing that nursery dragon name Choso. The one that continued to adopt abandoned eggs…

"I wonder if that dragon realized he carried a Hydra egg?" he thought aloud. "I suppose that will be a surprise for him… wait…" he paused a moment, closing his eyes, Tatsuo focused on Toshi's body, when he discovered something good.

"Ah… I see…" he said and smiled. "Perhaps this will be my test for him, let's see how far you are willing to go to appease my daughter."

He began to make plans, at the same time Tatsuo had to be careful. He found that some of his knowledge is accidently seeping into this young boy's mind. Then again, having knowledge is better than having none of it!

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"ACHOO!"

Toshi sneezed aloud, but that came out of nowhere.

"You okay?" Eso asked of him. The two of them were on night watch shifts. Ever since Choso had laid his egg, he has refused to leave it. But, he is acting odd, more so than usual. Thus, the brothers have taken turns on shifts.

"I'm fine, someone must be talking about me behind my back" he said and smiled. His eyes drifted back over. Choso had wrapped himself around the egg well enough and slept soundly. At the same time there have been odd sounds coming from the egg too. "I've seen more than a few hundred of these hatch, this one doesn't sound the same as the others." He whispered.

Eso agreed. There were too many sounds coming from the egg, but that also meant that the egg is alive too. So Choso's efforts were not in vein.

Still, there has been no dragon like this nor egg this big to come into their possession. Lady Tiamat admits it's been thousands of years since she has seen something like this, at the same time it is familiar to her but she is unsure as to what.

As such, all they could do was sit and wait.

"You saw Satoru Gojo today?" Eso asked with a grin.

Toshi forced a laugh. "Apparently Sukuna was offering any guided tours through Gojo sensei's home… not to mention sensei managed to escape… but Chusi found him instantly and told everyone where he was."

"Yeah… I am surprised that happened, I'm shocked Noranso went through with it."

"According to him, Yua said it had to be even. After all, Satoru Gojo wanted to relive that fight too despite the ended of it and how it came about." Toshi explained. Yua has an odd sense of justice around here, but he thought that was rather fair of her to inflict such a sentence on BOTH sorcerers.

"Eso, can I ask an odd question?"

"I doubt it is as odd as what we go through regularly. Sure" he said.

"Ever since you became a dragon, has knowledge suddenly come to you? Say something you had no information on before and then, your mind suddenly floods with it?"

He shook his head to it. "No, I can retain information a lot easier. I can explain something better, but, I haven't had anything come to my mind suddenly. Has that happened to you?"

Toshi nodded and explained the incidences. He want to believe he is overthinking it. But at the same time, he shouldn't have this knowledge.

Before he could speak any farther, there was a cracking sound.

Choso was up and pacing about, but not in the right mindset. Toshi and Eso kept their distance as the egg rocked back and forth before another crack was made. It was hatching remarkably fast!

Before long, the egg burst!

Shell fragments went everywhere until…

"What… is that?" Eso whispered.

Toshi peered down at a three headed dragon. "A hydra…" he whispered in shock.

"A what?!" Eso demanded.

"Shhh"

Toshi pointed as Choso began to approach. The Hydra didn't take its eyes off of him, in fact it leaned out, snapped at Choso a little before retreating. But it was never aggressive, it was as if it knew already the circumstances of its situation!

Then, Choso gave a low, bellowing call to it. The Hydra waddled itself out of the shell and approached him fearlessly. He scooped the odd creature into his arms and held it. By then, his eyes began to return to normal. He sighed aloud and looked at his newly adopted child. "My, are you an interesting one…" he said gently.

"A hydra huh?" Eso asked. "How come I haven't heard or seen these before?"

"They were hunted to extinction by Lady Tiamat's uncle and his lackies, they saw hydras as false dragons, when really they are the ultimate water dragon" Toshi said aloud.

Everyone… stared at him.

"How…"

"Remember what I said earlier… this is what I meant. I don't know how I know this… it just come to my mind and I blurt it out like a truth…" he said and sighed. "I should figure out my abilities…" he muttered to himself.

Eso however was distracted as Choso continued to coddle a hydra in his arms. "Brother, I think it needs water…" he said gently.

Choso nodded. "Come little one, let me take you somewhere with plenty of water… excuse me."

He vanished in an instant.

"It is a good thing he has that ability too…" Eso said.

"Teleportation?"

"Partly, but the other ability is when he does leave suddenly like this with a fledgling. He will end up in the perfect environment for it to thrive. Part of his ability as a nursery dragon."

He nodded to this. At the same time Toshi began to worry about his own abilities, what can he do at the same time… what kind of dragon is he?

SLAM!

They jumped as the door to the nursery suddenly slammed close.

Toshi and Eso snickered as a rather fluffy Satoru Gojo was bracing the doors. "You look rattled…" Eso said.

He waddled himself into the room yet kept a stern eye on the door. "Ssssshhhh! I'm not here!" Gojo sensei whispered back. He went as far as climbing into the nest and attempting to hide himself. Granted, the nest is deep and hid him well, however…

The door crept open.

Toshi was trying to find Satoru's stalker, only to peer down and saw him crawling.

Little Ryoto was peering about, but then, his eyes came upon the nest in the middle of the room. His little eyes narrowed, and a smile spread over his face. With great determination, Ryoto crawled across the floor and made it to the nest yet peered at Toshi and Eso. "Need a boost? Okay!" Eso said gladly.

"no!" whispered Satoru. Yet the moment Ryoto's eyes caught sensei, he giggled with delight! "Eso!" he protested.

Toshi, paused to sensei's outburst. "Have you… been trying to hide from Ryoto?" he laughed.

Satoru refused to answer. Ryoto on the other hand, climbed on to him, got comfortable and fell asleep on Sensei's belly!

"That kid has some interesting tastes…" Toshi muttered.

"I think he gets it from his mother…" Eso replied.