Chapter 40
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Mesa and the rest were heading to their next class, when Mesa noticed a huge battleship descending upon the landing pad behind Beacon. He thought to himself [ That is general Ironwood's battleship. That paranoid idiot has finally came to vale, it means today Cinder and her team will come as well. This is going to be fun ]
As Mesa walked through a roofless hallway, he saw battleships flying at the outskirts of the city. An evil smile appeared on his face, which didn't go unnoticed by Ruby. She asked him innocently " Why are you smiling like this? It's like you found a great vault of cookies!! "
Mesa looked at Ruby, he was slightly amused, he said " Luckily for me, I didn't find a cookies vault. If I did, I would have ran for my life in fear of you eating me. But you can say I did find something interesting to do "
Ruby pouted as she continued to walk with the rest laughing at her. Mesa was laughing as well but for a completely different reason.
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In ozpin's office, Ozpin and Glynda can be seen through the window into Ozpin's office.
Glynda looked at Ozpin and said " Ironwood certainly loves bringing his work wherever he travels. "
" Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man. But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore. " Ozpin replied
Ozpin then looked down at his scroll which was beeping with a " Access Request " Message shown. Ozpin pressed allow. Once he did, the door opened revealing Ironwood in his white military suit. Ironwood walked toward Ozpin and said cordially " Ozpin! "
Ozpin stood at attention, he said " Hello, General."
" Please, drop the formalities " Ironwood said as he extended his hand to shake Ozpin's. He continued " It's been too long. And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met. "
" Oh, James! " Glynda gave a personable wave and then dropped all Pleasantries as she said " I'll be outside. " She walked away.
" Well, she hasn't changed a bit " Ironwood didn't mind Glynda as he was quite used to her behaviour around him.
Ozpin looked at Glynda, he didn't think about the way she talked with Ironwood. But about her recent behaviour, she was stricter than the usual with the students and punished those who made mistakes with no mercy. Ozpin was wondering what happened, but he guessed it has to do something with CRDL incident. Maybe she was too disappointed with their behaviour, or blamed herself for not being a good enough educator. Regardless Ozpin hoped she would go back to her usual self.
Ozpin stopped his thoughts and turned to his desk while saying " So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas? …." Ozpin stopped as he picked up a mug and a kettle, pouring then continued "Headmasters don't typically travel with their students, for the Vytal Festival." He then turned and offered the cup to Ironwood.)
Ironwood accepted the mug and said " Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year. Besides, with you hosting, I thought that this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up "
Ozpin poured himself some coffee while saying " I can certainly appreciate the quality time between friends, however, a small fleet outside my window has me concerned. "
Ironwood looked at Ozpin in the eye and said " Well, concerned is what brought them here. "
" I understand that travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult. " Ozpin said
" Oz, you and I both know why I brought those men. " Ironwood said in serious tone
Ozpin took a drink and sat down mug and said " We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression. "
" But if what Qrow said is true …. " Ironwood wanted to say something but Ozpin interrupted him.
"If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. It's the Vytal Festival. A time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest that you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent." Ozpin emphasizes on his words.
" I'm just being cautious " Ironwood tried to reason.
" As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can "
Ironwood said seriously "Believe me, I am. But ask yourself this: Do you honestly believe your students can win a war?"
Ozpin replied " I hope they never have to. "
Ironwood continued " Besides the appearance of The Black Reaper in Vale. That guy is a monster, who is hunted by every kingdom. That man killing count probably exceed one thousand. Do you want your students to face him again. In addition to him, there is that Uchiha you spoke of. You said he is stronger than you and probably stronger than a maiden. Your actions are not enough !!"
Ozpin sighed and said " I know, but your fleet is of no use here. There are some informations I have to tell you about in more details and then you will understand "
Ozpin told Ironwood nearly everything. He spoke about the 3 brothers, especially Mesa and The Black Reaper. As for the third, he simply mentioned his existence but didn't tell Ironwood about his abilities. He knew Ironwood was a paranoid man. If he were to know someone like Somnus is walking freely out there would cause him to go crazy.
Ironwood kept silent, he didn't say anything, but the his face spoke for him. His face was getting more serious and uglier the more Ozpin spoke. Even after Ozpin finished talking, Ironwood didn't say anything for a while he kept his silence.
A minute passed, Ironwood finally said " Are you sure he said the truth? This kind of strength and power is not something a human can weild. What you described is monsters of myth "
" I know …. From what we saw so far, we know for a fact that at least 80% of what mr Uchiha said is true. Even if you don't believe his words. The strength he showed so far exceeds that of a maiden. In addition, the encounter between the two brothers showed that they consider each other as equals. Two brothers with strength surpass the maiden can definitely prove to be troublesome even for your fleet." Ozpin said in grave tone
Ironwood face was getting darker, he asked " What do you intend to do? How are you going to handle them? If any one of these two or both of them joined the enemies, then we are officially and thoroughly fucked" A great and refined general ended speaking in such manner thanks to Mesa play.
Ozpin sighed " I don't know what to do, and I can't do anything. The only thing I'm capable of is to not antagonize them. From my contact with Mesa, he is quite proud and volatile, he need only a small reason to explode and cause trouble. If no one messed with him, he wouldn't take the initiative to mess with others. I'm betting on his bonds with the rest of the students. If the someone were to harm them, mr Uchiha probably won't let them go intact. If I win the bet, then The queen will have a very scary monster gunning out for her "
Ironwood thought about Ozpin words, he didn't have any way to handle someone like Mesa. Ozpin acting like that might be extremely risky but still far better than any thought he could come up with.
The silence in the office broke, when Ozpin's scroll start beeping. Ozpin looked at it and frowned, he said " Speaking of the devil, he is here "
Ironwood said " Let him in, I would like to meet him "
Ozpin said bitterly " Let him in? He will destroy the door if I don't open it "
Once the door opened, Ironwood saw a devilishly handsome young man clad in black walking in. The great general froze, he could feel a dense and terrifying killing intent covering the young man. He felt like the young man was wearing death.
Ozpin was confused and worried, Mesa would never cause a trouble if someone didn't mess with him. Ozpin calmed himself and asked " Hello mr Uchiha, may I know what brought you here , you seems …. Quite angry "
Mesa cold voice rang " Well old bisexual pedo, when you go to buy you favourite sweets and find the shop is closed thanks to the flying fleet. The owner was scared and stayed hiding in his home basement. My day was ruined because of a stupid fleet. Originally, I thought about destroying the fleet and get done with it. But I changed my mind. I want the name of the idiot who brought this fleet here "
Ironwood who wanted earlier to speak with Mesa had an ugly expression. The guy he was worried about pissing him off was already pissed the moment he came.
Ozpin didn't know what to say, the current situation was out of his expectations. He asked Mesa " Why do you think I would know? And what do you want to do? "
Mesa bluntly " Don't play around me, I know that you have a lot of influence in Vale, and a huge fleet in front of your city wouldn't go unnoticed for you. As for the bastard who brought them, My brother still owe me a favor, I will tell him to give that idiot the worst kind of death. I would have killed him personally, but I'm too lazy to go to Atlas for an idiot"
Ozpin was speechless, Mesa wanted to kill someone for a silly reason like this. Moreover, he wanted to send his brother for the kill. Ozpin knew Ironwood will definitely be killed if he was targeted by Centos. Ozpin feared for his friend, this was not a joke.
Ironwood was still standing on the side, he paled hearing Mesa. He didn't believe Mesa strong enough to take a whole army head on, but he believed if he wanted to kill someone. Surviving chances would be very low. Adding The Black Reaper, two monsters with strength surpass maidens and can kill from long ranges. Ironwood was sure it was like a death sentence.
Ozpin was trying hard to find a way to convince Mesa to leave the poor general alone. At this moment, Glynda came back. She looked at the two and Mesa who was emitting killing intent. She asked " What are you doing here? Do you want to kill someone ?"
Glynda experienced Mesa's killing intent on different occasions. She wasn't immune to it, but she experienced the full killing intent before, and Mesa directed stronger killing intent at her before multiple time. Unknowingly even for Glynda herself, she subconsciously started to view this level as children tantrum.
Mesa looked back at Glynda and was internally impressed. Glynda adapted to his killing intent better and faster than Ozpin. Mesa believed with this kind of natural adaptation talent if Glynda trained to be assassin instead huntress she would have become one of the greatest assassins. Unfortunately, she is too old to start training now.
Mesa didn't show any of his thoughts to the rest, he repeated his words for Glynda and then continued with his tantrum. Glynda raised her brows, she was confused. To her, Mesa is prideful narcissistic jerk but not a petty child. She didn't believe he was simple here to find or kill Ironwood. Afterall, if he wanted to know the leader, it won't take him barely any efforts as Ironwood was quite famous.
Glynda mind raced trying to find what Mesa intending to do. She didn't think Mesa was here for an evil intentions, she thought to herself [ Why does he want ? I don't think he is bored enough to come and cause ….. ] her line of thoughts stop at this point. She looked at Mesa [ He is playing a prank. He doesn't like Ozpin and would always prank him or insult him in a way or another. This is just another one of his plays]
Reaching this point, Glynda said " I think it is going too far to kill someone for just that. Breaking his legs should suffice. Actually, why don't I compensate you? I know a very good shop for cakes. I will invite you to eat as much as you want in return for not killing the poor guy. If the cake is not to your liking you can take your revenge, but no killing. "
Mesa looked thoughtfully at Glynda [ She is smarter than Ozpin for sure. Originally, I wanted only to scare them. I achieved my purpose and got a bonus. Not bad ]
Mesa said " Very well, You cakes for his life. If I don't like the cakes, then I will not go too far in my revenge. I will only break his limbs and then castrate him"
Mesa killing intent disappeared as he continued " I will see you all later!! Have a good day !!! "
Mesa started walking out of the office after he finished speaking. Glynda waited him to leave the office before saying " Your great fleet nearly got you a one way ticket to hell. You owe me one for this "
Glynda walked outside the office satisfied seeing Ironwood's pale face. Ironwood sat down at the guest chair in front of the desk. He felt his leg became jelly. Ironwood looked at Ozpin and said " This is the smart, insightful, reasonable and perspective student you spoke of??!! It felt like a unreasonable child with too much strength throwing a tantrum"
Ozpin said with tired tone " I'm not sure what just happened now. But it seems Glynda saved your life "
Ironwood smiled bitterly then walked out the office. Ozpin was the only one left inside. He was thinking about this sudden change in Mesa's behaviour. Ozpin could only think of the possibility of being brainwashed. Ozpin thought either this is a side effect of Somnus brainwashing or new brainwashing occured.
Ozpin held his head in his hands and sighed. He was tired.
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Mesa and the rest were heading to their next class, when Mesa noticed a huge battleship descending upon the landing pad behind Beacon. He thought to himself [ That is general Ironwood's battleship. That paranoid idiot has finally came to vale, it means today Cinder and her team will come as well. This is going to be fun ]
As Mesa walked through a roofless hallway, he saw battleships flying at the outskirts of the city. An evil smile appeared on his face, which didn't go unnoticed by Ruby. She asked him innocently " Why are you smiling like this? It's like you found a great vault of cookies!! "
Mesa looked at Ruby, he was slightly amused, he said " Luckily for me, I didn't find a cookies vault. If I did, I would have ran for my life in fear of you eating me. But you can say I did find something interesting to do "
Ruby pouted as she continued to walk with the rest laughing at her. Mesa was laughing as well but for a completely different reason.
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In ozpin's office, Ozpin and Glynda can be seen through the window into Ozpin's office.
Glynda looked at Ozpin and said " Ironwood certainly loves bringing his work wherever he travels. "
" Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man. But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore. " Ozpin replied
Ozpin then looked down at his scroll which was beeping with a " Access Request " Message shown. Ozpin pressed allow. Once he did, the door opened revealing Ironwood in his white military suit. Ironwood walked toward Ozpin and said cordially " Ozpin! "
Ozpin stood at attention, he said " Hello, General."
" Please, drop the formalities " Ironwood said as he extended his hand to shake Ozpin's. He continued " It's been too long. And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met. "
" Oh, James! " Glynda gave a personable wave and then dropped all Pleasantries as she said " I'll be outside. " She walked away.
" Well, she hasn't changed a bit " Ironwood didn't mind Glynda as he was quite used to her behaviour around him.
Ozpin looked at Glynda, he didn't think about the way she talked with Ironwood. But about her recent behaviour, she was stricter than the usual with the students and punished those who made mistakes with no mercy. Ozpin was wondering what happened, but he guessed it has to do something with CRDL incident. Maybe she was too disappointed with their behaviour, or blamed herself for not being a good enough educator. Regardless Ozpin hoped she would go back to her usual self.
Ozpin stopped his thoughts and turned to his desk while saying " So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas? …." Ozpin stopped as he picked up a mug and a kettle, pouring then continued "Headmasters don't typically travel with their students, for the Vytal Festival." He then turned and offered the cup to Ironwood.)
Ironwood accepted the mug and said " Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year. Besides, with you hosting, I thought that this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up "
Ozpin poured himself some coffee while saying " I can certainly appreciate the quality time between friends, however, a small fleet outside my window has me concerned. "
Ironwood looked at Ozpin in the eye and said " Well, concerned is what brought them here. "
" I understand that travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult. " Ozpin said
" Oz, you and I both know why I brought those men. " Ironwood said in serious tone
Ozpin took a drink and sat down mug and said " We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression. "
" But if what Qrow said is true …. " Ironwood wanted to say something but Ozpin interrupted him.
"If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. It's the Vytal Festival. A time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest that you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent." Ozpin emphasizes on his words.
" I'm just being cautious " Ironwood tried to reason.
" As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can "
Ironwood said seriously "Believe me, I am. But ask yourself this: Do you honestly believe your students can win a war?"
Ozpin replied " I hope they never have to. "
Ironwood continued " Besides the appearance of The Black Reaper in Vale. That guy is a monster, who is hunted by every kingdom. That man killing count probably exceed one thousand. Do you want your students to face him again. In addition to him, there is that Uchiha you spoke of. You said he is stronger than you and probably stronger than a maiden. Your actions are not enough !!"
Ozpin sighed and said " I know, but your fleet is of no use here. There are some informations I have to tell you about in more details and then you will understand "
Ozpin told Ironwood nearly everything. He spoke about the 3 brothers, especially Mesa and The Black Reaper. As for the third, he simply mentioned his existence but didn't tell Ironwood about his abilities. He knew Ironwood was a paranoid man. If he were to know someone like Somnus is walking freely out there would cause him to go crazy.
Ironwood kept silent, he didn't say anything, but the his face spoke for him. His face was getting more serious and uglier the more Ozpin spoke. Even after Ozpin finished talking, Ironwood didn't say anything for a while he kept his silence.
A minute passed, Ironwood finally said " Are you sure he said the truth? This kind of strength and power is not something a human can weild. What you described is monsters of myth "
" I know …. From what we saw so far, we know for a fact that at least 80% of what mr Uchiha said is true. Even if you don't believe his words. The strength he showed so far exceeds that of a maiden. In addition, the encounter between the two brothers showed that they consider each other as equals. Two brothers with strength surpass the maiden can definitely prove to be troublesome even for your fleet." Ozpin said in grave tone
Ironwood face was getting darker, he asked " What do you intend to do? How are you going to handle them? If any one of these two or both of them joined the enemies, then we are officially and thoroughly fucked" A great and refined general ended speaking in such manner thanks to Mesa play.
Ozpin sighed " I don't know what to do, and I can't do anything. The only thing I'm capable of is to not antagonize them. From my contact with Mesa, he is quite proud and volatile, he need only a small reason to explode and cause trouble. If no one messed with him, he wouldn't take the initiative to mess with others. I'm betting on his bonds with the rest of the students. If the someone were to harm them, mr Uchiha probably won't let them go intact. If I win the bet, then The queen will have a very scary monster gunning out for her "
Ironwood thought about Ozpin words, he didn't have any way to handle someone like Mesa. Ozpin acting like that might be extremely risky but still far better than any thought he could come up with.
The silence in the office broke, when Ozpin's scroll start beeping. Ozpin looked at it and frowned, he said " Speaking of the devil, he is here "
Ironwood said " Let him in, I would like to meet him "
Ozpin said bitterly " Let him in? He will destroy the door if I don't open it "
Once the door opened, Ironwood saw a devilishly handsome young man clad in black walking in. The great general froze, he could feel a dense and terrifying killing intent covering the young man. He felt like the young man was wearing death.
Ozpin was confused and worried, Mesa would never cause a trouble if someone didn't mess with him. Ozpin calmed himself and asked " Hello mr Uchiha, may I know what brought you here , you seems …. Quite angry "
Mesa cold voice rang " Well old bisexual pedo, when you go to buy you favourite sweets and find the shop is closed thanks to the flying fleet. The owner was scared and stayed hiding in his home basement. My day was ruined because of a stupid fleet. Originally, I thought about destroying the fleet and get done with it. But I changed my mind. I want the name of the idiot who brought this fleet here "
Ironwood who wanted earlier to speak with Mesa had an ugly expression. The guy he was worried about pissing him off was already pissed the moment he came.
Ozpin didn't know what to say, the current situation was out of his expectations. He asked Mesa " Why do you think I would know? And what do you want to do? "
Mesa bluntly " Don't play around me, I know that you have a lot of influence in Vale, and a huge fleet in front of your city wouldn't go unnoticed for you. As for the bastard who brought them, My brother still owe me a favor, I will tell him to give that idiot the worst kind of death. I would have killed him personally, but I'm too lazy to go to Atlas for an idiot"
Ozpin was speechless, Mesa wanted to kill someone for a silly reason like this. Moreover, he wanted to send his brother for the kill. Ozpin knew Ironwood will definitely be killed if he was targeted by Centos. Ozpin feared for his friend, this was not a joke.
Ironwood was still standing on the side, he paled hearing Mesa. He didn't believe Mesa strong enough to take a whole army head on, but he believed if he wanted to kill someone. Surviving chances would be very low. Adding The Black Reaper, two monsters with strength surpass maidens and can kill from long ranges. Ironwood was sure it was like a death sentence.
Ozpin was trying hard to find a way to convince Mesa to leave the poor general alone. At this moment, Glynda came back. She looked at the two and Mesa who was emitting killing intent. She asked " What are you doing here? Do you want to kill someone ?"
Glynda experienced Mesa's killing intent on different occasions. She wasn't immune to it, but she experienced the full killing intent before, and Mesa directed stronger killing intent at her before multiple time. Unknowingly even for Glynda herself, she subconsciously started to view this level as children tantrum.
Mesa looked back at Glynda and was internally impressed. Glynda adapted to his killing intent better and faster than Ozpin. Mesa believed with this kind of natural adaptation talent if Glynda trained to be assassin instead huntress she would have become one of the greatest assassins. Unfortunately, she is too old to start training now.
Mesa didn't show any of his thoughts to the rest, he repeated his words for Glynda and then continued with his tantrum. Glynda raised her brows, she was confused. To her, Mesa is prideful narcissistic jerk but not a petty child. She didn't believe he was simple here to find or kill Ironwood. Afterall, if he wanted to know the leader, it won't take him barely any efforts as Ironwood was quite famous.
Glynda mind raced trying to find what Mesa intending to do. She didn't think Mesa was here for an evil intentions, she thought to herself [ Why does he want ? I don't think he is bored enough to come and cause ….. ] her line of thoughts stop at this point. She looked at Mesa [ He is playing a prank. He doesn't like Ozpin and would always prank him or insult him in a way or another. This is just another one of his plays]
Reaching this point, Glynda said " I think it is going too far to kill someone for just that. Breaking his legs should suffice. Actually, why don't I compensate you? I know a very good shop for cakes. I will invite you to eat as much as you want in return for not killing the poor guy. If the cake is not to your liking you can take your revenge, but no killing. "
Mesa looked thoughtfully at Glynda [ She is smarter than Ozpin for sure. Originally, I wanted only to scare them. I achieved my purpose and got a bonus. Not bad ]
Mesa said " Very well, You cakes for his life. If I don't like the cakes, then I will not go too far in my revenge. I will only break his limbs and then castrate him"
Mesa killing intent disappeared as he continued " I will see you all later!! Have a good day !!! "
Mesa started walking out of the office after he finished speaking. Glynda waited him to leave the office before saying " Your great fleet nearly got you a one way ticket to hell. You owe me one for this "
Glynda walked outside the office satisfied seeing Ironwood's pale face. Ironwood sat down at the guest chair in front of the desk. He felt his leg became jelly. Ironwood looked at Ozpin and said " This is the smart, insightful, reasonable and perspective student you spoke of??!! It felt like a unreasonable child with too much strength throwing a tantrum"
Ozpin said with tired tone " I'm not sure what just happened now. But it seems Glynda saved your life "
Ironwood smiled bitterly then walked out the office. Ozpin was the only one left inside. He was thinking about this sudden change in Mesa's behaviour. Ozpin could only think of the possibility of being brainwashed. Ozpin thought either this is a side effect of Somnus brainwashing or new brainwashing occured.
Ozpin held his head in his hands and sighed. He was tired.
Mesa and the rest were heading to their next class, when Mesa noticed a huge battleship descending upon the landing pad behind Beacon. He thought to himself That is general Ironwood's battleship. That paranoid idiot has finally came to vale, it means today Cinder and her team will come as well. This is going to be fun As Mesa walked through a roofless hallway, he saw battleships flying at the outskirts of the city. An evil smile appeared on his face, which didn't go unnoticed by Ruby. She asked him innocently " Why are you smiling like this? It's like you found a great vault of cookies!! "Mesa looked at Ruby, he was slightly amused, he said " Luckily for me, I didn't find a cookies vault. If I did, I would have ran for my life in fear of you eating me. But you can say I did find something interesting to do "Ruby pouted as she continued to walk with the rest laughing at her. Mesa was laughing as well but for a completely different reason.*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***In ozpin's office, Ozpin and Glynda can be seen through the window into Ozpin's office.Glynda looked at Ozpin and said " Ironwood certainly loves bringing his work wherever he travels. "" Well, running an academy and a military makes him a busy man. But yes, those are a bit of an eyesore. " Ozpin repliedOzpin then looked down at his scroll which was beeping with a " Access Request " Message shown. Ozpin pressed allow. Once he did, the door opened revealing Ironwood in his white military suit. Ironwood walked toward Ozpin and said cordially " Ozpin! "Ozpin stood at attention, he said " Hello, General."" Please, drop the formalities " Ironwood said as he extended his hand to shake Ozpin's. He continued " It's been too long. And Glynda! It has certainly been too long since we last met. "" Oh, James! " Glynda gave a personable wave and then dropped all Pleasantries as she said " I'll be outside. " She walked away." Well, she hasn't changed a bit " Ironwood didn't mind Glynda as he was quite used to her behaviour around him.Ozpin looked at Glynda, he didn't think about the way she talked with Ironwood. But about her recent behaviour, she was stricter than the usual with the students and punished those who made mistakes with no mercy. Ozpin was wondering what happened, but he guessed it has to do something with CRDL incident. Maybe she was too disappointed with their behaviour, or blamed herself for not being a good enough educator. Regardless Ozpin hoped she would go back to her usual self.Ozpin stopped his thoughts and turned to his desk while saying " So, what in the world has brought you all the way down from Atlas? ." Ozpin stopped as he picked up a mug and a kettle, pouring then continued "Headmasters don't typically travel with their students, for the Vytal Festival." He then turned and offered the cup to Ironwood.Ironwood accepted the mug and said " Well, you know how much I love Vale this time of year. Besides, with you hosting, I thought that this might be a good opportunity for us to catch up "Ozpin poured himself some coffee while saying " I can certainly appreciate the quality time between friends, however, a small fleet outside my window has me concerned. "Ironwood looked at Ozpin in the eye and said " Well, concerned is what brought them here. "" I understand that travel between kingdoms has become increasingly difficult. " Ozpin said" Oz, you and I both know why I brought those men. " Ironwood said in serious toneOzpin took a drink and sat down mug and said " We are in a time of peace. Shows of power like this are just going to give off the wrong impression. "" But if what Qrow said is true . " Ironwood wanted to say something but Ozpin interrupted him."If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. It's the Vytal Festival. A time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest that you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent." Ozpin emphasizes on his words." I'm just being cautious " Ironwood tried to reason." As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can "Ironwood said seriously "Believe me, I am. But ask yourself this: Do you honestly believe your students can win a war?"Ozpin replied " I hope they never have to. "Ironwood continued " Besides the appearance of The Black Reaper in Vale. That guy is a monster, who is hunted by every kingdom. That man killing count probably exceed one thousand. Do you want your students to face him again. In addition to him, there is that Uchiha you spoke of. You said he is stronger than you and probably stronger than a maiden. Your actions are not enough !!"Ozpin sighed and said " I know, but your fleet is of no use here. There are some informations I have to tell you about in more details and then you will understand "Ozpin told Ironwood nearly everything. He spoke about the 3 brothers, especially Mesa and The Black Reaper. As for the third, he simply mentioned his existence but didn't tell Ironwood about his abilities. He knew Ironwood was a paranoid man. If he were to know someone like Somnus is walking freely out there would cause him to go crazy.Ironwood kept silent, he didn't say anything, but the his face spoke for him. His face was getting more serious and uglier the more Ozpin spoke. Even after Ozpin finished talking, Ironwood didn't say anything for a while he kept his silence.A minute passed, Ironwood finally said " Are you sure he said the truth? This kind of strength and power is not something a human can weild. What you described is monsters of myth "" I know . From what we saw so far, we know for a fact that at least 80% of what mr Uchiha said is true. Even if you don't believe his words. The strength he showed so far exceeds that of a maiden. In addition, the encounter between the two brothers showed that they consider each other as equals. Two brothers with strength surpass the maiden can definitely prove to be troublesome even for your fleet." Ozpin said in grave toneIronwood face was getting darker, he asked " What do you intend to do? How are you going to handle them? If any one of these two or both of them joined the enemies, then we are officially and thoroughly fucked" A great and refined general ended speaking in such manner thanks to Mesa play.Ozpin sighed " I don't know what to do, and I can't do anything. The only thing I'm capable of is to not antagonize them. From my contact with Mesa, he is quite proud and volatile, he need only a small reason to explode and cause trouble. If no one messed with him, he wouldn't take the initiative to mess with others. I'm betting on his bonds with the rest of the students. If the someone were to harm them, mr Uchiha probably won't let them go intact. If I win the bet, then The queen will have a very scary monster gunning out for her "Ironwood thought about Ozpin words, he didn't have any way to handle someone like Mesa. Ozpin acting like that might be extremely risky but still far better than any thought he could come up with.The silence in the office broke, when Ozpin's scroll start beeping. Ozpin looked at it and frowned, he said " Speaking of the devil, he is here "Ironwood said " Let him in, I would like to meet him "Ozpin said bitterly " Let him in? He will destroy the door if I don't open it "Once the door opened, Ironwood saw a devilishly handsome young man clad in black walking in. The great general froze, he could feel a dense and terrifying killing intent covering the young man. He felt like the young man was wearing death.Ozpin was confused and worried, Mesa would never cause a trouble if someone didn't mess with him. Ozpin calmed himself and asked " Hello mr Uchiha, may I know what brought you here , you seems . Quite angry "Mesa cold voice rang " Well old bisexual pedo, when you go to buy you favourite sweets and find the shop is closed thanks to the flying fleet. The owner was scared and stayed hiding in his home basement. My day was ruined because of a stupid fleet. Originally, I thought about destroying the fleet and get done with it. But I changed my mind. I want the name of the idiot who brought this fleet here "Ironwood who wanted earlier to speak with Mesa had an ugly expression. The guy he was worried about pissing him off was already pissed the moment he came.Ozpin didn't know what to say, the current situation was out of his expectations. He asked Mesa " Why do you think I would know? And what do you want to do? "Mesa bluntly " Don't play around me, I know that you have a lot of influence in Vale, and a huge fleet in front of your city wouldn't go unnoticed for you. As for the bastard who brought them, My brother still owe me a favor, I will tell him to give that idiot the worst kind of death. I would have killed him personally, but I'm too lazy to go to Atlas for an idiot"Ozpin was speechless, Mesa wanted to kill someone for a silly reason like this. Moreover, he wanted to send his brother for the kill. Ozpin knew Ironwood will definitely be killed if he was targeted by Centos. Ozpin feared for his friend, this was not a joke.Ironwood was still standing on the side, he paled hearing Mesa. He didn't believe Mesa strong enough to take a whole army head on, but he believed if he wanted to kill someone. Surviving chances would be very low. Adding The Black Reaper, two monsters with strength surpass maidens and can kill from long ranges. Ironwood was sure it was like a death sentence.Ozpin was trying hard to find a way to convince Mesa to leave the poor general alone. At this moment, Glynda came back. She looked at the two and Mesa who was emitting killing intent. She asked " What are you doing here? Do you want to kill someone ?"Glynda experienced Mesa's killing intent on different occasions. She wasn't immune to it, but she experienced the full killing intent before, and Mesa directed stronger killing intent at her before multiple time. Unknowingly even for Glynda herself, she subconsciously started to view this level as children tantrum.Mesa looked back at Glynda and was internally impressed. Glynda adapted to his killing intent better and faster than Ozpin. Mesa believed with this kind of natural adaptation talent if Glynda trained to be assassin instead huntress she would have become one of the greatest assassins. Unfortunately, she is too old to start training now.Mesa didn't show any of his thoughts to the rest, he repeated his words for Glynda and then continued with his tantrum. Glynda raised her brows, she was confused. To her, Mesa is prideful narcissistic jerk but not a petty child. She didn't believe he was simple here to find or kill Ironwood. Afterall, if he wanted to know the leader, it won't take him barely any efforts as Ironwood was quite famous.Glynda mind raced trying to find what Mesa intending to do. She didn't think Mesa was here for an evil intentions, she thought to herself Why does he want ? I don't think he is bored enough to come and cause .. her line of thoughts stop at this point. She looked at Mesa He is playing a prank. He doesn't like Ozpin and would always prank him or insult him in a way or another. This is just another one of his playsReaching this point, Glynda said " I think it is going too far to kill someone for just that. Breaking his legs should suffice. Actually, why don't I compensate you? I know a very good shop for cakes. I will invite you to eat as much as you want in return for not killing the poor guy. If the cake is not to your liking you can take your revenge, but no killing. "Mesa looked thoughtfully at Glynda She is smarter than Ozpin for sure. Originally, I wanted only to scare them. I achieved my purpose and got a bonus. Not bad Mesa said " Very well, You cakes for his life. If I don't like the cakes, then I will not go too far in my revenge. I will only break his limbs and then castrate him"Mesa killing intent disappeared as he continued " I will see you all later!! Have a good day !!! "Mesa started walking out of the office after he finished speaking. Glynda waited him to leave the office before saying " Your great fleet nearly got you a one way ticket to hell. You owe me one for this "Glynda walked outside the office satisfied seeing Ironwood's pale face. Ironwood sat down at the guest chair in front of the desk. He felt his leg became jelly. Ironwood looked at Ozpin and said " This is the smart, insightful, reasonable and perspective student you spoke of??!! It felt like a unreasonable child with too much strength throwing a tantrum"Ozpin said with tired tone " I'm not sure what just happened now. But it seems Glynda saved your life "Ironwood smiled bitterly then walked out the office. Ozpin was the only one left inside. He was thinking about this sudden change in Mesa's behaviour. Ozpin could only think of the possibility of being brainwashed. Ozpin thought either this is a side effect of Somnus brainwashing or new brainwashing occured.Ozpin held his head in his hands and sighed. He was tired.
