Arashi awoke early that morning. It was a Sunday and it was the day he would be getting on the boat to Duel Academy Island. He had already taken the time to shower, slip into his uniform and go through his deck a few times. Arashi hated mornings, and the fact that he had recurring nightmares didn't help his sleep pattern at all. He glanced at himself in the mirror. He was now in the color of the great sky dragon himself.

Sadly, it was the color of the lowest rank in the school. He knew he would have to work hard if he was to earn any respect from the students. It would be very difficult, but with time, things would turn out alright wouldn't they? Arashi wasn't so sure. A lot of people knew about the ways of the underground. They treated people rudely and didn't care who they pushed around to get where they were.

Needless to say, Arashi was glad to be out of that environment. His record may still follow him, but as long as he didn't have to suffer injury due to the sadistic twisted mindset of the underground duelists, that was fine by him. Arashi grabbed his luggage and his deck and slid it into his holster. The spirit of Eatos appeared at his side, a faint smile appearing on her visage.

"Well...today's the day..." Arashi said to Eatos as he felt her presence.

"I can only hope I won't screw it up..." Arashi said with a sigh, glancing back at Eatos who simply placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah...I guess you're right...I shouldn't worry..." Arashi said with a soft smile, turning to head out the door, Eatos following behind.

Arashi exited the hotel after having dropped off the key to his room. It was time for him to set off on a journey that would change his life forever. Three years he would be at the Academy. His one and only goal at the moment was to at least make one friend. That's all he wanted and by thunder he was going to do it. However...due to his rather aloof behaviour, this would be a task easier said than done. To him...most people were idiotic and judgemental. It would be hard for him to find some that weren't.

He made his way to the street corner and waited for his ride to pick him up. Ayano had already arranged for him to be brought to the docks so he didn't have to worry about getting there himself. He stood by the curb until a green car drove up beside him and parked where he was. The driver rolled down the window to greet Arashi.

"Arashi Tatsuya?" The man inquired, getting an affirmative nod from Arashi.

"Let's get you to the docks, your ship departs soon," the man said as he got out of the car to open the trunk.

The man helped Arashi get his luggage in the car and then got back in the drivers seat, Arashi following and sitting in the passenger seat. It took about twenty minutes with traffic, considering a lot of cars were headed towards the docks. But they managed to get there in time.

"Alright Arashi, here you are. Have a safe trip and good luck," the driver said as he pulled up to the docks and parked to help Arashi get his luggage out.

"Thanks..." Arashi said as he grabbed his bags and made his way towards the ship as the car drove off.

So this was it. Arashi was about to set off on the journey of a lifetime. There was no turning back and that thought sickened him a little. Although he seemed fine on the outside, inside he was a nervous wreck. What if they all treated him with contempt? What if he never made a single friend? Yes, Arashi got nervous quite frequently. A bead of sweat trickled down his visage as he began to pull his luggage towards the ship.

The luggage was a bit heavier than he was used to. Why Ayano insisted that they shop for so much was beyond him. He would never understand that woman. Well, at least she had good taste.

"Need some help?" A voice asked from behind, prompting Arashi to turn around.

The voice came from a boy about his age wearing a Slifer red uniform as well. The boy had short brown hair and sapphire hues. Arashi tilted his head slightly at the boy's kind gesture. He wasn't used to people asking if he needed help. Most of the time he was either ignored or pushed aside.

Arashi didn't exactly know how to respond to this boy. Was he offering to help because he genuinely wanted too, or did he have some other motive? Arashi couldn't tell.

"Maybe...a little..." Arashi finally said, glancing over at his other large bag, sweat dropping at its size.

"You sure do have a lot of stuff don't you?" The boy chuckled, grabbing Arashi's other bag and rolling it towards the ship, Arashi following behind.

"You have no idea..." Arashi muttered, his mind thinking back to all the running around he and Ayano did days prior to his exam.

"So...did you really spend time in the underground?" The boy inquired, getting a raised brow from Arashi.

"Someone's nosey..." Arashi said flatly, tugging his luggage onto the ship.

"Sheesh, I'm just trying to break the ice, after all...we're going to be classmates. We may as well get along," the boy said with a frown.

"I suppose," Arashi replied dryly, glancing around the ship to see the multitude of students.

"To answer your question...yes...I did spend time down there, and to sum it all up it was an experience that was both exciting and frightening at the same time. Let's just say I never knew when my last duel would be...and we'll leave it at that." Arashi finished.

"Sounds rough. I heard rumors that it was a pretty brutal place," the boy said, spotting a few wraps poking out from beneath Arashi's sleeves.

The moment he looked up again, a young girl with pink eyes and violet locks was now standing in front of them. Violet clashed with pink as Arashi and the girl looked at each other. The girl had a rather stoic gaze fixated on her features. An intimidating aura radiated from her.

There were many boys on the ship making cat calls to the girl who didn't seem the least bit interested in them. Her focus was on Arashi.

Why is she staring at me? Arashi thought, getting a rather uneasy feeling as he kept his focus on her.

"Just as I thought...you're nothing like them..." the girl said as she turned her gaze towards the boys who were gawking at her.

"They're all so easily infatuated...but it appears you are different. Perhaps I might be able to befriend you after all," the girl stated, still maintaining a neutral expression.

Arashi wasn't sure what to say to her after that. Words never really came easily to him. He was nervous around most people, considering most didn't trust him one bit, yet here was this young girl wanting to make friends. He didn't know whether to be alarmed or elated.

"Not much for words are you? That's fine...boys who ramble on can be rather annoying. My name is Harumi Fumiko..." she said as she turned to leave.

"See you on the island...perhaps we'll duel some day..." she said as she walked away, the crowd parting as she made her way to the other side of the boat. Some of the lovestruck boys followed her for a while afterwards.

"Okay...that was strange..." Arashi said aloud, glancing back at his newfound acquaintance who was seen gawking in another direction.

Arashi blinked in confusion as he followed the boy's gaze. There, in the center of several male students, stood a girl with long auburn locks, fair skin and dark chocolate irises. She was rather attractive, just like Harumi. Unlike Harumi, however, this girl seemed to be soaking up the praise of her apparent fans.

It seems like she has a fan club... Arashi thought as he glanced over at the boy beside him who had yet to introduce himself.

I'm surrounded by idiots, Arashi thought as he waved his hand in front of the boy.

Snapping out of his daze, the boy turned to Arashi and cleared his throat.

"That is the Beauty Queen of the Obelisks. She's a high ranked duelist who duels with a passion. She's one of the top three in the academy right now," the boy explained.

"And I care...why?" Arashi inquired, wondering how that applied to him in any way.

"I'm going to need to educate you a little about the women of duel academy aren't I?" The boy said with a smirk.

Great. He's one of those people, Arashi thought as he sweat-dropped.

"The name's Daichi Hisashi by the way, what was your name again?" Daichi inquired, waiting for a reply.

"Arashi Tatsuya..." Arashi said with a sigh.

"Well, it's nice to meet you Arashi," Daichi said with a faint smile.

"Yeah, same to you," Arashi said plainly.

"We really need to work on your social skills..." Daichi said with a nervous laugh.

Arashi didn't pay that comment any mind as his attention was now fixated on the island they were approaching. There it was, the place where he would be spending three years of his life. The place that he would call 'home.'

"Hello students! This is your captain speaking. Up ahead is Duel Academy Island. For the next three years you will be spending your days here living together, eating together and dueling together. Adventure awaits duelists!" The captain finished his short speech as they approached the island.

Daichi glanced over at Arashi who looked rather uncomfortable. Although Arashi wasn't showing it by any physical means like fidgeting or anything, his eyes looked uncertain. Placing a gentle hand on his shoulder, Daichi patted Arashi on the back.

"Nervous?" He asked, knowing he was stating the obvious.

"Kinda..." Arashi replied, his eyes still focused on the shore as they approached.

The ship pulled into the docks and everyone grabbed their luggage and began to file out. Arashi glanced around at the other students and took note that there were a lot of first years as well as returning students. His eyes shifted from one student to the next as if to analyze them. As he was doing this, he felt himself being pushed aside, falling into Daichi unexpectedly. Arashi's eyes narrowed and he whirled around to see a familiar male figure walking alongside the apparent 'Beauty Queen' and her other companion.

The larger male turned his head and smirked at Arashi before turning around and walking with his companions. Arashi hadn't been on the boat for more than a few hours and he'd already made an enemy it seemed.

"Ah...that's one of the guards of the Beauty Queen. I guess I need to tell you about the system they have here. My brother told me about it before he graduated. You see this was something new implemented by our chancellor Ayano. It's called the Blue Triad. Three of the top duelists choose from several elite duelists and they pick two of them to be their 'guardians.' Defeating the guardians earns recognition and with that recognition comes the chance to face off against one of the Triad. Should both be defeated there is a chance that the one who beat them could have the chance to rank up earlier in the year. Meaning if a Slifer defeats the guardians and the leader, they could rank up to Ra without having to take the testing offered. Same goes for Ra's," Daichi explained proudly.

"Let me guess...they're all extremely hard to defeat right?" Arashi inquired, suddenly intrigued by what Daichi had said.

"Well...let me put it this way. Not many have succeeded. Oh and I forgot to mention one thing. Sometimes, the leader will dismiss a guardian should they lose enough times or if they feel the one who defeated them would be better suited to assist them. From what I've heard, the Kaiser's guardians are the toughest yet," Daichi went on, unknowingly gaining Arashi's interest with every word he spoke.

"So, why did they add this system in?" Arashi inquired as they got off the ship with their luggage.

"They wanted to give the students more of a challenge. They can still take the promotional exams to rank up, however some students want to rank up faster so this system was put in place. It will definitely rank a student up, but the difficulty is really high and it's only for those who seek a challenge," Daichi finished as the two stopped behind a sea of red, blue and yellow.

"Duelists! It is my privilege to welcome you to Duel Academy. As some of you already know, I am your chancellor Ayano Hibiki. All of you were chosen due to your skill and will to succeed. You showed great potential during the practical examinations back at the Kaiba Dome. Now you are to show those same skills here and cultivate them even more. Look around you for a moment and take in all that you see. You all may be divided by ranking but this doesn't mean that one individual is superior to another. Everyone is equal here at Duel Academy whether you believe it or not. Everyone here has the same goal, to become the best they can be and aim for the top. I aim to help each of you do so. Without further ado, all of you are to go with your headmasters to your dorms. Get acquainted with one another as best you can. Classes will start first thing tomorrow morning at 9:00 am sharp. Your orientation will take place an hour before so do not be late. Headmasters, I leave them to you," Ayano said with a smile.

Her gaze swept over the crowd, those penetrating emerald hues spotting the familiar spirit of Eatos hovering beside Arashi.

He's here, that's good...I don't know what would have happened had I not been notified of his whereabouts, Ayano thought as everyone began to file out, Obelisks, Ra's and Slifers all going to their new homes.

I can only hope he makes friends. The fact that he's an underground duelist is a stain on his record...but hopefully it won't be too much of a problem with the students. I know some were alarmed, Ayano sighed as she turned on her heel and made her way to the main building.

Arashi made his way into the Slifer dormitory. It wasn't exactly a five star resort, and it did look as though it needed some renovations. Arashi was soon face to face with the headmaster of the dorm. The man was average height, around 5'10" and had dirty blonde hair tied in a ponytail and dark brown irises.

"You must be Arashi, I watched your duel back at the Kaiba Dome after I finished testing a student. I must say I was impressed. You've got some talent. Here's your room number and key, " he said as he handed Arashi a card with the number on it as well as his key.

Nodding politely he took the key and card and went upstairs to find his room. It was room 205 which was in the middle of the hall. Arashi opened the door and glanced inside the room. It consisted of two desks, a bunk bed and two closets. On the desks were duel disks as well as PDA's.

"Looks like we're roommates," a familiar voice said from behind as he walked into the room. It was Daichi.

"Yeah...looks like it..." Arashi said with a nervous laugh.

Daichi dropped his luggage in one corner of the room and glanced over at Arashi.

"Dibs on top bunk," Daichi said as he climbed up to the top bunk and kicked back.

"Wasn't going to call that bunk anyway..." Arashi muttered, pulling his luggage to another corner and stuffing his suitcase in the closet for the time being.

After he did that he turned and headed for the door with intent on getting some peace and quiet.

"Where're ya goin roomie?" Daichi asked curiously.

"Out...why?" Arashi replied, wondering why Daichi cared.

"Good, I'll come too. I could use a good walk after all that time aboard the S.S. Dull," Daichi laughed, not getting so much as a chuckle out of Arashi.

"Tough crowd..." Daichi laughed nervously.

"Whatever..." Arashi said rolling his eyes.

Taking that as a 'sure, come along' Daichi grabbed both of their duel disks and walked out the door.

"Don't forget this" Daichi said, handing Arashi his duel disk.

"Thanks..." Arashi replied as he took it and attached it to his arm.

The two walked out of the dorm and began to explore the island. It soon occured to Arashi that Daichi was one of those individuals that just didn't stop talking. He was a very outgoing individual and Arashi was the exact opposite. The two walked around for what seemed like hours before finally arriving at an area just outside the Obelisk dorms.

"You sure know a lot about this place..." Arashi commented, causing Daichi to scratch his head nervously.

"Well...I did visit here a few times. Oh and I saw my brother graduate too so there's that," Daichi laughed, looking up at the Obelisk dorm with a grin.

"My goal is to get into Obelisk...that's where they're really livin' it up. Yep, the high class crowd dwells behind those walls. And one day I'm gonna get in there," Daichi said with a bright smile.

"As if that will ever happen," a voice from behind said, causing the two to turn around to see who the source of the voice was.

It was none other than the Beauty Queen herself followed by her two guardians.

Great...I wasn't expecting to run into them now, Daichi thought nervously.

"I heard that there were two Slifer rats scampering around our sacred grounds. You two don't belong here, so why don't you go back to whatever hole you crawled out of?" the girl said with a sneer.

"Why should I listen to you?" Arashi replied flatly, getting a rather shocked reaction from Daichi as well as the other three.

"Watch who you're talking to pipsqueak!" The rather burly boy said as he stepped forwards, glaring at Arashi.

"Yeah roomie...don't anger him, he's a guardian after all..." Daichi warned, getting no reaction from Arashi.

"And I should be concerned why?" Arashi inquired, glancing over at the boy who was now fuming mad.

"Because if you don't listen to us you'll be in world of hurt when we're through with you!" the boy snarled.

Arashi's eyes narrowed at this remark. He remembered the last time he'd heard words like that. It was two years prior to being found by Ayano, Arashi dueled a man who was nothing short of ruthless. He was a bully in every sense of the word and put Arashi through great pain during their duels. One day, Arashi finally beat him thanks to Eatos. Outraged, the man stormed out of the underground but not before promising to make Arashi pay for his humiliation.

Arashi said nothing and simply reached down for his deck and slammed it into his duel disk, activating it immediately.

"Interesting...so the Slifer sludge wants to challenge one of my guardians...very well, Juro show him what happens when a Slifer doesn't know his place," the girl said with a smirk.

"As you wish Kazumi," Juro stated, activating his duel disk as well.

Daichi glanced over at Arashi as if he were crazy. According to his brother, not a single Slifer had managed to defeat a guardian of the Blue Triad. To attempt to do so was madness. Yet here was Arashi, ready to tackle one of them head on. Daichi didn't know whether to think Arashi was brave or stupid.

Arashi (4000)

Vs.

Juro (4000)

First Turn: Arashi

Arashi drew his sixth card and glanced down at his hand.

"I place one card face down and I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my turn," Arashi finished.

"Is that it? This will be easier than I thought," Juro laughed as he grabbed a card from his deck.

Second Turn: Juro

"Let me show you how things are done around here. I summon Machina Soldier in attack mode!" Juro said as he brought forth an emerald mechanical soldier with a blade in its hand.

Machina Soldier (ATK/1600 DEF/1500)

"It doesn't stop there. You see, Machina Soldier has an effect that allows me to special summon another Machina monster as long as it's not Machina Soldier. Now I'm going to summon out Machina Fortress!" Juro declared, slamming another monster onto his duel disk.

The bulky blue machine was revealed in all its glory, complete with a beam cannon attachment.

Machina Fortress (ATK/2500 DEF/1600)

"You know what happens next don't you half pint?" Juro mocked, pointing to his face down monster.

Arashi grimaced at this remark. He could tell he was not going to get along with this guy any time soon.

"That's right, it's about to get destroyed. Machina Soldier, dice up his pathetic monster!" Juro commanded.

Machina Soldier rushed forwards and slashed straight through Arashi's monster, sending it to the graveyard.

"I'm sorry Caam..." Arashi said quietly as he glanced at his graveyard.

"Don't think I'm not done yet loser, because now my Machina Fortress attacks you directly!" Juro said with a smirk.

"Go Ion Blast!" Juro commanded, causing his machine to power up its cannon and fire a devastating blast in Arashi's direction.

The explosion was deafening and it caused Daichi to cover his ears. He didn't even see Arashi get flung backwards several feet. Turning to see if his comrade was alright, Daichi could see Arashi rise to his feet slowly.

Arashi (1500)

Vs.

Juro (4000)

"Now do you know where you stand you Slifer slime ball? You can never contend with me or our Queen for that matter. Why don't you just call it quits and save yourself the embarrassment?" Juro laughed.

Arashi simply stared back at him unamused.

"Are you done rambling? I hope so because if you think your attack was enough to send me running...you've got another thing coming..." Arashi said with a glare.

"As you know...I've been in the underground where I've taken far worse punishment than this. Every day was a fight for survival...and none could be sure whether or not they would live to see the next day. So don't you go telling me where I stand or where my place is," Arashi spat, ripping a card from his deck and looking at it.

Turn Three: Arashi

"Those are some bold words there rat, but you don't appear to be in any position to speak that way. Juro has you cornered and in another turn you'll be but dust in the wind and another tally mark on his wall of victories," Kazumi giggled.

"That's what you think...because from here on out...I'm calling the shots!" Arashi declared as he looked down at the next card he'd drawn.

This is going to be tricky...but it can be done, Arashi thought as he looked at his cards.

"I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my turn," Arashi said firmly, glancing back at Juro who looked rather confused.

"All of that talk about controlling the duel and you just set a monster. Are you mocking me?" Juro laughed, picking a card from the top of his deck.

Turn Four: Juro

"I summon Machina Sniper in attack mode!" Juro declared as a copper machine wielding a high calibur sniper rifle immerged onto the field.

"This is the end of the line for you shrimp. Machina Soldier, take out his face down monster!" Juro commanded.

Machina Soldier rushed forwards and slashed through Arashi's monster, clearing the path to Arashi's life points, for so Juro thought.

"Thanks for that...since you've destroyed Gusto Egul, I'm allowed to bring a monster from my deck that is level four or lower to the field in face down defense mode," Arashi said with a smirk as he set another monster after thumbing through his deck.

"Fine, I'll just blow that one away with Machina Sniper!" Juro said as his sniper lined up the shot and fired, destroying the newly set monster.

The monster flipped up, revealing a small green haired boy who rose upon the wind.

"What now?!" Juro demanded angrily.

"That's Kamui, Hope of Gusto. When he's flipped face up, he summons a Gusto tuner monster to the field in whatever position I desire. I choose Gusto Gulldo!" Arashi said as he brought forth a very familiar bird to the field with its wings crossed before it defensively.

"Machina Fortress, blow that bird to smithereens!" Juro snarled furiously.

The giant machine powered up its cannon once more and fired a destructive beam towards the bird, who squaked in fright before being incinerated.

"There, that takes care of...oh come on!" Juro yelled, seeing another monster had replaced Gulldo.

"I end my turn," Juro grumbled.

"Good...now I can start turning things around," Arashi said as he brought his hand over his deck and drew swiftly.

Turn Five: Arashi

"This is where the duel ends," Arashi stated as he glanced down at the card he'd just drawn.

"What was that? I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the lead I have" Juro snickered.

Arashi paid him no mind as he continued his turn.

"I summon Gusto Griffin to stand alongside Gusto Egul!" Arashi said as he brought forth his faithful griffin to his defense.

Gusto Griffin (ATK/800 DEF/300)

"You're kidding right? You've put the hopes of winning on the wings of such pathetic creatures? You're even more pitiful than I thought!" Juro laughed.

"I'm not done yet. I tune them together to bring about the beginning of your defeat!" Arashi declared, watching as his two birds soared high above the area.

"Winds that blow from all ends of the earth lend me your strength. Let all those who oppose your might be torn asunder! Come forth, Mist Bird Clausolas!" Arashi bellowed.

The wind rushed violently within the area as a rather large green bird descended, its talons extended and ready to tear apart its prey.

Mist Bird Clausolas (ATK/0 DEF/2300)

"You're kidding? That thing has no attack points. How do you expect to win with that?" Juro laughed loudly.

"I'm not finished. I use the magic of double summon to summon one more time. And I summon Pilica, Descendent of Gusto!" Arashi declared, bringing forth a rather cute child-like female holding a small staff. Her hair was similar to the other Gusto monsters, green in color.

"When she's summoned I am able to special summon a wind tuner monster from my graveyard and I choose Gulldo!" Arashi stated, watching as Gulldo burst forth once more.

Seeing the two three star monsters, Juro anticipated that Arashi might summon Sphreez again, but he couldn't have been more wrong.

"Now I'm going to activate Soul Release...and remove five cards from my graveyard, and since I have only monsters well...you get the picture" Arashi said as he removed all five monsters from play.

I hope Arashi knows what he's doing, Daichi thought as he watched the duel continue.

"Now that my grave is clear I can bring this duel to a close," Arashi said as he raised his next card high.

"Those who travel upon the wind hear my cry! From the celestial plains, come and fulfill your contract with me! May your enemies be blown away like dust in the wind! I beckon you, Guardian Eatos!" Arashi declared as he summoned his most trusted friend.

A heavy wind tore through the area, bringing with it a powerful entity. Eatos unfurled her wings and looked down upon her foe, and then to her friend Arashi. She lowered herself to his side, her stoic gaze fixated upon the foul machine that did him harm.

Guardian Eatos (ATK/2500 DEF/2000)

"Okay...so you've got yourself a pretty strong monster. It still doesn't mean you will win" Juro said confidently.

"That's where you're wrong...you see my Mist Bird has a special effect that allows him to lower another monsters attack points to zero and negate its effect!" Arashi stated, causing Juro's eyes to go wide at this startling revelation.

True to Arashi's words he watched as Arashi pointed to Machina Fortress. The bird spread its wings and let loose a gust of wind, corroding the machine and reducing its power to zero.

"Now I'm equipping Eatos with Celestial Sword Eatos, and that's not all...due to her special ability I'm able to send it to the grave and gain 500 attack points for every monster removed from play!" Arashi proclaimed.

Eatos grabbed hold of her sword and watched as power rushed through the blade, causing her attack power to skyrocket.

Guardian Eatos (ATK/5000 /DEF/2000)

"No way, 5000 attack points?!" Juro exclaimed, glancing back at Kazumi and the other boy who looked just as surprised.

"Juro...just because you have a higher rank than me doesn't mean you're superior to me in any way! Did you not hear what the Chancellor said? We're all equal. However...you seem to be the type that thinks himself above the rest. Your rank may mean something here but where I come from it means nothing!" Arashi said as he pointed towards Machina Fortress.

"Eatos, destroy Machina Fortress! Celestial Blade!" Arashi commanded.

Eatos raised her sword high into the air and extended her wings. Wind whirled about her frame in powerful gusts, and light illuminated the blade. With a mighty swing Eatos brought the blade down and sent a powerful shockwave towards Machina Fortress, blowing it to dust.

"This can't be!" Juro cried out as his life points dropped to zero.

The dust cleared and Eatos lowered herself to Arashi's side once more. Her stoic gaze fixated itself upon Juro, a hint of distaste behind her eyes.

"This isn't over, I'll destroy you one day!" Juro snarled.

"That's enough Juro!" Kazumi snapped, causing Juro to cease his actions.

"You've lost now come along, we have other matters to attend to. We'll talk about this later," Kazumi ordered, causing Juro to reluctantly move to her side.

"You've won this day rat...but don't expect to get so lucky next time." Kazumi warned as she walked away from him, her guardians in tow.

"Do you realize what you just did?" Daichi said with an astonished look on his face.

"Not really...what?" Arashi inquired cluelessly.

"You've basically made yourself a target. It's the first time a Slifer has defeated a guardian of one of the Blue Triad. This is going to spread like wildfire..." Daichi said as he glanced over at Arashi who didn't seem the least bit worried.

"I guess I'll just have to brave that storm when it comes," Arashi said with an exhausted sigh.

"That match was too close...if her first guardian is that strong...I can't imagine how tough she is," Arashi said nervously as a bead of sweat trickled down his face.

"She's powerful, I'll just leave it at that," Daichi said as he turned to walk back to the dorm.

"Coming? It's about time for the welcome dinner to begin. I don't know about you but I'm starving!" Daichi said as he held his stomach to indicate his hunger.

Arashi blinked as he watched Daichi. The boy was rather confusing to him. Arashi would need a lot of time to get used to the lad.

The two walked back to the dorms after their ordeal and partook of a warm meal prepared by the headmaster himself. News of his victory would travel quite quickly and Arashi would find out that he got himself into quite the mess. How would he handle it? Only time would tell.