Chapter 206 New Members
Moonlight shone over a city while two teens were standing on the rooftop of a building.
"Hahahaha, it took time to make them. Now, we are ready," said Ban, who was holding a bag. He took a cloth from the bag and gave it to another teen.
Robin held the cloth with an ugly face. He threw the cloth to the floor and shouted.
"How can I wear a damn cloth that looks like a bat?!"
He pointed his finger at Ban.
"You! You wanted toplete the wish of your father! But why do I need to wear that damn cloth? You should have at least removed those two pointed ears!" Shouted Robin.
Banughed while scratching his head. Their bickering was interrupted by a loud scream.
"Kyaaaa!" A woman''s scream reached their ears. They looked at each other, then hurried to wear their outfits.
"Fuck!" cursed Robin as he wore the cloth.
They stood at the edge of the rooftop and looked at the scene below them.
"Did you learn gliding before?" asked Robin.
"N-No," answered Ban with a sweat on his face.
"Me too. Fufufufu, this will be exciting. On the count of three, we will jump," said Robin.
"3-2-1 JUMP!"
Robinughed while Ban gritted his teeth. They used their capes and glided, but they couldn''t control the direction very well.
"Shit!" Cursed by both of them, they collided with each other. They screamed while falling.
"It''s time to use it," said Ban. His face turned serious. He put his hand on the belt and pressed a button.
HIDDEN ART: BAT HOOK
A cable string is shot from his belt. Its top has something pointed and sharp. It went to a metal staircase and its hooks were released.
Ban stopped falling,then swung in the air whileughing. Fire jets appeared on Robin''s feet, then hended on a stair.
"That was dangerous! I should just use my magic," thought Robin. He looked at Ban, who was happily swinging in the air.
"The bastard is really enjoying it," he thought with a chuckle.
"Come on! Let''s keep going!" Shouted Robin.
Ban put a thumb up with a grin, then he pressed a button on his belt. He kept pressing the button, but the cable string was not pulled back. Sweat appeared on his face.
Robin looked at Ban, who was still swinging in the air.
"What are you doing?!" he shouted.
"I-I''m stuck," answered Ban. The two of them turned silent.
"Fuck!" Cursed Robin, then he pointed his finger at the string.
ART OF FIRE: PISTOL
The fireball hit the string, but it was not even scratched. Robin was speechless.
"Why is it so tough?!" he asked.
"I-Its materials are made from high-level beasts," said Ban.
Robin cursed, then jumped on top of the railing. He jumped into the air and pushed himself up with fire jets. He lifted the metal that was hooked to the stair.
"Ahhh!" screamed Ban while falling.
"Idiot! Use your magic!" Shouted Robin.
"O-Oh, right! I forgot. I was too excited to use the outfit," thought Ban, then he rotated his body in mid-air and cast earth magic.
Both of themnded on the ground with ease,then they rushed to the alley where the scream came from.
"Wait! We haven''t thought of our names," said Robin.
"Y-Your right," replied Ban.
Robin touched his chin, then his eyes lit up.
"I will be called Jet. How about you?"
"I-It''s Bat," answered Ban while scratching his head.
"Isn''t that the same as telling your true name?"
"How about Batearthman?"
"That is so lousy!"
"Batelman?"
"Why can''t you remove the word bat?!"
Sweats appeared on Ban''s face while thinking of a name.
Robin''s face looked helpless, and he said,"Let''s save the woman first."
Ban nodded his head and felt relieved. They entered the alley and shouted.
"Evil scum! Your time hase!"
They looked around in the alley. There was a woman who looked scared.
"Where are the scum?" asked Robin.
The woman pointed her finger. A white cat was biting on the neck of a rat.
"M-My cat bit a rat. I-I''m scared she will eat it," said the woman.
Robin and Ban stared at the cat and rat. They were speechless.
"Hmm?" Ban noticed the rat. Its eyes seemed watery while looking at them. The rat seemed to be pleading.
"Is it just me, or do you also notice the pleading of the rat?" whispered Ban to Robin.
Robin stared at the rat and also noticed it.
"Y-Your right," he answered.
"I heard that some animals have developed higher intelligence. It rarely happens, but we might have encountered it. We are lucky! If we can train it, we will have a king of rats that canmand millions of rats. They will be our secret army and spy!" said Ban with excitement.
"Bat, you are a genius!" said Robin.
Banughed while scratching his head. He felt ttered by thepliment.
"We should give it a name that is appropriate for a king of its kind," he said while touching his chin.
"Batratking?"
"You should remove the word bat."
"Ratking? That is toomon. How about doberbat?"
"Why do you insist on adding the word bat?!"
The woman looked at the weird men, who continued bickering. She was getting scared of them.
"Candy! Let''s go. I will give you your favorite salmon," said the woman to the cat.
The white cat heard the word salmon. It can''t help but tighten its jaw when it heard its favorite food.
"Nooo! Rotterbat!" screamed Ban. He rushed to the rat that was bleeding from its neck.
"Rotter! Hold on! Our adventure has not even begun!" shouted Robin.
The rat had tears in its eyes.
"Damn idiots," was probably thest thought of the rat.
The woman felt more scared of the two weird men. She carried her cat and quickly ran away.
Ban touched a wooden que. They buried the rat in a park.
"Rotterbat, you will forever be part of our memory. We could have formed a great team together," he said with teary eyes. Robin also had teary eyes.
A sudden chuckle catched their attention. They looked up and saw a red-haired man floating in the air.
"It will be difficult for the two of you to find scum. I can help you find them, but they are not the true threat. I can make you more powerful, but are you willing to bear the price?"