30 Chapter 30 - Leader

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Haruto finds himself dragged by Nijima after he had finally gathered enough followers to his new group. There were quite a number of them and mostly were those who had been rejected by Ragnarok seeking protection.

"Are you Haruto? The Tempest?" One of them said, surprising Haruto, glancing over to Najima.

"It's a title I spread to strike fear and power! Your name has already been known to fight without striking yet still prevail." Nijima held a fan showing his great plan since this will show that Haruto's reputation to be an unstoppable rising force will draw more attention and expand their empire.

"Well, whatever, for now all of you I want to ask this before we begin." Haruto said standing over them where some were higher years while others were freshmen like him.

"What purpose does power mean to you?" He didn't want them to be driven by the pursuit of being better than others but rather better themselves is the best path. They all gave their answer where most didn't want to be bullied while others simply wanted to show that even the weak can become better.

[ Special Quest ]

[ Task: Create a group with Haruo ]

[ Reward: Leadership Mastery(???) ]

Haruto was a bit surprised when he saw the notification and quickly checked it out. He was taken aback by what the skill provided.

[ Description: The user is a master of how to be a great leader allowing them to effectively keep order and morale. Users have an intuitive mastery of the associated leadership skills, speech, tone and body language, expertly sending all the right signals, granting them major leverage in any social situation and allowing to easily forge a fanatical level of trust and devotion in whoever they exert these talents on.

Using this ability, the user can develop an incredibly charismatic personality, and is capable of inspiring and swaying others into the user's influences. With enough time the user could win the loyalty and devotion of anyone, change anyone's views on anything, bring them to serve and follow the user. The user can easily develop a strong cult of personality around themselves. ]

He immediately gains the knowledge and ability on how to keep their morale along with managing them. Haruto's expression became more serious looking at each of them.

"I agreed for Nijima to establish a group to ensure that I won't be alone in this fight. My ambition was simply to help others find some place where they belong and be part of." Haruto was speaking with his heart and everyone was being affected even Nijima wa surprised.

"People say power is to consume the weak but I believe even the weak have the potential to rise above them only through grit and perseverance. My brother is a great example and is considered the Hero of Justice. But I am not such a person." He looked at them showing his charisma as a leader blossom and felt their heart stirred to follow him through it all.

"I wish to be a power that people look up to and follow. For only with power can you protect the weak and overcome our weakness. My motto is "I Have no enemies" but does not mean I shall not fight to protect. Strength should be used for the weak and gain strength from them." Haruto doesn't know why he was acting this way but followed through.

"If our adversary is named Ragnarok then we shall be called Valhalla, a place of warriors who shall fight for the weak. I don't want you to seek vengeance nor let yourself fueled by hate for that makes you no better than them." He said their expression understood they were planning on doing them but Haruto's words woke them up, putting their attention somewhere else.

"It takes courage to confront them, and it's not always easy. But remember, you are not alone in this fight. Together, we can provide support and strength to those who need it most. By standing up for each other, we can create a community where kindness and respect prevail." Haruto shouted and finally ended his speech.

"In the end, are you all certain that you will protect the weak and overcome your weakness? If yes then follow me and show them that even how they treated you all of you are better for you do not let hate consume you but desire to protect and defend!" He shouted and they all followed, promising to follow Haruto, understanding that his someone won't back down despite the odds even how strong he was didn't see them as lesser.

"Now, let's discuss our plans against Ragnarok. From what I know they are in constant shambles and lack the comradery that is needed. Nijima, I'll let you handle information gathering while you will focus on trying to get stronger. I recommend finding a dojo that you prefer and start there." Haruto said and they nodded as everyone began to discuss their group that had been named Valhalla.

"Can we really become strong?" One of them asked and Haruto nodded.

"Yes, if you put your heart and soul into it then nothing is possible! I believe in you as you believe in me." He said allowing the skills to guide him and help his new group become better not want them to be misguided.

Haruto doesn't want them to end up like his past self and lose in confusion. He was also an older brother imagining his sibling turning into life like people in Ragnarok scare ahim.

"Haruto-Nii! Why are you doing here!?" It was then Kenichi came in as they were discussing who would be joining and plans.

"Oh, this is a group I'm making. I was about to call you. Anyway, I decided to make you my second in command." Haruto said while Kenichi was surprised he was actually making a group.

"Why are you doing this?" Kenichi was confused.

"Well, I'm strong but I can't be in all places. Also don't you want to help others who are in need of someone to show that even the weak can become strong?" Haruto said and he stopped for a moment to think about his brother's words.

"I won't force you and take your time." He said as Kenichi simply watched them and left, trusting his brother that he knew what he was doing. Once they were done, Haruto headed outside and walked around only for him to meet someone.

"Hold it right there!" He stopped his stracks and turned to look at the person. There stood a young girl with waist-length black hair that had long bangs hanging over her forehead, dark brown eyes and an angry or unpleasant face. Kotegawa Yui, the head of the students ' disciplinary committee.

"Oh, Kotegawa-san, is there anything I can do for you?" Haruto knew the reason but feign ignorance that made her angry.

"You know why! I saw you started to create a group of delinquents!! Rumors about you fighting the local gang, Ragnarok had been spread!!" She was clearly angry at him and Haruto was nonchalant about it.

"So?" Haruto tilted his head making her even more mad.

"Don't you care about your future lumping with no life!" Kotegawa said while Haruto frowned upon hearing this.

"What you just said made it clear you do a poor job in disciplinary actions." Haruto said and she shuddered.

"Our group won't be like those people. I promise you I'll set them on the right path like you do but I know more about them than you so I recommend that you trust me." He said forming a promise means he can't break them. Haruto has a habit of making promises and won't break them.

"Anyway, if they ever did something, I'll handle it. We'll see you around." Haruto left him and Kotegawa unsure if she should trust him.

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Few days had passed and many things had occurred for starters, Kenichi had been the one who fought against the dojo hunting since it was a great way to give him some battle experience. Haruto met up with the members and established the rule that they should use their power to protect the weak and overcome their own weakness. They seemed to look up at Haruto and took his words to heart. Niijima was his advisor and helped keep things organized.

In addition, Kenichi had fought against the Dojo Hunter as Haruto didn't see a reason to fight them. He did beat them when they tried to sneak against him and cause each of them to fall like flies using non lethal approaches yet his style made it clear if he wanted they wouldn't be able to stand a chance.

At the current moment, everyone from the Ryozanpaku was venturing the island of Furinji and invited Honoka, Mikan and Lala while Rito stayed at home still acting strange around Haruto ever since he had that strange dream.

"Pass the ball here!" Honoka was playing with Mikan, Miu and Lala while Haruto was currently at the cliff where Kenichi was terrified. Their sensei explained the reason why they were doing it.

"Kansei-sensei! Don't you dare do anything perverted!" Haruto shouted at the Chinese master, having made sure he didn't have any camera. He turned to see Lala waving at him and did the same. She looks great with her swimsuit and made sure it wasn't made from Peke.

"Anyway, Kenichi-chan just jumped already!" He turned to Kenichi who was shaking and turned to Haruto.

"But you know I can't swim!" Kenichi screams back annoying Haruto then Shigure moves and removes her clothes revealing a loincloth covering her privates. Haruto blush a bit since it's a lot more alluring than a swimsuit. Shigure informed them that there weren't any rocks but it wasn't enough to make Haruto feel relieved.

"Kenichi, listen." Haruto kneels holding his shoulder looking straight into his eyes.

"Do what I did before deciding to pursue this path." He had been using some quotes from the series he had seen to help encourage Kenichi to overcome his fears.

"Everything is a leap of faith. If you don't do it now, you'll one day regret it." Haruto let go and stood at the edge looking down, also feeling the fear creeping in. He didn't use [ Tranquil State ] believing it would increase if he was able to overcome it.

"Well, see from the otherside." He took a leap of faith and jumped in the water where he was able to see Shigure smiling as she swam next to her.

"Good job." Shigure said and Haruto smiled nodding. Fortunately in the end, Kenichi managed to jump and followed him as he dived down then frantically panicked until Shigure helped him learn to swim.

Some time later, Haruto spent time with Mikan and Honoka building some sand castles. Apachai was helping as well, enjoying creating the sand castle. Miu and Lala were splashing water while Shigure headed to the forest to hunt some fish.

"Shigure, are you there?" Haruto went to the forest to check up on her and found her managing to shoot two fish.

"Haruto? What are you doing here?" Shigure asked

"Uhm, nothing much, I was just curious where you were. Anyway, nice catch, I once tried archery but never learned to properly use it." Haruto said, scratching his head and Shigure looked at him.

"I can teach you." Shigure said, surprising Haruto in the end, she handed her bow and began teaching her the ways of archery. Though, it was a bit distracting when she pressed her body against his.

"Use your back, and relax. Don't try to force it and maintain control. When you release the arrow just let it go." Shigure said as Haruto took a deep breath and managed to show a target that the weapon master was pointing at.

[ You have acquired Lv.1 Archery(E) ]

"Oh, I didn't expect it to be this easy." Haruto said and Shigure smiled at this as the two soon shared a grilled fish where Haruto first searched for some herbs in the island that can be used since he has an S rank cooking meaning it includes knowledge about ingredients. The whole day, Haruto spent time with everyone.