It was a wild ride all the way.
Subaru Natsuki finally dragged his groggy head back to the Earl's Manor.
As soon as he saw Yu, he couldn't help but ran over. Then when he saw a shrunken figure sitting on Yu's shoulder, his expression froze.
He vaguely felt that this figure was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
Beatrice saw the look in Subaru Natsuki's eyes, snorted slightly and turned his head away.
However, just when Subaru Natsuki was about to speak, a blue figure was faster than him.
Subaru Natsuki flashed behind him and appeared on Yu's other shoulder.
"Master, Matatabi miss you so much!"
After saying that, he kept rubbing Yu's cheek with his chubby blue head.
"Okay! I've only been away for a few days, why didn't you guys come back to the Empire!"
Yu gently touched Matatabi, then threw a pill refined with God Tree into Matatabi's mouth.
After taking the elixir, Matatabi instantly became dizzy, shaking his head and tail in a daze.
The eight other Tailed Beasts that were noisy at first were also lined up in a row, squatting in front of Yu, and looking at him with cute eyes.
It seems to be saying that he can't just prefer Matatabi, they also want it.
Seeing this, Yu was speechless.
In the end, I couldn't stand the watery eyes of the Tailed Beasts, so I took out eight pills from my own space and gave them to them one by one.
Now each of these Tailed Beast has a lower limit than the last, and their strength has not increased much, but their ability to act cute is better than the last.
In an instant, the other eight Tailed Beast also took the shape of Matatabi.
After the effects of the medicine wore off, after a while, everyone Tailed Beast felt refreshed, and every beast felt that their souls had become much stronger.
But when Matatabi reacted, he grinned on Yu's shoulder. Those were all his cat food!
No wonder, he said, why these guys who rarely get together together came with him to meet his owner. It turned out to be because he was thinking about his cat food.
"Okay, you haven't answered my question yet!"
Yu gently stroked Matatabi with his hand, and a pill quietly fell on its paw. After all, it was his pet, so he had to show some preference.
Sure enough, the next moment, when he felt something suddenly appear on his claws, Matatabi immediately lost his temper.
"Hmph, how can you compare with me? Master still prefers me!"
Matatabi felt proud and quickly answered Yu's question.
"So, you want to stay in this world for a while!"
Nine Tailed Beasts nodded in unison.
"It's not impossible! But for the time being, you can only move around in this manor. If you get tired of it, go back early! And no quarrels are allowed!"
Nine Tailed Beasts nodded again and immediately looked like they were in love with each other.
Subaru Natsuki looked on from the side and was a little speechless. He knew how noisy these nine guys were along the way, but they were so obedient in front of his master.
"How was your actual combat experience this time?"
Just when Subaru Natsuki was silent, Yu's cold voice sounded, and Subaru Natsuki's body trembled.
"Master, I... I..."
He didn't know how to answer Yu's question. He agreed, but in the end he still used the teacher's trump card. If he didn't, then a scolding would definitely follow.
"Okay! You don't need to explain. You know it in your heart, and you don't want to blame me as a teacher. Next, give me twice as much training, and by the way, let them train your actual combat skills in the past few days!"
Subaru Natsuki followed Yu's fingers and saw Nine Tailed Beasts looking at him with a sinister smile. They all tacitly imitated the way humans clenched their fists and pinched their own claws.
Subaru Natsuki instinctively felt a chill.
"Master, there's no need for this! After all, they are beasts and I am a human. Both sides have different fighting methods!"
"Oh! Boy, you look down on us!"
At this time, Nine-Tails said with a sinister smile, and several other Tailed Beast also showed malicious looks.
"No! No! I just..."
"Hmph! It's not that I look down on you, you are far from our Jinchuriki! Don't worry, Your Majesty! There will be absolutely no problem in leaving your apprentice to us!"
Nine-Tails patted his chest and assured, you should know that it is beneficial for Yu to generally command them Nine-Tails to do things.
If you do it well, there will definitely be no shortage of rewards, especially the elixirs just now. Maybe this time I will go on a mission and they will have a good harvest.
Seeing this, Yu didn't say much, just nodded calmly, and then left with Beatrice.
Wait until Yu leaves.
Suddenly the place started to get noisy.
"Hey! Kurama! Doesn't it start tomorrow?"
"Stop talking nonsense, kid. The sun hasn't set yet. Our time is very precious and we can't waste a single minute!"
Then the entire manor lawn rang out with screams one after another.
Of course, Tailed Beast didn't just torture Subaru Natsuki. After beating Subaru Natsuki, they still taught him many practical skills and some control methods for Chakra.
You must know that every Tailed Beast Jinchuriki is a war machine. Although Tailed Beasts are not human beings, they have definitely accompanied Jinchuriki in battles many times.
So I am fully qualified to teach Subaru Natsuki
At night, on a lawn, the breeze gently blew the big trees next to it.
Seeing Subaru Natsuki's nose and face swollen after being beaten, Emilia couldn't help but feel distressed while helping Subaru Natsuki's treatment.
"Ang, why are you working so hard!"
Subaru Natsuki squinted his eyes slightly and rested his head on Emilia's knee pillow.
"Of course I have the ability to protect Emilia Carbon. This is my goal! I fell in love with you the first time I saw Emilia Carbon!"
Emilia blushed slightly and lowered his head.
"Ang really thinks so!"
"Of course, Emilia Carbon, don't doubt my determination!"
Subaru Natsuki suddenly sat up and looked at Emilia seriously.
"Now I am your bodyguard. I have no power. How can I protect you Emilia? I am not someone who only talks big words!"
Emilia's face felt hot when he saw Subaru Natsuki's piercing eyes, and his voice whispered like a mosquito.
"Well! I believe Ang!"
In the next few days, Subaru Natsuki was trained by Nine Tailed Beasts almost continuously during the day, and occasionally spent a while with Emilia at night.
Days like this make him feel fulfilled and motivated.
However, the good days must eventually come to an end.
With the return of Roswaal, a piece of news had to make Emilia nervous.
That means Royal Capital has found the fifth Royal Selection, which means that everyone has arrived and the real Royal Selection Trial is about to begin.
One morning, the wind was calm and the sun was shining brightly.
A carriage pulled by two Ground Dragons stopped at the gate of the manor.
Emilia was dressed neatly and began to board the carriage, and behind her was Subaru Natsuki who was wearing a black guard uniform.
"Master, you really don't want to follow us to Royal Capital!"
Subaru Natsuki looked at Yu with some reluctance, although he liked Emilia.
But in this strange world, what he really relies on is Master Yu.
"What am I going to do? I'll continue to be your nanny! Remember, this is a test given to you by your master.
It's a very cruel trial, if you can get through it, then you will have the power to survive in this world even if you don't become a teacher!"
"But master, I don't feel at ease without you!"
Subaru Natsuki, pulled on Yu's sleeve and refused to let go.
Yu's eyes turned cold.
"That's enough! I'm just your master, not your father. You have to understand the truth that the path of the strong is always lonely.
If you want to become stronger, in addition to hard work, you also need to have enough pain. Pain is the only source that spurs you to become stronger quickly. How long have you not died!"
Subaru Natsuki Suddenly, the pupils contracted.
"Master... Master, what do you mean?"
Yu pointed at Subaru Natsuki's eyes and chest.
"Remember that as a teacher, your eyes and your own abilities are the best match.
Don't be afraid of death. What can't kill you completely will only make you stronger in the end.
This is the real meaning of my teacher giving you these eyes, because these eyes can allow you to transform again and again in death. I look forward to the time when you open your eyes and appear in front of me again.
"Go! Although it is cruel, this is the only way to go!"
Yu patted Subaru Natsuki's dumbfounded cheek, a hint of unbearability flashed in his eyes.
But this was originally the path Subaru Natsuki was going to take. Yu had already paved a shortcut to the door of the strong for him. If he still couldn't understand it, Yu could only pretend that he didn't exist.
Subaru Natsuki got on the carriage dully, looking at Yu's getting smaller and smaller figure, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.