Arc Of Embodiment (Hiatus) - Chapter 86

-Pokemon-

The following day after, Jaune beat Brock. Saphron and Terra informed Jaune that they wanted to return to Remnant. Although they loved the experience of being in another world, they did miss home, especially Adrian. Jaune agreed to both of his girlfriends’ requests.

Vivian didn’t know what was happening until Jaune explained that they were heading back to their homeworld. She didn’t know what to make of this, but Jaune told her she was coming with them. Plus, when she gets to Remnant, she would have more time to train. This made her excited but worried Jaune a bit, so he sat down with Vivian and told her that she needed to have some hobby rather than just training all day as that wasn’t a healthy lifestyle. Vivian listened to Jaune. She knew that Jaune was looking out for her.

But before Jaune and the group return to Remnant, Saphron and Terra wanted to watch the Pokemon Beauty Contest. The pair of mothers was so excited when the show started. They kept taking photos of all the Pokemon in the contest. They decided to return to Remnant when all was done, not even waiting for the next day.

-Remnant-

When they arrived in Remnant, it was already dark. Adrian and Vivian were sleepy, so they put them to bed for the night. However, it was another story for Terra and Saphron. The two women had another plan for Jaune, and they wanted to have night-long fun with him. Jaune didn’t mind this, and he was even excited.

The following morning, Jaune did not return to Beacon as he still had a week break. He wasn’t like the other Professor at Beacon. He didn’t have to spend a lot of time doing paperwork, like how Glynda used to be until he gave her a personalised A.I. that helped her.

What Jaune is currently doing was planning to expand the Human and Faunus Territory. The first thing he thought was to create a new city that people can live in. And one place came to mind, Mt Glenn. After the break, he planned to ask Ozpin how to get ownership for the Land of Mt Glenn.

Jaune wanted to re-create the city from scratch, but this time he was planning to make sure that no incident like Merlot would happen, which won’t since he intends to create the city on his own, with his tech. He wants to see what he was capable of without his Arc of Embodiment.

Jaune then took out a Research Module from his storage ring. This Research Module is a device that Jaune made to contain all his Research Data. Plus, it has enough processing power to calculate anything that Jaune requires. Jaune has used this device to create various things when he isn’t using his Arc of Embodiment. Right now, he plans to use it to create a holographic blueprint of a city that he intends to make for the new Mt Glenn.

Jaune wanted the new city to be a haven for Faunus and Humankind. For that, he would not only need to create a beautiful city but a fair law protecting both races. Jaune used his memories from his previous world to remember the regulations regarding racism. He wanted to use that to re-create it for the city that he was designing. He made notes of everything he remembered. Although the memories of his previous world’s law are helpful, he would need to adjust them to work on Remnant.

-Orario-

For the past few days Jaune has been gone. Hephaestus couldn’t stop thinking about him, to the point that it was getting in the way of her work. Her Familia members are even getting worried, and they’ve never seen her in such a state.

Tsubaki, Hephaestus’s most trusted person, was not as worried as the other Familia member as she knew why her Goddess was acting the way she was. And it was starting to irritate her. Jaune this, Jaune that. ‘When do you think Jaune will come back?’ Or ‘Do you think Jaune will come back?’ These were the questions that Hephaestus would ask Tsubaki repeatedly.

“Hah…Hephaestus-sama. He already told you that he would return in the future. You must be patient. And it’s only been a few days. You’re acting like it’s been months since he left,” Tsubaki said.

“But that’s what it feels like to me…Is that weird?” Hephaestus said.

“No, not really. You’re not the first person to act this way, and you won’t be the last. I heard that the Sword Princess from the Loki Familia was acting the same way as you. Though a bit more reserve,” Tsubaki said.

“Um. Everyone thinks so too. A lot of her admirer has been looking for the person that made her that way. They want to teach that person a lesson. But I highly doubt they would be able to,” Tsubaki said.

“Oh? Why is that?” Hephaestus asked.

“There is a rumour that Ais is interested in Jaune Arc,” Tsubaki replied.

“Ha-ha-ha! If it’s him that she’s interested in, and he was the reason she was acting the way she is, then those people don’t know who they’re trying to mess with. Even I feel scared when I recall his status,” Hephaestus said in a serious tone after her laughter.

“Why do you say that Hephaestus-sama?” Tsubaki said.

“What I’m about to tell you isn’t to leave this room, do you understand?” Hephaestus said.

“I understand,” Tsubaki said. From the tone of Hephaestus voice, she knew that what she was about to hear was not some trivial matter.

“Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames,” Hephaestus said.

“Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames? What’s that? I’ve never heard of it before,” Tsubaki said.

“What makes you so sure that he wasn’t from a Grimoire?” Tsubaki asked.

“Because magic gained from a Grimoire aren’t powerful enough to incinerate a God’s soul,” Hephaestus said.

When Tsubaki heard what Hephaestus said, she was utterly shocked. The power to incinerate the soul of a God is no laughing matter. To have something that powerful would make God’s paranoid if they find out. She finally understood why Hephaestus feared it.

“How is something like that possible?! To be able to achieve that kind of power is to be as powerful as a God, but that has never happened before,” Tsubaki said.

“Just because it never happened before doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. Jaune is living proof of that,” Hephaestus said. Tsubaki contemplated on what Hephaestus told her.

-Remnant-

Three days have passed since Jaune and his two lovely girlfriends have returned to Remnant. Jaune’s been busy since then. He’s been trying to write down all the laws from Earth regarding racism and other regulations that he could implement on the city he will build. And he’s finally completed it. All he must do now is ask Ozpin for help regarding the Vale council to hand over the ownership of Mt Glenn. That way, he would be able to start development. He’s even designed a robot that could help him speed up the creation of the city.

“Preparations are nearly complete. All that’s left is to gain the right to Mt Glenn. This isn’t going to be easy. The Vale council aren’t the best of people. They are greedy for power and will do anything to stay in power,” Jaune said to himself. He then started thinking of a game plan.

Jaune couldn’t think of anything now. For some reason, blackmailing the council members is the best course of action that Jaune could think of. He didn’t want to do that. However, if push comes to shove, then he will willingly resort to it if he must.. Is it the best idea? Maybe not, but sometimes you must do bad things to help people as long as it doesn’t end up killing them or isn’t too morally deplorable, especially if you are dealing with ȧsshats.