There were 7 other people inside the spacious carriage they all glanced at me, but quickly returned to what they were doing, I stood there for a second to absorb everything, there were 2 young teens both with black hair, they appeared to be twins they both were quietly talking, there was one middle-aged man who didn't have any redeeming or noticeable traits, I saw a woman who looked to be somewhere in her 20s she seemed to be very flirtatious with bright red lipstick and red hair speaking to the middle-aged man, the other 2 were not much and seemed like any average person I'd encounter while walking,
'Huh? Wasn't there another person in here, I've only mentioned 6 what happened to the other person' I was confused I could've sworn I saw someone else in here, 'did I make a mistake I thought to myself as I sat down in the far corners away from everyone else, I turned to my left and was shocked to see a smiling young teen dressed in blue robes he looked to be older than me by a few years, he had his purple hair at a normal length and his black eyes were slanted which reminded me of gin
"Oh, you could sense me," he said in a charismatic but raspy voice
"Only the guards here and some shinigami I've met could sense me… you're a strange person"
"Heh who are you calling strange you're the one who appeared out of nowhere, who even are you, "I asked, he seemingly got under my radar so easily I had to know who he was, I couldn't sense his spiritual pressure I wasn't sure if he would be able to know if I did it from, what he just told me only shinigami could sense him so he must be something special and strange in his own right.
The teen seemed to think about his answer for a bit before saying, "well I'm just someone looking for excitement… as for my name, you can call me Katamuku"
'Hmmm, seems like he's hiding something. He was vague when he introduced himself, and they put me even more on guard.
"Well as for me, you can call me Ryo and my goal is to be strong" I didn't add the fact that I just didn't want to be strong, I wanted to be the strongest to ever exist, but since he was acting pretty suspicious, I hid that fact from him
"Hmm Ryō, if you don't mind me asking, how were you able to sense me? " I decided to gain some information that might give me a clue as to who he was,
"I'll only answer that if you first tell me how you're able to hide your presence like that," I said
Katamuku's eyebrows furrowed down for a bit and a glint of seriousness showed itself 'seems that his abilities are a bit of a secrecy, it looks like his background might be important, I don't think he's in any of the noble families since they are in District 1, I think he's probably in a district below 54 but his clothes say otherwise, his blue robe is made out of a fine material so he must be wealthy these few days with Jericho has taught me a few things about cloths and his are top tier so his background must be important'
Katamuku finally said "well I can tell you the gist of it" that was good enough for me so I answered "then I'll do the same"
"My family originally come from a famous clan, but due to certain circumstances they had to move out, although they left, they still had some techniques from our former clan that we still use to this day, due to training in such techniques I'm able to make my presence unnoticeable to the general population, but it doesn't work on those who are more capable than me like most shinigami for instance"
He paused to let me think over what he said, I've already realized some things from what he said, the technique he's referring to might be ones used by assassins and the closest thing we have to that in soul society are the ninjas, and they're a clan, but not just any clan but a noble one 'it's likely his family was part of the shihoin clan, wasn't Yoruichi the princess of that clan' I was surprised he originated from such a clan, the gears in my head were already moving as I made plans to find a way to learn those techniques
Even after realizing that he originated from a noble clan, I feigned ignorance and did not act suspicious. "so your family was once from a clan but left, but they still had some of that clan's techniques"
"Yep, that's the gist of it," he answered, but then he asked "now Ryō it's your turn to explain how you were able to notice my presence at first, even though you lost where I was you still somehow managed to unconsciously come to where I was"
"I know there's something special about you since you, like everyone here, managed to pass the entrance test without any of the other hassles"
"Well, see I can't explain how it is that I could sense you, I just entered and noticed there were seven people here, then for some reason, I couldn't find where you the seventh were located, I don't think I went to you unconsciously I just usually tend to not socialize much so I went as far as I could from the others," I answered whilst adding some false truths in the mix
'"Oh, is that so then tell me how were you able to pass instantly, I qualified due to my presence control and spiritual pressure" oh it seems he has high spiritual pressure, although I can't check it right now since he might notice I'll have to find a way to do so without alerting anyone soon
This time I decided to tell the truth, as there wouldn't be a point in lying. "I passed because of my spiritual energy. It even cracked the crystal ball the man was using"
Katamuku was visibly shocked as his eyes widened in surprise, but then his mouth started turning into an awkward smile "I was right you are a strange kid, the crystal ball only glowed as bright as that candle for me, while yours almost cracked the thing, eh, eh"
I only shrugged at his comment we stared at each other seriously for a bit until suddenly we got interrupted as the door of the carriage opened up, me, katakumu and the other 6 looked up and it was 2 shinigami that appeared, one said in a loud voice,
"We will be arriving straight to Shinho academy with no stops, as the other recruiters have already gotten the recruitments in the higher districts. We will serve food in an hour so get comfortable'"… TO BE CONTINUED.
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