50 Chapter 50: Special Training (1/2)
”Sorry. I should have told you before I asked them to come over.”
It was later that night, and I had just arrived home. As usual, Dad was on the couch watching anime. Something about a hero with a shield being discriminated against and bullied by the whole kingdom even though they were the ones who arbitrarily summoned him (apparently all they wanted was the other three heroes, and the shield hero was just an unneeded extra). Anyway, Dad raised his head to stare at me after I informed him about my society.
”Let me get this straight. You want me to help train your society members?”
”Yeah…is that all right?”
Dad raised an eye brow. ”Well, I don't mind, but why?”
”Because you're the only person I can think of. It's thanks to you that I managed to develop my magic and combat skills to how they are today. If you could teach my friends the same thing…”
I thought for a bit, reflecting on what Dad drilled into me for the past five years.
”You mentioned something about building a solid foundation. The majority of the members in my society are first year students, so I think now's the best time as any to help them develop a strong foundation.”
”That's correct. They won't be good as you because you have about four more years of training in martial arts than them, but they might have a slight advantage over their peers.” Dad thought for a while. ”But don't misunderstand. They are not going to grow strong overnight. There is no such thing as instant success. They're going to need to train for a long time, so if your goal is to build a society of strong members to challenge the other societies, this is not going to work.”
Dad was familiar with how the society system worked, having enrolled in Jing Tian Magic Academy when he was a student. He was aware of the intense competition between the sects, and the advantages of being in a great sect as well as the disadvantages of being in a small sect. him shook his head sadly.
”This is more of a long-term measure. Your friends are still not going to be able to fend for themselves and start winning a bunch of matches in the first six months. I'm not sure if your society will survive for that long.”
”I'll handle that.” no, I wasn't intending on team-killing the opponents. I decided to choose an alternative route – taking more missions. They were much more dangerous, but the return was higher. Thanks to accomplishing two missions in a row, we still had a surplus of prestige points, though they were much lower now that we had just lost to Crimson Spear Society. And Dong Fang Yue Chu's losses while I was unconscious, though I recouped half of that by beating Theodore Hammond from Thunder Hammer Society.
”How?” Dad watched me, but being an alumni he knew how the system worked, so he merely sighed when he remembered the other way. ”Don't do anything too reckless or dangerous, okay? As you are right now, rank D monsters are your limit.”
”I understand.” I bowed my head slightly. ”Back to the topic, I think that is fine. I don't want instant success. I am building a society, and I need to look toward the future. The members will not be here forever, but the society will remain even after we graduate. I want to leave behind a strong society where members can join without being harassed or bullied. I want my juniors to be able to fend for themselves and become powerful in their own right even after I graduate. I don't need them to win immediately. I want them to establish a firm foundation so that they can strike out on their own, especially for their own futures.”
Dad grinned. ”That's actually pretty mature and thoughtful of you. Excellent! True leaders think of their members, and place the welfare of their subordinates above all else. What is a society without its members? Only with a strong, loyal core of members would a society survive and prosper. For that, we need to build a solid foundation from which they can build upon and fortify on their own later. I like that!”
”Actually, I'm just the vice-president,” I informed Dad. He cocked his head to the side, and then shrugged.
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”Still a leadership position. You're still responsible for taking care of your subordinates.”
I wasn't comfortable with calling my juniors subordinates, but whatever. Now that I had obtained Dad's permission, I was going to lead them here tomorrow.
”Thanks. I'll bring them to the dojo tomorrow evening. You'll be home, right?”
”Sure!” Dad grinned. ”Looking forward to it!”
*
Dad wasn't kidding when he said he was looking forward to it. When I had my members assemble in the dojo the next day, he was practically rubbing his hands in glee.
”It's been a while since my dojo has been this crowded!” he exclaimed in delight. He wiped tears of joy from his eyes. ”The Huang dojo has finally been resuscitated!”
Stan and Wang Fei turned to stare at me.
”Uh…” Stan began uncertainly.
”This is my Dad,” I introduced him. ”He's the one who taught me how to fight. I know this may seem unorthodox, but I've asked him to teach you guys as well.”
”You…you are…!” Dong Fang Yue Chu, on the other hand, was ogling Dad. ”Aren't you Huang Shun Yin?! The Angel of Fire?! That legendary summoner who wiped out the Syndicate just last week?! As well as the one who took out a horde of Rank B monsters in the Chao Zhou Valley?!”
”Ahem…yeah, that's me.” Dad scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.
”Amazing! I knew Vice-President Richard is awesome, but I didn't expect his background to be this amazing too!” Harvey was nearly weeping from the magnificence of it all. Dad just stared at him, not sure what to say.
Then he turned to me and whispered, ”Hey, Richard…is it my imagination, or is your society full of guys? Where are the girls?”
”We don't have any female members in our society. They didn't want to join us.”