With Luffy...
Luffy has his attention focused on the Grimm, now known as BK, as the two are waiting for the first move to be made. The creature decides to do this as it runs up to the straw hat boy and swing its fist at him. Luffy takes evasive action and weaves through the attack, not wanting to try blocking the heavy hit even with Armament.
It's not like he could stop a punch from a giant through pure strength alone in his past life. A barrage of punches rained down upon him as he slipped through the attacks with ease. Luffy bends back to avoid another punch and plants his hands onto the ground while putting the bottoms of his feet together.
" Gomu Gomu no Yari ( Lance )"
he yells as his feet spring out, hitting the Grimm in the unarmored abdomen. The attack caused it to double over, with Luffy preparing to hit it again by jumping back to his feet and stretching his arm far behind him.
"Gomu Gomu no Bullet"
He hits it with the snapback of his retracting arm for a close ranged hit with Armament, this time sending BK skidding back a fair bit of distance. The red markings on the bone armor began to glow brighter as the Grimm looked at Luffy with rage in its eyes. Luffy just stared in confusion at the glowing markings.
"Why did it glow brighter like that?"
he asked to no one in particular.
BK let out a loud roar before sprinting towards him again in fury, but to his surprise the beast was moving faster than before. Its attacks have also gotten quicker, as Luffy is having slight trouble dodging them.
He was at a point where he couldn't dodge the next punch, so he crossed his Armament arms to brace for the impact. For a moment, the attack was only pushing Luffy, but in the end he lost his footing and was sent across the clearing. He came to a stop when he crashed into a tree at the edge of the clearing, but because of his rubber body, collisions don't affect him.
"Man, that was a good hit... good thing I'm rubber otherwise that would hurt really bad."
Luffy said before chuckling with a toothy grin.
Blunt trauma from punches and kicks and certain weapons, falling from high heights, and crashing your body against obstructions doesn't really affect him really much.
His body tensed as he heard loud stomps coming closer and jumped out of the way of a bulldozing gorilla, only for it to only destroy the tree Luffy crashed into. The Armament faded from his arms, but appeared on his legs as Luffy activated the 'chef' bond. He may as well make it literal for Sanji's nickname, Black Leg.
He leaps in the air above the recovering B.K, then he spins forward to pick up speed for the next attack.
" Concasse ( Crush )"
Luffy lands an axe kick to the top of the Grimm's head, causing a slight crater beneath its feet. He then used Sky Walk to jump a couple steps into the air above his opponent so he can add in more damage to the head.
" Brochette ( Skewer )"
he points one leg down and drops in a drill-like manner, delivering another powerful kick in the same area. This time, the thick bone mask cracked under the force, but didn't crush BK's skull.
Luffy grins to himself with satisfaction at the damage done as he disengages his semblance and Armament, he hops off the injured head and prepared to continue the battle in case it of a counterattack.
He sees the markings glow even more brighter but with slight fumes wafting off from them. BK let out a low growl before lunging at Luffy with incredible speed and bloodlust.
He leaps out of the way once more, but is surprised by the yank on his leg to see the Grimm grabbed hold of it. It then began to swing him around really fast, and with Luffy's rubber body it made the action look like it was swinging a blur of a ball and chain.
B.K let loose of its grip on his leg and throws Luffy far out of the clearing and soaring through the air, the glow dimmed slightly but the beast was still enraged at the tough human as it is now trudging through the forest to find him.
With Ruby and Weiss...
Ruby was currently sitting down with a dull look while resting her hands on her cheeks. Not too long after landing, she had a run in with the crabby heiress and fought some Beowolves, only for it to not go so smoothly when Weiss used her Multi Dust Action Rapier, Myrtenaster, and burned a bit of the forest down which called for a retreat.
Sure she may have jumped in front of the enemy Weiss was targeting.
Weiss later finds out that Ruby and Luffy skipped ahead two years when she remarked on Ruby's inexperience. Then Weiss berates her for the lack of coordination, and now they have the problem at present.
Weiss didn't know which way to go and refuses to ask for her help or admit it. Ruby may not know exactly where to go, but there is a simple solution to it. It has taken her every ounce of patience to not shout at Weiss for being so stubborn.
She sure developed a lot of it from dealing with Luffy's antics. Ruby was broken out of her musings by Weiss.
"It's official, we're lost!... I don't see you helping, Ruby."
Weiss said, finally admitting to the fact. Ruby stands back up and dusts herself off before walking in a random direction. The heiress notices this and can't help but get mad at the nonchalance.
"Where do you think you're going?! Did you know where we have to go from the start?!"
Weiss yelled in anger.
If she knew, why didn't she say anything? Ruby couldn't help but slump with a sigh of frustration as she answers the white haired girl.
"We're not getting anything done by standing around here. And no, I don't know where I'm going, but I'd rather take the chance at getting back on track than sticking around to think about which way is right. You didn't bother asking me to pitch in and help, instead you walk and talk like you know absolutely everything without considering another person's opinion. You don't have to do everything on your own Weiss, that's the point of being partners, right?"
Ruby explained to Weiss, though near the end she sounded tenderly.
Ruby and Luffy would almost be inseparable, and it adds to Ruby's understanding of how to work together. She just needs to learn how someone else fights to adapt with them.
Weiss was about to rebuke the half baked idea, but couldn't after not being able to argue against it. Ruby brought a point, it was no use to not take any action, and she needs to stop acting like her opinion is all that mattered.
She needs to let go of her pride and learn to lean on others for support while also supporting them in whatever faults both sides have. It will be slow progress with her perfectionist attitude, but if Ruby is willing to put up with her for the sake of being a good teammate and person, then Weiss will learn to follow suit.
Weiss sighs to herself before she picks up the pace until she is walking side by side with Ruby. Ruby looks to her with a raised brow as Weiss looked like she was contemplating what to say.
"I apologize for my... rude behavior and stubbornness earlier. I guess we could get on both of our nerves. You're right, if we're going to be team, then we have to get along with each other. Since you mentioned about skipping ahead two years, that means you are behind in school subjects and still tend to act childish, despite showing a mature side a few minutes ago. I'm going to make sure my partner doesn't drag me down with poor grades, got it?"
Weiss told her before thinking of any other things to mention.
She's not exactly good at trying to sound nice.
"And you don't have to try so hard to meet my expectations, if the headmaster believes you're ready then I'll... try my best to put some faith in you. If there are teams, that means one will be leading it. As much as I want to be the leader, if someone like you gets the role, then I'll just have to push you harder."
Weiss compromised to Ruby, who beamed at her optimistically for being able to get through the heiress' cold exterior, despite being a little nervous about how strict Weiss is going to be.
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you Weiss! I'll make sure you won't ever regret it. Hey, maybe we can bring Luffy into the whole studying thing. Oh right you never heard, Luffy is my cousin and I'm really sorry for him blowing you up yesterday, please forgive him."
Ruby said cheerfully while rambling at a fast pace.
Weiss almost didn't catch what her partner said and when Ruby got to the topic of her cousin, the edge of her lips twitched at the thought of dealing with the idiot now knowing that they're family but reluctantly accepted that.
She'll just have to make due with whatever life throws her. The moment she left the comfort of her family's protection, she took the condition that life will be unfair to her. As they were walking, they failed to realize the presence of a creature looming over them.
With Yang and Blake...
Yang was dying of boredom due to the lack of action and idle conversation. There was no Grimm to blow some steam on, and her partner doesn't seem like a very sociable person.
Blake never really talks unless you start a topic of discussion that catches her attention, and even then she will only respond if she has to.
They are on the path that leads them to a temple of sorts that they saw from a vantage point. She internally prayed to whatever god there was to bring something to do for them.
As if her prayers were answered as soon as it was made, the duo heard something that sounded like someone... screaming?
The sound seems to be coming from above in a different direction. They squint their eyes to see a figure sailing through the air aiming to land near them. Yang widened her eyes when she recognized the figure as it is coming closer into view.
"L-Luffy?! What in the world happened to bring him over here?"
Yang asked rhetorically with wide eyes.
Blake was also staring wide eyed at the sight before her.
Luffy finally crashed into the ground next to them, kicking up a lot of dust.Yang shakes herself out of her stupor and approaches the dust cloud with a worrying Blake in tow.
Blake was worried about the fact that someone crashed really hard onto unforgiving land, only to see the dust clear to show the straw hat boy patting himself off of any dirt completely unharmed.
"Wow, that gorilla is really smart and strong. He threw me really far away."
Luffy said in amazement before laughing it off.
BK actually adapted to the fact that he has a rubber body during the brief encounter and used it against him.
It seems to be a type of Grimm that is a very quick learner, especially in the middle of a fight.
He turns his head to see Yang and Blake staring at him.