Something even he didn't expect

Jaune took a moment to ponder. Honestly, if Ooblek had asked him this prior to getting the Sex Note, Jaune may not have even had an answer. He certainly wouldn't have if he was asked when he first arrived at Beacon. Maybe not even the first while with the book. But now...

He looked around, seeing the girls all around chatting with one another happily. His mind then bounced to other places, Glynda, Celestia, Winter, Coco, Velvet, the twins... even Neo and Emerald entered his mind.

Jaune smiled to himself.

"You know... I've built a lot of relationships here. I don't think I could have answered this a few months ago, but now... I have people I care about. It's not that I didn't before - I mean I love my family - but it's different when it's the people in your life who you aren't related to. I've met a lot of people and I've... come to care about them all very deeply. If anyone hurt them I couldn't forgive them, and I couldn't forgive myself for not stopping it - especially if I weren't a Hunstman, because then I'd feel like I wasn't even trying. So I guess my answer is... I want to be a Hunstman to protect the people I love. To protect my gir-- I mean, my friends." he said, pointedly.

Ooblek tapped his chin as he pondered.

"I see. I see. So you didn't have a reason when you first joined?"

Jaune shook his head.

"I guess I just... didn't feel like I had a reason for anything. I didn't feel any purpose in my life. I was hoping Beacon could help me find it, and now that it has..."

He looked to the girls again.

Yang, Ruby, Nora, and Pyrrha were all playing with Zwei, while Blake worriedly stood behind Weiss.

"I know what I want. I want to protect them all. To keep them safe. To make them happy. So that's what I'm gonna do. Is that... a good enough answer?" he asked.