《Bad Habits {V2 Out now!}》 Volume 1: Prologue Chapter 1: The First One... The car drove through the street. Takumi looked out of the car window to the street. The street was really quiet and empty, as if no one lived here. The car then stopped in front of a gate with fences surrounding a huge mansion. A man and woman slowly opened the gate, as the car door next to him got opened by the taxi driver. "This is where you need to be, kid." The man said, as he pointed to the two at the gate. Takumi slowly walked out of the car, as he grabbed his bag. He slowly walked to the gate, as the car behind him drove away. He looked at the mansion, than at the man and woman, who both were smiling. "Welcome to your new home..." The woman said, as she reached out her hand. Takumi''s eyes lightened up. "... My name is Anne." She followed up, smiling. Takumi never expected this kind people, for as long as he knew all the adults here the same in his mind, disgusting, dangerous, people. But these two looked really kind. Takumi slowly reached out his hand, shaking hers. The woman was waiting for his reply. "Oh- Ehh¡­ My name is Takumi... Ishido..." Takumi said, covering his mouth with his jacket. "...N- Nice to meet you¡­ Miss Anne." Takumi followed up, as the man suddenly patted Takumi on the head. "Hey, don''t forget me, will you?" The man said, really kind. Takumi looked up. "Don''t be so shy, we won''t hurt you." The man followed up. "The name is Ryan." The man smiled. Takumi was really happy, he never expected an Orphan this beautiful and kind. But that might be because the Orphan has just started, and they weren''t getting any help from the government, so they must''ve paid all this with the spare money they had. "I look forward on living with you, Takumi." Ryan said. "So, Takumi¡­ Time to meet Rin and the others." Anne said. Takumi looked up. "R- Rin?" Takumi asked. Takumi then noticed, the girl that was hiding behind the door, at the entrance of the Mansion. When she got noticed her eyes lightened up and she looked away. "Oi! Children! Come say hello!" Ryan shouted. But the kids didn''t reply. Ryan let out a sigh. "Oh don''t worry¡­ You will meet them one day." Ryan explained, laughing it off. "Let''s get inside, Dinner is ready." Anne said, proudly. "What are we eating?" Ryan asked. "We are eating Rice today, with a little bit of Chicken soup." Anne replied to Ryan. "Ahh, what? We ate that yesterday too." Ryan said, unrelieved. "Because you forgot to buy more ingredients, idiot." Anne replied, flicking Ryan''s head. "Ouch!" Ryan replied. As a boy''s laugh could be heard. They both turned to the sound, as they saw Takumi laugh. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. "S- Sorry¡­ It sounded hilarious." Takumi said, continuing with laughing. Ryan and Anne started to laugh too, as they walked into the Mansion. Takumi got to meet other children, but they were too shy to interact with him, yet. They all ate at the dinner and Takumi sat between Ryan and Anne. "Oh and, as if for tomorrow you will be starting school in this mansion." Anne explained. "I already separated a huge room for you." Takumi nodded as he clapped his hands together, just like the other children. "Thank you for the food!" They all shouted, as they followed up with grabbing their dishes and place them on the kitchen counter. Ryan grabbed Takumi''s dishes. "Go check out your room with Anne." Ryan said, smiling. "O- oh, sure." Takumi replied, as he followed Anne to the highest floor of the roof, which was the fourth. There was room for at least five more beds in this floor, but there was only one bed. On the bed laid new clothing with a piece of paper. Takumi grabbed the piece of paper. "This is your school uniform, wear this when you go to the Mansion''s school. Good luck!" Takumi read, it looked like Ryan wrote this for him. Takumi put the clothing aside and jumped into his bed, staring at the roof. He slowly reached his hand out. Everything is going better than I ever had expected, this is honestly amazing! Takumi thought, as he put the blanket over himself. He will have to see tomorrow, when he has to go for his first day of school. For some odd reason all the other children were on the lower floors, so he was all alone. It didn''t bother him though. He has to live with it, if it''s the least he has to repay their kindness. Before Takumi knew it he fell asleep¡­ - - - - - Takumi slowly opened his eyes, as Ryan was about to throw a bucket of water. "R- Ryan?!" Takumi shouted in shock. "Oh- You woke up..." Ryan replied. "... I wanted to wake you up with water, works the best." Ryan said, trying to laugh it off. "You have school to attend, don''t forget that." Ryan followed up. Takumi let out a sigh. "Yes¡­ Can I at least get the privacy to change, sir?" Takumi asked. "Oh-... Sure, meet me at the dining hall." Ryan replied, as he walked off with the bucket. Takumi fell back on his bed, letting out a sigh. For some reason, he has a bad feeling about this. It feels as if he raised a death flag since being so happy yesterday. But no time for hard feeling. Just like Ryan said, he has to attend to school from today on, that means waking up on time. Takumi stood back up and started to wear the school uniform. When he was done he walked downstairs, as he heard a lot of children talk and peek from out of the door. What is going on? Takumi thought, as he walked through the children to look outside. His eyes widened up as he saw the two greet another child, he looked a bit older than him. The boy had blue eyes and brown hair. Suddenly Ryan turned to him. "Takumi! Get over here, will you?!" Ryan shouted. Takumi''s eyes lightened up. He couldn''t ignore Ryan, so he walked out of the door to both of them. He looked at the kid in front of him. The kid was pretty shy, but he reached out his hand. "H- Hello¡­ My name is Ukato Takeshi." The kid said. Takumi reached out his hand and shook his hand. "Welcome, I am Takumi Ishido, nice to meet you." Takumi said, improvising. "W- What for clothes are you wearing?" Ukato asked, as he saw his uniform. "Oh this¡­ This is my school uniform, I started today, you see." Takumi explained. "You can start too tomorr- ?!" Just as Takumi was talking his eyes saw the expression of fear. Ukato''s eyes widened up. "S- School..." Ukato said, scared. "D- Did I say something wrong?" Takumi asked. Ukato held his head, as he looked down. "U- Ukato?" Takumi said, as he walked up to him. Ryan put his hand between Takumi and Ukato, as he looked at Takumi. "Takumi. It''s fine, Anne will fix this." Ryan said. Takumi''s eyes widened up, as they both walked inside. Takumi turned for a last moment to Anne and Ukato, as he saw him fall on his knees. He looked back forward, as Ryan and him walked to the dining hall. "R- Ryan- " "It''s fine, I said." Ryan interrupted Takumi. Takumi shut his mouth as he looked down. "Don''t get so sad about it, You''ll say sorry when they enter the mansion, got it?" Ryan explained. Takumi nodded. "Good, now let''s go to the classroom, okay?" Ryan said. "Yes, Ryan." Takumi replied, as they both walked to the classroom¡­ * * * Volume 1: Prologue Chapter 2: The Second One... Hours have passed until Ukato Takeshi joined the Orphan. Takumi''s class session has ended, as he had a break. He walked to his classmates and started to talk to them, but he noticed Ukato in the distance, sitting alone. Takumi noticed he didn''t have a school uniform on. Takumi walked to Ukato. Ukato looked up. "Hey ehm..." Takumi mumbled. "... I am sorry for what happend." Takumi followed up, looking at Ukato. "Oh- Yeah¡­ It''s fine." Ukato replied. Takumi let out a sigh of relief, as Ryan walked up to them. "Ukato we filled up your bed." Ryan said. Ukato nodded. "Oh, Takumi, maybe you could show him around?" Ryan asked, looking at Takumi. "S- Sure..." Takumi replied kind. "...This way, Ukato." Takumi followed up, as he walking to the dining hall. "This is where we all eat together, it has no interesting extras, this is just where we eat." Takumi explained. Ukato nodded. Takumi than walked upstairs, he thought he could show him his sleep place. "And this is my sleep room- ?!" Just as he opened the door, explaining, he noticed another bed next to his. "I already saw this part, I guess you are the one sleeping next to me." Ukato explained. Takumi looked at his bed, he noticed only a piece of paper, but no uniform. "So, where is your uniform?" Takumi asked. "W- What uniform?" Ukato replied, starting to get uneasy. "You aren''t attending school, just like the rest?" Takumi asked. "S- School? No?" Ukato said. "What- Why not?" Takumi asked. Ukato went quiet. Takumi decided to turn to him and noticed he was crying¡­ - - - - - "Ohh Ukato..." A woman said with a sadistic voice. A man stood next to her. "... Why is your average score 39%?" The woman followed up, grinning. "M- Mom I know, I will learn, I am sorry¡­ I promise." Ukato mumbled, filled with fear. "You are supposed to be the smart one¡­ You know that?" The man followed up. "Y- Yes father..." Ukato replied to the man. "B- But I will learn from now on, I won''t disappoint you anymore, I promise!" Ukato said. The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. "Okay, Ukato¡­ Starting from now you will be learning for your test so long you won''t remember the time..." The mother said, slowly walking up to him. "M- Mom?" Ukato said, as he started getting goosebumps. "So, Ukato, grab your book and learn!" Ukato''s mother shouted. Ukato''s eyes widened up in fear... - - - - - "I learned f- from my mistakes¡­S- So¡­ Please don''t¡­" Ukato mumbled, as he fell to his knees. Takumi quickly ran up to him and catched him. "Woah, It''s fine¡­ Calm down." Takumi said, calming him down. Takumi could notice Ukato''s heavy breathing, as the door slowly opened up. "What is going on in here?" Anne said, as she noticed Ukato again in shock. Ryan followed up later on. "I was just talking about why he didn''t attend school, why is that anyway- ?!" Just as Takumi was asking it, Ryan grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room. "Come with me." Ryan said. Now he has done it. Later on the ended on the backyard of the mansion. "Takumi¡­ You should need to know when to not talk about a specific point." Ryan explained. "But¡­ I don''t get it, why is he so scared of school?" Takumi asked. Ryan let out a sigh, as he scratched the back of his head. "His parent''s made him study for a long time." Ryan said. Takumi was even more confused. "But I have had that too, so why is he so scared?" Takumi asked once again. "He had to study for days straight, with no sleep¡­ His mother and father would drug him specific medicine that would make him stay awake for a longer time, they continued this until his average score went from 39% to a 89%. So that is why-" Ryan stopped explaining as he saw Takumi- Takumi''s eyes widened up. He never thought it that way, that must''ve been awful. "O- Oh¡­ I never thought about it that way¡­" Takumi mumbled. Ryan let out another sigh. "So, you should head to him and apologize." Ryan explained. Takumi quickly nodded, as he ran back to the roof. He saw Anne walk back downstairs, so Ukato must''ve calmed down. And his bet was true, Ukato was sitting on his bed. "Ukato, listen up- " "S- Stop¡­ Okay?" Ukato interrupted Takumi, as Ukato stood up. "It''s enough already, I get it¡­ I''ll attend, if it makes you stop from annoying me. Because I am done with y- !!" Just as Ukato was talking, Takumi charged him and hugged him. Ukato''s eyes widened up. "W- What?" Ukato said, mumbling. "I didn''t know¡­ I should''ve known." Takumi replied. "We all had it bad¡­ But this is different." Takumi followed up. "The people that will be teaching you, are way more kind than what happened to you before¡­ Don''t blame yourself anymore." Takumi said, as he let go of him and gave him free space. Ukato still was looking down, Takumi noticed he was still sad. Takumi placed his fist on Ukato''s chest. "Stop looking backwards¡­ Or else you''ll trip." Takumi said, smiling. Ukato looked up as his eyes lightened up. "Y- You''re right!" Ukato said, as suddenly his sad side disappeared. From a distance of the door, Ryan and Anne were peeking, as they both sighed in relief and opened the door. They both looked at the door. "Looks like you two just created a bond as brothers." Ryan said, smirking. "Sir, Ma''am, I like to apologize." Ukato quickly said, he walked up to Ryan and Anne. "Forgive me for thinking foolish, I''ll attend school!" Ukato said, as he bowed. Ryan patted Ukato on his head. "Why are you bowing? We aren''t your master, you could''ve just said ''I''ll Attend''." Ryan said, smiling. Ukato looked back up, as his eyes lightened up. As he started tearing up, he suddenly hugged both of them tightly. "T- Thank you for having me here..." Ukato mumbled, sobbing. Takumi smiled too, as he noticed the start of a strong bond, Just how Ryan told both of them. A strong bond¡­ * * * Volume 1: Prologue Chapter 3: The Third One… Takumi opened his eyes, as he saw Ryan with a bucket of water. It felt like deja vu, but this time Ryan was in front of Ukato. "Ukato, Watch out!!" Takumi quickly shouted. Ukato opened his eyes and looked around. "H- Huh- !?" Ukato said, as he followed up with almost a heart attack, he quickly jumped back and dodged the water by luck, but he ended up falling out of his bed. "Oh- Oh..." Ryan mumbled. "Why don''t you just wake us up without water!" Takumi shouted with no bad intention. "Ehh.. I guess that''s a bad habit of mine¡­ hehe..." Ryan replied, trying to laugh it off. "Don''t worry, just get in your school uniforms and come meet me in the dining hall- ?!" Just as Ryan was talking the door got slammed open by Anne. "Ryan come quick, a new kid arrived!" Anne quickly said, as she ran back downstairs. "Quick, put on your clothes and come with me." Ryan said, the boys quickly put on their clothes and ran with Ryan downstairs, outside and in front of the gate. They noticed this kid, who was smiling. "And your name is?" Anne asked the kid. "Ehh, My name is Kuruka Zukaka." The kid said, happily. "Kuruka, my name is Anne and those are Ryan, Takumi and Ukato." Anne replied. "It''s nice to meet you." Anne followed up. "Yeah, you all too, thank you for having me here." Kuruka replied, bowing down. "So? What do I do for repaying everything I did here?" Kuruka asked. "Repaying? There is no need of repay, you are here free to stay, of course." Ryan replied. Takumi and Ukato were both confused, this kid doesn''t look like he has any problems at all. "So? Why are the children in school uniforms?" Kuruka asked, as they slowly walked into the mansion. "They have school to attend, you can attend tomorrow too- " "Tomorrow? I want to attend right now." Kuruka interrupted Ryan. "Why wait? I want to be as useful as possible." Kuruka followed up. What a weirdo¡­ Takumi thought, as he poked Ukato. Ukato turned. "Let''s go to the classroom, let him be." Takumi said, as they both walked into the classroom. Time passed until suddenly the door opened up, Kuruka walked out of the room. "Hello everyone! I am the new child who will from now on attend to this classroom!" Kuruka said happily. Takumi let out a sigh of boredom, he knows this kid is a burden, as he heard whispers from close to him and Ukato. "Should we prank him?" "Yeah, let''s tackle him..." Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. Takumi heard those whispers, but Kuruka didn''t. He ignored it, because it would be too boresome. Time passed by as it was break time, he and Ukato sat next each other and started to just look around. Takumi noticed Kuruka being tackled, as his clothing got dirty. "Watch where you are going, kid." The person who tackled him said. Kuruka stood up. "Oh, if it''s an accident, it''s fine I guess..." Kuruka said, smiling. Takumi was in shock. How? Wasn''t he pissed at all? Takumi thought. Takumi let out a sigh. More time passed by, as school ended. They all ate at the dining table and Takumi noticed once again Kuruka being picked on. This time the same kid threw his food over Kuruka''s clothes. "W- Whoops¡­ It was an accident." The kid said, as the others laughed. "O- Oh¡­ It''s fine..." Kuruka replied. Takumi ignored it, and ate his food. Once again time passed by, as he opened the door to his and Ukato''s room. His eyes widened up as he saw a 3rd bed next to his. "W- WHAT?!" Takumi shouted. Kuruka walked up the stairs and saw him stare. "Oh so that''s why there are more beds there." Kuruka said. "Ah, whatever¡­" Kuruka followed up, smiling. Takumi let out a sigh. They all changed their clothes and went to sleep. Takumi woke up mid-night as he had to go to the toilet, he went downstairs, did his job, and went back up. When he stood in front of the door, he heard sobbing and whispers. His eyes widened up. Ukato was normally sleeping, but Kuruka was crying. Takumi slowly walked closer to him, to hear what he was saying. "Why¡­ Why is it me who has to be unlucky..." Kuruka was whispering. Takumi''s eyes widened up¡­ - - - - - Kuruka opened the front door of his house. "I am home!" Kuruka shouted. He took out his shoes and walked inside, only to see the thing he sees daily. His father was laying on the couch with a bottle of beer in his hand, and his mother was smoking outside. "Good evening, father." Kuruka said, smiling. "Yeah, sure..." His father replied cold. Kuruka ignored it and walked upstairs. Everyday he had to do the same, smile¡­ Smile until no one would notice the real feelings he had, deep inside. Kuruka laid on his bed and could hear his father and mother shout again, he covered his ears with his pillow. "Why¡­ Why are my parents like this¡­" Kuruka mumbled¡­ - - - - - Takumi laid back on his bed and thought about it. Has he been hiding every smile? He ignored it, but not forgot it. He went to sleep and woke up, as he noticed Ryan throwing water over Kuruka. Ukato was already smiling. Kuruka woke up on with a shocked face. Ryan was laughing. "Good morning, kiddo, time to change up and go to school." Ryan said, as he walked out with the bucket. Takumi looked at Kuruka, Kuruka was struggling really hard with smiling, that Takumi instantly noticed it. "All right! New day, new me! Time to go to school!" Kuruka said, jumping out of his half-wet bed. They all changed into their school uniforms. Time. once again, passed by. Takumi let out a sigh and sat down next to Ukato on break time. He looked at Kuruka, as he saw the same kid from yesterday tackle him down. The kid was laughing. Kuruka laughed with him. "Takumi? Is something wrong?" Ukato asked. Takumi stood up, walking to the kid. The kid turned to him and before he knew it- Takumi punched him in his face, making him fall over. "Enough!" Takumi shouted. Kuruka''s eyes widened up. "Leave Kuruka alone, got it!" Takumi shouted again. The kid stood up, frustrated. "And why would I do that?" The kid replied, as he pulled up his sleeve. Ukato stood next to Takumi and Kuruka. "Because it''s three on one, you can''t win this." Ukato replied. The kid''s eyes widened up. "You.. I will make you pay¡­ Got it?" The kid said, as he walked off. Takumi turned to Kuruka. "Are you all right?" Takumi asked, as he reached out his hand. Kuruka grabbed his hand, pulled himself up, but didn''t let go. "Kuruka? Is there something?" Takumi asked. Kuruka looked up, as tears poured out of his eyes. "No¡­ Nothing¡­" Kuruka mumbled. This time he was smiling, the smile was hearthwarming for Takumi and Ukato. Takumi quickly noticed the difference between the smiles yesterday and his smile now. "... Once again¡­ Nice to meet you two..." Kuruka followed up, greeting them once again. "Yeah, This time for real!" Takumi said, as both their eyes lightened up. Ryan and Anne looked from a distance as they smiled. Takumi instantly noticed another bond adding to the one he had with Ukato¡­ * * * Volume 1: Prologue Chapter 4: The Fourth One… "Takumi!" Someone happily shouted in the distance. Takumi turned to the way the sound came from, only to notice Kuruka run happily to his way. Takumi smirked. "Hello, Kuruka, how is it-" Takumi suddenly got interrupted by Kuruka. "Not the time- Ryan and Anne are calling us." Kuruka said. They all grabbed their bags and ran after Kuruka. The other children followed them up until the Mansion doors. Takumi gets left up behind, as the other two were way in front of him. Takumi starts sprinting and bumps onto someone else. He and the other person both fall to the ground. "Ouch!" Takumi reacts to the pain, holding his head. Takumi then looks at who bumped at him, as his eyes widened up. The person he bumped onto was Rin, he hadn''t forgotten her name. Rin looked up as her eyes widened up. They both stared each other in the eye for a while, until Rin suddenly crawled backwards. "I ehh¡­ I am sorry." Rin said. Rin slowly stood up. Takumi reached out his hand and wanted to say something, but Rin ran past him to the other side of where he was heading to. Was she really this nervous? Takumi though by himself. He ignored it for now, as he continued sprinting to Anne and Ryan. When he arrived he looked around, he saw no Taxi-Driver anywhere. "So¡­ Where is this new kid?" Takumi asked. Kuruka turned, as he pointed next to the outer right gate. Takumi''s eyes widened up. He saw this kid, almost his age, laying next to the gate. He noticed the ripped hoodie which was too big for him, so his hands weren''t visible. The kid was sleeping and had been crying. Ryan walked up to the kid and grabbed him. They all walked back into the mansion. "Hold the door open for me, will you?" Ryan asked. Ukato nodded and held open the door, they quickly brought him upstairs and laid him on Takumi''s bed. "We let him stay in your bed for a while, until he wakes up." Ryan explained. Takumi nodded. He wouldn''t care less. "Takumi?" Anne asked. Takumi looked Anne''s way: "Yes?" He replied. "Could you, Kuruka and Ukato stay here, until the kid has woken up. Because we have too much to do." Anne explained. Takumi smirked, as he put his thumb up. "Got it..." Takumi said. Takumi followed up putting his thumb on his chest. "His safety from now on is my responsibility." Takumi followed up, saying brave. Ryan snorted out a quick laugh. Takumi raised his fist up. "Hey! Don''t underestimate me!" Takumi followed up. Ryan put his hands up. "Yeah, Yeah¡­ Got it." Ryan said, laughing it off. Ryan and Anne walked out of the room, leaving Kuruka, Ukato and Takumi with the kid. They all sat down on the bed. Takumi first looked at the kid, then at the other two. They were pretty calm. Takumi suddenly noticed it had been weeks since Kuruka''s arrival, yet no other child has talked to either him, Kuruka or Ukato. "You noticed too, didn''t you?" Ukato said, looking to Takumi. Takumi looked up. "What do you mean?" He asked. "You know what I mean, the reason no one has talked to us yet." Ukato explained. He read his mind as if it was a book. Takumi let out a sigh. As he looked back at the kid.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. "You know why too, don''t you-" Ukato got interrupted. "Yes¡­ I do know why..." Takumi interrupted him. "...But I have no intention in telling." Takumi followed up, replying cold. Takumi stood up, walked to the shelf and leaned onto it. "Why?" Ukato asked. Takumi clinged his teeth against each other. "No reason-" "I asked, why!" Ukato interrupted Takumi, standing up. "If you are hiding something, tell it now." Ukato followed up. Kuruka looked feared to the both of them. "G- Guys- !" Kuruka got interrupted by the both, as they walked to each other. "Is this rumor so bad that you have to hide it?" Ukato asked frustrated. "Yes, it is¡­ I have the right to not tell you." Takumi followed up. Ukato got more frustrated, as he grabbed him by his shirt and pushed him onto the wall. Kuruka stood up too. "Guys- Enough!- " Kuruka begged. "Tell it! What is this rumor about!" Ukato shouted, holding him tighter. "Aren''t we friends? Don''t friends tell each other their problem to solve it with each other?" Ukato asked Takumi. "How¡­ How would you know, eh?!" Takumi shouted back. "Guys stop it- really!" Kuruka shouted too. "Say it!" Ukato shouted. "Nev!- " Takumi got interrupted by an odd voice he hadn''t heard before. "Could you three just shut the hell up..." The voice said. They all turned to the place the sound came from. They noticed the kid in the bed moving, as he had his slowly put his hood over his head. "...Let me sleep in peace-" The kid was talking until... "Since when are you awake?!" ...Ukato interrupted him. The kid let out a sigh. "I wasn''t sleeping at all, I just wanted to get it." The kid replied. They all looked at the kid with a really confused face. Takumi got frustrated even more. "So you lied your way into here?" Takumi mumbled. The kid shrugged, as he followed up with the most unimaginable reaction ever-- "Like anyone even cares about this place..." Takumi''s eyes widened up. Ukato and Kuruka noticed this fierce anger in Takumi''s face. Takumi grinned for a moment. "...Heh¡­ What did you say?" Takumi asked. The kid sat up on the bed, looking at him. The door slowly got opened up by Anne and Ryan. "Like anyone cares about this- !" -Smack!- Everyone was speechless. The kid held his cheek, as it started to become red. Takumi made sudden eye contact with the kid. "You¡­ Kids like you don''t know what happens around the world¡­ do they?" Takumi mumbled. Takumi charged again to the kid, but Ukato held him. "You piece of shit! At least tell me your name before I kill you!" Takumi shouted in fierce anger. Kuruka held Takumi too and Ryan helped with both of them. The kid''s grin looked unharmful this time, as he slowly stood up. "...First of all¡­ The name is Nokado Tatafu..." The kid said, looking down. Takumi calmed down and everyone slowly let go of him. "...Second of all..." Nokado looked up. Takumi''s eyes widened up as he saw Nokado crying. "... What do you even know about me?" Nokado followed up. The despair in Nokado''s left Takumi''s mind in questions, was what he did really right? - - - - - Nokado was lying in front of a door of a house. The door slowly opened. Nokado turned as he saw his mother grinning. Nokado''s smile on his face quickly changed into a frown. "Nokado¡­ Leave mother alone from now on, okay?" The mother asked. Nakodo''s eyes widened up in shock. Did he really hear that? Did his mother seriously say that to his one and only son? "W- What do you mean?" Nokado asked. His father stood behind his mother. "We never, ever wanted a son to be our first child. So you aren''t our child anymore. Change your last name and leave us alone from now on." His father explained. Nokado''s eyes widened up even more. Just as he reached out his hand for the door, the door slammed shut in front of him. Nakodo''s eyes widened up, as he grinned. He slowly grabbed his reached out hand. "I am so bothersome..." Nokado mumbled, walking off¡­ - - - - - Takumi stopped moving. He noticed the despair he was in. He imagined what he could''ve been through. "...The feeling¡­ Of no one caring about you is the worst you know." Nokado mumbled. Nokado suddenly charged to Takumi and swung his fist. "Your parent''s at least didn''t leave you outside to rot!" Nokado yelled loud, punching Takumi in the face. The fist on his face made Takumi slip over the ground and slam his head onto the shelf. His vision slowly went unconscious, but he at least noticed Nokado''s worried face, too¡­ It was quiet for a long while¡­ Takumi slowly opened up his eyes¡­ * * * Volume 1: Prologue Chapter 5A: The Last Ones… Takumi slowly opened up his eyes, as he saw Nokado on the side of his bed. He noticed he laid back on his original bed. "You finally woke up..." Nokado mumbled. "Yes, I guess so-" Suddenly Nokado charged Takumi. Takumi''s eyes widened up. Nokado was hugging him. "Listen up, I am really sorry¡­ I should not have that." Nokado said. Takumi could hear the sadness in his voice, he could notice Nokado was actually sorry. Later on the door opens up, as two unknown children walk in. Nokado and Takumi turn their way. Both had hoodies on, one had a pink and the other a purple. The kid with the pink one looked really outstanding, while the purple one was exact the opposite, really shy. Takumi turned to Nokado, only to see his frustrated expression. Takumi then turned back to the kid with the pink hoodie. The kid was grinning. "He finally woke up, I see..." The kid said, in the pink hoodie. "Yes..." Nokado replied, turning back to Takumi. "The one with the pink Hoodie is Rikishi Mika, and the other one is Tado M-" "Just shut up, I can introduce myself too, you know?" Rikishi interrupted him. Nokado''s eyes widened up, following up with a grin. "Oh, if you want to greet yourself that much, have fun." Nokado replied. "With pleasure, you little piece of- ?" Rikishi was talking, until Tado grabbed his sleeve. Takumi noticed that Rikishi suddenly calmed down because of Tado. How long was he unconscious? Suddenly the door opens up again. This time Ukato and Kuruka walked out of the door, only to greet him with a sigh of relief. "Finally you woke up!" Kuruka said, hugging him. Takumi hugged him back. "Yeah..." Takumi replied. "You noticed our two new guests?" Ukato said, looking at Rikishi and Tado. "Yes, I already heard their name too." Takumi explained. Rikishi walked through the room only to jump into another bed, Takumi''s eyes widened up, as he saw two more beds in the room. That means that those two sleep here, too. He didn''t bother too much, cuz they both looked like a huge drag to take with. Rikishi made eye contact with Takumi. "So¡­ What do you guys do here?" Rikishi asked. "We go to school..." Takumi replied. Rikishi started to laugh. Takumi was pretty bummed about his reply. "School? As if we will get a good education in our life¡­ We have just met and I already think you are the most stupid here." Rikishi said, as he stood up. Takumi was not in the mood of a fight, but if he continues¡­ "You actually believe those two? As if they will make our life way better. I bet you believe them, don''t you?" Rikishi asked. The four of them didn''t reply, looking down. "What else do you want to reach in your life then..." Takumi mumbled. Everyone turned to Takumi. "... If you don''t like the place, get the hell out!" Takumi shouted, standing up.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Rikishi grinned. "So, want me to bring you to the undead?!" Rikishi grinned, as he slowly reached his hand for his back pocket. Suddenly Tado grabbed his arm. "S- STOP!" Tado screamed. Rikishi''s eyes widened up, as he slowly turned to Tado. "I¡­ I am sorry¡­" Rikishi mumbled. As he hugged Tado. Takumi and the rest were in shock, but Takumi then realised something else. Tado had a surigcal mask, but he didn''t sound sick at all. Takumi walked to Tado, as he looked at his surgical mask. Takumi pointed to it. "Why do you have that on- !" Just as Takumi was asking, Rikishi grabbed his arm. Takumi slowly turned to him. Rikishi''s eyes were filled with raging anger. "Touch him or his mask, and I''ll kill you..." Rikishi said, angered. Takumi slammed his arm out of Rikishi''s hand. As they had eye contact for a long while. "So, first you mock me, and then act like the hero?" Takumi said. This left Rikishi unspeakable, as he let out a sigh. Rikishi then grinned, just as he wanted to say something, the door opened up, once again. This time it was Ryan and Anne. "Kids, it''s time for din- ?" Anne was talking as he stopped when he saw Takumi standing up. "Oh-... I woke up, hello." Takumi said, smiling. When Takumi opened his eyes, Anne and Ryan charged at him, as they both hugged him. Takumi''s eyes widened up, the same with Rikishi. Rikishi was frustrated and bumped onto Takumi, then walking out of the room. Tado followed Rikishi. Takumi looked at the way they left from, and then let out a sigh¡­ - - - - - "Tado! Can you come downstairs and look for your brother!?" Tado''s mother shouted. "Hell no! I am busy!" Tado replied cold. His mother let out a sigh. "But, I need your help for a second!" His mother shouted, again. "I don''t care!" Tado shouted back. "Jeesh¡­ What a bad mother, I wish I could replace her..." Tado mumbled to himself. Tado continued gaming until almost night time. His mother walked up the stairs, into his room. "Tado, dinner is ready." His mother said. They both walked downstairs "What are we eating?" Tado asked, as he took a seat. "Rice with chicken." His mother replied. "Again? I don''t want that shit- !" As Tado was talking his mother jumped up. "Enough! You say what I do, I am your mother!" His mother shouted frustrated. "You think I care?" Tado replied, standing up too. "Why are you like this, what did I do to you!?" His mother shouted. "I don''t know! Maybe you should ask my father!..." Tado mumbled, as he bites on his lips following up with the most unimaginable thing ever-- "...You body-selling whore!" Tado shouted. His mothers eyes widened up. "W-...What did you say?" His mother followed up, looking down. "I said you body- !" Tado was shouting as he looked at his mother. She had her hand on her face. Tado noticed this disgusting grin on her face. "Ah¡­ A whore, huh?" His mother said, grinning. Her mother slowly walked to a drawer, grabbing out a sewing kit. "You have a really big mouth for a kid..." The mother said, slowly walking up to him. "M- Mother- " Tado''s eyes widened up as his mother grabbed him by his cheek. "I''ll teach you to shut your mouth." His mother said, as she pointed the nail on his lip. "M- MOM! STOP!- !" It was silent for a while. Tado looked at the mirror, with his eyes widened up¡­ His mouth was sewed and he could only open up his mouth a little bit, just enough to drink water. He started slowly sobbing. "I- I''m sorry¡­ I will never talk back..." Tado mumbled as best as he could. He knew he had to unsew his mouth. Slowly reaching for the ropes. Tado grabbed a pair of scissors. He cut the sews, pulling the ropes out one by one. The more he pulled out, the more it hurted him. When he was finished there was blood everywhere on his face. He washed his face and looked back to the mirror. Tado noticed the holes he had around his lips. He knew those wounds would never heal anymore. It looked disgusting, so he looked around the place to cover his mouth. He saw a surgical mask on the drawer, so he put it on. His mother slowly opened the door. He quickly turned and leaned into a corner, feared. "W- W- What is it, M- Mom?" Tado asked. His mother grinned. "The surgical mask looks good on you..." His mother said, slowly closing the door back. "...Never take that off your disgusting mouth." She followed up, walking off. Tado''s eyes widened up, as he slowly collapsed in fear. He started tearing up. As his mother walked downstairs, someone was peeking through a room on the second floor. His eyes widened up as he could hear Tado cry. His scared face slowly turned into a grin as he slowly grabbed a knife... * * * Volume 1: Prologue Chapter 5B: The Last Ones… "You shouldn''t search attention from him." Ukato said, looking at Takumi. Takumi let out a sigh. He thought about those two. He had many questions for them. He looked at the rest. "You know those two?" Takumi asked to Anne and Ryan. "Yeah, they both entered the mansion just today." Ryan replied. "Do you two know anything about them?" Takumi asked. Anne was quiet, as she looked away. Ryan looked up. "No, we-" "I want the truth." Takumi interrupted Ryan. Ryan looked at Takumi. He could sense this interrogating aura on him. He let out a sigh. "It is the truth." Ryan replied, again. "It definitely isn''t, I can see that." Takumi replied. Anne walked up. "If you want to know that badly, ask them yourself." Ryan said. Suddenly Anne stood in front of them. "I know something..." Anne mumbled. "Good, explain." Takumi continued. "But you have to promise me one thing..." Anne followed up. "...Promise me you won''t fight him." Anne said. Takumi smirked. "Why would I fight him?" Takumi asked. Anne looked up. Takumi''s eyes widened up as he realized that Anne was not joking around "Promise me..." Anne asked, again. "Oh- uhh¡­ I promise." Takumi said. He ended up promising to Anne... - - - - - Rikishi took a seat on the bench, Tado stood next to him. Rikishi then laid onto the bench. He slowly looked up, then back to Tado. "I- Is there something?" Tado asked. Rikishi didn''t reply, as he suddenly slammed his fist onto the bench. Tado jumped up of shock, as he started becoming nervous. "It''s just¡­ That Takumi." Rikishi mumbled. Rikishi couldn''t change the subject in his memory, all he could think of was him being seen like a leader by those other three. Suddenly footsteps could be heard on the grass, someone stood in the distance. Rikishi''s eyes widened up as he saw the person. He stood up. "Why are you here?" Rikishi asked, grinning. The person in the distance was Takumi. "Rikishi..." Takumi said. "...Tell me something..." Takumi followed up. "...Why are you here?" Takumi continued, looking down. Tado''s eyes widened up. "He can''t-" "- Hehehe..." Tado was just about to say something, as he got interrupted by Rikishi''s laugh. "...Hahaha..." Rikishi followed up. Rikishi walked up to him. "...I don''t think you''ll survive that kind of mental story." Rikishi said, grinning. "Well then¡­ Another question." Takumi said, looking up. Takumi was grinning, as he pointed to Tado. "...Why does he have that on his mouth." Takumi asked. Rikishi''s eyes widened up. "W- What?" Rikishi mumbled, taking a step back. "You know it, don''t you?" Takumi asked, taking one step closer.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. "If you have something you''re hiding, you might as well spit it out, now." Takumi followed up. Tado''s eyes widened up. Rikishi grinned. "You..." Rikishi mumbled, slowly reaching for his pocket. Tado''s eyes widened up even more. "...You know too much!" Rikishi shouted, as he pulled out a knife. Takumi''s eyes widened up as he saw Rikishi swing with the knife. Suddenly someone grabbed his arm. Rikishi turned and saw Tado hugged his arm, tightly. "S- Stop this¡­" Tado mumbled. Rikishi was standing still, as his hand was shaking. Rikishi''s sleeve slowly rolled down a little. Takumi could notice small scars on his arm. "...J- Just tell him¡­ Please..." Tado followed up. "...Brother." - - - - - "The surgery mask looks good on you..." His mother said, slowly closing the door back. "...Never take that off your disgusting mouth." She followed up, walking off. As his mother walked downstairs, someone was peeking through a room on the second floor. The person walked out of the room, it was Rikishi. His eyes widened up as he could hear Tado cry. He slowly walked downstairs, and grabbed a knife. Just when he grabbed the knife, someone was behind him. Rikishi slowly turned, just to see his mother. He quickly hided the knife behind his back. "Rikishi? What are you doing?" His mother asked. "I couldn''t sleep..." Rikishi mumbled. "Aww¡­ Poor you." His mother said, slowly walked up to him. Rikishi''s eyes widened up as he saw his mother smile. "...I''ll give you a good night kiss, here." His mother followed up, slowly leaned to his forehead. Suddenly her mother''s eyes widened up. Rikishi''s eyes widened up too. His mother looked down and saw the knife through her stomach. Rikishi was shaking, as he slowly let go of her mother. "...You..." His mother mumbled. Rikishi''s eyes widened up when he looked back up. His mother was still smiling. "...Take care of Tado." She said, smiling. Her mother leaned forward and kissed him on his head, suddenly collapsing onto the ground. Tado collapsed too. He covered his ears with his hands. "She... She just¡­ Wanted this?" Rikishi mumbled to himself, feared. He slowly grabbed the knife again, looking at his arm, then back at the knife. "T- This is my fault¡­ I deserve punishment..." Rikishi followed up, as he slowly started to stab himself in the arm. Hours had passed by, it was already morning. Rikishi slowly opened the door of his brothers room, Tado looked up. "Hey, brother. It is time for us to leave this place..." Rikishi said, reaching out his hand. Tado looked up, slowly grabbing his hand¡­ - - - - - Takumi''s eyes widened up. Rikishi was looking down. Takumi turned to Tado, only to realize he was in shock too. "That is the truth¡­." Rikishi mumbled. "...Proud now?" Rikishi followed up, looking up. "I want to forget, but you want me to suffer..." Rikishi continued, as he made a fist out of his hand. "...You want me to suffer, don''t you. You little piece of s- !" As Rikishi was shouting, Takumi hugged them both. "Forget it¡­ But not everything." Takumi said. "If you forget your mistakes, you will do them again. Over and over, until it gets you." Takumi followed up. "I don''t want to be your enemy..." Takumi continued. "...I want to be your friend." He followed up. Rikishi''s eyes widened up, Tado''s was still in shock. "Not only yours, but Tado''s friend too." Takumi followed up, letting go. Takumi patted Tado on his head, Tado''s eyes lightened up. "We might have failed... But this place gave us a second chance." Takumi continued, smiling. "So, come with my, and the rest, we will have the time of our lives." Takumi said. Rikishi''s eyes lightened up, as he started to tear up. The others walked to Takumi. Rikishi dropped the knife, as it clinged onto the dirt. Rikishi then fell on his knees. "D- Damn it all!" Rikishi shouted, looking high up in the air. Takumi let out a sigh of relief, as suddenly the others were behind him. "Good job, Takumi." Kuruka said, smiling. "Just like a leader should do." Nokado followed up. Ukato laid his hand on Takumi''s shoulder. "To be honest¡­ At first sight I thought you were a hand full of problems..." Ukato said. "...But now we look like brothers, don''t you think?" Ukato followed up. Takumi smirked, as he looked high up in the air. "You''re right..." He mumbled, as he reached his hand into the sky. "...You know what?" Takumi followed up. Everyone turned to him. "Let''s all live together, like this..." Takumi said, smiling. "...And we''ll go to a vacation!" Takumi shouted, determined. Ryan patted him on his head. "Sure thing, kiddo." Ryan said, smiling. Everything was going great, It felt like he defeated the final boss, but it also felt like the beginning¡­ The beginning of a friendship greater than you could imagine¡­ Let''s pray to god it stays like this, forever¡­ - - - - - A door slammed open. "B- Boss, did you really?-" "Yes, I did." The huge man on the throne interrupted the man in front of him. His eyes widened up, as he grinned. "The Ishido family has no one left anymore- " "W- Wrong!" The younger man interrupted him. "I- Ishido still has one member..." The man followed up¡­ "His name is Takumi Ishido." The man finished his sentence. The huge man stood up. "That''s fine¡­ We''ll go to him when the time is right..." "I will be the family inheritor¡­. No matter what..." Volume 1: Chapter 6: Half a Decade Later… A group of six people were walking through the streets. The shadows of the building covered their faces. As they slowly walked out of the shadows, it could be seen that it waere Takumi, Ukato, Kuruka, Nokado, Rikishi and Tado. Takumi let out a sigh of relief. "Man that round of cards was amazing, am I right?" Takumi asked, proudly. "Yeah, because you won." Ukato replied. "Ah, c''mon. Not only because of that." Takumi followed up, smirking. "I agree, it was fun..." Nokado said. "... Until you won twice in a row." Nokado followed up. The others started to laugh. Nokado and Takumi started to laugh too. Everything was going great, Takumi could still remember the old days. The days he just met Ukato and the rest. Takumi looked at Tado, as he saw Tado was a bit down. Takumi patted him on his head. "Tado, wasn''t today your birthday?" Takumi asked. Tado turned to him, and nodded. "B- But I don''t need to celebrate it, I don''t think that is necessary." Tado replied. "Whaaat? Have you lost your mind?" Takumi said. "You are 18 now, you became an Adult, we have to celebrate that." Takumi followed up. "R- Really, I don''t wanna waste time-" Suddenly Takumi flicked his finger on the top of his head. Tado looked at Takumi. "We should head back to The Orphan..." Takumi said. "Good idea, they might be worried." Nokado said. "True..." Kuruka followed up, smirking. "Good¡­ Let''s go back!" Takumi said happy, pointing to the direction of the Orphan. Takumi walked in front, but he suddenly stopped. As he heard a recognizable voice on his surrounding. It was the voice of¡­ A female. "S- Stop it!" A scream came out of the alley way, they all to the alley way. "Let''s check that out..." Takumi said, the others nodded. They all ran through the alley way, coming closer to the screaming voice. When they entered they saw a group of people surrounding a female, almost their age, with a school uniform. "Oi! You people better stop that!" Takumi shouted. Takumi couldn''t see the face of the female, because of the group of people in front of him. "Ohh? What are you all gonna do about it?" One of the men shouted. "Oh, we''ll show you!" Takumi shouted, as he and the others charged the group of men. One of the men swung his fist at Takumi, Takumi leaned back and headbutted the man. The second charged Ukato, Ukato spinned himself and kicked the man on the face with the back of his shoe. The third charged at Kuruka, punching him, Kuruka blocked the punch. He followed up with an uppercut. The fourth and last charged Tado, Tado couldn''t move. The man swung his fist at Tado but Rikishi caught his fist. "Now!" Rikishi shouted. Tado ran past Rikishi and punched the man away. The group of men were in shock of the fighting skill, even the woman was in shock. "Now¡­ Leave this place, now!" Takumi shouted. The group of men started to run away. The people on the ground stood up and ran off with the others. Takumi turned to the female. "Are you oka- !" His eyes widened up and his mouth stuttered as he noticed who it was. The girl was Rin, from the Orphan. "R- Rin?!" Takumi shouted in shock. "H- How do you know my name?" Rin replied, confused. "No- It''s me¡­ Takumi, from the Orphan." Takumi said. Takumi then pointed to the others. "And they are Ukato, Kuruka, Nokado, Rikish and Tado from the Orphan." Takumi said. Rin''s eyes lightened up. "That is why I recognized you..." Rin said. Takumi looked at his watch. "Oh sh- We have to go, or else those two will be mad at us!" Takumi said, looking to the others.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. "T- The Orphan?" Rin asked. "Yeah, we still see the place as our home, you should come too!" Takumi said, as they ran off. Rin let out a sigh, as she then smiled. "They are no different than before..." She followed up, as she looked at them run off. "...It''s just how I remember them." She mumbled, walking off... - - - - - Ryan let out a yawn, as he stretched out his entire body. He slowly entered the dining hall, as he noticed Anne. Anne was looking down at a piece of paper, her eyes widened up. On the piece of paper it said: ''We''ll be coming to say hello, tomorrow...'' Ryan''s eyes widened up too, as he finished reading the piece of paper. "W- Where did you find this?" Ryan asked. "It was flying stuck between the gates..." Anne replied. "...Ryan?" Anne asked, as she looked up. "What are they planning?" She followed up, almost tearing up. "I don''t know..." Ryan replied. Suddenly a knock on the door could be heard. They both were in shock, as Ryan grabbed a frying pan and ran to the door. He slammed the door open. "Surprise!-" "LEAVE US ALONE!" Ryan shouted through the voice, slamming the frying pan onto the mysterious man. When Ryan looked, his eyes widened up. "T- Takumi!?" Ryan shouted, in confusion. Takumi sat down on the grass. "Ouch¡­ My nose..." Takumi mumbled. "Oi! Old man! Why would you do that?!" Takumi shouted, standing up. "Long story¡­ Come in." Ryan replied. They all were confused, but they walked in the Orphan. Ryan grabbed the piece of paper and showed them. They all were in shock. "Who would write something so disgusting as this?!" Nokado said in anger, as he grabbed the piece of paper. "We''ll wait for them, and beat the shit out of them!" Rikishi said, frustrated. "We shouldn''t, Maybe they are just kids joking around?" Kuruka replied. "I agree with Kuruka, I guess you do have brain cells." Ukato replied, mocking him. "Don''t mock me, idiot!" Kuruka replied, frustrated. The others laughed, again. Takumi walked to the table, as he grabbed the piece of paper. "We shouldn''t worry about it¡­ We have something way better.... Something we have celebrate." Takumi said, smiling. "True¡­ I haven''t forgotten." Ryan said, looking at Tado. "But this is more a gift from me and Anne, for all of you..." Ryan followed up. Their eyes lightened up. "Is it a new car?" "Maybe a new house to live in?" "What about a ship?" "NO! None of those!" Ryan interrupted them all, as he let out a sigh. He walked to the drawer, opened it, and grabbed a small box out of it. "How is that something for six people-" "Shut up!" Ryan interrupted Rikishi, as they all started to laugh again. "Okay¡­ Now serious..." Ryan said, as he opened the box. They all were in shock. There were six different and unique earrings in there. "We kind of went for the color of your eyes, every single one is unique as you would have noticed." Ryan explained. The sunlight made it look like the earrings were glowing brightly, they eyes lightened up. Anne first grabbed Tado''s earring, he had two. Tado''s earrings were dots. She pulled out his older earrings and placed the new ones. Tado had two purple earrings on his right ear. "You have purple color eyes, and I gave you two, because you and Rikishi are brothers." Anne said, smirking. Anne followed up with a hug. "Happy birthday, Tado." Anne said. "T- Thank you, Anne." Tado mumbled, happily. Anne then grabbed the next one, which was A blue earring, it had the form of a circle. Anne walked up to Ukato and replaced the earring with his older one. "Blue looks good on you." Anne said, smiling. Anne hugged Ukato too. "Thank you for coming here..." Anne said. "Yeah, I am very grateful, Anne." Ukato replied, hugging back. Anne then grabbed the next one, which was a green dot. Anne walked up to Kuruka and replaced it with his older earring. "Kuruka¡­ You should wear glasses, it would look good on you." Anne said, giggling. Kuruka blushed. "R- Really?" Kuruka said. "Really, you should wear a pair once you have money for it." Anne said, hugging him. "I will¡­ Thank you, Anne." Kuruka replied, hugging back. Anne then grabbed a yellow earring in the form of a circle, walking up to Ukato. Anne replaced the earring. "Ukato, I am grateful that you ended up in front of our gate, and not any other ones." Anne said, hugging Ukato. "I totally agree, Anne." Ukato replied, hugging back. Anne grabbed two pink earrings in the form of dots. He walked to Rikishi and replaced them with the older ones. "See, now you and your brother have a cool connection." Anne said, smirking. Rikishi blushed, as he looked at Tado. Tado showed him his thumbs up. Anne followed up with a hug. "Thank you, Rikishi." Anne said. "I should be the one to thank you, I owe you my life, Anne." Rikishi said, hugging her back. Anne then grabbed the last earring, it was a red dot. She slowly walked up to Takumi. "Takumi¡­ I and Ryan owe you everything, you made your enemies your friends¡­ And look at you all now..." Anne said, replacing the earring of Takumi with the new one. "It should be me¡­ Who owes everything¡­ If you guys hadn''t taken me in, this would''ve never happened." Takumi explained. Anne hugged Takumi. "Than-" "Thank you..." Takumi interrupted Anne. "... I should be thanking, not you." Takumi followed up, smirking. They both let go of each other. "You all have grown so much in the past 10 years¡­ I feel young." Ryan said, looking at the six. Ryan wiped the tears out of his eyes. "... I am so happy I met you guys..." Ryan mumbled. Ryan rushed up to them and hugged them at the same time. "...I love you all!" Ryan shouted, determined. The earrings were the final puzzle piece¡­ Everything fits now¡­ The bond is complete¡­ Suddenly the door got kicked open. A young man walked through the Orphan, slowly turning to the Dining Hall.... Takumi''s eyes widened up¡­ That person¡­ He would recognize him in a thousand people¡­ "...Hello there..." "...Ta-ku-mi-San!" The young man followed up, grinning¡­ * * * Volume 1: Chapter 7: The Ishido Clan "...Hello there..." "...Ta-ku-mi-San!" The young man followed up, grinning... Everyone turned to Takumi, they all were in shock. Takumi was looking down. As this, almost intimidating, grin showed up on his face. "What do you want¡­ Kirakuma..." Takumi asked. The other young man looked at him, as he took a huge puff out of his cigarette. "You should exactly know why¡­ Family of Tokyo''s most dangerous gang, I-shi-do-San..." The man followed up, grinning. Everyone''s eyes widened up. Ukato remembered the discussion they had when Nokado was still laying in the bed¡­ - - * - - "If you are hiding something, tell it now." Ukato followed up. Kuruka looked feared to the both of them. "G- Guys- !" Kuruka got interrupted by the both, as they walked to each other. "Is this rumor so bad that you have to hide it?" Ukato asked frustrated. "Yes, it is¡­ I have the right to not tell you." Takumi followed up. - - * - - "So that is why everyone was keeping their distance from you¡­ And us..." Ukato mumbled. Nirnasha looked at Takumi, then at the rest. "You know¡­ At least tell them?" Kirakuma said, grinning. "...If you have nothing to say¡­ Then leave!" Takumi shouted, still looking down. "Oh but I have something to tell you¡­ " Kirakuma explained. "... But it is about your father, so-" "Spit it out!" Takumi interrupted Kirakuma. "Sure, Sure¡­ Calm it down¡­ " Kurakuma said, trying to laugh it off. "You owe me money, I understand if you have forgotten it¡­ " Kirakuma explained, grinning. "...How much do I owe you?" Takumi asked. "Ohh¡­ Just a small loan of..." Kurakuma said. His smile was so big, the unimaginable amount of yen he asked was- "... Ten Million Yen." "T- Ten Million?" Takumi mumbled. Takumi''s eyes widened up, he suddenly remembered... He was serious about that promise? Kirakuma slowly walked up to him, as he grabbed him by his cheeks, pulling Takumi''s face in front of his own. "Hehehe¡­ You should know exactly what happens when you don''t pay that-" Takumi swung his fist, slamming Kirakuma out of the dining hall. Takumi walked up to him, but the others held him off. "ARE YOU MOCKING ME?!" Takumi shouted, in anger.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. Kirakuma laid his hand on his cheek, which was turning red. Kirakuma slowly stood up. "You think¡­ I am never, ever gonna fall in the path you started!" Takumi shouted loudly. Kirakuma wiped the dust off his suit, as he looked him in the eye. "We''ll see about that¡­ " Kirakuma said, grinning. As he walked to the door. "... I''ll be back, tomorrow¡­ " Kirakuma followed up. "... We''ll see if you still want to pay us or not." Kirakuma mumbled, as he walked out and slammed the door close. "That little-..." Takumi still mumbled, as he finally calmed down. Ukato then suddenly walked up to Takumi and grabbed him by his jacket. "You idiot! Why didn''t you tell me!" Ukato shouted. Takumi grabbed Ukato''s arms. "You wouldn''t have cared, anyway!" Takumi shouted back. "We are friends, no¡­ We are brothers! We can help you with these kind of things- ?!" As Ukato was explaining, he stopped. Takumi was tearing up, trying hard to show a grin. "H¡­ How would you know how I feel!" Takumi shouted. Ukato let go of Takumi, Takumi did the same. "You guys know nothing¡­ The feeling¡­ The feeling of trusting no one!" Takumi shouted, again. Takumi fell on his knees, as he laid his hands on his face. "...Trusting no one¡­ " Takumi mumbled. - - - - - "Takumi!" A woman shouted. "Coming!!" Takumi shouted back, as he walked downstairs. "Mom and Dad are leaving the house, your brother will be home soon any moment." The woman said, patting him on his head. They both wanted to walk out, but Takumi tugged on his mothers shirt. "W¡­ What is brother doing?" Takumi asked. His father walked up to him, kneeling down. Takumi turned to his father. "Your brother is¡­ Going for his future-job¡­ " His father explained. "R- Really?" Takumi asked, as his eyes lightened up. "Then I wish him many luck!" Takumi followed up. His father stood back up. As he smirked. "...Yeah." His father mumbled, as he and Takumi''s mother walked out the house. Takumi walked back to the living room, until suddenly- -Pang!- Takumi''s eyes widened up- He quickly ran back to the front door, slamming it open. His eyes widened up as he saw his father with a gun, pointed at the other side of the street. Takumi noticed someone laying on the ground¡­ blood was dripping from out his father''s arm... and from his mother''s chest... - - - - - "You would never understand¡­ Even your closest friend can be your greatest enemy..." - - - - - "Who could do something like that..." Takumi mumbled. His father slammed his fist onto the table. Takumi''s eyes widened up. "I-... Don''t know¡­ But I will make him pay, he won''t take more lives of the Ishido family¡­ " His father explained. The front door opened up. Takumi''s father turned to the door. "You''re late..." Takumi''s father said. "...Akurai." Takumi''s father followed up, looking at this huge man, with stitches around his entire face. "Excuses¡­ I saw your son at the front of your door." Akurai said. "...If you know something, spit it out." Takumi''s father said. "He was one of the Ishido Subordinates..." Akurai mumbled, looking to the window. "W- What? I¡­ Impossible!" Takumi''s father said, as his eyes widened up. "He had the tattoo on his back¡­ And his eyes were red." Akurai replied. "Those subordinates¡­ Stinging me by my back, like a scorpion..." Takumi''s father mumbled¡­ "From now on, keep your guard up..." Akurai said, walking off. "Where are you going?" Takumi''s father asked. "... I have business to attend." Akurai explained, leaving from the front door¡­ - - - - - "His own workers¡­ Who are supposed to be the most loyal¡­ Killed his wife, and they were aiming for his head¡­ " Takumi mumbled, starting to sob. Everyone was shocked of the story. "I get what you mean..." Ukato mumbled. "...But you taught us to stay strong, no matter what..." Ukato continued, Takumi looked up. "...When I didn''t want to attend the school, you made sure I did." Ukato explained. "True, when I got put down¡­ You stood up for me, without even knowing who I was." Kuruka followed up. "When I said bad things, you made sure I would never do it again." Nokado said. "I even tried to kill you¡­ Yet you stood up for me, and Tado." Rikishi said, patting Tado. Tado took off his surgical mask. Tado''s mouth was surrounded with holes. "...You gave me the courage to walk over my past." Tado said, smiling. "We trusted our future in your hands¡­ So you should do the same." Ukato said, reaching out his hand to him. "Now come, stand up. Because he said he would come back tomorrow... We''ll show him just who we are." Ukato followed up, smiling. Takumi''s eyes lightened up, as he then nodded. "Okay..." Takumi mumbled, grabbing his hand tight... "Let''s show them, that they can''t mess with a brother''s bond¡­ Especially not ours." Takumi said, smirking... * * * Volume 1: Chapter 8: The Ethereal Son Takumi laid on his bed, he couldn''t stop thinking about what happened yesterday¡­ - - * - - "T- Ten Million?" Takumi mumbled. Takumi''s eyes widened up, he suddenly remembered... He was serious about that promise? Kirakuma slowly walked up to him, as he grabbed him by his cheeks, pulling Takumi''s face in front of his own. "Hehehe¡­ You should know exactly what happens when you don''t pay that-" - - * - - How could he have forgotten that promise¡­ The door opened up as Takumi noticed the others walk up to him. He just realized that the earrings they had on were glowing pretty bright because of the sun. Iit looked pretty cool, he thought. "So¡­ What are we planning to do?" Nokado asked, looking at Takumi and the others. "We should definitely wait him up until he komes." Rikishi said. "No, we should search for them, wait will do nothing good." Kuruka replied. "But what would happen if he entered the Orphan while we are searching for him in the city?" Rikishi replied back. "Damn it¡­ They obviously have the advantage." Nokado mumbled. "We could split up?" Tado quietly mumbled. "No, that is probably what they expect we do..." Takumi said, as he leaned onto the drawer. Something tells him that if they choose the wrong path now¡­ It will hurt them forever¡­ The others turned to Takumi. "So¡­ Should we search or stay?" Rikishi asked. Takumi took a huge breath. "We should do both..." Takumi said. The others looked at him with this confused expression on their face. "Oi, this is no time to joke around, Takumi." Nokado said. Takumi smirked, looking at them. "Who said I was joking?" Takumi followed up¡­ - - - - - Kirakuma slowly opened the door to one office, the office door had printed the name ''Akurai Ishido''. "Father, I have arrived." Kirakuma said. "Good¡­ You have arrived just on time..." Akurai said, as he grinned. His grin showed four sharpened teeth in his mouth, it made him look like a vampire. "...I have just finished the experiment, and as you can see, the results are positive." Akurai explained. Kirakuma smirked. "This means everything is ready, right?" Kirakuma asked. "Almost ready..." Akurai said, pointing to his teeth. "... As you can see its positive, you will have to come with your part of the promise, which is your ''Loyalty Tattoo''." Akurai said, grinning. Kirakuma let out a sigh, as he followed up with a smirk. "You''re right..." Kirakuma followed up, slowly pulling up his sleeve. Akurai slowly leaned to his arm. "This might hurt-" Akurai said, taking a huge bite on his arm. Kirakuma''s eyes widened up, as he realized it hurted more than he had imagined it would. After a while Akurai let go of his arm, as drops of blood had dripped into his mouth and hands. "Good¡­ They just work like how I wanted them to be, dangerous and hidden weapons." Akurai said, licking the blood off his hand. Akurai looked at the four-dotted scar on his arm Akurai had created. Kirakuma looked up to Akurai.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. "When will I be sharpening my teeth?" Kirakuma asked. Akurai smirked, as he grabbed a towel and wiped the remaining drops of blood. "We''ll have to do that later¡­" Akurai replied. "...Because you''re heading back." Akurai followed up. Kirakuma''s eyes widened up. "Already?" Kirakuma asked. "Of course you have to go, at least before they contact the police." Akurai explained. "Well, what about your promise?" Kirakuma followed up. "You promised that you would never let me kill anyone until I am officially an member, but now I have proof." Kirakuma said, pointing to the bite-scars on his arm. Akurai stood up, drawing unholstering an M1911 and throwing it his way. Kirakuma caught it with his hand. "Fine, now get all six of them to me¡­ Oh and, don''t forget your teeth." Akurai said, grinning. "You said it, Mr. Ishido." Kirakuma replied, walking off. Akurai sat back down on his office chair. ''''Sorry, Matteo, I promised I wouldn''t turn your sons into weapons¡­ Yet it all ended up like this...'''' - - - - - Akurai tried tackling, but the man jumped up, kicking him in his stomach. Akurai''s eyes widened up, as he fell on his knees. Akurai quickly looked up, only to notice a dagger in front of his face. "You lost¡­ " The man mumbled. Akurai''s eyes widened up, as he followed up with a smirk. "Yeah¡­ I guess so." Akurai replied. "This means you lost the bet, and it makes you instantly lose your promise." The man said, as he reached out his hand. Akurai grabbed his hand. "Not quite true-" Akurai said- A grin followed up, as he slammed the dagger out of the man''s knife. He grabbed the dagger and swung with it. "-Not until I give up!" Akurai followed up. Blood spattered onto the knife. Akurai''s eyes widened up. "H- How did you-" The man had the knife between his teeth. Akurai noticed four of his teeth were really sharp. The man spinned kicked Akurai away, making him let go of the knife and fall down. When Akurai tried to stand up, the man laid his leg on his neck. Akurai''s eyes widened up. The man pulled the knife out of his mouth. "Then I tell you know to give up." The man said, grinning. Akurai was still shocked. "Wait¡­ That teeth, don''t tell me you¡­ Joined the Ishido mafia too." Akurai asked, in shock. "Yes¡­ I did¡­" The man said. "...But not for long¡­ I found myself a beautiful wife and plan on to have a total of Three children." The man said, smiling. Akurai''s eyes widened up as the man reached out his hand, again. Akurai followed up with a grin. "I Guess I am becoming an Uncle¡­ But why the teeth?" Akurai asked. Akurai grabbed his hand, as the man helped him stand up. "It''s a very historical thing of our family. Our strongest members would get vampire-like teeth and give their victims bike marks, the police would then always know who we were. You need a lot of honor and insanity for it..." The man explained, he pulled up his lips to show his teeth better. "...You will be thrown into a room with handcuffs, and you need to beat four criminals with only your mouth, thus why the technique of catching the knife with your teeth. It works like a ''contract'', in its own way." The man followed up, smirking. Akurai was honored and shocked at the same time. "T- Thats awesome!" Akurai said. "I knew my Brother, Mateo, was a perfect vessel for the clan." Akurai followed up, proudly. "Exact the opposite of you." The man replied, starting to laugh. Akurai let out a sigh of relief. "All right, enough training, let''s head back home for now." Akurai said. Akurai was walking, but Matteo was not moving. Akurai turned to Matteo. "Matteo- ?!" Akurai''s eyes widened up. Matteo was crying. "I forgot to tell you¡­ The only way to ''sign'' your ''contract''..." Matteo said, wiping his tears. "What?" Akurai asked. It was silent for a long while. "...Nevermind¡­ Let''s go." Matteo said. Akurai shrugged, and they both walked away. - - - - - ''''If you had told me earlier¡­ This would have never happened.'''' - - - - - Akurai yawned, as he walked up to the door, tired. A note was on the door, which said: ''Ishido Family Invitation''. Akurai grabbed the piece of paper and slowly ripped it open, slowly starting to read it¡­ "For every Ishido Family. Unfortunately, two of our loved ones died yesterday¡­ Those two were the Mother and Father of-..." Akurai was reading it until he suddenly stopped. Akurai''s eyes widened up. "T- This must be fake... -!" Akurai said, as he suddenly realized¡­ Matteo¡­ W- What did you do in god''s sake... - - - - - ''''I hated your guts since that day¡­ You left your entire family and ran away to Japan¡­ But I came back, for you...'''' - - - - - Akurai slowly opened the door, as he saw Mateo sit down on the floor. "Matteo¡­ I am sorry for your loss." Akurai mumbled. Akurai slowly pulled out his silenced pistol. "You''re here for revenge, aren''t you?" Matteo said. Akurai''s eyes widened up. Matteo stood up, as he turned to him. "Matteo..." Akurai mumbled. "It''s okay-" "...You got it wrong." Akurai interrupted Matteo. "This isn''t about revenge¡­ It is about insanity." Akurai said, grinning. Matteo''s eyes widened up. "...I am here for my ''contract''." Akurai said, rising his pistol into Mateo''s face. "O- Of course¡­" Mateo mumbled. "...But one thing." Mateo said, looking up. Akurai''s eyes widened up, as he saw Mateo smiling. "Take care of my children, okay?" Mateo said, closing his eyes. "Y-... Y- Yes." Akurai mumbled, as he started to tear up- Akurai pulled the trigger. - - - - - ''''That time, you saw right through me¡­'''' ''''I didn''t give any damn about you or your family...'' ''''...Is what I still tell myself.'''' Akurai let out a sigh. "What a messed up family¡­" Akurai said. "...Just like my thoughts." * * * Volume 1: Chapter 9: Way Past Insanity... Ryan walked into the dining hall, only to notice Anne cleaning the dishes. It was almost evening and the boys hadn''t come out of their room yet. "Where is Takumi and the others?" Ryan asked. "Still in their room, they were probably tired." Anne replied. Ryan let out a sigh, as he leaned onto the counter. He looked at the dining hall, he could still remember the first time Takumi ate with them and the others. They all had different thoughts, personalities, goals in life. They even hated each other, yet they ended up like blood-related brothers. Ryan could see it, a bright future for them. Who knows? Maybe they''ll start their own company? Anne''s eyes widened up, as multiple vans parked on the front gate of the Mansion. Anne dropped a mug, as the glass splattered everywhere. Ryan quickly turned, as his eyes widened up too. "T- They''re here!" Anne screamed. Ryan quickly ran upstairs, slamming their door open. He realized everyone was already dressed up and ready to go. "Looks like they arrived." Ukato said, pulling his glove tight. They all had their old uniforms on, combined with their new clothing. They looked really cool, Ryan thought. "Let''s go, boys." Takumi said, as they all sprinted downstairs. Takumi leaded them to the door, as he suddenly stopped. "Guys, listen up¡­ If things go downhill..." Takumi explained. "...Split up, and get Anne and Ryan out of here in time." Takumi followed up. The others nodded. "Yosh! Let''s kick some ass!" Nokado said, cracking his knuckles. Takumi smirked, as he opened the door. The first thing he noticed was Kirakuma, who was standing in front of the gate with a group of what looked like subordinates from the mafia. The subordinates walked to the gate and opened it. Takumi and Kirakuma looked each other deep in the eye. Both their eyes were lightening up with this dead-like aura. "Takumi!" Kirakuma shouted. "I have arrived, for our promise!" Kirakuma followed up. "...To hell with your promise!" Takumi replied. The wind blasted through the front yard. Kirakuma grinned. Takumi noticed his teeth, as his eyes widened up. "Got it¡­ We''ll see about that!" Kirakuma shouted. Kirakuma pointed to the guys "Get them all, dead or alive won''t matter!" Kirakuma followed up. The subordinates charged. Takumi and the others did the same. Takumi''s eyes widened up in anger, as he slided one of the subordinates down. He quickly stood up only to punch another one to the ground. The others started to fight too. Ryan and Anne were in complete shock. Ukato got hit on his right stomach by a kick, his eyes widened up, but he pushed through the pain and punched the subordinate down. Kuruka punched someone, but he got blocked. The subordinate followed up with a knee on Kuruka''s head, but he kept his pose and tackled the subordinate. Nokado got pushed to the ground, as the subordinate charged him. Nokado rolled away and kicked his leg, making him fall down. Rikishi got punched too, as blood dripped out of his mouth. He grinned, casually walking up to the man and uppercutting him. Tado got grabbed by the neck and pulled up, but he kicked the man right between his legs, making him let go. After a while the subordinates were down, Takumi and the others had bruises and blood wounds on their face, but they defeated the subordinates. Takumi looked at Kirakuma. "Looks like your subordinates were softer than we expected." Takumi said, walking up to him.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. They started to walk in circles. Takumi grabbed a brass knuckle and placed it on his right arm. "I guess so..." Kirakuma said. "Let''s see if you will be able to stand up when were done with you..." Takumi mumbled. Takumi charged Kirakuma, but Kirakuma punched him away in an instant. "Idiot¡­ Don''t underestimate me!" Kirakuma shouted. "Fine¡­ I won''t." Takumi said, as he slowly pulled out a knife. The others eyes widened up, the same goes for Anne and Ryan. "I''ll kill you right here, right now!" Takumi shouted. "Try me..." Kirakuma mumbled, grinning. Takumi charged Kirakuma, as he swung the knife. Kirakuma opened his mouth. Takumi''s eyes widened up, as blood splattered onto the knife and onto Takumi''s hand. When Takumi turned, his eyes widened up more. Kirakuma caught his hand and the knife with his mouth, he had vampire-like teeth. One of his teeth was going in Takumi''s hand. "W- What?" Takumi mumbled. "Oh¡­ Looks like I missed." Kirakuma said, pulling the knife out of his hand with his mouth. Takumi''s hand was bleeding. Takumi quickly looked up to Kirakuma. "Why is your teeth¡­ like that?" Takumi asked confused. "It''s a ''contract''... But you wont understand even if I told you." Kirakuma said. Takumi clinged his teeth together, he was frustrated. The others walked up to him. "Looks like you will be needing backup, right?" Ukato said, laying his hand on Takumi''s shoulder. Takumi smirked. "You''re right, let''s beat this guy and it''ll all be done." Kuruka said, smiling. Kirakuma started to laugh. The others looked at him. "Come get me¡­ You won''t lay a punch on me!" Kirakuma said, as his eyes widened up. Takumi grinned. "We''ll see about that!" Takumi shouted, as they all charged Kirakuma. Kirakuma blocked all their punches, but he was being held back. Kirakuma started to get cornered. "Okay guys, now!" Takumi shouted, as Tado jumped from his left. "You better!!" Tado shouted, punching him on his chest. Takumi''s eyes widened up, as he leaned down. "...Leave!" Kuruka shouted, uppercutting Kirakuma. "...This place!" Ukato shouted, spinkicked Kirakuma on his face. "...Before you!!!" Rikishi shouted, as he kicked the back of his legs, making him kneel down. Takumi charged Kirakuma, who was kneeling down. Kirakuma quickly reached for the pocket in his jacket. "DIE!!-" "STOP!" Takumi shouted, as Kirakuma interrupted him. Takumi''s eyes widened up. A pistol was aimed on his face. Takumi stopped his fist right in front of Kirakuma''s face. "Nobody move!" Kirakuma shouted, as he slowly stood up. Kirakuma slowly walked to the front door of the mansion while still aiming at them. "You¡­ Really thought you could beat us this easy?" Kirakuma said, slowly pulling out a walkie talkie. "Check, Mate." Kirakuma mumbled, grinning. The radio replied with: "Checkmate, confirmed." The mansion door got slammed open- There were subordinates with pistols holding Anne and Ryan hostage. Everyone''s eyes widened up. "You really thought we were this stupid?" Kirakuma said, waving his weapon around. "W- What do you think your doing?" Takumi mumbled. "What I think¡­ Is nothing¡­ " Kirakuma replied. "... I have nothing to think about, I get one objective, and I full fill it, no matter what." Kirakuma said. "Y- You''re insane, you can''t do this-" While Nokado was talking, Kirakuma punched him with the weapon. Nokado''s eyes widened up, as he fell on the ground. "Nokado!" "Are you okay!" The others were replying. "Y- Yes..." Nokado replied. "Sooo¡­ Takumi." Kirakuma said, looking him in his eyes. "About that 10 Million Yen-" "Fine!" Takumi interrupted him. Kirakuma showed an insane-like confused expression. "Ohh? So now you wanna pay all of a sudden?" Kirakuma said. "Y- Yes, I''ll pay! Leave Anne and Ryan out of this!" Takumi shouted in fear. "Okay! Promise is made, now we''re bringing you six to Akurai." Kirakuma said. "Ryan and Anne, then? What will happen to them?" Ukato asked. "Oh, they''ll be fine on their own¡­ Kind of." Kirakuma said, as he waved his hand. The subordinates waved back, as they closed the mansion door. "What are they doing?" Rikishi asked. "They''re finishing the job." Kirakuma said. After a minute, the subordinates walked out of the mansion. The subordinates walked up to the six and handcuffed them. The subordinates were about to walk, but suddenly Kirakuma stopped them. "Wait up¡­ Lemme say my goodbye." Kirakuma said, as walked up to the mansion door, he slowly opened it up. The six were in total shock, Ryan and Anne were still handcuffed, and there was liquid on the entire floor. Ukato''s eyes widened up even more. "Don''t tell me he-..." Ukato mumbled. Kirakuma grabbed a lighter. "Sa-yo-na-ra." Kirakuma said, dropping the lighter in the mansion. The next thing Takumi saw was- Bursts of fire¡­ The mansion was burning¡­ With Ryan and Anne inside them¡­ Kirakuma slowly turned, with this evil grin on his face. "YOU- !!" Just as Takumi was shouting, something heavy hit his head, knocking him out¡­ * * * Volume 1: Chapter 10: The Beginning of Our Future... Silence¡­ It was quiet¡­ Something¡­ No someone, was dragging them¡­ They could hear a huge door open, as they all got dragged in the room¡­ There followed up another long silence¡­ Until suddenly the mask off his head got pulled out¡­ Takumi''s eyes widened up. He noticed this huge man behind a desk. Next to him were the others¡­ But no Anne and Ryan¡­ "So¡­ You six have finally arrived?" The man said, walking out of the shadows. Takumi instantly recognized the man, it was someone he had seen before¡­ But he couldn''t not remember. Suddenly his eyes widened up. What... What is he doing here?... Why was he here again?... He looked up to the man. "W- Who are you?" Takumi asked in confusion. "Me? I am none of your business..." Akurai replied. "W- Why are we here?" Kuruka asked. Takumi turned to the others, they were in complete fear. "Why? I think you all already know why..." Akurai said, grinning. "...You all owe me 10 Million Yen, remember?" Akurai followed up, looking at Takumi. Takumi noticed the sharp-like teeth on him too. Akurai slowly walked up to Takumi. "That''s right¡­ 10 Million Yen, or else..." Akurai followed up, grinning. "W- Where are we?" Nokado asked. Akurai turned to Nokado. "Somewhere in Sendai..." Akurai said. Nokado''s eyes widened up. "T- That is over 300 Kilometers away from us!" Rikishi shouted out of the blue. "W- What?" Tado mumbled, scared. "The kid is correct¡­ It is 340 to be precise." Akurai answered. "That proves how long you might have been unconscious¡­ And how serious we are about this." Akurai explained. "Because, you see¡­ Now you will never find out if Anne and Ryan really died." Akurai said, shrugging. Takumi''s eyes widened up, as he remembered the surrounding fire¡­ Akurai started to laugh. "Whether you work because you don''t want to die¡­ Or if you work to find out about the truth¡­ Maybe you even want to earn our trust..." Akurai explained. "By getting the 10 Million in the next 12 Months, we will let you all free..." Akurai continued. "...Unless you''re still not ready to work-" "We are!" Takumi interrupted Akurai. "Please¡­ Leave us alone¡­ We will get your money, I promise." Takumi mumbled. "Good your pumped up for your new job¡­ Takumi, Ishido." Akurai said, grinning. "Get these guys out of here!" Akurai shouted. Suddenly their heads got covered with black bags, making it impossible to see through. Takumi could hear doors open. The sounds followed up with a car door opening, and the engine start of the car. After a while of driving, they stopped. A lot of time passed, as Takumi later on noticed he was already uncuffed. "G- Guys?" Takumi asked. "Yeah?" Nokado voice could be heard replying. "I am uncuffed, I just realized." Takumi continued, taking the bag off his head. "R- Really?" Kuruka''s voice could be heard. Takumi was in complete shock, they were all in what looked like a ''Range-Rover'' "Woah..." Takumi mumbled. "What is it? Takumi?" Ukato asked. "Y- Yeah, sorry, I am uncuffing you all now." Takumi said, as he noticed a piece of paper with two keys on it.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. He uncuffed everyone, they took their bags off their head. Takumi realized two people weren''t here, they were Tado and Rikishi. "Hey¡­ Where are the twins?" Takumi asked. They looked around. "We all got in the same car, right?" Ukato asked. "Yeah, I think so." Takumi replied. "Then they must be here." Ukato answered. A huge bonk on the back of the car could be heard. The guys looked at each other. "They must be in the back..." Kuruka said. They all got out of the car and went to the back. Nokado slowly opened it, only notice the two in the back. "W- Who''s there?!" Rikishi shouted in fear. "Don''t worry, it''s us." Kuruka replied. "Oh¡­ Thank god." Rikishi followed up, letting out a sigh. They uncuffed the two too. The brothers looked confused, as they noticed the rest were uncuffed too. "What happened?" Rikishi asked. "We don''t know, the first thing we realized was that they left two keys and a note here." Takumi explained, showing the piece of paper and two keys. Takumi started to read out loud: "Welcome, new ones, to your hideout and your first car. Don''t worry, the car and the apartment won''t cost you anything, because either way we''ll end up getting 10 Million Yen from you guys..." Takumi said, letting out a sigh. He continued: "Once you head inside your hideout there will be multiple monitors with different kind of screens, one will show you the world map, but not only that. It''ll show exactly every detail of the entire map..." "That means we will have to check the apartment out." Ukato said. "Thanks for the obvious, dumbass." Nokado mumbled. "You said something, big nose?" Ukato replied, looking at him. "Guys, not now." Kuruka said, standing in between them. Takumi continued reading: "...There will be one monitor in the center that will show you our special website for ''Customers'', if you get what I mean. Plus there will be any equipment you need for these ''jobs'' you get..." "Customers?" Kuruka asked. "He probably means that there will be some website which will give us missions, but we''ll see when we get inside." Ukato explained. Takumi followed up: "...These ''jobs'' you will get from our ''Customers'' will be anything, it depends on you if you want to accept or decline. But you will need all the jobs possible, just saying. So head out to your apartment and good luck with your missions, Greetings, Kirakuma." Takumi finished up reading the piece of paper. Takumi looked at both keys in his hand, one had the numbers ''001'' on them¡­ ''''So¡­ This is how my future is supposed to be, huh?'''' Takumi thought by himself. Rikishi laid his hand on Takumi''s shoulder. "Oi, let''s not waste our time and get inside there. We have money to earn." Rikishi said, smirking. "Oh¡­ You''re right." Takumi replied, as they all walked to the apartment. Takumi realized the apartment looked absolutely abandoned, it felt like the apartment was left alone ages ago. They all slowly walked with Takumi in the lead. They kept walking until they were at the front door. Takumi reached out his hand and slowly opened the door. The next thing they saw was unimaginable. The apartment looked really clean on the inside. The entire first floor looked really good, and every door had a description in them. The first closest door to them was the ''mission room number 001''. "This must be where we need to be." Takumi said, as he grabbed the key. He slowly pushed the door open. Their eyes suddenly widened up, as the room was filled with luxury items. There was even one table with wheels filled with booze, alcohol and cigarettes. "W-...What is this?" Takumi asked, in shock. "I don''t know, but I don''t care either!" Nokado said, as he jumped onto the cough, laying down. "Oi oi! Don''t be so reckless, this could be a trap." Ukato quickly replied, looking at the moveable table and the other luxury they got. The door behind them suddenly opened up, they all quickly turned. Their eyes widened up, as Kirakuma arrived, with four girls in maid clothing. "Welcome to the high class, boys." Kirakuma said, laughing. "What do you want?" Takumi replied, cold. "Me? I was just about to give you your first two missions, but if you don''t want me her-" "No, Wait!" Kuruka interrupted Kirakuma. Kirakuma grinned, as his eyes glew in pure anger. "Sure¡­ For this once I''ll ignore that, delusional kid." Kirakuma mumbled, as the corners of his eyes crinkled. Takumi''s eyes filled with rage too, but he ignored him. "So, first things first." Kirakuma said, as he grabbed a remote control out of his pocket. He pressed on a red button and the side of the wall spinned horizontal, there was a small amount of equipment there, which included four pistols, two sub-machine guns, two bullet proof vests, plus smoke- and normal hand grenades. Kirakuma then grabbed his second remote control, he aimed it on the monitors, they all turned on. It showed the exact things the piece of paper said to them. "You guys probably have red the pieces of paper, right?" Kirakuma asked. "Yeah, we have." Rikishi replied. "Good, then you know exactly what is happening." Kirakuma said, walking to the table. Kirakuma grabbed one entire glass bottle of alcohol and started to take huge sips of it. "~Ahh¡­ Feels good." Kirakuma said, wiping the dripping alcohol on his mouth. Kirakuma looked at Tado, as he showed him the bottle of alcohol. "Want some?" Kirakuma asked. "Oh- Uhhh..." Tado said, not knowing what to say. "We don''t drink, nor do we smoke." Takumi said, looking at him. Kirakuma turned to Takumi, as he bursted with laughter. "Are you kidding me?" Kirakuma said. "You have all this tobacco and all this alcohol, yet you say something so childish." Kirakuma said, grinning. The place turned silent, as Kirakuma let out a sigh. "But, either way, the table is staying here." Kirakuma followed up, walking back to the door. The maids followed Kirakuma. "I''ll send those two missions to you fromout your monitor." Kirakuma said. Kirakuma opened the door, as the maids walked out of the room into the hallway. Kirakuma wanted to walk out of the door, but he froze. "...Takumi." Kirakuma mumbled. Takumi turned his face to him. "Yes?" Takumi asked, in a very frustrated voice. Kirakuma turned to him, as his eyes lightened up- Kirakuma showed a big smile, following up with: "Don''t exhaust yourself¡­ Takumi-San." Takumi''s entire face turned red, as his eyes widened up. "Y- Yeah, sure." Takumi replied, shy. Kirakuma walked out of the room, and closed the door¡­ ''''Don''t die on me¡­ Brother...'''' * * * Volume 1: Chapter 11: Our First Missions Multiple hours have passed since Kirakuma had left the room, Takumi was laying on the couch looking to the roof. They all were waiting and just when Takumi wanted to say something, the middle screen of the monitor flashes red and showed two chat messages. Takumi quickly stood up and ran to the monitor, the others followed him. They noticed three links, Takumi pressed on all of them and the multiple monitors showed all different kinds of GPS Locations. Above the GPS Location it said the street name, address and even their objective. Takumi took a close look at all of them. "The first mission, is 30 Kilometers away from here. It''s a Club with some people of the ''Seppuku'' Clan..." Takumi slowly lowered his voice, as his eyes widened up. "S- Seppuku?" Kuruka followed up, as his eyes widened up. "I have heard about it. It''s an old and honored way to kill yourself in the Ages of Samurai." Ukato explained. "The second mission. It''s a restaurant with the Vice-President of the ''Byakuya'' gang. His name is Historama Byakuya¡­ It''s 10 Kilometers away from here." Takumi continued. "What are these impossible-like missions¡­ They really don''t give us a chance, do they?" Nokado said, letting out a sigh. "The third is a gas station. It''s between the two and has a lot of money the monitor said.." Takumi interrupted him. "But the other two¡­ We''ll have to split up to complete them." Rikishi said. "I might have an idea¡­ We won''t need to split up" Takumi mumbled. "Spit it out." Nokado said. "What if we place two machine guns in the cabin of the car, and when we might get chased by either of the gangs, we could open the cabin and someone could hide in there. We then could hide someone in there and he would fire the machine guns. No one would survive that-" -bonk!- Tado''s eyes lightened up. "Are you retarded?!" Ukato shouted, as he slapped him with his shoe. "That would only work in the most fictional story there existed!" Ukato followed up. "G- Guys-" "True, it would never work." Nokado replied. "B- But guys-" "Yeah, we should split up." Kuruka replied. Tado tried talking, but his voice couldn''t get through the others. Tado slowly grabbed his surgical mask, as he started to shake. He wanted to take it out¡­ But¡­ "Okay, Tado..." Takumi said. Tado''s eyes lightened up, as he let go off his mouth cap. "You and Rikishi will go to the club, and there should be a drugs lab underneath the club. Get in there and grab anything valuable with Rikishi..." Takumi explained. "Ukato and Nokado will rob the gas station..." Takumi continued. "And I will go with Kuruka, we will kill that Seppuku clan and take his valuables." Takumi finished, as he looked at everyone. We doesn''t know how they will pull this off, and how it will end. But he has a little bit of hope in himself left. He knows getting 10 Million Yen is most likely impossible, but with those five, he know he could do it. Even if something happens¡­ "All right¡­ First things first, Rikishi and Tado should bring us at our positions. Then we will start the mission. We would most likely be done earlier by Rikishi and Tado. But don''t wait too long, try to grab a ride and get out as soon as possible." Takumi explained. With this group¡­ We could pull it off¡­ I believe¡­ I have to... "Okay, let''s not waste time and just go!" Ukato said, completely prepared. Ukato walked to the wall with guns and grabbed three pistols. Because they were low on supplies, they let most of it stay. It could be useful later. They all walked out of the apartment, running to their car. Rikishi sat on the driver seat, Tado sat next to him. The others sat very occupied onto each other. Rikishi slammed his feet on the gas pedal as they drove really fast through the streets.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. First off Rikishi dropped Takumi and Kuruka to the Restaurant, they then drove to the Gas station, dropping Nokado and Ukato. They then continued to the club, parking it at an alleyway close to the Club. Rikishi let out a sigh. "All right¡­ Let''s go, Tado." Rikishi said, as he holstered his pistol. They both walked to the door of the club. Tado noticed this evil grin on his face. "Rikishi? What are you planning?" Tado asked. "Me? Don''t worry, you''ll see when it happens." Rikishi said, as he placed his hand to the doorknob. Tado knew Rikishi was up to something really bad. Rikishi opened the door, as he walked in the club. He instantly noticed a group of odd people in the corner of the club. Rikishi took a deep breath, Tado''s eyes widened up. "OI! YOU!" Rikishi shouted. The group of odd looking men turned to him. Rikishi walked up to him, Tado followed him up. "I have no time to stay, all I need is your highest stacks of either drugs or weapons." Rikishi explained. The man with what looked like a Cuban-Cigar looked at him, as he placed his hand on his fedora. "And if we don''t?" The man asked. "Yeah, who do you think you- !" -PANG!- Tado''s eyes widened up, as blood spattered everywhere. Smoke flied out of Rikishi''s handgun. "As I said¡­ I have no time to explain, unless you don''t want another dead body¡­" Rikishi said, grinning. "Kid¡­ What''s your name?" The man said, as he wiped off the blood off his face. "Mika, Rikishi¡­ Working for the Ishido clan, don''t forget it." Rikishi said, grinning. "Rikishi¡­ I think I like you..." The man in the fedora said. "I''ll give a small amount of supplies, because I am on the mood today." The man said. "R- Really?" Rikishi asked. "Yes¡­ The only condition is¡­ You''ll have to confirm Seppuku!" The man shouted, looking him in the eye. Rikishi''s eyes widened up, as he followed with a grin. "R- Rikishi¡­ C- C''mon-" "Sure, I accept!" Rikishi interrupted Tado. "But first, I want to see the supplies you give." Rikishi said, as he pulled the magazine out of his pistol. "Good¡­ Get the supplies we have!" The man shouted. After a while a group of people brought two bags and gave them to Tado, Tado checked it and saw a lot of different kind of drugs and weaponry. The man with the fedora grabbed his katana, looking at Rikishi. "Oi, old man..." Rikishi mumbled, looking down. The man walked up to him. "...What''s your name?" Rikishi asked. "My name¡­ It''s Tadashi, Seppuku." "Seppuku Tadashi, eh?..." Rikishi said, as he suddenly reached out to his back pocket. "- I tink I saw your name on a piece of paper that said: ''Famous Mafia died in a club''!" Rikishi shouted, as he grabbed a knife. He sliced the man through his neck. Everyone''s eyes widened up. One of the men grabbed a pistol and aimed it on Rikishi. Rikishi turned and shut his eyes, a gunshot could be heard. Rikishi noticed he didn''t get hit, as he looked at Tado. Tado had an assault rifle in his hand, and smoke flied out of his weapon. Rikishi noticed he killed the man. "Let''s get out of here, now we still can!" Tado shouted. Rikishi nodded, as he grabbed his pistol and magazine back. They both ran back to the car and drove away¡­ - - = 10 Minutes Earlier = - - Ukato and Nokado looked at the gas station. "Let''s go in." Ukato said. Nokado grabbed his handgun and unlocked the safety. "All right¡­ Let''s get all the money and get out of here." Nokado replied, as they both walked in. Nokado instantly aimed his handgun to the cashier an shouted: "Put all the money in his bag, now!" Ukato grabbed the bag and opened it up for the man. "Faster! Or else you''ll die!" Ukato shouted. The man started to fill up the bag with money. Nokado looked around the shop a little. "T- That''s everything I got..." The man mumbled, throwing the bag to Ukato. Ukato caught it in mid-air and turned to Nokado. "Let''s get out of here- !" Ukato noticed Nokado''s eyes widen up. The cashier pulled out a shotgun out of the counter, aimed at Ukato. Ukato turned, as his eyes widened up. Nokado shot the man on his shoulder, the man collapsed and fell on the ground. Nokado walked up to the man and grabbed his weapon. They both ran out. When they ended in front of the Gas Station, they noticed a man park his motorcycle in front of them, the man''s eyes widened up. "Out of the way!" Nokado shouted, as he grabbed the man''s motor-keys. "Hop on, Ukato." Nokado said, as he turned on the engine. Ukato jumped into the motorcycle and they drove away in full speed¡­ - - - - - "W- What is the meaning of this?" A girl said with a long, thin ribbon on her head, as she saw the Club door completely broken. She slowly opened the door, as her eyes widened up, a piece of cloth laid on the ground. Next to the piece of cloth, laid her fathers Fedora¡­ "B- Boss, calm down¡­ That could be someone else''s body..." A girl with long, red hair said. "Y- Yeah¡­ The environment is pretty shallow..." Another girl said with blonde, long hair. "No way that is someone else¡­ It his her fathers fedora, after all..." Another girl replied cold with long, black hair. "I- Idiot, you shouldn''t say something so stupid like that!" Another girl said with short, blue hair. The girl with the ribbon on her head grinned. "Who is¡­ responsible for this all!" She shouted, looking at everyone in the club. "That person¡­ I''ll make him pay¡­ And if I don''t, I''ll commit Seppuku!" The girl followed up. The others looked with their eyes widened up¡­ They all could agree on the same thing¡­ She didn''t have the face that was joking around¡­ - - = 6 Minutes Ago = - - Takumi looked at Kuruka, as he grabbed his pistol. "Are you ready?" Takumi asked Kuruka. Kuruka nodded, following up with a gulp. Takumi slowly opened the door¡­ His eyes widened up... * * * Volume 1: Chapter 12: A Disappointing Paycheck... Takumi''s eyes widened up, he saw dead bodies lying everywhere in the restaurant. Kuruka''s eyes widened up too. "W- What happened here?" Takumi asked to himself, as suddenly a man walked away from the counter, it looked like he walked from a stairway. Takumi instantly aimed at the man. "Freeze!" Takumi shouted, looking at the man. The man turned instantly, pulling out a machine pistol, he pulled the trigger but his weapon defected. Takumi pulled the trigger too, firing a bullet through the man''s head. Kuruka was in shock, as he instantly turned to Takumi. "When did you learn to shoot such kind of weapons?" Kuruka asked, in pure shock. "I don''t know, you just aim and fire." Takumi said. They both jumped over the counter, looking at the man. There was a small door which leaded downstairs. Takumi could hear more people downstairs. Takumi grabbed the machine pistol and gave it to Kuruka. "There is still a group of people down here¡­ Don''t lower your guard." Takumi said, walking downstairs. Kuruka nodded, as they both walked down. Before Kuruka even had arrived downstairs he noticed Takumi looking at an odd place. The first thing Takumi notices is a boy with white hair, instantly charging him with a knife. The boy swings the knife, Takumi leans back and dodges. Takumi then follows up with a punch in his chest. The boy''s eyes widen up, as he collapses on the ground. "Idiot¡­ Can''t you see I have a firearm?" Takumi said to the collapsed boy. They both continued walking, grabbing a bag, and filling it with the supplies they could either use or sell. "Let''s not waste too much time, we''ll grab what we can and get the hell out of here..." Takumi said. Kuruka nodded, but he was distracted. He noticed a cool pair of glasses, and remembered what Anne said¡­ You would look good with glasses... Kuruka wanted to grab it, but he wasn''t sure¡­ "Oi, Kuruka!" Takumi shouted. Kuruka turned in shock. "Y- Yeah?" Kuruka asked. "What are you doing? We gotta go..." Takumi said. Kuruka let out a non-relieved sigh. "S- Sure¡­ Let''s get out of here." Kuruka said, as he followed Takumi to the exit. They both ran out, and the first thing they notice was a motorcycle drive in full-speed. On the motorcycle were Nokado and Ukato, they both showed their thumbs up, as they continued driving back to the Apartment. After a while, the range rover arrived in full speed too. Kuruka and Takumi ran to the car, opened the door and jumped in. "Go go go!" Takumi shouted. Rikishi slammed his feet on the gas pedal, driving way past the limit. Before they knew it they had arrived back at the apartment. Ukato happily opened the door, as they all bursted in the room with laughter. "Yeah!" Nokado shouted happily. Rikishi grabbed bottles of alcohol and gave it to everyone. "For our first successful mission!" Rikishi said. "Kampai!" They all shouted at the same time, as they took a huge sip of the bottle. "Ahh~ So¡­ How much did we make?" Rikishi asked.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. Kuruka walked to the bags, as he showed everything. "We got six assault rifles, two sub-machine guns, three bulletproof-vests, A hell lot of drugs, A bag full of Yen and a damned motorcycle." Kuruka said, laughing. The others laughed too. "This must be worth 100.000 Yen, I am pretty sure." Nokado said. "True, it must be worth a lot." Takumi replied. "Hell yeah, let''s bring it to them." Nokado followed up, as he grabbed a cigarette and started to smoke. They all grabbed the bags and headed out to the office¡­ - - - - - A group of four people ran through the restaurant. "He must be here¡­ We can''t let him die..." One of them said, it was a girl with blue hair. "Got it, boss." Another man said, he had blonde, long hair. "Oi, don''t get to pumped up, there might be still people left." A man replied, he had red hair. "If that piece of shit died, I''ll make those people pay." Another man said, grinning. He had brown hair and a bandana on his head. "All right, let''s find him..." The girl said, as they all walked downstairs¡­ - - - - - Everyone''s eyes widened up. "H- How much¡­ Did you say?" Takumi stuttered while asking. "25 Thousand Yen in total..." Akurai replied. "B- But with this much drugs?" Nokado said, looking at the three bags full of drugs. "You thought getting 10 Million is this easy or something? Get over it and do another mission..." Akurai replied cold. Takumi tried forcing a smile, but out of frustration he turned his back to him and walked to the door. "Let''s get out of here¡­ We''ve heard enough..." Takumi said, as he opened the door. Everyone walked out of the door, and Takumi shut the door. Akurai grinned. "Those idiots¡­ Do they really think getting a debt of 10 Million is so easy?" Akurai said. "They all remind of that time¡­ When Matteo was here..." "Matteo¡­ You mean my father?" Kirakuma asked. "Yes¡­ That dumb man once tried to convince us to rob a military base for weapons..." Akurai said, as he started to laugh. "...We thought he was joking, but he ended up going alone..." Akurai said. "What happened next, did he chicken out?" Kirakuma asked. "...No¡­ Instead of that he came back with bags filled with weapons, he had sneaked in and stole weapons worth 1 Million Yen." Akurai said. Kirakuma''s eyes widened up. "H- How in gods name did he get that many weapons!?" Kirakuma asked, shocked. "That was common for Matteo¡­ I didn''t know much about his past¡­ But a lot happened to him..." Akurai said. "... If our clan was famous, he would''ve had black market bounties on his name." Akurai explained. "Matteo was a madman¡­ Someone with no mercy and no sanity, but at the same time he was really friendly¡­ His emotions were flying everywhere." Akurai continued. "Akurai?" Kirakuma asked. "Yes, Kirakuma?" Akurai replied. "Do you maybe know where my father''s grave is?" Kirakuma asked. "Hmm¡­ I do¡­ But I never go there¡­" Akurai replied. "Why?" Kirakuma asked. Akurai let out a sigh. "... I still hate his guts..." Akurai mumbled¡­ - - - - - "Takumi, my son, could you go to your room for a second?" Matteo asked, looking at Takumi. Takumi nodded, as he walked upstairs. "Why are you here¡­ Akurai?" Matteo asked, turning to him. "I have come to get your teeth..." Akurai said, grinning. "You mean these?" Matteo said, showing his teeth. Akurai''s eyes widened up. Matteo''s teeth¡­ They weren''t sharp anymore. "What the¡­ What did you do..." Akurai mumbled. "I got rid of them..." Matteo replied. Akurai walked up to him, grabbing him by his suit. "Why would you, idiot!" Akurai shouted. "I don''t need them anymore¡­ I have something more important." Matteo replied. "What¡­ What is more important than getting rid of your parent''s present!" Akurai shouted again, holding his suit tighter. "My family..." Matteo replied. Akurai''s eyes lightened up. "I told you¡­ When I become a father¡­ I will no matter what protect them..." Matteo explained. "Even if it means getting rid of my only left bond with my parents... or my clan..." Matteo followed up. Akurai slowly let go of him, taking steps backwards. As he realized- "T- That means-" "Yes¡­ I am officially a family-traitor..." Matteo interrupted him. Matteo walked up to him, laying his hand on Akurai''s shoulder. "I think you know what to do..." Matteo said, smiling¡­ Akurai realized something¡­ His smile¡­ He was forcing it¡­ - - - - - "What should we do now?" Kuruka asked. "We have to continue doing what we did last time¡­ We just have to keep earning." Ukato replied. Tado looked at everyone, but someone was acting odd. Takumi was smiling. "It''s fine¡­ We''ll earn it in no time, don''t worry." Takumi said. Tado noticed... The smile on Takumi''s face... * * * Volume 1: Chapter 13: The Start of Something Big... Takumi punched the wall. "D- Damn it!" Takumi shouted. "Woah, calm down..." Nokado replied. "Yeah, it wasn''t like we would get one million in one try." Ukato followed up. "It''s not about that¡­ The worth of the bags we gave were maybe twice as more worth." Takumi mumbled. "They are lying to us..." Takumi explained. "...And they will milk us out until we collapse." Takumi followed up. Everyone was quiet. "Then we won''t collapse..." Tado mumbled. Everyone turned to him. "... We won''t collapse until we have the ten million, we promised, didn''t we?" Tado followed up. "You promised..." Tado mumbled, looking at Takumi. Takumi''s eyes widened up. "... To go on vacation!" Tado followed up, pointing to him. Everyone was shocked. Takumi smiled. "... Fine¡­ You''re right." Takumi said. "I have a promise¡­ I need to full fill it..." Takumi followed up. "...Whether it kills me or not." Takumi finished, smiling. Everyone''s eyes lightened up. The mood of everyone changed back to their normal state. Suddenly the monitors beeps, everyone turns to the monitor. "It''s probably the new mission." Kuruka said. They all walked to the monitor. Suddenly their eyes widened up. The mission was as followed: "Congratulations¡­ We have one unique mission for you!" Kuruka started reading. "We have confirmed a GPS Tracker on a van full of drugs, bring this truck to us and if you manage to do it in two days minimum, you''ll get a bonus of-..." Kuruka stopped, as his eyes widened up. "A bonus of?" Rikishi asked. "A- A¡­ B-..." Kuruka started to mumble. "B- Bonus of 500.000 Yen!" Kuruka shouted cheerfully. Everyone''s eyes lightened up. "We have to get that, right now!" Rikishi shouted, as he opened the wall full of their weaponry. Rikishi grabbed the new weapons and body armor they got from the previous missions, but there weren''t enough body armors. "Shit¡­ What do we do now?" Kuruka asked. "I''ll stay..." Takumi mumbled. They all turned to him. "Are you sure?" Ukato asked. "... I will make sure those two won''t do something suspicious." Takumi replied, reaching out his fist. "Don''t worry about me, I trust you guys, so you guys have to trust me." Takumi said, smiling. The others first looked at Takumi, but then Ukato fist-bumped him. "You''re right¡­ We trust you." Ukato said, smiling. The others fist-bumped him too.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. "Yeah¡­ We do." Nokado said. Tado showed his thumbs up. Rikishi showed a happy grin. Kuruka and Takumi made eye-contact. "Don''t die on me¡­ You''ll make me depressed." Takumi said, smirking. Kuruka nodded. "There will be no casualties, we''ll finish the mission in two days." Kuruka said. They all walked out the apartment and Takumi waved them goodbye as the ''Range-Rover'' drove off. Takumi''s face slowly turned into a really angered frown. "Now¡­ It''s time to get what we deserved..." Takumi mumbled, as he walked back inside the apartment. He walked to the office, slamming the door open. "Takumi? What do you want?" Akurai asked. "You know¡­ Normally I wouldn''t even reply to you¡­ But this time I have one thing I want..." Takumi said, slowly reaching for his pocket. "... That thing is- " Takumi drawed a handgun and pulled the trigger- "...Your life!" -Pang!- It was silent for a while¡­ There was blood on the wall and Akurai had fallen behind his counter. Takumi slowly walked to the counter, as he suddenly heard footsteps from behind him, when he turned he got tackled down by Kirakuma. Takumi let go of the pistol and Kirakuma caught it mid-air, quickly aiming it to his head. "W- What?" Takumi mumbled. "We knew you were planning something..." Kirakuma said, grinning. "Ugh..." A sound could be heard from the counter of the office. Slowly Akurai''s hand grabbed the top of the counter. Takumi''s eyes widened up¡­ He missed his shot¡­ "Man¡­ That was awful of you..." Akurai mumbled, as he held his hand on his eye. "... You got me good, you traitor." Akurai followed up, walking up to him and Kirakuma. "Kirakuma¡­ Finish him..." Akurai said. Kirakuma''s eyes widened up, as he started to shake. "I-... I..." Kirakuma stuttered. "... I- I can''t..." Kirakuma followed up. "What did you say?" Akurai said, frustrated. "Either he dies or you do!" Akurai followed up. They both suddenly went quiet, as they suddenly noticed this really bad aura. Takumi slowly stood up¡­ Takumi followed up with a grin¡­ "You should''ve killed me." Takumi mumbled, grinning. Takumi suddenly charged Kirakuma, punching him hard on his chest. Kirakuma''s eyes widened up. Takumi followed up with a punch on his face, knocking him out. Akurai was in complete shock, but in the same time he was amazed. "Enough with the jokes¡­ I am done playing around..." Takumi said, slowly grabbing the pistol from the ground. He aimed it back to Akurai. "Ishido, Takumi¡­ What are you planning?" Akurai asked. "Oh, at first it was nothing¡­ But I finally realized what happened..." Takumi said, grinning. "... I will take revenge for my father¡­ You murderer..." Takumi followed up. Akurai''s eyes widened up. "When did you-" "You thought I was stupid?" Takumi said, as he started to laugh. "I knew from the start¡­ You and your stupid ''contract'' for those vampire teeth¡­ You and the ''contract'' can both go to hell..." Takumi said. It went silent. "... Actually¡­ I am kind of interested in those teeth¡­ " Takumi followed up. "If you want to know more¡­ You''ll have to join the clan, kid." Akurai said. "I have multiple conditions¡­ I hope you''ll agree to them." Takumi said, grinning. "Sure thing kid, anything you want." Akurai said. "Anything? Eh? Sounds pretty good..." - - - - - Ukato was driving the Range-Rover, as they slowly arrived to the Van. ¡°Alright¡­ This is what we do.¡± Ukato said, while slowly parking next to the van. ¡°Rikishi and Tado enter the van, Rikishi will drive and Tado will have a weapon with him. Tado¡¯s role is to defend Rikishi no matter what. While you two get the Van running, Kuruka and Nokado will be on the watch...¡± Ukato explained. ¡°... After that Kuruka and Nokado will enter the Range-Rover and we will safely drive back, this should be no problem.¡± Ukato followed up, smirking proudly. ¡°Got it, easy as it is.¡± Rikishi said, as he entered the van. Rikishi noticed that they key was still in the car. He shrugged and started the engine. Tado showed his face out of the window. ¡°We got it running, let¡¯s go go go!¡± Tado said, as they all entered their positions. Ukato drove in front of the Van as they quickly headed back. Kuruka noticed Ukato being really quiet. ¡°Ukato, what¡¯s on your mind?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°I...¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°If there is something, spit it out.¡± Nokado said. ¡°... I don¡¯t trust this.¡± Ukato said, holding the steer tighter. ¡°W- What do you mean, don¡¯t trust?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s a bit suspicious, the van was completely free for anybody to get. If the thing is worth half a million they would never let it stay so freely...¡± Ukato explained. His eyes widened up as he realized something. ¡°...They...¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°...They must be after Takumi!¡± Ukato slammed his feet on the gas pedal, driving through the street as fast as possible. * * * Volume 1: Chapter 14: The Inheritors Arc… Since the beginning¡­ I was completely inspired by my father... ¡°Kirakuma, why do you want to do this?¡± Matteo asked, looking at Kirakuma. ¡°I want to be a cool leader, just like you!¡± Kirakuma replied. I always told him I want to be like him, but he said I shouldn¡¯t do it¡­ But when I asked why, he wouldn¡¯t reply¡­ One day, mother died, and Father¡¯s Uncle came to our house. This was the beginning of my future¡­ ¡°It must be one of the subordinates...¡± Akurai explained. ¡°No way...¡± Matteo mumbled. ¡°Do not keep your guard lowered from now on...¡± Akurai said, walking off. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Matteo asked. Akurai let out a sigh. ¡°I have business I need to attend.¡± Akurai explained, as he walked out of the door. Akurai turned to a kid, who was walking away. ¡°Oi, where are you going?¡± Akurai asked him, but the kid continued walking away. Akurai followed the kid. He realized the kid walked up to a group of others, which looked multiple ages older than the kid himself. ¡°Oi, what are you doing here kiddo- !¡± As one of the older kids wanted to ask something, the smaller punched him on his face. The older kid fell on his back and looked up. ¡°W- What do you think you¡¯re doing?!¡± The older kid shouted, as he stood up. ¡°Yeah, I saw you hurting that girl!¡± The younger kid said. ¡°So what? She started it, mind your own business.¡± The older one said. ¡°Idiot¡­ People like you shouldn¡¯t work for gangs or clans!¡± The younger kid shouted. The older kid smirked. ¡°How should they, then?¡± The older kid asked. ¡°You¡¯ll see¡­ The name is Kirakuma Ishido...¡± The younger kid mumbled. ¡°... I am the future generation of the Ishido clan!¡± The younger kid shouted. Akurai¡¯s eyes lightened up. ¡°And my goal¡­ Is to make sure the next generation will live happy together, with no problems!¡± Kirakuma screamed, as he charged the older group of children. I that day charged right into them, with no knowledge at all¡­ I ended up getting my ass beaten¡­ The older boy threw Kirakuma to the ground. ¡°Idiot¡­ You had me shocked for a minute.¡± The older kid said, as he slowly grabbed a knife. Kirakuma¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Idiots like you, should know their place-¡± ¡°Stop right there, kiddo.¡± Akurai interrupted the older children. The kid¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°S- Shit¡­ It¡¯s him¡­¡± The kid said, as he ran away. The other children followed him. Akurai walked up to Kirakuma. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Akurai asked.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. ¡°Yeah...¡± Kirakuma mumbled, standing back up. ¡°Spit it out, kiddo, what happened?¡± Akurai asked. Kirakuma smirked. ¡°Nothing special...¡± Kirakuma said. ¡°... I just told them my true feelings.¡± Kirakuma followed up. ¡°And who is this girl you were talking about?¡± Akurai asked. ¡°I- Ah¡­ You heard that too?¡± Kirakuma asked. ¡°Her name is Kujira¡­ She lives in the same street as ours.¡± Kirakuma explained. ¡°And she is really friendly, but those idiots were minding her business.¡± Kirakuma followed up. ¡°Interesting¡­ Maybe your Father would like to hear-¡± ¡°NONONO!¡± Those times looked pretty bad, but they were way better than now¡­ Everything was going good between me and Kujira... Until my father found out¡­ Kirakuma opened the door. ¡°I am home!¡± Kirakuma shouted. Matteo walked up to him. ¡°Kirakuma...¡± Matteo said, looking down. ¡°Yes, father?¡± Kirakuma asked. ¡°Who is Kujira?¡± Matteo asked Kirakuma. Kirakuma¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Oh- Eh¡­ It¡¯s a girl who lives in the same street as we do-¡± ¡°W- What?!¡± Matteo interrupted him. ¡°Do you even know her last name?!¡± Matteo followed up. Man¡­ Just when things went good¡­ I found out her clan had a long war against ours... And they we¡¯re placing spies in our clan¡­ And because of me¡­ My mother died¡­ She got killed by a spy¡­ I didn¡¯t know what to do¡­ But Uncle Akurai came with a plan¡­ Kirakuma and Kujira walked together, hand in hand. ¡°Hey¡­ How about we plan on going somewhere nice?¡± Kirakuma asked. ¡°Sure thing, I don¡¯t mind.¡± Kujira answered, smiling. They both walked to a hotel, and Kirakuma paid for one night. The room he bought was really beautiful. ¡°Woah¡­ Awesome.¡± Kujira said, as her eyes lightened up. Kirakuma sat down on the king sized bed they had. ¡°It really is cool...¡± Kirakuma replied. Kujira sat down next to him. ¡°It is cool...¡± Kujira said. They suddenly made eye contact, as they came closer to each other until their lips reached each other. They both laid down the bed. ¡°I am happy you wanted to do this...¡± Kujira said, smirking. ¡°...I...¡± Kirakuma mumbled. ¡°...I am sorry.¡± Kirakuma said, as he started to tear up. ¡°Kirakuma?-¡± -Pang!- ¡°Oi, Kirakuma¡­ Get over here.¡± Akurai said. ¡°Yes, Uncle- !¡± Kirakuma¡¯s eyes widened up, as Akurai gave him a handgun. ¡®Listen up¡­ You were talking about saving the next generation¡­ This is your only chance...¡° Akurai explained. Kirakuma completely froze... He had no other choice, right? It was for the clan, right? For the future, right? ...Right? - - - - - Ukato jumped out of the car, as they finally arrived back at the Apartment. He charged to the door and busted it open. He continued running through the hallway, the others followed him. He then pushed the office door open. Ukato completely froze, as he saw Takumi sitting on the office-chair, with Akurai next to him. Akurai had an eye patch. ¡°Yo.¡± Takumi said. The others arrived too. ¡°Oi, Oi¡­ What is going on here? And where is Kirakuma?¡± Nokado asked. Takumi stood up, walking up to them. ¡°Kirakuma is unconcious¡­ Nothing much changed¡­ The only important thing that happened is...¡± Takumi said, smirking. ¡°...I became The Family Inheritor.¡± Everyone was in complete shock. Ukato¡¯s looked down. ¡°...You...¡± Ukato mumbled. Suddenly he pulled out his handgun, aiming it straight as Takumi. ¡°...You liar!¡± Ukato shouted. ¡°You would never be able to kill me...¡± Takumi said. ¡°...Physically and Mentally.¡± Takumi followed up. Ukato suddenly charged him with the weapon, swinging it his way. Takumi dodged his attack and grabbed his weapon. Takumi then followed up with turning the handgun and pulling the trigger. The bullet flied right next to Ukato cheek, scarring him. Ukato¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡®W- What the- !¡° Ukato mumbled. Suddenly Takumi kicks Ukato away, as he made Ukato let go of the gun. Takumi unloaded the gun and threw it back. ¡°As I was explaining¡­ Erhm¡­ The debt is now gone from 10 Million Yen to 3 Million Yen, as long as I work here.¡± Takumi said, grinning. Takumi¡¯s sharpened teeth showed up, as they glew bright in the room. The others, completely frustrated, left the office and closed the door. Takumi laid his hand on his hips. ¡°Welp¡­ That was that...¡± Takumi mumbled, as he started to tear up. ¡°Is there something Takumi?¡± Akurai asked. Takumi wiped his tears away. ¡°No, something got in my eye.¡± Takumi said, wiping his eyes. ¡°Please forgive me¡­ Ukato, Anne, Ryan¡­ Everyone...¡± ¡°... There was no other way to get the debt.¡± * * * Volume 1: Chapter 15: Twelve Months Later… It was raining as Rikishi walked through the street, Tado walked up to him in the alleyway. ¡°Yo, got paid?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°Yeah. Another 20,000 Yen.¡± Tado replied, showing his bag. ¡°Good, now let¡¯s bring that back.¡± Rikishi said, as he grabbed a cigarette. Tado pulled out a lighter and helped him out. Rikishi took a puff as they kept walking through the street and the rain. ¡°So, it has been twelve months¡­ We have 1 Million Yen left, it won¡¯t be a problem anymore.¡± Rikishi said. ¡°Not that true, the amount of mission we get have been lowered by an extreme amount, there is 89% chance that we won¡¯t make it.¡± Tado replied. Rikishi let out a sigh. ¡°You¡¯re right¡­ We need something new.¡± Rikishi said. They both stopped moving, as there was a group of 5 people in front of them. The 5 had all male suits on, but they were female. As thunder fell down, their faces lightened up. ¡°Hello there¡­ May we ask you two a question?¡± The girl in the center said. ¡°Sure¡­ But be quick, we have business to attend.¡± Rikishi replied. ¡°We are searching for a person named ¡®Rikishi, Mika¡¯ from the Ishido clan...¡± The girl in the center said. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up, but he tried to stay calm. ¡°... He and a group of five others attacked our club, and we lost a lot of men there.¡± The girl followed up. Rikishi¡¯s eyes widened up¡­ He remembered he and Takumi entered the place, and he took down the man with the fedora¡­ That was probably their boss¡­ ¡°Hmm¡­ I don¡¯t recognize the name, sorry¡­¡± Rikishi said. The girls looked at each other. The girl in the center walked up to him, laying her arm on Rikishi¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I hope¡­ You aren¡¯t lying to me?¡± The girl said, grinning. ¡°No, why would I lie?¡± Rikishi replied, smirking. The place was silent, and Tado noticed they both were on edge. Tado¡¯s heartbeat was going up, as it felt difficult to breath. The girl let go of Rikishi. ¡°Fine¡­ You two look like you won¡¯t lie.¡± The girl said, letting him go. ¡°My name is Kimoto Seppuku.¡± The girl in the center said, she pointed to the girl with red hair. ¡°This is Kanami Akagi.¡± Kimoto said, she then pointed to the girl with blue hair. ¡°She is Uchiko Minakami.¡± Kimoto said, she then pointed to the girl with blonde hair. ¡°That is Charlotte Fukuhara...¡± Kimoto followed up, as she finally pointed to the girl with black hair. ¡°And last but not least, that is Yuno Seppuku.¡± Kimoto finished, as she smirked. ¡°We are, as you might¡¯ve realized, from the Seppuku clan.¡± Kimoto said, as she reached out her hand. ¡°...And you two are?¡± Kimoto followed up, grinning. Tado noticed that she purposely introduced the others, so that we would have to introduce ourselves too. ¡°My name is Isaac Tatafu.¡± Rikishi said, smirking. ¡°And he is Zack Zukaka.¡± Rikishi followed up, pointing to Tado.The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. Rikishi grabbed her hand and shaked it. ¡°Nice to meet you all.¡± Rikishi said. Kimoto nodded. ¡°All right¡­ let¡¯s meet again sometime.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Sure.¡± Rikishi replied, as they both walked off. Yuno turned to Kimoto. ¡°Do you really trust them?¡± Yuno asked. ¡°True¡­ They were probably lying.¡± Charlotte followed up. ¡°But were they really?¡± Uchiko asked. ¡°I- Idiot! Of course they were...¡± Kanami replied. ¡°It¡¯s fine¡­ We¡¯ll make some of our subordinates follow them.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°As I said...¡± Kimoto mumbled. ¡°... I¡¯ll perform Seppuku if I won¡¯t get my revenge.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°But that isn¡¯t gonna happen anytime yet...¡± Kimoto followed up, grinning¡­ - - - - - Nokado let out a sigh. ¡°Is there something on your mind?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°There is a lot on my mind¡­ But I was thinking about if we could take a break.¡± Nokado said. ¡°A break?¡± Kuruka asked again. ¡°Yeah, just a short one.¡± Nokado said. Kuruka started to laugh. ¡°We mean a break like this one?¡± Kuruka said. ¡°No, of course not, dumbass.¡± Nokado said, laughing too. ¡°I mean, like, we could hang out, together...¡± Nokado mumbled. ¡°... With Takumi, too.¡± Nokado followed up. Kuruka let out a sigh, as he took a sip out of a bottle. ¡°Your right¡­ ¡± Kuruka said. ¡°Those twelve months have passed by quick, right?¡± Nokado said. Kuruka didn¡¯t reply. ¡°Kuruka- !¡± Nokado froze, as he saw a group of five people in front of Kuruka. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Hello there¡­ Gentleman.¡± The woman in the center said, she had long, blue twintails. There were four boys behind him. ¡°What do you want?¡± Nokado asked, cold. ¡°We? We are searching for someone from the Ishido clan.¡± The woman said, grinning. ¡°The Ishido clan?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Yes¡­ They destroyed our restaurant.¡± The woman said. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up, he had just realized that the man in the back was the man from that time. When Takumi said he had heard someone that time¡­ - - - - - The first thing Takumi notices is a boy with white hair, instantly charging him with a knife. The boy swings the knife, Takumi leans back and dodges. Takumi then follows up with a punch in his chest. The boy''s eyes widen up, as he collapses on the ground. "Idiot¡­ Can''t you see I have a firearm?" Takumi said to the collapsed boy. - - - - - ¡°You look like you know something-¡± Just as the woman was talking, Nokado pulled out his handgun. ¡°Listen up¡­ I don¡¯t care about your backstory with this ¡®Ishido¡¯ member. Leave us alone.¡± Nokado said. The girl smirked. ¡°He looks like he knows something...¡± The girl said. ¡°He doesn¡¯t... you¡¯re scaring him.¡± Nokado replied. The girl let out a sigh. ¡°... Fine¡­ But the next time, I won¡¯t let you go away this freely.¡± The girl said. ¡°Or else my name isn¡¯t Byakuya, Akane...¡± The girl followed up, grinning. Nokado smirked, as he holstered the weapon. ¡°We¡¯ll see about that...¡± Nokado replied. He turned to Kuruka. ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Nokado said, smiling. ¡°S-... Sure.¡± Kuruka said, as they both walked away. ¡°But jeesh¡­ You make me look like a babysitter.¡± Nokado said, laughing. Kuruka¡¯s face turned red. ¡°T- That isn¡¯t true, I could easily save myself!¡± Kuruka replied, frustrated. Nokado smirked. ¡°You can¡¯t hold a gun directly, forget shooting it.¡± Nokado said, laughing again. ¡°Oh shut up...¡± Kuruka said, covering his red face with his hoodie. They both got into a nearby car and drove back. When they arrived, they noticed the others had parked their car too. They both walked out of the car and locked it, after that they entered the building. ¡°Oi! We¡¯re back!¡± Nokado shouted, opening the door to their office. The first thing they notice was Rikishi and Tado discussing something in complete fear. ¡°What is going on here?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Yo, we got a big problem here¡­ We meeted with the leader of the Seppuku clan, the one we robbed twelve months ago.¡± Rikishi explained. ¡°Shit¡­ We had the same but with the Byakuya clan instead.¡± Nokado said. ¡°We should ignore them, they left us alone and let it stay like that.¡± Tado said. ¡°True¡­ We still need one Million Yen, but there are no missions left.¡± Kuruka explained. ¡°You¡¯re right¡­ The drugs aren¡¯t paying that good anymore either-¡± Just as Nokado was talking, the door got rammed open by someone they hadn¡¯t seen in twelve months¡­ Their eyes widened up. ¡°G- Guys!¡± The man shouted. The person ran out of the shadows, this man looked like Ukato. He had a small beard on his face. ¡°I have it¡­¡± Ukato said, smiling. ¡°Have what?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°...The perfect plan.¡± Ukato followed up. Their eyes lightened up¡­ After leaving for twelve months¡­ What could this plan be? * * * Volume 1: Chapter 16: Ukato’s Impossible Plan... Ukato took a deep breath, as he showed the piece of paper. Their eyes widened up. It showed the newly built: ¡¯General Bank Of Japan, Tokyo.¡¯, following up with a picture of an armored van filled with suit cases. ¡°We¡¯re robbing this...¡± Ukato said, grinning. ¡°Have you lost your mind?!¡± Nokado shouted in complete shock. ¡°Yeah, do you honestly think we can rob that?!¡± Kuruka followed up. Ukato smirked. ¡°With what we have¡­ We could definitely.¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°If we don¡¯t use this chance¡­ We will never get out of here¡­ ¡± Ukato followed up. ¡°We aren¡¯t doing this, this isn¡¯t worth our lives.¡± Rikishi replied. ¡°It is...¡± Ukato said. ¡°Well, explain why it is.¡± Nokado asked. ¡°Because with this we will have enough to leave the city and get back to Tokyo to start a new life.¡± Ukato explained. Their eyes widened up. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°The entire van is worth, 25 Million Yen...¡± Ukato explained. Their eyes widened up, once again. ¡°25 Million?!¡± Kuruka shouted in shock. ¡°Yes¡­ We will grab anything we can from here and never turn back to this hell hole.¡± Ukato said, smiling. ¡°So, give the details.¡± Rikishi said. ¡°W- Wait, you¡¯re agreeing?!¡± Nokado said. Rikishi grinned. ¡°We have to take our chances, right?¡± He said. ¡°Yosh! That¡¯s the courage I was expecting...¡± Ukato said, pointing to Rikishi. ¡°So, we will burst the garage open with our rover, run to the van, grab as much as we can, and then go back to the rover...¡± Ukato said. ¡°...After that we will follow the highway and go over the bridge, out of this city.¡± Ukato followed up. ¡°Well, don¡¯t you think the rover will blow up instead of breaking through the wall.¡± Nokado replied, cold. Ukato grinned. ¡°You¡¯ll change your mind when you see that pimped up baby.¡± Ukato said, as he walked up to the wall full of armory. ¡°We have enough weapons here...¡± Ukato said, as he grabbed any weapon he could hold on to. ¡°...Let¡¯s go.¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°W- Wait, we¡¯re going now?¡± Kuruka said, in shock. ¡°Of course, we can¡¯t wait anymore.¡± Ukato replied. Everyone was silent¡­ Ukato let out a sigh and kept walking, until he suddenly tripped. Rikishi caught him and grabbed the half of what he was holding. ¡°Oi¡­ Don¡¯t do everything on your own.¡± Rikishi said. ¡°... Your bravery starts to annoy me, but...¡± Rikishi followed up. ¡°... We promised a vacation.¡± Rikishi finished his sentence. Everyone¡¯s eyes lightened up. The other¡¯s were still skeptical, but they all agreed on helping him out.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. They all grabbed what they could, and their eyes lightened up once again when they saw what Ukato was talking about. The old and disgusting car they kept using for years, is now turned into a walking bunker, with armor plates everywhere and even a roof position for someone. Even the cabin has been made way bigger to fill up the place. ¡°W- What is this?!¡± Nokado said, shocked. ¡°This¡­ This is the baby who is bringing us back.¡± Ukato said, smiling. ¡°A- Amazing...¡± Tado mumbled. They kept bringing in what they could. Ukato walked back into the apartment to grab something, the others were waiting inside the improved car. When Ukato walked out of the door, someone was behind him. Ukato completely froze. ¡°...Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± The man asked. Ukato turned. The person who asked that was Takumi, he had a grin on his face. ¡°Oh we...¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°... We are going to rob a bank.¡± Ukato followed up. ¡°Oh? What bank, if I may ask?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°You might know the bank, since it is pretty famous...¡± Ukato said. ¡°... The name is: The General Bank Of Japan.¡± Ukato said, grinning. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°A- Are you crazy?!¡± Takumi said. ¡°You will definitely not make it out alive!¡± Takumi followed up. ¡°Why do you care?¡± Ukato replied, cold. It went silent. Takumi was looking down. Ukato walked up to him, laying his hand on Takumi¡¯s shoulder. Takumi looked up. ¡°Oi... You should improve on your acting.¡± Ukato said, smiling. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, taking a step back. ¡°W- What are you talking about?¡± Takumi asked, as his face turned red. Ukato pointed to his ring, and then to Takumi¡¯s. ¡°The bond is still here, you¡¯re just hiding it¡­ ¡± Ukato said, smirking. Takumi¡¯s eyes suddenly lightened up. Ukato turned his back, as he walked to the door. He suddenly stopped. ¡°Oh and¡­ Don¡¯t forget to chase us, since you now have a chance.¡± Ukato said, grinning. ¡°...We¡¯ll meet at the bank.¡± Ukato followed up, walking off. Takumi let out a sigh. ¡°...Idiot.¡± Takumi said, as he was smiling. Takumi could hear the sound of the car driving full-speed away. As he walked back. - - - - - Rikishi looked at the highway, letting out a sigh. ¡°So, what you¡¯re saying¡­ We burst the wall open, jump out, get the money, get back in and drive out of the city?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°Exactly, can¡¯t be to big of a problem, right?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°Yeah¡­ The only problem will be the Japanese Army.¡± Nokado replied, cold and sarcastic. The others started to laugh. ¡°O- Oi! This is serious, we can do this.¡± Ukato said. ¡°You¡¯re right¡­ We will be able to do this-¡± ¡°There it is!¡± Ukato interrupted Kuruka, pointing to the garage next to this huge skyscraper. ¡°Rikishi, full gas in there!¡± Ukato shouted. ¡°Yosh!!¡± Rikishi screamed, driving instantly through the wall. As they entered, everyone jumped out of the car and walked through the garage. They hostaged the civilians nearby and took down the guards¡­ Ukato walked up to the van. He then grabbed a drill and started to create a hole through the van¡¯s back door. - - - - - Kirakuma slowly opened up his eyes, as he looked around. The first thing he realized is that he was in a hospital bed. His eyes widened up, as he barely remembered what happened. ¡°T- Takumi...¡± Kirakuma mumbled, as he stood up from the bed. He opened the door and walked around. The first person he saw was, unfortunately, Akurai. But he was somehow different¡­ Something was different about his aura¡­ ¡°A- Akurai...¡± Kirakuma mumbled. Akurai turned to him. ¡°Kirakuma?¡± Akurai asked, as he ran up to him. Akurai suddenly hugged him. ¡°Woah, what happened to you?¡± Kirakuma asked. Akurai let go of him. ¡°N- Nevermind...¡± Akurai said. Kirakuma was confused. What the hell did happen when he was gone? ¡°Oi...¡± Kirakuma said, looking down. ¡°... Where is Takumi?¡± Kirakuma asked. Akurai¡¯s face expression changed. ¡°I¡­ Don¡¯t know¡­ Go check on him.¡± Akurai asked. ¡°... I have somewhere to go, quickly.¡± Akurai followed up, walking off. Kirakuma, still confused, walked up to the Takumi¡¯s office. When he opened the door, his eyes widened up. He¡­ He isn¡¯t here¡­ - - - - - A man walked through the streets, as he saw someone drive full speed with a motorcycle. The man grabbed a walkie talkie and pressed on the talk button: ¡°Ma¡¯am, He¡¯s heading towards: ¡®The General Bank of Japan¡¯, Over.¡± The man said, as he walked back into the allway, grinning... * * * Volume 1: Chapter 17: The Grand Finale ¡°Takumi¡­ Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± Akurai said, looking him in the eye. ¡°... I¡­. I am leaving.¡± Takumi replied. ¡°And why is that?¡± Akurai asked. ¡°Because¡­ My friends need me.¡± Takumi answered. ¡°Your family needs you, too.¡± Akurai said. ¡°I know¡­ But they have you, or Kirakuma.¡± Takumi explained. ¡°Those five¡­ We grew a bond together¡­ You could almost say were brothers.¡± Takumi continued. Akurai made eye contact with Takumi. ¡°If you want to leave¡­ I won¡¯t hold you back.¡± Akurai said. Takumi¡¯s eyes lightened up. As he nodded. ¡°Thanks, old man¡­¡± When he told me that¡­ He reminded me of Matteo¡­ I had no other choice¡­ Maybe it¡¯s time to visit you, again¡­ - - - - - Ukato pulled the van doors open. ¡°Go, go, go!¡± Ukato shouted. They all grabbed all the money they could, filling up 10 bags full of money. They all ran back to the car and Rikishi reversed it, driving out of the wall. Just when they wanted to enter, Ukato froze. ¡°Do you guys¡­ Hear that?¡± Ukato asked. Slowly the sound of a speeding motorcycle drove closer to them. ¡°...Is that?- !¡± Just as Kuruka was asking, a motorcycle ramped over them, with Takumi jumping out. Their eyes lightened up, as Takumi landed on his knee. Takumi slowly stood up, looking at everyone. ¡°Yo, I arrived¡­ Just as you predicted.¡± Takumi said, smirking. The others smiled back, as they all entered the car. Rikishi slammed his feet on the gas pedal once again, driving straight to the highway. ¡°With this highway we¡¯ll go past the bridge, after we go through the bridge, they won''t be able to catch us anytime soon.¡± Ukato explained. ¡°Okay let¡¯s go- !¡± Nokado was shouting, until suddenly an explosion occurred behind them. They all turned, in complete shock. Suddenly they noticed another big, armored, van driving their way. Someone climbed up from the van and started to fire at their car. Tado noticed, those were the girls from the Seppuku clan. Rikishi had noticed too from his rear mirrors. ¡°Oi, those are from the Seppuku clan we robbed once.¡± Rikishi explained. Takumi stood up, climbing onto the rooftop, he also grabbed a assault rifle with him. The car drove closer, as Kimoto and Takumi made eye contact. ¡°Finally¡­ I get to kill you!¡± Kimoto shouted. ¡°My apologies, I don¡¯t plan on dying here!¡± Takumi shouted back. They aimed their weapons at each other. ¡°Now...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°Die!¡± They both shouted at the same time, pulling the trigger. Sudden the sounds of a chopper arrived. Ukato noticed it were the people of the Byakuya clan. The people on the side of the chopper started to fire.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. - - - - - ¡°So¡­ That is what is going on...¡± Kirakuma mumbled. Akurai had explained what happened and where Takumi is. Kirakuma walked to a coffee machine and grabbed a cup of coffee. ¡®¡¯Takumi¡­ Nokado, Kuruka, Ukato, Rikishi and Tado¡­¡¯¡¯ ¡®¡¯Everyone knows¡­¡¯¡¯ ¡®¡¯deep inside¡­¡¯¡¯ ¡®¡¯it¡¯s impossible to leave the city like that¡­ ¡®¡¯Yet you guys go for it¡­¡¯¡¯ Kirakuma smirked. ¡®¡¯...But.¡¯¡¯ ¡®¡¯I kept looking from the common distance, but for this one¡­¡¯¡¯ ¡°.... I trust you, Takumi. Get out of here.¡¯¡¯ Kirakuma grabbed the remote control, as he turned the TV on. His eyes lightened up. ¡°A- Akurai, get over here!¡± Kirakuma screamed. Akurai was squatting down next to a grave, as he heard the scream. He walked and what they saw on TV was unimaginable. Their eyes lightened up¡­ - - - - - Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, as he and Kimoto both went out of ammo. There were over ten police cars driving after them, and a news chopper was following them too. Takumi jumped back inside the car. ¡°W- What do we do now?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Nokado replied. ¡°...Guys, not to make it worse, but we won¡¯t make it like this!¡± Rikishi followed up, completely scared. Tado was quiet, as his eyes lightened up. He had a plan¡­ ¡°G- Guys-¡± ¡°What if we...¡± Tado got interrupted again. His voice wouldn¡¯t go over the others. Tado looked at his surgical mask, slowly reaching for it. His hand was shaking, he was still scared. But¡­ He slowly took off his mask, suddenly shouting: ¡°G- Guys, I have a plan!!¡± The others turned to him, smirking. Tado¡¯s face suddenly turned red, but he smiled back. - - - - - Kimoto took cover back inside their van and looked to the others. ¡°What are they planning?¡± Kimoto asked. Akihiro was driving, as she shrugged. ¡°We¡¯ll have to wait, I guess.¡± Kimoto said, taking a seat next to Akihiro. Suddenly their voices could be heard. ¡°W- Why do I have to this!?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Because you haven¡¯t done anything, yet.¡± Tado replied. ¡°W- What?! You haven¡¯t too!¡± Kuruka replied. ¡°Oi, you two, just shut up and do it!¡± Takumi said. ¡°O- Okay, fine!¡± Kuruka replied. ¡°Ready?¡± Tado asked. ¡°...Yes.¡± Kuruka replied. ¡°All, right¡­ But say something cool with it!¡± Tado mumbled, as the cabin of their car slammed open. ¡°NOW! Say something cool!¡± Tado shouted. Kuruka stood up on the cabin, having two machine guns in his hand. Everyone¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°C- Catch these bullets, you pieces of shi- !!!¡± He pulled the trigger of both machine guns without finishing his sentence. The recoil pushed him back, and he leaned on the back of the cabin. ¡°D- Damn it all!¡± Kuruka shouted, tearing up. He started to hit all the vehicles in front of them. Akihiro drove the car into an alleyway, barely dodging the bullets The other police cars stopped driving. Kuruka then aimed to the chopper with the Byakuya clan members. The chopper stopped going after them and flew off. They drove straight to the bridge, but the bridge was folding up. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, as he turned to Kuruka. ¡°Oi! Close the cabin, NOW!¡± Takumi shouted. Kuruka turned, as the machine gun was out of ammo. ¡°Why- OH!¡± Kuruka stopped talking as his eyes widened up. ¡°T- Take cover!!¡± Rikishi screamed. He quickly closed the cabin door. The car used their side of the bridge as a ramp, and their eyes lightened up. Somehow, they weren¡¯t that scared... Everyone in the car, had forgotten their fear and their expression turned into a big smile. This smile got even bigger when they landed on the other side of the bridge. ¡°W-... We did it!¡± Nokado shouted. They all started to the cheer in the van as they drove away¡­ - - - - - Kirakuma was looking at the TV, as the news chopper had recorded them driving away. Akurai was back at the grave, but Kirakuma was still looking. ¡°T- They made it...¡± Kirakuma said. ¡°Thank god...¡± Kirakuma mumbled. His smile¡­ slowly became sad, as he was tearing up¡­ ¡°... Thank god, thank god, thank god.¡± Kirakuma kept mumbling. He slowly wiped his tears off from his face¡­ - - = = ( Sneak Peak for next Arc: )= = - - Rin walked through the street, as she ended up in front of the pieces of dirt that was left of The Orphan. She looked at the ¡®¡¯For Sale¡¯¡¯ sign, as her eyes widened up. The ¡®¡¯For Sale¡¯¡¯ sign has been replaced with a ¡®¡¯Sold¡¯¡¯ sign. Rin looked to the people working at the place were The Orphan first was. ¡°Sir, do you know who bought this?!¡± Rin shouted to one of the workers. The worker looked up, and pointed to Rin. Rin was confused. Suddenly she heard multiple footsteps, who had stopped behind her. Rin slowly turned. ¡°...Yo.¡± One of the men said. Rin¡¯s eyes lightened up, as she followed up with tears in her eyes. ¡°Y- You guys...¡± Rin said. ¡°... Welcome back.¡± * * * Volume 2: Chapter 18: The Next Milestone Rin¡¯s eyes lightened up. The Orphan that was completely destroyed, was now turned into a mansion which looked a lot like the Orphan, but way more luxe. Rin walked slowly to the door and knocked. The door opened up, her eyes lightened up again. ¡°It¡¯s Rin, the place is clear.¡± Nokado said. The others peeked through the hallway and pushed her in, then they quickly closed the door behind her and locked it. ¡°W- What is going on?¡± Rin asked. Takumi peeked through the cough, as the others closed the curtains. ¡°Well¡­ Ehm¡­ It started kind of like this...¡± Takumi mumbled. - - - - - Nokado gave Takumi a fist bump. ¡°Yeah, the mansion is finished!¡± Nokado said, smiling. ¡°Indeed, but with this it means we don¡¯t have maids anymore doing the rooms.¡± Takumi said. ¡°From now on, we need to clean the place ourselves!- ¡± Takumi stopped as Rikishi coughed out his drink. ¡°W- What the hell!?¡± Rikishi said. ¡°What, are you bad at cleaning?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°Well yeah, that too, but-¡± Rikishi slammed Today¡¯s news article on the table. ¡°Loot Boxes are counted as gambling?¡± Takumi asked, reading the article out loud. Rikishi, who was confused, looked at the article. ¡°Oops, wrong side.¡± Rikishi mumbled. Rikishi turned the article. Everyone¡¯s eyes widened up. The article said¡­ ¡°Six Young Criminals rob 25 Million Yen, A Bounty of 1 Million Per Person has been confirmed.¡± Takumi stuttered. ¡°W- What do we do now?¡± Takumi said. ¡°We¡¯ll have to live in Colombia from now on.¡± Rikishi replied. ¡°Of course not, idiot!¡± Tado replied, as he let out a sigh. ¡°We could just hide ourselves, they don¡¯t even know our faces.¡± Tado followed up. ¡°Eh? Looks like someone grew balls.¡± Nokado replied, grinning. Tado¡¯s eyes lightened up and his face turned red. He quickly placed back his surgical mask. ¡°I- I am sorry.¡± Tado replied. ¡°It¡¯s fine, it was meant in a good way.¡± Nokado replied, shrugging. ¡°Anyway¡­ What Tado said was right, from now on we should never put our guard down.¡± Ukato said, looking around. Ukato suddenly pointed to Kuruka. ¡°Especially you!¡± Ukato suddenly said. Kuruka was shocked, as he took a step back. ¡°W- What do you mean?¡± Kuruka asked, confused. ¡°You bought a suit worth of 100,000 Yen, idiot!¡± Ukato followed up. The others turned to him. ¡°100,000 Yen!?¡± Rikishi shouted, shocked. ¡°I- I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about...¡± Kuruka mumbled, nervous, trying to laugh it off. ¡°Oi, don¡¯t laugh it off!¡± Ukato said.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. Takumi pulled his hand up. ¡°It¡¯s okay...¡± Takumi said. The others turned to him. ¡°... I mean, I bought one for 250,000 Yen, so-¡± ¡°WHAT THE HELL!?¡± - - - - - ¡°That¡¯s kind of how it went, so yeah.¡± Takumi said. Rin was shocked about the bounty. ¡°So, what should we do now?¡± Rin asked. ¡°For the time now, I don¡¯t know¡­¡± Takumi said. ¡°... But I have something in mind that could work.¡± Takumi followed up. ¡°It won¡¯t matter, for the time being we could just have some fun.¡± Rikishi said, smiling. Rin instantly noticed something about them. As if they all changed their personality with each other¡­ Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Their eyes widened up. ¡°S- Shit¡­ That might be the cops.¡± Nokado said, scared. ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous, it probably is something else...¡± Kuruka said. ¡°Like what?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ Maybe we didn¡¯t park the car properly?¡± Kuruka asked, opening the door. He looked, but saw no one in front of him. ¡°...Eh?¡± Kuruka said, confused. Suddenly he heard someone having pain underneath him, as he slowly looked down. His eyes widened up. ¡°Kuruka who is it?¡± Nokado asked. Kuruka walked up with someone on his shoulders, their eyes widened up. It was the girl from the Byakuya Clan, named Akane. She had wounds all over her body, and two bullet shots on her right leg. ¡°Oi, isn¡¯t that...¡± Nokado mumbled. ¡°Yeah¡­ It¡¯s the leader from the Byakuya clan.¡± Takumi said. ¡°What happened to her? And why is she beaten to death?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°Not to death, she is unconcious...¡± Kuruka said, laying her down on the couch. ¡°...We should take care of her.¡± Kuruka followed up. ¡°T- Take care of her?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°I hope you remembered she tried to kill us...¡± Rikishi explained. ¡°... And she won¡¯t hesitate stabbing us in the back for a million Yen.¡± Rikishi followed up. ¡°But she might have answers for us, we have to take the risk.¡± Kuruka replied. ¡°You¡¯re right...¡± Ukato said. ¡°...Rin?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°Y- Yes, Takumi?¡± Rin asked. ¡°Could you, come with me for a moment?¡± Takumi asked, smiling. ¡°O- Oh¡­ Sure.¡± Rin said, as they both walked through the front door. Tado could instantly notice that something was off. They both stood outside, looking at each other. ¡°...Rin.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Yeah-¡± ¡°You know what I am going to say.¡± Takumi interrupted her. ¡°N- No¡­ I don¡¯t.¡± Rin replied. Takumi took a deep breath, as he looked her in the eye. ¡°I want you...¡± Her eyes widened up. ¡°...To stay away from us.¡± Rin¡¯s eyes were in shock. ¡°W- Why would I?¡± Rin asked. ¡°Why? Because we are wanted, I don¡¯t want to bring you in danger-¡± Rin grabbed his hand. ¡°I won¡¯t leave.¡± Rin said. ¡°Rin, you can¡¯t stay here.¡± Takumi replied, cold. Takumi looked back inside, then back to her. She pulled her hand away. ¡°Let go of me and leave.¡± Takumi said, again. Rin grabbed his hand once more. ¡°I said I won¡¯t.¡± Rin said, frustrated. ¡°Man, you¡¯re annoying as hell!¡± Takumi shouted, pulling her hand away. He slowly walked back to the door. The others walked out, but Kuruka stayed with Akane. ¡°Leave, before you get killed by someone.¡± Takumi shouted. ¡°Why, don¡¯t you trust me?!¡± Rin shouted back. ¡°I do, but it¡¯s too dangerous for you to be here.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Well, you just don¡¯t get it¡­ You think you are a criminal, but you aren¡¯t.¡± Rin said. ¡°What has that to do with this? Just leave...¡± Takumi replied. ¡°Fine¡­ I¡¯ll leave...¡± Rin mumbled. ¡°... Just like how Ryan and Anne left, because of you!¡± She screamed, and then walked off. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, as he slowly turned. ¡°You son of a-¡± Ukato grabbed him by his shoulder, so he stopped turning. The others looked at him. Takumi let out a sigh. The door suddenly bursted open, Kuruka ran out of the door. ¡°G- Guys, she is awake!¡± Kuruka shouted. The others looked at each other, and then ran back inside¡­ - - - - - - - Haneda Airport, Tokyo - - - 15:23 - A group of five people walked out of the car. ¡°Daniele, we made it to Tokyo.¡± One of them said, grinning. ¡°Yeah¡­ We did.¡± The man named Daniele replied. ¡°But, we aren¡¯t the first one¡¯s, don¡¯t get too happy.¡± Daniele followed up. ¡°We are not here for a vacation, but for a ¡®business meeting¡¯.¡± Daniele said, finishing his small speech. ¡°When you say it like that it sounds like something really boring.¡± The man replied, letting out a sigh. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s gonna be far more than boring.¡± Daniele said, grinning¡­ * * * Volume 2: Chapter 19: Arrival of the Foreigners Takumi looked at Akane. ¡°Water¡­ Please.¡± Akane mumbled, looking at the bottle on the table. Takumi gave the bottle and she drank the entire bottle, catching back air. ¡°So¡­ Akane, Byakuya, explain.¡± Takumi said, as he sat down. The room went quiet, everyone looked at Akane. She slowly took a deep breath. ¡°We¡­ Have a big problem.¡± Akane mumbled. ¡°Woah... we?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Yes¡­ We all.¡± Akane replied. ¡°My subordinates spotted a various group of people¡­ We thought they were ordinary foreigners.¡± Akane started to explain. ¡°But they were members of a group called: ¡®The Allied Gang¡¯.¡± Akane said. ¡°We did some research and found out that multiple gangs from the entire world have gathered here.¡± Akane explained. Ukato¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°That means¡­¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°... That they¡¯re after our bounty!¡± Nokado interrupted him. ¡°N- No not that¡­ but.¡± Ukato said, as he looked at Akane. ¡°Mostly when foreign gangs come to Japan is because they want to make business with The Yakuza, right?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°...No, not this time.¡± Akane replied. ¡°They are aiming for something else, but as big as the Yakuza themselves.¡± Akane explained. ¡°What could that be?¡± Ukato asked in despair. Something¡­ Something bigger than the Yakuza existed¡­ And we didn¡¯t know a thing about it, until these events occurred¡­ ¡°The thing is, we found this gang I was talking about. So I and my subordinates followed them.¡± Akane explained. ¡°... We found a clue that leaded to a train, what it has is unknown, but I placed a GPS Tracker...¡± Akane explained. ¡°... I know it¡¯s unrespectful, but I beg the Ishido clan to check it out.¡± Akane begged. Takumi smirked. ¡°... The Ishido Clan?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°We aren¡¯t the Ishido Clan anymore...¡± Takumi mumbled. The others looked at Takumi, all smiling. ¡°From now on we are...¡± Takumi said, pointing to his Earring. ¡°The Reborn Rings.¡± Akane¡¯s eyes lightened up. The boys sure looked different than she had imagined. Nokado stretched, following up with a yawn. ¡°So¡­ Where is this train?¡± Nokado asked. Akane slowly sat down, reaching for her pocket. She grabbed a GPS-Tracker with a coordinate not so far away from here. Rikishi grinned, as he grabbed the GPS-Tracker. ¡°Yosh! Time to go back to business!¡± Rikishi shouted, proudly. Takumi stood up, as they all walked out of the mansion. ¡°Akane, you better stay at the exact position you are.¡± Nokado said. ¡°Oh-... Sure.¡± Akane replied. ¡°Good, see ya!¡± Nokado said, shutting the door. They all entered the car and drove as fast as they could to the GPS coordinates¡­ - - - - - - - Back at the Airport, Tokyo - - - 16:21 - A group of four people walked out of the airport, one of them letting out a big sigh. ¡°Man¡­ Did we really need to go to Japan?¡± The man asked. ¡°What are you talking about, it was your idea to contact them.¡± Another person next to him said. ¡°Guys, calm. We have all the time we need, because they don¡¯t know our names here.¡± The third person said. ¡°Listen up, everyone...¡± The last man said, who looked twice as big of the average human. The man let out a sigh. ¡°... We didn¡¯t come all the way from the Netherlands to have fun here.¡± The man explained. ¡°And I hope no one forget their code name?¡± The man said, looking at everyone. One of them started to whistle and look around.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. ¡°Seriously?¡± The man said, letting out a sigh. ¡°Ehh.. hehe.¡± The other one said, smirking. ¡°Yours was Red...¡± The huge man said to the 1st one. ¡°... The one next to you is Blue...¡± The man followed up, looking at the 2nd one. ¡°... And you were White.¡± The man finished, looking at the 3rd one. ¡°And you were Grey, right?¡± Red asked. ¡°Correct...¡± The huge man. ¡°... Looks like you still have something up there.¡± Grey said, pointing to Red¡¯s forehead. Blue started to laugh. ¡°S- Shut the hell up, let¡¯s just go before I beat your ass in public.¡± Red said, letting out a sigh. - - - - - - - Unknown Train Station, Tokyo - - - 16:21 - The boys were driving with the car, as they saw one of the trains slowly go out of the Station. ¡°That must be it, right?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Of course it is, it¡¯s the only suspicious one here.¡± Nokado replied. ¡°All right, pursue it...¡± Takumi said. ¡°... I have an idea.¡± Takumi followed up. ¡°Rikishi, get close to the train and we¡¯ll jump inside through one of the doors.¡± Takumi explained. ¡°You got it.¡± Rikishi replied, as he placed more pressure onto the gas pedal. They slowly arrived next to one of the coupe. Takumi grabbed a shotgun and shot a hole through the lock, forcing it open. The boys walked into the train and checked every coupe, but they realized something¡­ The members of the other clan weren¡¯t at the train, or so they thought. Until the members all walked up to the front coupe, standing on the roof. Another train arrived on the train track next to them and the members jumped onto the other train. Rikishi grabbed his Walkie-Talkie, ¡°Oi, something is suspicious, they jumped into another train...¡± Rikishi said. ¡°Okay, just a bit more time¡­¡± Takumi replied. Kuruka¡¯s coupe had the the ¡®Ace of Spades¡¯ card printed on the wall, following up with a coordinate. The other coupes were empty or had useless thing in them, so they boys jumped back into the car. They instantly realized they missed someone. The person was Tado. Tado¡¯s coupe showed a random coordinate with the words: ¡°Contact The Yakuza.¡± He quickly wrote it down. Rikishi drove and saw through his mirror the members, his eyes widened up. One of them¡­ Was holding an remote explosive button¡­ Rikishi quickly grabbed his Walkie-Talkie. ¡°Oi! Get out, no- !¡± Just as Rikishi was warning Tado, the front coupe of their train exploded, following up with the other coupes. Tado quickly jumped out of his Coupe last second and landed in the car. Rikishi uses the brakes and drives back the other way. ¡°What took you so long?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°I¡­ thought I had found a clue.¡± Tado mumbled. ¡°Well, I guess that was for nothing.¡± Nokado said, letting out a sigh. ¡°Not true¡­ I found a coordinate.¡± Kuruka said. The others turn to him. ¡°There also was an ¡®Ace of Spades¡¯ logo printed inside my coupe.¡± Kuruka explained. ¡°Ace of Spades, you mean like the poker card?¡± Takumi asked. Kuruka nodded. The others were silent. ¡°Oh and, Rikishi.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Yeah?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°You saw them, right?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°Yes I did, but I couldn¡¯t recognize anyone. Their faces were completely covered.¡± Rikishi explained. Takumi let out an non-relieved sigh. ¡°Well, we have no other choice but to check out the coordinate.¡± Takumi said, as the car drove back to their mansion¡­ - - - - - - - The second train, Tokyo - - - 17:30 - ¡°... So, those must be the new ones?¡± One of them said. ¡°Yeah, definitely...¡± Another one replied. ¡°We did them good, boys.¡± The one in the middle one said. ¡°Let¡¯s hope they fell for it.¡± Another one said. ¡°They must have felt for it¡­ I can feel it.¡± The last one replied. The train drove through the city and they jumped off the Train. The blonde boy with blue eyes let out a sigh. ¡°Something wrong, America?¡± The one with the gas mask and bunny ears asked. ¡°It¡¯s suspicious, Canada. What if they find the right code?¡± America explained. The one with the black and red devil mask walked up to them. ¡°There is a chance, but I bet you one of them fell for it.¡± The one with the devil mask said. ¡°China is right, at least one should have.¡± The younger boy with Devil ears said. ¡°What if they haven¡¯t, Spain?¡± America asked, looking at the younger boy. ¡°They must have, right, United Kingdom?¡± Spain asked, looking at the oldest of them all with a plastic bag on his head. ¡°Of course they did! It was my plan after all.¡± United Kingdom replied. America stood back up, standing in the middle. ¡°All right, we did this part of the mission, but there is more left to it...¡± America said, grinning. ¡°...Let¡¯s go say hello to the Leader of the ¡®Ace Of Spades¡¯.¡± America said, as they walked off... - - - - - - - Back at the Mansion, Tokyo - - - 17:37 - Rikishi opened the door, as he let out a sigh. Akane slowly took a seat back up. ¡°So? What happened?¡± Akane asked. ¡°Well¡­ We found one clue, we think.¡± Rikishi replied, showing the coordinates. Akane looked up, noticing two people are missing. ¡°Where did Takumi and Ukato go?¡± Akane asked. ¡°Oh, they went to the mall. They said they will buy some accessories.¡± Rikishi said. ¡°Nokado, Kuruka. You two should check where the coordinate leads to, Tado and I will stay with Akane.¡± Rikishi explained. ¡°You got it, we¡¯ll search into it.¡± Nokado replied, with a sarcastic salute. - - - - - - - Mall in Tokyo - - - 17:40 - Takumi let out a bothered sigh. ¡°Something wrong?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°You know, I was thinking...¡± Takumi said. ¡°... It¡¯s getting really rough, isn¡¯t it?¡± Takumi followed up. ¡°Rough indeed.¡± Ukato replied, smirking. ¡°So, what why did you want to go to the mall?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°We need some supplies, the fridge is almost empty, you know?¡± Takumi replied. ¡°That¡¯s true, but I thought you wanted to grab something else from here.¡± Ukato said. ¡°No, just food.¡± Takumi replied, smiling. They both walked to the cashier. Takumi¡¯s eyes lightened up. ¡°Oh shit- I forgot the milk.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Then go get it quick.¡± Ukato replied. ¡°Okay, wait here.¡± Takumi said, running off to the milk. He walks through the place, but he couldn¡¯t find the milk. ¡°Where the hell did they place the milk?¡± Takumi asked to himself. Sudden footsteps could be heard behind him- ¡°Searching for the milk?¡± A man asked, behind him. ¡°Yes, do you know where- !¡± Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. When he turned, a pistol was aimed straight at his face. A man with white hair and purple eyes stood in front of him. His grin was huge, the man followed up with: ¡°... No need to thank me..." The man mumbled. "...Ishido, Takumi.¡± * * * Volume 2 Chapter 20: The First Attack Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, the handgun was aimed right in between his eyes. The man clicked his handgun. ¡°W- Who are you?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°Me? How can¡¯t you know that?¡± The man said, grinning. ¡°Who calls themselves mafia if they don¡¯t know the real deal?¡± The man explained. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°... The name is Daniele Riccardo, leader of Gli Originali (The Originals).¡± The man name Daniele said, while four other people walked up behind him. ¡°And these are my precious members...¡± Daniele said, grinning. There were different kind of people, and they were with a total of five people. ¡°So, who is this guy, actually?¡± A hooded boy with purple hair said, he looked the youngest. ¡°Mike, we told you, this is one of the famous mafia in Japan.¡± Another one with an eyepatch and black hair said. ¡°Well, he can¡¯t do his own job right...¡± Another man said, with white hair and scars on his face. ¡°True¡­ I was expecting better.¡± A woman said, with black long hair. Daniele let out a sigh. ¡°Japanese are all the same...¡± Daniele said. ¡°... No matter what you say, they¡¯ll respond with something stupid...¡± Daniele mumbled. ¡°... But this one can¡¯t even talk back.¡± Daniele followed up, grinning. He suddenly grabbed Takumi by his shirt and pulled Takumi closer to himself. ¡°Don¡¯t you take any pride for your Soldier?!¡± Daniele asked. Takumi slowly grabbed his arm. ¡°Oh excuse me... ¡± Takumi said. ¡°... Talking too much gives me a higher chance of biting my tongue.¡± Takumi said. ¡°These teeth a really sharp...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°Sharp teeth?¡± Daniele asked. ¡°Yes...¡± Takumi mumbled, as he suddenly pulled Daniele to the ground- ¡°...I¡¯ll show you just how sharp they are!¡± Takumi shouted biting Daniele on his arm. Daniele¡¯s eyes widened up as he dropped the handgun out of pain. The young boy named Mike pulled out his gun, but someone shot his pistol out of his hand. Mike turned and saw Ukato aiming at him. ¡°Takumi! Now!¡± Ukato shouted. Takumi ran right through the group of people and Ukato followed him. Mike and the woman stayed with Daniele. ¡°Shit, we let them escape.¡± Mike said. ¡°We haven¡¯t lost them yet, Lorenzo!¡± Daniele said. The man with the Eyepatch nodded, as he placed his hand on the man with the scars. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Nicholas, or else we¡¯ll lose them.¡± The man named Lorenzo said. Nicholas grinned. ¡°Got it.¡± Nicholas said, as they both ran after them. Ukato looked at Takumi. ¡°So, who are those idiots?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know, they suddenly attacked me...¡± Takumi replied, as they ran out of the mall. ¡°But we can use the car to drive back- !¡± - Boom! - The car blew up in front of them. Both their eyes widened up. Takumi turned, as he saw Nicholas threw another grenade. And lorenzo started to shoot at them with a handgun, hitting Takumi on his back. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°S- Shit, into the alleyway!¡± Takumi shouted, as they ran through the alleyway. Nicholas and Lorenzo both followed them, but they were far behind. While Takumi and Ukato both ran, two black vans stopped in front of them. The door slowly opened- Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°S- Seppuku?!¡± Takumi said, feared. The girl from the Seppuku clan, named Kimoto was in the car and had opened the door. ¡°Get it, or else you will die.¡± Kimoto said. Takumi and Ukato looked at each other, but they ended up entering the van. ¡°T- Takumi, who the hell are those guys?!¡± Ukato asked. Takumi looked at Kimoto, and he saw a grin under her face. ¡°You know something, don¡¯t you?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°I do, I will explain it when we are somewhere safe...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Wait¡­ How did you find us in the first place?¡± Takumi asked, as it suddenly came up on his mind. ¡°True¡­ The distance is 300 Kilometers, isn¡¯t it?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°Well¡­ Let¡¯s say that the last time we met, I threw a GPS-Tracker on your vehicle when you ran out of ammo and hid back down...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°... So, where is your hideout?¡± Kimoto asked. Takumi let out a sigh, as he showed her the way to their mansion. After a minute or two they arrived in front of the mansion. Takumi and Ukato walked out of the van. Kimoto suddenly noticed the shot wound on Takumi¡¯s back. ¡°Woah, what is that on your back?¡± Kimoto asked. Kimoto wanted to check it out, but Takumi pushed her hand away. ¡°Nothing to worry about, we already owe you, so...¡± Takumi said, as he and Ukato walked back inside, with the other members of the Seppuku clan walking in too.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. Takumi opened the door for the Seppuku clan members, the others eyes widened up. ¡°W- What the- ?!¡± Kuruka mumbled, as he saw the members. Tado looked at the girl with blue hair, and they made eye-contact. Tado¡¯s eyes suddenly lightened up as he looked away. ¡°Good evening, Ishido Clan-¡± Kimoto said, as her eyes widened up. She noticed Akane, leader of the Byakuya clan. ¡°Byakuya, Akane?¡± Kimoto mumbled. ¡°?- You...¡± Akane replied, as she saw her. ¡°What a coincidence, eh?¡± Takumi said, as he grabbed a bottle of alcohol and took a sip. ¡°... Welcome to our mansion, I guess?¡± Takumi followed up, smiling. ¡°O- Oi, Takumi, what are they doing here?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°Well¡­ Let¡¯s say we got attacked- ¡± ¡°Takumi your back!¡± Tado shouted. ¡°Y- You¡¯re right, what happened?!¡± Nokado said. ¡°Let me explain, jeesh!¡± Takumi shouted. The place went silent. ¡°We got attacked by a group out of another country, and barely escaped with the help of the Seppuku clan.¡± Takumi said. ¡°A- A group from another country?!¡± Kuruka mumbled, in shock. ¡°Yes¡­ We did some research.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Three gangs have arrived from different countries...¡± Kimoto followed up. ¡°The first clan is The Originals, the guys we saw a moment ago...¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°... The leader is Daniele Riccardo. His second in hand is Lorenzo Stefano.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°That¡¯s the guy with the eyepatch, right?¡± Ukato asked. ¡°...True, the third one is Nicholas Christoffer, that¡¯s the one who threw grenades and has scars on his face...¡± Kimoto continued. ¡°... And the last two are Michael Pier, also named Mike, and the girl named Silvia ...And they¡¯re all from Italy.¡± Kimoto finished. ¡°Can¡¯t we track them down and kill them?¡± The blue haired girl named Uchiko said. ¡°Y- Yes, I just wanted to ask that...¡± Tado followed her statement. Suddenly the girl with long, red hair named Kanami slapped Uchiko on the head. ¡°Of course not, idiot!¡± Kanami said. ¡°But why?¡± Uchiko asked, holding her head. ¡°Just let Kimoto explain, you¡¯ll understand it later on.¡± Kanami said. ¡°True, there are two gangs left to explain...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Next on, we have ¡®The Allied Gang¡¯...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Their leader is named John Hugo, codename America...¡± ¡°The next is William Jacob, codename Canada...¡± ¡°The third is Nian Zhen, China. Fourth, Manuel Francisco, Spain. And last James Alfrie, United Kingdom.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°We haven¡¯t seen those gang members yet, but I have pictures of them.¡± Kimoto said. Kuruka pulled his hand up. ¡°We already saw them before¡­ We think.¡± Kuruka said. ¡°You guys did?¡± Kanami said, shocked. ¡°Yes¡­ I told them.¡± Akane said, sitting up. ¡°I found a coordinate leading to their purpose of being here¡­¡± Akane said. ¡°...and those are the ones that caught my team.¡± Akane mumbled. ¡°But that isn¡¯t all of them...¡± Kimoto said. Everyone turned back to Kimoto. ¡°...There is one more gang...¡± Kimoto mumbled. - - - - - - - Unknown, Tokyo - - - 19:22 - ¡°Oi! Grey!¡± Red shouted. Grey looked up. ¡°What is it?¡± Grey asked. ¡°So, why did we come here again?¡± Red asked. Blue started to laugh, and White was smirking. ¡°Idiot, you came all the way to Japan to say that stupid shit?¡± Blue said, mocking him. ¡°How would I know we would end in Japan?¡± Red replied. ¡°So¡­ You thought we would go to the place of the Yakuza, and think it¡¯s a vacation?¡± White said. Blue started to laugh harder. ¡°Ooh¡­ My god...¡± Blue tried to talk without laughing. ¡°... I haven¡¯t laughed that hard in a long time.¡± Blue said, smiling. Red let out a sigh. ¡°... We¡¯ll see who laughs as lasts when we get back.¡± He mumbled. ¡°Eh? Threatening me, kiddo?¡± Blue replied. They both reached for their holster, white¡¯s eyes widened up. Suddenly two gunshots could be heard, with Grey jumping in between of the bullets. Both bullets hits them, but he didn¡¯t flinch. ¡°W- Woah, Grey, why did you jump in?¡± Blue asked. ¡°Yeah, I was about to immobilize him, not kill.¡± Red replied. ¡°Guys¡­ Please.¡± Grey mumbled. ¡°We aren¡¯t here for jokes¡­ ¡± Grey said, looking up. His eyes were glowing in the dark alleyway, and because of his length he looked like a monster. ¡°... I hope I won¡¯t have to stand between you guys again.¡± Grey said. ¡°Y- Yeah...¡± Red said, letting out a sigh. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go back to business.¡± Grey replied, as he walked off. Blue and Red followed him, but White was focused on the ground. Those bullets¡­ Both of them were going straight¡­ But now, they are on the ground, and Grey isn¡¯t bleeding¡­ What¡­ Happened? - - - - - ¡°... Those guys.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°They came all the way from The Netherlands, a small country next to Germany.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°And they, they are probably our biggest problem of all...¡± Kimoto mumbled. ¡°Why is that?¡± Uchiko asked. The girl with long black hair named Yuno walked up. ¡°Because¡­ Those guys have 500 confirmed kills-¡± Yuno got interrupted by Rikishi spitting out his drink. ¡°F- FIVE HUNDRED?!¡± Rikishi shouted. ¡°Yes¡­ That¡¯s true, and we don¡¯t know how they look like.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°The only thing we know about them is that they go by the codenames, Red, Blue, White and Grey.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°So, what are those people even doing here?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Well, that¡¯s what I asked myself, too. And I found some clues.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Our first thought was they would be after the Yakuza-¡± ¡°-Wrong.¡± Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. Ukato interrupted Kimoto. ¡°They are after something other, it''s called ¡®The Ace of Spades¡¯.¡± ¡°Oi, Takumi, that¡¯s the gang we were talking about.¡± Nokado said, as he pulled out the piece of paper. ¡°Talked about?¡± Yuno asked. ¡°Yes, we pursued The Allied Gang, and they had information about them-¡± ¡°- S- Show me, quick!¡± Kimoto said, walking up to him. She looked at the coordinates, grabbing the piece of paper. ¡°I- Impossible...¡± Kimoto mumbled. The boys could notice this despair-like aura surrounding the girls. ¡°So? Who are they anyway?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°They are one of the Black Market Leaders.¡± Kimoto mumbled. ¡°B- Black market leaders?¡± Takumi mumbled, as his eyes widened up. ¡°... Yes¡­ There are only two in Japan, and 48 around the world.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°Listen up¡­ ¡± Kimoto said, as she sat down. ¡°... Long ago, there was a man who was even feared by the Yakuza.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°This man¡¯s name is Yanagi¡­ No one knows how this man looks like, the people who have seen them, have never come back.¡± Kimoto continued. ¡°The man is almost seen as a god, and his name represents a combination from ¡®Yin¡¯ and ¡®Yang¡¯, because he brings balance to the Mafia world.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°If this man is so strong, he must have over 100,000 subordinates, right?¡± Nokado asked. The blonde girl named Charlotte walked up. ¡°That¡¯s the problem¡­ Their group were a total of 270,000 men...¡± Charlotte said. ¡°... But in one year, they all disappeared.¡± Charlotte mumbled. ¡°D- Disappeared?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Yes, we don¡¯t know what happened, but suddenly the 270,000 men that were his subordinate, either were dead or lost.¡± Charlotte said. ¡°But isn¡¯t it weird, no one knows who these subordinates were, right?¡± Yano asked. Kimoto nodded. ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Kimoto replied. ¡°That means one thing...¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°... They killed each other?¡± Ukato said. It sounded really weird, but it was the only logical option. Kimoto¡¯s eyes lightened up, as she was holding a Coordinate-Finder. ¡°I found the coordinates, it¡¯s a 50 floor skyscraper near a river.¡± Kimoto said. Takumi slowly stood up. ¡°That means¡­ We¡¯re going in there- Gh!- ¡± Suddenly Ukato touched Takumi¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Idiot, you still have a wound on your back.¡± Ukato said. ¡°Yeah¡­ You¡¯re right, almost forget, hehe.¡± Takumi said, trying to laugh it off. ¡°We¡¯ll quickly bandage this and head to the place.¡± Ukato said. * * * Volume 2: Chapter 21: The thing we feared the most... Rikishi walked up to the girls. ¡°So, which one of you is the driver?¡± Rikishi asked. Kanami walked up to him. ¡°I am, why¡¯d you ask?¡± Kanami replied. ¡°Eh?~ You¡¯re the best they said.¡± Rikishi said, grinning. ¡°Yes, I am the best¡­ You might you be?¡± Kanami said. ¡°I am glad you asked¡­ Because my name is Rikishi, the best driver there is-¡± The girl started to laugh. ¡°Rikishi, eh? We¡¯ll, don¡¯t forget the name that will beat you, Kanami.¡± Kanami said, grinning. ¡°You? Me? Don¡¯t make me laugh.¡± Rikishi said. ¡°Oh we¡¯ll see...¡± Yanami said, grinning. Tado let out a sigh. ¡°Rikishi is already picking fights, eh?¡± Tado said, smiling. ¡°Yeah, just how we remember him back at the Orphanage.¡± Nokado replied. ¡°Oi! Are we leaving?!¡± Rikishi shouted. ¡°Yeah! Get the rover ready!¡± Takumi shouted back. ¡°Yosh! I have someone here who wants to be teached a lesson or two about driving-¡± Rikishi said, poking Kanami on the top of her head. ¡°S- Shut up! I¡¯ll show you my driving skills...¡± Kanami replied, walking up to him. Rikishi grinned. ¡°Oh really?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°Yes, really.¡± Kanami replied, grinning. Yuno let out a sigh. ¡°Those two have exact the same personality.¡± Yuno said. ¡°For the very first time, I agree with you.¡± Ukato replied. Tado looked at everyone, who was already talking with each other. We¡¯re they really trying to kill us? Tado was confused¡­ Something felt odd¡­ He looked at the Seppuku clan. He, once again, made eye contact with Uchiko. The girl smiled and waved her hand. Tado¡¯s eyes lightened up, as he quickly looked away. This time he turned to Nokado. Nokado had a grin on his face. ¡°W- What is so funny?¡± Tado asked. Nokado¡¯s griin turned into a more smug-like smile. ¡°Ohh? I wonder~¡± Nokado said. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°O- Oi¡­ Don¡¯t get any weird ideas.¡± Tado said. ¡°Wierd ideas? What are you talking about?¡± Nokado said, grinning. Tado took a deep breath, as he raised both his hand. ¡°I mean...¡± Tado mumbled. He suddenly smacked both Nokado¡¯s cheeks with his hand. ¡°... The ones I just smacked out of your head.¡± Tado said, smiling. ¡°O- Oi! Don¡¯t hit me like that!¡± Nokado said. Tado took off his surgical mask, showing his tongue. ¡°Come make me, No-baka-do.*¡± Tado said, running away. (*Baka means ¡®Idiot¡¯ In Japanese.) ¡°Y- You son of a-¡± Nokado said, charging after him. Charlotte walked up to Uchiko.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. ¡°Those really like to mock each other, don¡¯t they?¡± Charlotte said, laughing. ¡°Yeah, they do.¡± Uchiko said. ¡°I can¡¯t believe those have a bounty of six million on their head.¡± Charlotte said. ¡°You¡¯re right, I feel like a teacher with these kids around me.¡± Kimoto said, walking up to them. ¡°Well, nothing we can do about it¡­ They just happen to be like that.¡± Uchiko said, shrugging. Takumi and Kuruka walked out of the room. ¡°Yosh! The wound is healed and everyone is ready!¡± Takumi said. Kuruka smacked him on his head. ¡°Not healed, patched, idiot¡­ It¡¯ll still hurt if you get hit on that spot.¡± Kuruka said. ¡°And we can¡¯t leave yet...¡± Kuruka followed up. Kuruka pulled something out of his back pocket. ¡°What is that?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°A walkie talkie, so we will be able to respond to each other.¡± Kuruka said. Kuruka stood in front of the exit and handed them out to everyone who walked out. He handed the last one to Takumi. Takumi instantly realized something¡­ Kuruka¡¯s hands¡­ Were shaking¡­ ¡°Oi, grab it already- ?¡± Kuruka stopped talking, as Takumi grabbed his hand. Kuruka looked up. ¡°Kuruka...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°... Are you- ¡± Kuruka pushed his hand and threw the walkie talkie to Takumi. Takumi caught it. ¡°I...¡± Kuruka mumbled. ¡°... I don¡¯t want to hold you guys back, so I have no choice.¡± Kuruka said. ¡°Listen, if you don¡¯t want to come you can stay at the car.¡± Takumi replied. Kuruka smirked, as he turned his back to him. ¡°No way¡­ I have decided to stay with you...¡± Kuruka said. The smirk on his face slowly turned into a frown. ¡°... I want to be useful¡­ ¡± Kuruka mumbled. ¡°... I know I am weak, but we all get stronger on the brink of death-¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Takumi said. ¡°No one is going to the brink of death...¡± Takumi said. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up, as he turned. ¡°W- What?¡± Kuruka said. ¡°I said¡­ No one is gonna die.¡± Takumi replied. ¡°Not even one of the Seppuku clan members¡­ I will protect you all...¡± Takumi said. Takumi looked down. ¡°... If one of you dies...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°... I will never forgive myself.¡± Takumi said. Kuruka walked up to him, and placed his hands onto Takumi¡¯s shoulders. Takumi looked up. ¡°You¡¯re right¡­ No one is going to die.¡± Kuruka said, smiling. Takumi¡¯s eyes lightened up. ¡°Hey! Kuruka, Takumi, stop the chatting and get over here!¡± Rikishi shouted. ¡°W- We¡¯re coming!¡± Kuruka said, as he let go of his shoulders and grabbed his arm. Takumi was shocked... He was trying to cheer me up¡­ But he turned the tables on me¡­ Kuruka opened the door, and Takumi sat down. Takumi climbed to the top of the roof from inside and Kuruka took his place. Suddenly the Seppuku clans van stopt next to their rover- The window slowly opened up, with Kanami¡¯s grinning face in the driver''s seat. She reached out of the window. ¡°You better be ready to lose, idiot-¡± Kanami said, poking Rikishi on his nose. Rikishi¡¯s eyes lightened up, as his face turned red. Suddenly the Seppuku clan¡¯s car drove away on full speed. Rikishi shaked his head. ¡°O- Oi, that¡¯s unfair!¡± Rikishi shouted, as he drove after them. The two kept driving at full speed, and Kuruka grabbed his walkie talkie. He pressed the button and then shouted- ¡°C- Can you hear me?!¡± His voice echoed through both vans. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up as you could hear screams in the other van. Kuruka started to laugh. ¡°W- Woah, what happened?!¡± Takumi asked. Kuruka turned off the walkie talkie. ¡°I was just testing the walkie talkie, try yours, Nokado.¡± Kuruka said. ¡°Oh- mhm...¡± Nokado replied, slowly turning the walkie talkie on. ¡°T- Test-¡± ¡°WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT!?¡± Nokado¡¯s eyes widened up and dropped the walkie talkie by shock. Kuruka started to laugh harder¡­ - - - - - ¡°Hey, Grey...¡± Red asked. ¡°Yes?¡± Grey replied. ¡°What if you won¡¯t be the only one there?¡± Red asked. ¡°Of course I won¡¯t be the only one there-¡± Red slammed his hand on the table, standing up. The other two looked his way. ¡°... Then why will only you go?¡± Red asked. ¡°Because I will make it out alive, if things go downhill.¡± Grey replied. Red¡¯s hands turned into fists. ¡°But what if you don¡¯t?¡± Red mumbled. The other two wanted to say something, but they couldn¡¯t. Grey turned his back to Red, and walked to the door. ¡°Just stay here until I come back¡­ If I don¡¯t come back in 12 hours, you can come pick me up.¡± Grey said. Red let out a sigh, he was still looking down. ¡°Oi...¡± Red mumbled. Grey stopped. ¡°... Promise me you will come back.¡± Red followed up, still mumbling. Grey turned to him. ¡°Yeah, I promise...¡± Grey said, smiling. ¡°... We¡¯ll see ya.¡± Grey followed up, closing the door. He walked up to the car and drove full speed to the skyscraper¡­ - - - - - - - The Skyscraper - - - 3 Minutes before the fight - ¡°Everyone, ready?¡± Daniele asked. ¡°Yes, everything is going good.¡± Lorenzo replied. ¡°... Good, now¡­ ¡± Daniele mumbled. ¡°... If everything ends up going our way, we will have the Ishido clan stuck here, forever.¡± Daniele said, grinning. ¡°But something is odd, where is The Allied Gang?¡± Mike asked. A sudden explosion could be heard. Silvia ran into the room. ¡°They¡¯re here!¡± Silvia shouted. ¡°Talk about the goddamn devil.¡± Mike said. ¡°Just in time¡­ ¡± Daniele said. ¡°Time for a four-gang mexican standoff...¡± * * * Volume 2: Chapter 22: No longer human… - - 20 minutes before the fight - - - 250 meters away from The Skyscraper - ¡°Hah, I won!¡± Kanami said, grinning. ¡°Stop that, idiot, I was definitely first.¡± Rikishi replied. Kanami grinned. ¡°Eh? Did you really?¡± Kanami asked. ¡°S- Stop mocking me, you know it yourself!¡± Rikishi said, looking away. ¡°Oi- We don¡¯t have time to make jokes, let¡¯s wait until Nokado and Kimoto are back from their scouting.¡± Ukato said. ¡°Speak of the devil, they¡¯re back.¡± Tado said, as Nokado and Kimoto walked back into the dark street, where both cars were staying. Nokado grabbed his walkie talkie. ¡°The coast is clear, you all can come.¡± Nokado said. ¡°Yosh! Let¡¯s get in there!¡± Takumi shouted, kicking the door open. ¡°O- OI! Don¡¯t kick the door open!¡± Rikishi shouted. ¡°Sure, sure. Let¡¯s go!¡± Takumi said, walking to Nokado. Rikishi let out a sigh. ¡°Why is he always like this?¡± Rikishi mumbled, walking out the rover. ¡°You know him almost half a decade and this is what you hate about him?¡± Kuruka asked, laughing. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Rikishi said, looking at Kuruka. ¡°Ah, nevermind me, I am speaking out loud again.¡± Kuruka said, laughing it off. ¡°Guys enough talking, let¡¯s go in.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Sure, but before that...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°We, the Seppuku clan will defend the outside of the building.¡± Kimoto followed up. Takumi turned to them. ¡°The outside?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°Yes.. There will probably be more gangs coming up.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right. Then do as you please.¡± Takumi replied. Nokado tapped Takumi on his shoulder. ¡°Oi, are you really fine with leaving Akane alone in the mansion?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°Uhh, yeah, why not?¡± Takumi replied. ¡°She could steal the money, you know?¡± Nokado said. Takumi smirked. ¡°True, but she won¡¯t.¡± Takumi said, smiling. ¡°How are you sure she won¡¯t?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°Even if she does well catch up to her.¡± Takumi replied. Nokado let out a sigh. ¡°Sure, but if she steals my percentage of the money I¡¯ll grab it back from you.¡± Nakado said. ¡°Sure, I don¡¯t mind.¡± Takumi said, smiling. ¡°Wait, you really don¡¯t mind me taking a part of your money?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°Yes¡­ Because I already finished my percentage.¡± Takumi replied, smiling. ¡°W- What?!- ¡± Nokado shouted in shock. ¡°Guys, now is not the time to talk about money, let¡¯s go in.¡± Ukato said, as he followed the girls from the Seppuku clan to the Skyscraper¡­ - - Back at the Mansion - - - 10 Minutes before the Fight -Stolen story; please report. Akane looked around while laying on the couch. The place felt empty, but it had a unique aura around it. She stood up, walking around the living room. Something caught her eye, what looked like a family picture. She walked up to the family picture¡­ Her eyes lightened up, as she saw the six boys when they were younger. There were 2 people behind them. A man and woman. ¡°... Who are those?¡± Akane said to herself. Her eyes suddenly widened up, as she heard the door close. ¡°I think those are Ryan and Anne.¡± The man said behind her. Just as Akane wanted to turn, a rusty knife was set next to her neck. ¡°W-... Who are you?¡± Akane asked. ¡°That¡¯s none of your business...¡± The man said. ¡°Well, then why are you here?¡± Akane asked. ¡°I am here just to have a look around the place¡­ I do not mean any harm.¡± The man replied. The man looked down and saw that she was wounded. ¡°Looks like you can¡¯t do me harm, either.¡± The man said. ¡°Oh? I won¡¯t be so sure-¡± Akane said, as she suddenly turned and swung a fist at the man. The man caught her arm. Akane¡¯s eyes widened up. The man had a dragon tattoo covering his right arm. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s better if you stay unconscious for a while...¡± The man said, grinning. The man then punched Akane in her chest, making her faint. The man walked up to the family picture. ¡°Ishido, Takumi eh?...¡± The man mumbled, grinning. ¡°... You look really kind.¡± The man said. ¡°... Too bad you¡¯re doing the wrong thing...¡± The man mumbled. ¡°... One day it¡¯s gonna make you lose sanity and a comrade.¡± The man said, grinning¡­ - - The Skyscraper, Tokyo - - - 3 Minutes before the fight - Takumi slowly walked around the main lobby of the skyscraper. The place looked amazingly-luxe. ¡°So, where could those shitty European people be?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°First of all, how would we know?¡± Kuruka replied. ¡°Second of all, European?¡± Kuruka said. ¡°Yeah? Something wrong with it?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°There is literally one named America, and another named China, idiot.¡± Nokado said, holding in his laugh. ¡°O- Oh¡­ You¡¯re right.¡± Rikishi mumbled. ¡°Guys, come on, focus.¡± Ukato said. ¡°You¡¯re right, but nothing has happened- ¡± Suddenly the wall next to them exploded, blowing them all away. Everyone quickly stood back up and grabbed their weapons, aiming at the door. A man walked out of the hole, his eyes were glowing through the smoke¡­ Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up¡­ The man had a grey suit, and he looked twice as long and big as the rest. ¡°W- What is going on?¡± Kimoto asked through the Walkie-Talkie. ¡°Someone bursted inside, probably The Golden Age gang.¡± Takumi replied. ¡°That¡¯s right¡­ The Golden Age gang leader, Grey.¡± Grey said, grinning. ¡°So? Looks like you¡¯re on your own?¡± Rikishi said. ¡°That¡¯s true¡­ But...¡± Grey said. ¡°... Don¡¯t underestimate me.¡± He mumbled, looking down. Takumi looked at the man. His eyes widened up. The man pulled out a remote detonator and pressed the button. ¡°Shit, take co- !¡± Just as Takumi was talking, more explosions occurred. The place was filled with smoke, that was slowly going away. When the smoke was gone, there was a huge pile of bricks in between Kuruka, Nokado and the rest. Ukato grabbed his walkie-talkie. ¡°Go split up, check the upper floors!¡± Ukato shouted. ¡°Got it, we¡¯re moving out now.¡± Nokado replied, walking upstairs with Kuruka. Takumi looked at Grey. ¡°Oh, looks like I just missed to get any of you.¡± Grey said, grinning. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we won¡¯t die so fast.¡± Takumi said, pulling out a handgun. ¡°Oi, guys¡­ I have an plan.¡± Ukato said. ¡°... But I need some time.¡± Ukato followed up. Takumi turned to him, and nodded. ¡°Go do what you want.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Tado, stay close to me¡­ Don¡¯t do anything reckless.¡± Rikishi said. ¡°S- Sure...¡± Tado replied. Suddenly Takumi pulled the trigger¡­ The place went silent¡­ Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up¡­ Grey was still standing up, with no injury. The bullet¡­ Did he miss? ¡°Oi, that hurt¡­ Don¡¯t do it again.¡± Grey said. ¡°W- ¡­. What?¡± Takumi mumbled. Takumi kept shooting, until his magazine went empty. They all were in shock¡­ The bullets flinched onto him, and didn¡¯t give him any injuries. ¡°You don¡¯t get it, do you?¡± Grey asked, grinning. ¡°This what I have¡­¡± Grey mumbled- ¡°... Is a Bullet-Proof Suit.¡± - - - - - - - Floor 10, The Skyscraper - - - 7 minutes into the fight - ¡°Oi, which way do we go?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°We could split up, again, maybe we¡¯ll find Yanagi just in time.¡± Nokado said. ¡°Sure, You check out this floor, I¡¯ll go higher up.¡± Kuruka said. ¡°Oi, wait...¡± Nokado mumbled. Kuruka stopped. ¡°Y- Yeah?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ Do something reckless.¡± Nokado said. Kuruka smiled. ¡°Of course not.¡± Kuruka said, walking up the stairs. His smile slowly turned into a frown¡­ * * * Volume 2: Chapter 23: Goodbye… Takumi looked at Grey, the man was unarmed. It didn¡¯t matter how many bullets they shot, the bullet proof suit blocks them all. ¡°What are you planning, now? Eh?¡± Grey said, grinning. Takumi grinned, slowly raising up both his fists and cracking his knuckles. ¡°I guess we¡¯re gonna do it the old way...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°Eh? You think you would beat me in a fist fight, kid?¡± Grey said, as he started to laugh. Takumi walked up to Rikishi, and grabbed both his sub-machine guns. ¡°Don¡¯t move from this spot...¡± Takumi mumbled to Rikishi and Tado. ¡°...Yes, a fist fight¡­ But I am making it a bit more balanced...¡± Takumi said, looking him in the eye. ¡°...Fine¡­ Come get me!¡± Grey shouted. Takumi grinned, as he charged Grey. He swung the sub machine gun and went straight for his face, Grey leaned backwards and dodged it. Grey then swung his fist, Takumi blocked it with his arms. Grey followed up with a kick, pushing Takumi away. Takumi stood back up, as Grey instantly charged him. Grey went for a punch and hit him straight in his chest. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, as he coughed out blood, the punch made him slide multiple meters away. ¡°You really are, underestimating me.¡± Grey said, grinning. Takumi slowly stood up. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I don¡¯t plan on dying here.¡± Takumi said, wiping the blood off his mouth. Takumi charged Grey once again, but this time he held the trigger of his right submachine gun. Grey used his arms to cover his face. ¡°That exactly...¡± Takumi mumbled, as he threw the submachine gun to his face. Grey punched the empty submachine gun away, and his eyes widened up. Takumi slided through his legs, appearing behind his back. ¡°... How I wanted it!¡± Takumi shouted, holding the trigger of the left submachine gun. He kept firing, and the suit slowly got ripped open. Grey quickly swung with the back of his fist and punched Takumi¡¯s gun out of his hand. Grey wanted to swing another fist, but Tado and Rikishi grabbed both his arms. ¡°What the- ¡± They both pulled the sleeve of the suit, ripping it in two pieces. Grey¡¯s eyes widened up. Takumi charged him and gave him a punch to his face. Rikishi and Tado let go of him and Grey fell on the ground. ¡°I think you were the one underestimating us-¡± Suddenly the Walkie Talkie went static. Takumi grabbed the walkie talkie. ¡°You¡¯re going to die if no one comes...¡± Someone said through the walkie talkie. ¡°I won¡¯t¡­ And if I do¡­¡± Someone else mumbled. The voice of the second one, sounded like Kuruka. ¡°... I will take you with me!¡± Kuruka shouted through the walkie talkie. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. Was Kuruka¡­ being attacked? He quickly climbed over the rubble and ran through the floors... - - Floor 26, The Skyscraper - - - 10 Minutes earlier¡­ - Kuruka walked around the floor, checking every door, until he found a huge door. Nokado was still checking out the other floors. ¡°This must be it¡­ Yanagi must be here...¡± Kuruka mumbled. He slowly looked at his hand, he was shaking. His frown turned into anger, as he grabbed his arm. Why¡­ Why am I the weak one¡­ He thought to himself. He always needed help, so this time, he will go in and out, on his own. Kuruka took a deep breath, opening the door. His eyes widened up. There was a man in an office chair, looking through the giant glass walls. ¡°Y- Yanagi?¡± Kuruka asked. The door behind him got closed, and a lock could be heard. His eyes widened up more. ¡°Unfortunately¡­ Yanagi is not here.¡± The man in the chair said, as he turned.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. ¡°There is only a ¡®Daniele¡¯ here.¡± The man said, grinning. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°You¡¯re the guy who attack Takumi, aren¡¯t you?¡± Kuruka asked. ¡°That¡¯s true¡­ I am the leader of ¡®The Originals¡¯...¡± Daniele said, grinning. ¡°I was actually hoping for Takumi to enter this room, but you are good enough too.¡± Daniele followed up. ¡°You could still ask for back up, I¡¯ll give you five seconds...¡± Daniele said. ¡°Back up? I¡¯m sure I don¡¯t need that...¡± Kuruka said, as he took off his jacket. They started to walk around in circles¡­ The place went silent for a moment¡­ Daniele then grinned. ¡°Fine¡­ If that''s what you want- ¡± Daniele said, suddenly charging Kuruka. Kuruka wanted to block his fist, but Daniele was faster, hitting Kuruka straight in his face. Kuruka took a step back, punching Daniele in his chest. Kuruka followed up with a kick, but Daniele caught his leg. Kuruka grinned, as he jumped up and spin kicked him with his other leg. Daniele let go and Kuruka fell on the ground. Kuruka quickly stood up but he got instantly punched in the chest by Daniele. Daniele followed up with multiple other punches on his chest, and then a kick on his face. Kuruka fell on the ground. ¡°Enough playing around¡­¡± Daniele said, as he slowly pulled out a knife. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up. It¡¯s fine, he can dodge it¡­ Kuruka grinned, as he charged the man. He swung his fist, but Daniele ducked. Daniele was behind him with the knife, Kuruka quickly turned- Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up. The knife¡­ Went inside his chest. Kuruka then dropped his Walkie Talkie, with the speak button hitting the ground, which turned it on. Daniele grinned. ¡°You¡¯re going to die if no one comes...¡± Daniele said, grinning. ¡°I won¡¯t¡­ And if I do... ¡± Kuruka mumbled, charging Daniele. Daniele covered his face, but Kuruka grabbed him by his blouse. ¡°... I will take you with me!¡± Kuruka screamed¡­ - - Floor 23, The Skyscraper - - - Recent timeline - Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. Kuruka¡­ If you die¡­ Everything you said today would be a lie¡­ You can¡¯t betray me like that¡­ Not only me, but Anne and Ryan too¡­ You can¡¯t¡­ Leave us¡­ ¡°O- Oi, what are you planning-¡± The voice said through the walkie talkie. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll show you soon enough you piece of shit...¡± Kuruka mumbled through the walkie talkie. Takumi kept running, until he arrived at the 26th floor, with a huge door which was locked. He could hear their voices from there, so he ran as quick as he could to the door. He tried to burst through the door. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up, as he heard the door being pushed. ¡°Kuruka! Wait there!¡± Takumi shouted. ¡°I¡­ I am getting the door open any time soon!¡± Takumi screamed. Daniele grinned. ¡°You know¡­ Either way you¡¯re going to die, don¡¯t you?¡± Daniele said, grinning. Kuruka looked down. ¡°Takumi...¡± Kuruka mumbled. ¡°... I¡­ I am really sorry...¡± Kuruka mumbled. ¡°... I¡­ I lied to you¡­ I am actually shaking right now...¡± Kuruka said, smiling. ¡°... But, I have no other choice here...¡® Kuruka mumbled. Takumi grabbed his handgun and shot the lock open, he then kicked the door. His eyes widened up. ¡°... Sayonara.¡± Kuruka said, pushing Daniele and himself through the window. Everything went slow motion¡­ Takumi took a deep breath¡­ ¡°KURUKA!!¡± Takumi screamed, as he ran to the window, seeing them both fall. Kuruka punched Daniele mid-air. ¡°This is what you get for messing with us!¡± Kuruka shouted, grabbing him by the neck. ¡°You idiot, my clan will finish yours, you hear that!¡± Daniele shouted back, as he grabbed the knife stuck on Kuruka¡¯s body. He pushed the knife further in his chest. Kuruka¡¯s eyes widened up, as he coughed out blood. Kuruka¡¯s vision started to get blurry, as they almost fell into the river underneath them. I am sorry¡­ Ryan¡­ Anne- A huge splash could be heard through the surrounding of the skyscraper. Takumi quickly ran back downstairs. He can¡¯t be dead, he won¡¯t¡­ Suddenly more explosions around the skyscraper could be heard. The building was collapsing¡­ Takumi ran downstairs, trying to go to the river. But it was being blocked by more bricks. Ukato grabbed his arm. ¡°We have to get out, NOW!¡± Ukato shouted, pulling Takumi with him. Nokado grabbed his Walkie Talkie to talk with the others, but all the walkie talkies went static. ¡°D- Damn it¡­ We lost contact with Kimoto and the others.¡± Nokado said, as they all ran away. They all ended up back at the alleyway, the van of the Seppuku clan was already gone. ¡°Oi, Takumi¡­ You made it to Kuruka, right?¡± Rikishi said, turning to him. Takumi was looking down¡­ ¡°I...¡± Takumi mumbled. He suddenly turned, slamming his fist onto the wall as hard as possible. ¡°... I wasn¡¯t in time.¡± Takumi said. Takumi started to sob, looking at the wall. ¡°I failed our promise...¡± Takumi mumbled. Takumi punched the wall again, and again, and again. ¡°... I am gonna kill them...¡± He said, punching it again. ¡°... I will torture them for days¡­¡± Takumi said, sobbing. ¡°...months, even years!- ¡± Ukato grabbed his arm. ¡°Oi, enough...¡± Ukato said. ¡°Just say what happ-¡± ¡°They took his life... And he took theirs.¡± Takumi interrupted Ukato. Everyone¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°W- What?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°They¡­ They fell through the 26th floor.¡± Takumi mumbled. The place was silent for a while. ¡°If at least one person could have made it...¡± Takumi said. ¡°Ukato.¡± Takumi said. Ukato looked up. ¡°Where were you? Huh?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°Me, I was outside-¡± ¡°Doing what, exactly?!¡± Takumi shouted, interrupting him. ¡°Are you putting the blame on me?!¡± Ukato shouted back. Takumi turned to him and grabbed him by his blouse. ¡°Yes¡­ I am putting the blame on you!¡± Takumi shouted. Ukato grabbed his blouse too. ¡°We¡¯ll, If you were faster you would¡¯ve made it!¡± Ukato shouted back. ¡°You piece of shi-¡± ¡°Enough!¡± Tado shouted through their voices, he had his surgical mask off. Everyone turned to him. ¡°Can we at least¡­ Fight it out back at the Mansion?¡± Tado mumbled. ¡°Ah¡­ Sure.¡± Ukato said, pushing Takumi away. Everyone walked back to the car and Rikishi drove back to the Mansion¡­ - - Unknown, Unknown - - - 10 Minutes After Kuruka¡¯s incident - A man with black clothing and black hair looked through what looked like over 30 monitors. ¡°Oh? Did one of them die just die?¡± The man said, grinning. ¡°Can¡¯t be¡­ They won¡¯t be that weak, would they?¡± The man said, turning to a woman. The woman was chained and had wounds everywhere. ¡°He¡­ he will get here and kill you...¡± The girl mumbled. ¡°Oh¡­ I am pretty sure he is already dead, but you can keep your hopes up if you believe it.¡± The man said grinning. His red eyes were glowing in the dark, and the grin on his face was huge. The man turned back to the monitor. ¡°Takumi, Ishido¡­ You really are...¡± ¡°...Just like your Father.¡± * * * Volume 2: Chapter 24: The story of Black Market Leader Yanagi… Part 1 ¡°Oh? What do we have here?¡± A man in a suit said, looking at two handcuffed children. ¡°Boss, they were once again trying to sneak in.¡± The man said who had the children in hand. One of the children had Black hair, the other had White hair. The man in the suit walked up to the kid with black hair, who looked like he was not scared. ¡°Oi¡­ Do you know that kid?¡± The man asked. The kid grinned. ¡°I don¡¯t know, do I?¡± The kid said, laughing. ¡°Woah, don¡¯t get mad at me like that, kid...¡± The man said. ¡°...I can already see you two are brothers.¡± The man mumbled, smiling. The kid¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°H- How did you know that?¡± The kid with black hair asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know, how did I?¡± The man replied, smiling. The kid¡¯s eyes lightened up. ¡°O- Oi, Ossan!* Don¡¯t mock me!¡± The kid with black hair shouted. (Ossan = Someone in his 30¡¯s or 40¡¯s) ¡°Sorry, sorry...¡± The man said, laughing it off. ¡°You two look really interesting... ¡± The man mumbled, looking down. ¡°What are your names?¡± The man asked. ¡°N- Names?¡± The kid with black hair asked. ¡°We don¡¯t have any...¡± The kid with white hair mumbled. ¡°You don¡¯t?¡± The man said, as he started to laugh. ¡°Oi, nothing funny about it!¡± The kid with black hair shouted. ¡°Yeah¡­ You¡¯re right...¡± The man said. ¡°...Yin.¡± The man said, looking up. ¡°Y- Yin?¡± The kid with black hair asked. ¡°Yes, that will be your name...¡± The man said. ¡°... And you, with the white hair, will be Yang.¡± The man explained, smiling. The kid named Yang¡¯s eyes lightened up. ¡°And how about I forgive you two for sneaking inside...¡± The man said. ¡°... Instead I am proud you made it this far, so as a gift you guys...¡± ¡°... Will get to work for me.¡± The man said, smiling. Yang was in complete shock, but Yin was reacting exact the opposite. ¡°Sure thing, Ossan...¡± Yin said. ¡°... But if you do something to Yang, I will kill you.¡± Yin followed up, grinning. Yang¡¯s eyes lightened up. The man started to laugh. ¡°Got it...¡± The man said, walking up to Yang. The man reached out his hand and uncuffed both of them. He then looked at Yang. ¡°My name isn¡¯t really interesting¡­ So you can call me Yanagi.¡± The man said. Yin started to laugh. ¡°Ehh? Combining our names to get ur own?!¡± Yin said, as he kept laughing. ¡°Of course not, idiot, that¡¯s how all my 270,000 members call me.¡± Yanagi said, grinning. ¡°2- 270,000 members?!¡± Yang said, as his eyes widened up. ¡°Yeah¡­ 270,000.¡± Yanagi replied.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°H- How is that even possible?¡± Yang asked. ¡°That¡¯s what you call being a Black Market Leader.¡± Yanagi said, smiling. You know? At first I was happy¡­ Our past was the worst¡­ We never knew our family, everyone rejected us, we lived on trash¡­ We ¡®did¡¯ live in a Orphanage for a while, but we left it¡­ We endured Yanagi¡¯s trainings, and as always Yin surpassed me in all those years¡­ Yanagi looked at the kids, as he was sweating. Yin grinned. ¡°Getting old? Ossan?¡± Yin said. ¡°Old? Are you mocking me?¡± Yanagi asked, grinning. ¡°Yes, I am, so come get!¡± Yin shouted, as he charged him. Yanagi grinned, dodging Yin¡¯s attack. Yanagi spin kicked and hit Yin straight in his face, pushing him away. ¡°Y- Yin!- ¡± Before Yang could finish his sentence Yanagi punched him in his chest. Yang¡¯s eyes widened up, but he punched Yanagi away. Yanagi grinned. ¡°How unexpected¡­ You didn¡¯t fall unconscious from that.¡± Yanagi said. ¡°That¡¯s¡­ Right...¡± Yang mumbled. Yang suddenly fell on the ground, losing consciousness¡­ ¡°Sir¡­ They both fell down in one shot...¡± The guard said. ¡°Of course they would, they are young and I hit them in their vital spots.¡± Yanagi replied. Yanagi turned to the guard. ¡°But it¡¯s fine¡­ Cuz it feels like-¡± Yanagi stopped his sentence as he turned and caught the fist of Yin. ¡°- Like someone was faking their consciousness.¡± Yanagi said, grinning. ¡°Of course you would¡¯ve found out...¡± Yin said, grinning. Yin suddenly pulled out a dagger, but Yanagi grabbed his handgun and aimed it in front of him. Yin¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°D- Damn it...¡± Yin mumbled. Yanagi let go of him and holstered his weapon. ¡°Good¡­ But not good enough.¡± Yanagi said. ¡°We¡¯ll start again tomorrow...¡± Yanagi followed up, walking out the room. Yin let out a sigh, as he grabbed a bucket of water and threw it all over Yang. Yang¡¯s eyes widened up as he woke up and sat down. ¡°W-... What happened?¡± Yang asked. Yin was silent. ¡°He won the round...¡± Yin replied. Yang stood up. He could feel this murderous aura surrounding Yin. ¡°Why¡­ Why are we still training, anyway?¡± Yin asked. Yang looked at him, walking up to his office door. ¡°I¡¯ll show him¡­ That I can defeat him-¡± Just as Yang opened the door, Yanagi stood in front of him. He had a big grin on his face, as he ducked down. ¡°Yo, ready for round two?¡± Yanagi said, smiling. ¡°Yes¡­ Starting now!-¡± Yin shouted, as he spin kicked the man. Yin then took multiple steps back. Yanagi stood up, wiping the dust off his face. ¡°That¡­ Is the only time you will hit me.¡± Yanagi said, grinning. Yang was still quiet¡­ Yin was obviously stronger than him¡­ Yang was still sitting on the ground, and his eyes noticed something, someone. It was a girl, peeking through the other door. His eyes lightened up, as he walked to the door and opened it. The girl suddenly grabbed him in, closed the door and pulled out a knife. Yang¡¯s eyes widened up. The girl probably had snuck in, just like him and Yin. ¡°Calm down¡­ I am not here to hurt you.¡± Yang said, smiling. Yang looked at the rusty knife she was holding, and noticed that she was shaking really bad. Yang looked back at the girl, slowly standing up. Yang then reached out his hand, smiling. ¡°You won¡¯t kill a human with that knife.¡± Yang said, smiling. Her eyes lightened up, as she slowly reached out to his hand. The door suddenly bursted open- Yang quickly turned, and saw Yanagi standing there. ¡°Oi, what are you- ?!¡± His eyes widened up, as he saw the girl standing there. The girl turned the knife to the Yanagi, still shaking. ¡°Who do you think y-¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Yang interrupted Yanagi. Yang slowly grabbed the girls hand. ¡°It¡¯s fine¡­ He is friendly.¡± Yang said. The girl looked at Yang, and then gave the knife to him. Yin walked inside too, and he saw the girl. ¡°An intruder?¡± Yin asked. ¡°No¡­ She¡¯s friendly.¡± Yang replied. Yin grinned. ¡°Sorry, Yang, but I don¡¯t trust her-¡± Yin pulled out a handgun, Yang¡¯s eyes widened up. Yang suddenly charged Yin, grabbing his arm and immobilizing him. ¡°What, H- How did you?¡± Yin mumbled. ¡°Let go of the gun...¡± Yang said, looking him in the eye. ¡°Yang, I am sorry, but I can¡¯t have another burden in here...¡± Yanagi explained. ¡°No¡­ I will take care of her then.¡± Yang said. The girl¡¯s eyes lightened up. ¡°Are you sure you can do that?¡± Yanagi asked. Yang let go of Yin. ¡°Yes¡­ I can.¡± Yang replied. ¡°Anything she does is my responsibility from now on.¡± Yang said, walking up to the girl. ¡°What your name?¡± Yang asked. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know...¡± The girl replied. ¡°Oh¡­ Well... how about...¡± Yang said, smiling. ¡°...Akari?¡± * * * Volume 2: Chapter 25: The story of Black Market Leader Yanagi… Part 2 Those first months were great¡­ We got to train harder and harder each and every day¡­ And before we knew it, two years passed by¡­ Yanagi came up with a plan against a certain someone¡­ His name was ¡®Isaac¡¯, and he came from America to deal with the Yakuza... Yin walked up to Yang, who was sitting next to Akari. ¡°Oi, we¡¯re about to leave soon.¡± Yin said, looking at Yang. ¡°Yeah¡­ I know.¡± Yang said, standing up. Akari stood up too, but Yang turned to him. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Yang asked. ¡°I? I am coming with you.¡± Akari replied. Yang¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°You know, she didn¡¯t train to stand still.¡± Yin said, grinning. Yang turned to Yin. ¡°We are fighting someone, from America, have you lost your mind?¡± Yang replied. ¡°So? You still think we won¡¯t make it?¡± Yin replied. ¡°She is my responsibility¡­¡± Yang said. ¡°She is your responsibility, but not your slave¡­ Let her come if she wants to.¡± Yin replied. Suddenly the door slammed open and everyone looked at the door. ¡°Guys, this is bad! Someone has entered the facility!¡± The man screamed. They all were in shock¡­ How did he know where we were? ¡°S- Shit¡­ Let¡¯s go quickly to Yanagi.¡± Yin said, as he ran through the door. Yang and Akari followed him through the hallways... - - Meanwhile in the Facility Entrance - - Everyone was shocked, as the man slowly walked through the door. Everyone was aiming at him, but he kept walking forward. ¡°O-... Oi¡­ Why isn¡¯t he stopping?!¡± One of the men asked. ¡°You want me to stop right here?¡± The man asked. ¡°Yes¡­ You aren¡¯t allowed in.¡± One of the other men said. ¡°Well¡­ I have something to tell to Yanagi...¡± The man replied, grinning. Out of frustration, one of the men charged with a knife- He swung the dagger, and blood spattered around. ¡°O- Oi! Did you get him- !!¡± The man who had attacked had a hole in his chest. ¡°W- When did you...¡± The attacking man mumbled, as he fell to the ground. The other one had caught his knife with his mouth and had a sawed-off shotgun in his hand. The man spitted out the knife, as his grin showed four sharp-like teeth who had caught the knife. ¡°Anyone else who wants to attack me out of the blue?¡± The man asked, wiping the blood out of his face. Everyone, out of fear, took steps back and let him walk through the hallway. The man kept walking, until he stood in front of the office gate. ¡°Oi, you, open this door.¡± The man said. ¡°Y- Yes, sir!¡± The other man replied, quickly opening the gate. The mysterious man walked through the gate, ending up in front of Yanagi¡¯s desk. ¡°So¡­ Good morning, Yanagi!¡± The mysterious man said, styling back his crimson-red fedora. The man had a crimson suits with a web-like pattern on it. Yanagi looked to the man.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. The door next to Yanagi slammed open, with Yin, Yang and Akari walking out of the door. Yin¡¯s eyes widened up, as he saw the man. ¡°You...¡± Yin mumbled. Just as he wanted to pull out his handgun, Yanagi shouted- ¡°Stay right there!¡± Yin¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare pick a fight with that man...¡± Yanagi said, as he stood up. Yang saw¡­ He saw sweat on Yanagi¡¯s face¡­ Yanagi was never nervous since they met¡­ Yang turned to the man with the Crimson suit. His grin and crimson red eyes were glowing in the dark, and Yang noticed his sharp teeth. ¡°So, Yanagi...¡± The man said. ¡°... Why do you plan on interfering with the Yakuza?¡± The man asked. Yanagi grinned, standing up. ¡°You came all the way to ask me that? At least send me a message...¡± Yanagi replied, walking in front of him. ¡°Yeah¡­ It¡¯s because...¡± The man mumbled. ¡°... I am leaving Japan for a while-¡± The man said. Yanagi¡¯s eyes widened up, as he charged the man- Yanagi went for a spin kick, but the man caught his leg. Yanagi grinned, using his other leg to kick him. But the man dodged and let go of his leg. Yanagi fell to the ground and as he wanted to stand up, the sawed-off shotgun was aimed between his eyes. Everyone was shocked¡­ Did¡­ Yanagi just lose? Yang saw Yin reaching out for his pocket. ¡°Y- Yin, don¡¯t- !¡± Yang shouted, but Yin charged. ¡°Who do you think you¡¯re aiming that!¡± Yin shouted, as he swung the knife- Blood spattered, once again- Yin¡¯s eyes widened up. The man¡­ ¡­ Caught the knife with his mouth. The man spin kicked Yin away, as Yin fell on the ground. ¡°Idiot¡­ You don¡¯t even value your leader¡¯s order...¡± The man said, spitting out the knife. ¡°... The only thing people like you are capable of reaching¡­¡± The man mumbled. ¡°... Is pure defeat, depression and regret.¡± The man said looking down. The man then holstered his shotgun, taking steps back. ¡°Oi, Yanagi¡­ Two things I got to tell you...¡± The man said, walking to the gate. ¡°One¡­ If you attack Isaac, you¡¯re gonna lose everything you have ever earned so far in your future...¡± The man said. ¡°... And second¡­ ¡± He said, pointing to Yin, Yang and Akari. ¡°... Teach those children some manners, will you?¡± The man said, grinning. The mysterious man styled his Fedora back, and walked out the gate. Yang quickly walked to Yin and helped him up. Yanagi stood up too, as he quickly walked to Yin. Yin looked up and suddenly- *Smack!* Everyone¡¯s eyes widened up. Yin held his cheek. ¡°Idiot¡­ Do you even know who he is?!¡± Yanagi shouted. ¡°That man...¡± Yanagi mumbled. ¡°... With a kill count of 1250¡­¡± Yanagi said. ¡°... He is ¡®The Crimson Vampire¡¯ Matteo Ishido...¡± - - Isaac¡¯s Hideout - - - 21:22 - ¡°Cheers!¡± Isaac shouted, as he took a sip of a bottle of beer. ¡°We made it to Japan, finally...¡± Isaac said, proudly. Everyone was having a blast, until the door bursts open. ¡°B- Boss¡­ It¡¯s The Crimson Vampire!¡± The man shouted. Everyone was shocked, and Matteo walked through the door. ¡°Welcome to Japan¡­ Sir Isaac.¡± Matteo said. ¡°Yo, Matteo¡­ Have some beer.¡± Isaac asked, smiling. ¡°No¡­ Enjoy yourself.¡± Matteo said, refusing. ¡°So? If you came back it must mean Yanagi is still planning to attack this hideout?¡± Isaac asked. ¡°True¡­ I warned him, but he didn¡¯t listen.¡± Matteo replied. Isaac started to laugh. ¡°Good¡­ Cuz our subordinates already warned the Police.¡± Isaac said, grinning. ¡°They called and said that two gangs will fight it out in this hideout tomorrow, the police, hopefully will fall for it¡­ And when they spot Yanagi here, they will either capture or kill him.¡± Isaac explained, grinning. ¡°True¡­ ¡± Matteo replied. Isaac stood up, grinning. ¡°Let¡¯s have a bet...¡± Isaac said, grinning. ¡°... What do you think will happen, Matteo?¡± Isaac asked. ¡°I think...¡± Matteo mumbled. ¡°... That Yanagi will bring none of his men, but three special trained children...¡± Matteo explained. ¡°... In the end, the kill count will be zero.¡± Matteo said, grinning. Isaac looked at him, as he and the others around him started to burst in laughter. ¡°So you think no one will die?!¡± Isaac shouted, as he bursted into laughter. ¡°Yes, I believe¡­ But that''s just a bet I will be making.¡± Matteo said. ¡°Whether it will actually happen, or just be a wrong bet is the choice of god himself.¡± Matteo followed up. ¡°Yeah¡­ True...¡± Isaac said. ¡°... So, that¡¯s all you had to say?¡± Isaac asked. ¡°No, there is one more thing¡­ One more bet¡­ ¡± Matteo said. ¡°... My son, Ishido, Takumi, will one day meet you¡­ ¡± Matteo said. ¡°... When the time comes, I want you to give him this...¡± Matteo said, as he gave him a suitcase. ¡°What is it?¡± Isaac asked. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business¡­ Just give it to him¡­ ¡± Matteo said, turning to the exit. ¡°But what if I lose it?¡± Isaac said. ¡°You won¡¯t lose it¡­ I am undoubtedly sure of that.¡± Matteo replied. ¡°Eh? So you¡¯re really going for fate?¡± Isaac asked. ¡°Yes¡­ I guess you could say I like to gamble?¡± Matteo said, laughing it off. ¡°Well then¡­ I¡¯ll get going.¡± Matteo followed up, walking through the exit. ¡°Yeah¡­ Sure...¡± Isaac replied, placing the suitcase next to his chair. What could this suitcase have that is so important for his son? * * * Volume 2: Chapter 26: The story of Black Market Leader Yanagi… Part 3 ¡®The Crimson Vampire¡¯ Matteo had warned us¡­ But yet we were determined to attack Isaac¡­ In the end¡­ Everything went downhill¡­ - - The Next Day - - - 05:53 - Yin, Yang and Akari were packing everything up. Yanagi walked up to the three children. ¡°Listen up¡­ All of you...¡± Yanagi mumbled. ¡°... This Isaac is a really big threat, and he for sure knows were coming...¡± Yanagi explained. ¡°... So go give him hell.¡± Yanagi said, smiling. Yin grinned, as he looked at his handgun. ¡°Yeah¡­ We will.¡± Yin said. The three walked out the building as they headed out the facility, another person walked past the three, who looked one or two years older. The three ignored him and kept walking, heading straight to Isaac¡¯s hideout. The kid shut the door, and turned to Yanagi- Yanagi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Y- You...¡± He mumbled. ¡°... What are you doing here?¡± Yanagi asked. ¡°I am here to ask you, why there are three children working for you?¡± The kid asked. ¡°Those are my new students¡­ They are heading out for their first mission.¡± Yanagi replied. The kid slammed both his hands onto Yanagi¡¯s desk. ¡°Don¡¯t you remember¡­ What happened with him!?¡± The kid shouted. ¡°Calm down¡­ Those three are different¡­ ¡± Yanagi replied. ¡°How are they any different?¡± The kid asked. ¡°They have learned way better techniques¡­ And if they fail, they won¡¯t make it out alive.¡± Yanagi replied. ¡°Aren¡¯t you¡­ Exactly the same?¡± Yanagi followed up. The kid¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°You too have a way dangerous teacher, that won''t hesitate to use you as a human shield...¡± Yanagi said. ¡°... Am I correct, Ishido¡­ Kirakuma?¡± Yanagi whispered, grinning. Kirakuma¡¯s eyes widened up, but he stayed calm. Kirakuma walked back to the exit. ¡°Fine¡­ Do what you want¡­ ¡± Kirakuma replied. ¡°... But don¡¯t come begging for help if he ends up being just like Otoko Kakumi.¡± Kirakuma said, as he walked out of the door and slammed it shut. Yanagi let out a sigh, as he sat back down on his office chair. ¡°Sir, isn¡¯t he talking about that kid you brought in five years ago?¡± The subordinate asked. ¡°Yes¡­ He was talking about him.¡± Yanagi replied. Yanagi remembered taking care of him. In the end Otoko found out about Yanagi¡¯s plan, so Yanagi tried to stop him. But Otoko had escaped him and left to another gang. Otoko had destroyed every bond he had created, just to start over. Now no one knows what he is doing and where he is. But Yanagi stayed determined to those three¡­ He knew¡­ That one day¡­ Those three would be able to surpass even him.. - - 50m away from Isaac¡¯s hideout, Abandoned Factory - - - 6:55 - Yin turned to Yang and Akari, as they were about to enter the hideout. ¡°So, everyone ready?¡± Yin asked. They both nodded. Yin grinned, as he stood up and walked to the hideout, the other two followed him. But out of nowhere spotflights flashed their way. Their eyes widened up. A man behind shadows grabbed a megaphone.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. ¡°Welcome to my territory¡­ ¡± The man said, walking out of the shadows. Yin¡¯s eyes widened up. The person with the Megaphone was Isaac. People started to walk out of the shadows, with all of them a grin on their face. ¡°... Unfortunately, you aren¡¯t invited here...¡± Isaac said. ¡°... The police will be here in about 5 minutes or so, so either you die now or end in prison.¡± Isaac explained, grinning. Yang turned to Yin, and he noticed Yin was acting different than normal. ¡°I am sorry¡­ But I don¡¯t plan on going to jail, yet.¡± Yin mumbled. ¡°... I have a organization to rule.¡± Yin followed up, grinning. Yin reached for his jacket with both arms, grabbing two small submachine guns. ¡°Yang, Akari, buck!¡± Yin shouted as he started to fire in circles. Yang and Akari both laid down, as the bullets flied above their heads. Yang looked at Yin, and noticed he wasn¡¯t fearing anything¡­ He was grinning, and he followed up with laughter. His eyes were completely widen up, as if he just lost his mind. He kept firing in circles until his bullets went empty. Yin turned to Isaac, who was on top of the abandoned factory. Yin grinned. ¡°You better run now¡­ Because it¡¯s your turn!¡± Yin shouted, grinning. Yang and Akari stood back up. Yin ran to both of them and grabbed their arms. ¡°We¡¯re going after him, before he leaves.¡± Yin said, grinning. ¡°Y- Yeah...¡± Yang replied. Isaac grabbed a walkie talkie out of his pocket. ¡°Plan B¡­ We¡¯re leaving¡­ Rendezvous point is on top of the factory.¡± Isaac said. ¡°Roger that.¡± The person replied through the walkie talkie. Isaac ran into the factory, heading for the top of the factory. It felt¡­ Different that time¡­ All the training we did was for this special day¡­ But none of us expected Yin showing his true colors¡­ Yin kept running through the building, killing everyone in his way. Yang and Akari just followed him. ¡°Yin, where are we going?¡± Yang asked. ¡°We are going to the top, he will definitely try to escape from there.¡± Yin replied. They kept running through everyone. Heading for the top of the Factory¡­ - - Police station 1500 m away from the Factory - - - 06:12 - One of the officers bursted the door of the detectives open. ¡°S- Sir! There are gunshots at the abandoned factory, just like Isaac¡¯s men told us!¡± The police officer shouted. A man stood up, his face was filled with scars. ¡°All right, Itsuki and Touma will investigate with their platoons.¡± The man said, turning to two detectives, who were grinning. ¡°Sure thing, boss.¡± One of them said, standing up. ¡°All right! Platoon 4 Beta is coming with Touma and Platoon 1 Alpha is coming with me!¡± The man shouted. ¡°Grab everything piece of weapon you can, we are fighting experienced mafia here!¡± The one named Touma shouted. ¡°Yes, Sir!¡± both platoons shouted. - - The top of the Factory - - - 6:59 - Yin kicked the door to the roof open, and they all ran to the roof. Yin¡¯s eyes widened up, a chopper was flying off, with Isaac in it. Yin grabbed one of his submachine guns but he kept missing Isaac. Isaac grinned and grabbed his Megaphone. ¡°You came to the roof, just like I wanted¡­¡± Isaac mumbled, grabbing a remote control. ¡°... Now, die.¡± Isaac said, grinning. He pressed on the remote control- Sudden explosions could be heard. Yang turned to Yin. ¡°Yin, what do we do no- !¡± Suddenly Yang¡¯s part of the roof cracked¡­ Akari¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Yang!¡± She screamed- Yang fell from the roof, with the pieces of debris following him. That¡¯s how Yang died¡­ But the story wasn¡¯t finished¡­ As if the story couldn¡¯t become worse¡­ The police took Yin hostage, and Akari managed to escape¡­ After that incident, Yin was set in a temporary prison cell. - - 2 Days later... - - Itsuki and Touma walked up to the Detective-in-command. ¡°Sir¡­ He doesn¡¯t say anything at all.¡± Itsuki said. ¡°Well¡­ Then make him say something.¡± The man replied. ¡°We aren¡¯t supposed to go easy on the dangerous ones, you got that?¡± The man followed up, grinning. ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Itsuki replied, as he walked to the room. Touma saw Itsuki grinning as he opened the cell door. Just when Yin looked up Itsuki swung his fist, with Yin hitting his head on the wall. ¡°You piece of disgusting shit¡­ Why won¡¯t you say anything?!¡± Itsuki shouted. He kept punching Yin, and Yin didn¡¯t do anything back. ¡°I- Itsuki¡­ That¡¯s enough.¡± Touma said. Itsuki turned to him, grinning. ¡°It¡¯s not enough until he talks!¡± Itsuki shouted, kicking Yin in his chest. Yin stood up, standing in front of Itsuki. ¡°You...¡± Yin mumbled. His face was covered in blood. And his eyes looked like a insane man. ¡°... You¡¯ll be better off dead.¡± Yin mumbled, pulling out a spoon out of his pocket. The spoon was sharpened. Yin pushed the spoon through his arm, and the spoon clinged onto the wall. Touma unholstered his handgun and aimed at Yin. Yin slowly walked up to him, and placed the handgun closer to his own chest. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t dare to shoot me, would you?¡± Yin said grinning. Touma¡¯s eyes widened up, as he pulled the trigger. The handgun didn¡¯t shoot, and Yin started to laugh. He pulled the handgun out of his hand, and pulled down the safety lock. ¡°Your safety was on, idiot...¡± Yin said, grinning. He aimed at Touma, firing in both his legs. Another detective entered the door and Yin shot the man through his head. ¡°Now¡­ If you don¡¯t mind, I will be leaving this place.¡± Yin said, grinning. Yin slowly walked through the building, killing every detective in front of his path. It was Yanagi¡¯s fault¡­ He knew at least one of us wouldn¡¯t make it out alive¡­ I am gonna kill him¡­ Not only him¡­ But the rest of his 270,000 men¡­ I will personally kill him... Slow, and painful¡­ * * * Volume 2: Chapter 27: Back at the Mansion… Rikishi stopped driving as they finally arrived in front of the mansion. Everyone was still in shock and silent. They all walked out the car and to the mansion. Takumi slowly reached for the door, his hand was shaking awfully¡­ Kuruka¡­ Kuruka died in front of him¡­ And he couldn¡¯t do anything¡­ Takumi grabbed the doorknob, still shaking. It felt like Kuruka was on the other side¡­ But he knew that wasn¡¯t true¡­ It¡¯s just that he wished that¡­ Takumi opened the door, as suddenly his eyes widened up- Everything was thrown around, as if someone had broken in. ¡°What the...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°What is it?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°... Everything is on the ground.¡± Takumi said, as he ran in. The first thing he saw was Akane lying between the mess. ¡°Did someone break in?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°Probably¡­ But who would have done it?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°Could it have been The Allied Gang?¡± Tado asked. ¡°It could be, let¡¯s check it out.¡± Nokado said. Takumi walked up to Akane and helped her up. He then laid her back on the bench. Everyone started to investigate. Rikishi ran upstairs and checked the bedroom, he noticed nothing interesting. Tado ran downstairs, and noticed the vault not being opened. So the person who broke in hasn¡¯t stolen their money. Everyone kept investigating. Takumi noticed something odd. The family picture of them all had cracks on it. There were four digits and a piece of paper. Takumi walked up to the piece of paper and grabbed it. The paper said: ¡®I will come visit on the day written in the cracks.¡¯ Takumi grabbed the picture, as he saw the four digit numbers: ¡®02/01¡¯ Takumi looked at Ryan, Anne and Kuruka on the picture. We made it so far¡­ So far¡­ That we couldn¡¯t afford losing¡­ It was for the sake of Ryan and Anne¡­ I even promised¡­ But in the end, I failed to keep it- Suddenly there were knocks on the door. Takumi accidentally dropped the family picture and the glass broke completely, not showing the four digit code anymore. Someone on the other side was knocking on the door as if their lives depended on it. Takumi ran to the door and opened it- On the other side of the door was the Seppuku clan. Kimoto got a glance to the living room and saw everything was destroyed. ¡°Woah¡­ What happened in here?¡± Kimoto asked. ¡°Someone broke in¡­ We don¡¯t know who it was.¡± Takumi replied. ¡°Anyway¡­ You should come with us, and the rest of the boys too.¡± Kimoto said. Takumi was confused. ¡°W- Why? And to where?¡± Takumi asked.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. ¡°That¡¯s a secret you will have to see for yourself.¡± Kimoto said, smiling. ¡°I¡­ I am sorry, this isn¡¯t the time for joke-¡± Suddenly Kimoto grabbed his arm and pulled him outside. ¡°K- Kimoto?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°I never said I was joking, it¡¯s serious.¡± Kimoto replied. The others walked back to the living room and saw Kimoto pulling Takumi outside. ¡°Wait, wait. Calm down first...¡± Takumi said. ¡°There is no time¡­ Just come already...¡± Kimoto replied. ¡°You too, Nokado, Ukato, Tado and Rikishi!¡± Kanami shouted. The boys were completely confused, but they ended up entering their car and following the Seppuku clan. Takumi was still confused. Maybe they have found where Yanagi was hiding? Or what the Allied Gang was doing at the time. ¡°So¡­ What do you think she has to tell?¡± Rikishi asked. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know...¡± Takumi replied. ¡°She did say it was really important, but we have a lot of things we need information on.¡± Nokado said. Nokado turned to Ukato. Ukato was looking through the car window, ignoring the conversation. ¡°What do you think, Ukato?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± Ukato mumbled. Takumi could notice this weird atmosphere around him and Ukato. But that¡¯s obvious, after what they said to each other this was expected. They just needed a break from each other, now especially something really unfortunate happened. But no matter what, they have to move on. How hard it¡¯s gonna be, they will have to... The awkward silence grew bigger, until suddenly Kanami stopped her car in front of them. Rikishi hit the brakes and stopped too. They ended in front of a abandoned factory. The factory looked really, really bad. The girls stepped out, and so did Takumi and the others. Takumi walked up to Kimoto. ¡°What are we doing here?¡± Takumi asked to Kimoto. ¡°I¡¯ll explain it on the way there¡­ Just follow us.¡± Kimoto said, walking to the factory. Kimoto and Takumi walked up front, with the rest behind them. ¡°Let¡¯s check the reports of the battle.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°First of all, we guarded the place, but no one came to attack us.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°That¡¯s true¡­ The place was empty.¡± Takumi replied. ¡°Well, that part wasn¡¯t true, because you guys got attacked by that giant man named Grey.¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Yeah, we also defeated him.¡± Takumi replied. ¡°That is true...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°So¡­ Right after things went good, we saw the accident happen...¡± Kimoto mumbled. ¡°... Kuruka was falling from what looked like over one hundred feet or so, right?¡± Kimoto asked. ¡°Y- Yes¡­ He did.¡± Takumi mumbled. They suddenly stopped in front of a curtain. ¡°So, wanna hear the good news of the report?¡± Kimoto asked, grinning. ¡°Good news?- ¡± ¡°Yes¡­ Lucky for us...¡± Kimoto said- Suddenly she pulled the curtains- ¡°... There were zero casualties.¡± Takumi¡¯s eyes lightened up, the others looked at it with complete shock. There was a person laying on a bed. The person looked exactly like¡­ Takumi ran to the bed. And his eyes weren¡¯t lying to him, he wasn¡¯t dreaming either. The person laying in the bed was Kuruka! He had bandages surrounding his chest, but his heart was still beating. The others ran to the bed too. ¡°O- Oi¡­ That is-¡± Rikishi mumbled. ¡°When we were retreating, we drove past the river to take him out...¡± Kimoto said. ¡°Lucky for him he had a ¡®pillow¡¯ and a river to slow down his impact.¡± Yuno said. Takumi and the others were so happy¡­ They never expected Kuruka, still breathing. Takumi grabbed his hand. ¡°You piece of shit¡­ You had me scared for a while.¡± Takumi said, tearing up. Kimoto placed her hand on Takumi¡¯s shoulder. ¡°It¡¯s was no big deal¡­ Since we are allies.¡± Kimoto said, smiling. ¡°How long will it take for him to wake up?¡± Tado asked. ¡°It should be around two or three days¡­ Unless he is in a coma.¡± Kimoto replied. ¡°But he will have to stay here, since it will be too suspicious and dangerous to move him back to the mansion. We will guard the place one by one, so that some stay at the mansion and some are here to protect Kuruka at all needs.¡± Kimoto explained. ¡°Y- You¡¯re right¡­ I will start guarding today.¡± Takumi said. ¡°Me too!¡± Nokado said. ¡°H- Hell no, I¡¯ll guard him!¡± Rikishi shouted. Tado was smiling, he noticed everyone was happy in the end¡­ Almost, everyone¡­ He turned to Ukato, who was looking down. They both made eye contact out of the blue. Tado could see the frustration in his face, as if Ukato was ready to explode. Ukato turned his back to him and walked away. ¡°Oi¡­ Where are you going?¡± Takumi asked. Ukato stopped walking. ¡°I¡­ am going out for a walk.¡± Ukato replied. The place followed up with a awkward silence. ¡°S- Sure¡­ ¡± Takumi replied. Ukato grinned, then walked out the factory. Tado looked at Ukato, but then turned back to the guys. He suddenly realized the piece of paper he had in his pocket, quickly grabbing it out. The coordinates¡­ The skyscraper probably wasn¡¯t a trap, so this must be the one. Something suddenly came up on his mind¡­ You know¡­ I could go there to get some revenge, right? * * * Volume 2: Chapter 28: Tado’s Vendetta - - One day after Kuruka was found back, The Golden Age Gang¡¯s Hideout. - - - 22:55 - ¡°Yo, Red¡­ I am sure he¡¯s fine- ¡± ¡°Shut up...¡± Red interrupted Blue. ¡°... I warned him, yet he walked on his own.¡± Red replied. ¡°And if he died, he probably deserved it, didn¡¯t he?¡± Red said, grinning. ¡°Just wait, White is searching for him. He will find Grey in no time.¡± Blue replied. ¡°Well, what if he doesn¡¯t? What if he got taken hostage?¡± Red said. Blue stopped talking and let out a sigh. ¡°Well, for now we have to wait...¡± Blue said. Red walked to a chair and took a seat, looking down. He started to crack his knuckles. ¡°... If those other mafia losers got Grey¡­ I¡¯ll take their head with me all the way to the Netherlands.¡± Red said, mumbling. - - One day after Kuruka was found back, Unknown - - - Unknown:Unknown - ¡°As expected¡­ Kuruka was still alive.¡± The man behind the screens said, grinning. He was looking through a screen, that showed Tado and Uchiko guard Kuruka. ¡°So¡­ I guess it¡¯s Tado¡¯s time to move out, unless he gave up on the revenge thing.¡± The man said. The man turned to the chained girl. ¡°What do you think?¡± The man asked. The girl didn¡¯t reply, she had her eyes closed. ¡°Jees¡­ You¡¯re really boring...¡± The man said. ¡°... If you keep up like this, I¡¯ll probably kill you too.¡± The man followed up, grinning. - - Tado, Uchiko and Kuruka, Abandoned Factory - - - 02:00 - Uchiko looked at Tado. ¡°So, how long do you know Kuruka?¡± She asked. ¡°Oh¡­ We all go from way back, when we lived at an Orphanage.¡± Tado replied. ¡°An Orphanage?¡± Uchiko asked. ¡°Yeah¡­ We all had a pretty rough past with our family, so two people took care of us.¡± Tado explained. ¡°Really? Those two must¡¯ve been really kind people.¡± Uchiko said. ¡°Yeah, Ryan and Anne were really kind¡­ It¡¯s because of them we ended so close to each other.¡± Tado continued. ¡°... But, one day Takumi¡¯s brother came to the Orphanage and burned it down, along with the two...¡± Tado mumbled. ¡°Oh¡­ I- I am sorry for asking.¡± Uchiko said ¡°It¡¯s fine¡­ We kind of grew over it by now.¡± Tado replied. ¡°Welp¡­ If you don¡¯t mind, I am gonna do another round of patrolling.¡± Uchiko said, smiling. ¡°Sure...¡± Tado replied. Tado sat down on the ground, letting out a sigh. He looked at his watch. It was almost time for Takumi¡¯s time to guard. But¡­ It took too long¡­ They might not be at that coordinate anymore. Tado kept looking at the coordinates¡­ ¡°... Damn it. If I want to make it, I¡¯ll have to go now.¡± Tado mumbled to himself, standing up. He walked to the drawer, pulling out one hand gun. He then grabbed his jacket and walked to the door. ¡°... Takumi should be here any minute by now.¡± Tado mumbled to himself. Just when he reached for the door, he heard footsteps behind him. Tado quickly turned. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Uchiko asked. ¡°I...¡± Tado mumbled. Uchiko looked at the piece of paper in Tado¡¯s hand. ¡°What is that?¡± Uchiko asked. ¡°Oh-...¡± Tado mumbled, looking at the paper. ¡°... Nothing special.¡± Tado replied. ¡°Oh? Are you sure-¡± She said, reaching for the paper. Tado quickly took a step back. He slowly started to get nervous. He has to do something before the night shift is done. ¡°I, eh¡­ -¡± Tado was mumbling, until sounds could be heard from Kuruka¡¯s room. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Did¡­ Kuruka wake up?¡± Tado mumbled. They both ran to Kuruka¡¯s room, noticing his hand was shaking. Uchiko quickly checked out his pulse.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. ¡°Oh¡­ false alarm.¡± Uchiko mumbled. ¡°... Actually, it¡¯s good news because he- ¡± Uchiko suddenly stopped talking, as she got hit on the back of her head. Tado was breathing heavily. ¡°...I¡­ I am sorry.¡± Tado mumbled, as he holstered the handgun. ¡°I made sure you wouldn¡¯t get injured from that hit...¡± Tado said, as he put on his jacket, also putting on his face with the hood on the back of his jacket. The fur of the hood covered most of his face, as he walked out of the building. He looked at the piece of paper¡­ ¡°the coordinates shouldn¡¯t be too far away¡­ ¡± He mumbled, disappearing in the shadows of the alleyway¡­ - - - - - - - Back at the Mansion - - - 30 minutes later - ¡°Something is odd¡­ Why haven¡¯t they called yet?¡± Nokado mumbled. ¡°Weren¡¯t they supposed to call us midnight?¡± Ukato replied. ¡°True¡­ We have to wait, until midnight.¡± said. Takumi let out a sigh. ¡°I agree with Nokado...¡± Takumi said. ¡°See¡­ something is feeling odd...¡± Nokado replied. ¡°... We should at least check it out.¡± Takumi answered, looking at everyone. Suddenly the door bursts open, it¡¯s Kanami. She is completely tired, as if she came running. ¡°T-... Tado is gone!¡± Kanami shouts. Takumi¡¯s eyes widen up, as he stand up. ¡°What happened?¡± Nokado asked. ¡°I¡­ don¡¯t know, come quick, I¡¯ll explain everything I know.¡± Yanami said, as she ran back outside and entered the car. The others quickly ran after her¡­ - - Tado¡¯s coordinates - - - Time: Unknown - Tado arrives at the warehouse, noticing it looks abandoned. Tado rechecks the coordinates on the piece of paper. ¡°This is¡­ Definitely...¡± Tado mumbles, walking up to the giant garage door of the warehouse. Tado grabbed the bottom of the door and pulled the garage door up, just enough to crawl through it. The door slammed close behind him. Tado stood back up and wiped the dust off him. In front of him was another door, it looked open, so he walked through it- His eyes widened up. Tado arrived at a room, with dead pigs everywhere. The pigs were hooked on some kind of old machine. ¡°W- What the hell...¡± Tado mumbled. Tado took some steps back, suddenly bumping into someone. The man had a paper bag on his head. The man behind him had a huge grin. As he opened his mouth¡­ ¡°How unfortunate...¡± Tado quickly turned, only to get hit in his stomach by a brass knuckle. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up, as another punch hit him in his fist. Tado fell on his back, when he looked up he realized who was in front of him. ¡°Y- You are...¡± Tado mumbled. The man grinned, as he cracked his knuckles. ¡°... This one¡¯s for ruining the skyscraper.¡± The man said, as he took off his hood. The man in front of him was a member of The Allied Gang, with the codename: Canada. Tado slowly stood up, replacing his surgical mask on his mouth. ¡°I apologise¡­ But I don¡¯t plan on dying here.¡± Tado mumbled, grinning. Tado reached for his holster, and pulled out his handgun. Canada charged at the same time, smacking the handgun out of his hand. The pistol flied off to the other side of the hooked pigs. Canada then swung his fist straight at Tado. Tado dodged, following up with a knee in Canada¡¯s chest. Canada took one step back from the blow, and took a more defence-like position. ¡°You know¡­ We both are no big difference.¡± Canada said. Tado looked confused at him. ¡°We both have been¡­¡± He slowly started to mumble. ¡°physically abused...¡± He mumbled. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°W- What do you mean?¡± Tado asked. ¡°See¡­ I can smell it out of you.¡± Canada replied. ¡°...You weren¡¯t the only one with dangerous parents.¡± Canada said. Tado smirked. ¡°Yes¡­ My mother was indeed abusive...¡± Tado mumbled. ¡°... But my thoughts have changed since then...¡± Tado said. ¡°... She might¡¯ve abused me, but she regretted it too.¡± Tado explained. Canada¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Nonsense¡­ You think parents are kind?!¡± Canada shouted. Tado wanted to say something. But he cannot forget that it¡¯s a rival in front of him, not a friend. ¡°Since the day I was born¡­ They used me for their own Entertainment!¡° Canada shouted, once again. Canada placed his hands on the bag of his head. ¡°Everyday¡­ With no ending to it¡­ Until I left the house.¡± Canada mumbled. ¡°... Looks like I was wrong...¡± Canada said. He suddenly charged Tado, swinging his fist. ¡°... We are different, after all!¡± He shouted. Tado blocked his punch, but the brass knuckles still inflicted a lot damage. Tado reached his arm back, punching Canada in his chest. Canada stopped, as his eyes widened up. Canada quickly then reached for a knife holster and pulled out a knife. He quickly swung it straight to Tado, the knife scarred Tado¡¯s arm. Tado quickly took multiple step back, falling onto the wall. His eyes widened up as he saw blood dripping out of his arm. He started to feel really awful, but still leaned back up. Tado followed up with a deep breath. ¡°Are you finally ready to die?¡± Canada asked. ¡°Oh, I think you¡¯re ahead of yourself.¡± Tado replied. Canada grinned, as he took off one of his brass knuckles. He threw the brass knuckles to the ground in front of Tado. Canada pointed to his head. ¡°If you¡¯ll be able to lay one scar on my front skull, I will spare you for this once.¡± Canada said, grinning. Tado grabbed the brass knuckle and put it on. ¡°Sure...¡± Tado mumbled. ¡°...I hope you¡¯re ready to get knocked.¡± Tado said, as he charged. ¡°We¡¯ll see!¡± Canada shouted, as he charged. Canada swung the knife straight at Tado. Tado dodged, but his Surgical mask got hit and fell off. Canada¡¯s eyes widened up. Tado swung his fist straight at Canada, but missed him last second. Canada dodged the fist and punched Tado in his chest. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up, as he fell on his knees. ¡°D- Damn it...¡± Tado mumbled. ¡°Looks like you lost¡­ Doesn¡¯t it?¡± Canada replied. Tado was silent, still holding his chest. Canada slowly walked up to him. ¡°I am pretty sure you haven¡¯t forgotten or deal?¡± Canada said, grinning. ¡°S- Shut up!¡± Tado shouted, trying to punch him. Tado missed. Canada took a step back and followed up with a kick on Tado¡¯s face. Tado fell on his back, as the pain ached throughout his whole body. Canada suddenly realized all the holes Tado had around his mouth. ¡°Look at you¡­ At that disgusting mouth.¡± Canada said, grinning. Tado¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°S- Shut the hell up...¡± Tado mumbled, slowly standing up. I cannot afford to lose¡­ ¡°You wanna try again?¡± Canada asked, grinning. Tado didn¡¯t reply, but he stood back in position. I might can¡¯t win like this¡­ But I have a plan¡­ He mumbled to himself. Before he had the time to rethink, Canada already charged straight at him... * * * Volume 2: Chapter 29: Ukato’s Final Decision… - - Place: Unknown - - - The Next Day - Red took a huge sigh, following up with a huge sip out of a bottle. ¡°Hey¡­ you¡¯ll end up drunk if you keep that up.¡± Blue replied, letting out a sigh. ¡°Shut up¡­ I am tired of waiting.¡± Red replied. The door suddenly opened up. And White walked out of the door, with Grey around his arms. Red quickly stood up, running to him. ¡°W- Woah¡­ Where did you find him?!¡± Red asked. ¡°A few blocks away from here¡­ He has already lost a lot of blood.¡± White replied. ¡°What should we do to help?¡± Blue asked. ¡°Yes¡­ I have one idea to save him.¡± White said. ¡°How? If you have one, speak it out now.¡± Blue replied, without hesitating. ¡°We need someone to transport blood to him, immediately.¡± White answered. Blue¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°I- Is it already that bad?¡± Blue asked. Red let out a sigh, as he walked up to White. ¡°I accept-¡± ¡°Woah woah woah!¡± Blue interrupted Red. ¡°Would you really go that far?¡± Blue asked. Red smirked. ¡°If that man dies¡­ I will follow him¡­ ¡± Red said. ¡°... He would¡¯ve done the same for me.¡± Red mumbled. Blue realized Red and Grey had a pretty interesting bond with each other. After all, Red was the first one who joined the Gang. ¡°Sure¡­ Blue go make preparations.¡± White said. ¡°Also get a bed, a chair, anything useful.¡± Red followed up. ¡°S- Sure¡­ Coming right up.¡± Blue said, as he ran back inside the building¡­ - - Place: Kuruka¡¯s hideout - - - Same time - ¡°Oi¡­ Oi! Wake up!¡± Some shouted. Uchiko vision was still blurry¡­ She slowly opened up her eyes, and realized that the Seppuku clan had surrounded her. Yanami reached her hand out to Uchiko. ¡°You okay?¡± Yanami asked. Uchiko grabbed her hand. Yanami helped her up. ¡°Y- Yeah¡­ I am fine¡­ ¡± Uchiko mumbled. ¡°What happened in here?¡± Takumi asked. Uchiko looked up to him, but¡­ She can¡¯t remember. ¡°I¡­ Only remember checking up on Kuruka, after that everything went black.¡± Uchiko explained. ¡°... I know what happened.¡± Someone mumbled from the distance. Takumi turned and his eyes widened up- The person standing there¡­ Was Kuruka. Kuruka pulled out the syringes on his arm, and slowly walked to them while leaning on the wall. ¡°The person who did that was Tado...¡± Kuruka mumbled. Everyone was shocked, and Rikishi frustrated. ¡°H- How come?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°I¡­ Don¡¯t know¡­ But that piece of paper had something really bad on it.¡± Kuruka explained, pointing to a piece of paper on the other side of the room. The boys walked up to it. Ukato grabbed the piece of paper and red it out loud. ¡°Hideout c-...¡± Ukato suddenly stopped, as his eyes widened up. ¡°Well? What does it say?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°H- Hideout¡­ Coordinates...¡± Ukato mumbled. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me...¡± Takumi mumbled. The boys ran through the door in an instant, grabbing the piece of paper with them. ¡°Kimoto! Watch over Kuruka. We¡¯ll be back real soon!¡± Takumi shouted, as they all entered the car and drove full speed. Rikishi was still frustrated. ¡°Why¡­ Why did he do this?¡± Rikishi mumbled to himself, driving as fast as he could...Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Ukato was quiet¡­ He realized something¡­ This¡­ Might not be what he expected¡­ Ukato let out a sigh, looking out the window. - - Place: Unknown - - - Meanwhile - ¡°Finally, done.¡± White mumbled, looking at Red and Grey. ¡°Now, it will not take too long to give him the amount of blood he needs.¡± White said, wiping the blood off his hands. Blue was sitting, still scared. ¡°S- So¡­ I know we are comrades, but you are risking your life for someone our boss randomly picked...¡± Blue mumbled. Red smirked. He realized that Blue was pretty confused. ¡°It¡¯s because¡­ The Boss purposely placed Grey in the scouting team.¡± Red explained. Blue¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°W- What?¡± Blue mumbled. ¡°Grey, The Boss and I go from way back¡­ I¡¯ll explain it to you.¡± Red said, smiling¡­ - - Place: The Netherlands, Amsterdam - - - Estimated time: 10 Years ago - The group of older kids grabbed the other by the neck, slamming him onto the wall. ¡°What did you say? You punk?¡± One of them said, raising his fist. The kid who was about to be beaten up, was Red. ¡°I said¡­ One day you¡¯ll get the pain back.¡± Red replied, grinning. The group in front of him started to get really pissed. ¡°Oh we¡¯ll see about that!¡± The kid said, raising his fist further back. Just before he had the time to punch him, someone arrived in the alleyway. ¡°H- Hey! Stop right there!¡± The man shouted to the kids. ¡°Oh damn it...¡± The kid mumbled, letting go of Red and running away. The man walked up to him. ¡°Are you alright?¡± The man asked. ¡°Y- Yeah...¡± Red mumbled, as he suddenly collapsed and closed his eyes. - - - I had been a stray kid since the last memories I had left in my brains¡­ But there was one person that caught me that day¡­ He, saved me from this stray life¡­ - - - Red¡¯s vision slowly started to come back, as he noticed he was laying inside a warehouse. In front of him was the person that saved him. He was talking to a group of four people, one of them was sitting on a throne. The other three stood in front of the throne. It looked like they all were ranked by rarity, there was Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond on the throne. ¡°How dare you bring someone inside without permission!¡± One of the three said. ¡°As I said, he was almost dead, what should I have done else?!¡± The man who saved him shouted. The man named bronze slammed his hands on the desk. ¡°What about letting him die? Or are you that kind hearted?¡± Bronze said, frustrated. Grey stopped talking and took a gulp. ¡°... He can stay.¡± The man in the throne said. Grey¡¯s eyes lightened up. Bronze turned to the person in the throne. ¡°J- Joe, are you serious about this?¡± Bronze asked. ¡°Yes, but only in one condition he can stay...¡± The man named Joe said. ¡°... You both will go to Japan with two others.¡± He finished his sentence, grinning. Grey nodded. ¡°That¡¯s no problem, sir.¡± Grey said, smiling. He turned back to Red, who had woken up not long ago. Grey reached his hand out, smiling. ¡°Welcome in the Golden Age Clan, buddy.¡± He said. Red¡¯s eyes lightened up. - - - After that we both trained and ended up with you two in Japan¡­ Since he sacrificed his trust for me¡­ I will sacrifice my life for him. - - - Blue¡¯s eyes lightened up from the story, he never imagined that kind of story. ¡°W- Woah¡­ You two are almost like brothers.¡± Blue replied. ¡°True, so that¡¯s why¡­ I will forgive no one that messes with him.¡± Red said, as he started to get frustrated. Ishido¡­ Takumi¡­ One day I¡¯ll pay you back¡­ - - Place: Unknown Warehouse - - - Meanwhile - Takumi smashed the door open of the warehouse. Their eyes widened up, the only thing they found was Tado with a letter next to him. Tado also looked like he had lost a lot of blood. ¡°W- What the hell?¡± Takumi mumbled. Rikishi was the first one to run to Tado. ¡°Oi¡­ Tado, wake up!¡± Rikishi shouted. The others ran to the body and picked him up. Ukato looked at the letter he found on the ground, walking up to it. He picked up the letter, as his eyes widened up. ¡°Your next...¡± Those words were enough to frighten him completely. This person was targeting them¡­ Whoever it was¡­ And they don¡¯t look like rookies, cuz they absolutely defeated Tado. ¡°Ukato!¡± Takumi suddenly shouted. Ukato jumped up. ¡°Y-Yes?!¡± Ukato asked. ¡°What does it say?¡± Takumi asked. Takumi sounded pretty pissed off¡­ ¡°Nothing interesting...¡± Ukato replied. ¡°I didn¡¯t ask if it was interesting or not, I asked what it said.¡± Takumi said, walking up to him. ¡°Well it says ¡®Your next¡¯, now happy?¡± Ukato replied. ¡°What is that supposed to mean?¡± Takumi asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ Maybe you should asked the knocked out one!¡± Ukato shouted back, in a sarcastic tone. Everyone¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°O- Oi-¡± ¡°I am done...¡± Ukato interrupted Takumi, before he could say anything. ¡°... I am done with this stupid life of ours!¡± Ukato shouted. ¡°What have we done to earn this kind of ending?!¡± Ukato shouted once again. ¡°Oh I remember what we did...¡± Ukato mumbled. ¡°... We pissed of the entire Japanese mafia community because of you and your stupid clan!¡± Ukato shouted. Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up, following up with a sigh. ¡°Fine, if you don¡¯t want to stay...¡± Takumi mumbled. ¡°... Then get the hell out.¡± Takumi followed up. ¡°I will...¡± Ukato replied. ¡°... I am done with you and your stupid delusions.¡± Ukato said, pushing him out the way and kicking the door open. Ukato pulled the car keys out of his pocket. ¡°You know what?¡± Ukato said, as he grinned. ¡°I¡¯ll start my own gang...¡± Ukato followed up. Ukato opened the car door and started the engine. ¡°My gang will have one goal...¡± Ukato said, looking at Takumi. They both looked as if they were ready to kill one another. Ukato followed up with- ¡°... Is to Eliminate the one who started this, so that he can say hello for me to Anne and Ryan.¡± Takumi¡¯s eyes widened up. ¡°You son of a-¡± Before Takumi could reply, Ukato slammed his feet on the gas pedal, driving away¡­ * * *