"Boss, wait for us!"
"You two, stop following me from now on." Kubo Sabae looked annoyed whenever he saw Kitano and Oki because they always recoil from difficulties.
None of the two had stood out when Kubo Sabae suffered a beating this morning, and it was the same just a few moments ago. They had run away when Kazuki glared at them, which was so embarrassing even to admit.
"There is no way we can win the fight, that man is Kazuki! He is famous in Jinwen District's band of outlaws because he could easily defeat an entire triad! Even if we three were to fight him together, we would only end up getting beaten."
Kitano did not seem to be ashamed of his decision as he made his remark naturally. It was better to have one casualty than three.
"You're right... When we were outside the classroom, I thought Head of Department Kimura was going to kill us all when he shot a glance at me! It was so terrifying, and I couldn't stand it at all."
Their comments enraged Kubo Sabae. "We are members of Taijin Group, and we've practiced taekwondo since we were young, how can you decide the winner even before fighting back?"
"But Boss, you couldn't even get up after you were kicked!"
"You even cried."
"That was a sneak attack, sneak attack! Kimura is a despicable person, and the next time I see him, I'm going to make him suffer by beating him up," Kubo Sabae bellowed. "The second time I was kicked in the nose, it was impossible to control my tears!"
However, Kubo Sabae felt weak when none of them seemed to believe him, so he stopped talking. As for the two of them, their bravery had vanished when they heard the name Kazuki.
When he goes home, he is going to ask his father to call for a revenge attack. Taijin Group would be able to take down Kazuki since the group was once a top-notch triad group in Jinwen District.
In the 90s, Taijin Group was still called Dajin Group, and it was the most ruthless triad group in Jinwen District. The name change occurred when the group could no longer continue what they were doing.
As for the main reason, it was because of the showy mannerisms of Dajin Group leader, Kubo Sagano, who was the grandfather for Kubo Sabae.
The influence of Dajin Group was unable to expand, which caused the then leader to come up with a bizarre idea. He sent a group of members who had made mistakes to Thailand to undergo gender-changing procedures before getting them plastic surgeries in South Korea. When they were done with their training and debuted as idols, he waited for their popularity to rise to a certain level before eventually instructing them to become bar girls.
The people they served were all leaders of triad groups, and that was why Dajin Group was able to expand beyond Jinwen District rapidly.
However, their expansion wasn't able to sustain as news were fast to break. Those leaders of different triad groups had tortured Kubo Sagano to death which subsequently led to the depression of Dajin Group.
Kubo Sagano could have employed real bar girls, but he opted out because he was always suspicious of people. He only trusted his own group members.
Now, in a brand new era where triad groups were no longer violent and evil, the image from the good old days had totally vanished from public eyes. There used to be unceasing killings, but now they had transformed to focus on licit businesses.
This transformation was mainly due to the aging of Japan's population, which then caused today's triad groups' influence to decline.
The members who were at managing levels of these groups were made up of people in their 50s. They could not retire because they weren't able to find younger replacements.
Besides, the younger generation wasn't reliable enough. The continuous change in society was causing an age gap in its population, and men nowadays tend to be more feministic. It was impossible to compare them to brave Showa men of the old days.
From Showa men to Heisei junk, even until the recent Linghe's 'fighters,' their glory was only for a few decades, which was hard to believe.
The drug of the two-dimensional world is indeed formidable!
Kubo Sabae and the duo quickly arrived at Taijin's Taekwondo School. The school was the sole legacy of Kubo Sagano.
The school was initially a medium-sized courtyard dwelling, but its appearance had been altered entirely. It now appeared as an ordinary taekwondo academy if one was to observe from the outside.
Once you enter the school, you will be greeted by a front desk, but Kubo Sabae, who was wearing a stinky face, chose to ignore them and walked straight to the back of the school.
The back of the school was different from the front. Its design wasn't modernized, there were fake mountains and gardens, even a small bridge where water was slowly flowing. The scenery was indeed impressive, but it could get dull when one was to see it frequently.
Kubo Sabae stopped in front of a room and opened the door without knocking. The force he used to open the door was similar to venting his anger because the door squeaked so loudly as he pushed. When the door opened, as expected, he saw his father in the study room.
Kubo Yuki was wiping the Buddha carving softly and carefully, but his annoyance was triggered when he heard the loud bang of the door.
There was a moment of fear in his heart, but when he realized it was just his son, he was relieved. "Not bad, you've finally changed the color of your hair back to normal."
Kubo Sabae ignored the remark and said stiffly, "Do you have any money?"
"If you've finished your pocket money, wait for next week to come." Kubo Yuki placed the Buddha carving down carefully before continuing, "Did something happen?"
"Lend me some manpower, I want to teach someone a lesson."
Kubo Yuki stared at his son with his brows furrowed, he spoke coldly, "Did you cause trouble at school?"
"Do you want to lend to me or not?" Kubo Sabae's tone was impatient.
"Fill me in with the details, and I'll consider." Kubo Yuki had no plan to lend his son any manpower for him to exact revenge. He was running a legal business, not leading a group of gangsters. Though the coaches in the school used to be triad members of his group back in the days, they had long started their own families like other civilized citizens. Once you got used to a peaceful life, your heart will be humbled. You would no longer get yourself into unnecessary fights.
Taijin Group had turned into a proper and legal business entity. No matter what happened, the first thing they would do would be to call the cops, not to get themselves into a fight like kids.
Besides, he was unable to shift his attention onto other things recently. He was feeling the weakening of his body, and if the situation persists, he will die without warning any day soon.
He had to come up with a plan.
Kubo Sabae was telling the story of this morning by exaggerating the descriptions.
"Kazuki?" Kubo Yuki was irritated. "Why did you get involved with him?"
Kubo Yuki had remembered the name of Kazuki. Thanks to him, the school earned plenty of new admissions in the past year, albeit most were deflected in their paths.
These youngsters who were lost in their bearings decided to practice taekwondo so that they could go back and fight Kazuki, but none of them had succeeded. These students were still practicing hard even now.
Kubo Yuki wasn't a fan of those youngsters. Back when Sumiyoshi Association and Fukusei Club were engaged in a massive feud, Sumiyoshi Association had employed some additional helpers from Japan's youth club. When things got into motion, and when the fight was going to begin, they actually abandoned their swords and ran away due to fear.
Youngsters today were all impaired by anime, manga, and games.
However, Kazuki was a famous figure in most of Jinwen District's schools, which meant his skills were somewhat powerful. Kubo Yuki did not want to get involved with a kid who was this violent.
When you get old, you start to think in a roundabout way. He had a lot to worry currently, which made him desperate. Naturally, he would not want to provoke any further trouble.