*Rui Hyakuzawa's POV*
//October 13, 2036//Monday//
"I'm off!"
"Take care, Rui!"
Two days have passed after that incident in the convenience store. Big Bro was hospitalized because of his injuries, but fortunately, because of how his body can recover quickly, he was discharged yesterday.
As for the four guys who I have just beaten up, They regained consciousness after a few hours when they were brought to the hospital, and they went home. I didn't confront them any longer since we are inside a hospital at that time.
While my brother was in the hospital, I immediately called James Evans who was the one who scouted Big bro in the NBA G League and talked to him regarding his departure overseas next year.
I told James everything that happened to my brother on that day, and I requested that he should go overseas as early as possible this year.
The earlier my brother leaves this country, the better for him.
James has built an attachment towards us siblings and asked me if it is alright that my brother will leave me on an earlier date. He was worried since we will not meet in a long time.
Simply, I just said.
"The only thing that my brother is experiencing here is nothing but suffering."
After our talk regarding this matter, James agreed to my request, and his departure overseas will be next month.
I realized after that incident when Big Bro was getting beaten up at the convenience store that no matter how hard I try to return my brother back to his normal self, it will be impossible as long as Yamazaki is in the way.
Yamazaki said that he will not ruin my brother anymore, but I don't believe what that shit is saying.
And as my brother's little sister who wants to protect him, this is the only way I can think of. I believe that it is best for him to be in a new environment where his condition can get better.
My brother still doesn't know about his early departure, and I am planning to tell him when I go home later after class.
But for now, I need to keep my cool and ignore how the students treat me, and I should especially avoid Yamazaki at all costs.
When I look back at what I did two days ago, I realized how fucking stupid I was.
Damn it, what a joke. After I told myself that people should think about the consequences of their actions and that they shouldn't deal with their problems with their fists, that is what I exactly did at the convenience store.
Just for one month, I need to endure the same treatment that my brother is carrying on his back when he was still going to school.
As his little sister, this is the only thing I can do.
*BEEP*
While I was walking to school, Nao-chan sent me a message.
"Rui-Rui! I can't go to school today because my nose is flooded with snoozy sneezes. I'm sorry, Rui-Rui! ( ≧Д≦) Take care, and I love you so much! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ"
"I guess snoozy sneezes mean that Nao-chan is sick"
Nao-chan wouldn't be able to go to school today. It's a little lonely without Nao-chan by my side, but I can handle being alone just fine even if this lasts for a week.
*PLOP* *PLOP* *PLOP*
Suddenly it started raining, and it was gradually getting stronger.
I opened my bag to get my umbrella, but I realized that I forgot it at home.
"Damn it."
It was too late, and I am far away from home. My clothes were starting to get drenched when the rain started crashing down. I hugged my Shinai to prevent it from getting wet further and ran to school as fast as I can.
"Huff… Huff…"
I started getting cold, as the water from the raindrops was covering my whole body. Fortunately, I am at the entrance of our school.
But, six silhouettes of people that I am familiar with blocked my way.
"Hey, where the hell do you think you are going, Rui Hyakuzawa?"
Six people who were covered with umbrellas that they were holding to protect them from the rain. Yes, these people are the ones who I fucking hate the most.
But I need to control myself.
"Please move out of the way. You guys don't have anything against us anymore. Am I right, Yamazaki?"
And after what I just said, Yamazaki chuckled and approached me.
"What are you talking about? It's true that I am done with your piece of a shit brother. But my next target is you, Rui Hyakuzawa."
I got vexed at what Yamazaki just said, but instead of focusing on what he just said, my body was freezing, and I started quivering a lot. I need to change my clothes right away.
"Please… Let's talk later…"
Then, Yamazaki took a deep breath and yelled loudly so that everyone who is walking around the school can hear him.
"AFTER YOU HUMILIATED, AND BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF US, YOU DARE TO NOT APOLOGIZE?!"
With what Yamazaki just said, he grabbed the attention of everyone, and people started whispering about me.
"Seriously? Hyakuzawa attacked Yamazaki? Is she crazy?"
"Well, what can you expect from a slut with a rapist brother?"
"Disgusting. Can't she just fuck off?"
"How can she? She is the best arnis player in our school. Of course, she has that fucking big pride of hers."
"She should just be expelled after attacking Yamazaki who has a great future ahead of him."
The whispers of the students who were looking at us started to get worse, and at that point, I understood what my brother has been through.
This bastard has the whole school under his control because of his family name.
"So what do you want me to do?" I asked.
Two of Big Bro's former teammates approached me and held my shoulder.
*SLAM*
They pushed my shoulders down the floor and forced me to kneel. The water splashed around my body, and my clothes were covered with dirt.
One of the guys who was holding me who I beat two days ago snatched my arnis away from my arms, and I was helplessly kneeling in front of Yamazaki.
It feels like my consciousness is fading away because of the cold, and I started to get weak.
Water was dripping from my hair, and more weight coming from my backpack because of the raindrops that were going inside. The weight that I was carrying on my whole body was getting heavier.
I felt helpless in my situation.
"Now…"
Yamazaki then pointed his toes in front of my face.
"Apologize, and lick my foot to prove how genuine your sorry is."
I'm in this pathetic state, but I realized that when this thing goes on, when I feed the ego of this son of the bitch, nothing will change.
*SMACK*
I shoved away his foot, and the two who were holding me exerted more pressure on my shoulders to lock me in place.
But that just gave me an advantage to counterattack because of the force they are putting. I held their wrists, and by putting all of my weight forward to lift them up, I slammed their bodies to the ground.
*SLAM*
Even if I am a girl, I am still a Hyakuzawa, and I have extraordinary strength just like my brother.
The two who were holding me are knocked out cold after I slammed their bodies on the ground. After I got up, I kicked Yamazaki in his stomach and that created distance between the two of us.
"YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!" Yamazaki yelled.
The whispers of the people who are watching us continued, but I disregarded every one of them. I quickly grabbed my Shinai from the person who I have just beaten up and who was holding me earlier.
"What the hell is that girl?"
"Is she even a human?"
I took my Shinai out of the bag and pointed it to Yamazaki while positioning myself in a fighting stance.
"Huff… Huff…"
My breathing started to get heavy from lifting two men earlier, and because of this rain. I looked at the two remaining guys who were my brother's friends before.
"You two… Think about it… Do you really think my brother is the kind of person who looks down on you people?"
"Hahahaha!!! Even in this situation, you still defend that shitty brother of yours?" Asami said.
I looked at Asami, and remembered all of the things she did to ruin my brother. My blood was starting to boil once again, but I kept my cool, and tried talking to them.
"My brother loved you, Asami. I still don't get why you pick someone who you just met, and decided to break my brother's heart."
"Break his heart? What a joke! When Joichiro learned that a Yamazaki is going to our school, he should have exerted more effort to prove to himself that he is worth it to become my boyfriend. What he just did to me is something a trash would also do. Let me ask you, Rui. Do you still love your brother even though he raped me?"
How pathetic…
After what Asami just said, I started laughing, and looked at her once again.
"You are an honor student, but look how fucking deluded you are. You know the truth, but you are keeping a blind eye to it so that you can stick to a person who can give you more pleasure even if that is the wrong thing to do. You will regret destroying my brother's heart."
"DON'T FUCKING TALK TO ASAMI LIKE THAT!!! WHAT DO YOU EVEN KNOW YOU BITCH?!" One of the spectators said.
"Then let me ask you this to all of you."
With what I just said, I got everyone's attention, and their ears were ready for what I will say.
"If Ken Yamazaki does not belong to a prestigious family, would you still take his side?"
The people around me went silent as soon as I asked that question.
I realized how cruel society is. Just because someone comes from a powerful family that has contributed a lot to the country, people think that what they are doing, and what they are saying is the truth. People become deluded, and their way of thinking started to get irrational because of the people around them with power.
They are like some fishes in the pond who were taking the fisherman's bait. All of them started to get irrational just for the sake of obtaining pleasure from someone who has the power to give them anything.
This school is the definition of stupid idiots who were getting controlled because a person with status in this society is a student here.
"Unfortunately for you, that wouldn't happen. Do you know why?"
Yamazaki pulled something from his bag, and pointed it right at me.
*CLICK*
"Because I have the power that was given to me since I was born."
Yamazaki pointed a gun at me, and everyone got startled.
Some were panicking, and some were just speechless, and do not know what to do. After Yamazaki slapped the reality to the witnesses on what is happening. They did nothing even if someone is pointing a gun at me.
It's because he was a Yamazaki, and no one dares mess with them.
But at that moment, I was not afraid at all. Instead…
"Pffft"
Despite the people getting intimidated by Yamazaki's status, I also realized… I realize how pathetic Ken Yamazaki is.
Instead of getting afraid of him, I just chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?" Yamazaki asked.
"You don't have the guts to shoot me, you fucker."
Yamazaki's hands were shaking as he pointed the gun at me. This guy doesn't know how to hold one.
I have witnessed people who are far worse than him. How the soldiers who called themselves the Knights in the Ruination of Kanagawa. Those people are crueler than this guy.
"You know what? Even though you have that fucking family of yours protecting your sorry ass, you're still a nobody, Ken Yamazaki. A piece of shit like you should just burn in hell."
"YOU!!! Y-YOU BITCH!!!"
But even if Yamazaki doesn't have the balls to pull the trigger, someone needs to teach him a lesson.
I don't want the Yamazaki family to step on my family like a piece of shit anymore.
Just one strike. One strike is all it takes to defeat this guy.
*PLOP* *PLOP* *PLOP
It feels like the whole area has gone quiet as I try to focus on the person who was in front of me.
I started remembering everything that I have been through with my brother. From the moment that my brother opened a path for me to move on after our parents' death, and to this present day that he still keeps on supporting me even if he was on the point of giving up in his life. I realized that it is my turn to protect him.
Sorry James Evans, it's true that I should not mess with the Yamazaki Family. But…
No one should also mess with my family.
I rushed at Yamazaki quickly, and aimed my shinai directly at his neck to put him out cold.
Even if people witness this, there should be one, just one who will have the voice to tell everything to the police about how Yamazaki pointed a gun at me with the intention to kill.
Just one… I believe that one would be able to stand up against this injustice.
*BANG*
*PLOP* *PLOP* *PLOP*
And at that moment, I knew that everything was over for me.
*PLOP*
My body collapsed to the ground, and I could feel the bullet that went through my chest.
My body started to get colder than before. I could hear the silent pour of raindrops coming from the sky, and the chaotic screams of the people who witnessed Yamazaki who shot me.
That's right… At this point, even if I will die in this place… Yamazaki's life is now ruined, and a proper investigation will begin against all the people related to me, the victim. Once that happens everything that my brother will hold dear will be returned back to him.
As your little sister, this is what I can do for you, Big bro. You don't deserve to be treated like shit in the first place. To begin with, you didn't even do anything.
Dying for you to destroy the Yamazaki family is better so that I can bring back the life that you have.
My blood started to spread, and mix in the water from the rain, and I started losing consciousness.
Hahaha… I guess I am dying… But I guess this is fine… Big Bro is not here to witness my death, and that is for the better…
"Rui?"
As I look at who the person who was calling me. I felt my heart crushing…
He is the only person who I don't want to see me like this. Why? Why are you here?
"Big Bro…"
******** TO BE CONTINUED ********