Gunpei dragged the big wooden piece of wood inside the house. He placed it against the table.
He sat down and looked madly at to the ground, he was enraged. Gunpei punched the table, breaking the spot where he hitted.
PAM!
"THOSE SONS OF BITCHES, THEY MISTREAT MY SISTER AND NOW, SOMEBODY FUCKING STOLE THE BOX!"
Gunpei undressed himself. He had to calm himself down, he was now topless.
Gunpei began doing push-ups, he was trying to calm himself down by exercising and tiring his body.
This visibly didn't work, it only enraged him more than he already was.
Gunpei stood up, took the knife and left the house. He began walking in the filthy dirt paths of the outskirts.
He knocked on the door from the house next door. The door opened and a slanky old man looked at the topless Gunpei.
"What do you want? Get the hell out, don't piss me off."
Gunpei looked angrily in the old man's eyes. He was not gonna leave, unless he made sure that the box wasn't here.
"Old man, have you perhaps stolen my metal box with the tools in it?"
The old man was visibly displeased from hearing Gunpei's accusation. He grabbed Gunpei from the arm and tried to push him away.
"You don't have the power to push me back, now answer my question!" Gunpei was losing patience.
"I don't have your box, nor do I have your tools or whatever! Now, please scram."
Gunpei wasn't convinced, he pushed the old man to the side and entered his house.
It was a filthy place, it smelled shit and rats were crawling everywhere. Gunpei looked around the place and made sure that the box wasn't here.
"Do not take it to heart, old man. I was just making sure that you weren't lying, I'll be leaving now."
Gunpei left the house and walked to the next house, he did this consecutively. On the twentieth house, Gunpei could hear a lot of noise.
He approached the door and listened to what they were saying.
"We made a lot of profit today, Tanjiro found a katana, me and the boys found a metal box with tools in it. We're gonna eat a real meal tomorrow night brothers."
Gunpei had found them, the bastards who stole the box. He knocked on the door waiting for them to open.
"Yes? What can I do for you?"
The person who opened the door was a nine year old boy, behind him were dozen of teens of all ages sitting together.
"I lost my family and I'm alone, I would like to know if I can stay here for the night."
The little boy looked at the oldest person in the room, he nodded and the little boy motioned Gunpei to enter.
The oldest one stood up and shook Gunpei's hand, he was happy to shelter another orphan.
"Hello, my name is Ebizu. I am considered as the Elder brother of everyone here, hahaha."
"Nice to meet you Elder brother, I am Gunpei."
Gunpei presented himself very convincingly, he sat down and talked with all the other teens present.
They were a group of orphans, they gathered together with the hope of surviving in this unfriendly world.
They were like scavengers, they stole from the dead people they found lying in the dirt paths.
The ones who stole the box from him had not seen face as he was laying face down on the ground.
When Gunpei looked on his right, he saw the box and the tools. There even was a katana beside it.
"Gunpei, now that you're part of the family, you will need to participate in our scavenging. Team up with Tanjiro."
Tanjiro was the little 9 year old boy who opened the door on him. He was energetic and all smiles.
"Let's go, Gunpei. We're gonna scavenge the outskirts."
The little Tanjiro armed himself with the katana who was the halve of his size.
Gunpei followed him in silence, when they were far away, he decided to act.
From behind, he grabbed Tanjiro's throat and choked him to death. The little boy offered no resistance, the katana fell to the ground.
"One down, many to go. With the katana, everything will be easier."
Gunpei took the katana and returned to the house, he stayed in front of the door and prepared his stance.
"Hey, Tanjiro has fallen to the ground! His head is bleeding!"
The door suddenly opened and the teens stormed out, they looked around to find Tanjiro. The only thing they found was death.
Gunpei sliced them down with consecutive swings of his blade, the only one remaining was Ebizu.
Gunpei entered the house slowly. Ebizu was crawling on the ground, he wanted to create some distance between him and Gunpei, but it is as far as he got.
Ebizu's back was against the wall, he was terrified by the idea of dying.
"Stop! Please, Gunpei!" Ebizu was pleading for mercy he lifted his hand, signaling him to stop.
With one swing of his blade, Gunpei cut the hand off. He kicked Ebizu's face.
While Ebizu was crying and trying to stop the bleeding, Gunpei squatted besides him. He grabbed Ebizu from the hair and slammed his face to the ground.
"You know, I don't like it when people steal from me. Your little parasitic group just did that, I won't let it pass."
Gunpei thrusted the blade inside of Ebizu's back, instantly killing him.
Gunpei placed the katana's hilt in his mouth and carried the metal box with his two hands.
The way back home was a difficult one, his jaw muscles were suffering. Gunpei kicked the door open and placed the metal box on the ground, he then opened his mouth to let the katana fall down.
"There's never peace in this place, there must always be something happening. Fuck my life!"
Gunpei closed the door back and sat on the wooden bed, he layed down and looked at the ceiling.
"If returning to the past means reliving all my past sufferings and struggles, I prefer to be dead."
It was his first day, but already so much had happened. He killed a father, teens trying to survive and his sister had been taken away.
Even though he was a cruel person, this was a lot to take in one day.
"I need to strengthen my body, physical strength and endurance, I must increase them. First things first, I'll repair the roof tomorrow morning."
Gunpei made sure to lock the door with the big piece of wood. Like this, he was sure that no one could enter when he was sleeping.
Gunpei felt his eyelids getting heavier and his eyes were sort of itching. Yes, he was tired, very tired.
Gunpei fell asleep, he looked like an innocent teen, he was clearly not.
When he opened his eyes, rays of sunshine entered the wooden house. It was early in the morning and the people where getting active.
Gunpei stood up and rinced his face and eyes with the bucket of water that was in the room.
He took the piece of wood and dragged it outside. With the katana, he cut the wood into sort of planks.
Saorou had brought a wooden ladder once, she had bought it from a shop. Gunpei took the ladder and went on the roof.
There he placed the wooden planks on the broken spots and nailed them down, the house had a brand new roof now.
"Now that it's done, I'll return the box to the man from the Green Cicada."
Gunpei entered back inside and placed the katana on his back with the help of the rope.
Gunpei carried the box like always and walked to the city of Yamaguchi. This place was bustling with noise, just like last time.
Gunpei entered the Green Cicada and saw many people looking at the wood carvings.
"Ooooh! Look who we have here, hahaha. Come boy, come."
The middle aged man brought Gunpei at the back of the shop. Gunpei placed the box on the ground.
"Thanks to you, I have so much customers now. To be honest, I doubted your abilities. Anyways, my name is Mori."
The middle aged man finally presented himself.
"Mori, do you perhaps have any work for me?"
"I like you boy, not even telling me your name. You have the guts, the Minami gang looks for young and strong people to guard their prostitutes in the brothels."
Gunpei stayed calm and thought about it, this was a good opportunity to infiltrate the brothel without being suspicious.
"How can I get hired?"
Mori approached Gunpei very closely and began whispering.
"Give me your name and I will take care of the rest. Come back tonight, a gang member will bring you to the brothel."
"Sounds good, my name is Gunbai." Gunpei had no intentions to give his real name.
Mori wrote it down and Gunpei left the shop, he decided to take a stroll around the city.