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____Narration____
"So that's what you were doing, Karura."
Just as the girl was about to answer to Yuji's question, a voice caught both of their attention, causing them to turn around to see the blond-haired Kure from before, this time accompanied by a black-haired male Kure.
"Let him go, Grandpa is dying of worry." The blond man spoke up.
Akira, who was standing next to Yuji and Karura, felt chills when the second Kure's gaze landed on him, cold sweat collecting on the back of his neck as he swallowed dryly.
'My brother talked about it... The look that only assassins are capable of, the look of a predator.' Akira thought as he clenched his fists, his instincts telling him to stay as far away as possible from the two who had just arrived.
Yuji, like Akira, was also able to perceive the gaze of the two men, but he was not intimidated by them. Even if they were strong, he had many cards up his sleeve to deal with opponents of the type, and they showed no intention to attack. Of course, hiding that kind of intention was the specialty of assassins, but that wasn't possible for Yuji, after all, he could see vaguely the thoughts of people through their statuses.
"Uhm." Hearing a murmur, the boy moved his gaze downward, seeing a Kure Karura stewing her cheeks as she sketched an irritated expression. "How annoying..."
'Damn, that's cute.' He thought, a small smile appearing on his lips.
When the two parted, Karura stopped in front of Yuji with an innocent smile, the tone of her cheeks showing that despite her impudence in calling him to make babies, she still felt at least a little ashamed.
"What's your name?" she asked brazenly, Akira looking at the girl as if she were crazy, while Yuji just held back from laughing at the situation.
"Yuji Shinakawa." He promptly replied. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Karura."
"Karura, we should go before Grandpa gets even more worried." The blond man spoke, Yuji turning to look at him for a moment, before turning his attention back to the girl.
"Yuji..." Karura muttered for a moment, a bright smile appearing on her lips as she looked the boy directly in the eyes. "Yuji, let's see each other again! And when we do, let's make babies!"
As before, the girl simply spoke brazenly as she walked away to join the two men, Yuji crossing his arms while he had a smile on his face.
"Okay, okay." He simply agreed, nodding to the girl as she began to walk away with the clan members.
"..."
"What just happened here?" Akira moved next to Yuji, asking as he looked at the three walking away.
Yuji, who had remained silent for a few seconds, turned around and started walking away. Honestly, he himself didn't know what had just happened, everything was so disconnected that it was hard even to remember what had led to the situation. The confusion was still fresh in his mind, but one thing was more than certain in the face of it all.
"I think I just put a target on my back."
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"And that's exactly what happened!" Sitting around a table in the ship's ballroom, Akira exclaimed as he looked at the people around. "Damn, the worst thing was the look on their faces.... It was like having a hungry lion staring at me."
Sitting next to him were Yuji, Elena, Senju, Kou, Mokichi, Kaneda, Himuro and for some reason, Ohkubo. Apparently, after Himuro made bandages for his broken arm, he and Kaneda ended up befriending the professional wrestler.
"Oh, so that's what happened! Boy, how lucky you are, kid!" Ohkubo laughed as he slapped Yuji on the back.
"Lucky, yes..." Yuji just muttered, a forced smile on his face as he tried to ignore the dark aura leaking from two girls who were standing silently at the table.
'Akira, I swear I'm going to finish you off.' He thought as he scratched the back of his neck.
Meanwhile, with Elena and Senju, the two girls murmured frighteningly to each other, an almost demonic aura escaping from their bodies as they seemed oblivious to the presence of the others at the table.
Mokichi, who was standing near the two, tried to get his sister's attention, but only received a look that caused him to immediately walk away to join the men.
'Maybe I should be fearing for my life?' Yuji thought, a sigh escaping his lips.
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After a few hours, in the distance, the island where the tournament would take place was finally in sight, and as much as rest was needed, none of the fighters were up for it, all in their own activities, be it drinking, gambling or training, they just kept awake while the ship got closer and closer to the reason for their anxieties.
The opportunity to face all kinds of fighters was only a few hours away, and that was enough to keep them active for as long as it took.
Yuji, who was no exception , was also feeling quite excited for the start of the annihilation tournament. He was quite anxious to find out who he would be fighting, to the point that sleep even crossed his mind.
So, looking at the island that was getting closer by the second, he cracked an excited smile, his fingers clenching tightly in his palm.
All the hellish training he had gone through had been for this moment, to prove that he was the strongest of the Kengan matches.
As much as all the fighters on the ship also had this same goal, there would only be one who would claim this title, and for Yuji, as much as monsters like Kuroki and Agito were participating, he would be the only one to take this title for himself.
"Yuji!" Suddenly a voice called out to the boy, he turned to see Yamashita Kazuo approaching him with a smile. "I found you! I was shocked when I found out that you were also a fighter!"
"Oh, Uncle Kazuo!" Yuji nodded to the man. "Yes, I ended up meeting the Kengan matches a while back and did well in the fights."
Kazuo, hearing this, just kept a friendly smile on his face as he stopped in front of his nephew, but Yuji immediately noticed. Even though he tried to hide it, it was easy for Yuji to read the man's emotions, and he was able to see his concern. It was something quite touching, after all, it had been many years since they had seen each other, with Yuji appearing in his life so suddenly after so long, but still, he always showed concern for the boy, as an uncle who wants to protect his nephew should be.
"Just don't push yourself too hard, seeing him hurt would surely make your aunt worried." Kazuo spoke as he rubbed the back of his neck.
Yuji nodded in agreement, he cracked a smile as he put his hand on his shoulder.
"Yes, yes." He suddenly began to lead his uncle on, startling the man. "Put that worry aside, let's enjoy this cruise. I'll introduce you to some people."
"Ah- Okay."
No matter how long they had been out of touch, Kazuo was still family.
And after having lost so many of his family, he wanted to protect those who were left at all costs.