Ken coughed up blood from the punch to his stomach. The second punch didn't wait for the first; a side punch to his face sent Ken rolling on the ground. The hat was gliding down right where the man had been. The man reappeared, caught the hat before it hit the ground, and placed it back on his head: "Coward, traitor running from his duty."
Ken wiped the blood from his mouth, "So, we're playing rough." He was confident with a smile on his face. "Makoto."
Makoto reached for her weapon, fully enraged. "I'll kill you, you bastard! No one can harm my Ken-chan." Ken got up, "What do you want from us? I told you, I can't be chosen." The man frowned, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THESE WASTELANDS? OF COURSE, YOU DO, BECAUSE YOU GREW UP HERE, YET... HOW CAN YOU NOT FULFILL YOUR DUTY LIKE THIS?"
"I haven't fulfilled my duty? Do you know how many scums I've killed so far? But they don't end. Because everyone here is just a pathetic one." The man calmed himself, "Why didn't you lend us a hand to fix this land? We need you, Kenshin Okumi."
"Sorry, but I've tainted myself too much to be chosen. I don't have the honor required for a chosen one." "WHAT DOES IT MATTER?" The man disappeared; a fast wind was swirling around him. "Makoto, did you investigate, right?" Makoto nodded confidently. "And here," the shot from the gun hit the man's calf, showing remarkable speed and attachment to the ground. "No matter how powerful you are, combining intelligent thoughts with observation makes your moves predictable." The man quickly healed his wound by passing his hand over it, "You are truly impressive, both of you. My goal was just to take Ken, but this girl showed me that I need both of you." The man disappeared again.
Ken and Makoto suddenly realized they were gripped around their waists. "I'm sorry for how we met, Yasushi Shinji." They were lifted into the sky together. "Do you see? Even now, many events are happening in this dreadful city. Look at this, a few people looting the market, a poor old man being robbed there, another person trapped in an alley; people ignore the rights of others, the strong oppress the weak, the weak want to escape, but they are not allowed. This region operates with a system of conflict among each other to survive, you know this better than me."
Ken's face became lifeless, "Ah, it's really a horrible place." "If the chosen ones don't do their duty, hunger will increase, people will continue to attack each other because they are forced to do so to survive. I understand them, that's why we must change this system together, do you understand?" "Why don't you want to understand? I'm not a chosen one, I'm a terrible killer who hates humans. Let them all suffer, I don't care."
"How can you be so indifferent?" "What do you know? You had a perfect family, raised and nurtured beautifully. It's really annoying that you pretend to understand without knowing something so infuriating." Makoto extended her injured arms to the ground, "We both know how this place is disgusting; we hate it and survive, cleaning up the rotten. This is a lifestyle for us."
"I don't understand, why are you babbling such nonsense when you could fix this?" Yasushi couldn't grasp the end of these words; they led nowhere. "You won't understand us. We don't want a better place; we don't give a damn about Seiren. Our only concern is to protect this way of life together till the end."
"You're still talking nonsense; you're out of your minds." "Yes, maybe we are; aimless companions in a meaningless path." A smile formed on Ken's face, "At least we can stay happy." Yasushi landed with them, "You don't have the belief to fulfill this duty. Even if I take you with me, it won't serve any purpose." Yasushi's face filled with disappointment, "Haha, you finally understood our emptiness."
Makoto looked at him with an innocent smile, "Now leave us alone." Ken struggled to get up; seeing Ken in this state, Makoto immediately threw Ken's arm over her shoulder, "Let's go, Ken-chan, I'll take care of you nicely." They entered the cabin again. Yasushi didn't know what to do; his only thought was to consult with his master; he vanished immediately.
"Ah, Ken-chan, topless, it's very impressive." While Ken needed Makoto to attend to his injuries, she was exploring Ken's body with her hand. "Makoto, now is not the time." Ken held Makoto's hand, "We have more to hunt; whom do you know, right?" "Of course, I know." Makoto gathered herself and continued to attend to Ken's bruises.
"Makoto, you're really an expert; all the pain is gone." "Hehehee, that's my duty." They left together through the door, heading for their first prey.
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"Hey Tomori, did we collect enough stuff today?" "Absolutely, buddy, that old fool had a lot; these will last us a week." A group of five, two girls and three boys, was having a feast for themselves, "A PERFECT FEAST AFTER A LONG TIME." The short woman, without considering how much her small mouth could take, was stuffing whatever was there into her mouth. "Haha, slow down, Tara, you'll choke." The giant man sitting next to her was slowly savoring the meal, "Ah, Carlis, how can you eat so gracefully despite that huge mouth?" "Hey, don't talk with your mouth full; I can't understand what you're saying." He put his hand on Tara's head, the size of his hand matching Tara's head, smiled at her, "Slow down; there's a lot of food you can still cram in your mouth." Tara nodded affectionately. Everyone continued to enjoy the feast.
Suddenly, the door of the warehouse opened; a girl full of innocent-looking wounds froze everyone with her gaze. The whole feast was interrupted. "May I join you if you don't mind?" Everyone lost their distraction and continued with their meal; the person sitting at the head of the table stood up. "Sorry, dear, but we are not a charity." "Please, I'm very hungry." She brought her hand to her skirt and gently lifted it. "I'm ready to do anything, whatever you need." The bald boy with hair standing on end immediately stood up, "Boss, I think we should consider it." The girl next to him looked at him with disgust. "Come on, Teressa, we should be hospitable, shouldn't we?" "Whatever, Skibi, do what you want." The woman continued eating, and Skibi turned to his boss. "What do you say, boss?" The boss, with thoughtful eyes, was scrutinizing the innocent-looking girl in front of him, "I'm sorry, but no." The woman dropped her face, "Oh, I see." Leaving them with an innocent smile, she turned away, "Hey, hey, wait." Skibi ran and grabbed the girl's arm, "You can take my share for yourself, is there anyone complaining?" No one made a sound, "Come on, come eat with me, fill your stomach." The girl's eyes opened wide, "Really, thank you so much."
She took Skibi's hand and looked at him with joy in her eyes, "Uh, but first." Skibi began to bring his hand to the woman's skirt. The woman immediately grabbed his outreached hand, "Um, I'm very embarrassed, can we do this when we're alone?" Her face was flushed. Skibi in a confident tone, "However you like, come on, enjoy your meal." Skibi tried to flirt with the woman during the meal, and Teressa sitting beside them glared at them disgustingly. "Uh, sorry, I have to go." Skibi immediately jumped in, "Where to, our business isn't finished yet?" "Thank you very much for the meal, but..." She leaned close to Skibi's ear, "I really need to pee." Skibi's face smiled, "What a childish woman," he thought. "Then let me accompany you, miss." "No, no, I'm sorry; I'd be very embarrassed. Please wait for me here, and accept this for the help you offered me." She took a plush bear from her bag, "Please accept this." "Gladly." Skibi took the soft toy bear in his hand, "I'll be waiting for you here, miss." "I'll be right back," the woman ran away, "The foolish woman ran away." The boss looked at Skibi with pity, "You're really too naive, Skibi."
While the little woman was still busy stuffing herself, Teressa didn't spare this word from Skibi, "Fool." Teressa looked at Skibi again with disgusted eyes and continued to eat her meal. "Ah, come on, kids, the woman was very innocent; I don't think she fooled us." "You should fear most those like her." The giant man, having finished his meal, focused on the plush toy in Skibi's hand. "What do you think awaits us, boss?" "I don't know, but I think we should continue to enjoy ourselves." While everyone had returned to their meal, the person watching them from the warehouse door smiled. "BOOM!" The whole warehouse shook; the top of the meals was filled with blood and burns; the five lifeless bodies around the table were shattered. "That's it," Makoto walked calmly over the corpses and came to the side of the storage room. "I wonder what Ken-chan is doing; I'm sure he took care of it before me." She opened the large box containing the supplies collected by the group of five, still smiling on her face.
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"I'm sorry, very sorry. Please, I'll give whatever I have. Please, leave me alone," said the man leaning against the wall. "Good job, kid, that's the way. Now take off everything you have on, remove your clothes."
The man took off everything he had on and threw it away, "You still have something on." "B-but, isn't this too much?" "I said take it off." The man, with a fearful expression, also removed his underwear; everything was completely exposed. "Well done, now do whatever you want." The man lifted all his belongings and turned around, "Hahaha, playing with these is really fun," said Ken. He threw the small knife he took from inside his underwear at the back of the man's head; the man froze and fell face down completely. "Thank you very much; you saved my life." The woman lying on the ground looked at Ken gratefully. Ken nodded to her.
The woman's gaze shifted to Ken's lower body, and she began to smirk. "I think you should get dressed now." Ken nodded, gathered his belongings, and went to Makoto.
"WHAT, DID SOMEONE ELSE SEE WHAT'S MINE, KEN-CHAN? WHILE I WON'T EVEN LET THAT MAN TOUCH ME, DID YOU SHOW WHAT'S MINE TO THAT WOMAN? I'M GOING TO KILL THAT WOMAN."
"Calm down, Makoto, it wasn't in my control; it was an incident during the plan." Ken's mocking tone didn't sit well with Makoto. "Huh, see what you got." Makoto pouted, sticking her cheeks out at Ken, "Oh, Makoto, you're really cute." "What, really?" Makoto, forgetting everything, clung to Ken's arm, and they approached the old man together.
"Are these yours, old man?" Ken brought the food cart he had pulled behind. The old man jumped up with joy, "Thank you very much-" "Bam!" He fell to the ground with a bullet to his head. "Now it's ours, you bastard who stole the children's share. Sleep in peace, children, I got your revenge." "Hey, Ken-chan, we made an excellent profit; these will be very useful for us." "Yes, Makoto, very much." They both started walking to the other side.