Miles POV
Habang hinihintay namin ang 10 minutes at nakaupo kaming apat, tinanong ko si Riri, "Pano nagsimula tong underground?"
Tumingin siya sakin at ngumiti. "I was waiting for you to ask that question."
"It all started 8 years ago when a guy named Kraken-no one knows his real name, section, or anything. Basically, we don't know anything except for one guy, which is one of the bodyguards we encountered at the school underground entrance. This guy Kraken is known as the underground's monster. I find it cringe and it doesn't make any sense, but at least that's what depressed-ass people here call him."
Nag-smirk si Haruto at sinabi, "Hindi ba mythical sea monster ang Kraken? Bat naging underground?"
Nairita si Riri at sinabi, "Shut up, nerd."
...Rumors say Kraken found this military underground because he was kicked out of his house, tried to stay in the abandoned basement, and found this behind the bookshelf instead. But some also say he's the one hiding it behind the bookshelf and he's also the only one brave enough to explore and find out about this place since this place used to be super dark and had zero light at all.
There are a lot of theories and rumors going around, so no one actually knows. But the only real thing is he built this place brick by brick and is rich enough to place a fucking boxing cage here. We have no idea how he did it and how no one found out. I mean, some cops did find out, but that was after Kraken left here 6 years ago. They said he graduated and just didn't come back-just watching from afar."
"Wait, so alam ng cops tungkol dito? Bakit di pa rin natitigil?"
"Because Kraken is too smart to not get his way. He is always one step ahead. He knew that once he wasn't here anymore, cops would eventually come-especially since he wasn't around to handle things. So he told some hookers to deal with it.
He set up a hidden camera in the cop trap room, and the hookers gave these cops a blowjob for free in exchange for their silence. Of course, the cops didn't just agree right away, but after they got home-drunk and all that-the hookers already had their addresses.
Some even left their phones without passwords, so we got their emails. We blackmailed them by threatening to send the video to their wives, kids, and all that."
Nagulat kami ni Chris, si Haruto naman ay Napa smirk na kala mo natatawa sya saken na natatalinuhan kami Kay kraken habang kinikwentk eto ni riri
-Nagulat si Chris at sinabi na "pwede din ba ako maging hooker?"
Nagulat kami ni Chris, habang si Haruto naman ay napasmirk-parang natatawa siya sa amin dahil mukhang namamangha kami kay Kraken habang kinukwento ito ni Riri.
Biglang nag-react si Chris. "Pwede din ba ako maging hooker?"
Tinapik ko siya nang malakas.
Tumingin siya sa akin at natawa nang bahagya. "Joke lang, teh."
Na-curious ulit ako kaya napatanong, "Paano kung wala silang pamilya? O kaya hindi sila nagpa-blowjob?"
Mukhang proud si Riri. "Seriously? Of course, he already thought of that..." sabay smirk.
Nagtinginan kami ni Chris, parehong naguguluhan, habang si Haruto naman ay walang kahit anong facial expression-tahimik lang na nakikinig habang yakap ang bag ni Juancho sa kandungan niya.
"...when that happens, we contact some of the cops that have already been blackmailed to deal with it. Some want drugs, so we give it, record it, and blackmail them. Some want gays..."
Nag-smirk si Chris.
"...and we do the same thing. Some who don't want anything but just want to be a good cop will get blackmailed by the other cops we already blackmailed. If they try to report this, those corrupt cops will turn on them and tell the higher-ups that this 'good cop' did this and that..."
"And if you're going to ask about the teachers, most of them don't know about this place since we rarely use the entrance we went through earlier. And even if they do, we just blackmail them by telling the principal that this teacher did this and that. Since there are a lot of students here, they wouldn't want to dirty the image of our school-especially since we are the no.1 school in our country."
Na-amaze kami ni Chris habang si Haruto ay gano'n pa rin-walang reaction, tahimik lang na nakikinig.
Sinabi ni Chris, "Gusto ko ma-meet si Kraken."
Napa-smirk lang si Riri, "Heh."
Napa-speechless lang ako at nag-nod, nod lang ng ulo. So, matalino pala talaga si Kraken.
After a pause, tanong ko ulit, "So, safe dito?"
Dinura ni Riri ang lollipop niya sa harap, "I don't know about that one. That usually depends on how you look and handle things. Look over there." Tinuro niya sa kabilang side ng boxing cage.
May lalakeng naka-formal na uniform na nakaupo at nagtatakip ng ulo habang sinisipa-sipa ng apat na lalaki at dinuduraan.
Tumingin sa amin si Riri habang nakaturo doon. "See that? That can happen to you just by looking like a fucking nerd."
Nagulat kaming dalawa ni Chris. Tumingin ako kay Haruto at napansin ko na kinakabahan siya. Inaalis niya ang butones ng uniporme para makatulad sa mga lalakeng nagsisipa, habang nanginginig. Tumingin siya sa akin habang inaalis ang butones, parang sinasabi kung tama ba ang ginagawa niya.
Tumingin si Riri [chuckles]. "I already did you a favor, stop ruining it by showing your skinny ass body. You will just get slammed. Maybe wear an oversized uniform next time."
Agad binalik ni Haruto ang butones habang nanginginig.
Wala nang intro-intro, at bigla na lang nagsalita ang announcer.
"Welcome to the pit, where only the strongest walk out!" "This man has crushed everyone who dared step in front of him!" "No losses. No mercy. No way out once you're in that cage!" "Y'all ready to see some blood tonight?! Then scream for your underground 7th Champion... Ethan 'Hero' Magtanggol!!"
Lumabas si Ethan mula sa left side, naka-red 'hero (gold)' boxing shorts, red 'hero (gold)' gloves, at blue & red na boxing robe. Walang coach sa gilid o kahit sino, siya lang.
Tinaas-taas niya ang parehong fists niya at sumigaw ng "MAKE SOME NOISE!"
Tumili ang mga babae at sumigaw ang mga lalake, "WOOOOH!"
Pumasok na siya sa ring at umupo malapit sa seat namin, bottom left.
Tumingin siya sa akin at kinindatan ako. Pinakyuhan ko.
Nag-salita na ulit si announcer:
"You know the deal-new meat steps in, and either they rise... or they get eaten alive!" "This kid's been wrecking fighters left and right, and tonight, he's here to prove he's the real fcking deal!" "Fast hands, sharp instincts, and the kind of fire that gets people knocked the hell out!" "Show some respect or watch him take it-give it up for... Kiko 'Rookie' Mendez!"
Lumabas na si Kiko mula sa right side, naka-suot ng yellow plain boxing shorts, yellow plain boxing gloves, at walang robe. Sinapak-sapak niya ang parehong fist niya habang tumatakbo ng mabagal papasok sa ring.
May mga tumili na babae, pero kaunti lang. May onti din na sumigaw na mga lalake.
Kiko's POV
Habang tumatakbo ako papasok sa ring, may lumapit at sinabi, "Paabot mo kahit 3 rounds lang, Bata Sayo 250."
Hinubad ko ang gloves ko at pinakyuhan ko siya nang sobrang lapit sa mukha niya.
Pumasok na ako sa ring at umupo sa top right.
Miles' POV
May isang lalake na lumapit kay Ethan at kinakabit siya, "Boss as usual ha, Sayo 500 pesos."
May mga ibang lalake din sa likod namin na nagtaas kamay at katingin kay Ethan.
Nag-sign si Ethan ng "1" at uminom na ng tubig.
Announcer:
"Alright, shut the hell up and listen!" "We got two fighters in the cage, and only one is walking out a winner!" "No rules, no mercy-just fists, blood, and survival!" "Fighters, to the center! Touch gloves if you want... or don't. Either way, this ends when someone goes down!" "Crowd, are you ready?! Then let's get this fight started!"