"Shall we begin?" Manhiro asked.
At the same moment, Lee, San, and Ryuzan attacked Manhiro. It would seem that the outcome of this battle was already known immediately, but the events turned out exactly the opposite. After being kicked in the face by Lee, Manhiro dodged and at the same moment punched Ryuzan in the chest, causing him to fall to the floor. San then stabbed Manhiro in the stomach area, but Manhiro resisted and attacked back with a kick to the head. San didn't expect such a blow, so he was knocked out.
Lee, seeing the defeat of his friends, began to attack even more fiercely, blow after blow, Manhiro defended himself from time to time, but then, when Lee raised his leg to strike at the head, he made a cut and landed a strong elbow blow to the jaw, from which Lee lost consciousness. After such a fight, Manhiro himself lay down on the floor, arms outstretched, trying to catch his breath.
"Oh, ho, ho," Khan laughed and clapped his hands. - What an unexpected and impressive result! Well, now I can safely tell the boss that the level of power in our clan has increased significantly. Congratulations on joining, Manhiro.
Han extended his hand as a sign of respect and to help Manhiro up.
- Yes, thank you. Manhiro replied with a slight smile. - But it's okay that your guys are out?
- Now these three and your guys too, because our whole clan is one big family. Khan remarked with a kind smile. "And don't worry about the fact that they're still pretending.
"Pretending?" Manhiro asked.
- WAKE UP, BLOCKHEADS! "How long can you chill?" the Khan shouted menacingly.
"We've been discovered," San said wistfully.
- It was possible to give a little rest ... - Ryuzan added sadly.
- Khan is right, there is no time for this. Lee said, getting up and brushing himself off. - Now we have another strong family member, so we must not lose in any way!
- yes! - Ryuzan and San confirmed cheerfully and with feeling.
After a short conversation and a closer acquaintance with the guys, Ryuzan, Manhiro, San and Lee were singled out as the strongest fighters of the clan. Three months after these events, the first full-scale conflict between all the clans began, Lee and Ryuzan, along with 30 other fighters, went to fight the Kyoto Shadow clan, San and Manhiro were instructed to fight back against the Taiko clan, and Khan and the head of the clan, Uchiro Kasuro, advanced to fight the Samurai clan.
Upon returning, 70 of the entire clan, which numbered more than 120 people, remained alive. The biggest casualties were Ryuzan Subi and his best friend Lee Gonwa, and 5 of their squad returned alive and victorious. At the clan meeting, the memory of the dead was honored, 10 million yen was paid to their relatives as a sign of condolences, and bonuses were also paid from the funds received in the battle. Manhiro managed to earn enough for the entire period of work for the clan.,
To pay for his mother's treatment, after the meeting, he went to the hospital as usual to find out about her condition.
- Hello, Doctor. Manhiro began with a tight smile. "How's Mom?" Do I need any medications?
- Hello, Manhiro... - the doctor replied with sadness on his face. - Unfortunately, I have some bad news... Your mother...
After these words, Manhiro no longer heard him, he fell to his knees feeling helpless and angry at himself. Tears began to flow down his eyes, and all he could hear in his head was "If I..."
"I'm sorry, Manhiro, but please don't blame yourself... - the doctor told him. - There was nothing you could do, complications arose due to age, if the disease had gone away, it would only be for a while... I'm really sorry.