Reincarnated into Abyss (The Fourth Chapter)
'Haaaah... Haaaah...' I inhale my breath as i picked up my bag and get ready to left the school ground, i looked at the person who currently writhing and clutching his knees and said
'well, next time tell that bastard to come by himself instead sending his koopa army, goodbye asshole'
When i just taken a few steps to exit the school, i heard a horde of steps nearby and walking towards me, i can hear their conversation about me
'Is it true he is beating up takeshi?'
'We have to teach him a lesson'
'He is really a scumbag'
Oh is that what i think this is? Fuck, just my luck, i was getting beaten up too I'm not 100% condition so i can't run away fast
And with that the angry mob appeared before me it consists of soccer club members and baseball club members, most of them are Kiichiro followers
'Aww hell naw' i grumbled
'Takeshi! You okay? what did he do to you' yelled one of them
'Hey... hey... chill... Me and takeshi didn't do anything we just practiced our pro-wrestling move, nothing bad happened here people' i tell them with a forced smile on my face
'He's lying! he sprayed pepper spray on us and he attacked takeshi' said one of them, one of the guy that beat me up, seems he's the one who snitched
Well it seems the jig is up, shit now the only thing i can do is convince them
'Hey shut your lying ass up, i didn't do anything, you jumped me with 3 people and get mad when i fight back and kick your asses, i was only defending myself' i tell them
'Shut up! no one believes what you say, you're a bastard and you done nothing but making trouble since you're here, it's time to shut you up' their leader said
'Well well well if it isn't the consequences of my actions' i whispered, i realized that no matter i said no one will believe me, i will always be alone to defend myself
There's no use lamenting, I have to think and i have one more bluff that i can use
'Wait.... You see takeshi right here clutching his knees, if you took guys even took one step, ill make him unable to play soccer again, you don't want that dont you? ' i tell them
Of course I'm not gonna do it, he's just a kid who follows order, I'm just injuring him so he can get off my back for few weeks, i ain't got the heart to make him disabled, but desperate times calls for desperate measure, so i need this bluff to work
Their leader looked at me and said
'You think that's gonna work bastard? We can heal takeshi later, but we need to make you pay for disrespecting our leader, and injuring our members, let's kick hiss ass guys' The leader instruct and they started to march my direction
Shit shit..... What the fuck, they are willing to risk their friend for Kiichiro's sake, what the fuck... They're like brainwashed cult
Shit this is not crows zero movie, i can't win 1 VS 30 fight, well if there's no way i can get away from this,at least I'll go out swinging.....
'WELL! COME ON THEN YOU SUCKERS! ' i yelled at them making them more angry
I readied for the inevitable and i whispered to my self
'the emperor protects, ave dominus nox'
'FOR THE EMPEROR' i yelled while charging at them
Until suddenly someone shouts, and everyone stopped
'THAT'S ENOUGH, ALL OF YOU BACK OFF'
I turned back to see who is it, and there she is one of the most famous characters in this manga and one of Kiichiro capture target
The captain of Matrial arts club : Hirayama Rin
'Everyone scram, i will not allowed bullying on the school ground especially near the dojo' rin said
Swiftly Rin took command of the situation, seems she's in the middle of practice judging that she still wearing black sports bra and black legging
I can't help but looked at her in awe, she's tall for a female high schooler, with beautiful emotionless face, short platinum blond hair, tanned muscular body, i can't help but stare at her six-pack abs holy shit
It seems she sensed me sizing her up and glared at me, so i put my head down, even I'm not crazy enough to challenge her
'Hirayama-san, we are sorry for bothering you, but we need to teach this scumbag a lesson, he injures our club members and even blamed us telling that our club members ganged up on him' said the leader
'While i agreed that this person is a scumbag, but he is telling the truth, i saw him dragged by 4 of your club members, all he do was defending himself from the attack' she replied
'Wow wait.... you saw me getting ganged up and you didn't help?' i asked her
'I have no obligation to help you, besides i don't like you' rin said to me
Ouchh she's not the type to holding any punches
'Hirayama-san, please this is between us and him, this doesn't concern you' the leader said
'It concerns me when you all bullied a guy who does nothing,earlier i didn't help him because i thought he's messing with you guys, turns out your members attacked him without provocation, and this is plain bullying, so this is my last warning, leave and take the injured person with you' rin declares
'Screw this, we have many people let's just attack them together' said one of them, a first year probably, he doesn't know who rin is
He then walks forward towards her
'Hey senpai, move..... i don't care who you are but if you....'
*THUD*
He suddenly dropped face first....
Holy shit, what the fuck was that,did rin just throw a jab punch? just one jab? With just one fast jab that dude dropped unconscious, she's a monster
'I told you so, anyone else want to try? ' she tell them
With collective nods the mobs then scatter, few of them collect their fallen friends and left, while in they are scattering i tried to sneaked out but something is pulling my collar
'You wait here, i want to have a talk with you later, but first i have to shower and gather my stuff, don't you dare escape' Rin warns me
'Okay.... rin, i promise' i told her
'That's "Hirayama-senpai" for you kiddo' she said to me
'Oh yeah sorry senpai, i forgot'yikes i haven't accostumed yet about the actual japanese culture
I waited around 20 minutes for her to finish, i wonder what kind of things she wanted to talk with me about, but i can't pass the possibility of rin being my ally, it could be a game changer for me
Hirayama Rin ranked 3rd on Nagoya minami high most popular girl poll, one of the five beauties of Nagoya high and Kiichiro victim in the second chapter of the manga, if i can secure her as my ally, i can also save her from her awful fate, 2 birds with one stone
'Come on, let's talk at the nearby cafe' she tell me after she finished
We then walked 10 minutes to a cafe near the school, it was a nice cafe, calm and comfy, we sat down and placed our order, after our order came we then began to talk
'i believe we've met before yes?' she said to me
'Yes, we've met when i accompanied akemi for practice, although i never personally talked to you senpai' i tell her
'So tell me what i actually happened to you and akemi? aren't you her former boyfriend? , i only heard rumors that you attacked akemi, i personally don't believe it, she can easily fend you off, and i heard you quit the school after, suddenly you came back and do that stunt on the opening ceremony, and now you are being ganged up by the soccer and baseball club... What is actually happening Takashima?' She asked me
The reason she asked about akemi because akemi is also a member of Martial arts club and probably the only one that qualified as Rin's rival, even tho they're not as close as best friends, but Rin awalys respect her as her rival
'Well... where do i start..... this is a very long story senpai, if it's okay would you like to hear it?' i tell her
'Yes, tell me everything' she replied
Then i told her everything, the part before i was reincarnated in this world where Kiichiro destroyed me and took everything that i have , the part where i first gained my consciousness, and the part where i started planned and taking my revenge on them, of course i left out the fact that Katsuo tried to hang himself and my connection with Lady Yumie, she didn't need to know about that
'I... I don't know what to say... I'm sorry Takashima, i didn't know you are treated like that' She tell me
'It's alright senpai, what's happen happened, right now the only thing i know is having my payback on Kiichiro' i replied
'I knew something was off with that man, he seems too perfect for me, and since being that man girlfriend, Akemi never come to practice anymore, she even avoid her fellow club members and friends, everytime she asked about it she just shrugged the question' she told me
Wow turns out rin also hates that guy, that's great, with this the possibility of rin being my ally is guaranteed
'Yes senpai, if we work together we can finally bring him down and expose who truly he is' i tell her
'I see, i have just one question for you, that recording in the broadcast today, is it your doing?' she asked
'Yes, it's great right? You should actually see his face when it's happened, it's really funny' i replied
'Then I'm sorry but i couldn't help you Takashima ' she tell me
'What?... Why?... Look senpai, if you want more proof here i have it on my phone, you can take a look' i replied to her
'It's not that, even i you have all the evidence in the world it doesn't matter to me, the way you did it, it's wrong Takashima, it's not seeking justice if you have to stoop to their level, what's the difference between you and him if you did the way he does? 'she tell me
'Me and him? the same? what are you talking about senpai, i do all of this out of necessity not because i wanted to torment him, why the hell i should play fair? When he's doing whatever method in his hands to destroy my life for no reason? I'm using dirty methods only to level the playing field and, believe me i tried senpai, i tried everything, telling the truth to my family my friends, even begged them to believe me and they didn't believe me instead they looked at me in disdain, we won't win against Kiichiro and his cronies if we play fair' i explained to her
'I know Takashima, and i sympathize with you after all you have been trough , but if we keep doing dirty methods and justifies it, we will go lower and lower until we inevitably we getting lower than him, and i know doing the right thing is hard, it's painful, but it's the only thing that matters.... look at me, you're not alone anymore takashima, if you trust me, together we can bring Kawabata to justice and saved those people he manipulated' she tries to reason with me but my anger is taking over
'SAVED THEM? THE HELL! THEY ARE HIS ACCOMPLISHES NOT HIS VICTIM, THEY NEED TO BURN TOGETHER WITH HIM, THEY ARE NOT.....' I yelled at her, now everyone in the Cafe looking at us
'Takashima..... enough, if you can't change your mind, then I'm afraid we have to go part ways, you do your own thing, and i do mine, but if you hurt people i care about, that includes Akemi, you have to answer to me' she told me
'No senpai... Wait... It's not....'
'Enough... I'm leaving' she then put money on the table and stand up
'Takashima.... Justice is blind... not heartless' she tells me before walking away
I was angry, disappointed, insulted, how can she tell that to me, did she possibly know all the things i have been trough? No, it can't let it slide
I quickly pay my bill to the cashier and chase Rin
'HEY... WAIT SENPAI..... do you think you get to leave after spouting all those pretentious bullshit you said, oh no no, you didn't even have the slightest idea what i have been trough, you can tell all of that because you never been in my shoes, doing the right thing... Gimme a break, get off the ivory tower of yours and get to the level of the peasants who curtsy to you Princess' i tell her
'Takashima.... Stop talking....' she tell me without even turning around
'Nope, not gonna, you claim that you're going to stop me if i hurt akemi? akemi this... akemi that... , why everyone gets sympathy except for me? The only person who suffered? Where were you when i was bullied senpai? Where you at when i needed the most? are all of your ideas and morals only apply to few people? Then don't try to act you're a fucking hero of justice' i said to her
'This is the last time... Stop, or you'll regret it' She replied
'You don't get to tell me what i want to do, you holier than thou bitc...'
*SMASH*
She then turns around and her fist coming to my face is the last thing i see before i launched backwards...
'Whoa the sky is so pretty' i think to myself
'DON'T EVER TALK TO ME AGAIN PRICK' She yelled at me and walks away
But i can't focus because I'm seeing stars right now, my mouth is warm, full of blood, i think my lips is gashed, fortunately there's no teeth broken....
I lie down and ponder what did just go wrong...
'Ummm kiddo, are you okay?' said a random old man to me
'Yeah I'm okay sir don't worry' i replied
'Here take this kid, and i think you should apologize to your girlfriend' he said to me while handing me a handkerchief
'Okay thanks sir, im sorry bothering you' i replied
'That's okay, bye kid' he said and walks away
I gets up wearily and picked up my bag, then i took a taxi go get home, i dont even have energy to climb to the bus station
'ow.. ow.. ow..' i grimaced, my body is battered and bruised plus my lips is bloody, fortunately the handkerchief helps to clean the blood
What a first day at school, right now i need some drink to ease my pain
the taxi dropped me off in front of the snake den's bar near my apartment, i entered the place and order a bottle of soju, because of this teenage body i can't risk to drink high percentage alcohol drinks yet
After a few minutes drinking alone i saw a costumer enter and sits beside me, a woman probably 20ish she wears business suit and have long silver hair, weirdly she kept staring at me
'Excuse me miss, do you have business with me?' i asked her
"Well if you want to ask a lady, wouldn't it be appropriate if you offer a drink first John?" She replied
Wait what how did she.... And she's speaking in English too, who is she?
"Who are you? How did you know that?" i replied
Woah i just realized i can also speak in English fluently, come to think of it i also sang few songs in english before
She just laughed a little and keep staring at me
'Bartender, please give whatever this lady ask' i tell the bartender
'Manhattan, on the rocks please' she told the bartender
"Splendid John, now that's how you treat a lady" she tell me
The drink served to her and she start sipping
"To answer your question before, my name is Ramona,and I'm just an observer" She tells me
"Ramona..., an observer you said? Are you the one who brings me into this world?" i tell her
"Ahahaha no John, that would be my superior, like a said I'm merely an observer" she replied
"So... Um your boss is a God? Is your boss Jesus?" i asked her again
"'Ahahahaha... John.... You really are something, well could be... couldn't be... , everyone has different perspective and that's alright, anyway I'm not here to talk about boring topics, because of your generosity to me, i want to offer you some advice..." she tells me while sipping her drink
"Umm sure... I could use an advice after today" i tell her
"Let's just say, did you familiar with viruses john?" she ask
"Yeah i do, last time we had virus, everyone is fucked and stranded at home for 2 years" i replied
"Good if you get the general idea, imagine a virus entering a body, when it enters it became an anomaly, something that shouldn't exist within the body, if the virus cause trouble for the body, then the body will do appropriate measure to kill the virus" she said
"Okay... So am i like a virus in this situation?" i replied
"Bingo, you are right john, this world is a body, and you are the virus, this world has it's own laws and destiny, if you tried to break it, this world will retaliate John" she tells me
"So you're telling me i should just live myself quietly here, because if i tried to fight back the world itself will punish me, everything that i do is useless?" i asked her, i began to feel despair
"You're right but, no, because there's a way for the virus to win, just like in real world john, virus wins by turning the body against itself, because the body can't correct things that it didn't deemed an anomaly" she tells me
"So like... Ummmm..." i tried to think what she tried to say to me
"My point is... You can't win doing everything by yourself John" she tell me
"Remember, even though this world is born from fantasy, the people here are real john, and bonds that you made with them are real too" she tells me again
"I see, thank you for telling me this Ramona, It means a lot to me" i sincerely thanked her
"Ahahaha.. it's okay John this meeting is a favor for you from my superior, as for myself, come here John, I'll give you something to even the odds.." she instruct me to gets closer
She then taps my forhead with her index finger
-Skill acquired-
Wait what was that? I heard a strange voice in my head
"And with that my time is up John, we will meet again soon, and don't tell this to anyone, I'm rooting for you john, Goodbye" she whispered to me and with that she walks away
'Well that's strange' i tell myself
And finally i finished my drink and paid my bills, i went to my apartment and take a hot nice bath to wash my fatigue and injuries
'Owwww'i grimaced when i enter the bathtub the hot water feel so comfoting i almost fell asleep
After bathing i apply some medicine to my bruises and my lips, then i changed to my sleeping clothes, finally i went to bed and fell into a deep slumber
i woke up with my body drenched in sweat, i checked the time, it's 6 AM,i begrudgingly woke up from my bed and prepared to go to school
I take a bus to the school and arrived on time
Class starts and everything goes normal without a hitch, I'm too tired to start some trouble so i just focus studying
Break time start and I'm going to the cafeteria, but i heard a familiar voice in the hallway, i looked and i found Rin is talking to Kiichiro and Akemi
'I challenge you to a fight Kawabata, if i win, you have to break up with akemi' Rin said
'Senpai please... The reason i quit is nothing to do with Kiichiro-kun' Akemi replied
'Akemi this doesn't concern you, this is between me and him' Rin said
'Senpai, i assure you, Akemi quitting is her decision, i even tried to talk her out of it but she made her mind, as her boyfriend i support whatever decision she choose 100% 'Kiichiro said
'No you manipulated her into thinking that,Akemi i know wouldn't never throw away karate for something like this' Rin replied
'Senpai i told you i...'
'Akemi... It's okay.., senpai if you still think bad about our relationship then i accept the fight, i will prove to you that my love for her is genuine, if i win please leave us alone' Kiichiro replied
'Good, we'll fight tommorow at the dojo after school, don't back down Kawabata' rin said
'Yes senpai, i won't run, anyway, may the best fighter win' he offers rin a handshake while smiling
'Good' Rin shakes his hand and walks away
Shit shit shit, i didn't know this moment will happen that fast, must be because i talked to her yesterday, the match should happen later, but because of my meddling it becomes tommorow, this match is the beginning of Rin's downfall
In the manga, the match between Kiichiro and rin will be won by Kiichiro, not because of skills and abilities, but because Kiichiro ask akemi to give rin an energy drink laced with drug and aphrodisiac before the fight, and rin who is naive think that was a nice gesture by akemi drinks it, severly weakening her and making her extra sensitive to pain and pleasure
After the match Kiichiro attacks rin while she's showering alone, the effect of aphrodisiac makes her easily fall to his hands, she was made cum over and over again until her mind breaks, she also forced to admit that men will always be better than woman, come to think of it, this author really like to potray strong women submitting to kiichiro, and showing men superiority, even though I'm a guy, this kind of things leaves pretty bad taste in my mouth
After she was raped by Kiichiro her condition becoming worse, she was broken and obsessed to become a feminine, she wears mismatched girly clothes, and wears a thick makeup, because she never puts on makeup before, her makeup resembles a clown face, finally she will become Kiichiro minions plaything, doomed to becoming a toy for their pleasure
That is the fate of Hirayama rin in the manga
Unless i do something about it, but how?, my relationship with her is really bad right now, plus it's not really affecting me if something bad to her, ah fuck that self righteous woman, i already have a lot in my plate
I then continue to the class and study, the whole time i can't stop thinking about it, i feel really uneasy
'It's no use, even if i try to warn her, she won't believe me, i can't save everyone, I'm sorry' i continue to justify myself
The last bell finally rang, and with that time to go home, all the way to the exit gate my steps are heavy, and my chest hurts,
"John, sometimes we have to see the bigger picture darling"
'You're not alone anymore Takashima, trust me'
and i stopped
'Ah fucking shit, i guess i have to do the hard way... again... ' i complained
I quickly run into the dojo, and entered
'Excuse me, I'm Takashima katsuo from 2-B,i want to meet with Hirayama senpai, is she here?' i asked one of the club member
'Ah she's still practicing for tommorow's match, let me inform her that you're here' She then goes into the dojo second room
Not long Rin comes out with an angry face
'Didn't i tell you yesterday don't ever talk with me anymore?' she asked me
'Look, senpai I'm really sorry for yesterday, but this is really important i want to inform you about Kiichiro scheme' i replied
'Kiichiro scheme? He accepts my challenge face to face like a man, and you're here sneakily want to talk bad about him behind his back, i wonder who's the bad guy? ' she tells me
'Senpai, that's no what i....'
'Shut up! , i don't want to hear it, leave the dojo now, or i will make you' she told me
Crap... She even start to fall to his charm, shit i don't know any other way to convey my message, and why it's always ends with brute force with her....
Wait a minute, brute force.... That's it
'Hirayama senpai, if talking won't convince you, then i have to talk with my fists, i challenge you to a fight, right here, right now, if i win you have to listen to me' i tell her
She was shocked to hear my statement 'You? Challenging me to a fight? Pfttt I'm sorry i admire your bravery, but i don't want to accidentally killing you'
'Excuses excuses...., if you're afraid just say so gwakk gwakk gwakkk' i taunt her making a chicken gesture and chicken voice
'ALRIGHT! YOU DONE DID IT NOW KID, NOBODY CALLS ME CHICKEN!,IF YOU CAN HANG WITH ME FOR 1 ROUND I'LL CONSIDER IT YOUR WIN, COME HERE LET'S FIGHT' she yells at me
The members of the dojo cleared the room and prepared my gear to fight, i took off my shirt and wears the combat shorts, also i wear the mma gloves they gave me
'I must say Takashima, your physic is better than imagine' she tell me
'Oh so you like to fantasize about me senpai?' i tell her with a wink
'That's not... You're dead Takashima' she tell me angrily
'Well then let's start the Mortal Kombat' i declare while doing a boxing stance,in my past life i take some boxing course, and in high school i joined wrestling club for improving my grades, that's basically the only experience i have in martial arts
And the match start, instantly she close down the distance between us, she spins back and do a spinning back kick directly into my chest
*THUD*
Luckily i have my hands up to protect my chest, but the force of her kick is so great i was falling on my butt,shit that really hurts even i had my guard up
'Good, only few people can withstand that kick, this is going to be interesting' she smiles
She then continue to attack, punches, kicks, combinations, i desperately defended myself, i know that i stand no chance doing offense, as long as i can survive this round i win
'Still going on defense huh? Let's see of you can keep up' she tell me
Her attack continues and getting faster and stronger, i feel my body crumbling apart, this is not a fight, this is just a predator toying with her prey, but i kept maintaining my stance, just one more minute....
She does a right hook punch, in that moment i knew i just saw an opening
'Got you..' i told her, i do a counter right punch to her
Turns out it was a feint, she quickly changed her position and do a middle left kick to my torso
'Arghhhhh' i instantly dropped while clutching my side goddamn it hurts like hell
'Can you continue Takashima?' one of the club member who act as a ref tells me
Fuck fuck it hurt as hell, i really don't want to continue anymore, my body hasn't even recover from yesterday's attack
'I should give up, i cant... Breathe....' think to myself
'Takashima if you don't answer, i will declare Hirayama-Senpai the victor' the ref tells me
You know it's better if i gave up, I'm not going to be hurt anymore, getting hurt sucks, but physical injuries wouldn't even compare to the pain my conscience feel if i can't save rin....
i balled up my fist and force my body to stand up
~WE MADE THE CHOICE TO FIGHT AGAINST YOUR FATE~
'Wait.... I can still fight' i replied to the reff, i wearily wake up and assume my guard position
'Wow... I didn't expect you can recover from a clean liver kick, you're something else Takashima' she smiles then resume her stance too
'I could do this all day senpai' i tell her
Shit this is too much.. I can't win without any strategy, fuck if only i have some kind of technique like Advance in kengan ashura, i could really use advance right now...
-Skill activated-
-Generating information-
-Calibrating-
-Skill generation complete-
-Niko Style : Advance Lv.1 = Increase 100% strength, speed, and agility for 5 seconds-
'Wait what? What the fuck is this? Is this real?'
I shocked to see a board of information in front of me, and hearing notifications inside my head
Suddenly i see rin straight punch going to my face, i dodged left in time
'What happened Takashima something distracted you? Focus.. I'm your enemy here' she tells me
Right, shit... Is this what they are calling superpower? , then i remember i heard the same notification sound from my meeting with ramona, it's probably her gift to me, ah fuck it let's use it right now, no time to analyze further
I saw 12 seconds on the clock and rin is ready do a big move, she wants to finish me with this
But I'm gonna do something she didn't expect, time to do offense
And with that i ran towards rin and activate my skill
-Niko Style : Advance Lv.1 activated-
Rin was unprepared for my sudden burst of speed towards her, she tried to counter me with an uppercut but i duck underneath and secure a double leg takedown on her, glad that my wrestling skill worked....
Now it's time to finish her with strikes
But i feel something wrapped around my neck
wait why can't i breath? What happened? What the fuck? She put me on guillotine choke mid air
'Hghhhhhhh' I tried to breath
I have to survive 7 more seconds... please... I have to....hold on... hgnhhhhhhhh.....ahrghhh...
my body is getting weaker and weaker and i know i will pass out soon
I used the rest of my strength to put my right hand in front of her face, and i raised my middle finger....
Then darkness....
*SPLASH*
I feel something cold in my face shit is it water?
'Puaahhh hey hey enough I'm awake' i yelled then i sit down on the dojo floor
'Good, then i don't need to take you to infirmary' rin tells me
'So, did i win senpai?' i asked her
'There's still 2 seconds left on the clock, but you succeed doing a takedown on me, with that i consider it's your win Takashima, congratulations, that was a good fight' she offer her hand
'GG to you too senpai' i shook her hands
'So tell me, what's the reason you going this far Takashima, i thought you hated me?' she tells me
'Because someone told me, doing the right thing is hard and painful but that's the only thing that matters' i smiled
'Wha... Heh... I'm glad you see it that way..., So tell me what kind of information do you have for me?' she asked
'Senpai listen, whatever you do tommorow don't take any drink from anyone, please bring your own drink Kiichiro is planning to give you a drugged drink trough akemi' i tell her
'Look it might sound ridiculous but...' I tell her
'I'll do it... I bring my own drink' she tells me
'Wait.... That easy?' i asked her
'Because i trust you Takashima, after that fight i can feel your sincerity, don't worry tommorow i won't consume anything beside whatever i bring from home, you have my word' she tells me
'Well... I guess... Thanks for trusting me senpai... Then I'll have to go home ' i replied
'Wait before you go... takashima.. I was wrong you're not so heartless after all' she smiled at me
I smiled back at her warmly and said
'Thank you, Hirayama senpai'