3 Chapter 3: Brash Gang, Hunger
Brash Gang was the former dominant gang in the Yukushimo Town.
Previously, the gang had a huge number of member.
However, due to bloody battles against the Devil Gang, many of the members were killed in action and some succumbed to their injuries.
In one of the house a few kilometers away from the base of Devil Gang, several figures huddled together in a circle.
"What should we do now, Boss?" Gato, a fierce-looking man asked.
"Let's recuperate first. Head on battle against Devil Yami and his underlings will only result in our destruction." A burly man replied.
He was Yabi, the vice-leader of the Brash Gang. Even now, Yabi could stilly vividly remember how Devil Yami massacred his fellow gang members.
He slashed, stabbed, and beheaded people while laughing maniacally. Though Yami was much younger than him, his swordmaship was much better.
He was the only one left among the leader and the 3 vice leaders. All of them died under Yami's katana.
Seeing the rest of the members seemed to be disatisfied with his choice, Yabi inwardly sighed and said,
"Still, we can't just take this lying down. I have purchased a small dose of poison, strong enough to kill a beast."
"That's great. But, how do we poison him? Devil Yami's guards are sure to be on guard for this type of situation."
"It'll be hard, that's correct. That's why, we will wait for the right time to strike. While we do that, we'll recuperate and recruit new blood into the gang."
"That's a good strategy, boss."
"Let's do that."
The rest of the members looked at each other before nodding in agreement.
They were the local tyrants in the town for years but Yami suddenly appeared and pushed them to the bottom of the barrel, they were humiliated.
They couldn't wait to kill Yami, behead him, and use his skull as a cup to drink his blood.
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Devil Gang's base, within Yami's house.
"I see. Thanks for your service." Vicious Scholar smiled as he handed a few pieces of bronze currency to the ragged man in front of him.
The ragged man smiled, showing his crooked teeth, before leaving in a hurry.
"What did he say?" Blood Seeking Monster asked as he sharpened his blade on the floor.
"The remaining high-rank members of Yashibi Gang were seen gathering in a house a few kilometers away from here." Vicious Scholar said as he fanned himself.
He was deliberating his next course of actions.
Should he send his troops to encircle them?
'However, though they were few, lowly gang members won't be able to kill them all.'
High-rank gang members were usually picked by their strength. Sending gang members who only knew how to intimidate and kill weak people would only be a massacre.
Although there was still the possibility of being able to kill some high-rank members in the exchange of high causalities, it wasn't worth it.
However, he couldn't let this opportunity slip past either.
Vicious Scholar's gaze turned to the Blood Seeking Monster.
"I won't go." As if knowing what's on Vicious Scholar's mind, the Blood Seeking Monster shook his head
"The boss's still fast asleep. I can't leave him unprotected."
"But I'll be here."
"That's why I'm staying "
Hearing that, Vicious Scholar's eyes narrowed.
"What are you implying?"
Looking irritated, Vicious Scholar heaved a deep sigh.
"After experiencing bloodshed together, we're like brothers, right?"
Suddenly, Blood Seeking Monster paused, his disfigured face looked up at Vicious Scholar.
"You have joined this gang because of your interest, nothing more and nothing less. If betraying the gang aligns to your interest, then you will do it without blinking an eye."
"You act as if you're not the same." The Vicious Scholar sneered.
"I am. It's just that keeping Boss alive is in my interest."
"Hmph! Hanzo!" The Vicious Scholar harrumphed before calling.
Before long, a man with a sheathed sword on his right waist arrived.
"What did you call me here for?"
"I need you to stand and guard beside the Boss' room, don't let anyone enter."
"Yes, sir!"
Blood Seeking Monster stopped what he was doing and stood up.
"Bear!"
Soon, a huge muscled man with an axe strapped on his back arrived.
"Guard the Boss's room. No matter the situation is, don't let anyone in."
The man named Bear nodded.
"Assemble the gang members. It's time to become the only gang in this town!" Vicious Scholar laughed as he strode outside with Blood Seeking Monster.
Although they didn't trust each other, throughout the battles they shared together, they had developed a tacit understand of one another..
Destroying the remnants of the Brash Gang aligned to their interest.
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Time passed, soon a few hours later.
Yami woke to the sound of his stomach gurgling.
Abruptly, his head was filled with thoughts of eating.
Hurriedly, he jumped off the bed and threw himself into the door.
Bang!
The door was forced open and Yami fell on the ground, rolling.
"Boss, what happened?!" The two guards, Hanzo and Bear were suddenly alerted.
One of them went beside Yami and one entered the room.
'There was no one inside the room, so why did the boss look like as if he suffered a defeat?' Hanzo looked confused.
Suddenly, the sound of stomach gurgling reverberated.
"Food... give me food."
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Within the confine of the small kitchen, Yami opened his mouth and took a huge bite out of a boiled potato. Behind him were empty plates, and empty pots on the ground.
The cooks, the wives of his underlings, stood at the side with a frightened look plastered on their faces.
Just earlier, their leader, Yami, suddenly barged into the kitchen and began devouring all available food.
Without even hesitating, he consumed and ate like a beast that was hungry for long time.
Yami threw the remaining potato into his mouth and swallowed it in one go.
His seemingly never-ending hunger was finally satiated.
Then, he wiped off the food stains on his face and washed his hands on his kimono.
"That was a good feast. Well done." Yami looked at the terrified cooks before walking out of the kitchen.
"T-thank you, boss." The terrified cooks bowed in his direction.
Seeing Yami emerging from kitchen, Hanzo and Bear hurriedly followed behind.
"What's gotten into you, boss?" Hanzo looked asked curiously.
That was the first time he saw Yami, the Devil, devoured food like a beast. He couldn't help but ask aloud.
Contrast to the curious Hanzo, Bear remained nonchalant, just doing his duty without talking.
"Nothing. I was just hungry, that's all." Yami waved his hand and changed the topic.
"Right, where are the 2 vice-leaders?"
"Someone reported that they have seen the remaining members of Yabashi. Just earlier, the vice-leaders left to eradicate them and end this conflict once and for all." The talkative Handdo hurriedly informed.
"That's good." Yami nodded with a smile
Yami was pleased with how proactive his underlings were.
Frankly, he knew that those two had ulterior motives for joining his gang. However, who didn't have ulterior motives?
Even, the previous Yami had some some. The reason why previous Yami created the Murderer Gang in the first place was because he wanted some force under his hands, executing his biddings.
To Yami, as long as they didn't go against his interest, anyone could become his friends. Otherwise, he would just kill them and force himself on their women.
Since Yami had somewhat cracked the door of his previous room, he walked to the spare room.
"Guard the door and don't bother me with simple things, understand?"
"Understood, boss."
"Hmm."
Yami nodded before opening the door, stepping inside and closing it.
He then sat on the bed.
'Status.'
[Status:
Name: Yami Satsujin
Level: 4
Exp: 0 (50)
Title: Demon Yami, Evil Ronin
Affiliation: Gang Leader of the Murderer Gang
Attributes:
Str (Strength): 1.8
Agi (Agility): 2.0
Int (Intelligence): 1.6
Cha (Charisma): 1.3
End (Endurance):1.9
Per (Perception): 1.8
Special Attribute:
Tao (Tao): ??
Free Blank Attribute Points: .8
Free Blank Skill Points: 0
Skills: Swift Blade Technique Level 4( Low Mastery Stage 2: Blurred Streak Novice){Passive}, Flicker Steps Level 2 (Mid Mastery Stage 1: Swift Strider Initiate){Active}, Meditation Level 2 (Mid Mastery Stage: Inner Focus Initiate)
Evaluation: A leader of a small gang in a small town. Has considerable strength. Has a good swordmaship]
"It's a good thing that I didn't use the (Free Blank Attributes). If I did..." Yami grimaced at that thought.
Just a small change in his status could make him act like a hungry beast, what more if he added his extra points?
Unlike those in RPG Games, he had to consume nutritients to facilitate his transformation.
This made Yami to be cautious using his cheat.
Yami pressed [Swift Blade Technique Level 4( Low Mastery Stage 2: Blurred Streak Novice){Passive], but no matter how many times he pressed it, no information would pop up.
"A pity, there's no information function." Yami sighed. He then shifted his attention to the Tao, a special attribute accounting to (??).
Initially, he wanted to slowly discover what was the special attribute for. However, when he upgraded his swordmaship skill, he found himself in a place that looked like a paradise.
For some unknown reasons, he felt these 2 had some connections with each other.
"Maybe... I transmigrated into a world I know? But, what kind of world is it? Anime, Movies, or Books?" Slowly, Yami began to sink into his own thoughts.
