"Keep your friends close."

The sun shines warmly on us, and I couldn't be more grateful because I was in a cold hell called London for five years. Though I was trained to adapt to different climates, but there's nothing more relaxing than feeling the gentle warmth of the sun on your skin first thing in the morning.

Some will say they hate the sun because of its scorching heat and hot, piercing sunlight, well it's because they haven't experienced living in a world where coldness is your enemy. You will never appreciate it until you have to deal something new and foreign to you.

We're set to eat at our favorite ramen shop located in Shibuya district.

It's been a while...

While we're eating our favorite ramen, Shinji spouted some nonsense things again.

"Senpai, did you see those five women outside the ramen shop?"

"All of them fancy you, senpai." He excitedly added.

"Yeah, whatever you say, buddy." I replied with no interest.

"Speaking of women, I believe Akane wants to break up with me." Shinji said depressingly.

"What do you mean?" I quickly asked him.

Shinji took a deep sigh.

"Because senpai is now back, and Akane will go full schoolgirl in love once she sees you." He added.

I didn't respond but I kept staring at him with a bewildered look.

Shinji stared back, but I could see he's trying to contain his laughter.

Seconds later , he burst into laughter.

"I was just joking, dickhead." Shinji said while still laughing.

"Do you really think my beloved Akane is still enamored with you?" Shinji jokingly teased.

"With a shitty sense of humor like that, I won't be suprised if Akane dumps your ass later on ." I fired back.

Shinji immediately stopped his laughter.

"Woah, senpai, no need to be like that." Shinji seriously said.

Suddenly....

Five suspicious looking men entered the ramen shop.

One particular man was scanning the whole shop like he was looking for his prey.

Then he set his eyes upon us..

"Chiba!"

That particular guy called Shinji with a devilish grin on his face.

Shinji suddenly froze with a frightened face.

"Oh, god!" He exclaimed.

"He's coming for me." Shinji fearfully added.

My suspicion arose, I quickly asked him

"What for?"

Then a group of five men, all wearing black jackets and black jean, quickly appeared behind Shinji.

I carefully glanced at them and could tell these guys are bad news. They emitted an aura, a foul aura, and they reeked of immorality.

With those suspicious men in all black present, customers murmured something about these guys being dangerous and not to be messed with. They hurriedly left the ramen shop in flock, fearing for the safety of their lives, leaving me and Shinji alone with the five suspicious men.

"Ohayo, Chiba." One man greeted with a devilish grin on his face.

"Ke-ke-kenji....."

Due to extreme fear, Shinji couldn't help but stutter.

They all laughed like hyenas.

"So, what's up, buddy?" Kenji maliciously greeted him.

Shinji is shivering.

"Just accept the damn deal, you're drowning in debt, little guy." Kenji added.

Shinji didn't respond.

Unsatisfied with the lack of response, Kenji aggressively tapped his shoulder to forcefully get his attention.

Or maybe not with his attention, he was hinting at something.

"YE-YES!" Shinji screamed in fear.

"Good!." Kenji exclaimed with great satisfaction.

"Have her around 9pm in my house, alright?" Kenji said.

Shinji, drowned in fear, nodded aggressively.

Satisfied with Shinji's obedience, Kenji patted his head like he was a dog in a leash.

"Let's go, boys. Be ready for later, we're gonna fuck that bitch until morning." Kenji excitedly said.

"Wooooo."

"Fuck yeah!"

"That's my boy, Kenji!"

All his boys howling like victorious wolves.

Just as they were about to leave us...

"Hey, assholes!" I stood up and called for their attention.

Kenji and his boys stopped in their tracks and turned back to face me.

"Who fucking dare speaks to-"

With my speed, I went straight for that Kenji guy.

I grabbed Kenji's jaw with such immense strength and dropped him on the floor, rendering him knocked out, his jaw shattered into pieces and unable to speak anymore unless he got surgery for his jawbones.

Witnessing such speed, his boys froze where they stood, and I took advantage of it.

I punched the first guy's face with multiple hits, knocking him out with a severely damaged nose and a few missing teeth.

But the second guy regained his senses and was about to retaliate with his feet. Unfortunately for him, I was much faster and grabbed his leg in an instant, breaking it in half like it was made of toothpick.

He wailed in great pain, and the two remaining guys couldn't believe what they're witnessing, so they tried to escape my sight.

And they thought they could escape. How fucking cute...

I swiftly intercepted them. With no intention of letting them escape, I grabbed their necks with my arms and lifted them up.

"Pe-please..."

"Spe-spare us..."

Lifting them up revealed that they're covered in tattoos. Tattoos that only Japanese people could make, which meant these men are the infamous Yakuzas.

Ah, the Yakuzas.....I've lost count of how many Yakuzas I've killed and tortured over the past five years. They are pure scum, they think they're invincible just because their own government is protecting them and their crimes are being covered by Japan's police forces everyday. In exchange, the government officials and some high-ranking police officers can reap and benefit from Yakuza's every assets and goods like drugs, alchohol, weapons, providential security, prostitutes and worse, sex slaves who were once free young women.

I couldn't help but to form a smile, a devilish smile on my face cause I enjoy killing the worst kind of scum on Earth.

Seeing my devilish smile, they became more desperate.

"I be-beg you."

"We-we-we'll give you girls and money."

"Scum."

I muttered, and at the same time, I broke their neck, killing them instantly.

Suddenly....

"Senpai!!!"