Chapter 14

• Kure Clan

{ Twelfth Year Of The Great Age Of The Pirates }

Confused and cautious, the blonde fellow didn't answer the question but instead questioned Enzo instead.

"Why the fuck do you want to know?"

Not annoyed by this setback, Enzo still smiled happily as he sat down on the concrete right in front of him.

This startled the teen and he started to put up a guard as they were now staring at the standstill. Enzo was still a bit taller than him despite sitting on the ground.

"Well, I have an offer for you and it would definitely benefit you if you're interested in becoming powerful. I know you can tell you're no match. You're not even close. How about it?"

This irritated the teen as he knew the middle-aged man was right since he could also sense that he was far weaker. The man gave a scent that was much more dangerous than his own grandfather and this didn't bound well.

"I don't fucking mind personally on the condition you fight me with all you got. But you need to know that you would need my clan's approval for taking me. So that's that." explained to the kid as he smile from ear to ear with bloodlust.

Not minding the bloodlust and challenge, Enzo caught on to the word 'clan' as that seems like his family isn't simple and would most likely be dangerous if this kid was powerful at this age.

"What is your clan's profession?" questioned Enzo as he stare with a curious expression on his face.

"So you haven't been here for long then. My clan controls almost everything here like restaurants, shops, slaves, and the like. It's mainly assassin clan though."

The teen took off his hands from his pocket, wrangling his wrists, and started jumping as if warming up for a huge game. With a large grin ear to ear, he stared at Enzo menacingly with his aura blasted out.

"Oh interesting, you have a [Conqueror's Haki] at this age. Just what did you experience to awaken it?" questioned Enzo as he raised his hand forward, still sitting down lazily.

Putting off the aura as if it was nothing, a yellow aura started leaking out of Enzo when suddenly it enveloped the blonde kid pushing him a few feet back.

"You sure you want to test me, brat?" asked the older man, amusement thick in his voice.

What surprised him was that the kid managed to withstand his aura even if he wasn't trying it, furthermore he laughed out seemingly excited.

His entire body trembled tremendously with purple veins popping out everywhere in his body and a purple hue leaking out, with complete dark scleral and a large smile plastered on his face.

Normal people would naturally assume he was a 'Devil' if they ever see this appearance.

{ Removal ]

Suddenly, the teen flashed in front of his face surprising Enzo, and grabbed his head to smash into his knee. Though, the middle-aged man stopped the knee with one hand and pushed him out with just his forearm.

Enzo frowned, not liking this as he wanted to show an overwhelming power but he just noticed he could, he just was being lazy about it when sitting down.

Berating himself, he quickly stood up and stare at the kid that was pushed away earlier, still standing patiently.

'He doesn't fight like how an assassin fight. He's more like a warrior instead.'

Disappearing, the middle-aged man couldn't be seen by the teen making him panic as he looked around with an angry grin plastered on his face.

"Don't you fucking disappear!" screamed the younger fellow as he jumped to the sky, trying to locate the man from above.

Not being to locate the man, he landed with his aura blasted out forcefully destroying the area surrounding him clearly showing how angry he was.

Enzo was honestly really impressed with this kid. He has a gut to not back away and fight back when clearly the kid could tell that he's in an unfavorable situation.

Suddenly, the man felt an urge to relax and go home. So he flashed behind the kid causing him to react as the younger guy trying to throw pebbles at his eyes as a distraction and tried to uppercut him which he dodged with ease.

He straight-forwardly smack the kid on his left cheek with the back of his hand making him fly away, crashing at the tree and going unconscious.

'He should be alright, right?' thought Enzo as he worriedly glanced at the kid, hoping that he didn't just die.

Looking at the kid's face, he was once again surprised and amused to find that he was still beaming as he couldn't help but think that he would still grin when going to bed.

He chuckled relievedly as the blonde guy was still alive and scooped him up, putting him over his shoulder as he looked for a city.

{ Half an hour later }

There could be heard laughing and conversing in the place outside of the city, it was two individuals walking together side by side.

"You could have killed me, old man!" laughed the blonde fellow as he didn't make the knockout personally as if he was used to it.

"You're a madman. I don't think my son will like you. I'm not going to lie that you are very strong in comparison to my son." said Enzo as he can finally see with his own eyes that they were near the city.

"Your son, eh. Who do you think is more powerful? Me or your son?"

Looking at him, Enzo knew what he was thinking. He probably assumed that his son is weaker than him but unfortunately for him, that isn't true.

"I haven't seen my kin for more than 5 months so I imagined he improved massively and last I fought him, he managed to injure me. You haven't. So there is it."

Taken back with no words to retort as it was true that he didn't manage to injure the old man and suddenly he became excited with a murderous vibe.

Sensing his emotion, Enzo smiled with amusement and questioned him as he forgot to ask earlier due to the so-called 'fight'.

"What's your name, kid? And your clan?"

"Kure D. Raian".

'Kure Clan and the initial D.' mused Cain's father as he frowned since this mysterious thing he heard about the initial 'D' bugged him off.

Finally arriving in the city, Enzo was still in a contemplation state while Raian just absentmindedly walked ahead with his hands in his pockets, a usual grin on his face.

The main villa of the Kure Clan could only be described as massive in scale. Never mind the land it occupied but simply the number of gigantic villas, watchtowers, office buildings, mansions, and all manner of other establishments could be seen as far as the eyes could see. The compound that they were walking to was located in the center of the city overlooked by the main family.

Surrounded by the sea of buildings, almost as if protecting it, a massive mansion whose towers almost breached the clouds, colored completely black, could be seen. Its figure completely contrasted the otherwise beautiful scenery, like a shadow in the minds of all those that saw it, it loomed large, watching over the lands of the Kure Clan.

Though one of the villas appeared archaic, from a different time as its style of architecture did not fit in with the other villas and high-rise buildings that surrounded it, however, its majesty could not be denied. Anyone that gazed upon it felt respect and perhaps even awe.

Walking in the outer part of the main villa, Enzo snapped back into reality and focused on the mass of people staring at him. Most shot him curious looks, some showed wariness and others were indifferent, however, Enzo was used to this.

The main reason was mainly because of his height and because of them being an assassin then they could probably tell that he wasn't one to be taken lightly.

Entering inside the main villa, at least two hundred people were spread out before him and Raian. More than half of them were servants of the Kure Clan, bowing toward Raian.

The rest were family and at this very moment, from the shadowy void appeared an average figure. He exuded a suffocating pressure on all those present but almost as soon as it appeared, it just quickly disappeared. Everyone present except Enzo, Rain, and his family bowed their heads in greeting.

"Greetings to the Patriarch." exclaimed the servants.

Nodding in acknowledgment, the man looked at the crowd and then towards Enzo, before his gaze finally landed on Raian.

"Who is this guest?"

Raian grinned as he pointed at Enzo with his right index finger, exclaiming.

"This man wants to train me and make me fight his son. Apparently, his son is more powerful than me which I don't fucking believe but I wouldn't know that for sure unless you gave me your approval for leaving, old man."

Raian's relatives stared at him with anger and annoyance as they were bugged off with his profanity and disrespect toward the patriarch.

"Everyone other Raian and the guest, leave immediately."

After everyone left as he ordered, the patriarch suddenly turned off his [Devil Fruit] ability showing his real appearance. It was an elderly man with slicked-back silver hair and a wrinkled face befitting his age. He wore traditional Japanese attire.

What this elderly man had in common with Raian was the dark sclera, it seemed common in this Clan since Enzo had seen their relatives with the same similarities.

At first, he came to assume that they were a tribe or similar to that but instantly turned that down when he had noticed on the way that there was a child with perfectly normal eyes and yet she had parents with the dark sclera.

"I have to ask, What is with the eyes you all have? Is it an illness or something?"

This question surprised the head as he didn't expect his first question would be this. Raian started to laugh in amusement mainly because of the head's reaction.

Though, he composed himself in an instant and answered his question vaguely.

Apparently, according to their ancestors, it was said that demons dwell within the Kure Clan which might be true enough as they all have violent tendencies. It had also got to do with their special ability which the patriarch didn't say but Enzo assumed it was the ability Raian used in a fight against him.

'Interesting so he is not the only one with that ability. Can people other than Kure Clan use this special ability? Though, I don't think they will be alright exposing it.'

"So I have heard from my grandson that you want to take him away from us" questioned the head, staring at him with a calm face not exposing anything.

Enzo looked back at him and smiled as he sat down lazily on the concrete.

"You heard right. I want him to fight my son. In addition, I'll train him. He'll be much stronger that way, Do you not want that?" replied in a flat voice.