Chapter 30

[Third Person's PoV]

As Futarou and Erza exited the school premises, they were stopped by two men wearing suits with black glasses and earpieces.

"Our master wants to have a word with you," one of the men said coldly.

Futarou and Erza stopped in their tracks and exchanged confused glances before Futarou responded.

"Sorry, my mother told me not to follow strangers, so I'll have to decline."

"Unfortunately, we weren't asking for your opinion. Our master wants to speak with you whether you like it or not," the other one said, putting a hand on Futarou's shoulder and starting to squeeze it to intimidate him.

Futarou looked at the man without expression as he felt the grip on his shoulder tighten.

"GRRRRR," Tohru looked at them with her dragon eyes burning with fury, ready to attack.

Puck and Orion didn't look pleased either, and Erza even began to slowly pull out her sword.

Futarou raised a hand to stop them from attacking.

"But…" Tohru growled, ready to strike while they were unaware.

With the same hand, Futarou grabbed the hand that was gripping his shoulder and twisted it, causing the man to scream out in pain and fall to his knees.

"AHHHHH!"

"Force it is," the other man muttered before rushing toward Futarou with his arms cocked back.

Futarou grabbed the fist that was thrown, stopping it in its tracks, which created a strong wind pressure behind it.

He then twisted the guy's fist, causing him to cry out in pain and fall to his knees. Futarou slowly closed his eyes before opening them again, revealing his two tomoe Sharingan.

"What does your master want?" Futarou asked, both of them gaining Sharingans in their eyes, showing that Futarou was the one in control.

"He wants payback. You injured his son and caused him to miss the exam," they answered plainly.

Erza was surprised by their behavior and looked at Futarou's back but didn't say anything.

Futarou just smiled as he released their hands. "Lead the way, then."

Turning toward Erza with his eyes back to normal, he said, "You can go or wait here for a bit. I don't know how long this will take me."

"But I want–" Erza started, wanting to join Futarou, but he shook his head.

"There's no need," he said confidently.

Erza grumbled as she crossed her arms. "Fine, I'll wait, but you better tell me what happens."

Futarou just smiled and nodded as he started following behind the two men, with Tohru and his spirits following behind him.

They soon reached a limousine parked near the school. The two men stood by the limousine door and opened it for him while they guarded the door.

As Futarou entered, he saw a man wearing a blue suit with blue hair and a goatee, with a lanky but not too skinny structure.

Almost immediately, Futarou got a bad feeling about the guy, a sentiment Tohru and the others shared.

[Name: Kai Mizuho]

[Rank: A]

[Ability: HydroGenesis]

[Info: Guild master of the BlueTide guild, known for their hunters having water-related abilities and skills. Using shady schemes and dealings, he has recruited various hunters and raised his guild to its current status.]

[Name: HydroGenesis]

[Rank: B]

[Description: The power to generate water from nothing, creating vast amounts of liquid out of thin air.]

"So you're the one who injured my son, hmm? You do appear to be quite powerful, so I can see him doing something to have offended you," the man stated with a leg over the other and a sleazy smile.

Futarou just looked at him in confusion, but the man didn't stop and continued.

"You see, my son has the power of a low A rank hunter, so for you to beat him the way you did must mean you are clearly powerful and strong," the man nodded.

"But you see, because of your actions, my son is unable to take the hunter's examination. My guild has now lost an A rank Hunter who was going to join our ranks, so I was wondering how you're going to pay us back?" He asked with a large grin while his eyes shifted toward Orion.

"And why should I pay you back in the first place? If you would have taught your son some manners in the first place, he would still have all his teeth left," Futarou coldly answered.

"You can pay us back by joining my guild, become his replacement. Here's the contract," Kai said, still smiling, ignoring Futarou completely.

'This guy is seriously starting to get on my nerves,' Futarou thought with a tick mark growing in his head.

"I'm not joining your guild," Futarou coldly stated.

Kai nodded his head, still smiling. "Most strong people don't. They don't consider my guild, thinking they could do better."

His smile then widened creepily. "But want to know something interesting about strong people? They all have weaknesses, things they would do anything to protect and are willing to sign their life away to protect. And such weaknesses are always so exploitable."

Kai reached into his suit and pulled out a couple of pictures, presenting them to Futarou. Futarou's eyes widened upon seeing the pictures.

Those were pictures of his little sister, currently in school, happily talking with her friends.

"Just so you know, these pictures were taken today. They are freshly printed," he smirked as he saw Futarou with his head down.

'Got him,' Kai thought, pleased with himself.

"Just a single call from me, and something horrible can happen to your sister. Imagine her playing with her friends and then suddenly…"

Kai put a finger gun to his temple. "Poof," he said with a head tilt, pretending to be shot.

His eyes widened as he saw Futarou leap from his seat with his fist drawn back and without an expression on his face, with eyes widened, glowing bright red as they spun around as a 3rd tomoe formed.

Kai, due to his experience, conjured a shield of water and crossed his arms to protect himself, but Futarou's fist ripped right through it, punching him along his crossed arms.

The limousine they were in erupted into flames as Kai was sent flying out, skidding across the ground. 'Doesn't he care what I would do to his sister?' he angrily wondered to himself.

On the ground, Kai slowly got up while looking at the smoke. He felt a shiver run down his spine as he saw two bright red orbs appear within the smoke, boring their gazes on him unblinkingly.

With a strong gust of wind, the smoke dissipated, exposing Tohru in her dragon form to one side, Puck in his beast form, expelling a strong breath from the corners of his mouth, and Orion in his original form, a giant wolf, but this time, larger. His previous 5-meter-tall frame now stood approximately around 8 due to being with Futarou for a long time and growing stronger.

As they all slowly walked toward Kai with hate and anger, Paimon also manifested. Although she and Tohru weren't with him for long, they came to enjoy spending time with his little sister, so seeing her get threatened, Paimon didn't like it one bit.

'Just what fucking beast did I provoke!' Kai inwardly screamed, while the surrounding passersby screamed and started running away, thinking it was a dungeon break.