Chapter 5

It was a few days after Yuji's fight with Moebius. He was sitting on the couch in his living room, his puppy, Fenrir, sleeping on his lap. The boy's eyes were fixed on the television screen, the news that a family had been murdered after their eldest son had been involved in a gang fight. Yuji, upon finding this out, could not help but feel his feelings disturbed. Even after he saved the boy and his girlfriend from Moebius' hands, an even worse tragedy ended up occurring, and from the news, the boy was hospitalized when it all happened.

Yuji couldn't help but feel sorry for him. For the boy, who was aware of what would happen in the future, to be unable to prevent a crime like this was unacceptable. Of course, he was not responsible for what happened to strangers, but if he was given a new chance in life, he should use it to improve the lives of those he knew would be in trouble.

His life was never a walk in the park, but for this boy, knowing that those who had almost raped his girlfriend had taken the lives of his parents and siblings, Yuji could not imagine his despair.

The boy felt his blood boil, hatred stamped on his features as he carefully placed the puppy beside him and stood up.

The boy was wearing a plain white shirt and shorts, along with a flip-flop on his feet. Having family members from South America in his former life, dressing like this became everyday when he traveled to visit them.

He walked to the door of his house and went outside, not forgetting to lock it

'I'm going to visit that boy in the hospital, on the way I can look for a part-time job, not least because I can't ask my aunt to pay Fenrir's rations.' Yuji thought, his blood boiling and his fists mad to hit something, the frustration of himself making him tense and his hatred against Moebius, especially Kisaki, increasing by the second.

'When I meet that bastard face to face, I will definitely beat him up.' He took a deep breath, in order to calm his thoughts. He can't let these feelings override his reason, God knows what happened last time, and it wasn't a pleasant scene.

Calming down, Yuji took about an hour to get to the hospital. He couldn't afford a taxi, since he didn't want to spend the money his aunt gave him.

As he entered the hospital, about to ask for information, he realized that he didn't even know the name of the boy that night and stopped hearing the news when names were mentioned. People would find it strange that someone came to visit a person who doesn't even know the name, so, even though the hospital was huge, he decided to go out and look for the room the boy was in.

'I'm an idiot.' Yuji thought, a tired laugh escaping his lips as he walked through the halls.

Several minutes passed, the boy sitting down on a bench in the hallway after searching through dozens of rooms. There were so many people hospitalized for fights that Yuji felt astonished. Well, the people of this world do not measure efforts when the subject is violence, after all.

Yuji stopped to think about his situation. He could hunt down Kisaki and get it over with at once, besides not waiting for that, he couldn't do much in case Yuji was willing to kill him. But to Kisaki's happiness, Yuji was not someone who would kill anyone.

But obviously, there are situations that require drastic decisions, and Yuji wouldn't think much in such a situation.

He took a deep breath and stood up, about to return to his search. What he didn't expect was to see a door open, two teenagers coming out of a room next to where he was sitting. One was blond and stocky, the other was tall and socially cut. The boy immediately recognized them as members of Toman who were introduced in the anime, but Yuji found himself unable to remember their names.

The two had serious expressions as they walked past him. Yuji didn't try anything, not least because there was no point in approaching them, but now that he had seen the two coming out of a room, he could only deduce that there was what he was looking for.

. . .

Entering the room, Yuji immediately noticed a boy with several bandages all over his body lying on the bed. He seemed to notice someone coming in, and with distinct difficulty, turned his head toward the door. He widened his eyes at the sight of the one who had saved him and his girlfriend from Moebius' clutches.

Silence hung in the air, and Yuji feeling strange, decided to start the conversation.

"Hey, recovering well, from what I see." He approached, sitting down on a stool next to the boy's bed. "From what I heard from the news, your girlfriend came out with minor injuries, that's good."

Yuji analyzed the boy, especially his eyes, devoid of any flare of hope that a teenager should have. He worried, but this feeling diminished when he saw a small gleam light up in his eyes when his girlfriend was mentioned. That meant that the boy still had something that kept him in this world.

"It's all thanks to you. I don't know what could have happened if..."

"Don't think about it, it doesn't matter." Yuji was quick to interrupt him from continuing. He shouldn't think about what could have happened, not when he and his girlfriend were safe.

"Yes, you're right." The boy propped his head on the pillow and stared at the ceiling with a faraway look.

Seeing this, Yuji decided it was time to bring up the issue that made him visit. In a decision like this, he wanted the boy who had suffered the most at Moebius' hand to know what he was about to initiate.

Silence reverberated through the place for a few seconds, Yuji taking a deep breath and cutting the silence like a knife with his words.

"I will undo Moebius."

The boy took his time, but as he processed those words, he widened his eyes and stared at Yuji in amazement. Undo the Moebius? By himself? Even after seeing him take on an entire gang, the boy didn't believe that Yuji would be able to defeat Osanai together with his gang.

"You, as the one who has suffered the most at the hand of these beasts, need to know this." Said Yuji, a determined look on his face as he stood up. "I will tear them apart and make them pay for what they did to you."

He walked slowly to the door, stopping in front of it to continue.

"My name is Yuji Shinakawa and I will follow through with what I am saying."

The boy felt tears forming in his eyes, him watching that teenager stating something so crazy, with an expression that showed not a trace of fear even. It was as if his mind and body believed what he was saying, and it moved the hospitalized boy, unable to hold back his crying.

"Wait for the news, I will avenge your family for you."

. . .

Two days later.

"Shit, that might have been a wrong decision. Well, what's done is done."

Searching for information in this world was not as difficult as it seems, Yuji found that out easily. All it took was beating up a few members of Moebius to find out the place he was settled, and as expected, an abandoned warehouse in Shinjuku was the answer.

In front of the warehouse, the boy was already able to hear the various voices coming from the place, indicating that it was full.

In these two days, Yuji trained like never before, exhausting his body at least twice in one day. This proved to be effective, when in the meantime, his punches increased in power significantly. He felt he could take on dozens of people, and considering his skills and physique, that was far from a lie.

"Kisaki, if you are here..." He spoke and snapped his fingers, an intense gaze staring at the warehouse like a lion entering a den of hyenas who were responsible for the death of his cub.

"You will be beaten until you become unrecognizable."