Kyokushin Blood

Chapter XXVII - Blood and Rescue (Part 9)

Shinichi and Takashi were asleep beside one another in their separate futons. But with they were spread out, it would be hard to tell; Takashi's hand was subconsciously pushing against the cheek of the Delinquent, whilst his legs were spread over the Taekwondo prodigy. Shinichi snored loudly.

On the outside living area of the Ammoto Night club, most of the workers had left to rest before their routine night-shift. Yamamoto, Chiyo, and Tatsuo sat on a couch. Tatsuo's leg bounced anxiously as his finger tapped against his knee, despite his other hand supporting his head by resting on his cheek.

"Calm down, will you?" Chiyo grunted in annoyance, her body covered in sweat pants and one of Tatsuo's jackets.

"I can't," Tatsuo answered quickly, springing up. "I need to know if Shinichi found out where Emiko is!"

"He had a busy night," Yamamoto charmed in. "He was drenched in sweat when he got him, he needs to rest."

"To hell with that!" Tatsuo said as he began to march towards the two boy's living quarters.

"That man can never calm down when it comes to Emiko." Chiyo sighed.

"It is his daughter, afterall." Yamamoto tried to reason.

"Yeah, I wish I had a Father like that." Her eyes turned back towards the Television as the news station continued to play its piece. Slowly, Chiyo's eyes widened. "No...fucking...way!"

"What the hell?" Yamamoto spoke up, his posture straightening as the cough shifted with his weight.

"ALRIGHT!" Tatsuo yelled as he forced the door open, jolting Takashi and Shinichi awake. "I've had enough of waitin..."

"Wait!" Chiyo rushed behind Tatsuo, her breath rapid. "Now isn't the time for this! The News, now!" She pointed at the family area.

They all walked in front of the Television, where a female news host was discussing a matter, which, was deafened out by the fact images of Shinichi, Tatsuo, Takashi, and Yamamoto were postered over the screen with the headline 'Koamada Family Crime' beneath her.

"An assault on an unnamed Jindai High student occurred last night at proximity 2:48 am on its school grounds." The Host spoke up as she looked unfazed at the camera ahead of her. "The Student, who will remain anonymous, will attacked by a member of an illegal gang associated with the Yakuza, under the name Koamada Branch. The perpetrator as been identified as Lee Shinichi."

"Lee...?" Shinichi spoke softly to himself.

"Dumbass, the fuck did you do?" Takashi yelled out and grabbed Shinichi's collar.

"I didn't do anything! I didn't fight that night!" Shinichi tried to reason, but with a hefty pull the shirt tore from the man's torso.

The three scars which were left behind by Akio were revealed, as well as a bruise covering a large cover area of his side.

"Then what's that? Do you have any idea what Yamamoto and Tatsuo do for us!" Takashi tried to ask, but Yamamoto rose.

"Enough you too. Continue to pay attention." He simply demanded.

"Another student on the school grounds, Kinoshita Daichi, bore witness to it all. He said that Shinichi arrived out of nowhere, and brutalised the other side. Despite the fear, he made a quick decision to call the police before the man made his escape." She told the report, before continuing as such, "Upon further investigation, the Koamada family also has records of human trafficking, assassinations and attempts, as well as the spread of dru..."

The Television's sounds disappears as the muscular arm of Yamamoto shot through it in an upper-cut fashion. An attack so quick it was inconceivable to the eye, wires sticking out as the back part of the television was utterly destroyed. Chiyo jumped at this whilst the other four men remained stoic in their expression.

"Shinichi..." Yamamoto spoke up, his back facing the bruised and scarred man. "What the fuck happened last night?"

"...!" Shinichi jumped in fear at the beastly, scarred up man. "I...me and Uryu went to Jindai High...and some guy tried to fight me before Uryu took over. I got chased by some guy before meeting back up with Uryu, before finding someone beaten and nearly starved to death!" He quickly explained, forgetting to take a breathe.

"...Jindai High..." Takashi spoke up. "This is Kijo's Family doing. They manipulated the News stations to pin their crimes on us!" He connected the dots.

"I see." Yamamoto sighed, the tv slipping from his arm. "So they're placing the blame on us? I haven't seen that since the Crusade Era."

"Shinichi..." Tatsuo spoke up. His facial features were heavily shadowed with veins continually moving up his neck and along what was visible on his face. "Did you find...where Emiko is...?" Tatsuo could barely speak with his overwhelming pit of rage!

"Yes!" Shinichi quickly answered, overwhelmed by everything that's happened. Who knew a fight which didn't even involve him would come back to bite him! "She's at an abandoned construction site near Jindai High!"

Tatsuo remained quiet. His body shook violently. He was prepared to explode. The veins only continued to grow as he bit down on his lower lip, drawing blood from the sheer intensity of it.

"So...what are you guys going to do?" Chiyo questioned.

"For now?" Yamamoto looked up with his glass eye looking blankly. "We rescue Emiko. She is and will always be a member of our family without being involved directly in our jobs. After that, I'll see if I can find some connections to clear our name."

Before anyone could answer a heavy footstep stepped down, Tatsuo already began his mission even when hearing his Oyabun's permission.

"Say fucking less." He spoke, not sparing a shred of attention to anyone else. "First they takes my daughter, then they make my family target enemy number one?!" He yells, the room beginning to shake. Was this even possible by a mere human? Shinichi knew of Yamamoto's monstrous strength from his story just a week prior, but could Tatsuo too be a divine being in human clothing? "𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙁𝙐𝘾𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙔 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙆𝙄𝙅𝙊 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔 𝙈𝙔𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙁!"

"Tatsuo!" Takashi yelled in his shock, a sweat running his forehead. "That isn't just a measly threat! That's...a declaration of 𝒘𝒂𝒓!"

"Takashi, Shinichi." Tatsuo spoke up as he ignored Takashi's words. "You two will
come with me. Today, you'll see what it means to be in a Yakuza family."

"Oyabun!" Shinichi yelled up, dropping his arms down. "Please don't let him do this! This...this could start the Second Crusade Era!"

"Shinichi." Yamamoto halted him. "Why would I stop him? I would do the same in this situation."

Without any further words, Shinichi and Takashi hurriedly went to get changed. Takashi walked out with the same high-school jacket he wore a few days prior with a pair of black jeans and white vans with a streak of red and blue. Shinichi, on the other hand, wore a navy, long sleeve turtleneck which had vertical stripes along it. He wore black pants to match it with white vans also.

The trio quickly entered the main area of the Night Club. Janitors smiled to grit them, but quickly moved out the way as the trio marched along with their stoic expression. Takashi took hold of the doorknob, forcing open the main entrance to the Club.

To discover a Police officer holding a gun pointed directly at them

"Hold! Under the name of Law, you all are under...!"

WHACK!

A straight kick slammed into the Man head, a jump kick from Tatsuo. The Officer went flying into the alleyway across from them, the two stunned at Tatsuo's quick actions. It was time to reach their destination.