To Be A Scrapper (Suzuya Juuzou)

Chapter 75

Previous trivia: Who is the strongest elite?

Answer: Jiro

Jiro's weapon of choice is a huge ass sniper. And as a weapon specialist you need to be strong, not only to carry your stacks of weapons but to craft them as well.

Ryuu has insane core strength, but much like Rei and Emi he doesn't have any particular strength in his limbs. And he shouldn't either, because his style of combat depends on him being faster than his opponents. A stonger body equals a heavier one. His body needs to be as light as a feather. That's why all his strength is gathered in his core (the lower chest, abdominal area and back)

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Shadows enveloped my whole body, an eternal darkness consuming me as my shaky hand gripped the cleaver hanging from my fingers. I could feel it's weight almost sinking me to the floor, and just now I realized how long it had been since I held what had once been my weapon of choice. A stinging sensation wrapped itself from the filthy floor to my ankles, seeping up through my whole body, ending in waves of tingles at the back of my cranium.

My hand had begun to sweat. I wiped it against my clothing, gripping the cleaver once more as the speakers blared through my ears. My stomach errupted in an electrifying sensation.

They were calling my name.

A deep breath. Two. I could feel my heart bursting through my chest as the doors that spent years closed before me opened once again. The sound of my name boomed through the open gates, followed by a terrible silence.

My jaw clenched as I let my armed hand take the lead. Stepping out into the light, I was ready to reclaim the throne I had been forced to abandon. The cleaver swung before me as I walked through the open gates without an ounce of hesitation.

This is the place I had lost a long time ago. This is home.

A gasp tore from the throat of a spectator, but I remained looking ahead as I heard the same reaction all around me.

My name. Say my name. Remember me.

"Making her comeback after years of disappearing from the spotlight. The queen of all scrappers, Emi!"

I let the tingling sensation overcome me, powering a grin to my lips as my chest filled with the eruption of crazed cheers. The butcher knife suddenly felt like a feather between my fingers. I stood patiently, the stance of a hungry lion awaiting its prey.

The excitement rose up so fast I felt my insides explode, the only way to relieve it was with a light bounce of my heels. The bright lights were warm against my skin, the air filled with its characteristic scent of expensive perfume masking the splattering of blood across the walls.

The putrid scent made my nose scrunch, but the smell of blood was not so bad.

A light suddenly flashed at the distance, and I looked up just in time to see my gazelle appearing across the green, wide clearing. It had taken the form of a woman. Her mesmerizing blonde hair immediately reminded me of Jiro, but the terrorized look in her sea blue eyes gave me much more pleasure than the reminder.

A curvy, gorgeous woman with full lips and glowing skin. I couldn't wait to tear her to pieces.

"W-What's going on?" Her voice, as horrified and scared as it was, sounded entrancing. I felt myself being drawn to her and before I knew it I had begun walking.

"Everything is going to be okay, I promise." I smiled, rolling my wrist in a sublte indicator for her to see the razor sharp cleaver hanging from it.