“Tetsuo. Be in the car.”
Tori gave a very demanding order which the 17 year old boy could not refuse to obey. He was scared shitless.
The car was now parked in a dark, dead ended alley.
Tori got out of the car went towards the masked man, calmly.
“What do you want, Sir?”
“Give me everything you have in your pockets. Empty them. NOW!”
The man was still pointing his gun towards Tori.
My first day of getting adopted and we get freaking robbed? I guess life could not be worse.
Tetsuo, on the verge of crying, hid himself under the car seat.
“I suppose I can’t do that, Sir”
“What? Are you mocking me or something? You wanna die?”
Tori still maintained his calm. He then proceeded to take a fighting stance, even though he had no weapons on him.
“MUSASHI: DUEL BLADES!”
In a span of a second, two shiny fluorescent Katanas emerged into Tori’s hands. Both Tetsuo and the robber were shocked seeing this. It was as if he was giving off some magical aura.
He started moving, towards the robber, swinging his blades at full speed. The blades were almost invisible due to the speed and motion.
The robber fired 3 shots, all of them which were deflected by the Katanas.
“IMPOSSIBLE!”
The robber tried to run, but too late, Tori ran through him and reached the end of the alley faster.
“You can now rest in peace.”
Tori whispered, as the giant masked man fell down into pieces. Blood spilled everywhere, even on the windshield of the car.
Tetsuo, horrified, tried to run away. He opened the car door and dashed.
Suddenly he hears Tori’s voice from behind again.
“MUSASHI: WHIRLING ROCK.”
A sharp, chainsaw-like thing grabbed him onto the waist from where Tori was standing. Except the fact it was not a chainsaw, but a Katana rigged into the form of a rope.
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What is this?!! God help me please!
He was pulled like a fish towards Tori, where he catches Tetsuo in time.
“Why did you run away? Am I not your family member?”
Tetsuo started screaming, crying and watering down his nose.
“Please leave me alone! I am SORRY. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO YOU!”
“Ughh, you’re such a pain in the ass. SLEEP.”
Tori knocks him in the head unconscious, puts him back in the limo and starts driving again.
It was now late, almost 7 pm. He had to reach home quick.
Tori takes a look behind at Tetsuo while driving and smiles. Not because he found it funny that the kid almost shat his pants but because he was happy a new member was about to join the family.
I see a bright lantern up on the ceiling, however the room looks very old. Where am I?
Tetsuo finally came to his senses, his blurry eyes cleared up to present him a view of the room he was in. it was huge room, where for the moment, were only 3 people present inside.
“Tori! We told you to be back by sharp 6. You’re one hour late!”
He heard a deep, loud and old voice as he was sitting down on the wooden floor.
“Sorry Sir, it won’t happen again.”
Tori, who defeated killed a man in just an hour ago, seemed to be bowing down to someone. He was sitting beside Tetsuo.
A bald old man, probably in his 60’s, wearing the same kind of kimono as that of Tori, smoking a pipe.
“Welcome home, Tetsuo, from now onwards you will be living here. Use the room on the second floor and eat with us in the same dining table on the ground floor.”
Such specific orders from someone whom I didn’t even meet 5 seconds ago.
“I am Junichiro Horikoshi, your grandfather. Your dad was my son, of course.”
What? I was told everyone in my family was dead…
Tetsuo was in a confusion. He was a bit aggravated now.
“How am I supposed to believe you?”
He asked out of pure curiousity.
”Your mother Shizue Nagatomi and father, Yuta Horikoshi. Both of them died shortly after you were born. However, we did not keep you as we believed it would hamper our business. But now since you have grown up, we believe you can also join and work with us. We kept you away for almost 17 years, and that is why, I apologize.”
“Work with you all?! I just saw a man get mushed right infront of my eyes today! You believe that’s called work?”
He seemed to not care about the apology.
“Silence boy, we will clear all your doubts. First read this.”
The old man handed out a paper to Tetsuo. He read it eagerly:
On this day 25th of September ,2024,
Tetsuo Horikoshi, formally joins HORIKOSHI-KAI and is now an integral member of the family. He will participate in all the activities, legal or illegal, carried out by the organization.
Your signature
Regards,
Oyabun Junichiro
“Wait a minute, don’t tell me.”
“Yes.”
“You guys are a Yakuza group.”
Tetsuo was now in grave confusion, about what was happening. He thought he was entering into a corrupted wealthy man’s house, not a full time Yakuza family.
What the hell am I supposed to do now?
“Well, you still have the option of declining.”
“Yes please!”
“..and executed for entering into the family house.”
“WHAT”
“We take business seriously, you just found out our hideout and witnessed an illegal activity. We have to kill you if you refuse to join.”
“No please. I just thought for the first time I was about to get parental love. Please don’t rob me of my dreams!”
Tetsuo teared up again, this was the second time. He had two choices now, sign the paper or die.
And of course, he signed it. The Sakazukigoto ritual began, where both Junichiro and Tetsuo shared sake cups, marking Tetsuo’s new arrival to the family.