Yu had considered running away but decided against it. Even if he did managed to ran away he didn't believe nor have the confidence in outrunning the disgusting rogue with his stamina and speed. Yu would have never thought or even expected that there's exist a ridiculous rogue who's focusing in endurance stats to an insane degree. Though he's recovered enough out for not gasping for air anymore, he definitely didn't need a second beatdown from the man since he still not recovered enough health points yet, if he got taken down with the same method again he felt like he's most likely going to die. For now, Yu had planned to just play safe until he's fully sure he can escape.
"What do you want?" Yu asked, his voice dripping with exhaustion.
As soon as he said that, Sam felt relief that the weird masked man can finally be reasoned with. He needed information more than anything right now, just outright killing him is of no benefit for him except for earning exp and that's seemed like a waste.
"Alright let's start lightly yeah? Why do you want to kill me so bad?"
"Are you asking because you’re genuinely clueless or just trying to piss me off, you filthy rat?" the masked man shot back, clearly irritated despite the mask.
"I genuinely don't know! What's the issue here??"
"You... You injured my brother and made him into a bloodied mess.. and you have the AUDACITY to said you-"
"Hold on. WHOSE brother did I beat up? Are you out of your mind? I don’t even know who you are, let alone your brother!" Sam said, flabbergasted.
"The white-robed man you sneak-attacked is my brother, you disgusting rat!"
"Huh? The white-robed guy? Wait, are you talking about the middle aged dude who tried to recruit me into your weird group?"
"Of course it's him you dirty rat! Who else do you think i'm talking about!?"
"Okay, first off, I didn’t know he was your brother. And second, stop calling me a rat or I will slam you into the ground like a ragdoll," Sam retorted calmly.
"..."
"Great, now onto the next question. Now i don't want to sounds rude but, who the fuck are you?"
"...Yu"
"What? No, I’m not telling you anything about me. I'm the one asking questions here. Who are you?"
"Are you fucking deaf? I'm Yu"
"Alright, quit playing word games, you masked weirdo. If you don’t tell me your real identity, I will bury you six feet under."
"I have told you my identity you fucking birdbrain!"
"..."
"..."
Just like that the whole conversation goes silent. Sam didn't know if the masked man is telling the truth or just straight up trolling him. So, he thought of one solution and that's to take a look at the man face.
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Without any warning, Yu smiling white masked got taken away from him and revealing the face hidden beneath the mask.
"What the fuck-? You're African?" Sam said with clear shock and bewilderment showing on his face.
"..."
"..."
"So what! You got a problem with that huh?!"
"No! Oh for fuck sake! Sigh.. let me get this straight, you have a Mexican brother called Mi? And you're his brother called Yu, an African. Do you know how weird that sounds?"
"I don't care about your smooth brain opinion, all it matters is im telling you the truth. He's Mi and I'm Yu, what part of this you don't understand?"
"You want me to be honest? Alright, sure. Do you know how fucking confusing and unbelievable it is for someone with a name that doesn't match their appearance at all?"
"No you-"
"Shut up! I'm not hearing any of this shit. Let's move to the next question, what's the purpose of heavens gate group and how big are they?"
"..."
"Well? Do I have to beat you up to spill the bean?" Sam said, cracking his knuckles menacingly.
"... Heaven's Gate controls a certain forest area northeast of here," Yu finally responded, his voice tight. "But I don't know exactly how big they are."
"Alright good. Next question, are there any other group like the Heaven's Gate?"
"I don't know for sure, but there might be another group like us," Yu replied, his brow furrowing in thought.
'Well that's a bit of pain in the ass, seems like whether I like it or not i will cross my path again with their group or any other group in this forest.' Sam thought, feeling a bit frustrated.
'Oh well that's future Sam problem, not mine.' Sam mentally shrugged.
"Last question, have you ever seen or encountered a group with pentagram tattoo on the back of their neck?"
"No, even my brother already told you that you fuck."
"It doesn't hurt to double check" Sam said and shrugged.
Though Sam looked calm on the outside, his mind is in a bit of chaos. The feeling of not knowing something that could potentially kill him in the future is not a fun time at all. Call him paranoid but his gut feeling has never been wrong before, and it felt like he needed to know what's the threat is before it's too late. Sam didn't know too late for what, but it definitely not something good if his gut feeling felt like shit.
"Your questioning session is done right? Now let me go and i will pretend this never happened" Yu demanded, snapping Sam out of his thought.
"...Hm? I never said i will let you go though?"
"What?! That's not what we agreed!!" Yu loudly shouted at Sam in anger.
"What agreement? I just asked you to have a nice conversation and that's it. What? Do you really think i will let you go after trying to kill me? What kind of an idiot are you?" Sam replied nonchalantly.
"Y-Y-YOU BASTARD!!! I KNEW YOU WERE A FUCKING FILTHY RAT-"
Before Yu can even finished his sentence, he suddenly felt a cold sensation on his neck and immediately after the world turned upside down.
"I told you don't call me a rat. Sigh.. grudges aside, I hope you rest in peace. And please, pick a proper name in you next life man. Oh, I'm taking the mask by the way." Sam said to the headless Yu.
Since Sam already got most of the information he needed from Yu, he decided to just end it right there without wasting any time. There's only one last thing he needed to take care of, he walked towards the "bush" and then remove it out of the group, beneath the bush revealed a man lying on his back shivering. As soon as the man noticed that Sam had found him, he immediately frozen in fear and closed his eyes tightly.
Looking at the state of the man Sam felt a bit sorry for him, sure he try to kill him but he just couldn't help to not kill the man. He might sounds like a hypocrite to others but he didn't really care.
'Sigh.. I don't know if this empathy going to bite me in the ass later but man, i'm glad i still have it.' Sam mentally thought to himself.
"Well uh.. how do I say this? Your whole team is dead, man. I'm not going to kill you here, considered it my mercy. Instead, go back to your leader and tell him i didn't meant to kill all of them, but it is what it is. And, tell him don't send any assassination group toward me. The moment he sent it, I will kill them all like i did today and I will personally come to your group to kill all of you one by one" Sam said, as he looked at the man with cold eyes that indicating he's not playing around.
The man still closed his eyes tightly and didn't said any words. Instead, he nodded his head repeatedly at Sam.
Sam didn't really mind him doing what he did and just shook his head. As he felt that everything has been taken care of, Sam simply went away to continue his initial journey into the deeper part of the forest.