100 Been a While (1/2)
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”You can call me grandpa Ichi, Kazuya-kun. Your grandfather is like a brother to me so his grandson is my grandson haha!” he patted Kazuya's shoulder.
”Can you let this shameful grandson of mine go now?” Gakuto's expression remained stern as he looked at his grandson who couldn't look at him directly.
”This is my last and only warning” Kazuya raised Kuuga's head and stared him in the eye. ”You're only getting let off easily tonight because of the relationship between our families. If you ever as much as even think ill thoughts against anyone under my protection and I find out about it, not even your whole clan can save you from me” Kuuga felt the full brunt off Kazuya's hostility as his teeth clattered and body trembled.
”You have quite the guts to make that threat in front of me young man” Gakuto scoffed as he heard Kazuya's threat.
”Feel free to try and stop me from getting to him if he dares try something” Kazuya's sharp gaze moved towards Gakuto. Both of them released intimidating pressures that made those aside from the other two old men shudder. ”You will eventually understand how lenient I was today” Kazuya kicked Kuuga away and he landed on the arms of the man who initially tried to stop him.
They couldn't believe such a kid could have a presence that rivaled the leaders of groups. It was like he had gone through more violence than them. What Kazuya didn't know is that these men were already aware of what he did to the men from the Dokuro group because of their own information network.
”Now, now, we should all get along. Weren't we going to do tonight's operation together?” Isshin was thoroughly impressed by Kazuya's intensity. He didn't know how Kou had such a fierce grandson but he silently complimented Kyouko for raising such an impressive kid on her own.
””Operation?”” Nanami and the Kuuga who was still in pain turned towards their grandfathers. For them to say that they were both going on an operation together with Shiroyuki Jirou is something that has not happened in a long while.
Only one could imagine what would happen if Kouzuki Kou's group of friends banded up together. The Kurogane Conglomerate suffered immense damage that couldn't be compared to what they went through what happened to them two years ago. It was a war that was not only in business and though both sides suffered, it was clear that the combined efforts of Kou and his friends, the Kurogane Conglomerate retreated and never thought of messing with the Kouzukis openly.
”This is a good opportunity for you to understand just what the difference is between you two” Gakuto signaled his men who immediately grabbed the injured Kuuga. ”You don't mind do you kid?” he turned back to Kazuya and hinted for him to agree.
”Then my granddaughter should come too. She may have quieted down but she still has a lot to learn” Isshin smiled at Kazuya. ”Show them how a person with real capabilities should handle things. You are the one that asked for this operation after all”
Kazuya's brows furrowed. He really couldn't reject them because he was asking for their assistance. They would benefit in the end but these were willful and prideful old fellows that got along with the likes of his grandfather.
”As long as they don't get in the way” he said before shooting another glance at Kuuga who immediately avoided his gaze.
There really wasn't anything that he could say to the boy. Everything that he thought about Kazuya, the Kouzukis and his family's relationship with them. He couldn't imagine what his fate would have been if he was discovered by Kazuya rather than his grandfather two years ago. The relationship that he assumed was superficial and limited to Kouzuki Kou was wrong from the very beginning.
”Let's go then” the two men led them to the back exit where various black cars awaited them.
Jirou, Isshin, Gakuto, Kazuya, Kuuga and Nanami entered one of the large vans where Kazuya was briefed about how they would simultaneously attack the multiple territories and businesses of the Dokuro group. He was also given a complete layout of the Dokuro Group's headquarters and they let Kazuya tell them how he intended to do the attack to try and probe his wisdom,
”What I had in mind was…” Kazuya was not unfamiliar with sieging castles, in fact he was very adept at attacking compared to his defensive skills. Though he had already studied various strategies that has been developed and written in books, what actually made him confident in his plan was what he went through in his past life.
Jirou grinned as he listened silently on the side. It was refreshing to be the one seeing how much Kazuya had been continuously shocking his friends and their descendants. He had already gone through something similar but had already gotten used to how absurd and an enigma Kouzuki Kou's grandson was.
Kazuya even used his phone to pull up a map and gave them instructions on where they should leave their vehicles. He gave them a thorough and detailed explanation of the plan he had in mind after reviewing all the important details. It was up to the two figures to explain the plan to their subordinates so no matter how shocking everything was, they kept a straight face unlike their descendants who got brought along.
Kuuga even felt more depressed after hearing Kazuya's plan. He couldn't figure out whether to laugh or cry because after listeningthe boy he tried to plot against, when compared to Kazuya, his meticulous planning was like child's play.He felt like an idiot because compared to Kazuya's plan to attack, he knew that he couldn't come up with something as detailed. What Kuuga and Nanami couldn't help but admire most however was that at the center of it all, Kazuya was the one who was put at risk at most.
”Are you sure you want to do this kid? This isn't anything like Kendo tournaments. This is a real fight not only in the world of adults but in an underworld fight at that” Isshin warned. He never expected that the boy would place himself in danger.
”This is my plan and I was the one who initiated the attack so it wouldn't be right if I sat back and did nothing” Kazuya replied. ”Besides, today has been quite the eventful day and I still haven't been able to vent all the frustration it's brought” he glanced towards Kuuga before glancing towards the two old men who stopped him.
The two heard about Kazuya from Jirou and Komori and thought they were exaggerating because they wanted this boy to marry into their families. It was extremely rare for those two to actually agree on something which initially sparked their interest in Kazuya.
”(Truly an impressive Kid)” Isshin glanced at his granddaughter and how could he not notice the tomboy he raised giving a lovestruck gaze at the boy who was younger than her.