Kazuki opened his eyes slowly his head throbbed like someone had dropped a rock on it, everything was blurry at first, but as the room came into focus, he realized he was sitting on a chair, his arms were tied behind him, His body ached everywhere especially his side and his head.
The room was plain, empty, and dusty, Just walls, no windows a single light bulb hung from the ceiling, flickering every few seconds, It gave the place a creepy vibe, but there were three men standing by the wall in front of him.
They were the same guys from earlier the ones who jumped out of the black van and attacked him, Kazuki stared at them, They weren't talking, Just standing,like they were waiting.
He licked his dry lips and said why haven't you killed me yet? he asked, his voice calm but rough or at least delivered me to whoever setup the bounty?
One of the boys stepped forward slowly, He was the youngest of the three, wearing a ash coloured jacket and a bandage on his face from the fight earlier, he walked up to Kazuki and punched him across the face, Kazuki's head snapped to the side, but he didn't fall.
"Who gave you the right to speak?" the boy growled.
Then he grinned and said, "Well… if I may answer your question, our boss needs to see you first."
Kazuki tilted his head slightly, That's when he noticed something on the boys neck, a tattoo. A symbol shaped like an "S" on a cross
Kazuki's eyes narrowed.
That mark… it was familiar.
Saint Rolloy.
A dangerous group of bandits. They didn't just rob or kill. They were trained like assassins and their leader? Reigi an assassin is No. 22 in Japan, but now they shifted their job to bounty hunters and security guards
"Hmph…" Kazuki let out a low breath, Saint Rolloy, I never thought I'd bump into this little gang today.
The boy in the ash jacket frowned.
"What did you say?"
Kazuki looked up at him again. "I said… little gang."
The boy's face twisted with anger, you... the so called No. 2 in the country, captured so easily by us… and you still call us small?
He punched Kazuki again, and again, and again till he spit blood
Blood dripped from Kazuki's lips, but he didn't cry out, He just kept smirking faintly.
What a psycho, the boy hissed
After about an hour, the door opened with a creak.
The three men straightened up quickly, standing at attention.
Footsteps echoed as someone walked in, flanked by two other men dressed casually.
A tall figure stepped forward, wearing a white suit, his hair was pure white, and his face looked young, clean, and almost royal. His hands were in his pockets as he smiled like a rich kid who always got what he wanted.
Reigi
The boss of Saint Rolloy
"Ah…" Reigi said softly, his voice smooth
Kazuki the Ghost, I'm happy I finally get to see you in person.
Kazuki looked up at him, still silent.
We never crossed paths before,Reigi continued, Strange right? You're No. 2, I'm No. 22, Yet somehow, our blades never clashed.
Reigi walked closer and stopped just a few feet from Kazuki, He stared at him with interest, like someone looking at a rare animal in a cage.
Sorry, Kazuki, Reigi said with a light shrug, I have to do this, Thirty million yen is a lot of money, I can't let that go.
He glanced at his men and chuckled. Some of these boys need the money for their families.
Kazuki stayed quiet, His head tilted down, his black hair falling over his eyes, then he let out a slow breath.
"Hmph," he said with a small smirk.
That annoyed Reigi, but he didn't show it, Okay, boys, he said, Keep an eye on him, I want two outside the door and one inside. We'll deliver him alive, I'm not killing him…
Reigi and his guards left the room.
The door shut behind them, two of the gang members walked out, leaving one behind the guy in the ash jacket.
Kazuki sat still, breathing slowly
But inside his mind, everything was moving fast.
He had something hidden, Something small… but sharp, a tiny pin he kept under his sleeve, tucked into the hem. It wasn't much but it was enough.
He moved his wrist slowly, carefully, not wanting the guard to notice. The pin was still there.
He smiled slightly.
Time to move
Kazuki worked the pin into the lock of his shackles, It was slow, Very slow, he kept glancing up to make sure the guard wasn't watching too closely.
The guard leaned against the wall, checking his phone and muttering something about a game he was playing
Click.
Kazuki unlocked the first shackle, then the second.
He stayed still for a moment, pretending to be tied up.
Then he looked up. Hey… you, he said
The guard looked up.
Kazuki smirked. "You punch like a weak old man.
The boy's eyes narrowed. "What did you say?"
Kazuki chuckled. I've been hit harder by my pillow.
You little—!
The boy marched over to him.
As soon as he got close
Kazuki moved fast.
He kicked the chair back, using it to knock the man off balance, Then he jumped to his feet and tackled him to the floor, a quick elbow to the throat, The boy choked and squirmed, Kazuki grabbed his head and slammed it hard into the floor.
Haha, a kid with no experience Kazuki muttered
One down.
Kazuki picked a pistol from the boy
He rushed to the door and opened it quietly.
Two guards stood outside.
They turned
Bang! Bang!
Kazuki fired twice, fast and clean, One went down, the second tried to run, but Kazuki tackled him from behind and knocked him out cold with the butt of the pistol.
Now the hallway was quiet again.
Kazuki stood, chest rising and falling, blood on his knuckles, but his eyes were sharp.
He didn't know how far Reigi had gone or how many men were still around…
But he was free.
And now?
He was hunting.