"Calm down, you wanderer! You can't just come and say these things to my granddaughter. See? You made her upset. Now go and say sorry to her right now—"
"Ok, old gramps—"
"Hey, Tara, I am sorry for what I said."
"I don't wanna accept it—"
"Fine to me. I did my job."
"Go, you bad wanderer—"
After saying sorry to Tara, Junyu and the crew wanted to know more about the Black Fang Order, so they went to ask the old gramps.
"Hey sir, we want to know more about this whole gang, because they just seem a threat from just saying. They haven't done really anything bad, and they don't seem that powerful to us."
"You wanna know how strong those people are? Then get yourself out of my house and go wander around the streets. If anything doesn't happen to you while you stay out there, I lose this bet."
"A bet?"
"Yeah. I bet 10,000 NIT shards!"
"10,000!"
"That's too much, but we really don't care, because we are getting those shards."
"Let's go, guys—"
"Ok then, see ya. And I'm ready with my medical equipment."
"We will see, old gramps."
Ashfang Alley Streets
As the crew got out of the house and started walking around, suddenly the streets fell into pin-drop silence. The air was flowing eerily around the street—
Junyu says in his mind, "What is with this sensation? It's like I can feel this… the moments before the storm. I don't know what this is, but it feels like I'm about to die."
"Hey Junyu! See that shadow—"
"Where?"
"It disappeared—"
"Ton! Behind you!!"
"There's no one there—"
"I just saw someone!"
"What's happening? He's toying with us!"
"The sword splits us apart—two-sword style… Clean Cut!"
"Ahh!! My back! My back, it hurts—he made a fuing X on my back!"**
"Ton!!! Are you fine, or does it still hurt?"
"Junyu, watch out!"
Junyu shouts, "My friends are my everything! And if someone hurts them, he is gonna pay. And you hurt them—YOUUU ARE GONNAAA PAYYYY!!!!"
Just after Junyu says this, the mysterious man appears with incredible speed behind him and tries to cut him as well—but suddenly—
Junyu holds his sword with his bare hands.
Junyu looks at him, his hair slowly turning red… slowly… slowly.
The mysterious man says, "What the fk?! I can't move! What is this power… and what is this bloodthirst?"**
Junyu jumps and lands an—
"Impact-o Kick!"
By this kick, the mysterious man is smashed against the wall.
Junyu turns back and looks at him like he is about to kill.
The mysterious man says, "Amazing! That was wonderful. Now I will show you real power!"
"One-sword style—Starry Night!"
An explosion is created, and Junyu is badly damaged!
"I am gonna kill you guys—"
When all hope is lost, Salim steps in—
"Piercing Eagle!! Full Power Swing!!"
Both attacks clash, but Salim loses the duel.
Salim thinks, "He won because of the power given to the swing. It was not a normal NIT attack—it was something more than that. But I have to restore my energy and put all of it in this one single strike… for that, I need to buy some time."
"Very well done, Salim! But you are not ready for this—"
He charges towards Salim and swings his sword at his chest. But suddenly—Salim takes one step back and saves himself.
"You are a smart one."
To cut Salim, I need to make a great composure and jump up, risking it all to maintain a great stance in air. I think I can do it…
Salim thinks, "I need to charge this attack."
The mysterious man runs up a building, stepping on the wall, then jumps to the roof.
Salim says, "What?! How did he jump—and why did he jump? He's still running and jumping buildings!"
"Now I'm in a great position to jump and maintain my stance in the air… Here I go!"
The mysterious man jumps down, holding his one sword freely. But Salim had predicted this all along.
Salim thinks, "That's it. I knew it. And now… it's time for my final attack."
"Aim one, kill one—Explosive Skylance!!"
"What was this… I didn't know it!"
Salim's attack strikes his chest—then explodes like a bomb.
"So it looks like I won this battle—"
"No!! Nooo—I can't lose this—"
"But you did."
The mysterious man gets a flashback.
"Whenever you need power in life… unleash yourself."
"What does that mean?!"
"That means… remember me!"
The flashback ends.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
"What the fk happened to him in a few seconds? Did he just power up?"**
"Two-sword style—Blood Flow X!!"
Salim says, "My NIT is no longer charged… then it means I lost."
"No, you didn't!"
"Junyu?"
"Awaken, roar, and shatter my path forward!—Draconic Pulse!"
Both attacks clash—but surprisingly, Junyu wins the clash!
"Your power means nothing to me! You're just a kid with no training!"
"No training?"
"Now I will ask you… have you ever trained?"
"What do you mean?"
"You were just born with great powers. In reality, you are weak!"
"I'll show you what is the power of a weak guy!"
"Show me. I was waiting."
Both charge at each other with full speed—
Junyu steps on his chest and then executes—
"Tornad-o Kick!"
The mysterious man says, "You just have NIT. You don't possess anything greater than that."
"I don't really care—"
"You should—Shadow Requiem!! Celestial Sever!!"
Junyu loses the clash.
"How did I lose?! Where is he?"
"Behind you!!"
Junyu turns around—
The mysterious man slashes—
"Clean Cut!"
The attack gave junyu a cut on his neck.
"Ahh—it's bleeding! I can't move!"
"You lost."
After seeing this, Mil steps out of the shadows.
"You can't do that to my captain! Face me first!"
"You weakling!!"
The mysterious man slashes Mil's arm.
Mil bleeds, but he doesn't back down.
"Face me!"
The clouds split.
"Give my sword the same ability—Clean Split!!"
With this attack, the mysterious man gives Mil a scar across his eye, blinding him in one eye.
"Milll!!"
The mysterious man says, "I won't kill you. I'll leave you—so you live your life thinking how weak you all were. Bye bye!"
Junyu, bleeding, holds Mil, Tom, and Salim, who are all fainted and unconscious.
"Guys… I will take you all to the old gramps' home!"
Junyu can't walk properly—but he still carries his crew to save them.
"Old gramps!! Old gramps!! Open the door—"
The mysterious man… had done a 1v4 against the whole crew.