Five Years Later
Despite the years, the family compound belonging to the Fushiguro family remained the same.
And like five years ago, a young boy— now almost a teenager sat on the edge of the raised wooden flooring.
"Cupcake!"
"Cupcake!"
He shouted out twice into the night, with no response.
Toji clicked his tongue before deciding to go check beyond the courtyard.
Where the hell had this goofy dog run off to this time…
Five years ago, he found cupcake growling at his front door. Toji originally liked cats but a dog isn't that bad either. After all, they're the man's best friend, right?
Toji breathed out slowly, his lungs were going crazy again. The late winter cold stung to his body, adorned with a kimono.
With a click, the door to the courtyard opened and Toji stepped out. Avoiding the small patches of snow skillfully.
"Cupcake!" He shouted for the third time, taking a look to his right and left.
Cupcake was nowhere to be found.
Toji suspected that damn dog had taken off again. Such ungrateful behavior.
Whatever, I'll ask Sugeru to find him again.
Like that, Toji turned around with a yawn ready to head back.
He was just about to take a step into the courtyard before something caught his attention.
Sniff… sniff…
That smell? Sum ain't right…
Toji stopped in his tracks, mumbling English to himself before he turned around slowly.
A stench filled his face.
It smelled like the mix of blood and stinky ass crack underwear.
What was this?
Toji subconsciously let his thoughts run wild as the present seemed to disappear. A terrible habit he had developed since arriving in this world.
Right… I remember now… it smells…
it smells like my prime calvin klein underwear after playing basketball!
The thought clicked and Toji giggled to himself slightly before shaking his head. For being a man with a combined age of thirty… he sure was immatu—
Woosh!
Thud.
Something whizzed by his head through the air before impacting the courtyard wall.
Toji dodged, bending backwards abnormally with a cold face.
That thing would have penetrated his head, and he probably would have died.
If not for his powerful senses and reflexes…
He could only imagine.
"…Human… blood…" Two words echoed through the surroundings. More specifically from the pond/lake.
Toji's eyes widened as he made eye contact with it.
Whatever that thing was.
It wasn't human nor an animal. It was something else, a creature.
It had an unusually large head, a large long tongue escaped through its mouth. Despite the darkness, Toji could perfectly grasp the shape and color of the thing.
It looked like the mix of a human and frog, although leaning more against the human side.
Toji, for the first time in many years felt his heart beat faster. A primal instinct to run away from this uncanny valley of a creature.
What the fuck…
He gulped before snapping out of his daze.
This was real.
A moment later, he made the connection.
"Human…. Kill, I—" the ugly creature began speaking, it's rough voice echoing before being cut off.
"YOU KILLED CUPCAKE!" Toji roared out of anger and a mix of ironic sadness.
The creature stopped in its tracks from his roar.
"I'll kill this brat." The demon mumbled before fully leaving the small shore of the pond.
Did this kid have no fear? Idiot.
The demon thought, it's tongue following from the ground.
Toji remained stuck in place, face wide as he witnessed the creature approach.
His thoughts were currently going crazy.
***
POV SWITCH
What the hell is this thing? Was I wrong all along?
Since being a baby… my life was so tough!
Acting as a baby! Pretending to know nothing! If only those damn reincarnators would specify these things! Bastards!
Wait a moment…
Snap out of it Toji! This thing's coming towards you! Idiot!
I wonder what abilities it has… since it is a monster it should be cool! Right!?
But then, how should I kill it?
Maybe rip off its limbs… or maybe suffocation… or maybe I can crush its head. Hehe, the possibilities are endless.
This is why I really enjoy fighting, ever since being an mma fighter in my previous life. It's just so entertaining… ending up as the winner… knowing you could easily kill them.
Hoho… I should calm down.
After all… this is revenge…
For Cupcake!
***
Woosh.
The grass beneath the demon turned inward as it dashed foreward in great speeds towards Toji. It's frog like legs produced extraordinary speed.
He followed the incoming creature with a wild smile before dodging towards the smile.
It's fast…
The creature landed where he had just stood, it's long tongue in the air trying to grab him.
Toji dodged under the tongue before closing the distance and delivered a uppercut straight to the chin.
Kkrgh…
The creature let out a loud sound.
That hurt.
"What is this strength…" it thought for a moment, clear mindedness from the crazy punch.
ROAR!!!
The demon roared in a mix of pain and anger before slamming both of its human arms downwards.
But Toji was already gone.
He slithered to the side before appearing behind its back.
This frog's really slow.
Toji murmured before licking his lips at the wide open back of the demon.
In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or just casual wrestling… you never let your opponent get to your back.
A moment later, Toji held a tight rear naked choke on the demon. His strength quite literally overpowering the frog like demon.
KRAAH!!
The demon roared thrashing about as both of them fell onto the ground, the demon tried its best to escape the lock but Toji held the lock like a snake. His small legs between its large thighs.
His unreal strength coupled with technique made it a completely different game.
But after a few seconds, Toji noticed a simple choke wouldn't do the job.
In usually 8 seconds, any human would go to sleep from the choke. But the frog was still alive after 20!
The thought thrilled him but also made him irritated.
It seemed this frog wasn't that easy.
Good that makes it better.
Toji swiftly let go of the rear naked choke before almost jumping off the frog's back, heel aimed downwards.
It had just tried using its tongue to get his arm.
Toji stomped the thing's head ruthlessly.
An illegal move in sports but he didn't care.
The demon's head buckled into the ground but it still thrashed about, not affected by the damage.
Toji's grin only widened from the thrill, this thing was really tenacious.
But things had to end soon, he was getting tired. His lungs just had to ruin the fun again.
The creature had sharp claws, superhuman strength and not to mind that annoying tongue.
He had to end things fast.
Before it could stand up, Toji dove into its body before remaining crouched on its side and starting the ground and pound.
Toji delivered with elbows, punches and ruthless forearm slams. His terrifying strength quite literally denting in the frog's head.
Elbow. Punch. Forearm.
Again and again he just continued wildly, the green blood splashing onto his face.
Cupcake's revenge had long disappeared, what remained was only adrenaline and the enjoyment he hadn't felt in years.
But the thing was way more tough than Toji initially thought. It's regenerative abilities were something else.
Every devastating blow he landed would simply heal a few seconds after. It was a never ending loop.
But he soon got tired, and the frog's tongue had curled around his stomach several times. It's terrifying roars and strength almost made Toji second guess his own…
Slash!
It's claws finally tore through Toji's flesh and he groaned before delivering even more blows.
The situation was turning worse.
This thing was simply too durable.
Just die already!
"Tsk!" He mumbled and pulled back for the first time….
"Toji?!"