"Wh-what are you guys?!" The older brother of the delinquent shouted while shaking uncontrollably. In a couple of minutes, Mikey and Fuutarou had completely wiped out his group of friends he brought with him to teach Fuutarou a lesson.
"We're invincible!" Fuutarou replied confidently as he and Mikey rushed the guy together. Mikey raised his right leg while Fuutarou rotated and chambered his right leg.
In blinding speeds, Mikey executed a high right roundhouse kick while Fuutarou delivered a high spinning hook kick. Their respective kicks landed on both sides of the guy's head.
The guy was instantly unconscious from the kick as he dropped to the ground face first. Mikey and Fuutarou both put a foot on his body and grinned broadly.
"I wanna ask. Are you related to Shinichiro?" Fuutarou asked him. Mikey nodded.
" Yeah, he's my big bro! How'd you know him? "
" Oh, I actually work at his bike shop. " Fuutarou answered casually as he ignored Mikey's surprised expression. Fuutarou went to his backpack that he put on the ground before fighting and grabbed it.
"You're pretty good at fighting, Mikey." Fuutarou commented, reaching out his fist.
"You're not so bad yourself, dude." Mikey replied as they fist bumped.
"I have to thank my dad for that. He teaches me self defense a lot whenever he's free. But I gotta go now though, I have to go to Shinichiro's shop." Fuutarou waved at Mikey. Mikey quickly caught up with him.
" Wait up! You should totally hang out with me sometime! " Mikey suggested. Fuutarou glanced at him.
"Where would I even find you, midget? Do you think I just magically know where you hang out after I get to know who you are?" Fuutarou grumbled. Mikey pouted at his choice of words.
"You know the jungle gym near Tokyo Cram School? Me and Baji hang out there every afternoon." Mikey explained. Fuutarou hummed, it wasn't that far from his home. A ten minute jog and he would probably arrive.
"Who's this Baji you're talking about?" Fuutarou asked him.
"I'll introduce you to him tomorrow. He doesn't bite, unless you want him to. That guy's like a monkey, wild like one too." Mikey explained with an amused smirk on his face. Fuutarou blinked.
'Does this guy only like hanging out with unhinged violent people?' He sighed and shook his head. He was with going to have a good time or regret this heavily.
"Sounds like an... interesting guy to hang out with. I'll see what I can do. I have to work at Shinichiro's bike shop tomorrow though so I might be late. " Fuutarou warned.
" It's fine, you can come whenever you want. I don't know why big bro would hire someone the same age as me, but it must be pretty important. " Mikey mumbled. Fuutarou grinned.
" Alright then, I'll see you soon Mikey! Bye now!" Mikey grinned as he waved back at Fuutarou.
"Bye bye!!"
.....
'If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you.' Isanari's words of wisdom rang in Fuutarou's mind as he looked at Shinichiro drinking a bottle of water.
"Yo, Shinichiro, can you write me a new training plan? The old one's getting kinda easy, I wanna push myself." Shinichiro didn't give even him a glance as he wrote something on a piece of paper before handing it to him.
"That was fast. How is your handwriting so tidy even though you write like the Flash..." Shinichiro smirked as Fuutarou was mumbling about the man's handwriting, going through the new and intensified routine.
"Remember kid, a diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. Strength does not come easily, it's on you to get you where you want to be. I expect you to push yourself in every aspect of your life." The blonde nodded back, understanding the black haired man's point.
" Thank you. "
"Don't mention it, Fuutarou. By the way..." Shinichiro smiled as he handed Fuutarou a stack of money.
"Your first paycheck. I gotta commend you for staying the full month. So for that I added in a little bonus for you." Fuutarou accepted the cash gratefully, excitement in his eyes.
"Th-thank you! I'll put this to good use!"
Shinichiro chuckled and patted Fuutarou's shoulder.
" I know you will."
.....
Fuutarou was jogging towards the jungle gym where Mikey said he and Baji would be hanging out at.
"Hey! There he is! Baji, this is the guy I was talking about! The guy who has this killer spinning hook kick!" Mikey waved at Fuutarou excitedly as Fuutarou approached Mikey and Baji.
"Hey, Mikey. It's nice to see you again." Fuutarou greeted Mikey and looked at the person besides him.
"And you must be this Baji that Mikey was talking about." He commented, studying Baji. "Name's Fuutarou. Nice to meet you. " Fuutarou grinned at Baji.
" Keisuke Baji. You already know how to call me. I have a foreign name too like Mikey ya know. It's called Edward, or Ed for short." Baji revealed.
" What is the reason for the foreign names?" Fuutarou asked curiously. Baji looked at Mikey.
" You explain Mikey, she's your sister." Baji told Mikey who stuck out his tongue at him.
"You were the one who suggested that idea that day, so you explain!" Mikey argued childishly.
"Tch...." Baji snorted before looking back at Fuutarou.
"Mikey has a little half sister called Emma. And in order to not let her feel weird with a foreign name, we came up with foreign names for each other so that Emma would feel less alone." Baji then snorted.
" Even though they're half siblings, they're as real as any other siblings can be. But this guy became a sis con though." Baji grinned savagely at Mikey who rolled his eyes.
" What's wrong with wanting to protect your little sister? " Mikey asked him while crossing his arms. Fuutarou laughed.
"Nothing's wrong with that, but your sister still has her own life to live. Being overprotective will only shield her from the outside world and she won't get to experience what the real world's like. I know because I have one too. She's only in preschool but sometimes she acts like she's the head of the family." Fuutarou explained with a smile on his face. Baji looked at Mikey who huffed and looked away.
" See, Mikey? He gets it, why can't your 'invincible' ass understand? " Baji asked him. Mikey sighed in defeat.
" Just let a guy protect his sister, Baji. " He grumbled. Baji shrugged.
" Whatever you say, Mikey. But one day you gotta learn how to let go. " Baji then grinned broadly.
" Hey, enough of this deep talk shit! Wanna go beat up some wannabe gangsters?! I saw them loitering down the street just now! Heard they wanna disturb the girls." Baji asked while cracking his knuckles.
"You already know I'm in. What about you Fuutarou?" Mikey asked Fuutarou while he cracked his knuckles and stretched his waist. Fuutarou blinked before sighing.
"Sure. Whatever, I'm in."
"Alright!!!"
To be continued.....