Goodbye and a new beginning.

It's been a week since Haruki was attacked by Ryuk and Matsuda, Masashi's henchmen. It was Friday morning and Haruki decided to skip class, he didn't see any point in studying anymore considering that he was earning good money with the underground fights in the tatami, so he decided to go to Mr. Hiroshi's house:

''Mister Hiroshi?''

"Ah, young Haruki, it's you, shouldn't you be at school?

"I decided to take a day off

''Um, you're no good, come on in and have some tea

"Mr. Hiroshi, something's going on, you and Emi are acting really weird lately

''Ah, it's no big deal, Emi's just a little tired because of school''

"I see''

''And you young Haruki, what have you been up to? I know that every Friday night you go out your bedroom window and don't come back until hours later''

''Ah, well, you know, about that''

''Hahaha, you don't have to be so scared young man, I was once your age too, and from what I know of you I'm sure you're not doing anything wrong''

''Ah, that's right, exactly, it's no big deal''

The two of them sat on the Dojo floor looking at the garden and drinking tea, then Haruki said:

''Mister Hiroshi, if you had an ability that no one else has, like a superpower, what would you do?''

"Um, that's a strange question, I think you've been reading too many manga.

''Ah, it's just a question

''Um, you know young Haruki, I'm going to tell you a story that has been in my family for generations

''Go ahead''

A long time ago there was a very poor man, until one day while fishing in the forest in order to sell fish he caught a huge fish, the fish was bigger than him, he was very happy, but while returning saw a group of five orphaned children who begged for food, the man, although reluctantly gave the fish children, until suddenly a huge light took over the place, The children and the huge fish were actually forest spirits, they congratulated the man for his honor and charity, then they handed the man 5 baskets, suddenly the river began to bubble and an impressive amount of fish began to jump from the river directly into the baskets until all were full, and this happened every time the man went fishing, since then he never experienced any difficulty''.

'

'So.....what is the lesson of the story? to do things for others with the goal of getting something in return?'

''No young Haruki, the lesson of the story is that if you are blessed with something that can alleviate the suffering of others it is your duty to help, even if it may represent a certain loss to you.''

''Hum..... spirits hein, what a concidence''

''What do you mean young Haruki?''

''Ah, nothing, I was just thinking out loud''

At that moment Haruki decides to leave, as he imagined Mr. Hiroshi had the same opinion as Emi.

''Got it, well Mr. Hiroshi I have some things to do''

''Ah, ok young Haruki, come whenever you want''

''That's right, tomorrow maybe we'll have tea''

Haruki began to walk through the streets, Hikari was by his side but the two did not speak a word, Haruki reflected on what Mr. Hiroshi had told him:

''Am I making good use of this blessing? Hikari said that I can do whatever I want with it as long as I comply with the pact made by my ancestor, so in practice I bought this blessing on credit, I don't owe anyone anything and I have no obligation to do anything for anyone.''

Haruki went into the local market to buy a cherry juice and some potato chips, but as he entered he bumped into Aiko, she was watching him and didn't say a word, she was staring at him with a strange face:

''Ah...hi Aiko, what are you doing here?''

"You think you're such a stud, don't you?''

"Huh, what? How?''

"I know what you're up to''

"What am I doing out there?''

''Don't play dumb, you know very well''

"What do you mean?''

"Strolling around rubbing up against that woman''

"Aiko, I don't understand what you're getting at''

"YOU KNOW VERY WELL!''

At that moment everyone inside the grocery store became silent staring at the two, the cashier looks at the two and says:

''Well, I understand that you have private problems to solve, but I believe that couple problems, especially about fidelity, should be solved at home,'' Aiko blushes with an expression of joy and shame on her face.

"What do you mean? Young lady, you've got it wrong, this girl is not my girlfriend.

''Well, anyway I ask you not to cause a ruckus''

Aiko and Haruki leave the grocery store, Haruki starts running from Aiko and she in turn starts chasing Haruki, however after some time she gets tired and can no longer run, Haruki in turn is invulnerable to fatigue and continues running without stopping until near her house:

''Ah, frankly, what's gotten into her? she never talks to me and when she does it's things like that, frankly''

Haruki enters his house, hours later near the time of the fight at the Tatame Haruki leaves through his bedroom window, grabs his bicycle and goes to the Tatame, that night, Haruki would fight for second place in the Raking in the diamond category, His opponent's name was Shinigami, he was a tall fighter, one meter and ninety-five meters tall, Masashi and his henchmen watched from above, he hadn't bet anything that night, Haruki and Shinigami were face to face, they both stared at each other, the judge gave the signal for the fight to begin, and so it went:

In the lighted ring, tension hangs in the air as Haruki and Shinigami stare at each other, though the fight has already begun neither has attacked. Haruki, confident in his ability to withstand any physical, mental, or spiritual harm, prepares for the confrontation against the fearsome fighter.

Shinigami, with his imposing presence, exudes an aura of formidable strength, speed and skill. His sculpted muscles denote his impressive physical strength, while his superior agility and speed reveal meticulous training. His tall height gives him an added physical advantage.

As the fight begins with Haruki delivering the first blow , a kick to the mouth of the stomach that was blocked, Shinigami demonstrates his physical superiority by delivering powerful and swift blows towards Haruki. However, as everyone knew from dozens of previous fights, Haruki remains intact in the face of the overwhelming attacks, without suffering a single injury.

As Shinigami continues his relentless onslaught, Haruki responds with a mixture of martial arts skills and his supernatural invulnerability. His precise and well-executed blows find their target, but are unable to cause any noticeable effect on his opponent, hitting Shinigami's body was like punching a tree.

Shinigami's agility allows him to dodge Haruki's attacks with grace and speed. He tries to use his physical advantage to dominate the fight, but Haruki's invulnerability nullifies any attempt to do significant damage. Frustration shows in Shinigami's eyes as he struggles to find a breach in Haruki's seemingly impenetrable defenses.

The battle rages on, and the ring becomes a stage for the confrontation between Haruki's supernatural power and Shinigami's brute strength. While Shinigami struggles to overcome Haruki's invincible defenses, the protagonist remains calm and focused, using his martial arts expertise to find strategic opportunities.

While Shinigami may have the advantage in terms of strength, speed, and technical skill, Haruki's invulnerability makes him an unwavering opponent. Every Shinigami blow is absorbed, unable to cause the slightest damage to Haruki.

The fight continues, with Haruki resisting Shinigami's every attack, while looking for the right opportunity to counterattack. As the audience falls into a huge euphoria at the epic battle, the certainty remains: Haruki's invulnerable power may be the key to overcoming the formidable Shinigami and emerging victorious in this unique confrontation between superhuman forces.

The fight seemed endless, Shinigami was tired and it was the perfect opportunity for Haruki, he ran towards Shinigami, jumped up and delivered a front kick to Shinigami's chin that knocked the formidable opponent unconscious, and once again the Invulnerable defeated his opponent and emerged victorious.

Haruki celebrated his rise in the raking, but Masashi, Ryuk, Matsuda and their campangas headed to Haruki's house, on the way Matsuda asked:

''What are we going to do when we get there boss?''

''Just be quiet, we'll give him a good warning.''

Matsuda, Ryuk and all the other Yakuza were uncertain and nervous, Matsuda disapproved of what Masashi was doing, but what could he do? disobey an order from a superior? they were in a black car, they arrived at the street where Haruki lived, they got out and went to Haruki's house, when they were going to open the gate that gave access to the garden they heard a voice that said: ''What are you doing?''

When they looked in the direction the voice was coming from they saw that it was Emi, she was worried because a few days ago she had found out that Haruki always went out on Friday nights in hiding, she saw when the men went to Haruki's house and went out to ask what they were doing:

''What do you guys want at Haruki's house?''

Masashi looked at Emi impressed by her beauty.

''Boss?''

"Shut up Matsuda.

"I asked you a question, what are you doing here?

''Well, we came to pay a little visit to our friend Haruki, but we ended up finding someone more presentable looking.''

Masashi was squeezing Emi's hand and arm with an indecent look, she tried to get loose but he pulled away too hard so that she was trapped, she started screaming for help when Mr. Hiroshi heard Emi's voice he came out of the house quickly and attacked Masashi with a kick that knocked him to the ground:

''Emi, are you okay?''

''Grandpa! What are you doing here?''

The Yakuza were preparing for a fight, Masashi got up from the ground and said:

"Ah! You old bastard, attack him''

All the Yakuza attacked Mr. Hiroshi, Mr. Hiroshi dodged and blocked all the attacks, quickly all the Yakuza were overwhelmed by his amazing skills, at that moment Masashi in anger attacked Hiroshi with a direct punch in which Hiroshi blocked, grabbed Masashi's arm and threw him to the ground, Masashi stood up and gave a spinning kick in which Hiroshi dodged and counter attacked with an axe kick to the top of the head, Masashi fell to the ground.

Mr. Hiroshi turned around and went towards Emi, that's when Masashi pulled out a revolver and shot Mr. Hiroshi in the back, Haruki's mother heard this from inside the house and called the police, afraid she didn't leave the house, she was very worried and went up to Haruki's room, she knocked on the door but no one answered and the door was locked.

Emi became desperate, Matsuda said:

''Boss?! what did you do?!''

''Shut up, I had to do it, let's go to the car!''

All of the Yakuza got up and went to the car, Masashi took Emi off of Mr. Hiroshi who was lying on the ground and forcefully carried her to the car, Mr. Hiroshi looked at them with his blurred vision and said ''no, not her, please'', Masashi was planning to do a horrible deed, but the moment the car started Haruki arrived on the scene coming back from the fight and saw the license plate, he went to Mr. Hiroshi who was lying on the ground:

''

Mr. Hiroshi! What happened?''

''Haruki, they...they took Emi, you need to stop it, you need to stop it''

''Haruki started to put pressure on top of the bleeding when the neighbors came out of the house and saw that they were desperate, they called for an ambulance, one of the neighbors was a nurse and did first aid, all this happened in 5 minutes, having this in view Haruki left with his bicycle and began to follow the tire tracks that the car had left on the road due to the high speed at which it had left, he pedaled as fast as he could, he called the police still moving and said the license plate ''WJ786'', she continued pedaling at high speed, he did not tire since he was invulnerable to fatigue.

Masashi was in the car at high speed in the back seat, Ryuk was driving, Emi crying cried out:

''Please let me go, I need to help my grandfather! at least let me call an ambulance''

"I'm sure your neighbors have already done this, stay calm, tonight you will receive something very special.''

The car stopped in front of a luxury building where Masashi lived, it was controlled by the Yakuza, no one cared that there was a girl screaming for help, what could they do? risk being killed?

Haruki pedaled as fast as possible and shouted:

''Hikari, go up to the sky, search and look for the car, the license plate is WJ786''

''Right.''

Hikari went up to the sky and searched the whole area and found the building where the car was parked, even that distance Hikari could see the license plate of the car, it came down:

''The second corner 60 meters away''

Haruki called the police again and gave them the address of the place.

Masashi entered the apartment, it was a very large and spacious place, he held Emi by the arm and started to take off her clothes, that's when Matsuda shouted:

"What are you doing, boss? You know very well that your uncle wouldn't approve of something like that!''

Who do you think you're talking to? This is going to be payment for all the money that that bastard made me lose.

"What? You're talking about Haruki? He would never do such a thing!"

Masashi upon hearing this from Emi slapped her across the face.

"Shut up you bitch, you don't know anything''

Matsuda tried to hold Masashi back and stop this from happening, but he received a frontal kick to the stomach.

''Normally I would shoot you in the head, but I don't want to stain my apartment with your despicable blood, Ryuk, get rid of him, then we'll take care of the body''

''Sir, it's not necessary, Matsuda was just-''

''OBEY!''

''y-yes...''

Ryuk led Matsuda out of the apartment, and let him go:

''Matsuda, you're kind of dumb, too kind, I don't even know how you got into the Yakuza, but run, go away, go down the fire exit, I lie to them, run away.''

Matsuda did as Ryuk said, when he got to the floor he saw Haruki coming, when he saw him he remembered the shot he had given him in the head, Matsuda was very sorry and shouted ''THEY ARE IN APARTMENT 405 ON THE 8th FLOOR!!!'' Haruki heard it, he looked at Matsuda, he remembered when he was attacked by him but decided to trust, Haruki took down the security guards that were at the entrance but the trouble was only beginning the building was full of Yazuka members!

Masashi took Emi to her room, she was struggling, she didn't want to suffer this horrible act, she stuck her finger in Masashi's eye, in a rage Masashi punched her in the head, threw her on the bed and injected Emi's arm with drugs, she screamed for help and could only think of her grandfather and Haruki.

Haruki reached the second floor, he was wearing his gray jacket and his ring mask, when the Yakuza saw Haruki they started shooting at him with their revolvers, pistols and submachine guns, but nothing happened to Haruki, only his clothes were damaged, they came at Haruki and he knocked them down one by one, they dodged blocks and knocked them out one by one.

The drugs took effect, but Emi was still struggling, she hit Masashi in the testicles with her foot, when she felt the overwhelming pain Masashi became furious, grabbed Emi by the arm, threw her to the ground and began to beat her very hard:

"Do you know who I am? Do you know how many women would like to be in your place? When Haruki reached the eighth floor a Yakuza advanced against him with a shikomizue sword, when he delivered the blow Haruki held the sword by the blade, everyone was surprised because his hand had not been cut, he landed a front kick to his opponent's chin which knocked him out, he took the sword for himself, held it awkwardly, opened a base with his legs raised his hands over his head and pointed the sword at all members of the Yakuza.

They advanced against Haruki, they were shooting, stabbing and punching but nothing happened, Haruki had never held a sword in his life but his blows had an absurd force due to the fury and adrenaline he was feeling at the moment, he cut, perforated and mutilated each one of the Yakuza that were in his way, only one came out alive but without one of his hands, blood and strangers were scattered on the floor, Haruki ran and kicked the door of apartment 405, Masashi's goons advanced against Haruki but he killed them quickly with his sword, Ryuk shot Haruki 6 times in the back but nothing happened, then Haruki threw the sword that stuck in Ryuk's abdomen, Ryuk fell to the floor in agony of pain until he died.

Masashi continued to beat Emi, until he heard the door being kicked in, it was Haruki, when he saw that Masashi was surprised but said:

''Oh, is that you? I was just playing with your little friend, you're not jealous are you?''

Haruki advanced against Masashi and the fight began:

Masashi, was brutal and ruthless fighter, for years he learned about martial arts and use of weapons from experienced members of the Yakuza. Adrenaline rushes through Haruki's veins, increasing his determination and strength. He moves forward with fierce determination, ready to protect his friend and face Masashi head-on.

The fight begins with extreme intensity. Haruki launches a series of quick, precise blows towards Masashi, who blocks and dodges with skill. Each move is filled with ferocity and desperation, with Haruki making the most of his martial arts expertise and invulnerability to overpower his opponent.

Masashi, aware of the threat Haruki poses, responds with brutal blows and relentless fighting techniques. His fists and legs move with surprising speed, seeking to undermine Haruki's confidence and resistance. However, Haruki's invulnerability protects him from physical damage, allowing him to keep moving forward with unwavering determination.

The fight becomes a visceral battle of strength, skill, and determination. Haruki unleashes an impressive combination of blows, combining acrobatic kicks, powerful punches, and body control techniques to overwhelm Masashi. Haruki's every move is charged with the will to protect Emi and ensure her safety.

Despite Masashi's resistance, Haruki persists, his unbreakable determination driving each blow. He refuses to give in, fighting with all his might to save Emi and defeat his enemy.

''Invulnerable, I've always wanted to know, how can you do this? I didn't believe it when they told me, but I'm tired and bruised and you still have unshakable strength.

''I don't have to answer to a son of a bitch like you!''

"At least tell me, who taught you to fight like that?

"The man you shot!''

''Oh, that old man? you should have seen his face when I started dragging that bitch to the car, he was begging us to leave her, it was hilarious.''

When he heard this Haruki's rage was high, he had never been so furious before, he punched Masashi extremely hard in the nose, when he felt his nose broken he pulled out a revolver and pointed it at Haruki's head and fired, but nothing happened to Haruki, Haruki grabbed Masashi's arm that was holding the revolver and applied a seoi-nage making him fall backwards on the floor, took the revolver from Masashi's hands and shot him in the testicles, Masashi felt tremendous pain, the blood flowed through the floor and the screams of agony echoed through the room, at this moment Haruki shot Masashi in the forehead killing him instantly.

Haruki took off his mask and approached Emi who was lying on the floor, knelt down and held her in his arms:

''Emi, I'm here, everything is fine now.''

Emi opened her eyes and smiled when she saw Haruki.

''Haruki, it's you....I was so scared...''

''You don't have to worry, I've taken care of everything, no one else will cause you any harm.''

"Grandpa, you need to go help Grandpa, he's been shot''

"No need to worry, the doctors should be taking care of him by now, now we need to get out of here

Ah, what a relief, but Haruki I feel light in my body

"Don't talk, you need to rest

"I can feel my father and mother's presence, how I miss them

You're hallucinating, everything will be fine, I promise you

''It's a shame Haruki, I couldn't tell you.... but, I'm glad you're okay, I was worried when those men mentioned your name''

''Emi, please stay with me''

"Haruki Nakamura...Thank you

Emi closed her eyes and died, Haruki was perplexed, he couldn't believe it:

''EMI! EMI!", DON'T DO THIS TO ME, OPEN YOUR EYES, PLEASE, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, PLEASE DON'T GO AWAY, THERE ARE STILL SO MANY THINGS WE NEED TO DO, WE NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE, TALK, LAUGH WITH MISTER HIROSHI!, I STILL WANT TO EAT YOUR FOOD, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.''

At that moment the policemen arrive on the scene and go up to the building, they see all the bodies on the floor and say:

''There is no doubt, these dead men are members of the Yakuza, but how did someone manage to cause such a huge damage, they seem to be wounds caused by blades.''

The policemen went upstairs, entered the room, and saw Haruki on his back:

" Standing still!''

hearing this Haruki put on his mask that was stained with blood, he ran and jumped breaking a huge glass window that showed the whole city, he plummeted until he fell to the ground, the cops were startled:

''Suicide?''

When they ran to see, Haruki was no longer on the ground, he had run away without anyone seeing, although there was a great commotion in the street, people were surprised with police cars in front of that building, and even more with the fact that a person had thrown himself out of the window, had fallen to the ground and then ran away as if nothing had happened, Haruki ran through the streets aimlessly, without even remembering his bicycle, he could not think of anything but the pain and suffering of loss, that would be the turning point, his new beginning.

To be continued.