Renzo, The Grim Reaper...

WARNING: The following chapter consists of explicit violence, disturbing scenarios, triggering/suggestive actions & words. Read at your given will for this chapter is NOT for the younger audience or the weak-stomached.

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-Yokohama, Japan, 3 years ago, Kyudenki Middle School-

(Students were running away from the very incoming sight of Renzo Akikatsu. As the school attired, short-haired Renzo was walking down the halls, even teachers began to fear Renzo for his known history of fighting.)

"Teacher #1: H-Hello there, Akikatsu... Your tests came back and I uh-"
"Renzo: Just spit it out."
"Teacher #1: ...Um... you passed with a.. C."
"Renzo: Good."

(Renzo continued to walk to his next class as he then walks throughout the halls. Suddenly, he hears a loud slap he has heard from the left of his ear. Renzo then side-eyes classroom D-3 and walks into two lowerclassmen students being bullied by their stronger adversaries.)

"Coda Kunikio (6th Grader): Pick up Shoin first."

(One of the harmed male students, Shoin was then gripped and held to stand by Coda's student goons. Coda then pulls two grown mushrooms out of his bag as Shoin was squirming to be freed while scared he could die from his mushroom allergy. Suddenly, Coda was then smacked in the side of the face with a metal chair as it was revealed to be Renzo staring down the three bullies. As Coda was down on the ground, the two goonies tries to attack Renzo which they'd connect hooks, jabs, kicks and punches to weaken Renzo but he'd continue to stare them down without reacting to a single attack they've given.)

"Renzo: You two... are weak."

(Renzo then headbutts the goon on his left which forces him to collapse onto the ground after the collision, grips the neck of the goon on his right and purposely lifts him into the air and delivers a spine-bending backbreaker on the second goon as he was then crying in pain feeling his back could be broken. As Coda was beginning to stand back up while suffering the pain after being hit with a chair, Renzo menacingly stares him down from behind.)

"Renzo: You. Kuniko."
"Coda: ...!"
"Renzo: Stay away from these two or I'll make your fifth trip to the emergency room your last ride."
"Coda: ..TCH..! F-..FUCK.. YOU..!"

(As Coda then slithers away and grabs his two goonies, Renzo then helps Shoin and his friend as he then tended to their injuries himself before the next classes started.)

"Renzo: There you go. Are you two feeling better?"
"Shoin: ....Y-yeah.. T-Thank you.."
"Seriyo: Thanks..."

(Throughout the entire school day, Renzo was protecting the two students who could not raise a fist to anyone and took down any and every bully that assaulted them in the past or bullied them. Meanwhile, Renzo and the two managed to form a friendship which lead to them hanging out almost everyday after school.)

"Shoin: Uh, Akikatsu?"
"Renzo: Just call me Renzo, it's fine."
"Shoin: Well.. Renzo, do you watch any shows?"
"Renzo: ...Hm..."

(The two then stops as Renzo paused with a more serious tone in his voice.)

"Renzo: Are you two familiar with an anime called... One Piece?"
"Seriyo: I've heard of it but... it's too long-"
"Renzo: We do not use the term "it's too long" as an excuse to not watch one of the greatest anime to ever exist."
"Shoin: How come it's that important to you, Renzo?"
"Renzo: ...When I was a little boy, I remembered hearing something over my TV late at night. "I'm going to become King of The Pirates!" It sounds silly but, had me intrigued. Whatever it was, I was mesmerized with the entire series, I even managed to afford an entire collection of the manga... Good times..."
"Shoin: Did you ever stop watching it?"
"Renzo: ...I stopped watching, but I never stopped reading."
"Seriyo: If it's that good even for you, I might get into it."
"Renzo: Start at the very first season, if I find out you skipped a single episode, I'll kill you."

(Seriyo then gulped at the threat but understood. As the three continued to walk, they'd later on stop by a nearby outside food court for a quick bite to eat. As days goes by, Renzo was then visiting Shoin's house for a hangout on a Saturday but noticed blood on the doorknob along with a trail leading outside the gates. Renzo then investigates further and notices the main door kicked in and goes inside the house, sniffing the blood-intoxicated air and covers his nose as he looks further into the kitchen, noticing a mother's face clamped shut inside a boiling pot and her lifeless body twitching and bleeding out. Renzo then looks further into the home invasion and notices the entire living room demolished and coated in blood, broken glass and ruined furniture. Renzo then listens to nearby creaking and opens the bedroom door next to him to find his friend Shoin deceased and hanging by the neck with multiple knife stabs carved into his body, leaving a message for Renzo.)

"Carved Message: Fuck off, Akikatsu."

(As Renzo then calls the nearby authorities, he'd leave the house without touching any evidence and leaves the neighborhood to return home without saying a word. As the weekend passes and Monday approaches, Seriyo approaches Renzo who was concealing a weapon.)

"Seriyo: Hey Akikatsu! I finally finished the first three arcs of- ...Akikatsu?"
"Renzo: ...That's good, Seriyo. Say... Do you know what class Coda and his two friends are?"
"Seriyo: Uh... Class B-2, two floors up. Why?"
"Renzo: I'd like to talk with him for a moment."

(Renzo then walks away to Class B-2 as Coda and his friends with gossiping with their classmates as the door opens and Renzo then storms in as Coda confidently confronts him.)

"Coda: Did you... Kill Shoin?"
"Student #1: Oh shit.. RUN!"
"Student #2: The Grim Reaper's about to fight..!!"

(As students began to run out of the way, Coda's two goons and five more surrounds Renzo for he did not care on the numbers.)

"Coda: So what if I did? What are you going to do about it?"
"Renzo: ...I'm going to avenge him, by taking your life too."

(Meanwhile, the headmaster of the middle school was walking down the third floor halls and drinking coffee to the teacher's lounge for a refill. The headmaster then notice students running to the 2nd floor which he'd stop a student to ask questions.)

"Eien Yoshiie (Kyudenki Middle School Headmaster): You there, what's the meaning of this?!"
"Student #3: S-Sorry Headmaster Yoshiie, there's a fight breaking out in the B-2 Class room!"
"Eien: WHAT?!"

(As students were watching the ongoing fighting in the B-2 Classroom, the classroom was revealed to be bloody and destroyed with broken glass, flipped over desks, a bloody chalkboard and Renzo soaked in blood, staring down Coda only. As Coda backed into a wall, one of his goons then jumps on Renzo's back and chokes him in a sleeper in which he is not affected. Renzo then grips him by the head and slams himself down the ground butt-first to land a stunner which forces the goon to lose his grip and was suddenly stepped right on his neck by the angered Renzo as he was planning to choke him to death.)

"Coda: G-Get off of him..!!!"

(As Coda then uses metal chair on Renzo, Renzo punches the chair back as the recoil causes Renzo to almost break his hand as he continued choking his goon to death with his foot. Coda then was pushed back as his goon was then lifted by the neck and forced to listen to Renzo.)

"Renzo: You... and your goons, are going to die."

(As Coda is forced to watch his first goon have his neck snapped, the Headmaster finally notices and alerts the nearby teachers to call the police. As Coda began to watch further on, he began to cry for he was reminded of traumatizing memories from his childhood as Renzo then kills the final goon, students were running out of fear as some were now traumatized themselves. Renzo then stares down Coda, walks slowly towards him and stares him down.)

"Renzo: When you enter Hell, I'll see you there the day I die... But until then, understand that from here on out.. My nickname is DEATH."

(After a thunderous punch to the face, the lights goes dark and a crowd was heard cheering as Renzo now returns to reality and was preparing to fight in his debut match at Chun-See-Yoon Academy.)

"Referee: Are both contestants ready?!"
"Both: Yes!"

(As the referee rings the bell, Renzo walks towards his opponent as Sa-Hoom-Om, his opponent takes a martial arts stance in his corner of the ring as the two then circles before exchanging one body blow each then Renzo begins to charge and intimidate his opponent. As Sa then dodges the incoming attack, he'd immediately dodge a right powerful hook which scars his cheek as he was now getting nervous.)

"Renzo: Come on... Don't make me get even more angry, fight me!"
"Sa-Hoom: ..!"

(As Sa-Hoom rushes into the fight with multiple combination attacks, Renzo began to eat every single attack as he then transfers a hefty amount of testosterone into his hands and delivers a powerful bell clap in between Sa-Hoom's right leg counter an incoming heel kick while the force of the attack stings and stuns the leg of Sa-Hoom, making him unable to maintain balance as Renzo then appears right behind Sa-Hoom as if the presence of a demon was right behind him.)

"Renzo: TIME FOR A LITTLE NAP!"
"Sa-Hoom: ...! N-NGH!"

(Sa-Hoom then swiftly turns around to counter the incoming punch as Renzo's punch was then more powerful as Sa-Hoom's arm was then completely shattered from the impact, launching him outside of the ring and crashing into the steel barricade as the fans were then immediate to cheer at Renzo's oblivious victory as the bell then rings after the referee declares Sa-Hoom unable to continue the match.)

"Female Announcer: HERE IS YOUR WINNER IN THE RECORDED TIME OF 2:37, AKIKATSU RENZO!!"

(As the cheers and boos were once again mixed, his outro music began to play as Renzo was then a noteworthy trend across Korea's social media. Meanwhile backstage, Henry was then choosing which whip to bring with him to the outside when his match arrives.)

"Henry: If I use my retractable whip, I'll be able to win matches no problem... But using my old trusty whip gives my opponents the brutality the crowd would love. Hm..."
"Kin: Mr. Williams?"
"Henry: Huh? Oh, Yoshimura. Is there something I can assist you with?"
"Kin: Well, nothing at the moment but a small question."
"Henry: I may or may not have an answer, but go ahead!"
"Kin: Did you by any chance see Tashiro around?"
"Henry: Unfortunately no..- Come to think of it, we haven't really seen him since the day we first visited Nakamura in the hospital."
"Kin: ...Hm.."

(Meanwhile for Tashiro, the Mafia's main office was revealed to be kicked in through the doors, all security from the lobby to the stairwells defeated as most were knocked unconscious as the trail of unconscious and defeated security guards leads to the office of the Mafia leader who has called the attack on Nakamura whom was fighting for his life but Tashiro continues to relentlessly pummel the leader around his office. As Tashiro then pulls out four pairs of brass knuckles, he'd put two on each hand and lifts the leader onto his feet to question him.)

"Tashiro: Give me two good reasons. One on why I shouldn't crush your windpipe into dust and one on why you had the audacity to attack my fucking disciple."
"Rang Bae (Daegu's Hidden Mafia Leader): Y-You... you..."
"Tashiro: I barged in here to beat the shit out of you punks, but you're all so damn weak..."
"Rang Bae: ...Y-You.. got.. the wrong.. people...?"
"Tashiro: ..The fuck are you talking about?"
"Rang Bae: ...The real culprit... lies within.. the school, Nakamura goes too... We was.. paid to take the.. blame..."
"Tashiro: Any idea who it is? Tell me or I'll rip your throat out!"
"Rang Bae: ..H-He...-"

(As Tashiro was then told who it was he'd slam the mafia leader through his oak wood desk with a powerful chokeslam as he was now unconscious. Tashiro then immediately rips off his tie and rushes back to the academy as soon as possible while calling his brother to warn him of Daxton's potential murdering in front of an entire televised audience.)