Chapter 4
"What are you going to do, Aniki?"
"Isn't it obvious to you, Asuka? I'll give him a slow and painful that he truly deserves, or else he might come after you and me..."
"Why is that?"
"The M-Cell is not fully safe and stable unless the person has a Devil or a mixed gene. Now, dad and mom don't have it so the only ones left are you and me, Asuka. He is most probably planning to launch an attack on us to get it out of us anytime, So you better be cautious for the time being..."
"Sure. Where are you going now, Aniki?"
"To Matsumoto's shop, 'cause I still have to complete the FD's tuning. Do you need me to get something while coming ?"
"Nope."
"Sayonara then, Asuka..."
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(Time skip to 11:30 pm)
Jin woke up, still in a sleepy mood and put on a black shirt and trousers. He silently took the key of the FD and a bag full of data logging components and went out. He was fitting those components and sensors on various parts of the car and was moving off. Asuka caught him just as he was going out.
"Caught you, Aniki! Where are you taking off in the middle of the night?"
"I-I am going to the highway, as usual. Seiji needs me to check its top speed, acceleration times, you know the usual stuff...You want to join me?"
"Yep. I wasn't getting any sleep you know...after I dozed off in the afternoon."
"Yeah, it happens to me too. Can you hold this laptop during the testing?"
"Sure..."
Jin and Asuka drove off to the highway. Osaka was perfect for such high speed testing, mainly because it's roads are much less curvier than Tokyo's. Jin wasn't even pushing it and the FD was gently cruising at 200 km/h.
"So, what is its top speed, Aniki?"
"Matsumoto expects it to be around 385 km/h. Why are you asking?"
"Isn't it a waste of money? How much have you spent on this car? I mean, have you even come close to it's limit? "
"I spent around 8 million yen, and I feel it is worth every single yen. I was able to reach 348 km/h on the Wangan 3 years ago, while racing against a Dodge Viper SRT. It was the limit back then, for a rainy night that is..."
"Jeez, you racers are insane. What do you actually get from such insane speeding? I just don't get it..."
"Well, it is quite indescribable. I just cannot find words to express it. Even Xiao and Miharu used to pester me with that same question. You'll understand, if you start racing yourself, that is. We have reached the spot, so buckle up."
Asuka put on her 6 point harness and gripped the laptop tight, praying silently that they may reach their home with all bones intact. When Jin finally stepped on the accelerator, she felt as if a thermo nuclear device had blasted behind them. She glanced at the laptop's screen and checked out the speed, a whopping 360 km/h! She couldn't believe her eyes, and checked Jin's face to see if there were any signs of nervousness. But as usual, Jin looked quite calm. He wasn't hesitating even a little bit and was humming a little tune to himself. The FD reached it's limit within seconds.
"Hmm...384.6 km/h at 10,500 RPM...Not bad at all."
Saying this, Jin glanced at his sister to check if she had passed out like she did last time. To his astonishment, she was still conscious and was looking at the screen intently, playing some videogame to keep herself oblivious about Jin's insane speeding. He then did some full lock to lock steering turns to check for any signs of under steer. Jin then did a few rounds of that loop, testing the 730 HP 20B-REW for signs of inconsistencies. After a few rounds, he stopped at a coffee vending machine for a break.
"So, how was the ride, Asuka?"
"Quite comfortable than the last time. The torque band seems to much more consistent than before.
I like this car a lot, Aniki."
"Well, glad to hear that! Now, let's go home, it is 2 am in the morning. I too liked the car's performance last night."
The siblings then got in to the car and started their journey towards home. Just as they reached the Nakajima exit, they saw a fire engine pass them.
"Now, who started a damn fire at this time of the day?"
"I don't know, but uh... something is not right, Aniki. I can feel it."
As they were nearing home, they saw people running about filled with fear. When they finally reached their house, they were speechless. Their house and the dojo was burning amidst the fire. Just as Asuka got out, a Jack-4 came from behind and caught her by the neck.
"LET GO OF ME, YOU DUMB BASTARD!"
Jin immediately kicked the robot in the face and then broke its arm. The robot left Asuka , who then launched the robot in the air, with Jin finishing it off with an airborne kick.
"Are you okay, Asuka?"
"Yeah, but what was that thing, Aniki?"
"That's a Jack-4, manufactured by the G Corporation. They are quite powerful, but clumsy at the same time. Forget that, and let's go and help uncle, dad and mom! Quick!"
Jin and Asuka rushed to their house. They kicked down the front door and by surprise, a Jack-4 obviously defunct then, was threw out by their father.
"Jin? What were you doing out there?"
"Oyaji? What the hell is goin-wha?"
Just then, the trio heard the sound of a helicopter, obviously that of the G Corporation. Unable to bear its noise, they looked up and were amazed to see the man inside.
"Here we are: the little cretins and their blubbering boy of a father!"
"Heihachi!"
