Own no intellectual properties. I have had some characters designed for a pro wrestling story for a while now and just wanted to find an outlet on here to put them. After a friend referred me to "Wanna Be the World's Strongest." I felt this was a good storyline and good characters to work with. This story is going to be focusing on plot, characters, drama and action.

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The alarm went off on Haru's phone as he rose out of bed to turn it off. Looking out the window of his and Konjo's small house he grabbed a nearby hoodie and headed downstairs. Walking out to his backyard which had been converted into a gym area he saw that Konjo was squatting a large amount of weight. Based on the amount of sweat surrounding him, he had been at it for a while.

" Hey…." Haru said.

Konjo only responded with a grunt.

" I'm going for a run. Want to come?" Haru asked.

Konjo did not respond and only continued squatting.

" Ok, I'll be back in a bit." Haru said.

Later…..

As Haru came to a stop from his run he walked into a nearby coffee shop. Walking up to the counter he made his order to the barista. " Hi, can I get a dark roast, no cream or sugar."

" Sure thing." The barista said.

" Wow, and I thought my order was sad." Said a voice from behind Haru.

He turned to see Rio sitting at a table with a coffee.

" Oh hey Rio. What are you doing out here?"

" I have an aunt that lives out here. I'm just visiting her."

Later Haru was sitting at the table with Rio…..

" Yea I heard, they're really gonna make you and Takeo work together after what happened?"

" I really didn't have a say in the matter."

" How's Konjo doing by the way?"

" He's doing fine."

" He really got shaken from that loss huh?"

" Konjo's been down this road before. He's handling it the way he usually does. He'll be back."

" I do feel for him. That was the first time he ever gave up in a match right?"

"…yea…" Haru said. " I noticed when he was laying into Hagiwara you were backing away."

Rio paused a moment. " Listen, I do feel for Konjo but what he was saying, he didn't speak for me."

" I thought you hated Hagiwara."

" I wouldn't say I HATE her."

" So what is it?"

Rio sighed. " It's just I knew a bunch of girls like her throughout my life."

" Girls like her?"

" Yea, princesses who think they can get whatever they want while thumbing their nose at me."

" I don't agree with how Konjo did it, but his viewpoint was similar to yours. Look at the world today. Celebrities and social media stars think they can just jump in and do what we do without the years of blood, sweat and tears. That aggravates my brother and frankly me too."

Rio was silent a moment. " Look, obviously I'm not fan….but Hagiwara DID put in the work. She trained all day for months at berserk without ever missing a day. She didn't complain even once and went through the training that everyone else did. In terms of her record, while she does keep losing, a lot of people would have called it quits after a few losses or even 10 but she lost 50 and is still working hard. If I weren't about to kick her ass again I could definitely respect her."

Haru was silent.

" If you EVER tell her I said that you're dead!" Rio said pointing at Haru.

" If you respect her, why agree to this rematch?"

" Like I said, she put in the work. She's definitely training even harder now with Takeo. But that's no different from anyone else at Berserk. I've been a pro for over 4 years and I earned my fame through the hell of wrestling. She just starts out and is selling out stadiums. That's not fair to the girls at Berserk who will have to wrestle for years before that kind of support. I can definitely agree with Konjo about some aspects of what he said about celebrities jumping into combat sports, Hagiwara just happens to be a complicated case. If she wants a win I'm going to make her earn it. But to be honest, Konjo was still out of line."

Haru took a sip of his coffee. " You know…Konjo wasn't always like this believe it or not."

Rio looked confused.

" I know he can be an asshole, nobody knows that better than me. But….our dad made him that way…" Haru said.

" Oh…." Rio said.

" Look, he doesn't want me talking about it….but growing up our dad liked to do two things, drink and beat on us. One day our mom had enough and just left. Konjo was 10, I was about 8."

Rio was shocked.

" I can't tell you how many times Konjo took a beating that was meant for me. He always looked out for me. He's not the person everyone thinks he is. Believe me when I say that."

Rio continued to listen.

(((Flashback)))

Konjo and Haru were walking home in their school uniforms which was a standard black button down high school outfit.

As they continued, they saw a group of high school students formed in a circle, some sort of commotion was occurring. The students clearly went to a different high school as their uniforms consisted of a yellow sweater and blue tie with grey slacks. As the two brothers approached they saw a high school student who was somewhat small getting knocked to the ground.

Haru looked to his brother who kept his eyes locked on the altercation.

" What's wrong pussy? Don't you want your book bag?" Said a large student.

The small student looked toward the direction of the brothers and made clear eye contact with Konjo. He could see the plead for help. Konjo just averted his gaze and kept walking. The larger student then threw the victim's back pack at him which caused him to take a step back and bump into Konjo was they walked past. Without speaking a word, the student went back to tormenting the victim.

Konjo took a few more steps and stopped.

" Oi…" Konjo said.

The group of students then turned their attention to the two large young men near them.

" You bump into someone and don't even bother to apologize?" Konjo said.

" Huh? What's it to you shit head?" Said another student.

While in terms of physicality , the students could clearly see they were outmatched. However, they definitely had superior numbers with seemingly 10 of them.

" Hey, piss off!" Said the large high school student approaching Konjo.

Haru dropped his book bag, realizing they were most likely about to fight. As he looked to Konjo he saw a big smirk on his face.

" You know…I've had a rotten day. So maybe pounding on you wimps will make me feel better." Konjo said cracking his knuckles.

" Just try it asshole!" The large student said rushing him, only to be grabbed by the face and thrusted to the ground by Konjo.

" You motherfu-" Said another student rushing at Konjo only to be met by Haru's clothesline, sending him to the ground.

The other students looked at each other. After seeing their 2 toughest get taken down with such ease they made the tactical decision to run.

"Hey…" Konjo said to the leader of the group, his hand still on his mouth. " I ever see you on the same street as this kid I'm gonna make your insides your outsides. Got it?"

The bully nodded in agreement. Konjo let him up as he picked up his friend and left.

" Look at how fast they ran, what a bunch of clowns." Konjo laughed.

" Hey…." Said the small student. " Thanks for your help…" He approached to shake Konjo's hand, only to be pushed down.

The student looked up at Konjo stunned.

"What the hell are you thanking me for!?" Konjo scolded. " I beat on those wimps because they showed me disrespect! It had nothing to do with you!"

Haru looked at Konjo concerned.

"Why should I have to fight your battles? I saw you looking at me, praying for me to come help you…..if there's one thing I can't stand in this world, it's a wimp!"

The student was speechless.

" You caught a lucky break today. What about the rest of your life? You're a man, instead of hoping someone will rescue you, why don't you rescue yourself!?"

" You're a man, you have to guide your own damn life. Sink or swim!" With that Konjo took his leave with Haru. The student sat there completely shocked.

((((End Flashback))))

" Heh, I guess to Konjo, that was a pep talk." Rio said.

" You haven't heard the best part." Haru said. " Last year I got a ticket to a Judo tournament…."

(((Flashback)))

Haru was sitting in the stands watching this young Judoka taking down opponents much larger than him. It took him a moment , but he suddenly remembered where he knew the young man from. It happened to be the bully victim they helped years prior.

(((End Flashback)))

" Get out of here! Serioulsy?" Rio said.

" I swear, it was definitely him."

" Haha, I guess in his own way Konjo helped him."

"We had a talent for kicking ass growing up so we got into a lot of brawls, we knew since we were kids we were gonna be wrestlers. He developed a killer instinct mainly due to our dad. The problem is, after so long he just forgot how to turn it off."

" I think I get it now." Rio said.

" My brother may come off as an asshole but I love him. Right or wrong, I'll always be in his corner."

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I hope you enjoyed this side chapter, more to come…..