Before you all start the booing and bottle throwing
I just want to say I'm sorry for the delay of the chapter
I hit a very hard wall while on the road to life and it was hard to recover
BUT IM BACK BBY AND BETTER!
It had been a couple hours since the incident and it was now dark
Komachi would be leaving tomorrow and she still hadn't spoke a word to me since the car ride to the Hotel
She was simply staring at the window view of the city whilst I looked at her sadly. I was almost killed and somehow got myself involved in so much shit I knew I couldn't pull myself out of
Please Komachi
"Just one word at least" I said begging to her
There was a silence before she finally spoke
"I hate them"
"What?"
She turned around, her eyes red and puffy as she shed tears
"I hate our parents for what they did to you! They abandoned you and this is how you end up" she screams falling on the floor to her knees as she cries for me
I tried picking her up, "please don't cry for me Komachi….I did this to myself" I tell her trying to calm her but she pushes me away instead
"NO ITS NOT! They left you when you needed them the most. The reason you almost died today isn't your fault but our parents!" Komachi screams
I couldn't say anything
I knew deep inside I wanted to hear that all along. That my parents were at fault and not me, that I was innocent in all this but that's wrong. I brought this all onto myself
Komachi is just young and is yet to mature
"I think it's time we go to sleep okay?" I reach out to her as she finally gives up and let's me wipe the tears from her eyes
We sleep in separate beds and wait for the morning sun. But I knew I wasn't going to get to sleep for a while, there was a lot to think about
What was I going to do after this? I simply couldn't go back to normal life after this. I mean I just discovered the criminal underworld, witnessed a homicide, and had gunshots towards my way
What the hell was I going to do?
A couple minutes of silent driving…
"Goodbye Komachi" I wave at her as she enters the train back to Chiba. I was still dressed the same as yesterday and neither of us had spoken a word
And now she was on her way back leaving me alone again. I really did enjoy her company but there was much to be done after what had happened yesterday
I was almost executed by the Yakuza
And then an unknown man with a foreign name shot the woman and saved my life. Not only that but he knew my name. He was for sure a employee of Mr. Minamino
Well enough of that time to go and talk with the man himself
I walked out of the subway and onto the city's streets. Slowly taking some black leather gloves out of my pockets I put them on as Novembers weather was finally starting to set it
But unlike how I used to be, I am no longer careless
I look at every corner
Every window
Every person for anything suspicious
Because my life could be taken by anyone within a split second. All it takes is a good placement of a stab and they can simply walk away while I bleed out
I'll do anything to prevent that
Taking out my phone I finally made the call. The phone rang for a bit before the calm and deep voice of Mr. Minamino answered
"Hello?"
"Yes Mr. Minamino it's me, Hikigaya"
"Ahhh, what's going on? You aren't in trouble again are you"
"No no nothing of the sort sir, but I would like to speak face to face about what happened"
"Of course son, I was planning on calling you myself about that. How about you come over to my house? I will tell you everything there"
"Very well, thank you very much sir"
I hung up and was given an address from Mr. Minamino. It was located in Koto, I recognized the area, a well known area for the huge houses that are lined up kind of like America and the rows of mansions in Miami
Walking up to my parked Suv…or more like my company's suv that I'm borrowing I begin to drive to the destination
Getting there about 15 minutes later I parked my car on the street and went up to the door knocking on it twice. Seconds later a middle aged Japanese woman who looked beautiful answered the door
"Hello?"
"Ah yes sorry is Mr. Minamino here" I ask but before she responds a man calls from the back
"Hachiman boy! Come right in I'm in the back" he screams to us from the backyard. The woman let me in and I made my way to the back
The boss was currently sitting in a chair with a table next to him with a bottle of casamigos tequila and some glass cups. He was overlooking his large yard with a nice pool in the middle of it
He slowly poured some for himself and me. Giving me the cup we began to endulge ourselves in the amazing taste of the tequila
"I had this shipped to me directly from Mexico" the man told me breaking the silence
"It's a very good tequila Mr. Minamino"
"Indeed it is. Want to know why? Not just because of the taste but because I bought it with my hard earned money" he told me but I did not respond. Because I knew he wasn't done yet
" people seem to mistake us with Yakuza Hikigaya but we are far from it. We are a new and upcoming mafia family with La cosa nostra ties. My family came from Italy after ww2 to settle but I took their legacy they left in Sicily and brought up a mafia that has taken over Tokyo from the Yakuza"
I had no idea how complex this whole thing was in the first place. I mean I had expected maybe that they were thugs who simply knew the right people but I'm literally talking to the boss. I'm talking to the man who literally owns Tokyo
"That's amazing Mr. Minamino I'm very happy that you allowed me to drink with you" I humbly tell him
"Join me"
"Huh?" Did I hear him wrong? He definitely did not just say what I think he said
"Become my personal driver Hikigaya. And slowly but surely I promise you that you will make your way up the ranks" he told me holding out his hand towards me. He was waiting for me to shake it, but I too stunned to reach out
Surely however snapping out of my own trance I quickly shaked his hand firmly, "I would be proud to join you in your endeavor Mr. Minamino"
He laughed greatly and grabbed the bottle taking a huge gulp from it. "This calls for celebration! I had already told Hayama to set up a party at my bar just in case you said yes. How about me go?"
"Of course sir, let's take the rental I have" I told him. Leaving soon after I waited for him to change into a casual black and white suit with a pair of nice sunglasses
"Let's be on our way then son" he told me as soon as he got in the vehicle with him
The boss and I had made it to the bar in no time. An underground bar with the last name of Minamino. Very luxurious and filled with people inside ranging from men in suits to woman in fine and delicate dresses.
At the end there was a door with a employee only sign on it. Mr. Minamino took me there as he slowly greet everyone at the establishment
Finally reaching the door we opened it and walked past the kitchen into another room but this one was different. It was a meeting room with a long table and 8 chairs, 3 on each side and 1 on the ends
The chairs had been filled up my people except for 2. and the only one I recognized was Hayama who was sitting there smoking a cigarette looking at me with sharp eyes
I was caught off guard, he seemed very tense considering he was at a bar
"Hello everyone. This is my personal driver and…let's say apprentice. He'll be joining us in meetings and learning the rope, his name is Hikigaya Hachiman" mr. Minamino said to everyone
"It is a pleasure and privilege to be here" I say bowing down slightly. Nobody even moved from their sheets to greet me but some did nod at me acknowledging my presence
I mean…it could be worse
We sat immediately after and the meeting continued. I was instructed by the boss to only watch and listen. That meant no speaking, not a single word or sound
"Well then let's continue. How's business going boys?" Mr. Minamino asked everyone
"It's going great boss. We started the fentanyl trade with the Chinese through the port as instructed. We expect to make around 100 million yen by the end of the week. However boss…there are more important matters" a man who's name was Tommy said. He was a Italian American who moved here and found his way to the boss
"What's wrong Tommy?"
"Boss we need to talk about the attempted hit on you done by the Yakuza. We have identified the family responsible, they are called the yamomoto-Kai. They were once part of the Tokyo territory but our men pushed the out further and they now inhabit the city's surrounding Mount Fuji. Most noticeably they seem to have completely control over Fuji and Shizuoka"
Nobody spoke a word for a minute. And I could understand why, I mean a large Yakuza family tried to take down the boss of Tokyo
I looked over at the boss who seemed to have the same face as he always does. Not a care in the world
"Very well then, I think it's fare that we add more numbers onto our streets and make sure those petty thugs stay out of Tokyo. As for me, don't worry I have my personal men Hachiman and Hayato" he said
Wait what?
Am I just a fucking body guard?! A fucking meat bag meant to take bullets for him????
"Don't worry Hachiman boy I won't be using you in any way. This is just a way to gain their trust through a shortcut. If you can guard me then they can trust you" he sunddely whispered with a low voice to where only I heard him
"Yes boss" I respond, while this didn't settle every doubt within my body there's nothing I could do
If I wanted in this life I had to play by his rules
ONE BORING MEETING LATER
POV CHANGE (3rd person)
Hachiman had left with Mr. minamino and Hayato. The plan was to take him back to his house under constant surveillance and protection and Hachiman and Hayato would go and do the morning rounds of collecting protection money from the local business
And this was the main source of the crime group. They collected money from the businesses who wished to be protected from low level thugs and ruthless biker gangs to seemed to always be there in the city like some cockroaches. Mr. Minamino always said he wished to get rid of them. He even made a crew specifically made to deal with them called pest control. A name made to seem like a business when he spoke about it to avoid prying ears of the feds
"Hachiman boy let me give you something" Mr minamino who was in the back with Hayato told Hachiman who was driving the vehicle
He unbuttoned his coat and showed a shoulder holster with a .38 revolver. "It was mine ever since I created this group Hachiman, and now, it's yours and nobody else's. Cherish it and continue to work hard for all our sake"
Hachiman accepted it gratefully, "thank you very much Sir. I'll make sure to use it wisely and effectively" he told his boss and put the holster on the empty seat next to him
This was only the beginning for our beginner mobster