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Target 28: Back in business
Kotsu and Fumie return to the resort and Kotsu quickly spots his tutor standing leaned against the entrance. "Reborn! I-!" Kotsu starts but Reborn just points.
"Good to see you back on your feet. He'll be training you," He says and Kotsu looks where Reborn is pointing seeing none other than Murphy and he falls flat on his face. He was ready to be trained by someone INTENSE and STRICT and SUPER STRONG! But… he gets Murphy… unlucky… He blinks a little realizing that's sort of Murphy's whole deal…
"N-no offense to Murphy but… why Murphy!?" Murphy just chuckles a little sadness showing in his voice.
"Because while you were walking around being miserable everyone else got their own trainers. Murphy is the only one left it seems…" He says further adding to Murphy's feeling of being useless. "You should feel lucky you even HAVE a trainer Klutsu. If it was up to me I'd just leave you to train yourself," He says before leaving for his own training of Tsugemora. Fumie smacks Kotsu on the back with a huge grin.
"Well it looks like you have your work cut out for you doesn't it!? Good luck 'Klutsu'," She says giggling at his nickname.
Kotsu just blinks a few times before going with Murphy to train. "So… you um… you okay again Secondo-san?" Murphy asks as they walk into the woods behind the resort.
"Y-yeah… I'm good… scared… but good…" He says still not seeing how he'll be able to defeat Zaccaria OR Ywan. "Where're we GOING anyway?" He asks back and Murphy just points straight forward before getting a spider-web in his face and tripping.
"T-that way…" He says and Kotsu facepalms. Even HE knows which direction they're going… He helps Murphy up and the man gets all the spiderweb out of his face. "There's a good training area nearby…"
"How… once more no offense at all… but how're YOU going to train me?"
"None taken once again secondo-san… as a matter of fact I was wondering that myself. But I came to the conclusion that I can't really teach you any new techniques… so… it'll heavily depend on you and… getting comfortable with your weapon… and getting used to hyper dying will mode,"
"A-alright… I guess I might need some physical training then… right?"
Murphy nods glee sparkling in his eyes.
"That's right! That's ONE thing I'm quite good at!" He says as they reach an opening and Murphy tosses off his long brown jacket revealing a well-muscled physique underneath covered by a black tank-top. He stretches a little and Kotsu is honestly stunned at how impressively strong he looks.
"I… nevermind…" He just says and the two begin their training with Murphy leading the charge on physical training.
-NII-
Reborn walks behind the resort also into the woods to another ground like the one Kotsu and Murphy are at. On it he sees Tsugemora standing also doing some physical training. Reborn smirks seeing him work hard. He can't help but wonder how long he can keep going…? He's doing it for Klutsu… so he recons Tsugemora could keep going for at least a few hours before stopping. "Tsugemora. At ease," he says and Tsugemora stops his push-ups and gets up. In spite of barely being 13 he does seem to have done a lot of training before.
"Why Reborn-san?! If I stop training I'll never be useful! I got beaten without a second's notice!" He says remembering how NM-5 beat him in a few seconds without even paying much attention.
Reborn just shakes his head. "Training for a week, even as extensively as you're willing to, won't help someone like you out. You're too young. Your body's not producing much of the hormones needed to make you stronger. Maybe in a year or two. Instead. Take this," He says tossing him something and Tsugemora grabs it. It's a very strange-looking gun with a hook at the end instead of a barrel.
"A hook-gun? Why should I use THIS!?" He says pointing it at a tree pretending to aim.
"Because… remember how it went with Geraldino… or Yari… or NM-5 up close?" He says and Tsugemora grits his teeth knowing that in almost every instant he's been next to useless. "You might want to start working on your ranged game," He says before he quickly paints some targets on trees around them. "Hit all of these targets one after another in succession. That's all you need to do. After that… I have another exercise in mind," He says sitting down against an unmarked tree and Tsugemora takes aim and fires missing the tree thanks to the recoil.
"Damn… this is kinda hard…"
"Training isn't easy. Once more. Wouldn't want to fail your 'nii-san'," he says intentionally egging him on.
-NII-
Ren is sitting in his room with Reishiro, Ren reading a book while Reishiro is just staring into blank space as he does. "Oi Ren… Who's that guy, that always attacks you when we're here…?" Reishiro asks breaking the silence.
"that's Kyoya-sensei… our homeroom teacher… he wants me to get into this game my little brother's playing… because I was chosen to be his 'guardian'. It's not really for me though,"
"Guardian… I know a guardian… my mama… she takes care of kids…" He says falling backwards laying himself on the floor.
"She does? That's a tough job isn't it?"
"What is?"
"Your mom? Being a guardian for kids?"
"It's a job?"
Ren chuckles a little. "N-nevermind Reishiro… but… even now… I'm kind of glad lil' bro got beaten that time… it made him realize it's a dangerous game… he could hurt himself if he keeps going… I'm happy to hear he's focusing on school…" He says turning the page.
Reishiro tilts his head. "You're happy?" he says wondering why since from what he could tell Kotsu was sad… "It seemed like Mini-Ren really liked that game though… right?"
Ren nods as he closes his book. "He did… but it's an unhealthy habit… it involves fighting after all,"
"Fighting… my dad fights sometimes…"
"With your mom?"
"He fights with my mom?" Reishiro asks confused once more.
"N-no. I'm asking you. I don't know if he does,"
"Ah! Sokaaa… I dunno if they do… they don't live together… My papa lives somewhere… I don't really know where… but he fights for a living…" He says and Ren wonders if Reishiro's dad's some kind of boxer.
"Well as long as he isn't involved in anything shady…"
"I've seen him with sunglasses. That's shady right…?" Reishiro says and Ren just laughs loudly.
"You're a blast sometimes Reishiro…"
Reishiro gets up and goes to the door. "I'll leave you two alone for a while…" He says opening the door where Hibari is standing getting ready to knock on the door making both Ren and Hibari wonder how on earth he knew Hibari would be there.
After Reishiro leaves without saying a word to their teacher Hibari enters the room. "L-listen Kyoya-sensei… I know what you're going to say a-and I… I really don't care for this game… I hope you understand…" He says and Hibari just grits his teeth.
"Outside… NOW!" He says exiting the room and Ren follows him with a slight gulp. As soon as they're outside Hibari attacks him with his tonfa's and Ren starts dodging, knowing that those things hurt. He's seen Hibari dispatch of bullies and delinquents at their school before. The students hanging around outside look wonderingly at the two of them as Ren keeps jumping back, over and sideways to avoid the intense pressure Hibari is exerting on him. "You're a nice boy Ren! But you're narrowminded when it comes to your right and wrong!" He says nearly hitting Ren and the boy wonders what on earth he's talking about. He knows what's wrong! It's wrong for someone like Kotsu to play this game and it's right that he quit…
"What're you trying to say…?" Ren asks and Hibari just grits his teeth.
"You really don't see what's wrong!?"
"NO! What're you talking about!? You're so mad at me and I don't know why!? I-I just care about my little brother! What's so wrong with that!?"
Hibari stops his attack. He just once more looks almost disgusted at Ren. "You're acting selfishly Ren. You say you're worried about his health. That he'll hurt himself… But you're just worried that he's not being who YOU want him to be…" He says before attacking him again and Ren jumps back with a backflip. He's getting a bit upset with Hibari at this point. He might have an immense amount of respect for him, but he can't just tell him blatantly that he's being selfish! He's NOT! He just… he just cares about his little brother that's all. He grits his teeth before turning back to the hotel.
"I-I'm going to bed…" He says heading inside and Hibari puts his tonfas away.
"That'll give you something to think about…"
As he enters the room Reishiro is laying in his bed sleeping with his eyes open which Ren found quite odd at first but he's become accustomed to it. However as he himself prepares for bed too Reishiro turns a little in his sleep. "He's saaaaaddd…" He mumbles to himself and Ren just ignores it as he also knows Reishiro talks in his sleep. Though for some reason it usually has something to do with Ren's current situation.
Ren just lays down in his own bed wondering what Hibari meant by him being selfish. "He…needs… Ren…" Reishiro once more whispers.