Prelude To Terror II
I'm quite surprised by the turn out of the last chapter. I got three reviews in less than a week. That's something, and I didn't expect that some reviewers are from the West. Many thanks! I appreciated it. Also, last chapter was quite short but I'll try to lengthen the next one to provide some suspense here, since some of Ryoma's fights with some rogue Digimons were quite brief.
Moreover, there's a stalker who's been watching Ryoma since leaving home and even recorded the fight. You'll soon see the relevance here. In the meantime enjoy this installment.
And so without further ado, here is the next chapter.
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While on their way towards the mall Ryoma kept on glancing at his dented racket which has been damaged during his bout with the two Gotsumons. He was hoping to make comparisons with the so-called new rackets and hoped that it would help him decide on whether he should replace his old one with the new one. He seemed to be oblivious as Momoshiro and Kaidoh continued to bicker among themselves amid what happened earlier.
Kaidoh: "AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN I SPENT ONLY THIRTY SECONDS??!! I SPENT A MINUTE AND A HALF SHOWERING!!"
Momoshiro: "It's true…you couldn't hold your "pee-pee" while taking a bath…"
Kaidoh: "YOU WANNA FIGHT??!!"
Momoshiro: "BRING IT ON YOU IMPOTENT IDIOT!!"
Kawamura sighed at the scene as he just ignored the two and went on ahead to lead the others towards the Tokyo Mall, but then more Seigaku members showed up and waved at the four traveling schoolmates. They are:
- Shusuke Fuji
- Shuichiro Oishi
- Eiji Kikumaru
- Sadaharu Inui
Fuji waved at the other four and asked them where are they going. When told about heading to the mall and encountering some digimons while Ryoma showed to them his dented racket, they were speechless at the damaged the racket received and were even surprised when told how their ace player managed to repulse them. They had to ask him for confirmation that this isn't a joke.
"Is it really true?? You took out two of four Digimons and the other two ran off scared??"
"How did you do it?"
"Better fill us in…"
"If it's really interesting, I'll make you my latest Inui juice…"
The seven Seigaku teammates screamed in unison upon hearing the word "Inui Juice" which made them shuddered in fear. They knew what he meant and wanted no part of it since they suffered bouts of upset stomach and their taste buds "damaged" after taking them whenever they lose a match in a practice game.
"NO WAY!!! DRINK IT YOURSELF!!!"
"Well, I was forced to defend myself using my racket, but they sure are tough so I had to use my techniques to scare them off. I used the Twist Serve and Cool Drive among others. It was enough to send them reeling, but at the cost of my racket. Now I'll have to buy a new one...at least I didn't get involved in school fights..."
Fuji then thought of something that would help his friend and help in budgeting his allowance. And he know the right place to get a bargain as he frequently passes by a certain area within tokyo. He laso guessed that it might be fun to invite more friends to go mall-hopping.
"I know! Let's go to Shibuya. There are plenty of stores that sell excellent racket with affordable prices...not to mention a lot of hot chicks out there. I promise you'll have a field day. So what do you say? Let's go, shall we?"
The seven Seigaku members glanced at each other and it took them two minutes to think about it and finally came to an agreement to go to Shibuya to see if they can find affordable tennis items and to see if there are hot girls there. Ryoma wasn't thrilled by this as he recalled his deal with his dad that he must find a date after he lost to him earlier. Despite being in Tokyo, traveling to Shibuya from Akihabara was quite far and they spent their time window shopping and sight-seeing. It didn't sit well with the Prince Of Tennis when his teammates paused to pose for pictures and autographs from passing fan girls, and was forced to smile and pose for pictures.
As they passed by a well-known, trouble-known area of Shibuya, the Seigaku team encountered some rowdy gangsters (about 16 of them) and blocked their way, itching to stir some trouble. Fuji tried to use his charms to calm an upcoming storm but this didn't work quite well.
"You...in the blue and white outfits...you're navy seal wannabe, right? Give us your money...or kiss our feet and we'll let you pass us with no hassle."
Momoshiro and Kaidoh, for the first time, work together as a unison and confronted the gangsters, who are revealed to be the Shibuya Shroud Gang. They stood in front and engaged with a vocal argument with the thugs, who are all muscular in appearance. They were in no mood for a fight but they're willing to give their tormentors a shot at them if they provoke the team.
"We didn't come here to have an out with whoever you are...but we'll give in to your request if you provoke us. We had a rough day already and we don't want to waste our time with the likes of you."
"Yeah...we came here for some R & R. Some don't stop us."
The leader of the gang was quite amused by their courage and decided to provoke them to start the fight by taunting Ryoma, seeing that he would be an easy target and decided to use psychological warfare to make him lose his guard and from there they will provoke a melee.
"Really...hey you...the shorty! I bet your "pee-pee" is short and that's why your short! Why's that? Maybe you're a dwarf! Hah! Get it...dwarf? What do you say, my gang mates?"
"Yeah, boss...his birdie's to small hence his size...I bet his daddy's birdie is small as well."
Inui and Fiju placed their hand on Ryoma's shoulders, trying to calm him down knowing what the gangsters are up to, but then the next taunting seemingly break through Echizen's patience. He was starting to get agitated at the hurl of insults.
"So...your daddy has a small penis means he couldn't fit himself in on your momma...and therefore his sperm's to small and hence you're too small since birth until now...haw!"
"Well said, boss...I bet his auntie's trying to use viagra on him to make his penis extra long as a footlong hotdog...and then his momma will suck him dry while asleep...imagine...mature mom blowing lil' shorty...."
"Hot momma fucks lil' boy with small birdie...perfect for a porn movie..."
The rest of the gangsters laughed to their heart's content but the ace player of Seigaku wasn't amused by this and brought out his dented racket and jumped towards the leader of the Shibuya Shroud Gang, using the Cool Drive and hit him on the forehead, sending the leader crashing against his men. The gang were surprised to see their leader busted open as blood slowly dripped to the ground and saw Ryoma glaring at them.
"NO ONE INSULTS MY PARENTS...NO ONE!!! IF IT'S A FIGHT YOU WANT, THEN COME ON!!! I'LL GRANT YOUR REQUEST!!! GUYS, STAY BACK AND DON'T INTERFERE!!!!"
The rest of the Seigaku members watched the scene in worry as the Shibuys Shroud Gang leader urged his men to to after Ryoma, but the Prince Of Tennis used a variety of his techniques, ranging from Twist Serve Tornado to Samurai Drive, and the gang leader was starting to get terrified as he is now alone and his men knocked silly, and thought they recovered, they are still reeling.
"No way...all my best men..."
"Listen up...get out of here or I kill you."
Left with no choice, the gangsters left like cowered dogs and fled the scene. The Shibuya folks clapped their hands as they saw Ryoma single-handedly defeated the gang with ease and praised him as the next hero of Shibuya. Though touched, he didn't let that get to his head and urged his friends to find the mall where tennis equipments are sold in affordable prices.
Meanwhile, the van that has been following Ryoma earlier on was still following them and recorded Ryoma's latest actions and continued to secretly follow them. And then another van appeared and parked at an alley where men in bikes and punk outfits emerged and went to the streets. They all appeared to be in their mid-20's and are heading to the Seigaku Team's location.
As the Seigaku Team are passing by a fountain park, they decided to take a break in order for Ryoma to cool off after being provoked, but then trouble made its way there.
"What do you say? We take a 10-minute before we get to the Shibuya Mall..as well as to let Ryoma cool off..."
"I'm fine...really..."
"Care to have a sample of my latest Inui Juice..."
"FORGET IT!!! SHOVE IT TO YOUR BUTT!!!"
Then the bikers appeared and are circling around Ryoma, seemingly targeting him. He sighed at the situation but decided to vent his frustration on the bikers, and as he was about to execute the Samurai Drive one of the bikers used a chain and caught him on the ankle, knocking him down. Another biker took out a steel pipe and is ready to pound the ace player. At that point Momoshiro and Kaidoh jumped into action and used their rackets as throwing object and hit the two bikers on their heads, knocking them down.
The rest joined in and managed to keep the other bikers at bay until sirens were heard and the bikers retreated. As the police went after the bikers the Seigaku team explained to the police about what happened and they were allowed to leave. Fuji started to wonder why the bikers were after Ryoma and what do they want with him. Sighing, they decided to head for the Shibuya Mall to get their desired rackets.
To Be Continued...
Okay...Ryoma got pissed for the first time outside the tennis court, but he had no idea why he was being targeted by the bikers and that the van is watching his every move. Next chapter will showcase the HOSTAGE SITUATION and there the Seigaku team will be forced to do something to escape unscathed.