Chapter 84: The Boar

In a luxurious office located within Garter Corporation's main building, a short old man with frog-like face is bowing his head in fear before a black haired wolf beastkin wearing black sunglasses who sits on the desk. The old man is sweating nervously as he reported his men's failure yet again.

"I-I'm so sorry, Sir Gettan! But both Snow Fox Corporation and Mitsugoshi's forces are too powerful for us to overcome! None of our scouts returned with any info on their forces! With Snow Fox Corporation it is somewhat expected that they'll have powerful mercenaries from the Lawless City though we couldn't figure out how powerful but we still have no idea about Mitsugoshi's guards!" Said Garter, the president of Garter Corporation and the head of the Major Corporate Alliance or MCA for short. Although the beastkin in front of him is his bodyguard in public, in actuality he's Garter's superior and a member of the Cult.

"Tch! How useless can your subordinates be!? I'm not asking to defeat their forces! Just figure out their numbers, strength, who among the stands out, anything!" Shouted Gettan angrily as he broke his own desk again in frustration.

When he heard the news from the Lawless City, of how Juggernaut's rebellion during the Red Moon made Don Jon wipe out both Juggernaut's forces and many of his own subordinates and that Don Jon is massively recruiting men as a result, Gettan thought this is the perfect chance to launch attacks on Snow Fox Corporation to inflict some damage or at least figure out something about their forces. But even when understaffed, Don Jon and the Snow Fox Corporation's forces still annihilated all the men that Garter sent to attack their distribution channels, even the scouts whose orders is to remain hidden and bring information back to him.

"Are you sure you sent the right people!?" Shouted Gettan again.

"Y-Yes! I've sent the best scouts I can hire from the Lawless City along with a bunch of mercenaries to serve as distrac-"

"From the Lawless City you say?"

"Y-Yes!"

"Then isn't there a chance that they actually abandoned their mission after pocketing your money? They must've worked for Yukime or that blasted Don Jon!"

"T-That's what I thought too at first… But they're found dead too. All of them…"

"Tch… It seems that I have to do it myself. Prepare some men. We're going to attack the Snow Fox Corporation's distribution channels!" Declared Gettan as he stood up from his chair.

"B-But… what about Mitsugoshi, Sir Gettan!?"

"The plans to destroy Mitsugoshi are already in place. We need only focus our attention on Snow Fox Corporation!"

"V-Very well, Sir Gettan! I'll prepare the best men we have left right away!" Obeyed Garter as he rushed out of the room.

"Yukime. I shall prove that I've gotten stronger. After everything I've sacrificed… I've definitely…" Gettan murmurs to himself as he too left the room after fetching a new katana he purchased at a high price from the Necromancer.


Gettan had his men place blockade on the train railway with rocks and wood where Snow Fox Corporation's carriages will pass through to distribute their goods internationally. They would then stand there, waiting for the train to be forced to stop. After few hours, they spotted the train they're meant to intercept. Gettan braced himself for battle as the train entered their view.

"Prepare yourself for battle!" He shouted and his men roared in response.

But, instead of slowing down as he expected, the train went full speed ahead.

"Why isn't the train stopping? At this rate it will collide with the blockade and will be heavily damaged!" Muttered Gettan in disbelief.

Before he knows it, a magical beam was shot from the train engine, destroying the blockade his men put in the way. The train then passed the railway without problem.

Without his vision, Gettan can't see anything but he sensed an ominous presence standing above the train engine. Said presence is the one who shot the beam.

"Tch! After them!"

"B-But, Lord Gettan! It's too fast even for us!"

"Tch! Useless!" Shouted Gettan as he gave chase alone. Putting more effort than usual, he chased the fast moving train and jumped to the roof of the train cars. There he was greeted by a bulky and tall man wearing black leather coat and a hockey mask carrying an ominous axe, obviously an Artifact.

"Who… are you…?" Asked Gettan whilst trying not to show how intimidated he is by the man, no… the beast in front of him.

"Who am I…? There was a time when I have a name… Now, I am just a nobody. You can just call me Boar. That's what my master called me."

"Boar, huh? Are you working for Yukime?"

"That she-fox? No. I work for Don Jon. Though now I'm assigned to this grunt level work for the she-fox because the old man killed so many of his own men."

"Hmph… Is there a chance that I can convince you to walk away?" Asked Gettan, desperately trying to avoid engaging in combat with the man in front of him as he don't have any confidence to defeat him.

"None. Now shut up and fight, dog!" Said Boar as he brandished his massive axe.

"Tch. What a pity. You shall not live to see tomorrow." Said Gettan as he brandished his own enchanted katana, Yoru, whose blade possessed speed and sharpening enchantment capable of cutting through even Mythril with ease.

"That's the spirit!" Boar said as he charged in, his step leaving a dent on the roof of the train car. Boar raised his axe in an attempt to chop Gettan in two.

"What simple movement. As expected of a beast like you." Gettan muttered as he was about to slice Boar's torso with his katana before the axe chop could land… only to be kicked by Boar instead.

"What!?" Exclaimed Gettan as he received the unexpected kick, which almost pushed him away from the train.

"You're one to talk, you dog man! You are more of a beast than me! Though you've fallen into the trap of most swordsmen fell into… which is abandoning your instincts!" Shouted Boar as he charged again delivered a punch to Gettan. Gettan attempted to avoid the punch but he sensed the axe coming from the other direction and had to dodge that instead. The punch is blocked with his katana, whose sharp edge dealt a cut on Boar's fingers, though he ignored the pain.

"Now that's more like it. It's good that you still rely on your instinct!"

"I had to rely on instincts more than even other beastkins ever does when I lost these eyes! Don't you mock my capabilities!" Shouted Gettan as he removed his black sunglasses, exposing the scars on both of his eyes, an injury that gave him blindness years prior.

"Then why did you receive that kick?"

Tch. To think I'll be lectured by an enemy like this! But he's right. I need to rely on my instincts more. But that's easier said than done when all my instinct ever said is to run away! Gettan thought to himself.

"SHUT UUUP!" Shouted Gettan in an attempt to give himself courage as he pushed Boar's punch away and started his own assault with his blade, which is parried by Boar's axe. Gettan continued his assault on Boar regardless of how many times it was blocked. Boar was about to get bored before he noticed the blade of his axe started to get chipped bit by bit.

"Hoo… so your sword is an Artifact too." Muttered Boar as he blocked another strike.

"Took you long enough to figure it out." Gettan said as he once again delivered a slash which is parried once again by Boar, receiving another dent on his axe.

"Impressive. But futile!" Shouted Boar as he filled his axe with his magical energy, causing it to glow.

"Th-This…!" Gettan muttered, recognizing the ability.

"It's been fun, doggy. But you started to bore me. If you somehow survive this, I'll take you on again anytime!" Declared Boar as he launched a beam attack from his axe, blowing Gettan away and destroying several of the train's cars.

BOOOOOM!

An explosion occurred, shaking the ground and the train, though the front end of the train survived and kept going on is merry way.

"Heh. That she-fox is going to be so mad that I destroyed parts of her train, her merchandise, and the railway. No matter. It's that dog's fault for boring me!" Exclaimed Boar as he re-entered the train to resume his guard duties.


"Ughh… Have I…. gotten stronger… at all? I should be… considering how much I've sacrificed… How many people I had to betray and slay… to prove my worth to join the Cult… So why… so easily?" Whispered Gettan in pained frustration as he lie in the cold ground with a huge bleeding gash on his torso.

"Lord Gettan!" Shouted one of his men as they arrived on the scene. The sight of him being beaten so badly shook their loyalty, making them question their affiliation.

"Lord Gettan is beaten…"

"So fast!"

"Even Lord Gettan is nothing but a weakling compared to them!"

"To hell with it! I'm not going to fight them again! I'm going to the Lawless City to join Don Jon! Who's with me!?"

"Me!"

"Me too!"

"Let's go!"

Gettan was unable to do anything but grit his teeth in frustration as his men left him for dead with the intention to join his enemies. But his anger and pride won't allow him to just let them leave.

"You… fools… If you think… I'll let you go just like that…" Muttered Gettan angrily as he reached for a certain vial from his pocket.


Author's Note:

Long time no see? I know it's only been a few days but these busy days felt like a long time for me. Anyway, Gettan is going on a slow descent to despair. Yukime didn't even need to lift a finger to get her revenge on him. He's gonna do it to himself.

Anime0CC0Manga: wouldnt fleshs be better than slime?

Answer: Indeed, which is why Epsilon is so grateful towards Alucard, grateful enough to mourn him.

HundredMasks: damn, now I want guns, if only so don jon can fight using dual tommyguns while John smith has a silenced pistol and have a true Spy film classic shoot out

Answer: Who says there won't be guns?

DerTrap: When it comes to iconic villains inspirations, I think another fitting villain for Necromancer would be Emperor Palpatine. For example I would love it if at one point he does the iconic Palpatine scream about unlimited power. Or some other iconic lines like "Have you ever heard about the tragedy of Darth Plagueis" or "The dark side is a pathway to many abilities some would consider unnatural". And I would find it very interesting if he would use his hypnosis and Sherry's mind control research more often for example to create some sleeper agents inside Shadow Garden or other allies of Shadow and Shadow Garden to basically pull an Order 66 on them.

Answer: Politician Claude will come later. I'm not sure about where to place Star Wars references for now but I already said I know where to do the sleeper agent thing.

Wholesome07: is the next chap gonna be Don Jon the mafia meeting the 𝓢𝓾𝓹𝓮𝓻 𝓔𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓐𝓰𝓮𝓷𝓽 John Smith?

Answer: Not yet. Soon.