Villain (Book 1): Villain 1 by Laddusaw Cole

Author:Laddusaw, Cole [Laddusaw, Cole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Superhero Fantasy
Publisher: Cole Laddusaw
Published: 2020-07-05T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

A scootch over fifty-five hundred miles away from Los Rebeldes, in the small Japanese village of Unmei, a young black man was seated outside a bar. His chiseled features were furrowed into a wary scowl. Beneath his wide-brimmed hat was a head full of dark, curly hair pulled back into a short ponytail. He was wearing a black kimono, the traditional garb of samurai, because he was, in fact, a samurai. The young man’s name was Ikeda Yasuke, and as of two days ago he was the last living member in a lineage of black samurai that had protected Unmei for centuries.

Yasuke was drinking Genmaicha, a popular green tea in his village, and glaring unwaveringly into the bar at two other patrons. They were drunk, boisterous men who were suspected members of the Kasai Gang. Kasai was known for taking advantage of poor families in the region. They would send their members to recruit from coastal villages in attempts to bolster their ranks. Despite Unmei being well known for its vigilante samurai defender, Kasai members would still show up from time to time looking for trouble. They never successfully recruited anyone, but the gang members still enjoyed robbing locals and being sexually aggressive with the town’s young women. For years, Yasuke’s grandfather Takashi had always been there to stop them, but with him now dead, the burden had been passed on to Yasuke.

Inside the bar, the men began loudly singing the Kasai anthem.

“Kasai is the fire that burns the world! Surrender or don’t, Kasai still spreads!”

It sounded better in Japanese, the language they were speaking, because they were, again, in Japan.

The men were being anything but subtle about their presence. Word had already gotten out that Takashi was dead, which meant hot-headed Kasai members would undoubtedly want to push their influence on this highly sought-after village. However, Yasuke wasn’t worried. To him, these two drunkards were simply the first round of losers in what was certainly going to be a long line of challengers coming through Unmei thinking it was undefended.

The bartender finally had enough and threatened to kick out the drunk men if they didn’t knock off their singing. They feigned apologies, but as soon as the bartender turned his back, one of the men reached over the bar and grabbed an expensive bottle of sake. The two gang members bolted out of the bar, giggling to themselves while stumbling over their own feet. By the time the bartender realized what had happened, the men were already halfway down the street. He ran outside to yell after them but noticed Yasuke seated nearby drinking his tea. The bartender bowed and spoke to him in a low, hushed tone.

“Yasuke, I did not think you were still here.”

“Do not worry, Kaito,” Yasuke replied. “I will take care of those men. Please go back into the bar. The streets will not be safe tonight.”

The bartender bowed again and went back inside the bar. Yasuke finished his tea in one gulp, stood, and adjusted his katana around his waist.

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