Enjo was transported to another part of the Kaminokaze Family Estate. Across from him was Ochitsuite, the eldest member of the Kaminokaze Family Executives. His long white hair flowed in the wind like a cloud as he gripped his staff. Enjo popped his neck, and spoke up first,

“Listen. We didn’t come here to fight.” Enjo said. “Your men attacked us, we just came to talk.”

Ochitsuite sternly looked at him and didn’t reply. Enjo continued,

“We just wanted to know why your Boss suddenly stopped contact.” He said. “More accurately, we came to see if he was willing to talk about it. There’s no need to fight here.”

“...I trust what you say is true.” Ochitsuite replied, still looking stern. “But we have our duties now.”

Before Enjo could question further, Ochitsuite swung his staff and launched a whirlwind at Enjo! He attempted to block, but was knocked off his feet by the powerful gust. Enjo got back up and sighed. No more talk. He shot flames from the soles of his shoes, rocketing himself forward at high speed as he coated his arm with fire. Ochitsuite similarly made the air compress and spiral around his own fist and, as Enjo approached, their fists shot forward at the same time, making contact with each others’ faces! They were both blown back with immense force, Enjo landing on his feet while Ochitsuite spun his staff and flew gracefully into the air. A cloud blew down to him, which he stood on as if it were solid.

“Tsch.” Enjo scoffed, a bit annoyed. “If he had a tail he’d be the damn Monkey King.”

Enjo clapped his hands together, as Flames formed around him. As he separated his palms, he made a large fireball, then reared back and flung the fireball at Ochitsuite! Ochitsuite, in response, launched an Air Blade that cut the Fireball in half. To his surprise, Enjo had vanished from behind the fireball as it dissipated!

“So he wasn’t just throwing out a big attack.” He said to himself, as he looked around for Enjo.

Suddenly, Enjo hit him from behind as he descended from above, kicking Ochitsuite’s back and knocking him off the Cloud! Ochitsuite hit the ground, and rolled a distance before barely regaining his footing. He breathed heavily, feeling the effects of his age. It’s been a while since he’s had to actually fight, and wasn’t used to it these days. As Enjo landed across from him, he got to his feet, and spun his staff as he took a deep breath.

“Horizontal Tornado!” He shouted, as he unleashed his attack : A powerful wind funnel that flew towards Enjo with great Speed and Strength!

Enjo, in turn, adjusted his footing and pulled his facemask down slightly. As smoke started to rise from his mouth, he opened it wide and roared : 

“Dragon Breath!”

With that, he shot a large stream of Fire from his mouth, which clashed with the Wind Funnel and made a huge explosion! As Enjo pulled his facemask back up, Ochitsuite reappeared next to him, and swung his staff. Enjo put his arm up to block it, but was still sent flying! He landed, taking a knee as he watched Ochitsuite hover into the air.

“He’s stronger than he looks.” Enjo thought to himself. He then looked at his arm, realizing it had been broken by the Impact! Thinking quickly, he focused his Aura around his broken arm, and healed it using Regeneration, fixing it back into shape in no time. “Stings every time…but it’s better than a snapped Arm.”

Ochitsuite flew towards Enjo, on a new Cloud. He positioned his Staff like a Spear, as the Wind gathered around the tip, forming into the shape of a drill!

“Nimbostratus Spear!” He yelled as he thrusted the attack towards Enjo with all his strength!

At the last second, Enjo managed to just barely dodge the Spear as it sliced his cheek. He moved forward and punched Ochitsuite in the chest, while firing a blast of fire from his fist that launched him into the air! Enjo then surrounded himself with a sphere of flames, and propelled himself at Ochitsuite like a Rocket, hitting him in the chest with a powerful headbutt as the flames exploded, launching Ochitsuite across the estate! Enjo fell to the ground, landing shakily on his feet. He felt his forehead, seeing a little blood trickle out onto the back of his hand.

“Next time…” Enjo groaned, trying to focus on healing his head. “I’ll go for a clothesline or something…”

Elsewhere in the Estate, Chinmoku stood across from Higeki, one of the Executives who looked like a Clown and was slightly fat. He was smiling as he watched Chinmoku carefully. After a moment, Chinmoku spoke, raising his rhythm stick and holding it up to his ear as he closed his eyes.

“...The sound of your Breathing is quite energetic.” He said to Higeki. “Happy, perhaps. Yet it also remains Steady…I sense you fully intend to fight.”

“Afraid so, Afro!” Higeki said, a slight chuckle between nearly every word. He pointed at Chinmoku with finger guns playfully. “Just know if it were up to me…we’d be able to just laugh all a’ this off!”

“...I do not laugh.” Chinmoku replied, as he spun his Rhythm stick before gripping it tightly in his hand.

“We’ll see about that!” Higeki replied, as he took out an inflated balloon. “Tell ya what…if I can make ya laugh, I win!”

Chinmoku didn’t engage further, he just tapped the ground with his rhythm stick, making a dull noise from its hollow inside. He then lifted the stick and stabbed it into the ground, while using his Ability to increase the Frequency until the ground began to shake! Higeki stumbled, losing balance as he almost fell over. Chinmoku did a handspring, leaving the rhythm stick in the ground, and kicked Higeki’s chest, knocking him over! Then, after leaping off Higeki’s chest, he landed knees-first onto Higeki’s stomach, before backflipping away and retrieving the stick from the ground. Higeki coughed, starting to get back up.

“Y-you’re quick…” Higeki coughed out, still chuckling. “Ya definitely know how to scrap, don’t ya?”

“I’m not sure what your Ability is, but it’s clear you aren’t fast enough to…e-enough t…to…” Chinmoku started to stutter as he felt something welling up from his chest. Suddenly, without warning, he began to chuckle, before it devolved into laughter. He leaned over, starting to feel breathless! The constant laughing making it almost impossible to breathe!

“Well how about that? I made you laugh!” Higeki exclaimed as he swung a Balloon at Chinmoku. To his surprise, the Balloon felt extremely heavy, and knocked Chinmoku over! Chinmoku briefly looked at the Balloon and realized it was infused with Aura, making it stronger and heavier. “That’s my Ability, pal! I can make ANYONE Laugh! Sorry, but it’s time for the closin’ act!”

Higeki wailed on Chinmoku with aura-infused balloons, hitting him repeatedly all over while Chinmoku was struggling to move or even breathe from the unending forced Laughter! As Higeki finished his barrage of attacks, he kicked Chinmoku in the chin, knocking him onto his back as he wheezed out weak laughter.

“This’s no laughin’ matter, bub!” Higeki said, standing over Chinmoku, holding the strings of his balloons as they hovered in the air.

Chinmoku managed to barely speak through the forced laughter and pain. “I…dis…agree…”

Chinmoku pulled down his collar covering his mouth, and when the next Laugh came, he greatly amplified the sound, making a booming noise that not only knocked Higeki off his feet, but also shattered windows across the Estate, and the surrounding buildings! Higeki stumbled back, covering his bleeding ears and groaning. He looked back up just in time to see Chinmoku hit him between the eyes with his Rhythm stick, knocking him unconscious! Chinmoku fell to his knees, breathing heavily.

“Well…I suppose you made me laugh.” Chinmoku commented. “Guess that means you win.”

On the opposite end of the Estate from where Chinmoku was, Fumetsu stood across from Kakoku. He wore a black coat that was buttoned up and had a red cross on the left side of the chest. The whites of his eyes were Red and bloodshot, his hair was unruly and white. He tightened his surgical gloves, glaring at Fumetsu.

“You dare bring disorder to the Boss’ Estate?” Kakoku remarked, coldly, yet angrily.

Fumetsu scoffed, cracking his neck. “We didn’t bring shit. We came to talk and your Men opened up shooting.”

Fumetsu pulled his Katana from its sheath on his hip, as the blade glowed with Aura.

“But now that you’ve gone and started a fight…” Fumetsu continued, “I intend to END it.”

Kakoku snapped his fingers, and a strange Green & Blue-Green cloud was emitted from his body, slowly spreading out. Kakoku started to sweat a little after seeing the Cloud, and gritted his teeth.

“I haven’t used my Ability since the accident…” He said to himself quietly.

Fumetsu narrowed his eyes and ran into the cloud recklessly. He went to swing the Katana at Kakoku’s neck, but suddenly froze, feeling his muscles lock up. After a moment he fell to the ground, feeling sharp pain in his muscles, bones, nerves, and organs! Blood leaked from his mouth, the corners of his eyes, and his nose! Kakoku knelt down next to Fumetsu.

“Poor thing. Though I’m surprised you’re still alive at all.” Kakoku said, as he pinched one of Fumetsu’s stitches and plucked it out of his face. “My Ability attacks all of the body’s Systems at once. Skeletal, Nervous, Digestive, Respiratory, Circulatory, and Muscular. It rapidly breaks each of them down simultaneously even after Death.”

Fumetsu couldn’t even speak. The pain wasn’t an issue for him, but with his muscles being broken down he physically couldn’t move! What Kakoku didn’t know was that Fumetsu’s ability isn’t simply Regeneration, as all Aura Manipulators can Regenerate. Rather, Fumetsu’s Unique Ability was to restore his Body to an undamaged state, similar to hitting the Undo Button when he receives damage, rather than rapidly increasing Mitotic Regeneration via Aura. This Ability is automatic, activating once he takes damage, making it so that as the Virus attacked his systems, the damage was being undone. Still, Fumetsu knew he wouldn’t be able to move well while the Virus was attacking him, and knew he’d have to wait for a better opening…

“If only this ability of yours could be given to our Boss…” Kakoku lamented. This caught Fumetsu’s attention, and he paid close attention. “When the Ryoshi Family came a month ago, the Boss jumped in front of his Son to protect him from an attack, and at that moment…he got too close to my Cloud…”

“The Ryoshi Family…” Fumetsu thought to himself… “A heinous Yakuza Family that works directly for the Kage No O Family…they’re known for doing their minor Dirty Work across Japan…”

“I’d give anything to cure the Boss, frankenstein.” Kakoku remarked, as he stood back up and took a scalpel from his coat. “And I’ll punish anyone who threatens his peace and quiet.”

Right as Kakoku stood up, Fumetsu suddenly lunged forward and bit his ankle, making his leg buckle as he fell over! The shock made him release his Ability, causing the Virus to disperse! Fumetsu stood up, and quickly lifted his leg, axe-kicking Kakoku’s face! As Kakoku started to lose consciousness, Fumetsu spoke up,

“I can respect your loyalty…you’re lucky Enjo wants to end this without bloodshed.” Fumetsu said. “Because even if I respect you…I’d still have killed you if it were up to me.”