It all happened too unexpectedly. It was weird in the first place on how did the newcomer nerd student got Long"s ever-elusive attention; only to realize it was actually because of the latter"s creepy stare towards Long that ticked his annoyance.Long, after giving Elric a good punch, he walked back to his seat in the same proud manner and looked as calm as an untouched river.
However, despite his cold and unaffected facade, his head was agonizing over the fractured fingers in his hand. He might not look like it but he was actually suffering!
"It"s because of this stupid weak human body!" reasoned Long. He never expected that his strong punch towards that weakling nerd would actually felt like hitting solid steel!
With years of kicking everyone"s a.s.s, Long was confident enough that he can even punch a hole against a solid cement wall.
But today, instead of doubting Elric"s true strength and foundation, his pride made him believe that it was because of his weak human body that needs more training!
Little did he knew, although Elric did disguise his appearance to look weak to the point that he even controlled his muscles to look like a skinny guy, his bones are still as solid as the hardest steel.
He may look like a stick outside, but once tested, he was a solid-steel pole!
While everyone was still in a daze upon witnessing such an unexpected move from Long, Elric on the other hand immediately stood up and patted himself off the dust.
"I am sorry if I creeped you out. This is just really the way I look." Elric said as he patted off the dust, took his bag and walked towards the exit.
From the outside, Elric acted like he was in pain from that punch but the truth is he was laughing inside how weak it actually felt. With his body tempered by numerous fights, evolution and ascension, not even a mighty tank were strong enough to wreck him into pieces.
But he still acted it out. He could see how slow Long"s punch was so he just let it hit him and acted like it was that strong. All just to solidify his disguise and completely erase Long"s suspicion over him.
Not to mention, the way everyone reacted, it seems it was just another normal day for them. The strong bullying the weak was a scene that everyone seemed to have deemed normal even in these modern times.
But just before Elric could finally leave through the door, a skinny looking guy, as tall as Elric, moved to block Elric"s path. Behind him is a towering figure of a big chubby guy about seven feet tall.
"Ahhm. Jim, I think this is not a good idea." commented the big chubby guy behind him.
"Shut up. That man has done enough!" Jim, the skinny pale guy who blocked Elric turned around and beckoned to the big guy behind him.
"Hey, you!" Jim shouted toward Long"s direction. Hearing him, Long swiped a slight glance before ignoring everyone again.
"You stupid arrogant c.o.c.ky cold b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You have done enough against this guy. Apologize to him, right now!"
Hearing the skinny man"s shout, everyone"s attention was immediately rekindled at Elric"s position, and like watching their favorite movie, others watched in amus.e.m.e.nt while some even started taking out their snacks - ready to enjoy the show.
"Hey, hey, hey! Calm down! Haven"t you heard? That guy has some solid reputation here as the king of all fistfight." hushed the big guy behind Jim.
"He can"t be king always. His madness must stop today and we will do what it takes to teach him a lesson for looking down on everyone!" Jim proudly declared.
"Really? How exactly are you going to do that then?"
"We got you, boy! John the giant!" Jim pointed towards his friend while Elric looked at them in amus.e.m.e.nt and gladness.
These two funny looking duo reminded him of his childhood friends who are probably married this time. But looking at these two who were willing to stand against Long"s oppression and even demand an apology from him, warms his heart.
"Sorry for bothering you, friend. My name is Jim and the giant Butanding behind me is John. Friends since kindergarten and are both certified Otakus. Please bear with us for a few minutes. Our burning desire for justice and friends.h.i.+p we learned from captain Luffy teacher us to protect those who are being oppressed." Jim casually introduced themselves.
"I was touched by how sincere and innocent you are as you served those wet wipes to that b.a.s.t.a.r.d only to be used to further humiliate you. It was a scene that is just plainly utter bulls.h.i.+t that my gears immediately spiked up to fourth!" Jim explained as the big guy behind him nodded in agreement with his words.
"All it takes is one look to know you are a certified anime guy. We went through that. But we can"t just become a laughing stock all the time and get bullied like we are nothing. We must learn to stand up and uphold our dignity! We rise from the ashes and come back stronger!" Jim added while John continued to nod in support while munching on a burger from he took out of his pocket.
"Hahahaha! Look at those freaks defending each other!"
"Just look at those stupid gla.s.ses!"
"One was quite tall if only he was not fat though. Now he looks like a giant harmless bear."
The crowd laughed and berated them. Elric, on the other hand, remained calm inside and just continued to act foolishly and innocently outside.
"Hey! Are you deaf? Speak up! We are not going to sit down unless you apologize to this man here!" Jim gently pulled Elric toward"s Long with a demanding tone.
Long on the other side didn"t seem to have plans on talking back to them.
Getting irritated from Long"s oblivious behavior towards them, Jim decided to up his punch lines,
"You piece of sh*t. Is your father a b.a.s.t.a.r.d too? Is that how he teaches you?-"
Hearing these words, a sensitive part of Long has finally been triggered and he unhesitantly unleashed a powerful blow intending to knock Jim out straight to the cemetery. His eyes were cold and a murderous intent gushed out from him.
Seeing the punch coming towards him, Jim failed to react against it and could see the death looming in the background.
"Sh*t"
Jim could tell how strong this punch was and he could only mutter one last word before relieving himself to the fate of probable death.
BLOCK!~
Luckily this time, Elric used his body as a cover and protected Jim from the impending death in the hands of Long. Everyone gasped in shock after realizing that Long has finally gotten serious judging from his deathly glare and a murderous aura he emitted.
Long hates it the most when somebody insults his father. Without thinking of the possible damages and consequences, he is determined to put an end to anyone who dares disrespect the honor of his father who died for the slight chance of survival for both of him and his sister.
And hearing this weakling human insulting his father is just the perfect trigger for him to unleash his fury towards them. Who cares if he dies? He is just another human rat after all!
Knowing that he could not use his right hand after getting injured, Long used his left hand for this deadly punch only to end up hitting Elric to his face for the second time.
Crack!~
A sound of his knucklebones cracking could be heard, but to the other"s perspective, it was Elric"s skull that had finally given up from Long"s overwhelming power!
Realizing he is unable to use his hands to hurt Jim anymore, Long finally jumped from his seat and followed through a cartwheel, intending to finish Jim with a good landing kick!
Seeing this mad guy"s intention, Elric suddenly, clumsily stepped back, pus.h.i.+ng Jim and the big man behind him away from the mad Long"s furious kick.
MISSED!~
Long was still not contented. He had just landed from his forceful cartwheel and actually left some cracks on the floor.
"These b.a.s.t.a.r.ds are d.a.m.ned lucky. Let"s see if your lady luck can still save you from these."
Long murmured as he swiftly followed after with another attack. It was a powerful transforming side to sweeping kick!
Its aim is Jim"s shocked face just meters away from him if not for that clumsy Dodong Pogi pus.h.i.+ng him away from his last attack!
"You"re dead!" Long thought as his agile figure flawlessly moved like a Kung fu master and was just about to execute his deadly kick to Jim"s face when he felt his world suddenly turned dark.
Suddenly, leaping from the front, a huge shadow of a big guy covered Long"s entire face.
SLAAAM!~
"I"m sorry!"
John, the gentle Butanding innocently whispered as his two hundred and thirty pounds weight landed flat, instantly flatting Long"s aggressive figure into the floor.
He may not know any flashy attack moves to defend themselves, but he did learn one from his favorite pokemon called Snorlax.