Chapter 21 - 21

Roger shook his head just as a flock of gangsters rushed their way to him, immediately surrounding him. And so, without wasting any time, Roger initiated his attack.

A few bats tried to hit him, launched by the gangsters around him. He promptly avoided them and kicked their hands instead, making them lose their weapons.

As it was impossible to beat him up together, there were at least two or three people that went to fight him. But, as he was disarming them, he simply kicks their chests, sending them backward and potentially sweeping others in the back.

As he beat five, another flock rushed their weapons towards him. Roger just avoided them easily and hit them hard with his fists and feet. And as he made a great result, the gangsters couldn't help but feel nervous looking at him.

"Was this the best you could do? You guys get unconscious with only one hit." Roger mocked them.

They just gritted their teeth and continued to crowd around him, but even hitting him is impossible.

This scene made the gangster with scars very annoyed.

'What's with these idiots? Why can't they take care one person?'

He pulled out his Glock-19 and aimed it at Roger, making him lose his cool. He grinned as he saw a clean hit, and as he pulled the trigger, a spark flashed with smoke coming after it. Roger heard gunshot and as his reflxes and senses were no joke, he dodged the bullet, making it hit a concrete behind him.

He glared at the gangster who had the gun and smirked.

"Hey, hey. Are you really downgrading yourselves? You even took out a gun, " he mocked once more.

On the other hand, the gangster was stunned, twitching his eyebrow in shock. He couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. His thoughts became wild and he was overwrought with the happenings.

Others also met the same end. They were all surprised and couldn't move from their stand as they looked at Roger with disbelief.

'H-He dodge a bullet? Was this monster an Awaken?' They thought.

However, even if you were an Awaken, there's a small chance of possibly dodging a bullet, and what Roger just did was so extraordinary that they couldn't ignore it. Taking the scene into account, they slowly lost their morale.

"Hey. Why are you so boring? Just give me a fight, will you?"

"Waaaahh!!!"

Roger's eyes stopped at one gangster who was rushing towards him with a sharp weapon that looked like a sword. And as he was hysterically running towards him, Roger smirked.

'You lost your cool.' Roger thought then bent his knee before the ganster reach him. And when he save a distance between them, he launched a fast side kick, breaking some ribs on the chest of the ganster.

He squirmed in pain and eventually lose his consciousness. And Roger's eyes laid on him, he shifted it onto others with still a smirk on his lips.

"Waahhh!" They soon attacked him, but this time, they were holding a Glock-19. They shot at him so endlessly that they couldn't even understand why they were using guns for just one person.

'Was he an A-rank? Or S-rank in District Wish? It's impposible. This must not happen! Why can he still dodge our bullets?!'

From one after another, Roger dodged every bullet that came after him. He jumped, did cartwheels, and even made weird stances just to avoid the bullets. This scene made them irritated while still feeling fear.

Roger was as if just playing with them, knowing that he can dodge every bullet, he doesn't attack them.

'This is useless.' the gangster with scars thought.

"Stop!" he ordered to others that was immediately obeyed.

He then chased his breath as he was breathless from holding his breath from the gunpowder that he smells. And as he stabilized his breath, he raised a question to Roger.

"What do you want? Why are you here? Who sent you?"

Roger smiled and raised his hands. "No one. I just wanted to meet with your boss, that's all. If you think that I can't do it, make me."

They didn't react aggressively. They seemed to be well aware of what was going to happen if they even tried to react to it. And as Roger was calming down and even making others calm down as well, the gangster with the scars intorduced himself.

"I am Scar. Left-hand of the boss. He is not here so we can convey your words to him." Scar said.

Roger snickered softly. "I thought that your name would be different. And from the looks of it, you guys seem to be civilized people. Why does it feel like we can understand each other."

"Please forgive us for the disrespectful greeting. But can we ask, from which family do you belong?"

"Family" was the term to use if asking for an affiliation from a gangster from a different gang. It is also a term of showing respect, since asking a personal question is a matter that needs respect.

"No one sent me. I am a boss myself, and I am telling you, don't try to attack my neighborhood with your hoodlums. Or else, I will take your gang and absorb it."

Scar raised his eyebrow, and then, realizing where the talk was going to, he ordered the gangsters to get inside the building.

Scar intended to have a talk with Roger. Even though he was still nervous, nothing that he did could defeat an Awaken like Roger, who could even dodge a bullet.

He sighed, then bowed before Roger.

"Are you a Boss of a Family?" As ridiculous as it sounds, Scar couldn't bring himself to ask willingly, even though he was doubtful of it.

"Yes. I am from the Blue Neighborhood. You guys were messing with my territory by sending some hoodlums to extort the citizens there. If you want peace within the city, or peace with my family, just don't try to mess with my territory."

'Did he just start his own family in that small neighborhood?'

Scar nodded after his soliloquy.

"I will convey those words to the Boss. But can I ask a question again? Why are you here in District Wish? Isn't making a career as a hunter more efficient than being the head of a family?" Scar asked.

"I didn't intend to become the head of a family or some gang. To protect my family, I am making my own people. That's all I want since I started liking this illusionous peaceful environment." Roger said, confusing Roger.

"I-I understand. Please excuse me."

Without a proper treaty, Roger left the place since his plan went downhill but resulted in a good result. And just as he was contemplating a possible positive outcome for his future, he smiled as his eyes were drawn to an idea that was ringing in his head.

'It doesn't sounds bad. That Scar said that I could create a career out of being a hunter.... Should I try working as a secret hunter? Or make my people hunters?'