Chapter 1: The Man Who Rules Over All
A/N: Hope you'll enjoy this story. At first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to publish this one but I was tempted. By the way, this story is not about an OC. It's all about Tendou Souji and the other canon Riders of Kamen Rider Kabuto. I'll appreciate any feedback regarding this story!
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or Kamen Rider. Those belong to their creators.
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The pirate ran, not bothering to look back as his feet carried him forward into the night. As he ran, a sense of fear overtook him, which led to him picking up speed. He looked up at one of the mangrove tree "islands" and spotted the number "Grove 22", telling him that he was still in Sabaody Archipelago's Lawless Zone. "Shit!" He cried as he kept on running.
He knew that no one was going to help him now. Not only was it in the middle of the night, but what help would there be for him? He was a pirate, a notorious one with a bounty of 99,000 Berries. People would instead try to kill him for is bounty or capture him if he tried to call for help. His crew was long gone, killed before his very eyes by whatever that was still probably chasing after him. The pirate didn't dare look back for he fear that if he did, the killer would surely take him down.
Then, he heard a weird growl, followed by more of it in front of him.
Before he knew it, he crashed into something and fell on his back with a thud. The pirate grunted in pain as he rubbed his head. He looks up, only to have his face pale from what he was staring at.
Standing in front of him were five similar humanoid creatures, whom all resembled pupae. As the moonlight shined, the pirate was able to see that the creatures were all green as well, with two sets of hands and one of those sets of hands were permanently covering their faces.
The pirate's eyes went wide, his mouth agape. He slowly backed away and let his right hand reach for the hilt of his sword. Once he had his grip on his sword, he unsheathed it, scrambling to his feet. "Don't come any closer, you monsters!" The creatures all stood still, eyeing him but none of them took a step, which gave the pirate a confidence boost as he backed away from them.
However, it was short-lasted as he felt a hand on his shoulder. The pirate's confidence plummeted when he realized that there was another one of them behind him. The only difference that this new creature had was that compared to the other five creatures, this one was white instead of green. It was an albino. The pirate wanted to scream but the albino had grabbed his jaw and dragged him away as the other five followed closely.
They soon came to a new mangrove tree "island" with the number "Grove 20" where the creatures flung the pirate across the ground, causing him to drop his sword as he tumbled a couple of times. The pirate gently caressed his jaw and looked up, gasping when he realized that the creatures had all surrounded him while the albino stepped forward.
"What do you want from me?"
The albino said nothing. Instead, it began to glow which forced the pirate to cover his eyes. As the glow fade away, he lowered his hand from his eyes, only to receive a shock of his life. In the spot where the albino had once stood seconds ago, there was an exact duplicate of himself. The creature had mimicked him!
"Your entire existence," the albino replied as it reverted back into its true form before thrusting its claw into the pirate's chest. The pirate's eyes widened as he jerked forward, coughing out blood before falling onto his knees. The pirate stared at the albino with his eyes, which were beginning to lose their vision. Not long later, the pirate collapsed, falling into an eternal sleep as his body lost its color.
Just then, gunfire could be heard followed by sparks of light exploding all around the creatures with some of the sparks hitting a few of the creatures' bodies. The creatures all turned to meet their attacker and growled when they realized who it was.
Their attacker wasn't just one person, but three squadrons of men who all wore identical uniforms. They donned black uniforms, covered by body armor. Black gloves and boots covered their hands and feet. Their helmets covered their entire faces with bug eye-like visors with a pair of antennae protruding from the top of their helmets. In their hands were their weapons, an automatic machine gun with a retractable blade while a belt rested on their waist and its buckle had the insignia of their organization.
"Platoon X, take the front and blast them with everything you got," one of the men ordered. "Platoon Y and Z, flank them and open fire on any of them that tries to escape. We mustn't let these Worms escape!"
"Yes sir!" Roared the response of the men as they began executing their orders.
Platoon X took a few steps forward from their original positions and their weapons began firing, blasting the creatures, or as they call it, Worms, with barrages of bullets. The Worms all took a step back from the force of the bullets but overall, they were unharmed by them as sparks flew in all directions. The other two Platoons flanked the Worms' sides, blasting them with more bullets as well.
This time, the Worms were beginning to take damages as they flinched from the consistent attacks they were taking. The albino, however, remained unharmed as it was being guarded by its comrades. It hissed as it watched its comrades all protecting it before glaring at the humans attacking them. The albino leapt upwards, landing behind Platoon Z as it struck the closest one to it.
In the confusion of the albino's sudden attack, Platoon Z ceased firing and turned around, only for a handful of them to be completely defeated by the albino as claw marks formed on their visors while some of their weapons were destroyed. The ones remaining retreated a few steps back as the leader of the three Platoons cried out another order. "Platoon Z, defend your wounded and attack that albino with your blades!"
The three remaining members of Platoon Z complied to the leader and the retractable blades on their weapons flipped out as they charged at the albino. The three men swung their blades together, slashing their blades against the albino's body as sparks flew from its body. As the albino tumbled back, the three men huddled close to the four downed men of their Platoon as they retracted their blades and resume firing at the albino.
Seeing it being harmed, the five Worms started moving towards the albino, hissing and growling as they approached the albino.
"The Marines will be coming from Grove 35. We have to finish these Worms quickly before they get here. We can't afford to let these freaks harm the Marines!" The leader called out as he blasted one of the Worms in the leg, causing it to fall onto its good knee. As soon as it went down, the rest of Platoon X focused their barrage of bullets at the downed Worm.
The Worm hissed as it felt the heat of the bullets striking its body. Then, it collapsed onto its side before its body expanded and exploded into green flames.
"One down! Five more to go!"
With one of its comrades dead, the albino gestured towards Platoon Z and the remaining four Worms advanced towards the targeted Platoon while the albino charged towards Platoon Y.
Platoon X turned to the leader for instructions and it came. "Platoon X, split up into two groups. First group, follow me. We have to take down the leader. Second group shall provide assistance to Platoon Z. All of you, engage Blade Mode!" With the command given the whole of Platoon X switched from their Gun Mode to Blade Mode as they split up and head to their designated location.
The four Worms advanced closer, swinging their claws at the three men of Platoon Z as they open fired on the creatures. Then, the second group of Platoon X arrived as they distracted the Worms by going up against them in close combat. One of the Platoon X member turned to the three members of Platoon Z and spoke. "Get your wounded to a safe location. We'll cover you."
"Yes sir!" Replied the three Platoon Z members as they carried their four downed members away.
However, the Worms were much more stronger than them as they quickly overpowered the Platoon X members in no time. Within seconds of combat, two of the four Platoon X members were downed while the last two resorted to switching back to their Gun Mode to combat the four Worm.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Platoons and the first group of Platoon X raced towards Platoon Y where they concentrated their fire on its legs and arms. The leader the reached for the back of his belt where he pulled out what seemed to be a small snail. The leader then lowered his weapon and placed a second one on the ground while he began speaking into the first snail. "Tadokoro-san, are you receiving this?"
"Yes I am, Platoon Leader," replied the voice of the man called Tadokoro. "The Visual Den Den Mushi back in base has received what you are viewing. That albino is dangerous. What about the other Worms?"
"We have eliminated one of the other Worms, Tadokoro-san," the leader answered. "We fear that this might end horribly. We might need reinforcements."
"The Marines are on their way," Tadokoro said. "We can't endanger non-ZECT members or anyone close to ZECT. You'll have to push it back somehow. I advice that you end it quick too. One of the Den Den Mushi has detected a slight shift in heat temperature from one of the other Worms, meaning that it's about to molt. Platoon Leader, you have two options at this point. Fight back or retreat."
The Platoon Leader gritted his teeth as the Den Den Mushi in his hand fell asleep, ending the call to Tadokoro. He looked at the albino and back to his men. Only Platoon X was his real Platoon. Both the Platoon Leaders of Y and Z were killed in a battle months ago. But right now, they all were his men. He had to save their lives before he loses more. "Fall back! We're no match for these monsters! Retrieve the injured and fall back!"
All of the men didn't argue since they all agreed with the Platoon Leader. One by one, they each lowered their weapons and retreated while some made their way to help escort the injured men of Platoon Z and X away towards the direction of the Marines that were approaching. The Platoon Leader retrieved the Den Den Mushi on the ground and placed it on his belt as he took out his grenade launcher-like gun and fired a smoke bomb that soon engulfed the area as both the men and the Worms retreated.
As the Worms retreated, one of them fell onto one knee as its body began heating up, changing its green flesh to red before it began molting, changing its appearance as well. Its body grew slightly taller with a change of figure being more muscular compared to its original form. Its green flesh was now a mixture of blue and orange. Around its body, spider legs began protruding out with some merging with its flesh and shoulder plates.
The albino hissed at the newly molted Worm and gestured for it to follow, which it did. The albino could only grin as it watch the molted Worm walk passed it before turning back to see that the smoke had cleared and the last of the men that attacked them had disappear from its sight.
Grove 26:
Platoon X, Y and Z soon arrived at Grove 26, where they were greeted by the sight of nearly a hundred Marines. Very soon, there was a camp set up as the injured members of the three Platoons were quickly taken away for treatment.
As the Marines all began forming patrol groups, the Platoon Leader made his way towards the tent in the middle of the whole camp. The tent was very distinctive as well, standing out from the rest of the tents. It was bigger than most of the tents, with a pair of Marines guarding the entrance. At the top of the entrance was the name of the organization that the Platoon Leader and his men belong to, ZECT.
The Platoon Leader approached the tent and one of the two Marines spoke. "You have a call waiting for you, sir." He nodded and thanked the Marine as he entered the tent, where a Den Den Mushi was ringing on a desk. The Platoon Leader walked over to the desk and removed his helmet, showing his sweaty face as he picked up the Den Den Mushi's call.
"Give me the report," came Tadokoro's voice.
"Sir," the Platoon Leader replied. "Most of Platoon Z and two of my men from Platoon X were injured by the Worms while Platoon Y were unharmed. Shamefully, we were only able to defeat one of the Worms. And as you have said before we had retreated, one of the Worms was about to molt and by now, it probably has already molted. We were also unable to defeat the albino Worm, sir."
The Den Den Mushi lowered its eyes and sighed, mimicking what Tadokoro might be doing back at ZECT Sabaody Branch. "We'll have to hunt those Worms down before they do anymore harm to people. Get back to base once all of your men have received their treatment. We'll send Platoon H to patrol in the morning."
"Yes sir!" The Platoon Leader saluted as the call ended.
Grove 65:
Located at Grove 65, where the local headquarters for the Marines are, is a building, towered by the other buildings around it. Inside the building at the top floor, a man rubbed his temples as he stared at the footage of the Worms played through a Visual Den Den Mushi. "We've got to use it..."
Beside him was a woman, who was watching the same footage. She looked towards the man with a surprised look. "Are you sure, Tadokoro-san?"
Now identified as Tadokoro, he replied. "Misaki-san, the Worms are getting more troublesome lately. Shadow is preoccupied with Dressrosa and Doflamingo because HQ thinks that he's keeping Worms as guards and that he's keeping slaves. At this rate, we'll be losing more ZECTroopers than before unless we use it. We have to use Kabuto."
ZECT, the organization created with one purpose, to eliminate all Worms before they become a serious threat to Humanity.
Weeks after the execution of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, there had been reports of strange deaths occurring all over the world. From foam-covered corpses to strange stab marks, the death toll rose dramatically. In addition to the death toll, witnesses have also claim that they have seen the dead walking among the living, as if they had never been attacked at all.
To prevent more of it, the World Government had worked with a group of people who claimed to be specialists that have knowledge on the Worms and formed ZECT. Only certain groups know about the organization and they are the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, the Marines, the Shichibukai, the Yonko and certain pirates. ZECT is also considered to be a secretive organization, chasing down Worms and eliminating them out of the public's eyes.
Unlike the Navy, ZECT is more advanced, creating new equipment to use against the Worms such as a Sensor Den Den Mushi, which detects heat signatures and determine the temperature of a target. Another common equipment made by ZECT was the Machine Blade Gun, an automatic machine gun with a retractable blade, which they use for close-quarters combat. In addition, they also carry a grenade launcher-like shotgun as a last resort and means of retreating, along with flash bombs which disable Worms and seem to prevent them from molting.
ZECT is also known to be on the move all the time because its main Headquarters has always been moving from island to island at random, making it extremely difficult to track down. But ZECT has also created Branches all over the world to combat the widespread reports of Worms with the islands in the Grand Line being the most busiest of the ZECT Branches. The members of ZECT consists of ex-Marine Admirals and a handful of Cipher Pol members.
After the death of Portgas D. Ace and Whitebeard and Straw Hat Luffy's declaration of war against the Navy, more Worms had began emerging within the islands of the Grand Line, mostly the New World islands, causing ZECT and its Branches within the Grand Line to work tirelessly to keep the Worms at bay. Not only do they have to worry about the Worms, they also have to worry about pirates who mistook them for the Marines because of familiar faces, which might expose the organization and the existence of Worms to the world.
Now, with the Worms attacking much more frequent, ZECT had to develop a new form of weapon to combat them. This weapon, which members of ZECT had been spreading rumors about, is said to be able to eliminate Worms efficiently and it was able to enable its user to match the Worms' skill, Clock Up, which allows the Worms to move at high speed and slowing down time as well. Currently, only a handful of it exists and ZECT is still finding potential users. They call this weapon...the Rider System. Using them, equipped with equipment specialized for the user to use the Rider System's powers, the user would be able to combat the Worms with excellent results.
However, tests have been made with the Rider System and there wasn't sufficient data to use that will confirm ZECT's plan of utilizing it. And with the Worms growing stronger, they had no choice but to use them, only in the dire of situations.
Somewhere in Paradise, a blue galleon with a huge blade at its front sailed across the waters. On the galleon's deck were men doing all kinds of stuff such as chatting, getting drunk from sake, sparring and some looking out at the ocean. But what made them distinctive was that they were all wearing torn clothes with weapons at their waists. Along the deck were cannons pointed out towards the ocean in case of an attack. One of the sails of the galleon was also standing out, being black with an insignia of a skull with a pair of swords pierced through it from the jaw to the top. This was a pirate ship.
"Hey, when do you think that...guy is going to leave our ship?" One of the pirates asked.
His friend shrugged. "Dunno. I'm just surprised that he's not a Marine or a pirate with his kind of strength. I mean, do you remember how he beat us all?"
The first pirate shivered. "Don't remind me. That man's a monster!"
"Still though, I wonder what's with that belt of his," the second pirate said. "That belt he had was so weird. It was so heavy that I wonder how he was able to carry it with him."
"It's his secret," replied the first. "I'm more surprised that he knows Haki. Not even the captain has it. You still remember how the captain didn't stand a chance against him?"
The second nodded. "Yeah. That was like months ago."
Flashback:
The pirates were all busy snickering as they grabbed as many treasure as they could from the pile on their deck.
"Ha! Ha! Take as much as you want, boys! There's plenty to go around!" Laughed a tall figure who stood at the wheel. The man wore a blue coat on him, concealing his green shirt. He wore gloves and boots that covered his tanned skin. Along his face was short beard and a scar near his upper lips. On his belt were a pair of cutlasses and a Flintlock .44 Caliber 6 Shot Revolver. This man was the captain of the pirate crew.
A pirate grinned as he stuffed a pearl necklace into his pocket. "That'll teach those Nobles not to mess with us Grand Sword Pirates!" His words caused the entire crew to erupt in cheers as the captain nodded in satisfaction.
"Of course they did! Nobody messes with us!" The captain replied with a hearty laugh. "This is the price they pay for calling us a bunch of scums! We, the Grand Sword Pirates, are the best in the whole of the Grand Line!" Another roar of cheer soon followed.
Just then, another pirate cried. "Captain Razor!" The captain looked down to the pirate that called him and he continued. "What the hell is this?! Since when does a belt weighs like a dumbbell?!"
"A belt?" Captain Razor raised a brow as he leapt down from the upper floor and approached the pirate, seeing that he was carrying a silver metallic belt in his hands. "Oh, that one. It was from one of those guys we threatened. That guy handed a bag with the belt inside and his money when I pointed my gun at him. I don't know why but I have a feeling that it will cost a lot when we sell it. So put that back and pick some other treasure you like."
"Aye Aye, captain!" The pirate smiled as he dropped the belt.
Captain Razor laughed for a moment before he placed his hand under his chin as a thought ran through his mind. "Come to think of it, that man said that he'll retrieve it again even when we're out on the ocean. He must have been acting tough, that's all. Not what I had expected from a Noble, though."
He soon smelt an aroma in the air, causing him and his crew to stop whatever they were doing and turned towards the door that led to the kitchen.
"Is the cook making lunch already?" Captain Razor asked. The rest of his crew shrugged as he sighed and approached the door. When he opened it, Razor's eyes widened from the sight of dozens of plates on the five long tables, filled with delicious-looking food. Razor licked his lips hungrily as drool began forming at the edge of his lips. "Looks like the chef we kidnapped has done a fine job this time. This makes all those torture worth it."
As he entered the kitchen with his crew following behind, they soon gathered around the table as they took their seats and rummaged through the food they saw, snatching a piece of the food from one another while some of them grabbed bottles of wine and sake.
"These are amazing!" One of the pirates exclaimed, showing his satisfaction with twinkling eyes while others nodded in agreement.
"All these food...it's almost like we're in a restaurant again!" Another squealed as he sank his teeth into a steak.
Captain Razor himself showed his satisfaction with the food by stuffing food after food. "These are way better than the ones he poisoned before! Where is he? Where's the chef?"
The door of the kitchen soon opened, squeaking as a man placed one of his arms against the door's frame. "Unfortunately for you, your chef is long gone."
Silence filled the room as all the pirates faced the man. Nobody made a single movement, shocked by what the man had said until their captain stood up with a shocked expression on his face. "You! You're one of those Nobles we robbed!"
Folding his arms, the man scoffed. "I am not a Noble, Captain 'Duo' Razor." Then, he turned around and walked away. "I freed your chef from his shackles and he left on one of your rowboats. So I made the food for you."
"Don't screw with us!" Razor bellowed as he slammed his hands onto the table. "How did you get onto my ship?!" Instead of answering him, the man walked over to the pile of treasures, causing Razor to grow furious as he grabbed his cutlasses and unsheathed them before charging out of the kitchen and towards the man.
As he neared him, Razor swung his cutlasses around, spinning his body at the same time. However, the man ducked from the attack, causing Razor to crash into the treasure pile while the man held the belt from before in his hands together with a bag containing a few dozen stacks of Berries. "I came to get my stuff like I said. Now, I'm going to have to borrow your ship to get me to Sabaody Archipelago."
"I said don't screw with us!" Razor cried as he got up, thrusting his left cutlass at the man, who sidestepped him as he strapped on the metallic belt. Razor gritted his teeth and spun around, swinging his cutlasses while the man leapt back a few steps. "Answer me! How did you get on my ship?!"
The man placed his hands in his pockets and sighed. "Your pirates aren't as smart as they are. They didn't bother to guard your ship's deck when I entered. I expected much from the terrifying Grand Sword Pirates. Too bad you're just a disappointment."
"I'll show you..." Razor snarled as he raised his cutlasses. "I'll show you why I'm called Duo Razor." Razor placed the hilts of his cutlasses together, allowing them to attach to each other from the clasps on them. "My cutlasses are two different weapons at the same time. Are they just swords or a staff? They're both and it earned me my name. Now prepare to meet your doom!"
The man smirked. "Oh? I guess you could entertain me for a while. I haven't trained for a year now." He removed his hands from his pockets and looked at the captain as the pirates all swarmed around them, encircling them.
"When I win," Razor said. "I'll sell that belt of yours and throw your body to the Sea Kings!"
"And when I win," the man replied. "You'll have to grant my request and take me to Sabaody Archipelago."
Razor laughed. "How do you expect me to believe that you would beat me, a pirate with a bounty of 105,000,000 Berries?! You're not even a pirate or a Marine!"
"Then let's test your skills instead of that big mouth of yours," retorted the man, earning himself a glare from Razor as the pirate captain lunged forward, removing his cutlasses from their clasps and thrusting his right cutlass forward while swinging his left one down. He smirked as Razor neared him. "Too slow." He took a step to the right, dodging the captain's attack.
The captain stumbled as he tried to regain his balance before turning around to face him. "Quite a big mouth. The next attack won't miss and your stuff will be mine!" Razor swung his right cutlass at the man, who raised a hand, slapping the blade away by hitting its smooth side. A surprised expression formed on Razor's face as when he saw something bizarre happen to the man's hand.
"Surprised, huh?" The man smirked as he clenched his hand, which had blackened.
"H-H-HAKI?!" Razor gasped. "You can use it?!" At that moment, the entire crew, hearing what their captain had said, was shock at the news. They all stared at the man with disbelief in their eyes. However, the man ignored their looks and approached Razor, who dropped his left cutlass and pulled out his gun. "S-stay back! I'll shoot you!"
Ignoring his threat, the man advanced forward, causing Razor to panic as his hands shook with fear. The captain closed his eyes and gritted his teeth as he pulled the trigger, firing his gun. The man, however, scoffed as he shifted his body while the bullet whizzed past his shoulder. Seeing this, Razor fired his remaining five shots, all completely useless as the man dodged each bullet with ease.
"You can use two Haki abilities?!" Razor exclaimed, surprised yet again by the man he was up against. Then, a realization hit him, hard. He had completely no chance of winning this battle against the man, who has two Haki abilities while he himself had none. This was a one-sided battle. But his pride as a pirate captain was on the line. To lose to a common man would disgrace him.
"What's the matter? Feel like giving up?" The man asked, seeing sweat beginning to fall along Razor's face.
Razor glared at him as he kept his gun and picked up his cutlass. "Like hell I will!" Attaching the two cutlasses together, he charged forward, swinging his combined cutlasses at the man.
He sighed as he placed both of his hands in his pockets. "That's too bad. I was hoping that you would have. Looks like I'll have to end this now." As Razor approached him, the man shifted his right foot back as he muttered a few words. "Busoshoku: Koka!" The man's right foot began turning black, like his hand minutes ago. Then, he spun around, bringing his right foot up as he performed a Roundhouse Kick, smashing his foot against Razor's face as he knocked the pirate captain to the side of the ship before he blew past it, falling into the water below.
"CAPTAIN!" Screamed the pirate crew as a handful of them leapt into the water to save their unconscious captain while the rest stared at the man, frightened by him.
"Who...who are you?!" One of the pirates cried.
The man smirked, raising a hand as he extended his index finger to point towards the sun. "My grandmother said this: Walking the path of Heaven, the man who'll rule everything. My name is, Tendou...Souji!"
Present:
"So how many of our guys tried to avenge Captain Razor's defeat after that?" The first asked.
"Almost half of the crew, and all of them were wiped out as well..." The second sighed as he took a sip of his sake. "All three hundred of them tried to ambush him but that Tendou guy knocked them all out with that Haki-infused kick of his. But at least he still let Captain Razor stay in command and he provides us the best meals ever."
The first rolled his eyes. "Yeah, only after he leaves this ship when we reach Sabaody Archipelago. But I do have to agree with you on the food thing. Our chef tried to poison us a few times and he served us awful things before that Tendou guy freed him. He must know that he needs us to help him reach the damn place, huh?"
As the two snickered, they felt hands placed on their shoulders. Then, they heard a familiar voice that made them shiver. "Or maybe, he was just being nice by not taking complete control of this pirate crew and replacing everyone with new members and making himself the captain. Or maybe he knows that you are also going to the same location he is so he decided to travel along." The two pirates slowly turned around and they nearly paled when they realized that the person they were talking about, was standing right behind them, giving them an emotionless stare.
"T-T-Tendou?!" They screamed, only to be knocked unconscious by Tendou himself as the other pirates around them sighed.
"Tendou...uh...sama,?" Razor spoke as he approached Tendou. "How do you find the outfit we picked out for you? We got it way back from Water 7 before you came on board."
Tendou sighed as he turned to face the captain as his clothes shined from the sunlight. Tendou wore a black long-sleeved vest over a white shirt, with the vest nearly buttoned fully. A pair of black jeans covered his legs with the belt he had in his bag on his waist. His hair was also slightly messy. Tendou walked pass him as he placed his hands in his pockets. "So, have we reach Sabaody Archipelago yet?"
Razor grinned nervously. "Y-yes we have, Tendou-sama. In just a few hours, we'll be reaching Sabaody Archipelago." Tendou gave him a nod as he continued walking away, only to be stop by Razor again. "Um...excuse me, Tendou-sama? But if I may ask, why do you want to go to Sabaody in the first place?"
"I'm merely interested in visiting the place," Tendou replied. "Destiny has a way with life and it tells me to go there. That is why I'm heading to that place. Besides, I'm still busy preparing."
"Preparing?" Razor repeated.
Tendou looked down at his belt, frowning as a thought came into his mind. "How long do you plan on making me wait?"