Professionals (Food Wars X Male Reader) 2.0

Ambush

I got up to shower and dress with the yen I had. I had at least ¥25,000 at my disposal and I had to leave while everyone was in their garden. Unfortunately, Soma caught me.

Soma: あなたの名前！ どこにいますか？ (Y/N! Where you off to?)

Y/N: 私はエリナとIのための食べ物を調理するために地区に行きます。 (I'm going into the district to cook some food for Erina and I. Our date's in a day or two so I wanted to go into town.)

Soma: わかりました。 来ることができますか？ 私はおそらく地区を少し良く知っています。 (Okay. Can I come? I probably know the district a bit better.)

Y/N: あなたはやる？ 私はそれを大いに感謝します。 ありがとう、男。 (You do? I'd greatly appreciate that. Thanks, man.)

He came along with me as I was going to get the right ingredients for my date dinner with Erina.

~A Little While Later~

Soma: あなたの名前、私は家に帰っている必要があります。 私のレストランはここにあります。 (Y/N, I have to be back home. My restaurant's around here.)

Y/N: 心配はありません。 後でキャッチします。 (No worries. Catch you later.)

As Souma said goodbye, I focused on the ingredients. I bought fresh canned tomatoes, spaghetti noodles, extra virgin olive oil, ground beef, ground pork, and some sparkling grape juice for our meal.

I was all done and I walked to the apartment, putting the groceries away, and started walking back to the dorm.

~Evening~

I was almost to Polar Star Dorm and I was going through the suburban area as a shortcut, I think. After a while, I was taken down by some guys with face masks. I was getting kicked at, punched, and was given a low blow.

?????: あなたはあなたの名前の姓です。 はい？ (You are Y/N L/N. Yes?)

I didn't know who it was, but he sounded like a thug.

Y/N: はい？ ここで何が起こっているの？ あわや。 (Yes? What's going on here? Ugh.)

Thug: シェフ篠臣は私たちにメッセージを送ることを望んでいました：あなたは彼をまた軽蔑しました、あなたは死んでいます！ (Chef Shinomya wanted us to send you a message: you disrespect him again, you are dead!)

I was given one more kick before they disappeared in the bushes. That kick immediately bruised my ribs, and might even cracked them. This was the first time I experienced a beating from a gang of thugs in Japan. I didn't want to get emotional for long, I had to hurry to the dorm, tell everyone what happened, and call Erina.

~Much Later~

I finally got to the entrance of the dorm and I knocked at least three times to let people know. Megumi answered the door, and was confused on who the stranger was. When I fell onto the floor and I showed my face in the light, here's what I heard.

Megumi: あなたの名前！ ヘルプ！ 誰か！ (Y/N! Help! Someone!)

Fumio, Soma, Ryoko, Satoshi, Yūki, the bang bros, and Zenji came down to check on me.

Y/N: 私を私の部屋に助けてください。 (Help me to my room.)

I said that, Soma took over and carried me to my bed while everyone got water and bandages.

While I was laying on my bed, Soma started asking questions.

Soma: 何が起こった！ あなたはどのようにしてあなたの肋骨と黒い目に傷を付けましたか？ (What happened! How did you get bruise on your ribs and a black eye?)

Y/N: あのろくでなし篠宮、彼は私を殴打するように刺客を送った。 彼らは私が彼を再び失礼したら、私は死んでいるよ。 私の電話はどこにありますか？ 私はerinaと呼ばなければなりません。 (That bastard Shinomiya, he sent thugs to beat me up. They said if I disrespect him again, I'll be dead. Where's my phone? I have to call Erina.)

Soma: 心配しないでください。 彼女は途中です。 (Don't worry. She's on the way.)

Y/N: 感謝相馬。 (Thanks Soma.)

Soma: 問題ありません。 (Not a problem.)

~Ten Minutes Later~

Erina came up to my room and saw me beaten up. At that sight, she ran over and put her arms around me and sobbed. It was the first time I ever heard her cry.

Erina: Soma-san!

Erina started yelling Japanese at Souma for nothing until I told her what happened.

Erina: The Yakuza was sent by Kojiro?

Y/N: Yeah. The thug said to me if I disrespected him again, they'll kill me. They gave me a left black eye, bruises on my ribs, and a cut below my right eye.

Erina: We are calling the police.

Y/N: No. I don't trust the cops. They only sit on their fat asses and eat donuts all day.

Erina and Souma laughed so hard, even myself, although it would hurt to laugh.

Y/N: Guys, the only way to deal with them is if we fire that son of a bitch. He almost murdered me and I won't stand for this.

Erina took my hand and said,

Erina: I will talk with Grandfather first thing in the morning. That son of a bitch must be dealt with immediately.

Y/N: If he denies anything, show these pictures to him. If he keeps doing it, let me handle him.

Erina: You will not do such thing! You are hurt!

Y/N: So what? I live by my mantra: if my body hurts or my cock falls off, I keep going. There's nothing you can do about it, Erina. So, you know.

Erina: I thought we would talk with him.

Y/N: Seriously? You want me to say I forgive Kojiro, Erina? Because if we could fire our employees, but we can't jack them off, then how are we better than them?!

Soma: He makes a good point. He's fired.

Y/N: Erina, if that SOB doesn't get fired, I'll hurt him myself. I don't care if I'm hurt or I get expelled. He needs to pay a hefty price and that price is broken legs and a dose of humility.

Erina: You are student. You would be expelled if this happens.

Y/N: You think I care? Growing up I was bullied all my life when I was poor. And I have to say, it didn't feel good and it traumatized me, and now this? This takes the cake.

Just when I thought being bullied in America was bad enough, this took it to a whole new level. The Yakuza were notorious in these parts of Japan and being the only American with an Italian ancestry lays a target on my back.

I would go to the police but they wouldn't defend me. They'd just sit on their asses and eat donuts from a cheap plastic box all the damn day. That's why I don't trust the cops. If I had the mafia here, they'd take care of them for me.

For most of the time, firings became accepted. It was the only way the staff at Totsuki stays in line. We had a big problem Chef Shinomiya. When he said to the already expelled kid that he knows how important to look good, but he also has to think of the customers first. That I'd agree with him, but he didn't have to be a total douche-bag about it. I'd give the kid a warning but Kojiro didn't.

The next morning, Erina reported to Grandmaster Nakiri that Kojiro hired some gang members to beat me up. After that, he was banned from the school for good. We just fired a former graduate. Welp, in order to fire a former graduate from Totsuki, you need to have a reason, you gotta have a sit down and you gotta get an "okay" or you'll be the one who got fired.