 The Legacy of GAMBOL
A beatmaniaIIDX-inspired story I wrote for my story writing class. Enjoy!
The Legacy of GAMBOL
By Patrick L.
There were a lot of thoughts going through Taka’s mind. Many were questions about his future. Some were about his past. However his most prominent thought was “Oh well, here we go again. Let’s get this over with.”
As Taka was thinking, his escorting officer yanked on his handcuffs.
“Come on. Quit dragging your feet!” he grunted.
Taka said nothing. He just gave the officer a cold-hard stare, as if he were saying, “Do you know who you are dealing with, asshole?”
Indeed, the officer had no clue about who Taka was; he was just a rookie. He had absolutely no idea of Taka’s involvement with the Yakuza. He did not hear the stories of Taka’s drug smuggling, money laundering, hired hits and countless sexual assaults. He was utterly clueless that the man he was taking to interrogation was one of the most dangerous men in all of Tokyo, in fact, in all of Japan.
As the door to the interrogation room opened Inspector Slake immediately grabbed Taka by the shoulder and forced him down into the stiff, metal chair prepared for him.
“A little too excited, are we Inspector?” Taka scoffed as he fixed his messed up hair with his handcuffed hands. Inspector Slake said nothing. He didn’t care what Taka said to him. He finally had Taka right where he wanted.
--------------------
Inspector Slake had many run-ins with Taka in the past and every one of them led to disappointment. The very first assignment Slake was given dealt with Taka. His task was to investigate an illegal gambling ring that Taka was the boss of. Two weeks of investigation later, the ring went down, but there was not enough evidence to convict Taka. This enraged Inspector Slake immensely.
Every Taka-related assignment afterwards led to the same results. Taka would always get off scot-free, and every time Taka left the courthouse after being released he would look to Inspector Slake and smirk, proud that he was able to once again cover up his involvement.
-------------------- |