dgray_man | Fanfiction: Rivalry

Title: Rivalry
Characters: Bak, Komui
Summary: What Bak thinks of Komui while competing for the Supervisor position

I never thought much of Komui Lee when he first entered the Black Order.

So maybe he had the brains and some good blood since his sister was an Exorcist. But the great me has been hanging around in the Black Order since I was a child! I had ancestors who made great contributions to the Black Order. He, compared to me, was only an ordinary man!

He can’t be a threat to my goal of entering the main branch. I’ve been working for that position ever since I was in my teens! That man only came in less than a year back.

Yet he caught up quickly. Even the great me was shocked. I heard from the other candidates that he sleeps very little and just works and works to polish his English (He could barely speak it when he just came) and in his Innocence research. Then he starts receiving commendations, even more than myself.

Others have asked him why he is trying to cram ten years worth of work into much less than five years. The only reply they got was a smile and that they’ll find out soon enough.

Now Komui Lee’s a threat and a serious one as well. And so I declared him a rival in front of his face, (As well as in front of a lot of onlookers because it looks cooler that way) determined to claim my rightful throne. And his reaction? That I remember very well. It started with a smile.

“A rival? I don’t think I’m talented enough to be your rival, Bak Chan. Nor am I interested.” Komui had said.

“But we’re competing for the same spot!” The great me exclaimed. Does this man not know the meaning of rival?!

“I have no interest in competing against you to be Supervisor. Going to the Main Branch is my goal, being a Supervisor is only a bonus.”

I gave him a confused look. Everybody who came here just wants to achieve the highest rank and this guy doesn’t want it?!

Then his smile changed into a very cold look. I knew he was damn serious and if I didn’t buck up, I could lose my chance.

“However, if you being Supervisor would interfere with me going to the Main Branch, I will gladly take you down.”

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Wong cried after that. He had never seen the great me working this hard before.

However, I still wonder why he wants to go to the Main Branch so much?

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It was only a simple desire. Maybe someone could explain this simplicity to Bak.