The first domino

Tenju nervously clutched Taira as they entered a conference room and sat down on a couch. "Why do we need to be here?"

"M- Michiko said the maestro was calling a meeting here," Taira stuttered.

"And not at WWCF HQ? I heard Safumi and Doraaki somehow broke each other's legs during the chess boxing and are bedbound at the medical facility."

"Maybe it's to discuss them."

"A routine "Don't be stupid like them" lecture? It better be quick," Tenju grumbled as she huddled up next to Taira.

"O- Onee-san, too close."

"Come on, we've been close ever since birth. In fact, I love you more than anyone else in the world."

Taira let out a light smile as the door to the room suddenly opened. In marched a woman sporting a black fiery kimono and red zori. Her hair was styled in a shimada while her face was painted a pale white.

"Why hello Himitsutan and Himitsuue, it has been an eon."

Tenju happily greeted the woman. "Maestro Himitsu. It has been eons indeed. Now could we get the mandatory lecture over so we can go home?"

"Ever the impatient one. But I actually wish to discuss something private with Himitsuue. Himitsutan, could you give us a brief moment of privacy and wait just outside the door?"

"Yes, though um, please don't take too long. I don't like being separated from her for too long."

"It will only take a minute."

As Tenju reluctantly got up and headed for the door, Taira suddenly shot up out of her seat. "Te- Te- Te- Tenju, sh- sh- she's not..."

"Not what? MMPH!?"

Taira stared in shock as Tenju was suddenly chloroformed from behind by a large muscular man and fell to the ground unconscious.

"Well, well, we got a flatty here. That could be a turn on if I doll her up in some boy clothes before fucking her," Haruki sneered as he entered the room.

"Onee-san... Let her go!" Taira trembled. 

"How about you have sex with me then."

"I- If it'll save her..."

Haruki giddily approached Taira and extended his hand towards her hair, but the moment he brushed it aside, he recoiled in disgust. "Scars... The fuck, you're hideous!" 

Taira gritted her teeth and pulled back her hair, revealing a face of unsightly scars. "Yes, I'm scarred... I- Is there a problem!?"

"Yeah, my dick's retracting. That means you're gonna die instead of incubating my kids," Haruki snarled as he pointed his DESPER at Taira. 

The scenery changed to that of a boxing ring in a dark stadium. Spotlights blasted down on the ring as the sound of a crowd began to roar. 

Haruki threw off his robe to reveal white boxer shorts and boots along with a pair of white gloves. "Love me this changin' feature. Now, scarred heap of shit. I win this match, you die, and your sister gets double the rape to make up for you turning me off," he sneered. 

Taira began trembling uncontrollably, before finally uttering, "No."

Haruki went pale with shock as the DESPER deactivated, returning the room to normal.

Taira Kuroshiro was known to be a timid and shy girl. However, under all that shyness laid a genius intellect. Unlike Utami who manifested alternate personas to exude her true feelings, Taira did none of that and was instead timidly stuttering nearly all the time. However, that didn't mean she was afraid to speak her mind or do what needed to be done. While her older sister, Tenju, could be considered more of the muscle, Taira was surprisingly skilled at martial arts and was even a 1-dan in karate. And in chess, she was a prodigy and boasted a rating of 2631, the highest of all the SPCMs in Japan, and the title of grandmaster.

This was part of the reason Raymond Redfield had been fine with her co-managing a secret puzzle cafe with Tenju for so long. While many believed the reason for this was ultimately rooted in the fact that Taira was too timid to leave Tenju's side, the real truth of the matter was that Taita herself feared Tenju would be hurt if she wasn't constantly by her side.

Sweat began to run down Haruki's face as he lunged for the unconscious Tenju. Taira, however, leapt into the air, and promptly sent him flying face first into the wall, embedding him there for a moment, before he pulled himself out and turned to face her with pure fury in his eyes. 

Taira didn't wait for him though as she managed to effortlessly yank Tenju away from her muscly captor and run off with her. However, Maestro Himitsu blocked her path. 

"Running off before we even discuss business?"

"O- Out of the way, fake!"

Maestro Himitsu smirked and complied, revealing a grinning Safumi behind her. 

"Surprise, Taira. Guess who's here to ruin your escape," Safumi grinned as she held out a DESPER. 

Taira's eyes widened as she suddenly found herself in the middle of the woods, surrounded by monstrous trees. A small stone forge was also present, which let out a burst of flames, forming a fiery ring around her. 

"Well that was quite the scare. Seems you called the bluff, but sadly, our girl here has a rating much higher than you," Maestro Himitsu sneered.

"Impossible! Safumi's-"

But she went quiet instantly as Safumi flashed her WWCF card before. 

"No... You're-"

"Oi, oi, no forgetting about me now," Haruki sneered as he walked towards Taira. 

"Same conditions as sexy boy said. "You lose, your scarred ass dies and Tenju gets fucked," Safumi sneered. 

"And not just fucked, fucked up EXACTLY like Yuzuha-tan was just a few minutes ago!" Haruki cackled as a 7 ft tall dark-skinned muscly man held up a bloodied unconscious Yuzuha with one hand. 

"Th- That girl... Why?" Taira trembled. 

"Cuz she was my original prey, but Maestro here seduced me with something better. And with a 3-for-1 deal going, I just couldn't refuse. Now how bout some chess boxing?"

"Chess boxing?"

"Yup, slug it out n' play it out. You're a karate dan, right? Shouldn't be a problem for you," Safumi scoffed. 

"But just to be safe... Elijah!" 

The dark-skinned man marched forward and stared Taira down, his sunglasses hiding whatever look he had in his eyes if any.