Chapter 25

Friday 10/16/20 5:48 PM.

Ryusaki and his friends arrive at the appointed place, it was a giant mansion.

-How HUGE!!! (Ryusaki)

-The person who lives there must be someone very important. (Souta)

-Look. (Akemi)

Akemi points to a direction where Marie was waving at them warning them that they were to go there.

-You arrived early. (Marie)

-Well, actually, we're only 10 minutes early. (Akemi)

-It's just that I thought you were going to be late for not being able to find the place I wrote. (Marie)

-Leaving that aside, it's a really big mansion, whose is it? (Souta)

-It belongs to the leader of the revolution, he frees up this space for discussions, but he always asks everyone to come very dressed up so that outsiders think it's just a normal party. (Marie)

-I understand, if they are discovered, they would be in trouble. (Ryusaki)

-But it's really funny looking from here. (Marie)

-Which? (Souta)

-Seeing this mansion so big and all these people entering it, it reminds me of an anthill. (Marie)

-Hahahahahaha, an anthill? (Ryusaki)

-Hahahahahahah, yes! And if we go even further, I think it could be said that we are the workers helping the queen to fight for the prosperity of our colony. (Marie)

-Hahahahahaha, I didn't think that, but you're kind of crazy, aren't you? (Ryusaki)

-Hahahahahaha! (Marie)

-Why? (Souta)

-Hmmmmm, did something happen? (Marie)

-Why did you say we look like ants? (Souta)

-Ehhhh, is Souta alright? (Marie)

-What did you mean by that? (Souta)

Marie backs off a bit because she's a little scared and Ryusaki comes close to her to talk to her.

-Don't worry, it's just that he has ant trauma from having been bitten by several when he was little and having ended up in the hospital. (Ryusaki)

-Which? I didn't know, I'm sorry Souta for saying that. (Marie)

-Hahahahaha, no need to worry. Let's go! It's almost time for the meeting. (Ryusaki)

-Yes, if we stay here we will be late. (Marie)

Ryusaki and Marie start walking into the mansion. Ryusaki while walking discreetly looks back and sees Souta and Akemi paralyzed in the same spot.

Inside the mansion, despite the numerous people in the same place, it was quite spacious and the food served at the banquet was enormous, however, little diversified.

-Wow! It really is gigantic! (Ryusaki)

-Please sit at this table. (Marie)

-Thanks. (Akemi)

-Thanks. (Souta)

-Please feel free to help yourself. (Marie)

-Hahahahahaaha. It's time to eat! [It's time to eat!] (Ryusaki)

-You really eat a lot. Hehe. (Marie)

-Be sculpted. [I'm sorry] (Ryusaki)

-Please don't talk while eating! Don't worry, I like people who eat a lot. (Marie)

-Is it silly? [Is that so?] (Ryusaki)

-Yes, after all if more people like you come to our city our restaurants will get very rich. (Marie)

So that's why... (Ryusaki)

Marie looks at Souta and Akemi because they have been quiet for a long time and they were slowly cutting the meat and putting it in their mouths, it looked like they were worried about something.

-Hey Ryu. They're really fine, it seems that Souta didn't really like my joke, but what happened to Akemi? (Marie)

-Glub. Ahhhhhhh, it was too good. Don't worry about it, nothing really happened. (Ryusaki)

-Serious? (Marie)

-Yes. (Ryusaki)

-Then it's fine. (Marie)

Marie stops whispering to Ryusaki and gets up.

-If you'll excuse me, I have to help the leader prepare some things before the lecture, so feel free. (Marie)

-Ohhh! (Ryusaki)

Marie walks to the stairs, which she climbs and disappears from Ryusaki's vision.

-She went to the second floor huh. Hey! What do you think we take this opportunity to investigate... (Ryusaki)

-I'm going to the restroom. (Souta)

-Ehhhhhh. If you can't hold back, no, because now would be a good time... (Ryusaki)

Souta gets up and leaves.

-I was completely ignored. (Ryusaki)

Ryusaki looks at Akemi who then looks away. Unlike Souta who had an angry look, Akemi seemed to have a look of pain for something.

-You know... you are making Marie a little uncomfortable, if you continue like this maybe she suspects something. We cannot let our target see that he is being watched. (Ryusaki)

-I know... I know that, I worked for a few years in this area, I understand perfectly how things work. You really are amazing Ryusaki. (Akemi)

Ryusaki looks dubiously at Akemi.

-You are so young, but you can handle this situation with total calm and perfection, while I, who am a veteran, still have certain difficulties. Really, you are amazing. (Akemi)

Akemi also gets up from the table, leaving Ryusaki alone on it. After a few minutes of sitting idle at that table, he decides to get up and go investigate.

In the less crowded area of ​​the lobby, where the restrooms were located, Souta and Akemi were talking to each other.

-I don't know if I want to do this. (Akemi)

-Akemi wake up, we need to act alone. (Souta)

-But Ryusaki isn't doing it for bad... (Akemi)

-Stop this! You are letting your feelings dominate you and you are not thinking straight. (Souta)

-I don't... (Akemi)

-It's not just because of him, we're not able to act or do anything when we're around him, after what he said, we're completely uncomfortable being around him and it's getting in the way of our mission. That's why we're going to separate from him until we finish our mission. (Souta)

-But leaving him alone... that could be dangerous... WHAT IF THE MONSTER DECIDE TO ATTACK HIM?! (Akemi)

-Well this is a risk that we will have to take if we want to finish this case. (Souta)

-How can you say that... he's your friend. (Akemi)

-Haa! Do you really think if one of us were attacked he would come help us? He would run in fear and leave us behind. (Souta)

Akemi is extremely sad to hear that, but ends up getting the answer.

-Okay, let's do it your way then. (Akemi)

-Excellent! Let's go back to the center of the lobby. (Souta)

In another part of the mansion, Ryusaki walks down a long hallway, he was not lit with any light, the only light that came in was the outside light that penetrated through the large glass windows in the hallway.

Tum tum tum tum.

The sound of Ryusaki's footsteps was the only thing that could be heard along this long corridor. Ryusaki felt extremely lonely. As he walked on the hallway got darker, so he turned on a flashlight to light the way, illuminating his feet, Ryusaki looks down for a while, his blank expression was the same as he did before he started. After leaving with Souta, the hallway was completely silent for a while.

Back in the main hall, Souta and Akemi return to the table and end up missing Ryusaki.

-Looks like he's not here anymore. (Akemi)

-He must have fled far away. It doesn't matter, it just makes our job easier. (Souta)

-Where did Marie go? (Akemi)

-I don't know, I would like to know what she was doing. (Souta)

At that moment, there was a blackout in the city, where all homes were without light, even the mansion.

-What is happening? (guest 1)

-This is a blackout! (guest 2)

-Akemi! (Souta)

-Don't worry I have a lighter with me, we'll be able to see something with it. (Akemi)

Akemi turns it on, allowing them to see the areas of the lobby better, but it doesn't take them long to notice something strange hanging from the ceiling. They focus their vision on the figure and realize it was a giant ten-foot man, his entire body disfigured.

-WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!! (guest 3)

The monster was facing Akemi who was holding the lighter and lighting up. He jumps towards her.

In the dark hallway, where Ryusaki walked, the sound of people in the lobby shouting echoed through him.

-AHHHHHHHHHH! (guests)

-Damn it! It must be the monster, I have to get out of here as soon as possible. (Ryusaki)

Ryusaki starts running, until he hears a woman scream.

-Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!! (woman)

In the lobby, nothing else could be seen, as Akemi's lighter was no longer lit. The only thing people could guide themselves to was the sound of the beast chewing something.

-She's eating someone, isn't she!!? She is, isn't she!!? (guest 1)

-Shhhhh! If you talk, she can notice our presence! (guest)

BRUMMMMM!! [noise of door opening sharply]

It was Ryusaki who had arrived in the lobby, he shines his flashlight at the monster. Seeing that face made him very scared, however something seemed to be under him, it was a body, his face was turned to the other side, but it was a very beautiful young girl, with long brown hair and a black dress like the one Akemi was wearing. dressing.

-Akami?!! (Ryusaki)

Ryusaki runs towards the monster, the monster seeing him approaching runs towards him and jumps. Ryusaki dodges the attack, but the monster doesn't attack him again, as he was already satisfied for having eaten the girl, he just ignores him and runs away through the walls and past the window to the outside.

Ryusaki continues running towards the body.

-AKEMI!! AKEMI!! AKEMI!! PLEASE ANSWER ME, AKEMIIII!!! (Ryusaki)

-Ryu, what are you doing here? (Souta)

-Huh...? (Ryusaki)

Ryusaki looks up, it was Souta who had spoken to him and beside him was Akemi, the two were confused by what they were witnessing. The hall lights came back on, the people around had already fled as soon as the monster passed through the window, making the three of them the only people in that gigantic space.

-Ryu... (Akemi)

-Akemi... you're alive... (Ryusaki)

-Look at your face, it's terrible, it looks like you faced death. (Souta)

-Ryu... why are you here? (Akemi)

-Like this? What do you mean? (Ryusaki)

-You must have heard the screams coming from this place, you should have known that the monster would be here, so why did you come running straight here? (Souta)

-Why... did I come...? (Ryusaki)

Ryusaki was still bewildered and slowly was calming down and coming back to reality, when he returned his expression of despair became a face of regret.

-You know that thing I said about being ants? Please forget everything I said, pretend it never existed, I was just extremely scared of the monster that attacked me that day and started talking nonsense. So please... pretend none of this happened. (Ryusaki)

-Why are you saying that now? (Souta)

-It's just that WE ARE TURNING AWAY! What I said at that time led us to this situation, I made us move away, I don't want that... (Ryusaki)

Her eyes started to water and her tears gradually came out.

-I don't want to be away from you... so please... forget everything I said. (Ryusaki)

It took them by surprise, to see Ryusaki begging for something, to see him acknowledging his mistake, to see the person who just joked and did stupid things being so serious and regretful. That sure came as quite a shock to them.

Almost crying, Akemi tries to say something to Ryusaki.

-Ryu... (Akemi)

-GWIIIIAAHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHAAHAAHAAHHAAH!!! You should see your face now. Hahaahahahaahhahahah! (Souta)

-Huh... (Ryusaki)

-It's just that you came running all desperate. “AKEMI!! AKEMI!! AKEMI!! PLEASE ANSWER ME, AKEMIIII!!!" GwiiiHahahaahahahaahahahah! (Souta)

Akemi turned completely red and Ryusaki was a little embarrassed to remember that he came running screaming her name.

-It's all right. I forget about this whole thing. (Souta)

-Same? (Ryusaki)

Souta gives Ryusaki a big smile of happiness.

-Yeehhhh! Keep calm. (Souta)

-Me either. I don't mind forgetting everything that happened. (Akemi)

On Ryusaki's face, a small smile break.

-Thank you, guys. (Ryusaki)