Madness: DOUBLE AGENT

Billy walked under the rain while holding his umbrella, there was a slight metallic sound when the rain fell on the umbrella, but no one was really that concentrated enough to hear it.

Billy looked around, and he finally reached his destination, a tavern.

When he entered the tavern, he closed his umbrella-sword-gun-shield-whatever and walked in.

Billy: Let's see… There.

Billy walked towards a table full of drinks, and found a young woman with a good figure, she had short blonde hair with two long tufts at the sides of her head and golden eyes, she was wearing a revealing outfit with a black tube top and a scarf on her neck.

Billy: So there you are, Leone.

Leone: Haha, Billy, who did you ruin this week with your tricks?

Billy: Just some people, don't worry though, even if you act so friendly to me, you still need to pay that fee.

Leone: Awww, c'mon… Stingy shit…

Billy: Hahaha, everyone need to pay for playing… Guess who I found there?

Leone: Huh? Who was it? Mine? Lubbock?

Billy: Esdeath.

Leone: Pffft… That woman?!

Billy: I know, it's unbelievable, you should have seen her as she bet everything she had due to the stress of losing.

Leone: She did?! Oh god, I wish I was there… How did it end?

Billy: Well, I helped her a bit, I still need to appear as someone friendly, and I clearly don't want my casino to freeze.

Leone: Ehhh? You are betraying us?

Billy: Haha, good joke. Still, I have the money here.

Billy gave Leone a big bag of money that he kept on his clothes, she took the money and put it on her bag.

Leone: Are you still sure to not join our group? We really need someone like you.

Billy: Meh, I will join some weeks later.

Leone: So you don't wan-Huh?! You really will join some weeks later?!

She was shocked because Billy would always refuse to join her group and act as a supplier for the revolutionary army. But this time, even if he refused now, he confirmed that he will join them some weeks later.

Billy: Yup, I still need to stabilize my casino to avoid that it will fall down too soon. There are still some people that act as they want there.

Leone: So Big G isn't enough to intimidate them?

Billy: Strangely, he is always at the other side of the room when someone acts like the casino is his house…

Billy and Leone stood up and walked out as they continued to talk.

Leone: Hahahaha… Well, I will gladly welcome you when you want to come with us, see you later, Billy.

Billy: Bye, Leo-

*Clang*

Leone threw a punch at Billy, but he deflected it with his umbrella before pointing the end at Leone, which was glowing a bit.

Billy: You want to try again? You know that without your teigu you don't have any chance.

Leone: Heh, so you are always ready.

Billy: What do you expect, I need to deal with you lot every time we met, for any word I say, pinkie threatens me with her disproportionated gun, the big guy need to stay at least 3 meters away from me because I am straight and I wish to stay like that, then there is you.

Leone: Hahaha, I guess you're right, then bye.

Leone and Billy took different paths, he opened the umbrella and left, under the rain.

Billy: 'Night Raid… Will it help me find the person I am searching for?'

[1 week later]

This time, Billy's weapon of choice is a yo-yo, this one came from an original RHG called Yoyo, basically this yo-yo is extremely hard and can charge energy by spinning at mach speed, then released it in a shockwave.

As he played with it, he was with Esdeath in a bench, she was eating ice-cream as she spoke.

Esdeath: What do you think about the Empire?

Billy: Mh? What's with that sudden question?

Esdeath: I'm just curious…

Billy: Honestly, I could care less about the Empire, I just came here because of money.

Esdeath: I see.

Billy: ...So… You will be going tomorrow, right?

Esdeath: That's right, you want to follow? I can't guarantee your life though.

Billy: Heh, I have better things to do than killing people. Still, it's hard to believe that someone like you wanted to talk to me.

Esdeath: Sometimes I need to rest too, I just finished to pass through many documents, and I wanted to relax a bit, so why not going out with someone I know?

Billy: Hmm… Why don't you try to fall in love?

Esdeath: Love? I don't have time for that.

Billy: You might think like that, but some people greatly changed for love, who knows, maybe somewhere there is a man that will make you fall in love at first sight.

Esdeath: If you say so… What about you? You ever fell in love?

Billy: No, even if there are many girls around here, it just… How do I say it… There is something missing on them… I guess that it isn't my moment yet…

Esdeath: I see… Hey, Billy, you never showed me your eyes, did you?

Billy: Meh, I will keep it that way.

Esdeath smirked and said.

Esdeath: C'mon, show me your eyes, you always wear sunglasses or a veil to cover your eyes.

Billy: Nope. I guess there isn't anything else to talk about, by-Hm?

Before he could say "Bye", he saw that his foot is frozen in ice.

Esdeath: You will not leave until you show me your eyes.

Billy: Is that a challenge?

Billy's yoyo started to rotate and slammed onto the ice on his foot, breaking it and free him.

Billy: Guess I won.

Esdeath: I don't think so.

She stood up, facing him with a smirk on her face.

Billy: Then you should start to think that.

A puddle of darkness appeared under his feet, and Billy sunk in it, disappearing together with the puddle.

Esdeath: That guy… Hmph, it's just a pair of eyes, what could make them so special… 'At least I know he is a Teigu user, so he can disappear in puddles of… something. A good Teigu for spying, a bit similar to Shambhala, but it's perfect for not attracting the attention thanks to the color of the puddle.'