27: Premature Death (2)

"Die, motherfucker!" - Shido exclaimed as he continued to laugh madly, though his expression changed to one of pain when he felt something pierce his arm - "Argh!"

Soichiro let out a laugh as he watched the bus lose control and crash into a nearby building - "Hmph, just as I thought!"

The Yakuza leader slowly walked back towards the mansion as his wife let out a sigh of relief that things hadn't ended as badly as she had thought, though her expression changed when she heard the sound of a gunshot, the next thing she saw, how Soichiro seemed to be falling to the ground - "No..."

Not knowing what else to do, Yuriko ran to her husband and saw how he had a hole in his head - "No... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Heh, heh! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" - an unhinged laughter echoed through the place as Soichiro's body continued to bleed out - "Serves you right, you son of a bitch! You deserved it for not helping me when I asked you to, now rot in hell!"

Yuriko gritted her teeth as she looked at the source of the voice, a Koichi Shido who was hurt, but with a gun in his hand. She didn't know where he had gotten it from, she didn't care either, she only wished for one thing, the death of this son of a bitch, and not a slow one, no, that would be a blessing, what she wished for, was to torture him for hours, days, weeks even, just so she could feel a little better with herself.

She just wished she had this son of a bitch on her hands for so abruptly taking her husband away from her.

Yes, she knew he wasn't going to last for long, but that didn't mean she wanted it to happen so soon.

Her emotions were out of control as she slowly walked to the professor, though she stopped when she saw how he was now pointing at her - ". . ."

"I'm going to return that bastard's words, think carefully what you'll do, Yuriko Takagi" - Shido said disdainfully as he put his finger on the trigger of his gun - "I don't want to have to kill such a fine specimen of a woman."

Yuriko remained silent as she carefully watched the professor's every move, as if she was waiting for the perfect timing.

Shido simply glared back at her as he gloated over killing Soichiro, something many had wished for, but couldn't accomplish, at least until he did it with his own hands, and all thanks to the gun he had managed to get his hands on as they searched for food and women.

He had no bullets left in the gun, but that was something the yakuza woman didn't know, and that would be his chance to escape.

"Soichiro-sama!" - exclaimed an armed soldier as he looked at the corpse of his master, only to glare angrily at the teacher who was also aiming at the deceased's wife - "Drop the gun, you son of a bitch and I promise I'll give you a quick death!"

"I'm sorry, but I don't plan on surrendering my life so easily" - Shido replied with disdain, although inside he was thinking a mile a minute, after all, he had to come up with a way to escape alive.

"Don't worry about me, I want you to capture this son of a bitch" - Yuriko said neutrally as she started to walk towards the professor.

Shido started sweating inside, though he stood his ground, though no matter how hard he tried to hold it back, the fear was getting stronger with every step she took in his direction.

The professor began to gasp for breath, at which point Yuriko understood what was happening, so she didn't hesitate, she ran against Shido with a sadistic smile on her face.

The Yakuza leader's subordinates ran against Shido, who could only scream as they all fell on him.

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"What's wrong, Cloud?" - Saya asked as she saw how the blond was looking out the window with a frown.

Cloud gave her a complicated look before shaking his head - "It's nothing."

"Don't lie, I can see it in your eyes" - Saya said with irritation.

Cloud simply kept silent as he watched the pop-up window that had appeared in the corner of his eye.

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[Objective Updated]

[Character: Soichiro Takagi, has been killed]

[Motive of Death: Shot in the head]

[Additional Info: Yuriko and Soichiro Takagi went to talk to the man who had come to seek asylum, only to be denied, causing him to go into a rage and attack the Yakuza leader]

[Do you want to use [System Point] to gather more information?]

[Yes/No]

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Cloud quickly pressed the [No] button, after all, it wasn't necessary. That had already happened, and there was nothing he could do, much less in such a remote location.

"Cloud?" - Saya asked with a frown.

"Hey, something's happening at the entrance of the mansion" - said Rei with a frown as she saw how a group of soldiers ran off in the direction of the outside.

Saya was silent as her face paled because she could hear the screams of her father's subordinates, which made her have a bad feeling - "Cloud..."

"Relax, I'm sure everything will be fine" - Cloud said, although inside he could only let out a sigh.

A few minutes later, the group of soldiers returned a few pale faces.

Saya looked towards the entrance with a face pale with terror as she saw how they were carrying a huge wooden slab on which was her father's body - "No... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Cloud's group members paled when they saw how their pink-haired companion ran towards the entrance.

"Cloud, go after her" - Shizuka said seriously.

"I'm going" - Cloud answered seriously as he ran after the pink-haired girl.

"This is bad, I didn't expect something like this to happen" - Saeko said with a frown - "Soichiro Takagi being dead, means that his subordinates might now get out of control, which is bad in our situation, especially that of Saya-san who is the supposed heir of the group leader."

The group members were silent as they looked at the swordswoman.

"Is there anything we can do to help her?" - Rei asked with a frown.

"I have no idea, after all, it's my first time interacting with the Yakuza" - Saeko replied as she frowned - "That aside, I think I have an idea, but I'm going to need Cloud's help."

"¿?" - the girls looked at each other before frowning.

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Cloud let out a sigh as he watched how Saya was crying next to her father, only to notice how Yuriko was walking while dragging a familiar person - "Shido..."

Koichi Shido slowly raised his head, looking at the person who had said his last name - "Strife..."

"I knew I had to have killed you before" - Cloud said as he gritted his teeth.

Shido didn't respond, he simply lowered his head weakly because he didn't have enough power to be able to do anything else. He had suffered considerable damage after the torture Yuriko had put him through.

"Yuriko..." - Cloud said as he gave her a conflicted look - "I'm sorry..."

"Don't say anything else, I don't have time to think about anything other than my revenge" - Yuriko replied neutrally, though she quickly looked at her daughter - "Saya..."

"Why... Why did you kill my father!" - Saya exclaimed as she took her father's gun and pointed it at Shido's head - "Why!"

Shido raised his head as he started to let out a laugh, one that made the pink haired girl's hand start to shake her hand.

He was excited because if this girl failed to control her emotions, she would end up killing him, which would mean he wouldn't have to suffer at the hands of this woman - "Come on, do it, let's see if you can be like your father!"

Saya bit her lip before slowly pressing the trigger of her gun, though before she could do anything else, she saw someone take the gun from her - "Cloud?"

"Stop" - Cloud said as he shook his head - "You don't need to get your hands stained, besides, you're about to ruin the plans your mother has for this son of a bitch."

Koichi Shido's face darkened when he heard this as he prepared to curse at the blond, when he felt someone punch him in the face - "Ugh..."

"I'm sorry, but your end won't be so quick, I won't let you be the first man my daughter kills either" - Yuriko said neutrally - "Now I'm not only furious because of my husband's death, but also because you wanted to turn my daughter into a murderer, well, I'm sorry, but that won't happen."

Koichi Shido gritted his teeth as he cursed everyone around him, Cloud, Saya, and finally Yuriko.

"Take him inside" - Yuriko said neutrally as she watched her subordinates bring Shido inside the mansion - "Cloud, we need to talk... Now!"

"I know" - Cloud replied as he shook his head.