50: Bastard (4)

"Anything we need to know about that bastard?" - Yuriko asked as she looked at the mother of her daughter's friend.

"His name is Gin, he was a normal person who was lucky enough to go to the gym, that's why he has a more trained physique than his subordinates" - Kiriko answered with a frown as she tried to remember everything she knew about this man - "Other than that, he didn't seem much different from other survivors, although now it's obvious that I didn't notice something important..."

Yuriko simply shook her head - "What kind of weapons do they have?"

"Guns" - Kiriko answered with embarrassment - "We gave them 5 guns, so they could defend themselves in case something happened during our search for supplies, so at least they could defend the children..."

Yuriko let out a long sigh before looking at Cloud and asking his opinion.

"With all due respect, she's an idiot" - Cloud said as he folded his arms.

"Excuse me?!" - Kiriko exclaimed as she felt her eyebrow twitch slightly.

"Am I wrong?" - Cloud asked as he frowned - "You could have divided your subordinates like you did now, that way you'd keep those sons of bitches under control and the children safe, but no, you took all your subordinates and left the fort uncovered for those traitors to take control of the place and leave the children out."

"Ugh..." - Kiriko let out a groan of pain as she felt the blond boy's words pierce her heart.

"That's a cruel, but fair way of looking at it" - Yuriko mused as she shook her head - "But that's not what I meant, Cloud."

"I know, I was just trying to make my point" - Cloud replied as he looked at the brown-haired woman - "Obviously we'll help you save the children and get them to safety, we'll also punish those sons of bitches, but that doesn't mean we have to overlook Kiriko-san's mistake."

"Ok, I think that's enough" - said Rei as she interrupted her beloved - "I think she already understood"

"Sorry" - Cloud replied as he shook his head - "Anyway, my name is Cloud Strife, and I'd like to thank you for your help, despite my earlier words, I'm grateful that you showed up just to save my ass"

"Well, at least you know how to differentiate the situation" - Kiriko nodded as she shook her head.

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"Gin-san, I think that wasn't a good decision, those cops can come back at any time with more people and take revenge on us, especially for the kids" - said a man while looking at the leader of their group, a well-trained man in his 30s who was hugging the waist of a woman who honestly wasn't beautiful, although he had to admit that her breasts were huge.

"They won't do it because it's more important to save the brats" - Gin replied while letting out a laugh.

The woman showed an uncomfortable expression as she let him grab her ass, after all, her well-being outweighed her guilt for following this man's orders. She knew this was a terrible decision, but she didn't want to die.

"But..." - muttered the man as he fell silent when he saw how Gin was pointing his gun at him - ". . ."

"I've got a few bullets left... Do you want one in the head?" - Gin asked with a huge grin - "Right in the middle of your eyes..."

"N-No need, Gin-san" - replied the man as he lowered his head.

"Seriously, you have to fucking learn your place as inferior to me" - said Gin as he stood up abruptly, in the process causing the woman to fall on her butt on the floor with a grimace of pain on her face - "You are all my subordinates, it's thanks to me that you can now eat all you want."

Gin slowly moved his gaze to his friends, the other men who were armed - "How is the situation outside?"

"Nothing has changed, although we can hear movement around, possibly because of those brats who have to be attracting the attention of the zombies with their cries" - replied the one who seemed to be the second in command of the group.

Gin was silent for a few seconds before frowning - "What are the odds that the sound is because of a horde of zombies?"

"Nil, those things usually growl too loudly" - replied the second in command as he shook his head - "We haven't heard those kind of noises, just the sound of footsteps and some constant crying."

"I see, this is good" - said Gin with a huge smile - "It's better this way, if those brats keep making noise, it's a matter of time before they all die, that'll take a load off our minds."

"The thing is, we don't have much ammunition, the cops took all the magazines" - said the second in command while frowning.

"Don't worry, we just have to wait a little longer, I know about a place that has lots of ammunition" - said Gin while letting out a small, dark laugh - "A former friend of mine was an arms dealer..."

"Oh, that's excellent, Gin-san" - said the second in command as the armed members of the group let out a small laugh, not noticing how a small group appeared outside the elementary school.

"Gin-san, we're in trouble, there was the sound of a window breaking!" - exclaimed a middle-aged man.

Gin's expression distorted when she heard this as she began to order for a quick evacuation.

The woman on the ground simply paled as she felt how this was a god's punishment for doing such a cruel thing as throwing children into danger.

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"You know, this will be quick and direct" - Cloud said as he signaled - "Go, go, go, go, go!"

The soldiers quickly entered the school through a window, breaking it without thinking about the consequences.

Their enemies were 5 guys with guns, possibly with less ammunition than they thought thanks to the corpses they had found in some rooms on the 1st floor.

"First floor clear" - said a soldier as he looked in the direction of the staircase.

"Staircase clear" - the soldier replied firmly as the others continued to search the 1st floor of the school.

"We found no civilians, Cloud-sama" - said another soldier as he looked at the blond who was with his hands in his pockets.

"Let's continue to the second floor, and I want you to be vigilant" - Cloud answered seriously.

The soldiers nodded as they slowly made their way up the stairs, though they stopped when they heard the sound of a few footsteps. They were silent as they listened as the footsteps were getting closer and closer, more so when they noticed they were coming from the upper floors.

"Go!" - Cloud exclaimed as he watched the soldiers advance and prepare the ambush on the third floor descent.

Cloud watched silently as a group of people came running down in their direction.

"Who are you!" - exclaimed a muscular man as he pointed his pistol at the stranger.

Cloud simply snapped his fingers, and out of the nearby classrooms came his subordinates, who quickly took aim at the civilians, who let out a scream of terror.

"I recommend you put your gun down" - Cloud said simply as he slowly walked towards the one who looked like the leader of the group - "I guess you're Gin, the leader of this... select group..."

Gin frowned because he didn't know this guy well enough for him to know his name - "Who are you?"

"Oh, right, I haven't introduced myself yet" - Cloud said as he gave a small bow - "My name is Cloud Strife, I'm sure you recognize my last name."

Gin's expression paled, as well as that of his friends, after all, they knew what that last name meant.

"Yakuza" - Gin replied as he started to sweat, after all, a criminal knowing his name, was not a good thing.

Cloud smiled when he heard this as he ordered them to be disarmed - "Possibly you have to be curious as to why I know your name, and the answer is a lot simpler than you think, I heard it from a girl in the middle of the fog."

"Kiriko-san?!" - Gin exclaimed with a blue face, after all, he recognized what the young Yakuza was trying to say. Mist Girl was what Kiriko's name meant - "I-I..."

"I am a criminal, I have killed a lot of people, among them my own grandfather..." - Cloud said as he pulled out his gun and put it to the muscular man's chin - "However... I have a certain limit that I don't intend to touch..."

Gin felt the saliva stick in his throat as he started to cry out of fear.

Her group was sweating too, after all, they had supported Gin's decision to expel the children.

"I-I didn't mean to do it!" - exclaimed the seductive woman who had accompanied Gin with tears in her eyes as she fell to her knees on the ground - "I'm sorry!"

Cloud gave her a look before raising an eyebrow, though he quickly looked around and noticed how everyone was falling to their knees begging for mercy - "We'll see later, now we have to meet the others, and I hope you don't do anything stupid, unless you want to go meet god before your time..."