Chapter 165 In The Hotel

On the highest floor of the hotel, the girls and I were in the living room that's a part of the most luxurious room in the hotel. Saya, Shizuka, and Yuriko weren't here, as I asked them to give us a moment among me and the girls. While Eri and Snow were in the bedroom, sleeping soundly, and I had cast a wind barrier around, so our voice would not reach her.

"No!" shouted the girls after I had told them about the mission.

"It's too risky, and you need to think about the consequences clearly. It's not only about you now, it's about all of us." Freya said. I, who sat across the girls, smiled bitterly, as she was right. From my own perspective, this mission could be declined, yet it offered me the choice to face the dark part of me. Grasping Yuriko's heart wasn't the reason I taunted Souichiro to make him kill me, but it was the chance to face my darkest part.

One needs to be broken to be mended again.

"... I know that this would be hard on you and everyone, but it was inevitable," I said. The girls had conflicted expressions, as they couldn't accept it.

"I'm leaving," Mirko said gloomily as she stomped the ground and marched out of the room, then several girls followed her out of the room. The other girls didn't try to stop them.

After a while, there were only a few of us left in the room.

"Do you have the absolute confidence that you'll pass this trial of yours?" Ryuu asked.

"I... don't know, it's different compared to what I've gone through. This is the hardest one yet." I said as I shook my head.

"We need your confidence, in order to let you do your mission. So, is it yes or no?" Saeko asked.

"... yes..." I answered as I put both of my fists under my nose and clenched my fists.

I will succeed, no, I must succeed. I had too much to lose.

"Alright, we'll be on your tail when the even starts. We'll take action when things are out of hand." Annie said.

"No... Help me when the person that's going to kill me wasn't Souichiro. Help me by making Souichiro to kill me. But only when I'm only at the brink of death and broken, or I won't be able to face my darkest part." The girls then nodded heavily.

"Then, what should we do with the those gangsters and such?" Annie asked. Apparently, my guess was correct, the gangsters took a hold of the hotel and forced the women inside the hotel to serve them. And they either killed the men or made them their slaves.

When my men gathered the people inside the hotel at the biggest hall in the room, dozens of women were covered in a blanket, and their eyes were lifeless. There were a small portion of women who weren't like that, but they were either been played by the gangsters but was used to it, or their looks were below average.

The men, however, were either malnourished, had bandages all over them, or don't have any bruise or such. From the look of it, they had been used as punching bags.

"Give the gangsters and the ones helped them to Stain, torture them according to their doings. Treat the women and men to their former condition." I said as I relaxed my posture. Annie then nodded and took out her phone.

I then looked up and closed my eyes, readying myself what I was going to face. I didn't know what to expect from Souichiro and his men. It wasn't as if I would be tortured for days, at least that's what I estimated.

Pain? I don't think it would be sufficient to break me. But we'll see.

Then the night came, and we were gathered at a big hall that was for a grand event. Only a couple of girls were with me, as the rest prepared themselves for the worst in the room we stayed. Saya, Yuriko, and Shizuka were sitting at a different table from us, they were sitting with Ray and Four.

The tables and the chairs were cleared out, replaced by mats and wide tea tables. Grills were placed on the side of the hall and drinks were already placed at the tea tables. I and the girls were sitting at the table at the side, near the exit. The hall was lively as possible as it could get.

Of course, I already told what was going to happen to the military personnel, and they accepted the order from the girls gloomily. But I had told them to act as natural as possible.

Souichiro and his group was sitting across my table, and most of them couldn't wait for the event to start. Souichiro and his men tried to be as natural as possible, but time to time, one of his men would steal a glance of the girls.

"Stick with the plan, alright," I whispered as I poured a sake to a small glass. Then I stood up, holding the small glass. The hall then quietened down, as everyone saw I stood up.

"Before the BBQ starts, I want to toast for Souichiro. I want to thank Souichiro for giving his wife!" I said as I wanted to plant hate on Souichiro.

"Hahahaha!"

"Bless the boss!" shouted my men as they raised their glasses to the air.

"For he had given me his beautiful wife. And before he separate from us, I wish for all of us to give him a toast!" all of us then looked at Souichiro, whose face was fierce yet calm. Souichiro then held a glass of sake as well.

"To Souichiro!" I shouted as I smirked and downed the liquor. It was bitter, and my throat felt like it was burning.

"To Souichiro!" my men then shouted along and downed their drinks. Then the BBQ started, which I didn't intend to join. I walked over to Souichiro while carrying a bottle of strong sake and my glass.

"Brother Souichiro, let us drink till we drop!" I said as I poured the sake to my glass.

"Of course, of course, brother Alex, let's drink!" he said as he stared at his man beside him. The men then nodded and stood up, giving me his place. I thanked him and downed the liquor for him, then I sat down beside Souchiro.

Then we started drinking, one shot, two shots, three shots, then more shots. Souichiro didn't falter behind, he, too, drank shots along me. But as he was used to drinking alcohols, he was way soberer than me. I couldn't even stand without swaying, but I could think straight.

"Brother Souichiro, let us go to a quiet place, I want us to drink over there to respect you as a fellow man." I said as I tried to raise my head from the table. This made Souichiro to smirk for a moment, and he enthusiastically went along.

"Sure, in return, I want to respect you as well," he said as he put his hand around my shoulder and helped me stood up. Of course, my men and his men stood up, wanting to go with us.

"You don't have to come with us, guard the hotel," I said as I stopped my men from going any further.

"Then who's going guard you and... him, boss?" one of my men asked as he stepped foward.

"Let Souichiro's men guard us. They wouldn't be able to contribute anything by staying here." I said as I waved my hand. Even though it was unreasonable, but it was the truth, Souichiro's men couldn't even contribute anything to protect the hotel. They would just be burden at best.

"Alright, boss," he said, then he turned around and walked away. I then looked over to the table where there were Saya, Yuriko, Shizuka, Four, and Ray and focused on Yuriko, whose face was ugly because I used her to taunt Souichiro. I then smiled bitterly and mouthed.

'Sorry, goodbye,' I then looked away from her and beckoned Souichiro to go.

"Let's go then, brother Souichiro," Souichiro nodded and looked at his men. His men then stood up, and we started walking towards the exit.

Even though I cast my eyes away from her at the last moment, I saw that Yukiro's face became confused. Of course, I didn't intend to use her for my selfish intent, but she was Souichiro's tipping point, after all.

The girls, of course, were reluctant to see me go, as they knew things will change when I came back.

Then we exited the hotel, and silent and cold welcomed us. Then Souichiro started to be forceful, he dragged me towards the vehicle that he and his men intended to use. No one was speaking nor making a sound, they were focused.

It was a minibus, but it was bigger than the minibus I used for getting out of the school. He then opened the door and dragged me inside and threw me to one of the seat.

"Agghhh~," I groaned as I tried to sit properly. Then I felt something cold on the side of my head.

"Sit quietly," Souichiro said as he pointed a handgun onto my head.

"So, you're indeed used to this kind of act, huh?" I snickered as I tried to position myself at the seat properly. The barrel of the handgun was pushed with more strength against my head.

"Shut your mouth," he grumbled.

"How many have you kill-" then he bashed the handle of the handgun to my head. My head then hit the glass and the glass cracked. I felt something warm from my head, which made me quite somber.

"This my last warning-"

"Don, it's better to not leave any 'evidence' in the minibus," said one of his men as he stopped Souichiro from doing any further.

"We're still at the hotel," he continued.

"Pfft, even your subordinate know what to do, foolish fuck," I snickered. Of course, every single person the bus frowned at my words. Souichiro who had been in a high position for a long time, where no one would talk back to him, was angered. He wanted to hit me, but the man who stopped him previously tried to calm Souichiro down.

"Don, don't listen to this brat's words, just ignore him. I'll handle him." he said. Souichiro then took a deep breath and nodded. The man then turned around, facing me. In his hand was a pipe. I tried to move, but my movement was clumsy as fuck. And so, I could only sit still and await the pipe.

He then pushed the pipe against my neck. Instantly, I became somber and panicked as well.

"Gak!" I choked as I tried to push away the guy. It showed signs of success, but the man pushed the pipe with more strength, causing my strength to wisp away from my body.

I couldn't think straight. Confusion shrouded my mind and it made things worsen. I tried to kick him away, but he pushed the pipe against my neck with more strength.

"Hrrk!" I then tried to poke his eyes, but the man just kept pushing the pipe against my neck with more strength. Then, I tried to push away the pipe, so I could take a breath, but the man didn't let me. With cold and crazed eyes, he kept pushing the piepe against my neck.

After a long time, having the power that could destroy a world, I was going to die to a man with a damn pipe. I couldn't even think of the quest or such, the thought in my mind was I was going to die.

Then my vision started to darken, and I had no energy to raise my arm anymore. The men then smiled, and before everything was black, he said while smiling in glee.

"We'll have a great time,"