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Chapter 43 - You can't escape from the past...

[Meanwhile]

In a abandoned station, Takashi was backing away from the man that talked with him on the phone.

Takashi: Hi! Hiiii!

?: Oy… Why didn't you burn down the inn like I ordered you to? This is why it's troublesome to use humans. You can just die now.

Takashi: Fairy Tale! No, what are you doing here…

??: Fu… So you are the mastermind behind it all. I've been waiting for you.

Both the men turned around, and found another person wearing a black leather jacket and black hair.

??: I thought I would give you one word of advice before you kick the crap out of him. If you try to make any more moves against San-senpai, you'll regret it.

?: ...Regret? Aha, interesting. Who the hell are you?

Gin: A friend of justice. I'll only give you this piece of advice once. Keep your hands off San-senpai. If ya don't, I'll beat the livin' daylights outta you, Fairy Tale.

?: ... Hahaa. Wow… I like you. You look super strong. On top of that you've got guts, and a good face! You look like a big shot.

Gin was a bit dumbfounded before the man shook his hands with Gin.

Gin: ...Thanks for that…

?: I'm Tsubaki Rokurou, sorry for not saying that first, and you are?

Gin: Morioka Ginei

Tsubaki: Then I'm asking you, Morioka Ginei, become one of our group! Fairy Tale is an organization planning from the shadows the overthrow of the human society, the enemy of monsters. In order to achieve our aim we want more outstanding members, even if it is only one person.

I'm an organization scout, with your power you would be welcomed in as a VIP. How 'bout it?

Gin: ...Heeh… So that's why you tried kidnapping San. To win her over to your side?

Tsubaki: That's right. You saw my reason for using humans. I apologize for the previous rough manner. So do you think you can join, along with San?

Gin: Are you an idiot? You'll send me to sleep with your bullshit. I don't reckon I'm an enemy o' humans, 'nfact, who'd get into bed with a load of shitty punks who tried to hurt San-senpai?

Tsubaki grinned and put an hand over his pocket.

Tsubaki: ...That's right? But, I wonder if you'll be able to say the same thing after you've heard the voice of this individual…

He took out a headphone speaker, and explained.

Tsubaki: The owner of a wonderful power that is called "God" in our organization. The words of God are a command to those who listen to them, those who listen to his singing voice, the "Melody of Death" will have their soul stolen. The singing voice of God has been recorded into this thing.

Takashi flinched, and remembered the words that Tsubaki told him on the phone.

Tsubaki: I'll let you listen to it as well.

Takashi: W… Wait…

But he played the song already, and he effects weren't that nice…

Takashi: Ah… Uh…

From his mouth and eyes blood came out and he immediately walked to a nearby wall.

Takashi: Gyaaaaa!! Uwa… This music… My head… Aah… Kah… Gee… Kyaa… Gyua… Gua…

However, Gin had another problem, and it was that his sight turned black.

Gin: 'Wha' is this… Can't see, everythin' in front'a my eyes have gone pitch black…! And there's also this pain that seems like it's goin' straight to my brain. This is bad… This'll be no laughin' matter if I don't stop this song…'

Tsubaki: Heeeeh… Still resisting. I guess the effects of this small speaker are too weak.

Gin: Guh…

Tsubaki: But too bad anyway. A weakened you isn't my enemy.

Then he threw a vicious punch on Gin's face, making him fall unconscious.

Tsubaki: Sleep for a bit, Morioka Ginei.

[Meanwhile]

Everyone: Cheers!

Everyone was happy from the achievement they got, which was helping the Owner to make some money before she closed the place.

Kurumu: Thank goodness, it was a great success today, "Snackbar Marin".

Mizore: Who could have guessed that we would use up all the food in all the neighbouring supermarkets and all in only a few hours.

Moka: It's because we all made the effort to call people over in our swimsuits!

Gabriel: God, I'll never do it again…

He turned around, and saw that Yukari and Kurumu were hugging Tsukune with their almost naked bodies.

Gabriel: *Sigh* I'm going to dress up…

Moka: I'm coming too!

But before they could enter in the hostel, they saw Marin and San together, with the latter holding a notebook where was written "Thanks, everyone."

Marin: Ahaha… Everyone, thanks for today. You were able to call lots of customers thanks to those swimsuits,

Ruby: Marin…

Marin: Thanks to that we'll be able to stop having to close our store for a little while longer.

Gabriel: Jeez, don't jinx it… At least hope for success.

Marin: That's right… I have to try my hardest for both sun, and my dead husband.

San: "Marin…"

*Ding Dong*

Gabriel: 'Hmm? This one is strong…'

Marin: Ah… A leftover customer, I'll see to them, so it's okay, San. '...Now that I think about it recently, I haven't been able to remember him as much. My husband who I had before my meeting with San…'

[Flashback]

Marin and a man that was sitting on a chair were smiling while reading the newspaper.

Man: We did it! I found some information about this inn in the local newspaper!

Marin: Waah… "A luxurious hidden house with a panoramic view of the sea".

Man: Ahaha, it sounds good. We'll surely be able to increase our patronage like this. Look at this, we'll soon become the number one seaside resort!

*Ding Dong*

Man: Oh… A guest.

The two of them reached the entrance, where they found a man with long platinum blonde hair and a pretty face.

Man: Welcome, are you staying the night?

?: Yes.

Man: Please, this way.

Marin: 'Such pretty long hair…'

[Later]

Marin: Yaah… Are the meal preparations taking too long?

While she was cooking, she suddenly started to hear a song, curiously, she left the kitchen and walked to the source of the song.

Marin: 'Singing… Who could be doing it at this hour. It's pretty but it's kind of eerie too… I can hear it coming from one of our rooms. Could it be my husband singing…? I don't get this, a CD?' What's wrong, dear? Playing music this late…

The scene in front of her was the opposite of what she thought, there was the customer crouched down with blood on his shirt and face, meanwhile from his back there were a pair of angelic wings, and under him there was the corpse of his husband being eaten…

[Back]

*Ding Dong*

She came back to her senses and reached the entrance, before bowing down.

Marin: 'Pull yourself together… There's a customer.' Welcome, are you staying the night?

?: Ah… No, I haven't come here to stay…

Marin: Eh?

She raised her head and the first thing that she saw were long platinum blonde hair and a pretty face...