Warning: You may feel emotional ;)
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The scene within the gaming room of the Paradise Inn was a seemingly normal one, but if one were to pay attention to a small congregation of girls, they would find that it had accumulated an incredible amount of tension.
Looking at the group that stood on Lia's side, one noticed that each of the girls watched on with tense expression as they observed the battle between Elly and Lia, the sweat running down their foreheads.
Clair and Kara, on the other hand, had surprised expressions as they watched the battle with belated feelings, Kara was even feeling even more ashamed.
"Beat her up, Elly!" Clair said in an extraordinarily appealing but violent manner, contrast to her innocent nature as she shook her fists.
Currently, both Elly and Lia skilfully maneuvered their characters on the video game screen with the joysticks.
Bam! Suddenly, Lia's character being the bunny girl had dodged and jumped around with stylish movements, dodging a myriad of attacks narrowly. Yet, her attempt for grandeur soon met its end; her face was smashed into by the extremely brutish looking woman with the muscles of a man, garbed in a military uniform.
Lia's face turned pale as she shouted, "Oh no!"
She wanted to escape, but Elly sneered as her hands move fast, mashing the punch button as the eyes of the brutish military woman flickered in red light.
As if possessed by an evil spirit, the woman began to launch a flurry of punches towards the cute bunny girl's face, as she shouted, "Atatatatata! ATA!"
With the last punch smashing onto the bunny girl's face, she cried out pain in before her head burst to pieces, as she then disappeared from the screen. Truly a finish of the utmost level of brutality.
"Game!" The machine prompted as the victor was determined to be Elly, who stared at Lia with contempt.
"Hmph! You've now been defeated in a fair match, now hurry and get lost! Don't you dare to bother Kara again!" Elly shouted as she looked at Lia.
"You... Elly, I'll remember this, you'd best believe me!" Lia said as she glared at Elly, not daring to stay any longer, she hurried off with her friends.
When Lia and her friends left, at a few corners of the gaming room, the Bit Hunters who seemed like they were playing games glanced over vaguely.
Perm looked at them and nodded as he gave the okay signal with his hand, he then began to make his way over towards Elly directly, reaching for something in his sleeve.
Now, only the three girls were left behind, Elly looked at Clair, before fixing her eyes on Kara as she made a thumbs up and spoke with a smile, "Hehe, Kara, see they won't bother you anymore."
Kara seeing this felt something she hadn't in a long time; her eyes turned moist as tears shimmered down her cheeks. She started to bawl like a child as she fell to her knees, not knowing what to say.
Clair seeing Kara's reaction also felt teary-eyed, but though she seemed innocent and weak, she was actually a tough girl.
Clair tapped Kara's shoulder causing her to look up at her, she then smiled and wiped her eye corners and spoke, "Kara, I've always known you were a nice girl, you never did anything nasty and always helped me when I needed it. Even if you were a bit at times mean, I knew your situation, that is why I always chose to follow you. I chose to stay by your side so that I could one day be your truest friend..."
Kara, hearing this even felt more surprised, tears flowed like an endless stream as she spoke incoherently, "But I... I... I'm not worth..."
Kara wanted to say something, but Elly also came and tapped her other shoulder and spoke, "I don't know much about you, but I am certain you're not a bad person. So, Kara, never have doubts about yourself, and stop trying to push away those who want to be with you.
When Kara heard this, it was like the last chain that bound her mind had shattered, she finally felt what it was like and knew what it meant to have friends, people who truly cared about her.
She wanted to express her joy and pain, she wanted to speak of her wrongs, but it was at this moment that Kara's eyes widened as she saw the thing she most feared, she saw her past most foolish mistake.
Time froze for Kara at this moment; the only person visible was Perm, who slowly pulled out a gun, aiming it towards Elly's position.
At this moment, Kara's thoughts were different; she knew what she had done wrong, and she knew what she had to do to the right things to its natural order.
"Elly..." Kara said with a strange look on her face.
Elly and Clair looked at her in surprise; they didn't think Kara would show such an expression out of the blue.
Kara didn't bother to explain; she slowly rose to her feet and took a step forward, placing her directly before Elly as her voice sounded, "I'm sorry..."
"Kara?" Elly asked in confusion, but it was only now that she took her focus from Kara, did her Digitizer instincts fired off a warning. She was about to hurry and dodge, but her mind went blank when she saw the next scene.
Bang! It was a loud sound that shook the minds of all the others having fun on this good night, causing them to cast their eyes into the gaming room in shock.
On the outside, Screwgelman and Nero, who were making their way over to the gaming area, had dark looks. But on the inside, Elly's eyes widened in shock.
"Ka....ra...?" Elly said slowly and dimly, her mind in complete shock as she had never experienced before, causing her to fall into a dazed state as she saw Kara's body fell backward, slumping on the floor when a pool of blood formed around her.
Clair's eyes showed horror as she saw this, she hurriedly grasped Kara's shirt and screamed, "KARAAAA!"
Despite the current scene, Perm only frowned as he thought, "Shit, I aim for the target's arm, but this dumb bitch stepped in the way, tsk, oh well, it looks like the shock has her immobilized."
When Perm thought to here, he glanced at the men and shouted, "Hurry and knock them out, then grasp the target! Once we have her, we can use a means to ensure that Nero doesn't run away!"
The men didn't hold back; they hurried moving like rapid cheetahs as they quickly appeared by the dazed Elly's and Clair's side. With two sharp noises, they fired two small guns that shot an injection in their necks. Not long after, both of their eyes rolled over as they lost consciousness.
One of the men picked up Elly, but the other looked at Clair and Kara as he spoke, "What should we do with these two, boss?"
Perm shook his head and spoke, "Nothing, let's hurry and go; we don't have time to waste here!"
"Right!"
Perm and the others thugs began to run towards the back door, but it was right at this time, that Nero entered the room, his eyes filled with an endless amount of rage as at terrifying killing intent scattered around the room.
It was to such an extent that even the tempered glasses had begun to vibrate, making cracking noises as fissures formed on their surfaces. Nero, whose eyes glowed in a blood-red light, shouted like never before, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?"
Perm and the thugs looked around in surprise, but as they took a good look at the person bold enough to confront them, their faces changed to the excitement.
"Neroooo! To think that I didn't have to use this bait to call you out, hahaha! Hmm… are you angry with us? Huhu… if so, then come and catch us, for if your too late... who knows what might happen to this beautiful young loli!" Perm said in a provocative and lustful manner as he licked his lips while looking at Elly in his arms.
He waved his hand and rapidly left the gaming room with the other Bit Hunters through the back door, hurrying towards the pre-planned location.
Nero glared at this in anger, even more so when he saw Kara's body on the ground, He gritted his teeth while running off without even thinking as he shouted, "You damn thugs, don't think you can get away!"
Swoosh! Nero's body swooshed like the wind, rapidly utilizing his Four Point Unity steps, which, though limited, allowed him to leave the room quickly.
The moment Nero left, Ryo had entered right after him, he looked at the two girls on the ground and frowned as he thought, 'Damn, I can't leave them behind, I guess I'll have to leave the rest to father, he shouldn't be too far away after all.'
After Ryo arranged his thoughts, he hurriedly picked them up and brought them out of the room in a hurry. As Nero's pursuit began, the scene behind was one of panic, as many different civilians started to run out of the Paradise Pub while screaming.
The civilians ran away, but oddly enough, only a few persons stayed behind, some even rapidly moving towards the back exit as they hurried to catch up to Nero.
Looking around, one would notice that even Avollo and Uncle Ian had vanished. Now, only two persons and a few stragglers hiding in corners were left behind, Screwgelman, who was the most angered about Elly's situation, didn't move; it wasn't that he couldn't, but rather his path was blocked.
In front of him were the three grey cloaked individuals that wore a simple grey hat with cool design patterns. Looking at them more carefully now, one would notice that though dressed similarly, they were quite unusual.
Each of them had the same brown eyes, same short dark-colored hair, square-shaped face, hook nose, and broad and scarred lips. Heck, even the watch on their hand was the same brand, it was as if each of them were the same person.
"Get out of my way... Doppleman," Screwgelman said with an icy tone.
The three men chuckled at the same time and spoke in synchrony, 'Huhu... I am sorry, Mr. Vondelez; it is with my sincere regret that your family's young miss had become a part of the DU's recruitment test. Please do remain calm, I can assure you that she will be safe, but for now, you must not do anything foolish...'
Screwgelman's hair rose above his head as a terrifying pressure spread out from his body as he spoke again, "I will speak one more time, Doppleman Newz of the DU's Hatman Society, get out of my way!"
Doppleman sighed, he shook his head and spoke to his communicator watch, "Eagle, Bull, I am going to be tied up for a while. Please ensure that after you evaluate Nero's strength, you secure him before anyone else. You better not let that woman get her hands on him, hmph! Also, do take note of the Balkras's young miss's safety."
"Understood, sir!" Two voices said from behind the communicator.
Screwgelman narrowed his eyes as a rich amount of killing intent came from his body, which glowed in brown lights. Soon, an earthen colored card with 0's and 1's flashing on its surface appeared in his hand.
Doppleman shook his head as his three bodies scattered and surrounded Screwgelman, he spoke with a smile and a sharp glint in his dark eyes, "Well then, let's dance for a bit..."
Following Doppleman's words, the tension here rose to a whole new level as a series of shocking events were only one step from unfolding.
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