"tsk" Without wasting any time Goda quickly dashed in front of Nishioka, who caught off guard by her speed
Nishioka can feel a hand have been wrapped around his scalp before his head meets Goda's knees.
Panicked, Nishioka let out a breath but a hand stop him from exhaling
Goda's brought her lips near Nishioka's ear "I know how your trick works." his eyes widen hearing what Goda just said.
Nishioka can't even think straight, his head feels heavy, he feels like he cannot feel his heart at all, and blood started to pour out of his nose.
Goda lift Nishioka's body like it was nothing, she can see panic started to show on Nishioka's face as he lost touch with the ground, then slammed his head first to the floor.
"his lung is capable of converting air into poisonous smoke instead of carbon dioxide," Goda says, revealing Nisihioka's power
"h-how....." he mumbled
Goda glances at Kolzak who stands there with a smirk, even with his messed-up clothe he found himself chuckling at Nishioka's pent-up body on the floor
Goda's foot made contact with Nishioka's stomach, sending Nisihioka to the wall.
"COUGH COUGH! BLEGH!" the room now filled with Nishioka cough.
"ha...ha... Y-you shouldn't be too hard on a newbie you know...?" Nishioka manages to say.
"yeah, Goda–san! You shouldn't beat up a kid so ruthlessly!" Kolzak mocks
Goda's face didn't even fill with pity or guilt like she is used to beating up a kid
"An enemy is an enemy. Even if they are a child" another kick in the head
Nishioka's breathing becomes ragged, he can feel that disgusting feeling of his power turning up and making his lung burn to produce those mind control smokes.
Kolzak's faces stiffen as he notices the smoke, he can see the slight panic in Goda's eyes as she quickly covers her nose.
The air becomes stuffy, more suffocating, the air feels like it isn't an air but instead a wall.
Kolzak sees Goda's figure stumbling, his body is too feels weak. He is noticeably shaking.
He can feel his heartbeat stutter, his mind becomes dazed and feels a powerful force tugging his consciousness away, the force is more powerful than the last one. It's like Nishioka's power instantly becomes more and more powerful
'heck, I think it did become more powerful..!' Kolzak thought, from his blurry vision he can see Goda's body swaying away
Kolzak swallowed a lump in his throat that he didn't notice was building, with every bit of consciousness left he managed to shout "GODA–SAN!"
He sees Goda's body twitching when he called her, 'Yes!'
Kolzak continues "GODA–SAN! DON'T SUCCUMB TO HIS HOLD! YOU STILL HAVE A DEBT TO PAY WITH SENIOR KAERU—UFF!"
He stumbles protecting his head, Kolzak slowly open his eye to meet Goda's sea blue ones, but now look dazed and empty
'shit! I was too late.! He already got a hold of her!' Kolzak thinks as he coughs harshly, desperately clinging to his consciousness
Her figure sloppily approaches Kolzak, he doesn't even take notice of how a broken sob has been echoing in the room for a while.
the cries belong to Nishioka, that is on the ground curled up.
the only thing Kolzak can process is that Nishioka is tugging his red hair pretty harshly before Goda sways to hit Kolzak.
Kolzak rolls his body to dodge Goda's punch that cracked the floor.
He gets up quickly, his brain was still recovering from using his power multiple times a day, plus the exhaustion of keeping his mind intact
He was caught off guard by Goda, who punch his back.
Blood spurt out of Kolzak's mouth and he fell over harshly.
Kolzak didn't even fight back, he continue to dodge Goda
He doesn't have the guts to hurt Her.
Kolzak feels that Nishioka's cries are mocking him, as the more he notices his cries, the more his mind scattered like wildfire
Kolzak coughs out once more, body sore and bruised.
His eyes were trembling 'I can't– I can't hurt Goda!' Kolzak thought as he steps back, followed by Goda getting closer.
His shoulder shakes as he feels Goda's shadow looming over him, looking at him with those dazed eyes.
Yet Kolzak continues to dodge, to take hits from Goda. He doesn't have the courage or the will to hurt Goda.
He feels his body getting weaker and weaker, and his mind getting fuzzy by the second
Kolzak slides his body to the window, the sun was setting down.
'ah... I'm tired...'
Steps steps
A faint sound of footsteps can be heard, yet Kolzak was too tired
'I'll just....close my eye for a bit '
"Ah. What a mess..." Kolzak's eyes immediately flutter open recognizing the soft tone of voice
There stood a man with short pink hair with a black mask covering his face, the mask he knew he was familiar with, and the usual dark blue outwear.
The purple gem in his chest shines as the person steps even closer to Kolzak
"...boss..." Kolzak manages to mumble to the man
Boss looks around, his eyes caught on the sight of the weeping Nishioka, the brainwashed Goda see this and steps closer to Nishioka's body. Acting like a bodyguard
"It seems many things have happened after my departure"
Kolzak's eyes squinted, he can't believe that the boss isn't affected by the stuffy smoke "H-how..?"
A chuckle resonates from the boss's mouth "Experience" that's the last thing he says before dashing toward Nishioka's body
***
'I should try drinking from time to time...' Kaede thinks, his eye wondered at the cigarette in his hand.
A black hood covers his head, hiding the smoke coming out of his neck that he tries to cover up with a cigarette
His face morphs into something, a person yet unfamiliar.
He brought the cigarettes to his lips 'It sucks I have to hide my identity... Why did the boss ask me to do that anyway?' Kaede continues to wonder as he walks, with another hand he pulls out his flip phone
in the corner of his eye he can see a figure wearing a hood walking, no, following him.
Kaede eyes glint, his face tensing up into a more serious one.
The illusion of a man's face loosens up a bit to see if the guy in the hood is really following Kaede or if he just imagining it, as he does Kaede takes a sharp turn to the right meeting a dead end
Kaede sees a movement in the corner of his eye 'I'm right.' he turns around
"reveal yourself" Kaede shouted, the illusion of a man faltered revealing his zombie-like skin that was filled with scars and his long dark blue hair.
The figure revealed himself unexpectedly, Kaede straighten his posture and kept his guard up
The figure pulls down his hood, revealing a black eye and straight black hair
Wrinkles are visible in the figure's face, his face contouring into a serious one.
"what do you want," Kaede asks firmly. His face even tho is not very visible in sundown, is mix-matched with seriousness and stillness
The figure didn't answer Kaede's question instead he responds with a chuckle "Isn't that what she asks when you first approach her?"
'her..? Who is he referring to—' Kaede choked, his eyes blown wide as he realizes who he is referring too
"H-how— WHO IS YOUR CONNECTION WITH HER?!" Kaede demanded. His expression is now not very suited to his rather old appearance that is filled with agony, pain, and guilt.
The figure continues to chuckle at Kaede's face "Let's just say I got my connection..."
Kaede takes a step back, now face more tense up and morphing into something as regret "What do you want from me."
"oh no no I want nothing from you! I just want to question that's all"
The figure shifts his standing position, eyes now tilted, and his eyes lowered "I wonder... If you not being there even make a difference at all with you being there?"
Kaede's eyes widen once more, he gritted his teeth in anger
"Stop—"
"What if you are the reason? I mean she didn't even tell you why she did it, you even dared to continue your life without feeling guilty what so ever"
Kaede's breath becomes rigged his pupils dilated
"Don't you think that's... Unfair? You take everything from her... You Even her last name..."
The figure stalked and stepped closer to the panic Kaede
"am I right?
The missing suicide case, Mr.Ikeda?"