A Mafioso, A Regalia and Arahabaki's bride

The Swindler and the Mafioso Part 2

Mayumi hears hazy mumbling as she slowly opens her eyes, squinting at the sun's light as it shines upon her.

When she regains her bearings, she realized that she's tied to a chair, in a fancy office, with three people dressed fancily.

"Ah!" She gasps. "You're the guy I conned!" She says to the orange haired man at the left.

"My, my..." The red-haired woman at the right says, lifting her sleeve to cover her mouth, but her eyes failed to hide her mirth.

"So, this is the swindler who conned our various partners?" The raven haired man at the middle says, an amused smirk on his face.

"Yeah." The orange haired man- Chuuya said, stepping forward to glare at Mayumi.

"Mou~" Mayumi hummed, trying to hide the fact that she's scared shitless. "You could've just taken the wine and let me be on my merry way, but noo, you decided that you should capture little ol' me."

"Silence, swindler." Chuuya glared icily, effectively shutting Mayumi up.

"Now that you're awake, we'll begin asking questions." The man at the middle speaks up.

"What is your goal by conning our partners?" The man in the middle asked.

Mayumi huffed, earning a glare from Chuuya and the lady. "I just wanted to earn quick money."

The man in the middle hummed. "Is that so? Then, why our partners?"

Mayumi narrowed her eyes. "All the people I conned are corrupt people who deserve to be conned. If you call them your partners, well, I guess you are also corrupt people who deserve to be conned."

The red haired lady giggled behind her sleeve. "Boss, she seems to be one naive child. But nevertheless, she is a talented swindler that will greatly benefit the Port Mafia if she joins. In addition, she has an ability."

Mayumi's eyes widened, realizing an opening, making her smirk. "Yeah." She says. "And luckily, I can use it here!"

With her exposed leg, she gently nudges the leg of the chair she was tied to and activated her ability.

"In the Wake!" She declared, pink letters swirling around her and the chair, giving it life. In addition to that, her ability also caused the rope to come alive, as her skin was touching it.

Seeming to sense what she wanted, the rope unraveled itself, to the shock of the three people in front of her.

The chair also moved for the three as soon as Mayumi stood up, shouting a battle cry as they lunged, bringing out one of its legs for a kick.

Unfortunately, Chuuya quickly kicked the poor chair, shattering it to pieces.

Chuuya laughed, but Mayumi remained pensive with a stoic face.

The red haired lady narrowed her eyes, gasping as she saw the shards of the chair floating out.

"Chuuya-kun!" She called out, summoning her ability and ordering it to slice the shards.

Meanwhile Chuuya was able to sneak behind Mayumi and poked the tip of his knife at the back of her clothes, making Mayumi inhale sharply.

"We win." He smirked triumphantly.

Mayumi's eyes narrowed. "Hm? What makes you think that? The chair is still very much alive, you know?"

"If you wanna live, deactivate your ability. Or else I'll drive this knife in your flesh."

"And what makes you think I can't just activate my ability and make this knife come to life?"

"Because it's not touching your skin. Don't think I didn't notice the most important requirement for you to activate your ability."