"Has it been 30 minutes already?" Higuchi groaned as she tried sitting up straight but couldn't. Tanizaki sighed, "It's only been 5 minutes..." Higuchi immediately sat up straight, wide-eyed. "Only?" Tanizaki nodded as his head hit the floor again. Higuchi did the same a few minutes later. The room wasn't dirty or humid but it sure was boring. In the ginger and blonde's room, there was two table but only one chair. The wallpaper of the room was light yellow. Nothing else that could help cure their boredom. Both were now sprawled on the ground.
In this room...Tachihara was the only one who was still standing. The rest were either on the floor exhausted or calmly sitting on a chair. This room in particular has many chairs but only one table. The wallpaper was black which kind of made sense since they're called 'Black lizard'. Gin and Hirotsu were playing with a deck of cards both found at the corner of the room. "Please stop smoking...You're going to pollute the whole room." Tachihara clicked his tongue in frustration while pointing at Hirotsu who dropped the cigarette to the floor and stomped on it. However, he wasn't entirely hearing what Tachihara said, he was too engrossed in the card game he was participating in with Gin. Sighing loudly, Tachihara kept his gun and kicked the wall, annoyed.
Atsushi and Akutagawa or should I say 'Shin Soukoku' room was rather quiet which you would probably think is strange. You might say that Akutagawa should be trying to attack Atsushi now to show that he's 'strong enough' to his precious Dazai-san. However, don't get them wrong. They did fight but they were now taking a rest.
—A few minutes ago—
A chair was thrown across the room, barely hitting Atsushi as the weretiger dodged it at the nick of time. "Akutagawa, stop it! We're in an enclosed room!" The opposite laughed while he spat out a retort, "Even better! I have a higher chance of hitting you!" Atsushi sighed as he kicked the table coming towards him back to Akutagawa who pierced it with Rashumon. "You broke the table!" Atsushi yelled as he continued dodging Rahumon. "No one cares. It's not my chair!" Akutagawa growled as he continued trying to destroy his enemy. However, he wasn't having any luck. After a few more chairs in the air and more yelling, it slowly died down as Atsushi collapsed to the floor while painting. Akutagawa was still standing but he was also breathless.
Present—
Now, both were sitting on the ground, broken chairs and tables surrounding them. It seems the ability user who placed them in this room knew they liked to fight because they have a few more chairs and tables in the room and a shelf was provided as well. However, it was untouched and still surprisingly intact. There were books and some useless ornaments. The wallpaper in this room was not expected. You might think it was black and white or a dark colour but instead it was bright pink. I think you know why but the two in the room were ignoring it.
"It definitely resembles blood." was what Akutagawa proclaimed and Atsushi went with it.
The final room that probably all of you were waiting for. The 'soukoku' room. Both kept silent the whole time. They actually wanted to speak up but they couldn't. Now that they think about it, the silence was deafening. Feelings were lingering around them but they couldn't face it. You can imagine how terrible that feeling was. Like you wanted to say something but you couldn't. The room they were in had a slightly unique wallpaper. It was a black background with shadows of trees without leaves, somehow describing their feelings towards each other or maybe their past. There was no chairs but one table. A black rug covering the floor and one solid light above them. The light enveloped the whole room but the room was still dim. However, both couldn't care less. Both glanced at each other only to glance away a second after. However, there were no glares and nog genuine hate in their eyes either. It took a while but Dazai did speak up after a while. The brunette tried before but couldn't. This was the perfect opportunity for them. It was just them so they could talk privately. They couldn't let this chance slip. Sadly, a word was not shared in the room. There was a long one hour and to the others, it was boring and felt like an eternity but to Chuuya and Dazai, every minute passed by quickly and soon, it would slip by like it was just five minutes. So, surprisingly, Dazai took the first step.
"You were right..." Chuuya glanced over to the brunette who had his head hung low. The ginger tilted his head in confusion. Dazai, upon noticing that, explained, "That kid wasn't a spy...He just looked like the enemy's son and I wasted a chance to recruit him. Stupid me..." Chuuya's eyes widened as he saw Dazai look up at him with eyes which told him 'sorry'. Chuuya knew it was genuine but he glanced around the room before looking back at the brunette. Maybe he should just give Dazai another chance. He didn't mean it anyway. Chuuya knew Dazai did it to protect him but he just couldn't erase the image of the dead boy on the ground. Yes, he was from the mafia and he killed many people before. He saw the most gruesome of things. A person getting decapitated to a person with no limbs. He saw the worst of the worst before but seeing a dead kid was different. Chuuya couldn't explain but he just didn't like killing kids. So, he couldn't forgive Dazai after what he did. He joined the ADA to protect people, mostly children. He found Atsushi and trained him. He had to admit, the ADA was very different from the mafia. He kept his past hidden and until now, no one knew. He knew he should forgive Dazai as he glanced up at the brunette who was still staring at him. But...what would that do? He can't and won't rejoin the mafia. Should he just tell his past to the ADA? Chuuya knew that Fukuzawa wasn't the type of person to kick someone out of the ADA just because he or she had a bad past. However, Chuuya was scared that what if he did kick him out. Having a relationship with a mafia boss and even being in the mafia is a big mistake and deleting his past records is an even bigger mistake. He almost strangled Ango to death and threatened him to clear his records. He crashed many walls to just reach Ango and almost killed a very important person just to get into the ADA. Upon remembering that, Chuuya coughed a little.
He was now trying to phrase an answer in his mind. His heart pounded harder when he saw a frown appear on Dazai's face. He managed to stutter out a sentence.
"I don't think the kid would forgive you..."
Dazai's eyes widened as he clenched his fists. Chuuya looked up and smiled. "But, I'll forgive you for him..."
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Double Edge Sword (Soukoku)
Action"It's either you let my surbordinates go or you see me die. So, what's your choice, Mafia boss?" The ginger was confident as he stood tall and proud in front of the brunette. The brunette clicked his tongue.
