Chaos and torment.
The two things Delle endured the most in her life. As she tried to get out of the mess, she got entangled with different kinds of people. Delle came to love being with them, and finally found someone who let her experience peace...
It is said that death is not the opposite of life but a part of it, and that death is peaceful and life is harder, but isn't it too cruel to die in pain after living a hard life?
"You. Tie him up."
"Y-yes, boss!"
"You're so freaking slow, darn it!"
"I-I'm sorry! I-I'll do bett—Ack! I-I'm sorry, boss..."
"Shut it."
"Hic! P-please, I didn't do i—A-ah! Ack! Please... please..."
"Shut. Your. Dirty. Freaking. Mouth."
"Please... I'll do a-anything. Just please l-let me g—Ahhh! Ah! Aw! Ahh! Hic! Please! Please!"
The man's tied up, beaten to juice. Blood's everywhere on his body and on the floor. His face not recognizable anymore. His clothes torn. Skin full of wounds. His voice cracking up every time he tries to beg.
Darn this. I can't watch it anymore! It's the 20th man for the day!
A heavy figure went behind me, putting an arm on my shoulder when I looked away. It's obvious that his face's beside my ear as his whispers sent chills on my body. I bit down my fear and anger.
"This... is what we do for a living... Atarah Mizuno Delanel," Sanzu uttered, playing my hair. "You'll end up like them if you do anything stupid."
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I dug my teeth on my lower lip. I didn't move an inch when I saw a gun on his other hand near my face.
"Sanzu, you're scaring our guest," Takeomi-san said, glancing at me before lighting another cigarette. "But since she's used to this, why don't we demonstrate the rest of our job in front of her?"
"Now we're talking!" Mochi chortled, loudly patting his back. "This is going to be fun!"
Rindou smirked. "Yeah. Killing them on our own became boring. Now, we have an audience. She's even the Phoenix's boss."
Ran lifted a brow, glancing at me. "I wonder how Dellie will react to all this. Your reactions, Dellie, would be priceless, I'm sure. It'd be very pleasing to see your expressions after a long time."
I clenched my fists rolled up with the hem of my clothes. I couldn't say anything. My sight shifted to Mikey who's watching us expressionless. I brought my gaze down when Ran and Sanzu caught me.
"Mikey," Kakucho-san spoke and Mikey left him a single wave. "Alright." He then turned to us. "Leave these people to your men, Mochi. Let's proceed to the next part."
