𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙶𝙴𝚁𝚂

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"And here's, what you've all been waiting for! Star X Girls!" The whole crowd cheered as a platform opened up from the ground, and slowly, the group raised out from the floor. "Yeah! Star Girls!" "Aiyako!" "Marry me!!" The crowd screamed as the group smiled and posed. The radios started playing the music as the song began, and everybody sang along or clapped to the rhythm. Matthew kneeled down as he watched from the top of the stage. "It's safe to interfere. Let's go." He said as the mic picked it up and all bodyguards heard his message, getting into position. "Thorn Princess. Meet me at backstage." "Yes!" She checked each corner and swiftly walked towards the direction. I need to make sure Aiyako-San is okay! Maybe Director-San will devise a plan, so I c- "So, you're Thorn Princess, eh? You're a pretty gal, maybe I'll consider letting you go~?" Somebody put his palm on her mouth as his other hand started to trace around her hip. Without hesitation, she used her leg to kick him, which sent him flying. His head hit against the wall and his eyes rolled to the back of his head. "I'm sorry, but I'm already married. Please don't touch me so openly like that." She walked off as she saw Matthew and quickly ran over.

"Good, you're here. Let's spread out now. Everybody else is already in position. You'll be waiting from backstage and I'll be on top." Thorn Princess nodded as they both made their way to the stage before the concert started. "As you know, there'll be multiple arsonists, specifically a total of 9. They all have black jackets on, and they should have something in their pockets to hide the source of how they set things on fire. I'm not sure how security is allowing this, so it's only safe to assume that they have some type of higher up that lets them in. If possible, let's try to find the one who's letting this go on and report them to the SSS." "Alright, I'll do my best to protect them!" She smiled as Matthew scolded her, telling her to not act so happy when there could be a murder. She apologized as he sighed and they got into position. Pressing down on the ear piece, Matthew spoke :

Matthew : "Is everybody in place?"
All : "Yes, sir!"
Matthew : "Alright, keep your eyes open and stay quiet about this. The concert has already started."

  Just like he said, the sound of fans cheering and the singers dancing was blasting on stage. They yelled her name as they clapped along and sang. From the top of the structure that built the concert, Matthew stared at a specific spot. The security guards, they were packing up the ropes, but a group that seemed like the 9 walked over. One of the guards told the others to go, as they'd deal with the last remaining. The crew left as he looked back at them. They showed him something, which the guard nodded and let them in. He tipped his hat, as if it were some type of sign, and they nodded. Must be the arsonists. Gerald..Gerald Redman. He's the security guard who's probably working with them.

Matthew : "It seems as if the arsonists has came, one of the guards let them in. Be careful from this point on, if you need to kill them, let it be. Try to keep them alive so we can have the SSS do the rest."
All : "Yes, sir!"

-30 minutes later-

    This is odd, it seems that there's been no supposed accidents. The intermission seems to be starting in around 10 minutes, they'd probably strike then.

Matthew : "Considering that intermission is starting soon, they're probably starting it then. Start to spread out from your areas, find th-"

The microphone went out as a loud buzz played and Matthew's eyes widened slightly. The microphones! They're..jammed. I can recognize this beep..it's been used before in previous failed attempts to bring down the cruel people. That means the line on this was hacked. He sighed and took off his earpiece, crushing it and dusting the leftovers it to the side. It's useless now, there's no backup pieces, we need to stay in our positions for now. Hopefully everybody listened thoroughly when I introduced the plan and backup. He gritted his teeth and watched from above. He scanned the crowd and looked around, notifications a specific 4. Thorn Princess's co-workers, and her family? He had noticed Loid, Anya, Camilla, and Millie. As long as they're not in the way, then it'll be fine. She'll just need to keep her cover a secret throughout this. While he kept his eyes on them, somebody had spoke, which was unexpected, since the earpiece was broken? What? He listened as it said :

"It's broken, right?"
"Yes, it should be."
"Alright, the coordinates are (xx°xx′S xxx°xx′E)"
"Alright, I'll be heading there soon."
"Kay."

   Coordinates? I can recognize the voice..it's one of the arsonists. That means I should go. He got up and got down, reciting the coordinates in his mind. He took out his fancy tool to find the coordinate, and marked it down to a room that was no longer used in the building. That's suspicious, the room is closed down. Chances are that they're all meeting there then. Before he proceeded, he quickly made his way back stage and looked around for Thorn Princess. Finally spotting her sitting on a chair, behind the curtain. "Thorn Princess." She looked up and got up as well. "Directer-San! What happened to the microphones?" He signaled for her to stop talking, as he removed it off her ear and broke it. "It won't be needed anymore, the line is most likely being tracked down. It's best to keep it a secret." She nodded and he threw it away in the garbage can. "Follow me, I found a coordinate that might lead to the arsonists." She followed him and they left hastily, taking out his gun and she took out her daggers. "Be careful, they might know we're here." He whispered and she nodded again, pressing their backs against the wall. On the other side, they could hear :

"Dammit, where's Taylor?"
"I don't know! It's fine, let's move on with the plan! He doesn't have anything important!"
"Fine! Let's set the matches on fire, I have the knife as well!"
"Where's Seith then? Doesn't he have the matches?"
"Yeah, he does! It's fine, I have another pack in my pocket.."

  So they are going to commit arson. Matthew looked back as he nodded to Thorn Princess and barged into the room, pointing his gun at them. "Dammit! It's a backup!" They shrieked as one of them looked through their pockets. A shot went off and he fell to the floor, lifelessly. There's only 4 of them..5 of them are missing. "Don't try anything, or else you'll end up like him." Matthew said coldly and they got on their knees, with their hands up. "I'm not the SSS, fools." "T-then who are you?" He didn't respond to the question. "Drop the weapons. Tell us where the other ones are. Maybe you won't face such a tragic death." Like they'd actually get away alive. "W-we don't know! We're just getting paid!" Matthew gritted his teeth while he walked towards them, throwing the body over his back. "Fools. Thorn Princess, go take them somewhere else as I deal with this one." She nodded and violently held both of their wrists. Shrieking with pain, she dragged them outside to a closet nearby.

"Now, I'm left with you."

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A/N : hi guys! sorry for this being a rushed one, and sorry for not posting on fri too! I'm just getting more busy and sorry for this being a short one as well! hopefully it'll suffice and have a good day/night!