Mastermind in Kivotos (Blue Archive X Payday)

Ch. 16 Tread Through Trinity

MASTERMIND IN KIVOTOS CH 16, A tread through Trinity, Part 3: Holdout

BGM: Blue Archive OST 130. Foolish Days

???: Well well well, what do we have here? A bunch of randos milling about on our turf?

The pair turned around to see a crowd of girls surrounding them, all dressed in dusty gray school uniforms with yellow ribbons quite unlike Trinity's uniform as well as black masks with white crosses, quite like the blonde's own mask. The one to speak from the delinquent gathering was a tall girl dark haired with a bolt action Enfield rifle that's probably from the great war era.

Sniper Sukeban: Well you walked right onto the turf of the Roly-Poly Gang!

Caracal: That is the most sucky name I ever heard.

Sniper Sukeban: H-Hey!

SMG Sukeban: She's right ya know, we should've gone with the "7-trips and 8-Falls" gang. It makes us sound less like children's make believe, yeah?

Sniper Sukeban: Shut it, I'm the boss and I get to say what we name ourselves!

Caracal: That doesn't make both less of them being stupid names.

Stern Sniper Sukeban: Hey! Don't just agree with her!

Cheeky SMG Sukeban: I'm right, you know...

As the delinquents argued with each other, Bain took an analysis of their predicament.

Bain: (A little more than two dozen thugs, half armed with Signature PCXs alongside a few Stens and Sterlings; the leader and a few near the back have Enfield Pattern 1914 and Lee-Enfield rifles with black paint– No wait, black synthetic stocks, damn that's sort that mods gun nuts would cringe at back in the USA; And then there's also the crew of minigunners as well. Superior firepower, yet their formation is sloppy.)

SMG Sukeban: –It's a symbolic name where it shows that we never give up, no matter how many times we get knocked down!

Chara: Being DETERMINED doesn't stop you from getting your ass handed to you!

Cheeky SMG Sukeban: Well the ol' President of the Justice Taskforce runs on determination and look how much carnage she does!

Stern Sniper Sukeban: Okay, I admit she's right on that point. The girl gives me nightmares *Shudders*

Bain: (Sternly) So, why not walk away and avoid having her come down on your unprepared group here.

Cheeky Sukeban: L-Look who's talking about us leaving when we got the advantage!

Stern Sukeban: Look, we got nothing against ya... Well, scratch that, you wealthy blokes are just an obvious bonus to the plan we already are doing.

Caracal: You saying we're some posh rich punks?!

Cheeky Sukeban: Yeah! We saw you exit the gun store with shiny new guns! Those things cost quite a nice penny, don't ya think? Might help a few gals out if we had what money you got.

Stern Sukeban: You lot are privileged you see, knowing nothing about the struggle of the streets! *Slightly teary*

Cheeky Sukeban: Yeah Yeah! (Aside) Hey, your eyes are starting to water, mate.

Caracal: You think I don't know the struggle? I–

The girl pulls up a finger before noticing her currently worn clean tracksuit. She frowns before hiding her fangs with her delinquent face mask, to the surprise of the group.