The TRIBE Chronicles : Forgotten Memories (Completed)

03 - When The Fight Broke in Gekidan

As Sora waited with Ogre outside the club house, they suddenly saw a group of men approaching the place. Each one of them was bringing weapon, whether if it was a sword, short sword, spear or another weapon. She also saw the men who had ran after him last night amongst those men. But Sora didn't get any good impression from them.

"Ogre," Sora called; her voice was filled with warning.

"Yes. I know." Ogre understood the warning. He was too feeling bad intention coming from those men. But somehow he had faith if his masters inside would be able to handle those men.

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Inside, someone then quickly stepped in front of her and blocked her from the men's sight. Sachi turned her gaze and realized that it was Lia who had covered her. "Sakura-san..." And somehow she was feeling relief.

The men who had moved forward halted their steps when they saw the lady dancer. The fighter instinct inside of them told them if she wasn't an ordinary dancer. From her stance, she had a form of a fighter. It was enough to make them stop. They then turned to their leader, waiting for his signal.

The leader smirked as he saw someone dared to save the girl; not to mention if the savior was also a girl. "So... someone wants to play a hero." He grinned. "You'd better step aside before you get hurt, young lady."

Hearing the warning, Lia only silently scoffed. "I know that you are wishing me to say 'as your wish'," she said in her friendly voice. "But stepping aside at the time when someone needs my help, it's really not my style." She blinked and her gaze turned into a cold one. "You can try to get her." She tilted her head in defying manner. "That, if you can."

The leader scoffed when he heard her defying words. He found that it was amusing to see a mere dancer stood up for her friend; he was thinking that she was perhaps only bluffing. But it was also interested to see how the girl would protect her friend. So, even though he liked the daring act of the dancer girl, he was also pitied her. "Then, don't blame me." He looked at Rokudou on his side. "I don't care whether that dancer is killed or not. Just get the girl alive."

Rokudou nodded. "I understand."

"Then, I leave this matter to you." The leader then turned and left.

Rokudou looked back to the dancer girl and smirked lopsidedly. "You're all heard Master Rikki's words, right? Then, get the girl!"

The thugs dashed toward Lia. But instead of avoiding, Lia stood still and only saw the incoming thugs. She didn't move or change her position; she seemed ready to welcome their attacks. Of course, seeing the dancer lady in front of them, the thugs smirked. They would gladly teach the young dancer lady a lesson for interfering their mission. Besides, they had already imagined what they could do to her later when they already defeated her.

But just before the thugs came to touch Lia, a head of spear suddenly came in and hit the most front thug, making him flung away before he crashed onto the wall.

The sudden attack made the thugs surprised, as well as Lia; she didn't expect to have someone helping her. She turned her gaze and saw Makidai lowering his spear before looking at the rest of the thugs; it was him who had hit the first thug with the spear. He then stepped in between the thugs and the girls.

"I really don't know what happen now. But it's not proper for men to treat girls rudely like that." Makidai warned the rest of the thugs as Usa came to his side.

"You..." Rokudou growled then looked at one of his men. "Attack them."

With the order, one of the thugs moved forward, trying to attack Makidai. But a gunshot was heard and a bullet landed in front of the thug, stopping him from moving. It was Atsushi who released the shoot.