Codename: Adam (Makoto Niijima X M!Reader)

Futaba's Heart, Part 4

After walking around a bit more, the team finds a fairly open area.

Morgana: I have to say, the mood of this town is definitely strange. I can't sense anyone around.

???: Hey, guys. You lookin' for something?

They turn around to see a man in tattered clothing wielding a sword.

???: Heh, I thought I heard someone rustlin' around out here... And here ya'll are. Welcome to the desert, fellow trader.

Yusuke: Hm? What does he mean by "trader"?

Ryuji: We don't care about your welcomes. You're a bandit, right? Just cough up the thing you stole.

???: Ha! Well ain't this interestin'. A group of criminals comin' after a fellow trader. Well, you're gonna have to catch me if you want it.

Ann: Wait..! Ughhh, you just had to scare him off, Skull!

Ryuji: Me?!

Makoto: We'll have time to talk later. Let's get after him.

They run after him, [Y/n] and Ryuji being in front of everyone else, increasing the distance as they go. They stop when they see the guy, and everyone else quickly catches up.

Ryuji: Hey, I said wait! We're-

???: You're too slow, moron. You'll never catch me at this rate.

He runs away again.

Morgana: He ran off again! Hurry up and catch him, fast!

Heading down the alley, they catch him around the corner.

???: Hahaha, you tired already? What a bunch of losers... Grave-robbing is a game of stamina, y'know?

He runs off again.

Ann: Urghhh, he got away again! This is really pissing me off!

Makoto: We'll never catch him if we do nothing but follow his path... We should corner him somewhere.

Yusuke: Corner him? But how?

Makoto: Let's use that square from earlier, where we first ran into him. We can sneak around him and trap him in there!

Going back the way they came and around the first turn, they chase him into the square.

Ann: There he goes..! We finally chased him into the square!

Makoto: Perfect... He has nowhere else left to run now... Let's do this, Joker!

They run into the square, where they see him waving his sword around.

Ryuji: Yo, bandit! What's the matter? Not runnin' anymore?

???: Tch... Don't even think about coming one step closer.

Akira: Give us what you stole.

???: Heh, don't be ridiculous. You've gotta let me go. I mean, you guys came to raid that tomb too, right? Why don't we work together and share the plunder?

Ann: Don't talk like we're the same as you! We came here to save Futaba-chan. Now give us back what you stole!

???: So you wanna do this no matter what, huh? Well in that case... I guess I don't have a choice!

[Y/n] sighs before taking Makoto's revolver from her belt and shooting the bandit in the head, making him fall to the ground. He turns around and waves his hand at them.

[Y/n]: I was gettin' tired of hearin' him run his mouth, take the thing from his body.

Before the Thieves can take even a step towards the corpse, it transforms into a giant, golden bird.