The Three Sided War

Ch.22 Rescue Team

Five minutes later, the soldiers were on the ground, unresponsive.

"Dammit. This is the worst day in years."

"Yo, Dazai, ever heard of Petrus?"

"The flabbergastingly expensive wine."

"The night you vanished from the organization, I opened an '89 bottle in celebration. That's how sick of you I was."

"I remember setting a bomb under your car that night."

"That was you?!"

I let out a small sigh as the two kept talking. We're currently inside the small building, walking down a long set of stairs. I was leading the way. Chuuya was behind me and Dazai was behind him.

I know I'm supposed to be the middle ground when it comes to these two, but this is too much for me. They remind me the way her and I fought. Geez, now I know how the captain felt.

Chuuya continues speaking.

"I can't stand you."

"I hate everything about you, too."

"Well, I like the both of you." I add.

"You can't like him, Ori-chan."

"Don't taint her mind! If anything, she should hate you too."

"Well, there is one thing I like about you, maybe. It's your taste in shoes."

Chuuya stops walking to look at his shoes as Dazai passes him.

"You think?"

"Just kidding, of course."

Pissed, Chuuya tried to kick Dazai. But he simply jumps ahead, dodging his attack. He turns to look at him.

"Give it up. I'm familiar with your attacks. Your timing, your speed, your kicks..."

"I was going easy on you!" Chuuya shouts. "If I were serious, I would have pulverized your skull."

"Oh? How scary."

"Shut up! The both of you!"

The two look at me. They were surprised from my sudden outburst.

"Let's get Q and leave. Okay?"

I continue walking down the stairs. They quietly follow me.

~~~~Time Skip~~~~

We reach the bottom of the stairs to find a small room with a big tree in it. Q was attached to that said tree. There was only a single lamp to give us light.

"There he is. The sleeping beauty awaiting his savior." Dazai speaks.

"Sleeping beauty, huh?"

While raising his hand up, Dazai replies.