C1 Part6

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Part 1 Story 6: Lolita and Knife

Translator: Ririi Rain

"You see, this alley we jumped into is a dead end. The

assailant, who is a freelance hitman——Mizari, is probably on the roof of the Minato

Building where she could overlook the street. She opened fire just as you and I

were nearing this alley."

Secret

added that even if the assassination failed, the intention was to hunt them in

this alley that lead to a dead-end.

"Furthermore, the Minato Building is three stories high, and

no other building in the area has more than two floors, so if you go out from

this dead-end to the street, the openings on your body will be the highest. And

if you climb the utility pole to try escaping upwards, Mizari can shoot you

through the heavens from a vantage point."

"The, then..."

"Fufu, it is a long-awaited date, but it is ruined."

Even

though it was such a time, Ringo's heart was pounding as he saw her looking up and

behaving like a spoiled child.

"Don't worry. It's my selling point to always complete every

request that I accept."

At that

moment, Secret pulled out her long chain, the manrikigusari, from her pouch and she struck the windowpane of a

building with one of the lead weights.

The glass-breaking

sound was deafening.

Fortunately,

there was no one on the first floor of the store, but the scream of someone from

the second floor can be heard.

"Follow me!"

As if

flicked by that voice, Secret started running.

Secret

kicked the broken window further and jumped into the store without worrying

about the scream. She swiftly ran through the pitch-black room.

She

broke the window on the other side in the same way and went outside again, becoming

closer to the hitman.

Probably

it was because there was no window on the first floor of the next building, but

she smashed the weight onto a window on the second floor accurately. Then, she

pulled herself with the chain that was already wrapped around something in the

room and ran up the wall like a monkey.

It had

just been a few seconds since she jumped into the first building.

Of

course, Ringo couldn't keep up with her at the same speed.

As he

looked up at the second floor’s window where Secret had disappeared to, something

black was thrown down from there.

"Wagh!"

He

inadvertently scrambled to catch it. It was surprisingly heavy for its size.

There was no mistake, it was a handgun.

"I'll give it to you for self-defense! Don't forget to pull

the cocking handle when you use it!"

From

the darkness, Secret explained in a brisk tone.

No, wait, of course it's not that easy.

However,

he can't afford to complain like that. He was anxious if he just waited for her

while trembling alone in this place.

Ringo

decided to thrust the wild weapon of murder into his pocket. As he climbed up a

utility pole in another back alley, he heard a new gunshot from diagonally

above him.

(Has it already started?!)

He hurriedly

jumped from the utility pole to a hole in the window that was made by Secret.

Then, he ran up the stairs that were leading to the rooftop where she must have

gone to.

As soon

as he opened the door in haste,

"Take cover!"

Secret

shouted.

He was

a little relieved to confirm that she was safe, so he obediently hid behind the

outdoor unit of the air conditioner.

The

sound of bullets sharply cut the air. There was the sound of metal hitting

concrete. There was also the sound of the outdoor unit that was struck by

something.

After a

while, the vicinity regained its silence.

He

peered out fearfully to see what was going on, and he saw two shadows were standing

over there.

A warm

breeze blew and the moonlight, which had been hidden by the clouds, illuminated

the two women who were facing each other.

Even

though he was being very careful to not be noticed, one of them still turned

their gaze towards him and grinned.

Ringo

yelped from the depths of his throat.

"A, a hitman..."

"That's ri〜ght! Mizari doesn't have any

grudge〜, but I'll have both of you die he〜re."

It was

a high-pitched, distinct voice. The unusual tone was accentuated by the strange

stretch at the end of her sentences.

She

wore pink lolita clothing with frills, ribbons, and laces that were attached to

her whole attire as much as possible. Her black hair was made into twin-tails,

and her sidelocks were cut straight on the length of her cheeks, like a woman

in the Heian period.

She

looked dazed and out of focus. In addition, her very unusual appearance was

amplified by her morbidly pale skin. Ringo was on guard and held the handgun

tightly.

He

couldn't take his eyes off of her because of fear. Ringo once again felt the

heavy weight of the gun that had been given to him. He gripped it firmly, desperately

trying to keep it from dropping because of his sweaty hands.

"Mizari Busujima. A freelance hitman. We are both

independent, we have worked with each other, and we also have engaged in fights

before."

It

seemed that Secret also noticed Ringo’s gaze. She smirked without turning her

eyes away from the hitman.

"Mizari, you're the last person I'd want to deal with if

possible."

Secret's

boots stepped on the concrete and she broke into a run.

Her chain

reached out towards Mizari at a speed that cannot be followed with the naked

eye.

"Eeーh?! Mizari ha〜ve been waiting for this da〜y for a

long time〜!"

The

hitman also fired bullets at Secret while laughing happily. However, her

opponent danced in the air like a gymnast and was hard to catch.

A

moment later, the chains wrapped around Mizari's arm. Secret pulled it and made

her opponent lose balance. As Mizari's body staggered, Secret struck hard the

gun barrel with the other end of her chain, and the gun fell to the ground.

"You're such an eyeso〜re!"

At that

moment, the hitman's expression changed into one that resembled a demon. Secret

kicked Mizari’s hand to the air as she tried to pick up her gun.

"Your skin is whiter tha〜n Mizari! I can't forgive

you who are so whi〜te!"

Mizari

quickly pulled out a dagger knife from the inside of her fluffy pannier.

The knife

was moving like a flash of light, creating a red streak of blood on Secret's

thigh as she failed to avoid it.

Her

face was distorted with pain, and the knife was swung down towards Secret who

had made a momentary gap.

"Secret!"

When

Ringo screamed subconsciously, Mizari abruptly stopped her movement. She turned

her neck at a strange angle. When her eyes met the boy's, she grinned.

"That's rig〜ht, this time you are also

the target of the assasinatio〜n. Mizari almost got in

trouble〜"

"Sta, stay away..."

He held

the handgun with trembling hands. But he also won’t be able to pull the trigger

well with his sweaty fingers.

When he

realized, the lolita was already standing in front of him with a smile on her

face.

"Well then, goodbye〜."

A

dagger knife approached Ringo's neck. Right at that moment, the crouching woman

stopped Mizari.

"Wha〜t?"

She

looked back with a face that had changed to that of a demon (Hannya) once

again, and over there, Secret was holding a grenade pin in her hand.

"Noooooo〜oh!!"

She

screamed as if she was in her death throes. Mizari began to search through her

lolita outfit here and there.

"Ringo-kun, run!"

The

stunned Ringo was startled by Secret's words. He hurriedly passed by the

frenzied Mizari.

He

tumbled down the building’s external staircase together with a self-proclaimed

consultant who had successfully snatched only the pin of the grenade from the

hitman.

Then,

they slipped into the shadow of a car that was parked on the roadside.

A

second later, there was a roaring sound that shook the area behind them.

An

earthquake-like tremor occurred for a moment, and Ringo’s breath stopped for a second

when debris came flying to fall on the street close to him in clatters.

"Hurry, Mizari isn't the kind of person to be killed by

something like that. Let's hurry to a crowded place."

He

agreed and the two ran in the direction of the light.

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