Koujaku's Good End Part 2

We run out into the hallway, the floor jolting and rumbling beneath us.'The elevator over here is broken! Take the stairs!' Kou said.

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Following the members in front of us, we run down the hallway to the staircase. My headache has quieted down considerably, so I can easily move around now.

We finally reach the staircase, and all we focus on is running down the stairs to the sound of the alarm echoing.

I don't know how far we went down. But all we thought about was making it to the entrance.

'Ha, haah, hah…'

'Guh…'

I went well over my body's limit, and soon had to pause to catch a bit of breath. But still, the fact that we made it down that many staircases was a miracle. We continued to move our feet as fast as we could to get out of there.

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I start to go dizzy, my head spinning.

The only sounds bouncing off the staircase wall was the rough breathing of all of us.

'Hah, hah, just- one more floor!' Hagima gasped.

Looking down, I see the staircase end and a hallway going one.

Just a little more…!

We make it down the steps, and finally leave out of the hallway.

'Hey!'

Suddenly, a mob of guards come swarming after us. They must've gathered around the entrance. And there's a lot of them.

'They always come at the worst times.' Koujaku said.

'You guys are in our damn way!' Kou yelled at them.

Baixar filme hemmeligheten o segredo dublado. 'Get outta heeeereeeee!'

That just stirred up the guards even more, and they, with their ravenous looks, swoop down on us.

Both Koujaku and I are surrounded.

The floor keeps shaking uncontrollably, and I hear the sound of something exploding. We don't have much time.

'Aoba, step back a bit.' Koujaku takes a step forward and reaches for his blade.

'Hey, Koujaku…'

'I'll end it in one shot.' As he says that, Koujaku puts on a sly smile and waves his blade in a long stroke. 'Orryyyyaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!'

'Whoaah!'

'Wha-!'

The wide blade mows down all the guards, a huge gust throwing them down.

'Don't just fuckin' stand there!'

'Y-Yes!'

'Uryah!'

Koujaku goes to the guards and calls his men, swinging his blade all the way there. Like dolls, the guards fumble around and fall to the ground.

'Guh!'

'Everyone, in one clean sweep! You're not gonna die so calm your asses down!'

'…' I'm taken aback, and just stare at Koujaku as he downs guards with a smile.

This is just…amazing.

I actually think that right now, this is just like Koujaku to do. He pulls through, bold and clear, when he needs to. Just like a long time ago. He'd fly in whenever I was being bullied, just like the riot he is right now.

…He never changed, ever.

'…Okay!' Koujaku stops: there's not a single guard left standing. 'Guys, let's go!'

'Yes!'

'Aoba!'

'Yeah!'

The sound of an explosion resounds from inside the shaking tower. We run in a straight line to the outside of the entrance.

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'We- We made it out!'

'We're outside!'

We get a little farther away from the tower, and then stop and turn around to look.

'…' The top of the tower swerves and crumbles down, and black smoke starts to rise from it. Even though we're watching from the outside, I know the whole thing is going to fall down.

'It's dangerous here. Let's get away.' Koujaku pulls me along and we start to run away, but I watch the tower over my shoulder.

If Oval Tower falls, Platinum Jail can't keep going. Toue's plan will be foiled. I don't know why the tower started to crumble all of a sudden. But I can't help the feeling that something must've happened back there.

Those appearances of the princess, those puzzling messages. The foreboding game transmissions.

It might've been a trap from the start.

But… something in that tower was leading us all the way here.

…It's a crazy idea.

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After the central part of Oval Tower collapsed, all functions of Platinum Jail came to a halt. But a quick intervention from the mainland calmed the chaos. The cause of Oval Tower's collapse was said to be the shutdown of its main system. Further details are unknown. Most of the people left in the tower were miraculously saved, and there were no deaths or critical injuries.

Before the tower began to act up, a message was apparently transmitted to it. However, a portion of Toue's inner personnel are missing. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Toue's plans, research, and experiments were brought into the light. With the plan to attract the people of the Old Resident District in with his special commemorative event foiled, the people barely escaped his clutches.

Toue Inc.'s affiliated businesses have been undertaken by different companies. Allmates as well. Even the Rhyme companies have been transformed, and Usui is no longer used.

Soon, Toue Inc.'s image will fade from Midorijima.

Right now the islanders are trying their hardest to take back their island.

Noiz hasn't shown up, but there are rumors about his team around. Clear shows his face in Heibon sometimes. Mink broke contact. But there's no way he could've disappeared. Mizuki regained consciousness. He can't leave the hospital, but he's happy whenever I come to visit him.

My headaches have become a thing of the past. And the pain I feel in my hair has become dimmer lately. I haven't felt 'her' presence lately.

But… I know she's still inside of me.

She's sleeping somewhere deep inside of me. I can feel it.

So honestly, my anxiety isn't exactly gone, but I'm calm enough.

After the tower's collapse, Koujaku, the Beni-Shigure members and I returned to the Old Resident District.

Koujaku lost consciousness halfway so he was hospitalized. His physical and emotional strength must've run out from all of that, and the thing with his tattoo. I was worried because he slept for three days straight, but he woke up just fine in the end.

Little by little, we're now retuning to our daily lives.

And so, one week later…

I sit behind the counter in Heibon as usual. I saw Koujaku when he was discharged from the hospital, but not after that.

I wonder how he's doing.

It seems he's taking a break off work now. I wonder if he's doing okay?

Right as I think that, the shop door opens.

'Welcome!' I take my elbow off the counter and straighten up.

Instead of to the products on the shelf, the customer heads over to the counter.

What? Maybe for an order?

And then…

'Yo.'

'Koujaku!'

The one who came in was Koujaku. He stands by the counter with a happy and somewhat nostalgic expression.

'It feels like it's been a while. How are you?' He asked in his usual way.

'Oh, good. What about you?' I asked still a bit startle by the fact that he's here.

'Good. Back to the usual.' He said.

'I heard that you're not working anymore.'

'Ah, well, that's… Yeah. Just for a while.'

'?' Maybe he's not actually back to normal yet.

I look at him and notice a strange tenseness that's very much out of character. We probably just can't calm down because it's been so long since we've seen each other…

'So, yeah. Do you have time after work today?'

'Yeah.'

'I missed your place a bit.'

'Missed…' I mumbled 'You can come over, but Granny isn't here today. She said she'd be late because of a neighborhood association meeting today.'

'That's all right with me.' Koujaku said.

I blinked '? You weren't aiming for her food?'

'Well, I came to talk. About some… things.' Koujaku looks into my eyes hoping for some sort of approval. Even without him asking, I know he wants to say something.

We'd made it back to the Old Resident District and now everyone has a bit of a 'living happily ever after' feeling, but…

A lot happened in that short time.

Not only to the island, but between me and Koujaku as well.

I also had the feeling like I wanted to talk about some things. 'I got it. so, I'll call you when work's over.'

'Okay, I'll be waiting. See you, then.'

'Yeah.'

Koujaku nods, then raises one of his hands while leaving the shop.

…So he wants to talk.

I put my elbow back on the counter, and take a small breath. It's not because of my imagination or anything…

But when he said that, my heart jumped, just a little bit.

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'Scuse me.'

'Come on in.'

After work, I met up with Koujaku and we went to my place. Granny isn't home, so I made him a simple dish of Chinese Fried Rice to try to be a good host.

'It's good.' Koujaku said with his mouthful.

'Compared to Granny's, it doesn't exactly match up, though.' I told him.

'No, this is really the stuff. I can tell that you have improved at bit.'

'I never asked for flattery.'

'It's not flattery.'

We finished dinner while talking, and then go up to the second floor. Ren is curled up asleep on his favorite cushion in the corner of my room. Koujaku heads over to the veranda.

A smoke after a meal, huh.

I reach for the ashtray, but for some reason Koujaku doesn't open the window and comes back.

'Not going to smoke?'

'I'm fine for today.'

'Oh, really.'

Maybe it's a mood thing?

I sit down on the bed, and Koujaku comes over and sits next to me.

What?

Just as I thought he'd start a childish conversation like the usual, Koujaku stares at his feet and is silent. I look to my floor thinking there might've been something on the floor, but there's nothing.

…What? What's with this atmosphere?

It's hard to bring up a conversation. Time passes uncomfortably and I glance at Koujaku.

Is it my imagination, or is Koujaku siting a little far away?

Am I thinking too much?

But I get more fidgety as time keeps passing.

…Why isn't he saying anything? Maybe he's here to talk about something really serious?

Then I want him to say it quickly already.

This is bad for my heart.

My thoughts start going off on their own, and I'm unable to calm down.

Whatever's fine.

Some topic…

'Um/H-Hey-'

'Ah…'

'…'

We open our mouths at the same time, and then close them.

It's so awkward now.

I have such horrible timing…

'Sorry, I cut you off. Go ahead.' Koujaku said.

'Ah, no. Well, I, uh… Do you want me to get you something to drink?' I offered.

'Ah, no. I'm fine.'

'I see.'

…

…The conversation ended.

That's not good.

'…Anyway, it might just be my imagination, but… aren't you a little far away?' I asked.

'Far away?'

'No, well, this distance.' I point out the sizeable distance between Koujaku and I.

'Hm? It doesn't really mean anything.'

'…I see.'

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What is this?

What… what is this?

It feels like I'm thinking way too hard about this.

…This is irritating.

I get up and reseat myself closer to Koujaku.

'…Uh.' Koujaku throws that cryptic message in, and for some reason turns his face away.

Seriously, this atmosphere…

I get a little irritated and Koujaku mutters something.

'…Uh, I'm sorry.'

'Huh?'

'For a lot of things…'

'Ah, no, it's fine… really.'

'…'

'…'

…It's so awkward.

Rather than out of anger, I have this weird tension and my heart is beating… I want to run away. My emotions pile up, and Koujaku looks my way. His expression is earnest.

'…Can I say something? It's about Platinum Jail, so you might not want to remember it, though.'

'…It's fine.' I said.

'All right.' Koujaku lets out a sigh of relief. I was thinking that I wanted to talk about Platinum Jail too. So I sat there quietly, waiting for him to speak. 'It was when I found out Ryuuhou was in Platinum Jail. I was going to chase him to the end of the earth, and didn't want to drag anyone else into it. You or my comrades, I didn't want to drag anyone. Well… it turned out to be me alone in the end, though. Like, this, I guess? It's weirdly embarrassing to say… but do you remember how I told you that your smile was my emotional support?'

'Yeah.' I nod.

'When I came back to the island and saw you again, that was when I decided. That I didn't want to hurt anyone anymore…No matter what would've happened, I'd protect you. That's what I thought. But then I double-crosses you. I regret it even now.' Koujaku casts his gaze down, as if to apologize. But it felt a little different to me.

'…I didn't know.'

'Hm?'

'That you thought that way.' Ravanaprabhu ariyathe song download.

'Of course you wouldn't, especially if I didn't tell you. And I never did. I didn't plan to.'

'You kept secrets from me, and I always… I always thought about myself. It was awful…'

'That's fine. We both know that we've changed.'

'Yeah…'

'It was when you came into my head. Remembering it now, it felt more like a dream. I had remembered some things from the past.'

I'll have to end here guys. As the next chapter will be a lemon! The one you all have been waiting for, not to mention there are only two more chapters left then we are done with Koujaku's Route! And damn I believe his route is the longest out of all of them.

Hoped you guys enjoyed this chapter! And I'll see you tomorrow.