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Previously on Match Point: 8man gets his bullet wound closed, and Yukino begins to question her decision to have him killed. At Sobu High School, Touma finds a mysterious pool of blood, and promptly calls it in.


Saturday – Hiratsuka's Apartment – 07:48

Hiratsuka walks out the bedroom and goes to sit down on her couch, as she processes what's happening. Yuigahama follows her out and sits down silently next to her teacher.

Back in the room, Rorona takes Hikigaya's shirt and wraps it around the now closed wound. The assassin's face is red, and he is sweating while fighting to stay awake. Suddenly, he grabs Rorona's arm and pulls him closer.

"If Komanda s-sent the assassin… That means he could be coming after Hiratsuka as well. It's not safe here."

Yukinoshita looks at him.

'Komanda? Is someone else after Hikigaya?'

Rorona stands up from the bed and heads over to the window. He opens it and peers down to the street. A few moments later a van pulls up, and five suited men get out of the vehicle and head to the back of the apartment building.

"Shit, looks like you're right. A bunch mean looking dudes just arrived." Rorona says anxiously.

"They're here for Hiratsuka and I…"

The wealthy-girl gets a confused look on her face.

"What do you mean they're here for Hiratsuka?! Who is?"

Rorona and Hachiman look at her, before looking at each other.

"We need to get to a safer place… Somewhere else."

The assassin struggles to speak, as he moves off the bed and attempts to stand up.

"Hey stop! You can't move right now."

"The men will be coming from the back, and we won't be able to leave through the front, too many people will see us."

"Then we'll have to fight through them..."

Rorona quickly runs over to Hikigaya and picks him up. After that he carries him into the living room, followed by Yukinoshita.

"We have to go."

Hiratsuka stands up from the couch and turns around.

"Why?"

"It's not safe here."

"B-But…"

"Trust him." Hikigaya says sternly, as he is held by the older man.

She looks at the assassin and nods.

"I'm going to need you to carry him back to your car. There are a bunch of dangerous men who are about to come to this apartment. Everyone just stay behind me, and I'll do my best to fight them off."

"I'll help carry him." Yuigahama says with determination, knowing this is a way she can help.

"Are you sure?" Hiratsuka asks, looking over at the young girl.

"Yes."

Rorona walks up to the woman and hands Hachiman to her. He then walks over to the apartment door and takes a deep breath.

"If I get overpowered, then run in the opposite direction. Understand?"

Yuigahama and Hiratsuka nod, as they suspend Hikigaya off the ground. Yukinoshita clenches her fists, and walks up to Rorona.

"I'll help you fight the men off."

"What?" He responds, giving her a confused look.

"You'll want the extra help."

Before anyone can say anything, Yukino opens the door and heads down the hallway. Rorona walks after her, with Shizuka and Yui following behind.

"Listen little girl, I don't know if you understand what's going on here but-"

Just then, one of Komanda's men turns the corner from the intersecting hallway. He is wearing a suit, and has chains wrapped around his forearms. Yukinoshita immediately kicks him in the stomach, before roundhouse kicking him in the head, knocking him unconscious. His body hits the floor hard, and she nonchalantly steps over him and walks in front of the other hallway. At the end of the hall are four men, all dressed with the same suit and chain combination.

They all are all standing next to each other, with their hands at their sides. Yukino looks at them and takes a deep breath, as she prepares for a fight.


Sobu High School Parking Lot – 07:39

Touma stands patiently, as uniformed officers walk past him. The previously empty parking lot is now housing several police cruisers, an ambulance, and a team of forensics investigators.

"I want that blood sent down to the lab as soon as possible. I have reason to believe it's connected to an important case I'm working." The detective says, folding his arms.

One of the forensics investigators nods at him, and pulls out their phone, while another kneels down by the blood and begins sampling it.

"You police start canvasing the area. A gun was fired off here in broad daylight. A passerbyer might have seen something. Also try and find some CCTV cameras. Any lead is important right now."

Four uniformed officers standing in front of Touma bow respectfully, before spreading out and going to do what he says. In his precinct, Reo is greatly respected by his peers, and most officers are more than happy to carry out his orders, as they've seen him get results in the past.

While they work, the detective looks around. His gaze shifts over to the school building, and he sees someone peeking behind the wall. The building is quite far from the crime scene in the parking lot, so he just barely makes out the figure.

Without hesitation, Touma pulls his pistol out of the holster on his waist, and begins sprinting down the parking lot towards the building. Despite being fit, Reo is pretty old, and he can only run so fast without getting out of breath. As he gets closer to the building, the figure watching the police pulls away out of his view.

'Dammit!'

After about a minute of sprinting, he arrives at his destination. The parking lot is on the right side of the school. The figure watching him was peeking from behind the back of the building. He looks around but doesn't find anyone, rather just a couple garbage bins with some litter on the ground.

"Japanese Police! Come out immediately!" Touma yells out trying to get the figure's attention.

Just then, a tall thin man wearing a charcoal black suit with a red ascot walks out from behind one of the large garbage bins.

"Hello, Detective Touma." He greets with an Australian accent and a smile.


Hiratsuka's Apartment Building – 08:01

Yukinoshita stands her ground, as the men stare at her from about ten metres away. The hallway is narrow, with just enough space for four people to stand side-by-side.

At the moment she is standing in the hallway intersection. To her right, is the path to her teacher's apartment, and to her left is the path to the back stairway. In front of Yukino are Komanda's men.

Hiratsuka and Yuigahama walk past her while carrying Hikigaya, and continue down the hallway to the stairs. The moment the teacher and the wounded assassin move into their line of sight, one of the men steps forward and flings his arm in front of him. The chain wrapped around his forearm begins propelling through the air, heading straight down the hall.

A moment before it hits Shizuka, the chain stops. Rorona walks up next to the dark-haired girl, and sees her left arm extended out, with her hand holding onto the chain. Yukino gives the man who stepped forward a death stare, before slowly shaking her head from left-to-right. Rorona looks at her, then at the unconscious man by her feet.

'Is every kid I meet going to be a damn ninja...'

"Get Hiratsuka, Hikigaya and Yui out of the building. I'll make sure none of them come after you."

Rorona considers the situation, before nodding and heading down the hall with the other three. As he leaves, the man who threw the chain pulls it back. Yukinoshita let's go, and watches the weapon returns to his forearm. She then roles up her sleeve slightly, revealingly a watch on her right arm. Around the circular face of the watch is dial, which she uses her left hand to turn. It makes a clicking sound, before the face extends forward, and compressed air begins coming out the sides.

Suddenly, a grey material from the inside of the device shoots out, and wraps itself around her hand and wrist. The material effortlessly climbs it's way over her palm, knuckles, and fingers, wrapping tightly around them to form a glove. After that, a thin metal wire shoots out, and wraps itself around her fingers and palm in a similar fashion to the material.

One of the men raises his eyebrow, as Yukino uses her left hand to reach into her pocket and pull out a small rod. Moments later, a thirty centimetre blade extends out. While she does this, the face of the watch begins spinning. It starts off slow, before speeding up. As it picks up speed, there is small electrical discharge. It doesn't take long for the charge to begin spreading through the metal wire. The material over her skin insulates her hand from the electricity, allowing Yukinoshita to wield the charge without harming herself.

'I assumed when I used this, it'd be a fight with Hikigaya. Good thing I came prepared...'

With the knife in one hand and an electrical current in the other, she sprints down the hall towards the men. They see this, and begin sprinting towards her as well. One of the men propels his chain towards her, but Yukinoshita dodges it and continues running. As the distance between them closes, she uses her right hand to reach out and grab the closest man by the face.

The moment her hand connects with his skin, there is a loud scream. The electricity from the wires shocks him, and his body convulses from pain. Yukino holds on tightly, before seeing one of the other the men in the corner of her eye. The man's fist is heading straight for her. She lets go, and blocks the punch. Without hesitating, the wealthy-girl tries to stab him with her knife, but he catches the attack by putting his forearms out in front of him. The chains are solid, and the knife doesn't even scratch them.

CHING

Suddenly, the blade snaps in half, as the chain-user crosses his forearms around the weapon. From behind her, a chain wraps around Yukinoshita's neck. She widens her eyes, before trying to struggle out of the choke.

On the other end of the hallway, Rorona returns. He sprints towards the operative holding Yukino, and tackles him to the ground. The chain loosens, and she is free once again.

"What are you doing here?!" Yukinoshita asks angrily, dodging hit from one of the men.

"Stairway is clear. We're waiting on you."

"I told you to go!"

"Hiratsuka says she won't leave without you."

Yukino angrily grabs her new opponent by the face, electrocuting him with the glove. She then turns to the next man, but before she can touch him, his chains wrap around her arms. They begin to grapple, and the man headbutts her hard. The dark-haired girl's nose bleeds slightly, as she gets her bearings. A moment later, she headbutts him back, knocking him out. Throughout this, Rorona continues to roll around on the ground with the man he tackled.

"Hey where'd you get that shock thing?" He asks, as he pins down the chain-user.

"I built it..."

"Really?"

She ignores the follow up question, as the glove begins to overheat and a flame appears on one end. Yukinoshita rips it off, along with the watch, and drops the device on the floor.

"Let's go."

Rorona hits his opponent hard, finally knocking them out. He then stands up and steps over the rest of the unconscious men. The two of them fast-walk side-by-side down the hall to the back staircase. Upon reaching it, they find Yuigahama and Hiratsuka waiting nervously. They all head down the spiral stairs together, until they get to the ground floor and out of the building.

As they walk across the street, they see the van the men came in, parked next to the pavement. The windows are tinted, and it's clear that the vehicle had been retrofitted for gunfights.

The four of them quickly load Hikigaya back into Hiratsuka's car, then all climb in themselves. Rorona gets into the driver's side, with Shizuka in the passenger seat. Yui and Yukino sit at the back with Hachiman laying on their laps. Yukino isn't exactly happy with this arrangement, but she ignores her disdain for the assassin, knowing that her teacher is in grave danger right now.

Rorona quickly gets the engine running, and they set off down the road. Several police cars with blaring sirens pass them, as the first responders make their way to the apartment building.

"Someone must've heard the fight and called the police." Rorona says, turning the steering wheel.

No one says anything, and there is an awkward silence.

"I guess this must be pretty weird for all of you."

Once again, there is no response.

"There's a safe place we can go and wait for all this to blow over. When we get there, I'll explain everything that I can."

Yuigahama looks down at Hikigaya, whose head is rested on her lap. She feels scared, in the same way she did when her and Yukinoshita broke into that store, except this kind of fear is far more intense.

Her gaze shifts to her teacher. She can't see her face too well, but it's clear Hiratsuka's expression is less than positive. Yukinoshita's expression is the same as Rorona's: Indifferent. The two of them seem to be unfazed by their lives being threatened.


Sobu Highschool Back Area – 07:45

"Get down on your knees!" The detective yells out authoritatively at the man, as he raises his gun and stares down the sights.

"Calm down, mate. I'm not the assassin your looking for."

"Get on your knees or I will use lethal force!"

The man chuckles.

"We both know that's not true. In your entire time in the police you've only ever used lethal force once, and that was a long time ago."

Touma looks angrily at him.

"Who are you?"

"Me? Oh I'm just a civilian. Like I said: Not the assassin you're looking for."

"How do you know who I'm looking for?"

The man chuckles again.

"It's my job to know everything that goes on in Japan. I'm a fixer, I make problems go away. Don't worry though, I don't do anything illegal. At least nothing you can prove."

The area they are standing in has a fence to the right of Touma, with a bricked floor. The garbage cans offer a less than pleasant smell.

"What are you doing here?"

"Let's just say you're not the only one who wants to find this assassin."

"What do you know about him?"

"I already told you: I know everything."

Their eye contact is intense and unbroken.

"How about we make a deal, Detective?"

Touma says nothing, and continues staring down the sights of his gun.

"If you let me go, then I'll give you something no one else can."

There is a brief silence.

"And what's that?" The detective responds, now having his interest peaked.

"The name of the assassin."

His eyes widen for a moment, before going back to normal.

"Alright, you have a deal…"

Touma turns the safety of his gun back on, then returns the firearm to his holster. Right now, this is the best he's going to get. If he was to arrest this man, it'd have to be for trespassing on private property. Fixers have a long history with gangs and Japanese police. They sort out problems, make evidence go away, threaten witnesses, etc. These kind of people are hired by powerful individuals. Trespassing charges simply won't stick. He's seen it in the past.

"The person you're looking for is going by the name Hachiman Hikigaya."

"Hachiman Hikigaya? What am I supposed to do with this information?"

"I don't know, mate. Maybe check with Shizuka Hiratsuka."

He widens his eyes again, getting even more confirmation about her connection to the assassin.

The fixer grins and turns around, before beginning to walk away.

"Wait!" Touma tells out. "What's your name?"

He stops walking, and looks over his shoulder.

"My friends call me Mason. We'll be in touch, Detective."


Chiba Streets – 08:32

Rorona hits the brakes, and the vehicle stops outside an abandoned building. This is the same building housing an old mall basement where the guns he and Hachiman used to rescue Komachi were stored.

The four of them quickly exit the car, with Hiratsuka and Yuigahama carrying the wounded assassin. Throughout the drive Hikigaya has been drifting in and out of consciousness, and at this point he can barely discern if he's dreaming or not.

After unlocking the padlock on the metal door, Rorona leads them down the stairs, and into the basement. It looks a little different then last time. The boxes and crates have now been packed neatly against the walls and there are several lamps placed about, illuminating the area.

The bed is still there, though now it has a nice cover and a table next to it. It appears Rorona used the money Hachiman payed him to make this place more liveable.

"Put him over there." The older man says, as he points to the bed.

Yui and Shizuka do so, and the assassin is soon once again laying down on a soft mattress.

"Is this a… Basement?" The teacher asks, looking around.

"Yeah." Rorona responds, not wanting to give away any more information than necessary.

Yukino begins checking behind the tables and under the boxes, making sure the area is safe. To her Rorona is just as much of a threat as the men from earlier. She watches as he walks over to the bed and kneels down by Hachiman. The older man looks closely at the unconscious boy's face, before standing up and making an announcement.

"Uhh… Everyone."

Hiratsuka, Yuigahama and Yukinoshita all look at him.

"We have a problem. The wound is closed but I think he's lost too much blood. His skin is pale and he doesn't seem to be conscious."

"What do we do?!" Yui asks with a worried expression, as she walks up to the bed.

"We'll have to do a blood transfusion. Does anyone know Hachiman's type?"

"He's A-Positive." Shizuka says, while crossing her arms.

"Does anyone here have the same blood type?"

Yukinoshita shakes her head, while Hiratsuka raises her shoulders, as if to indicate she doesn't know.

"I do! Kind off…" Yuigahama says loudly.

Everyone looks at her.

"What do you mean?" Rorona asks, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm blood type O, universal donor."

"Okay, wait here."

He quickly runs off to one of the crates, and pulls of the lid. Inside, he takes out a first aid kit, along with an IV line. Rorona then runs back over to the bed and kneels down by Hikigaya's unconscious body.

"Grab a chair, and take a seat." He says, as he gently grabs the assassin's arm and begins wiping it down with a wet cloth from the medical kit.

Yuigahama finds a swivel chair in the corner of the room. She rolls the chair up to Rorona, and sits down on it beside him. A moment later, he injects a needle into Hachiman's forearm, connecting the limb to an IV. He then does the same to Yui.

It takes a minute, but eventually blood from her veins begins flowing through the tube and into the assassin's arm.

"Wow…" She says, as she clenches her fist, not liking the sensation.

Rorona chuckles at her reaction and stands up. At this point Yukino and Shizuka have also found chairs. The teacher carried her stool over to the bed and placed it on the other side, where as Yukinoshita decided to sit down far away from the others.

"Will he be alright?" Hiratsuka asks, placing her palm over Hikigaya's right hand.

"Heh, as if a single bullet could stop this kid."

"He'll be fine." Yuigahama says with a smile.

The older woman looks at her, then back at her student. She feels her heart beat fast, as her eyes once again travel down his body. The bullet wound has been covered by a horrendous looking burn mark, which she can't help but frown at.

"Now that things have calmed down, please tell me what's going on."

Rorona stares at her, and sighs.

"Honestly, I think it'd be better to ask him."

Despite being unhappy with his response, she nods and drops the subject. Right now, the five of them are safe, and Hikigaya is alive. That's all that matters to Hiratsuka.


Author's Notes: Looks like 8man will live to see the next chapter, but what will he do about Shizuka? Also, who is this mysterious "Fixer" that Touma just met? Will these questions be answered in chapter 33 next week? You'll just have to wait and see!