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Previously on Match Point: 8man and Yukino fly to Switzerland, while back in Chiba Rorona watches over Shizuka.
Saturday - Basel Streets – 07:45
Hikigaya and Yukinoshita head out of the hotel, walking side-by-side. The street outside is filled with quite a few cars driving around, though not enough to cause traffic. The pavement is similarly busy, with people from around the world walking about.
"So, where is this mansion?" Hachiman asks bluntly, as they stand in front of the oncoming cars.
Yukino looks at him with an annoyed expression.
"What's that supposed to mean? We can't just break-in right during broad daylight. Plus, our gear is still in the hotel room."
"I'm just asking where it is. Are you planning to have us walk there?"
She looks at the ground, as some people stroll past them.
"No, I thought we could use a rental car to get around. That's what Haruno and I have done in the past."
"And was she the one who rented the rental-car?"
"Yes, why?"
Hikigaya looks at her.
"I'm assuming you don't have a driver's license?"
"No…"
"Then they won't give us a car... Guess you didn't really think this through."
"I may have missed some minor details, but I have almost everything else figured out."
"I wouldn't say that transport is a minor detail." He responds with a chuckle.
"Stop being snarky and find us a vehicle. I asked you to come with for help, now help."
The assassin sighs and begins scanning the area. A minivan parked in between two buildings with someone leaning against the back catches his attention.
"There."
He raises his hand and points over at the car.
Yukinoshita looks at it with a confused expression.
"There? There what?"
"Just follow my lead."
Without hesitation, Hachiman heads across the street and over to the alley way. Yukino follows behind him, curious to see what he's planning. As they get closer, she notices that the guy leaning against his car is the same guy who harassed her in the hotel earlier.
"Hey." Hikigaya greets, getting the man's attention.
"Hi..." He responds, looking up from his phone.
"What's your name?"
"Uhh... It's Clyde..."
"You selling weed?"
Yukinoshita eyes widen, and she turns to the assassin with a shocked expression.
"No…" Clyde answers defensively. "Are you a cop?"
"Do I look like a cop?" Hikigaya retorts.
The man thinks about it for a moment, before nodding.
"Can't argue with that. You looking to buy some?"
Hikigaya nods, then pulls some money out of his back pocket and holds it up in clear view.
"I got you man." Clyde says with a smile, before taking out his keys and opening up the trunk of his car. Inside the trunk, several bags of marijuana can be seen next to a few pairs of shoes.
"Anything specifically you want?" He asks, leaning into his car to grab one of the bags.
Currently, his back is to Yukinoshita and Hikigaya, who are standing about a metre away.
"Just… Regular weed." Hachiman answers with a frown.
Clyde backs out of the trunk and turns around holding the bag.
"Damn bro, the way you phrase that makes it sound like you've never smoked be-"
Before he can finish his sentence, Hikigaya uppercuts the man, knocking him out in one hit. Clyde's unconscious body falls over against the car, then slides over onto the ground.
"What was that for? Are you insane?!" Yukinoshita asks angrily, as she looks at the drug dealer - then the assassin.
"Well, now we have a car." He responds nonchalantly, kneeling down and picking up the body.
Hikigaya then proceeds to place the unconscious man inside the trunk by the marijuana, before shutting it. The keys jingle softly, as Hachiman dangles them in front of Yukino's face. A moment later he drops them in her hand, then walks over to the passenger side door.
"You can drive. You do know how to, right?"
She looks at him disapprovingly, before taking a deep breath heading to the other side.
Yukinoshita's Apartment – 16:10
Hiratsuka sits on the couch with her right foot on the edge of the coffee table. Her knee is bent, and her chest is leaning against her thigh. Right now, she is painting her toenails.
As soon as she gets the last one done, the teacher stands up walks over to the bathroom. Her walk is rather awkward though, considering she moves her feet with her toes pointed upwards, hoping the polish will dry quicker.
Upon reaching the bathroom, she walks in and shuts the door behind her. She then proceeds to remove several items from her makeup bag and begins applying them to her face. After getting the base done, Shizuka puts on some eyeliner and eyeshadow. Lipstick follows, and soon her entire face is spotless.
The teacher quickly puts away all her products, then heads to the bedroom where all her clothes are. In one of the cupboards she finds a black dress she's been saving. The dress goes to just below her knees and has patterns around the seams. The patterns follow a rose and dove combination, and make the dress rather pretty.
Once she changes clothes, she puts on some black shoes and grabs her purse. Hiratsuka then exits the bedroom and walks to the front door. To her dismay, when she reaches out to open it she realizes the door is locked - with the key no where to be found.
"What are you doing?" Rorona asks, as walks out from the kitchen holding a bag of chips.
"I'm going out." Shizuka answers, pulling the handle again despite knowing it's still locked.
"Umm… No you're not. Yukinoshita told me you have to stay here no matter what. It's for your protection."
"Screw protection!" She says with an annoyed tone. "I am sick of being stuck here and at school. It's time I go out and have some fun."
He looks at her and raises an eyebrow.
"So you're… Going to a club?"
"Hell no! I'm going to a bar to get wasted and take my mind off all the shit that's happened lately."
"Well, I can't just let you leave."
Hiratsuka frowns, and puts her hands on her hips.
"If you don't give me the key to this door, then I'll call the police."
Rorona chuckles loudly.
"And tell them what? 'Oh I'm a prisoner in a teenage girl's apartment, just ask my ex-student - the trained killer.' They'll hang up on you."
"Well… "
She scratches the back of her head, thinking.
"There's no way you want to be here either! Let's go have some fun! Yukino will never even know!"
"It's dangerous."
"No it's not... Come on..."
He frowns, considering the proposal.
Basel City – 08:39
Yukinoshita presses her foot against the car breaks, stopping the vehicle across the street from a large mansion. Hikigaya leans back in his seat, eyeing the said mansion.
The walls surrounding the property are tall, and have electrical fencing icing the tops. A wide drive-way connected to the street leads to a gate that has a two security guards out front. The inside of this property has two tennis courts off to the right, a hot tub, fountain, swimming pool to the left, and a massive walkway in the middle. Neatly trimmed bushes and shrubs have been placed along the pathways through the property, giving the white concrete a nice contrast. The mansion itself is several stories high, and is built in a 'C' shape around the walkway.
The two of them watch as a bright red Ferrari drives up to the gate, waits for it to open, then heads in.
"This is the place." Yukino says with a determined look on her face.
Hachiman looks around at the guards, then at some people walking by.
"Those two security guards by the gate seem quite strange... You'd think that the owner would hire men to patrol the perimeter from the outside at all times. So I'm guessing they aren't alone, right?"
The wealthy-girl nods, then points to a woman walking her dog.
"The civilians surrounding this area are also part of the security team. They were hired to hide in plain sight."
"I figured as much, but how do you know for sure?"
"I know everything about this man and his life. When you gave me his name, I looked into his bank history, emails, phone calls, everything."
"So then despite there being a lot of security, you also know a way in?"
"That's right." She responds, looking up at one of the walls. "We can't break in the traditional way. The security would stop us immediately. Even if we disposed of them all, the walls are all wired with sensors. Touching a certain area above a few metres would set off an alarm. Once the alarm goes off, four police cruisers will be here in under a minute."
"How do you know?" Hachiman asks curiously.
"What?"
"How do you know that specifically."
"You don't trust my information?"
"I want to hear for myself."
Yukino sighs and clenches her fist.
"A few weeks ago when I was planning this, the first thing I needed to know was what'd happen if I tripped the alarm, so I wired money to some teenager I found on the internet. I told him to throw a soccer ball over the wall and then pretend like he was climbing over to go get it. When he tripped the alarm, the police arrived one minute later."
Hikigaya nods.
"Okay, continue."
"Because of the alarm and quick response time, we'll need to get in through one of the gates. That is the most difficult part. The guard on the right keeps a list of everyone who is supposed to enter the property on a specific day, and only three parties enter: The catering service, musical entertainment, and the owners wife. The maid's live on the property and rarely leave."
She looks over at the guard who keeps the list.
"The catering service arrives in the morning and is always the same few people. The musical entertainment however, changes every couple of days and only enters the property in the evening. All we need to do is intercept whatever band of musicians is planning on coming later tonight, and pretend to be them."
"And after that?"
"After that we walk in, and I kill Gabriel Darabont."
"Sounds like a plan."
Yukinoshita's Apartment Building – 16:21
"This plan is awful!" Rorona warns, as he and Hiratsuka step out of the elevator and into the lobby.
"Don't be such a Debbie Downer. We'll go out for a few hours, have some drinks, then come back. What Yukino doesn't know won't hurt her."
The two of them walk side-by-side through the revolving glass doors, then out of the building and onto the street. It's still a bit light outside, but the sun is disappearing rather quickly, considering it's still Winter.
"It's not about Yukinoshita, it's about your safety. We're trying to protect you."
"Well I didn't ask to be protected…" The teacher responds, raising her right arm in the air and waving down one of the passing taxis.
"Don't be like that."
Shizuka turns to Rorona and looks at him with an annoyed expression.
"Don't be like what? My life was fine a few months ago. I went to work, I had dates, everything was normal. Then men come to kill me, and my student tells me he's a murderer. Suddenly I cant go home or be left alone. I'm sick of it."
Rorona frowns at her, as a taxi pulls up next to them.
"Fair enough." He says, opening the vehicle's back door and motioning for her to get in.
Hiratsuka does just that, and promptly sits down on the left side. Rorona follows her in and takes a seat to the right. Her purse neatly boarders the area between them.
"Where to?" The driver asks, looking at the two of them through the rear-view mirror.
"Mayoi Bar." She responds with a smile.
Right before the taxi drives off - a photo snaps. In another car across the street from the apartment building, Detective Reo Touma sits in the driver's seat with a 400mm lens on a camera. He has been taking photos of Rorona and Hiratsuka since they left the building, and he is currently preparing to follow the taxi to wherever they plan to go.
Basel City – 10:21
A white van with musical notes painted on the side sits parked next to a small building. The building is situated in between two stores: A large Spar Supermarket and a clothing retailer. The building itself has musical notes painted on it's walls similarly to the van, along with two large glass doors offering a glimpse into what goes inside.
Two people – one holding a cello case and one holding a guitar case – exit the building and head over to the back doors of the van. After loading the instruments inside, they shut the doors and return to the building.
"These are the guys scheduled for tonight." Yukinoshita says, as she looks over at the two people.
"Are you sure?" Hikigaya responds, turning to her.
"Yes; my targets debit card transactions confirm it."
"Okay, so all we need to do is make sure they don't show up?"
"That's right. I have forged the required documentation to relieve them of their duties."
"Then let's go."
The two of them get out of the car, and head across the street past the van and into the building. The interior is rather plain, with a white tiled floor and light grey walls. In one corner - a small stage can be seen with some musical instruments placed on top. The instruments include a drum set, guitar, xylophone, and trumpet.
A young man wearing a black t-shirt with a white musical note the front stands by the xylophone, rubbing it with a cloth. As he wipes the instrument down, he looks up and notices Hikigaya and Yukinoshita walk in. The man promptly jogs over to them. On the shirt is a small nametag that says Fabio.
"Hey what's up? Are you guys looking for music lessons or do you need performers?"
"No..." Yukino responds, as she puts the document up to the man's eye level. "Last week your musicians were hired to come to the Gabriel Darabont estate tonight and perform."
"Umm… Yeah…" Fabio says, raising an eyebrow.
"I'd like to inform you that your services are no longer required. Here is the document relieving you."
She shakes the paper gently.
"You guys paid us upfront, I'm afraid we won't be able to provide refund…"
Hachiman looks around, as he stands silently next to Yukino.
"That won't be necessary. We just ask that you don't show up tonight."
Fabio frowns and takes a closer look at the document.
"I don't know about this… You're not the woman I spoke to last week. Maybe I should call the number she gave me."
"Are you sure that's what you want to do?" Yukinoshita responds, offering him a frustrated smile.
"Yeah…" Fabio answers, as he backs up and pulls out his cell phone.
Yukino quickly reaches into her pocket and pulls out her phone as well, opening a custom application. The man's phone rings for a moment, before she speaks again.
"Your name is Fabio Kalin. You're twenty-six years old and have a wife of the same age. You two currently have a two-year-old daughter and another child on the way."
He looks at her with wide eyes.
"H-How you do you know that?"
"I know that Fabio, because I just logged into your bank account and took a look at your transactions."
She faces the screen towards him and smiles.
"As of one second ago, every penny you had in your name disappeared and was put into a bank account run by a fake organization said to be bringing education to Somali orphans."
"Wh-what?!"
"Now I could put all that money back into your account, or I could make it evaporate. So tell me Fabio, who do you really want to speak to? Me? Or the person on that phone?"
Just then, the ringing stops and Gabriel Darabont's wife answers the call.
"Hello?"
Fabio immediately hits the red button, then returns the device to his pocket and raises his hands in surrender.
"I'll give you anything you want! Please, just leave my money alone…"
Yukino and Hachiman look at each other and smile victoriously.
Ten minutes later, the two of them exit the building wearing different clothes. Hikigaya now has a black blazer and tie on over a white dress shirt, while Yukinoshita has changed into a black skirt and sweater vest on. These are the uniforms Fabio's musicians would've worn to the mansion, however they have been called off, and Hikigaya and Yukinoshita will be going in their place.
The two of them walk over to the white van and get inside the two front seats, before heading back to the hotel to arm up.
Author's Notes: People seemed to enjoy the "I'll take the bed" line from last weeks chapter, which I find funny. Anyway, Oregairu season 3 got confirmed, so get excited for that! Until then, chapter 39 will be up next week.
