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Previously on Match Point: Yukino, Hachiman and Rorona agree to start working together regularly, while Detective Touma's important witness is kidnapped! His search leads him to the Port of Chiba, run by one of Komanda's lieutenants. Hachiman and Rorona also find themselves there, running into two old bounty hunters Hachiman met on a train on one of his old missions.


South West End, Port Of Chiba – 20:39

"So… How is Hiratsuka?" Hikigaya asks, as he walks past some crates on his way to the office.

"Why do you want to know?"

Even through the microphone, the suspicious expression on Yukinoshita's face is obvious.

"Just curious."

There is a brief silence, before she responds.

"Hiratsuka's fine, I suppose. Her life is in no immediate danger, but that's at the expense of fun; so I would assume she's bored."

"Last time we spoke, she seemed upset."

"Well, Hiratsuka usually is upset when you come up, so that would make sense."

"I can't imagine I come up often."

"No… Not anymore."

Hachiman continues walking, seeing the lit up office now close by.

"Do you still think my reasons for taking down Komanda are selfish?"

"Do you think I believe you care what I think?"

"I'm just curious… There's no need to be so... professional."

A few moments later, he stops walking, arriving at his destination.

"Okay, I'm here." He says, abruptly ending their exchange. "What's the security like?"

"I have a bunch of bank statements in front of me, but none list anything about security guards. It's likely if there are any, that they were contracted under the table by Norio – or supplied by Komanda."

The office has two ways in, one back door on the ground floor and another that is suspended off the ground. The metal staircase is needed to get up to the front door. At present, Hikigaya is standing by the backdoor to the office – which is lit up by a small light on the wall.

"When I took down Miyuki, the first lieutenant, I thought that would get rid of Komanda's men."

"In a lot of ways it did; if Miyuki's club was still recruiting, it's likely this place would be crawling with security. That being said, don't underestimate how many people are in the building in front of you – especially if there's anything of value inside."

Suddenly, the sound of someone screaming catches the assassin's attention.

"Did you hear that?" He asks into his earpiece.

"Hear what?"

"There was a scream, coming from inside the office."

"Wait, let me see if I can-"

"No, I'm going in."

Hachiman pulls out his karambit and begins walking towards the door's lock.

"Be patient. I might be able to get the plans to the building."

The sound of screaming repeats, this time louder and longer.

"You do that, but I'm still going in."

CRANK

The lock breaks apart, as Hikigaya uses his karambit on it. He then kicks in the door and walks through. As he does so, he raises his handgun up.

Going through the doorway leads to a brightly lit hall, where a couple of doors can be seen. It takes his eyes a moment to adjust to the light, given how stark a contrast it is from the darkness outside.

Suddenly, two men run out from one of the rooms, hearing the door kicked in. However, before they can do anything, a shot to the leg disables each of them.

PSEW

PSEW

As the shots echo through the halls, Hachiman begins sprinting, step over their writhing bodies. For the third time, the person inside screams – giving him a clear origin.

Hikigaya runs down a few halls, then climbs the stairs up to the second floor. A few guards try stop him along the way, but are effortlessly dealt with.

"AHHH!"

The scream is closer than ever, and Hachiman kicks down the door directly next to him. However, when he runs in – there is simply a chair sat in the middle of an empty room. On wall opposite the door, is a large mirror showing the assassin his reflection.

"Yukino? Do you have anything for me?"

There is a brief silence, as he listens to the sound of her typing on her keyboard.

"I've matched your earpieces location to the ones of the blueprint. You should be in a large room right now."

He looks around, before shaking his head.

"No, it's actually pretty small."

The typing starts again.

"Okay… According to some old bank statements there were renovations done. Do you see a really big mirror anywhere?"

"Yes."

"Break it."

Hikigaya nods, then grabs the chair in the middle of the room and throws it towards the glass. Not a moment later it shatters, revealing two men in a room connected to the other side of the mirror.

One of them men is holding an axe and standing up, while the other is sitting in a chair with his feet in a bucket of water. Both are covered in blood, though it looks like the source of said blood is the man sitting on the chair with a terrified expression on his beat-up face.

PSEW

Hachiman fires a shot at the other man, then quickly steps into the other room.

"W-Who are?" The person being tortured asks.

"I'm here to help. It looks like you were being kept in a dual torture chamber, but that's not a problem anymore."

"H-Help? Are you with the police?"

He takes the man by the arm and helps him stand up.

"Not exactly…"


South West End, Port Of Chiba – 20:43

"It's you…"

Touma's words come out cold, as he looks into Mason's eyes.

Currently, the two of them are standing a few metres away from each other, with Mason's gun raised and aimed at the detective.

"It's been a while, Detective."

There is a tense silence, prompting Komanda's assassin to grin.

"Earlier today, a witness I was sent to collect was kidnapped. I suspect he was brought here. After finding these guns, I think my suspicions are right." Touma says bitterly.

"And what if he was brought here? What would you do about it?"

Reo takes a deep breath.

"I'd find him, then call in backup – before having you and everyone here arrested."

"Honest to a fault… I suppose you know that I can't allow that?"

"I know that whoever you work for is smart and wouldn't kill a cop, especially on his own property."

"You've gravely mistaken what my employer is willing – or in this case – not willing to do."

"Then take the shot…"

Mason slowly slides his finger over the trigger, aligning the sights with the detective's head. As he does this, Touma smiles then speaks again.

"It won't do you much good after all."

He turns his phone screen towards Mason, revealing that he's got the Chiba Precinct on the line.

"That's not good…"

"Backup will be here any second."

Before Mason can say or do anything, several shots ring out from the office behind Touma. They both look towards it, raising their eyebrows. Reo clutches hard at his wound, wondering if they just killed the witness. He's worries are calmed slightly though, when he sees a similar confused expression on Mason's face.

A few moments later, there a more shots – before silence. Then from around the corner, Hikigaya walks out with the witness's arm around his shoulder, helping the injured man walk.

Hachiman makes eye contact with Touma, then Mason. On his face remains a bored expression as all four of them stand there, staring.


North East End, Port Of Chiba – 20:44

Rorona folds his arms and raises an eyebrow at the two men sitting in front of him.

"So… You guys are bounty hunters?"

His attempt at small talk is obvious, prompting Michael to sigh, as he rests his arms on his knees.

"Yeah, we are."

"And you know Hachiman?"

Keith chuckles.

"Know him? We met him, like, last year on a train, just like he said. It wasn't exactly love at first sight – the dude shot us both in the leg!"

This causes Rorona to chuckle too.

"He did the same to me!"

They all laugh for a moment, before Rorona extends his hand.

"The name's Rorona, nice to meet you."

Michael takes his hand and shakes, then introduces himself. Keith proceeds to do the same.

A few seconds later, Michael scratches his chin and squints his eyes.

"Hey, didn't that kid tell us to do something?"

"He told us to watch the detective." Rorona says, folding his arms again.

"And where is the detective?"

Rorona leans a bit to the side, looking past the shipping container that the three of them are sitting behind. As he does so, he sees Touma with his hands raised. Just in front of the detective, is Mason holding a gun.

"Oh shit…"


South West End, Chiba Harbour – 20:50

"Hachiman Hikigaya..." Mason says, as they make eye-contact.

The tension rises drastically, and Touma backs up slightly, needing a moment to register his suspect is just a few metres away – with the witness no less.

"Run, hide." Hachiman whispers into said witness's ear, as he removes the man's arm from around his shoulder and walks slightly to the side.

The witness does what he's told and begins limping in the opposite direction of his saviour, before crouching behind some crates. Neither Reo or Mason notice this, as both of their eyes follow the assassin as he walks to the side.

The way the area is lit up allows Hachiman to stand just in the darkness, making his face difficult for the detective to see.

Suddenly, Mason shifts his aim from Touma to Hikigaya – before firing a few shots. Hikigaya quickly dives out the way, then starts firing his own gun towards Mason.

Right as Komanda's assassin moves back towards some cover, he feels the barrel of a gun touch his shoulder. When he looks around, he sees two men – Keith and Michael – holding him at gunpoint.

Touma feels a similar sensation, as Rorona comes up behind him, gun raised as well.

"Nobody move!" Rorona yells out.

The detective grits his teeth, as he sees Rorona from over his shoulder.

"It's you!"

"Just calm down, we're here to help."

Hachiman walks towards them, standing in the middle of Reo and Mason, as they're held at gunpoint by his allies.

"Hello… Both of you."

Touma tries to get a good look at his face, but can only barely make out his features.

"So you kidnapped my witness? Does your menacing ever end?"

"I didn't kidnap your witness, Detective." Hikigaya says emotionlessly, before pointing at Mason. "He did."

Mason grins, then chimes in.

"Have you decided to hand over Shizuka yet?"

The assassin doesn't respond, opting simply to walk over to Mason to disarm him.

"I'll take that as a no…" Mason says, before kicking Keith in the shin and turning around.

He then punches Michael in the stomach and grabs his gun. Hachiman thinks fast, and raises his weapon up. Before he can fire it, Mason roundhouse kicks the gun out his hands, then uses Michael's gun to shoot Keith and his partner each in the leg .

"Not again!" Keith yells out, as he writhes around on the floor.

Before Mason gets an opportunity to shoot Hikigaya, he feels himself get punched in the throat, then have the gun pulled out his hands. Right as it's pulled away, Mason unlocks the gun's magazine – causing it slip out. When Hachiman aims it back at him and pulls the trigger, no bullets fire.

The assassin almost wants to applaud his opponent's skill, but instead chooses to drop the gun and go hand-to-hand. Mason is fine with this, and promptly pulls a knife out from his suit's blazer.

He quickly jabs it towards Hikigaya face, but the attack is grabbed. With his right arm suspended in the air, Mason lets go of the knife, dropping it into his left hand. He then stabs it right into Hachiman's stomach, prompting a shocked expression to appear on the younger of the two's face.

As blood begins to drop from his wound, Hikigaya tries to think about what to do. Before he can, Mason raises the blade up to his throat for one final blow.

BANG

BANG

BANG

Mason abruptly drops to ground, as three shots ring out. From a few metres away, Rorona stands next to Touma, with his gun raised and smoking. Hachiman looks over at his partner, giving him a thankful look. Rorona then quickly runs over to him, checking to see how bad the wound is.

"Holy shit… Are you okay?! I thought you were gonna die!"

"Yeah, I did too..."

"Hachiman, Rorona. You two need to get out of there! Japanese PD are closing in on the harbour."

The faint sound of sirens in the distance confirm this, prompting Rorona to take Hikigaya's arm and to help him walk. Blood continues to fall from the wound, making the assassin feel quite weak.

"Okay, let's get out of here…"

"You're not going anywhere. Hachiman Hikigaya and Rorona Kobayashi. You're both under arrest."

Behind them, Detective Touma stands with his handgun in one hand and his phone in the other. Behind him, Keith and Michael quietly begin crawling away – having no stakes in this fight.


Abandoned Basement – 21:03

RING RING

RING RING

RING RING

"Hello?"

"Hello, how are you?"

"I'm fine… Who is?"

Yukinoshita leans back in her chair and crosses her right leg over her left. She holds her cell phone up to her ear with one hand, while using the other to click through information on her computer.

"Who I am is not of importance. Who you are however, is very important."

"Uhh… What?"

"Your name is Julian Stravinsky and you own a Four Winns Horizon F9 speedboat. Currently it is docked at a marina close to the Port of Chiba. By taking a look at your address, if you were to head to your boat using your 2016 Toyota Coralla, then drive the boat to said port, it would only take about ten minutes max."

Julian stays quiet as he hears Yukino listing all this information about him.

"You're probably wondering how I know all this, but it's just like who I am – it doesn't matter. What I need you to do is take your boat to the port immediately and pick up two people; it's of upmost urgency."

"W-Why would I d-do that?"

"Because if you don't, I'll tell your wife that you've been taking images of your stepdaughter sleeping, then uploading them to online chat groups, where you and your friends graphically ex-"

"Okay!" The man interrupts. "I'll do whatever you want!"

Yukinoshita smiles and leans forward. She then rests the phone in between her shoulder and neck, while using both hands to begin typing on her keyboard.


South West End, Chiba Harbour – 21:09

Touma aims his sights directly at Hikigaya, still trying to get a good look at his face. The assassin says nothing, simply clutching his stab wound with one arm, while holding onto Rorona with the other.

"Guys, I've got a boat coming to pick you up on the way."

Hachiman sighs.

"That's not going to be much help. The detective's got us at gunpoint."

There is a brief - but tense - silence, before Yukinoshita responds.

"Does he have any devices near him?"

"Yeah… A phone."

"Good."

A few moments later, Reo's phone begins to ring. He raises an eyebrow, then brings the device up to his ear without taking an eye off his suspects.

"So, do you have some dirt on this detective?" Rorona muses into the mic, as he watches.

"Not exactly."

As the ringing stops, the phone suddenly explodes right next to Touma's face, knocking him over in surprise as the glass screen shatters.

"The battery was easy enough to overload."

Rorona and Hikigaya take their moment, and quickly begin running away. The detective is not distracted long, almost immediately getting up and beginning to fire in their direction.

Both his shots miss, prompting him to chase after them. As he does so, squad cars bust into the harbour – surrounding him. With red and blue lights flashing everywhere, Touma begins to feel at a significant advantage.

"I want everyone to spread out!" Reo orders, as officers exit their vehicles. "There are very dangerous individuals everywhere. Find them! Also, there's a witness who's wounded! Get him medical attention."

As he speaks, Touma looks over at the spot where Mason was shot down. Instead of seeing a bloody body, there is simply an empty space – meaning it's likely Komanda's assassin snuck away during the chaos.

Not too far away, Hachiman and Rorona head down the harbour, as sirens and the sound of officers running around fill the air.

"Yukino, where exactly is this boat?" Hikigaya asks, as he struggles to keep awake.

"It's close, just keep going."

Currently the two of them are running along the edge of the port, with the ocean just one step to their right. The water is moving quite fast, reflecting the moon and stars above it.

As they run, a few squad cars pull up several metres in front of them. It doesn't seem the officers have seen the two of them, but still block their path.

To the right, Rorona notices the boat getting closer. He also notices a squad car driving up from behind them. In just a few moments, they will be both discovered and surrounded.

"We're not gonna make it…" He says with wide eyes.

"Shut up Rorona." Hachiman responds, as sees the boat too. "It'll be fine."

"No, it's never been this close before."

"It'll be fine!"

Rorona closes his eyes, beginning to understand what to do.

"Can you swim with your wound?"

The assassin nods.

"Good. I'm sorry."

"Wha-"

Suddenly, Rorona pushes his partner to the side, knocking Hikigaya off the port and into the water. He then proceeds to pull out his handgun and fire several shots into the air, drawing all the officers towards him.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Hachiman yells out from the water.

"Just get to the boat!"

"No!"

"Do it!"

Helpless from down in the water, the assassin watches as police begin to circle Rorona with their guns raised – yelling out orders to him.
As they surround him, he drops the gun.

"Yukino…" Rorona whispers into his earpiece. "Thank you for everything. I know you and Hachiman can do this."

She says nothing, knowing there is nothing she can do to help.

"Make sure to give Komanda a real beating for me."

With that, he pulls out his earpiece, drops to the floor, steps on it, then kneels down as an officer grabs his hands to be cuffed. Hikigaya listens to the exchange, as he swims backwards towards the boat, unnoticed.


Author's Notes: Looks like Rorona's been caught, while Mason, Keith, and Michael remain at large. See you next time!