This is the final chapter, and with that, this story is over. I apologize if it does not make much sense in the end, but I was very busy these past few days. I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: Beelzebub belongs to Ryuuhei Tamura, not me.

Chapter 14- Capture

My eyes open as I regain consciousness, and I look around to see where the hell I am. It seems like we're in a completely different chamber, as I can't see the cistern pool anywhere.

"... What the…?" I mumble as I sit up. Looking around, I notice everyone else is on the floor, still unconscious. A tight and itchy feeling on my wrists catches my attention and I realize that my wrists have been bound. Same with everyone else.

It isn't long before I see Hilda stirring slightly. "Hilda!" I call her urgently as she wakes up.

She looks at me in surprise. "Tanaka?" she asks. "What's going on?"

I shake my head. "I have no idea, but we've been captured!" I tell her. "Remember what happened?"

She nods. "We were all overcome by some sleeping gas," she recalls.

Right then, we notice everyone else starting to wake up and try to make sense of where they are. "The hell is this place?" Oga demands as he sits up.

"Wh… Where are we…?" Furuichi asks, sounding slightly disoriented.

"Wait… what happened to the pool?" Toujou asks, confused.

Shizuka looks around. "What time is it?" she asks.

Hecadoth suddenly hushes us. "Someone's coming!" he says.

Sure enough, we hear footsteps coming towards the chamber we're in, and we all stop talking. As the footsteps grow louder, I feel a sense of apprehension and uneasiness in my gut. I have a strong feeling as to who it may be.

Right then, the footsteps enter the room and we look up. And when I do, my suspicions are confirmed. Standing before us is none other than…

"Satou Kazushi," Izuma says, his voice low and angry. "I knew it. You really were behind the death of Shibuya Airi-san. You were Mantha's contractor."

Satou simply purses his lips as he stares at us. As I look at him, I feel a sense of terror growing within me. I've always found him to be rather intimidating, but when I look at him now, he seems almost… sinister. Even though his face is expressionless, I feel as if he might just snap any minute, and I can't help but shiver in fear.

"It wasn't just her death," I cut in. "It was the deaths of Kamiya Yuu, Nojima Kumi, Saionji Tadashi, and Fukuda Kaori. You killed them so you could cover your ass."

"Shut up." The words are cold and harsh. Satou turns around to glare at us. "You know, the three of you should've listened to me when I said that there are some things in this world that you should not get involved in. This was one of them."

I narrow my eyes at him. "So… you also graffitied my house, I assume? And you sent Mantha after us in the library!" I hiss. "It was your way of trying to get us to give up the case!"

Rather than responding, he ignores me. Feeling even more agitated, I grit my teeth. "So… were you the one who was stalking both Shizuka and me as well?" I demand.

He lets out a slightly unhinged laugh, making me tense up. "You really are quite clever, aren't you?" he taunts. "It was to make you stay out of it, but you two were too stubborn to even take a hint." He then turns around and glares at me. "And you, Konketsuji… you killed Mantha."

I glare back at him. "He mind-raped both Hilda and I!" I snarl. "And you used him to kill not only Shibuya Airi, but Kamiya Yuu, Nojima Kumi, Saionji Tadashi, and Fukuda Kaori!"

"Because they decided to get involved in something that did not concern them at all," he retorts. "And since all of you have gotten involved in this, I have no other choice."

Furuichi looks up. "What are you going to do to us?" he asks.

Suddenly, we hear the sound of a gun cocking. To my horror, I see a hunting rifle in Satou's hands. "I think I'll shoot you all execution-style," he simply states. "And arrange it to look like a mass suicide." He then glances around at all of us. "Who should I start off with first?"

Right then, he aims the gun at Furuichi, much to Oga's distress. Immediately, Oga starts protesting. "You bastard!" he snarls. "Don't you dare!"

"Oga, stop!" Furuichi pleads with him. "Don't do this, you're only gonna piss him off!"

Before anyone can say anything more, we suddenly hear the sound of a megaphone starting. And then, we hear someone speaking.

"Satou Kazushi, this is the Ishiyama Police Department," a woman's voice rings out. I'm surprised that we can hear it from here.

"We know you're in there and you're holding some Ishiyama and St. Ishiyama students hostage. Come out right now."

Satou looks annoyed at this and makes his way to the exit of the chamber. "I'll be back. I just have to… take care of something." And with that, he leaves the room, locking the door behind him.

Once he's gone, I see Oga glaring at Furuichi. "Why'd you stop me?" he demands. "He was gonna kill you, that fucking bastard!"

I shake my head. "You saw what he was like," I recall. "He has a gun, and he might just kill you if you try to resist or if you piss him off too much. We need to come up with a plan."

Right then, we hear a snapping noise along with a grunt from Hecadoth, who's suddenly free from the ropes that bound him. "Che…" he mutters. "He thinks that merely tying it tightly will keep a demon in place? That fool…"

Likewise, Hilda also breaks the ropes around her wrists, and so does Quetzalcoatl. Once they're free, they help us untie the bindings, and that's when I suddenly wonder about something. "Wait… how do the police know that Satou is holding us hostage?" I ask.

Quetzalcoatl smiles slightly. "You see, we pillar demons have trackers in our coats that keep track of our whereabouts whenever we go on missions in the Demon World. Before coming to the Human World, we had them modified to keep track of our whereabouts in the Human World, just in case," he explains.

"That so?" Furuichi wonders. He then glances at the door. "How are we gonna get out? We can't make too much noise."

"I'll take care of this," Hilda says, removing a hairpin from her bun and picking the lock with it.

She manages to successfully open the door when we suddenly feel a chill in the room. At this point, it doesn't surprise me, even when Airi-chan's ghost comes into the room. And when I see her, I know I'm not scared anymore. In fact, her eyes don't look as malicious as they did when we first saw her. They seem a little bit calmer.

Furuichi approaches her. "Airi-chan," he says, sounding calm. "It's Satou Kazushi you want, right?"

She nods. "Bring him to me…" she whispers as she makes her way out of the room.

Furuichi nods slowly. "Y-Yeah…" He then turns to us. "We need to find a way to expose him."

"We also need to be careful," I add. "If we kill him, then we're looking at prison."

Oga and Furuichi grin. "Don't worry," Furuichi reassures us. "We have an idea."

While Oga and Furuichi go up to attract Satou's attention, the rest of us wait in the cistern chamber in hiding, so that we can ambush him when he comes down here. Meanwhile, Hilda and Quetzalcoatl are just outside of the chamber to make sure Oga and Furuichi are coming so that they can let us know.

"So, everyone remember the plan?" Hecadoth asks Izuma, Shizuka, Toujou, and I. "When he comes down, Izuma and I are going to come out. From behind, Nanami and Yumi are going to attack him and then Toujou will attack from his blind spot. Remember that, okay?"

We nod and go to our positions to hide. It isn't long before we hear three sets of footsteps running towards this direction. Once Hilda and Quetzalcoatl come down and let us know, we get ready as Oga, Baby Beel, and Furuichi run in. We then see Satou enter the chamber and look around. He looks very pissed off and his rifle seems at the ready.

Right then, Izuma and Hecadoth come out, both of them surrounded by demonic energy. As Satou heads towards them, Shizuka and I sneak up behind him. As Hecadoth gives us a subtle nod, Shizuka quickly plunges a small knife into his upper arm, causing him to let out a shout of pain.

As he keels over slightly, Toujou then ambushes and punches him in the face. We then corner him at the edge of the pool. He looks at us in disbelief, as if unable to understand how the hell we managed to escape and corner him.

"There's no use in trying to escape," Quetzalcoatl tells him. "Your actions were eventually bound to catch up to you."

"Airi-chan," I call, glaring down at Satou. "He's all yours."

For a moment, nothing happens. But then, Airi-chan's ghost emerges from the water and grabs Satou's arm. Her eyes glint with vengeance as she drags him down into the pool while he's struggling to break free. He falls into the water with a large splash and does not resurface.

As I step away from the pool, I feel my heartbeat slowing down to its regular pace. "Case closed, I guess," I say.

"Well then," Hilda adds. "Let's go."

We make our way out of the old school building and meet the officers out in the front. After explaining what happened to my dad, we all make our way home. However, as I get into my dad's cruiser, I suddenly see Airi-chan's ghost once more at the entrance of the old building. To my surprise, I see a faint smile cross her face before she slowly disappears from view.

I smile to myself. Shibuya Airi is finally at peace.