Chapter 32: Broken promise

The yorozuya finally walked out of the dungeon. It is not an easy way for them rather it was really hard for them. Since they kept on stepping on the traps that is laid down on the dungeon. But finally, after all over the hardships they've encountered, they are finally out and they can walk freely without any hindrances nor traps on the floor.

Now that they're out, they can now search for Satsuki. The castle is like a labyrinth and they do not know which way to go nor to find her. As they keep on walking all over the said castle, to break the ice, Shinpachi spoke up.

"Gin-san, I know that this isn't the time to ask this but…" Shinpachi hesitated for a moment while clearing his throat.

Gintoki stopped onto his tracks and faced him, "What? Hurry up already. We need to find that flat-board."

"Well…" Shinpachi took a glance onto Kagura. And seemingly, she gets what he wanted to say but he was too shy to ask.

"Gin-san, it's really bothering us, your members, aside from Satsuki but even Sadaharu is curious about this. Well, do—"

"Gin-chan, you like Satsuki-chan, do you?" Kagura shot, preventing Shinpachi in saying these words.

Gintoki was speechless and he doesn't know what to say. So he turn his back to them and resumed in walking, "Come on and let's find her already. You're wasting too much time on this."

"So it's right on the bat, uh-huh!" Kagura smirked at him.

Gintoki scratches the back of his head. He didn't bother to turn around because it was really right on the bat! He was been discovered and he didn't know what to do. After a few moments he replied, "Just shut up already."

Kagura couldn't help but giggle to this situation and began to warble, "Yes! Gin-chan is finally in love! Gin-chan is finally in love!"

Shinpachi as well, joined, "Is it true, Gin-san? Is it really true?"

Gintoki ruffled his hair roughly. Irritated by the two fellow yorozuya members he turned around and retorted, "Fine! Fine! I got it!"

Twitching his eyes to the two that is gleaming in happiness, he ruffled his hair more roughly than the previous one and finally confessed, "Jeez! That's right! I like that flat-board demonic girl!"

Kagura smirked as she taunted him more, "What? Who is that girl? Say her name, uh-huh!"

Gintoki greeted his teeth, "You brat! I like that flat-board demonic girl Sakakibara Satsuki!" He shouted with all his might.

Knowing this fact, the duo clapped their hands towards their leader, "Congratulations!" That is all they can say.

"So, when will you confess your love to Satsuki-chan, yes?" Kagura again asked another difficult question.

"Stop with the questions already! You see, I and Satsuki aren't at good terms so I—"

"Gin-chan is dodging the question!" Kagura teased. And their leader began to get agitated by what she is saying. It is really frustrating for him. Since he doesn't want anyone to know about his feelings towards Satsuki especially to these two brats who kept on nagging him every time.

"Gin-san, trust us! We will help you capture her heart you know!" Shinpachi smile at him.

"How will I trust you even if you do not have a girlfriend?!" Gintoki mocked him.

"Shut up! Do not meddle about the fact that I do not have a girlfriend!" And he replied with an irritating look.

"So back onto the question I ask, when will you confess your love to Satsuki-chan, yes?" Kagura persistently stated.

Gintoki sighed. There's no hiding things onto these brats, "Before confessing to her, let us be in good terms will you?"

Kagura gasped, "Oh, I forgot about that! Also, we shouldn't let her leave the Yorozuya!"

Shinpachi agreed to Kagura,"That's right! After we manage to log out onto this game. We won't let her leave the Yorozuya. Also…" He faced onto Gintoki, "We will let Gin-san's love rule!"

"Do you think I'll let you leave this place alive?"

The trio gasped onto this situation. Since someone spoke in the middle of their conversation. They readied their stances in engaging war. In the blink of an eye, there stood a girl with azure-hair with crimson eyes just like Satsuki. But there is an evil aura dominating her stature.

"Ah. You look Satsuki-chan! But Gin-chan won't fall for you!" Kagura taunted her.

But it is not really effective to the young lad instead in getting agitated, she laugh at them, "Hahahahaha! What rascals we have here. Come on, I am Satsuki also! And I am the queen of this world!"

"Ack! There are many Satsuki-chan competing for Gin-chan's love!" Kagura screeched.

Gintoki got really annoyed to this and gave out a blow to Kagura's head, "Will you stop telling these things?" And then he faced the queen, "Come on, girl. Do not try to be like that flat board. Not only you have breast but you have an awful attitude. Besides, that girl won't ever wear things like that, get it? So tell us where the heck the original Satsuki is and we will forgive you."

The queen couldn't help but laugh her gut out again, "Are you all idiots? Why are you finding her? Of course, we won't ever give that bitch to the likes of you."

"Bitch? What?!" Shinpachi began to ask.

The queen sighed, "Well, I admit that I am the queen but sadly I am just a proxy. And the blonde girl that you just met is just the Sakakibara Satsuki living here. That's why, she's so kind and helpful to you since that was just a proxy of the original. Sakakibara Satsuki-sama, the original, is really the queen and the creator of this game. And that bitch really ruined it all!"

Out of the blue, Gintoki's sword had manage to get her hit. The duo cannot believe that their leader already charged at her with some kind of peeved look.

"Melon girl, do not give me that creep." Gintoki exhaled as he tightened his grip to his sword. He manage to launch a powerful attach that can heave her down. There are smokes being emitted by the huge cracks of walls that the queen had been threw into.

"That girl might be a flat board and an idiot. She won't be too stupid to create this kind of game wherein people can get killed. And remember that girl won't be a bitch whatever you do to her."Gintoki eyed his crimson eyes to the affected area. Kagura and Shinpachi were in awe in seeing this scene. Their leader was really agitated that he doesn't have any time to let her speak.

"Do not give me bullshit, bitch."

Suddenly, out of nowhere, someone spoke again. It echoed all over the place. The duo tried to trace the track of the voice but failed since the castle is bigger than they thought. Unexpectedly, the roof got blown up onto bits. And they were surprise to this happening. Like a flash of lightning, Satsuki landed over the place with bruises, wounds and cuts all over her face and body. Her eyebrows clashing to each other, like a devil ready to devour someone.

The trio was surprised to the huge revelation. And was thankful that finally they were able to see Satsuki but except her HP bar is already been degenerated. Somehow, she was okay and that's what they think. Satsuki stood up properly while tightening her grip to her two katanas.

"Who do you think you are calling a bitch, blonde?!" Satsuki angrily shouted all over the place.

"How come you are here? I thought I killed you already." The queen tried to ask.

Satsuki smirked at her, "Oh really, nice proxy you have there. Do you think you'll be able to kill me with blondes? Sadly no, I am tired being compared with my proxy and I hate it. The blonde is nice but my version of me being a queen is really awful. How do you manage to get with that?" She walked towards the queen and held out her hair roughly, "Well listen bitch, so you're the bitch that told the bitch that I'm a bitch. Well listen bitch, it takes a bitch to know a bitch!" She punched her onto her features roughly; it deepened the cracked over the wall.

"Satsuki-san!"

"Satsuki-chan!"

"Everyone! Finally, I got to see you again!" Satsuki greeted them with a smile plastered to her features.

"Satsuki-san, are you alright?" Shinpachi abruptly stated as he look onto the girl's eyes.

"Somehow. Do not worry! I will be fine." Satsuki replied again.

Kagura retreated her arms to the young lad. Her eyes fixated on hers as she make a bitter expression. Of course, Satsuki noticed this while arching a brow.

"Satsuki-chan… I… Please do not leave the—"Without warning, out of nowhere, the queen revived on its own and brought out a full-edged sword ready to stab Kagura. And quickly, Satsuki pushed her and instead get stab at the shoulder.

"Satsuki-chan!"

Her HP level got down again as she faced the queen.

"Do you think you are already done? I won't let you survive this world." The queen stated.

The azure-haired girl just smirked at her as the queen got puzzled to this. She doesn't have a clue why this young lad is smirking at her. And she is in her brick of death yet she was here teasing her, making her feel annoyed. Suddenly, she widened her eyes as Gintoki wearing those heated face with his sword, jumped over ready to hit her. While the queen is surprised, Satsuki take this advantage to be free from the stab in the shoulder and hovered over the side.

The queen clicked her tongue and didn't expect these things to happen. Unfortunately, Gintoki didn't make it and the queen successfully held onto the sword. But little didn't she know, Kagura fired bullets from her umbrella while Shinpachi charged at her. Seeing this made her furious and shouted with all her might causing the trio to be blown out by the impact.

"Don't play with me, brats!" She yelled wrathfully as her crimson eyes eyed them. Her wrathful aura began to envelope her as she continue to say things, "Never ever I will be defeated by brats. This will be your graveyard no one will be able to survive this world!" Suddenly, her form changed. The black aura surrounded her completely making her a big chimera. With those terrifying eyes and large claws, the four stared at her completely.

Kagura immediately initiated the first move and charged at her with bullets. Trying to land a handful of fist onto the chimera, she jumped over the chimera. But then her plan failed as the chimera just swiftly dodged her attack and gave out a blow to Kagura using it's claws. Kagura was blown out into a wall causing it to have a huge impact and turned into large piles. She spat blood and slowly laid down there while trying her best to move despite the impact it made.

"K-Kagura!" Satsuki clicked her tongue. She couldn't move properly since a while ago when she hovered over the side her left knee got fractured.

Shinpachi and Gintoki got on their feet as they charged the chimera in both sides. They both landed a perfect shot to the chimera. But despite all of their efforts, it didn't even made a wound or scratch to the chimera. Instead, they made it enraged. It blow out Shinpachi roughly as it pierce him a little bit by its claws. It sent him flying really far.

"Sh-Shinpa-chi!" Satsuki shouted. She crawled over the place; trying her best to give out a helping hand.

Gintoki again tried his luck and once again pierced the chimera as he ride on it. Kagura noticed that move and slowly she got up and assisted her leader.

The trio did managed to hit or pierce the chimera but it didn't have really a deep wound on it. It's either they got blown up and cracked up another wall. Or slid down the floor with a massive impact.

The chimera roared. The fight intensifies. At this rate, they won't ever finish the game if all of them got injured already. They are soaked in blood and do not know what to do. The chimera got its hands on Gintoki and brought him up. It threw him over the wall and made a massive impact making the wall to pinch up.

"S-Sak..a..ta…"

Again, the chimera blew Gintoki again like a leaf and landed into the floor.

Satsuki's POV

Seeing this scene made me furious and confused, I wanted to help but my knee isn't responding to my call. The people that I love started to get beaten one by one and I do not want that. Again, I dragged them into a treacherous situation. It is always I who drag them into these mess.

The chimera slowly walked towards Sakata. And I continue to examine this situation, it is ready to pierce him. If that happens, he'll be gone into this world and on the original world. Kagura and Shinpachi wouldn't want that. The people around them wouldn't want that.

And I wouldn't want that to happen…

I want him to stay here. I want to help. Even if it kills me, I want to save him. He may be an idiot… But he really did changed me and it is time for me to repay the debt. The chimera got closer to Sakata.

I do not care if he continue to hate me for doing this. I do not care if I broke my promise that I won't bother bugging him and the duo again. I do not care.

No, I do not want to see Gintoki leaving. I can't imagine that. People will be losing its light. I want them to leave this world. If ever I created this, I want them to leave. This isn't the world I wanted them to live in. It's all because of me… And yet, I am selfish…

Even if it's the last time… I want to see them smiling all together…

My body move at its own accord. Everything like it was going in slow motion. He looked very shocked and concerned.

"GINTOKI!"

From the corner of my eye, the chimera's claw came down. Then a hot, burning sensation spread from my abdominal down my back.

I jumped between Gintoki and the chimera as my vision suddenly become distorted.

I just broke my promise to him.

"SATSUKI!"

Author's Note:

Intense. Intense. Intense! I manage to gather some time in writing this since there's no internet and I have to wait for two weeks. So yes, here is my slowly updated Chapter 32! And thank you very much for everything! Even if I am very slow to update! You made my day! Keep on reviewing, keep on telling your thoughts about my story and I would love to hear that. Anyway so yes, it is clear that Satsuki just committed suicide since she jumped between Gintoki and the chimera (if you're thinking what is a chimera search it on google. It is hard to describe things. And it is better for you to see a picture of it to be able to visualize the actual scenes here). I know that it is something that a stupid or an idiot person will do but sorry to say but she is an idiot. Wait for my Chapter 33!