Shiena began to regret what she has done. Lying on the cold and dirty floor, the brunette could barely moved, her hands and ankles were tied up. She was also blindfolded, which accentuated the current punishment. Shiena didn't know how many hours she was in this situation. The hunger she felt was terribly painful and she couldn't manage to sleep with the terror she felt. Shiena suddenly heard a door opened, before hearing footsteps coming near her.
"Look at you, Kenmochi-san. Oh, I forgot you can't see right now. Well, let me tell you that you're in a pathetic situation." said a voice.
Shiena began to shake from fear when she recognized the voice, remembering the threat from Meichi.
"The chairwoman told me your fate would be in my hands if you disobey." Nio said.
The brunette was too frightened to say something. The fact that she couldn't see her interlocutor was even more scary, she couldn't know what the blond assassin was going to do.
"You tried to run away. Even if it was really stupid, I have to admit how you tried to escape was quite bright. How would know you could hack the camera behind you?" Nio said. "But, did you really think it would work?"
Suddenly, Shiena felt a terrible pain in her belly, like someone kicked her there. She rolled on her back, while something pressed against her stomach. The brunette understood that Nio was stepping on her.
"What a shame, you were doing a great job for few weeks, why did you try to escape? The chairwoman was really disappointed you know? I can't forgive someone who bother her!" the blond assassin.
Nio began to press her foot on Shiena's midriff, which caused to be hard for the brunette to breath.
"Well, now that I can to whatever I want to you, what should I do? What could I do to make you suffer?" Nio said with a sadistic tone.
The blond assassin suddenly stopped to step on Shiena's belly. For few minutes, nothing happened, which terribly worried the brunette. Nio removed Shiena's blindfold. The brunette recoiled when she discovered what Nio was planning.
"No, that's not real, stop…" Shiena began to say.
"What's wrong, Shiena? Don't you recognize your own girlfriend?" the fake Otoya said.
The imposter approached from the brunette and grabbed her collar, gazing her in the eyes.
"Aren't you happy to see your beloved girlfriend? Why do you look so terrify, Shiena?"
"Please, Hashiri, stop that…"
The fake Otoya suddenly pressed her lips against Shiena's lips, forcing a kiss between them. Shiena tried to struggle, but with her hands tied, she couldn't repel the imposter. Tears began to roll on the brunette's cheek. Suddenly, the fake Otoya back up, with blood coming from her mouth.
"Did you…bite me?"
"You're not my girlfriend, the real Otoya is dead, stop forcing me to see a mere illusion of what I've lost!" Shiena shouted, furious. "Get out, I don't want to see you in this apparence, go away please!"
Even if when she began to talk Shiena was furious, her tone became like a supplication. Seeing this illusion of Otoya was painful, especially if Nio tried to seduce her in this form. Shiena's anger became sadness, she couldn't stop herself from crying. The blond assassin took her real apparence.
"You look so pitiful that it's not even funny." Nio complained. "I think I understand why you did this. You expected to be stop from your escaping and killed, don't you? You want to die."
"W-why should I stay alive? The girl I love is dead and I'll be forced to be Myojo's slave until I died. My life is ruined, I don't have any future, I'm condemned to a miserable existence! I prefer to die than live like this! If you want to kill me then do it quickly, Hashiri!" Shiena begged.
Even if when she got abducted by Myojo Shiena wanted to survive, she now realised that she had no reason to live anymore. Suddenly, Nio took out a small knife and approached from the brunette. Even if she was scared, Shiena was ready to accept her own death. When Nio grabbed her, knife in hand, Shiena closed her eyes. She thought it would be less painful if she didn't see the coup de grace.
Nothing happened. Shiena dared to open her eyes and discovered that she was untied, her hands and ankles weren't tied up anymore. Nio cut the ropes with her knife.
"W-why?" the brunette asked, surprised and confused.
"You're wrong to desire death because of Takechi-san." Nio simply answered, strangely stoic.
"What do you mean?"
Suddenly, the door opened. This time, Shiena could see who was coming into the cell.
"Hi, Kenmochi-san." Meichi said, with her usual smile that seemed fake.
The chairwoman had something into her hand. It was a newspaper.
"You should read it before making your decision, about your death wish." Nio said.
Meichi gave the newspaper to the brunette. Shiena began to read, shoked by what it was written on it.
"Takechi Otoya, who was accused of multiple homicides, was judged not criminally responsible due to mental disorder. She is now in a maximum security asylum where she can't hurt anymore…" Shiena began to read. "What!? Otoya is alive? Why she's in an asylum, she's not crazy…"
"Oh please, this is obvious Takechi-san isn't really mentally healthy. Well, if Myojo didn't intervened in her trial, she would be in jail and probably dead now." Nio revealed.
"What…? You hired her a lawyer too? How could it be possible…" Shiena asked.
"Her lawyer succeeded to make Takechi-san looked like a madwoman, which is kind of true. He used her sexual pleasure she has when she kills to prove her craziness. He also explained the reason why she didn't kill you, claiming that Takechi-san had a Lima Syndrome rather than being a manipulative killer. He succeeded to convince the jury that Takechi-san wasn't a psychopath but a psychotic killer, so she was judged not criminally responsible." Meichi explained.
Shiena couldn't believe it. Her girlfriend was still alive. Even if she was happy, she knew that Myojo didn't save Otoya for nothing.
"Why did you do this?" the brunette asked.
"To blackmail you of course! From now on, you'll work for us willingly." Nio said.
"Excuse me, why should I do that? You think I'll feel beholden toward you? The only reason I worked for you was because I was forced!"
Nio showed a worrisome grin, before forcing Shiena to stand up.
"Your girlfriend is alive, we can use her to blackmail you now. It would be easy to kill her and make it look like a suicide. If you don't obey us or try to escape, Takechi-san will die. If you killed yourself, we'll send your head to Takechi-san and she'll probably kill herself too. There has no escape for you now Kenmochi-san, if you want Takechi-san to stay alive, you'll have to work for us." Nio threatened.
Shiena had no other choice to obey. She loved Otoya, she just discovered that her girlfriend was still alive, she couldn't let her die for her own selfishness. The brunette had to be strong, she needed to survive.
"Don't worry, Kenmochi-san. We don't have the intention to hurt you or kills Takechi-san just for fun. We're in fact beholden toward you." Meichi revealed.
"What? How can you be beholden?" Shiena asked, confused.
"Remember the inspector you killed? He stopped investigating on Takechi-san for a moment to investigate on Myojo. He only restarted his investigation on Takechi-san because he discovered she was a student in Myojo Academy. It's hard to kill a cop, even for us, so you helped us." Meichi explained.
Shiena remembered the inspector Kuraudo. He seemed to know that someone had freed Otoya from jail, he probably had a doubt on Myojo. Even if she still felt guilty for his death, maybe killing him was what convinced the chairwoman to spare her.
"If you're obedient and work well, you'll acquire privileges from us. How about having a bedroom instead of a cell? Or about some controlled freedom? But before, you have to prove your loyalty, and then you could have some rewards." the chairwoman said. "And, maybe you'll be able to see Takechi-san again."
Shiena didn't care about those rewards, even if she would prefer her sequestration to be more comfortable for her. The only thing that matter is Otoya, the fact that she could be with her again.
"Is it the chairwoman such a kind person? How about kneeling to prove how much you are beholden toward her? To show her the respect she deserve?" Nio proposed.
Shiena didn't care if it was humiliating, she knew the blond assassin wanted to ridicule her. The brunette kneeled on one knee in front of Meichi and bowed her head. She was ready to do everything Myojo told her to do, she had no doubt now, she'll be obedient from now one. If it was in order to protect her beloved Otoya, she was even ready to sell her soul to the Devil.
Is this hope? The hope of a potential happy ending? Well, since Otoya is alive, this is possible...
...except if the newspaper was false, a trick from Myojo. Maybe Otoya is really dead and they lied to Shiena to control her easily. Who know?
To continued in chapter 65, to know if this author is just trolling you or if the author is a real sadistic bitch.
ps: If you have questions for me, I'll answer for all of them (except the one about Otoya's fate or this story's end). Don't hesitated to ask me in a review, any kind of answer. If you're a guest, I'll answer in the next chapter!