Chapter 16: Prison Infiltration.
It wasn't easy getting sleep. Not with the constant sounds of war echoing through the walls. Thankfully, nothing landed near them, but the distant sounds were always there. Stopping them from really falling into a deep sleep. Eventually, they had to make do with the short rest they managed to get in before heading back downstairs to join Tsuchiya. Just as one of her rebel scouts left the hideout, not even knowing they were there.
"Who was that?" Shiho asks, alerting Tsuchiya to their presence.
"That was one of my scouts, Kusumoto. He's just informed me of an opportunity to attack the nearby prison." That was a new one for the team. Until now, none of the hat people went by with names. To suddenly hear that one of them has a name was surprising.
"Kusumoto, you say?" Sae asks with a hand over her mouth. Something that was mirrored by Akechi and Yoshida. "Did you tell him of us?"
"No, I didn't. I figured keeping you a secret for now is the better idea. Why? Is there anything wrong?" Tsuchiya asks, tilting her head.
"It's nothing. I hope." Akechi deflects as everyone gathers around the map. "So, I suppose our goal today is the nearby prison you've had your eyes on. Do you know who is in charge of it?"
"Until recently, he was unknown to us. But I've only know just gotten their identity." Tsuchiya reveals, glaring at the prison. "The lowest of the generals and a perverted bastard… Kamoshida."
The moment that name left her words, the temperature of Leblanc sank considerably. Almost everyone shivered at the temperature drop before slowly turning around to the source of the chill. Only to be met by what could be said were nine faces hidden in shadows while two red dots indicated where their eyes would be. Each one is surrounded by an aura of anger. Before, all nine yelled at the group in a furious rage.
"WHAT!?" Ren, Ann, Ryuji, Makoto, Shiho, Mishima, Haru, Morgana and Kawakami all scream at once, almost deafening everyone in the café.
"KAMOSHIDA!? THAT FUCKING ASSHOLE IS HERE!?" Ryuji screams as his face turns red. The sudden aggressiveness from them was enough to startle Erina, Toshiro, Yuki and Tsuchiya. As for the others, while they expected such rage from them, it was still more than enough to set them aback. Especially since Ryuji actually swore.
"I…take it you know him?" Erina hesitantly asks.
"Know him!? That bastard almost ruined our lives!" Ann shouts slamming he hand onto the table.
"Kamoshida broke Ryuji-kun's leg, destroyed the track team he was a part of, and forced Ann-chan into a relationship with him to protect Shiho-chan. Abused Yuuki-kun and Shiho-chan while also making Ren-kun's life hell when he arrived at our school." Haru comments with a frown in a calm fury.
"He also assaulted me when I prevented him from raping a student out of sexual frustration." Kawakami reveals, snarling in anger. "I still remember the pain around my eye from that punch." The rest of Ren's confidants remembered that as well. More than they wanted to.
"We have no words to describe how much we hate him." Makoto remarks, folding her arms with a death stare. "We hate him so much, almost on par with Shido himself." Ren, for his part, was silent, glancing at the other bases as thoughts came to his mind. Could they be…? The mere idea made him want to slam his hist into the wall.
"Oh… Now I remember." Toshiro remarks with realisation. "Suguru Kamoshida was your first target as the Phantom Thieves. A former Olympian who became the volleyball coach for Shujin Academy. Along with a list of crimes that revealed him as the sexual predator and abusive man that he truly was. And a supporter of Shido."
"And now he's running a prison instead of a castle." Mishima remarks with narrow eyes. "That's stupid! He should be IN one! Not running one!" Shiho glances at Tsuchiya, eyes narrow.
"What is the fastest way to that prison?" Shiho asks with an eerie calmness. "We are taking him down no matter what." Tsuchiya, surprised at how much determination was coming from them, nodded her head before drawing out a route leading to the prison.
"Kusumoto just gave me this report, saying how this path leads into an area not overseen by Kamoshida. But until now, I've not had the manpower to scope it out. That…"
"And a part of you think it's a trap." Iwai finishes. Tsuchiya nods her head, conveying her response as Toshiro glances at the map.
"In that case, let us discuss the possible scenarios we can take. While you guys…" Toshiro points at the fuming nine, almost jumping back as their eyes switch to him. "…Take a moment to calm down. I understand how hearing that man's name has angered you, but if you go in there like this, you'll just fall into whatever traps are waiting for us." Toshiro remarks before glancing at Hifumi and Yoshida. The two, understanding what he means, take the map as the trio heads upstairs to plan. Leaving everyone else downstairs as the fuming nine simmer down from their outburst, with Sumire looking at Yuki.
"Yuki-san? Are you all right?" Sumire asks, noticing her distant look. Yuki turns to look at her, giving a small smile a she shakes her head.
"I am fine, Sumire. I am just wondering how everyone else is doing." Yuki replies.
"I know that feeling." Erina replies, glancing at her. "Even though I know they will be fine, I can't help but worry about them. They are also probably worried about me as well."
"Exactly." Yuki agrees before glancing out the window. "But, despite that, I can't leave while seeing the people here in such pain. Even if I can't fight, if I can just help ease their pain by a small amount…"
"That would still be more than helpful." Tsuchiya admits before one of her subordinates rushes inside.
"Commander! A new assault is attacking our northern line!"
"What!?" Tsuchiya shouts in alarm before slamming a fist down on a table. "Damn it! Just as we are about to attack the prison!" Sae and Akechi lock eyes, narrow in thought, as they find the occurrence to be too suspicious.
"Where is the northern line?" Iwai asks, looking over the map. The scout rushes over, pointing to an area to the north of them.
"It's right here! It's our strongest line, but I'm not sure how long they have before they are overrun. I've been running between all of them to help out but…" Tsuchiya reveals, with the team now only just seeing the exhaustion in her eyes. Iwai nods to himself, looking at the map before grunting as he glances around at those around them.
"Alright then… Here's what we will do." He looks at Ren with narrow eyes. "Kid, you, along with Makoto, Futaba, Morgana, Ann, Ryuji, Shiho, Yuuki, Haru and Kawakami, stay here for the prison attack. The rest of us will head to the line and hold them back."
"Are you sure, Iwai?" Ren asks as he watches him head to the front door, with everyone else grabbing their weapons and following after him while Tsuchiya looks around in surprise.
"I am. This is a distraction to keep us away from the prison. But we will be more than enough to stop it." Iwai says back as he leaves with the others. Yusuke takes Isara with them, all patched up and ready. Erina pauses for a moment to glance at Tsuchiya, conflict written on her face, giving her a smile.
"You've been wanting to take it down and rescue those trapped inside, right? Go with Ren and the others. Leave the defence to us. I promise we won't let them fall." She says before heading out the door, just as Toshiro and the others return from upstairs.
"Where did everyone go?" Yoshida asks, looking around the spacious café.
"One of the defence lines has come under attack, and they needed help. Iwai took the others to help out, calling it a distraction to stop us from going after the prison. So, we're all that's left to attack the prison." Futaba tells the trio, who give out bitter sighs as they shake their heads.
"Honestly, I was hoping we would have everyone for this. But if it is only us, then it will have to do." Toshiro remarks as they stand over the map. "With our reduced numbers, our original plan of infiltrating from several points is no longer an option. Instead, we will infiltrate via one direction from above."
"Despite all the destruction caused by this, Crimson Tyrant, there are still several intact buildings available for us around the prison." Hifumi points out a few that were circled. "If the map is still accurate."
"It is." Tsuchiya replies. "While it's true the city had taken a lot of damage in the opening engagements, the main amount of damage has been around here, where the Resistance still holds on. Just."
"Which is why we will be attacking from the northern point." Yoshida informs, tapping the northern circle. "If there is one thing that we all agree on, is that attacking from the front, even in a surprise attack, will never work."
"But was have to be fast and quick. We will be entering enemy territory, and if our past experiences rea anything to go by, then the Anti-Social Force will have reinforcements sent their way the moment we attack." Toshiro warns. Ren had to admit that it was not just a possibility, but a certainty that it would play out like that.
"Are we done? Cause I just want to get over there and smash Kamoshida's head in already." Ryuji suddenly says, slamming his hands together. The three strategists look at each other, nodding slightly as Ryuji grins in response, with Ren heading to the door.
"Then let's get started. Tsuchiya. Could you lead us there?" Tsuchiya looks at Ren, giving him a smirk as she slams a new magazine into her gun, walking up and opening the door.
"With pleasure." She replies as everyone leaves the café. While Yuki remains behind, hands clasped together.
"Show them no mercy! Kill them all!" A trooper shouts, leading a charge against the defensive line. Umbrellas stood at the front, soaking in damage as Sumo's lumbered behind them. Ready to throw their allies at the rebels as soon as they got into range.
"Don't let them through!" The rebel shouts, firing at them as the Anti-Social forces approaches, the umbrellas deflecting any rounds sent their way. Before some of the umbrella wielding troops suddenly began wandering around in a daze, opening up gaps in the line and allowing the rebels to fire into the forces behind them.
"What are you doing!? Get back into formation!" The lead trooper shouts, before a blast of nuke enveloped several troops and a drummer near him as fire rained down from above. The rebels pause in their firing, glancing up to the nearby buildings that were still standing. Seeing thirteen individuals opening fire on the approaching foes, taking out the umbrellas wielding troops before rushing over the destroyed buildings to join them.
"Who are you?" One of the rebels asks as a boy with two laser guns opens fires on the troopers rushing forward as a lady with a mini gun joins him in suppressing fire.
"We're here to help." Gecko tells him, popping around some rubble and firing at the approaching troops. "How bad are things around here?" The rebel, initially taken aback by the sudden help, shakes his head before refocusing on the fight.
"The Anti-Social Force is coming at us in full force. They were trying to get in close to fling their men over our wall and attack us from behind. It's how they got past our last defensive lines." Gecko nods, glancing over to the enemy force as they dig in and counter-fire. The Sumos grab random pieces of debris and fling them at the line, hoping to break through.
"Looks like they are out of range." Crow comments, seeing them throw rocks at them as Guernica fires back while Athena blast them with a Megidola spell. "We won't have to worry about them throwing their buddies over us."
"It's not them we are worried about." The rebel in charge of the line admits, drawing their attention. "It's their tanks." At that remark, the ground begins to rumble as three tanks roll down the street, opening fire at the defences although their shots fly wide over them.
"A warning shot." Athena remarks, reloading her twin guns. "Either we surrender or be destroyed. That's the message they are sending."
"Well, it's a good thing we have our own tank then." Erina remarks, glancing to Fox who holds Isara in his hands.
"Are you ready, Isara?"
"Are you kidding Inari? I'm more than ready! Let me at them!" Fox nods at Isara, glancing over the barricade before looking to a wakened part of the barricade.
"Then show them who is mightier!" Fox shouts, throwing her towards said weak point. With Isara bursting into flames as she morphs into her tank form. Gun barrels clearing the barricade easily as she locks onto one of the tanks.
"How do you like this?!" Edelweiss shouts, firing a salvo at the tank and wiping it out with a single shot. The other two tank wizen up, rolling behind cover and leaving their guns exposed. Opening fire at Edelweiss as she absorbs all of their attention.
Despite that, her mere presence was enough to inspire the rebels as they fire back with renewed confidence. As the fight began to drag on, the Thieves couldn't help but wonder what was going on with the infiltration team.
And what this version of Kamoshida was like.
When they were heading for the prison camp, the Thieves we're expecting it to be a place filled with small buildings and razor fire fencing. But what they found was anything but that. Instead, they found what could be called a combination of a brothel and a small volleyball stadium fused into one building.
Honestly, even the mere image of such a building raised too many questions in their minds.
"Why does a stadium have a brothel in it?" Outlaw asks Tsuchiya, who glances at it in disdain.
"It doesn't. When this general took over it, he had the brothel building fused into it to act as his headquarters while the stadium holds all the prisoners. How he managed to do that, I have no idea."
"Even here, the guy is a perverted asshole." Skull remarks with bitterness, glancing at the stadium. "So, how do we get in?"
"Over there." Shadow points to a nearby spire, easily meeting the height of the stadium ring. "We can get over via our grappling hooks. Once inside, we should work on freeing the captives before moving in on Kamoshida."
"Then let's not waste any more time." Joker comments, flipping over the damaged buildings as the team follow after him. Once again, someone helping Toshiro move via grapple, this case being Tsuchiya who seemed to enjoy getting a rise out of him from her crazy stunts.
Toshiro even remarked she was like an Erina 2.0. but with more seriousness. After climbing their way up the ruined spire, they could see the vast destruction around them. Along with the ship that acted as Ichiro's command post and main base. Easily as long as the famous Yamato, while being twice as wide and holding double the amount of guns. It was clearly an intimidating sight.
And floating behind it, almost unseeable by the clouds, looks to be an air ship floating in the sky. No doubt the personal carried of the Crimson Tyrant himself.
"So, that's the final targets." Sensei remarks, with Tsuchiya nodding to him.
"Yes. The Gwadan battleship, and the Rewloola airship. The two symbols of oppression."
"Damn… We have our work cut out for us this time." Oracle remarks, glancing between the moored ship and the hidden airship.
"We can worry about that later. First, we have a stadium to enter." Queen interjects, firing her grapple to the stadium. It was just within it's range, allowing the team to move to the roof of the stadium. Where they found what had become of the inside.
While the stands themselves were still intact, the field itself had been turned into a holding zone. Wired fences encircle the area, with the field itself crowded by rebels while along a small portion the lower seating aisle troops looked down at them with contempt. A few brutes stood at the edges, ready to pounce down into the cage and smash anyone who tried to escape. If they weren't gunned down first that is.
"Looks like out intel was right. The guards are down to a skeleton crew." Tsuchiya points out with a grin, ready to hope down and help them. Only to be held back by Joker.
"Wait… This seems far to easy." He points out. "Why are they grouped up and not spread out? It's almost as if… they are waiting for us to attack."
"You think they might have some more hiding in the shadows?" Panther asks, glancing at the ruined stadium.
"It's possible." Queen admits. "That, and I can't stop thinking about how perfectly timed the attack on the defensive line was as well." She glances back to Tsuchiya. "You said that there may be a spy in your ranks. Could he have given your scout false information?"
"Maybe…" Tsuchiya replies grimly. "But still, even if this is a trap, I can't leave them like this."
"No one said we were. We'd just have to do this cautiously." Noir assures as Joker jumps down into some shadows, with Oracle following close behind.
"Oracle, can you detect anything else hiding here?" At Joker's question, Oracle brings up her screens as she scans the area. While the small group of guards were easily spotted, she picked up nothing else waiting for them.
"I've got nothing, Joker. Just that one group." Oracle informs as the others join her. Joker nods at her in response before glancing at the others.
"I don't like this, but if this is a trap then let's stay alert the entire time. Stay in the shadows as we head down. Let's take them out before they have a chance to sound the alarm." As silent mice, the team move through the rubble of the stadium, getting closer to the guards while also getting a better view of the captured rebels. All of them were chained to the floor, no surprises there, but there was one thing that soon became apparent. And it was their eyes.
"They are all males." Tsuchiya remarks, seeing the eyes of the captured rebels. "Where are all the girls?"
"I think we can hazard a guess." Spring comments through gritted teeth, glaring at the exit leading to the brothel part of the prison. This was becoming to close to home for them.
"Did someone hear something?" A brute asks, turning to look at them. The team hunker down as the guards walk up to them, looking around the rubble for the source of the sound.
"Eh, it's nothing. You're just hearing things." One of the troopers remark as they turn around to move back to their post. But they didn't get the chance as the Thieves burst from the rubble and slash them in the back. Sending them flying from the aisle and falling to the ground. Vanishing into darkness the moment they land.
"What?" One of the captured rebels asks as Tsuchiya leaps from the aisle to the ground. Quickly followed by the others while Teach and Toshiro move via grapple. "Commander Tsuchiya! You came!"
"I'm sorry it took me so long." Tsuchiya tells them as they get to work to free them. "But your safe now. Is this all of you?"
"No, ma'am. The others are being held in there." The rebel replies, glaring at the door leading to the brothel. "And the thing's we heard…" The rebels shiver as one while the Thieves simmer in silence.
"Don't worry. We'll bust them out." Oracle reassures them as the last of the chains is broken. Once the rebels are freed, Panther walks over to a part of the fence blocking them from the door before she melts it away with an Agliao.
With the path cleared, Joker and Queen rush to the door, opening it slowly before finding the place dashed out in varying colours of red. As if they needed any more reminders of that damn castle.
As for the other rebels, they were chained up in rooms branching off from the main path leading higher up into the building. With the freed rebels moving to free them as well as the team presses on towards the top, before arriving at a large door.
"Guys, I'm picking up a reading from beyond it. Kamoshida is just waiting for us on the other side." Oracle whispers to the others, before her eyes widen in shock. "Crap, one of the rebels is in there as well!" Before anyone could comment on that, Tsuchiya moves to the door and kicks it open. Were they find a large room with a giant bed while a desk and communication device lay under a window.
While standing before the bed with a barbed whip in hand, was Kamoshida. Dressed in a subligar like gear with spikes branching out in all direction. And on the bed was a rebel, hands bound by rope and whip marks all across their body as Kamoshida turns to Tsuchiya with a sadistic grin.
"Well, now. Look who has decided to show up. The Resistance Leader herself." Kamoshida remarks, watching as she enters the room with her SMG aimed at him before snapping his fingers. "Who walked right into my trap." Chains and manacles burst from the floor and ceiling, clamping around her ankles and wrists and immobilising her on the spot. Kamoshida laughs in joy as the rebel on the bed vanishes. "I can't believe how stupid a worm like you is! You knew this was a trap, and yet you walked right in here alone!"
He couldn't believe his luck that he, the lowest of the generals, had captured the resistance leader! Oh, how much fun he would have with her before handing her over to Ichiro. But the grin Tsuchiya was not what Kamoshida was expecting to see.
"Who said I was alone?" Tsuchiya replies before several guns shots ring out a slice through the chains. Kamoshida flinches as Tsuchiya is suddenly freed before seeing who it was that came with her. A sight that made his blood boil.
"Game over, Kamoshida." Joker hisses as he and the others level their weapons at Kamoshida. Each one of them glared at Kamoshida with indescribable hate.
"Phantom Thieves!? So you are here as well!?" Kamoshida shouts, recognising them instantly. Something that the Thieves were not honestly expecting.
"It would seem he recognises you." Toshiro remarks as Kamoshida growls.
"Oh… I remember these worms. I could never forget them." Kamoshida remarks with a building fury. "The delinquent, the student council president, the heiress, the criminal, the cat, the puppet and my two slaves!" He levels his eyes at Spring in particular. "And how are YOU even still alive! You threw yourself off a building! You should be dead or crippled!"
That caused the Thieves to pause. What he just said should not be possible. How did Kamoshida know that Spring once tried to commit suicide? That never happened in this time line!
"What is he talking about?" Tsuchiya asks Toshiro, who shrugs his shoulders while Sensei shakes his head. That was a whole can of worms they needed to tell him, and soon.
"You brats may have defeated me twice, but not this time! I am no longer bound to my other self or shadow!" Kamoshida revels as the room shifts and expands. Turning into a pseudo form of his old Throne Room. Only this time two machine gun turrets pointed down at the Thieves from above while Kamoshida sits on the throne with a forcefield around him. As several troops form alongside him.
"Oh great, a forcefield." Oracle groans as barricades and walls form in the room. Giving the team cover as Oracle gets to work to find the power source for the shield.
"Once I am through with you, I will have my way with all of you once more! And when I bring yours heads to the Crimson Tyrant himself, nothing will stop me from reclaiming my castle of Shujin!"
"And what makes you think that will happen." Teach asks, walking forward. "You are in jail. Your reputation is shattered. Nothing you ever try will even see you released."
"Not with the Crimson Tyrant on my side." Kamoshida remarks with a grin. "So long as he supports me, I will obtain the power I once had. This is the natural order of the world. The weak exist to be devoured by the strong. And those students are the most delectable ones I have ever encountered."
"That will never happen again!" Teach yells back, grabbing his attention. "You are not going to lay a single hand on anyone from Shujin ever again!"
"Kawakami…" Kamoshida remarks, glancing at her in boredom. "Why even bother to stand up to me? You know what happened the last time you did." Teach freezes as a hand reaches for her eye. "You remember the beating I gave you from stopping me from getting it with that student? Do you know how tempted I was to do it with you instead?" Kamoshida grins widely, glaring down at her with indifference. "In the end, you had to relay on your students to see me incarcerated. What hope do you have in stopping me here? None! You are nothing more than a teacher, powerless to do anything!"
Kamoshida laughs at Teach as she glares at the floor. Nails biting into her skin as she grits her teeth. While the Thieves felt their own anger rise in response.
"Just a teacher?" Teach asks, glaring back up at Kamoshida. "You look at me and see me as nothing as 'but a teacher'? How wrong you are. Unlike you, I actually CARE for my students! While it is true that I can be cold at times, that doesn't mean I won't stop and listen to them! To hear them out and understand them when they open up to me! I may have failed at that when you where around, but guess what? You have no power over any of us anymore! And those students you made fun of? They became heroes who saved the world. Heroes who I would be more than happy to be the mother of. And if you think I am just going to stand here and watch you do whatever the hell you want with them…
…THEN YOU CAN GO THE HELL, YOU SICK FUCK!"
Well said.
A pulse rips through Teach's mind as she stumbles forward, and the Thieves gasp in shock. Kamoshida's eyes widen in horror as he commands his twin mini guns to open fire at her. Only for Outlaw to jump in front and deflect the rounds.
It is said that students take after their masters.
And you have trained many students.
But while we are there to teach and guide, we can learn from them as well.
And now, it is time you join them on their journey.
Teach slams a foot down on the ground, hand clawing at her head as the pain intensifies, glaring at Kamoshida with yellow eyes.
I am thou…thou art I.
Show them what is the meaning of sacred justice.
And let all know the teacher of heroes has come!
In a flash of blue, a golden mask made of metal forms on her face. Stylised like an ancient Greek helmet. Without hesitation, Teach grasps the side of the mask before tearing it off in one swift motion, enveloping herself in flames of blue as Kamoshida look on in anger.
As the flames subside, Teach is revealed in her new outfit. A black and gold chest plate covers her chest over a black body suit that vanishes into golden grieves while golden gauntlets with red gloves cover her hands. A golden metal battle skirt stylised like that of a maid but noticeably smaller hangs around her waist, while two daggers lay stored on her hip. The backpack holding the rockets matches the colours of her outfit while hovering behind her was her Persona.
A towering centaur with fur black as night, covered in golden spartan armour. With a rich golden rob fluttering from his should, holding a bow and shield in one hand, two quivers of arrows at his waist. A sword is held in his right hand, while a spartan helmet covers his face ins shadows. Leaving two gleaming golden eyes while a bright and vibrant red headdress falls from the helm.
"NO!" Kamoshida screams, seeing the newly awakened Persona. "How many of you brats have that power?!"
"As many as there are evil people like you in the world." Teach replies calmly, shouldering her RPG. "I may have been unable to stop you in the past, but here, I will make up for all of that. By the side of my favourite students and Chiron! Agilao!"
At her call, Chiron unleashes an arrow of flame at a group of troopers who had not yet taken cover. Engulfing them in the restless flames. As Kamoshida screams for his men to kill the Thieves, everyone ducks into cover as the battle commences. While the troopers were easy to take care of, the two mini guns above Kamoshida's throne proved to be a nuisance. With only Outlaw able to stand in the open and deflect the wave of rounds aimed at him.
"Damn it! He was a pain in the ass before, but now he's even worse!" Skull shouts in frustration, blasting out Zionga towards Kamoshida only for his forcefield to deflect it.
"We have to take out that shield! Otherwise, we can't do anything!" Morgana shouts, sending several troopers flying with a Magaru before they are picked off by Noir. Joker grunts, sliding next to Oracle as Teach stands next to them, reloading her RPG just as Oracle snaps her fingers.
"I've got it!" She whisper-shouts before glancing at Joker. "It's those guns. They are what are protecting him. We take those out, and he's defenceless." Joker nods before ducking as another spray of rounds flies over them.
"I was going to ask if we could take those out anyway." Joker comments before looking to Teach. "Think you can hit them?" She give him a grin before glancing around her cover, seeing one of the miniguns aimed away from her.
"Who do you think I am?" Teach asks before bringing her RPG up and letting a rocket fly towards the gun. It lands, destroying it as the gun ceases to function. And for a second, Kamoshida's shield flickers as he looks around in alarm.
"Hey! Stop that! Do you have any idea how much those costs, you worms!" He shouts as three brutes and two drummers spawn alongside several more troopers.
"And haven't we already told you, Kamo-dick-head?" Skull asks as he and the others gather energy around him.
"When someone…"
"…tells us…"
"…to stop."
"That…"
"…will only…"
"…make us…"
"DO IT EVEN MORE!"
As one, each student from Shujin Academy unleashes their strongest spells on the approaching foes. The three brutes, barely surviving the blast, leap towards them with crushing intent, only to land short of their target. With Tsuchiya, Sensei and Shadow each blasting them with the guns and sending them head first into the ground. Giving Teach the opening, she needs to blast the last gun with a rocket.
Destroying both it and clipping off the last of the power running to the shield. And leaving Kamoshida defenceless.
"You brats!" Kamoshida shouts, standing up and whipping his whip while grabbing a gun. "I'll deal with you myself!"
"No you won't! Magaru!" Mona shouts, blasting the three brutes onto Kamoshida with a blast of wind. Pining him to his throne, the Thieves surround him on all sides.
"Go ahead. I know you won't kill me." Kamoshida gloats at the Thieves as Oracle walks up to them with Toshiro.
"Guys, he's not connected to Kamoshida's shadow." Oracle tells them as she glares at him. "But, there is a faint link attempting to connect him to the real Kamoshida. And it's trying to undo his change of heart." Tsuchiya glances at Oracle, wondering what she is talking about, while Joker and the others glare at Kamoshida.
"Thanks for that, Oracle. In that case… there is no reason for us to hold back! ALL-OUT ATTACK!" As one, the Thieves launched into the air and unleashed all the anger they had into Kamoshida. Not holding back anything even as he screamed in pain.
Finally, they land right in front of Toshiro as Kamoshida and the three brutes vanish into darkness.
"That… was cathartic." Spring comments through heavy breathing as the group suddenly looks far calmer. Even if Toshiro was extremely concerned about their mental health. Although Tsuchiya was just staring at them in silent awe.
"I believe it is in our own best interest to return to the hideout." Toshiro tells them. "I think you all need a rest after that. Especially since Teach has just awakened." To prove his point, Teach almost stumbled over before Skull and Panther caught her.
"Yes… A rest… sounds good." She replies, letting Panther and Skull support her. Just as a rebel rushes inside.
"Commander! Everyone is rescued, and the escape route is secured."
"That's great. Time for us to leave!" Tsuchiya calls to the others before leaving the room with the Thieves in tow. With one less general hounding them in this world, but a long conversation awaiting them with Toshiro. It was time to tell him their secret.