Last chapter, Seric and Karia enter the hideout of Dahai's kidnapper, and after passing through some traps they manage to finally meet Aeko, however not in the best terms as Seric is immediately shot in head which causes Karia to recklessly charge and lose to him. Now, Seric and Karia are locked up in a cell with a strange man.

Seric's P.O.V

"Wait... Karia! Is that you?!" A man says from across the small room with a noticeable accent.

"Wait... Dahai?" I think to myself as I lay on the ground, but end up saying out loud.

I gasp, and I can now finally move.

"Holy shit, I recovered that fast after being shot in the head!? Just how strong is my Blessing?!" I think to myself in shock and happiness.

"How do you know my name?" He asks seriously.

I'm still zoned out when Dahai asks me this.

"... ...Oh! Um, K-Karia told me about you." I respond still in shock.

"So it really is her! I would never expect something like this to happen to someone of her caliber though..." Dahai says sadly.

"That's right! Karia!" I remember as I run up to her.

She's unconscious with her turquoise eyes rolled back, and her whole body is heavily injured with a few noticeable broken bones and many bruises.

"Oh God what do I do?!" I yell in panic as I look at the person who fought for me in this state.

"Do not worry. I've seen that girl fight before, she will be fine with some medical attention." He says reassuringly.

"Well do you see any doctors around here?" I reply with sass because of my stress.

"Yes. If you untie me you will." Dahai says shutting me down.

"You're a doctor?!" I say with hope in my voice.

"Do I not look the part? Now come and untie me so I can tend to her wounds." He responds with some noticable irritation.

"O-oh right." I say as I quickly walk a few metres over to him, which was the length of the small cell.

Looking down at him I see that he seems to be a man tied up on the floor who I think is at least over 30, with an olive skin color. His black hair's spiked at the front, and calms down as it travels further back his head. Dahai is also wearing the same torn Aluminum clothing we saw from beforehand, which would cover him from neck to toe if it was in good shape. However his is cut off at the arms and legs, making it into a short sleeve shirt and pair of makeshift shorts.

"It is pronounced Daha by the way, the 'i' is silent. What about you?" Dahai says as I bend down towards him.

"Huh? Why'd Karia and that girl say the i in your name then?" I ask.

"Ha... that little girl always says it to annoy me, and she told Karia the "joke" and she started to go with it as well..." Dahai responds with a sigh.

"Oh uh, haha. Well my names Seric, it's nice to meet you."

"Likewise. Now can you please get to work?" He says as he looks up at me with impatience.

I nod my head and grab the rope tired around him to see where I should start.

Both of his arms are wrapped behind his back, along with his feet being tied together by rope.

I decide to try to get his arms free first, since they're more important right now.
It's not a simple task as many knots were tied and I don't remember doing anything like this before.

I pull a knot that seems like it could do something, "That's tightening it!" Dahai grunts in pain.

I keep on looking around the rope to find another place to start and I finally find one.

*TUG*

"AH! You stupid baboon are you trying to sever my arms!!"

"Sorry!" I reply nervously.

"Oh boy..." I think to myself.

***

After many curses and instructions from Dahai, I barely manage to untie his arms and he proceeds to untie his feet on his own.

"Now then, let's hope I can still save her after you took so much time..." Dahai says with anger hidden in his voice as he walks up to Karia.

"Yeah, you're welcome." I think to myself bitterly, not speaking out loud because he's the only one who can help Karia.

"Wait what?! She'll be fine right?!" I say when I realize what he said.

"It is a joke... honestly..." He replies shaking his head.

"Hmm..." he says as he examines Karia's body.

"Yes... I see..." He says thoughtfully.

"So? Can you help he- HEY! WHAT THE HELL!"

I yell as Dahai begins to grope Karia's breasts.

"Hehe~ This will suffice for the payment."
He says with a pervy look on his face.

"Doctor my ass!" I say as I run up behind him and punch his head.

"Ow! Can't I have a little bit of fun every once in a while?" He says with disappointment.

"Not THAT kind, especially when the person isn't even awake. Now can you actually help or no?"

"Yes, yes I was going to in the first place afterwards." He then has a serious look on his face and starts to tap Karia's body with his index and middle finger, holding it there for a few seconds each time.

"Ok... no internal bleeding, a few broken bones..."

I wait patiently as Dahai continues to check Karia out until he finally speaks. "Alright, I've come to a conclusion. Karia does indeed have many injuries, however none are life-threatening and can wait until we leave here."

"That's good at least. But how are we supposed to get out of here though?" I ask him clueless.

"I have a plan. I overheard him talking so I think I know what to do." Dahai says with hope.

***

He tells me the simple yet smart plan, and we immediately begin.

"KARIA! PLEASE YOU CAN NOT DIE ON ME! NOT HERE!!!" Dahai yells weeping.

"OH NO! THE BLOOD IS EVERYWHERE- EVERYWHERRREEEE!" I yell in a scarred like voice, laughing a bit in the process.

...

...

No response from Aeko.

"HOHO?! I CAN NOW SEE HER PANTIES! LOOK SERIC!" Dahai says out of the blue and I immediately understand.

"OHHH... YOU'RE RIGHT! I CAN SEE THE POLKA DOTS!"
I yell with glee, both of us not actually looking at them of course. Well I wouldn't be surprised about Dahai but-

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

I hear Aeko walking at a fairly fast pace considering his height and weight.

"Seric, stand back." Dahai whispers to me as I nod and go to the back of the room.

After a few more footsteps from Aeko the door starts beeping and it opens momentarily.

"LET ME SEE TOO!!" Aeko yells panting by the open doorframe as if he's a left out kindergartener.

"On My Nerves: Taang!"
A/N: This means leg in Hindi.

Dahai says as without hesitation he taps both of Aeko's legs with his left and right index and middle finger.

Nothing happens to Aeko until I hear him grunting and he starts to flail his chest and arms around.

"You're not supposed to use that on me, you idiot!!" Aeko yells in rage.

"Seric! This is our chance!" Dahai says as he runs back into the room to grab Karia

He picks her up bridal style and runs through the open door past Aeko, just avoiding his thick arms that try to grab hold of him.

"Alright, my turn." I think to myself as I prepare to run through. 

"What the, I thought I PEWED you straight through the head! I think I'll keep you here too!" Aeko says as he focuses his gaze on me.

I look around the room to see if anything is there to help me get past him but there's nothing but the rope Dahai was tied up in from before.

I curse to myself and start to hesitantly run toward the door, with Aeko awaiting my exit.

I'm surprised that I'm only a bit scared, I guess I'm more confident after that blow to the head.

Anyways, I'm right in front of him and he reaches both of his arms out from the right and left to grab me from both sides.

In that moment I remember how Karia fought the robots, and so I stop running and Aeko's hands clap together just in front of me. With little hesitation I then bend down and quickly roll between his open legs.

"Good job! This way!" Dahai waves to me by the doorway me and Karia originally entered from.

"Yeah right!" Aeko interrupts as he reaches into the pocket of his leather jacket, pulling out a red button and pressing it.

The door we were planning on escaping from slams shut, and so we now have no exit from this red steel room. Except for the window at the back but I'd rather not get roasted. Literally.

"Damn!"

Aeko grunts and then kicks his right leg, now being able to move it.

"You tricked me, you liars!" He yells in disappointment.

"Seric, we have no choice, we must fight him!" Dahai says with surprising confidence.

"You think you can beat ME! GOOD JOKE AHAHA!" He laughs like a spoiled brat as he kicks his left leg and regains full movement once again.

Dahai lays Karia down, and he bends down and seems to be doing something to her as I look at him from behind. Hopefully not anything pervy.

A few seconds later he stands up and begins to walk towards Aeko.

"Come." He says seriously as he stops after walking a few metres.

"Oh look, sO BRaVe!!" Aeko mocks as he begins to walk past me over to Dahai, purposely making his steps even louder.

A few moments later they are face to face, with Aeko being a bit taller and much bulkier than Dahai.

Without hesitation Aeko swings his fist at Dahai, trying to hit him in the face.

Dahai manages to quickly dodge the hit, with it only grazing his face.

"Hm. I guess I have gotten worse after all these years." He says holding his face as he takes a few steps back from Aeko.

Aeko grits his teeth and charges at Dahai and throws multiple unskilled left and right swings at his head, but Dahai keeps avoiding each hit with only a few minor grazes.

Aeko smirks and changes his plan, lowering his arm to trick Dahai and punch him with much more force in the chest.

Dahai looks startled for a moment as the punch heads towards him, but he regains his composure and raises his left arm above Aeko's.

It's about to hit and dodging seems impossible.

"On My Nerves: Baanh!"
A/N: This means Arm in Hindi

Dahai quickly says as he jams Aeko's attacking arm with his index and middle finger, significantly harder than when he tapped his legs.

*POW*

The punch connects with Dahai's chest which causes him to gag and be sent flying across the room.

"DAHAI!" I yell as he rolls on the floor a few seconds later.

Looking over at Aeko I see that his right arm that he used to attack Dahai with has now gone limp.

"Ow... I have not taken a hit that strong in a long time. If that hit me with full force that could of been very bad." Dahai says as he slowly stands up.

"Fuwaru Fuwaru! There's no way you'll get over here before my arms back to normal!" Aeko says.

To my suprise Dahai starts jogging towards him, which also seems to suprise Aeko.

"Huh? You can get up after that? Hmph, like it matters. You still won't reach me in time." Aeko says lowering his arm and leaving himself open.

Aeko continues to stand still, but I realize something that could lead to Dahai's loss.

"Hey, Dahai! Watch out! Aeko could be faking his paralyzed arm!" I yell out but none of them seem to notice me.

Aeko's face starts to get a nervous look as Dahai approaches him, and so I assume that he is not faking his limp arm.

"Why is this one lasting longer than before!?" Aeko shouts angrily as Dahai arrives in front of him.

"RAAAAA!" Aeko yells as he lunges to hit Dahai with his one good arm, but he easily manages to dodge the hit by evading to the left.

"On My Nerves: Taang."

Dahai says calmly as he stretches his arm out and jabs Dahai's one good arm from the side.

"N-No!" Aeko says in fear as both of his arms are now limp, being completely defenseless.

A/N: Dahai, just who is he?! Using his brains, he seems to have an advantage!

I'm curious, who do you guys think will win? Dahai, or Aeko?

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