CHAPTER 2
"The Queen"

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8:50 am
Dharyll's Hotel

■ Sakura ■

"Talaga? Kailangan mo ba ng tulong? I can help you if you want. Di naman ako ganun ka-busy eh."

"No, I can manage. Tsaka focus ka muna dyan sa mga ginagawa mo. I can't let myself interfere, okay?"

"Okay, fine. Whatever you say." he sighed as he placed the coffee infront of me.

I took a sip, "Gomen, Ryll. But I have to do this on my own. It kinda sucks because I have to accept this mission. But you know, it's still kinda fun. I get the chance to kill." then I smiled devilishly.

"I want to kill, too." then he pouted like a child.

"You silly guy. Matutulad ka nyan sa apat na baliw." then I laughed a bit.

He chuckled, "I don't want to be like them. Kadiri sila."

"I miss everyone." bigla kong sabi. 2 years na din simula nung huli kaming magkitakita. I miss everyone, so much.

"Yeah, me too. Kinda gay, but I don't mind." he laughed a bit. I saw sadness in his eyes. I took a sip from my coffee then umupo sa tabi nya. I hugged him tight.

"Don't worry. After all this, we'll be reunited." I smiled at that thought. He hugged me back.

"Yeah, someday."

Kumalas ako, "So may gangster ground din ba dito?" I asked. I need to go there, kung meron. Siguro makikita ko doon ang mga hinahanap ko. And I also wanna fight. *evil smile*

"Yeah. I could show you the way."

"Sure. But can we go tomorrow, please? I'm kinda tired. I have a jetlag."

"Sige, dapat maaga ka bukas, ha?"

"Yes, boss." I chuckled. He just smiled. Tumayo ako. Palabas na ako nang hinawakan nya ang braso ko. "Why?"

"Be careful, okay? Kung pwede lang kitang pilitin na wag gawin ang misyon mo. Kaso ang selfish ko naman pag ganun. I remember na marami ka nang naging misyon na dangerous."

"Hai. Hai. I'll be careful." I smiled. Nakita ko naman ang pag-aalala sa mata nya. Dahil dun, ung smile nya, di na abot tenga. He's faking it.

"Take care, Sakura. Love you,"

"I will, Ryll. Love you, too!"

[A/n: There's a big difference between 'I love you' and 'Love you'.]

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May 23, 2021; 8:05 AM

I yawned. Inaantok pa ako but I managed to arrange things (and myself) in time. Ngayon kami pupunta sa lair ng gangsters.

Bumaba ako ng taxi at nakita si Ryll na nasa harap ng hotel. Tch. Ba't ba kasi di ko pinili ang hotel na 'to? He waved at me. I smiled as I make my way to him.

"We can't use a taxi to go there. Walang masyadong nakakaalam sa place na yun."

My eyebrows knitted, "But how?"

"Pupunta tayo sa old house namin dito. My car is still there. Well, my old car. But not too old. Never mind, come on. Malapit lang yun dito." nagsimula syang maglakad. Sumunod naman ako at tumabi sa kanya. I crossed my arms.

"Eh bakit sa hotel ka nagstay, if you have a mansion here?" I asked.

"Eh ayoko dun. Maliit lang yun. Parang vacation house, ganun. I hate small places. Kaya sa hotel, I took the grand suite."

"Wow, ha. Ang arte." I chuckled.

"Parang ikaw hindi, ah." he pinched my nose.

"Hindi talaga."

"Weh, kahit?"

"Okay, fine. Maybe a little."

"A little?"

"Ugh, this is frustrating. Fine! Maarte ako." I admitted then rolled my eyes.

He laughed then tumigil sa paglalakad, "Here we are."

I looked at the house infront of us. Di sya ganun kalaki. Color cream ung house, as well as the gates.

"Wait here. I'll get the car." he said as he jogged to the house.

🎵Skies are crying,
I am watching,
catching teardrops in my----🎵

"Moshi moshi?" I said as I pressed the button. Di ko na tiningnan ang caller.

[Moshi moshi, musume!]

"What do you want, Mom?"

[I'm calling to tell you na di ka magiisa sa mission mo. Though, di ang gangmates mo or si Tatsuya ang kasama mo.]

Tatsuya is Shin. You all know his full name, right?

"Then, who?"

[Dark Reaper and his gang.]

"Matte, nandesuka? Doushite?" [Wait, what did you say? Why?]

[Eh kasi gusto ko, hehe.]

Napa face palm ako mentally.

"Yeah. Nice answer, Kaa-san." I said, sarcastically.

[Joke lang naman yun, hehe. Basta they can help you. Kilala mo naman sila, diba?]

Yeah, and ka-close ko na silang lahat. Si Reaper-slash-Cloud lang ang robot sa kanilang tatlo. Nung time na naglaban ang gang ni Red and nila Reaper 6 years ago, robot lang ang dalawa. But yeah, Mom designed it as if it was a real person. So it has a human blood, not oil.

"Okay, fine. Where are they?"

[Pupunta sila sa next country na pupuntahan mo. Though, di pa natin alam kasi di mo pa sila nakikita, right?]

"Hai."

[That's all, musume! Sayonara! Aishiteru! Mwah!]

"Aishiteru, Kaa-san." I said as I ended the call.

Bigla namang lumabas si Ryll at binuksan ang gate. He quickly get inside the car at nilabas ito.

I opened the door in the shotgun seat.

"Let's go."

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8:30 AM
London's Gangster Ground
(Underground Territory)

I looked at myself one last time and got out of the restroom.

Nagbihis ako ng pang gangster outfit ko. I mean, the Queen outfit. Black fitted shirt paired with black pants with some boots that has a place for daggers, kunai, guns, etc. And my mask. Iba ang mask na 'to. Di ito yung ginamit ko 6 years ago when I fought in the Philippines with some stupid gang. This mask also has a voice changer. I also tied my hair. Baka macut nila, mahirap na. Pinabayaan ko lang ang jga mata kong blue and green. Di na naman ako nagsusuot ng contacts, eh.

"Ready, Queen?" Ryll asked as I walked to him. He's wearing a plain black shirt and pants, with a mask on.

I smirked, "I'm born to be ready."

We walked underground. Yeah, underground. Actually, this place is hellamazing. It's in a middle of a forest. Sealed.

Wala akong naririnig na kahit ano dito sa labas. Soundproof siguro ang Gangster Ground nila dito. Di pa ako nakakapunta dito sa lugar nila, but I think they know me already. I'm the Queen of gangsters, after all.

Ryll opened the door at sumakit ang tenga ko dahil sa malalakas na sigaw ng mga gangsters. Mas malaki 'to compare sa Japan and Philippines. As I can see, mas agressive ang gangsters dito. Pumasok naman kami at umupo sa pinakamataas na bleachers. Konti nalang at mapupuno na ung GG. (Gangster Ground)

(A/n: Pwede rin na fish ung GG para sa inyo. HAHAHAHAHA charot langgg.)

"Good Morning, gangsters! Welcome to the Gangster Ground here in London!" -MC/Referee. I can see the whole underground territory from here. Same lang din naman kung saan maglalaban. Sa parang isang boxing ring, but mas matibay yun. I mean, ung gilid nya, di sya tulad nang sa boxing ring. Unlike sa boxing ring, puro spikes ang nasa gilid ng ring na 'to.

Some gangsters shout. Thirsty for blood. Same as me.

"We have an announcement. Our Queen is here! The one we've been waiting for!"

The gangsters shout even louder. I'm fucking excited.

"So for the first match, Legendary Gangster Queen vs. The Rank 1: The Berserk Basnhdhhd!"

I smirked, kahit na di ko na naintindihan ung huli nyang sinabi na name nung Rank 1. Let's see how good the Rank 1 is. Ryll tapped me on my shoulders and signaled me to go down. Tumalon ako at naglanding sa ring. Some gangsters were shocked, dahil siguro di nila ineexpect na tatalon ako.

May isang lalaking umakyat din sa ring. He's wearing all white. May mask din sya but half lang. I mean, mata lang ang natatakpan nya. Tch. Hindi 'to masquerade ball, pre. -____-. He's tall. Around 5'8", I think. I'm only 5'6". -________-
But di sya ganun kalaki. Matangkad sya, but di malaki ang katawan. I mean, he has muscles (yuck) and all, but not that big. *rolled eyes*

"The Queen is here!" sigaw ng MC at lumapit sa akin. "How are you, Queen?" sabi nito at tinutok sa akin ang mic.

"Fine. And I'm happy that I finally visited London's Gangster Ground." I said. And syempre I replied it with my fake voice.

"And we're happy to finally see the Legendary Gangster Queen." he replied then smiled devilishly.

I just smirked under my mask. Lumipat naman sya sa boy na makakalaban ko.

"How do you feel? You finally get to fight the legendary queen." the MC said.

Napasmirk naman yung lalaki, "Whoever I fought, I'll win. I don't care if she's the Queen. A fight is still a fight."

Pumagitna naman yung MC sa amin. "And without further ado, let the match begin!" sabi nya at tumalon palabas ng ring. Hindi death match ang mangyayari. I'm kinda disappointed. I really want a death match. Pero pag nanalao naman ako dito, (na alam kong totoo) mapupunta ako sa rank 1 at mawawalan ng rank ung kalaban ko. I smirked.

Lumapit sya. Wala syang weapon na kahit ano. Mano de mano, eh? I didn't touch my weapons. But alerto ako kung gagamitin ko 'to or not.

Nagsimula syang sumuntok. Umiwas ako nang umiwas. Mabibilis ung mga suntok nya. This'll be a quick match.

Sinalo ko ang isa nyang suntok at bago pa sya magpakawala ng isa pang suntok sa isa nyang kamay, sinpa ko sya sa stomach nya at napaatras sya. Lumapit ako at sinuntok sya sa mukha. Nang akmang sisipain nya ako, tumakbo ako nang mabilis sa likod nya at sinipa sya sa likod, dahilan upang matumba sya. Ilang segundo pa ay tumayo na ulit sya at galit na nakatingin sa akin.

"Oopps, sorry. This is a match,right? No time to play, nigga."
I said as I smirked. Pero alam kong di nya nakikita yun.

"That was just the beginning." he said at sumugod sa akin. Napaiwas naman ako nang susuntukin nya ako sa mukha. Pagkaiwas ko ay binigyan ko sya ng round-house kick.

"Really? I'm not even starting yet."

Nasa floor na sya kaya iniangat ko sya gamit ang isa kong kamay. Hinigit ko ang braso nya tsaka ulit sya binalibag sa sulok na para bang isa lang syang bagay. Lumapit ako sa kanya at tinapakan ko ang ulo nya. Diniinan ko ito hanggang sa may narinig akong nagcrack. I smirked. Nabali na yata ang leeg nito. Lumayo ako nang konti

Tumayo sya. Medyo nakatagilid na yung neck nya. I laughed devilishly.

"Is that all a Rank 1 can do? I expect so much since you're the Rank 1." I smirked then crossed my arms.

Nakita ko ang pagkainis nya. Sumugod sya sa akin at nagsimulang sumuntok. Naiwasan ko ang iba. At ung huli nyang suntok ay nakuha ko ang kamay nya at inikot ito. Narinig ko nanaman ang pagcrack ng mga buto nya. Mmm, ang sarap pakinggan. *smirks*

Sinipa ko sya palayo sa akin. Di sya tumilapon sa sahig pero muntik na syang madapa na ikinatawa ko ng palihim.

"I know you're tired---and maybe broken---so give up. I shouldn't kill you but I want to." I said. Di sya nagsalita pero halatang naiinis na sya. Sumugod ako sa kanya at sinuntok sya----sa tyan, sa mukha, sa paa--- di pa ako nakuntento at sinipa ko ang ano nya. I also kicked his face. Binigyan ko ulit sya ng isang round-house kick then hit the sensitive part ng batok nya. Nakatulog naman sya agad.

I smirked. Lumingon ako sa mga nanonood na gangsters then bowed elegantly.

"Nice match! We have a new Rank 1. Congratulations, Legendary Queen!"

Di ko sya pinansin at nilibot ang paningin ko sa loob ng GG. I scanned every seat. Then I saw someone moved. Pinagmasdan ko sya. Bigla naman syang tumayo at umalis nang upuan. He seems familiar.

Wait.

SYA UNG NASA PHOTO!

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