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"Ne~ can we get a little closer?" A sweet child smiled, licking a lollipop in her hand. Her smiled glistening in child-like youth and innocence...shame she is anything but it.

"...okay, Yuki-hime" the pilot obeyed without hesitation, flying the helicopter nearer to the ship.

"That's close enough. Now, I can easily see what's happening from here. Thank you~" she giggled as she peeked down. Her purple orbs lighten up in satisfaction and amusement. She just can't wait to see the entertainment!

"Y-Yuki-san?!" Another man in a black suit scrambled at her in concern. And how right he was to worry, the girl was sitting on the open side of the helicopter with her feet dangling outside.

"It's alright, Hide-chi is an excellent pilot~ he can fly this helicopter very steady, right Hide-chi?" The girl smiled at the quiet dark blonde-haired man with dark blue eyes, wearing a black trench coat along with a medical mask covering his mouth.

"As you wish..." He nodded quietly.

"B-But won't you prefer sitting on an actual seat, Yuki-san?" The same man from before suggested. "It's much more comfortable than...that" he sweated through his brows.

The little girl only pouted and shook her head. "Don't wanna~ it's too much fun here plus I trust Hide-chi's capability. He won't be a subordinate of my personal elite squad if he wasn't?" Her eyes turned sharp for a moment making the low-rank subordinate flinched.

He gulped, still afraid of the girl falling off despite the pilot's professional flying. "B-But—"

Loud impacts below then interrupt him as Yuki's lips curved wider at the sight of the fight. Immediately she took a binocular for a clearer image.

"Shush! The show's about to begin!" Yuki grinned in anticipation as she watched from binocular along with an earpiece in her ear, connecting to hearing devices planted all over the ship. She simply grinned as Atsushi was being stepped on by the Port Mafia's very own Mad Dog, Akutagawa. "I'm glad we returned today or else I would've missed such an entertainment" she hummed obviously talking with their pilot.

"True, Yuki-Hime"

"Shame Chuuya can't join us"

"Yes, Yuki-Hime"

"He wanted to see that Mackerel, right?"

"Correct, Yuki-Hime"

'W-What's with this one-sided conversation?!' The man in the suit sweatdropped, looking at how the two communicate.

"Ara? It seems like Kyouka's backstabbing on Aku-Taga~" Yuki hummed as she watched the young purple-haired girl pulled the gun on Akutagawa. "How terrible, Ane-san would be sad to hear this" a little frown crawl upon her at the thought.

Meanwhile, on the ship, Kyouka was holding Akutagawa at gunpoint. "Let him go" her eyes stayed strong on her target...

...Unfortunately, her threat was short-lived as Rashoumon easily cut that said gun, rending it useless. She could only watch with wide eyes as the table had quickly turned. Akutagawa immediately grabbed hold of her by the neck, strangling her painfully. "Do you know what it's like to be at the nadir?" His nail digging deep into her skin.

Akutagawa darkly glared at her, "there is only the more, a foul stench and self-pity. At times, someone will look in from an opening far above but no one notices you. With every breath—"

"And now he's monologuing" Yuki sighed, noticing how the said Mafioso was talking way too much.

"—Yet you think you can live a normal life outside of the Port Mafia? Weretiger, teach her what it's like. To help no one. To be counted on by no one and to live in hiding, trembling like a worm" Akutagawa taunted triggering awful memories for the silver-haired boy. How it only reminded him how truly pitiful he was.

Akutagawa now turned his focus to the girl in his grasp. "Continue killing, Kyouka as the Port Mafia's assassin. If not, stop breathing. Worthless human beings don't have the right to breathe"

"Y-You may be right....but the crepes were delicious..." Kyouka tried to say despite the difficulty to breathe. Not far from them, the white-haired tiger—Atsushi could only stare in shock. Her words made him freeze before hearing a familiar yell.

"Where are you, brat?! Brat!" Our beloved blonde detective called from the small speeding boat.

"Kunikida-san?" Atsushi's eyes widen. He was getting saved?

"So the Agency has found us already?" Akutagawa said in disbelief and was distracted by it. Noticing it, Kyouka immediately takes advantage of it. "Run while you still can. This ship isn't going to reach the meeting spot" she exclaimed gasping from the little breaths.

"Where else is it going?" The mafioso raised a brow, looking at the young girl like she was truly clueless.

Even with being strangled, her gaze stayed strong and she spoke, "the nadir" she pushed a detonator causing a large explosion around them.

Atsushi stumbled upon the vibration of the explosion, "hey?!" His body being thrown around.

"Run!" Kyouka cried out while Akutagawa was still holding her. "Weretiger!" The mafioso was more concern about his target escaping.

More explosions erupt, quickly polluting the clear blue sky with dark black smokes. "You set explosives in the armoury? You're trying to die, aren't you? Is that man worth saving at the cost of your life?" The black Mafioso questioned, tightening his grip and cutting more of her air supply.

"Ah~ Natsu-chi would've loved this~" Yuki smiled as the explosions cause the ship to be engulfed by flames. A blazing sight to behold. The little girl nonchalantly enjoying the sight like people's lives aren't in threathen just below them.

"Hmm..." Hideaki only nodded in agreement.

"Yuki-san! What about the weretiger?!" The man in the suit questioned earning an annoyed look from the smaller girl. He flinched upon the look and back down, remembering his place. Yuki sighed and turned back her focus to the burning ship.

"...the weretiger may be foolish but he has a bleeding heart," she said, surprising the lower-rank member that she even answered him. "He's not gonna leave Kyouka there to die"

"B-But Yuki-san, how could you be so sure?" The man couldn't help but ask. Luckily the girl didn't mind thee question though the man did receive a quick glare from the pilot. Hideaki didn't like how the man, a lower-rank member of the Mafia was questioning Yuki.

"Well, my ability confirmed my statement and besides, what good man would leave another to die especially if they have risked their lives to save you?" Yuki rolled her eyes before noticing the silver-haired boy's hesitation to escape alone. "See. Look"

"What are you doing?! Hurry up! The ship's gonna sink!" Kunikida's yells could be heard.

"You idiot!" The blonde detective shouted noticing his hesitation as well. "How much more trouble are you going to cause the Agency? Everyone's working unpaid right now!"

"What about her?" Atsushi slowly stood up and asked.

"Let that girl go! Not all innocent always get saved. I've failed many times, too!" Kunikida exclaimed.

"Well isn't that quite sad?" Yuki couldn't help but commented, earning an odd look from the man in the suit. While, Hideaki nodded in agreement with her.

"—that's the kind of city we're in and the job we have!"

"She can't be saved?"

"That's right. We're not heroes" Kunikida clutches his fist tight in anger. "I've wished so many times that we were...but we're not!" He finished off as more explosions erupt. "Brat!" He cried in worry.

"She...she said the crepe she had with me tasted great. She was told worthless human beings have no right to breathe, and she thought maybe that is true. I don't think so....because Dazai-san...the Agency didn't give up on me!" Tears dripped down as he cried out. "I'm going!" He ran back into the flames.

"Hey!" Kunikida could only watch before crying out, "—Run! Run, Atsushi!"

"Interesting...so the weretiger's not so spineless as I thought" Yuki hummed, holding the binocular aside.

"But didn't you already predict this?" The man asked. Confusion laced in his words.

"Yeah but I couldn't really predict the emotions he would have. I personally thought he would have run back cause of guilt or something but instead...." Yuki trailed off, holding a finger under her chin in thought. "....he's actually that determined to save her" her lips curved into a small frown. "He actually believe she could be saved...tch" she clicked her tongue as she was reminded of a similar event. Her grips on the binocular tighten...

The unnamed man was taken by her sudden change of attitude. "Yuki-sa—"

"Don't" Hideaki stopped him. Don't push your luck. The silent threat was clear in his tone. Cherishing his live, the man back down and stayed quiet.

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Meanwhile, the Mad Dog mafioso still have Kyouka in his grasp.

"—Kyouka, is this the path you've chosen? Out of appreciation for your hard work thus far, I'll lay you to rest" Akutagawa said as he activated his ability. "Die" he unleashed his attacks only for it to miss their target.

There Atsushi was, he managed to grabbed hold of Kyouka before the Mafioso could've to strike her. "Face me, Akutagawa" he challenged before laying her down in a safe distance. His gaze turned sharp, looking directly at the rageful man.

Of course being Akutagawa, the mafioso took his challenge. "It now seems curious to me but I felt things between us would end this way eventually," Akutagawa said as they come face to face.

"You'll miss out on the bounty" Atsushi stated.

"Don't worry. I have no intentions of handing you over to them alive" arrogance and mockery clear in his tone.

"I can't forgive you" the silver-haired boy glared.

"The same goes for me" the Mafioso glared back in return.

"Ooo~ we got ourselves an old fashion one on one" Yuki grinned, speaking in English with Texas accent. Her sour mood from ealirer has quickly vanished as she was having a blast watching the duo with the helicopter just above them. It gives her the perfect front row seats to the fight. In perfect timing, an explosion goes off as Atsushi leapt into the air, charging head-on.

"Rashoumon!" Akutagawa called upon his ability but Atsushi easily strikes it down. However, Akutagawa returns the favour with multiple attacks which the weretiger dodged each one.

"Hah!" Atsushi ripped apart a piece of the ship's floor before tossing it straight at the Mafioso. The shield surrounding Akutagawa only deflected the attack, crumbling it into small pieces of rubble.

Hoping for a sneak attack, Atsushi strikes from behind but the same shield deflects his monstrous tiger fist.

'It's the same devoured space that stopped bullets before. As long as it's there, my attacks can't get through'

"How futile" Akutagawa said as his shield pushed Atsushi back before grabbing hold of his arms. "Is this the best you can do, weretiger?"

Atsushi gritted his teeth when he couldn't move his arms.

"Slow torture is not one of my hobbies," Akutagawa told as a sharp blade was formed by Rashoumon. "If you must, curse your own weakness. You are weakling who deluded himself into thinking he was strong—"

"And he's monologuing again!" The small girl flings her hands up, pulling away from her binocular. She quicklyy turned to her close subordinate. "Hide-chi, remember this. When against an opponent, no matter how defeated nor helpless they may seem, just end it quickly. No useless evil monologue or taunting. Just a quick kill, okay?" Yuki sternly advised him.

"Alright...." Hideaki simply nodded and engrave the advice to mind. The lower-rank member could only gape at their nonchalant attitude.

"—You're quite the talker today" Atsushi commented making Yuki exclaimed, "Even the wimp noticed it!" She pointed at their direction.

"I don't recall ever identifying myself as a mute" Akutagawa stared down his trapped opponent.

"It's just like you say. I am weak but I do have one advantage"

"And what's that?"

"I can defeat you!" Atsushi instantly escaped from his hold.

"You reversed your tiger paws to free your arms?!" Akutagawa's eyes widen before quickly sending another attack toward him.

"See! Evil monologue just gives your opponents times to think and that'll just end badly for you" Yuki sighed in disappointments, rubbing her temple.

Atsushi dodged the attack mid-air and land on a steel crate as he transformed his arms and legs into ones of a tiger.

"Ahh!!!" Atsushi strikes with multiple punches only for it to be deflected by the Mafioso's ability. However, it didn't last long, leaving Akutagawa wide open.

'I thought so. It takes time to activate the devoured space barrier. I'll just use my speed to push my attacks then!' Atsushi figured out and tried to attack but—

"What?!'

"I don't have the time to go along with childish fistfights...." Akutagawa has used his ability to lift himself up in the air. Putting himself in a difficult place for Atsushi to attack. "Sorry, but I'll just observe your effort from up here!" Twin dragon-like was formed as they constantly attack the silver-haired weretiger.

'Having distance between us works to his advantage. I have to close the gap somehow...' Atsushi analysed the situation, running from the attacks. However, Akutagawa managed to land a successful attack on him, causing him to crash upon some crates. Though with the impact of the attacks, it has caused some gas pipes to be leaked. "—shit!" And explosion emerged from gas leaked.

Akutagawa only watched as the flames and smokes consumed the weretiger. 'There are less than five minutes left before the ship is completely submerged' he calculated though the fight was far from over. 'He leapt using a fragment blown from the explosion?' He totally didn't expect that, especially with the direct punch straight to the face.

He couldn't keep his ability activated and fall down to the steel ground. However, Akutagawa isn't known for giving up. The constant brutal training he had received from Dazai himself only made him pushed himself harder.

While Atsushi is barely holding it there, "I have to take her to Kunikida-san before the ship sinks" he glanced at the girl's fallen form, as he tried to get to her. But it was a fatal mistake. Once his back was turned, Akutagawa immediately strikes him, piercing his ability through his chest.

"Why...Why is it you?!" Akutagawa raged out, attacking much furiously. "Your ability is but a newly learned, a crude addition...It's full of flaws and you use it with poor planning! And yet..." The Mafioso's rage lanced with each word. "Why is it you?!"

"Ah. Aku-Taga's so mad it's quite scary" Yuki commented as she watched the anger literally leaking out from the Mafioso. "His hatred for the Weretiger couldn't be just mere loath of his prey" she narrowed her eyes.

"U-Um Yuki-san?" The unnamed subordinate questioned, surprised to see her so serious.

"I bet that Mackerel have something to do with this" she clicked her tongue in annoyance, ignoring the man. "Aku-Taga has always been quite irrational when it comes to Dazai" she could only sigh. Things aren't gonna end well if this continues on.

"Hide-chi" she turned to the pilot. "Get us closer, this is gonna be a defeat for him"

"Yes Yuki-Hime" Hideaki nodded, flying closer while keeping a safe distance from the black smokes. While Akutagawa brutally attacks the weretiger his attack, Higanzakura. The spikes pierce his whole body as Akutagawa merely dropped him afterwards. However, Atsushi still managed to still move, slowly getting up.

"He's now just provoking him" Yuki sighed at the hostile look on the white-haired boy's face while Akutagawa stabbed him once again. "You really shouldn't provoke a cornered beast. No matter how injured they may be, they'll still lash out" and true to her words, Atsushi took hold of Rashoumon that piercing him and pulling it out himself. Once free, he charged forward to attack in complete rage even ripping apart Rashoumon that Akutagawa attacked him with.

'He tore Rashoumon apart? The tiger's ultra-regeneration!' Akutagawa observed as the weretiger attacks while his wounds simply heal themselves. The Mafioso immediately distance himself, dodging his attack. 'I can't let him get close! I'll take him out at this distance!' He strategizes calling forth his ability. "-Rashoumon! Sawarabi!"

Spikes appeared on the ground, surrounding Atsushi before all pierced him, holding him high up in the air.

"Akutagawa....!" Though it did little to stop him as the boy ripped himself off the dangerously sharp spikes. He only charged straight for the Mafioso.

However, Akutagawa got him where he wants him. "Rashoumon! Agito!" As huge shadow-like beast appeared and its jaws devoured the weretiger. With his body pierced, the jaws opened up to let him fall.

'Just fall' Akutagawa thought he had ton but how wrong he was. 'The tiger's tail?!—' yet, Atsushi had used his tail to gripped onto Akutagawa, wrapping it around the Mafioso's waist, where he can cling upon the Mafioso and directly attack.

"Devoured Space!" Akutagawa quickly for his defence to stop Atsushi's punch. But how long can it withstand the powerful attack? The answer, not long as Atsushi shattered through the defence, leaving Akutagawa completely vulnerable. And with that, Atsushi punched him so strong it had sent him straight to the sea.

"And that concludes the fight" Yuki sighed as she watched Kyouka helped the already worn out Atsushi escape, seconds before the ship exploded. Lucky for them, Kunikida managed to catch them as they fall from the ship.

"And that's a big failure" she frowned in displeased, crossing her arms. Yuki went back to her seat beside the pilot now the show's over. "Hide-chi, we should retrieve Aku-Taga, right?"

"Yes, Yuki-Hime. I doubt he'll survive without any assistance" Hideaki nodded.

Yuki merely tiredly sighed and snapped her fingers, "well you heard the man! Retrieve Aku-Taga!"

"A-Ah yes Yuki-san!" The subordinate immediately called for backup.

While Yuki looked dissatisfied, 'the fight could've gotten even better' and pouted as they waited for the backup, still hovering above the sea where Akutagawa had fallen into.

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Meanwhile, still back at the Port Mafia's Headquarter....well being much more specific, inside the dark computer room of the Port Mafia.

"So...who in the world wanted to spend seven billion to buy a tiger?" Dazai hacked through the Port Mafia systems.

"Probably a billionaire? Just a thought" Akane shrugged, leaning against a wall. Though despite her laid-back attitude, she was also curious. She couldn't get Hotoke to hacked the Port Mafia since you'll need direct access much like Dazai's doing.

"Huh? What did you find?" Akane raised a brown when Dazai's breath hitched. She pushed back from the wall and looked over his shoulders. Her eyes took wide in shock at the revelation.

"They're..." Dazai trailed off in disbelief.

"....a big pain in the ass" Akane finished off his sentence with a scowl. Things just got a lot worse...a lot more.

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Bonus!:

"Hey, you just got back?" Chuuya greeted the girl, who just entered the apartment. He was chilling on the sofa, completely exhausted mentally from the previous event.

"Yeah~ Aku-Taga's badly hurt and the weretiger managed to escape. Shame~"

"I see" silence grew between the two before he spoke again. "Hey...you wouldn't have got a message from Akane, would you?"

"Huh? Oh, I didn't even check my phone—" she pulled out her phone from her dress pocket.

"Wait! You don't have to—"

"—hm let me check..." Yuki clicked her phone as it notified her of the new message. "Oh, there's it is!" She clicked on it.

"Wait! Don't—"

"There will be no second chance!" Chuuya's high pitched voice filled in the air of the quiet room.

The little girl was stunned before erupting in a field of laughter. "Bwahahahaha!!! Y-You actually got trick by Dazai?! Hahahaha!!!" She was rolling on the floor like crazy.

"Sh-Shut up! Just gimme your phone!"

"No way! This is priceless! I'm definitely keeping this" she ran away as he charged at her.

"Come back here! Gimme the damn phone!"

"Never!!!! Ane-san would love to see this!"

"Wh-What?! Yuki! Don't you even think about—"

"Too late! I've already sent it to the Port Mafia group chat! Hahaha!!!!!" She crackled like a crazed maniac.

"Yuuuki!!!!!"

Crash and loud noises could be heard from the apartment but let's say, the pain was worth it...at least for Yuki. Meanwhile, Chuuya couldn't go to work for days without being reminded of his humiliation thanks to Dazai that day.

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Author Note:

Okay so Akane wasn't in this chapter but you guys got Yuki! Aren't that little gremlin just fun?

Basically, we get to see this episode from a different point of view thanks to our little friend~

Hope y'all like this chapter! Please vote and comment!!!!!!!

Sorry for the late update. My exams are nearing and I'm dead tired from the assignments, I lack the motivation to write and update. Sorry again (⌒_⌒;)

Bye bye and hope y'all staying safe these days! ～(^з^)-♡