Chapter 30: How I Crashed the Casino (Part 4)

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MURMUR MURMUR...

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*RING....! RING....!*

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*RING!*

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A hand reached out to the ringing telephone on the desk.

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*C-LACK.*

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*BEEP.*

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"Hello, this is the police...?" said an officer typing on his laptop with his left hand while holding the receiver to his ear with his right. "How may we hel—"

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"HELLLLLLLLP! We need help...!" shouted a mature female voice in sheer panic over the line.

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"Calm down, miss, could yo—" asked the officer, genuinely concerned, but he was instantly cut off.

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The scene panned to an Asian woman with black hair hiding behind a table, frightened for her life with a pale, sour face.

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*MEEEEOOW!*

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*CRASH...*

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"—There's a terrorist... attack! Please... come help us!" shouted the woman, terrified.

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*"RUN FOR YOUR L—UH—"* shouted a distant male voice.

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*RATATATATA!*

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"Okay, could you tell me your location and the situation over there?" asked the officer.

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"He's—he's wrecking everything—"

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*KRAAAA!*

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*BOOOOM!*

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"—he's killing people..."

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*BANG BANG BANG!*

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*CHUUK!*

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*"HAAAGGRRHH...!"* shouted a male voice in pain.

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*KUH—*

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*SPLAT!*

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"Mommy... Mommy—hah!" cried a little girl for her mother before getting picked up by a male figure.

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*MEEEEEEOW....*

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"We are all going to die—!" cried the Asian woman.

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*CRASH....*

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"Where are you now, and can you identify the terrorist?" asked the police officer.

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"I'm at Watanabe Casino... And... it's only one terrorist, and he's racist..." said the woman.

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"Okay, what does he look like?" asked the officer.

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"He's..." said the Asian woman, raising her head to peek slightly from behind the table.

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The hand that picked up the little girl swung her like a whip at a male figure in a white long-sleeve shirt and red tie—

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*"AAAHHH.....!"*

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"He's... a Black guy—... and he's killing people!" she whispered, petrified.

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"Got it—" noted the officer.

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*WHAAM!*

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*GRAB!*

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P caught the child Arthur had thrown at him like a whip with his right hand while countering with a left kick toward Arthur's gut.

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Arthur weaved forward to the side, driving a right knee into P's chest, followed by an extended straight kick that sent P flying backward.

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*WHAM....*

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*CRASH!*

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*BZZZT!*

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*SPARK!*

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P crashed hard with his back against a slot machine behind him while shielding the child in his arms.

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"Haanh!" screamed the child.

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"HARHH... Are you nuts?!" growled P.

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"Kira...!" shouted a white woman nearby.

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"Mommy...!" the child shouted in response, spotting her mother in the casino floor section.

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P released her from his embrace. She jumped down and hurried over to her mother.

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"Th-Thank you!" said the woman, running away with her child held tight.

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*TAK TAK TAK......*

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"HUGH—" grunted P, getting up off the slot machine.

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*SPARK!*

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*BZZZT!*

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*STEP.*

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As P took a step down, he noticed something in his peripheral vision.

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Arthur had already closed the distance between them, delivering an incoming left kick toward P, who was still recovering near the machine.

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*WHAM!*

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P rolled to his left off the slot machine.

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*BRASSH...!*

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Arthur landed the kick square on the chassis.

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*TMP.*

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P landed on his feet, but before he could regain his balance, Arthur kicked the metal lever on the machine, snapping it off and launching it straight at P.

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*TMP TMP.*

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P ducked and weaved, but the sharp metal lever left a slight cut on his left cheek.

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SLIT-

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*WHAM!*

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*GRAB!*

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P grabbed the slot machine right beside him.

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Arthur's eyes widened for a split second as he charged.

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*FLING...!*

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With locked-in eyes, P tossed the entire machine with his left hand straight at Arthur.

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*STEP STEP.*

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The heavy machine flew through the air, closing in fast. But just as it was about to slam into Arthur—

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*KRRIIIISSSH!*

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*CRASH!*

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*BOOOOM!*

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Arthur spread his legs into a low duck to dodge the flying machine, which passed over his head and exploded against the wall behind him.

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P immediately sprinted toward Arthur, who regained his stance and charged right back.

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*STEP STEP STEP STEP.*

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They slammed into each other, both landing simultaneous left hook punches straight to the face.

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*TMP TMP TMP.*

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Both were driven back a few steps, quickly regaining their footing before locking into close-quarters combat.

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*STEP.*

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Arthur charged aggressively before P could even react, throwing a right hook. P countered with a split-entry hit, hooking Arthur's elbow with his right arm.

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Arthur attempted to stomp down on P's left knee, but P quickly withdrew his leg while Arthur threw a follow-up left punch.

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*STEP.*

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P weaved to his left, tightening his arm lock around Arthur's hand as he yanked him forward. He jabbed hard into Arthur's right ribs, then jumped backward while kicking straight into the exact spot he had just jabbed.

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*DRRRFFF!*

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*TMP.*

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Arthur slid his right hand out of the hold as P's lock loosened slightly, adjusting his body to adapt.

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*GRAB!*

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Arthur grabbed P by the wrist, spun behind him, and bent P's arm up against his back.

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*WHAM!*

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*WHAM!*

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Arthur landed two hard left knees straight into P's back.

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"Argh!" P grunted.

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*STEP.*

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P planted his right leg forward. Before Arthur could land a third knee, P forcefully pulled his trapped arm downward. Arthur pressed both hands down to maintain the hold.

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Before Arthur could react—

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*WHOOSH!*

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*POW!*

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P spun backward, landing a straight back-fist to the face that sent Arthur flying.

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*THUD!*

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The force sent Arthur hitting the floor hard, rolling across the carpet.

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*ROLL... ROLL...*

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*STEP. STEP. STEP. STEP.*

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P was already dashing forward.

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*TAP!*

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As Arthur rolled, he tapped the floor with his left hand, flipping himself back up in mid-air.

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*WHIIISH!*

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*TMP TMP.*

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Arthur landed on his feet, but before he could catch his balance—

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*STEP.*

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P was already on him.

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*WHIIIISSH!*

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*WHAM!*

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P dug a hard left kick into Arthur's right ribcage, then followed up with a punch straight to the face.

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*POW!*

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"Hargh!" Arthur grunted, stumbling back.

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*STEP. STEP. STEP.*

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Pushed back by the strike, Arthur tried to find his balance to launch a counter.

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*TMP TMP.*

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P hopped forward, raising his right leg slightly as if going for a front snap kick.

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Relying on raw instinct, Arthur dropped his left hand to protect his damaged ribs while keeping his right hand near his chest—ready to drop for a gut strike or raise to block his face.

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He focused entirely on defense.

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*EVEN THE EYES OF INSTINCT CAN BE DECEIVING.*

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*WHAM!*

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"......Hugh........"

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Arthur's eyes widened in disbelief as blood trickled from his lips.

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P's planted leg had whipped around into a heavy, sideways straight left kick straight into Arthur's right ribcage in slow motion.

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The rising right foot had been a total feint.

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*"-GUH..AH... A mon-key..."* Arthur thought, blood dripping from his mouth in mid-air as the strike suspended him.

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P kept his foot planted firmly against Arthur's ribs, looking at the damage with no remorse.

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*WEEE WOOOH!*

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*WEEE WOOOH!*

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The red emergency sirens flashed against the ceiling.

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*FLUSH........*

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*KREEEE..*

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*SLAM!*

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Hanabi stepped out of the bathroom.

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*WEE WHOO...!*

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"Hmm... The emergency alarm...?" Hanabi murmured.

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"Haaaa.... I hope it isn't a robbery or a terrorist attack—tsk, this stuff always happens. I better hurry out of here," Hanabi said, frustrated.

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*STEP STEP STEP.*

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"If it wasn't for him—no, Yuki... I wouldn't even be in this situation," Hanabi muttered to herself.

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She then remembered Arthur's bright face and blue eyes.

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"Huh—I wonder if he's still waiting... I made an excuse to use the toilet, even though I actually ended up needing it anyway."

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*STEP STEP.*

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"He probably lost his patience and went home..." Hanabi thought. "Well—forget him for now, I have to make my way out..."

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She paused, checking her bag.

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"...Where's my phone?" 166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQF2kjjUQ78

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