THE LAST PISTOL'S HOUSE
The long-bearded man first went to the bathroom and splashed water on his face to fully wake himself up. Then he walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he looked through the peephole to see who it was. Seeing a desperate, tearful girl clenching her teeth in despair, he sighed deeply and opened the door."Come in," he said.Maki first looked into The Last Pistol's face and, with hope in her eyes, stepped slowly into the old house. "Thank you so much, thank you so much..." she said."Speak, I'm listening... What has dragged you into such desperation?" The Last Pistol asked calmly.Maki took a deep breath and began to speak."Sir, Samuel... our boss, and Punchers are in trouble. After the agent we sent to the Shining Heads' base was taken out, we attacked, but they're on a whole other level... And those bast-... Ah, damn them!" she shouted, sobbing uncontrollably.
Shining Heads? Leonard's gang? And Marcus'...? thought The Last Pistol as these names ran through his mind.The Last Pistol then calmly asked, "What do you want from me, little girl?"He could already guess she would ask him to stand against Shining Heads, but he listened."Please... Please save him, save Samuel...!" she cried, continuing to sob.
Hearing this, TLP (The Last Pistol) touched his beard and began to think.It wouldn't be right for me to get involved... I can't... And I also can't let the government notice me.Then he spoke:"I refuse." he said, looking sternly into Maki's eyes.
The moment she heard that word, Maki collapsed, immediately clinging to TLP's feet, crying out, "PLEASE, PLEASE!"But TLP didn't even flinch. He grabbed Maki by the arm, dragged her outside, and then spoke his final words before slamming the door in her face:"This must be his fate... You should run and save yourself."
DURING THE CLASH
After Samuel was knocked out by Michael, fear took over Punchers' men, and they were easily defeated.Jamal, who had been blinded by rage, finally snapped out of it and realized what he had done. He looked down coldly at Jarmal, who was lying on the ground, about to take his last breath."Looks like your life ends here, brother..." he said.
After that, the battle was over. Shining Heads seized Punchers' trucks, and stripped their men of their clothes, leaving them naked in the middle of the forest.
5 DAYS LATER, SATURDAY
Early in the morning, Dante woke up. He remembered that he was going to meet Selina today. He immediately went to the bathroom, looked at himself in the mirror, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and went back to lie in his bed...Dante had nothing to do on weekends. He would wait for his sister Natasha to wake up and then go out to spend time once she was up. Natasha was used to staying home anyway.Suddenly, a thought crossed Dante's mind.
Hey, what time were we meeting... If it's around that time... I'll go just after it gets dark.
A few hours later, his little sister Natasha woke up. Dante always waited for Natasha to wake up before having breakfast on weekends, and Natasha was such a sleepyhead."Hey Natasha, it's almost noon already, come on!" Dante quietly shouted as he approached her.As soon as Natasha opened her eyes and saw her brother's scary and ugly face, she jolted awake in fear and got out of bed without saying a word."I'm hungry... Bro..." she said and walked toward the kitchen.
Dante quickly prepared breakfast with the groceries he had bought yesterday—eggs, cucumbers, cheese, and such—for both himself and Natasha. Dante only bought groceries for the weekends because eating wasn't important to him. It was for Natasha.After breakfast, he said goodbye to Natasha and left the house.
We still have a not-so-small amount of debt left, but I've held on well... I hope I'll be able to pay it off soon. The boss is really helping a lot... he thought to himself as he went out to spend the day.
INSIDE THE SHINING HEADS FACTORY
"Hey Conjurer, weren't you going to go for a walk today, you idiot?!" shouted Anastasia while looking at Conjurer, who had fallen asleep with his hat covering his face.Conjurer immediately opened his eyes, got himself together in a few seconds, put his pitch-black hat back over his short red hair, and said:"Thanks for reminding me, I'm going... I'll be walking towards the central area, do you want anything?"When no one asked for anything, Conjurer grabbed his cigarette pack and lighter and left the factory.
EVENING, MEETING AT THE BURGER PLACE
When Dante entered the burger joint, Selina was already there, sitting at a table. Dante quickly approached her and said, "Am I late? I'm sorry..." in an innocent tone.Selina replied, "No, I just got here too, sit, sit."Dante sat down. He had most of the money he had saved during the week with him. He was going to put off his debt a little because he wanted to treat Selina to a meal.
They both had a burger, ordered some fries to share, and talked happily.After they finished their meals, Dante asked, "Where do you live?"Selina calmly and somewhat excitedly said, "Nearby, come over tomorrow!"
Hearing this, Dante was shocked again... But it was short-lived, and he asked, "Really?"Selina nodded. They talked a little more and then got up to leave. Dante offered to walk Selina home, and since Selina agreed, they walked to her place together.After leaving Selina at her house, Dante began walking home. It was almost midnight, and he was walking quickly out of worry for Natasha.Until he saw the red-haired man... The red-haired man with a glowing hat tattoo on his hand.