How to be Happy: Futility in Choosing

Chapter 12: The Charmer's Change

Tsuyo put on a silver blindfold and began charging around the cases, hitting Fuben and knocking him to the ground.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"If I can't see you, it's not my fault!" Tusyo shouted, stomping his foot next to Fuben. Fuben rolled out of the way and ran to the Advisor, as the Advisor ran up the stairs. Fuben grabbed the advisor's leg and dragged him down the stairs, as he threw the Advisor under him. As the Advisor tried to stand, Tsuyo steps on his back, as he grunts.

Fuben slammed the baton into the Advisor's head, as the baton broke immediatly.

"Oh, come on!"

Fuben lifted him up and threw him to the ground, as the advisor picked up a vase and slammed it into Fuben's back. As Fuben was  the advisor dropped him onto the floor. As Fuben sat up, he noticed Tsuyo's charging pattern. Tsuyo charged into a wall, then turned and charged into another wall. Fuben stood up and picked the advisor up. He charged at Tsuyo, using the advisor as a shield. As Tsuyo grew closer, Fuben pushed the advisor and jumped onto the stairs.

As he climbed up the stairs, he looked around the floor. He noticed a broken glass case, as he ran toward it and picked up the pistol. He turned and ran down the stairs. He pulled out the gun on Tsuyo and shot him, emptying the mag with rubber bullets. Tsuyo fell to the ground, as Fuben tried to reload. The advisor tackled him and took a mag out from the fanny pack, as he reloaded and tried to shoot Fuben. 

Fuben ran up the stairs, and hid behind a bookshelf. The advisor walked toward him, keeping his gun trained on the bookshelf.

Meanwhile..

"WE'RE HERE!" Kamaye shouted, as he ran inside of the winery. As all of them ran, Shizuka was carried by Kamaye through the crowd. As they searched, Shizuka hit Kamaye's head and pointed at a hallway, as Kamaye called the others.

"OVER THERE!"
"Alright, let's go!"

Fuben jumped out of the way and ran behind another bookshelf, as the advisor turned to Fuben. The advisor shot him in the foot, as the bullet breaks on his calf and he falls to the ground. As he grasped his calf, the advisor stood over him. Okawa, Kamaye, Fruity, Shizuka, and Yuki busted into the museum, as they looked up to the advisor on the second floor.

"Heheh. You're all here for him? This useless, idiotic blonde?"
"You and I aren't too different, you filthy fucking rat." Fuben said to the Advisor, as he chuckles.

"How's that?"
"You were me before I became someone new. You manipulate people to do as you want, and everything you do has some ulterior motive. But believe me when I say.. it's futile to escape the fate given to you."

"HAH! What's that supposed to mean? My actions are MINE. I was the one who sent goons to Tafu and Toshiro! I KILLED THEM, and I'll kill even more to prove a point!"
"B-But sir! You were teaching me math so I can be smart, right?" Tsuyo asked, as the Advisor chuckled.

"NO! I was teaching you to make you my personal goon! You were gonna keep me safe, and I would've sent you to kill Tafu if you were smart enough! But NO! You are a dense, short-witted moron who can't even SPELL!" The advisor said, as Tsuyo hung his head low. 

"Not like it matters. You're all surrounded by hundreds of Yakuza that I control! You'll be tortured over and over again until I think it's over! Now, how should we sta-"

The advisor's hand was sprained by a bookcase falling on it, as he dropped the gun.

Someone dropped from the skylight and landed in front of the advisor, as Okawa and Kamaye watched in awe.

"Heh, nice to see you guys again! Weird running into you guys here! Guess I just got lucky!" The man said, kicking the Advisor in the face.  

As his face came into light, and his glasses shined into Okawa's eyes, they all knew.

Rhed had returned.

"YEAH!" Kamaye shouted out loud, as Okawa cheered and the others clapped for him. Rhed chuckled, as he stomped on the bookcase, signaling the others to come in.

Noa, Kokoru, Kanashi, Momoru, and Akira jumped in from the skylight. 

"You can deal with him, Noa. I'll converse with the guys downstairs." Rhed said, as they walked downstairs.