Saikoro sipped on a milkshake as he sat up on his chair, "Incinerate" he was flicking 4 dice through his fingers in a mesmerising pattern before dropping all 4 on a 20 "jackpot.." The dead reporter's body was set ablaze almost instantly leaving no trace not even a burn on the carpet "god that's cool" Saikoro chuckled to himself before a banging noise was heard on the door
"Cmon in.." he murmured as Hotaru walked in with Katsuo, Hotaru had him by the collar on the floor kneeling "Tell my boss what you've done scum" Hotaru barked kneeling underneath Saikoro
"Well, what was it?" Saikoro sat up glaring daggers into Katsuos' eyes "Go to hell! What are you gonna do huh?" Katsuo spat on the floor but he was terrified Saikoro's melody aura wasn't scary or sharp it was electrifying like Shikis☆
"All I did was hit this loser when he spilt his drinks all over me you really higher such idiots!?" Katsuo laughed mockingly trying to get a reaction from Saikoro "Hmm... You worker.. leave now" Saikoro spoke coldly as Hotaru rose from his feet and left swiftly "I don't have much time!!" Hotaru thought to himself as he dashed down the halls
"This is a gamble.. no pun intended if Saikoro decides to kill Katsuo instantly it's over but I pray he can buy me a few seconds to attack you see the private quarters have been once seen by the public during the initial construction of the Casino and in that viewing"
Hotaru held up a picture of a vent shown behind the chair before placing it on a white board "So when he's distracted I'll strike from behind incapacitating him and we can question him about the trafficking and if he has any connections to Sarah "Hotaru continued
"This will be a clean fight no more bloodshed, I will be forced to cut his fingers off but I won't kill Saikoro" He put a picture of Saikoro up on the board he had shaggy crimson medium length hair and his right eye was a dice☆ "I need to cut his fingers off due to his instrument.. its his dice... According to Shiki he used to be a prolific Artist or Dissonate as he calls them☆ before he set up the casino,
His instrument is basically Dice manipulation... He carries multiple 20 sided dice and whenever he wants anything he can roll for it.
He can get his commands if he rolls High for example if he wants to stop your heart he would need to roll a 19 or 20 and anything lower would weaken the effect.." Hotaru explained putting pictures of Dice and numbers on the board
"So what's stopping him from rolling forever then!!" Kurai pipes up as the rest of the gang sat around them "There's one big thing... If he rolls a 2 or below the effect will blow back on him completely.. his instrument is very powerful but one bad roll and we could win.."
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Hotaru explained adding more and more pictures and lines to the whiteboard "Wait can't he just say that he gets infinite luck and then roll a 20 and be a god!" Kurai questions
"No.. Because we're the lucky ones here.. he doesn't have a large amount of melody around the amount of Katsuo and Nozomi but less than mine" Nozomi frowns "I don't even really need melody so who cares!!" She barks annoyed she's being deemed weak
"Anyway if the command surpasses his Melody energy he won't be able to do it hence why he can't drastically change the planet or himself without exhaustion or loss of life.. understood.." Hotaru circled a massive X around his face with a whiteboard marker "Yes sir!" Kurai, Katsuo and Nozomi chanted back "Let's go then"
Hotaru started speaking to Kurai through their earpieces "How's the distraction going is everyone watching" Hotaru questioned as he sprinted down the halls "Good but they're not happy about Nozomi's surprising skills here we may get kicked out so hurry up" Kurai whispered back as Nozomi threw her dice with pride
Hotaru arrived at the vent and kicked it in crawling in quickly "What's your name then hmm?" Saikoro cocked his head studying Katsuo "It's blow.." he took a pause
"Me!" Katsuo chuckled "Ah so you're a joker I see yeah..? thinking you can assault my workers hmm.. Ah who am I kidding you must take me for an idiot... I know exactly what you are.." Saikoro smirked standing up "Calling me boss? Kneeling? That isn't one of my employees they never act like that and.." He points to his eye "I remember everyone's face and not his
So you... tell me what you're doing here or I'll remove every piece of skin from your body" His grin was filled with malice Katsuo was shaking with fear "Hurry up Hotaru!!" He thought to himself
"So what then.. are you an artist or whatever they call themselves a fellow Dissonate..? Or neither id hope you're not that'd be boring" He was biting into a chocolate bar as he spoke pieces flew much to Katsuos' dismay "I'm.. I'm an artist... From Leixlip.." Katsuo held his head as he explained but the mere mention of Leixlip Struck fear into Saikoro.
"You're one of Shikis' disciples then..and Elreic too hmm?" Saikoro stood up staring down at Katsuo "Such a shame I've gotta kill you but first your Instrument I'll be taking that" He rolled a dice between his fingers
"Instrument Confiscation role.."
But just before he could throw the Dice down a group of fireflies bump it away causing it to land on a 9 Katsuo feels a pain in his head and he notices it's a lot harder to summon his beats and use his Instrument "He must have rolled low!! It's only a partial Confiscation" Katsuo thought to himself as he stood up
"Bravo Bravo how long was this planned hmm" Saikoro turned around before he could react a group of hundreds of fireflies knocked him to his feet spilling all his dice from his jacket pockets
"Checkmate."
Hotaru spoke as he leapt from out of the vent he walked over to Saikoro as he was lying helplessly on the floor "I'm not done yet!! I always got an ace up my sleeve don't I.." Saikoro dropped a dice from a cut open area of His mouth onto his tongue before spitting it out
"HEART ATTACK"
The Dice spun in the air before dropping onto the floor with not just 1 crash but 3.
