Takashi walked straight toward Executioner an Rina, his face unreadable. Then he said,
" Hello. Are you guys new here?"
Rina looked at him closely, and all of a sudden, a memory flashed in her mind-he was the same man who caught her from falling while she was only wearing her underwear and bra. her heart pounded faster.
Executioner stepped forward, standing slightly in front of Rina.
" Yeah, we are. Is there a problem?"
Takashi shook his head quickly, but his face looked nervous. Sweat trickled down his temple, and something about his eyes looked angry and afraid at the same time. Then he saw Rina holding Executioner's hand. He pointed at her and said,
" You...you are that girl..."
Before he could say more, Rina raised her hand and pressed her finger against her lips, signaling him to stay quiet. Takashi caught the signal and nodded slowly.
Executioner turned to Rina, his eyes filled with curiosity.
" Do you know each other?"
Rina's cheeks turned red, and it was obvious she was about to lie. She quickly shook her head and said, " No, we don't. This is my first time seeing him."
Takashi was surprised. He muttered under his breath, " Your first time, huh..."
Executioner wasn't fully convinced. He looked Takashi in the eye and asked, " Are you sure?"
Takashi was still sweating. He stammered," A-Ah...yeah...su-sure. Our first time."
Executioner raised an eyebrow but didn't push it. He nodded and then held Rina's hand as they walked away. Rina turned to look back at Takashi, her face cold and threatening.
" Rina, don't you wanna go back to Japan?"
Executioner asked as they walked.
Rina paused and replied, " Umm...I was wondering the same. But how can we go back when it's 9,345 miles away from Japan?"
Executioner looked surprise, hesitating for a moment. " Then how did that woman...umm... Yui, brought the two of us here?"
Rina answered calmly, " It's been a week since we got her, so I don't doubt her. Maybe we should ask if she knows a shorter path."
Executioner nodded, and they kept walking. But something felt off in Rina's thoughts. She muttered to herself, " Wait...how could Yui suddenly go to Japan and save those kids in just a minute?"
She stopped walking for a moment, lost in thought.
" Rina, what are you waiting for? Come on, let's go," Executioner called out to her.
Rina quickly followed him, and they entered the busy market. It was noisy, packed with people buying and selling all kinds of things. As they walked through the crowd, Executioner spotted a beautiful set of golden bangles. He went over to the seller, bought them, and handed them to Rina.
Rina's face lit up with joy. The bangles felt nice on her wrist, and she blushed. " Thank you, Executioner. This is the first time a man ever bought me something."
Executioner smiled, happy that she liked it. But then, Rina eyes caught something. It was Yui. She was watching them from afar before walking behind a tent.
Rina narrowed her eyes. The woman was hiding something. She turned to Executioner and said, " I need to go take care of something."
Executioner nodded and waited. Rina quickly followed Yui to where she had gone.
But when she got there, Yui was gone. The place was blocked by a tall wall, too high to climb. There was no entrance or way around it.
Rina stood there, shocked. Something didn't feel right. Just as she turned to leave, three men with sweaty, smelly bodies and bulky muscles came toward her with bad intentions in their eyes.
She stepped back, scared. One of them grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall. She struggled, but the man was way stronger than her.
" You're so pretty," he said, his mouth reeking with a disgusting smell.
Rina almost vomited. " Get that stink away from me!" She yelled and kicked him hard between his legs.
The man fell, groaning in pain. Rina tried to run, but the other two caught her fast. They held her tight and covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. She kicked and fought, but they were too strong. They dragged her away from the market.
" Why is she taking so long..." Executioner muttered, feeling uneasy. He was about to go look for her when two women in short dresses walked up to him, smiling and touching his chest and lips. One of them even unbuttoned his shirt.
Executioner quickly pulled her hand away and said, " Sorry, I can't do this. I'm not into you girls. I have to find my...my girlfriend. See you later."
He walked away, leaving the two women fuming behind him, their fists clenched in anger.
Executioner searched every corner of the market, but Rina was nowhere. His eyes scanned the crowd again and again, but he couldn't spot her. He kept asking people, describing her look.
" Have you seen a girl with long black hair, white top, blue skirt, fair skin? Her name's Rina..." he asked over and over.
But every single one of them shook their heads. " No, sorry. Haven't seen her."
Frustration grew on his face. His fist clenched. He was getting more worried with each step.
Far away, those two women who had tried to seduce him earlier high-fived each other with wicked smiles.
" Nice job," one of them said. " He's falling for it. Pretty boy will be ours soon."
" Yeah," the other one laughed. " His girlfriend's somewhere safe with my boys."
They walked toward the hidden place where Rina had been taken.
Inside that dark place, Rina was chained, her eyes blindfolded. Her body trembled. She could hear laughter, clinking bottles, the stench of alcohol, and the sound of footsteps around her.
" Shhh, pretty girl," one man said in a low voice. " Calm down. We just wanna taste you."
The others laughed. One of them poured more alcohol into his mouth while his eyes stared at Rina's body.
She tried to move, but the chains held her tight.
One of the men stood up, walking toward her. He took off his clothes, leaving only his boxers. He grabbed Rina's waist with both hands, slowly rubbing his hands over her body.
Rina jerked away, trying to shake him off, but he didn't stop. His hands grabbed the top of her dress and ripped it down from the chest are, tearing it to her stomach. Her upper body was now exposed.
The other two men laughed louder and moved closer, excited and ready to join.
She cried out, feeling the hands of strangers all over her body. One of them reached down and touched her thighs, and she shook harder, trying to escape. But the man grabbed her panty and began pulling it down.
Just then-BANG!
A frying pan smashed into the first man's head.
CRACK!
Another hit the second man. One by one, the men fell, groaning and passing out.
Yui stood there holding two frying pans. Her face was blank. She dropped the pans and vanished like she was never there.
A second later, Executioner burst into the place. He stopped in shock as she saw Rina crying, her clothes torn, chained, blindfolded.
" Rina!" he rushed over, pulling off the cloth from her eyes and unlocking the chains. Rina dropped to her knees and hugged him tightly, sobbing in his chest.
" Thank you for saving me," she cried.
" They...they were about to rape me..."
Executioner's eyes shook. He was silent for a moment, then spoke in his mind.
' I didn't save her...then who did...?'
He became very angry. He turned slowly toward the men on the floor. He clenched his fist tight.
Then-
BOOM!
CRACK!
BOOM!
He grabbed each one by one head and smashed them hard into the ground. The floor cracked under the impact. Blood spilled.
He stood there, breathing hard, filled with rage.