Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain

Kachitori(1)

– aaagh! stop! please! aaah!!

– Take it! squeak!!

A scream leaks through the crack in the locked door. With a creepy sound that makes many imagine.

“Looks like the results will be out soon.”

“·······.”

I went outside, leaving Matilda and Big Gehrig alone. Even if they came out, it was a different room in the same basement.

“I met Ms. Matilda seven years ago when I was imprisoned in Alcatraz. Isn’t that place a bit infamous, you know?”

Alcatraz was a biomedical testing ground lined with advisors called doctors in charge.

He relentlessly harasses, slits, and smashes criminals sentenced to death to earn a lucrative side income.

An angler cave allowed by a country called the Empire. The worst prison that no one ever got out of alive.

“She knows how to use the prisoner’s mind. Whether it’s biology, anatomy… or psychology. Any savage death row criminal has turned into a gentle child after meeting her.”

– That, stop! no! stop! please! please···!

“She was a terror to the prisoners, a nightmare and a demon. She knew how to bring down the heinous death row inmates from the inside out.”

Now, at this point, you might be wondering. How could I have escaped with Matilda?

[I’m curious too. How did you bribe such a devil-like person?]

“If you can’t defeat the devil, you’re befriending the devil.”

We chatted a lot and soon realized we shared many interests.

Above all, I convinced her that I could provide the best environment for her.

“That’s how the devil became my friend, and my ally to destroy my enemies. Compared to him, what happened to me in Alcatraz is insignificant.”

I untied the muzzle of Gustavo Porgore, the boss of the Porgore family, who was chained in front of my eyes. His pupils were shaking like an earthquake.

“Now, Mr. Porgore. What do you think I, the devil’s friend, will do to you from now on?”

“Sa-sa-save me. Please…!”

“That’s not the answer I want.”

His complexion turns white. Even now, I imagine the worst future with the screams I hear through the cracks in the door and the squeaks of the rats.

“Torture is actually not a very effective interrogation method. Confessions made out of pain are most likely false or concocted to get out of the situation.”

We talked a lot while being tortured by Matilda in Alcatraz. She is not just an advisor, but the vice-president of the Imperial Medical College.

He was a trained physician and also a doctorate in psychology.

“You’re using everything. It’s also a great way to put pressure on them by showing them the anxiety, fear, and torture of another prisoner.”

“I don’t want to be like that,” he pushes himself to the limit. In that way–

“Tongue, I’ll cooperate. Anything. Me, I want to be your friend too!”

You can get the results you want without putting a single hand on it.

* * * *

Back to the donut shop. To be precise, it only came up from the basement, but Elysia was waiting by the window where the morning sun was shining.

“It’s been a long wait. Do you like the donuts?”

“Yeah… well, that’s okay…”

Looking at the owner of the donut shop, he said with a tired expression.

“It seems that the money the boss gave me in exchange for the closure until today went into the donuts that lady is eating.”

“hahahaha, Romeo. You’re good at joking.”

“Uh… isn’t that a joke?”

what. How much did you eat? I glanced at Elysia, and her face turned red and avoided my gaze.

It’s like the fact that I bought so many rice cakes… I guess I’m eating better than I thought.

[When you go, why don’t you bring some rice cake?]

Yes, I should. I was worried about how to dispose of that rice cake.

“Did you… torture…?”

Elysia also seemed to guess what was going on underground.

“I didn’t even touch it. I.”

“Unauthorized torture is illegal.”

“Man, if you’re going to argue about illegality, my existence itself is illegal. Let’s not be too rigid.”

“Ummm…”

Elysia seemed to be deeply troubled with either choice, such as her father’s maintenance and justice as an investigator.

[Surprisingly, there seems to be no objection to torture itself…]

‘Unlike the young boy who is only intelligent like you, she is an investigator of the Central Investigation Agency. The first thing I learn is how to beat a criminal.’

Even on a 21st century Earth, torture is a traditional investigative technique carried out covertly.

Much more, in this modern fantasy, torture will have to wait a hundred years before it is recognized as a barbaric act that makes people feel remorse beyond an illegal act.

Even Elysia was an ‘ordinary’ investigator who had no qualms about using physical violence when catching and investigating criminals.

Rather, you might say with a stern attitude, ‘Torturing and beating criminals is a method that came out of the investigation theory.’

“By the way, who are they… mercenaries who overwhelm the special forces that are mixed with semi-knights and even knights…”

“The Highney Squad was a secret special forces unit created by the Empire. It’s a long-standing relationship.”

The reason why the special forces are classified is because they are ghosts that do not officially exist.

Rumors abounded, and even the commanders and ‘managers’ were secret, so it was easier to bury them.

“As well as the former Chief Advisor of Alcatraz, you… what the hell are you doing wandering around the world?”

“Mostly business. I have a lot of friends.”

“·······.”

Elysia stared at me with a strange gaze.

“Do people like you have friends?”

“I’m sorry.”

“Are you good?”

“Sworn brothers. A family-like relationship. A bond that never betrays each other. The meaning is like this, but in reality it’s different.”

There can be no such thing in this world of criminals.

“The criminals’ guanxi refers to a relationship that is thoroughly helpful. A relationship that is not based on affection or loyalty, but on practicality.”

Highney Squad, Bastien, and Madame Matilda. Other than that, all relationships are like that.

money and truth. They create a reason why each other cannot abandon each other and make them inevitably become friends. That has been the secret to building and expanding my empire in the Dark World.

“······It’s a sad relationship.”

“It’s a difference of perspective.”

It was when new donuts and coffee were placed. Matilda, who came up from the basement, trudged over and sat down next to Elysia.

“Hello, pretty lady.”

“Ah, go, thank you.”

Matilda stared at Elysia and smiled.

“Your eyes are so pretty. They are as clear and beautiful as jewels.”

“thank you?”

“Don’t like it too much, Ellie. Matilda’s collection includes the pretty eyes of the most heinous criminals.”

Elysia moves her hips, startled by my words. Matilda gave me a fierce look.

“We don’t extract really pretty eyes.”

“hehehe~ It seems like just yesterday that the lady tried to take out my eyes.”

“Your eyes are less pretty.”

Was that the reason why you hesitated after sticking forceps into your eyes?

“So what are the results?”

“It looks like there’s an empty warehouse in Lombardy Harbor. They say they’re stocking up on weapons there via smuggling ships.”

“You’re trying hard in a broken port.”

I picked up the hat I had taken off.

“Eggplant, Ellie. Time to work.”

“Right now?”

“My new friends’ bodies are itching. Mister Porgore is helping, so shouldn’t we move right away?”

I contacted the drugged minor gangs.

Strongholds of the Luciano family and the Nicola family vomited by Gustavo Forgore.

The complete collapse of the triad circle has begun.

* * * *

“It’s a big deal! The bike gang burned down the vehicle dump!”

“My kids were raided in District 23! Those motherf*ckers!”

After the failed raid by the Minor Organization Alliance, the Triad Circle was beaten from all sides.

The workplace, the lodgings of the subordinates, and even the families of the executives.

“Ha, Lord Hauser! Do something!”

The bosses of the Nicola and Luciano families rushed to Judge Carl Hauser and grabbed him by the crotch of his pants.

“I would have told you to defend your area yourself, right?”

“Gustavo borrowed our kids and went and they were all swept away!”

“The number of children has already decreased, but with the remaining ones, it’s impossible…!”

The bank was blown away, the circulation of funds was not working, and the people in the meantime, such as the public security office and city hall officials, turned their eyes away by citing the name of being on the sidelines.

In the midst of that, the sudden raid on the coalition of small organizations had failed.

No wonder the bosses of both families whine.

‘Old man.’

Judge Hauser of ‘Death’ was in trouble.

In order to protect the weakened Triad Circle, the remaining members of the Kachitori squad must be dispatched and utilized as combatants.

But that’s exactly what he wants. If we disperse the remaining twenty or so kachitori, we will aim for those who have been defeated individually or who have become vulnerable.

The loss of the Kachitori squad members who died in the previous raid was also great, and above all, the problem was that Jacques Pietro’s control and combat power were underestimated… no, he was stronger than expected.

He had the power to assemble small organizations and beat the triad circle from all sides, as well as to crush a single squad of kachitori, whether it was a mercenary or his own.

“As expected, is it worthy of the name of the worst criminal in the empire?”

This is a grievous failure. I never thought that Jacques Pietro, who has a strong aspect as a gangster-oriented crime boss, would be this strong.

“Captain…”

“Give me your order.”

Hauser stared at his men. Thirty kachitori remained. Five knights including myself.

“Squad 3 go to support. But don’t overdo it.”

Then there are only fifteen or so left. At this level, even if they attack you, you can respond sufficiently if you step out yourself. Above all, there is an enormous stockpile of weapons here.

Machine guns and ammunition to replenish the Triad Circle. Imperial swords and artifacts lost in battle.

Military products for hunting Jacques Pietro, not for supplying the Triad Circle. Firepower that cannot be matched by a little rallying of the bullies in the neighborhood.

“Hmph, if you come once, come. This will be your grave.”

I deliberately sent most of the kachitori outside. Hauser waited patiently.

-hahahaha! boss! These swordsmen are awesome! They’re cutting out biker gangs!

– Nice! The 13th Street club was also saved! sick bastards! I just believed in the numbers and messed around, and it looks good!

The news of victory is heard everywhere. Bruno Nicola and Michelo Luciano’s complexion turned bright, but the more they did, the more tense the Hauser and Kachitori squad leaders were.

It was because the more certain the victory in the outskirts, the more the battle in the main camp was imminent.

Then, as Hauser and the veteran knights intuited, something unexpected happened.

“Bo, boss! Boss! Big deal!”

“what’s the matter?!”

come. Could it be that this is an open breakthrough? It’s not like you don’t know the firepower of this side, right?

The moment Hauser and Kathitori put their hands on the sword—

“Don’t move! It’s the Central Bureau of Investigation!”

“It’s the Public Security Agency! Everyone, put down your weapons and surrender!!”

“”???””

It wasn’t Jacques Pietro and his forces that raided the warehouse where they were waiting.

Officers from the Bureau of Investigation and the National Security Agency rushed in.

“Uh, what should I do, Boss?”

If it was a hostile gang, they would have fired a series of machine guns without hesitation. However, the opponents were the National Security Agency and the Bureau of Investigation.

Even if they win, they are afraid of losing power. Isn’t that why I kept my mouth shut with bribes?

“Pietro the son of a b*tch…”

Hauser gritted his teeth. It is also burdensome for him to touch the National Security Agency and the Bureau of Investigation.

If he, the judge of the secret organization organization, uses swords against the Imperial Bureau and causes a massacre, it is burdensome to deal with it, even if it is an organization.

“Captain. What should I do?”

“Retreat. We have to get out at least like this!”

In the end, Hauser chose to run away.

There was a large amount of weapons stocked in the warehouse, but I had to leave it all and run away.

If you don’t get arrested, you will be able to promise the future.

-They run away!

-catch! Permission to shoot!

Officers fired at the fleeing Kachitori, but their new form soon disappeared. The Khachitori retreated in all directions and deftly deflected the pursuit of the National Security Agency.

And the safe house that I promised in advance. Khachitori arrived one after another in a secluded place on the outskirts of the city.

“Captain, there are no vacancies.”

“I’m contacting him directly from the safe house and requesting additional support. As long as Pietro uses public power, we need to prepare properly.”

It was confirmed that bullies like the triad circle could not endure him. Because his cunning and intelligence far exceeded my expectations.

“Let’s rest at the house for now. Everyone worked hard——”

“If you spend time and resources, you rationally know you should quit, but you can’t give up. We call that a sunk cost.”

“”······!!””

inside of the house. A man sitting on the sofa in the living room, decorated like an ordinary family home, bumped into Hauser.

“You guys are in an ant hell of sunk costs. Don’t you think so?”

Jacques Pietro.

He was waiting for Hauser.