HOTD part 17: Break her down.

Inside Takagi mansion, there were two people walking together in the hallway.

The boy was wearing a hooded jacket with black and red colors while his hair was red.

He looked normal except for his eyes with their different colors that put a chill into anyone even if he was smiling.

The woman to his left had a long purple hair with a blue yukata.

She was walking while looking at the boy that looked bored.

"..." Saeko looked at Akashi smile suspiciously before he looked at her.

"Hmm? Do you need anything?" Akashi smiled and said.

"..." Saeko didn't talk but continued to stare at Akashi that stared back without showing weakness.

"... How do you plan to solve this exactly" Saeko said after a while.

"Are you curious? Well, I will slove it like all the problems that exist in this world" Akashi said with a smile.

"Which is?" Saeko said with a frown because she was feeling something wrong about to happen.

"With a solution... obviously" Akashi said with a smile while Saeko eyebrows started to twitch.

"And what are that solution?" Saeko asked before Akashi looked at her.

"Which one?" Akashi said.

"..." Saeko looked at Akashi seriously.

"You are planning something don't you?" Saeko said.

"How clever from you to know" Akashi said with sarcasm.

"You know I need a plan to help your friend, don't you?" Akashi said.

"I wasn't just talking about Saya" Saeko said while Akashi looked at her.

"Oh? then what you were talking about?" Akashi said.

"... Something will happen in this house" Saeko said.

"A lot of things are happening in the world, so why this house is an exception" Akashi said.

"... You know what I meant" Saeko said.

"Oh? What makes you sure I know?" Akashi said without breaking his smile.

"Akashi..." Saeko suddenly stopped and looked at Akashi.

"Are you a part of this?" Saeko said seriously while looking at Akashi.

"..." Akashi smile didn't fade, but he looked at Saeko eyes directly.

"I am a part or not maybe I am also a victim or a chess piece in a big game, what will that change for you?" Akashi said while Saeko lowered her head because she got her answer.

"You know they're a lot of participants in this field what will happen because of that... I don't know" Akashi said before moving forward.

"But you have to protect your friends, don't you? So don't show that weakness because it will reflect towards your friends, after all, you are their spiritual pillar in these times" Akashi said before turning around and looking at Saeko.

"Aren't you going to show me the way or maybe I should open all the rooms until I find the correct one" Akashi said before Saeko smiled and followed him.

"You could just lie" Saeko said.

"Lies? I don't say lies that much... It's just you people aren't that smart to realize that" Akashi said while waving his hand before Saeko eyebrow twitched again.

"Are you saying I am stupid?" Saeko said with a dangerous look.

"Hmmm... I will leave that to your imagination" Akashi said before he and Saeko stopped at a room door.

"Is this the place?" Akashi said.

"Yes, this is Saya room" Saeko said before looking at Akashi.

"I know this is going to be pointless, but..." Saeko said.

"Don't do something crazy" Saeko said before Akashi smiled and looked at her.

"Crazy? I am just going to talk to a girl to help her out, you should have more faith in your therapist" Akashi said before moving toward the door.

"That what worrying me" Saeko said.

"Hey, what with your look even if I did something crazy, I'm professional" Akashi said with a frown.

"Oh? Are you admitting you are crazy?" Saeko said with a smile while Akashi gave her are you dumb look.

"Of all people, you should understand that we are already crazy... we are just normal occasionally" Akashi said before putting his hand on the doorknob.

"Wait you should knock first" Saeko said but Akashi pulled the door open anyway.

Akashi saw Saya inside with her underwear frozen from the shock while Saeko face-palmed her face.

"Hmmm... meh" Akashi said before moving backward with a lack of interest in his tone.

"You have 5 minutes to prepare" Akashi said before closing the door and leaving Saya in shock.

"AHHHHH!!!" Saya screamed from embarrassment while Akashi was outside the room leaning on the wall and Saeko looking at him.

"What?" Akashi said normally.

"..." Saeko didn't answer Akashi, but she kept looking at him without blinking like she trying to see through something.

"If you want my opinion, then I think a black underwear will be nicer on her" Akashi said without embarrassment.

"...*Sigh*..." Saeko sighed before losing hope in Akashi treatment method.

"..." Akashi didn't say anything while waiting until his five minutes end.

Saeko looked at Akashi before entering the room and leaving him waiting alone.

Akashi thought before noticing Saeko entered the room.

"Here I'm waiting alone... Oh, sorry I forget you, buddy" Akashi said before D4C aura appeared on him.

Akashi waited until his five minutes ended before Saeko moved out of the room.

"Just don't do something crazy" Saeko said again.

"... No promises" Akashi said before pushing the door and leaving the worried Saeko alone outside.

Akashi entered the room and closed the door behind him before looking at the angry Saya with the eyes that wanted to kill him.

"What? Are you all that embarrassed princess" Akashi said with a smile while Saya anger raised before taking a deep breath and pushing her glasses.

"What do you want to talk about?" Saya said directly.

"If it wasn't for Saeko, I will never waste my time with someone like you" Saya said with anger.

"Wow, that almost hurt me..." Akashi said before moving around Saya room while she started to feel uncomfortable.

"If you want to know what I'm here for then... it obviously about you princess" Akashi said with a smile.

"Me?" Saya said with confusion.

"Yeah it about you... So how do you feel lately?" Akashi said with a smile.

"what?... you know what, this is stupid why a genius like me have to talk to someone like you about myself" Saya said before standing from her bed.

"you call your self genius? Then tell me what makes you a genius?" Akashi said, looking at Saya.

"I had enough talking about these stupid matters with someone like you leave now or I will call the guards" Saya said but Akashi smile grew wider.

"So from your words, you are genius because you don't waste your time talking to people like me about stupid matters like yourself... isn't it?" Akashi said.

"Hah? Didn't you hear me or are you stupid that your ears went numb?" Saya said with impatience.

"I see... Then how about we talk about some interesting matters now" Akashi said before walking towards Saya.

"Like your feeling when you know that your love is dead" Akashi said with a smile while Saya widens her eyes.

"What the hell are you talking about" Saya said with her voice shaking.

"What? you don't want to admit it genius? According to your friend outside this is the third day after your separation from your little lover" Akashi said.

"That means their chances of survival is very minimal, even if they survived now, they're no telling if they will survive for more... And you already know that" Akashi said while Saya lowered her head.

"They are most likely dead by now and turned into food for them or what do you call them" Akashi said while Saya started to shake even more.

"And now here you are... Worrying your parents and team in these tough times because of your selfishness" Akashi said with a grin.

"Shut up..." Saya said with a low voice.

"Not only that your actions are lowering the people around you morale which could be fatal in this situation, but now you are dragging them with you into their end" Akashi said.

"Shut up..." Saya raised her voice even more.

"I wonder what your little lover will say if he know what are you doing... what was his name? Ah! right... It was Takashi Komuro" Akashi said before Saya snapped completely.

"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!" Saya started to scream at Akashi with tears in her eyes.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME WHAT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO JUDGE ME HERE MY PARENT OR FRIENDS I DON'T CARE IF THEY WANT TO LET ME DIE OR THEY WILL D-"

*Slap*

Saya started to scream before she got slapped by Akashi in the face, knocking her on the bed.

"Are you done? Honestly, your voice is annoying" Akashi said with a cold voice while his smile disappeared.

"How dar-" Saya said before she looked at Akashi glowing eyes and his pupils like a snake one.

"...Shut up I'm talking now" Akashi said while Saya frozen from fear.

People usually can feel danger around them or when something can take their life like an instinct of survival.

People in this world aren't that different, but even if they killed zombies they didn't do that while thinking these things are alive. However, Akashi that killed living people and not afraid to kill give people a scary feeling, especially with his eyes.

Saya tried to look at Akashi, but she couldn't help but turn her eyes away.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you, and why are you turning your eyes? Did you find a brain back there?" Akashi said with a cold voice.

"You..." Saya said with an angry and shaken voice.

"What about me? This is about you now" Akashi said before grinning.

"You are stupid and weak person, so weak that makes me sick" Akashi said.

"But what makes me more sick is you trying to push that weakness into the people around you" Akashi while looking down at Saya.

"Here you are trying to make the people around sad, why? Because deep inside you that makes you feel a little better didn't it?" Akashi said.

"No no" Saya said with a small voice.

"No, it's the truth and you know that... But let me tell you a funny thing about the people around you" Akashi said.

"They will never leave you alone no matter what even if you pushed them into their ends... They will go there with you gladly" Akashi said while Saya widens her eyes.

"Yeah, these are your friends and if you are feeling surprised let's talk about your parents" Akashi said with a grin.

"The parents you hate now all this time were thinking about their daughter out there, even if they didn't show it" Akashi said.

"Maybe they weren't able to leave because of their responsibility, but did you know how far can your parents go for you? let me tell you... your father can even sacrifice his life without blinking for your life and you know that well" Akashi said before turning away.

"So stop acting this stupid and accept this reality already, your lover is dead, but you have friends and family, think about them a little you so-called genius" Akashi said with anger before moving toward the door leaving Saya with tears.

"let me tell you something, do you know what the true parent that hate their child will do?" Akashi turned and said.

"They will throw him into the orphanage when he was a baby then keep him like an assurance when one of them got sick with an organ failure..." Akashi said while Saya opened her mouth wide.

"Cherish what you have before it gone you ungrateful bastard" Akashi said.

"Now... you may cry however, this will be your last cry because this isn't just about you... understood" Akashi said before opening the door and leaving the room.

Saya stayed in the room with her head down before she started to cry loudly.

Akashi was outside the room listening to Saya cries while looking at Saeko that seemed dissatisfied.

"Was that necessary" Saeko said with a frown, listening to Saya cries.

"No... But it is the fastest way to break her down before she can gather herself, and that could be faster with a help" Akashi said before looking at Saeko.

"...*Sigh*... Can't you be gentle?" Saeko said with a headache.

"Be gentle? Sorry, people take advantage of that" Akashi said before moving away from the room and leaving.

"Akashi... why do you look at the world like this?" Saeko said while Akashi stopped in his place.

"Not only you, John and others are also taking the world as a game" Saeko said.

"I even heard them talking about a mission or something like you guys are playing a big game and this is your stage... It's like you don't belong to this wor-" Saeko said before she froze in her place with a blank face.

[player exposed the game with his and his team actions... 1000 coins are been taken from the player and his team members that participated in this]

Akashi froze in this place, looking at the frozen Saeko in amazement.

"... HAHAHAHAHAAH!!!" Akashi started to laugh without a warning with tears in his eyes while Saeko woke up from the game memory deleting.

"What happen?" Saeko said with confusion.

"Nothing... I take that back you are really a smart woman" Akashi said while wiping the tears from his face.

"Even causing me to lose money, but it also gave me an idea, so that okay" Akashi said while moving away.

"Do you know because you made me lose some money, how about you look after a little girl with her white dog for me tomorrow" Akashi said while looking at Saeko.

"What do you mean?" Saeko said in confusion because she can't understand what happened.

"If you want to know you can talk to that commander. I'm sure he will tell you something... remember what I said" Akashi said before leaving.

"Where are you going?" Saeko said, but Akashi didn't stop.

"Nowhere actually just... I will make sure that some people that made me lose money suffer a little" Akashi said before leaving Saeko alone.

"...*Sigh*..." Saeko stood there alone before she heard Saya cries, and entered the room to comfort her.