The next day, Wally Wackford, with a black eye and a missing tooth, is seen on a stage in front of a crowd of mostly Imps.

Wally: "Welcome, I say-a, welcome-a... all to Wrath-a Ring's-a annual-a Harvest-a Moon-a... a-Festival! To kick things up, we have the great prince Stolas-a, here to usher in this here Pain Games!"

Stolas, who was nearby on the stage, walks forward and takes the microphone from Wally.

Stolas: "How kind, Wackford. Greetings, tiny... Wrath Ring Imps! I hereby welcome you all to another year of celebrating the spoils of your labor that continue to feed the citizens of Hell!"

The crowd of Imps just glare at the Demon Prince as boos resonate from them.

Stolas: "I'm happy to kick off the start of these games that will challenge the toughest Imps to show their skill in dominance. Good luck to you all! Especially that sexy little one there. Yoo-hoo! Blitzy!"

The Goetia prince waves at Blitzø who groans.

Blitzø: "Ah, fuck me."

Y/n chuckles, earning a hard glare from his boss just before a gun goes off. The Pain Games commence with Loona, Y/n, and Millie watching their co-workers try to win. The first game was an obstacle course with each participate doing his or her best to pass. Moxxie clawed up a wooden wall, only to slip and fall into a small ditch of water. He resurfaces, but not alone as he gets thrashed by a huge black and white shark.

The next game was basically a big battle royal where everyone had to attack and hogtie their opponents. Y/n watched next to Loona, but he grew bored.

Y/n: "Hey, Loo. I'm gonna go explore the festival. See you in a bit?"

Loona: "Uh, yeah. Sure."

Y/n gave Loona his signature smile, making her cheeks heat up as she watches Y/n walk away. She smiles, though, before she hears a giggle and turns to a smiling Millie.

Loona: "What's so funny?"

Millie: "Nothin'. I just can't believe you two ain't a thing yet."

This made the heat in Loona's face rise even higher.

Loona: "Wh-what? I mean, he's nice and all. And handsome. And amazing. And badass. And funny..." *smiles before realization* "I-I mean....!"

Millie: *serious* "Loona, your tail is waggin'."

Loona pauses before twisting her body around to see that her tail was indeed wagging happily. It was obvious that it was because of Y/n, but she narrowed her eyes at her own tail.

Loona: "Traitor."

Millie giggles again as Loona turns back to her.

Loona: "Okay, maybe I like him a little bit."

Loona: "... fine! I like him a lot!" *crosses arms and looks away* "Happy now?"

Millie: "A bit. But I'm not the one who you should be telling that to."

Loona looks a bit surprised before she turns to look at Y/n's shrinking figure. She knew that she had to tell the Human eventually, but she needed to figure a few things out first.

Millie: "All I'm saying is that you should get him before he moves on. Don't want that happenin', do ya?"

Loona nods before realizing something.

Loona: *turns to Millie* "Wait, you're not weirded out or questioning why I like a Human?"

Millie: "Not my place to say anything. If it's what you want, then go for it."

Millie says and turns back to the games to cheer for her husband. Loona just looks at Millie in surprise before she turns back to the games as well. Maybe the Imp had a point.

With Y/n...

Meanwhile, with Y/n, he's seen walking through some stands with a corn on the cob in his hands. He bites into it, satisfied with the taste of it as he begins to chew off more and more of the corn. Then he spots a small crowd of Imps gathered around something. This draws his attention as he walks up to them, not bothered at all by the fact that he's the only Human among them.

Y/n: "Hey, uh, what's all this about?"

His questions makes one of the taller Imps in the crowd turn to him.

Tall Imp: "Some sword showed up about a month or so ago lodged in the ground. Everyone's been tryin' to pull it out, but nothin'."

Y/n: "Interesting..."

Y/n watched as a rather bulky Imp walked up to the sword lodged in the ground and rolls up his sleeves. He grips the hilt with both of his hands before tugging at it with all his might, struggling to take it from the ground without it not even moving at all. Y/n took attention to its design, the blade being long and black, seemingly being made of some mineral from Hell. It's hilt was the same color, but the part that held the blade seemingly looked like the design of a crown or something similar, or maybe even jaws.

At The Pain Games...

Meanwhile, the next game was tug of war over a pool filled with water. Moxxie, Blitzø, and Striker were on the same team as they pulled the rope from the enemy team. Then, with one mighty pull, they win as Moxxie trips and falls into the water. However, he only gets chomped on again as Blitzø looks at him and Striker spins and poses.

Back With Y/n...

Back with Y/n, he watches as the buff Imp tries to take the sword from the ground. However, he fails as he slumps over, out of breath. Some of the Imps snicker a bit while others congratulate him on his valiant effort. Then a rather tall Imp steps forward.

Tall Imp Lady: "Now, who wants to go next and be declared Wrath's strongest?"

The crowd began to mutter as they talked over who should go next. However, growing bored, Y/n takes a few more bites out of his corn before tossing it over his shoulder. Then he steps forward as he pushes through the crowd and stands in front of the Imp, towering over her as he smiles.

Y/n: "I'd like to give it a go."

Making his presence known, the Imps around Y/n began to mutter and whisper to themselves at the sight of a Human. However, the tall Imp lady just smirks at Y/n.

Tall Imp Lady: "Ya sure, pretty boy? Don't think a Human could do something not even some Demons could do."

Y/n: "Eh. Got nothing to lose. Why not give it a shot?"

Tall Imp Lady: *chuckles* "Very well."

She moves aside for Y/n who nods to her and then walks up to the sword. He places both hands around the hilt and grips it tightly. Then he begins to pull on it, using all of his might to free it from the ground's hold on the blade. The crowd of Imps all watch to see if this Human that came out of nowhere could pull out the sword. So far, it seemed like the blonde couldn't do it, making the Imp lady he just talked to smirk as she realized that Y/n was as no good as the Imps around her. But then something caught her eye. She shook her head and rubbed her eyes to make sure she was just seeing things, but she saw it again. The sword moved.

She looked back up at Y/n who kept on pulling, not noticing the flickering glow coming from the sword each time Y/n pulled it more and more out of the earth. Then, with one more mighty pull, Y/n's clenched eyes shot open to reveal their yellow sclera as the Human lets out a loud shout. With that final pull, Y/n freed the sword from the earth as he lifted it over his head. The blade grew brightly with Hellish colors and a small pillar of fire shot up from the new crack in the ground. This frightened the Imps as they all ran away, leaving Y/n alone as he lowers the sword and looks around.

Y/n: "They all ran off because of some fire? Aren't they Demons?"

The Human then shrugged before raising the sword so he can look at it. It's once earlier dark and lifeless look was changed and replaced with a glowing hilt and blade, strange symbols etched into the metal which Y/n couldn't decipher. But he thought the sword was cool anyway.

Y/n: "Heheh. Guess I'm Wrath's strongest. Now where do I get a hilt for you?"

Back at the Pain Games, it was at the final game as the last contestants were pitted against each other in a muddy wrestling match. Loona and Millie watched, the Imp cheering on her boss and husband as the Hellhound just watched and recorded everything. Then her ears perk up when she hears a familiar voice she loves to hear.

"Hey. What did I miss?"

The two IMPs turn to see Y/n with his new sword walking up to them. Millie smirks and nudges Loona with her elbow, making the Hellhound growl at the Imp before she turns back to Y/n.

Loona: "Nothing much. Moxxie is kinda sucking right now, though."

Y/n: "Not gonna lie, kinda expected that."

Loona laughs a bit and Millie speaks up.

Millie: "And she missed you, too!"

Loona: "Wh-what? Millie! Shut the fuck up!"

The Imp giggles as Y/n only smiles as he walks up to the growling Hellhound. He then raises his hand to Loona's ear and scratches behind it, catching the girl off-guard for a moment before she smiles and eases into Y/n's touch.

Y/n: "I missed you, too, Loona."

Loona chuckles a bit before she realizes what was going on and pushes Y/n's hand away.

Loona: "St-stop that! It's embarrassing!"

Y/n: "Heheheh. You're too cute, Loo."

Loona blushes as Millie giggles. Then they take notice of the Human's new weapon.

Millie: "Where'd ya get the sword?"

Y/n: "Oh, this?" *spins sword* "Pulled it out of the ground. Cool, eh? I think I'm keeping it."

Loona: "That's hot..."

Loona says with a smile before she blushes as she realizes what she said.

Loona: "I-I mean...!"

Y/n just smiles as his crush just stutters on her words, making him laugh before scratching Loona's chin gently. She quietly moans at his touch, but immediately snaps out of it and pushes Y/n's arm away again.

Loona: "St-stop doing that!"

In the muddy wrestling pen, Moxxie is seen on the ground before he sits up. Then the shark from the times before leaps into the air to elbow slam the Imp

Moxxie: "MOTHERFUC--!!!"

Timeskip...

After the Pain Games end, everyone was back at the stage as Wally stands on it.

Wally: "I say, I say, for the first year ever, we have a tie for winner of the Harvest Moon Pain Games!"

Stolas walks on stage and takes the microphone from Wally like earlier and poses.

Stolas: "The winners are... Striker, aaaaand my darling Blitzy!"

Blitzø: "Just say my name RIGHT! Fuckin' dick!"

Blitzø says in frustration as he and Striker walk up on the stage. On the wooden bleachers nearby, Y/n is seen sitting with Moxxie and Millie as he has another corn on the cob in his hands. Moxxie looked a bit down, so Y/n decided to comfort his friend.

Y/n: "Okay, so maybe he has the physical advantage. You're better at other things."

Moxxie perks up at this and smiles.

Moxxie: "Yeah. Like singing!"

Millie smiles as she hugs her husband, but then Striker walks up to the microphone with a guitar in his hands.

Striker: "I'd like to take this opportunity to sing a quick song I wrote just now, about me winnin'."

Moxxie: "OH, WHAT THE FUCK?!"

Y/n: "GODDAMMIT! COME ON!"

https://youtu.be/g8BmQuI2a3w

Striker:
🎶 Sweet victory, I smell the smell
From up in stakin' Heaven to the rugged rocks of Hell
Sweet victory, with everything I do
With every talent, I'm so much more talented than you 🎶

Back at the bleachers, Y/n is seething with rage as Blitzø arrives and pushes him out of his seat. He takes the Human's spot as he eats a stick of cheese.

Y/n: "Hey!"

Blitzø: "Isn't this guy great?"

Blitzø asks Moxxie, completely ignoring Y/n as he refers to Striker.

Striker:
🎶 Every time I try, I crush it and succeed 🎶

Moxxie: "False!"

Y/n: "He's an "eh" to me."

Y/n says as he stands and goes to sit next to Millie.

Blitzø: "It's gonna be nice workin' with him."

The Imp said as he poured hot sauce on his cheese stick and took another bite.

Y/n: "Excuse me?"

Moxxie: "Working with him...? WHAT?!"

Striker:
🎶 Every first attempt of every single deed 🎶

Blitzø: "Yeaaaah! I asked him if he wants to join IMP."

Moxxie: "You asked... but..."

Moxxie looked hurt, making Blitzø look at him in confusion. Did he do something wrong?

Striker:
🎶 Me (me), I'm totally the best (talkin' 'bout me) 🎶

Millie: "Mox, I think you've had enough for now. Let's head back to the house and get you clean."

Moxxie nods as he stands up and begins to walk off with Millie. Blitzø watched them, still confused as Striker continues his song.

Striker:
🎶 Me, me, super cool me, handsome guy
Hm, Moxxie, go fuck yourself 🎶

Said Imp begins to tear up and finally leaves with his wife.

Striker:
🎶 Did you hear somethin'?
It was just the wind 🎶

The crowd cheers, making Striker smile as he lowers his guitar.

Striker: "Thank you, You're too kind."

Y/n sighs and finally stands up and tosses away his corn before walking off. Blitzø, hesitantly, called out to the Human.

Blitzø: "Y-Y/n, wait!"

Y/n stops at the bottom of the bleachers and turns to the Imp.

Y/n: "What?"

Blitzø: *walks up to Y/n* "What's up with Moxxie? I thought he'd like the extra help at IMP, but he just seems upset."

Y/n: "Now you care about his feelings? Hmph. You're supposed to be a "family", right? Go talk with your family. You've made it obviously clear I'm not part of it, so leave me out of it."

Y/n tells Blitzø, leaving him a bit shocked at the Human's sudden aggressiveness as the Imp watches the blonde finally walk off and leave the festival.

Timeskip...

Later, Y/n is helping Millie's brothers load up some Jack-o-Lanterns into the back of a truck as Blitzø was watching Striker's horse, Bombproof, snack on an animal carcass. But instead of his usual happy demeanor, he had a thoughtful look on his face. It was obvious that Y/n's words were still on his mind.

Inside the house, Moxxie was glumly walking through a hallway. He was still upset that he had failed in the Pain Games, but even more upset with himself that he made a fool of himself in front of his wife. Then he noticed something glowing from inside Striker's room.

Moxxie: "That is... troubling..."

The Imp grows curious as he walks inside. Moxxie walks up to some kind of case and opens it up, revealing its contents.

Moxxie: "Oh, my crumbs!"

Moxxie: "A genuine carmine crafted blessing-tipped rifle! How... how in the fuck did he get one o' these?!"

"Why don't you ask me, little man?"

Moxxie jumps a bit when he heard the voice and quickly turns around to see Striker leaning on the door frame behind him.

Moxxie: "Shit! W-why do you have this... mister?! You are aware this kind of weapon can kill--"

Striker"--Demon royalty?"

Moxxie: "Yes... That."

Striker: "No shit. That's kinda the point."

Striker says before grinning, running his claws across his room door before closing it. He begins walking toward Moxxie in a menacing manner.

Moxxie: "Okay. Well I'm-I'm relatively concerned by your possession of this... I'm also glad my instant dislike of you has been vali-DATED!"

Striker shoots his tail at Moxxie and chokes him with it before tossing the smaller Imp into the wall. He begins to choke the hired killer out as he held him down with his own body weight, only for Moxxie to notice a lamp on the nearby table and kicks the table leg. The lamp falls down and crashes against Striker, making him let go of Moxxie who immediately jets to the door. He opens it, but only for a moment as Striker pulls him back with his tail. The taller Imp covers Moxxie's mouth with his mouth as he strangles the Imp with a dark chuckle.

Striker: "How pathetic."

Striker continues to strangle Moxxie before he hears a loud yell and turns, only to be met with an enraged Millie who stabs him. The taller Imp yells in pain as Millie continues to stab him before crawling up Striker's back and prepares to slit his throat.

However, Striker acted fast and threw Millie off of him and then slammed her into the wall, breaking her arm with a loud crack. Striker drops the smaller Imp who collapses to the ground next to a weak Moxxie.

"Millie..."

Timeskip...

Not long after the fight, Striker drags the two Imps to the cellar and opens the door to throw Millie and Moxxie in. Millie's leg gets caught in a bear trap, making her cry out in pain as it metal jaws sink into her flesh.

Moxxie: "Millie!"

Striker: "I'd kill y'all, but I feel like there's more leverage with your rodeo clown of a boss and maybe even that Human if I don't! Plus, you little things ain't worth the cleanup."

Angered, Moxxie runs up the stairs to attack Striker. However, the taller Imp just smirks as he shuts the cellar door. Moxxie runs into it and rolls down the stairs in pain. Then he remembers his wife and runs up to her to assess her situation.

Moxxie: "Oh, Satan!"

Millie: "Moxxie, I'm fiiiine! I got worse than this during the flower tufts at my brother's weddin'. But I caught that fuckin' bouquet, and it was fuckin' worth it! You just have to get out there, and fuck up that brownnosin' cocksucker for me!"

Moxxie: "But I can't break through it. I'm not strong enough."

Millie: "Not with your hands, sweetie. Use something you're good at."

"I'm not good with my hands?"

"Ohhhh. Right. Yeah. Yeah."

Moxxie pulls out his pistol and shoots the cellar door, blasting a hole through it.

Moxxie: "I... I probably should've used this earlier, huh?"

Millie: "I love ya, hun... but for fuck's sake!"

Meanwhile...

Meanwhile, at the Harvest Moon Festival, Stolas is seen on stage as he uses his magic to flip through the pages of his Grimoire.

Stolas: "My dear commoners of the Ring of Wrath! I, Stolas of the Ars Goetia, hereby curse this year's harvest with the glow of the true Harvest Moon!"

The clouds swirl around in the sky above as Stolas waves his arms around. Then everyone looks up as the clouds part to reveal a portal. Inside the portal showed a blood red moon, and everyone stared in awe at the sight.

Meanwhile, in a close building, Striker is seen perched at a window as he aimed his blessed rifle at Stolas' head. He smirks as he chuckles, ready to pull the trigger before...

"Nice gun you got there, Striker."

Striker widens his eyes in surprise as he turns to see Y/n with his new sword standing behind him.

"Where'd you get it?"

Striker: *holds up rifle* "Oh, this ol' thing? Nowhere special. Nice sword. Where'd you get it?"

Y/n: "Interesting that you'd ask that..."

Y/n aimed the sword at Striker and a stream of heavy flames shot out of it, making the Imp drop to the ground to avoid the fire.

Y/n: "... because I would answer you, but you haven't answered me yet. Where'd you get that gun?"

Striker chuckles as he stands back up to his feet and grins at Y/n.

Striker: "Oh, come on, Y/n. Wouldn't you like to have some power in your life?"

Y/n: "By killing my boss' boyfriend? Sorry, but I have this thing called loyalty. Something you clearly don't have."

Striker: "Oh, don't look at me like that. This is for the best. No one wants that fucker around anyway."

Y/n: "Well, he has a wife and daughter. Also, he's kinda our only ticket to Earth, sooooo.... Yeah."

Striker: "But Y/n, wouldn't you like to see people squirm under your feet?"

"... pardon?"

Striker: "Don't act dumb, Y/n. We both know your no ordinary Human. I saw the way you handled that Hellhog yesterday. No Human can do what you did."

Striker tells Y/n as he walks up to him, grinning at the Human who looked unaffected.

Striker: "There's somethin' inside of you that wants to be let out, and you want to know exactly what that is because you know it's there, too. I can help you."

Y/n lowers his sword a bit as he realizes that Striker was right. He had noticed that he was far from normal ever since he was a child, but he had gain some normal when he was eighteen. Then ever since his encounter with those government agents, he's slowly been losing that normal as he felt something old rise inside of him. Slowly, bit surely, something was waking from its slumber from inside, and a part of Y/n wanted to know what it was.

Striker: "You work with me, and we'll find out. We can bring Overlords... anyone to their knees! We'll be unstoppable. Besides, you could get anything you want. That Hellhound girl? A real pretty one she is."

Striker says as he walks up to Y/n, corning the Human to a wall and standing face-to-face with him. They look at each other as Y/n held his sword, but lower than earlier.

Y/n: "I... I-I..."

Striker's grin widens as he thinks that he's got Y/n, but drops it in confusion when Y/n starts to chuckle.

Y/n: "I was actually consider it, but then you mentioned Loona. You shouldn't have done that."

Striker's smile completely drops as Y/n kicks him back and swings his new sword around before aiming it at Striker who was getting back up.

Y/n: "I'd rather sleep with a dude again than help you hurt people and betray her."

Striker just clicks his tongue and rushes at Y/n and swings a fist at him. Y/n ducks under the punch and slams the butt of his sword into the Imp's chest. Then he elbows his chin before roundhouse kicking Stolas in the face, sending him to the ground. The blonde lunges at Striker again and tries to pin him down with his sword, but the country Imp was stronger than he looked as he held the sword back with his bare hands. It burned like Hell, bit it was bearable for now as he pushed against Y/n.

Striker slowly pushes Y/n off of him as he gets to his feet. Then the Imp and Human get into a power struggle as they push against each other with the fiery sword between them. Y/n glared at Striker as said Imp only grins.

Striker: "We could've been the most dangerous duo in Hell, kid! But you want to throw that all away for some group of dumbasses?"

Y/n: "That group of dumbasses... are my friends!"

Y/n declares as his eyes glow yellow and the sword burns brightly. Striker looks on in fear at what might happen to him, but then the sound of a gun cocking draws both of their attentions as Y/n's eyes turn to normal. They both look to see Moxxie behind them with Striker's rifle in his hands.

Y/n: "Ha! About time, Mox!" *to Striker* "You are so going down Strik-AAH!"

Something suddenly stabs into Y/n's back, making him glance at his back to see Striker's tail holding a dagger lodged into his back.

Y/n: "Okay, that is so cliche!"

Striker grins as he pulls Y/n's sword out of his hands and tosses it aside before punching Y/n in the face. The Human staggers back a bit before he runs back at Striker and punches him back. The two begin to trade blows with both of them not doing much to keep the other down. However, Striker eventually gained the upper hand and flipped Y/n over himself and sends him flying into Moxxie. They both fall to the floor with Y/n groaning from the pain in his back as Moxxie looks to see the rifle nearby. He reaches for it, only for Striker to hold his arm down with his foot.

Striker: "You idiots seriously lost the upper hand there, huh?"

Y/n: "Okay, one, you stabbed me in the back! And two..." *stands up* "... I still have a trick up my sleeve!"

Y/n brings his fingers to his mouth and blows, whistling loudly for all to hear. Outside, Loona is seen with Blitzø as she was on her phone and leaning against a wooden beam. Then her ears perk up at the whistling, making her look up.

Loona: "The fuck? Blitzø, why are you whistling for me when I'm right here?"

Blitzø: "I'm not the one doing it."

Loona looks confused before she realizes who it was and runs off.

"Y/N!"

Blitzø: "Loonie, wait!"

Blitzø calls out to his adopted daughter as he runs after her.

Back with Y/n, he smirks for a few moments before it drops.

Y/n: "Huh. Blitzø does it all the time. Thought it would work."

Striker: *chuckles* "It's a damn shame, Y/n. We might actually've made a good team. Ah well."

Y/n: "In your dreams, you ugly snake!"

Y/n tells Striker as he lunges at the Imp, tackling him to the ground as they roll across the floor. They fight for dominance as they roll around, the position they were in changing every-so-often before Y/n finally pins Striker to the ground. He begins to choke the Imp as he presses his elbow down on the Demon's throat.

Y/n: "How does it feel, Striker, to be so close to death?"

Striker scowls for a moment before he grins again and headbutts Y/n, making the Human let go of him as he recoil back. Then the Imp wraps his tail around Y/n's neck as he tightens his grip on the Human while standing to his feet.

Striker: "Don't know. Why don't you tell me."

Y/n growls as he glares at Striker, but a gunshot rings out and a bullet flies by his head. The tall Imp turns to see Moxxie once again holding his blessed rifle.

Moxxie: "Let. Him. Go."

Taking advantage of Striker's turned back, Y/n opens his jaws and bites down on the Imp's tail. Striker yells out in pain as he lets go of Y/n who kicks him away. The country Imp slams into a wall as Y/n walks back over to Moxxie, picking his sword back up in the process as it glows with his touch. Striker shakes his head and lifts his tail up to his face, revealing the wound with blood in it. He looks back up at Y/n and Moxxie and the Human spits out some blood. Striker's blood.

Y/n: "You taste as disgusting as you act."

Striker: "Vermin."

Moxxie: "Who's weak now, BITCH--?!"

Moxxie is suddenly cutoff when the door slams open to reveal a panicked Loona and a still confused Blitzø. Moxxie gets slammed in between the door and the wall as Loona rushes in.

Loona: "I'm here!" *spots Y/n* "Y/n, oh my Satan, you're bleeding!"

Loona rushes over to her crush and assesses him, making Y/n chuckle a bit.

Y/n: "Loona, I'm fine. I've had worse."

As Loona was fussing over Y/n, Striker smirks as he gets back up to his feet and takes a knife from his jacket. Blitzø takes notice of this as he tries to warn Y/n and Loona.

Blitzø: "Loona! Y/n! Watch out!"

The Hellhound and Human duo turn to see what was going on, but too late as Striker through the knife directly at Loona's head. However, it didn't hit its mark as Y/n shot his arm out and allowed the small blade to lodge into his arm. The Human cries out in pain as he falls to his knees and grabs his bleeding arm.

Loona: "Y/n!"

The Hellhound gets on the ground with Y/n as Striker runs up to the open window. He prepares to leave, but turns back to Y/n with one last smirk.

Striker: "See ya around, Y/n."

And with that, Striker leaps out the window and escapes. Y/n watched the whole thing with anger in his yellow eyes.

The Next Day...

The next day, the IMPs are all seen outside as they were bringing some luggage and suitcases back into the van. In the back of a truck nearby, Y/n and Millie are seen getting bandaged by the Imp's parents. Millie had her arm and leg wrapped in bandages and a cast with crutches close by while Y/n's arm and lower back was wrapped in bandages.

Lin: "I can't believe you let him trap you, Millie! Haven't we taught you better?"

Millie: "I was seein' red, Ma! And he was slippery!"

Lin: "Excuses! You're better than that, Mildred!"

Moxxie, who had heard enough, closes one of the IMP van's door and marches up to Joe and Lin.

Moxxie: "Y'know, she protected me. *drawl* "And maybe I'm not a strong beefy dickhead..." *normal voice* "... but Millie has the strength enough for both of us! You two are getting on her case about being hurt by a psychopath you hired?!" *drawl* "Shaaaaame on you!"

Blitzø: "Aw, Moxxie, look at you! Speechin' like a big boy with his big paaaants!"

Finishing up Y/n's bandages, Joe stands up to his full height and stares down at Moxxie. However, instead of yelling at him or anything like that, Millie's father just nods before walking off with Lin.

Millie: "Wooow! He nodded! He's never acknowledged your input before!"

Millie says with a happy smile before standing on her feet with crutches and walks away.

Moxxie: "So... is that progress?"

Moxxie asks his wife, making Y/n chuckle a bit before he hops off the trucks and ruffles Moxxie's hair.

Y/n: "Yeah. I think that's what they call progress, Mox."

Moxxie smiles at this as he walks back over to the van with Y/n.

Meanwhile...

Somewhere in the Wrath Ring, a motel called the "Hideaway Motel" is seen with boarded up windows and no cars.

Inside one of the rooms, Striker is seen on the phone with someone.

Striker: "Huh... I failed to kill the target at the festival. But don't worry, ma'am... It won't happen again."

At the Goetia Family home, Stella, Stolas' wife, is seen drumming her fingers on a table as she holds up her phone.

Stella: "It better not! I want this cheating prick dead! I don't care who you have to go through! MAKE IT HAPPEN!!"

Her loud outburst made Stolas look up from the book he was reading and up at his wife in concern who glares at him. Octavia, who was also at the dinner table, payed no mind to it as she was listening to her music.

Back at the motel, Striker nods.

Striker: "I understand."

He hangs up the phone and then twirls his gun around as he prepares to turn off the lamp next to him.

"I'll get him next time."