Fortesque Chateau, Daniel's Study. April 13th 1999.

The whole company had hardly slept, they had practiced their roles so many times. One member was not involved in: Morrisons. He came after breakfast and said that it would be foolish to miss something so exciting, especially not to look ahead. Daniel was even able to arrange for the civilian police car, outside to have a listening device and a listening device in his office. Akira was the most stressed. For her, it was like the boss of the arcade fighting games, so one mistake and the whole thing is gone.

At 9: 30, Lillith arrived with champagne in her hand. She looked at the company with a triumphant smile. If she knew what was coming, she wouldn't have come. Yaguchi sat in the chair depressed, handcuffed, which was merely an actor's prop. Oono and Hidaka sat with their eyes down near Daniel, who had never been shown any emotion. Morrisons was leaning against the wall. Out there, in the listening car, Makoto, Namire, Eleonore and Narumi were watching closely. While the technicians didn't like the civilian stay, they were forced to make an exception for a more emotional tale. "Well, what my eyes see? Yaguchi, a little liar shithole!" She said with satisfaction, and holding Yaguchi's hair up to her own face. "See, that's what happens when you don't listen to me." He turned his head to the side and looked into Oono's eyes, which swam in tears, which were fake tears, like handcuffs. So far, everything's been going according to plan. Now it's Daniel's turn. "Yes. Turns out, Oono's boyfriend is selling drugs at work. All because he wanted to marry her. However, I have a hunch. You didn't give me any details." Lillith turned her attention to Daniel, so he let Yaguchi go to his desk. "What do you mean?" "At the moment, I wonder, why I had to marry your daughter." Then she laughed. Well, if she knew what was going on, she'd better shut up. "You know, my boy, a professional businesswoman like me makes mistakes." "Embezzlement is not a mistake, it's a crime." said Morrisons. "You're welcome to confess. I mean, no one could testify at this point. It's just us here, and when this is all over, we can all go our separate ways." The wheels were spinning in Lillith's head. She's come to a decision as to why she can't tell you. "It's true. For the first time, it seemed like you were as easy to fool as stealing candy from a baby." "Choose your words carefully, Lillith! exclaimed with legitimate rage morrisons, thus breaking his cigar. "You may have won here, but you won't get my trust back. I'd rather work with someone who doesn't know her job than a cheating whore like you." "That's why you lured Jago away from me, isn't it? Let him ruin your banking network, but at least he's honest about it." Daniel took a peek at his watch. They had 20 more minutes. He had to change the subject immediately. "So, you embezzled money, and that's why I got into this mess. What happened when you found out I was rebelling, just like your daughter was following my path?" "I couldn't believe my own eyes and ears." she whispered and laughed. "It was a long shot, but I got ready to send Jag to investigate you." "He succeeded, no doubt. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here." "Yes. I would have struck sooner if you hadn't invested money in that stupid video game shitshow. I didn't like how it turned out, but my curiosity got the better of all the bad feelings. What does Akira know and what does she love about this sleazy sector that has a destructive effect on future generation?" "And you got your answer?" "Part of it. To this day, I can't figure out what she enjoys in them, but in return, I was happy to extend our family motto." "I see. But when the tournament went down, you took action." At that time Lillith hesitated, but she still thought there was no one else in the area, so she continued. "True. I thought I could convince this jerk with common sense and reason, to it's better him if he don't get involved with people bigger than him." "Of course, it was a failure." Daniel nodded, than he continued. "But the loss of a single fight is not equivalent to the loss of war. What was your next step?" "Simple. If I make this brat penniless or have him killed to make it look like an accident. Because of that, I had make a task for Jago. Post bail for that crippled Raptor and ask him to burn the place down around midnight. But here, that wimp tried to get himself killed. It's okay, let him do it. One more piece of junk is falling. Of course, I paid the reporters to write an accident." At that point, Yaguchi almost lost it, but he kept his part. He shouldn't be bouncing around now. Daniel's hands were almost clenched as he tried to sound calm. "So that's why they tell me, do not to trust the news. I see. But we can't call that a success either." "Yes. Somehow they knew and left early. That's when I took matters into my own hands. I bought some drugs and hired that junkie prick San to frame Yaguchi's reputation." "This one, on the other hand, succeeded. And here we are. In the present, where you stand in a position of victory." "That's an understatement. In five minutes, the cops will take Yaguchi in handcuffs and everything will be back to normal. And the divorce will be null and void." "You're wrong." Morrisons informed the woman, who smile on her face freeze. "Your job was to stop the divorce. Now let me ask you a question. Framing this young man and putting him in jail, what difference does it make? Nothing. Your actions are equivalent to not taking my request seriously." "It isn't true. It's all his fault!" She pointing Yaguchi, raising her voice. "If it wasn't for him, this whole thing wouldn't have existed!" "That's true, Daniel?" Morrisons asked. "Part of it. We weren't meant to be together anyway, so sooner or later, we were gonna end up breaking up."

At that moment, the clock downstairs began to sound, and the sound of rapid footsteps was heard from below. It's 10: 00. Lillith's freak-out face turned into a demonic laugh. "It doesn't matter. the police have come for this shoddy thing! I'll deal with my daughter later. As for her father and my older daughter, they're about to be fired. Rejects all!" Then Yaguchi spoke. "Don't be so sure, you soulless, filthy, despicable woman." Lillith looked at him with hesitation, and found he's smiling. "You're career has been game over and no continue." She didn't have time to react when Makoto, Eleonore, Narumi and the two officers came in. "My name is Sumire Soichiro! Lillith Oono! You're under arrest for embezzlement, forgery, attempted murder, incitement and libel." Then, Daniels saw with their own eyes the look of shock on the demon woman's face. Lillith just realized he was being played. "THAT WAS A TRAP?!" Daniel smiled for that. "That's the way. what did you think, Demon? Are you the only one who knows low blows? Well, no." "I had a feeling from the beginning that you were a disgusting, soulless woman." said Yaguchi. "Narumi warned me a month earlier to prepare for your trick. And Daniel had already calculated his steps, so there were no surprises there, either. Raptor and San have filed testimony, reporting on incitement to arson and libel. Of course, that would have been a little too much, which is why they've been listening to our entire conversation." "There's no need to go on. My mother broke the law at least five times and filed the evidence herself." Makoto summarized the situation. Lillith's brain was completely fried, and she was still trying to use the survival instinct to create some kind of plan. No one knew he was carrying a butterfly knife. When Soichiro got close with his handcuffs, she immediately hooked up and jumped up to yaguchi, lifted him by the neck and lifted the knife. Interestingly, Yaguchi didn't resist. "Did you think this is over? NO! You erase the tapes and put this bastard behind bars, or I'll cut his throat! it's up to you!" Then something happened that no one ever expected. Akira Oono speaks. Her voice was so silky and soft that the human ear had a miracle. Even the cops didn't take out his weapons. "Mom. It's over. Other steps is futile." She went up to Lillith and grabbed her arm. And then the knife fell out and she was crying on the floor. She's completely broken at this point. Yaguchi gave him a neck massage. Oono didn't take her eyes to her mother. "You knew that from the beginning, didn't you? When you saw me and Yaguchi playing together. You know that you have engaged in an impossible task, yet you tried. It's amazing what survival instincts can do, but in this case you've brought your own downfall. The best thing to do would be to keep your mouth shut, and then I could have made sure you didn't go bankrupt." "Akira... please..." Lilith whispered. Akira, on the other hand, went on. Maybe years of torture brought out the callous tone in. That made Yaguchi's and Hidaka's hair stand up on their backs. She had a very strong voice, that's a fact. "But this train also left when you destroyed my partner's apartment and tried to defile him on drug trafficking charges. If you're playing dirty, we couldn't have done any different. My father filed for divorce and reported the things you do to the police." "What my daughter is saying is that five years ago, you signed all the documents in my name. I mean, the people you destroyed and crippled would be on my conscience." Narumi interrupted before Lillith crawled up to him. it was heard outside that the police car had arrived. "Oh, please. Don't let your wife rot in the bars. I mean, I'm the reason you're here." Narumi would have preferred to be kicked in, but his words cause more severe pain. "What are you talking about? Wife? You mean, Ex-wife. Like my daughter said, it's over between us. The beauty of it is, that your clean morality on paper is going in the trash right now, so I don't have to pay anyone to get a divorce." Then lillith went to Morrisons to see if he could get some help. "Dear Morrisons. Please help me." He then punched her whit a bitch slap. The demon was thus far from omnipotent and superior. "Get out of here, bitch! You're think, that you can rob me!" Lillith then turned to Daniel as Morrison wiped his hand with a handkerchief. He preceded the request. "I don't want help any son of a bitch who tried to take my friend's life for her own personal gain. Maybe if you stick your brought champagne up, where your gynaecologist used to go on an expedition. Although, I still don't" The only redeemer she has left is if she begs Yaguchi. "I'm sorry for my actions. I admit that I tried to take you out of the picture and I took you hostage. But please help me." "How dare you beg my sister's boyfriend, you worthless bitch?!" cried Makoto, holding his mother against the wall. Yaguchi never saw her so angry. "You deserve nothing but imprisonment and exposing all your rubbish to the world! Including inhuman torture against your daughter, with which you almost killed her feelings!" Enough. Sister, let her go." said Akira, while her eyes followed her mother. "You're out of options here. Now the demon woman's reign of terror is over." "That's right. that is why I answer you in a single sentence. Game Over Man, game over." The police arrived at the scene, and Lillith Oono, now lying on the ground, was handcuffed and taken away. The company escorted the demon, now powerless and mentally weak, to the exit. When the police car leaves, Daniel turn to Yaguchi. "Are you serious? So many great lines from video games and captures the moment of a final boss defeat. And you use a line from the second Alien movie?" "What can I say? that's what I came in my mind." They laughed for that answer. Narumi then left to begin a compensation plan for the people who were disinherited by his ex-wife. Eleonore went with him.

2 hours later.

The company tried to ease the tension during the events with a few glasses of cognac and video games. Yaguchi stay in coke instead of alcohol. When Morrisons was playing, driven by his own curiosity, with Daniel on FIFA'99, Yaguchi turned to Oono. "It was weird hearing your voice. What I don't understand is, why were you mute before me?" he asked. "The reason is simple. Why would I say a word when you totally understood me? And you've been talking for me." she giggled at the end and hid to her boyfriend. Hidaka looked the couple. "Listen, Oono. I am very sorry for my past stuff. I know, this is an expired disk but..." "Leave it. If I think back to these times in retrospect, I can say that these times were very fun and exciting. It was then that I truly felt that my actions would affect my future and that my victory would not be with a cup, but with the result that I would find a lasting couple and happiness. Besides, you find your own happiness too. So, we are win anyway." "You're right." Hidaka blushed and looked at Daniel, who had just scored a goal. Yaguchi was uncomfortable. He bought a ring with his savings yesterday. He decided to propose to Oono. His thoughts were interrupted by the game, more precisely, it is over. "I won." said Daniel and put down to controller. "Good Game. I will never be with the Japanese national team again." Morrisons sighted, but his face is excited."However, it is exciting. I mean, the world of video games. Can i try Tekken 3? If you no longer invited me this." he laughed at the end of his sentence. "If you don't mind, can we talk, Oono?" Yaguchi asked. She just nooded. When they got to their bedroom, he sighed. It was time to act. "Now all obstacles have been removed from us, so nothing and no one can stop me from doing what I'm doing now." "Darling. If you want to do it, just ask me." Oono whispered and was about to take off her clothes, when he realized what she was getting at. "That's not what I meant. It's about something more important." "Oh. You want that? Fine. I'll ask Hidaka, how to connect your joystick to my second port." "Much important." said Yaguchi. Oono's eyes questioned him. "You're the most perfect woman for me, and I'm not saying this because of your video game performance. It's that you've always been there for me. Even though I was kind of headstrong and emotionally blind." "You were right here with me. It's true, at first I thought you were just a pain in the ass, but you saw who I really am. Maybe I fell in love with you because you were my equal. I was reborn with you help." Oono smiled and took out the toy ring, that she wore and their photo together. "I felt in my soul that you didn't give up on me. And I read some of your letters. I'm so grateful to be with you." "I moved every stone for you and I'm not even excited about beating you in any game or in real life." "You're right. I would add that you are one of my toughest opponents when it comes to Street Fighter or Tekken." she sighted with nostalgic smile. "But I guess it's not the nostalgia we're alone for." Yaguchi kneeled before her and took the ring out of his back pocket and reached out to Oono. She already knew what she was up to. "Akira Oono! Will you marry me?" "Oh, Yaguchi... you dummy... yes."

With that answer, Oono took the ring and put it on her finger. Then, she raised her fresh husband and gave him the most passionate kiss of his life. In the nearby room, they could tell that Daniel had done the same thing as Yaguchi, because Hidaka said yes loud and in tears of joy. Everyone seems to have won. except for Lillith, the ultimate villain, who will receive her eternal punishment.