EXTRA PHASE - IDOL CLUB, KIDNAPPED!

It’s just what as the title says. We, the Dradecim National High School Idol Club, has been kidnapped by very bad individuals.

How did it happen? We got tricked. The kidnappers disguised as our legitimate drivers but then they revealed their true intentions. They tied our hands, blindfolded our eyes and gagged our mouths to prevent us from asking for help.

“Hahaha! You cute girls will be our property from now on!” One of the kidnappers said.

I can take all of them just by myself since I’m a Gate Guardian, but I can’t guarantee anybody’s safety. As a wise man said, patience is a virtue. So I should wait for a perfect chance to save my fellow Idols.

It was sure a long thirty-minute ride without being able to see anything. All I can hear are the muffled cries of my fellow Idols and the clanking sounds due to the bumpy road up ahead.

When the blindfolds were removed, we realized that we are now in an abandoned warehouse of an unknown place. There’s about twelve of us who got kidnapped, so I assume that the others were left in the school. There are five kidnappers holding pistols. That makes it hard to assure the safety of my friends.

“Well, well, well! What do we have here?” One of the kidnappers with a thick white beard said. “Lots of cute girls! Maybe you’ll sell the best to the black market!”

“Hey, maybe we can use them first before selling? Buyers won’t complain even if they’re second hand, right?” Kidnapper Number 2 said. Much of his face is covered with a scarf, and he’s wearing a cap.

“You have a point!” The bulkiest kidnapper said. He appears to be their leader. “Maybe I’ll just play with the prettiest of them all…”

The Kidnapper Leader went to me and dragged me by my handcuffs.

“You’re the famous Tiara Hikari, right? Let’s have a game in my room, kekekeke!!!”

“Mmmmmmppphhhh!!!” My fellow Idols tried to scream loudly, but it’s no good. Miss Awane is especially concerned on me, and she’s having a deathly glare on the Kidnapper Leader.

I made a passionate stare at our club president, silently saying that I can handle it. So I went with the flow and followed him obediently.

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We finally reached a secluded room. The macho man locked the doors, removed my gag and pushed me to the only bed of the room.

“Kyah!” I cried, even though it’s not painful thanks to the cushiony bed.

“Now you can scream all you want here.” The kidnapper said. I saw his hollow eyes which are oozing with black blood, a clear sign that an Eidolon is nearby.

He started to remove his belt but has a troubled time doing so. Wait… Why is he removing his belt? Is he going to pee on me? That’s gross! I have to stop him without hurting him at least!

“H-Hey, Mister Kidnapper. Why are you doing these evil things?” I said in a soft and charming voice. “Don’t you know that it’s bad?”

“I’m doing this because I want to.” The kidnapper replied, still trying hard to remove his belt.

I’m uncomfortable being tied like this, so I snapped the quadruple ziplock that has been restraining my wrists. Then I slowly walked to the astounded kidnapper.

“Mister Kidnapper. Are you really happy that you are doing this? I know… You are a kind person. Deep in your heart, there is a desire to live peacefully. Won’t you be ashamed of yourself in front of your family, friends, and loved one if you face them with guilt in your soul?”

I held the hands of the kidnapper in order to calm him down. His toes used to be shaking, but now it has completely stopped.

“Y-You… You’re right…” The Kidnapper Leader bowed.

“...So… Let’s stop this, okay?” I have a charming smile that hypnotized him completely. “Let’s live a guilt-free life…”

“Y-Yes…” The kidnapper smiled with tears crawling on his cheeks. “Miss Tiara Hikari... You’re such an angel!”

It seems that I have convinced him to stop his wrongdoing. The evil powers of Eidolons have left him, momentarily. He started to undo the locks, finally opening the door.

But then-

“Ooooooooryaaaah!!!!”

Bam! I heard a cranium break. A bat coated with barbed wire was slammed to the poor kidnapper’s forehead! The kidnapper immediately lost his consciousness and fell flat on the floor. Blood started to crawl on the dirty floor. The result is a grim bloody crime scene!

“M-Miss Awane!!!” I shrieked to my rescuer.

“Tiara, are you okay!?” The Idol Club President asked me. She’s with three of my friends who appeared to be well and fine. They seem to escape from the kidnappers without any problems.

“I-I’m okay, but the kidnapper isn’t!” I said. “That attack was unnecessary! I already convinced him to stop!”

“Oh, sorry about that.” Miss Awane made a carefree Teehee face. “Anyway, we have to rescue others!”

Then the Idols ran away from the scene. Before leaving the unconscious man on the ground, I secretly used my on him. I wish he didn’t suffer from fatal damage.

<>

We may be a group of kidnapped high school idols, but we are not completely helpless. I also thought I would finally reveal my secret as a Gate Guardian for this time, but I think it’s not needed. The girls can handle the kidnappers alone.

We ought to rescue the girls that got separated, but instead, they regrouped to us as if this is just a funny reunion in a mall.

The next one who rejoined our forces is the blood-stained Meirin. We all thought that something terrible happened. But when she told her story, I got horrified of her instead.

“I stabbed that one kidnapper with pencil forty-three times. I think he’s still alive, but he won’t be hearing with his left ear for the rest of his life.”

Then, the next person who regrouped is Chihue. That Idol is a master of Karate. Her testimony is terrifying in a whole new level.

“I broke his solar plexus, crunched his testicles and gouged out his tongue. I think he’ll be in the hospital for six months, and he’ll live longer if he can afford daily dialysis.”

<>

There’s only one Idol to be rescued left, and that is Airi, the rich girl of our group. Her stepfather is a businessman who owns a Barbie franchise, so naturally, she has the most guards. There’s two of them guarding her, busy negotiating with her parents on the phone. This is a perfect kidnap-for-ransom opportunity for them.

While the kidnappers are occupied, I snuck on a nearby stockpile of bricks. I’ll be giving my fellow Idols a signal to snatch our last member get out of this place together.

I overheard the conversation of the kidnappers and Airi’s stepfather since the phone is set in loudspeaker.

“If you want to see your daughter again, we want five hundred thousand.” The kidnapper said with a smile.

“Okay, okay… Let me just run to the bank real quick.” The stepfather answered.

“That was easy…” The kidnapper mumbled. “Let’s meet up in-”

“SYKE!!!” The stepfather laughed. “You gotta put a bullet in her skull!”

“W-What?” The kidnapper was dumbstruck.

“Look, we are gonna die someday, right? And I guess, today is her day. I can’t do anything about it. I’m too lazy to get my money on the bank. That girl is not my daughter, and she’s annoying anyway. All she does is complain, whine, and watch Glee all day. You’ll be doing me a favor. Why would I even pay five hundred thousand for you to give her back to me when I didn’t even want her in the first place. If I’m giving you five hundred thousand, they’d better be to kill her, stupid moron.”

Then the insensitive stepfather of Airi hanged the phone.

…

I’m so awed. Even the kidnappers don’t know what to react. It’s too silent, and only the phone’s beeping sound is the one making noise.

…

“Let her go.” Kidnapper 2 said. “Let her go.”

Kidnapper 1 went in front of the poor girl and started to comfort her. “You need to be freed. You deserve a better stepfather.”

When the kidnapper was about to untie the Idol, my fellow club members went impatient and raided the two surprised hooligans. They already laid down their guns, so Miss Awane should have decided that this is the best opportunity to attack!

“W-Wait, Miss Awane-!!!”

Bam! Crash! Kaboom! Shank!

I failed them.

I failed to save the kidnappers from my trigger-happy clubmates. I’m glad that we girls are safe, but it doesn’t have to be this bloody…

<>

The Idol Club decided to tie all the kidnappers in front of the warehouse, stark naked. I’m quite thankful that the wrongdoers are somehow alive, but some of them are bleeding to death.

We sent our GPS location to the police and the ambulance. The proper authorities took care of the rest.

Come to think of it, they were influenced by evil energy. But where did the Eidolon go?

...

Maybe it got scared of the Idol Club.