A Wife's Escape

Violent Zone (3)

Keyran who showed no doubt at all managed to make Mr. Tiger was stunned for a moment. "Mampuss me .." he muttered.

"What did you say?" ask Keyran.

"Forget it, it's nothing!" The tiger masked man then sat up straight and changed his position to be more serious. "Well, you said you wanted to know about everything. Where do I start telling stories?"

"I want to know what happened to this organization 4 years ago. There was a ship fire that killed many people. There is also news that the Violent Zone has been slumped, but in fact now I see it is getting bigger than before. What exactly makes the Violent Zone different from the previous Violent Zone?"

"So that's what you want to ask. This place became as big as it is now there is only one definite reason. Our boss changed. Under the auspices of the new boss, the rules and systems of this place also changed."

"Oh, really? But according to my friend ... you rebuilt this business on the basis of misappropriation of compensation funds from the Adinata family. But how can your boss change and even now take the Adinata family for granted? Aren't you ashamed to be labeled a traitor?" ask Keyran.

"That's right, about misappropriation of funds is true. But speaking of numbers, it is very less if you want to rebuild this business. That's why we need a new boss, he's the one who helped us with the lack of funds we need. And we are not traitors either, but it is the Adinata family who threw us out first." replied Mr. Tiger was a little upset.

"Wasted?"

"Yes, they're the ones who dumped us! They think that providing compensation funds is enough, but for us the name of compensation funds is not needed. Most of us live alone and have no family, so that's compensation or what we don't need. What we need is capital funds to start this business again, by starting this business again then the money will continue to spin and will even double! But the answer the Adinata family gave was no, they decided to no longer be the manager of this business."

"When we were in a bad situation, suddenly someone offered to cooperate with us. He is willing to give new yachts, abundant capital, even weapons. But he has a condition that he determines new systems and regulations in this business, we are also required to always obey him. Of course we don't reject this good opportunity, we as the trash of society that is not accepted anywhere, finally have a chance to go back to business and get back to power."

"But if your boss is a new person, why is your business name still Violent Zone?" ask Keyran.

"Violent Zone is already famous for having high popularity, and people are also more familiar with this name. So the new boss doesn't want to miss taking over the rights to this already popular business name."

"Hmm ... Your new boss seems interesting, who is he? Is he also from one of the conglomerate families from this town?"

"Next question!" said Mr. Tigers.

"But you haven't answered my question."

"I said the next question!!" snapped Mr. Tiger kicked down his desk.

"..." - ".Keyran mutely, a moment later he said, "So you told me you were going to tell me everything. Do you want to lick your own saliva now?" ask her with a quip.

Suddenly Mr. Tiger glared and brought his face closer to Keyran. "Let me make sure of one thing, you didn't bring a recording device, did you?"

"Emm .. no," Keyran replied awkwardly while distancing his face from Mr. Tigers.

"Well, if you take him, I will have to kill you! If after you get off this ship you also spread what we're talking about, you'll be killed too!"

Mr. Tiger then moved his face away and sat back down quietly. "You asked me who our boss was. For that .. sorry, I don't know him myself."

"What?! How can you not know who your own boss is? He's not a ghost, is he?" keyran asked in disbelief.

"You misinterpreted my meaning. I don't know him in that sense. But our new boss is a man who keeps his identity very secret. From the very beginning he was wearing a mask, we who had felt cheated had tried to attack him together, but we were all defeated by him."

"What kind of mask is he wearing?" ask Keyran curious.

"Onis. Japanese mask as an embodiment of a demon that is red, sharp-toothed, horned and creepy expression. We call him Mr. The oni. But he said that he wasn't the real boss ..he had another boss that even I had never seen. Time of visit Mr. Oni to the ship only at the time of the show."

"I think I have understood that the status of the position in this place is indicated by the mask worn. Plain white for VIPs like me, black for the crew, 12 for the executives, then Mr. Oni who can be called your boss. The rules are getting stricter, but once I was just a VIP and an executive wearing a mask."

Mr. Tiger nodded. "More or less as you say. But a while ago Mr. Oni brought a girl with him, he also wore a similar but slightly different mask. The tengu mask, the difference is that its nose is long like a bird's beak. If the oni is a demon then the tengu is the opposite."

"Then ... She is Ms. Tengu?" ask Keyran.

"Wrongly, the mask he was wearing was indeed a tengu mask. But she's called Miss Holiday!"

"Huh?! Doesn't that have nothing to do with the mask he wears?" Keyran.

"You don't seem to fully understand yet, the pseudonyms of the people here don't depend on the mask, but on the nature of the person. For example the person who welcomed you earlier wearing a fox mask, he was Foxy, he was called that way because he was good at playing tricks to cheat. Then Mr. Oni, the mask he was wearing already reflected his nature, he was like a demon. And for Miss Holiday, she was called that because she visited the ship as she pleased and indeterminate. When we asked her exactly when she planned to come at least in preparation for her welcome, she always said she would come on holidays, but for her every day was a holiday."

"..." - ".Keyran.

It seems like I understand one thing, the more dangerous the place visited then the people there are also getting weird.

"Well, your question about our new boss has been answered. What do you want to ask again?" ask Mr. Tigers.

"You said your boss was Mr. Create new systems and rules. What systems did he change?"

"Before I answer, I want to make sure of one thing. You must have seen the previous Violent Zone show. Do you know where those fighters came from?"

"Hahh .. It's only natural not to know. All you know for sure is that Violent Zone is just an underground fighting arena to entertain rich people like you. But the system now has been different, the fighters who used to follow the fight are only limited to people who are good at fighting. Some people get into financial trouble and offer for money. There are also those who have offended organizations and been kidnapped and forced into a fight."

"But it's different now! Not just anyone can be a fighter! And not just anyone can enjoy the show! The VIP status you have now is our special treatment for local business people who run the market. But our overseas VIP guests are treated differently, perhaps because the area of origin is different then their madness is also different."

"VIPS who come from abroad are rich people who will be sad if they are subordinated. That's our real target, they're crazy people who hold true VIP status! But they also still have to obey our rules, they are all also required to wear masks."

"Then to the current Violent Zone fighters, they were all criminals. Have you ever heard of inmates trying to escape from prison?"

Keyran nodded.

"The inmates have some way of escaping from prison. And one of them is by hitchhiking to a smuggler ship! But we lied to them and led them all here to follow the cruel fight! Ahaha! "

"What?!" Keyran gasp.

"Yes that's it. When the show or the fight of life and death begins, the criminals will be charged the price of the bet that our organization has determined. Serial murder crimes, human trafficking, rapists of minors, murderers of their own girlfriends who are pregnant, the more depraved the crimes they commit, the higher the value of the bet!"

"And you know what's even more interesting?! We put a price until even billions of VIPs are still willing. The VIPs are free to decide which criminal they will bet on. If the criminal wins and lives to the end, his desire to be free will be granted! And the VIPs who bet on the criminal will win the money! Hahaha, this is the perfect combination between gambling and circus shows!"

"..." - ".Keyran is silent a thousand languages, he never thought would know the reality as said by the masked man with the pseudonym Mr. That tiger.

"Oh yeah, I told you one more secret! Although there are criminals who win and survive until the end, but when the VIPs go home then the god will kill him!"

"D-god ...?"

"Yes, god! Dewa is the executioner whose organization we prepare to kill criminals who are either defiant or rebellious! Another interesting fact is ... The god I'm talking about is me! Ah, wrong .. I should have called it us, the executives!"

Some days after Keyran just kept quiet and still trying to digest everything he just heard. Then he said, "I want to ask again, this is about the tragedy of the burning of the ship 4 years ago, how did the fire happen? Though it was the time where the final tournament was conducted and the guard was certainly very tight."

"Hey, don't go around in circles! You want to ask me about the death of Young Master William Adinata, don't you?"

"You're right, so please tell me!" pinta Keyran with a serious tone.

"That's simple, the point is he was killed. And the culprit is the same person who burned the ship. I explained to you who the fighters in the Violent Zone were. Some people offend the organization. And at that time, someone we had managed to kidnap turned out to have a background that was not simple. His comrades come to his rescue by setting explosives on the ship and killing boss William. Uh. .. I-I mean Young Master William."

Keyran. "Until now you call him boss. Did you have a close relationship with him while he was alive?"

Mr. Tiger was silent, but after that he suddenly took off his mask. Keyran who realized that was very unexpected with what he saw. On the man's face was a large scar on his eyes, which even left him next to blind.

"Do you know me now?" ask Mr. Tigers.

"Yes .. I remember, I used to bet for you. I don't think you're an executive now. But I forgot your real name."

"That's it, to me the name doesn't matter anymore. Let's go ahead, you want to find out who set the ship on fire, right?"

"Yes" Keyran replied briefly.

"But before that I have a condition, take off your mask!"

Keyran took off his mask.

"Why do you directly obey?!" snapped Mr. Tigers.

"You told me to yourself!" keyran snapped with a look of wonder.

"The secret of your identity is important, man! That one was just kidding! But all right, you wait a minute!"

"The freak" muttered Keyran.

Mr. Tiger then opened his desk drawer, he looked busy looking for something in the drawer. After about 1 minute he put something on the table, it was nothing but a photograph.

"Do you know him?" ask Mr. Tigers.

"Yes" Keyran replied with a strange expression.

"really? Is this a coincidence?!"

"What are you talking about? The person in this picture is my wife."

"Whataa?! M-mampuss you! Mampuss me! We're going to Mampuss! We're wretched!!" hysterical shouting.