Haru told the Future Foundation's members almost everything that had happened at Myojo Academy during her interrogation. She told them about the Class Black's students kidnapping, their memories erasing, as well for the Queen Bee ability. She would have preferred to keep her ability secret, but Munakata, the former SHSL School President, had noticed Tokaku's particular behavior when he had fought her.

Indeed, the blue haired girl had interrupted their fight to go at the rescue of Haru. But there was no way she could have known about Haru being attacked by Sakakura, the former SHSL Boxer. To Munakata, it looked like she knew from instinct that Haru was in danger. He had concluded that it had to be either her or the blue haired girl who had some kind of "special" talent. In those circumstances, Haru felt the need to tell him the truth. If she wanted to start a trustworthy relationship with Future Foundation, she considered that it was an important detail about herself that she should maybe not hide from them.

But despite her desire to be honest, Haru omitted to talk about the chairwoman's involvement in the Class Black's killing game. She did tell them that Meichi had disappeared and that she may be somehow related to the SHSL Despair. It wasn't entirely a lie since it was true that Haru didn't know if the chairwoman was truly on the despair side. Haru sincerely doubted it though. Even if she couldn't forgive Yuri for the killing game, what she told them about keeping hope didn't sound like what an actual SHSL Despair would say. Haru didn't want Future Foundation to search and interrogate her too deeply. She was going to be the one who will find the chairwoman and asked her why she had been the mastermind.

Of course, Future Foundation was skeptical about her Queen Bee ability at first. Haru thought that it was understandable, even herself had still some difficulties to believe it. Sakakura almost even attacked her because he thought she was making fun of them (fortunately Munakata and Yukizome, the former SHSL Housekeeper, where there to calm him). But, the white haired man had remained open-minded and even seemed interested about her special ability. But of course, he wanted proves of the Queen Bee ability's existence.

Globally the interrogation went well. It would have been better without Sakakura's angry stare though. Despite his coldness Munakata seemed to be a man with good intentions, but maybe not the kind of person Haru would get along easily. Chisa on the other hands seemed to be someone Haru could befriend. Strangely Tokaku really seemed suspicious of Yukizome, even more than from Sakakura, which Haru couldn't understand. She usually trusted the blue haired girl's judgement, but she was wondering if she was right this time to doubt Chisa.

Since both Haru and Tokaku were under the influence of a truth serum during the interrogation, they weren't under suspicion anymore. The drug had been provided by the former SHSL Pharmacist, Kimura Seiko. Of course, Tokaku had asked to be injected first, to be sure the serum wasn't dangerous for Haru.

After the interrogation, they both had to be examined by the pharmacist to see if the Queen Bee ability was an actual thing. Haru and Tokaku were currently waiting near Seiko's laboratory for the result of their medical exam couple day later.

While waiting, Haru thought about Haruki's siblings. They were currently on a high-secured farm of the 11th Division under the protection of Bandai Daisuke, the former SHSL Farmer. Haru had met him. At first, she was kind of scared because of his large muscular build, but after she talked with him she realised that Bandai was a caring and sweet man, with a surprisingly cute voice. She didn't feel worried at all to leave Haruki's siblings in his charge.

Seiko finally came out from the laboratory. She was a woman about the same height as them, with a particular appearance. Almost her entire face was covered by either a mask on her mouth or her bangs above on of her purple eye, and she had medium length grey hair. Her style gave her a somewhat frightened vibe, but Haru found her rather nice and soft, but quite shy and nervous. Despite the sensitive contents of the medical exam, the pharmacist had remained professional and caring, which put Haru at ease. It wasn't the case for Tokaku though.

"I…I've the result of your medical exams… "Seiko mumbled.

The blue haired girl glanced at the pharmacist, which made her slightly recoiled with a frightened look. Tokaku was still not over what happened during the medical examination. Since the Queen Bee ability was related to pheromones, Seiko had to take a sample from both of them. Due to the nature of the examination, there was only one place where the sample could be taken from…and Tokaku would probably never forgive the pharmacist for that. Seiko let them came inside her laboratory.

"So…what are the results?" Haru asked.

"I…I can't barely believe it. You…your pheromones…are almost the same as those of a queen bee! This is…unbelievable…" the pharmacist whispered.

"And…what does it do?" Haru asked.

"Well, from the tests I ran, Ichinose-san can influence others' will by affecting their pheromones with hers. You could also affect someone enough to turn them into something similar as a worker bee…from what I observed with Azuma-san's pheromones, it's the case with her…"

Even if she already knew that, Haru couldn't help herself from feeling kind of upset. She wanted so much to be normal and to not have this power, and to have the confirmation that she had put the blue haired girl under her control saddened her.

"B-But…! Uh, even if Azuma-san is your worker bee, it's not like…you could give her any kinds of order. She's not…brainwashed. She's only more…inclined to protect you, she can feel when you are in danger and…it may affect her attraction to you." Seiko added nervously.

It seemed that the pharmacist noticed Haru's discomfort and tried to somehow reassure her. Even if Haru appreciated her effort, it didn't really help. She still felt bad to have used her ability on Tokaku.

Suddenly, the blue haired girl gently grabbed her hand which caused Haru to feel her heart racing.

"It doesn't matter. Even before, I wanted to protect Haru and I loved her. Even if I'm currently under her power, I know that my feelings for her and my desire to protect her are true." Tokaku declared.

This time, Haru felt that she must be blushing heavily due to her lover's words. Tokaku was right. Even before they lost their memories, they were dating. At that time the blue haired girl wasn't under her control, it was the proof that their feelings for each of were reals. And if she hadn't use her power on Tokaku, the blue haired girl would have fell into despair and ending up killing herself. It was the only way to save her.

"Well, that's probably true….uh…anyway. The point is, outside from your body your pheromones can't be used to control people. Only you can do that on some level. At the best your pheromones could be used as a powerful aphrodisiac…not that it would be useful." Seiko said.

"It better this way I think. At least the Queen Bee ability can't fall into the wrong hands." Haru said.

"Afro…what?" Tokaku replied.

"Anyway, I'll inform Munakata about this, and I'll run some other tests to be sure. You…you can return to your room. Thank you...for your collaboration."

Haru thanked her back for her hospitality and she left the laboratory, walking hand in hand with Tokaku.

Haru and Tokaku officially became Future Foundation's members in the 2nd Division under the leadership of Munakata. They were assigned to the peacekeeping force. With Haru's ability and Tokaku's combat's skills, their role was to protect innocents and fight against the SHSL Despair.

As Future Foundation's members, Haru was wearing a long sleeves white shirt under a black vest and a black skirt with her regular shoes, while Tokaku was now wearing a long sleeves black shirt with a blue tie and a black pant with her usual boots.

"Hey you, is it true that you're some kind of queen?" a feminine voice suddenly asked.

Haru turned back and saw a woman slightly above her height, with a cute and cheerful appearance. She was with a rather tall man with a serious expression, wearing a long red trench coat.

Haru and Tokaku were currently assisting the 8nd and 9nd Divisions in a mission to help some refugees. Haru had assisted the 8nd Division to help providing foods to the refugees, while Tokaku had been assigned to the management of weapons with the 9nd Division.

The two people who approached them were Ando Ruruka, the former SHSL Confectioner and the leader of the 8nd Division, and Sonosuke Izayoi, the former SHSL Blacksmith and the leader of the 9nd Division.

"Ah, uh, not really…I'm only…" Haru began to say.

"Haru isn't some kind of queen. She's my queen." Tokaku replied.

Even if what the blue haired girl said made Haru happy, she was also quite embarrassed that she said this in public.

"Ah, I see. You're in that kind of relationship." Ruruka said.

Tokaku suddenly glanced at Izayoi with a suspicious gaze.

"You…you have way too much weapons hidden on you." The blue haired girl said.

"There's no such a thing as too much weapons." the man replied calmly.

"As expected from the SHSL Blacksmith." Tokaku commented.

"Surprisingly for the SMSL Assassin." Izayoi replied.

"I'm not an assassin. I'm the SHSL Bodyguard now. And I know enough about weapons to say that there's a limit of how many weapons we should carry." Tokaku said.

Tokaku and the blacksmith gazed at each other for few seconds before they both took out a knife. They then began to walk away together and disappeared from their sight.

"Tokaku…?!"

"Let them. I think our boyfriends need to settle this among men." Ruruka said.

"But Tokaku isn't a…"

"You aren't dating?"

"Yes, we are a couple, but…"

The confectioner suddenly put a hand on Haru's shoulder and looked at her with a friendly yet intimidating gaze.

"I heard something else about you, something quite interesting. Is it true that you have mind-control's power?" Ruruka asked.

"Uh? No…not really. I…do have an ability to influence people's will, but…it's not that strong as you think. Ah, but no need to worry about that, I don't intend to use it for…"

"You know, I also have an ability to control others." the confectioner interrupted.

Suddenly, Ruruka's gaze seemed more threatening. She took something from her pocket. Haru sighed in relief when she saw that it was a candy.

"Ah, I get it! I heard about it. The way of someone's heart is through their stomach, right?" Haru replied.

"How about you have a taste, Ichinose-san?"

Ruruka unwrapped the candy and approach it from Haru's lips. To be polite, Haru accepted it and ate the candy. It was delicious. But, she tasted something odd with the candy. She suddenly felt dizzy for few seconds, before returning to her normal state. Ruruka was now closer from her and she gently stroke Haru's cheek.

"So, how was it? Delicious, isn't it? So much that you couldn't live without this taste? You want another one, right? You would be ready to do anything only to taste it again…" the confectioner softly whispered.

"Uh...no? Your candy was delicious, but I don't think it would be good for my health to eat too many sweets, sorry." Haru replied.

Ruruka suddenly gazed at her with a cold stare. Haru was worried that she may had offended her and she wanted to rectify what she said.

"Ah, but your candy was one of best I've taste! As expected from the former SHSL Confectioner! Maybe a second one wouldn't be bad…" Haru tried to say.

Ruruka suddenly grabbed Haru's collar and drawn her face close to hers. Haru felt kind of uncomfortable because it was too close.

"Listen, Ichinose-san. I don't know what you are capable of, but you better not be in my way. If you don't bother me, everything will be fine for you. If you get in my way…you might end up badly. Don't underestimate me."

Haru wasn't sure to understand what was happening. Did she make Ruruka mad? And in what way could she get…

The confectioner suddenly released her and recoiled. Tokaku and Izayoi were coming back. Ruruka suddenly ran toward her boyfriend and hugged him.

"Yoi-chan!" she called him, before leaving the area while holding his arm.

The blue haired girl approached Haru. She looked unharmed, which reassured Haru.

"So…how did it go?"

"It was a tie. He was strong." Tokaku replied. "This woman…I don't trust her. For a confectioner, she smells quite bitter."

"Even though she was acting so sweet…we could say she's a bittersweet person. She kind of reminds me of Isuke-san."

"Hum, another reason to beware of her."

Suddenly , Tokaku gently grabbed Haru's shoulders and gazed at her with a soft look.

"Haru, don't worry. I'll protect you, from her and from anyone who want to wrong you."

Haru smiled, comforted by her lover's words. She then approached her face from hers and gave her a chaste kiss. After few seconds, Tokaku recoiled and winced. It seemed that she had taste the candy Haru ate earlier.

"It's…too sweet…"

Haru and Tokaku were currently running toward the control room. They had received a call from Chisa telling them that there was something they absolutely needed to see there. The housekeeper asked them to not reveal to Munakata that she was the one who warned them about this, since it was supposed to be a confidential information.

They went inside the control room. Almost every Future Foundation's Division leaders were there. They were all looking at a screen. The screen was showing a group of 16 students in a gymnasium. They were all facing the platform. Haru blenched when she noticed what they were looking at; a Monokuma teddy bear.

He was speaking with the same voice the Monokuma who was responsible of the Class Black's killing game had. Could the person who controlled him be the chairwoman? Haru didn't want to believe it.

"You must kill someone if you want to leave." Monokuma said to the students.

Haru almost felt as her heart stopped beating when she heard that.

"No, it can't be…" Haru mumbled.

Some of the people, including Munakata turned back to look at her.

"Ichinose…don't tell me…this is the same…" the white haired man began to say.

But Haru wasn't listening to him. The despair was consuming her thoughts. Haru understood that those unfortunate students were about to suffer a killing game. The despairful tragedy that cost the life of almost all Haru's classmates was about to happen again.

Haru is about to witness the broadcast of the first DR game.

For those who are confused about Ruruka's actions, she put powerful narcotics in her candies to make people addict to them and to control them. But we know that Haru is resilient to those kind of drugs so it didn't work on her, but Ruruka doesn't know that. She thinks that it's because of her ability, thus she's now worried about Haru.

Tokaku being misgendered became a running gag now.

Btw Seiko is my DR3 waifu. So precious cinnamon role.