A/N: I AM BACK FROM HELL, DUDES. YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW HOW I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE EFFICIENT TIME TO POST CHAPTERS. I've been wanting to continue this since, like, forever. Starting April, we're having a four-month summer vacation for the adjustments of our country's educational system. So I gained a lot of time. Well, welcome back to MMG, people! And I'm sorry for making you all wait.
Disclaimer: KHR! belongs to Amano Akira-sensei, and DRRR! belongs to Narita Ryohgo-sensei.
In an apartment near Kowagoe Highway, 7am
"We met a lot of extreme people here in a short time." Ryohei uttered. They've just finished eating breakfast, and they settled in their rooms for a bit.
Tsuna shrugged. "From what I know, Reborn brought us here to know the people in Ikebukuro. I still don't get why..."
With that, Reborn came in the room with Chrome and Lambo. "Ciaossu. I see you're talking about me?"
"Ah, Reborn. W-well, sort of," Tsuna nodded.
Reborn jumped onto Tsuna's head to sit on it. He held out five fingers. "All in all, you've met five people in Ikebukuro, right?"
"Yeah, that's right." Hayato nodded, crossing his arms. "But, Reborn-san, it's not that I doubt you or anything, but what else are we going to do here aside from sightseeing and meeting some people?"
"Oh, you mean training," Reborn jumped to Hayato's head next. "Right. I need to get you all to improve. Two years after you've fought the Vindice, I could safely say that you have surpassed every generation of the Vongola."
"Surpassed the Vongola? Th-that's praising us too much…" Tsuna said, scratching his cheek.
"I mean it," Reborn looked at Tsuna. "Well, I only said that you've surpassed every generation of the Vongola, but that doesn't mean you're currently the strongest in the mafia."
"Eh? What do you mean by that?" Takeshi asked.
"Even if you've all grown stronger, that doesn't leave the fact that the people around you are also becoming stronger by the moment," Reborn pointed out.
"So, you mean… we have to keep on evolving," Tsuna guessed. "Or something like that."
"That's right. If you only maintain your current strength, you will soon be toast by other famiglia."
"How the hell are we gonna do that here?" Hayato said.
"Tell me," Reborn jumped from Hayato's head, landing on the floor. "What do you think about the people we met here in Ikebukuro?"
"Eh, what's with this all of an extreme sudden?" Ryohei asked.
"Just answer. This is just a surprise quiz. Let's start with Heiwajima Shizuo."
"The guy in the bartending suit…?" Chrome said.
"He's extremely strong!" Ryohei answered.
"I couldn't even get that guy, suddenly throwing things at people. He just gets on my nerves." Hayato scratched his head.
"He looks like someone who gets angry easily…" Takeshi added.
"Oh, now that Yamamoto-kun mentioned it, he reminds me of Hibari-san…" Tsuna said.
Reborn nodded. "What about Shinra?"
"Perverted weirdo doctor!" Lambo blurted.
Tsuna tilted his head. "He's a cheerful guy, I guess?"
"And Celty?" Reborn shot a glance at Hayato.
"A headless UMA… This is the first time I've heard about such being." Hayato put his hand under his chin.
"You mean a dullahan…" Chrome told him.
"And her abilities, too," Tsuna uttered. "Her shadows reminded me a bit of Night Flames."
"That's right. They're different from Dying Will Flames. Seems like it's a power only exclusive to dullahans," Reborn said. "Next is the leader of Dollars."
"Togamine Mikado-kun, was it?" Takeshi tried remembering the name.
"It's Ryuugamine Mikado, baseball idot." Hayato corrected him.
"Oh. Hahaha!" Takeshi laughed, which only made Hayato glare at him. "I see. Sounds like the name of a famous guy, huh?"
"Tch." Hayato scratched the back of his head. "Well… he looks like a naïve guy, with that innocent-looking face and all."
"Doesn't that seem like when you first meet Tsuna?"
"Eh, me?" Tsuna looked at Takeshi.
"You mean to say Juudaime is naïve?" Hayato's glare went deeper on Takeshi.
Reborn interrupted before Hayato could hit the back of Takeshi's head "Okay that's good enough. What about Simon from Russia Sushi?"
Chrome tilted her head. "He's another strong guy…?"
"The way he talked was a little weird, though… and creepy…" Tsuna made a weird face.
Reborn smirked. "What about… Orihara Izaya?
"Eh? We haven't met him yet, so I'm not so sure of what to say." Tsuna scratched his cheek.
"Then, just answer based on what you've heard about him from Shinra and Mikado."
"Well… he seems…" the young boss thought for a bit. "Intimidating, I guess? Or someone who's always scheming something."
"That'll be enough." Reborn nodded to himself.
"Uh, Reborn?" Tsuna looked at the infant curiously. "We still don't get where we're headed with what you're asking us."
"Well…" Reborn narrowed his eyes. The Guardians stared at him, waiting for a response.
Five seconds passed.
…
A bubble started blowing out from Reborn's nose.
"Geh," Hayato looked disappointed.
"He slept to the extreme." Ryohei made the same face as Hayato.
"Wh-what the…" Tsuna loosened his shoulders. Honestly, he was nervous as to what he would say. He's hiding it, he thought.
And Reborn did hide something.
An apartment near Sunshine 60, 12nn
Mikado was feeling better. After eating omelette rice for lunch, he instantly knew he was in a better shape than last night. Well, of course his muscles still hurt a bit, but he can walk all right. He moved his legs a little.
Well, they're fine, I guess.
He was staring at the laptop, his eyes fixed on Midori's logs in the chatroom. An idea was stuck on his mind.
"No, that's impossible," he brushed that thought off. "No way, no way."
But it is possible.
What actually crossed this young man's mind was that Midori was Hanakami Naru, the person who chased (and nearly killed) him.
If you think about it, it is like deja vu, reader. This is the same case with Saika's. Saika came into the chatroom when the Slasher was around. It wouldn't feel like a coincidence when Midori was added into the chatroom when the Chaser was around. That actually makes sense. Anyone could think that Midori would be the Chaser, or at least, one of the Chasers.
This was not actually what's in the mind of Ryuugamine Mikado. Nevertheless, it was a good assumption.
With that, Mikado subconsciously went into Private Mode with Kanra.
[Private Mode] Tanaka Taro: Hello there Kanra-san…
[Private Mode] Tanaka Taro: Ah, sorry. I meant Izaya-san. I want to ask something… and well, I hope you'll answer once you're online.
[Private Mode] Tanaka Taro: Ano… Is Midori-san actually Hanakami Naru?
An abandoned warehouse somewhere in Ikebukuro, same time
The leader looked around to check on his members. Some of them were sparring with their knives. Others were practicing by hitting targets. Some were giggling and snickering as they took a rest, but they were researching about Dollars in their phones.
It's about time, the leader thought.
He called Akina, his secretary, who was supervising their actions.
"Hai, bossu." Akina approached.
"How are the preparations?"
"As you can see, bossu. Everyone is ready. We are now waiting for your orders."
"Oh-kay~ Then, gather everybody for me."
Whistling a three-toned tune, Secretary Akina was able to gather them all with ease.
Six horizontal lines of people quickly gathered in front of the leader. The leaders and vice leaders of the five groups were on the first row, while each group was on the rest of the lines. They were all quiet, as if they have been standing there for minutes. But for them, this is all on a daily basis. They're used to this.
Seeing that they've assembled, the leader started, smirking. "Listen up, people. Before we begin the mission, let me just tell you all that one of you here is an idiot. One of you had gone for the same target twice."
The leader shot a glance at the sixth row—the fifth group. The people in the line flinched, since they knew who the supreme leader was talking about. They glanced at one of the members in reflex.
Of course, the leader noticed that. Oh, so it's him, he thought.
"Nakabe Hoji-kun?" he called, smiling innocently. "It's you, right? Come here."
The man named Nakabe Hoji reluctantly walked forward, and stopped in front of the first row. "Y-yes, sir?"
"Hoji-kun, before I hit you right now, explain why you targeted the Headless Rider twice. And you even targeted her in her own apartment? With the risk of being surrounded by—wait, how many visitors did the Headless Rider have?" The leader suddenly turned to Akina for an answer. "—Oh. Seven visitors. Seven." He quickly turned back to Hoji.
"Th-th-th-that's not true, sir!" Hoji denied.
The leader quickly stood up and kicked his face. "That's for being in denial. You still try to hide the facts from me, the person who can see through all of you?"
"S-Sir…"
"Answer my question first," the leader narrowed his eyes, his lips curving into a smile. "Why target the Headless Rider twice?"
"I-it was because I failed to finish the first chase, sir… s-so I—"
"'Failed'?"
Hoji flinched, but he answered, "I wasn't able to touch any part of his body, or steal anything… S-so I targeted him a second time."
"'Wasn't able'?" the leader raised an eyebrow. Hoji didn't answer.
The leader sighed and started walking around the lines. Akina followed him. "You all might have been fast, or have a good stamina, or have good reflexes and all, but where is your common sense?"
"C-Common sense, sir?" Hoji replied.
"That's right. Common sense." The leader gestured to his temple and began, "The target knows your face. So if you go after him for the second time, what will be the most obvious possibility?"
Hoji did try to think for an answer, but due to his fear with the leader, he wasn't able to come up with one. Soon enough the leader noticed his silence.
"Then, who among you here could answer that question?" the leader continued walking around, then stopped at the fourth line, where the third group was. "Group 3, what would you say?"
Everyone in the third group flinched. Eventually one of them reluctantly raised his hand.
"Oh, good, one of you understands." The leader brightened his smile. "Yes, Kuzuhara Ryo-kun?"
"T-the target would recognize you, sir…"
"And?"
"He'd be more anxious of you."
"So?"
"There's the possibility of a counterattack."
"And?"
"… T-the possibility of being seen by people close to the target…?"
"Correct! Well said, well said." The leader nodded, feeling satisfied, and then walked back to Hoji. "You understand now?"
"Y-Yes, sir."
"So, how many possibilities did you open?"
"A-All of them," Hoji answered. He could feel cold sweat on his back.
"I said how many." The leader kicked Hoji again. "That one was for being an idiot. You lack common sense."
"Four… sir."
"Then, I'll give you four jabs," the leader clenched his fists. Hoji looked at him in horror.
"Okay~ Punishment time is over." The leader went back to his seat. "I hope this will remind you to think before you leap."
He continued after a long pause, examining everyone.
"I see everyone's ready. Alright, it's about time for all of you to go out. Remember, you won't just chase after your targets. We're raising funds. So steal anything! Understood?"
"Hai!" everyone shouted.
"Okay. It's time for all Chasers to head out."
The warehouse door was opened, and all of the groups started running, without any worries.
