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This time with Lambo Bovino, the Ultimate Lightning Rod...

The next morning I-pin and Kaede came around to everyone's dorms. They were adamant about us starting as soon as the morning announcements were over. Where those two found the energy to convince sixteen teenagers to sacrifice their sleep, I will never know. To be honest, for a moment, Shuichi had it the worst since Kaede dragged him out of bed an hour before anyone else. But hey, I'm not complaining. Without Shuichi's rule-bidding attitude, I managed to sleep right up to the Monokubs' announcements. Well...what's left of them. The yellow one never reappeared after the day Monokuma exploded. 'Oh well,' I thought as a rolled over in my bed, a content smile printed on my face. While those suckers are out wandering the school, I get to sleep in.

"Lambo..."A growl escaped Charming's lips. My instincts kicked in a second too late as my world was flipped. I found myself sandwiched between my bedframe and my mattress. "Your team is waiting."

"Good morning to you too my Chinese beauty," I groaned as I threw my mattress off my body. "What do I owe the pleasure of you gracing me with your presence?"

"One, you're running late," The Ultimate Martial Artist sauntered over to my dresser and began tossing clothes in my general direction. "Two, there's something I've been meaning to tell you. Do you remember when I made all that coffee and was late the very next day?"

"Yeah, how can I forget?" I stated as I buttoned up my shirt halfway. "What's this about? Did you find something relating to Big Bro?"

"No... It's about the mastermind. I'm sorry I couldn't mention it the day it happened, but Maki and I were guarding a secret door in the library." I-pin gripped her left arm with a painful expression.

"The one behind the center bookcase that's against the wall?" I asked her to confirm what I already knew.

"Lambo...how did you-" I-pin gasped as her eyes widened.

"Shuichi showed it to me yesterday. He thinks that the mastermind is using that door to enter and exit their secret hideout." I explained as I locked my horns into place. "The question now is 'how did you find that door?' Charming?"

"Maki and I saw Shuichi and Kaede examining it the day Monokuma exploded." She admitted without much of a fight. "I thought that the mastermind would enter the library, so they could create a new Monokuma. However,... no one entered the library that night. I swear on my master's life."

"However, that same morning Maki came through the front door of the dining hall and not the outside entrance," I rolled my jaw. "So, there's the possibility that the Ultimate Childcare Giver made a pit stop at the library. It doesn't help that she doesn't have an alibi for yesterday."

"I don't think Maki's the mastermind even with all that evidence," I-pin shook her head as she placed a hand on her hip. "You can't refute that Maki could've stolen that ring at any point during Nighttime. If she was the mastermind, why would she so cold towards everyone? Lambo, you said it yourself. The whoever trapped us here would blend in and not stand out."

"Charming, you have no evidence to clear Maki from suspicion." I rolled my eyes as I leaned against the wall. "Yeah, Maki is colder then Adel's ice, but that doesn't mean it's impossible for her to be the mastermind."

"I'll trust my intuition until the bitter end. Unlike we can cross every other possibility off the list, I'll believe Maki is innocent." I-pin exclaimed with her hand on her heart.

"...Why are you defending her? We barely know these people." I frowned at the idea, but I still allowed her to speak her piece.

"I can't shake the feeling that Maki and I aren't so different. When the two of us spent that night together, I saw myself in her. I can't pinpoint what aspect I saw in her, but I believe there's some good in Maki." Charming explained with a heartfelt smile. "Now come on, the others are waiting on us. We can finish this conversation later."

Reluctantly, I followed her of my bedroom and to my group. My Chinese beauty wished the nine of us good luck. I noticed that Maki and Miu rolled their eyes but said nothing. Kokichi and Gonta appeared to be merriest ones amongst our group. Everyone else's attitude ranged from 'at least we're being productive' to 'I don't want to be here'. I was leaner towards the latter, but I kept it to myself. Ryoma and Keebo lead us back to the manhole while Rantaro stayed in the back to keep Maki and me from leaving. It's not that I don't want to escape from Monokuma's grasp, but what about breakfast?

"Keebo, are you sure that its safe for you to be down here?" Rantaro asked as he stepped off the ladder. The steel double doors had kept the ice at bay. Nice, but those doors are covered in frost. Can we even open the damn thing? "The majority of the ice will turn into a liquid before turning into steam."

"There is no need to worry about my well-being," K1-B0 reassured the eight of us with a grand smile. " My creator, Professor Idabashi, believed it was appropriate to provide my exterior with water resistant features."

"Wow Keebo, your inventor must've been quite impressive to think so far ahead." Shirogane proclaimed.

"It was through multiple trials and errors that I was able to become water resistant." Kiiboy beamed with pride.

Kiyo hummed softly to himself before he posed a question. "I will admit. My curiosity has been peaked. Did your professor draw any inspiration from any culture in particular? Although his surname is Japanese, I couldn't help myself from noticing the similarities between your design and other countries' robotic designs."

"Fuck off, folklore cunt!" Miu growled in a protective manner. "Keebo's professor's ass is mine! I was here first."

"There is no need to argue. Professor Idabashi will be more than happy to speak with any of my comrades." Keebo stated with a hand their shoulders.

"Well, that should be more than enough motivation for us to start cut through the ice," Rantaro clapped loudly to bring those three back to reality. "Are the flamethrower working?"

"Better than viagra!" The Ultimate Inventor exclaimed proudly. "Y'all better prepare of yourselves 'cus we're going in full force!"

"Innuendo aside," Maki played with a strand of her hair while she avoided looking in Iruma's general direction. "There's one thing we might have overlooked. Iruma, you made the accessibility of those flamethrowers simple, right?"

"O-Oh course, I built them with specifically in mind," Miu sputtered out. "I got Kirumi's opinion on their simplicity yesterday. Even Tarzan could use one of my genius inventions in his sleep."

"Hphm, so who's going to use them?" Ryoma grunted as he glanced around the room. "There's nine of us and three weapons."

"We'll need two people to hold open the door, so that has to be taken into account." The Ultimate Mystery reminded us. "How about Lambo, Miu, and myself use the flamethrowers? Ryoma and Maki can hold open the door?"

"What the fuck? Why don't you put Kokichi's twink ass to work?!" Miu objected with a hand on her hip. "Why do I got to do more work?"

"I can't speak for Rantaro, but I wouldn't be entirely comfortable with the Ultimate Supreme leader wielding a deadly weapon." Ryoma spared Kokichi a glance.

"Ryoma, your words wound me," Kokichi stated with a playful smile.

"I guess your inventor didn't make you fireproof as well, huh?" Shirogane assumed. "Keebo, you might want to stand as far as possible from the door. We wouldn't want you to overheat or melt."

"Noted..." K1-B0 couldn't help but stare warily at the machinery.

"How about we actually make some headway," Maki sighed heavily as she stalked over to the steel doors. Without so much as a warning, Maki slowly pushed one of the doorways open. The high pitched screeching caused by the door and ground grinding against each other assaulted our eardrums. Wiping the blood from my ears, I glared at the exit. The ice seeped out a leisure spend as it covered the area surrounding the door frame. Maki jumped back as the ice-encased the doorknob. "Look alive people!"

"Miu, you're on standby," Rantaro told her as the two of us aimed our firearms. "Lambo, on the count of three we go full force!"

"Got it!"

"1...2...3!" Rantaro shouts as we removed the safety lock and unleash hellfire onto the ice. I paced the amount of fluid as we slowly approached the door. Ryoma and the others moved behind us to escape the risk of being burned alive.

"Hey...not to alarm anyone, but does it look like the ice isn't going away?" warily said Shirogane. "I've been meaning to get new glasses, but I guess I should make an appointment soon because my eyes must be playing tricks on me."

"As a person who demonstrates perfect eyesight on a daily basis," Kiyo hummed a tune softly. "the ice is indeed unfazed by the fire. Interesting enough, this is a first. It's quite unlikely for these turn of events to occur."

"Oh, you gotta be shitting me," Miu weakly scoffed. "How the fuck is fire ineffective?!"

"Wow Miu, you're so useless. You invented a fire weapon that can't melt ice." Kokichi taunted. "Too bad we can't escape now."

"Kokichi what are you..." My jaw dropped when I saw the ice paint the circular wall and the ladder with frost. "Oh, dev'essere uno scherzo."

"That was our only way out," Shirogane despaired. "We-We're trapped!"

"If someone has a backup plan this would be the time to speak up," Ryoma grunted as he shifted his body to protect Maki from the ice.

I gritted my teeth. I gotta do something if we want to escape. What if? I dropped the flamethrower and cracked my knuckles. Cracking my neck, I allowed sparks to float around my body."Everyone get behind Rantaro and Ryoma! I'll buy y'all some time!"

"Lambo, what are-" K1-B0 was caught off by the electricity consuming my body.

"Stand back Keebo, I don't want to short circuit you just because got too close," I lifted my burning ring to my horns. The electricity swarmed my bullhorns just as I tilted my head towards the double doors. "Roaring Thunder!"

A single green spark flew between my horn and grew into a sphere of lightning flames. Concentrating all of my power into this one spot and allowing my stored power to act as an amplifier, I shot off a bright beam of green dying will flames that pierced through the cavern of ice. A blast of icy fog erupted from the tunnel and blurred our vision.

"...Holy shit..." The Ultimate Mystery whispered. "This is what the Ultimate Lightning Rod is capable of?"

"It's not over," I coughed as I used my ring's flame to guide me through the fog to the closest wall. "I think the ring's flames can melt the ice!"

"Logically speaking, Lambo's theory has the potential to be correct," K1-B0 stated as he calculated the probability. "The ice did originate from the encrypted door."

"Had we known that before, Tenko and Gonta could've come with us," Rantaro raised his fist to eye level, so he could see his Rain flame grow. "For now, Lambo, Kokichi, and myself can undo as must as we can with our power until the others can arrive."

"It's not life-threatening excitement, but at least, this is still exciting." Kokichi snickered as he charged the Mist ring.

"I can live without that much excitement." Shirogane sighed as the nine of us complied into the tunnel. With the guardians leading the charge, we might actually make some progress. Kokichi and Rantaro effortlessly melted the ice. I place my ring on the ice, but it didn't seem to make a dent like before.

"What the hell?" I cocked an eyebrow. "Why isn't it working?"

"Interesting? Although your ring is clearly lit, it has become ineffective to the ice." Kiyo rubbed his chin. "Could this be the limit?"

"What's wrong Limpo? You're a one-stroke kind of guy?" Miu taunted me. "Was the pressure too much for your limp dick?!"

"I don't think that's the case," Maki stepped in and glowered at the pink head. "We're about one-seventh into the cave, so each flame might melt only a portion of the ice."

"That would also equate to us unable to escape until the Cloud ring has resurfaced," Kiyo mentioned with his eyes closed. "In our current position, the path will be cleared only three-sevenths of the way."

"Should we retreat, then?" I shoved my hands into my pocket. "Cuz we're gonna end up less than halfway with two of them."

"No...Although, the exit is still blocked." Rantaro recalled. "Lambo, can you deal with that for us?"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it." I waved them goodbye. "I'll be heading back to tell I-pin and others about our progress."

"Wait up Limpo," Miu shouted as she chased after me. "I'm blowing this dump too! Besides, I was struck with my next big project!"

"And what's that?" I rolled my eyes as I motioned my ring between my horns. The spark grew until it covered my horns completely. By climbing the ladder, my flame melted the ice before I touched the next step.

"Well, Shitichi and No-Tits want three different sensor cameras." She sighed. "Imma start making y'all start paying for these fucking inventions! Got me wasting my precious brain cells on these shitty ideas!"

"You can always turn down the suggestion," I pointed out. "Why would Shuichi even need- Oh, that clever bastard."

"What? Shitichi wants to catch someone in the shower, so his virgin ass can have something to jerk off to." Miu stooped to her usual perverted ideas.

"Get your mind out of the gutter. They're trying to catch the mastermind in some sort of act." I murmured. "Shuichi knows he can't convict anyone without evidence. He can say who's the mastermind, but he'll need physical evidence to convince everyone else."

"Then, why the hell are they waiting until tomorrow? I'm gonna need to pull an all-nighter just to have the damn thing ready in the morning." Miu growled as I helped her out of the manhole. "It's too close to the Doomsday Motive."

"Yeah, but what choice do we have? The flamethrowers wasted three days, and then there's the whole missing ring nonsense." I huffed as I lead the Ultimate Inventor back to her lab. Along the way, I spotted Giant and Kirumi searching through the patches of grass. "Um, what the hell are you guys going?"

"Oh, good afternoon Lambo and Miu," The pale maid brushed the dirt off her dress. "Were your group's efforts fruitful?"

"Yeah, there was some progress, but it almost cost us our lives." I groaned at the memory. "The flamethrowers did nothing against the ice, but apparently the flame from our rings can."

"Interesting," Kirumi raised a finger to her chin before she showed content with the curl of her lips. "It appears we have a slither of hope."

Cocking my eyebrow, I pose a question. "Y'all found the Cloud ring?"

"Unfortunately, we have not. Gonta and I complete our section of the school rather quickly." The Ultimate Maid shook her head once before she continued with her explanation. "Since we had some time leftover, Gonta asked for my assistance with his insect search."

I keep forgetting Gonta's the Ultimate Entomologist. "Now, that I think about it... I haven't been bitten by a bug since we've been here."

"Well duh, you're walking bug zapper," Miu rolled her eyes.

"That might be the case for Lambo," The politer girl of the two sighed. "I haven't come across any signs of life either. Gonta, can you come here please?"

"Yes, Miss Kirumi!" Gonta's gigantic figure managed, but some miracle, to avoid stepping on a blade of grass. "Hello, Lambo! Hello Miss Miu! How can Gonta help?"

"Hey, Gonta, did you find any bugs flying around or in the grass yet?" I folded my arms as I waited for an answer.

"Gonta thought Gonta saw a bug friend flying, but Gonta no find any in the grass." Gonta blushed out of embarrassment. "Gonta's eyes usually really good."

"He isn't the type to lie..." I muttered to myself as I thought about what Gonta said. Kirumi hasn't seen any signs of life, but Gonta swears there are bugs. I want to believe in both of them, but those statements contradict each other. Ugh, I don't have for this! "I guess we'll have to postpone the bug search for now. For now, we should meet up with the others in the dining hall."

"Agreed," Kirumi laced her fingers together. "I will take this opportunity to prepare dinner. I open to any suggestions."

"I haven't had Italian in a while actually," I shrugged as I followed behind Gonta and Kirumi with Miu to my left.

"Fuck that, we need Mexican food and destroy the bathrooms!" Mui challenged.

I cringed at the sheer thought. "Ew, hell no,"

"How about both?" Gonta chimed in.

I gave Giant a confused look. "That's like brushing your teeth and drinking orange juice. There's just some stuff you don't mix."

"But Gonta do both in the morning," Gonta thought out loud. "Gonta no see problem."

"Come on Tarzan!" Miu quickened her paced and waved for him to forward her. With his signature childlike smile, Gonta was more than excited to listen to the crazed inventor. "Let's put that shit to the test!"

"Geez, what are we going to do with those two?" I said with my hands on my hip. Kirumi stifle a chuckle as we watched them race to the cafeteria. "Kirumi's laugh? That's a rare sound to experience."

"Excuse my behavior," Ms. Tojo smiled softly. "But, Gonta's cheerful personality is infectious. When he beams, our situation almost comes off as hopeful."

"Kirumi, if you want to preserve that smile, you might want to stop Miu," I smirked. "You know she'll make him do it."

MAKI'S POV

Amami and Hoshi lead us back to the dining hall once we completed our section of the ice. For some reason, the ice didn't grow after the rings lost their effect. Rather, the ice solidified exactly at the 3/6th mark and not the 3/7th mark. I'm sure we made it halfway and not less. The question is why. Is one of the rings useless against the ice? Or is it another reason? I sighed to myself. At each table, Tojo laid out paper with a type of culture. Bovino, Saihara, Momota, Fon, and Akamatsu's table had Italin written in cursive. Iruma, Shirogane, Yogana, Gokuhara, K1-B0, and Hoshi's table had Mexican. My table, consisting of myself, Chabashira, Yumeno, Shunguji, Amami, and Oma was left with Japanese.

"Soooo, who would like to begin?" Akamatsu cleared her throat with a cough.

"I'll speak for my team. I will do my best to keep this short." The Ultimate Mystery chuckled for a moment before he realizes how stoic we were. Amami rose to his feet. "The flamethrowers were a dud. Miu is truly the Ultimate Inventor, but the blockage seems to be weak against the flames our rings produce."

"Then, finding the Cloud ring should be our top priority," Shirogane tapped her finger against her chin.

"Hey Kaito," Bovino rested his hand on his chin as he stared at the purple haired boy. "Did you see the ring in the entrance hall? I mean that's where you said Charming dropped."

"N-No..." Momota averted his eyes from Bovino's smirking eyes for a minute before he hardened his resolve. "But, it gotta be there! There's no way someone would attack a professional martial artist!"

"Momota's beliefs aside, did anyone locate the seventh ring?" I looked around the room with a frown. No one in the search party dared to look me in the eyes as they all murmured 'no'.

"Nishishi! Somebody's lying!" Oma smirked with a finger to his lips. I watched as some tensed their bodies at the idea of someone purposely withholding the ring while others like Amami and Bovino seemed more confused than terrified. "I won't allow anyone to get away with lying while I'm around. Lying is a terrible sin to commit."

"Kokichi, you continuously lie! My automatic recording can prove it!" K1-B0 glared at the smaller boy.

"Nishishi, but I have an alibi this time around," Oma laced his finger together behind his head. "I was too busy melting that ice, so I'm in the clear. Isn't it great?"

"Come on guys, whoever has it please speak up," Akamatsu pleaded with her puppy dog eyes. "It's not too late. We can still escape together and become friends."

"Hold on," Saihara tipped his hat to block his line of sight. I was unable to determine who or what the detective was staring at. "I understand why the mastermind would withhold the ring, but why would anyone else? What is there to gain?"

"What if that fucker wants to start the killing game too? Like fetish you don't know you have until a little...experiment happens." Iruma suggested.

"Um Miu, I don't think that's the case," Shirogane sweatdropped.

"Ah, but she may very be onto something," Shunguji closed his eyes. "We are experiencing something completely unheard of. Rings producing and sustaining fire? A mutual killing game with complete and utter strangers? Who's to say some aren't interested in the idea of going to the extreme? After all, this game plays with the concept of 'how far is a person willing to go for their beliefs'. Thus, this covers Hoshi's suicidal sacrifice and murder. I personally have no interest in participating, but I do not oppose the idea of observing."

"Kiyo...did you take the ring?" Fon asked warily.

"Sadly, I am not the culprit you seek. I have an alibi for last night as well as the entire day, so it is impossible for me to fit the profile."

"Without a proper timeframe, it's possible to determine when the ring could have been stolen for the second time." Amami sighed. "The only thing we can certain is that anyone who was underground can't have the ring, except for Lambo and Mui. You two did leave before the rest of us."

"True, but we ran into Gonta and Kirumi right after that," Bovino objected as he played his curly hair. "Therefore, neither Miu or I had the time to find it. I can't account for what Gonta and Kirumi did before that, but that should clear Miu and me from any suspicion."

"Which leaves Akamatsu, Saihara, Fon, Momota, Gokuhara, Chabashira, Yumeno, Tojo, and Yongana." I leaned back in my chair.

"Maki...you know that you can call us by our first names." Akamatsu smiled brightly. "We're friends after all."

"Which leaves Akamatsu, Saihara, Fon, Momota, Gokuhara, Chabashira, Yumeno, Tojo, and Yongana," I said with a bored expression.

"Hmmm, Auta keeps Angie on the righteous road, so it is impossible for a devout worshipper of Auta to be suspect," And with that small plead of innocence, the other eight potential criminals devolved to insisting they too were in the clear. Ranging from 'being a gentlemen' to 'clear a degenerate is the culprit', the dining hall became increasingly more noisy as everyone wanted their voice to be heard. The Ultimate Pianist and Martial Artist tried to keep the peace, but no one really cared about what they had to say. After all, what could you say to convince these people that everything will be fine? I looked over at Oma. He was wearing his usual shit-eating grin as the group argued. In the midst of the verbal fight, Amami briefly left the dining hall and re-entered with a megaphone. Giving everyone who was still civil a countdown, we covered our ears.

"HEYYY!" He shouted through the voice enhancer. Content with the brief moment of silence, Amami lowered the bullhorn. "Now, let's try to be more civil, or I'll be forced to use this again. Understand?"

"Crystal," Momota groaned as he rubbed his ears.

"Now, it's pointless to continue arguing because none of the nine of you have any solid evidence to present about your whereabouts," Amami stated with his arms folded. "It's a terrible idea to swallow, but that's just our situation. However, it doesn't matter."

"And why is that?" Hoshi grunted as he lifted his candy from his mouth.

"I'm almost certain that Kokichi's lying again," He answered while eyeing the boy. "Am I right?"

"What gave it away?" Oma grinned, unfazed by the accusation.

"Nothing, but the fact that you continuously lie for the sake of entertaining yourself," The Ultimate Mystery stated. Akamatsu and Fon let out a sigh of relief. For now, the only instigator was Oma. "You're an excellent liar, Kokichi."

"...You complimented him on his lies?" Shirogane sweatdropped.

"So that's thirty minutes of life I won't get back," Bovino rolled his eyes. "Okay, we know Kokichi's liar, but what are we going to do? The deadline is tomorrow."

"Should we really spend another day searching for the Cloud ring?" Chabashira nervously chuckled as she surveyed the reactions amongst our group. "It's like Rantaro said. The path will only open up once we light the seven rings, and we still have two ring bearers to discover. Do we really have enough time to worry about it?"

"Tenko has a point." Fon sighed heavily. "Our backs are against the wall, so we have no choice but go on the defensive. I suggest that we put the rings on the backburner until we survive the Doomsday motive."

"How are we suppose to survive a swarm of Monokumas?" Hoshi raised an eyebrow. "He really didn't give us much of a fighting chance."

"Then, I suggest that we capture the one controlling Monokuma before they can release all of those Monokumas," Bovino proposed.

"I do not believe I follow," K1-B0 tried to analyze the possible explanations.

"Think about it, the second Monokuma had to come from some hidden place when the first was destroyed. And it didn't come back automatically, so that means someone had to manually create Monokuma." Saihara added onto Bovino's theory. "Which means if we can figure out who the mastermind is or where Monokuma was created, then we can survive the motive... and least in theory."

"What do you mean in theory?" I frowned as I folded my arms across my chest.

"We do not know the extent of the mastermind's power. Therefore, at the moment, nothing can be certain." Shunguji chimed in. "However, I do believe Monokuma's threat shouldn't be taken lightly. The Exisals are at his disposal."

"Yeah, Monokuma still has three of those monsters in the yard." Momota sighed as he averted his eyes to the left. "But, that doesn't matter 'cuz we'll bring down that bastard! And that's a promise!"

"And how will you do that?" said myself as I rolled my eyes.

"Don't sweat the details! I'm gonna make sure no one dies tomorrow!" Momota proclaimed as he stood up from his chair. With a foot on his chair, he continued. "As the Luminary of the Stars and with all my strength, I'll do everything in my power to stop Monokuma!"

"It seems we all have some thinking to do," Tojo raised a finger to her lower lip.

"As individuals, I might add. I understand that we all desire to work together in order to survive, but I believe that we each should have a steady resolve before tomorrow. Think hard and long about what you're willing to fight for." Rantaro firmly stated before exiting the dining. "...I know I will."

"That's one way to make an exit,"

"But, Rantaro does have a point. We've been so focused on what's best for the group that we kinda forgot what each of wanted," Shirogane whimpered.

"But that's exactly what Monokuma wants us to do! To be selfish and think about ourselves!" Akamatsu argued tearfully.

"If you're claiming Monokuma's motives are that simple, then you're only seeing the bare basic." I sighed as I pushed my plate away. "Yes, the purpose of the first motive is based on us giving into our selfish desires, but the Doomdays motive isn't that black and white. It's possible that someone could murder for the sake of the group and leave. It's also possible that someone takes their own life for the sake of everyone else. To Monokuma, it's all the same as long as someone dies. But to some, this is a matter of important our beliefs. You continue preaching camaraderie. But, watch how far you're willing to go for others."

"And, that's my cue to step in," Fon stood from her seat. "Yes, Maki has a point. The motives are more complicated than Monokuma leads on. However, Kaede has a point. Believing murder or suicide can solve our problem is a mistake. We'll find another way. There's no need to take any extreme measures."

"Uggh, are we fucking done," Iruma groaned as she slumped against the table. "This genius has inventions to fucking build."

"Yeah Miu has another tall order," Bovino spun some of his hair around his finger. "Is there anything else to share before the two of us go?"

"Since when did you help Miu?" questioned Fon.

"It's better than doing nothing. Plus, I need the electricity in her lab; I used all of my stored lightning earlier."

"Y'all heard it here first! Limpo's one-stroke bastard!" Iruma exclaimed loudly.

"...And I'm leaving," Bovino shot Iruma an annoyed look before exiting.

At that moment, the room reached its usual low point. I glanced out the window and at the night sky as Hoshi spoke up. "It's getting late, and tomorrow will long day for sure. I suggest we go to sleep early today."

With a quick exchange between those who remained until the very end, the sixteen of us departed from the dining hall and went our separate ways. Fon stayed back to assist Tojo with the dishes. Saihara and Akamatsu disappeared around the same time. Iruma dragged K1-B0 to god knows where. I muttered my goodnight to everyone who spoke to me first and shut my door behind myself. Kicking off my shoes, I wrapped myself in my covered and allowed my body to ease itself into sleeping.


A/N: This chapter was longer than I thought it would be. But hey, I managed to finish it. I also got the chance to map out all the murders in this story; I just need to focus on the executions. There are about 3 chapters left for this arc, and I'm quite proud of this arc so far. Who could've used Tsuna's Zero Point Breakthrough: First Edition? What do y'all think so?