I am currently in One Piece-love mode. Everything that happens to One Piece so far (Brook joining, next saga approaching, new one piece funimation episodes, one piece funimation movie, etc…) is affecting me real good! So I'm going to share this joy to you all by updating this fanfic. Well anyhow, we've finally reached the climax of this arc, and the next chapter should end this arc pretty soon, and we can get a head start on a new arc. Lots of ideas are burrowing my head recently, and who knows? Maybe I'm going to get you guys vote for your choice on the next arc. Let's move on then…
Note: I've been getting reviews lately based on what I wrote on the first chapter (excluding Prologue), I think it's in the first paragraph where I mention Deimon High School and Karakura High School. Lol, sorry guys but this is no crossover, I just thought that I mention a few things from other Shonen Jump Series but NO there won't be any crossover. As I state earlier, everything in this fic is 100 One Piece only. So this would mean NO OC or Self-insertion. Thanks for your time. Out of curiosity Deimon High is the school in Eyeshield 21 and Karakura High is from Bleach.
Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda
One Piece: High School Edition
Arc 2: Black Cat Bone
Chapter 12: The black cat's hidden claw
"Hi Kuro-chan…" Paula hesitated looking at the hockey stick Kuro's carrying. "That's a nice hockey stick you got there." Kuro looked at the wooden equipment he's carrying, he smiled.
"As far as I can remember," Kuro said walking closer to her. "Hockey has always been my least favorite sport." Paula moved back every time he steps closer to her. "Do you remember why Paula-san?" he asked.
"Uhmm… is it because…" Paula hesitated. "You always got hit by it during high school gym class?"
"Exactly!" he swung the hockey stick. Paula backed away further from him, she wouldn't want to get a hit from that weapon. "Did you remember, in 10th grade gym class?" Kuro asked. "Whenever the boys were playing hockey, I always become a victim of the hockey stick!" he yelled the last two words. Paula winced when he yell those words out loud. The vibrations of his scream echoed the whole gymnasium. "Swinging around this infidel weapon as if it's a golf stick!" Kuro took another swing of the hockey bat. "I hate hockey!"
"Let's all calm down ok," Paula spoke softly and gently. "It's not your fault that you got hit by that hockey stick. It's those other boys, obviously they're not as smart as you, and they don't know how to play a proper sport."
"And what has it done for me?" Kuro asked. "Nothing! Those idiots still swing these damn sticks as if it's a golf club!" Kuro's at the point of yelling so loud that even bystander outside of the gym may heard his scream. Paula began to wonder where this is all going, based on their talk, Kuro may just came inside the gymnasium only to release some childhood problem. That may be the only reason why he carried the hockey stick around, to release some inner steam.
"Yes, I see," she said nervously. "Anyway, I'm just gonna go and leave you alone now to release some inner steam." She moved away from him, when Kuro suddenly brought down the hockey stick to the ground causing poor Paula to jump.
"I've been meaning to ask you Paula-san," he said to her. "What are you doing here anyway?" Paula's heart nearly stopped when he asked that. This is one of those things she feared that he'll ask her
"I mean," he continued. "I entered this room, and correct me if I'm wrong. I think I saw you following me" Paula knew that this is not going to end good, she wanted to dash out from the indoor gym, but her legs froze and won't move. The words "Frozen from fear" couldn't be any better to fit her current position. "If I don't know you any better, I think you were spying on me," he finished.
"Sp----spying?" she asked. "How did you… I mean… I have no idea what you're talking about!" she said in a raspy voice. She was too naïve, she knew him better and should figure that Kuro is not one of those people that can be easily fooled.
"Your voice didn't say so," he smiled at her. His unpleasant smile scares her, she knew evil when she sees one. He approached to her with the wooden stick, Paula's eyes never let him go.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked. She had no choice but go for the big bomb, there's no use of hiding from him anymore.
"Funny you should ask," he said. "You should know the answer for that." Paula wondered, could it has something to do with his starve for perfection?
"No one in this world is perfect Kuro," she said.
"Well tell that to my father!" he yelled at her face. "He obviously wouldn't understand that! He wants me to be just like my brother or himself! He doesn't understand me! No one does!"
"I do!" she softly told him. It's true, she's been his classmates since they were kids. Apart of his family, she would be the closest one to him. But the more she thinks about it, "Well… not really. I don't actually," she denied once remembering. Kuro sweatdropped, for one second, lost his evil look.
"But that's beside the point," she said. "Kuro, it's over okay you don't have to be a perfectionist just like your father wants you to be. You can be just who you are." Paula bravely approached Kuro and took a hold of his hands. "Kuro-chan!" she smiled. "My friend since primary school." Though she bravely soothed his broken soul, she's also scared out of her mind for what he's going to do next. Will his broken soul re-gathered or will it remain lost in darkness?
Kuro relaxed his hands, Paula can feel that he's losing his grip of the hockey bat. He laid his hands slowly and looked down avoiding Paula's gaze. And for once, she finally thought that this is going to be the end of his tyrant. But boy was she wrong! He laughed slowly and loudly, his hands gripped the hockey bat once more and he raised it up over Paula's head.
"Sorry Paula!" he laughed. "You know that I just can't do that!"
Back outside
The bell rang indicating the end of lunch recess. Students begin to groan in the court yard, refusing to return to classroom and continue their studies. Some of the student lazily shuffled around in the courtyard making their way to the main building, while others take their student priority seriously and rush towards their classroom. As bad as it looked like in the courtyard, inside the building is wilder, students rush and push each other out of their way. Along the student, fragile and petite, Kaya pushed through a bunch of students who are physically larger than her. No matter how hard she tried to fight against these large people, her weak body is easily bounced off. She could slip in between the gaps the students create, but it will give her quite of a hard time. Seeing that there are no other choices left, Kaya slip in quietly between the other students. Soon enough she finally made through a clearing, Kaya can walk towards her Japanese class in peace now.
"Move it you!" Suddenly, coming in from the back, Wapol the bully pushed away the weak Kaya knocking her down on her knees. Her books are scattered everywhere along with pages of notes and question sheets. Wapol and his two cronies walked pass by stepping on Kaya's notes dirtying the detailed information with muds and shoe prints.
"Hey!" Kaya angrily exclaimed. Normally Kaya is not one of those type of girls who got angry easily, but today is not a very good day to her.
"Hey what?" Wapol turned around. His two idiotic looking cronies followed along with him. Wapol walked closer to her with an angry look on his face, Kaya feel a bit intimidated.
"Yeah bitch!" Chess pushed along. "Hey what?"
"I…uh…I…" Kaya has always been a timid person. Even though she loosen up a bit after being friends with Nami and the rest, she sometimes have trouble talking.
"I uh I uh I uh what?" Wapol provoked. His two idiotic friends laugh to Wapol's superiority over Kaya. Kaya looked to the students around, some caught her eyes but quickly avoid it. Kids these days have a tend to avoid getting caught in other people's affairs, or in some case just don't want any trouble with others.
"This stupid chick can't even talk properly!" Wapol laughed along his two friends. "Stupid idiot!" Wapol and his two friends roared in laughter, Kaya felt that her face is turning red, both come from embarrassment and anger. Feeling annoyed and ridiculed, she picked up her books and thrown off notes from the ground hastily. Wapol quickly snatched up Kaya's Japanese textbook before the girl could even get near to it.
"What's this? Learning Japanese?" he flipped the pages of the book.
"My god!" Kumarimo taunted. "You can't even speak your native language!" The three friends roared in a terrified loud cry of laughter, Kaya wanted nothing more than just to get away as far as possible from the three stooges. She approached Wapol and made an attempt to retrieve her Japanese textbook, Wapol lift it up over his head.
"What's the matter? Want your book back?" Wapol asked. "Then come up here and try to fetch it!" He wiggled the book around over his head expecting Kaya to try and fetch the book just like a dog. But lady luck is on Kaya's side for the book is snatched back over Wapol's hand.
"Hey!" Wapol angrily exclaimed to the incoming snatcher, which was behind him and his two friends.
"Hey what?" Kuro asked to his "beloved" students. Wapol was taken back by the sudden appearance of the most fearsome teacher of campus. His two friends were too didn't expect to meet with Kuro, they backed away from Kuro slowly. Kaya never felt so relieved, her favorite teacher came in to protect her.
"No! No! It's nothing, sensei," Wapol stammered. "It's nothing, it's stupid."
"Like the way you acted just then?" Kuro asked menacingly. Wapol felt frightened, this is the exact feeling when an ant is being compared to an elephant. "Let me tell you something, Wapol-san." Kuro gave the book back to Kaya, who looked at him admirably. "There's nothing I hate more than a student who bullied another for no apparent reason," Kuro advanced towards Wapol. "But if they confess of their wrong doing…"
"Oh I understand sensei," Wapol stuttered. "You're right, it's my fault! I'm sorry! I'm an idiot! A big idiot! I confess of my wrong doing!"
"… and admit themselves as an idiot, is what I hate the most." Kuro finished his interrupted sentence. Wapol stood frozen in his spot, Chess and Komarimo couldn't d anything to save their elader this time. Against a teacher, they are pretty much hopeless. Kaya giggled behind her Japanese textbook. "Now get out of here and go to your class!" Kuro ordered the three delinquents. The three stooges nodded silently and left the scene, Kuro eyed them until they disappeared with the crowds.
"Thank you sensei!" Kaya bowed to him. Kuro turned around to the fragile child, he smirked and then smiled.
"It is no problem Kaya-san," he replied. "That no-good Wapol deserved it. And beside, I could never let him push you around like that." He hold on to her shoulder and smiled, his fake smile that is. But those smile can fool Kaya for sure, she fidgeted her feet before recovering from the kindness he showered her with. "If anybody ever gives you anymore troubles, you make sure you come to me ok?" Kaya covered her face refusing to meet him face to face, she wouldn't want her teacher to see her flushed face.
"Thank you sensei," she said behind her book. Kuro nodded and walked away, Kaya looked over the book to see him leaving her. Gathering up her courage, Kaya dashed towards her sensei once more to part him with her final words of the day. "Sensei!" Kuro stopped and turned around to Kaya again. "Some of the students here tell me a lot of bad stuff about you, but I know that it's not true." Kuro kept a close look on Kaya, he can see the gleams of admiration in her eyes. "I know that you're just trying to help them to become a better person," she said. "You are strict, but I take that as a good thing. All you ever wanted is just to have them to be a good student, that's all."
Kuro closed his eyes and grabbed onto Kaya's shoulder, he held on to her before she looked up to his "innocent" face. "Thank you Kaya-san," he said to her. "I wish all of my students see me as the way you do."
"I think you're much more than that sensei. If you ask my opinion, I think you're better off to be the principal," she said remembering Iceburg's lazy attitude. Kuro released her instantly; Kaya questioned her sensei's actions. Kuro is in deep thoughts, he's thinking hard. That sentence Kaya just said gave Kuro one heck of an idea. He ran out from the building and left school grounds. Kaya watched him leave, she couldn't understand why he has to do that but it doesn't matter to her.
The second bell rang indicating the start of the 5th period. Kaya realizing that she's late for class, made a run towards her Japanese class. Once she found the room, she opened it and excuses herself for being late. The elderly and kind hearted Japanese teacher Gan Fall quickly excused her and proceeds to teach the rest of the class. Kaya took the seat next to Chopper and began to unpack her things.
Music Class
Perona sat silently in her music class with her beloved Saxophone instrument ready. It's been 10 minutes since the start of fifth period and the jolly music teacher is still missing. Some of the other students began to entertain themselves by playing their favorite tune out of their instruments. While others took out their personal NDS and PSP for their own mini entertainment. Perona opened the class door hoping to see her music teacher running towards her class, sadly he's nowhere to be found. She sighed in disappointment and sat back to her seat.
"Brook-sensei is late," she commented to herself.
Accounting Class
"Kuro's not here!" the class cheered.
Accounting class is turned into one big uproar when the least favorite strict teacher is missing. Sometimes it gets out of control, but the students know better that if they create one loud commotion someone is going to come up for a check. Speak of the devil, the door is burst open randomly giving the students a huge scare. Lucky for them it's only the late student Sanji coming in. The students breathed a relief and muttered Sanji not to scare them. The tardy teen ignored the comments and looked around the class confusingly. The teacher is missing and the students are too relaxed. Sanji scanned the room and find one empty seat next to Nami, as expected. He twirled around lovingly towards his seat.
"Hi Nami-san!" he exaggerate his greeting to her lovingly. "I'm sorry I'm late did you miss me?"
"No," she said simply.
"That's okay too," he sat next to her. "So what's happening here? Why's everyone gone nuts?"
"Apparently that idiot," she pointed to Yosaku. "Caught Kuro leaving the school, so we're having a free period."
"Isn't that a good thing?" he asked her. Nami shook in disagreement. Sanji wondered why Nami disagreed; usually people are happy to have a free period. "Why?" he asked.
"Nami!" Luffy called out to her. Nami sighed and Sanji looked at the incoming Luffy approaching them. "Kuro's not here, let me copy tomorrow and today's accounting homework!"
"That's why," she said pointing to Luffy's forehead.
"Oh right, I forgot he's in this class," Sanji said remembering his failing friend. Nami took out her Accounting folder and hand it to Luffy, he happily accept it. As he about to turn and leave his two friends, he's not feeling satisfied. He studied Nami's face and bring that issue to a concern.
"Nami what's wrong?" he asked. Nami looked up surprised still seeing Luffy.
"Nothing," she replied. "Why are you still here?"
"You don't look too happy," he replied. "Is something wrong?"
Nami sighed and answered Luffy's question. "I'm just worried about you Luffy. How are you going to graduate if you're not taking this seriously!"
"I am taking it seriously," he defend himself. "If I'm not I would be playing with Yosaku and Johnny there!" He pointed to the two boys who are playing Hangman with the blackboard.
"That's not what Nami-san meant Luffy!" Sanji explained. "If you want to graduate by the end of this year, you should start do things by yourself."
"You mean like my homework?" he asked. Sanji and Nami nodded.
"That would be a good start," Nami said. "But I guess you're still too dependant for me."
"Well what can I do?" Luffy asked. "I don't get Accounting! I need your help!"
Nami grabbed by Luffy's collar and brought his face down to her level. Sanji is shocked to see Luffy and Nami only inches away to get their lips closed. "If you are trying to get me to tutor you again, well you can forget it!" she warned him. "I have too many troubles with me already as it is." Luffy felt sorry for Nami, he knew that her family is having some income issues and he wished that he can help her out.
"Here," he returned her Accounting folder to Nami. "Let me loose some of your workload then. I will do things by myself from now on." Nami looked at the stretched out folder and Luffy's determination face. She smiled at the gesture of assistance but shrugged the folder back to Luffy's hands.
"Thanks Luffy," she said. "But I felt guilty for taking that away from you, I'll let you copy my homework just for today." Luffy bring Nami's Accounting folder close to him, he smiled and thanked Nami for the second time before leaving to his desk.
"Do you think he'll make it by the end of this year?" Sanji asked Nami.
"If he believes in God," she answered.
Home Economics Class
Miss Valentine paced around the classroom unnaturally. Her students watched her confusingly behind their kitchen counter, it's been 20 minutes since class started and they haven't receive the instructions from their home ec sensei. Miss Valentine sat back on her desk tapping her foot nervously, this is not supposed to happen to her. She may already be appointed as the 2nd home economics teacher, but there are some tasks that she can not perform. She can only depend on her fellow senpai for assistance, but she hasn't arrived for the appointed time.
"Where the hell is Paula?" she thought to herself. "Don't tell me Tashigi didn't pass the message!" (A/N refer to previous chapter).
"Sensei," one student called out. "Class started 20 minutes ago."
"I know that!" Valentine snapped. "Just wait for a few more minutes ok? Why don't you kids go read a book or something." The students looked at her suspiciously; Valentine is not having a good day.
"Where are you Paula?"
Staff Building (Outside)
Brook examined the location where Wiper was found and assaulted. It does seem normal to him, no evidence or anything unusual found. Brook walked back a bit and stand where the mini stairs are. It is exact as he thought, early on today he did met with Kuro exactly by the spot where Wiper was found. If his hunch is correct, Kuro was the one who assaulted Wiper. But Brook can not pin it on kuro with hard evidence, and as funny as it seems, there are no evidence whatsoever. The only way to pin it on Kuro is to ask Wiper himself who attacked him, unfortunately he is knocked out cold.
"Brook-senpai?" Brook turned around and meet young and junior staff member, Tashigi. "What are you doing here? Don't you have class to teach?"
"Ah, my dear Tashigi," Brook bowed politely. "It is so nice to see you," he said changing the subject.
Tashigi bowed politely in response. "Brook-senpai, its 25 minutes since fifth period started. Why aren't you teaching your class?"
Brook looked around aimlessly trying to avoid that same subject for the second time. He deliberately bail out on his class to find the truth behind Kuro's abnormality. "Oh it's a nice day today isn't it Tashigi?" he said randomly.
"Brook-senpai please!" Tashigi raised her voice a little bit. "Don't change the subject! Why aren't you teaching your class?"
Brook nervously chattered his teeth rapidly as if he's feeling really cold. His action is scaring Tashigi too. "Me? Change the subject? Nonsense, I would never do such a thing! Can I see your panties by the way?" he said all in one go.
"Brook-senpai," said Tashigi quietly. "You're starting to scare me."
"Me? Scare you?" he bend his head down to her level. "Nonsense dear! I'm not even trying to!"
Tashigi shivered from seeing a living skeleton this close to her face. She desperately think through what to do next. She can either bail out on him or suck up her fear and face him with a new determination of bravery. She's a bit scared of Brook, but she can't just leave an unattended teacher roam around school and ignore teaching his class. Tashigi gulped and decide her fate.
"Tashigi!" a voice suddenly erupted Tashigi's decision.
Tashigi and Brook turned around and see an angry Miss Valentine sprinting to their way. Brook stand up straight, Tashigi got a bad feeling about Miss Valentine. Even her tone when she creamed her name struck fear to her already.
"What is it Miss Valentine?" Tashigi asked quietly when the angry woman arrived.
Valentine roughly grabbed Tashigi's collar and brought her face close to her. "I thought I told you to call Paula to my classroom!" she yelled at her. Tashigi shivered from Miss Valentine violent grab and yell. Brook heard Paula's name and bring that issue to a concern.
"But… but… I did tell Paula-senpai…" she nervously said. "I told her before recess end."
"Bullcrap!" she replied. "I wouldn't be yelling at you now if you actually DID tell her!"
"But… but I did!" Tashigi replied. "Just before recess is over I swear!"
"Really!" Miss Valentine tightened the grip. Tashigi began to sweat viciously and her eyes began to water comedically. Brook get in between the two ladies and struck his face down to the girls' level. Valentine and Tashigi turned to his face, which they didn't take it to account of.
"Boo!" he said slowly. The two girls shrieked and separate each other quickly, Brook laughed his signature laugh.
"Don't do that dammit!" Valentine said angrily holding her heart. "You scared the crap out of me!"
"Me too," Tashigi shook in fear.
"My apologies, but let's take a look at this situation quietly," he said calmly. "So let's all hang on tight and don't do anything rash. Agreed?" he said looking at the two ladies. They both nodded in response understanding. "Ok then now let's see…" he pointed to Valentine first. "Please start Miss Valentine."
"I told Tashigi to call Paula in my classroom for my home ec class before lunch recess finish," Miss Valentine said. "And obviously me being here indicate that she did not tell Paula." Brook pointed to Tashigi to respond.
"But I did tell Paula," Tashigi defend herself. "I saw her before lunch finish by the tree and I pass the message onto her."
"Let's see then," Brook interrupted. "Valentine told Tashigi to pass the message, and Tashigi said that she did pass the message. But Valentine think that she didn't pass the message, as proof, you came to find Tashigi to give her a good scolding."
"Which proof that Paula did not come in my class!" Valentine snapped.
"Alright now," Brook said again. "Let's all calm down ok. Why don't you two show me your panties then we can figure a way out of this."
"As if we're going to show you!" Tashigi and Valentine kick Brook's skull both at the same time.
"Damn! That didn't work!" Brook thought to himself.
"Anyway, let's all back to serious matter," Brook said standing up with the two huge bumps on his face. "So you said you saw Paula correct?" he asked Tashigi. Tashigi nodded still angry at Brook. "Now why don't you shoe me where you found her?"
"What does this have to do with anything?" Valentine asked.
"We'll find out soon won't we," Brook grinned. Valentine rolled her eyes and follow Tashigi leading the way to the location.
The location isn't far away from where the three sensei stood. As Tashigi pointed, she last saw Paula last by the small tree in the middle of the outside school field. "This is where I found her during lunch recess," Tashigi said.
"Well she's not here that's for sure," Valentine grumbled. Tashigi is starting to feel annoyed at Valentine's rambling.
"Why are you so angry senpai?" Tashigi asked.
"What do you think?" Valentine asked. "I made a big fool out of myself to my class, because SOMEBODY can't do one simple task!"
As the two girls indulge themselves in a troubled conversation, Brook stood by the tree remembering Paula's mission to keep an eye on Kuro. If what both girls said is true then Paula did disappear between end of lunch recess and start of fifth period. Brook is worried about Paula, she took the risk on trailing Kuro, and God knows what happen to her during her mission. As hope is almost lost for brook, something small caught his attention. Not far from where they stood, Brook's attention is brought to the nearby building. The indoor gymnasium. He examined the door from afar and caught the tiny speck that drove his curiosity in rampage, the front door is slightly open. Small, but that's enough to drive suspicion for those who do cares a lot.
"And furthermore…" Valentine rambled on, but stopped suddenly when she saw Brook sprint to the indoor gym building.
"Brook-senpai?" Tashigi asked confused of his action.
"Oh great," Valentine grumbled. "What does that idiot want now?"
"Should we follow him?" Tashigi asked.
Valentine sighed and rubbed her temple. "We might as well should, for all we know he could be stealing bloomers or something in there."
The two girls proceed and follow the skeleton man. Brook arrived at the front door and deliberately enter first while the two girls follow him behind. He looked around his surrounding inside the dark indoor gym and find nothing suspicious in particular. He looked for the light switch and turn it on, while the two girls finally caught up with him and entered inside. The lights flickered on revealing the gym bathed in light and clear to see for the three teachers. Unfortunately for them, they discover something shocking and horrifying once the room is turned on. Tashigi clasped her mouth and gasped while Valentine jumped when she saw the body. There lay by the indoor gym is the missing person the three teachers were looking for.
Paula, the head of home economics department, is found laid down in the middle of the indoor gymnasium bruised and beaten. Bloods are spilling on the floor, not many but enough drops to show the injuries are pretty serious.
"Paula!" the two girls ran towards their friend as fast as they can. Brook stood perfectly still looking at the blood spilling from her head onto the wooden floor. He turned and found a wooden hockey stick lay not too far away from Paula's body.
"Oh my god! How is she senpai?" Tashigi asked through tears.
Valentine check her pulse and breathed a relief. "Don't worry she's breathing," she said. Valentine took of Paula's bandana and examined her bloody head. "This looked pretty serious, we better call the ambulance."
"I'll do that," Tashigi said wiping her tears. "I'll go and bring Dr. Kureha too just in case."
"Hurry!" Valentine warned. Tashigi ran off passing the stunned Brook and exit the gym. Valentine took off her blue and white jacket trying to cover Paula's bloody head preventing blood from spilling out further. She knows this is not going to last long though, Valentine desperately think of another solution on how to handle the situation. She spotted Brook and remembered that he's still here.
"Brook! Don't just stand there!" she yelled at him. "Go to the home ec room and get something frozen!" Brook ignored her and stood on silently. "Brook!" Valentine called him twice. "Dumbass! Are you listening to me! Paula needs help!" Brook stood still showing no emotion at all. Valentine couldn't take anymore of Brook ignoring her, she laid Paula's head down and reach up to him violently. "Stop ignoring me asshole!" she yanked onto his collar.
"Kuro…" he whispered onto his breath.
"What?" Valentine asked.
"Kuro…" he repeated. "He did this!" his voice is low but sound harsh and angry. Valentine released Brook's shirt collar and looked Brook tightening his grip into his wooden cane. From there on Valentine realized just how furious Brook really is, she stepped away from him and think it's best to leave him be. Valentine scooped Paula's head again and check on her head for any other injuries.
"Brook-san," Valentine asked gently. "What do you mean by 'Kuro did it'? Are you talking about our Kuro?"
"Yes," he said quietly. "I am certain it is him." Valentine nodded and laid Paula's wrapped head onto her lap.
"How do you know?" she asked. "Do you even have proof?" Brook stay silent. Although he's suspecting of Kuro, he doesn't actually have further proof to pin it on Kuro. Brook opened his mouth for a response, but a blaring noise through the school PA speaker interrupts him.
"Hello Grand Line High students!" a familiar voice spoke through the speaker. "This is your new school principal speaking."
Brook dropped his cane and Valentine gasped holding her mouth. "That voice…" Valentine stuttered. "It's…"
"Kuro!"
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