Chapter 4: Clash, J-Stars! Part 6 (Daily Life)

Remaining Citizens: 11

Audience Member: Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5): Ultimate Track Star

Gauntlet Runners:

Team Dark Blue: Ai Mizuno (Zombie Land Saga): Ultimate Idol & Aoba Kuronuma (Durarara!): Ultimate Manipulator

Team Erica Mendez: Emma (The Promised Neverland): Ultimate Moral Compass & Bernadetta von Varley (Fire Emblem: Three Houses): Ultimate Recluse

Team J-Stars: Killua Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter): Ultimate Assassin & Trunks Brief (Dragon Ball): Ultimate Swordsman

Team Silent, But Deadly and Loud & Proud: Gold (Pokémon Adventures/Pokémon Special): Ultimate Hatcher & Espio The Chameleon (Sonic The Hedgehog): Ultimate Ninja

Team WEB: Miles Morales (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse): Ultimate Successor & Yu Ishigami (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War): Ultimate Pessimist

"Damn it! I should be out there helping them out instead of sitting here watching! I can't stand being in this shitty hospital room for any longer!" Ryuji raged at the screen and almost threw the remote at it.

"Puhuhu~, enjoying the show Sakamoto?"

"Leave me alone man, don't you have other things to do?" Ryuji brushed him off.

"Aw, come on bro! Don't you know? I'm here to give you something fun to do that'll keep your spirits from being low!"

"What's with the rhyming?" Ryuji raised an eyebrow.

"Wanna gamble with Monocoins?" Monokuma asked.

"And now you just dropped the rhyming gag right then, what the hell man? Also gambling?"

"Sure! Bet coins on who's gonna win The Gauntlet… or maybe bet on who's gonna bite it?"

"Hell no man, er, bear!"

"You're no fun. I'm just gonna play with myself, and by that I mean with other Monokumas." The bear disappears as Ryuji turns his attention back to the screen.

"Freakin' disgusting."

"Tch, so much for our lead." Espio shook his head.

"Hey pal, you're the one who said you could handle those word games! I could have gotten farther just by guessing!" Gold leaned against a lamp pole lazily.

This frustrated Espio, "Those games were not functioning correctly, and the words chosen were completely aimless, having no connection at all! That damn "Improved Hangman's Gambit" especially… and you would not have fared any better!"

"Oh yeah?! Then let's go back and see for ourselves!" Gold raised his voice in response.

"Are you out of your mind? We have to head to the stadium and complete the last two tasks, or are you so willing to prove me wrong that you'd give up our lives?" Espio argues back.

"STOP FIGHTING!"

The two of them see Emma, Bernadetta, Ishigami (still unconscious), and Miles catching up to them.

"You'll both end up losing your lives anyways if you keep standing around and arguing!" Emma scolded the trainer and the ninja.

"But he's being—"

"Gold is acting—"

They are about to start blaming each other again, but then Bernadetta steps forward, "Please, I don't want to see anyone else die. The more you disagree, then the more likely both of you are going to get hurt."

"... Fine Shy Violet Gal. Sorry, let's go, pal."

"My apologies to you all as well." Espio nodded as they moved towards the stadium.

"Hoo, so what's next? Karaoke, I wonder…." Miles flips through the song selection on the screen, "Yes! They have it! But I guess I'm doing this song twice, though that's no problem."

Miles looks back at Ishigami, his eyes swirling as drool drips down the side of his mouth. He clears his throat and begins.

Needless to say, I keep her in check

She was a bad-bad, nevertheless

Ai's POV

Maru Stadium… right away when Aoba and I entered it, we could tell that it was the largest structure we've yet seen in MonoCity.

Stone statues were lined up before us of a young woman in excellent physical shape kicking, one with glasses and holding a bamboo sword, a short man with a tennis racket, one large intimidating looking woman with a hulking body and long hair. These people must be athletes with this being a sports stadium.

"Can I be the first to say how strange it is for all these people to be displayed all over this city, like they're significant figures in some way? Who even are they?" Aoba questioned as he stared at the statue of a swimmer girl. The same swimmer girl from the sweets shop earlier, huh.

"Whoever they are, there has to be a reason why they're seen as icons or celebrities. Well, aside from how out of the ordinary they look…" I observe the rest of the entrance way.

"True, true. Although ordinary compared to how our worlds depict it as. From what I heard about yours, I assume you're the most boring one out of your group, despite being a zombie." Aoba stated.

Jeez, can this guy be any more condescending?

Crowd noise then echoed through the entryway as I saw Trunks & Killua enter.

"We're right on time for the main event." Killua said as he pointed towards the entry to the field.

"Seems like it. Here we go." I opened the doors and familiar music started blaring.

Insert Song: Adabana Necromancy (Zombie Land Saga OP)

Dead ahead, I saw a squared wrestling ring, with Monokuma in a referee's outfit.

"The following contests, all scheduled for one fall, are no disqualification, tornado 2 on 1 handicap, falls-count-anywhere matches!"

A… what?

"Representing Franchouchou, residing in the Saga Prefecture in Japan, weighing in at 42 kg, No. 3… Ai Mizuno!"

Pre-recorded crowd noise roared as pyro burst from the ramp we stood on. Did he have to mention my weight?

"And her partner, representing the Blue Squares, from the Ikebukuro district in Tokyo, Japan…. Aoba Kuronuma!"

Boos played as he waved to the cardboard cutout crowd, I'd wish it was an actual crowd so that they could throw stuff at him, but 1. I'm standing next him, and 2. I wouldn't want more people stuck here in this city.

Aoba and I walked to the ring as Killua and Trunks stood on the entrance ramp next and had their introductions done.

Insert Song: Departure! (Hunter X Hunter OP)

"From Kukuroo Mountain, the middle child of the Zoldyck Family…. Killua!"

"And his partner, from Age 796, weighing in at 132 lbs… Future Trunks Brief!" Monokuma bellowed.

"Okay enough with the theatrics, so what's the next task?" Aoba confronted Monokuma.

"Puhuhu, well let me tell you something brother…" Monokuma started.

"Please don't." I bluntly told him to stop using that impression.

"... The 9th task involves two on one matches against a big robot! One for each pair of competitors, and you have to manage to pin them on the ground for exactly three seconds. I will not do fast counts no matter how much you pay me."

"Of course you wouldn't. You also mentioned no disqualification, which means…" Killua says as he stands next to me.

"Weapons, or you could try a low blow if you want to break a limb on the robots' steel junk! Also… here ya go!" Suddenly, our handcuffs broke off our wrists.

"Oh, thank god. I was afraid I'd start smelling like the undead." Aoba snarked before I punched him in the arm.

I took a quick sniff of myself before turning to Monokuma, "Glad that I'm free from this idiot. Two more questions, what about the 10th task? And where are these robots?"

"Once all of you are done with the 9th, all of you must complete in the tenth, so you have to wait for everyone to finish… or die trying. And they're…. RIGHT HERE!"

Monokuma stepped atop the third turnbuckle as a trap door lowered and two large mechanical men stepped out. A drill like beard, a large jacket, a chain with a whistle attached, as well as light up eyes. This… would not be a cakewalk, for me and Aoba anyways.

"Falls-count-anywhere means you can pin them all over the stadium, you're not limited to the ring! Now then Mechamarus, let's get this shit done! Not literally though, since you robots can't shit, but go kick their asses! Ring the bell!"

The bell rang and right away our Mechamaru activated and went for a punch on me. I duck under it and leaned back in one of the corners in the ring. One hit, and I'd be falling to pieces and flying towards the entrance ramp.

"I assume a tornado tag means that we both fight at once, no tagging in or out, so that gives us one advantage…" I deduce while the Mechamaru goes after Aoba.

"Then why is it even called a 'tag' match if there's not any tagging?" Aoba questions as he dodges one swing.

"Who knows? I'm an idol, not a wrestler." I bluntly stated as our opponent charged at us.

"Weird, with legs like those, I could mistake you for one." Aoba smirked.

"Shut up!" I yelled at him as Mechamaru missed and went through the ropes, head first into the ring barricade.

Ouch, though it could probably take those kinds of bumps. While I look on the outside, I see Killua tripping his Mechamaru and it falls to the ground. Trunks then moves his arms rapidly before placing his palms forward.

"Burning Attack!"

An energy sphere soars into their Mechamaru's chest, blowing a large gaping hole in it, and it falls like a tree in a forest. I then see Killua bouncing off the top rope, dropping his leg on it on impact before going for the cover.

"1, 2, 3! Team J-Stars have advanced!" Monokuma counts and lifts their arms up.

As if there was any doubt about them. I then see Gold & Espio walk down the ramp as their introduction is said. I then remembered that we still had the time limit, and that's when I noticed Exisals in the crowd, we needed to hurry.

"Aoba, go for the weapons!" I tell my "partner".

"Where are they?! Oof!" He is then hit by a shoulder tackle, knocking him over the announcer table.

"MAMA MIAAAAAA!" I hear a Monokuma with glasses and a suit cry out when Aoba lands on top of him.

I would have giggled at this if we weren't in the middle of a fight with a metal man with a drill beard.

"Gahahahahaha!" Mechamaru guffaws loudly.

I then avoid a lariat from his large hulking arm and decide to go under the ring. I turn on the flashlight on my e-Handbook and see folding chairs, wooden tables, steel ladders, kendo sticks, baseball bats… so this where the weapons were.

"Aoba I found—" I pop my head out from the ring and see Aoba knocked out on top of the announce table.

I sighed before looking up at the timer above the crowd, A HUNDRED SECONDS? It has not been thirty minutes, did Monokuma change how long we have for this challenge?! Ugh!

"Haaaaaa, hyah! GAH! OW OW OW HO HO HO HOOOOOO!" I hear Gold yell in pain after kicking his Mechamaru in the shin.

"Is that all you got?!" The robot asked Gold.

"Heh, looks like Ryuji's gonna have a roommate when this is over… I guess I'm finished..." Gold responded as he lowered his head, "As if, loser!"

Gold stretched his face and stuck his tongue out as Espio delivered a heel kick to the back of the Mechamaru's head. Gold tosses out his pool cue, and Mechamaru slips on it, falling backwards. Both of them pile on top of the robot to keep its shoulders down.

"1, 2, 3! Team Silent, But Deadly and Loud & Proud have advanced!"

Watching that display cost me thirty seconds, but I could have gotten hit if I went out right then.

"C'MON! SHOW SOME FIGHTING SPIRIIIIIIIIIT!" I then heard our Mechamaru shout from top of his… robot equivalent to lungs, as he stood on the top rope, eying the unconscious Aoba.

Oh no, he's going to jump and put him through the announce table with that heavy metal body. That might be enough to actually kill or paralyze him. Despite what he put us through… I just can't let him get hurt like that.

I grabbed the nearest weapon from under the ring and then started to hit the metal man's legs.

"Ow! Ow! Is that a baguette?! Agh!" He asked.

A kendo stick shaped like a baguette… tch, I definitely am a Saga Jeune now. It was like the weapon was made for me.

The next strike I land is right to its metal face, and I continue to repeat that attack until Mechamaru falls off the top rope…. Right on top of Aoba.

"Uh… sorry?" I apologized.

"Apology. Not. Accepted." I hear him, muffled under Mechamaru.

But then I see the steel giant trying to wriggle itself back up, a fall from that high up didn't keep it down for long? I guess Aoba must have been like a soft cushion to him. What do I do now? Twenty seconds left on the clock…. Nineteen… Eighteen…. Seventeen… Wait…

I… don't know what came over me but… I climbed to the top rope. Reminded of what Killua did earlier. This isn't something I'd attempt, Tae or Saki would most likely do this. In terms of this group, someone more skilled like Miles, Espio, maybe even Emma would pull it off better and yet…

I just decided, why not?

I jump off the top rope to the outside.

My elbow went straight into Mechamaru's chest and through the announce table, crushing Aoba even more accidentally.

"GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! HE'S BROKEN IN HALF!" A Monokuma with a cowboy hat yelled.

Its metal shoulders were down, and I put my arm over his body. I didn't feel pain, because I was a zombie, but that jump took a lot out of me so I couldn't cover him fully.

"1, 2, 3! Team Dark Blue has advanced!" Monokuma counted.

Three seconds to spare…. I noticed that my right arm was nearly out of its socket and I popped it back in as Monokuma raised it up along with Aoba's.

"No hard feelings?" I apologized once more.

"Fuck you." Aoba mumbled before collapsing on the remains of what was once a table.

Good talk.

I went over to the crowd seating and saw Bernadetta & Emma, as well as…. An already knocked out Ishigami carried by Miles on the ramp. What happened there? You know what, I'm too tired to try to find out.

Insert Song: Fódlan Winds (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Miles swung by the seats and dropped Ishigami's body in the chair next to me, I poked him to see if he was still breathing. Thankfully he was, but he's the most normal person here so it was right to still check at least.

"That was crazy, you know that?" Trunks said to me, though from the look on his and Kilua's faces, they were impressed.

"No kidding, what are they feeding idols in Saga that would push you into trying that?" Killua asked.

"Dried squid among other things." I laughed as I said that.

"Ech." Killua gagged.

"It's actually kind of good once you get used to it." I responded.

"Heh, though most likely it's not the squid that pushed you into jumping. If you're going to lengths like that to attain a victory, it's commendable." Espio spoke up from the row in front.

"Heck yeah, Flower Gal! Not as good as my plan, but it was cool!" Gold grinned as he turned around to face me.

"Uh… thanks?" I rubbed the back of my head, it's always sweet to hear the crowd compliment you.

"Speaking of flowers, those yellow flower earrings of yours are gone." Killua brought up and I checked my ears.

They are gone, hm, maybe they bounced off when I made impact with the Mechamaru? Well, I'm sure they're not the only ones I have, with the amount of outfits in our closets. There is bound to be some in there, probably in a popcorn container because Monokuma likes messing with us. Still, those earrings are lying down somewhere and I could find them later if I had time.

"Adios!" Miles swung the Mechamaru around with all his strength, which had us all in awe, and flung him towards the ground. Webbing his legs and arms down for good measure as Miles went for the cover.

"1, 2, 3! Team WEB has advanced! One more team remains and the clock is ticking!" Monokuma said as he raised Miles's arm up in victory.

"TH-TH-THREE MINUTES?!" Bernadetta let out in shock as she & Emma were the last ones, "We're going to need more time than that to beat this… thing!"

"Thing? Aw..." Mechamaru sulked.

"Ah! I'm sorry! I'll just leave you alone and you could go about your day!" Bernie apologized.

"No, not yet Bernie! Everyone's waiting for us to move on!" Emma told her as they looked towards us from their spot in the ring.

I gave a reassuring look towards her and then I heard something down in front.

"Let's go Bernie! (clap clap clap clap clap) Let's go Bernie! (clap clap clap clap clap)." Gold starts chanting loudly, and Miles ends up joining in, Killua too.

"Eh? Wha happun?" Ishigami woke up.

"Oh nothing much. Let's go Bernie!" Gold kept going, and eventually, me, Trunks, and Espio had to join.

"LET'S GO BERNIE! (clap clap clap clap clap) LET'S GO BERNIE! (clap clap clap clap clap)." Our chant echoed as Emma started doing it… even Mechamaru.

"Let's go Bern—OW!" Ryuji clutches his stomach, looks like more time is needed until he's fully healed.

"This is humiliating but… AHHHHHH!" The messy-haired recluse charged forward with Emma.

Mechamaru spreads his arms out for a double clothesline, but the two of them duck and kick his metal shins. Emma leaves the ring and comes back in with a steel chair and tells Bernie to hit him.

"Don't be mad!" Bernie says as she strikes the metal man's back hard, though the vibration it caused made her stumble.

"Good hit, now take this!" Emma kicked the chair into Mechamaru's head as Bernie was about to drop it.

Emma held Mechamaru in a headlock before piking his head into the ring floor. She then ushered Bernadetta to stand on the second rope with her, the two of them clutched their hands before they delivered a double splash into a pin.

"1, 2, 3! Team Erica Mendez has done it! The final match has been set!" Monokuma raised their arms up as we all cheered.

"We won? We won! Agh…" Bernadetta then felt the pain after colliding with that metal body.

"Ow… great job Bernie!" Emma smiles as she tries to endure it too.

"T-Thanks Emma. So… do you know what our team name means? It feels familiar."

"I don't know, but I have that feeling too…" Emma ponders.

"Somehow I have it as well, maybe Gon knows or something…" I heard Killua mumble.

I have no idea what they're talking about, although at least their name sounds better than just Team Dark Blue. Oh well, so glad that they managed to get through it. Now there's only one more task to go… although we're all exhausted.

"Ok, now every competitor stands by the ring!" Monokuma told us as he stood atop a large steel ladder.

I then notice something up there behind him hanging above…. It's a golden belt with a Monokuma on it… and the card is taped to the back of it! The bell then rings as Monokuma taps his microphone.

"The last task is as follows. Ahem, the following contest is a 10-person ladder match! And it is for, The Gauntlet Championship!"

Well, more like 9-person at the moment.

"Come on man, we have to have another one of these? My foot's still sore after that kick…" Gold complained.

"I can still go." Trunks stated.

"Same." Killua agreed.

"Didn't even break a sweat with mine!" Miles chuckled.

"Indeed." Espio smirked.

"Shut up! You all have freaking super powers and junk!" Gold shot back at them.

"Wait, someone tell me what I missed." Ishigami is still out of the loop.

I can't believe I feel the same as Gold is, but I don't think we'd stand a chance after going through that gureling last task. Frankly, I'm not willing to jump off the top rope in a wrestling ring ever again, unless Tatsumi forces some kind of weird wrestling theme on us for the next show.

"There are no pinfalls or submissions, or disqualifications. The only way to win is to climb a ladder up and retrieve the title as well as the 'Get Out of Trial Free' card! Every citizen for themselves as—"

"Huh, this thing wasn't attached too well. Such a shoddily made wire."

A familiar voice said as I quickly turned around and saw that the announce table was still destroyed, a certain someone was gone, with the Monokuma commentators pointing towards the top of the ladder… Aoba had the belt.

"WHAT?!" We all exclaimed at once.

No, no no no no. This is… how?

He looked like he couldn't even walk after being crushed twice earlier in our match! He must have snuck by during Emma and Bernie's match… damn it, this is the worst possible outcome.

Even Monokuma was at a loss for words, "Uh uh uh…. The bell hasn't rung!"

"Well, I'm waiting." Aoba looked the bear in the face.

"FFFFFF…. CHEATER!" Monokuma called for the bell.

Aoba just simply reattached it before removing it once more and running off.

"Uh… and the winner of this match, and the new Gauntlet Champion… Aoba Kuronuma?" Monokuma scratched his head.

"If we can get rid of the card, then he won't be able to get away with anything!" Emma deduced.

"Hey, get back here!" Gold angrily yelled as he hopped onto his skateboard.

"I'm going for him too!" Miles started to swing away.

"What is even happening anymore?" Ishigami followed, along with Bernie.

"That was anticlimactic. I wanted to see people going through ladders, bodies being broken, punching each other on top of two ladders! Now it's just a boring chase sequence! I'm outta here, wake me when someone's dead!" Monokuma just disappeared as usual, not like he'd be any help.

Emma and I ran after him as well, we can't allow him to use it and have him bypass a trial, getting all of us killed! All we have done up to now… it would have all been for naught! The ones killed because of this killing game… this is not what they would have wanted...

Aoba managed to get a large head start as we were all still standing around, shocked. We have to get that card before it's too late!

We ended up at the entrance ramp, but… I turn around and see Espio, Trunks, and Killua standing in the ring. The three fastest individuals who could stop him are just doing nothing….

"What are you guys doing?! We have to destroy that card!" I shouted to them, but… they just… talked.

"He's getting away, you three! Help us!" Emma called out, but they just stayed put.

"Espio, you know what to do now, right?" Killua asked the chameleon.

"Are you two… truly sure? This is insane, letting him go and instead choosing to…" The indigo ninja struggles with his choice.

"We knew that somehow, someway, he would have ended up with that card. Yes, some of us would have been able to take and destroy that card easily, but that would just delay Aoba's next plan for us. If we pull this off, then less people will die and Monocity will be completed, making the mastermind's location available." Trunks explained.

"But… the mastermind could just stop everything until an actual murder takes place. Even if no one is killed, we could be trapped here until we perish from old age. Would you really risk both of your lives for—"

Killua raised a finger, and pointed at Ai and Emma on the ramp, "Do you not believe in them?"

Insert Song: Killua's Theme, Ginpatsu no Shounen (Hunter X Hunter)

"Everyone here has managed to get through every trial, every murder, without ever separating. Those two right there, have managed to solve mysteries none of us could have figured out on our own, at least not within the allotted time of a trial. Espio, a group like this will never give up on finding the mastermind and ending this killing game. And we're asking you, to help us, help them. To open up the rest of this stupid place, and give them a better chance at success."

Trunks then put his hand on his shoulder, "That card Aoba has will be useless when this is in play. I assure you, this was all thought through for days. Have faith in this group, please." Trunks pointed to the small box in his hand.

"... Then so be it. It was…. Truly an honor to know individuals like you two. Farewell, Killua, Trunks." Espio shakes their hands, a solemn look in his eyes while jumping out of the ring.

Trunks and Killua then stood on opposite corners, sparks flying as they began to charge their Nen and Ki.

"May the best man win." Trunks said to his opponent.

"Thanks, I'll try, heh." Killua smiled.

"What are they…" I looked on as electricity flowed through Killua's body and golden energy radiated off of Trunks.

"Are they gonna... HEY! KILLUA! TRUNKS!" Emma yelled out to them

Trunks responded with a two fingered salute, and Kilua with a wave. Trunks unsheathed his sword, Killua forming a claw with his left hand… And the two of them clashed.

"STOP, YOU TWO! AI WE GOTTA—HEY!" Espio grabs the two of us and behind running past the ramp and towards the entrance to the stadium.

"What are you doing?! We need to stop them!" I demanded him, but he just ignored me.

We ended up once again in the hall with the statues, and Espio threw ninja stars at the ropes holding an iron gate up. It falls with a heavy slam and our path into the stadium is blocked off.

"Espio, they told you what they were up to, right? It was them that you were talking to in the alley back then, correct? Then you should know why they're fighting. Tell us." I wanted answers fast.

Emma just kept banging on the gate, "KILLUA! TRUNKS! DON'T DO THIS!"

"My apologies… I must not reveal the purpose of their duel. Despite the amount of shame I feel for letting this happen…. I can't." Espio's words begin to get shaky, almost like the reason baffled him.

The fight between them was then shown on the screens of the stadium, although the cameras recording it were damaged, they still showed us the action. This is not right… Aoba running away with the gold card, Trunks and Killua barring entry and fighting each other… it was all too much at once.

"Please no… please don't…." Emma quivered as the two of us looked on.

One strike after another, a heavy blow avoided before another is used. A slash of the sword, the shock of electricity. A blast of energy kicked away, a swipe with the claws blocked. A seemingly endless back and forth of moves that was difficult to keep track of, even if my senses were better than most people.

It was more than a simple fight, it was a no holds barred matchup…

This is something I thought I would only be able to see on television or in movies, but this was real. Real damage, real blood, real people, that's what made it hurt all the more.

The three of us were speechless at the intensity of these two going at it. Nothing we had seen so far prepared us for something on this scale. We then heard familiar footsteps as Monokuma came towards us, rubbing his eyes.

"What the heck is with all that noise! I can't get a wink without hearing explosions and fighting noises. Ohhhhhhh so they're who's causing this. Wait, huh? They know we can see this right?"

"Just open the gate! We need to stop those two from killing each other!" Emma pleaded.

"Why? Bwahahahahaha! This is looking way more fun than what could have happened with that ladder match!" Monokuma guffawed.

"If you don't stop it, then there won't be a trial, which would be less fun for you." I told him.

"Hm… you got a good point…" Monokuma thought for a moment.

"No, you must not interrupt them until it is over." Espio spoke up.

"Sorry, we can't let this happen, Espio. No matter what their reasons are. Do it!" I demanded.

"Ugh. Bossy bossy…" Monokuma takes out a blowtorch and starts cutting a hole through the gate.

It was halfway through the process when the cameras suddenly shut off. There was only static on the screens.

"Hurry now!" Emma told the bear.

"Don't rush me! There!" He finishes and kicks down the metal onto the floor.

All of us began to run as fast as our legs could allow us, broken stadium seats and a shattered titantron were what we saw as we entered. The ramp was also filed with cracks and holes, and smoke was all over the stadium. We could barely see, and… it was silent.

We then saw a golden light begin to fade, and we move through the smoke to find the source. I then saw someone kneeling on the ground in front of something. Moving closer, we saw who it was.

"A… body has been discovered?!" Monokuma says next to us.

"It has…. And so has the killer."

The figure stands up.

Trunks…. holding Killua in his arms.

…. I have no words. Just… nothing.