Nanao was cornered by Leon Kuwata, who killed a reformed Mondo Owada. She was injured from a slider, courtesy of Big League Chew, Leon's Stand.

"Terminate." Nanao beeped, as she had her eyes red.

She was enraged upon Mondo's death, as she said, "You're finished, human. Stand or no Stand, you will be… EXTERMINATE!"

She shrilled in an electronic voice, as Leon gasped, "Wha-? What's gotten into her?"

Nanao fired at Leon and Big League Chew. She fired eight rounds, and only struck five, as Leon was running away. She chased after him, as he gasped, "She's ballistic! She gets that angry, like a terminator!"

Nanao beeped, in a deep voice, "Sayonara, Baby…" and fired at his left thigh. Leon was running in panic, as he slid to the hallway and took a shortcut. He kept running, as Nanao was heading after him.

"Man, I killed my own kind, just to get to where these two are, but I never knew they had a machine in their roster…" he thought, "Looks like I'm going to step out and attack, when she's open."

Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Beth was waking up, as she moaned, "Uh? What is all that noise?"

She looked around, "Nanao? Where'd she go?"

Episode 4 – Chapter 3: Rabbit Princess at Bat!
Beth's Nine Rabbits!

Nanao called, "NOWHERE YOU CAN RUN OR HIDE! I WILL KILL YOU!"

She fired off rounds, as she reloaded. He waited, as he used Big League Chew, and held up a baseball. He said, "Here… Looks like I'm going for my Beastball…"

Nanao was wide open, from behind, as Leon threw the ball, "HEADS UP, KILLER FEMBOT! BIG LEAGUE CHEW – BEASTBALL!"

The ball soared towards Nanao, in a fiery blue flame streak, and Nanao prepared. She fired using her Eros, but they bounced off of the ball. Suddenly, it vanished, as Nanao gasped, "Nani?!"

WHAP!
The ball emerged from the air, from left of Nanao, and struck her on the head. She fell down, as Leon cackled, "YES! The Beast Ball works! Now, my little army surplus tank! See if you can strike out from this! I never thought I'd use my Beast Ball, to eliminate you!"

Nanao was pinned down, as Leon held up another Beast Ball, "I'm going to enjoy gutting you like a dog!"

He tossed another Beast Ball, but Nanao manages to catch it. But it vanished, before it even was caught. It struck her from behind. Leon cackled, "Strike Two! Now, here's another one! What kind of player are you, if you cannot catch something that you cannot see?"

He threw more Beast Balls, using Big League Chew, with his mad baseball skills, and lambasted Nanao with a flurry of Beast Balls.

"Agh! Danger! Danger! Badly damaged… Unit damamamamamaged…"

"Well, well… It's as if that you, Kashima, cannot grab the ball! Keep your eye on the ball, and maybe you can tag me out!"

Nanao was kneeling down, as she was growling, "This is bad… His fastballs are like teleporting curveballs…"

She closed her eyes and waited, as Leon cheered, preparing the final blow, "And now, the final pitch… I'm going to land right into your skull, and smash that head clean off your robotic body, you animatronic slut! PLAY BALL!"

He threw the Beast Ball and went to Nanao, but it vanished, as Nanao kept her eyes closed. The ball appeared from behind her head, and then…
CLASP!
Nanao caught the ball. She held the ball up and smirked, "Nice try."

He gasped, "WHAT? HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET THE BALL? THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! NO ONE WAS ABLE TO GET LUCKY IN MY BEAST BALLS!"

She stated, "I figured out the trajectory and speed of your Super High School Level Baseball Technique. All you did was aim at my face, and with it, it randomly appears from out of nowhere. However, it depends on how the ball rolls. The ball was rolling diagonal to the left, and could mean that it's heading towards the right of me. Opposite the right angle roll, and it heads left of me… But that throw… You went horizontal, so all it took was one guess… Would he reappear the ball, from behind me or in front of me? Judging by your trajectory, you're straight and ready to pounce. If it were coming at me, the ball would be rolling vertically, making it look like a trick ball. Now, I advise that you show me your slow ball… Or better yet, show me something that may cause your throw to weaken enough…"

Leon cried, "This… This is impossible! She's able to know my Beast Balls? It doesn't matter… because YOU'RE DEAD!"

He threw another Beast Ball, but Nanao caught to the left of her. Leon cried, "WHAT?" He threw more beast balls, but Nanao kept avoiding and catching every ball and throw. Leon seethed, as he was angry, "You little… That's it!"

He summoned his Stand, and prepared to hit her with the bat. Nanao called, "Try and stop THIS!" She threw a huge fastball towards Big League Chew. It managed to swing and hit the ball, but…
SHOOP!
The ball vanished!
POW!
Leon is pelted with the ball, as he stumbled down. Nanao panted, "Bullseye! And that's a foul tip. I sure showed him good. For Mondo Owada, I'm going to make sure that this guy will be hitting the dugout, permanently."

Leon felt his face and snarled, "You… little…" he seethed, as he was bleeding, "What kind of sick being are you? You'd dare sully my face with your own attacks?"

Nanao stood in attention, and was lightly hurt, "I should let you know… I have no intentions of letting you live… nor should I let you leave. You killed your own kind, a member of the Organization… and you shall be punished."

Leon growled, "As if!"

She prepared to strike, but Leon called, "Right… Time to put you away, for good… BIG LEAGUE CHEW, DISPOSE HER!"

She deflected the pitch with Eros, but suddenly, her arrow gun was jammed in her wrist. She gasped, "My launcher… It's jammed!"

Leon cackled, "Yes… I have stopped your defense!"

He prepared to pitch, and replied, "You're finished! Because this is the ninth inning, and you're going to be grounded out! NOW DIE!"

He threw a pitch, but Nanao caught the ball, but she dropped to one knee, and smoked from her body. He smiled, "Oops. That was the last pitch. I pushed you to your limit. Even machines needed a little wearing out… See?"

Nanao beeped, "Oh, no… My systems are getting damaged… My gun's jammed, my body's hurt… and my arms are getting tired…"

Leon laughed, as he called, "YOU HEAR THAT? You're finished! GAME OVER, ANDROID!"

"What's going on here?" Beth called, as she was yawning, "Hello? Kashima, what happened here?"

Nanao moaned, "No… Beth Nevins… Run…"

Leon smiled, "Oh, so, you're all alone, now that you're unprotected… It appears that she's broken."

Beth asked, "Broken?"

He smiled, as he prepared a Beast Ball. He said, "Now, how about a game of catch? When I say catch… CATCH!"

He threw the Beast Ball, but Beth ducked. The ball vanished, as Beth got up, and headed towards her right side. But…
CLASP!
Beth caught the ball. She smirked, "Nice… You're a good player, though a bad baseball pitcher…"

Leon gasped, "You ducked… but… You caught the ball? No way, how can anyone figure out the Beast Ball's velocity?"

Beth smiled, "And next you'll say "You got lucky, brat. But you're about to witness my strong pitches!" Well?"

"You got lucky brat! But you're about to witness my strongest pitches!" He threw another Beast Ball, and Beth ducked the pitch again. This time, it flew to the left, and Beth avoided that pitch. She smiled, "And that's why you're not letting me catch, even the strongest of flailed lobs."

"F-F-F-Flailed lobs?!" Leon gasped, "How… How dare you!"

He roared, "HOW DARE YOU, YOU ARROGANT LITTLE SHIT! I SHOULD KILL YOU NOW, AFTER YOU CRY!"

She huffed, "You should know one thing, I'm excelled in fighting, too!" She posed, as she called, "So, try and fight me!"

Nanao cried, "Please, I beg of you! Don't do anything brutal!"

Leon said, "I'd listen to the robot, if I were you…" Big League Chew appeared, as he continued, "Because I'm about to lob your head off!"

They charged together, and Leon swung the bat.

CRACK!
A huge head flew out into the hallway. Leon held a stance and smirked, "HAH! A Home Run! I WIN!"

POW!
But Beth landed a huge lethal right hook to his ribcage. Beth asked, "Tell me, was it the head of yours truly that you plan to knock out of the park? Because it wasn't my head!"

A white head plopped onto the ground, and sprouted bunny ears. Leon gasped, "What the-? IS THAT-?"

Nanao sighed, "I was warning only you, Leon Kuwata… Beth Nevins may not look it, but she's lethal."

Leon gagged out blood, "No… There's no way… She's… She's nearly powerful than her father… She was supposed to be weak… So, why the hell has she have so much powerful force with her jabs?"

He dropped to one knee, as Beth stretched herself, "It just so happens that I am a Nevins, through and through… We fight until the very end! But I'll have you know… I'M NOWHERE NEAR MY BASTARD FATHER!"

"Bastard? FATHER?!"

Beth held her palm up and cried out, "Choujin Powers! Aide me!"

Her body was coated in a bright light, as her clothes turned into white and pink attire, with the mark of the Chinese character "Rabbit" on her white top. Her pants were long and pink, with a pink, blue, and yellow scarf around her. Her body shone, and she posed, "RABBIT PRINCESS!"

She posed and called out, honing a purple aura, "I am the Chosen Choujin, likewise my bastard father! Nanao, I will honor your fall! I am the swift fighter of luck, and I'm no rabbit's foot! I am the Chosen Choujin – Rabbit Princess, Bethany Nevins!"

Leon gasped, "No… It… It can't be true!"

Nanao gasped, "Beth Nevins is a Chosen Choujin? Uncanny!"

Beth held up the baseballs and said, "Hey, relief pitcher! HEADS UP!"

She threw the baseball at him, and yelled, "ESP PERK HAMON!"

Leon cried, "BIG LEAGUE CHEW!" the Stand appeared and swung at the baseball. But it swung, and the ball hovered under the bat, and headed towards Leon.

POW!
It struck him right in the face, as Leon croaked, "Impossible… It's one of my Beast Balls… but she managed to control the trajectory and speed of my own weapons, and lobbed it towards me… She's learned this sort of dark magic, using her lethal speed and power! She's nowhere near her father, and she acts like she's tough! Her hatred for her father… makes her that vicious…"

He fell to the ground, as Beth prepared for another pitch, "Choujin Power and Ty Ko Ky – Something my bastard father can never learn! I'm excelled in both, actually, and these baseballs are perfect to be projectile shots… because…"

She wind up and prepared to throw, "Ty Ko Ky Technique – The Bunny Ball!"

The ball headed towards Leon, in a huge purple fireball, but the fireball split into nine different rabbits, all-white and soft. Leon prepared to swing, but couldn't. He thought, "Damn it… A Bunny Ball?! She split that Beast Ball into nine different balls! Which is it? Which of them is the ball she threw?"

He grinned, "Hah! I figured she'd be just a kid… Big League Chew, DEAD CENTER!"

He swung and hit the center bunny ball. But it vanished, and the ball landed onto his crotch. Beth winked, "Wrongo! It's the bottom one in the right. Lucky for me, I can launch a mean curveball changeup. But then again, I don't usually follow baseball."

Leon growled, "You… You little punk! How dare you? Right in the jewels…"

Beth summoned five fluffy cloud bunnies and said, "And that's not all. My powers have increased, thanks to the bionics Von Stroheim left me, after my battle with Kagura Sohma. Oh, boys, time for the hunt!"

Leon gasped, "No… What are you?"

Beth called, "Now, my pets! ATTACK!"

They lunged at Leon, as he cried, "BIG LEAGUE CHEW, KILL THOSE RABBITS!"

She smirked, "Aw, are you going to harm these harmless little bunnies? Harmless to me… NOT TO YOU!" And she called, as the bunnies opened their mouths, and unhinged their jaws, showing razor-sharp teeth, "OPEN WIDE, BOYS!"

Leon shrieked, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

POOF!
The bunnies vanished, as Leon was wrapped in a huge white rope. He cried, "What-? What the hell? Why did this happen? How the hell did she do that? Damn her! Untie me!"

A huge bunny emerged from the ground, and grew enormous, as Nanao cried, "WHAT THE HELL? A GIANT CLOUD RABBIT?!"

Leon cried, "NO! NO! A MASSIVE HUGE BUNNY RABBIT?! WHATEVER THIS IS, KID, YOU'RE MAKING A CRUCIAL MISTAKE! CALL OFF YOUR DEMONIC FLUFFY BUNNIES! MERCY!"

Nanao was stunned, "No way… This does not compute in my programming. Who is she? Beth Nevins is truly uncanny! Bizarre, even!"

Leon shrieked, as the giant rabbit lunged forward, "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! BACK OFF, RABBIT! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

The huge bunny devoured Leon into a huge bite, whole, and it suddenly vanished. Beth asked Nanao, "You okay?"

Nanao said, "I'm alright… Badly damaged from the assault, but…" she then gasped, "Eh? Beth Nevins? Where did Leon Kuwata go?"

Beth said, "Don't worry, I'm going to avenge Mondo, after the way he treated him and you."

Nanao asked her, "Where did you take him?"

Beth opened a small portal, "Oh, somewhere… but the less you know, the better… Later~!" She hopped down, as Nanao pleaded to come back.

"Beth Nevins?" She gasped. She then whispered, as she was confused, "Wow… Beth Nevins is purely a monster. I'm glad she's on our side. No wonder Emily Maynard hates her."

Leon Kuwata was tied up in a pole, as Beth appeared, as the Rabbit Princess. Leon gagged, "Okay… Just what the hell is going on?"

They were in a huge baseball field, with empty seats, and a grassy field. The entire bleachers section was full of rabbits, all white and fluffy, and it even has an LED scoreboard, which has the white rabbit on top of it.

"Now pitching for Alternativa… The Rabbit Princess, Bethany Nevins!"

Beth was at home plate, as Leon was perched up on the pitcher's mound. He cried, "Wha-? What is this place?"

Beth smirked, "Simple. This is my own little playground. It may be fun for me, but it's your own personal Hell!"

He cried, "You… … …You little stronzo! Untie me this instant! What are you going to do to me? LET ME OUT OF HERE!"

She smirked, "Isn't it obvious? I hear you're a fan of baseball. Hold on… I have a pitch with your name on it… L… E… O… N… Leon!"

Leon stammered, as he was trying to pry free. She called, "Don't worry, this is special to you! So, HERE!"

WHAP!
"A fungo for YOU, Dumbass!"
She pelted him in the stomach with the ball, as he groaned, "Ungh… Too much pain… Let me go, you psychotic little brat!"

Beth smiled, "Oh, I wouldn't say that… I mean, you did clobber Mondo and Nanao, to the point of being badly injured…"

He gasped, "Wha-?"

She explained, "You didn't kill him. You only managed to bruise and bludgeon him to a severe injury… Luckily, he had protection… Explain this… Ring a bell?"

She held up a pack of butter, dented a bit, and said, "I found this in his jacket. He had a pack of this Mondo Butter that it stopped him from a fatal blow to the heart. To be fair, twice the fat is unhealthy. That's why Mommy buys margarine."

Leon gasped, "WHAT?! HE'S ALIVE?! I… I thought I killed him!"

She smiled, "Indeed… Mondo changed, for the better, after he was given a new lease in life… and you almost took away it from him… You have a mean throw that is meant to maim and pierce your enemy, right where it hurts, where it breaks, where it ruptures!"

She held up more baseballs and called, "Let's see HOW YOU LIKE IT!"

She inhaled her breath, and was coated in a purple aura, and tossed baseballs onto his body. She called, "I'm not done… I'm not done…"

He sobbed, "No… You crazy pint-sized skank… No more torture…"

She stated, "Okay, those were just whiffle balls, but… Time to call in the heavy machinery! You're lucky that I don't do rapid-fire fists… So, I'm gonna let Big Bubba do the job!"

She snapped her fingers, and a huge batting machine, shaped like a rabbit, appeared from under the ground of Home Plate, and Leon screamed, "NO! NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Beth called out, "And now, next you'll say, "Please, get me out of this place!""

"NO! PLEASE! GET ME OUT OF THIS PLACE!" He gasped in shock.

Beth winked, as she pulled the lever, "PLAY BALL!"

He shrieked, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

The ball machine started to pelt Leon Kuwata, firing like a machine gun, massively and severely, into a bloodied and violent mess, as he was punished by Beth Nevins's Ty Ko Ky Thousand Pitch Hell!

More baseball flung, and some were heading towards Beth. She held up a baseball bat and prepared to swing. She shone in a purplish aura, inhaled her breath, and let out a war cry, "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" In rapid fire swings, she hit every ball that was heading her way, straight back to Leon, who was mercilessly bloodied.

After over thousands of baseballs, mercilessly plastered all over his body, Leon Kuwata was hanging in his pole, dead and bloodied. One of the balls rolled to Beth's feet, and Beth held it down with her foot.

"Okay. Now I'm done." And then she disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Beth returned, as Nanao waited. She said to her, "Beth Nevins! Where's…?"

Beth nodded, "It is done. Go to Mondo."

"But… But he's-."

A groan was made, as Mondo was limping. Beth said, "I managed to find this poor bastard, and he suddenly was twitching a bit. He's alright. Just needed bed rest and healing…"

Mondo asked, "Ugh… What happened?"

Nanao nodded, as she went to him, "Sir? Mondo Owada…"

He saw Nanao, as she held him, as he was badly hurt, "It's alright. We'll do you the favor of helping you, now… I'm glad you're alive again…"

Mondo moaned, "Uh, yeah… Seriously… This kid just rescued me, after I was assaulted by Kuwata. Where is that asshole?"

Beth said, as she calmly explained, "Don't ask me. I'm just a kid."

She walked off, as Nanao smiled, "She did save you, but… She and I handled Leon Kuwata, extremely well. We, uh, can't say what she did, though."

Mondo moaned, "Well, you did right, except… If you have any friends, steer clear from danger… Kuwata was one of the hitmen in Italy, once manned in Hope's Peak, before closing down."

Nanao asked, "A Hitman Squad? Kunikida was one of those men, right?"

Mondo moaned, "Among others. Don't be surprised if you run into many of their men, after they find out about their deaths… They have one goal – kill the mysterious boss of Alternativa, and take over everything in the drug cartel. I'm one of them, but I bow out of it, gracefully…"

Beth walked off and yawned, "Yawn. Just a bunch of weaklings. I'm going back to bed."

Nanao barked, "Oh, Beth Nevins! Be nice!"

Mondo sniffled, "Even so… I couldn't man up to my own failings! I'M PATHETIC! I'M ONE OF THOSE HITMEN WITHOUT A STAND!" Beth stopped, as Mondo continued, weeping, "I HELD MY OWN AGAINST THAT FUCKING LIGHTER… AND I WAS STILL WEAK!"

Nanao whispered, "Mondo Owada…"

Beth asked, "A Hitman Squad, eh? Intriguing… And I expected that you also knew of Kana Koumoto, correct? Kashima and I are a part of Kana's team, except we work in a different band, supporting her."

Mondo gasped, "Huh? You mean-?"

Nanao said, "We were originally to rescue Ayame Kajou, but there are assassins in America… Something occurred, and Ayame Kajou is not safe here."

Mondo groaned, "Yeah… You're right. But still… I'll be fine. Just head home, once the rain stops, and warn Koumoto or your allies. These are very dangerous assassins, who are also Stand Users… I am not one of those, since I could not earn one. You could say that I did kept the lighter lit for 24 hours, without fault."

Nanao whispered, "A lighter?"

Beth gasped, "Wait… The other day… that lighter was… June…" She smirked, as she stated, "So, that's it. Now I see what's going on here."

Mondo asked, "Hold on! Why are you in Koumoto's famiglia? You're part of Alternativa, too!"

Beth said, "Mondo… it's a long story, but I'd like to know your side of the story, before we explain ours. Right, Nanao?"

Nanao nodded, "Mondo Owada… What Beth Nevins says is true. There's a reason why we joined, in full detail, of course."

Beth thought, as Nanao explained to Mondo, "So it all makes sense. The ghost that June and I met, that agent from Japan was right. The pieces are coming together. He has no Stand, but this Hitman Squad has Stands. The lighter, the capos, the mafia men, the mysterious boss, even the bizarre powers that Koumoto and her bitches have… It makes sense! They are all Stand Users! Only, why and how? I can't believe I brushed it off, like it was a certain myth, but… I have a feeling that the battle is far from over for June."

XXXXX

Meanwhile, in a northern part of New York, four shadowy figures were viewing the reports of their allies:
"Kunikida and Kuwata – deceased. Mission of retrieving information failed…"

A female voice snarled, "Damn! Kuwata failed us… No matter. We now know what goes on, pitting our team against Koumoto's ranks."

She held up a photo and said, "This girl… Kuwata sent this to us, after Kunikida died."

Another female figure said, "The girl's name is Ayame Kajou. News has it that she was deceased. From what we hear from Kunikada, she was being recruited by an android, Kashima. The same android that help defeated Asakura and Taniguchi. Our ranks are suddenly dissipating, as we speak."

A male figure said, "…and Owada turned tail and went AWOL… Kuwata already had him dead, as we speak."

This team is known as the Hitman Squad, or La Squdra, the very same team that Mondo mentioned.

Two more figures appeared, as a man in wild hair appeared, "Honey, I'm back!"

The female figure said, "How did it go?"

"Not so great, but we blew the heads off of those two troublemakers!"

He sat down, as a man in white hair and glasses said, "Until you killed that lady, who had valuable information."

The girl in tan skin, a red jacket, and a blue swimsuit said, "Well, at least your Stand's useful for something, right?"

"Hey, whatever, man. I can easily take the job. If you want it done, do it yourself."

A girl in long white hair asked a huge muscular woman in a school uniform, "Ogami, how much was the job?"

Ogami said, "Twenty million Lire."

The girl in white huffed, "Cheap payoff. As always."

A boy in brown hair called, "Kirigiri, we'll talk about money later. More importantly, I have news concerning Owada, Kuwata, and Kunikida. But let's address a serious matter, first…"

He pointed at the chair, and said, "Whatever happened to Yamada and Ishimura?"

The girl in tan skin asked, "What?! They haven't returned?"

The boy in glasses said, "Obviously playing hooky… or cleaning up the leftovers."

Kirigiri barked, "Do they ever show up at all?"

The boy in a green jacket said, "No, Yamada is one thing, but why Ishimura? They wouldn't give into a mission, all for cash."

The boy in wild hair cried, "And you called my Stand useless?!"

They all gasped, as the boy said, "You would have to do anything, just to get a hefty payoff…"

There comes a time in every organization when the workers rise up and rebel against the leaders. And when smuggling cheap drugs coming from Central Asia, and also to Europe and America, done cheaply, profit can be multiplied by tens to hundred times more than the original price. This means that there will be those who show up and try to take over the boss's territory; even at the cost of their own lives.

XXXXX

The boy in wild hair was typing to his contacts:
(Hakagure): Did you find them?

The contact replied back:
(Maizono): No. No sign of them, anywhere.

A girl in glasses, with long braids and purple hair, wearing a dark blue uniform, sobbed in panic, "Don't tell me that they got them, already."

Another reply was made:
(Togami): They are probably worried over the boss's identity… They are useless, but they're lunatics, when on-duty.

At the room, Hakagure shouted, "AGH! I can't take it! Popo was in control of the gambling, and now Koumoto's taking over, because of his death! They get a hefty payout, while we get a small handout from the boss, while us, La Squadra, get struck out of the damn deal! That's not fair! We're the best in this famiglia, and that's all there is to it! We deserve better than this!"

The phone rang, as they looked to the phone. The boy answered it. It was from Kirigiri, who was at a house, with a bloodied corpse of an obese man in brown hair. "Naegi, It's Kirigiri… I found Yamada… He's dead. Asphyxiation. But I don't see Ishimura's body here."

She turned around and saw Yamada's body, with its eyes dilated and with a note scrawled onto his face. Kirigiri gasped, as the note said "Punishment".

A few days later, a bunch of packages, sent by anonymous, were delivered to the team's doorstep.

Kirigiri said, "This is bad. Who'd sent us these packages, at a time like this?"

Hakagure panicked, "Again?! Who's the sender, this time? If we'd known, we go after them."

Togami said, "Frames… but no paintings."

Kirigiri said, "Must be one of these modern art styles."

The girl in glasses panicked and shrieked, pointing at the portrait. Maizono asked, "What's wrong, Fukawa?"

Fukawa sobbed, "Tha-, Tha-, That is… Those fingernails… I've seen it before… They are his exact hands!"

They all gasped, as Togami called, "Quick! Line them up, and match them, from order!"

They lined up the portraits in order, matching their exact shape. There was a total of 36 portraits.

Kirigiri sobbed, "Are you… kidding me?"

Ogami whispered, "It's no joke."

Hakagure winced, "No… It's him… It can't be!"

To their much disgust and fright, it was Ishimura's body, sliced up and delivered to the Hitman Squad.

Fukawa shrieked, "NO MORE! I DON'T WANT TO SEE NO MORE!"

Maizono yelled, "SHUT UP!"

Togami gasped, "Th-? THIS IS…"

The girl in tan skin shrieked, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Ishimura was chopped into 36-plus slabs and were preserved in formalin. When they put his face together, they saw that it was distorted in fear, as if it was cut precisely clean with a bonesaw, from head to toe. A rather merciful and grotesque murder. From that day forward, the Hitman Squad came to a new revelation.

Kirigiri asked, "Could it be… that Ishimura was sliced into pieces, and forced Yamada to watch him being mutilated?!"

Togami said, "Correct. And he was overcome with fear and despair that he choked on his own gag and suffocated."

This was a message, in silence, from the mysterious boss of Alternativa.

XXXXX

At the funeral, the boy, Naegi, remarked, "Everyone… Forget all about Yamada and Ishimura… We will avenge them, but they can no longer be mentioned again."

They departed the church, as they left the memories of the fallen behind. From that day forward, they've ended up giving the cold shoulder, and chose to never found the boss's identity, ever again…

…of course, they had other means…

Ayame was sitting alone, under a huge alleyway, as the rain stopped. She sobbed, as she was sniffling a bit. She kept walking, tired and very hurt.

XXXXX

Nanao and Beth departed from the house, the next morning, as Beth said, "Well, now that we ended another of those losers in the famiglia… We're stuck on finding Ayame Kajou… I can't believe I let her free, just for this danger to unfurl!"

Nanao replied, "It's not your fault, Beth Nevins… Granted that you wanted to ire Master's blessings, but we only did it for Tanukichi Okuma."

Beth complained, "Yeah, that's just it! He and the Ayame 8 Robot are probably making out, feeling awkward, after knowing it's not the same! I was doing Okuma a favor!"

She sighed and sniffled, "It's my fault, alright? I let Ayame free, because it was for him… I had no idea she was unstable."

Nanao held her and said, "No… She wasn't. Anyways, Master and June Nevins are back in the club. We'll visit them, and give out the information about this Hitman Group to them. Kana Koumoto must know, too…"

Beth replied, "Yeah, you do that. I am reconsidering this whole The NEW Gang thing, but at least I got something out of it."

They departed back to Club Tundra Snow, though mildly battered, after their recent battles. No luck of relocating Ayame Kajou, but try as they must, they will find her, before Okuma see her again.

Elsewhere, Mondo left the building, as he was on his motorcycle, and departed to parts unknown. He decided to start again, in his new life, after his dramatic story. Since the Hitman Squad AND The NEW Gang are in the battle for their lives, Mondo decides to steer clear of Alternativa actions, being he was a former member of the traitors.

"I hope you can forgive me, big bro…" Mondo spoke, as he departed, "I made you that promise, man-to-man, but I let you down. But I won't break it again, somewhere along the way… Rest easy, big bro. Maybe somewhere, I'll make the promise to restart my life… once this is all over."

Percival said to Mondo, as he looked up to him, "I'm not saying it's your decision that I made for you, but it's your own choice. You decide what is your own interest. Whatever you decide is your fate. All you have and need… is hope."

Mondo was amazed, as Percival's words were clear to him, as he chose to change, for the better.

With those final words, Mondo Owada was never seen again, as he went into hiding, away from the mobster and assassination world. Some say that Owada returned to Japan to revitalize the Biker Gang his brother formed, so much. Others say that he went into the butter business, and sold his Mondo Butter. But it's one of those mysteries that are left unsolved, in time.

[Mondo Owada: Reformed (gone into seclusion)]
[Leon Kuwata – Big League Chew: DECEASED]

But the drama was far from over…

In a station near New York, a figure was near a body, in a pool of his own blood. Who was this person?

Episode 4 – The End

We now know that there's a Hitman Squad coming to America, to oust Ayame Kajou and others. What are their key motives, other than ousting Kana Koumoto and claiming her gambling and drug ring? And will the others able to find Ayame Kajou, before it's too late?

To be continued…