The Greatest Japanese Hero
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
The Greatest American Hero is owned by Stephen J. Cannell
First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here Celes' life is apparently safe, thanks to Naegi's response, but the mafia bosses aren't giving up so easily, and now Kirigiri is about to get her life in peril as the mafia bosses are still determined to finish off Celes but Kirigiri does something to tick them off, and now she is in the mafia bosses' hit list.
And now...the Celestia Ludenberg arc concludes...
At the police station, the police interrogators, along with Takaki Ishimaru, were listening on as Bonnie and Clyde are being interrogated, and to their dismay, the two assailants refused to budge or give in as they are unwilling to reveal to police who hired them to attack Celes, and Ishimaru is considering in using his method to make the two admit their involvement on their attempt on Celes' life. Clyde was now holding on to dear life as he is being pressured to reveal what he knows, and Bonnie is also about to crack, and when Ishimaru approached them, he remarked that they wouldn't be in this mess had they stop making attempts on their target, and that's where Bonnie finally snapped.
"AAAHHH! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
"What?"
" IT'S ALL HIS FAULT!"
"Who?"
"THE SUPER GUY!"
"The what?"
"THE SUPER GUY! IT WAS THE SUPER GUY WHO RUINED OUR HIT! CLYDE SAW IT TOO! A BRAT WEARING A RED SUIT AND A CAPE!"
"What are you...?"
Ishimaru raised an eyebrow when Bonnie stated that a "super guy" messed their attempts twice, and even told Clyde that he also saw it, and when Takaki asks the two about their claim, the two assailants finally bucked under pressure and stated that it was a "super guy" who ruined their plans and said that if not for HIM, they wouldn't be in this mess and even the police interrogators are starting to suspect that Bonnie and Clyde are "losing their minds" especially when Bonnie did a "caricature" of Naegi in the red suit, but because of her bad drawing, it was less convincing to the police.
Takaki huddled with the police interrogators, and soon they came to an agreement to send Bonnie and Clyde to the Tokyo Mental Hospital to have them undergo psychiatric evaluation, and the two hit men were against it and insisted about the "super guy", and the police then summoned the paramedics and have the two escorted to the mental hospital. It wasn't easy as the two hit men resisted and the cops restrained them until paramedics came and puts on the strait jackets on the two and assassin are carried away.
Outside the police station, a mafia spy saw everything and is feeling sorry for the two and left the scene to report to Al Capone and John Dillinger about what transpired at the police station.
Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury
(Opening Song from The Greatest American Hero)
Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself;
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
Should've been somebody else.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Just like the light of new day,
It hit me from out of the blue;
Breakin' me out of the spell I was in,
Makin' all of my wishes come true.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Ch. 22: Gyanburā no Kagai-sha ga Chokumen Shite Imasu
An hour later, the scene shifts to the mafia hideout where Al Capone summoned John Dillinger and the two mafia bosses are having an emergency meeting, in which Dillinger noted that Capone is lividly upset. As Dillinger talked to Capone, he is rather surprised when told about the fates of Bonnie and Clyde, much to Capone's irritation when told by his spy who managed to infiltrate the police station where the two hit men were briefly detained.
"Looks like your hit men are a failure..."
"What?"
"One of my spies went to the police station...and here's what he found out..."
"About what?"
"Bonnie and Clyde were being interrogated...then sent to the Tokyo "nuthouse"...saying that some "super guy" broke their hit...some "super guy"...can you dig that?"
"Uhh..."
"I bet they got high on drugs and went crazy..."
"You can't be serious...!"
Dillinger was taken aback at hearing Capone's statement in which Bonnie and Clyde failed in their assignment, getting caught by a lady detective, and being beaten by a "super guy", in which Capone believed that their hit men may have been high on drugs and took some of their stored drug cartel samples and used it to "energize" themselves to carry out their assignment and ended up in jail and then taken to the mental hospital, where they were admitted as a "pair of nutcases", in which Dillinger argued, since he hired Bonnie and Clyde several occasions and they succeeded in their tasks.
"That's outrageous!"
"Then why were they sent to the nuthouse?"
"I don't know about it myself...but I assure you...they never touch drugs..."
"Then why did they fail? Get caught by cops, then taken to a mental hospital?"
"Uh..."
"Looks like we're facing a problem here..."
"But..."
"Your way of handling is putting us at risk...!"
Dillinger insisted that Bonnie and Clyde do not touch drugs, and they only delivered them when ordered to, and are not addicts yet Capone countered by saying why they ended up at the mental hospital and claimed that a "super guy" ruined their assassination try on Celes, but their argument ended when Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu passed by and is rather staring at them upon hearing their argument and began asking them what the problem is and how their "assignment" on Celes is doing, which the two mafia bosses are flustered and assured to them that they are dealing with the "problem". Fuyuhiko turn and left, Capone asks Dillinger if the "Hit Car" is ready, in which he says that it is, and Capone said to have it prepared as he made it clear that he and Dillinger will carry out the plan personally, which Dillinger appeared to be reluctant, but is persuaded to agree to it.
-x-
At the Kirigiri house, Kirigiri is talking to Celes as she is pressing her to reveal if she know anything about the hit men who attacked the house but Celes insisted that she has no idea what Kirigiri is implying, but the Detective told the Gambler that the incident with Mr. Moneybags wasn't a coincidence as she told Celes that a "reliable source" told her that Celes was last seen traveling with Mr. Moneybags before being murdered and burned alive, and said that it is connected to the two hit men who attacked the Kirigiri house several hours ago, and the Gambler sighed as she told her that she has no idea who would want to pull off such an attack and said that all she knows that she hasn't "crossed path" with anyone she know.
"I swear...I have no idea..."
"Your life was being attempted twice! How can you say you have no idea?"
"If I did something to someone...I would've noticed it..."
"That's not the point!"
"I'm fine..."
"No, you're not!"
"I am..."
"You're not!"
As Kirigiri is shown to be slightly agitated as she sensed that Celes is not clearly telling the truth, Fuhito came and with him was Naegi, who had just removed the red suit and is wearing his casual attire and there Naegi whispered to Kirigiri and she came along as the two teens are at the dining room and there he told her of what he "discovered" before the attack on the house, in which he told her about the names of the apparent masterminds of the two hit men he took down, and Kirigiri started to deduce the connections to Mr. Moneybags' death and the attempts on Celes' life.
"What? Seriously?"
"Yes, Kirigiri-san..."
"Were you able to find out where they are?"
"No...I haven't..."
"Anything else you find out..."
"No...it was all hazy...and a lot has happened..."
"I see..."
"Okay..."
As Kirigiri opened her laptop, she began showing Naegi the list of gangsters that her grandfather had secretly putting on surveillance and there he showed to Kirigiri the pictures of Capone and Dillinger, and Kirigiri finally recognize them, and revealed the two gangsters' actual names: Al Capone's real name is Aruberuto Koruto; and John Dillinger is Jianu Diringeru. She then told Naegi that these two were connected to a secretive mafia network but so far the authorities and even Fuhito couldn't get evidence to at least arrest them and try for interrogation, and thus the two mafia bosses are free. Kirigiri then deduced that the two mafia bosses may have used certain means to keep themselves clean from suspicions from the police.
By then Celes came and Kirigiri quickly turned off the laptop and said that the school project will proceed as scheduled and Celes agreed as Naegi sighed as he had a feeling that he is going to bet himself involved again using the red suit.
-x-
A few days later, the scene shifts to Hope's Peak Academy where a school fair took place and there the Class 78 were displaying their school project and several people flock to see the fair, and it was a huge success, and there Naegi and Kirigiri are seen showing their projects to various visitors, and Celes played the role of being the "talker", making subtle lies about how the project came to light and said that SHE was the reason why the project was successful, though Kirigiri did not object and let her classmate do the talking until she and Naegi noticed that Capone and Dillinger were among the visitors looking around, and the two mafia bosses glanced at Celes, and Capone approached the Gambler, and whispered to her which she appeared a bit silent and Kirigiri glanced at Capone as he and Dillinger left the school premises and Kirigiri talked to Celes in private and used subtle means to persuade her to tell her what happened, even though Celes wondered what Kirigiri can do to help.
"Celes..."
"Huh?"
"Tell me...what did that man told you...?"
"Um..."
"You can tell me...I can help..."
"Really?"
"Yes..."
"Okay...it's like this..."
Getting the info she needed, she talked to Naegi and requested that he put on the red suit and try to use its power to track down Capone and Dillinger, and in a few minutes Naegi did as Kirigiri requested and discovered where the two mafia bosses hang out and Kirigiri began devising a plan on how to lead them in to a trap in order to stop them from going after Celes, as well as to make them reveal their connection to other mafia network.
-x-
Much later, the scene shifts to a restaurant where Capone and Dillinger are dining, and Capone boasts that with what he did to Celes at the academy, he is confident that Celes won't go to any casinos now that she is discouraged and now the mafia can collect the commissions without interference, though Dillinger wondered why Capone is willing to let her go knowing that Celes is a compulsive gambler.
"Al.."
"What?"
"Are you sure?"
"About what?"
"Letting that Celes-girl go?"
"She got the message...she's scared as a cat...she won't cause us trouble..."
"You sure?"
"Yeah..."
By then, Kirigiri came and approached the two, and there she leaned her face towards Capone, and referred to him by his real name, and told him that she knows that he is the one behind the death of Mr. Moneybags and being the one behind sending Bonnie and Clyde to assassinate Celes, and stated that if he doesn't stop harassing Celes, she will tell the police about his connections to the casinos that Celes frequently went. At first Capone kept his cool so as not to let himself get intimidated, but Kirigiri whispered something to him which caused him to grit his teeth in annoyance as she glared at him and left the restaurant.
"That bitch..."
Outside the restaurant, Naegi was waiting for Kirigiri to come out, and saw her came out and there she told him that they are heading to certain casinos where Celes frequently went and she told him that that she made it appeared that she knows what Capone is doing and tricked the mafia boss into thinking that she is onto him while in reality she sent him on the edge so that he will act recklessly and expose himself as the one who sent the hit men to go after Celes, in which Naegi felt it was a huge risk on her part.
"Seriously, Kirigiri-san?"
"Yes."
"But...that would put you..."
"I know..."
"But..."
"That's where you come in..."
"Me?"
"Yes...you and the red suit..."
As the two teens are walking, they are seen by Capone and Dillinger and there Capone told Dillinger to get the "Hit Car" ready as he wanted to go after Kirigiri and waste her, as he feared that she would cause trouble for him and the mafia organization even though Dillinger is hesitant seeing that it was just a teenager though Capone has no intention of letting Kirigiri out of his sight.
"Are you sure about this, Al?"
"You're damn right!"
"But still..."
"I don't give a damn! When I give the word...waste that bitch!"
"She's just a teenager..."
"I don't care! I won't let a girl shove me in my face and gets away with it!"
"You're hopeless..."
"Just drive!"
A minute later the Hit Car arrived with Dillinger driving and there Capone told his cohort to follow the two teens, and several minutes later, the two mafia bosses saw her going to several casinos, though she did not appear to go there just to gamble, and Capone realized that she is trying to get some information and Capone slowly panicked and told Dillinger to get closer so he can prepare the sub-machine gun to use against her.
As Kirigiri and Naegi are arriving at a corner, there the Hit Car showed up and the window opened and the machine gun began to shoot bullets, causing Kirigiri to run to an opposite direction and the Hit Car began following her, ignoring Naegi, who seek cover behind a huge garbage can, and there he saw Kirigiri being chased by the two mafia bosses inside a var firing the machine gun, and he realized that she is in danger. He began removing his casual clothes which showed that he was wearing the red suit and began to ran towards the scene where the bullets can be heard firing.
At a corner, Kirigiri seek cover behind a terrace in which it was made of hard concrete which partially protected her, and there Capone and Dillinger kept on firing the machine gun though Dillinger is worried that it would attract the police if they remained here yet Capone is determined to finish her off and told Dillinger to keep firing and reload if bullets are running out, instructing him not to stop until they see Kirigiri's lifeless corpse.
"I think we should..."
"No! Keep firing!"
"But..."
"We're not going to stop until I see every hole in that bitch's body!"
"We might attract the cops..."
"Then we shoot our way out!"
"But..."
"Shut the hell up and keep shooting!"
As the two mafia bosses are focused on killing Kirigiri, Naegi arrived at the scene, though in a bad fashion as he lost control of his flight and ended up sliding underneath the car and there he went behind the car and began lifting the vehicle on its side, tilting it until the car is standing on its right side, and the two men are immobilized and there Kirigiri came out after seeing what just occurred and there she told Naegi to bring the two men out which he did, and as the men were pulled out, Naegi used the red suit's power to render the machine gun useless and Dillinger stared wide-eyed and realized that Bonnie and Clyde were not lying at all and told Capone about this.
"What the...?"
"Then it's true, Al...there really is a "super guy"..."
"I don't believe this...!"
"Then Bonnie and Clyde were telling the truth after all..."
"This is bullshit!"
"But...how did he lift the car?"
"Let go of me!"
"Whoa!"
After tying the two mafia bosses up, Kirigiri told Naegi to "fly away"as police sirens are heard, and knowing the situation, Naegi just nodded and ran off before jumping and he flew erratically yet he still has problems controlling his flight and ended up landing on a passing dump truck and Kirigiri sighed before telling the two suspects to forget what they saw or else they'll be admitted to the mental hospital, in which the two are silent. As police arrived, they are told of what happened and the cops are about to take the mafia bosses away when Dillinger cracked under pressure and told them about the "super guy", with Capone unwillingly roped in.
"It was him!"
"Shut up, Dillinger!"
"It was a "super guy"!"
"Shut up!"
"You saw it, Al!"
"So what if I did!"
"You hear that, officer? We're telling the truth! There really is a "super guy"!"
"Shut the hell up!"
Seeing that the two men are acting unusual, the cops decided to have them admitted to the Tokyo Mental Hospital despite the two men's protests, and the day ended without incident and Kirigiri sighed in relief now that Celes won't be harassed again, and decided not to mention her to the police to avoid any conflict of matters.
-x-
The following week, the Class of 78 were praised by Jin Kirigiri over the success of their school projects while Celes claimed that her "luck" played a role in the class' success, while Kirigiri and Naegi sweat-dropped seeing that Celes remained unaware of what really happened, yet they opted to let this stand so as to keep their tracks secured and to protect Naegi's identity as the "super guy". soon it was recess and most of the students let for the cafeteria and there Kirigiri and Naegi went to the rooftop and talked about the events after the nailing of the two mafia bosses.
"That was a risk you took, Kirigiri-san..."
"I know..."
"But..."
"At least Celes-san is safe...those two mafia bosses are incarcerated...that's all to it..."
"Really..."
"At least you saved a life..."
"I feel like it's a curse..."
"Not really..."
As the two teens are taking, they are unaware that Sayaka Maizono is watching, as she followed them in secret as she noticed that Naegi is seemingly spending more tie with her and is starting to get jealous, for she is unaware that Kirigiri was just acting as his COACH due to Naegi using the red suit and Maizono is oblivious of the entire fact that Naegi and Kirigiri saved Celes from a mafia hit squad. slowly Maizono started to resent Kirigiri for "trying" to "steal" him for herself.
"Kirigiri-san...I won't let you...Naegi-kun is mine...!"
To Be Continued...
And this ends the "Celestia Ludenberg" arc, and things went well and Naegi managed to keep his shell a secret as the culprits ended up getting locked in a mental hospital, though Kirigiri's ploy was risky yet it paid off, and Celes was saved. However, Maizono appeared to get jealous seeing Kirigiri and naegi together, and this would put Naegi in a conflict.
Preview:
The next chapter opens a new story arc as it involved Komaru Naegi, in which the younger sister of the "Super High School-level Luckster" gets in a tussle with some mobsters whom Naegi defeated earlier in this arc...