The Greatest Japanese Hero
Disclaimer:
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 the story gets deeper now that Kirigiri is getting herself involved in this case as she has a feeling that someone is about to be come the next victim and enlists SOMEONE to help her solve this case.
The Leon Kuwata arc continues...
Minutes later, firetrucks arrived and are dousing off the flames of the burning hideout, while police arrived and assesses the situation, and soon they began investigating the scene with Takaki Ishimaru arriving and there he is being debriefed about the current situation, as the burnt corpses are being carried out, while fragments of bombs are found at the crime scene.
"Inspector Ishimaru!"
"Yes...?"
"Take a look at what we found so far.."
"Bomb fragments?"
"Yes, sir...we believed that this may have triggered the fire..."
"I see..."
"We also moved out the corpses...but due to the severity of the burns..."
"They are burned beyond recognition...just great..."
Takaki deduced that this was both a murder and arson, and he wondered who would be bold enough to cause an explosion here and seeing that the corpses are about to be taken to a nearby morgue, he decided to go along and talk to the coroner in the hopes of getting clues as to who the victims are and how they were killed besides being burned alive.
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. 28: Yakyū no Ōdishon
The next day, Naegi stood still as he is listening to Kirigiri while on the rooftop of the academy, and he couldn't believe what he is hearing when told that there is a possibility that Kuwata may be the next would-be victim of a murder attack. He is told about the case she is investigating about a series of murders of two popular baseball players and how their deaths are related to their teams' baseball matches in which it happened in the past five months. Naegi slowly recalled the news he watched about those incidents and started to take the matter seriously.
"...and that's what I managed to get so far..."
"I see..."
"What I can say is that Kuwata-kun is likely the next victim..."
"And with the deaths of the baseball players..."
"Right."
"..."
"Naegi-kun..."
"What is it, Kirigiri-san...?"
Kirigiri then asks Naegi if he can talk to Kuwata about his baseball activities outside Hope's Peak Academy, and he mentioned to her that he and Maizono are going to watch Kuwata's practice game this coming Saturday, and there Kirigiri thought about it and slowly got an idea on how to start an investigation and perhaps might come up with a way to predict when the would-be attackers would strike and how this might help save Kuwata's life when the time comes. She then talked to Naegi and gave him an instruction.
"Listen, Naegi-kun..."
"What is it?"
"I have an idea..."
"Really?"
"Yes, and this would help us determine when the culprits would strike...but I'll be needing your help..."
"What is it, then..."
"It's like this..."
"EEEHHHH?!"
Naegi sagged when told to proceed with his date on Saturday WHILE WEARING the RED SUIT underneath his casual clothes, and he is not pleased with this as he guessed where this would lead to and is worried that Maizono might caught him wearing the suit while doing superhero stuffs in the open but Kirigiri assured to him that if he follow her instructions, he would get things done without compromising himself, and Naegi resigned and reluctantly accepted her suggestion nevertheless.
While the two teens are discussing, they did not notice that Maizono is spying on them, accidentally seeing them heading to the rooftop together and misunderstood it as she thinks there is something going on, and though she couldn't hear what they are discussing about, she felt at ease as the two teens are not showing any romantic signs, and that is enough to assure her that she still has a chance with Naegi.
"Thank goodness...but still...why is Kirigiri-san hanging out with Naegi-kun...?"
By then the bell rang and this means lunch break is over and both Naegi and Kirigiri leaves the rooftop and head back to their clasroom with Maizono secretly following them back to the classroom as well, still giving a suspicious stare towards Kirigiri, as she thinks she is competing with her over Naegi's affection, when in reality she treats Naegi nothing more than a friend and not as a romantic interest.
-x-
Later in the day, the scene shifts to a department store where Kuwata is seen window-shopping at a sports section, where he can be seen glancing at a stall where baseball paraphernalia are on display, and with him is Kanon, and there she reminded him to be careful since the match that is coming within two weeks would be an important, if not physically stressful, event, and Kuwata assured to her that he will be ready in two weeks, and Kanon incessantly tried to get him to notice her with little success.
"Leon-kun..."
"What is it, Kanon?"
"Do you find me pretty...?"
"Well..."
"..."
"Hey! Who are you staring at?"
"Nothing!"
"You were glancing at that girl!"
Not far, two suspicious-looking men are seen eyeing Kuwata, as if they have something devious in mind, but for now they did nothing except secretly following him and nothing more, but then Kuwata is joined by his fellow baseball teammates and they got together, and they decided to hang out at a nearby McDonald's restaurant as they are looking forward this Saturday for their practice game.
Seeing that there are too many people, the two men decided to leave for now and try again to stalk him when he is vulnerable.
-x-
A few days later, it was Saturday, and the scene shifts to a local baseball stadium where a practice game is being held, and Kuwata is seen holding a bat as he is practicing his swing while his teammates are preparing themselves as well, while Kanon is checking her players' attendance and is making sure not one is absent as they now have one week before the actual match, and she urged them not to slack off and the players, including Kuwata responded to her words.
"Okay, people! No slacking off! We got a big game coming our way!"
"Sure!"
"We won't slack off!"
"We're gonna win this!"
"Yeah! We're gonna win!"
"You don't need to worry!"
"We'll be the champions!"
"We're gonna make history!"
"We promise!"
By then, Naegi and Maizono came and sat at a bench and they cheered on Kuwata, and the Super High School-level Baseball player leaves his post for a moment to greet his classmates, happy to see them and he is somewhat inspired to work on his practice game with his team, wanting some moral support from his two classmates.
"Naegi! Maizono!"
"Kuwata!"
"Kuwata-kun!"
"Thanks for coming!"
"Sure!"
"No problem!"
"Sit back and enjoy, okay?"
"Sure!"
"Yup-yup!"
Kuwata's teammates then recognized Maizono and realized that a popular idol is here and they became pumped up and told Kuwata that its time to practice, and he agreed, unaware that his teammates only want to make themselves look good and impress Maizono. As the practice game is in session, Naegi and Maizono began to watch the match and are having a good time, though some of the baseball players are starting to get jealous seeing Naegi "getting cozy" with her, but then Kirigiri came and summoned Naegi but then Maizono is somewhat displeased at this, and seeing that Maizono might unintentionally get in the way, she summoned her as well and decided to partially let her in on the discussion and told the two teens her reason for being here.
Maizono was surprised when told that she is conducting an undercover investigation and said that she would require Naegi's help in this, and after some thought, she decided to let her use Naegi, seeing that Kirigiri would only need his help and not ANYTHING else, and she went back to the bench to resume watching the practice game and there Kirigiri talked to Naegi and told her the plans of how to commence the investigation and possibly lure out the would-be murderers, much to Naegi's surprise.
"EEEEHHH?!"
"Not too loud!"
"You got to be kidding me!"
"This is the only way!"
"but..."
"Kuwata's safety lies on your participation..."
"..."
"I take it as a "yes"..."
Sighing in defeat seeing that he couldn't talk his way out, Naegi accepted and it is revealed that he is wearing the RED SUIT underneath his casual clothes, and there they went to a vacant field where Kirigiri held a baseball while Naegi holds a bat, and as Kirigiri threw the ball, Naegi struck the ball, and because he was wearing the RED SUIT, he unintentionally used his powers and did a HOME RUN, as the ball flew out of the stadium, and the baseball players, Kuwata, and Kanon, saw this, and are amazed at what they saw, and they began flocking Naegi, asking him if he is interested in joining, and Kanon said that if he is interested, he could get a good commission if the team wins, even if he is just a reserve player.
Kuwata then talked to Maizono and asks him if Naegi is really a baseball player or not, and she herself said that she is surprised at this, and by then Kirigiri came and told Kanon that if they are interested, she is willing to loan Naegi to their team should Kuwata becomes unavailable, and Kanon accepted and the baseball players became accommodating towards Naegi, and near the exit gate, the two men who were following Kuwata saw this, and realized that aside from Kuwata, they deem Naegi a THREAT to their plans and one of them brought out a cellphone and contacted someone and inform him of the current developments.
To Be Continued...
The story gets more intense as Naegi got roped in and unintentionally attracted the baseball team's attention, thanks in part to the RED SUIT he is wearing, and he is now becoming a reserve member of Kuwata's team, and now the would-be culprits are now facing a conflict now that aside from Kuwata, they are now eyeing Naegi as one of their targets.
Preview:
The next chapter shows that Naegi is trying to "adjust" at the situation he is in, now that he is "officially" part of Kuwata's baseball team...
However, this would put things into an intense situation now that the would-be attackers are trying to decide whether to target Kuwata or go after Naegi first...
See you next week...
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