The sakuras were blooming beautiful pink flowers when Ryoma was walking towards campus that afternoon. One of the blossoms happened to make it under his foot as he crushed it without looking back.

"Something happened, Echizen?" Kinta asked behind him overwhelmed by the coldness that Ryoma emitted, it even beat the one that Ryu had when they met him. Ryoma's eyes were filled with a gleam that matched a gangster or a serial killer better than a doctor, or even a police man. The specks of gold in his eyes had a dark gleam in the sunlight and he looked more feline than ever.

"You know," he continued when Ryoma looked like he was under no condition going to answer, "A detective once said 'if someone is too prepared and not the detective then he's the criminal' that kind of saved our lives back on a murder case a couple months back."

"I'm not a detective, do I count?" Ryoma said with cruel sarcasm, "Spare me, officer I don't wanna go to jail!" he whined mockingly automatically turning his airs from untouchable to sexy and available. Kinta took a step back. Neither of them said a word for the rest of the walk.

When the men reached campus Kinta quietly pointed out without looking at Ryoma that they had class in a separate building in the woods. Ryoma followed him satisfied at the lack of conversation.

Building was a bit of an exaggeration. Okay, it was an exaggeration. It turned out this "building" was more of a dilapidated old hut with overgrowth, cockroaches, and furniture that was older than his grandparents.

"We…study…here…?" Ryoma asked dumbfounded. He was expecting something more like a laboratory or at least something that had been remodeled in the last century.

"Yep. Don't complain or you'll be forced to stay afterschool and clean this place up. It's not like this place is actually used very often. Just when there's not a case or if we're staying anywhere in a twenty mile radius." Ryoma nodded as they attempted to enter without making the hut collapse on top of them.

"Good evening, Hongo-sensei!" Class Q cried out like they do every day when they greet Hongo-sensei. Hongo-sensei's expression was motionless as ever as he motioned with his hand for Ryoma to come forward.

"I don't believe I had the time to introduce him properly, this is Echizen Ryoma from the famous Echizen Group—"

"No way! Echizen, you're from that Echizen!

"You never told us that!"

"Can I come over to one of your houses once, please?"

"SILENCE!!!" Hongo-sensei shouted in his gruff, commanding, voice making

the entire room mute before he even said the whole word. Ryoma was more about the structure than his peers' reaction to his newfound lineage.

"As I was saying, Echizen-sensei, as you will refer to him, is here to be our new medical assistant on orders from Dan-sensei so you can all learn some more responsibility and experience as a proper detective group. Please treat him as your superior." The room was still silent as ordered while Ryoma went back to his seat.

Hongo-sensei took out a few blown up photos of some corpses and clipped them to the wall. Megu cringed at the sight because of her well-known photographic memory. Literally, scarred for life. There's something I'm proud not to have. Che

"Echizen-kun, what does this look like to you?" he asked.

"Gunshot wound on the lower back and head. She probably died of swelling to the brain once the bullet penetrated her skull. I can't say more without a proper examination," Ryoma explained as business-like as he could (which is a lot.)

"I'll get you one," he sighed, "Now, I'll leave you to discuss among yourselves. Once you've made a decision contact me," with that, he left the room.

"Kazuma, do you have any scenarios?" Ryu asked. Kazuma, who had been typing ferociously on his laptop turned the screen so that it was facing the board while everyone crowded around to see the latest software he produced.

"If Echizen-sensei's assumptions are correct—"

"Ryoma, please," Ryoma interrupted sheepishly.

"—Ryoma, sorry, then it would probably look something like this." The screen showed a 3D video of a women running away from a black figure with a gun. He fired and hit her on the back. When she stumbled and fell he ran up and fired again this time aiming for her head. Then he ran away.

"That looks accurate," Ryu commented.

"Cool! When did you get the time to make this?!" Kyu remarked while Ryu shot him a glance telling him to stay on task.

"I made the program a long time ago. After that the rest is really simple." Kazuma said in a bored voice.

"Megu, are you alright?" Kinta asked with concern at the pale figure that hadn't spoken.

"I'm okay, I'm okay," her eyes were brimming with tears and she choked back a sob.

"It's okay, it's okay," Kinta reassured her.

"Ummm, guys? Can I go ask Hongo-sensei to schedule a proper examination?"

"Sure," said Ryu suspiciously before going back to examining the scenarios.

Ryoma quietly left knowing no one would notice his leave. He then headed to the door and left without looking back.

Unbeknownst to him, he had been noticed and the shady figure looked at him from a window, completely safe with only one thought in his mind. Why the hell are you back?

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"So it's true, Nanami?" Dan-sensei's eyes scrunched up in frustration, "There's no other way?

"None that I see, sir," the man sighed in defeat.

"Are you sure you've exhausted all your resources?"

"Well, there is one other option…"