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Making the ultimate sacrifice, Matsuri is found on the floor with his dying breath. But is he truly dead? And what is the fate of Hachimitsu with the rampaging Andre on the loose…


-Unknown Location-


Matsuri woke up sitting on a lone desk. In the middle of an empty classroom. He sat right in the middle, surrounded by empty desks. Matsuri's eyes looked up front, seeing the chalkboard and the lone podium that stood alone. Nothing was written on the chalkboard.

The boy blinks as he turns to his left, out the window, nothing. It was just a blank white space. He then took the time to look at his surroundings. Unsure of what classroom he was in or even where he was exactly.

"W-Where…is this place?" Matsuri asked himself. "W-Wasn't I at the sports festival…that's right…"

His memory is starting to come back to him. He and the USC were about to take the headband from Kate and claim victory. Then all of a sudden, Andre regained consciousness and suddenly went on a rampage. He then tried to kill Mari and Hana…

"And I…I took the hit…did…" Matsuri's eyes looked at his own desk with a somber look. "Did I die…"

"Technically you did but you're not officially dead."

Matsuri released a sharp gasp as he turned around. His eyes widened.

Sitting in the drawer on the way back to the classroom, was a familiar black/purple hair girl wearing her Atsuhiko academy uniform. Sitting on top of the drawer with her legs propped on top, sitting criss cross. A smile plastered on her face as she looked at the boy.

Matsuri lips started to quivered, a small breath escaped him as he stood there motionless. Unable to say anything to the smiling girl.

"Hehe~. Come on, say something. You're making it look like you've seen a ghost or something. Well, then again, I am dead." She said as she jumped off of the drawer and walked up to the boy with the smile still on her face. "It's been a while…Matsuri."

"...Y-Yoshimiya…i-is it…is it really you…" Matsuri asked the girl.

Yoshimiya's smile turned soft as her hand caressed his cheeks, the boy leaning in her hand. "That's right…it's me, Matsuri."

Letting emotion overwhelm him, he threw himself right onto Yoshimiya, his arms wrapped around her, his head resting on her shoulders. Snuggling against her as he let the tears burst from his eyes, softly crying. Yoshimiya was somewhat caught off guard before she returned the hug back to him. Softly brushing his hair.

"Y-Yoshimiya…Yoshimiya *hic* I'm sorry…I'm so sorry." He cried.

"Shh. It's okay Matsuri. It's okay." Yoshimiya said as she embraced him.

Letting him cry softly for a good minute or so. Matsuri slowly parted from her shoulders, his arms still around her. Looking right into her eyes. "I…I-It is you, right?"

Yoshimiya released a small chuckle. "Well, it is. But I'm not exactly here. Pretend I'm some sort of…well…angel."

"B-But what did you say earlier? About me not being dead or something like that." Matsuri asked.

"Oh yeah, you're dead. But not quite all the way. You're mostly dead."

Matsuri blinked. "I-I see…so…where am I, exactly."

"It's a little complicated, but right now, your soul is in limbo. Pretty much you're trapped between the afterlife and the world of the living. Got all that?" She said as she poked his nose.

Matsuri lightly blushed as he looked down at the ground. He looked back up at her. "I…I sacrificed myself to save Mari and Hana…I wasn't thinking straight, but…after I saw what Andre was going to do. I suddenly had a flashback of you…I wasn't there for you…and I didn't want that to happen again. I couldn't live through that same incident and I didn't do anything-"

He stopped when he felt his lips being pushed against by Yoshimiya's finger. She showed a sympathetic smile towards the boy. "Matsuri…my death was never your fault, remember?"

Matsuri blinked as he listened to her.

"I chose that path because I didn't want you to suffer from Hayakki anymore. I wanted you to live a peaceful life without Hayakki's constantly hovering over you. That was my last wish…"

Matsuri blinked once more. But was unsure of what he wanted to say. "I-I…I still never wanted it to happen though…if only I took the hit for you. You would've still been here. Your life wouldn't be ruined…I was weak…"

Yoshimiya let out a soft sigh before she walked over to the front of the classroom. She stopped before looking back at him. "Hey…before you go back…let us catch up with each other…for old time sake."


-Track Field-


"MATSURI! MATSURI! MATSURI PLEASE WAKE UP!" Meiko screamed as she grabbed Matsuri's shoulders. Shaking him desperately to wake up.

"Meiko! Please calm down!" Mari yelled as she tried to get her to ease up.

"B-BUT MATSURI! HE'S….HE'S…" Meiko cried between breaths.

"Meiko! Please! Calm down!" Mari said.

"She's right, Meiko! I'm sure h-he's fine." Hana said with a bit of a stutter.

Takamoto had already rushed onto the field, rushing towards Matsuri's side. "Let me see him."

Meiko didn't respond as her eyes were glued onto Matsuri. She was breathing heavily, dread was dripping against her bare skin. It only took a moment before Mari eased her up, Meiko slowly released Matsuri from her grip and Takamoto took him in her hand and checked his heart.


Sitting on top of the now stabilized Andre who lets out some breathing here and there. Kate heavily breathed in and out. Sweating like a bullet as she looked at the scene happening in front of her.

"K-Kate-chan…i-is Matsuri-kun is going to be…" Mitsuko stumbled in her words, trembling like a leaf.

"K-Kate…I'm sorry…" Risa stumbled a bit in her words. "I-I tried to stop Andre…I really did…"

Kate didn't say anything as she took a long look at the small scene in front of her. She couldn't find the right words to say or even how to say it correctly.

"T-This…t-this wasn't supposed to…"

"KATE-DONO!" Gakuto yelled from behind. "HOW COULD YOU!? HOW COULD SINK TO SUCH LOW LEVEL AND DO THAT TO MATSURI-DONO! LET ALONE TRYING TO KILL MADAM PRESIDENT-DONO AND HANA-DONO!"

"I agree with Gakuto! What sort of thoughts went through your head to do such criminal things like that!" Yukina yelled with a firm tone.

"I…I…" Kate trembled some more.

"BIG BROTHER!" Ritsu wasted no time trying to go for her brother.

Ayame stopped her as she hugged her to her body. "Ritsu! Please, let the nurse check him first!"

"B-BUT! MATSURI! HE'S-"

"Kate!" Usano and Kiruyu came onto the field. Matsuri's parents and Miyuki came onto the field and rushed over to Matsuri's side. "Don't you think this is taking things too…far!"

"I…n-no…I never…I never wanted…" Kate was struggling.

"Then why?" Mari said that gained Kate's attention. "WHY DIDN'T YOU FORFEIT THE MATCH WHEN YOU STILL HAD THE CHANCE!?"

"I-I…n-no…I just…I just wanted a fair match…"

"YOU! YOU WERE SO HELL BENT ON DEFEATING ME IN THIS BATTLE THAT YOU DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TAKE THE CONSIDERATION OF MY WARNING!"

Kate's breathing became faster. Dread loomed over her. Her eyes were more on the boy who was laid lifeless on the ground, being checked on by Takamoto.

"Indeed, Kate-dono. You were so focused on your fight. You have forgotten about Andre-dono's condition. You have endangered a student's life. What sort of council president does-"

"SHUT UP!" Kate screamed as she looked over her shoulders. Glaring at Gakuto. "I NEVER WANTED ANY OF THIS TO HAPPEN! ALRIGHT!? I JUST WANTED TO BEAT MARI FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE! I NEVER WANTED MATSURI TO GET HURT! NEVER!"

"Hold on." Joe said. "Isn't it more of Risa's fault then Kate's. She's the one who's been controlling him."

Risa tensed. Feeling dread looming over her body. "I-I…"

"DON'T YOU DARE LUMP RISA-CHAN OR MITSUKO-CHAN IN THIS!" Kate yelled. "I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN! I HEARD OF MARI'S WARNING BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN! I…I JUST WANTED TO BEAT MARI…I JUST WANTED…"

"The hell did you want to go this far by taming a wild ass Andre for a fight-" Tsubaki said before she was cut off.

"I JUST WANTED TO BE BETTER, OKAY!?" Kate screamed. Tears slowly leaked from her eyelid. "I…I just wanted to be someone better than Mari…why…why can't I be better than you…"

"Kate-chan…" Mitsuko whispered.

"I…I never wanted any of this to happen…all I just wanted to do was *hic* was to have a fair match and defeat Mari…it's just not fair." She continued to sob. "But no…h-how can a poor girl such as me be able to beat Mari and take back the spotlight as the official council members. Y-You have no idea how hard *hic* it is being in the USC shadows. Constantly overlooked, being treated differently…I can…I can never be anyone better than Mari…"

Kate began sobbing silently to herself. Mari looked at the girl with a baffled look. Unsure of what to say. All she could do was see her crying with her head hanging low.

"I can hear a heartbeat." Takamoto said that caught everyone's attention. "But it's faint…he'll be fine…but that punch was wild it nearly killed him."

"S-So…he's gonna be…" Meiko asked with a hopeful tone.

"He'll be alright…he's gonna be okay."

This came as a great relief to everyone. Meiko lets out a soft, relieved somber. Being hugged by both Mari and Hana who cried softly. Knowing that their only male member is gonna be okay. Ritsu had a smile on her face as she hugged Ayame, tearing up. Kenchiro hugged Akari who began crying happily on her shoulders. Miyuki's hands hovered over her mouth as she dropped to her knees, glad that Matsuri is gonna be okay.

The reaction to the news spread to the other members on the USC side. The boys sighed in great relief, that the boy will be fine. Etsuko jumped in the air and threw her arm around their necks and gave them a hug. Tsubaki and Megumi held a soft smile on their faces. Despite Yukina not liking the sudden hug, she complied nonetheless and set her hand on Etsuko's hand.

The girls held similar expressions. Chiyo held a soft smile as she hugged Mayumi who giggled softly and embraced her back. Anzu, Satou, Asuna and the others held a big hopeful smile on their faces.

On top of Andre's head, Mitsuko held a tearful smile. "Y-You hear that! He's gonna be okay!"

Despite the grateful news, Kate still held a frown upon her lips. The fact that she put the USC in danger and even injured one of the students…it was enough for her to think for a moment.

"Kate-chan…" Mitsuko whispered.

"I…I think that's enough for today." Kate said. She looks up to both Mitsuko and Risa. "I'm sorry girls…but…it is our loss."

Risa's eyes looked down towards her knee. She bit her lips, not wanting to look at anyone, feeling guilty of what happened. Mitsuko felt dread loomed over her, feeling sweat dripping against her bare skin.

Kate settled her hand on Mitsuko's and Risa's shoulders. "I'm sorry I got you both into this…so let me take the fault."

"K-Kate…" Risa whispered.

Kate cleared her throat to gain everyone's attention. "Please everyone! I like your undivided attention! Listen, I was aware of Andre's conditions but I…I refused to listen. I'll take full responsibility."

Mari blinked. "What?"

"You heard me right…after what had happened, this match cannot continue. I hereby forfeit the match. And the win goes to-"

*ROOOOAAAARRRRRR!*

Andre lets out another terrifying roar. The schoolground shook. To the many who were close in proximity around him, closed their ears from just the sheer noise that he was making. Andre's eyes darted forward, glaring right at Matsuri who was completely immobilized. He started to slowly make his way towards the boy.

"H-Hey! What the hell is that fatso doing now!?" Tsubaki yelled.

"Destroy…destroy Matsuri….DESTROY MATSURI HITOYOSHIIIIII!"

"THIS IS BAD! ANDRE-DONO IS STILL HELL BENT ON KILLING MATSURI-DONO!" Gakuto yelled.

Kate developed a twitch under her eye as she grabs Risa shinai and begins to smack it against Andre head. "YOU DAMN OAF! YOU DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE AS IT IS! STAND DOWN ALREADY!"

Andre let out a vicious growl. He stands up high on his two legs, releasing another roar. On top of his head, the three girls screamed in terror as he began to wave his head back and forth, swerving from left to right. Kate, Risa and Mitsuko held on to their dear lives, but it proved to fail as they were flung off of the giant boy. Kate and Mitsuko screamed at the top of their tongues. Risa tried to grab for her friends but was too far from them.

"MITSUKO-CHAN!" Anzu yelled.

"MITSUKO-DONO!" Gakuto yelled at the top of his tongue.

The glasses-wearing boy makes a mad dash, trying to save his loved one. He brings out his arm trying to save Mitsuko who was flying with her back plummeting towards the ground. As he closes the distance, Mitsuko falls right into his arms. Due to the weight, he fell on his butt and later on his back.

"Mitsuko-dono! Are you alright!?" Gakuto yelled.

"G-Gakuto-kun…" Mitsuko trembled.

"INCOMING!"

He hears two other familiar voices. He looks up to see Risa and Kate falling down towards them. Just before he could react, they fell right on top of them. With Gakuto being right at the bottom.

"Oww…" Kate groaned. "Sorry Mitsuko-chan…"

"I-It's okay…"

"Indeed. For it is, your's truly who is bearing the weight of a-all of you." Gakuto breathed out.

As Andre managed to shake them off, his eyes looked towards the unconscious Matsuri who was being surrounded by the others. Releasing steam from his nose, he charged towards the group. A scared Ritsu clung onto her sister for safety, afraid of the giant boy coming at them. Immediately, Usano, Takamoto and Kiruyu formed a wall in front of Matsuri's unconscious body so that he wouldn't harm him. Andre raised his fist and aimed towards them. He threw his fist at the group, expecting a painful impact from the boy, it never came.

Blocking the punch with her hands, but was struggling at the same time, Meiko struggled. Veins popped out of her hand as she clenched onto Andre's fist, but was proving to be a challenge as she was slowly being pushed back.

"G-GET MATSURI OUT OF HERE! NOW!"

Kenchiro didn't waste time as he scoops up Matsuri in his arm.

"FOLLOW ME! WE HAVE TO TAKE HIM AWAY FROM HERE!" Takamoto yelled as she led the group away from the area.

Andre's eyes glanced over at their direction, releasing a frustrated growl, he effortlessly raised Meiko in the air and tossed her over his body. Meiko spun her body around as she made a landing on the ground. Andre attempts to go after the group that had Matsuri with them. However, he found his path blocked by four familiar boys. Forming a small wall in front of him.

"ANDRE STOP!" Kiyoshi yelled. "YOU CAN'T KEEP GOING ON LIKE THIS!"

"INDEED! YOUR USELESS RAMPAGE NEEDS TO SEIZE RIGHT THIS MOMENT!"

"IS THIS ALL WORTH IT!? JUST FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING THE VICE PRESIDENT BACK! IT'S OVER MAN!"

"ANDRE! PLEASE *COUGH* COME BACK TO US!"

But their words failed to reach him as he effortlessly swung his fist around and swatted them away. Blood flew from their mouths along with broken tooths being chipped off from their gums. Their bodies flailed as they hit the ground, injuring them in the process.

Just as he was about to aim for them, he found his leg being grabbed onto. Pulling him back with each slow inch. He turned around and spotted Meiko, latching onto the large boy's legs. Biting down on her own lips, she tries to pull Andre towards her.

"Y-YOUR NOT…GONNA HARM MATSURI...Y-YOU FAT BASTARD!" Meiko yelled at the top of her tongue as she tried to pull him back.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? DON'T LET ANYONE STOP YOU FROM ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL!" Shadow Andre yelled in the large boy's thoughts.

Andre lets out another blood screeching roar as he begins to attempt to throw the amazon beauty off of him. He rolls on the ground, dragging Meiko along with him. He then acted like a wild bull as he tried to kick her off or send her flying, anything. But nothing. Meiko held on to her life.

"YOU HAVE TO TRY H-HARDER THAN THAT IF Y-YOU WISH TO GET RID OF ME! YOU DAMN PIG!"

Andre releases another blood screeching roar.


During the chaos, many of the students were trembling in fear as they watched the chaos unfolding in front of them. Too scared to even approach the large boy or even help.

"H-Hey, what should we do?" Said one of the girls.

"I-I mean, we should possibly help, but what should we do…"

Many of them were unsure of what to do or even how to tame the boy.

Mari and the others were in the same boat. Unsure of how to approach the boy or how to tame him so that he doesn't cause anymore damage or harm to Matsuri.

"H-Hey! Mari! We have to do something! Meiko can't hold onto him for too long!" Hana said.

"I-I know…but with the state that Andre is in. This could prove to be difficult…"

Hana glared towards Risa. "Hey! You're the one who was taming him! How do we stop him!"

"I…I don't know…" Risa admitted as she bit her lip.

"The hell, what do you mean you don't know!? You've been training him-"

"DOES IT NOT LOOK LIKE I TRIED!" Risa yelled. "I've tried many times to tell him to calm down or get his anger under control…b-but…"

"It's not Risa-chan's fault." They all looked at the orange-haired girl. "I-It's my fault…I didn't listen to Mari's warning and I ignored the potential danger…I'm…"

"Hey." Tsubaki interrupted. She patted Kate on the back, not too forceful. "I know you're feeling guilty and all, but how about we please focus on taming that fat idiot before he does any more damage?"

Mari nodded before looking at Kate. "She's right. We must tame Andre first."

"But how though! He's like, weigh a ton! And he'll possibly knock us off if we even attempt to grab onto him!" Asuna said.

"S-So then…how do we…" Chiyo starts to panic as she tries to ponder on what they should do.

Etsuko brought her fingers to her chin, trying to think despite the noise going on in the background. Her eyes looked towards Andre who continued to throw Meiko off of his feet. A light bulb appeared on top of her head.

"I got it!" The group looked at her. "How about we tame him with a rope!"

They all blinked at her. "A…rope?"

"Yeah! You know! Like how those cowboys use those ropes to wrangle those cows or horses! Then as soon as we got him, we dragged him into a hole and stabilized him!"

They all blinked, looking at each other before looking at the girl. "Hmm…that…actually could work."

"Huh? Really?" Hana said with widened eyes.

"I mean, it's a little barbaric, but for the state that Andre is in at the moment, I believe something like that could work. But we will need a rope to use it."

"B-But what about the hole?" Shingo asked. "We need a big enough hole for his ass. Not to mention, we don't have the time to be digging a hole!"

"That shouldn't be a problem." Yukina spoke up and gathered the spotlight. She looks at the group with a stern stare. "You girls hurry and get the rope! I'll focus on the laboring job."

"You're gonna dig the hole? Not with a fuss or anything?" Megumi said with a baffled expression.

"Hey yeah, isn't that too 'unlady like' for someone like you?" Etsuko said.

"Just because I said that, doesn't mean I'm afraid to get my hands dirty. If the time is needed, then I will lend a hand." Yukina stated as she ran towards the middle of the field. Kicking up dust behind her.

"Hold on, how is she gonna dig up the hole?" Megumi asked with a confused expression.

Just as Yukina ran towards the field, running with her body leaning forward and her hands spread behind her back. She brought her finger to her mouth and let out a whistle. Her whistle echoed across the field, and could be heard across the sky.

On top of the building, ten shadow figures launched into the sky. Ten of these figures were riding on kites before they dived towards the ground. Everyone was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of them. The figures flew on both sides of Yukina's sides. They got off the kites and ran alongside her.

The ten figures wore black and white butler-like outfits. This surprised the girls.

"EEEEEEEEHHHH!?"

"WAIT A MINUTE! SHE HAS NINJA BUTLERS!?" Etsuko asked.

"JUST WHERE THE HELL THEY CAME FROM!?" Hana was just as surprised.

Mari shook her head. "Let's not gawk any longer! We must act! Kate! I'll need your assistance!"

"Y-Yes! Wait a minute! Don't tell me something I should already know!" Kate said as she ran after Mari.

"Hana! Risa! Work with everyone and help Meiko!"

"H-Huh!?" Before she could ask any further, the two council presidents were already gone. She sighed to herself. "Great, how are we gonna do this?"

Risa got up from her sitting position and looked towards Hana. "We need to get everyone to work together on this."

"But wouldn't that be suicide?"

Risa looked from Hana to Meiko who continued to hold onto Andre despite being thrown and tossed around. "To her, it looks like she is throwing safety out the window and not caring. She just watched her boyfriend take the hit for you girls…you telling me you don't care…"

Hana growled at the girl with a glare. She then looked at the girls. "Alright, let's go help Meiko!"

"HUH!?" All of them said at once.

"INDEED!? YOU WISH FOR US TO HOLD BACK ANDRE-DONO!? THAT'S SUICIDE!"

Hana glared at the boy. "IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN, MATSURI LITERALLY TOOK THE HIT TO SAVE US! MEIKO CAN'T HANDLE HIM BY HERSELF! AND IS FIGHTING TO PROTECT THE ONE SHE LOVES! IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WHO KNOWS WHAT HE WILL DO! ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOUR TOO SCARED TO PROTECT NOT JUST MATSURI BUT THE SCHOOL AS WELL!?"

The boys flinched at her tone. All of them looked at each other.

Chiyo gave a nod. "Yeah…let's do it."

"Chiyo-chan?" Kiyoshi asked.

"We have to…we have to do this for Matsuri's sake."

Anzu, Satou and Mayumi all gave each other a look and nodded. Siding with Chiyo.

"Matsuri-kun gave his life to save his girlfriend…hell if I and him were in a relationship my heart would've skipped a beat…hell, it already did after seeing what he did for you guys. So yeah, I'll fight too." Asuna said with a smile as her friends nodded their heads.

Etsuko jumped on top of Tsubaki's shoulders. "I'LL FIGHT FOR MATSURI AS WELL!"

Tsubaki crossed her arms under her bosom. "I'll fight as well."

"I'm in." Megumi said with a glare.

Hana looks towards the boy who was looking at Hana. "Well, what about you guys…"

Kiyoshi looked at the boys who gave a firm nod. "We're in."

Hana gave a nod. "Then let's do this."


-Somewhere on Campus-


"Okay…we should be safe here." Takamoto said.

"Yes…however I am not sure how long the students can handle Andre for…long!" Usano said.

Kenchiro settled Matsuri on the grass, the boy was still unconscious from the punch. His whole body was still badly bruised and was still slowly bleeding from the nose.

Ritsu and Ayame were already by Matsuri's side. "Big brother! Big brother please wake up!"

"Ritsu, I don't know if he's gonna hear you…"

"B-But…but…"

Akari kneeled her daughter and settled her hand on her. "He'll wake up soon dear…just be a little patient."

Miyuki held a worried expression as she looked at the boy who was faintly breathing, showing signs that he is good, but ever slowly recovering. She looked towards Takamoto. "A-Are you sure she's gonna be okay?"

"He will be…just that…that was a really powerful punch…and his heart is faintly beating…he just needs to stay with us, that's my worries." Takamoto said.

Kiruyu growled as she looked at Usano. "As much as I am worried for Matsuri, we need to check up on the students…"

Usano nodded. "Yes. Despite both the council and the other teachers looking after them…the situation is dire. Kiruyu, you and I shall go and assist. The rest of you, please stay behind and look after Matsuri. I shall not allow harm to come to my…school!"

Usano and Kiruyu ran back to the field to maintain the damage. With Takamoto and the others looking after the boy. Holding worried expressions towards the boy who was still unconscious.


-Unknown Location- [Near the Beach]


Matsuri blinks outlandishly as he finds himself near the beach. Down the sidewalk, was a long pathway towards nowhere. It was nothing but a long continuous long pathway to anywhere. It seemed like the beach was stretched a long way. Near them was a bench that was facing the beach side.

Yoshimiya walked ahead of Matsuri before he could follow her. Yoshimiya then walked around and sat down on the bench. The boy stopped right beside the chair, his eyes looking at the sea. The waves were calm as they were pushed onto shore. The sound of the waves calmed their ears.

"Hey." Matsuri blinked as he looked towards Yoshimiya. "Come on, sit down."

"O-Oh. Sorry."

Yoshimiya giggled. "Come on, I thought you changed during my absence."

Matsuri blushed a little from the tease. He sat beside her. He glanced over at the girl who closed her eyes. Letting the wind blow at her face, her hair flowing behind her. The boy quickly glanced the other way feeling his heart aching.

"I should be feeling grateful to see her here…but…she's not. She's dead…and it's…it's all my fault."

"Hey." Matsuri flinched. "I know what you're thinking."

"H-Huh?"

Yoshimiya looks at the boy with a sympathetic smile. "You're thinking it's all your fault that I'm dead. Even though I specifically said that it wasn't."

"W-Well…no matter what you say…it's really my fault. I should've been there for you. That time when I took those pictures…I should've just taken the hit for you. All that pain you've endured should've been me…but…" Matsuri clenched his hand into a fist on his knee. "I was a coward."

"Matsuri…I never saw you as one…" Yoshimiya told the boy who was close to tears. She set her hands on the boy's shoulders. "I did all of that because I couldn't bear to see you take that pain. If that was you instead of me…how would you handle it?"

Matsuri blinked for a moment before looking the other way. "I…I don't know…I just thought that…I would live with it like how I always did. I've always been Hayakki's play thing, everything she does to me…I just treat it as-"

He was forced to stop when he felt Yoshimiya's fingers pushed against his lips. "Don't finish that. Matsuri, you should never feel that way. It's never okay to treat it as your normal everyday routine. I performed my duty as both the student council president to make sure that your life would be peaceful and fun. And I also shouldered your pain as a friend."

Yoshimiya removed her finger from the boy's lip. He blinked as he looked at the girl.

"Matsuri, I don't know if you know this, but your much stronger than you think you are. Your able to walk with pain like it's nothing. Granted it's painful, but you take it like it was just a minor injury. And the fact that this has been going on for a quite a while, shows that you have a strong heart."

Matsuri glanced the other way with a blush. "I…I wouldn't call myself that strong. I just see myself as any other ordinary person."

"Come on, don't look at yourself like that…" Yoshimiya leaned back on her seat. "I think you're very cool."

Matsuri felt his cheeks heated up. "Y-Yeah…t-thanks…"

"So…" Yoshimiya leaned forward as she rested her hands on her knees. "How's life been treating ya…"

"A-Ah…well…I uh…moved to a different school. It's Hachimitsu."

Yoshimiya smiled wider. "Oh~. An all-girls school, eh? Sounds like you're living the dream."

Matsuri glared at the girl. "It's nothing like that. T-They changed the school to co-ed. It's now accepting boys."

"Oh yeah, so how many boys?"

"Well…six, including me."

"Really? You count as a boy?" Matsuri groaned with a heavy blush on his cheeks. "Just kidding. So hey, what's the boys like? Bet you their pretty fun ones."

"No. They're straight up perverts." Matsuri said rather bluntly. "But…they do have some quirks here and there. They're not bad people, they're just very…dumb."

Yoshimiya giggled. "Wow, sounds like you really did pent up a lot of anger not to lash out at them."

"I've gotten used to it at this point." Matsuri sighed.

"So…anything else interesting."

Matsuri felt his cheeks go a little hot before continuing. "Well…I joined the underground student council…"

Yoshimiya blinked. "Underground student council…oh yeah. I think that's the club that Ayaka was part of…"

"Ayaka…oh! You mean the original underground student council president!"

"Oh~. You met her?"

"I did…um…she…well…found out about how you died…let's just say that…she didn't take it too well."

"Ah well. That is to be expected. She may look mean and rude, but she really does care. That's just her way of caring. Try not to let her anger scare you…" Yoshimiya said with a smile. "So hey, about the USC. What they're like…"

Matsuri scratched his head. "Well…they are an…interesting bunch. There's Mari Kurihara. She's the president of the USC. She's smart, brave, a bit stubborn and cold at first. She…well no, the majority of them don't like boys."

"Ouch. Must have been tough for you."

"Trust me. It got tough the moment the boys got caught peeping and were sent to prison."

Yoshimiya blinked with a baffled expression. "Huh? Prison?"

"I'll…get to that later…but yeah anyways…"

Matsuri spent his time talking to Yoshimiya about the members of the USC. From description and details about their personality. Yoshimiya expressions ranged from confusion, to slight anger, to sadness and relief. As he got to Hana, she couldn't help but to feel a little conflicted, she found Hana to be a special case in some ways. As soon as he got to Meiko, Yoshimiya held a coy smile as he went on describing her. Her time with her and so on…

"Ah~. Sounds like you were pretty much smitten by her the moment you laid your eyes on her, weren't you."

Matsuri's cheeks heated up before he looked the other way. Trying to hide his gaze. "I-I wasn't!"

"Hm-mm~. I'm sure you weren't. And I bet all those times you spent with her, you immediately fell in love with her~. But I can't help but to feel a little miffed."

"H-Huh?"

Yoshimiya looked at him with a judging look. "I mean, I was your first love. But after my death, you immediately fell in love with another girl. I mean really, talk about moving on."

Matsuri flinched. "W-Wait! It's not like that! I-I still love you but-"

"You can't love two people. That's being an indecisive person."

"I-well…I…ugh…."

Yoshimiya giggled once more. "Relax Matsuri, I'm kidding. Seriously, you're just way too easy to pick on. Sure, I'm a little jealous, but I'm not some petty girl. I think it's great that you moved on. It's not exactly a good idea to be fixated on a girl who passed. I keep thinking you might do something drastic like bring me back to life or something."

"Y-You know I don't mess with stuff like that. And why would I even bother."

"You never know. One day you just might. But I'm happy for you. This Meiko girl seems very lucky to have you."

Matsuri blinked with a faint blush. A small smile formed on his face. "Y-Yeah…I guess so…honestly. I should consider myself lucky for finding a girl like her."

"Heh~. So hey, anything else you want to share?"

"Oh yeah, I met these other girls…"

He then went on and talked about Etsuko, Tsubaki and Yukina. Yoshimiya couldn't help but to laugh out loud on how Etsuko's eccentric personality would often get them in trouble. Then there's Tsubaki and Yukina who seemed like an interesting batch. She was especially surprised to hear about Yukina being a ninja. Especially during this time and age. He then spoke about Megumi, Yoshimiya held a sympathetic smile…

"I see…well. Like Ayaka, she can be rude and cold. But she's not all mean. She just cares for her friend."

"I know. I don't blame her for getting mad at me. After hearing the history between you two…well. I just felt horrible…sometimes…I just wish you were still here with us…"

Yoshimiya laughed a little. "Yeah…sometimes I wish I was as well, after hearing so much of what happened to you. Sounds to me you had quite the experience. Makes me sort of jealous."

Matsuri gave a big sigh as he looked out at the sea, the calm waves coming onto the shores. "You know…I originally came to Hachimitsu because I wanted to change myself. Become a better person and start a new life…but…the more I look back at it…I-I can never get rid of the past. It just keeps hanging onto me."

"It's never possible to outrun your past." Yoshimiya said with a frown. "But I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Sure, what happened in the past, it's never easy to forget…but the past is what makes us choose our future today. At least, that's how I think the saying goes."

"H-Huh?"

"Matsuri, your past is behind you. It still clings onto you, but you have control of your own story. What lies ahead, is your path…your future. You're the one who's carving it. Not your past."

Matsuri blinked. He just stared at her with an awestruck expression. He looked down at his hands. "But…after what I did…can I even change myself? Or…is there any room left for me for redemption."

"I think you've already got your answer."

Matsuri looks back at the girl who held a warm smile. Her hands resting on both her cheeks as she stared at the boy.

"You may not see it…but I think you've changed quite a bit from the last time we met. You've made such great friends, you faced impossible odds and made it out alive. The fact that you're doing so much for your new friends and loved ones. I think you've already made it clear how much you've grown."

Matsuri blinked, feeling a little conflicted. "I…I don't know if I should say I've changed. Or achieved redemption…I feel…there's still a few things I need to figure out before I feel I have…completed my story. Until then…I will continue to push forward."

Yoshimiya gave him a smile.

The two hear some distant bell ringing in the distance. The boy blinked as he looked around. He didn't see any churches or any buildings that were near them. He stopped when he saw a piece of feather falling in front of him. He looks up and sees something that he thought he was dreaming. Small child-like angels were flying above them. Wearing bright smiles on their faces as they looked at them. Sure their eyes were closed, but it almost felt like they were looking at them.

"What in the…"

"Looks like our time is up." Yoshimiya said as she got up from the bench and looked up. "Sad though. I wanted to spend just a little more time with you. But…I think we shouldn't overstay our welcome. You got somewhere to be, right…"

Matsuri quickly got up. His eyes pleaded for her to stay. "B-But…there's so much I wanted to…"

"Me too, Matsuri. But come on, you got somewhere to be…and that's helping your friends."

Matsuri felt tears bursting against her eyelids before he knew it. He runs up and hugs Yoshimiya, the girl hugging him back. Around them, the world was changing once more. But instead of changing into another scenery, it was all fading away. Dissolving into the air. The water, the sand, the sidewalk, everything.

The angels grabbed onto both of them Pulling them apart. The boy tried to hold onto her, but he could feel himself being pulled back from her. The little angles held onto Matsuri's shoulders, pulling him from Yoshimiya. The boy desperately tried to hold on to her hand. Tears flew from both their eyes.

"Matsuri…please…"

"B-But! It felt like I just got here! Please Yoshimiya! I want you to stay! I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO YET!" He yelled with tears bursting from his eyes.

Yoshimiya felt tears leaking against her cheeks. "Matsuri…I want to stay as well. But I can't. My story ended. But that doesn't mean you have to. Remember that saying that your dad said once…"

Matsuri bit his lip. Trying to hold back his tears. "N-No man…walks out on his own story."

Yoshimiya smiled. "You carve your own story. And I will be watching you, seeing it unfold before me. Oh…and tell mom that I love her."

"I will…" Matsuri nodded with tears still bursting from his eyes.

Yoshimiya held a tearful smile. "I love you, Matsuri."

The boy wiped his tears with his one hand. While still holding onto her hands. "I love you too. Even though I love Meiko…my heart will always have a place for you!"

Yoshimiya laughed with a tearful smile. They both let go. Yoshimiya held a tearful smile towards his way. Waving goodbye. Everything around faded to white. He couldn't see her anymore. But he could still hear a faint voice…

"Good luck Matsuri…my shooting star…"


-Track Field-


Meanwhile on the field, Meiko was doing the best of her ability to try and keep Andre at bay. But the large boy kept on kicking her and throwing her off of him. The amazon warrior used her hands and feet to skid to a stop and jumped back into action.

The large boy swung his giant fist down towards her, Meiko jumped back a bit and jumped right onto his giant hand. She rushes up towards the boy's face. Andre glares right at the teen and uses his other hand to smack her off. She makes another jump and kicks him in the face. Andre releases a whine before growling once more.

He throws his hand and grabs her. Andre raised his hand and attempted to throw her towards the ground. However, he felt a jetstream of soda spraying right at his eyes. Etsuko, riding on top of Tsubaki, aimed a 2-liter bottle right at the large boy. Andre let go of Meiko as she landed right on top of him.

"YOU FRICKIN PIG! CALM DOWN AND GO TO SLEEP ALREADY!" Meiko yelled as she tried to dig her hand into his flesh neck.

Andre growled as he tried to shake her off!

"YOU FOOL! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? DO NOT LET THAT WOMAN CONTROL YOU! YOUR IN CONTROL AND SHE SHOULD BE THE ONE BE SUBMITTING!"

Andre growled once more as he began to frantically roll around in the dirt. As his back began to push against the ground, Meiko was being ruffled and tossed as he continued his rampage.

"YOUR GONNA HAVE TO TRY HARDER IF YOU WISH TO GET RID OF ME! YOUR GONNA PAY FOR WHAT YOU DONE TO MATSURI!"

"ANDRE/ANDRE-DONO!" All of the boys reach Andre.

All of them latching onto his arms and legs.

"YOU GOT TO CONTROL YOURSELF MAN!" Kiyoshi yelled. "REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!"

"INDEED! THIS IS POINTLESS! PLEASE SEIZE YOUR RAMPAGE!"

"KNOCK IT THE FUCK OFF!"

"ANDRE! COME *WHEEZE* BACK TO US!"

Andre released a blood screeching growl and he stood up and began to flail his arm around and knock the boys off. Sending them flying in the air as they hit the ground.

"Gah! It's no use!" Hana said. "No matter how you try to approach him, he won't listen to a damn word we say!"

"We've completely lost him." Risa gritted her teeth as she looked at the boy with a regretful look. "Damn it, this is all my fault."

Ringo set her hand on her back. "It's okay, Risa-chan. Right now, we have to do everything in our power to keep him at bay."

"IT'S ALL SET!"

They all looked towards the middle of the field. Yukina and her men have dug a decent size hole that was just about the size as the large boy. Large enough for him to fit it.

"ALRIGHT! YOU AND YOUR NINJA BUTLERS DID IT! SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH!"

"What do you mean, 'surprisingly enough'?" Yukina said with a glare.

"So…do we like, lead him to the hole? I don't know if something like that is gonna work." Asuna said.

"We're gonna use this." Mari said as she and Kate presented a set of giant thick ropes to the group.

The ropes stretched far and long, stretching almost towards the other side. Both of them held onto their own stacks of ropes. Wrapped around their bodies to carry them.

"We can use these ropes and tie against Andre's body. We then use the remaining ropes we have and connect them together like a link. Once we do that, we will then pull him into the hole." Kate said.

"HUH!? INDEED! ANDRE IS LITERALLY BIGGER THAN US! IF NOT WEIGH EVEN LARGER! IT WOULD JUST BE SUICIDE IF WE DO THIS!"

"That won't be necessary." They all look to see Usano coming towards them with a stern face. "Just us alone will not help the matter. No, we will use the strength of all of…HACHIMITSU!"

"First, we must tie this rope on Andre."

Yukina came over and grabbed the rope. "Allow me and my servants to handle this."

"Are you sure, looked like you guys dug that hole for a long while?" Tsubaki said.

"Please, I'm used to hard labor."

"That's surprising hearing that from you…" Etsuko said.

"I'll ignore that. MEN!"

"YES MADAM!" The servants were immediately by her side.

"Apologies if I'm putting you boys to work, but I would be eternally grateful if you continue to help us during this need."

"Madam! We are your servants! We are assigned to protect and serve you!"

Yukina smiled as she walked forward. "Then let us put an end to this."

On that note, they all ended up running towards the large boy.


Meanwhile, Andre was struggling to kick and throw Meiko off his back. The young woman did the best of her ability to stay on, gritting her teeth.

"Meiko!" The vice president heard her name as she looked the other way. She sees Yukina along with her men carrying the rope as they run up to them. " FEED THIS ROPE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ANDRE!"

Yukina jumps high in the air and tosses the rope above her to reach Meiko. The vice president grabs onto the rope. Holding onto it, she jumps off of the boy, once she landed, she makes a mad dash underneath the large boy. One of Yukina's servants meets her as he grabs the rope from her and feeds it to the next person.

Andre tries to trample on them, moving both his body and feet around to crush them to death. But they kept on dodging as they continued to wrap the rope over his body. Pulling it over his waist, shoulders and stomach. Yukina climbs on top of the boy as she grabs onto the loose end of the rope and begins to tie it. Making sure it's secured.

"IT'S ALL SET! QUICK! IS THE OTHER ROPES READY!"

Mari and the others have tied the other ropes all together to each end. "WE'RE READY! HURRY!"

"MENS!"

"YES MADAM!"

"You too Meiko-chan! Please hurry along with us!" Yukina told the girl.

Both Yukina, Meiko and her servants ran towards the other side. Andre curiously looked at the rope that was tied around him. The long rope trailed over as some of it dropped in the hole and raised on the level on the opposite end. On the other end of the rope, was tied to another group of ropes that was tied in a knot. On each end of each rope was tied another. One after another. Creating a short link one for each and every student.

Andre growled at them as all of the students gathered around on their end of the rope. Giving the large boy a glare.

Standing in front of them all, Mari and Kate alongside their members. Mari with Meiko and Hana by her side. And Kate with Risa and Mitsuko.

"You ravage our campus. You harmed a precious member of the USC," Mari said with a glare towards the large boy. "You've become a monster through and through. All because you lost your so-called 'empire'. I will not tolerate it any longer. YOUR GONNA REGRET CROSSING US! ANDRE!"

"You were supposed to be our weapon against the USC. And yet you became so engulfed in your own little world. While it was my own fault for not realizing this threat soon, now that's all stop here! WE WILL PUT AN END TO YOUR RAMPAGE!" Kate yelled.

Andre growled once more. Planting his hands on the ground.

"NOW EVERYONE! GRAB YOUR ROPE!" Usano yelled.

All of the students grabbed onto their ropes. Over a thousand of them grabbed onto the rope and planted their feet on the ground. Even the staff members grabbed on to the rope.

"Oouuuh….this is terrifying." Ringo said with a whimper.

"Just stand up straight and fight. We got this! Over a thousand of us vs just one! Plus we have a couple of bystanders helping us as well!" Kiruyu said.

"Even if you say that," Nagita said as she looked towards Andre. "This looks impossible. That kid…err…no. That monster over there looks like he's on an entirely new level in ill contrast to us."

"She's right. We may not be able to win this…" Suzumei said with gritted teeth.

"Ladies." Usano got their attention. "Do not say such negative thoughts. As teachers-no. As adults! We must protect this school and its students from any potential dan…ger!"

He grabs a lone headband from the ground and ties it tight against his forehead.

"It is our sole duty as adults to protect the students, this academy, everything that breathes, lives, walks, anything on this campus! Both the councils were at odds with each other at first, but now look at them. Working together to put an end to Andre's rampage! And who knows…perhaps one day they may be ready to fend this school against…him."

The teachers looked towards him with confused looks. Unsure of whom he was referring to. All except for Takamoto. She knew who he was talking about.

"We must perform our sole duty. To protect this school. That is what we do! As adults!"

"Usano…" Kiruyu said. "This is honestly the first time I've seen you so serious…"

Usano felt offended. "HUH!? AM I ALWAYS NOT SERIOUS!?"

"Ah. There he is." Takamoto said with a chuckle.

"EVERYONE!" Mari yelled from the front. "PREPARE YOURSELVES! WE'LL PULL ANDRE INTO THE HOLE WITH ALL OF OUR STRENGTHS!"

They got set. Grabbing onto the rope.

"GET READY. SET…PULL!" Both Mari and Kate said at the same time.

All of the students begin to pull the large boy. Andre was caught off guard as he felt himself being pulled by many army of students! Both his hands and feets were being dragged against the dirt. He began to whimper as he was being dragged into the pit in front of him.

"WE'RE DOING IT! WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IT!" Mayumi said with a smile.

"KEEP IT UP! WE HAVE TO DRAG HIM INSIDE!" Anzu yelled.

"INDEED! THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR'S TRULY NEVER SEEN HIMSELF DOING IN ALL MY YEARS!" Gakuto said.

"Me neither man! But here we are now! Though, I feel kind of bad doing this." Kiyoshi said.

"I do too." Joe said as he looked across the field, Andre was trying to stop himself from being pulled inside the pit. "But this is all for Andre's sake! We must stop him! Hopefully we can bring him out of this state when he calms him down!"

"Yeah! Let's do this!" Shingo yelled.


Andre was desperately pulling back. Trying his best not to be dragged into the pit. He whimpered and whined.

"You fool! Don't let them stop you!" Shadow Andre said as he appeared before the boy. "DON'T LET ALL YOUR EFFORT GO TO WASTE! DESTROY THEM!"

Andre released a howl as he raised in the air. Surprising the students as they somewhat caught off guard. Andre begins pulling them forward towards the pit. Some of the students behind begin to fall.

"H-HEY! NO FAIR!" Etsuko yelled.

"DAMN IT! COME ON! PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER! WE'RE NOT DONE YET!" Megumi yelled.

The students stood their ground as they pulled harder against Andre. All of them giving it their all. Able to make some movement pulling his weight.

"DO NOT FAIL!"

Andre released another frustrated growl as he stood up on two of his legs. He then grabs hold of the rope and begins reeling them in towards the pit.

"EEK! HE'S PULLING US IN!"

"THIS IS SCARY!"

"EVERYONE HOLD YOUR GROUND!" Meiko yelled. Gaining their attention. The vice president grabbed hold of the rope as she gripped onto the rope. "DO NOT LET MATSURI SACRIFICE GO IN VEIN! WE MUST PUT A STOP TO THIS PIG RAMPAGE! STAND YOUR GROUND AND FIGHT FOR YOUR SCHOOL!"

All at once. The students gripped onto the rope and began combining their strengths and pulled Andre bit by bit! But it wasn't enough as he once again gained the upper hand as he gripped onto the rope. With all his strengths, he lifted up the end on his side. Creating a thin wave as it reached towards the other end. Catching the students and teachers off guard, lifting all in the air. With enough strengths, he slammed the rope down, sending many of them pummeling towards the ground.

A dust cloud coated the area, many of his enemies lying on the ground defeated and covered in dirt. Including many of the teachers and adults who were helping. Andre released a victorious howl.

"Ugh…what…the hell…" Tsubaki said with a struggling voice.

"H-He's too strong…we can't win this…" Etsuko said as she was grabbing her shoulders.

"B-But how are we gonna…we can't lose like this…" Kiyoshi said with a frustrated expression.

"Don't think it's over yet."

All of them hear one more voice amongst the army. They all turned to see Meiko, who began to slowly get herself up from the ground as she held onto the rope.

"M-Meiko…" Mari said as she slowly lifted herself from the ground.

"You damn pig. Just where the hell do you get off from…" Andre snapped his attention to the vice president. "You think you're all hot shit, huh? Thinking you're high above anyone else…well guess what…you're not. You're nothing more than a filthy pig who just built this world where he thinks he rules, trying to rebuild his own empire…your empire is nothing more than a false dream."

Meiko grabbed a tight hold on the rope and began pulling. Despite the injuries. "I will not continue to allow you to do as you please. You hurted my friends, you brought danger to this school. But no…what truly angered me…YOU DARE LAID A FINGER ON MY MATSURI!"

Andre released a shock growl. He was too shocked to notice he was being pulled.

"YOU DAMN FILTHY PIG! TWICE HAVE YOU ENDANGERED MY PRECIOUS MATSURI! DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF THIS ALIVE! IF I MUST, YOU WILL COME TO YOUR SENSES AND GO BACK TO BEING THE NORMAL ANDRE! HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS WHO CARE ABOUT YOU! ENJOY WHAT BULLSHIT TALK YOU ALL TALK ABOUT ONCE BEFORE! BUT DON'T YOU EVER DRAG MY FRIENDS, YOUR FRIENDS AND THE STUDENTS INTO YOUR FALSE DREAM WORLD! ESPECIALLY MATSURI!"

Andre's eyes widened as big as dinner plates. He looked at her with a shocked expression. "V-Vice president…"

The boys heard his voice.

"HE SPOKE!" Gakuto yelled.

"Vice President *cough* must've hit a nerve!"

"WAKE THE HELL UP YOU DAMN PIG! AND COME BACK TO REALITY!" Meiko yelled.

"You took the words out of my mouth."

Meiko released a sharp gasp as she looked next to her. Everyone had the same reaction when they spotted the boy right next to her. Pulling on the rope beside her, Matsuri looked towards her with a smile before he turned towards Andre.

"Andre…I'm sorry if I ever hurted you in some way. But you can't just go around and force people to do your bidding! It's not right, especially to Meiko! She's her own person, so what if she's not the same 'queen' that you once held her as! Meiko is Meiko to me no matter what! You only know one side to her, but I…I KNOW PLENTY MORE THAN YOU!"

Andre released a stunned growl.

"SHE'S FILLED WITH EMPOWERING VALOR, BRAVE, DILIGENT AND IS LOYAL TO HER FRIENDS! BUT SHE ALSO HAS ANOTHER SIDE TO HER THAT I BELIEVE EVEN YOU DON'T KNOW! SHE'S CAN BE KIND, CLUMSY AND SHY! BUT SHE'S BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL AND SHE GIVES IT HER ALL! TO ME…THAT IS THE TRUE QUEEN!"

Meiko felt her heart racing, her cheeks heating up with a fierce blush.

"Well said, Matsuri." Mari said as she got up and grabbed onto the rope. "You truly told that from your heart…I respect that."

"Yes." Kate said as she did the same. "Now let us all put an end to this."

"Got room for five more!"

Joining the fray was Matsuri's family and Miyuki who put her hair in a ponytail. All of them grabbed onto the same rope. As they begin pulling.

"Yes…let us end this! AGAIN! ALL OF YOU GRAB ONTO THE ROPE AND PULL! PULL LIKE YOU NEVER PULLED BEFORE!"

At once. All of the students grabbed onto their ropes once more and began pulling Andre towards the pit. Only this time, the boy was not resisting. He was too stunned to even begin to pull back, not even bothering.

"YOU FOOL! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! WHAT ABOUT OUR EMPIRE! OUR QUEEN!" His shadow self panicked.

Andre didn't bother as he was pondering.

"Was it…was it all worthless in the end…was it all just nothing but a bunch of shallow dreams that I believed in…what Matsuri said to me…that something that the other him in my dreams would never say."

"HEAVE! HO!" All of the students said.

Andre inched closer to the hole.

"NO! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE! OUR EMPIRE! OUR DREAM EMPIRE WILL NEVER REBUILD ONCE MORE!"

"Our empire…is nothing more than a shallow dream." He said quietly.

"WHAT!? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? ARE EMPIRE IS NOT A-"

"I was a fool…thinking I know everything about the Vice President…no. I don't know anything about her. But Matsuri…he said that with his heart."

"W-WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!?"

"It's over…there's no empire for us. There never was. Vice President…the Vice President we held onto closely is nothing more than a shallow thought…I was a fool."

His shadow self growled at him as he began yelling. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? WE MADE IT THIS FAR!? AND YOU WANT TO THROW IT ALL AWAY!?"

"I've hurt too many of my friends…" Memories rushing through him. All the pain he caused. "It all ends here…in this pit…of recreation."

"NO! NONONONONONOOOOOO!"

"ALL AT ONCE! NOW!"

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

They all pulled at once. Successfully pulling Andre into the hole. His large body tumbled forward with a defeated expression. But if one were to look closely…he held a small relieved smile.

The students watched as he fell down into the pit.


To Andre, it felt like he was falling deeper inside a giant hole. He was surrounded by darkness as his body weightlessly fell further and further. A small smile on his face.

He opened his eyes to see his shadow self, looking right at him. His glasses shattered into pieces, revealing his eyes. They looked dead to the world.

"What…was it really all for nothing. Our empire…our queen…have we truly become fools."

"..."

"Hey…if our empire was built on nothing but shallow ideas…what do we do from here? Tell me…just what…"

"...I believe…we start over. Start over from square one. Find a new path for us to walk on…just like how Matsuri was trying to find himself a new path to walk."

His shadow self closed his eyes before releasing a chuckle. "To think that you would say that to me…I would laugh in your face. But…it seems I was a fool to think that…no…we were fools to think that."

He took off his glasses. He begins to dissolve in thin air. He looked towards Andre with a smile.

The original Andre stretched his hand out towards his shadow self with a warm smile. "Let us go home…together."

"Yes…home…" His shadow self said as he grabbed his hand.

Everything faded to white.


Everyone looked amongst the pit. Andre soundly…snoring. He was asleep. Much to their shock.

"H-He's asleep?" Mitsuko said with a baffled expression.

"No…not just sleeping." Risa said with a relieved smile. "That smile on his face…he looks relieved…no. He looks free."

"S-So…we did it…" Kiyoshi said with a trembled body. "W-WE DID IT! WE ACTUALLY DID IT!"

Mari let out a relieved sigh as she turned to Kate with a smile. "Looks like we managed the impossible."

"I-It seems we did…" Kate said as she looked behind her at all of the students and staff. "VICTORY IS OURS! WE'VE PROTECTED THE SCHOOL!"

All at once. Many of the students released an uproar of cheer and glee. Cheering that they have finally subdue the large Andre and somehow regressed his primal state. It was all over and done with.

The boys held on to each other with tearful smiles. Laughing and giving cheers.

"WE DID IT LADS! WE HAVE SUCCEEDED AND PROTECTED THE SCHOOL!" Gakuto yelled.

"WE DID IT! WE REALLY FUCKING DID IT!" Shingo yelled.

"WE REALLY PULLED IT OFF!" Kiyoshi yelled with a smile.

"It wasn't just us," Joe brought their attention. "It was the combined effort of many of the students, staff and others…plus…it was also thanks to PBR-sama."

They all gasped as they realized what he meant. How could they forget? It was PBR-sama that also got them this far.

"Indeed, despite PBR-sama gone. She still rests easy within our hearts…but fear not. By the summer time, we shall rebuild her, from the original…to PBR-sama Mk II!"

"Mk. II?"

"Indeed! I already imagine in my head…I am sure you all know what a grand future lies ahead of us." Gakuto said with a smirk.

In an instant. An image of the wet t-shirt contest filled through their heads. They all look amongst each other with a smile. Now more than determined. They look to the sky with their fist over their hearts.

"Thank you! PBR-sama!"


"Holy crap! That was intense!" Anzu said breathlessly as she dropped to the ground.

"In the end, we all did it. I mean…even though it was scary…it was also fun." Satou said with a smile.

"Huh!? How!? That was scary as hell!" Mayumi said with a scared tone.

"Come on. That's what makes it fun. Right?"

"I'll never understand the way you think?"

"Yeah, it's like you're a superstar or something?"

"Eh? Really?"

Chiyo watched the conversation between the three as she giggled to herself. She let her body drop to the ground. Her face looked up at the sky.

"Guess everything was gonna be alright in the end, huh?" Asuna said to the girl with a smile.

"Yeah…it's finally over. But…" Chiyo lifted up as she looked towards Mari who was talking to Kate. "I wonder. The cavalry battle ended on a weird note…just what's gonna happen to the councils…and my sister."

"Aww~. Don't worry too much." Asuna said with a grin. "Like, don't quote or anything, but I think we're all gonna be good in the end. Including your sister…"

"...I…I hope so."


"Ugh! This is so tiring! Not in my entire life have I ever thought that this would happen!" Kiruyu said as she dropped on the ground with her head hanging back.

"I know…but it was pretty exciting. I haven't felt like that in a while." Nagita said with a grin.

"Of course you would feel like that…" Ino said as she was busy fixing her hair.

"At least we all did it in the end. That's what matters." Suzumei said with a relieved smile.

"I…I thought we were gonna die…" Ringo said with a trembled tone.

Takamoto patted the woman on her back. "You made it to the end. We all did good…right, Usano?"

Usano stood high above them. Looking towards his daughter who she was chatting with Kate. He took a deep breath before exhaling. "Yes…and also. When all is settled…I wish to tell you all something."

Almost all of them blinked at him with a confused expression. Except for Takamoto, she can take a wild guess what he wanted to say.


Matsuri and Meiko dropped on the ground with exhausted behavior. Especially Matsuri who winced in pain from the impact that he received from Andre not too long ago.

"Are you okay?" Meiko said with a worried expression.

"I'm fine…just really sore…"

Meiko blinked as she looked at the boy before she sighs to herself. She ended up giving the boy a smile. "I…I thought I almost lost you there…"

"Yeah…sorry about that. But it's just…I didn't want anything bad happening to them. If something were to happen, I didn't know what to do…and I know you would be sad if they ended up possibly dead."

Meiko held a tearful smile before giggling. "Honestly, you do the most ridiculous things…but that's what I love about you."

Matsuri blushed with a smile. "Meiko…I-"

"MAAAAATSSSSSUURRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"

The boy turned to his left before he was met face to face by a small, but soft breast planted on to his face. His body suddenly fell on the ground. He looks down to see Etsuko hugging him close to her. Her head snuggled towards his chest. Her eyes let out tears.

"I THOUGHT I LOST YOU THERE! I THOUGHT YOU WERE REALLY DEAD! MATSURI! MATSURI!" She cried.

"Oh for goodness sake, can't keep one eye off that child before she runs off and does something else." Yukina said as she approached the three with Tsubaki and Megumi tagging behind along with Matsuri's family.

"BIG BROTHER!" Ritsu immediately joined the hug fest as she got on the other side of Matsuri and latched onto him.

Just from the tight hugs, he could feel how sore his bones and body were. "Oww…"

"H-Hey girls, come on. Ease up."

"MATSURI YOU BIG DUMMY!" Etsuko said as she punched his stomach that caused him pain. "IF YOU EVER DO SOMETHING STUPID LIKE THAT AGAIN I SWEAR I'M GONNA MAKE YOU FACE DIVINE PUNISHMENT!"

"AND I'M GONNA SHOW MEIKO YOUR BABY PICTURES!" Ritsu yelled.

"THE HELL YOUR NOT!" Matsuri yelled. Before he calmed down. He petted both of their heads. "But…you're right, I'm sorry I worried you both…but I needed to protect my friends. I promise I'll make it up to you both…"

Etsuko and Ritsu bit their lips as their eyes teared up once more. At once, they both cried and hugged Matsuri. He calmly returned the hug.

The other watched the scene unfolding.

"Oh goodness gracious, it was bad enough with just one Etsuko, but now there's two of them." Yukina said with an annoyed expression.

"Oh come on, don't pretend you like Etsuko's company." Ayame snickered at the girl.

"I most certainly do not."

"I'm sure you'll get used to it." Tsubaki remarked. Recounting her events with the eccentric first year.

Megumi smiled at the boy who was busy comforting the two small girls. "I'm glad you're alright, Matsuri…"

"Well now…looks like you're coming around." Miyuki said to the red head.

"Just a little." She said with a small glance in the opposite direction.

Miyuki giggled. "He certainly came a long way, hasn't he."

"...yeah. He really has." Megumi said with a soft smile.


"I guess in the end. It was a draw, wouldn't you say so." Kate said to her rival.

"I guess so. Despite me coming close to defeating you." Mari said with one eye glanced at the girl beside her.

"D-Don't start! After all the chaos, it was hard to find out who was the true winner and besides…" She stopped herself as she turned to see Matsuri was chatting away with the others. "It was my fault for what happened here. I put everyone in danger due to my setbacks. I was so obsessed with trying to beat you. I guess…I'm nothing more than a base woman to you in your eyes, huh?"

Mari blinked as she looked at Kate before closing her eyes. Pondering for a moment. "That I would say to you…if I were the old me and you were the old you."

"H-Huh…" Kate was caught off guard as she looked towards Mari.

"You've challenged me and did the impossible. You overthrew the USC. You won the favor of the students with your schemes and you even fought me in the cavalry battle. But I believe what truly made you appealing…was your resolve." She said with a smile as she looked towards Kate. "You truly have changed, Kate."

The orange hair girl blushed at the crow mistress before looking the other way. "I…I see…"

Mari looked behind her. The many students and staff members were all over, chatting and looking after each other. A smile plastered on her face.

"A truly engaging sight, isn't it?" Mari said, gaining Kate's attention. "Having all of the students here. And then joining the final battle against Andre…it was truly a magnificent sight."

"Yeah…not only that. But also having the USC and the ASC joining sides to reduce the threat. It was like what Matsuri was saying for a while…"

"Yes…for both the USC and the ASC…joining hand in hand…building a future for the school…" Mari closed her eyes for a moment.

She looked towards Matsuri who was still busy on his end. The boys, Hana, Risa and Mitsuko came over to check on him. She then looked towards the sky with a long look.

"Joining together…" She said, continuing to watch the sky. Seeing her crows fly above.

And so ended the 48th sports festival.


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And that's a wrap! The sports festival comes to an end! Andre has finally snapped back to normal, but is he truly okay? With the battle ended in a draw, what truly lies ahead of our two councils? And just what will Usano speak with the teachers about? Next will be the conclusion of the Sports Festival arc!

We have finally reached the near end of the sports festival story arc! Next chapter will be the conclusion of the story arc and finally move onward to the next arc.

This chapter was both emotional and intense! I actually had this idea of Matsuri meeting Yoshimiya again for a while now. Just not her physically, but her spirit. I noticed I got all of you there, thinking that Matsuri was truly dead. Don't worry, he's not dead, he's still alive. He was just 'mostly' dead for a moment. So you guys can breathe easily now. Matsuri's story is far from over as I said before. I have many things planned for the boy that he will face in the coming future. His growing relationship with Meiko and of course, the return of Hayakki which will come after Tanabata.

Then comes the battle with Andre. I really went all out with this chapter. I was speaking to another fellow writer about this idea. Originally I was just gonna have this be Meiko's battle, but I thought it would be more intense and fun to have everyone involved. Andre may have injured Matsuri, sure, but he also poses a threat to the school if he continues to rampage. So mind as well get everyone to join the battle. XD

But hey, here we are. We've finally made it to the climax. Next chapter will be the epilogue of the Sports Festival arc. Thank you all for your patience and your continued support. Hope you're enjoying the story so far.

Anyways, leave a review for feedback. Stay safe and I will see you all next time!