After Kouga cushions Tsuna from the recoil of X-Burner, King Mosca's torso opens, and a blonde man in green overalls and a lollipop stick sticks out of his mouth.
"We lost." He mumbles as he loads his gun and jumps out. "He managed to cause so much damage to King Mosca. What an incredible move. But..." He looks up to see the crater that the two crashed into. "It looks like it is not perfected yet, huh..." He walks over to the two unconscious teens. "My duty was to intercept you..." Spanner says and points his gun at them. "Farewell."
While Tsuna and Kouga act as decoys instead of Lal Mirch in basement 10, the rest of the group continues down the floors to their next destination. Then Gokudera hears something on his radio.
"Did you hear that?" Gokudera asks as he places his hands on his earcom.
"What is it, tako-head?" Ryohei asks as he carries Lal on his back.
"I think I heard Reborn-san's voice..."
"Ahh. You mean that noise from the radio?" Yamamoto asks.
"No. There's no mistake."
"You sure have good ears. Way to go, tako-head! With the surveillance system destroyed, we should have no interference with external communication now! That must be it!" Ryohei states.
"Well, what did he say?" Ruki asks.
"It was mostly just noise..." Gokudera replies.
"We're in basement 12, right? Giannini said we may be too deep underground for the signal to reach us." Yamamoto reminds them.
"Hrm... What did he want, though...?" Ryohei asks.
"Reborn-san must have been trying to contact Juudaime..." The bomber trails off before he suddenly goes pale. "Maybe something happened to Juudaime!"
"Wait a sec!"
"Whoa, Gokudera!"
Both Yamamoto and Ryohei quickly jump on the bomber to the ground before he can go to Tsuna.
"Are you okay?" Ruki asks, as she is the only one who didn't join in.
"Calm down! Can't you just calm down!" the boxer tells him.
"We don't know anything yet!" the baseball ace adds.
"Also, onii-sama is with him." Ruki also adds.
"Too heavy!" Gokudera shouts. "You don't have to jump on top of me!"
Both Yamamoto and Ryohei get off from Gokudera as he sits up after the silverette calms down.
"There's no need to worry about Sawada! You saw him during the fight with Dendro, right?" The lawn-headed Guardian tells him.
"That's right. Besides, we'll probably hear from someone again." Yamamoto agrees.
"You're both optimistic idiots!" Gokudera shouts at them.
"But I do worry about them," Ruki says.
The bomber looks at her for a moment before looking at Lal. "How's Lal Mirch doing?"
"Ah, there's been no change..." Ryohei replies as Lal is asleep and still hasn't wake up. "She's still unconscious..."
"We better hurry."
"Yeah. How much longer until we're there?" Yamamoto asks.
"Right. We're taking a shortcut, so..." Ryohei says as he takes out his PDA. "Probably another 20 minutes to reach that white round-shaped machine."
The group goes into the ducts as shortcuts to their next destination and one by one, they carefully come out after checking that there are no guards nearby.
"Whew. These ducts are really narrow." Ryohei says.
"Nice work," Yamamoto says. "Next, we have to cut across the exhibition hall that'll be wider."
"That's true." Ruki agrees.
Ryohei smiles at this but then spots something and puts his finger on his lip. He gestures ahead to the three before they all look behind them to see a door open. The group quietly goes near it, and Yamamoto peaks inside.
"Have we been noticed...?" Gokudera questions as he takes out his dynamite as both Yamamoto and Ruki get their swords out.
"Let's go." The Rain Guardian says they all go in as the enemy approaches them. However, the group doesn't expect that a Millefiore Black Spell member will be assaulted right in front of them.
"What did you... do to... my bear..." He spoke before collapsing from the injuries he received just now.
"Wha!" Yamamoto exclaims as Ruki screams.
"What's with this guy?!" Gokudera questions.
"This tattoo design... He's the Demon Bear user, Nigella Bearbunkle." Ryohei identifies.
"I've been waiting for you," a voice calls out as the group looks to see a man wearing a turban sitting on a carpet with red Storm flames on the tassels. "My request... Thy flesh and blood."
"H-His carpet is floating!" Yamamoto points out.
"Who cares?! Why is one of the Millefoire guys killed here!" Gokudera shouts.
"He's the Demon Bear user, Nigella Bearbunkle." The boxer informs. "He fights with a bear box weapon, and I heard he's quite a tough guy..." The group then hears a chewing sound throughout the room as one of the panels shakes. 'There's something else there...!'
'What's that creepy sound...' Gokudera wonders, and something emerges.
"Something dropped out!" Yamamoto shouts.
"Wha- Is that claw from..." Ryohei trails off.
"It-It's a bear claw!" Gokudera shouts.
"But why...?" Ruki questions.
Then, the panel cracks and caves inwards towards the group.
"What the hell's in there?!" Yamamoto questions.
"It's huge!" Gokudera exclaims.
Finally, can't hold onto the weight, the panel falls to the ground and breaks as the group covers their faces from the debris, revealing a giant snake with red Storm flames on its hide.
"A giant snake!" The baseball ace shouts.
"It's huge!" Ruki exclaims!
"Those flames... It's a box weapon!" The boxer shouts as Gokudera has his head down with shadow covering his eyes.
"Hoho. That's right. Meet Serpente Tempesta." The man says. "From the looks of the satisfaction on his face, he must have enjoyed the taste of Nigella's Demon Bear."
"Im-Impossible... That thing ate Niegella's box weapon...!" Ryohei exclaims.
"Indeed. My box, Serpente Tempesta, is the newest creation of the Box-Maker, Koenig. It has the ability to grow by feeding on other box weapons. And its fighting powers will also grow accordingly."
"A box can eat things?" Ruki asks.
"It's not unheard of. Tako-head's kitty was eating, too." Ryohei replies and notices that Gokudera is trembling for some reason. "What's the matter, Tako-head?"
Wh-What do you mean what's the matter...!?" He shouts. "Haven't you two realized!? Look at its form! That thing is not just a giant snake! It's one of the top 8 living things I hope to encounter in my life! It's a mystical beast that can only be found in Japan! The Tsuchinoko!"
"Ah, yeah. A real Tsuchinoko was discovered three years ago, though." The boxer drops the rain on the statement.
"Are you serious!"
"So, it is a very new box."
"We request... thy flesh and blood." The man demands, causing Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ruki to tense up.
"I understand your reasons for it, but why consume a comrade's box?" The Rain Guardian questions.
"Dissension within, maybe?" The Storm guesses.
"Or is it simply a whim?" The Snow adds.
"Fuahahahaha! Comrade? What an absurd idea!" The man laughs. "We of the White Spell do not consider the Black Spell on equal standing. We are the light, the chosen ones, that shall seize the future. They are obsolete relics of the decaying past! In our world order, the inferior exist only to be exploited by the elite. Ans the same applies to you, Vongola, antiquated and stale."
"Fuck you!" Gokudera growls.
"There appears to be some bickering within the Millefiore too..." Ryohei trails off as he walks to the wall behind them and sets Lal against it. "But, whatever the reason may be, to consume someone who's fought beside you is absolutely unforgivable."
"Hey! You want to fight! Let me handle this!" The bomber shouts at him.
"Sorry, Tako-head." The boxer says, pointing to the opened box behind him. "You're too late."
The Sun flames shoot through the others to the floor, jump up, and hit the top of the Storm Serpant's head. Subsequently, the serpent topples backward into the wall from the impact as the yellow flame subsides, spins backward, and lands in front of the group.
"Ah..." Gokudera gasps as the boxer walks up to it.
"O... Oi... That's... Senpai's..." Yamamoto trails off.
"Animal-type box weapon..." Ruki finishes.
"That's right," Ryohei says and pets its tail. "He has lived up to my path to become a worthy box weapon of honor. His name is incomparable to the Extreme! Kangaryuu!"
Ryohei's box weapon is a kangaroo with scars on his legs and head and bandages on his right ankle, left feet, forearms, and left ear. The Sun flame is coming from his ears and the tip of his tail.
"I knew it! It's a kangaroo! Very cool!" The Rain exclaims.
"It suits Ryohei-san really well." Ruki praises.
"The naming is more normal than I expected." The Storm admits.
"I, Sasagawa Ryohei, will be your opponent! Vyshana!" The boxer calls out.
"Hoho. Thou are the Vongola Sun Guardian. Is that your box weapon...?" The man, Vyshana questions. "How infinitely pathetic. The box weapon will not defeat my Serpente Tempesta–not even in a thousand years."
"What!?"
"Do you not comprehend? Serpente Tempesta was not the only one who received your attack. Rather, it has already struck back." Vyshana states as the Storm Serpent gets back up without any injuries. "Take a good look."
Then the Storm flames envelop Ryohei's box animal as he roars out in pain before it collapses.
"Garyuu!" He calls out.
"The Storm flames are emitted from the scales of my Serpente Tempesta. Thou should also be aware of the characteristics of the Storm attribute?" Vyshana questions.
"Degeneration!" Gokudera gasps in realization.
"That is so. Any material that comes into contact with his scales will start to break down and be destroyed. Thy box weapon is finished." Ryohei grits his teeth at this as Vyshana continues. "We, the Millefiore, have a saying, 'To shine through an overcast is a virtue.' A Sun box's activation practically means it has a non-combat ability. In other words, it will never stand on the front line to fight. Your Sun attribute can never defeat Storm."
"That's not good," Yamamoto says.
"At this rate, Ryohei-san is..." Ruki trails off.
"Lawn-head! Stand back! Your box's attribute is at a disadvantage!" Gokudera shouts at him.
"There appears to be some misunderstanding here. How many years have I been a boxer?" Ryohei asks calmly, gets bandages, wraps them around his hands, and walks closer to his opponent. "Have you ever seen a boxer pushed out of the ring by his own trainer? In the first place, the Millefiore's sayings and whatever are pointless to me."
"What?" Vyshana says.
"We, Vongola, have our own mission. The mission of the Vongola Guardians!" This struck the other three Guardians as they had forgotten their Guardian mission. "Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ruki, you must never forget that. Since the Ring Battles, we have embodied the missions that were inherited through every generation since the First Boss' family. Let's go, 'Garyuu." Ryohei calls as he loosens his tie, and Sun Kangaroo wakes up as the yellow flames emerge again and jump back up before he roars out, releasing more Sun flames from his mouth, and light comes out from his pouch.
"Light is shining out from his pouch!" Gokudera points out.
"Shoot them!" The boxer orders and Garyuu shoots the light splits into two as they shoot toward the Sun Guardian's fists when his jacket flutters behind him. Now his hands are covered in white gloves with the Vongola Sun symbol on the back and boosters on the bottom as they let out the Sun flames. "My box, Kangaryuu, is a backup-type support box. As for me, I am the Vongola Sun Guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei. My Mission is to crush any adversities that assault the Family with my own body! I am the sun that shines bright!"
-Meanwhile-
As Tsuna is still unconscious, he hears the sound of pouring water, and the smell of the tea wafts to his nose.
'It's Japanese tea, ' he thought, and the image of Nana came to his head. 'Mom...? Ahh...! Is that the tea you splurged on last week? If it's so good, give me some too. I still have Reborn and homework to deal with later.' Tsuna opens his eyes in a daze. 'It's a dream.' He then sees a written paper that says Suphana. "Su... hana...?"
The blonde-haired man looks at him with a cup of tea in his other hand. "It's Pa. Spanner."
"Ahaha. That's right... I missed the p... Sorry, I'm still half-asleep..."
"No problem."
'? …Where have I heard this voice... Adult Lambo? No...' Tsuna then remembers Mosca's face and shoots up. "Mosca! You! It was you!"
"You'll catch a cold like that," Spanner points out as Tsuna is naked down to his boxers, causing the brunette to look down and immediately cover himself. "You can borrow this. Drink some tea," the blonde man says as he gives Tsuna another pair of overalls.
Tsuna then notices that Kouga is beside him, his hair back to normal, asleep with bandages on his left arm. "Kouga-san!" he calls and sees their clothes hanging on a line. "Our clothes!"
"They're all wet," Spanner tells him. Tsuna then spots his items on a drum barrel, as Kouga's is on the second one.
"AH! My good luck charm!" He cries and tries to reach it with his other hand, revealing he is handcuffed to a pipe next to him, with Kouga having a different handcuff to the same pipe as Tsuna's. The brunette then feels the nozzle of a gun against his head.
"Take it easy, Vongola Tenth boss," Spanner says. "Right now, you and your friend are missing in action, understand?"
"...Tsuna...?" Kouga calls out as he gets up.
"Kouga-san!" The brunette calls out.
"You woke up too." The blonde says as Kouga remembers the voice from the robot before.
"That voice! You're Spanner!" the teen shouts and is about to stand up, but when he leans his left arm up, Kouga feels immense pain in it and cradles it.
"You shouldn't get up with that arm of yours. From what I can tell, your cells are starting to degenerate, right?"
Kouga's eyes widen at this as Tsuna looks at him.
"Kouga-san?" He calls.
"For now, you two should get changed. Then we'll talk after," Spanner tells the two. Both teens have no choice but to comply since their weapons are taken from them, as Spanner has his gun pointing at them. When they finish changing, the green overalls are still too big for them, as Spanner redoes the handcuffs so they are on both of their wrists. "…... Even S size is too big for you two."
'…...What do I do? Even my Dying Will pills and gloves have been taken away along with Kouga-san's swords...' Tsuna thought. 'This is bad all around. Am I going... to be killed after all?'
"It's not complete yet, is it?" The blonde asks as he puts his gun down. "That last thing... Your balance looked off, and it seemed like you couldn't shoot at full power."
"Eh...? Shoot...? Do you mean X-Burner...?" Tsuna asks.
"X... Burner..." Spanner trails off as a light blush appears on his cheeks. "Yes, the X-Burner! You can't stabilize the X-Burner, right? That's because there's a disparity in the power vectors of the flames from your right and left hands." The blonde says, having both hands point in the opposite direction. "It'd work better if we could use something that'll achieve perfect symmetry between the two."
"I-I think Kouga-san said something similar about the balance between my arms and power."
"He-h..." Spanner says as he takes his lollipop out. "I love Japanese people and Japan because you guys are the most advanced in robotics engineering. Katakana and kanji words are cool, too. And green tea has a mysterious aroma."
"Huh?" Both Tsuna and Kouga are left speechless.
"But, what interests me the most are the skills of the Vongola Tenth boss."
"Eh...!" Tsuna exclaims.
"In Tsuna?" Kouga questions.
"I have yet to see your perfected X-Burner," the blonde says with a smile. I'm going to help you complete it."
"Wha?!" The brunette cries.
'What's with this guy...?' Kouga thought, but he had the nagging feeling that he should let him do it. "Fine, do it then."
"E-EH?! What are you saying, Kouga-san?!"
"For some reason, this guy seems trustworthy." He says. "That's how I feel. You too, right Tsuna?"
"Eh? A-Ano... E-Eto..." The brunette stutters, knowing that he is probably right.
"Then we're counting on you, Spanner," Kouga says. "But my condition is that you make two of the same whatever you make."
"I don't mind. But why?" Spanner asks.
"My technique is slightly different from Tsuna's but has the same problem. Since you should know about me and Mako after all."
"I understand. I'll see what I can do." The technician says as he takes some tools and gets to work.
As for Tsuna, he looks at Kouga and still remembers Kouga's reaction when Spanner said that his cells are degenerating.
With gloves on and revealing his Sun Guardian mission, Ryohei stands in front of 'Garyuu as Vyshana, and his Serpente Tempesta look at them.
"He had another box within the box!" Yamamoto exclaims.
"But, if it has a pouch, then..." Ruki points out.
"Wait, you mean it's a doe!" Gokudera exclaims since only female kangaroos have pouches.
"Kangaryuu is my support box weapon," Ryohei states. "I'm going to use my fist to break you into pieces."
"Fuhoho! Thy foolishness is beyond help." Vyshana laughs. "Thou challenges us to a boxing fight, all of things? The moment thy fists come into contact with my Serpente Tempesta, they will start degenerating!"
Ryohei begins to circle at a fast tempo, making duplicates of himself. "Spare me your pompous crap. Shall we just try it out?"
"That footwork!" Yamamoto points out.
"That's Lussuria's!" Gokudera exclaims, remembering the footwork back from the Sun Ring Battle.
"Are you using speed to trifle with us? Or did you think my Serpente Tempesta has never preyed on such quick opponents? We will show you!" Vyshana shouts, and the Storm Snake contracts itself from head in before it shoots towards Ryohei at a great speed.
"It's fast!" Gokudera exclaims, and Ryohei punches the snake in the muzzle straight in the face.
'It's head-on!' Yamamoto thought.
'But, Ryohei-san's fist is-!' Ruki thought.
'That idiot!' The bomber thought that since Ryohei's fist made contact with the Storm snake's scales,
'Fuhoho! He made contact,' Vyshana thought, thinking that he was going to win. However, cracks appeared on the Storm Snake's muzzle from the boxer's fist, shocking everyone in the room. "What!?" The snake roared out in pain as blood spurted out from the wound.
"Oops. I forgot to mention this." Ryohei says. "It's not a good idea to come into contact with my fists at all."
Because of the pain, the Storm Snake moves around before falling backward into a different panel. Vyshana watches this in shock. "Impossible... how could you have damaged the scales of my Serpente Tempesta!"
"Incredible! Those flames are nothing to him!" Ruki exclaims.
"But... how did he do that?" Gokudera questions.
"Hey, Kangaryuu! I'm sure you know something, right?" Yamamoto asks the Sun Kangaroo.
"Wha—Are you stupid or something?! What the hell are you asking for a box weapon for?" the bomber asks the baseball ace.
"I just thought she'd know."
"She did fire those gloves from her pouch after all." Ruki points out.
"Are you stupid! You yakuu-baka! Chibi-Mitsurugi!" The silverette shouts at them.
"It's true, though. 'Garyuu does know." The boxer answers.
"Wha-!?"
"Haha! I told ya!"
"'Garyuu's pouch has the ability to charge objects with the Sun's 'Activation' power," the boxer states as he shows his injured fist. "The weapons that shoot out from her pouch are weaved from special plants. They are able to cause living cells to multiply at an incredible rate." The wounds on his fist are beginning to heal up. "In other words, these Sereno Gloves are fortified with a high-speed self-healing ability!"
'The wounds on his fist...!' "So that means the Serpente Tempesta's flames are useless...!" Vyshana summarizes.
"Righto. The rate of my cells regeneration is faster than the 'Degeneration' from your Serpente Tempesta's flames." The boxer states that this caused his opponent to grit his teeth.
"Unbeatable fists..." Gokudera says.
"Way to go! Both Senpai and Kangaryuu!" Yamamoto exclaims.
"With this, Ryohei-san is going to win!" Ruki exclaims.
"So, that's how it is," Vyshana says as his Storm Snake moves behind him with its tongue on its wound. "Even such weak abilities meant for support behind the front lines can be used like this. Very creative, for thy inferior Vongola style. But we have already seen how to counter thy attack." Vyshana lights his Storm ring. "We request!" He opens the remaining boxes on his necklace and begins to play on his bansuri (Indian flute) as eight beetles fly out of the box.
"Bugs?!" Ruki shouts as she gets behind Yamamoto.
"Stag beetles!" Yamamoto exclaims.
"Their mandibles are lit with Storm flames!" Gokudera points out.
"That is so. The mandible of my C.V. (Cervo Volante) Tempesta have Degeneration abilities like the Serpente Tempesta's scale." Vyshana states. "Of course, the Serpente Tempesta's flames are more powerful and more destructive. But, these little things are just what we need to strike the weak points of thy abilities."
"What?" The boxer questions.
"That footwork thou are so proud of will no longer function. Suffer! Cervo Volante Bel Otto!" Vyshana begins to play the flute once more as the stag beetles fly towards Ryohei. He tries to hit one of them, but the boxer can only graze the stag beetle as it flies away from a direct hit while the other stag beetles attack him, but the lawn-haired man can only dodge and deflect the stag beetles.
"He can't dodge them!" Yamamoto points out.
"Those stage beetles have been trained to attack in concert!" The silverette states. 'The timing of their attacks are irregular, so he can't concentrate on just one, nor can he use an overswing to get all of them!' He thought.
"Fofofofo. Well?" Vyshana laughs. "Thou are fast running out of room to retreat," he states, and four stag beetles fly down above Ryohei.
"'Garyuu!" The boxer calls out, and Kangaryuu roars once more as she lets out Sun flame when two Sun flames shoot toward the Sun Guardian's feet, and he flashes away when the beetles are about to hit him.
Looking up, they found Ryohei flying with booster shoes on his feet as they let out Sun flames.
"He's flying!" The bomber cries.
"Oh? Flying now? But the fact that thou are still within our reach has not changed," Vyshana says, and his Storm Snake appears behind him.
"That snake is still here!" Yamamoto exclaims.
"Fohoho. Finally, all our preparations are in order. We have been waiting for this moment. Thy puny pair of fists are useless against the wall of flame from my Serpente Tempesta and the eight simultaneous points attacks from my C.V. Tempesta!"
The eight Storm Stag Beetles fly straight towards the boxer as the Storm Snake is behind him.
"No!" Ruki screams.
"All at once!" Yamamoto cries.
"He can't dodge that!" Gokudera shouts.
"Die now! Sun Guardian!" Vyshana shouts, but just as the stage beetles attack him, they explode one by one. "Wha-!" He screams as Ryohei dodges the Storm Snake's bite. "Im-Im-Impossible! How could all eight C.V. Tempesta fail..! That's impossible!"
"He didn't even touch them..." Yamamoto trails off.
"Those stag beetles, they looked like they self-destructed or something." Gokudera analyzes.
"You got it, Tako-head," Ryohei replies. The flames of their mandibles went haywire due to the Sun's 'Activation' power."
'They lost control because of the Activation!? But he didn't even hit any of them...!' Vyshana thought but remembered when he grazed the stag beetles. 'Could it be... that time!'
"Righto. I've fought against stag beetles a long time ago. The reason I'm flying is to finish you and the tsuchinoko."
'This man... he's very strong!' Vyshana then flies away as the Storm snake preoccupies Ryohei.
"Vyshana! Where are you going?!" The boxer questions. "Don't tell me you're going to abandon your box weapon and run away!?"
"Shut up! We shall do as we please!" The White Spell shouts back as the Storm snake goes towards Ryohei.
"I cannot kill you. So, go join your master for a little nap," the boxer says as he flies to the snake's belly. "Let's do it! Extreme..." Ryohei splits into three and punches the Storm Snake. "Maximum Ingram!" His three punches throw the snake to the retreating White Spell.
"No-! Don't come closer!" Vyshana shouts. "We! Requests only for our life-!" The Storm snake crashes down on him as Ryohei flies to the ground.
"Amazing!" Ruki exclaims.
"Senpai, you're really strong." Yamamoto whistles.
"Vyshana is just useless..." Gokudera deadpans at the defeated White Spell.
Ryohei lands in front of the three after turning off the booster shoes. "Come on, let's keep going."
Spanner is working on Tsuna's and Kouga's new item for the two, as he promises while looking through the microscope and a tool, and the brunette is holding a spare lollipop for him.
"Ano! Can I ask you something?" Tsuna asks the mechanic, but the blonde doesn't hear him. "I guess not..."
"Let's leave him alone, Tsuna," Kouga tells him. "Guys like him stick to their hobbies and don't care about outside."
"Y-You're right." 'I can't figure out what this Spanner guy is thinking... Though he doesn't seem like a bad guy,' the brunette thought and looked around the room. 'Anyway, everyone is waiting for me! I can't stay here forever!'
"What?" Spanner finally asks.
"Um... That is... What happened with the others, that is, outside?!" He asks.
"Outside?"
"He means our friends who came with us," Kouga states. "Have you heard any news about them?"
However, Spanner is more confused and moves his goggles up.
"Uhm... Also, I don't understand what you said earlier. Why don't you want to make me perfect the technique? You're a Millefiore, aren't you?" Tsuna questions.
"Don't talk all at once." The mechanic tells him.
"Eh? Ah... Sorry..."
"I kind of agree." Kouga nods.
"You too, Kouga-san!"
"I already told you, didn't I? I'm making you perfect the technique because I want to see it." Spanner answers. "I didn't kill you back there, because it didn't feel right."
"Huh?"
"I don't really mind killing over the remote monitor, but doing it live is not my style."
"What are you saying?! Killing is bad whichever you do it, right?!"
"Tsuna!" Kouga hisses at him as Spanner looks at him.
"A-h! So-Sorry...! It's a bad habit..."
"…... By outside, you mean outside this room?" He asks.
"! Yes! That's right!"
"No idea. Shouichi seems to be running around, though."
"Sho-Shouichi! You mean Irie Shouichi!?"
"Be quiet." The mechanic points the gun at Tsuna again.
"S-Sorry!" The brunette stutters. 'I'd known it from the start... Irie Shouichi is really here... He's really close...!'
"But, I'd advise you not to provoke Shouichi," Spanner warns the two. "Although I've known this since we were both in the international high school robotics competition, but, Shouichi, he's really sharp. He's always been able to see the whole picture. He's an incredible guy."
Omake: Haru Haru Interview Dangerous!
Haru: Hi! Welcome to another episode of Haru Haru Dangerous Interview! Today's guest is a friend of mine and Kyoko-chan! Yuuri-chan!
*Yuuri comes down from the elevator*
Yuuri: H-Hello...
Haru: You don't have to be nervous, Yuuri-chan.
Yuuri: Even if you say that, I don't know what to say.
Reborn: Don't tell me you're going to talk about cakes and clothes again, are you?
Haru: How rude, Reborn-chan! I'm not going to talk about that! Yuuri-chan, which aspects of Kouga-san do you like?
Yuuri: A-A-About K-K-Kouga-kun?!
Reborn: Ah, you really like Kouga, after all.
Yuuri: I-I-It's not like that!-! Kouga-kun and I are not that kind in a relationship!-!
Reborn: But you do like him.
Haru: Well, Yuuri-chan?!
Yuuri: W-Well... Kouga-kun is really nice to everyone, and he has helped me a few times during school.
Haru: As expected from Kouga-san! Then is he popular with the girls at your school?
Yuuri: Apparently. I heard from my friend that most of the girls confessed to him, but he declined them.
Haru: Then this is your big chance, isn't it?!
Yuuri: Don't say that! My friend also told me that, but I haven't told Kouga-kun yet!
Reborn: Luckily for you, I brought him over earlier.
Yuuri: E—H?!
Kouga: Hey, Reborn! *Kouga walks on the stage.* Why did you bring me here?
Yuuri: K-K-Kouga-kun!-!
Kouga: Oh, if it isn't Yuuri. What's up?
Haru: Is this the moment when Yuuri-chan finally confesses?! Well, Yuuri-chan?!
Yuuri: Haru-chan!
Kouga: Confess?
Yuuri: / ...A-Ano, Kouga-kun! I... About you...
Kouga:?
*Yuuri's head turns all red, and closes her eyes.*
Yuuri: I REALLY CAN'T DO IT!-! *She runs off the stage.*
Haru: AH! Yuuri-chan!
Kouga: Hey!
Reborn: Yare yare. It seems like Kouga will take a long time to realize this.
Haru: It seems like it... Eto... That's all for Haru Haru Dangerous Interview! See you again, desu!