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Hachimitsu have fallen, the students and staff who are aware of Tatsuya and the sleeping wolves' involvement with Yoshimiya's death are ready for execution. Matsuri, his friends and Hayakki are dead. All hope is lost…or is it?
-In Front of Nekumi's Mansion-
July 25th (Tuesday)
9:00am
It was a pack house in front of Nekumi's mansion. Every reporter gathered around in front of the house, all of them standing on the paved designated road towards his mansion exclusively. Standing in front of them was a podium and several of his mens standing guards in front of it. All of them dressed fancy in white and black suits wearing sunshade glasses.
Coming out of his house, the man himself. Tatsuya. Garbed in his white suit with a black vest over it. Riding on his shoulders was his loose black coat, his hair slicked back, as if the wind was blowing it backward. He had Homura and Izumi walking beside him as he walked up the stairs towards his podium. Ignoring the flashes and the constant noise from the crowd as he remained professional.
Once he was behind the podium, he had his hand gripping both sides, he looked outward at the crowd. All of them still wanted questions to be answered. He raised his hands to simmer down the audience. Once the wave of questions died down he began to speak in a cool voice.
[My fellow people. Thank you all for coming. Now I know this for sure, that all of you require confirmation and answers to all of your questions, speculations, and many more. And I stand here today, to speak with you all about it.] He said not missing a beat. [Let us address the pink elephant in the room shall we…about the murder of Yoshimiya Kakeguri.]
Immediately a wave of people begin asking away. Tatsuya could hear one or two of them pointing out the obvious…
"Is it true that Matsuri and your own daughter killed Yoshimiya!?"
"With your daughter involved in the crime, how will this affect your business!?"
"Is it true that the culprits behind the murder are dead!?"
He raised his hand, gesturing it to simmer down the crowd. Once they died down enough, he took a moment to collect himself before answering. [I see that all of you would want in on all of this. Now then, how about we settle this. I will be blunt with you all and I will say this with honesty…yes. All of it is true…my daughter and Matsuri Hitoyoshi…are the true killers of Yoshimiya Kakeguri.]
And just like that, a wave of concerns and questions reached his ears. All of their questions and words were all the same to him.
[How long did I know of it…well to be honest, I didn't know about this until I read from my daughter's diary. I know I should respect my daughter's privacy, but as a caring father, it is my responsibility as a parent to see what is going on with her. After reading through it, I could only confirm that both she and Matsuri were up to no good. I didn't want to believe it, but in the end…it was true.]
Someone within the crowd took the chance and asked away.
"Tatsuya! With the crime that your daughter has committed, will this affect your business in the movie industry!?"
[Of course it wouldn't. I don't think about what will happen in the future that will affect my career path. Whether it's family related or not. No, if there is a problem, I simply would ignore it. However, that's not the case here…this was a family related issue and I couldn't just let a daughter of mine live in the same house nor share the same family name. What she did was despicable and I will not forgive her for her own selfish act.]
Another reporter within the crowd raised their hands. "Tatsuya sir! Do you know where the criminals are now!? Is it true that they-"
[Died.] Tatsuya interrupted his sentence before he could even finish. [Yes. It is true. Before I could get the police involved, it seems that she and the boy have already taken their own life.]
From that sentence, the crowd bombarded him with many questions!
"SO THEY COMMITTED SUCIDE!?"
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!? WHEN DID THEY!? HOW!?"
[I'm aware that you all have a question for this unpredictable moment…] He said into the mic, he waited for the crowd to simmer down once more. [But alas, even I'm not sure when they did this…perhaps they did it when they confessed their crimes of what my daughter wrote in her diary or perhaps they were in cahoots for so long now…that they were operating from the shadows and still operating…]
Another reporter raised their hands. "What do you mean? Are you saying you know about it?"
Tatsuya merely shook his head. [Of course not. It's only me guessing. Though I did catch them in the act when I was going for my morning stroll in the woods…you wouldn't believe what I found in the woods. Lying there, soulless without moving his body…my old friend…Usano Kurihara. The chairman of Hachimitsu.]
A crowd of whispers broke out in the crowd.
"Now that he said that, I do remember him saying that Matsuri and Hayakki killed Usano as well…that's two murders."
"Despicable. How could they do that?"
"Thank goodness they're gone. Otherwise we would have to live without looking over our shoulders every time."
Tatsuya looks amongst the crowd, hearing some of their words. He couldn't help but smile devilishly before going back to his composure. [But yes…Usano Kurihara was killed by my own daughter and Matsuri. Not only that, but with the help of five other students as well, it looks like they gathered some friends while operating in the shadows. Sneaky I'll give them that. But in the end…it was all over when they got caught. However, they did run, not wanting to face criminal charges, they decided to do the next best option…taking their own lives away.]
"Um…Tatsuya," Another reporter raised her hand. "I probably shouldn't be asking this but…do you feel regret, knowing that your own daughter has caused such trouble for you?"
Tatsuya closed his eyes as he pondered for a moment. [You could say that…I do feel rather…distraught by what happened…my own daughter…just what happened to you.]
The man held his hand over his heart as he reflected on his own daughter's troubles. The crowd looks at him with signs of sympathy for the man. Thinking that he is a good man, but his daughter and Matsuri were bad people and have killed two people in the process.
[But…what's done is done. They are no more among us. Let us be at ease that the streets of Nerima city are safe…thanks to me and all those who contributed as well.] He said as he added a fake smile at the end.
*Clap! Clap! Clap!*
Behind Tatsuya's mask, an evil smile graced his lips, looking at everyone amongst the crowd who were captured by his words and charm. And all he just had to say was a few petty words to get them over to him…
"Fools."
"Tatsuya! With Usano, the previous chairman of Hachimitsu, what will happen to the school?"
Tatsuya shook his head as he focused back on the task at hand. [Ah yes. Since I was Usano's old friend, do not worry, I will personally watch over the school in his stead.]
"B-But aren't you the chairman of Atsuhiko! You're gonna manage two of them!?"
[Of course. I mean, I will only temporarily be in his stead before we could get another person to take charge of the school. Do not worry for me, I'm just being a good samaritan after all. Hachimitsu will be under my care. Don't worry, be at ease, I promise you, nothing will happen…when I'm around. And besides, thank goodness it's summer break, so work for me would be less of a hassle, right?] He joked, causing everyone to release a chuckle or so.
They all gave him a round of applause once more. Tatsuya raised his hand and offered the best smile he could muster. Showing a friendly and kind side to him. The yakuza allowed himself to be surrounded by many of those he managed to adore with his charms.
But deep down within his heart…he held a sinister smile underneath his mask.
"Yes…that's right…be simple minded and bathed within my charms. Because it will be your last."
-Hachimitsu Academy- [Boys Dorm]
July 28th (Friday)
7:00am
These past few days have been hellish for the students of Hachimitsu. Ever since the day that Usano has supposedly been 'murdered', Tatsuya has declared himself as a ruler for Hachimitsu. But nothing has been good for both the students and the teachers. Under Tatsuya's new rule, Hachimitsu itself turned into a prison itself.
*BANG! BANG! BANG!*
Kiyoshi and the boys jolted at the bang on the door! The blue-haired boy grabbed his forehead to ease the headache and the loud banging noise against the door did not help one bit.
"GET UP YOU BRATS! IT'S TIME FOR YOUR BREAKFAST!"
"Gah…son of bitch." Shingo groaned as he got up from the floor rubbing his head. "I fucking hate this man…"
The boys groaned in annoyance, groggily waking up before walking over to the door. Sitting by the door were five bowls that had rice and curry, all of them sat right on the tray. Kiyoshi sighs to himself as he picks up the tray and brings it over to his friends.
One by one, each of the boys got up and grabbed their bowls. Chowing down on their food.
"Indeed, another day, another 500 yen." Gakuto said as he ate his food.
Jo just looked at the glasses wearing boy with a frown. "Now is not the time for some stupid *cough* jokes, Gakuto."
Gakuto raised his hand in defense. "I-I was only trying to lighten the mood."
"Yeah man, what the hell? I'm already miserable enough that I don't need some shitty jokes." Shingo said as he stuffed his face.
Gakuto felt a little saddened by his friend's sudden hostility towards him. He pushed his glasses up before speaking. "Indeed, sorry. Your's truly was only trying to lighten the mood…it's already depressing enough as it is…"
"Hey, he's right, guys. Give Gakuto a break, he was only doing what he felt was necessary."
Shingo and the others glance amongst each other feeling guilty about lashing out at their friend. He was only trying to lighten the mood and yet they were lashing at him for his corny joke. With the situation they are in now…
"Yeah…sorry man. I'm just…augh damn it! I just don't hate this situation we're in," Shingo said as he kicked the bed. "THIS FUCKING SUCKS!"
"Calm down Shingo," Andre rested his hand on Shingo's shoulder. "We're all in this together."
"Andre…it's been for five day…FIVE FUCKING DAYS SINCE THAT WOLF BASTARD TOOK OVER THE SCHOOL NOW WE'RE ALL NOTHING BUT HIS PRISONER HERE!" Shingo yelled as he gritted his teeth.
"He's right," Gakuto said as he hung his head in shame. "It's been five grueling days since Tatsuya has taken control of this school and so far he has pretty much turned this into his own prison…I don't know how long I take this…"
Kiyoshi sighs to himself as he looks at the boys. "Hey guys come on, we need to stick this through and remember…" He looks back at the door before looking back at his friends. He gestured to them to huddle around him, which they did. He leaned his head closer. "We still need to think of a plan to escape Hachimitsu."
Shingo held a doubtful look. "We've been trying to come up with a plan since the beginning with everyone else and so far we have hit a dead end. Forget it man, it's hopeless."
"I still have hope though." Kiyoshi said as he glared back at the blonde boy. "Let's just do the usual and we'll all meet at the usual spot later today. Hopefully Mari and the others would've come up with something."
*BANG! BANG! BANG!*
"HEY! HURRY UP AND FINISH OFF YOUR BREAKFAST SO WE CAN GET TO WORK!"
"GEEZ! WE'RE HURRYING! CALM YOUR SHIT!" Shingo yelled back with an annoyed tone as he walked towards the door. "Let's just get this over with."
"Man this sucks…I hate my life." Jo said as his body went limp, following after Shingo.
"I want to go to the beach and have fun. This is like a prison all over again. But without any pain inflicted on me."
"Indeed, let us be with you today."
Kiyoshi sighs to himself once more before following the boys.
As the boys made it outside the room, waiting outside their door was Jack. The man was smoking his cigarette as he gave the boys a nasty glare. He took note of most of their expressions, shooting him an equal glare. While Kiyoshi held a defeated look while a little scared.
"Tch. About time you brats get your asses out here. I've been standing for so long, you bastard would have to carry me to where we are supposed to go."
Shingo clicked his tongue. "You got legs, walk your damn self you lazy ba-GAH!"
Shingo was immediately interrupted when Jack punched him across the cheeks. Blood flew from his mouth. The boys flinched in fear as their gaze went from Shingo to Jack whose eyes directed at the boy with his fist being covered in little blood.
"Watch that mouth of yours you dumb brat." Jack said with an expressionless tone. "I'm your elder so you should respect me."
Shingo growled under his breath, but before he could do anything, he felt a gentle touch on his shoulders. He looks over and spots Kiyoshi with a warning glare, shaking his head at the boy to make sure he got the message.
Shingo sighs in defeat before bowing his head. "I'm sorry, Jack-sama."
Jack released a vicious smile. "That's more like it." The man removed his cigar before blowing smoke into the boys faces, causing their expressions to turn into disgust. "Now keep it like that. Come on, let's get over to the cafeteria and get some."
"B-But what about breakfast?" Andre asked.
"We're skipping. Now get your ass in gear."
As he walked ahead, Shingo flipped him off with a disgusted glare.
[These past few days have been hell. Ever since the day when the chairman went missing…or supposedly killed. These days at Hachimitsu have been hell. Tatsuya ruled over as the temporary chairman. Trapping not only us, but all the teachers and staff members as well.]
Kiyoshi and the boys walked through the hall. As they continued their walk, their gazes were everywhere that was happening at the school. Outside, they found a group of girls doing labor work with Tatsuya men ordering them around. Most of them were doing yard work in the courtyard while some were cleaning up the garden.
[Of course, similar to our prison time back during the start of the semester, everyone here is tasked with specific jobs. Usually it's just the labor task, each student has laundry duty, but we're just cleaning up the sleeping wolves' clothes. Their dishes and plenty of others. In other words, we're serving them.]
As they walked down the stairs and towards the back area of Hachimitsu. They walked down the hall, their ears picked up on some of the rooms. Inside, the room was bustling with loud noises of mens cheering and having wild parties or what not.
[Of course, these bastards like to throw parties when the 'big bad wolf' is not around. Bastards. Enjoying ourselves while we work our ass off.]
-Auditorium-
Inside the room, several boxes were stacked amongst each other. All around the room.
Jack looks at the group. "Alright you bastards! Your job is really easy. Your first job of the day is to make sure everything is here. There should be a total of 1000 boxes here, make sure you don't miscount one. If you're unsure, then start again."
"1000 BOXES! THE FUCK MAN! I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS!" Shingo yelled.
"Indeed. You can't possibly think that we'll be able to get done with this by the end of today!" Gakuto exclaimed.
Jack didn't care for their pleas as he just dug into his ear and flicked a wax at the boys. "Stop your complaining. This job is easy for brats like you."
Shingo could only roll his eyes in annoyance. "Define easy-GAH!"
Jack punched him straight in the face, causing Shingo's nose to bleed. "Shut your mouth brat."
"THE FUCK MAN!"
"I don't want to hear any mouthing from that rotten mouth of yours. When you're under Tatsuya's domain, you are to show some respect to your new master. So why don't you be a nice young man and apologize right now," Jack leaned his body forward, his expression turned dark with his sharp teeth showing. "Don't want me to wash that mouth of yours again now, would you?"
Shingo gritted his teeth, his brow furrowed at the man who mocked him with his grin. Shingo refused to look at him. "Fine…I'm sorry…"
Jack grabbed the boy's hair roughly, his pistol jabbing him in the head. "You mean, Jack-sama! Right?"
"R-Right…Jack-sama…" Shingo said in defeat.
Jack roughly pushes him. "Better. Now how about you put your asses to work!"
"But this is unreasonable! And hard!"
Jack waved his hands carelessly. "Does it look like I care! Just get on with the job already. I got more important things to do instead of watching over you brats…though then again, this school does have some nice fine looking young ladies here. Yeah, some very good looking ladies."
The boys got alarmed by this. "T-The hell you mean like that?" Kiyoshi asked.
Jack snickered as he licked his own lips. "Just saying when I get drunk…I tend to get rather…frisky."
"HEY BACK OFF YOU CREEP!" Shingo yelled as he stomped his foot on the ground. "YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH ANY OF OUR GIRLS!"
"KAHAHAHA! Your girls!? Please, losers like you don't have a chance in the world of getting laid! Unlike me, the ladies can't get enough of me. Gah, it's a damn shame that I couldn't get my time with that Yoshimiya girl's mother. A fine body like hers…man just imagine." He said as he imagined himself having 'his way' with Miyuki.
The boys just looked at the man with disgust. This was beyond creepy.
"Oh well, the girls in this school are just as fine as well. Wonder who I will pick…"
"You sick son of bitch." Jo growled.
"Anyways, get to work. And make it fast." Jack said as he walked out of the room.
As the door closes, Shingo immediately takes off his shoes and throws them in the same direction where Jack left. The shoes impacted against the door. "YOU FUCKIN PYSCHO!"
"Shingo, please. Calm down." Andre said as he rested his hands on his shoulders.
"He fuckin toying with us. The hell does he think he is!?"
"I agree with Shingo," Jo said as he coughed. "And the way how he said about going after the girls…I swear if he goes after Cake-san…I'M GONNA KILL *COUGH* HIM!"
"Indeed. Jack-dono is a rather rude one." Gakuto said as he sighs to himself.
Kiyoshi ruffed the back of his hair. "There's nothing much we can do, come on, let's go ahead and do the job already. The faster we're done with this the faster we don't have to see that asshole again."
"Fine by me." Shingo mumbled.
[While Hachimitsu was under Tatsuya's rule, the place pretty much functioned like how we were when we served our time in prison. We wake up early at 7am, eat breakfast, and sometimes eat well. By around afternoon, that's when we get our recess break. After recess we go back to work and by around 6pm, we go into our dorms and eat our dinner. The dinner these bastards serve is usually just rice and curry. Sometimes for cruel pranks, they just give us a loaf of bread. Then at 9pm, we all go to bed. Jailed within our room for the night.]
Kiyoshi hears his friend mumbling in the background. He looks over his shoulders and sees Shingo looking through the boxes all while cursing up a storm under his breath.
[These past few days have not been kind to us at all. But we all try to find a way to adapt, I mean, it's the only way to ease the mind…well. Not all of us.]
"Damn motherfucker! I bet you he enjoys seeing us squirm like headless chicken!" Shingo said as he stomped up the stairs.
"I just wanna punch him right in the face." Jo shared his pain with Shingo.
[Recess break is the only time we're free to mind our own business. I and the boys go up to the rooftop to meet with Mari and the girls to discuss our plans to escape Hachimitsu.]
-Rooftop-
12:40pm
They opened the doors, a group of familiar girls. The USC consisted of Mari, Meiko (who is hugging her knees with her head buried in her knees), and Hana who had her hand on her back, hopefully attempting to cheer her up. Along with them were Chiyo, Mayumi (who was almost on the verge of crying), Satou and Anzu (who looked like she was about close to blowing a fuse. Then there was Kate and her friends. Mitsuko's face was all bruised and had food all over her.
Kiyoshi and the others exchanged looks, knowing full well that things are getting tough on them. The boy groaned as he scratched the back of his head before walking up to the group following after the boys.
"S-So…tough day, huh?"
And that was the wrong answer. All he got in response was nothing but glares or blank expressions. Causing him to regret his choice of words.
"I-I'm guessing not good, huh?"
"NO SHIT SHERLOCK!" Hana yelled as she slammed her fist on the ground. Enough to get a reaction from the boys. "THESE PAST FIVE DAYS HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT LIVING HELL!"
"P-Pray, do calm down Hana-dono." Gakuto raised his hand in defense.
But Hana was not calming down. She got up on her feets with her fist against her hips. She angrily stares at the boys. "DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! I HAD TO CLEAN THE TOILETS THAT WERE ALREADY USED MIND YOU! WITH ONLY A TOOTHBRUSH! WASH THEIR DISGUSTING CLOTHES! MAKE THEM FOODS ONLY FOR THEM TO MAKE A MESS ON THE FLOOR! EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE HELL! THIS IS NOT HOW I WANT TO SPEND MY SUMMER!"
Kiyoshi and the boys ended up hugging each other, too afraid to even talk back to her. The boys looked amongst each other before laying their eyes on Gakuto who flinched under their stares. He looked in their eyes, it was clear what they wanted him to do.
Gakuto cleared his throat as he spoke up. "U-Um…p-pray. Do relax, Hana-dono. It's been tough for all of us."
"That is something all of us need to agree on." Mari spoke up as she came up, settling her hand on Hana to ease her anger. "Tatsuya and his men have been making a mess of the school. From throwing wild parties for no reason at all. Taking advantage of our laundries. And plenty of others that I don't want to mention."
Kiyoshi looked at Mari with a raised brow. "Y-You seem calm considering the situation."
Mari responded with a groan and an added glare at the boy. "Trust me. I am at my limit."
"I hate this…" The group turns to Mayumi whose body was shaking like a leaf. "I don't know how long I can take this. These…t-these bastards have been making our school a living hell."
"M-Mayumi-chan…" Chiyo asked with a worried tone.
"I've been meaning to ask but," Shingo pointed at her appearance. "What the hell happened to you?"
Mayumi's hand curled into a fist. "THOSE ASSHOLE TRIPPED ME WHILE I WAS CARRYING THE FOOD!" She bellowed. Her face was not looking up at them. "I was bringing the food over to them and then they…t-they…they tripped me and I got covered in this mess!"
"That's horrible…"
"Not only that," Anzu said with a glare. "Those assholes spilled milk all over her and said that she was lacking sex appeal. I wanted to go over there and beat the living hell out of them, but Satou stopped me before I could get the chance."
Satou raised her hands in defense. "S-Sorry! But if you cause trouble, we'll get in trouble."
"Well how can I not do nothing!? She was being harassed!"
"Anzu-chan, relax…" Chiyo said.
Anzu snapped her head at Chiyo with fire in her eyes. "NO I WON'T! THESE ASSHOLE THINK THEY CAN JUST DO WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT TO THIS SCHOOL AND MAKE US THEIR FUCKING SLAVES!"
"I-I know but-" Chiyo was interrupted when she felt her body being pulled by the collar. Anzu glaring at her.
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!"
"ANZU!" She stopped to see Kate who stood up as she glared at Anzu. "I understand that you're frustrated about the situation we're in…all of us do. But getting angry at Chiyo is not helping. We're all scared, we're all tired and we're all trying to cling on to hope."
"...hope….that word barely even exists anymore…I'm just done with this…it's only been for five days and those days have been nothing but hell for me…"
"Anzu…" Jo spoke from behind the boys. "It's been hell for all of us…like what Kate said, it's been tough for us all. Me, my friends, Mayumi, the teachers…even Meiko."
That got their attention. They all exchanged looks at each other before looking at the amazon young woman who was currently in a fetal position. Her hands wrapped around legs, hugging them close to her chest, her head completely buried within her knees. Her hair was a complete mess as if she wasn't taking care of it for the past few days.
"Indeed…it's been rough for her then it really has been on us…"
"Right…" Kiyoshi thought to himself. "It must've been a roller coaster for her…ever since she heard the news about Matsuri being dead…she has not been staying cool. Nor haven't been reacting or speaking…she's just been dead inside."
"Not only Matsuri," Chiyo said. "But also the others. Etsuko, Tsubaki, Yukina, Megumi…and even Hayakki."
"...like we should give a damn about that bitch." Hana spoke with a venomous tone. "That bitch is the reason why we're in this mess in the first place! Plus Matsuri died because of her!"
"...true…but something doesn't add up…why in the world did she die too…why would Tatsuya kill his own daughter?" Mari thought to herself.
"Why are you even thinking hard on the matter? I mean, this IS Hayakki we're bringing up. Does it matter whether she's dead or not?" Hana said.
The others (aside from Meiko and Chiyo) were also in agreement.
"Hana-dono, does bring up a valid point. Hayakki-dono is the true reason why Yoshimiya is dead and made Matsuri-dono life a living hell. Your's truly believe that there is no need to feel pity for a ruthless devil such as her."
"I know…but does it at least peak your interest a bit. Why go out of his way to kill his own daughter…I know I'm overthinking this, but all of it doesn't add up. She's part of the Yakuza group and yet you go out of your way to tell the truth to the world about your own daughter's involvement in Yoshimiya's death."
With that being said, she did bring up a good point. Why would he go through such great length and throw his own daughter under the bus?
"W-What are you trying to get at, Mari?" Kiyoshi asked.
"I'm saying, there may be more to Yoshimiya's death than meets the eye."
"Augh! Who cares about that bitch," Shingo growled. "She got what she deserved! Anyways, what about you guys? Have you found a way to escape from the school?"
At the mention of that. Mari shared a sympathetic expression towards the others. The boys became curious as they looked at the expressions between the girls and were not liking it.
"H-Hey, what's with the hesitation? Is there a way or not?" Shingo asked.
Mari sighs to herself. Crossing her arms under her bosom. "Listen, we've collected data on the matter."
"Really? Good! What is it?"
"...according to the reports of Chinatsu and Aina, the school itself is on a very strict lockdown. During the day, both front and back gates are guarded by Tatsuya mens. They even do daily patrols around the perimeter. And even if we were to distract the guards, we still need to take into account the sensor beams that would sound off the alarms."
"Ugh. Those things." Shingo groaned.
Kate stood up and spoke next. "According to Chinatsu, both the front and back gates have been planted with those devices. Not only that, even the forest area."
"That's a bit excessive, don't you think?" Kiyoshi asked.
"It is." Kate continued. "As far as the report goes, the only things that go out and in of the school are either Tatsuya himself, his mens or any delivered goods that come to the school."
"That's pretty limited."
Mari went next. "Then there are the night hours. During the night, all of us are locked within our dorms. Even the windows are sealed tight, preventing us from escaping. The only ones who enter are once again, Tatsuya and his mens. Not only that, there are sensor beams outside of our rooms as well."
"Indeed, we tried to find several ways of escaping from our confined jail room, but we couldn't think of anything without setting off the alarm." Gakuto said with a hint of defeat in his tone.
"Hold on, can't you use your crows to get help or something?" Jo asked.
Mari sighs again. "Once again, Tatsuya figured it out. All of my crows are currently locked in a bird cage both day and night. Which leads to our next problem. Drones."
The boys blinked at that.
"Hold on, you mean that buzzing we hear over our head every night are-"
"Yes. According to Chinatsu, during the night hours, the campus is being monitored with not only Tatsuya mens, not only the cameras which are placed around the school. From the hallways, the classrooms and even outside of the building. The only places where they are not placed are the bathrooms, the storages and the rooftops and our rooms."
"Those are the only safe places where we can have our private times." Chiyo said.
"Indeed. But that doesn't mean we're completely safe. As Mari-dono said, drones fly over us during that hour so we are still being monitored." Gakuto said.
"Precisely."
The boys glances at each other with defeated expressions. From Chinatsu report, it really does seem the place is on full lockdown with high security measures.
Shingo became more infuriated the more he thought about it. "THE FUCK MAN! DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE BASICALLY SITTING DUCKS!?"
"I have tried to look through different angles on escaping. But…I'm sorry. There is absolutely no way of escaping Hachimitsu."
"W-Wait! Hold on a minute! M-Maybe there is a way! W-We can try to send a flying paper airplane and send it to the city! With it titled S.O.S!"
"You idiot! Are you trying to get more innocent bystanders in this mess!? Forget it!" Hana said that made Kiyoshi deflate in defeat.
"And besides," Risa turned to speak. "Tatsuya has Mr. Important under his domain. So in other words he has indirect control over the police, government and well…everything else."
"In other words, we're screwed." Anzu said with a distaste in her tone.
Shingo was on the brink of losing it. "AUGH! DAMN IT! SO WHAT!? YOUR SAYING WE'RE FUCKING DONE FOR! AND FUCKING TATSUYA AND HIS CRAZY MEN ARE GONNA KILL US! I DON'T WANT MY SUMMER VACATION NOR NEITHER MY HIGHSCHOOL YEAR TO END LIKE THIS!"
"Mari-dono! There must be another way! We can't possibly let it end like this!" Gakuto said.
Mari and Kate exchanged glances for a moment, with the crow mistress nodding her head. Allowing Kate to speak. "There is one way."
This caught the boys and the girls' attention. "THERE IS!?"
"Of course, you also want to take this as a suggestion. But instead of trying to escape from Hachimitsu…how about we try to expose Tatsuya."
"Expose him?" Chiyo asked.
"Yes. This is something I and Mari have been thinking about for a while. We know that Tatsuya himself is a powerful figure. But that's only because of how he presents himself, I don't think they know for whom he really is."
This got them thinking.
"Indeed, she has a point. Tatsuya-dono is feared and respected by his figures around the world. But since he's a yakuza of an infamous group sleeping wolves, if we could expose him-"
"-THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO BELIEVE US AND ARREST TATSUYA!" Shingo yelled.
"Hold on a moment," Satou raised her hand. "Are you saying we're gonna expose Tatsuya's true identity!?"
"It's the only method." Mari said.
Hana thought for a moment. "Tatsuya said that he would execute everyone within Hachimitsu till next week on a Wednesday. So that would mean we have to come up with a plan before then?"
Before they could speak even further. The group hears the bell ringing.
"Well, there goes our break." Shingo said. "I guess we'll start this conversation another time."
"Yes. Same time tomorrow. Stay safe everyone." Kate said.
One by one, each of the students left. With the boys leaving in a group, followed by Chiyo and her friends. Leaving the council to their own.
Kate sighs to herself. "We're gonna need a lot of luck on our end."
"Not just luck," Risa said. "We need a miracle."
"Risa right on this one…" Mari calmly said as she looked over the horizon. "We need that silver lining."
-Inside a Room-
9:00pm
Inside the room, the six teachers sat in a circle. All of them have troubled looks on their faces. Takamoto and Kiruyu were sitting on the edge of the bed. Ringo and Suzumei were sitting on the chairs. Ino and Nagita were sitting on the floor with their backs against the wall.
"So, what did you get from Mari and the others?" Kiuryu asked Takamoto.
"According to Mari, it seems they're onto something. They said they will expose Tatsuya's true identity."
"W-What? Isn't that dangerous?" Ringo said.
"Ringo-sensei is right." Suzumei said. "Tatsuya isn't someone who you can just take too lightly. He has the school on complete lockdown."
Nagita laid her head against the wall with her looking up at the ceiling. "This is quite the predicament we found ourselves in, huh? Our chairman being supposedly dead, our students being captured and we're all going to be facing execution soon…this is just not our day."
Ino thought for a moment. "It has been rough for the past few days…but I don't know. Exposing Tatsuya's identity sounds already dangerous enough, like what Ringo said…"
Takamoto took note of the room, her colleagues' expressions all fell with defeat. She sighs to herself before speaking. "Hey come on guys, we can't give up here. If Mari and the others found a way to turn this whole situation around, then we need to support them!"
"Takmoto-sensei," Kiruyu said as she looked up at the woman. "Even if you say that, we still don't know how we'll go about it. Tatsuya is a dangerous yakuza, if we're going up against someone like that, we need a miracle on our end."
"But…" Ringo stuttered. "We don't. Our chairman is dead, five of our students are dead, the school is on lockdown…and we're all…we're all gonna die soon…" Ringo sobbed.
Suzumei leaned near her as she patted her back. The others look amongst each other with sympathetic expressions. Takamoto bit her own lips in frustration. With Kiruyu cursing under her breath.
"You know…at times like this…I do miss Usano." Kiruyu was brought up.
"Well that's the first." Nagita said. "You never really saw Usano much."
"True…he was an idiot and a pervert through and through…but…whenever things get tough. He would always have something encouraging to say."
"Wouldn't he say something about…like those with great asses will always find their way in life…" Ringo looks amongst her colleagues who just gave her a stare. "Ah…I mean, what would he say in a situation like this, r-right?"
"True…" Kiruyu said with a groan. "...actually, what would Etsuko do in a situation like this…"
…..
The room was silent as they gave a thought before coming to a conclusion.
"Never mind." They all said at once.
*Knock. Knock. Knock.*
They hear a knock on the door. The group grew uneasy.
"Oh for goodness sake. If it's that bastard again." Kiruyu said with a hint of annoyance. She got up from the bed and walked towards the door. "JACK! IF THAT'S YOU! YOU BETTER SCRAM OUT OF HERE BEFORE I-"
"Jack? We're not that asshole!"
Kiruyu and the others' eyes widened. It was a different voice. A female one at that.
"Huh? Wait, who are-"
"Wait a minute." Takamoto got up from the bed. "I know that voice."
"Hello? Teachers? Are you all in there," Comes another female voice, this one was more calm than the rowdy one. "We would like to have a moment of your time…"
"No way…it can't be…"
-Stairways to the Roof-
July 29th (Saturday)
12:30pm
"Pretty rare for Takamoto-sensei to want us to meet on the rooftop." Kiyoshi asked.
Currently at the moment. The boys (Kiyoshi, Gakuto, Shingo, Jo and Andre), the student councils and the girls were all walking up the stairs. They have done their work for today and are all walking up the staircases to their usual spot.
"Indeed. Perhaps Takamoto-sensei-dono has something important to tell us." Gakuto said.
"Hey, I gotta ask," Hana brought up looking at Gakuto. "Why do you always say 'indeed' and 'your's truly'?"
"Huh? Shouldn't you be used to it?"
"Actually, she does bring up a good point." Shingo joined in. "You always go around saying shits like 'dono' or 'indeed' or I don't know, some random shits."
"Since when is my way of speaking suddenly the talk of today!?"
"It's not our fault you indeed, keep talking like that." Anzu jokes.
"STOP MAKING FUN OF MY WAY OF SPEAKING!"
"H-Hey, come on guys. Leave him alone." Mitsuko tries to calm down the teasing.
As the group makes it up the stairs. Mari opens the door, only to find that there is no one present. The whole group walks further towards the middle, looking around to see if Takamoto was hiding.
"Huh…wasn't she supposed to be here?" Kate asked.
"Yes…but I don't see her…"
*Slam!*
They hear the door slam right behind them. They turn to see two familiar figures standing by the doorway. One tall blonde hair girl with sleeveless gloves and her unbutton top showing off her cleavage. The other with black/blue hair and a pair of glasses.
The group were stunned to see Izumi and Homura standing by the door, right across from them.
"Good evening, everyone." Izumi casually said.
Kate was standing behind Mari for comfort. With Mitsuko doing the same thing but hugging Risa instead, terrified of the two female figures. The boy's body froze with a shadow looming over them. Too afraid to even move. Chiyo was holding Mayumi to comfort the scared girl. With Anzu standing guard in front of Satou as she glared at the two.
However, amongst the group. Meiko reacted way differently. She glared at the two girls with a hint of death in her eyes. With hesitation, she screams at the top of her lungs as she charges straight at them. Ignoring her friend's pleas, she was ready to throttle the two girls.
However, before she could even make it. She found her own throat being holded by one strong arm. Her body lunged forward with her face looking up at the blue sky. Her back fell to the ground. She was then forced into a choke hold, her face being hugged near Homura's body.
"Now, now~. No fighting~!" Homura said.
Meiko only growled as she glared back at the girl. Veins showing in her eyeball.
"H-Hey! Let her-" Hana immediately stopped when she saw Izumi pointing a gun right at her.
"Now hold on a moment." Izumi asked. "Why are you fighting us?"
There was a moment of silence between the group. The boys, council and the girls blinked at that. Was she being serious right now!?
"...ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME!?" Meiko blurted. "YOU ASSHOLE ASKING WHY ARE WE FIGHTING YOU!"
"...true. It was a silly question for me. After all, Takamoto-sensei didn't really inform you all…then again I didn't want her to disclose our meeting we had yesterday."
"Takamoto-sensei!?" Chiyo asked.
"Yes. Now then, let's cut to the chase. Are you going to let us speak?" Izumi looked directly at Mari and Kate.
Kate trembled with dread of sweat dripping against her skin. "W-Why are you here!? You better start explaining yourself!"
"We are here to discuss important business with you all…"
"...that being?" Mari asked with a raised brow.
"We would like to cooperate with you and expose Tatsuya to save Hachimitsu."
The group had similar reactions amongst each other. Wearing rather baffled expressions. All of their heads went blank, immediately had to process what she just said…was she wanting to team up with them!? To go against their boss!?
"You…" Meiko said, getting their attention. "YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA WORK!" She bites down on Homura's shoulder hard enough to penetrate her skin.
"OW! HEY!" Homura let go of Meiko.
The amazon girl rolled away as she got up and charged at Homura. Meiko pushes her leg forward for a jab at Homura's face. But Homura grabbed her leg, locking her in place, preventing her from moving. However, Meiko used her other leg as a springboard and jumped right onto Homura. Trapping her face between her legs, squeezing her with her thighs.
"YOU BASTARDS ARE THE LAST PEOPLE WHO I WANT TO WORK WITH!"
Meiko throws her whole weight backward. Lifting Homura off the ground. Making a perfect arc, Meiko stopped herself from hitting the ground with her hands and used her whole strength in her legs to slam Homura head to the ground.
"AFTER EVERYTHING YOU DONE!"
Homura slams her hands on the ground. Halting Meiko's legs from slamming her face on the concrete. Homura lands her feet down. Mustering every strength in her torso, she lifts Meiko off the ground and attempts to do the same thing. But this time, with Meiko riding on her shoulders, she bends backward and slams Meiko's back on the hard concrete ground. Creating a body print on the ground!
"GEEZ! JUST HOW STRONG IS THAT FREAK!" Shingo yelled.
"I DON'T KNOW BUT-KICK HER ASS! MEIKO!" Jo yelled.
Izumi looked at the scene with a sigh. "This is how I did not want things to go…"
Homura frees herself from her capture and looks at the girl. "WILL YOU STOP ATTACKING AND LISTEN!"
Meiko gritted her teeth as she rose from the ground and threw a punch at Homura. But the blonde brawler blocks her barrage.
"LISTEN TO YOU!? WHY SHOULD I!? YOU KILLED THE CHAIRMAN! YOU TOOK OUR SCHOOL HOSTAGE! AND WORSE…" Meiko grabs both of Homura's hands. Pulling Homura towards her, she slams her forehead onto Homura nose, causing her nose to bleed. "YOU AND THAT BITCH KILLED MATSURI!"
Homura raised a brow at the girl. Ignoring her crooked nose.
"You…you took my precious Matsuri away…and I…I…" Meiko choked between her tears. "I'LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN BECAUSE OF YOU!"
"Meiko…" Mari sympathetically said.
Meiko begins to silently sob. Letting the tears roll against her skin and fall to the ground beneath her.
"Matsuri…*hic*...I want him back…"
"...who?"
The group (even Meiko) looked right at Homura as if she asked the most stupid question. Meiko stopped herself from mumbling as she just stared at the girl.
"No seriously, who are we talking about here?"
Izumi smacked her own face. "Homura, she's referring to the boy who we were tasked to find…"
"..."
"...the one who disclosed information about Yoshimiya's death."
"...OH THAT GUY!" Homura's face brightened, but her partner just gave her a blank stare. "Sorry, sometime those who don't leave a good impression on me will often slip my mi-"
*WHAM!*
Meiko slammed her forehead into Homura's face again. "OW! HEY! WHAT GIVES!?"
"YOU!? HOW THE HELL CAN YOU FORGET ABOUT YOUR TARGET!?"
"YOU WANNA GO COW-TITS! LET'S GO!"
"Miss Meiko was it?" Izumi grabbed her attention before she could continue her onslaught.
"WHAT ABOUT IT!?"
"Sir Matsuri is alive."
All of their hearts skipped a beat. Their eyes widened. Deep down they felt a mixture of feelings. They all looked at Izumi (aside from Homura), wondering if she was telling the truth. Izumi took notice of their stares and said once more.
"Yes…Sir Matsuri is alive."
"...n-no…your lying…" Meiko said as she let go of Homura as she glared at Izumi. "YOUR LYING TO US!"
"I am telling the truth."
"Yeah right, like we'll believe you!" Kate said. "How do we know you're telling the truth? Do you have any proof?"
"Actually yes." Izumi casually said as she whips out her phone. "I can call him."
"R-Really? You must be jestoring us…" Gakuto stuttered.
Izumi didn't bother with him as she decided to get Matsuri on. Holding her phone out to the gray-haired young woman. "I would recommend a face call if you still don't believe me."
"H-Huh?"
"Just push the button and he will answer…hopefully if he's not asleep."
Meiko felt her heart beating as she felt sweat against her skin. Looking at the phone as she was slowly heavily breathing. She looks back at Izumi with a raised brow. "H-How do I know you're not setting me up?"
"Meiko…please call him." She said with a calm tone.
Meiko bit her lip and prepared for the worst. Taking the phone away as she called Matsuri. The screen was black. The phone was ringing. Reaching out to him.
*Ring. Ring.*
*Ba-dump.*
*Ring. Ring*
*Ba-dump.*
The ringing stopped. On the other side of the phone. A familiar messy brown-haired boy picked up.
[Hello? Izumi? You wanted som-oh!] Matsuri's eyes widened in shock.
"..." Meiko's eyes grew wide. Her mouth partly parted. Her eyes glued to the screen.
Everyone else had the same reaction. They all gathered around Meiko, looking at the phone to see if it was true. Was this really Matsuri?
[O-Oh…hi Meiko and everyone else…it's been a while.] Matsuri smiled.
"...M-Matsuri…i-is…" Meiko stuttered between her words. Unsure of what to say.
The boy's expression softened, his lips curled into a soft and caring smile. [Yes, Meiko. It's not a dream nor is it my ghost…I'm alive.]
Meiko shook her head. "N-No…t-this is too good to be true…y-you can-"
[IS THAT MEIKO~!? I WANNA SAY HI!] A familiar peppy voice called out. Grabbing everyone's attention. Matsuri's face was shoved to the side. Etsuko's cherry face made the view. [HI MEIKO~! OH AND EVERYONE ELSE IS HERE AS WELL! HI~!]
[Etsuko! Can you not!] Matsuri yelled.
[What!? I wanna say hi to them!]
"E-Even Etsuko is there…" Meiko stuttered.
[Yeah~! We're all here! TSUBAKI! MEGUMI! GET OVER HERE!]
The others shoved their faces into the scene. Matsuri's face was squished from all sides.
[Yo! What's up everyone!] Tsubaki said.
Megumi waved at them.
[Ahem! I beg your pardon!] Yukina shoves her way in there. With an annoyed glare at Etsuko. [Why on earth did you leave me out of the group!]
[Cause.] Etsuko made an innocent smile that only made Yukina more irritated.
The group looks at the familiar five. They were all alive!
"THEY'RE ALIVE! THEY'RE ACTUALLY ALIVE!" Chiyo exclaimed with tears of joy.
"OH JOYOUS DAY! OUR COMRADES ARE ALIVE!"
"THANK GOODNESS!"
As the group cheered, Meiko allowed the tears to leak out of her eyes. Looking at the boy in particular. Her eyes glistened and her lips curled into a smile.
"M-Matsuri…Matsuri…I-I'm so glad that your…" Meiko happily said between her tears.
[I know Meiko…sorry for scaring you…and I'm sorry everyone else.] Matsuri softly said.
Hana pushes her face forward towards the screen with a glare. "YOU SON OF BITCH! YOU FUCKING SCARED US! WE THOUGHT YOU WERE ACTUALLY DEAD!"
[I-I said I was sorry!]
"But how though!?" Kiyoshi asked. "We saw the video of you getting shot!"
[Oh. We wanted Tatsuya to believe we were dead.] This got the group's attention. [Yeah, it was all part of Hayakki's plan.]
"Hayakki?" Mari and Kate asked.
[Yes. I hear my name is being called.] Matsuri and the others turned their eyes to their left. Before the group could blink. The screen shifted over to Hayakki. Whose hair looked like it was cut. Shortened as it was just hovering over her shoulders. [Ah. It's you guys.]
"Hayakki…" Mari muttered.
"Matsuri mentioned that it was your plan to trick your father? Is that true?" Kate asked.
[Duh. Of course it was. It was only the first phase of my plan anyways.]
The group blinked with baffled expressions. "First phase?"
Hayakki brows furrowed as she made a glare. [Yes…the first phase of my plan…of killing the immortal wolf…the name that my father clings on to.]
-Nekumi Mansion- Tatsuya Office
8:50pm
Tatsuya was typing away on his computer. His eyes glued to the screen. He hears a knock on his door.
*Knock. Knock. Knock.*
"Come in." Tatsuya said.
Coming through the door was a smiling Jack. "Yo~! Boss! How's it going!"
"Ah, Jack. I assume everything is going well at that school?"
"Kahaha! Please! They're just a bunch of brats! There's no way that they're gonna pull the rug from under us!"
"Yes, that is true…they are just highschool students. So none of it will matter. Besides," Tatsuya leaned in his chair with his hands folded. "With their execution being scheduled for tonight. There is absolutely not a single way they can escape. Take a look at this..."
Tatsuya shows Jack a diagram. Showing a huge circle surrounding Hachimitsu. "What's this?"
The immortal wolf grins. "Their cage. Our loving business partner sent me of what the cage is gonna be. It's pure genius and devious as well. In matter of hours, those students and teachers will die in my hands. Of course, while they can just simply dig under it, which is why I had you take away their tools in the first place."
"KAHAHA! THAT'S THE IMMORTAL WOLF FOR YA! ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD!"
"Yes…and it won't be long when we spread our reach across Japan. It will be a snap. As soon as we kill off those brats and the teachers…Hachimitsu will become a thing of the past. Nothing but ashes will remain."
*Ring. Ring. Ring.*
"Excuse me." Tatsuya reached for the phone. "Hello?"
[TATSUYA! WE GOT A PROBLEM!] He hears a panicked voice on the other end.
"What? What type of problem?"
[I-IT'S A MADHOUSE HERE! YOUR PRISON CAMP! IT-GAH!] The person on the other end was injured.
Tatsuya hears the body hitting the ground. Becoming alarmed he stood from his chair. Scaring Jack a little. "HEY! What's going over there!? WHO'S ATTACKING MY PRISON!"
[...] No one answered. All that could be heard are gun noises and people getting injured.
"YOU USELESS! WHO IS ATTACKING MY PRISON!?"
[...hey there old friend. Been a while.]
Tatsuya's eyes widened in shock. His mouth partly opened. "Y-You…"
[Yeah. It's me. Your old buddy, Junichi.] The old yakuza said as he was mocking him.
"YOU BASTARD! HOW THE HELL DID YOU GOT OUT OF YOUR CELL!?"
[Now where's the fun in that if I tell you. Listen up, you had your fun standing above everyone else. Looking down from your tower. But now…it's time for the immortal wolf to be stripped of his power.]
Tatsuya growled under his breath. His eyes looking dead shot at the phone near his ear. "You…you scumbag!"
[Me a scumbag? Now that's rich. Coming from you. Anyways, see ya. I'm gonna tear down your ego…starting with this prison. Don't wait up~.]
He hung up.
Tatsuya just stood there. Veins showed in his eyes. His fist curled in his hands. He put enough force into it as it broke his phone into pieces. Scaring Jack as he flinched.
"You…you think you're all talk…you dare speak to me like that…"
Tatsuya felt his whole body tensed up. Pressure weighed him down. A small crater formed beneath his feet. His hands flexed in different directions. He began breathing through his nose. His teeth grinded against each other. The crater beneath his feet got bigger and bigger.
"JUNICHIIIIIIII!"
[Omake: We're Not Alone]
The boys were eating their lunch on the rooftop of the school. As Kiyoshi, Shingo, Jo and Andre engaged in conversation. Gakuto however, was deep pondering in the back of his head. He looks up at the sky, his mind drifting off before he finally speaks.
"Comrades…may I have a moment of your time?"
"What's up, Gakuto?" Kiyoshi asked.
"...have you guys ever thought that…we're not alone in the world."
The boys just looked at their friend with baffled expressions.
"Umm…what?" Kiyoshi asked.
"Uh oh. Looks like he finally lost it." Shingo said.
"That's stupid, Gakuto." Jo coughed.
"Did you get enough sleep last night?" Andre asked.
"I'm fine! Really! I was just asking out of curiosity!" Gakuto said with his hand raised in defense.
Kiyoshi tilted his head with a curious expression. "You want to know if we're not alone…as in if there's any beings out there besides humans."
"Indeed. Has it not crossed your guys minds? Just think about it. We could not be alone in the world! Here we are, normal highschool students. At a normal highschool with the occasional events that happen here! Have it truly not crossed your guys minds if there were any supernatural event that ever happened in your life!" Gakuto said with almost passion in his eyes.
Kiyoshi and the boys exchanged glances at each other.
"I mean, I guess it would be cool? But seriously man, what got you into this in the first place?" Kiyoshi asked.
"Ah…well…" Gakuto cheeks slightly flushed red. "Etsuko-dono approached me this morning…"
"Here we go." Shingo said with a blank expression. "Forget it man. Nothing good comes from Etsuko. She's crazy."
"T-True. But she did bring up a rather interesting topic and I couldn't help but to ponder myself. I mean, think about, if something supernatural or an unexplained event happened, how would you guys react…or better yet? What type of event do you guys want to happen to you guys to escape normal life?"
Kiyoshi thought for a moment. "If anything like that exists…I think it would be awesome if I switched bodies with someone."
Shingo stopped himself from eating his food when he heard Kiyoshi's dream. "Huh? Switching bodies!? That's lame."
"Hey shut up! I think it would be pretty cool being in someone else's body."
"Come on man, think big. How about…raising super hot babes."
Kiyoshi and the others just look at him with dumbfounded expressions.
"And you called my dream, dumb."
"You idiot. That's already a thing here." Jo said.
"Indeed."
"Hold on! Let me reinstate that! What I mean is, raising hot babes who are basically aliens or just not humans. Basically they're immortal."
Andre tilted his head. "So basically alien lifeforms that take the form of super hot chicks but don't understand human culture."
"Yeah, like that! Don't you think it would be fucking awesome! Teaching them about human culture and for the icing on the top…they can't get enough of you. Being surrounded by super hot chicks like that, it's practically like a harem or something."
Kiyoshi and the others begin to think on the topic. "That actually would be pretty cool."
"Indeed. A true dreamer." Gakuto complement.
"Just imagine what their spit would taste like…" Andre said.
"See. See. Like I said…it wouldn't be amazing if our life were really like that."
Kiyoshi had a smile on his face as he was already having a good image in his head. These fantasy dreams were really something to think about. If their life was just as amazing and fun if these fantasies were to exist, it would be a pretty amazing life.
"Indeed, it's too bad that our life is pretty normal though. I mean, if something like that even exists, it would make our life really awesome." Gakuto said.
Kiyoshi thought for a moment as he looked at his friends. "Nah, I think our life is pretty entertaining enough as it is. I mean, who needs any of those fantasy stuff happening in our life to make it more awesome. Hachimitsu is pretty amazing by itself. And if it's not, let me be struck by-"
*Crack. Boom!*
A sudden lightning stopped Kiyoshi in his train of thoughts. Scaring the boys in the process. Gakuto was more than curious trying to see where the lightning came from, given there is not a single cloud in the sky.
Kiyoshi snaps his finger. "A flying ice cream truck."
And out of nowhere. Kiyoshi hears a familiar jingle that belongs to an ice cream truck. He looked below him and noticed the shadow was getting bigger and bigger. Soon it was looming over him, and the ice cream jingle was getting louder.
His friends looked up with their eyes wide. They quickly abandon Kiyoshi and leave the spot. Leaving the boy to himself.
"AND LIVE!" Kiyoshi yelled.
The ice cream truck stopped in mid-air before crashing down on him. It then just casually drives away. Leaving an unconscious Kiyoshi on the ground face first.
"Huh…now where in the world do you suppose that came from?" Gakuto asked.
….
And that's a wrap! Matsuri and the others are alive! And Tatsuya prison camp is under siege by Junichi!? But how did this all happen in just a few days after their supposed deaths? And what is Hayakki's plan to destroy the 'immortal wolf'. Many questions that will be answered in the conclusion to the Enter the Sleeping Wolves arc!
If you've been paying attention, yes. Matsuri and the others were alive and faked their death. I just wanted to make it feel like all hope was lost. I think I played it off pretty good judging from the reaction I got from you all. Thanks for the reviews and feedback as we can now move on to how this was all formed in the first place. However, it won't be easy. Tatsuya is a dangerous individual and the next few chapters and even the finale will show just how insane he is.
By the way, I received some questions regarding the 'power' that Tatsuya got. Basically, in the previous chapters Tatsuya traveled to Kyoto because he was interested in this project known as 'Project Celestia'. A project created by Maximus (a character from my original story) that grants humans 'divine powers'. However, normal human bodies can't withstand that much power, so he would have their entire souls transferred over to a human-sized karakuri (a traditional Japanese puppet or automata). Tatsuya had his whole soul transferred over to the karakuri so that he could have this 'divine power' instantly turning him into a demi-god of some sort. You could say this is a sort of crossover with my original story but my characters will not appear in this story. At least for now. Hope that answers your questions.
The next chapter will be a flashback. Basically it will focus on Hayakki and how she formed the plan before their 'deaths'. The real fun starts soon…
By the way, this chapter's omake is kind of special in a way. It made several references. Very obvious one if you're familiar with Akira's other work that isn't Prison School. But I'll give a freebie for this one in case you don't know them.
Kiyoshi mentioned switching bodies. This is a reference to Futari Switch.
Shingo mentioned being surrounded by hot alien lifeform girls. This is a reference to Super Ball Girl.
And of course there is the flying ice cream truck. I don't think I need to remind you guys where that's from.
Anyways, thank you all for reading this chapter. Next will be the conclusion to this story arc. As always, leave a review, stay safe and I will see you all in the next chapter!
Also, have a great 4th of July week to all of you!
Time Stamp Update: 8/5/2024
Time Stamp Re-Update: 8/25/2024