Season 1: Episode 12.5

[Scene 8]

*Mitsuhiro looks back while Suzune looks ahead as they see Inei staggering to stand up on the ground with his face all messed up and bloody*

Inei: *pants and staggers* Now... that you... have beaten all the people in here... I... can just turn you both in to the Authority! Plus I still have Suzuki hostage! What are you gonna do... about her death!? *shouts with an evil smirk in his face and his eyes all crazy and widened*

Mitsuhiro: *gives a slight smug smile* Then by all means, call them.

Inei: *smirk starts to lose its curve and starts getting nervous* ....W-what?

Mitsuhiro: Go ahead, call them. What are you waiting for? You know what I am waiting for? I am waiting for the look on your face when you realize that you were literally outplayed in every step of your plan. Care for me to explain? *says all that with the careless tired face and a slight smug smile*

Inei: *starts getting even more anxious and smirk fades away with his eyes widened still*

Mitsuhiro: Well... First of all, you have all the evidences to frame us no doubt but... you don't have the quintessential essence in your evidences... that is, the truth. But you know what? We do.

Inei: *starts to get even more anxious with his eyes all widened up and twitching*

Mitsuhiro: You see, this whole thing you have done so far. It's all been recorded. By what exactly you may ask? Well... by this..*picks a tiny black component out which was planted outside his chest pocket*.. These tiny little cameras. The same ones used by Fujimura-san on me.

Inei: *starts gulping and half blinks anxiously*

Mitsuhiro: Plus that's not all. The security cameras in this court were turned off by your people. However they were turned on by my associates. And they are watching... This very instant. Being my witnesses. Recording the whole stuff. And sharing them to the Authority.

Inei: *flabbergasted and looks at the security cameras while gulping nervously*

Mitsuhiro: As for Suzuki? I went out with her yesterday. You know why? Well because to put a tracking device on her. To tell her to keep it at all costs. So that... when something like this happens, we can save her.

Inei: *glances around on the ground nervously while his eyes are still widened*

Mitsuhiro: Call them. And you will find out. That the Authority is there this very moment. Cuffing your guys up and untying her down.

Inei: *half blinks nervously and uncontrollably while his mouth is opened by the shock*

Mitsuhiro: Now the question is why of all people did I give her the tracker? Well the answer's simple. She was close to me. And if Fujimura fails to kill me, you can just blackmail me using Suzuki. It was obvious. Obvious to target her. Now let me ask you a question. How does it feel?

Inei: *trembling in anxiety*

Mitsuhiro: To put all that effort into this?

Inei: *panting nervously*

Mitsuhiro: And to see it fail so drastically?

Inei: *gulps* No... No.... No, it can't be... Y-...you are bluffing, right!?

Mitsuhiro: ....Sureeeee! Sureeee! Suree, I am..*says while nodding with a sarcastic smile* Um Ichinose-san..*starts talking in the earbud he had*.. please send the whole recording to the prefect, will ya? Thank you.

Inei: No.... No! You can't do this to me!!

Mitsuhiro: Um.... yeaaa..... I just did.... *says with a shrug*

Inei: No....

Mitsuhiro: You thought you won the war.... But in reality, you didn't even enter the battlefield.

Inei: No... no no no no no NO!! *suddenly charges at Mitsuhiro out of rage and paranoia*

*Mitsuhiro stands completely still without even flinching as Inei reaches him*

*However, as soon as Inei was about to land his strikes at Mitsuhiro, Suzune instantly reacts and roundhouse kicks his face hard enough to knock him out completely*

Suzune: ....I have been wanting to do that for a while.

Mitsuhiro: *slightly smiles* Not a problem. Nice kick though.

*Police sirens start wailing from outside the court*

Mitsuhiro: I guess the Authorities are here.

Suzune: Well, they better be. My limbs are getting tired as hell. I think I should go to the hospital.

Mitsuhiro: *looks at her bruises* Yeaah. You really should.

[Scene 9]

*Evening*

*Mitsuhiro is standing on the rooftop of the school, looking at the sky and thinking about something deeply with his hands in his pockets*

Suzune: So here you are.

*Mitsuhiro looks back and sees that Suzune is closing in towards him, passing the entrance*

Suzune: I have been looking everywhere for you. What happened to your phone?

Mitsuhiro: Ouh sorry. Must have been in mute.

Suzune: Are you kidding me? I called you like six to eight times-

Mitsuhiro: Nine.

Suzune: *looks at him annoyed while Mitsuhiro doesn't make eye contact and just stares ahead*

Mitsuhiro: So anyways, how's your arm?

Suzune: *sighs* It's certainly better than yesterday.

Mitsuhiro: Yeah? By the way, how did the hearing go?

Suzune: Amazing to be honest. We didn't really had to do anything. Ichinose's evidences were just brought up and that's it. We won.

Mitsuhiro: And Yamagura?

Suzune: He has been expelled. And all his idiots went into suspension. And the news of him attempting to kill a student, spread even outside the school. Seems like he will have a hard life ahead.

Mitsuhiro: How's Suzuki doing?

Suzune: She's doing fine. Doctors sent her home this morning saying that she just needed a goodnight's rest. Nothing else.

Mitsuhiro: It's a good thing she wasn't there though.

Suzune: ...Why? I mean... Ichinose and her associates did see you, right?

Mitsuhiro: Yes. But they are not in my class.

Suzune: Why do you need to hide yourself? What did you possibly do in your past that you hate it so much?

Mitsuhiro: I thought we had an agreement.

Suzune: We do but... why do you need to hide your talents... when you have so many of them? It just doesn't make any sense.

Mitsuhiro: Because sometimes talents are the things that make people hate you. No matter how wonderful they are. No matter how famous you can get by them. No matter how good you become. Someone will always hate you. And I don't like to be hated. That's why I don't stand in the spotlight.

Suzune: ...So you have been famous before?

Mitsuhiro: I am not gonna help you if you keep asking questions about my past.

Suzune: *sighs* Sorry. Just a bit curious.

Mitsuhiro: It's okay. People always tend to be curious about the things they don't wanna talk about.

Suzune: I am not that kind of people.

Mitsuhiro: Oh really?

Suzune: I have one last question though. Why are you helping me?

Mitsuhiro: ...To keep terms of our agreement, I guess?

Suzune: Yeah but what's in it for you? I mean... do you really hate your past that much that you need to make a lifetime contract with me-

Mitsuhiro: Yes... Yes I do. It's getting late now. I am gonna head back to my dorm. See you later. *starts walking away*

Suzune: Wait!

Mitsuhiro: *pauses*

Suzune: I never said thank you.

Mitsuhiro: You don't really have to. I just did what I said I was gonna do. Nothing else.

Suzune: Yeah but you still did a lot for me. And I am grateful.

Mitsuhiro: Me too.

Suzune: For what?

Mitsuhiro: For not hating me. *starts walking again, exiting the rooftop*

Suzune: *slightly smiles and looks at the dusk sky, appreciating its beauty in her mind*

[Scene 10]

*Mitsuhiro walks down the stairs proceeding to the elevator when he runs into Fujimura who was standing in the hallway, waiting to have a little talk with him*

Fujimura: Hey Ishioka-kun. *says with a slight smug smile*

Mitsuhiro: Fujimura-san. *says with a sigh*

Fujimura: So you beat Yamagura in his own game, huh?

Mitsuhiro: Seems like it yes.

Fujimura: You really proved that you weren't that stupid as I thought you were. *starts closing in to him*

Mitsuhiro: I am thankful- *says with a little bow when he was cut off by her who was standing right beside him now*

Fujimura: Why didn't you turn me into the Authority? *asks in a serious tone and curves her smile off her face while looking dead at Mitsuhiro's eyes*

*Mitsuhiro seems unfazed by the sudden switch up and stares ahead all emotionless, not making eye contact*

Fujimura: Hm? Why did you let me go?

Mitsuhiro: ..*looks down on the ground with a blink and then looks at her*..I pitied you.

Fujimura: Why?

Mitsuhiro: Because everyone deserves a second chance.

Fujimura: Even people like me who kills for money?

Mitsuhiro: ...Especially people like you who kills for money. *says with an emotionless expression but with a serious tone*

Fujimura: *shocked at Mitsuhiro's words and stares at him for some time with her eyes widened*

Mitsuhiro: *starts walking ahead to go to the elevator after some seconds of staring at her*

Fujimura: You know, you are a little strange, right?

Mitsuhiro: *pauses* Yes... Yes I do... *starts walking again*

Fujimura: *stares at him walking away to the elevator for some seconds, looks at the dusk sky through the windows and asks herself* Everybody deserves a second chance, huh?

[Scene 10]

*Mitsuhiro finally reaches the ground floor, exits the school and walks down the pavements in the campus to go to his dorm when he was stopped by*

Ichinose: So how did the hearing go?

Mitsuhiro: *turns around, sees ichinose and says with a slight smile* Ichinose-san... Heard from Suzune that...

Ichinose: *closes in to him as he keeps talking and grabs his hand with a cute smile*

Mitsuhiro: ...it went well. All thanks to you.

Ichinose: Oh no no no please. You don't need to thank me. *starts walking with him while holding his hand* I just happened to help my boyfriend. That's all. *says while clinging to his arm and holding his hand with a cheerful smile*

Mitsuhiro: *blushes a little and chuckles uncomfortably* ...But you didn't only help me, you know. You helped our whole class too. I mean you helped Onitsuka-san, you helped Suzuki-san, you helped Takahashi-kun and you even helped Hamasaki-san!

Ichinose: Oh I wouldn't count Hamasaki-san, you know. I mean, I merely sent Hirano-san so that we can be extra cautious. But seems like they didn't have any plans on attacking her.

Mitsuhiro: Still you did send someone to keep her safe. That's why I am grateful. *says with a slight smile*

Ichinose: The pleasure's all mine. *says with a welcoming smile* But don't give me all the credit though. I mean Hirano-san and the others did a lot too, you know. Hacking into the security cameras, finding Suzuki's location, calling the Authorities and stuff.

Mitsuhiro: I never said I wasn't grateful to them though. I mean, the way they collected Aburaya and Yamagura's recording, going to the hotel, bribing the housekeeper and telling them to place a tiny microphone in there. It was just... awesome.

Ichinose: I know, right!? And I didn't even come up with that plan. Hirano-san did.

Mitsuhiro: Well, he's officially one of the smartest guys in my eyes now.

Ichinose: *chuckles*

Mitsuhiro: But you know, there was an unanswered question in the recording they collected from Yamagura.

Ichinose: What was it?

Mitsuhiro: Yamagura said that he tasked someone to call the Authorities on Fujimura once she gets back to her dorm. But he never revealed who that someone was. You have any guesses?

Ichinose: Hmph... Not exactly no...

Mitsuhiro: Well I don't have one either. But I am sure of one thing though.

Ichinose: What?

Mitsuhiro: He lives in this sector. Think about it. A person from another sector can't call the Authorities on someone in here. Because it doesn't make any sense. Like how can he even know about her, right? That's the very reason why Yamagura didn't task anyone from his men to call the Authorities on her.

Ichinose: Right.

Mitsuhiro: Whoever that man is, I better find out as soon as possible.

Ichinose: Yeah... you really should... But you know! You should also just rest for a few days. I mean... you guys won. And its all partly because of you. You are the one who came up with the plan. So you should relax for a bit.

Mitsuhiro: Yeah I was thinking the same thing too. And I will. I mean, tomorrow's Saturday, right?

Ichinose: Wait, weren't we supposed to go on a double date to the cinemas tomorrow with Myoujin and her boyfriend?

Mitsuhiro: Wait, that was tomorrow?

Ichinose: Well, that was in Saturday sooo....

Mitsuhiro: Oh come on. Seriously? Come on... I shouldn't have mentioned Saturday...

Ichinose: No prohoblem. *says with a chuckle* If you are this tired, then we can just cancel it, you know.

Mitsuhiro: *sighs and says with a smile* Nah it's okay. I was just kidding anyway. I mean... I just took down 20 people with my bare hands yesterday. There's no reason for me to fear a tiny little date, right?

[Scene 11]

*Night time*

*Council room*

*A security cam footage of Inei getting beat up by Mitsuhiro is being watched by the whole council room intently*

*Shiroyami is the only one who's reading the newspaper along with watching the footage*

*The video shows the part where Mitsuhiro gives the uppercut to finish off Inei when suddenly-*

Shiroyami: Pause...

*Eun instantly pauses the video*

Shiroyami: So Yamagura-kun has made the headline, I presume... *says while reading the newspaper*

Eun: In sector 8 and 9 yes.... What now, sir?

Shiroyami: Now..*puts the newspaper, gets up from his seat and walks towards the giant window, watching the night sky*.. is the time... he stops enjoying his life... *says with a calm, charming yet dark smile*

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 The End of Season 1