[Y/N] - Your Name
[L/N] - Last Name
[T/C] - Theme Color
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["Talking"]
["SCREAMING"]
["Whispering"]
["Thinking"]

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Five years ago, inside a tight room that could barely fit a single person, a person sat with their legs crossed and a smirk plastered on their lips. A laptop rested on their lap, and said laptop was connected to a plug behind one of the wall tiles. The only light in the room came from its screen that shone against the person's glasses as they wildly typed away.

Boy: ["The REVOCS Corporation. They hold 70% market share in the global apparel industry, that's amazing" Still with his legs crossed and typing away, the boy hums ["Ah, they belong to the Kiryuin Conglomerate. Now I get it, that's interesting. But one genius is about to single-handedly alter the destiny of that company!"]

This young boy was none other than Third-Year Student Houka Inumuta. An evil grin spreads across his lips as his eyes narrow with the same level of malice intent. And using his index finger with a last push of a button...

Inumuta: ["Uh-oh, their stocks are in free fall! How terrible!"] With an obviously-fake worry in his voice, he chuckled. However, his smugness didn't last long, as a signal of warning appeared in the screen ["Crap! I've been found out?!"]

On the screen of his device, a device of the entire country appears. With a click, it zooms in to show the entire building of REVOCS Corp. And with yet another zoom-in, it shows one of the countless tight corridor rooms of the building. With one last click, it shows none other than Inumuta on the screen, causing him to turn around where the camera seemed to be. Before he could do anything, two bald suit-wearing pistol-holding guys burst into the room, only to see the window broken.

Inumuta: ["How'd they manage to pin-point my location so quickly?!"] Running through the streets, Inumuta tightly held his laptop against his body.

However, Inumuta stopped after he saw four of the same suit-wearing guys from before. Without any questions, one of them fired his gun, hitting Inumuta's laptop that he held high above his head

Inumuta: ["What the-?! Shoot first, ask questions later?!"] In the blink of an eye, Inumuta was sitting with his legs crossed, raising his now-destroyed laptop ["I'm sorry, what I did was very wrong! It was a middle-school scamp's harmless prank! Please forgive me!"]

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Inumuta: ["No mercy? Dude, seriously...?"]

Girl: ["A middle-schooler you may be"] Another voice rings as a shadow covers Inumuta's face ["But you have trespassed into territory you shouldn't have"]

Inumuta: ["A girl...?"] He mutters, taking in the features of the girl in front of him.

Satsuki: ["Then again, you are a man capable of breaching the tightest security in the world to break into REVOCS site"] With her signature cold expression, Satsuki Kiryuin steps forward ["Calling yourself a middle-school scamp at this point is pushing it"] Merely raising a hand, every single one of Satsuki's body-guards disappeared.

Inumuta: ["So you're the big boss, huh?"] He hummed.

Satsuki: ["Why did you do this?"] Directly to the point, she asked.

Inumuta: ["The fact that it's the tightest security in the world is why it's such an attractive challenge"] He calmly replies, putting his arms down.

Satsuki: ["... How petty minded"]

Inumuta: ["I beg your pardon...?!"]

Satsuki: ["If you want to challenge the system, shouldn't you aim for the real world and not a virtual one?"] Giving no time for an answer, a nearby boy, none other than Alexandria himself, slides a closed envelope to Inumuta.

Inumuta: ["... Huh"] Taking it and opening, the boy gives it a quick read ["Honnōji Academy High School?"]

Satsuki: ["This is the place where you will change the world, Houka Inumuta"]

Not awaiting an answer, Satsuki turned around, walking away. As one of the men opened the car's door for her and Alexandria, she sat down inside the vehicle. Swiftly re-reading the paper once more, Inumuta smirked before glancing to where Satsuki's car was heading. Reaching up, he grabs the zipper on his hoodie, pulling it up to cover his face.

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[キルラキル]
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Episode 10: [I Want to Know More About You]
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Inumuta, Ryuko and Y/N stood on top of the arena. The [T/C]-haired boy calmly stretched his legs from side to side. Inumuta had a smirk on his face, keeping his collar open, showing his face. Ryuko, however, had both hands on her waist, having her signature glare at the blue-haired boy. Y/N then gives a small hop up, now standing up at Ryuko's side. Away, inside the school, Mikisugi kept his arms crossed.

Mikisugi: ["The second of the Elite Four, huh...?"]

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Barazō: ["Quit pushing, quit pushing!"] The man groaned, starting to push people away ["Quit your damn pushing!!"] As Matarō helps his father, Barazō crosses his arms ["Sheehs, whose TV do you think this is?!"]

Matarō: ["Look at this crowd"] Putting a hand on his chin, a ill-filled smirk spreads across his face ["Nobody'd notice if I walked off with a nice set-"]

Sukuyu: ["I will..."] With the sweetest possible smile, she reaches forward, wrapping an arm around her son's neck ["End you~!"]

Matarō: ["I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"] With obvious struggle in his voice, the boy begs for mercy.

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Mako: ["Hoo... Are they going to be ok?"] With a worry-filled voice, Mako whimpers, looking up at the arena ["If I was allowed to be their third, I'd be right there looking after them-"] 

Mako: ["G - Gamagōri?! And you're half-naked!"]

Gamagōri: ["Don't be afraid, Mankanshoku"] The large man calmly turns to look at the smaller girl ["I am now a No-Star, the same rank as you. It's only fitting that I should observe this battle from the same bleachers where the No-Stars are gathered"] Glancing down, Gamagōri tightly clenched the crimson-colored scarf in his hand [''Lady Satsuki, Alexandria! I am Gamagōri Ira, and I will work my way back up from this same without fail!"] Mako glances up at him, seeing a small tear form on one of his eyes ["I won't allow your kindness toward me be in vain!"]

Mako: ["Oh, I get it!"] Standing up with a reasonably-well stance, Mako starts to shadow box ["You want to fight me right here and now, right?"] Suddenly, the brown-haired girl got face-to-face with Gamagōri ["I'm cheering on Ryuko and Y/N with all I've got, so I won't let anyone interfere, not even you!"]

Gamagōri: ["How amusing!"] With a booming voice and authority, Gamagōri crosses his arms ["Even with your encouragement, Lady Satsuki's stronghold won't budge one iota!"] Glaring down at Mako, he replies.

Mako: ["But it did budge!"] Getting close to Gamagōri again, she hits him in the arm with her elbow ["You lost, remember?"]

Gamagōri: ["Grrrr"] Clenching his teeth and fists, the man kept his head down until glaring up ["Inumuta, win! Trounce those two thoroughly and utterly!"]

Y/N: ["Ayo, shut your mouth, you No-Star!"] Y/N shouts back before pointing at Gamagōri from the top of the arena.

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Inumuta: ["Time to hit the noise canceller!"] Sliding his cellphone's screen to the side, the simple image of a prohibited symbol appear, cancelling the image of Gamagōri and Mako ["I'm not interested in hearing a beaten dog yap away"]

Y/N: ["Ha! Bold words for someone who's soon going to be a Four-Eyed nerd yapping!"] Y/N, with no mercy nor hesitation, shot back.

Inumuta: ["I... I see that you inherit Nonon's sass..."]

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Nonon: ["Fufufu~..."] The pink-haired girl giggled, smugly smirking ["Now she's showing mercy to the vanquished"] Nonon thought before glancing up at Satsuki ["What could our mighty queen be up to?"]

Sanageyama: ["Are you doubting Lady Satsuki?"] Without even glancing at Nonon, he asks.

Nonon: ["Honestly, that obnoxious intuition of yours has gotten even sharper since you lost your sight, Mr. Wild Monkey"] Nonon smugly remarks, smirking.

Sanageyama: ["If you faith in her falters, you may find your own footing grows unsteady"] Sanageyama shot back, still not glancing at her.

Nonon: ["I hate to break it to you"] Nonon smirks, glancing at Sanageyama ["But I have a different relationship to her than the rest of you"] At this, Sanageyama merely smirks.

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Inumuta: ["That Kamui and Goku transformation were mostly fascinating"] The man comments, sliding his cellphone's screen, which displayed a lot of informatio no nboth Ryuko and Y/N ["But you both overextended yourselves in the fight against Gamagōri, don't you think?"] Y/N raises an eyebrow, showing a sharp smirk ["You're breathing heavily, and your heart rates are elevated.

Y/N: ["Aww, Ryuko. He worries about us"] Y/N chuckles, gently smirking while making an overly-sweet voice ["Your worry is most welcome, but as unecessary as Nonon's remarks. Let's just get this started already"]

Ryuko: ["Yeah!"] Ryuko said, glaring up at Satsuki ["Let get the fight going!"]

Satsuki: ["... Round two"] Satsuki starts, closing her eyes ["Begin"]

Inumuta: ["Understood!"]

Without another word, the collar of his jacket closes around his mouth and nose. The Life-Fibers in it soon separate, allowing Inumuta to open his arms, creating a triangle-shaped line around him with stars on each of the ends. As the stars circle around him, they soon stop on his back, allowing the Life-Fibers to unite once more.

Two stars, starting from Inumuta's waist moved up and down, revealing his uniform. Over his eyes a steel mask with details in blue closed, hiding his face. With equally-colored keyboards on his arms, the man gave them a swift type. On his chest, the three star-shaped patches glowed, standing there in a proud display. 

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->[探の装 - 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐧𝐨 𝐒ō]<-
[𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐤𝐮-𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦]
->[𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚]<-

Ryuko: ["... Hm"] Listening to the crowd's intense roar, Ryuko hums ["Probe Regalia, huh? Seems more subdued than the others"] Ryuko comments, watching as Inumuta kept tying on the keyboards on his arms.

From within his visor, Inumuta showed a sharp smirk. On his eyes, countless graphs and displays appeared in a red color. It kept zooming around Y/N and Ryuko, showing 3D-like details of their bodies. Y/N, who crouched on his standard position, narrowing his eyes.

Y/N: ["Yet, it's making me uncomfortable"] Y/N chirps up, allowing his smirk to disappear ["It's as though we're being stripped here"]

Senketsu: ["Figures"] The Kamui said ["He is their intel chief. We don't know what his deal is, so let's be careful"]

Y/N / Ryuko: ["Life-Fiber Synchronize:"]

->[𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 / 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐢]<-
[𝐊𝐲ū𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 / 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐮]<-

In a quick burst of stars and flames, Ryuko and Y/N had transformed. Quicker than the naked eye could see, Inumuta kept tapping on the keyboards located on his thigh and arm. The blue-haired man hummed in thought, showing a smirk of satisfaction.

Inumuta: ["So, they're both starting off with Stage 1, their standard combat mode, eh?"] He thought, smirking a bit more ["Figures. The 𝐑𝐲ō𝐬𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐮 takes too much from L/N, using it right now wouldn't be a good idea"]

Suddenly, everything on Inumuta's vision turned dark except for him and the floor, which both gained a red-colored color. Soon, both Ryuko and Y/N appeared in his vision, dashing forward against the man. They also had the same black-and-red colors as he did. Right in front of his visor, three red-colored signs of danger appeared, prompting Inumuta to avoid a kick and a stab from his opponents.

However, much to Inumuta's shock, the figure of Y/N moved much faster than he thought, and a normal-looking Y/N appeared right in front of him. Going wide-eyed, Inumuta had no time to avoid Y/N kicking him up, prompting Ryuko to also dash forward, bashing the man away with her Scissor-Blade. Recovering his balance mid-air, Inumuta lands on his feet, sliding a few meters back, going back to typing.

Inumuta: ["They're even faster than I've predicted...?"] He thought, narrowing his eyes.

As Y/N lands, he raises his hand, and without hesitation, Ryuko high-fives him with a smirk. Soon turning around, Y/N went back to his usual crouching stance while Ryuko spun her blade around, pointing it at their blue-haired foe. Around them, the entire stadium kept cheering, going louder by the minute. As Inumuta glances Y/N and Ryuko up and down, something catches his attention.

Between the blue-colored grid, a red-colored one stood out, right below Y/N' and Ryuko's knees. Along with it, there were several hands on his visor, pointing directly at their leg, which caused Inumuta to swiftly go back to typing on his keyboards.

Ryuko: ["I know your type"] Ryuko said, causing Y/N to glance up at them ["You guys are always sprouting crap like "I've analyzed your capabilities" or "I can anticipate every one of your moves!""] Along with Inumuta, Ryuko also - much to Y/N's confusion - started doing poses. 

Y/N: ["Ay, what Ryuko said"] Y/N smirks, flipping his hair over his shoulder ["I have rights to brag about my abilities of reading my opponent, because I'm good at it. And for people like you and Salad-Hair over there"] Using his thumb, Y/N points at Sanageyama over his shoulder ["There's a pretty simple way of beating you both..."] Without missing a beat, Y/N and Ryuko both dashed forward.

Y/N / Ryuko: ["It is being reckless!"]

Inumuta: ["Ah, I see"] Around Inumuta, Y/N and Ryuko kept dashing, leaving countless images of themselves around him ["That's why you exerted yourself right away and boosted your reaction speeds higher than I predicted. Boosting your Life Fibers links through force of will, eh? It's the same general principle as the Goku Uniforms, but given that yours is 90% and 100% Life Fibers, its effect is much greater"] Once more, the same dark-and-red room appeared around Inumuta, leaving only himself and his enemies ["But I do wonder: How long can your bodies that up?"]

Ryuko: ["It's not about if I can or not!"] Ryuko spat, still running around him with Y/N ["I will make it happen!"] Suddenly, both of them, in the middle of the run, started running at Inumuta.

Inumuta: ["I'd expect nothing less from you both, Matoi Ryuko and Y/N L/N!"] Inumuta laughed, opening his arms at Y/N and Ryuko, who seemed to get bigger with each second ["How can a body like yours move when it's clad in nothing but Life Fibers? How can your body move when it is nothing but Life Fibers?! Show me with your actions!!"]

However, just as Ryuko's blade and Y/N's foot were about to hit Inumuta, he vanished from thin air, resulting in both the blade and the foot going through the floor.

Ryuko: ["What the?!"] Ryuko went wide-eyed, glancing around ["He vanished?!"]

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Mako: ["He vanished!!"] Mako exclaimed in surprise.

Gamagōri: ["When Inumuta's Goku Uniform shines, white butterflies flutter down and come to rest on a snowman"] Gamagōri explained, narrowing his eyes ["He did not vanish! This is-"]

->[光学迷彩 - 𝐊ō𝐠𝐚𝐤𝐮 𝐌𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐢]<-
[𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞]
->[𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞]<-

Mako: ["Nu-uh! There are no butterflies in the winter!"] Mako chirps up while standing up and pointing at Gamagōri ["They die when it snows!"]

Gamagōri: ["I should have known, Mankanshoku"] Glancing at the brown-haired girl, Gamagōri seemed very unamused ["You totally missed the point"]

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Inumuta: ["When it comes down to haphazard attacks, the most effective countermeasure is to dodge them"] Ryuko turned around, glancing all over the arena while Y/N gained a smirk ["What's more, if you're able to retaliate, the psychological damage is all the greater"]

Suddenly, Ryuko was hit on the back, causing her to step forward. Y/N, still with a smirk, had his eyes closed. With a calm sidestep, he felt a small gush of wind passing by him. Y/N kept stepping back along with Ryuko, who he held up above himself, still dodging the upcoming invisible attacks. Soon, after about 10 Seconds of this, both of them reached one of the arena's ends with Y/N still holding Ryuko up.

Y/N: ["Yeah, that's cool and all, but-"] Y/N tosses Ryuko up as she lands on the other side of the arena. Y/N performs a handstand, kicking forward. Feeling the impact on the sole of his foot, he smirks ["Have you forgotten how good of a listener I am? Did you forget that I can, not only listen to your footsteps, but also your mind, Inumuta?!"] Y/N suddenly dashes forward, throwing nonstop front kicks ["Your body may have vanished, but I can still see you! I see you as clear as Lion sees in the day, and as clear as bat hears in the dark, Inumuta!"] Turning around, a loud sound of impact echoed through the arena ["In fact, it's like there's 1.000 of you, right in front of me! Yes, I can see you so well that it's like staring at an entire army!"] Y/N smirked, showing his sharp fangs with a just-as-sharp smile ["Ryuko, it's time for Plan B!"]

Ryuko: ["... Do we have a plan B?"]

Y/N: ["No. It's time for one!"] Y/N said, going back to exchanging kicks with Inumuta ["Just doing this is boring. And if there is one thing I hate is a boring show! Let's put up a nice beat on this dance!"]

Ryuko: ["This guy..."] Ryuko sweat drops with a small smile, only for it to turn into a smirk ["Alright, you heard him, Senketsu!"]

Senketsu: ["Understood!!"]

Soon, Senketsu's eye squeezed shut before it went hugely-wide. Inumuta held a smirk on his face as he kept exchanging kicks with the equally-smirking Y/N. However, the loud roaring of Ryuko broke them from their clash, causing Inumuta to glance up. There, being held up by Ryuko, he saw Senketsu's eye. However, it was beyond gigantic, and it easily towered over any of them, and it only kept growing. 

Ryuko: ["If I can't see where you are..."] The eye kept growing larger and larger, causing Ryuko's knees to buckle ["I'll just have to attack the whole field at once!!"]

Y/N smirks and swiftly zooms back, away from Inumuta. He now stood behind Ryuko, and raising his arms, he also held on to Senketsu, making it easier for the black-haired girl. Ryuko glances up, meeting a sweet smirk from Y/N, who gained a smirk back from her. As the two of them were close, Inumuta panicked, seeing countless alarmingly-large signs of danger all over the place.

Inumuta: ["E - Evasion..."] Ryuko and Y/N both roared in determination, pushing down the large eye ["Impossible!!"]

As the gigantic carpet-like eye of Senketsu smashes against the arena, it lifts a gigantic gust of wind, blowing it to all the sides at once. Ryuko, in fact, smashed it with so much force that her body was forced into a hand-stand. Y/N holds the girl by her hips, pulling her back before putting her down. Senketsu's eye is slowly pulled from the arena, revealing Inumuta, who had his head buried deep into the ground with his body twitching.

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Mako: ["I can see him!!"] Mako chirped up, looking up at the arena.

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Nonon: ["Oh, dear"] Nonon smirked with her standart sassy tone ["It looks like the shock of that attack wrecked that hide-and-seek ability of his"]

Sanageyama: ["Yeah"] He starts, prompting Nonon to hum and glance at him ["That's what happens when you rely on your eyes-"] 

Nonon: ["Yeah, just like a certain somebody!"]

[A/N - God, I love her and her sass]

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Y/N: ["Ya see that?"] Y/N smirked as he and Ryuko points their respective weapons at a fallen Inumuta ["Make an crazy attack even crazier, and it'll hit"]

Ryuko: ["Let's do it, Senketsu!"]

Senketsu: ["Hum. Your blood is boiling hotter than usual"] Senketsu comments, glancing up at Ryuko.

Ryuko: ["Yeah, 'cause we can't stop here!"] Ryuko growled, pushing her blade further.

Inumuta: ["I'm..."] Inumuta thought while wide-eyed ["I'm at the limit of my processing capacity?"]

Inumuta pants, not only in pain, but also exhausted. Y/N glanced at Ryuko with a smirk. And as Senketsu's knuckle guard opens, Ryuko grabs it, going into her decapitation mode. Y/N's legs bursted into fire, and both of them dashed forward. However, three shiny stars appeared, reverting Inumuta back into his standart uniform. Y/N and Ryuko both halt their attacks right before they make contact with the blue-haired man, who smirks.

Inumuta: ["Hōka Inumuta hereby forfeits this battle!"]

Down below, all the students were silent except for small grunts of confusion and awe. All of them were confused and lost. Except for Mako, who was sleeping near Gamagōri. Talking about the big man, he still had his arms crossed and a non-smiling expression with a twitching eyebrow.

Ryuko: ["What are you up to?"] Ryuko lowers her blade, confused as both her and Y/N go back to their standard form.

Inumuta: ["If I continue fighting, the data I've gathered so far will be damaged"] Inumuta replies, shrugging as if it was the most obvious thing in the world ["All I want is data. I care not for victory"] And with those final words, the man walked away.

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Nonon: ["That data-lover is grandstanding again"] Nonon chirps up, narrowing her eyes in frustration.

Sanageyama: ["Still, Lady Satsuki is allowing"] Sanageyama chirps up, glancing down at the arena.

Satsuki: ["Jakuzure"] The black-haired woman, still in the same pose, chirps up ["Prepare for battle"] With a small

Sanageyama: ["What's the matter?"] The man asked, causing Nonon to glance at him ["What are you so flustered about? I thought you two went further back than any of us"]

Nonon: ["Oh, shut up!"] Nonon growled, waving her wand at Sanageyama ["Hey! I'm the one who's up next!"]

Sanageyama: ["I know"] Standing up, the man said before walking away ["But I need to prepare my Three-Star Goku Uniform: Blade Regalia MK 2"]

Nonon: ["What are you saying?!"] Nonon angrily snapped ["You're just assuming I'm gonna lose?! Nobody mocks me!"] Nonon angrily stomps her foot in a hissy fit.

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Mikisugi: ["They cleared out the second one, too"] He said, watching as Y/N and Ryuko high-fived each other with a smirk ["Hmm. That's better than I expected, but still..."] Scratching his hair, the man walked away.

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Barazō: ["100 Yen per ten minutes?!"] Angrily crossing his arms, Barazō glares at the old man, owner of the TV shop ["Where do you get off, gramps?!"]

Shop Owner: ["The electricity to run these TV's ain't cheap, you know?"] THe man argues back, pointing at the TV's ["You're gonna pay for it!"]

Barazō: ["What the hell, man?!"]

Matarō: ["You old fart!!"]

Shop Owner: ["If you don't like it, go somewhere else"] Along with the Mankanshoku family, the crowd around them also started chanting.

Matarō: ["Don't mess with us, you seline old fart!"] Matarō angrily exclaims, shaking his fist.

Shop Owner: ["Sen, come here, dear!"] The man called, glancing back.

Soon, a large man, perhaps the same size of Gamagōri, appears. He had short green hair and an equally green-colored goatee. On his arms the man carried a large machine, which he crushed with absolutely no problem, glaring down at Matarō and Barazō.

Barazō / Matarō: ["Eek!"] Soon, the two of them turned around, glancing down ["We'll pay, we'll pay..."]

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Mako: ["Fuu~..."] Calmly sleeping, Mako had her eyes closed until a familiar tracksuit-wearing individual sat near her, causing her to glance up in surprise ["Inumuta! You're here too?!"]

Inumuta: ["I'm just like you"] The man replies, glancing at the open laptop on his lap ["I'm going to observe the fight from here"]

Gamagōri: ["... I won't bring up the fact that you forfeit"] Gamagōri glares down at Inumuta, sliding closer to him, causing Mako's trembling and sweating to worsen ["The way each man fights is his own to choose. But, Inumuta, why are you wearing a tracksuit?! Have you no shame?!"]

Inumuta: ["The user is stripped from his Goku Uniform"] Correcting the larger man, Inumuta slides closer, worsening the situation for Mako ["I don't recall there being a rule about having to go naked, though. Surely it's more important to know the rules than it is to know shame, Mr. Disciplinary Bureau Chairman"] With a smirk, Inumuta slides closer, causing Gamagōri's glare to intensify. 

Inumuta: ["Oh, my apologies! FORMER  Disciplinary Bureau Chairman!"]

Gamagōri: ["Thank you for your advice..."] Gamagōri slid even closer, covering Mako completely ["FORMER  Intelligence and Tactics Officer..."] At this, Inumuta smirk disappears.

Mako: ["W - What's with this tension...?"] Mako sunk behind the two with her trembling worsening by the second ["Even the spectators' seats have turned into a battleground! Mmm... Fine!"] Standing up, and with a bit of a struggle, Mako pushes the two men away ["I'm not gonna lose either! Got for it, Mako! Stand strong, Mankanshoku Mako! Hooray! Hooray!"]

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Senketsu: ["It sure took a while..."] Glancing down at Mako, Senketsu comments ["But your friend has started cheering for herself"]

Ryuko: ["It sure looks that way"] Ryuko comments with a small giggle ["Still, that's classic Mako- huh?"] Ryuko glances down, seeing a pair of hands wrapping around her belly ["What are you-"]

Y/N: ["She sure knows how to cheer up a crowd, huh?"] Y/N comments as he rests his chin on top of Ryuko's head ["Count on Mako to take something like this so not-seriously. Though I'm sure she's still rooting for us... Hopefully"]

Senketsu: ["... Your pulse and respiration have returned to normal"] Through his and Ryuko's mind, the Kamui comments ["So they are the key to getting you to relax?"]

At this, Ryuko merely replies before she notices Y/N whimpering. Raising a hand, he held his ear in pain. Before Ryuko could question what happened, however, she glanced away, noticing Nonon on top of her stairs, blowing a whistle. Raising her pink-colored wand, the pink-haired girl gave the command.

Nonon: ["Entrance march! Under the Double Eagle!"]

Behind Nonon walked her One-Star students, who played a multitude of instruments. Behind Ryuko, Y/N in an overly-dramatic kneeling pose held his ears in pain, begging the gods above for the forgiveness of his sins, in hopes of escaping this sound hell. The march and their leader walked in a perfectly-organized manner, both playing and moving in rhythm.

Senketsu: ["She certainly knows how to make a cheery entrance"] Senketsu comments, watching the scene display ["Although I'm not sure if it's for everyone's tastes"] Glancing to the side, Senketsu saw Y/N still screaming in pain.

Nonon: ["I'm sorry for the wait, transfer student and Captain"] After her final step that, for some reason, lifted up pink-colored musical notes from the ground, Nonon smiles ["This won't be like those boorish fights you had with the boys. Prepare to be pummeled cheerfully, jauntily, and utterly one-sided!!"]

Nonon raises her wand and gracefully spins it around her. She turned around with a wink that once again, releases a pink-colored musical notes effect. And, on her hat, the three star-shaped patches glowed, prompting the Life Fibers in her uniform to separate. As the same triangle-shaped path with stars on each end appears, Nonon waves her wand around, letting her pink hair roam free.

Below her, the three stars reunite into a single one which glowed a bright yellow color. With her eyes closed and a smile, Nonon allows the star to go through her, uniting the Life Fibers once more. Her previously-naked body soon is covered by a red-colored uniform. Along with that, her followers all raise her hands, throwing their instruments to the air.

Soon, all of them gathered into one large pile of metal instruments. And swiftly, a metal gigantic case appeared, locking them inside itself on all ends. And then, a heart-shaped star appeared, soon becoming three gigantic star-shaped glows. 

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->[奏の装グラーヴェ 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐒ō 𝐆𝐮𝐫ā𝐯𝐞]<-
[𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦]
->[𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞]<-

All over the bleachers, the boys, with heart in their eyes and pink-colored blushes, all cheered for Nonon. Y/N took a few steps back, laughing nervously as he stared at the gigantic machine in front of him with sweat running down his face.

Ryuko: ["Huh?!"] Ryuko, wide-eyed, also took a few steps back ["On what planet is that a uniform?!"]

Nonon: ["I can get better acoustics this way"] Nonon said with a small giggle ["Okay~! For my first song, Light Cavalry Overture!"] As Nonon aimed her wand forward, the speakers on her uniform began playing the song.

Ryuko: ["She's gonna fight while playing music...?"] Confused, Ryuko asked, narrowing her eyes.

Senketsu: ["It's so loud I can't hear myself"] Glancing to the side, the Kamui watched as Y/N held his ears in pain, closing one eye and gritting his teeth ["Can't imagine how you are doing, though. You ok there?"]

Y/N: ["WHAT?!"] Y/N glanced at the Kamui, confused ["I CAN'T HEAR YOU"]

Ryuko: ["Now's not the time for complaints, let's do this"] Ryuko said, reaching up for her gauntlet.

->[𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 / 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐢]<-
[𝐊𝐲ū𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 / 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐮]<-

Both Y/N and Ryuko jumped into the air, reeling their respective weapons, ready to strike down Nonon. However, before they could do so, the green-colored speakers on the machine went wild, firing waves of reverberated bass, which results in both Y/N and Ryuko flying away. Ryuko managed to find her footing, unlike Y/N, who fell face-first.

Senketsu: ["Her attack sure packs a punch..."] Senketsu said before he glanced to the side where he saw Y/N holding his ears while screaming, wide-eyed ["However, she can very easily abuse Y/N's proficience hearing"]

Nonon: ["The bass really reverberates, doesn't it?"] Nonon giggled as she moved forward ["Next up is a really sharp performance to put you, Captain L/N out of commission!"] Raising her wand, countless sharp musical note-shaped knives were shot. Ryuko stood in front of Y/N, shielding them both from the attack. Swiftly grabbing him in her arms, Ryuko dashed away ["Hahaha! Yes, dance harder!"]

Ryuko kept zooming around, dodging the endless trail of sharp note-shaped knives. Y/N shook his head from side-to-side and jumped against Nonon with a somersault, reeling his leg back. Merely waving her wand to the side, Nonon shot yet another reverberating sound, which, once again, sent Y/N flying away. As Y/N lands, he starts to pant once again, still holding his ears.

Nonon: ["Hum~... The music lacks something, you know?"] Nonon chirps up, glancing up to the side ["Oh, I know! ... It's missing your screams~..."] Nonon giggled, and shot yet another wave, which Y/N jumped in front of Ryuko, spreading his arms to shield her ["Ho~? Isn't that cute, you're protecting her! But who's gonna protect you?!"]

Y/N: ["Guh- AAAAAH!!!"] Y/N shouts in pain, clenching his eyes and the hands in his ears ["AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaa- just kidding"] Y/N puts his arms down, shrugging, much to everyone's shock ["Come on now, Boss! I'm not called The Beautiful Beast and The Strongest Student in the Academy for no reason, you know?"] Y/N mocking comments, gently leaning forward with a smirk on his face and hands on his hips ["I'm sure you curious, so let me explain to you, so you can save your saliva to when you're ready to surrender"] Y/N waves his hand up and down, closing his eyes and glancing away from the shouting Nonon. However, Y/N didn't hear any of it ["You remember my technique, right? Shutting down any unnecessary organs or systems so my body can focus on better fighting results? It's the same principle. Except, I completely shut down my hearing!"] Seeing the face of shock and confusion around him, Y/N smirked ["Instead, I'm focusing completely on my eyes! This is-"]

->[捕食者の捕食者 - 代替案]<-
[𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞]
->[𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞]<-

Nonon: ["... I see"] The pink-haired girl smirks, narrowing her eyes ["I expected nothing less from someone who works for me! But in that case, I'm gonna wring an even better performance for you both!"]

Suddenly, Symphony Regalia's back opened in three different places. From there, three wing-shaped structures appeared, pointing up and to each side. The uniform sides also opened, showing the same speakers from before. Soon, they started blasting music. 

Both Y/N and Ryuko held their arms up, shielding themselves from the intense wind the machine created as it slowly moved up. Soon, enough, it shoots into the air, taking the form of a plane, much to Y/N's and Ryuko's shock.

->[奏の装プレスト - 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐒ō 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐭𝐨]<-
[𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦]
->[𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨]<-

Y/N: ["That thing can also fly?!"] Y/N growls, still shielding himself.

Nonon: ["Yes, indeed! This thing can also fly!"] With a proud smirk, she declares ["That's my power! The other Three Elite could never do this!"] Soon, Nonon starts going up, and not long after, she stops right in front of Satsuki ["I'm the one who can best use this Goku Uniform"] Nonon smiles, looking at the black-haired woman ["The power you get your hands on! Isn't that right, Lady Satsuki~?!"]

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Many years ago, in the High-Handed Kindergarten, a very young Nonon proudly strolls through the academy. Her hair was short, and she had her eyes closed while still walking in the middle of line between students, followed by countless boys. After another second of humming, Nonon stops, turning around.

Nonon: ["You know..."] Glancing away, Nonon struck a cute pose ["I sure would love a castle"] Glancing to the side, she saw the boys who followed her suddenly unite, building a sizable sand castle. Nonon happily claps before resting her hands on her hips ["This sandbox belongs to me! I won't allow the other kids to use it! ... Except for you two!"] Nonon smiles, glancing at a young Satsuki and Alexandria, who stood side-to-side ["We've been best friends since forever! I'll make a castle for you both, too!"]

Satsuki: ["...No"] Satsuki waves her head from side to side, showing a hand with a small mount on it ["My sand is right here. This sand is what's left over from that"] Glancing up, the three kids saw the REVOCS Tower skyscraper ["The rest of my sand became concrete and was transformed into that skyscraper. From the top, even a child can look down on any adult"]

Out of nowhere, a gigantic gust of wind blew through the entire place. Nonon yelped in confusion and fear, shielding her face. Satsuki stood statue-still, having her hair waving with the wind. At her side, Alexandria, as usual, kept his arms crossed. His face was still covered. However, this time using a bandana instead of a scarf. Soon, Satsuki glances to the side.

Satsuki: ["A castle that blows away with the first gust of wind is worthless"] Glancing over his shoulder, Alexandria hummed when he saw the now-gone sand castle ["Won't you agree, Nonon?"]

Nonon: ["But all buildings fall down eventually!"] The girl counter-argues, wiping her eyes.

Satsuki: ["Then you should build it inside your mind"] Alexandria jumps up, now standing side-to-side with Satsuki ["A skyscraper built within your mind... Will never fall down"] Without any warning, Nonon swats away the hand in Satsuki's hand, holding Satsuki's and Alexandria's hand.

Nonon: ["You don't don't need any dumb sand!"] Satsuki glances down at Nonon, surprised ["I'll hold your hands, forever and ever!"] Alexandria glanced at Satsuki, who nodded at him ["What are you-"] Before Nonon could finish, Alexandria puts a hat on her head. The same hat she wears today.

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Nonon: ["Ever since that day, I promised myself that I would always be with you both"] Nonon smirks, narrowing her eyes at Satsuki, who doesn't spare a glance at her ["That I would always look out from the same height as you two!"] Soon, the Symphony Regalia dashes up, circling around the Academy ["Actually, I guess my view is even higher right now. Now, it's time to this! The William Tell Overture finale!"] Soon, the same sharp note-shaped knives shot down, prompting Ryuko to spin her blade, shielding both her and Y/N behind it.

Ryuko: ["Hey!"] Ryuko exclaims ["I thought you were disqualified if you left the arena!"]

Nonon: ["Not if you leave it!"] Nonon replies, smirking ["Only if you fall out of it! I'm flying, so it's all good!"]

Ryuko: ["You weasels are always making up rules on the stop!"] Ryuko growled, groaning in annoyance.

Nonon: ["Goodness, it seems like you have time to complain, at least!"] Nonon chuckled, aiming her wand forward ["Let's give you the taste of something bigger! Dodge as jauntily as you can! Or rather, IF you can!"] Soon, the lower part of Symphony Regalia opens, revealing two thin metal hands that held a flute-shaped missile that shot against Ryuko and Y/N.

Y/N: ["Tsc! And here I was, thinking my Uniform was absurd!"] Y/N growled, running away along with Ryuko.

Ryuko: ["Grrr... Let's see how she deals with this!"]

As the explosive impacts against the ground, it creates an explosion which sends Ryuko and Y/N flying forward. Regaining her balance, the two of them stood side-to-side. Ryuko glances at Y/N, who smirks and nods at her. Reaching back, Ryuko held a thread of Senketsu, reeling it around the handle of her Scissor-Blade. Soon, she pulls the thread back, getting her weapon back.

Raising the crimson-colored sword, Ryuko spun it around above her and Y/N a few times before she stepped forward. Reeling her arm back before twisting her hips and upper body, she throws her blade with a warcry. The thread soon extends, going around the Symphony Regalia six times before the Scissor-Blade stabs on its top. From beneath Ryuko, inside from Senketsu's skirt, multiple spikes stabbed into the ground. 

Ryuko: ["In that case..."] Soon, Ryuko held the thread with both hands along with Y/N who wrapped his right leg around it ["We'll just have to bring you down to our level!"]

Nonon screamed in panic, watching as the ground became each time closer and closer to her. Ryuko reeled her body back, prompting Y/N to go into a handstand, spinning his body to the side and reeling his right leg back. Nonon's screams intensified when she saw the speed that Y/N pulled her. However, just as the Symphony Regalia was about to crash, the speakers acted once again.

The moment Nonon's face was about to hit the ground, they blared, causing the Goku Uniform to bounce up. Doing it a few more times, Nonon was slowly, but surely starting to stop. However, Y/N performs a swift backflip, going over Ryuko, who ducked under him. Once again, Y/N reels his leg back, pulling Nonon along with him and Ryuko.

Nonon: ["Grrrr. I'll cut these..."] From within Symphony Regalia, drum plates were shot, spinning and moving faster than the naked eye could keep up with ["Flimsy ropes of yours!"] However, just as the plates made contact with the ropes, they stumbled down, falling to the ground.

Ryuko: ["Heh, hate to break it to ya!"] Ryuko chuckled, smirking ["Every part of Senketsu's body is a bundle of Life Fibers! You think you can it down so easily?!"]

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Mako: ["Way to go!!"] She cheered, jumping up.

Inumuta: ["Certainly, cutting Life Fibers is difficult. I imagine that cutting through Captain L/N must be just as hard due to his muscles made out of Life-Fibers..."] The blue-haired boy comments with a calm and collected expression, pushing his glasses up ["But what about the ground?"]

Mako: ["Eh?!!"]

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Nonon: ["Right! So let's see how you two like this!"] The inside of Symphony Regalia opens, revealing rows of amplifiers, from which countless streams of glowing music sheet-like beams were shot, resulting in sudden countless explosions around Ryuko and Y/N ["You two may withstand an explosion or another one! But how do you find this~?!"]

Soon, on top of the arena, a gigantic cloud of explosions erupted. From within, even more consecutive and secondary blasts occurred. It was beyond overkill to execute Nonon's plan, which was to crack the ground and make it unusable for Ryuko or Y/N. 

Y/N: ["Tsc, it's no use!"] Y/N growled, glancing around ["The ground's giving in beneath us!"]

Soon, the ground totally shattered, resulting in both Ryuko and Y/N falling through its pieces. Nonon smugly smiled with a sadistic smirk, seeing the two of them free falling through the countless pieces of debris, which was once the arena that the three of them fought on. From within the rooftops, soft footsteps approaching, echoing around the empty place on top of the Academy.

Mikisugi: ["The communication's search system is online, huh?"] He said, glancing down at his cellphone with a bit of surprise ["I think I could get used to this Natural Election thing"] Soon, he approaches the cellphone to his ear after it stops ringing.

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Tsumugu: ["You're the last I expected a call from"] The man said, leaning against his motorcycle ["Is this about the girl in the Kamui and the boy with the Upgrades?"]

◁━━◈━━▷

Mikisugi: ["Ryuko and Y/N are trying really hard, but..."] Glancing in front of him, the man saw the two of them still free-falling.

Ryuko: ["Senketsu, can you do something that's really, really reckless?"] Ryuko asked, glancing down at the Kamui ["Y/N! Do you trust to follow up me, doing something also reckless?!"]

Y/N: ["Huh?!"] Y/N turned around ["I didn't catch the beginning, but hey! Don't I always?"]

Nonon: ["Now you're done for!!"]

From below Symphony Regalia, more of the hands appeared, holding a total of seven from the same flute-shaped missiles from before. As they shot down, Y/N and Ryuko could only watch as a gigantic series of explosions erupted around them, tightly clenching their teeth and narrowing their eyes. The impact was so big that it also blew away almost all of the bleachers, save for the exact spot where Gamagōri, Mako and Inumuta stood.

Nonon stood there with a satisfied sadistic smirk, glaring down at the now smoke-filled arena. She knew they were done for. Or at least they would, if they weren't the main characters. After a few seconds of silence, Nonon went wide-eyed when a pink-colored streak appeared. And at the end of it stood none other than Ryuko herself. Her skirt became a dress-like propulsor and the shoulderpads became wings. 

Satsuki: ["It evolved into a flying configuration in such a short time?"] Satsuki questioned, narrowing her eyes in confusion.

Ryuko: ["That's my Senketsu, and-"] From the floor, a [T/C]-colored streak also appeared, revealing Y/N, who had his entire underside burning in flames, flying up ["Y/N L/N and Matoi Ryuko! The three of us can do anything we try! Did you see that?!"]

Y/N / Ryuko: ["Two-Star Goku Uniform / Kamui..."]

->[オオコウモリ - Ō𝐤ō𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢 / 鮮血疾風 - 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩ū]<-
[𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 / 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐢]
->[𝐊𝐲ū𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚: 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐱 / 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐞]<-

[A/N - Fun fact. Flying Fox is a species of bat, they are the largest bats in the world]

Mikisugi: ["They're trying a little too hard, you see..."] Mikisugi said, raising his head, narrowing his eyes behind his glasses ["Ryuko's evolving too fast, and Y/N has no idea of it"]

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Tsumugu: ["... You're telling me to prepare for the worse, are you?"] Tsumugu asked, narrowing his eyes.

Mikisugi: ["I suppose I am..."] He admits, uncertain.

Tsumugu: ["Understood"]

Without another word, the man reaches forward, grabbing his motorcycle's handles. As the vehicle turns out, he rides it forward, only to turn a few meters later. For the second time in his life, Tsumugu heads to Honnō City, leaving behind a trail of dust behind.

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The One-Star and No-Star students who remained, loudly cheered on the battle, seeing Y/N and Ryuko flying a few meters away from Nonon. Ryuko and Y/N had smirks on their face, smirks filled with confident and unbreakable will. Nonon, however, had her head down with shadow over her eyes.

Nonon: ["The sky is my world... The kid gloves are off..."]

YOU STINKING SONS OF BITCHES!!!

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[Published in - 04/18/21]
[Word Count - 7.420] 

Yeah, I know I said that this chapter would come out late. However, since I reached 300 Followers (Thank you all so much for that, by the way), I decided to push myself a little bit. Well then, this was Episode 10, which means that now I'll go back to writing my RWBY history, write 5 Chapters there before coming back here.

Shame we just stopped just as things were about to get heated, huh?