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"WHERE IS HIBARI KIRIKO!" 

They all pointed to the sleeping figure of the dark-haired girl with her head on the desk. A sandy blonde-colored hair approached her sleeping figure and slammed both hands on her desk, waking up the sleeping girl. She lifted her head to meet the sparkling and curious eyes of her friend called Emma, who was also the one who disturbed her sleep. 

"What is it, Emma?" 

"Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!" 

"What?" she groaned unsure of what she was talking about. 

"About you and Mikey!" She looked at her with a 'huh?' look. 

"A lot of witnesses said this and spreading in the whole school. Mikey is with you when you get into the school! He brought you to the school!" she said squealing enough to catch the attention of the other students inside of the classroom. But Emma couldn't care less and no one really dares to make her shut up since she has the title of being Mikey's younger sister. No one wants to deal with the force of Toman that rules the Shibuya. 

"It's nothing. He just give me a ride. Besides, he is not alone. Draken is with us and Milim as well." 

"Well, I figured that he would be around since he is always with Mikey. But that is not the main point here! Did Mikey offer you a ride?" She asked and Kiriko nodded as she released a tired yawn. She barely had slept since she pull an all-nighter to do her research and narrow the information that she found about the delinquents around Shibuya, and of course, looking for possible targets that might be connected to the Yllona Family. 

"I knew it! Mikey is totally into you!"

"Please, don't add to the rumors. He is just being a good guy," 

"Pfft. A good guy? As if! Mikey would never let just someone ride his precious bike." 

Kiriko is slowly being drifted in her sleep while Emma is still saying how Mikey is probably has a crush on her. But none of these really entered her system as she let the darkness covers her consciousness and faintly snore. 

Just when Kiriko fell in her sleep. The pink-haired girl appeared in the classroom. Stretching her arms and making herself be awake. She is not sleepy when he is in a battle, but being in a classroom with a boring lecture will surely make her fall asleep the moment she sat down. 

"What's with the both of you so sleepy?" Emma asked the two when Milim sat down on her seat and put her head on the desk and snore. The sandy-haired girl is confused switching her eyes on the two friends of her that are totally being devoured by their sleep. 

"What a bummer. I want to talk with them!" she whined almost identical to the way Mikey whines. But she decided to let them sleep since they are really sleepy. She heads out from the room, earning curious glances from the students that saw her and their mouths starting to move.

Gossips and rumors about Hibari Kiriko arriving at the school riding with the Tokyo Manji Gang's Commander, Mikey spread like a wildfire that is hard to extinguish. The main character of this topic--- is peacefully sleeping in her classroom with no care at all. 

The classes continue. With Kiriko and Milim drifting into sleep while the lectures are ongoing. They are really brave souls who dared not to listen to any of the lessons but still ace the exams. That is why none of the teachers could really stop them from doing what they want. The two of them, despite not being present in their classroom, are running for honors in their graduation class.

The school ended, uneventful with only the two of them sleeping in their classes.

"Kiriko-chan! Milim-chan!" a certain sandy blonde-haired called out that made the two girls stop from their tracks.

"What's up, Emma?" Kiriko asked the girl when she reached them, rubbing her eyes. Emma catches her breath first before she continues, "Let's go to the festival together!"

The two looked at her in confusion. Festival?

"What festival?" Milim asked her that made Emma gasp, "You don't know?!" the two shake their heads. Not really have a clue on what she is talking about. Emma was about to talk only to remember that they've been in Italy for some quiet time.

"On August 3 to 7, there is a festival here in Shibuya called the Asayaga Tanabata Festival."

The two nodded, "Oh, you are inviting us?"

"Why not?"

"Alright then? But it is still a week before August 3. Why so early?" Kiriko asked her.

"What for? Of course to save the dates! I told you earlier then that should mean you are free. Then I'll be expecting you both on August 3 okay? Let's have fun!"

"Aren't you going to ask Draken?" Milim suddenly asked that making Emma almost trip over something.

"W-What would I?!" she abruptly said earning a few glances from the remaining students. Not that they care.

"Why? You have feelings for him didn't you?"

This statement made the sandy blonde-haired red as she could be with a slight smoke coming from her head (it is only an exaggeration.) Kiriko pats her shoulders.

"Sorry for Milim. She is not really good at filtering her words when she thinks it is true... but you like him, right?"

"Kiriko-chan!"

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Their day was settled with creating plans on August 3 and making Emma invite Draken to the festival. Hina on Takemitchi and the two being the two. Emma dared Kiriko to invite her brother but escaped the situation before she could promise to her.

The two arrived at the base with the patrolling members greeting them. Kusakabe-san is also waiting for their return.

"Kiriko-san, Kyo-san orders you to come immediately in his office with Milim-san." the two girls received the order and obeyed. Kusakabe-san led them to their Commander's office.

"Kyo-san, they have returned."

The place is filled with the traditional setting of a Japanese room. The ambiance should be calming, but having a Hibari Kyoya sitting in the center, sipping a green tea makes the whole place tense.

"You called for us, Commander?" Kiriko asked calling for his attention. Hibari Kyoya turn his glance to the newcomers and put down his tea.

"Have a seat," he ordered and the two obeyed.

Kusakabe-san is standing beside the door. Waiting for his master's orders.

"How is your day?" he started.

"We slept well," Kiriko answered with full honesty. Her brother raised an eyebrow at her, "What does your Discipline Committee doing? What a bunch of herbivores." 

"Not every prefect is like you, Commander."

"They do not deserve to be one then. They should have been bitten to death." 

They waited for him to go straight to the point. Of course, Kyoya knows that they are waiting for the real reason for their sudden summon. 

"The omnivore just sent his orders." they twitched, it only meant one thing. 

There will be an operation. 

"The Cloud Division Vice Commander will be leading this operation." 

Kiriko expected this. While Kyoya will move on his own. She will be taking care of his division, sending out orders. 

"What is the aim of this operation?" she asked him. 

"Find the hideout of the Yllona in Japan." a frown appeared on her face, "Japan? Not in Shibuya but in the whole Japan?" she confirmed and her brother simply nods his head, "That is what I said." 

"Is there a time limit?" 

"A week." 

"When can we start?" 

"You can start tonight since you slept well in the school." 

Kiriko narrowed her look to her brother who seemed to predict that she won't be serious on attending classes. She sighed defeatedly, this is an official order. She is not allowed to decline. 

"We will. I'll lead the search. Is that all?" Kyoya nodded and Kiriko stood up from her seat, "Considering this is all out of sudden. Let me go ahead and start the preparations." 

Milim followed her, but she stopped remembering something, "I met up with Chifuyu earlier. I told him to meet up with you with Auntie." 

"Hn," Kyoya replied and the two girls left the room. 

Kyoya watches them leave. 

"Kyo-san..." Kusakabe attempted to speak. But was stopped by his glance. He put down his cup on the table. 

"She already has a lead. She won't be that confident if she doesn't." he said to his follower who seemed to be uneasy, "Sent a message to Chifuyu Matsuno to visit me on August 3rd." 

"I will. But why August 3rd, Kyo-san?" 

"Hn," he replied not really answering his question. He excused himself. Kyoya read the printed report that Kiriko handed to him this early morning.

45 33 14 15 42 44 23 15 54 34 25 34 23 11 32 11 42 15 14 12 42 24 13 25 52 11 42 15 23 34 45 43 15

"You are not my sister for nothing, Kiriko," he muttered. 

Under the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

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𝚒 𝚊𝚖 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝! 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚢𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 (𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚑𝚎).

𝚒 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝟹 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚖 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚜 𝙸'𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚙𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝! 

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𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜: 

(𝙰𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚌 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔--𝙽𝙾!) 

(𝙰𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚌 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 -- 𝚈𝙴𝚂!)