[IC] Reborn: A New Generation

[Grey]

"And yourself, ojou-chan," Nagato bid farewell in kind with a slight bow before heading off on his own merry way...

A few minutes after leaving Namimori Middle...

As he was heading for the ritzy hotel so graciously paid for by a 'friend' affiliated with the Vongola Famiglia, Nagato felt his phone start acting up in his pocket.

"Y'ello," Nagato greeted before getting a rather unintelligible response.
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"What."
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"I'm not attacking a school just to start a fight, and I'm sure as hell not bombing it to take out a not-target."
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"Old man, I can tell you're drunk. Go home."
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"What the fuck kind of logic is 'having his designated Mist Guardian be the first to antagonize him will allow Vongola XV to channel the power of Tsuna' even!?"
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"Yes I understand...sort of...but-
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"...Fine. One explosion. Then I'll proceed with more subtle-yet-visible tactics. Are those conditions ideal?"
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And with that, Nagato's phone conversation cut off, allowing the young assassin to sigh loudly in relief. "Damn drunkard," he groaned, "on the bright side, I get to put on my robe and wizard hat..."

[Savepoison]

Humaru simply shook his head before saying "I don't want to bring attention toward our type.." He then turns, staring at the boy before saying "Be careful out here.." under his breath "Assassins are roaming.." before he passes past the boy, making sure he is prepared if he tries to hit him.

[Nicias Askani]

Kaji glares at him as he passes by. He is tempted to swing but holds back. Instead he walks over to Yuzuki and watches silently as the strange man walks away. He didn't like him. Barely knew him. but hated him. And he wasnt even sure why.

[Grey]

"Distance: 500 meters... Crosswind speed: 15.4 kilometers per hour gentle breeze. Adjusting alignment to the left..." the assassin in the beige cloak muttered under his breath as he aimed the rather odd shaped arrow on his matte black bow. He was... Many rooftops away from Namimori High School, making preparations for the 'damn drunkard's' assignment.

"Wind eddies... Vortices from five directions... Adjusting alignment to the right..." Of course, he wasn't aiming directly at the school. He was an assassin, not a terrorist, and his mission told him to be as non-lethal as possible (despite the fact that the damn drunkard told him to blow it up!). Of course, he also told him that he had to do it by attacking Nami High, but he never said missing the target wasn't an option. But even if it was, he wanted to miss precisely and with style, not miss like some untrained amateur.

Nagato listened to sounds of the wind as they flowed and swirled into colliding vortexes that formed fixed directions for only moments at a time. For a time period lasting less than two seconds, the wind eddies stabilized. He took in a breath and shot the arrow.

Meanwhile...

The Namimori High School Archery Club had targets set up outside today, as to simulate the effects of the tournament they would be participating in soon.

Unfortunately, they wouldn't be able to train for quite a while, as an arrow whizzed through the sky, penetrating through the bullseye of the target, and subsequently exploding as an. illusion of an explosion...

But wasn't simulating the concussive force and the heat of an explosion, basically starting an explosion?

Namimori High School would be racked with an explosion that didn't cause any property damage, whatsoever. Just a significant amount of panic, an influx of heat, and a rather loud boom. All because Nagato cared.

Somewhat.

He wouldn't replace the target he had destroyed, though.

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"It's done, asshole," Nagato said over the phone, "I'll suppose you want me to go in and attack or something equally inane?"

"... .... Oh? Just observe the reactions?" Nagato shrugged before starting off towards Nami High, teasingly saying over the phone, "looks like someone's actually has half a braincell when sober~"

[Nicias Askani]

Kahi heard the explosions. they seemed close. "what the hell?" he said looking around. At the very end of the day something explodes? Could today get any weirder. someone must have pulled the fire alarm because it wasnt immediate. Suddenly a sea of students and teachers were flooding out their classrooms. Kaji almost got swept along but with a few glares and a couple shoves people started walking around him. He looked around for Yuzuki.

[Savepoison]

Humaru quickly breaks out into a run, turning a corner and going out of sight, he jumps from the stairs to the roof in a quick few pounces, staring at the on comer getting closer toward the High School, He begins scanning over his features, which are not very clear due to the distance, he begins to sense the power coursing through the on comer, he stares, not knowing if he is a threat, he watches in the darkness of a nearby roof, leaning against it.

[Borah]

Yuzuki slipped passed her classmate and towards the school entrance, until she heard an explosion. 'Oh, what now...?' she thought and looked behind her. It was coming from the club areas. 'Probably some idiots in the culinary club messed up and blew up an oven or something...' Zuki thought and left the school. 'I'll leave that to the firefighter to handle with...' She started walking straight for the Namimori middle school.

Yuzuki came to the entrance gate of the middle school and leaned against the gate and waited for her sister. She had her headphones on and blasted her music. She looked up at the sky and looked for any signs of fire trucks heading towards the high school. None coming from this way so far.

[Tsuricube]

Kaiya coincidentally exited the building and was heading into their usual meeting spot by the time Yuzuki came. She, along with the rest of her classmates, clearly heard the explosion. Most of them were frantically running home, or panicking around the school (though she was unsure how that was supposed to help).

Strolling on over to the familiar figure of her adopted sister as if explosions were a daily occurence (which it wasn't, they were in Namimori after all), Kaiya pulled on her sleeve to catch her attention before asking innocently, "Did the culinary club blow up another oven?"

[Savepoison]

Humaru would be in a nearby tree shade, seemingly having followed the two to this spot "Far from it..As I was saying..Assassins..They're roaming." He says, stepping from the shadows, he stares at the two bluntly, a cigarette being lit in his mouth.

[Borah]

Yuzuki felt a tug on her sleeve. She looked over and sees Kaiya. "Did the culinary club blow up another oven?" Her sister asked. As soon Zuki tried to answer. "Far from it..As I was saying..Assassins..They're roaming." A familiar voice rang from the trees near them. Yuzuki snaps her head towards the direction the voice came from. "What do you want now." she demanded. She was finally showing annoyance with the fact that they are being followed by a lightning stalker, who pronounces himself a freelancer.

[Savepoison]

Humaru sighs, he stares at them plainly for a few seconds before saying "...I have to protect you..It's my job..I don't like it but it gets me paid."

[Tsuricube]

Kaiya followed Zuki's gaze towards Humaru. She stared at him blankly as the gears in her head starting turning, before her face lit up with recognition and she smiled, "It's Lightning Stalker!"

"Protect us? We don't need it," she remarked with a tilt of her head. "Also, I think protecting us from potential illnesses is included."

[Savepoison]

Humaru stares blankly at his nickname, sighing "My name is Humaru..I am a Lightning Freelancer and I am here to protect you, it is my job and duty.. And I will fulfill it for my client" he says, staromg arpimd pmce.

[Borah]

Following on Kai's remark, Zuki just smirked and shook her head. "Well, I don't understand what you're trying to say, but I'm taking her home, and I'm sure you'll follow, so lets talk somewhere more private now shall we?" she said, tilting her head towards her home.

She tugs on her sister's sleeves and starts walking towards their home, and pulled on her headphones halfway so that one side is still exposed, so she can listen for anything.

[Savepoison]

Humaru nods once, beginning to follow them, calmly looking like a random on goer he lets the cigarette fall from his mouth, he then crushes it beneath his foot, following still.

[Tsuricube]

Kaiya followed after Zuki and was happy to find Humaru crushing the cancer stick beneath his foot. Twirling to turn towards him, she nodded and sang out with a smile while walking backwards, "Good boy, good boy!"

She turned back to the front, skipping ahead of the two to unlock the door to their apartment. Kaiya kicked off her shoes and placed them at the doorway while waiting for the other two to catch up.

[Savepoison]

Humaru laughs slightly, keeping his face straight, he lets his shoes slide of his feet, he has no socks on, as he steps in after Zuki, the cold wood creaking against his feet, he leans against the wall, waiting to be asked a million questions

[Tsuricube]

Giving Zuki a grateful nod for locking the door behind her, Kaiya transitioned to a more serious personality and talked while leading them to the living room, sitting on one of the couches along with her sister, "I'd rather we talk face to face. Please take a seat."

Once all of them settled into their own spots, she asked straightforwardly, "How do you know it's an assassin? Did you see the culprit?"

[Savepoison]

Humaru speaks, his eyes staring straight toward Kaiya, He seems more confidant in privacy "I sensed their power and saw them..The same with you..And Zuki." He stares over at the window, before directing his attention back to Kaiya and Zuki.

[Tsuricube]

Kaiya nodded and pressed on, "Do you know what attribute it was?"

As she waited for an answer, she found herself staring out the same window that overlooked Namimori and had a decent view of the two schools. It was only then that she noticed a cloaked figure coincidentally a few rooftops away from... Namimori High.

Connecting two and two, Kaiya retrieved her baton from her bag and casually twirled it as she made her way back into the doorway to grab a pair of sneakers, "Speaking of culprits, I think I found ours."