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Ieyoshi halted, seeing the familiar girl from yesterday. "You're.." His two friends (and also Reborn who's on his head) glance at the girl confusedly.

The girl noticed her and ran up to him. "H-Hello again." She mumble out softly, bowing a bit. "M-Mukuro-sama.. will come out momentarily."

Reborn's eyes narrowed, he remember hearing that name before.

"Like I've said, I know no one named Mukuro.." Ieyoshi responded.

Chrome didn't respond as she closed her eyes. Slowly mist covers her body, "Kufufu."

Ieyoshi blinks staring at the shadow that changed. "Wha.. what?" Mist slowly disperse as the girl, Chrome changed into a.. man?!

Gokudera and Yamamoto made a stance, "Who are you?"

"A pleasant to meet you, Vongola Tenth candidate." The male held his hand infront of his chest, bowing just slightly. "I am, Mukuro Rokudo."

"As in, Mukuro Rokudo who is supposed to be confined on Vendicare's lowest floor?" Reborn questioned out.

"Correct, Sun Arcobaleno."

"What do you need with Ieyoshi here?"

"It is better to discuss in a closed space." Mukuro replies, "What do you say?"

"..?" Ieyoshi blinks when the two stares at him, "Eh, we're already infront of my house so let's just get in?" He confusedly reply.

"Are you sure you want to invite that suspiscious man inside, Tenth?"

Ieyoshi gave a look to Gokudera, "He doesn't seem to have a bad intention.." He replies softly, opening the door.

Gokudera paused, gulping a bit, "Tenth, do you know what the Vendicare is?"

"..no?"

Gokudera paled, "It's a prison!"

As everyone went to the living room, taking a seat randomly Ieyoshi blinks. "Eh? So he's a criminal or something?"

Reborn who had jumped off Ie's head started, "Not just any normal criminal. Vendicare is a prison for those who have broken the mafia law." He informed, "Mukuro here, is supposed to be locked in the lowest prison where no light or sound can reach.."

Ieyoshi and Yamamoto pales, "But, what did he do to get there?"

"No, how is he here then?"

Mukuro looks at Reborn, "say, what do the rumors say I did?"

Reborn stares, "Destruction of Estraneo family, Vendetta family, and Namico family. Stole the three's research papers, annihilation of every affiliation related to the three including civilians." He listed on.

Mukuro lets out a strained smile, "Wicked until the core I see." He mumble out as he tightened his grip. His mis-matched eyes moved to Ieyoshi's brown ones. "As much as I hate to ask for a favor but, I would like if you can clear my name for me."

"What..?"

"Everything the Arcobaleno listed were wrong except for the annihilation of the Estraneo." Mukuro stated in a cold tone, "I did, destroy Estraneo, yes. Since they did human experiments on us. It's a revenge. But I did not do anything else."

"Even if you say that, the proof.."

"How are you even here anyway if you're supposed to be in prison?"

Ieyoshi who's observing Mukuro voiced out, "Then, do you know who's the real person doing them?" He asks out, surprising Yamamoto and Gokudera.

"Of course." His eyes went back to Ieyoshi's. "The same family who kidnaps your adopted brother, Lupo famiglia." He spatted out, showing how he hates the name.

Ie flinched, breaking their eye contact. "Lupo.." His hand squeezed as he stares into them. "What is your connection with the Lupo?"

"I, we were used." Mukuro told. "I and some of my, allies destroyed the Estraneo since we were fed up with the constant experiments. We were helped by Lupo in destroying them and succeeded," His voice harden as he glares into the wooden table, "but they betrayed us and took control of Ken and Chikusa."

"Control..?" Ieyoshi facial changed.

"It is easy if they can use mist flames well, espescially using it to do mind control." Mukuro stated.

The blond stilled, "Mist.. flames.." He gave a glance to Reborn.

"Wait, do you believe his story Tenth?"

"It does sound.. half unbelieveable.." Yamamoto added.

Ie moved his gaze to his friends, "I don't think it's a lie." He voiced out, "I don't know how, but, I just felt like it's all true."

"Blood of Vongola." Reborn responded, "Vongola's hyper intuition." He then turn to Mukuro, "but how are you not controlled like those friends of yours?"

"I've went through six hells." Mukuro's hand brushed into his right side of face, where the number six showed on his right eye. "Kufufu~ How do you think I survived them?"

"But, where are your friends now?"

"I believe they are still under Lupo's control. As long as I get to meet them, I can break their mind control and get them back."

"How are you even here again?"

"My link through Chrome." Mukuro closed his eyes, hand pressed on his chest, "I would like it if you take care of her as well."

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Gripping his hands unto the metal bed, he pressed his body towards the bed more. Eyes wide open in fear with tears flowing out, body shivering, mouth still covered. 'No more, please-' He lets out another suspressed scream as he felt another burning sensation.

'Let me go, let me-' His grip loosen as black dots starts covering his eyes. 'Someone save me..' Losing his consciousness, he closed his eyes. '..please-'

plink

His brown eyes open again as he felt his body floating. '....?' He see himself inside an empty space. 'Where is..-'

He turns around as he saw six floating.. balls? Floating closer, he notice three were shining orange around, circling the three white ones, as if protecting the three white ones.

As he became closer, the three orange lights noticed him and now came closer to him, surrounding him circling him. '...so warm..-' His eyes moved to the white one which is floating towards him now. It flew into him and emerged.

His breath hitched, eyes widening, "...this is..-" He curled in, hands clenched into a fist on his chest. "...thank you, for giving this back to me." He softly whisper to the three orange lights which circles him again, as if responding to him.

"Will you help me then?" He gather the three into his hand, "This time we.." His eyes stares into the three spirits, "I will prevent the world's destruction."

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2 December 2021

Whew, about half-way through the plot I guess... It's fun but sometime I forgot how to type seriously, ueueue im sorry if my writing sucks qwq

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