From Another World

4. Involved

"...The one hiding around that corner over there, please show yourself."

I sigh and round the corner, putting my hands up in surrender.

"Fujimiya-san?!"

"What the hell is she doing here?"

"Forget something, Miss Manager?"

I ignore the calls of Tsuna, Gokudera, and Yamamoto when I feel goosebumps forming on my arm. My gaze turns to Reborn who's eyes were on mine.

"What are you doing here, Fujimiya Satsuki?"

"Eh..." I didn't think that the Cervello were going to notice me, so I didn't plan an excuse. "I was going for a late night walk when I passed by the school and saw the third-floor lights on... I was curious, so I came up here to find out what's going on... What's happening? Is this that family conflict that you were talking about, Tsuna-kun?"

Tsuna flailed, not able to give an appropriate excuse before the Cervello interrupted.

"The two of you, please come to the middle." They repeated.

Gokudera then ignored my presence as if I was never there and turned to Tsuna. "I will never bring disgrace to the title of Jyuudaime's right hand."

"Eh... uh... okay," Tsuna nodded. "Just... be careful, okay?"

"Since this arena is too big, we have installed some cameras and monitors where you can watch the battle from a safe distance."

"And in order to prevent anyone from interfering, an infrared sensor is set up between the surveillance area and the battle arena."

I flinched when red lasers appeared in front of us. "What's happening?"

No one answered me and I somehow felt relieved. I had mixed feelings about being involved in the storyline because there was never a Fujimiya Satsuki in the story. But at the same time, I wanted to experience everything. I didn't want to get left out.

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I never thought that I would feel this nervous watching a fight I already knew the outcome of. As I stood, watching Gokudera's battle on screen, my hands started shaking. Despite that, I chuckled when Belphegor's knives hit the mannequin instead of the guardian. Tsuna glanced at me with wide eyes.

"What?" I shrug. "That's actually pretty clever, placing the string to the mannequin to reveal his trick."

Reborn lowered his fedora and glanced at me as well. I ignored him when Gokudera started explaining Belphegor's trick and waited until the perfect moment to finally ask the innocent question of 'who are you people?'

Gokudera threw the bombs in the other storm's direction. I watched with a knowing smile when another fuse lit up and the bombs flew in Belphegor's direction.

"I really am a loser, but there's no way I'll ever let any shame come to the tenth."

You tell them, Gokudera! I grin. It immediately fell when I remembered what happens next...

"Ushishishi... It's flowing out~~~ the blood of the royal clan~~~ it's not stopping... it's not stopping~!"

I turn to Tsuna. "Uhh... this doesn't really seem like a family conflict as you said, Tsuna-kun." I try, baiting the Arcobaleno since he hasn't really taken his attention away from me since I showed up. "This is like an actual battle to the death... what's actually happening here?"

"We're in the mafia and we're fighting for Dame-Tsuna to be the next boss of the Vongola famiglia."

My eyebrows shoot up in mock surprise and shock at Reborn. "Mafia?"