Ice cream's your favorite, right?

Renovatio decided it was time for the young boss to wake up. He entered Soichiro's room and whacked him with a newspaper. A red mark had been left on his face. The poor boy was wide awake after that and got dressed for school. Hopefully, it will be another regular day at school. Mafia was just getting in the way of his studies; Take Renovatio for example. The famous hitman constantly put him through trials, EVEN IN HIS SLEEP. Yoruichi, one of his closest friends, was always energetic and in the mood for plenty of things that require ultimate body movement. The dude never runs out of stamina, swear to god. Hoshika, on the other hand, was the most relaxed. She hardly bothered to do anything that would jeopardize his education. It was quite the opposite; she encourages him to finish school and get with a woman, who she believes should be older. Man, Hoshika is like a big sister to the guy. "Chi-Chi, how are you feeling? You don't look so well." Lucia showed concern for his health once he entered the living room. He, in fact, didn't look so well. He did just get smacked with a newspaper in his sleep, so he probably looked like a zombie right now. "Fine, mama. I'm fine. I just need some more sleep." He said with a yawn and headed to school with Renovatio. Hotaru and Yoruichi catched up with Soichiro, him being sandwiched between the two. "Okay boss, didja learn how to bake? 'Cause the bake sale is going to be happening soon." Yoruichi warned his friend, since he didn't want the boss to miss out on a chance to be famous throughout the school. "Soichiro, the boss of baking" sounded nice in Yoruichi's head. "Yeah, I went ahead and asked for some pointers from Hoshika. She knows how to cook... wish we knew that sooner, huh?", Hotaru said to the boys. Soichiro raised an eyebrow in surprise. Had he known Hoshika could cook, he would have asked for her help. But he was glad he didn't know. He got to become friends with Arisa, one of the most loved girls in school, and learn a lot of her family's history. Though, he was concerned on how she managed to live being related to Kaname. The guy was the school menace. But no matter, at least she was protected by him.

"Reno, do you like it here in Japan? Do you miss Italy?", Soichiro asked the hitman. Renovatio hummed for a few seconds, attempting to think of an appropriate answer. "In all honesty, I miss Italy. Such a vibrant place, you know? But being in Japan is a lot more fun. You get to buy hundreds of anime figurines-", he stopped speaking when he realized he had been snitching on himself. He coughed immediately and pointed up at the sky. The trio looked at the sky and looked back to Renovatio, who had hid somewhere to watch after Soichiro. "Alright, SCHOOL! HERE WE COME!", Yoruichi yelled at the top of his lungs. He gained the attention of the students that were near them and Soichiro's face met his palm. The guy really can't control himself sometimes. Hotaru giggled and headed off to class, same with Yoruichi and Soichiro. The boys entered their classroom and sat down in their seats, both ready to learn and get on with the day. Their teacher had not shown up after the bell, so had he been running late? Obviously. Another minute passed by and the class had started getting concerned. "Is Teacher Chan really running THAT  late?!", One of the male students shouted. "Do you think something bad happened to Teacher Chan? Maybe he was kidnapped by the Chinese government." Yoruichi whispered to Soichiro, who held back a laugh. That reminded him of a movie that he watched a few months back, and it was mainly centered around ballet. At some point during the movie, the MC had been kidnapped by Chinese men to send him back to China. Of course, the guy refused and ended up living in America with his wife. Man... what a good movie.  "That wouldn't be possible. I don't think they have much influence here. Even if they did, why would they kidnap a teacher?", Soichiro whispered back to Yoruichi. Yoruichi nodded and wrote in his notebook, attempting to draw a figure. Soichiro left him to do that and stood near an open window, letting the wind hit his face. It felt as if the wind was God's beard. Wait, I TAKE THAT BACK-

Ahem. Uhh, forget what I just said. Anyways, the class began to discuss various types of video games or movies. Most of the girls watched Korean Soap Operas... while the boys played games from the 90's and so on. I mean, put some respect on 90's video games! Even they can be fun! Subliminal advertising was not advised. "You should go and look for our teacher. Like... now." Hotaru said to Soichiro and he turned to look at them, only to sigh and walk away. He stepped out of the classroom, then looked to the right and left. It was to make sure Kaname was not near him, since he would definitely pick a fight with him and cause a commotion to form in the school. Can't have that. He decided to choose the left side of the hallway and search for Teacher Chan, who is currently late. Soichiro roamed the hallways, confused on where to go, and began to curse himself. "Why did I agree to do this? I have no clue on what I'm doing. What did Hotaru expect me to do? Find the dude immediately!? YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS, NOT ME!", his ranting was cut short as he bumped into the back of Renovatio. Renovatio looked behind him to see Soichiro, who fell down after bumping into his back and groaned. "The boss of the family shouldn't be complaining about a small task. But your guy is in the Teacher's Lounge. Hurry up, though." Renovatio said and walked off, leaving a concerned teenager to find his teacher. "At least you could have brought him to class!", he yelled at Renovatio. He turned the opposite direction and ran towards the break room, knowing the consequences behind this action. Remember, the Teacher's Lounge is their break from the students... Basically a safe place. Anyone who is a student gets a week worth of detention. Its a gamble that Soichiro was willing to play.

He knocked on the door of the break room, gulping as he did so. Immediately, the door flew open and a tall man stood in front of him. He looked down on Soichiro and gave him a glare worthy enough to piss off Escanor, if that was even possible. "You do know the consequence of coming to this place, correct? Then surely, you being aware of this, something has come up?", the man said with a matter-of-fact tone. Soichiro's right eyebrow twitched in fear as he struggled to look the adult in his eyes. "Y-yes. Mr. Chan has been running late for a long time. I was wondering if we were getting a substitute-", he was cut off when the older male grunted. Was he angry? Unlikely. Soichiro only said a few words that had been full of concern for his teacher, which is rare since most kids HATE school and the teachers as well. Well, he did hate school, just not the teachers. They were human beings too... they do what is needed for their paycheck. "Do not fret, your teacher is fine. He is on vacation, thats all! Though, I thought he told you guys that your substitute would be a little late... considering she is Italian." With that, Soichiro walked back to his classroom and rested his head on his desk.

"Boss, did you find our teacher?", Yoruichi asked. Soichiro sat up and shook his head towards Yoruichi and flipped Hotaru off. Though they hadn't noticed. "We have a substitute coming. She's Italian so she will be having trouble reading the signs directing her to our school." Soichiro stated with a fist clenched. At this point of his life, anyone who is Italian is affiliated with the mafia. Seriously, why can't they all be regular people? Anyhow, the entrance to their classroom opened up. A woman stepped in the classroom... her presence left most of the boys speechless, including Soichiro. Who was she? That answer was simple: Hoshika, the assassin who leaves flowers for her targets. She was wearing a pretty standard outfit for a teacher: A brown long-coat that reaches her ankles, black jeans, and regular black boots. She had on her red scarf, safely wrapped around her neck. She waved at the class and stood in front of them all.

"Hello, I will be a substitute for your teacher. I am deeply sorry for not getting here quickly, I was having trouble finding the school." Hoshika said as she had white chalk in her hand and began to write on the board behind her. The words that were written had simply been: The rules are not that hard to understand. 1. No cheating! 2. Have fun. "Today, all of you will be playing a game. Don't worry, nothing too childish. But you will have to find riddles hidden all over the school, if you don't want to do a fun activity like that..." a literal STACK of paper was placed on a girl's desk. "You can do the homework assigned to you by Mr. Chan." Hoshika said with the class running out of the room. She laughed as they ran away, frantically searching for riddles in the school. She turned to see Soichiro, Hotaru, and Yoruichi confused.

"Oh, hello, boss. Need anything?", Hoshika asked and he waved his arms at her outfit. She raised an eyebrow and he sighed, "What are you doing here?! Actually, scratch that, I don't wanna know. But HOW did you get here?" He asked of her and she pat him on his head, ruffling his hair in the process. She smirked as she proceeded to point at the exit, "An assassin never tells the secrets of her tricks. Anyways, boss, go eat your lunch! I know you're hungry." Hoshika said before walking out of the classroom and had a sai in her hand, what was she going to do?

"She is right, boss. You should eat. We can hear your stomach roaring for some fuel!", Yoruichi said and dashed out of the classroom. Hotaru had Yoruichi's lunch in their hand and sighed, the guy forgot his own lunch. Hotaru ran after him and left Soichiro in the classroom... all alone. Soichiro went to get his lunch bag, "I wish you guys were normal people. Like Jesus Christ... WAIT I'M NOT USING THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN!" He quickly said to no one. He pulled the lunch bag out of his backpack and stepped out of the classroom. The second his foot moved from the classroom, a wire had been set and he activated a trap. "What happen-", a bucket full of ice-cream was above him and it flipped over. His eyes widened in terror; Is the ice cream poisonous? Will it cause his skin to melt off? There was only one way to find out. The ice cream fell on him and he screamed so loud that Renovatio's ear began to hurt.

"Finally, I found you, GIOVE XII!"

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Arisa had been on the rooftop with Hotaru and Yoruichi. She was having a discussion on which Final Fantasy game is the best. "Like I said, Final Fantasy VII is the best. I mean, the story is insane and pretty well-written." Arisa said to Yoruichi, who shook his head in disappointment. "Of course you'd say the 7th installment is the best. The 10th is better than the 7th, prove me wrong." Yoruichi said to Arisa. The two were clearly getting nowhere in this. Hotaru, the only one sane at the moment, had been worried for Soichiro. It was unlike him to be late for lunch. It was his only getaway from the kendo club and Kaname (sometimes). "Hey, hey. Both games are amazing. Though I prefer the 8th but thats whatever. Do you two know why Soichiro is running late?", Hotaru asked and they both shook their heads. Hotaru shrugged, he was probably having diarrhea right now or something. Little did they know... Hotaru was wrong.

Soichiro was running to the stairs that led to the rooftop of Namimori Middle. Who was he running from? A 10-year old boy , who had a grenade in his hand, and his goal was to kill Soichiro. "QUIT RUNNIN'! HOW AM I GONNA HIT YOU WITH THIS THING IF YOU CAN'T BE STILL?!", The young boy shouted to Soichiro. Soichiro wanted to flip him off but didn't wish to antagonize him even further. Wait, what did he even do to deserve this? He hasn't seen this kid in all his years on this earth. So why- oh yeah, the mafia wants him to be the 12th Giove Boss. Of course rivaling families would try and kill him. BUT TO SEND A 10 YEAR OLD? COME ON DUDE. Why give a kid his age weapons?! Soichiro finally made it to the roof top and fell flat on his stomach. Holding back his tears, he ran to Yoruichi and hid behind him, certain his friend will defend him.

"Boss, what's got you so shaken?" Yoruichi asked and turned to see the 10-year old hitman. He raised an eyebrow and walked over to the kid, placing a hand on his shoulder. "This adorable little guy got you scared? Wait, why is he pulling out a gun-" Yoruichi jumped back as a round was fired. The bullet missed him completely and hit his lunch. Yoruichi's soul was BROKEN once he saw that and refrained from punching the kid in his jaw. "It is I, Lucci, hailing from the Gelato family. I will kill Giove XII and Renovatio!", Lucci said as his pistol was aimed at Soichiro's head. Yoruichi shoved his boss to the side and charged at Lucci. His goal? Immobilize this kid immediately. If you look over his sweet and adorable smile, you can see a hitman that will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Meanwhile, Renovatio stood in the shadows, watching Lucci attempt to murder his student.

He laughed to himself as the child had no idea what he was up against. "The Gelato Family? The joke of a Mafia. But... they were pretty cool." He pointed his magnum at Lucci's head and made a "bang!" sound effect. He stepped out of the shadows and walked up to Lucci, who was busy running from Yoruichi, and grabbed him by his collar as he ran past him. He lifted him up and looked him dead in the eyes, "Hello. Lucci, why did your boss send you here?" Renovatio asked. Lucci shook his head and tried to punch Renovatio, only to miss his face. "Shuddup! Let me goooo!", Lucci whined and pouted when Renovatio refused to obey his wishes. Arisa turned to face Hotaru and pointed at the four boys, "What are they doing?" Arisa asked and Hotaru smiled at this. "A very  intense game of Mafia." Hotaru said before Lucci broke free of Renovatio's grasp.

"LOSER!", Lucci said with his tongue sticking out. Renovatio cocked an eyebrow and aimed his magnum at Lucci. He fired a bullet near Lucci's left foot, only for it to hit the ground. It left a hole and Kaname whipped out his brass knuckles in the school. He felt the very foundation of the school being attacked from somewhere. "Lucci, come with us. You'll like Soichiro's mom, she can cook up any food you want." Renovatio said before Lucci pulled out a mini Bazooka. It looked like a toy from where Soichiro was standing. "This me can't beat you... but the next me can! Behold, the 10 YEAR BAZOOKA!" Lucci said as the toy bazooka began to grow in size. Lucci had to set it down because it was getting to big for him to hold.

Renovatio's mouth dropped. Was this really the 10 year bazooka? He thought it was just a myth. "Amazing. I never thought this thing existed!" Renovatio said as he ran towards the bazooka and lifted it, examining every inch of it. Lucci had been knocked out immediately by Hoshika, who was watching everything unfold with Renovatio, and checked his clothing for any more dangerous weapons. "Explosives, Another pistol, a key, and his phone. Jesus, I didn't know the Gelato still were packing this type of weaponry!", Hoshika exclaimed. Renovatio watched the 10 year Bazooka become tiny enough to fit in his hands. He put it in Lucci's  jean pocket; It would be wrong of him to take what wasn't his, so he will take the risk of Lucci having such a monstrous tool. "Yeah... very intense." Arisa said and Hotaru snickered. "Yeah, they really love this game. I think it's more like a movie; The acting is way too real!", Hotaru said to Arisa and the two laughed. Man... if they knew the dangers that were to await them all in the near future.

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A robbed figure sat on a throne, human skulls laying on the ground next to the throne. The figure sat there with a hand showing a ring, a funny looking one at that. A smile could be seen on their face, one that was full of malice.  A deep laugh was released from his mouth and his hood had been off of his head, revealing a handsome young male. Long silver hair that reached his spine, dark blue eyes that showed a story. A story that could rival the anger of a storm. "It appears... that the mafia is growing stronger with each day. The 10 year bazooka is in their possession, yet not fully. Dost thou loathe the mafia?", the young man asked. Who was he asking? No one in particular, right? He pointed a finger ahead of himself and formed a fist, was it a threat? Soon, a few more figures in robes had appeared before him and kneeled to him. He cocked an eyebrow, "Did any of you complete your tasks? If not, I will not tolerate any slackers." The young man said to his subordinates and one raised their head, attempting to speak to their master.

Their hood was removed to reveal a young woman, possibly 14-15 years old. Her violet eyes met her master's and she looked down immediately, afraid of looking him into his eyes. "M-master, I believe our traps will be set shortly. All we need to do is give G-giove XII some initiative to fall into them...", why did she stutter on Giove? Did she have a terrible past? "I'm glad you did your job, my sweet assistant. You are dismissed, now please go see our 'friend' for your medicine." The silver haired teen (?) said and she vanished within the blink of an eye. He turned to face the rest of them, clearly bored and tired. Another of his subordinates took their hood down and a full grown man looked at him. The adult male had a eyepatch for his right eye, most likely his right eye was removed, and his left eye was a dull gray. His brown hair had a streak of silver going through it and a strand of his rested on his forehead. "Master, I wish to eliminate the Giove Mafia immediately. They cannot be allowed to roam free." He said to his master. He doesn't play games, does he?

"Do you not remember what we came here for? Is your will, for the mafia to be erased off the earth, extinguished like your right eye? We cannot kill them all off in a blink of an eye. Are you disobeying your master's orders? If so..." he trailed off as strings were wrapped around the man's throat. He struggled to breathe... it was as if his lungs were being crushed.

  A knife appeared in the silver haired person's hand and he had it pressed against the other man's forehead. It appears that he was going to stab him in the forehead if he didn't comply to his orders, "Do not EVER disrespect me like this again." He said as the string had been released and the knife disappeared from his hands. The man fell onto the ground, gasping for air. He raised his hand towards the silver haired male, "forgive me..." he said before passing out. One of the robbed figures in the room lifted him and carried the unconscious man to a different room. "The rest of you... go out and go to Simon Middle." He coldly said before disappearing into thin air.

"Any of you who fail to acquire what I want... will be killed." A body fell to the ground... a head floated in the air for a quick second and dropped dead on the floor. "Understood, Lord Bakura!" His subordinates shouted before heading off to do their own tasks.

"The Giove boss will need to acquire his guardians."

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Guess what? We'll soon be entering "Simon Middle Arc". This will be action packed, a few twists here and there, and plenty more...

Soichiro: Man... this guy looks insane. Is he strong?

Of course.

Hoshika: The guardians...

Renovatio: This is going to be a doozie, huh, Chi-Chi?

Yoruichi: Whatever, any guy you send my way, I'll send them back to ya!

Hotaru: LET ME HAVE MY TIME TO SHINE, YOU BASTARDS-

Kaname: Time to get ready. We can't afford to sit around like toddlers.

Arisa: You guys love this kind of game. Dangerous but fun, right?

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this. We will soon see Soichiro and the rest of his family in action. Deuces, and stay safe out there. The Coronavirus still exists so we aren't out of the woods yet. Please wear masks when going outside!