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"Hey, Minamoto."

"What do you want, School Mystery?"

I have been following Teru Minamoto for the past few minutes, only to be ignored.

"Ah! So you finally answer!" I happily cheer, which makes Teru even more annoyed.

I'm not going to lie, it's been annoying me too.

"I just want you to go away, warugaki."

"Ehh, but it took so long to get your attention," I pout playfully. "At least hear me out?"

The boy put on a threatening look and covered his face with his hand.

"If you don't explain in 5 seconds I'm exorcizing you, and that's me being nice." His deadly blue eyes stares into my gold orbs.

"I need you to do something for me."

"..." He slowly glances between me and the ceiling. "Why would I do anything for you apparitions, let alone you?"

"Because if you don't, you're going to regret it!" I smirk, taking my ribbons off my hair.

Attacking and trapping Teru is faster than I thought. The student council president isn't armed in the middle of the day.

"...So, ready to help me?"

His face wrinkled, trying to get out of my ribbons, which is no use. He let out a big sigh and calmed down, staring at me. "Who are you?"

Who am I, you ask?

"Oh! You finally agree!" I clap happily and give out my hand. "Jisatsu."

I am Jisatsu, the school's to-be 8th Mystery.

He doesn't take the hand with a frown, probably because he's completely tied up.

"Your real name. Unless you don't want me to help you."

"(Y/N) Yugi, hajimemashite," I sneakily smile, taking off my school hat as a greeting.

(Y/N) Yugi, sister of the famous 7th Mystery, Hanako-san of the Bathroom.

"Now, Teru-niichan, we need to get one more person to help us."

"Fine, fine, let's just get things over with."

"SAKURA-CHAN!"

A green haired girl eyes me. "...Who are you?"

"I'm Jisatsu." I smile.

She seems annoyed, but I can't tell with her resting poker face. "And?"

...

"Tie your bonds with me!" I shout matter-of-factly, slightly shaking her back and forth.

Is it just me or can I see veins popping out of her forehead?

She breaks my arms off her shoulders, and looks at me straight in the eye.

"I'm sorry, but I tied bonds with someone else."

Ah...

"Would that someone be a cat? A very, very, disrespectful and psychopathic boy?" My index finger touches my lips.

She could say she looked taken aback, but then again, I can't tell.

"How did you know that?"

I put my hands together and smile. A convincing smile.

"...I seem to know this boy very well..." I let one of my hands out to her, "So, Sakura-chan, would you like to join us?"

Sakura gently covers my hands with hers. "In one condition"

"And what is that?"

"I want you to give me personal space and respect my guidelines."

"Deal!"

"Hooray!" I jump, "By the way, the name's (Y/N). (Y/N) Yugi."

"Hey, Yugi, you done yet?" A voice shouts from the hallway outside the library.

"Aww... Miss me already?"

Sitting around a table piled with books, I glance from Sakura to Teru, who are both reading.

Tic... Toc...

The sound of the clock rings through my ears.

"So, when our deal is over, you'll leave me be, right?" Teru frowns at me, not looking up from his book, "What even is your goal? Why me?"

My goal...

"Step one is to become a school Mystery!" I happily answer.

"You didn't answer my questions..." He growls and refuses to talk any more, reading his book furiously.

Tic... Toc...

Breaking the awkward silence beginning to bore me, I bring up a conversation. "I heard that Number 7 and Tsukasa got a new assistant."

I see Sakura open her mouth to, I assume, ask how I know Tsukasa's name, but she stops herself.

"Yes, Tsukasa recently brought in a boy named Mitsuba not too long ago. He's been very... excited about it."

"Kou is always with Mystery No. 7 and Nene Yashiro, from class 1-A." Teru adds in, crossing his arms.

I see...

So Amane and Tsukasa both tied their fates with students...

And there's Mitsuba Sousuke.

"Interesting..." I say, wandering off, "I guess it's my time to shine after, I don't know, 50 years? need to go somewhere for now... See you later!" I summon my mask and wear it over my face.

"We'll walk with you if you want."

"Thanks, Sakura, but I'm fine, I just want to see some old acquaintances... alone."

The homeroom isn't that far from here...

Found it!

I hover in front of a door that has 'Class A" written on it.

He has to be here... right?

Where else would he be...'

For some reason, my heart was beating out of my chest. Would this finally be the moment after 50 years?

I touch the door, creaking it open...

"S..."

"SPIDER-SENSEI?" I shout, my gold eyes widening with excitement, shoving my mask off. Not what I was expecting, but a nice surprise.

I haven't seen him for years, being stuck in that rusty old building.

"Who the hell are you? And don't call me 'spider-sensei'!" The teacher snaps. He seems rather annoyed than happy for a reunion.

"I bet old age made you blind, Aho. It's me, (Y/N)!" I say as if it were obvious. Soon enough, his eyes were as wide as mine.

"(Y/N) Yugi- I thought she grew up and became a Music teacher overseas-!"

"I'm right here, Aho." I puff.

Acting as if I weren't actually me, huh?

"But- that's impossible, the only person who changed their future was Amane Yugi..."

"Well, I guess being related to him messed things up a bit." I nonchalantly hum.

"Oh, you're sure as hell related." He scoffs, "Wait- what are you doing here?"

"Well the thing is, I was looking for-" The thought crosses my mind. "OH- And you better not tell Amane or Tsukasa, unless you want me to feed you to the Mokke as a fried spider. I'll tell them when the time comes."

"Does anyone else know?" He asks.

"Teru Minamoto and Sakura Nanamine. Telling them doesn't make much a difference."

"I see." The teacher stands up. "What are you planning to do now?"

Before I could speak, a voice interrupted me.

"(Y/N)!"