Chapter 98 The "Second Last"

"So, why am I wearing this type of clothing?" Asked Raishin as he wearing his uniform with black cape attached to his uniform.

"Raishin, you're so handsome. Am I right, Lily?" Praised Yaya to Raishin while talking to Lily beside her which Lily just slightly nods her head.

"Relax, Raishin, you're our main star today as you had defeated, Felix, the main culprit in the Cannibal Candy's cases." Kanda said to Raishin as he stands beside him.

"But, you're the one who had defeated Felix and not me, Kanda." Retorted Raishin at Kanda.

"Well, Raishin...I think that someone had wanted a hero in their life and your presence strengthen their belief where you, the one at the bottom rank could fight with one of the Rounds that stood at the top." Explained Kanda to Raishin.

"But, I need to accept the assistance from Lily, your partner during halfway of the battle and you defeat my opponent easily after that." Said Raishin honestly.

"Just accept it, Raishin. You want to enter the Walpurgis Night, right? So, you need to do this for your entry into that event. Furthermore, the academy had already made the arrangement so you couldn't refuse it. Am I right, Kimberley-san." Said Kanda first at Kanda before looking behind him where a figure coming at their direction.

"That's right what Crimson Prince had said, Second Last. The academy want to appease the anger from the public due to this case so they want to create a hero for that. Therefore, it could diffuse some of the dissatisfaction." Said Kimberley as she explained more to Raishin.

"How about Kanda's achievement for defeating Felix as I don't want to accept this rewards if he don't receive anything?" Asked Raishin to Kimberley.

"I have received my reward already, Raishin." Answered Kanda shortly.

"What is it your reward, Kanda?" Asked Raishin at Kanda.

"Look here, Raishin..." Pointed Kanda at his collar where a badge with number 4 had attached there.

"What is that for?" Asked Raishin again.

"Hahaha, my rank had raised whoppingly to the fourth rank from my 99th rank. So, I'm one of the Rounds." Answered Kanda to Raishin.

"Woah, that's tremendous increase in rank, Kanda but...don't that rank belonged to the Felix?" Said Raishin with surprised tone.

"I had received this rank after Kimberley-san had reported my battle to the headmaster so I got this rank." Replied Kanda to Raishin.

"Yes, that's true. Headmaster had witnessed from the report that I had sent to him where Crimson Prince's strength could be classified at that rank so his rank is justified. Headmaster wants to put his rank below Magnus but he couldn't do that so he only could give Felix's rank to him." Explained Kimberley.

"Alright...but can you told me, Kanda? Who is those two behind you?" Raishin accepted the explanation before he asked about two figures with Kanda.

"Hahaha...sorry, Raishin. I forgot to introduce you, these two. You two...you can take off your veils." Laughed Kanda at first before he instructed the two figures.

After those two had took off their veils, Raishin had surprised looks on his face before he asked, "Isn't that Risette-san and LIA, Felix's automatons? Why do you have them with you, Kanda?"

Yaya readied her stance after the presence of Eliza and LIA had known to her and Raishin where LIA automatically shifts to her attack stance with focused expression as she sensing Yaya's intent on her. Eliza and LIA wearing their new attire which are black military uniform and black gothic clothes respectively.

(A/N: Eliza is fake Risette Norden where she is one of the Felix's automatons.)

Kanda just rubs LIA's head which LIA soften her expression before he say, "Calm down, Raishin, Yaya. Both of them mean no harm at you as they are under me just like Lily as I want them to befriend Lily."

"But, Ichijou-san...they are the one who had attacked my Raishin and hit me hard during the fight." Said Yaya while not loosen her stance yet.

"That's because you two are too weak to fight with my previous master." Said Eliza mockingly.

"No, Raishin and Yaya are not weak." Denied Yaya at Eliza's claim.

Yaya and Eliza just staring at each other where Yaya has angry looks on her face while Eliza has disdain looks as she looks at Yaya with her arms crossed.

"Stop it, you two." Said Kanda while releasing his pressure on both of them.

Feeling Kanda's pressure, they dismiss their hostile intentions immediately where Yaya broke her battle stance while Eliza bows her head at Kanda as she apologised at him.

"Anyway, these two are fine with me and please treat them like you had treated Lily especially LIA here where she had lost almost her emotions due to Felix's modification." Said Kanda to Raishin and Yaya.

After that, the ceremony of Raishin in receiving his Entry Code had been done where headmaster had gave the gauntlet, the proof for the Entry Code to Raishin which Raishin grumbled about his Entry Code's name after the party. His Entry Code had been named by Kimberley where she had put "Second Last" on the nameplate at the gauntlet which she said to Raishin that he is officially the second last.

Later in the evening, Kanda and Charlotte had a date for the second time where Kanda had left his automatons with Yaya where she just reluctantly accepted his request due to the presence of Lily. Charlotte too had left Sigmund with Yaya which Yaya grumbled about her job as a caretaker.

During the date, Kanda and Charlotte had visited many places such as central park, shopping mall, and theme park before they went to the restaurant which belonged to Kanda for their meal.

Charlotte just thanked Kanda for his help to prove her and Sigmund's innocence during the Cannibal Candy's cases which she could not do anything during that time. Kanda just told her that it's nothing at all for him to do that which he told her that she might be his girlfriend so that is his job to help his girlfriend. Charlotte just blushed at Kanda's words as both of them finishing their meals before returning to the dormitory.

Kanda had recieved a kiss on the lips from Charlotte where she shyly said that the kiss was his reward for his help which Kanda had teased her for that and cause Charlotte to run into her dormitory quickly.

Kanda returns to his room after taking Lily, Eliza, and LIA back from Yaya where he had asked LIA whether she had fun today which she just nods her head at him.

Kanda went to his sleep as he needs to go with Raishin tomorrow to see his superior or Shouko which he also need to ask something at her.

==Inside one of the cells in the prison at London.==

"Hehehe, just wait, Ichijou Kanda. I will repay this debt multiple folds and I will show to everyone that I'm the strongest and there will nothing could match with me." Said a figure with mess hairstyle while wearing black and white stripe prisoner's clothes.

That figure can be seen writing something on his cell's floor where multiples carving had appeared there which that figure had crazed looks on his face.

==At an unknown place.==

"My project almost complete where there is only one step left before my creation to be completed and my wish to be a Wiseman will be fulfilled." Said a voice while looking at the container in front of him.

"I need my children to do other job for me so my progress to be the Wiseman will be much easier. I hope that one of them could defeat, Ichijou Kanda, as he could become no. 4 easily after recently arrived in this academy." Continued the figure as he thinks for a while.

"Whatever, I could defeat him myself after my creation had completed and I only need them to defeat Akabane Raishin as he had been the focus of Nightingale of the academy." Said that figure as he mentioned about Nightingale.

==Inside one of the rooms at the dormitory at unknown location.==

"Elder sister, where are you? I miss you after we had lost our parents." Said a figure with silhouette of a girl as she looking outside her window.

"Why am I not a genius like my elder sister? If I'm a genius like her, I could help her in restoring our family back which I knew that she had been burdened with that issue." Sighed that unknown girl before she went to her bed to get some sleep as it's already late in night.

==At another room of unknown location's dormitory.==

"Rabbi, can I do this job well? I don't want to disappoint father anymore." Said a figure as its rubbing the head of the dog sitting beside it.

*Woof*Woof*

The black dog with metal mouthpiece just barks softly at that figure which soften the figure's expression.

"Thank you, Rabbi, I really appreciate for your support. Let's go then, we need to do this job quickly." Thanked that figure before its raises from the seat and going out from the room while being followed by that black dog.

END OF THE CHAPTER.