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Chapter 18: Inheritance Arc 2

As such, the school-bound Vongola X were all, without concerting each other, headed to Namimori Middle School earlier than usual – among them, a new face for the school, Spanner, or rather, Allen Shepard – and it had been difficult, to convince the teen to give his real name to enroll him at school, as he apparently despised his name, which was the reason why he insisted on everyone calling him Spanner.
They escorted their friend to the home desk, but had to leave him as time came for homeroom to start – and as they entered their classroom, the twins soon heard the usual gossip-mongering of the morning, among which an interesting piece of information; Spanner wasn't the only transfer student in the school, far from it, there apparently were eight new students that would start at Namimori Middle School on that day, an unusually high number as it was the middle of the school year...

They shared a look with Kyoko and Hana a few desks in front of them and Gokudera and Takeshi, to their right – this had to be related with the quest they were all waiting to pop. And indeed, a few minutes latter, as the teacher entered the room announcing "As you have doubtlessly heard by now, we have several new students entering the school today. Three of them will be your class mates..." he turned toward the door "You can enter."

The first to enter was a girl, who caused a stunned silence to fill the room – bald, except for a patch of hair on her forehead, with a large S tattooed on her skull, eyes hidden behind large sun-glasses, she was wearing two inflatable rings and a form-fitting, bright and colorful overhaul and proudly proclaimed "I'm Shitt P! Call me Shitopi-chan! My talent is fermentation! My favorite food is pi-pu, pu, piii!"

The Vongola X were as lost as the rest of the students – all in all, the general sentiment was that this was one strange specimen of the human species... except for Gokudera, who was writing on his pad, in a frenzy "She has to be a U.M.A!" he announced on the Day Squad chat
"What's an U.M.A?" asked a puzzled Tsuna
"Unidentified Mysterious Animal!" came the matter of fact answer

Tsuna couldn't help himself and chuckled, then turned toward Kazami "So... Is she human?"
After a few seconds, his sister nodded "Yes, the three newcomers are humans, and Spanner is one of them."
"That's good." smile her twin, happy at the news
"But there is something strange about the two others..." she admitted, frowning

Meanwhile, the girl had found a seat, and the second transfer student, a small red haired and eyed teen covered in scratches, was introducing himself shyly "I'm Kozato Enma."
"Wow, he looks like a kicked puppy..." Kazami muttered
"That he does." agreed Tsuna "But according to Byakuran, I would've been just like him without you..." a smile "And you know, I've got the feeling we could get along greatly."

"He has a gentle soul." Kazami confirmed "But... I think I know what's off now..." she was frowning again "Those two, it feels like someone is tempering with their feelings, so much it is leaving a mark on their soul..."
Tsuna eyes' widened at that affirmation – and the notification they were all waiting for finally appeared...

[Life Quest! Long Lost Brother...
Goal: Meet all the transfer students (2/7)
Reward:+50 000XP per goal, unlocks Secundo Generation in the Vongola Miracle System upon completion]

"Well..." mumbled Tsuna "Let the show begin then..."
Kazami nodded, while it was Spanner turn to introduce himself to the classroom, before finding a place near them. The mechanic, that had been recruited by the unArmy a few days after the ryokan trip, was very interested by Kazami's affirmation that mind control might be at play.

A few seconds later, the main goal had already been updated once – and Ryohei was reporting on the Day Squad, about his class new addition, Koyo Aoba. Once they had translated the Sun Guardians explanation, it appeared that the new student in his class was a thin boy with oval-framed glasses who had the typical look on a straight-A student, but apparently was just as bad at studying as Ryohei, had a short temper, and proclaimed himself to be the hope of the boxing world...