#let your bear be a good boooyyyy!!!!

[ahogedetective]

Seeing that shockingly happy look on Kiyotaka's face despite this situation, makes Shuichi shake him all the more. "D-Don't say that while laughing!!" He whines at the cheek pats, but ultimately does calm down and stops shaking him, before taking a deep breath. Now knowing it was Kiyotaka they were talking to...even if he still did not agree with his actions, Shuichi still felt a pang of guilt for how coldly blunt he was a second ago. That made him want to know the reasons behind the other's actions all the more. "...Yes, please: tell us everything you can. Thank you, Taka."

Throughout Kiyotaka's explanation, Shuichi thoroughly listens, nodding his head along the way. Now that he was hearing everything from the very 'demon's' perspective... made him realize that he truly was looking at this case all wrong... all the times someone spotted him, were because they were up to something, save for Kaito leaving before he could catch him. Not a string of pranks that he and Yuma originally suspected.... And that Monotaro's blanket burrito prison was a lot more innocuous, where he was purposely kept in a room that was at least lit up with moonlight...

Though he wasn't sure if this made this bizarre case, any more or less crazier. This whole while, Kiyotaka was simply trying to keep the bears, Monokuma especially, in check for their mischevious pranking. Accidentally looking like he was the one pulling some mean pranks and trying to make his escape...! Now it all made sense, why the 'demon' didn't run up to the top floor. There was never a chase to begin with! And to hear him find this interrogation 'exciting', despite all this; it made it even more unfathomable to Shuichi, that this was the same Taka as the cold sounding and soul piercing eyed man, who was sitting in that chair just a second ago. He can't blame Yuna at all, for literally being left speechless. "S... So this whole while, you were actually trying to help us. And all the people who saw you... you purposely didn't scare them. I know they obviously didn't see a real demon, but they really must have mistaken you for a 'fiery-eyed' entity in the midst of the darkness. H-Haha... bumping into the "pseudo" demons Izuru and Monokuma, and then our "real" demon, is our own brother! I thought there could not possibly be another unexpected twist that could surpass all the others, but....this truly takes the cake.... Though -!!"

He nods in rapid agreement to Yuma's point. "He's right, why didn't you just... I-I don't know, tell us?! About that, or just revealing yourself to us much sooner...! That too, I'm sure it would be much easier to catch any potential mischief if you at least had some security guards with y.... ah." Listening to the moral compass's reason... so innocent sounding, he probably would have laughed, if it didn't make this already ridiculous case, even more silly..

"....I-Is that.... so... An unbreakable bond of brotherhood..." Something that does make Shuichi happy to hear, in all seriousness. He was glad that he could tackle this case with Yuma, and as detectives, and as bros, too; he truly did feel they undeniably grew a little closer... but still, for Kiyotaka to say it so happily, as if he wasn't the very reason behind the sheer insanity of this case, or that he is the 'true suspect' behind the demon sightings... "......." Looking towards Yuma collapsing into a chair, Shuichi cups his older bro's shoulders again, but this time just he just ...hangs his head low, greatly resisting the urge to shake him even more furiously than ever. "Taka... if you weren't my precious bro that I cherish deeply, I think I would sincerely launch you out the nearest window on this floor right now."

A dry laugh. For a very long time... he is not going to forget this case, and he's sure Yuma won't, either. Truly the craziest case, that Shuichi has even tackled; for reasons he's not sure if good or not. But on the plus side, it at least..ended well? "So in conclusion... Kiyotaka Ishimaru...is the true identity behind the 'fiery-eyed demon', that has terrorized unsuspecting people in the hallways of the late night; very ironically, because he was trying to confront them before they could get up to any funny business this whole time. A-Ahaha... how do I even explain this to Usami. B-But... I guess we can say without a doubt that we solved it, Yuma!"

He goes over to pat his very exasperated partner's back. "...I won't blame you if you never want to come back to this school again, h-haha, but: all things considered, with the absolute ridiculousness of all the twists and factors that transpired tonight; good job. You're a great partner, and bro, to work with. I'm treating you to a nice cafe tomorrow for sure. It's the least I can do, for dragging you along this crazy ride with me. At this time of night... And you-"

He jabs a finger into Kiyotaka's chest! "I won't have Usami get you in trouble when I relay to her the details of what happened tonight, nor tell anyone it was you they saw, but! The next time you do see her, I think you still explain yourself and apologize, okay? Oh, and make sure you do the same with Yuma's brother, too! I don't want either of them especially, to think it really was a 'scary demon ' lurking about!"

His book bro's harsh words don't seem to phase Kiyotaka at all. If anything, they seem to make him that much more happy?! He doesn't move an inch when he sees Shuichi slowly make his way forward before rushing towards the happy hall monitor, the boy laughing as he's frantically shaken!

"So many questions! Please bro! I said I would comply so there's no need for roughhousing, haha~!!" He reaches over and gives Shuichi's cheeks a few light taps, hoping to calm him down a bit.

"Goodness, you have such harsh criticism too! I suppose I should start from the beginning to keep this as concise and straightforward as possible."

"As you know, I am a member of our school's public morals committee and thus I am granted access to this very room. There are cameras placed all around campus and these monitors show what is happening at any given time. While I cannot come here every night, through paying attention to rumors and gossip during school hours, I always come here on nights when there are going to be troublemakers running amok. Most of them I am able to catch them and corral them to their dorm room before they get very far like Leon and Hiro, yet with Kaito I typically only find him when he's leaving! I will admit, it's a little aggravating!"

"But I digress. In regards to tonight, I am here because I heard that Monokuma was planning something. Obviously I already knew that Miss Usami had requested your assistance so it was obvious as to who the targets of his latest mischief would be. Unfortunately I was unable to spot him before you had your first encounter with him, that being on the second floor hallway. It looked as if he had brushed against both your leg and Yuma's leg before running up the stairs and leading you both to the art room. Now that I knew where Monokuma was planning to host his devious prank, I could help you!"

"However, by the time I arrived not only could I hear the three of you talking, but I also found Monotaro skulking around near the entrance of the art room. While I was clearly too late to save you from Monokuma's mischief, I had the perfect opportunity to save you from whatever Monotaro had in store! That is why I wrapped him in a blanket burrito and left him in Principal kirigiri's office; not only would he be incapacitated and thus unable to bother the two of you, but he would also have plenty of moonlight from the big open windows so he could patiently watch as sunrise draws ever closer!"

"So, after I dropped him off I patrolled this floor just to make sure Monokuma didn't run up here before I eventually returned to this room. Now here we are, my own brothers using their detective skills to interrogate me! How exciting!"

Yuma is left completely speechless as he listens to the boy happily explain what he's been doing. This... this was just far too much. Yuma genuinely can't believe what in the world he's just listened to.

"Why didn't you just shout and say that you had caught Monotaro instead of doing all of that?! Hell, where is the security in this place?! If there are dorms on campus then why aren't there any night guards?!"

"I didn't want to ruin both your investigation and the wonderful bonding the two of you were doing! Oh Yuma, I was in tears seeing just how close the two of you became tonight! Such passion! Such love! The two of you have forged not just an unbreakable bond, but an unbreakable bond of brotherhood! Even if it was through a monitor's screen, I am so fortunate to have witnessed such a momentous occasion!"

Yuma says nothing as he stares agape at the severely tone-deaf, utterly oblivious, yet incredibly happy boy, the detective looking completely defeated as he slowly moves towards the nearest chair and collapses into it. Yuma is utterly spent...