Hikaru on page 4, Shiori on 7, Sakurai twins on 8, Raku on 9, Miyu on 10, Satoru on 11, Shu on 12, Rena and Nazuna on 13, Hiroyuki on 14, Reika on 16, Miharu on 17, Toru on 18, Usagi on 19
We go down the stairs in the vicinity, only to find that the center of that floor surrounded by a grate is inaccessible. We go around the perimeter to find another classroom.
Yui: Classroom A in the lower floor...
Hikaru opens the door for me.
Classroom A
There is a classroom with the same decor as the one we have been in, and two boys...with the exact same faces.
???: Wait, wait!
???: Ahh! Please! Stop!
One holding the handcuffs chases with a joyful laugh, while the other runs away.
Yui: What are you guys doing...?
The boy with the handcuffs stops by my words and he rushes towards us, while the other boy breathes heavily in the corner of the room.
???: Oh, hello cutie and goppie!
Hikaru: What, am I cute??
Yui: Well, hi friends...How’s going? What’s happening here?
???: Guess what? Y’see it’s a hero game! I’m a hero, and I’ll catch a bad guy!
Yui: Bad guy?
???: YES!
He points his finger at the boy on the corner.
???: He is a very very bad thief. He steals a thing in a second I look aside. That’s why I gotta catch him.
???: n-No it’s totally not...! HE IS the thief, I’m a policeman...!
???: Booo! Me police, that guy the thief.
Hikaru: Whaaat...??
The boy in front of me then asks with a smirk playing with the handcuffs.
???: ...So, which one is the thief?
Yui: ...i-I have no idea...
The boy in front wears a bright orange jacket, while the one in the corner has on a soft green hoodie. The only thing can say for sure is that the later person somehow looks like an older brother.
???: My sunnie, let’s just stop baffling them, okay? You know you could fool even your teacher and your good friends if you really wanted to.
Then he apologizes instead.
???: Um...I’m sorry about his joke.
Yui: No, it’s totally fine. I’m rather curious about the answer.
Hikaru: Same here! So, which is which after all??
When it comes to time to check the answer, the boy in the jacket gets suddenly energetic. He proudly places his hand on his chest to reveal himself.
Hiruma: Right!! I’m the Ultimate Phantom Thief, the super-duper phantom thief ELDER, Hiruma Sakurai! Isn’t it ironic that my name Hiruma means ‘daytime’ when I can’t even walk under the sun? I love it sooo much♡
Large yellow eyes form two half moons. Hiruma simply looks like a mischievous child because of his short stature and his sunny smile. It is difficult to imagine his stealing some tresure.
Yofuka: How do I chime in...a-Ahem, um, I’m Yofuka Sakurai from the Special Duty Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, I’m also certified as the Ultimate Police Officer. I’ve been chasing him since a long, long time ago.
Hiruma Sakurai and Yofuka Sakurai. They have the same face, same height, and the same surname. They might be...
Yui: You guys are twins...?
Hiruma: Yes, we are!
Yofuka: I’m an older, and he’s a younger brother.
Hiruma: Mentally.
Shoulder to shoulder, they smile.
Hikaru: Wow, it sounds like comics.
Yofuka: It does. What’s more, ELDER the thief is often on the TV like a protean phantom. Since his first appearance two years ago, he has been irrationally stealing jewels and art objects and running away.
Hiruma: That’s the gist! I love shiny, twinky things so I take ’em. And Yofuka is always chasing me only to find failure and his miserable aging.
Yofuka: Nah-uh-uh~♡ Sometimes I catch you,
Hiruma: But everytime you’ve lost me, by each one of the best-est breathtaking escapades like Houdini!
Yofuka: So can I destroy your Achilles tendon just to have you stop by me?
These twins...are somewhat scary, different from their childlike impression.
We quietly leave from them talking by themselves excitedly.