Whenever a story takes place on an isolated island, you can place your bets that it’ll feature one of these things: a murder, ghosts, a secret lab, or giant bugs. Kill Blue, being the wild Shonen Jump series that it is, checks off every single box for its island getaway adventure in its seventh volume. As a result, our hitman-turned-junior high schooler has one of the craziest tasks he’s ever had. And boy, that’s saying something!

Noreen invites Juzo and the rest of Home Ec Club to her island mansion. The reason: she wants to make sure it’s not haunted. However, right at the get-go, it’s clear that the classmates have signed up for a surefire creep-fest of a vacation. First, it’s the Peter Lorre-like butler. Next, it’s all the weird stuff in the mansion, including the mask collection. And then, it’s the butler’s murder, done by a mysterious masked man.

Juzo and the gang attempt to figure out who the killer is, and how they were able to get back into the mansion so quickly. It takes plenty of science and tests to come up with a solution to the predicament. But when the place is so scary that even the big version of Mai gets the heebie-jeebies, you know that you’re running out of time! And even when the murder is solved, there’s no time wasted on the next crazy thing to happen.

That’s when Kill Blue gives readers an island adventure worthy of being riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Secret experiments, giant bugs, and robots programmed to defeat Juzo, Tenma, and Shin. There’s also a talking rice cooker, who winds up being way more useful than anyone could’ve imagined. As each boy takes their turn with the robots, the ones taking a breather deliver on some commentary that would make Joel or Mike smile with satisfaction. (Tom Servo and Crow may have a word on how the robots are treated, though.)

All of it leads to a reveal that has everything to do with the main storyline: getting Juzo’s adult body back. It’s info that’s crucial to finding a cure, but it probably won’t happen anytime soon. However, it does give readers a hilarious moment to see just why Juzo and Eri divorced many years back. Considering how useless of a dad Juzo was, I’m surprised the relationship lasted the way it did.

Volume Seven of Kill Blue delivers on a fun and creepy island romp. Just about every member of the Home Ec team finds a way to shine in these stories, as they demonstrate the strengths they have to complete missions. On top of that, a big clue that can lead towards the end game of this series has been gifted on a USB drive. But even if they find a cure, would Juzo put an end to the mission? Considering how much fun he’s having, I’d guess they’d save that cure for a rainy day.

Promotional consideration provided by Chantelle Sturt of VIZ Media.