A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

edited on march 15th, 2025 @ 8:42pm

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𝓒𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴,
𝓢𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙰𝙻𝙾𝙽𝙴.  

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"I TOLD YOU... KILL HIM! As a fellow Toman member, you must take responsibility!" Taiju shouted.

"Taiju, he didn't know this was BLACK DRAGON turf. So please..." Hakkai pleaded.

Takemichi thinks back to when Hakkai completely clobbered the Black Dragon member.

"Hakkai's so frightened, he's like a different person." Takemichi noticed while holding onto his nose.

"I don't give a shit about that. Didn't you hear me give you an order? You're my little brother, which comes before membership in Toman. In other words, you must obey my orders. Family bonds are more important than bonds with friends, right?" Taiju questioned as Hakkai was breathing heavily.

Yuzuha stepped forward. "Taiju! Quit threatening Hakkai." She said.

Taiju turned to glance at her before he struck at Yuzuha, causing her to stumble back.

"Yuzuha, it's your fault for not raising him right. I'll make that very clear to you next." Taiju claimed.

Takemichi staggered forward. "Even though she's family to you, Yuzuha is still a woman! How dare you strike a woman, your own sister!" He exclaimed.

"This is a Shiba family affair, so butt out, you little shit!" Taiju exclaimed. "Watch carefully, Hakkai. I'll take care of your problem for you. This is what family's all about!"

Taiju then swings his fist at Takemichi's face once more before pulling him by his collar. Takemichi coughed out blood as Taiju continued beating on Takemichi while the Black Dragon members watched.

Hinata stepped forward, extending her arms out in front of Takemichi. "That's enough of that!" She exclaimed as Taiju narrowed his eyes at her.

"Get out of there, Hina!" Yuzuha ordered.

"I can't just sit and watch this! Takemichi-kun's going to die!" Hinata said.

Takemichi felt his vision getting blurry. "Hina, what are you..." His thoughts trailed off.

Hinata closed her eyes, waiting for the hit to come. "Hina!" Takemichi exclaimed, taking the hit for her.

"Takemichi-kun! Takemichi-kun!"

Taiju grabbed onto Takemichi's collar once more, lifting him in the air.

"Taiju!" Hakkai finally spoke up.

"Yeah?"

"Stop! Please!" Hakkai pleaded.

"Hakkai." Taiju punched Takemichi again. "When you ask someone for a favor, you need to give something in exchange. Give me something that makes it worth my while. If you don't, then this is where this punk dies."

"I'll quit. I'll quit Toman." Hakkai said as Taiju side glanced him. "I'll join BLACK DRAGON so I can assist you. So, let Takemitchy go! That's my offer!"

"Hmph." Kokonoi smirked while Ichirou just held his normal blank gaze. Taiju released his grip on Takemichi, letting him fall to the ground as he grinned.

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"That was sad to watch. Boss really does go to the extreme." Ichirou commented as he was walking with Inui and Kokonoi. "Hey, do they do shit like that for their friends in Toman?"

"How should I know?!" Kokonoi exclaimed in annoyance before he smacked Ichirou on the head.

"Damn you, Hajime! The fuck was that for?!"

"For what happened earlier! You really need to chill when it comes to Inupi!"

Ichirou glared at him before he smiled. "You, me, and Seishu... We're kinda like the BLACK DRAGON trio." He announced.

"BLACK DRAGON trio?" Kokonoi repeated. "How totally lame."

"What do you mean lame?!"

"I said what I said."

"Curse you, Hajime!"

Inui let out a sigh. "Will you two stop bickering for just five minutes?" He questioned.

Ichirou huffed before jumping onto Inui's back, who was ready for him.

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FIRST GENERATION TOKYO MANJI GANG.

In an abandoned building were the Toman captains, along with Mikey and Draken.

"Who'd have thought Hakkai was the brother of BLACK DRAGON's boss?" Smiley questioned.

"I bet you knew, didn't you, Mitsuya?" Muto accused as Mitsuya only sighed.

"BLACK DRAGON's going to be a real hassle." Hanma claimed.

"We've got no choice though." Kisaki stated.

"Looks like all the officers are here." Draken informed.

"Get in here!" Mikey ordered as Takemichi and Hakkai had arrived.

"As everybody knows, Takemitchy was beaten up by the leader of BLACK DRAGON the other day. He did it even though he knew Takemitchy is captain of our First Division. Which means... this is BLACK DRAGON's declaration of war." Draken announced.

"Cocky bastards! Let's stomp their asses!" Smiley exclaimed.

"We've crushed them once, so it won't be a problem to do it again." Muto asked.

"We crushed their ninth generation. Their tenth generation is on a different level." Mitsuya explained while Hakkai said nothing.

Smiley stood up from his seat. "You know, I can understand that maybe Takemitchy didn't know that was BLACK DRAGON turf, but why the hell did you take him there?" He asked Hakkai. "In fact, I've never even seen you two talk before!"

Muto then walked forward. "Hakkai, I bet you're a goddamn spy for BLACK DRAGON, aren't you?" He accused.

"He's the brother of their boss, after all." Smiley added on.

Muto leaned forward towards Hakkai. "And you hid that too." He said.

"Hey! Hold on here! Hakkai didn't mean to do it on—" Takemichi began.

"You shut the hell up!" Muto interrupted.

"Listen up, Takemitchy. At the next officers' meeting, Hakkai's going to quit Toman. That'll lead to the future you told me about. To change the future, you've got to prevent Hakkai from quitting Toman." Chifuyu informed.

"Chifuyu and I formed a plan for this very thing!" Takemichi recalled.

Hakkai got down on his knees. "I'm not going to make excuses. I'm ready for any punishment. As his brother, I've always been prepared for the consequences." Hakkai began.

"Commander, I, vice-captain of Second Division, Shiba Hakkai, request permission to leave Tokyo Manji Gang as of today!"

"Any objections?" Mikey asked as all of the other captains stayed silent.

"Hold on!" Takemichi shouted out, making Mikey narrow his eyes. "I object!"

"Takemitchy!" Hakkai exclaimed.

"But how can we prevent Hakkai from leaving Toman?" Takemichi asked.

"I've got a plan. First, Plan A." Chifuyu replied.

"Chifuyu!" Takemichi turned to look at Chifuyu, who gave him a thumbs up.

"The key is Mikey-kun. If Mikey-kun himself doesn't allow Hakkai to leave, that'll settle things." Chifuyu said.

"I see."

"And I know Mikey-kun's weakness!" Chifuyu claimed.

"Mikey-kun!" Takemichi said, getting Mikey's attention.

"What?"

"Let's all chill out and think this over calmly. And eat this."

"Plan A is..." Chifuyu started to say.

Takemichi had dorayaki in his hand. "Dorayaki!" He finished. "Here you go!"

"I don't want it." Mikey said, tossing the dorayaki aside as Takemichi was in shock. "Quit interrupting!"

"What?"

"You think this is a joke, dumbass?" Draken questioned in irritation.

"What? No, I don't!" Takemichi replied, glancing over at Chifuyu. "Chifuyu!"

"Don't you worry, Takemitchy. If just by chance, it doesn't work, we've got Plan B. If you need help, then read these notes!" Chifuyu held up a notebook.

"Oh, that's right! Chifuyu gave me notes for just this situation! Plan B!" Takemichi thought, looking at his notepad. "'Gumption?' You got to be kidding, Chifuyu!"

Takemichi looks back at Chifuyu once more, who gave him another thumbs up.

"I forgot. He's a total idiot." Takemichi thinks to himself. "I'll never be able to stop Hakkai now! If nothing changes, we could end up going to war! What'll I do?"

"What's your decision, Mikey?" Draken asked.

"This involves Second Division, so I'll let Mitsuya decide." Mikey responded.

Mitsuya walked up towards Hakkai. "Taka-chan, I'm sorry. But I've made up my mind." Hakkai told him.

"Don't look so sad, Hakkai. I understand." Mitsuya said.

"Taka-chan!" Hakkai exclaimed before he bowed. "I enjoyed serving under you!"

"What'll I do? I haven't changed anything again!" Takemichi thought in worry.

"What? What are you talking about? I won't allow it." Mitsuya informed.

"What?" Takemichi said to himself.

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A/N: I had to add Toman's meeting in because this was a short chapter without it and I didn't want to place two episodes in here. Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1322 words.