A/N: Hello, readers! Another chapter is here! Enjoy!

edited on may 28th, 2022 @ 12:06pm

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘-𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑,
𝖬𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇.

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"THERE'S A SNEAKY RAT SNEAKING AROUND, I see..." Kokonoi continued speaking. "Sitting face to face with my former leaders. Former 1st Division Captain of Toman, Hanagaki Takemichi. And former 10th Captain of Black Dragon, Shiba Taiju."

"You guys are prying into Kurokawa Izana. Therefore you are all Toman's enemies." Inui added on.

Taiju then began laughing. "You guys? My enemies? The guys who've always clinged onto the Black Dragons. And the Black Dragons 'wallet.'" He spoke. "Does Izana meet your requirements?! Inui! And are you still Toman's fucking wallet?! Kokonoi! Standing in front of me are just a buncha blockheads."

"Miyasato." Taiju then turned his attention towards Miyasato, who hummed. "Take Hanagaki and Tachibana. Escape from the back door. Things won't look so good, though."

"Tachibana Naoto. Please tell me the truth about Hakkai's death. I don't believe Sano did it." Taiju continued on. "I don't know how he ended up at Sano's hideout, but I'm sure Kurokawa Izana was behind it! Please clear Hakkai's regrets, alright?!"

"Yes!" Naoto agreed as Takemichi stayed silent.

"Go!"

"Takemichi!" Naoto shouted out.

"Taiju. Thank you for everything." Takemichi thanked him.

Taiju grinned. "It's my 'debt' to you." He claimed.

"Takemichi!"

"Alright!"

Miyasato, Naoto, and Takemichi were running in an alley. "Takemichi! I'm sorry it took so long for me to contact you!" Miyasato apologized.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"When Mikey killed the first former member of Toman, Kei sent me to Italy to go in hiding. I just returned a few days ago, and allied with Taiju." Miyasato explained. "Before I left, Kei told me..."

"Toru, I need you to leave Japan." Keiji told his friend. "I'm going after Manjiro."

Miyasato widened his eyes. "Kei! You can't!" He shouted.

"I have to!"

Miyasato flinched when Keiji slammed his hands on the table.

"I need to see it with my own eyes..." Keiji muttered before he walked over towards Miyasato, lifting his chin up. "Your safety is important, Toru. When everything is okay, get in contact with Michi. He'll know what to do."

Keiji looked at the black-haired male for a moment before kissing him gently and pulling away. "I love you, Toru." He confessed, before walking away.

Miyasato had his bangs covering his eyes. "But you love Mikey more, don't you?" He countered, causing the red head to stop in his tracks. Miyasato turned to look at him. "I was always by your side because I loved you."

"Mikey is not the same, Kei. He's gone completely over the edge and he'll drag you down his dark path."

Keiji took in his words for a moment as he turned back. "I just want to be with Manjiro. If following him through his dark path let's me stay by his side, then so be it." He claimed, walking away once more.

"You damned fool..."

"Naoto! Miya-kun!"

The sound of Takemichi shouting their names made them stop and turn. "What's wrong, Takemichi?" Naoto asked.

"I think we should go back!" Takemichi replied.

"Huh?"

"Are you crazy?!"

"Those two definitely know a lot. I want to know more about the Kanto incident!" Takemichi turned around. "I'll be back!"

"Takemichi..." Naoto muttered.

A gun being cocked was soon heard, grabbing both Naoto and Miyasato's attention.

"Takemichi."

The person holding the gun was soon revealed to be Kisaki.

"Kisaki..."

"Die."

Just as Kisaki fired, Naoto rushes forward and moves Takemichi out of the way, getting shot instead as his body collapsed to the ground.

"Naoto?" Takemichi questioned.

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"Naoto!"

"Hmph. That was uncalled for." Kisaki commented.

"Hang in there, Naoto!" Takemichi shouted.

"Don't you die yet!" Miyasato added on.

"Takemichi. Miyasato-kun. Run..." Naoto muttered.

"Oi, oi, oi..." A new voice was heard. "I should be the one who's supposed to kill Tachibana Naoto right? Kisaki."

"Sorry Izana. This fucker tried to protect Takemichi." Kisaki replied.

Izana walked forward. "You guys killed my Mikey." He claimed.

"My Mikey?" Takemichi repeated in his head.

"Kakucho!"

An older Kakucho then appeared. "Kaku-chan?" Takemichi questioned.

"Kill him."

"Yes, sir." Kakucho said, pointing the gun at Takemichi.

"Takemichi!"

Miyasato directed Kakucho's gun towards him, shooting him in the shoulder as he stumbles back.

Another gunshot went off as he saw Takemichi collapse to the ground next to Naoto.

Miyasato eventually fell the ground. Not being able to stand much longer.

"I got shot." Takemichi thinks to himself. Naoto was coughing while Miyasato groaned in pain.

"Good job." Izana praised Kakucho.

"Well, that's disappointing." Kisaki commented as Takemichi coughed.

Miyasato blocked out Takemichi and Naoto's conversation.

"I'm sorry, Kei..." Miyasato thought, before he succumbed to the darkness and blacked out.

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"Mikey, I'm here!" Draken announced.

"Go wait in my room, Ken-chin!" Mikey shouted back.

"I met Takemitchy, Keiji, and Miya just now, we'll bring him along, alright?"

"Okay."

"Woah."

"Right here."

"So this is Mikey's home..." Takemichi mumbled.

"This is Mikey's room." Draken said as the four of them were outside a different building.

"Oooh, it's in a different building!" Takemichi exclaimed.

"This was originally the garage, where Shinichiro-kun tinkered his bike all the time." Draken explained.

"I see."

Draken smiled. "Me and Mikey always came here and watched him work. He never got tired, I tell ya." He said.

"And he didn't throw wrenches at your head?" Keiji asked as he softly scoffed. "Every time I watched Shinichiro-san, he always threw one of his wrenches at me."

"I think it's because you constantly talked his ear off."

"Mean, To-chan!"

They went inside Mikey's room. "Woah! Mikey's room is so cool!" Takemichi exclaimed. "His stuff is kinda mature, isn't it?"

"Well, most of it is Shinichiro's stuff." Draken replied.

"I only own the bed." Mikey's voice was heard.

"Mikey-kun!"

Mikey had an irritated look on his face. "It's still morning, don't be so loud!" He complained.

"I see. Kurokawa Izana. So it was him the other day." Mikey said as Draken was doing his hair.

"Huh?! You met him?" Draken asked.

"Yeah!" Mikey replied.

"Actually, To-chan and I met him, too." Keiji spoke up, getting Mikey, Draken and Takemichi's attention.

"Huh? When?" Takemichi questioned. "This is bad! Kurokawa Izana is the reason Keiji-kun is who he is in the future!"

"When To-chan and I were in Yokohama. I accidentally bumped into him." Keiji explained.

"So he's Tenjiku's captain..." Mikey muttered.

"He was Black Dragon's 8th captain. And now Tenjiku..." Draken mumbled.

"Think he has any connection to Shinichiro-san?" Keiji asked Draken.

"Maybe." Draken responded.

"Huh?" Takemichi said in confusion as Mikey went silent.

"Takemitchy, our discussion stays here." Draken told him.

"Yes!"

"Shinichiro-kun is the founder of Black Dragon." Draken revealed.

"Uh..."

"Huh? Shouldn't you be more surprised?" Draken questioned.

"Ah." Takemichi exclaimed. "Shit. That's right! I learnt this information from the future!"

Keiji sighs to himself. "Michi's acting skills are terrible. Makes me wonder how people didn't find out about him being a time leaper sooner." He thought.

"No I uh... I was so shocked my voice..."

"Well, anyways... The only people who know about this are me, Mikey, and Baji—Keiji only knows since Shinichiro-kun was his mentor." Keiji hums in agreement. "We decided to keep it a secret, since Kazutora got in trouble with the Black Dragon." Draken explained.

"Before I confronted the 9th Generation of Black Dragon, I talked to my brother." Mikey added on.

"So the person who corrupted Black Dragon was the 8th captain. Kurokawa Izana!" Draken exclaimed.

"So they're connected." Takemichi noted.

Emma suddenly came into the room. "Alright. I brought you guys tea!" She informed as she steps the tray down.

"Kurokawa Izana. Just who the hell is he?" Takemichi questioned more to himself.

"My brother."

Everyone went silent at Emma's claim until Mikey spoke up. "Who?" He questioned.

"Like I said, he's my brother." Emma repeated.

Draken, Keiji, Miyasato, and Takemichi all had confused looks on their faces.

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"Come on, Mikey! I told you so many times! Because he's also your half-brother!" Emma scolded. "My original name was "Kurokawa" and I have a brother by that name!"

"Eh... really?" Mikey questioned.

"If he's Emma's brother, then that means..." Takemichi paused.

"Jeez you never listen to anyone, do you?!" Emma continued to scold him.

"Ah! Now I remember!" Mikey exclaimed.

"You liar." Draken and Keiji said in unison.

"Um... Emma-chan?" Takemichi called out her name.

"Yeah?"

"Your brother... "Kurokawa Izana" anything else you remember about him?" Takemichi asked.

"I'm not sure. I was only with him until I was 3." Emma responded.

"I see."

"Ah. But he seemed to be really close with Big Bro Shin!" Emma smiled.

"Eh?"

"With Shinichiro?" Mikey repeated.

"Huh? Why is Shinichiro-kun and Kurokawa Izana..." Draken paused.

"Wait here, alright?" Emma walked out of the room for a moment.

"Oi." Draken called out after her.

She soon returned with a small box. "Ta-dah!" Emma announced.

"A tin box?"

"What's this?"

"A memento from Big Bro Shin. Found them while I was cleaning his belongings." Emma replied.

"A stack of letters... from Kurokawa Izana?!" Takemichi exclaimed. "Huh? Perhaps all the letters in this tin box... are from Kurokawa Izana?!"

"I never read them but just look at the amount of those letters! I'm pretty sure they get along well." Emma said.

"Get along you say. This shit is creepy." Draken commented.

"I agree. I didn't even write this much to Shinichiro-san. Then again, I always bugged him in his shop." Keiji agreed.

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"So, found anything important?" Emma asked as the group was looking through the letters.

"It just looks like he's just writing about what happened in his daily life." Takemichi replied.

"This here is probably the first letter he sent." Draken spoke up.

"Hm?"

"Dear Shinichiro-sama. Thank you for visiting me. I'm glad to hear that I have a family." Draken read out.

"Shinichiro-kun went and met him!" Takemichi noted.

"I wonder how he knew about Izana." Draken wondered out loud.

Mikey was silent. "I see now." He then stood up. "I'll be getting some fresh air."

Mikey then walks out of the room. "What's up with him?" Takemichi asked.

"Dear Shintarō, lately I've been having a lot of headaches. It hurts. It must be his fault. Please stop talking about Manjiro." Draken read next, getting Takemichi's attention.

"Kurokawa Izana had been separated from his family since he was a child. And the first person he met from his family was Shinichiro-kun. If Shinichiro-kun was the only support he has... Then what are his thoughts on Mikey?" Draken questioned.

"Well, Shinichiro let Izana take over Black Dragon, but when he said he left Black Dragon for Mikey instead... How would Kurokawa Izana think about that?"

"Jealousy?" Emma guessed.

"Yeah. He holds great amount of jealousy towards Mikey. A grudge." Draken replied. "I also realized something."

"What?"

"That battle when Toman got formed. 9th Generation captain of Black Dragon, Madarame Shion said something." Draken said.

"8th Gen's will. Eh? 8th Generation's captain was Kurokawa Izana..." Takemichi trailed off.

"Yes... 9th Gen Black Dragon involved themselves with Kazutora. And out of jealousy, what if it was Kurokawa Izana's plan to destroy Mikey from there on?" Draken questioned. "What if the whole conflict was all Kurokawa Izana's grudge?"

"And after Shinichiro passed away he created Tenjiku, and brought them here. This time he did it to kill Mikey... to end his own little brother!" Takemichi finished.

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"Something bothering you, Kei?"

Both Keiji and Miyasato were walking back from Mikey's house. Keiji was staring at a certain letter in his hands.

"This Kurokawa Izana... I've met him before."

Miyasato raised an eyebrow. "You mean our encounter with him wasn't your first?" He questioned.

"Not according to this letter he wrote to Shinichiro-san. Listen." Keiji cleared his throat. "Dear Shinichiro-sama, thank you for introducing me to Keiji. I had a lot of fun hanging out with him. I would like to see him again soon if possible."

"Do you even remember meeting someone like him?"

"Well, Shinichiro-san always mentioned wanting to introduce me to Jiro-chan. But it never happened. Then again, I had forgotten about Sei-chan and Koko-chan for the longest time. So maybe..." Keiji paused and sighed in frustration.

"Come to think of it, I remember you addressing him as Zana-chan. You never use "chan" with people you don't know well. Look how long it took for you to give Mikey his nickname." Miyasato pointed out.

"Yeah. That nickname just came out naturally." Keiji agreed. "Argh! Why can't I remember?"

"It'll come to you eventually, Kei. Don't stress."

"You're right."

However, Keiji was still unsure. "Just who are you to me, Kurokawa Izana?" He wondered.

"Kei, look out!"

"Huh?"

Keiji turned around just in time for something to hit his head before getting knocked out.

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"Damn..." Keiji thinks to himself. "Why the hell am I always getting kidnapped?"

"You're awake, Hanagaki?"

Keiji heard Muto's voice. "Huh? Muto? Isn't that the 5th Division Captain? And what's Michi doing here?" He wondered.

"Alright."

"The whole conflict with Tenjiku. You know something, don't you?" Takemichi asked.

"Look beside you, Hanagaki!" Muto exclaimed as Sanzu turned on the lights. "All the actors are here. Let's begin, shall we?"

"What?!"

Takemichi came face to face with Inui, Kokonoi, and Keiji.

"These three? Inui, Koko... and even Keiji-kun! Why are they!"

"Shit. So even Takemichi got caught, huh? 'Ghost of S62'..." Kokonoi spoke.

"S62... You mean the guys in Tenjiku? What do you mean?" Takemichi questioned.

"This guy was originally buddies with Kurokawa Izana and the rest. The 6 of them who got out from juvie. The 'Brutal Generation.'" Inui explained.

"That has nothing to do with you guys. Izana is my problem." Muto claimed.

"This guy. What's up with him?!" Takemichi wondered.

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A/N: Another chapter is finished! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 2269 words.