The next day, Akira began to wake up, the sun shining down on his face as he felt a familiar weight on his lap as he looked down to see Morgana sleep peacefully. Akira smiled petting him carefully as Morgana began to wake up

"Ah, you're awake," Morgana said with a smile

"Yeah" Akira signed with a smile

"The others said to let them know when you wake up. They want to talk to you" Morgana said, stretching as Akira nodded, getting his phone out and seeing it was around lunchtime.

Akira: Hey guys, I'm awake, Morgana said you wanted to talk to me

It didn't take too long for a response back from everyone

Ann: Oh you're awake, thank god

Ryuji: How are you feeling dude?

Akira: Better, so what did you want to talk about?

Makoto: We know your parents have abused you. We want to file a lawsuit. I already talked to my sister and she's more than willing to do so

Futaba: I can hack them for information or threaten them to confess

Yusuke: I think that's a bit too far

Futaba: For what they did? Hah!

Akira: He's right Futaba, but yeah. We can meet up at Leblanc today after school to discuss this

Haru: Sounds good, this is something we also need to discuss with Sojiro-san

Akira: Sojiro?

Makoto: You will still need a guardian to take care of you since your parents will lose custody of you. Sojiro-san would be the best option, after all, he has taken care of you all this time

Akira: Well I'll let him know to close the store early today

Yusuke: Sounds good, we will see you then

Akira got up and got ready for the day as he headed downstairs, smelling coffee and curry as Sojiro was doing some chores.

"Ah, you're awake, I thought you'll be sleeping all day at this rate," Sojiro said putting a plate of curry and a cup of coffee in front of him

"Sorry, I was tired. By the way, can you close up shop today early?" Akira signed to the other

"Huh? Why?" Sojiro asked

"The others and I need to talk about something with you" Akira signed to the other. "It's fairly important"

"Well, if you truly say so, I can close the shop up early. But only because you're saying this is important" Sojiro said. "Now eat up, the curry's going get cold"

Akira nodded as he began to eat. After eating, he messaged the others to let them know Leblanc will be available for them after school

Afterschool came around fairly quickly and soon, everyone had arrived, Sojiro changed the sign to "close" to ensure no-one will come in.

"Alright, Akira mentioned you needed to talk to me," Sojiro said

Akira and the others explained what happened in Akira's palace and Akira's past and how they were planning to file a lawsuit again Akira's parents for abuse

"Holy cow..." Sojiro was taking in this information quite slowly, so it still shocked him. "Your parents did seem like normal people when I met them, but if they really were doing this to their son, then I can see why you're mute," Sojiro said. "But what does have to do with me?" Sojiro asked

"Akira's parents will lose custody of Akira, so he will need a permanent guardian at that point. And you being Akira's temporarily guardian, you would be the best fit for him" Makoto said

"I know it seems like a lot, and if you don't want to for free, I can even pay rent" Akira signed to Sojiro but he shook his head

"Consider it done, and you don't need to pay," Sojiro said. "You've been through a lot, and you helped out Futaba too, it's the least I can do. Plus you're like a brother to her at this point"

Futaba blushed with embarrassment. "Sojiro!" She said as everyone chuckled

"Then it's settled, I'll drop by the files for the case when I can and once the lawsuit is settled, we'll get the papers ready for you

Akira couldn't help but smile, things were changing, and for the better. Around a month or so later, Akira's parents lost very easily in the lawsuit and Sojiro became Akira's permanent guardian. They moved Akira's stuff out of the attic and made a room available for him at Sojiro's place so he would have a real home.

Akira continued to go to Shujin Academy with his friends, and things were turning out for the better, and he was glad...

That he was not alone