Kisaki's initial plan had been to use Mobius to pressure Pachin, triggering a conflict between the two sides. In this incident, Pa had stabbed Osanai, providing Kisaki with the opportunity to take over the Third Division captain position. Later, he had utilized Kiyomasa's hatred to kill Draken and secure the No. 2 position in Touman.

Although Takemichi had prevented Draken's death in the previous encounter, he couldn't stop Kisaki from infiltrating Touman. If Kisaki hadn't infiltrated Touman, Baji wouldn't have become a spy at Valhalla. To prevent Baji's death, it's not just about stopping Kazutora, but Takemichi also needs to find a way for Mikey to forgive him. Baji had sacrificed himself for that forgiveness, so what could Takemichi do to ensure Mikey forgave Kazutora and brought him back to his senses? This part is truly complex.

Firstly, preventing Pachin from stabbing Osanai is impossible since Kisaki manipulates the situation to instigate a gang war one way or another. However, if Pachin isn't arrested, then it's difficult for Kisaki to win Mikey's favor and enter Touman.

Takemichi remembers the reason for the conflict was that Mobius had harmed Pachin's friend and that friend's girlfriend. Kisaki, the despicable person, had ruined a girl's life just for a gang war. Takemichi had heard about the injuries and the suffering of her parents, truly horrifying. So, this time, he wants to help her. Recalling the time and place, it's been quite a while.

Suddenly, Takemichi's head throbs. Recently, he feels disoriented and has strange dreams, strange voices echoing in his head. This makes waking up each morning exhausting, and he even forgets his hair gel to go to school. On the way, he meets Hinata, who compliments him on being such a good student today, getting to school early. Each time she praises him, he feels embarrassed, whether he's 14 or 26, he scratches his head and chuckles.

"Hmm, Takemichi-kun isn't styling your hair today?"

"Haha, I'm too tired to do it, does it not look cool without styling?"

"No, Takemichi-kun looks cool for Hina whether you style your hair or not."

Takemichi feels delighted inside. Hina-chan, you're indeed an angel.

But no matter what, he still feels exhausted. He collapses on his desk as soon as he gets to school; the whole lesson feels uncomfortable because of the voices in his head. Still feeling unease, he suddenly hears a commotion.

"Where are you guys from, barging into our school like this?"

"Hey! Hey!"

Hmm, this scene seems familiar again.

"Oh, Mikey, he's here!" Draken appears at the classroom door, intimidating everyone with his massive figure like a middle school student's version of a titan. Draken is even taller than the classroom door.

"Hey, Takemitchy, let's go hang out!" Mikey appears with a cheerful voice inviting him.

Takemichi quickly goes out, and the scene of the three third-year students lying scattered in the hallway reappears. It's really pitiful. Then everyone looks at the three.

"Wait, Takemichi knows Mikey from Touman? Unbelievable!"

"Wow, even our school has someone awesome, right?"

"Speak quietly, you idiot."

They chat and look at him with admiration, while Draken is making the three third-years line up like a row of mats for them to step on. Oh my god!

"Takemichi seems like we forgot to tell you that we're from Touman, huh?"

Takemichi walks into the empty space next to the "human mats" and hears the painful cries of that "mats" as Draken suddenly asks him.

"Huh? Yeah!"

"But it seems you already know."

"Haha, I've just heard the name."

Takemichi replies hesitantly. Why does Draken ask him like that? Looking up at Draken's seemingly unfriendly gaze, Takemichi wonders if Draken thinks he intentionally approached Mikey yesterday. Takemichi screams inwardly, questioning the duration of their friendship. He's looking at me with suspicious eyes.

"Wait!"

He hears Hinata calling from the front, walking assertively towards them, with his friends trailing behind. This scene, could it be...

"Hold on, Hina-chan, they're my friends."

If he sees Hinata slap Mikey again, his soul would escape for sure, even though Takemichi knows Mikey wouldn't hit a girl.

"Huh? Your friends?"

His friends also rush forward, shaking his shoulders.

"Damn Takemichi, when did you become friends with the president and vice president of Touman? Why didn't you tell me!"

Akkun shakes him so hard that his brain feels like it's about to fly out.

"Hey! We want to leave now, don't mind?"

Mikey cuts off the frantic reactions of his friends, replacing them with fearful shivers.

"No, sir, I'll send him back."

They shove him away. These guys have no manners at all!

"Takemichi-kun, are you okay hanging out with them?"

Hinata worries about him, and he feels like crying tears of happiness.

"It's fine, Hina-chan, they're good people, you can rest assured."

"Alright then, I'll ask for your leave. Have fun."

As Takemichi bids farewell to Hinata with a joyful face, suddenly the two dull faces behind him extinguish all emotions.

"Got yourself a good girlfriend, huh?" - Mikey.

"Have known nothing much but already called us good guys, are you overconfident?" - Draken.

"If you guys are bad, how dare I follow you?" - Takemichi replies.

"Well, the good guys here are planning to sweep out the bad guys in District X, hurry up, Takemitchy."

Mikey cheerfully drags Takemichi and Draken along.

Takemichi, however, is just going as a spectator. After all, the delinquent group finds them intimidating and doesn't dare to pick a fight; even if they beg, they would still end up flattened.

"Takemitchy, let's go have some taiyaki."

"But I want to eat french fries. I had taiyaki yesterday."

"If not taiyaki, then dorayaki."

"You're really... whatever."

Draken might have been mistaken, but he feels like even though they have just met, Takemichi talks to them as if they've known each other for a long time. Despite knowing that they are the leader and vice-leader of Touman, he isn't afraid at all.

The three sit by the riverside eating dorayaki.

"I heard there's someone under Touman using the gang's name to organize underground fights."

Hearing Draken, Takemichi immediately knows who he is, Kiyomasa. If he hadn't intervened yesterday, he and his friends would now be slaves to him, participating in those fights.

"Quite audacious, huh? Kenshin, watch when they organize, we'll give them a match. Takemitchy, you should join in."

"If I go, can you let me fight that guy?" Takemichi unexpectedly makes a proposal.

"Can you handle it, Takemichi? Why suddenly want to fight that guy?" - Draken suspiciously asks.

"I know that guy, Kiyomasa. I have a cousin working as a henchman for him. He's a scumbag, only knows how to bully the weaker ones. He doesn't deserve to be in Touman."

Previously, Touman meant nothing to him, but now it's different. In such a fantastic place, there's a scoundrel like Kiyomasa. He had even betrayed Touman and had stabbed Draken. Seeing him within Touman's ranks again truly angers him.

"I know I'm weak, but I won't give up. I won't lose to a guy like him," Takemichi insists, his eyes shining with determination as he looks at the two of them. He is no longer afraid of Kiyomasa; he had defeated him once, and he believes he could win again.

Both of them look at him and then laugh. Draken pats his head affectionately.

"Don't realize you look pretty heroic. If you like, go ahead."

"At first, I didn't understand why you befriended such a weak guy, but he's quite okay."

After parting ways with Takemichi, Draken confides in Mikey. He isn't fond of Takemichi; he even thinks Takemichi approached Mikey with some ulterior motive. But, after observing for a while, he finds Takemichi just foolishly naive. He likes the fiery determined look in his eyes to defeat the bad guys, and he feels there is something special about Takemichi's connection with Touman.

"I also don't know why I want to be friends with Takemitchy, but I like the way he looks at me."

"What kind of look?"

"Haha, I don't know. I just like it."

What kind of look is it? Mikey doesn't know if it can express affection, but he finds it warm, and he wants to keep looking at it.