The longer the situation drags on, the weaker Mobius becomes, while Pachin, with Peyan's help, gains the upper hand over Osanai.

"Ais, I'm so tired, I can barely breathe anymore," Hanma sighs, after all the plan has failed, he's lost all interest.

"Do you need me to end your life right now?" Mikey replies coldly.

Hanma sees Osanai has been knocked down. Touman has also defeated all of Mobius. The battle is decided. Suddenly, a bald man with a fierce face rides in on a motorcycle.

"Hanma-san, let's go," says Kisaki's subordinate, who has come to pick up Hanma.

"You do abandon your president in the middle of a battle like that?" - Mikey

Hanma bursts out laughing mockingly.

"Oh, a useless guy like that dares to be my boss. Mikey, I'm out of here, see you soon. Touman will never be at peace, haha!"

Mikey silently watches Hanma go away. Only then does he notice the people around him and sees them gathering around Takemichi. Anxiety washes over him, and Mikey quickly runs over.

"Takemitchy, are you okay?"

"Takemitchy saved me and got stabbed in his arm by Kiyomasa. That bastard Kiyomasa wore Toman's uniform to the fight and blended in. I was fighting against the members of Moebius, so I thought he was one of our men. If it weren't for Takemichi, I would have been stabbed."

Draken, enrages, clenches his fists. Mikey's inner fury erupts, his eyes darkening as he glares at Kiyomasa, who is slowly regaining consciousness.

This guy must die! That's what Takemichi sees in Mikey's eyes. Is it Mikey's dark alter ego? No, it can't appear.

"Mikey don't, handle him later, I need to go to the hospital."

He quickly stops him. Please don't show that dark look, this wound is nothing to him. He has protected Draken once again, and this time he's not even hurt. It's just a small wound.

"I'll take you to the hospital. You're still bleeding," Draken quickly pulls him away.

Before leaving, he wants to hold Mikey's hand, but he is afraid that it would bring him back to the future, so he just pats his shoulder and smiles.

"We won, Mikey-kun. Don't be so gloomy. I'm fine."

Takemichi still waves goodbye to everyone with a smile.

Touman seems to be used to responding to Takemichi's cheerfulness by smiling and waving back at him. But as soon as Takemichi leaves, the whole group turns grim.

Baji has been holding back his anger until now because he sees Takemichi trying to smile even though his hands are still shaking. He comes over and grabs Kiyomasa's head, followed by Chifuyu, Mitsuya, and Smiley grabbing the heads of the other men and dragging them in front of Mikey.

As soon as they regain their senses a little, they witness a scene that could haunt them for the rest of their lives. The devils are staring at them.

"So, what did you guys do to my Kenchin and Takemitchy?"

Mikey tilts his head, looking at them with a cold and dark gaze.

The other members of Touman are not allowed to mention this in front of Takemichi.

Takemichi feels more worried about his life than his arm right now. Draken is driving at a terrifying speed. He is so scared that he hugs Draken tightly and closes his eyes, letting fate decide. His wound is not life-threatening, but Draken's driving is making him feel like he's going to pass out. What's more scary is that Draken doesn't say a word throughout the whole way. Even after he finishes bandaging him, he is still the one who has to initiate a conversation. Draken just stands there brooding for a long time.

"Draken-kun, what's wrong? I've finished bandaging." He raises his hand and waves.

"Yeah."

Draken replied indifferently. Takemichi screams inside, why is it like this, how should he handle it?

"Draken-kun, you're not happy that I helped you out?"

No answer, so that's it.

"But it's just on my hand, I'm fine now."

"You...you've never been a thug before, why are you so calm when a knife stabs through your hand like that?"

Draken finally expresses his anger. He truly doesn't understand how the person in front of him can still smile.

Takemichi remembers the last time he was stabbed in the hand, but no one questioned it like that. For thugs, it's enough that we don't die.

"But now I am anyway, it's something that can't be avoided"

"You..."

"If I hadn't stepped in, you would have been seriously injured or even killed, Draken-kun. So what's the big deal? If I were the one being stabbed, would you save me or just stand there and watch?"

Draken turns his face away. He pats Draken on the shoulder, but he still refuses to look at him. He feels himself getting angry, so he pulls his braid down.

"Takemitchy you..."

Draken is startled. Takemichi grabs his face and pulls it down, forcing Draken to look at him. The height difference causes Draken to hunch over a lot, and passersby find it both funny and adorable.

"I shielded you from harm, so I think it's worth it, okay? It's also my first battle scar. Do you want to play mad at your benefactor?"

Draken is stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembers the time he asked Mikey why he was friends with Takemichi. Mikey had told him that he liked the way Takemichi looked at him. Draken had wondered what that look was like. Now he thinks he understands: it is warm, sincere, and full of respect. Those sky-colored eyes can show the owner's feelings for the other person.

Does Takemichi know how beautiful and precious his eyes are? If he were to express his affection through those eyes, how many people would fall for him? Draken is taken aback by this thought. But it seems that the strange, fluttering feeling in his chest doesn't give him the chance to understand why he has that thought, or why his heart skips a beat. He just keeps indulging in it. He doesn't know if anyone else would notice this, but right now, the person he cherishes and is willing to protect with his life is Takemichi.

Draken doesn't say anything more, just nods slightly. That's right, it's because he values him. Does feeling important to someone really bring such joy?

Takemichi slaps Draken's face, bringing him back to reality.

"Let's go home, then I'll eat fries and a hamburger."

"You should rest." Draken laughs.

Before Takemichi can fulfill his wish to eat fries, he really needs to stay home and recover. His friends and Hinata have visited him after hearing the news.

"I can't believe how cool my bro is," Akkun exclaims.

"Haha, you guys underestimate me, don't you?"

"But Takemichi-kun, this is too dangerous," Hinata mourns as she hears the knife stab through his hand.

"I helped my friend, Hina-chan, I think it's worth it."

"Wow, Takemichi, real man, bro" Makoto nods approvingly.

One thing he regrets is not being able to go to the festival with Hinata. This time back, he couldn't spend much time with her. So he wants to make it up to her before he fully goes back to fixing the past.

"Hina-chan, I apologize that I can't go to the festival with you. Let's go out together this weekend to make up for it."

"Don't worry, Takemichi-kun, I understand. Let's go out together when you're feeling better," Hinata smiles kindly.

"No PDA please"

The four people see the hearts glowing so brightly between the other two people that blind their eyes.

Then suddenly, the whole group hears a commotion outside, followed by Draken's voice calling out Takemichi's name loudly. Takemichi hurriedly looks down at the front yard of his house. Akkun, Takuya, Makoto, and Yamagishi also perk up their ears, and as soon as they see what's happening outside, their mouths drop open.

A group of Touman members are standing below: Mikey, Draken, Baji, Chifuyu, Mitsuya, Hakkai, Pachin, Peyan, Smiley, and Angry. They are waving at Takemichi.

Takemichi's small room can't fit 16 people, so he invites them to sit in the living room. Hinata sees it's all boys, so she asks to leave early so that Takemichi can relax with his friends. The Akkun group is half-wanting to leave and half-not wanting to leave. They want to leave because they feel like this combination is too terrifying, and they also don't want to leave because of the terrifying people in the rumors here.

"How are you feeling, Takemichi?" Chifuyu asks him first.

"It still hurts, but I'm okay."

"Are these your friends?"

Baji lifts his chin towards Akkun's group, causing all four of them to startle. It's Baji, the war god of Touman.

"Ah, let me introduce you guys, this is Akkun, Takuya, Makoto, and Yamagishi, they're my best friends."

"Best friends, huh..."

Baji repeats, looking back at them. The Akkun group can't understand why they suddenly feel a chill down their spines.

"We bought watermelon, cake, and tea here" Pachin and Peyan carry up several bags of groceries.

"Okay, you guys go talk, I'll cut the watermelon and put out the snacks."

"You're injured, let me do it," Mitsuya offers, being the expert.

"Okay, come in."

The Akkun group screams, no Takemichi, why can you leave us like this?

"How long have you guys been friends with Takemitchy?" Mikey strikes up a conversation.

Takemichi is arranging snacks and fetching teacups when he hears a lively conversation outside the room. Everyone is getting along so quickly, aren't they?

"Mitsuya-kun, you're so skillful."

Seeing how Mitsuya quickly and beautifully cuts the melon slices, Takemichi praises him. As for himself, who is clumsy, he just cuts it in half and scoops it out with a spoon.

"Haha, it's nothing," Mitsuya smiles gently.

"Mitsuya-kun is indeed the man every girl dreams of, gentle, mature, knows how to take care of the family, fights well, and even sews well."

Takemichi talks non-stop without noticing Mitsuya watching him, it's not the first time he has received compliments, but hearing these words from Takemichi is quite pleasant.

"And you're braver than I thought."

"Huh?"

"Not everyone is willing to take a knife for someone else, we've known each other for a long time, we can be willing to do that for each other, but Takemichi, you've only known us for a month, yet you dared to protect Draken with your body. I appreciate that."

Mitsuya also expresses his thoughts.

"I see the resilience that Draken talked about in you now."

Takemichi feels both happy and embarrassed being praised directly like this, his face flushes slightly.

"No, I'm not resilient at all, I just don't want to see my friend get hurt in front of me."

For him now, everyone in Touman is important to him. His life has nothing before, but when he is with the people in Touman, he feels like he has everything. His wish is to see everyone happy, and that everyone must have Mikey. He doesn't want Mikey to bear the future of everyone alone anymore. This time, leave it to him.

Mitsuya doesn't understand why he doesn't feel Takemichi the way he appears to be cheerful. He feels that Takemichi is hiding a lot of things and that he is carrying a heavy burden.

"Let's chow down, folks!"

Takemichi is given a simple task, just needs to bring a plate of cake out. As he approaches the crowd, he hears Akkun recounting his childish past, which makes the Touman gang burst into laughter.

"Akkun, you take the opportunity to badmouth me."

"What? I'm just telling the truth."

"This bastard."

Takemichi lunges at Akkun to attack him, but accidentally bumps his injured hand.

"Takemichi, watch out," Draken.

"Be careful, idiot," Chifuyu.

"You guys are so noisy," Pachin.

Touman stays at Takemichi's house until lunchtime before they leave, yet just over 15 minutes later, he hears the doorbell again. Takemichi is wondering why there are so many visitors to his house today, he goes out and it's no one else but Chifuyu.

"You forgot something, huh?"

"I forgot to ask you why you knew Draken-kun would be attacked by Kiyomasa?"