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

edited on august 13th, 2022 @ 11:56pm

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𝓒𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚃𝙴𝙽,
𝓒𝚄𝚃𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙾𝙰𝚃.

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"HERE." Inui spoke, getting Takemichi out of his thoughts as he handed him a drink.

"Oh, thank you!" Takemichi said as Inui sat down next to Ichirou, who rested his head on his lap.

"It's been a rough day, huh?" Takemichi asked.

"Yeah..." Inui replied as he sighed. "Things have become a huge mess."

"Oh yeah — where's Draken?" Takemichi questioned.

"Outside, with some Brahman members. Probably discussing about you." Inui answered.

"What? Lemme go take a look." Takemichi said.

"Hanagaki!" Inui called his name. "I'm... I'm worried about Draken."

"Huh? Why so?" Takemichi asked.

"Rather than a plain motorcyclist gang, Brahman is more like a Yakuza gang, governed by adults. They got bad rumors tailing them too... so be careful." Inui responded.

"... Got it!" Takemichi said as he left.

"How mad was your brother?" Inui questioned, which made Ichirou scoff.

"What do I have to do to get praise from him, Seishu?" Ichirou asked. "It's so hard to please that man. Perhaps I should just give up on my goal. Waka-nii is obviously a lot stronger than I am."

"That doesn't sound like something you'd say. Don't just give up. I'm sure you'll gain his approval in due time." Inui reassured.

Ichirou just sighs before hugging his boyfriend's waist, lost in his thoughts as Inui played with his hair.

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"Say, Imaushi-kun?"

Ichirou was currently with Takemichi after he had just gotten back from visiting Draken.

"What is it, Hanagaki?" Ichirou asked.

"Why did you join Brahman? You didn't really know Mikey for that long, so it couldn't have been for him." Takemichi replied.

"Hanagaki, do you remember seeing a male with blonde and purple colored hair? Kinda looked bored out of his mind?" Ichirou questioned.

"Yeah. I believe Inupi called him 'Waka.'" Takemichi responded. "Now that I think about it, you two look really similar. Same fighting style too."

"He's my older brother." Ichirou explained, shocking Takemichi. "Waka-nii taught me everything I know today. I've gotten stronger since we last saw each other, and I joined Brahman so I could show him I'm not the same as I was before."

"So you want to surpass him?"

"I guess." Ichirou shrugged. "Waka-nii has been my hero since I was a kid. So it's only natural that I want to surpass him. But all he does his lecture me whenever I do something wrong. It's hard to please him."

"I'm sure you'll gain his approval eventually, Imaushi-kun."

"You and me both, Hanagaki."

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《 𝟩𝖳𝖧 𝖩𝖴𝖫𝖸, 𝟤𝟢𝟢𝟪 》

Takemichi was currently following Draken and Ichirou down some steps. Both Draken and Ichirou were wearing their Brahman uniform.

"So is Brahman's meeting gonna take place in this normal looking building?" Takemichi asked.

He then noticed a camera. "There's a camera!" He thought before noticing a lock on the door. "And a tightly secured door... it's as if they're a secret society!"

They walked in to see two people fighting in a ring. "Huh!? What the hell is going on here!?" Takemichi exclaimed.

"'B1' Brahman's underground ring." Draken replied.

"Wait... Then, how about today's meeting...?" Takemichi questioned.

"Matches go on here every night. The rich guys watch these matches through a monitor, and place their bets." Draken explained. "By making a living in 'B1', these fighters formed a powerful unit. A unit now known as the strong militant combat gang, 'Brahman.'"

"That's enough! Turn off the cameras! Today's match ends here!"

"And in this powerful gang a strong figure leads the team." Draken continued on as Senju appeared.

The Brahman members then cheered.

"Kawaragi Senju."

"Now then, let's begin Brahman's grand meeting!" Senju announced as the members continued chanting her name. Senju raised her hand as it went quiet.

"The cheering stopped!" Takemichi noticed.

"Introducing our newest member! Please come forward! Hanagaki Takemichi!" Senju shouted as Takemichi stepped forward.

"The 3rd of August incident! Bloody Halloween! The battle on Christmas! And lastly, the leading man of the Kanto Incident! Tokyo Manji's former First Division Captain! and the last successor of Black Dragon!" Senju continued on.

Senju was holding a uniform. "Wear this, Hanagaki! From now on, this will be your uniform!" She said. "Welcome to Brahman, Hanagaki Takemichi."

"The time has come! On 14th of July... We will battle both Kanto Manji Gang, as well as Rokuhara Tandai! Let's begin the 'Battle of Three Deities'!" Senju shouted.

Takemichi put on the uniform. "Finally, we're going to meet Mikey-kun!" Takemichi thought.

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"Draken!"

Draken saw Inui on his motorcycle as Ichirou trailed behind him, wearing his Brahman uniform.

"What's up, Inupi?" Draken asked.

"I've got bad news! Those guys from Rokuhara Tandai... are heading to Takemichi as we speak!" Inui responded.

"We need to go... like now!" Ichirou added on.

A Rokuhara Tandai member was about to shoot at Takemichi until the gun was knocked out of his hands.

"You good, Takemitchy?" Draken asked.

"Good thing we made it on time." Ichirou commented.

"D-Draken-kun! Imaushi-kun!" Takemichi exclaimed, shocked to see the two standing in front of him.

Onlookers suddenly heard a gunshot in the distance. 

"Eh?"

"What happened?"

"Someone shot a gun!"

"Huh!?"

"Yo, that doesn't sound good."

"You're kidding me!"

"Anyways, we better get out of here!"

"What on earth just happened!?"

"Sounded like it came from over there!"

"Shit!"

"Run!"

The Rokuhara Tandai members soon ran off. "Thank you so much, Draken-kun, Imaushi-kun." Takemichi thanked them.

"Sure..." Draken replied.

"Yup." Ichirou answered.

Draken kicked the gun away. "They got the nerve to attack with such dangerous weapons." He commented.

"Senju! Are you hurt anywhere!?" Takemichi asked.

"A-Ah... Nope..." Senju responded.

"But... Why are you here, Draken, Imaushi?" Takemichi questioned.

"... Both Inupi and Imaushi heard it somewhere, that there were people planning to attack you tonight." Draken answered, getting Takemichi's attention. "And that they were heading over here, to the amusement park."

"Those guys... were really trying to kill me, huh..." Takemichi mumbled.

"They're Rokuhara's kids."

"Rokuhara...!"

"C' mon, you gotta know that you bear a high title around here. Those dudes were sure to shit their pants when they heard someone like you joined Brahman instead." Draken informed.

"That's why they went as far as using a gun..." Takemichi said.

"... The war of 3 Deities might not be a plain delinquent conflict anymore. They are involved with shady businesses, and companies invest in them. They have a different look in their eyes." Draken commented.

"I wonder what'll happen next..." Takemichi wondered out loud.

"... Maybe Mikey saw this coming." Draken said.

"... Draken-kun. Let's keep it between us, but... just now, I was able to foresee the future." Takemichi announced, getting Draken's attention. "In that future, I saw Senju... die protecting me. I've prevented that terrible outcome."

"What are you guys whispering about?" Senju questioned in confusion.

"It's all thanks to you two. We've successfully changed one future!" Takemichi declared.

"Is that so..." Draken smiled. "Then I'm glad."

"Hey, I think we gotta go! We'll be in trouble if someone gets here!" Senju informed.

"Ah, you're right!" Takemichi said as both him, Senju, and Ichirou rushed off. However, Takemichi realized Draken wasn't following.

"Draken-kun?"

"Takemichi... Please tell this to Mikey..."

"Huh?"

"Don't cause... too much trouble..."

"What are you talking about!? You tell him yourse—" Takemichi trailed off as three consecutive gunshots rang out, making Draken collapse on the ground.

"I've done all I can do." Draken finished.

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"Draken-kun!" Takemichi shouted.

"Lower him!"

"Draken-kun!"

"1! 2! 3!"

《 𝖩𝖠𝖭𝖴𝖠𝖱𝖸 𝟣𝖲𝖳, 𝟤𝟢𝟢𝟧 — 𝖥𝖨𝖱𝖲𝖳 𝖲𝖴𝖭𝖱𝖨𝖲𝖤 𝖱𝖴𝖭𝖠𝖶𝖠𝖸 》

"Happy New Year! The beach!"

"Baji! How did the Olympus incident go!?" Draken asked.

"Huh? Those punks were just the 1st squad so we beat them up easily." Baji replied. "Ain't that right, Chifuyu?"

"Yeah! Anyone who went up against Baji was stripped naked and I beat them up." Chifuyu answered.

"You need to be careful not to overdo it when following Baji's orders." Draken informed.

"What about Akasaka's 'Nitoro'!?" Draken asked.

"Beat them up as usual. Right, Angry?" Smiley replied.

"Smiley was overdoing it so I had to desperately stop him." Angry added in.

"Toman is becoming bigger by the day!" Peh-yan exclaimed.

"Yeah! It's because our boss is the strongest." Pah-chin agreed.

"Mikey has been making his moves lately, huh?" Hakkai questioned.

"Indeed." Mitsuya replied.

"The face of Toman... is the 'invincible' Mikey, y' know!?" Draken informed.

"It feels kinda lonely when he's way up ahead..." Mitsuya pointed out.

"Oh well." Draken commented.

"Oi! We'll be late to see the sunrise! Are you guys turtles!?"

They soon arrived at the beach.

"We're here!"

"Uwaaah! The stars are insane!"

"Chifuyu! Hakkai! Go buy something warm from the convenience store!"

"Okay." Both Chifuyu and Hakkai replied.

"By the way, it's still 4am. What time does the sun rise?"

"This is insane!"

"I'm gonna freeze!"

"Let's run!"

"You're kidding Draken!?"

"Hey, why didn't the Fifth Division come?"

"Mucho said taking the car is a hassle."

"I'll seriously kill that old man!"

"Smiley, watch your mouth."

"Ah it's getting brighter." Mitsuya commented.

"Ah I'm beat..." Draken said.

"Ooohh! The first sunrise! Wake up, Pah-chin!" Peh-yan shouted.

"Haha... My final memories are with Toman, huh..." Draken mumbled.

"I'm on my way, Emma."

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The rain was still coming down. "Hanagaki..." Senju mumbled as Takemichi didn't say anything.

"How is he!?" Takemichi asked.

"I'm sorry... but... we couldn't save him."

"I didn't really know Draken all that well in the beginning. But the past two years, I formed some sort of bond with him." Ichirou noted. "Never really thought someone like him would die."

"Hanagaki!"

Senju's voice calling out Takemichi snapped Ichirou out of his thoughts.

"Huh? Yes?" Takemichi asked.

"What'll we do now?" Senju questioned as Takemichi didn't answer.

"... Ah, I'm sorry. What did you say?"

"Hanagaki..." Senju muttered.

"Senju!" Takeomi soon showed up. "Is it true they got Draken!?"

"Takeomi..." Senju mumbled.

"Shit! How did it get to this!?" Takeomi exclaimed. "... We have to repay Rokuhara Tandai."

"What are you saying, Takeomi!" Senju shouted.

"Benkei! Get everyone from Brahman, now!" Takeomi ordered.

"Yes!" Benkei replied.

"Takeomi! Are you crazy!? We can't do it today!" Senju informed.

"Huh!? Then when will we act!?" Takeomi argued.

"I don't know why but we can't do it today!"

"So we're just gonna sit around doing nothing? Draken just got killed! Listen here, Senju! It's not about being 'number one' anymore from now onwards, okay? It's a bloodbath!"

"No! This isn't how I wanted it to be! Rokuhara ruined it!"

"Oi oi oi! Getting kinda lively here, eh?"

South's voice brought the attention to Takemichi, Ichirou, Senju, and Takeomi.

"We've arrived just in time, didn't we?" South asked. "To Draken's requiem!"

"Rokuhara!" Senju exclaimed.

"Let's start the Armageddon!" South declared.

"Bring it on! Let's settle this here!" Takeomi shouted back.

A sudden motorcycle sound was soon heard. "This sound..." Takeomi muttered.

"What is it now?" Senju asked.

Mikey had soon arrived on his motorcycle, carrying a blank expression.

"... Mikey-kun." Takemichi mumbled.

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

Word Count: 1861 words.