A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter! Enjoy!

edited on october 22nd, 2022 @ 8:44pm

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𝓒𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙴𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃𝙴𝙴𝙽,
𝓣𝙾 𝚁𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙰𝙶𝙴𝚂.

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"TAKE THIS!" Benkei shouted, throwing a punch to Taiju's face.

"You think you're a hotshot?!" Wakasa asked before sending a kick to Taiju's neck.

"Tsk."

"Taiju-kun!" Takemichi shouted. "They're the legendary duo after all! Taiju-kun's getting beat up in a one-sided fight! I've got to help him!"

"Don't step in Hanagaki!" Taiju shouted, knowing what he was thinking. "Leave this to me! Go and be Mikey's hero!"

"Alright!" Takemichi said as he rushed off.

"I won't let these bastards get in the way." Taiju claimed before charging forward.

"Are you seeing this, Koko, Rou?" Inui asked.

"Taiju is being pushed back." Kokonoi replied.

"Well, he is going up against Aniki and Benkei-kun who have like, way more experience than he does." Ichirou pointed out as both Inui and Kokonoi gave him a look. "Sorry, not the time."

"Taiju be careful! They're the ones the three of us couldn't beat!" Inui warned.

"Dammit! Can't even Taiju defeat them!?" Kokonoi asked himself.

"Let's do 'that' Benkei." Wakasa said.

"Roger!" Benkei replied as the two got ready.

Ichirou widened his eyes, knowing what they were about to do. He had only seen them do it once, but he knew how dangerous and deadly that move was.

"Taiju, get out of there! You're not going to win against those two if they use that move!" Ichirou shouted, causing Inui and Kokonoi to look at him with pure confusion.

"They're going to use 'downhill rush!'" Senju elaborated, now awake.

"Senju!"

"I've only seen it happen in the dojo. Waka stops him and Benkei finished him off. It's their special deadly combo." Senju explained. "They did it on dojo mats, so the other guy didn't die..."

"Aniki! Benkei-kun! Don't do it! You don't need to take it that far! You guys already have the upper hand! You will kill him!" Ichirou yelled.

"Let's do it." Benkei said.

"Alright." Wakasa agreed.

The two charged forward towards Taiju. "Hmph." He muttered before grabbing both Wakasa and Benkei's heads.

"... Huh?" Senju mumbled.

"No way..." Ichirou muttered in shock.

"'Go that far?' No way... You can't even do 'that' anymore, right?" Taiju asked. "You've had quite the run-in with my cat, dog, and mouse trio, didn't you? Left you all worn out."

"Hm? Dog?" Inui questioned.

"Cat?" Kokonoi asked.

"Did Taiju just compare me to a fucking mouse? How rude." Ichirou complained, obviously knowing that Taiju was talking about the three of them.

"It's over, legendary duo!" Taiju exclaimed, shoving them to the ground as they were knocked out.

"... Amazing." Senju said in awe.

"... Now, Hanagaki... it's your turn!" Taiju said as Takemichi came face to face with Mikey.

"Come on down, Sano Manjiro." Takemichi said.

HANAGAKI TAKEMICHI VS. SANO MANJIRO.

"So it all comes down to this..." Mikey stated.

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"Finally..." Hakkai muttered.

"... Why did you come back?" Mikey questioned.

"I promised your future self that I would save you. Your future self killed me, and then you tried to end it all by killing yourself." Takemichi began.

"'Future self?' What the hell is he talking about?" Taiju mumbled.

"But at the very end, you reached out to me for help. That's the first time I heard your true feelings. And I shook your hand and activated the trigger, to end this once and for all!" Takemichi concluded.

Sanzu soon appeared, slashing at Taiju's back. "Like hell I'll let you!" He shouted as Taiju fell to the ground.

"Taiju-kun!"

"Hanagaki Takemichi! You call yourself a time leaper, yet you don't understand how important his destiny is! His fate has been sealed ever since he was a kid! He has no other path to walk on except for the path of carnage!" Sanzu shouted as Hanma soon joined.

"You're the only one left standing for Toman right now. Seems like you're at the end of the line here." Hanma grinned.

"Ugh..."

"He's not alone!"

Hanma turned as he saw Chifuyu charging at him. "Chifuyu?!" Takemichi exclaimed as Hanma swung his fist at Chifuyu, knocking him to the ground.

"Hey there, Matsuno... I thought I'd put an end to you." Hanma claimed.

"Chifuyu... You're bruised and beaten..." Mitsuya muttered.

"Takemitchy... I will never... let you fight alone again... I regretted it..." Chifuyu managed to get out.

"Chifuyu..."

"When Draken-kun died... I blamed it all on you... You were fighting all alone... how pathetic I was... I'm sorry... Takemitchy." Chifuyu continued.

"I am 2nd Gen Tokyo Manji Gang Vice President, Matsuno Chifuyu! And I'll devote my life to our Captain!"

"I got your back, partner!" Chifuyu concluded.

"Alright!"

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"So long as Takemitchy is standing, I'll protect him no matter what!" Chifuyu declared.

"Chifuyu..." Mitsuya muttered.

"That guy's... still standing?!" Inui said in pure shock.

"Toman will never lose!" Chifuyu shouted. "Bring it on, Kanto Manji Gang! Let's settle this now!"

Mitsuya suddenly screamed out. "Mitsuya-kun..." Chifuyu mumbled.

"You're giving me the spirit, Chifuyu. It's not the end for Toman yet, right guys?" Mitsuya asked.

Inui, Ichirou, Kokonoi, Pah-chin, and Peh-yan all stayed silent.

"Now that you say it like that..." Smiley started to say.

"There's no way we can just laze around." Angry finished.

Yamagishi, Takuya, Makoto, and Akkun all stood up.

"That's right. The hell am I dawdling for..." Senju stands up. "Let's finish it here once and for all!"

"Tokyo Manji Gang!" Taiju shouted. He was being supported by Hakkai while holding the 'Tokyo Revengers' flag pole. "As if we're done yet!"

"Taiju-kun! You're alright?!" Takemichi said in relief.

"Shit! So the wound wasn't deep after all!" Sanzu cursed.

All of the 2nd Gen. Toman members stood up, shouting 'Toman!' over and over again.

"Heh, what the hell is this? These Toman guys are standing up." Hanma commented.

"You guys..." Takemichi trailed off.

"So noisy." Mikey muttered.

Takemichi looked at Mikey's eyes. "Those eyes!" He thinks to himself as Mikey suddenly punched Takemichi.

"Huh?" Chifuyu said, turning around to see Takemichi crashing on the ground. "Takemitchy?!"

Mikey swung his leg at Chifuyu, knocking him down. Toman could only stare in shock.

"There they are! The dark impulses! I've been waiting for this, Mikey! This moment..." Sanzu claimed.

"That's... Mikey?" Mitsuya questioned.

Mikey soon knocked Sanzu out, shocking Kokonoi, Inui, and Ichirou. "Sanzu?" Hanma questioned before turning to Mikey.

"What's up, Mikey? He's on your side, y' know?" Hanma said.

"And?" Mikey asked as Hanma had a scared look in his eye before he sent a kick to Hanma.

"Even his own allies..." Mitsuya muttered.

Mikey was soon knocking out all of the Toman members. "Are you... really Mikey?!" Smiley asked before Mikey sent a punch to his face.

Mikey soon knocked out Mitsuya, Peh-yan, and Taiju. Both 2nd Gen Toman members along with a few Kanto Manji members were knocked out cold.

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A/N: I'm not gonna write about everything in Mikey's POV because I'm lazy and there's no point since Ichirou doesn't show up in those parts. Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1181 words.