Kadota has been quietly sitting on a bench in the park after work, finally enjoying some time alone without being followed everywhere by the strange people who were his friends.
He sighed and threw his head back, looking at the sky, desperate for this sensation of peace.
He did like his friends, they were nice people, and he liked being around them even if they brought troubles and he often couldn't quite decipher what they were talking about. It was refreshing to hear them talk about their favourite things as they had no other care in the world.
However Kadora did care about what was surrouding him, or so he liked to think.
If he was alone today it wasn't by chance, he had agreed to meet another Dollars member. Apparently he was somehow related to other organizations, under normal circonstances Kadora would never have risked meeting a stranger alone. Today was different.
He had done anything he could to track down that man, he couldn't find a single thing, except for his participations on the Dollars message board.
All these messages were harmless to him, he saw nothing dangerous in them, it was actually the exact opposite. That man was incredibly helpful for other members, especially younger ones and girls, always trying to convince them to stop getting involved with thugs and drugs.
Kadota never thought such man would be dangerous, and if he wanted to meet him so he would.
Looking at the sky he briefly wondered if he shouldn't quit Dollars alltogether, this has proved to be quite troublesome for him in the past and it will probably continue. He had fought countless fights in the name of Dollars and apparently it was going to continue as such.
He quickly dismissed the thought, there were people who counted on him and he had to admit he made quite a few friends thanks to the Dollars, even among those he should see as his enemies.
He didn't mind fighting either, as long as he saw fit, as long as it was for a meaningful reason.
He wondered if the man he was supposed to meet was like him or if he was another strange man just wanting to fight and show off his supposed strength like a lot of other kids in the city.
Kadora didn't understand why people kept on wanting to be the strongest of Ikebukuro, as long as Shizuo was there they had no chance. Well, he didn't care much, Shizuo wasn't one to kill his opponents after all.
His thoughts were interrupted when a low voice greeted him.
"Hello, Monta-kun, if I remember well"
He faced the man and lightly bowed as a greeting before adding, "Kyohei Kadota"
"Nice to meet you Kadota-kun, my real name is Akabayashi"
"Suits you better than Gaki if I may say"
"You like to go straight to the point I can see"
"Indeed, I do not like to loose time in pointless chatter"
"Wonderful, I'm the same, I guess we'll get along really well Kadota-kun"