A few days after Kiyomasa was beaten by the Black Dragons leader himself—rumors began to spread. Some of these rumors will no doubt reach the ears of the Commander of Tokyo Manji.

Rumors of how Kiyomasa made the dumbest mistake of his life by fighting the Leader of the Black Dragons—Ryōgi Takemichi—The Blue Dragon himself. This particular gang used to be the top dogs back in the day…until they started going too far.

After the first leader stepped down, it all went downhill from there. If someone were to ask why that was, then they'll tell them it started with the 8th Generation President.

Izana was feared by all during his time as the Black Dragon's President. He showed no mercy to those who tried to oppose him, and was even more brutal towards traitors.

Some would call him a monster, others a great leader. But in the end, everyone agreed that he was the strongest leader of the Black Dragons…

…until his title was taken over by someone far more worthy.

Ryōgi Takemichi had fair skin and soft features that don't fit your typical gangster. He was also slim with little muscle to show, which is why many people underestimated him—

—until they regretted it.

Turns out there was a lot more to the new president that meets the eye. He proved that appearance doesn't matter, and to never underestimate someone. These were facts proven the hard way when the blue eyed boy showed everyone just what he was capable of.

After that…no one dared to underestimate him ever again.

Through him—Black Dragons began to prosper and form back into what it was originally. This was thanks to Ryōgi Takemichi, who is said by some to inherit the will of the first Black Dragons President.

That statement has some of those in the gang worried.

Location—The Chapel: Black Dragons Base Of Operations

'It's a full moon.' Inui could stare at it all night if he wanted. Takemichi called for a meeting at the Chapel to discuss their upcoming battle against Moebius.

According to Yamagishi's information, the members of the gang are from the 1988 generation. Going from that information alone—that means they'll be going up against an older group of delinquents.

Inui took notice of this when they intercepted them during the incident.

He frowned as he recalled how they were able to stop Osanai from trying to sexually assault someone's girlfriend and forcing them to watch it happen. Even going so far as extorting money from the girl's parents.

Takemichi predicted their movements and informed them ahead of time. Even going so far as to be the one to deal with Osanai personally.

Inui only wished he was there to witness his leader punish someone as despicable as Osanai.

Takemichi escorted the girlfriend home first, earning gratitude from both parents. The boyfriend was also grateful, and wanted to repay them, but Takemichi refused.

Humble, he is.

Their side declaring a challenge against Osanai and his gang was justified. There's been too much activity on their end lately. Trying to move in on their territory for one, then attempting to commit a detestable act—even for a delinquent.

Those two incidents may not seem like much from an outsider's point of view. But he couldn't shake the feeling someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Takemichi probably thinks the same thing.

"Lost in thought, Inupi?"

Inui looks to his right on the chapel steps, "Koko, is Takemichi still praying?"

Kokonoi smiled, "I don't know if he's actually praying or not, but he hasn't come out yet." Kind of ironic that Takemichi would start praying inside the chapel—guess Shiba Taijū left a small impression.

"He must be thinking." Inui deduced.

"Not surprising," Kokonoi shrugged, "He suspects someone's behind the scenes to create chaos, and wants to ruin their little plan." He smirked.

That's what Inui also believes, "Why go so far as to manipulate a random gang, and even assault random civilians…" he trailed off.

Unless…

"Thinking those two weren't attacked at random?" Kokonoi can easily read Inui, and knows what he's thinking, "I've got the same feeling as you do."

"The reason that couple was attacked—one of them has connections to another gang, or knows someone who's involved in one." Inui theorizes.

"Which made them both targets." Kokonoi added his own two cents.

Narrowing his eyes, Inui understands that what Takemichi said was right. A self-credited mastermind is playing around and using individuals as tools to further their own agenda.

'Takemichi won't let you have your way.' He thinks. So long as Takemichi is on their side, they will not falter nor back down.

The sound of footsteps walking towards them got their attention, and cutting off all conversation.

Inui and Kokonoi both turned around and saw Shadow standing on top of the steps. Shadow was wearing a black hoodie, with matching pants, boots, and covered his face with a black fox mask.

Had he not had both hands inside his pockets, then his black gloves would be visible.

Kokonoi became serious, "Looks like he's ready to begin. Here we go."

Inui nods in agreement as the two of them walk up the stairs.

Time to begin.


Takemichi's eyes looked over all of his captains present, "As you all know, we have an upcoming battle with Moebius in two days," he eyed them, "Are your squads ready?"

Sitting in the front row of the chapel was Hinata, who smiled, "Mm, we're all ready, Takemichi-kun."

Zero Division: Special Attack Unit 10th Captain—Tachibana Hinata

Sitting next to her was a quiet young man. He was of average height, who has grey eyes and dark messy hair. While not visible, he does have bite scars around his left arm and his neck, which he always covers with bandages.

"We won't lose to them, Takemichi." He said, softly.

First Division: Attack Unit 10th Captain—Sōjūrō Shizuki

Kokonoi looked serious for once, "They're becoming more of a nuisance, and even almost went too far. Leaving them alone will just end up biting us in the ass."

Second Division: Elite Guard 10th Captain—Hajime Kokonoi

Yamagishi fixed his glasses, "I've gathered some good intel on them that should give us the advantage."

Third Division: Intelligence Gathering Unit 10th Captain—Kazushi Yamagishi

Shadow was standing next to Takemichi, acting as his shadow as was his purpose, "…"

Fourth Division: Shadow & Infiltration Unit 10th Captain—Shadow

Standing on Takemichi's opposite side stood a very tall and muscular man, easily towering over others. His hair is blue and white, kept long and in a low ponytail. He has tribal tattoos styled in a series of swirls on the left side of his neck down to his chest and cursive tattoos below that. There is a giant cross tattoo on his back. Like the others, he was sporting a serious expression, a prominent frown was on his face.

"Osanai's too damn dumb to start acting out like this. But it still wouldn't hurt to shut his ass down."

Fifth Division: Special Task Unit 10th Captain—Shiba Taijū

Lastly, sitting next to Hinata and holding an umbrella was a young woman of below average height with pink hair, green eyes and prominent eyelashes.

"Being smart isn't what he's known for. Crushing him will be easy."

Sixth Division: Interrogation Unit 10th Captain—Kawaragi Senju

Inui stepped forward and addressed them, "As most of you already know, we've been receiving reports from Yamagishi's unit about Moebius's movements," he looks over all of them for a moment, "Even before the incident, they've been trying to take over our territory—in spite of receiving a warning not to do so."

Hinata smiled, "They were trying to take over our territory with their mistaken belief it would be easy. Too bad for them." She somewhat enjoyed making some of the members squeal like little piglets getting ready to be sent to the slaughter house.

"That's right, which is why we started investigating as to why they would go so far as to invade us specifically," Inui continued, "No sooner did we start our investigation, we were forced to intervene as they attempted to assault two civilians."

Senju clicked her tongue, "Pieces of shit." She cursed.

"Ara, language, Senju-chan." Hinata chided in a lighthearted manner.

Inui continued on, "Osanai and some of his men attempted to sexually assault the female civilian and make her boyfriend watch. However, thanks to our Commander's timing, he stopped Osanai by incapacitating him along with Kokonoi."

Koko was smirking as he recalled the look on Osanai's face when Takemichi easily rendered him a helpless little lamb unable to fight back.

"That's not all, Osanai also tried to demand money from the girlfriend's parents. This was also prevented when both Tachibana and Sōjūrō dealt with men Osanai had stationed at the residence." Inui gave credit to the two for their part.

Hinata smiled, while Sōjūrō nodded silently.

"I'll now turn everything over to our Commander." Inui moved out of the way so Takemichi could speak this time.

He stood to his feet, "First, let me thank Hinata, Kokonoi, and Shizuki for a job well done."

All three mentioned were humbled by his praise for simply fulfilling their roles.

"Second, most of you already suspect Osanai isn't capable of planning things out," he paused for a moment, "And you're right. Moebius had remained quiet, and now suddenly they've started acting strategically when going after specific gangs."

"Osanai doesn't appear to be one that thinks strategically." Shizuki softly commented.

"All brawn and no brains." Senju added her own two cents again.

Yamagishi had a thought, "Since we all know Osanai doesn't have the brains, then the only other option is…"

Outside, the full moon's light beamed through the window of the chapel, illuminating where Takemichi was standing.

"…there's someone pulling the strings from behind the scenes…" Takemichi concluded what they were all thinking.

No one said a word for a moment. But they were all thinking of a potential mastermind that was only using Osanai and his gang for their own ambitions. So there's a mastermind behind Osanai's actions and probably more to come in the near future.

Senju frowned, "Someone's trying to take over the world of delinquents, or make it become rotten." Once they find out who it is, she'll make sure this self-proclaimed "mastermind" knows what pain is.

"The hell? What moron would go so far?" Taijū may not always act like the sharpest tool in the shed, but even he couldn't understand why someone would go so far.

Kokonoi tilted his head to the side a little, "By the looks of things, its gotta be someone unknown. They even prefer to use brain over brawn—people who use strategy and manipulation can be terrifying." He's a good example of that.

"Any suspects?" Shizuki wanted to know who he should go after.

Takemichi closed his eyes for a moment and everyone fell silent once more. Not one of them said a word, opting to wait patiently for their commander to speak.

"The grinning snake hides itself for now, but will come out of hiding soon." He replied in a cryptic manner.

If they were any ordinary gang they wouldn't begin to understand what he meant by that cryptic reply. But they've all been around Takemichi long enough to understand his words.

A person whose a literal snake decides to hide themselves for now before deciding to come out of hiding.

"Besides, the real reason Moebius targeted that couple was because of the boyfriend's connection to a certain gang." Takemichi continued on.

Shizuki was the one to ask, "Which gang?"

"…Tokyo Manji Gang." Takemichi replied.

And just like that, the tension inside the chapel almost thickened. This only signifies that the attack really was no mere coincidence. And it didn't take them long to figure out the motive behind the mastermind's actions.

"So the mastermind is after the Tokyo Manji Gang?" Hinata questioned.

"Most likely, but I don't think their goal is to destroy them, more like…" Inui trailed off.

"…they want to take over." Takemichi concluded.

Kokonoi had a thought, "So they wanna take over, huh? Isn't that interesting. An outsider targeting the top gang in order to control it." Normally one would laugh at the thought of some nobody trying to take over Toman of all gangs, but had the sudden ambush been successful, then they would probably use that to their advantage and manage to slither right on in.

"But why them? Is it because they're the top dogs or is it possibly something else?" Senju questioned.

Yamagishi answered her, "To become advisor. That's the only explanation I can think of."

"That does make much more sense." Inui agreed with his hunch.

Shadow said nothing, but nodded his head.

Taijū crossed his arms, "Well, after this little failure they'll probably try something else." If he were still the same person as before that's what he would do.

Kokonoi smirked, "You'd be right, and our Commander agrees with you from the look in his eyes."

Takemichi stepped down from the altar, "Listen all of you, since our mysterious mastermind is orchestrating things from behind the scenes then we'll show them just who they're dealing with."

All of them remained silent at his declaration.

"During the fight with Moebius they will appear, but will make sure not to be seen," he turned to face Shadow, "Shadow…you know what to do."

Shadow nods his head.

"The rest of you…We will not lose to Osanai and his gang! They aren't the ones who will be victorious in the end—That will be us!" Takemichi declared.

As one—all captains came to a stand, "YES, SIR!" They shouted.

Victory will be theirs.

Elsewhere: Musashi Temple—Tokyo Manji Gang Base Of Operations

At the same time the Black Dragons we're having a meeting at the Chapel—Toman was also having their own meeting.

Not all gang members were present, the only ones were the Founders of Toman—and of course, the very person who called the meeting.

Standing before them and excluding an air of authority was the Commander of the gang—Sano Manjirō—better known as Mikey, AKA, The Invincible Mikey.

"Everyone here?" Mikey questioned his Vice-Leader.

Draken nods, "We're all here, Mikey." He confirmed.

Satisfied, he addressed the others, "I called this meeting between the Founders only for one reason." He eyed them all as he said this, "Pah-Chin's friend was attacked by Moebius."

Mitsuya frowned, "So, I take it you want to declare war on them, or…" he trailed off.

To his surprise and everyone else's, he smiled a little, "Pah-Chin, go ahead." He stepped aside and let his friend talk.

Pah stood where Mikey once did and began to speak, "My friend and his girl got jumped by that bastard Osanai and his thugs!" He was still pissed about the whole thing, but…

"But…" Pah-chin calmed down, "…both of them were saved."

Baji raised a brow, "Really? By who?" He was curious as was Mitsuya.

Pah smiled, "By the Black Dragons."

Mitsuya's eyes widened, while Baji was stunned. The only ones who kept their composure were Mikey and Draken, probably because they already knew about it beforehand.

Why they were so surprised was simple. Because they had history with the Black Dragons, and it wasn't a good one. A few years back before they decided the name of their gang, the previous leader of the Black Dragons—Madarame Shion was hell bent on assaulting anyone close to Mikey, including the boy himself.

In fact, one could say he was the direct cause in Toman's creation. Of course, both Shion and Black Dragon were wiped out by them, but they didn't stay gone for long.

Word on the street was that Black Dragon was going to start up again, but there were factions within the gang that were split on who should lead the newly formed Black Dragons. Two different factions within the gang were at odds on who should become the leader of the 10th Generation Black Dragons.

Ultimately, it ended up being someone they know nothing about, but from the various rumors, the new leader of the Black Dragons was no pushover but definitely not the bloodthirsty type.

Since the Black Dragons weren't interested in stirring up any kind of trouble they left them alone.

"Seriously? The Black Dragons ended up saving them?" Baji's tone expressed disbelief, which was understandable. Why would they go out of their way to help civilians? What do they get out of it?

Mitsuya had similar thoughts but didn't voice them, instead he waited to hear what else Pah-chin had to say.

"Yeah…my bud said they came out of nowhere and took Osanai and his guys down like they were nothing." Pah-chin said, still smiling, "Their leader was the one who dealt with Osanai."

Now that piqued Draken's interest, "What happened?" He was curious to know how Osanai was dealt with.

"From what my buddy told me, Osanai got brutalized and nearly castrated." Pah-chin replied, proudly.

"…huh?" Baji said, dumbly.

Mitsuya blinked a couple of times, "By castrated, you mean…" he knew what Pah meant, just wanted to make sure he heard right.

Pah's proud smug morphed into a scowl, "Osanai tried to rape my bud's girlfriend…and make him watch!" That sick son of a bitch.

Baji was scowling, "Hah? That piece of shit! We should smash his head in."

Mitsuya was frowning, but shook his head at Baji's suggestion, "No need, besides he's already been dealt with by Black Dragon's commander."

"What else happened, Pah?" Draken gently asked.

Pah's smug expression soon returned in full force, "Their leader knocked half of Osanai's teeth out, and almost castrated him with a knife but one of his own guys stopped him." If he sounded gleeful with a hint of vindictive pleasure then that was fine by him.

Asshole had it coming.

Baji whistled, "Their new commander's no joke. Maybe those rumors about him are true." Part of him still didn't trust the revived Black Dragon's, but liked their style.

Mitsuya still had no opinion yet. More importantly, he was more curious about what Mikey thought about all this. It's clear from Pah's tone that he was grateful to the Black Dragon's—more specifically their leader—for saving his friend and girlfriend.

The person whose opinion he wants to hear is Mikey's since Black Dragon was originally created by his older brother. After his brother stepped down the gang was still good, but soon corrupted and became depraved.

Until they were taken down by them.

Black Dragon had fallen to ruin, but soon revived from the ashes and under new leadership. There were some rumors of two different factions within the gang, but it seemed to settle itself.

'Just what kind of person is the commander? No one knows much about him except for his description, and title.' Mitsuya thinks.

The Blue Dragon.

How ironic, he thinks amusingly. Having a title that sounds so similar to Mikey's "invincible" title.

Having remained silent throughout the whole meeting, Mikey spoke, "Let's go, Ken-chin." He was already walking down the shrine steps.

Confused by the sudden behavior, Draken follows behind loyally, "Where are we headed, Mikey?" The blonde didn't even declare the meeting over. Draken has his suspicions at the sudden change in attitude, but didn't voice them.

Mikey stopped walking just as he stood before his bike, "I want to see them with my own eyes…this new generation of Black Dragons, and—"

His jacket moved against the breeze and leaves, the moon above them was full—it's glow illuminating the night.

"— I'll be the one to judge their leader."

Black Dragon belongs to his brother, not just anyone can take over as commander of the gang his own brother started.

That's why he'll see it for himself—

—what their leader is fully capable of, and if he's worthy of inheriting Black Dragon.


Trying to see the new commander was annoying.

It was as if the universe was purposefully keeping him away from the "The Blue Dragon." This fact was proven in the form of Inui, who was the vice captain of Black Dragon.

One time he tried seeking an audience with their commander, Inui would block his attempts by coming up with some bullshit excuse. The older teen was unnerved by his presence—something that wasn't all that new to him, but held firm and refused to give him any kind of information.

Mikey kept his cool and didn't lose his temper, but a part of him was demanding to know about the new Black Dragon commander.

He refused to wait any longer.

Then came the day of the fight.


The fight was taking place in a vacant lot. Every delinquent was present, eager to see a new generation of Black Dragon go up against Moebius.

Mikey and Draken were both present, representing Toman. Mikey's eyes look over some interesting faces.

There were the Haitani Brothers, along with some other notable faces he oddly recognized—

—like the members of the First Generation Black Dragon.

Mikey was a little surprised to see them, but figured they were here to see what the new generation of Black Dragon was capable of.

He knows Ken-chin has noticed them but isn't saying anything. His best friend's silence is welcomed right now.

The ref walks up and stands in the middle of the vacant lot, "Let's get this started!" The gate on the right side opened, revealing Black Dragon first, the symbol on their flag showing a dark blue dragon. Mikey couldn't see their leader, but did see the captains. Again, he hid his surprise when he saw Black Dragon had two female captains.

'So their leader recruits girls.' Their leader must believe in gender equality. He can respect that.

"Black Dragon!"

On the other side of the gate stood Moebius. They were all wearing white uniforms in contrast to Black Dragon, who were all wearing black. In fact, Mikey found their uniforms more appealing.

"Moebius!"

The spectators were silent as the captains from both sides finally revealed themselves. Most recognized Osanai, who was wearing a red uniform anyways if white like the rest of his gang. As for the other captain—

—Mikey's blood froze.

Draken noticed the sudden stiffness, "Mikey?" What happened? He didn't react to Osanai at all—looking boredly at the Moebius leader. But the moment Black Dragon's leader stepped out, the air around him suddenly changed.

Black Dragon's leader walked out calmly with his long black kimono jacket blowing with each step. His black hair also moving against the breeze, what caught Draken's attention was the boy's fair looking features.

Fair skin, piercing blue, yet calm eyes, and slim frame. They do say appearances can be deceiving, and while this guy doesn't look like much of a leader from an outsiders point of view—the surface is way different.

Mikey, meanwhile, couldn't take his eyes off Black Dragon's leader. The moment his eyes landed on him, there was instant recognition. He knows the boy! He knows him!

They met before on that snowy day!

"It's him."

"Ryōgi."

"The Blue Dragon."

'Ryōgi.' Mikey commits the last name to memory. Now that he has a last name, all he needs now is his first name.

Once both captains reveal themselves, the ref looks at them both. Osanai was smirking down at Takemichi, but the black haired teen wasn't intimidated in the least.

"Representatives from both gangs, step forward!" The ref announced.

Osanai called out one of lackey's, while Takemichi did the same.

"Shizuki." He called out.

"Yes, Commander." Shizuki stepped forward, standing in front of the person Osanai called up.

The taller boy sneered down at him, "Huh, they sent this weakling out? Black Dragon ain't shit!"

Shizuki ignored him in favor of addressing the ref, "Can we start now?" He asked, irking his opponent.

The ref chuckled, "Eager are we? Before we begin, how do you guys wanna do this?"

Shizuki answered, "We were the ones to call this fight, so we'll do things our way." His tone was blunt and straightforward, "Whichever one of us knocks the other down first will be the signal to start."

"Hah?! Are you fucking dumb?!"

Shizuki once again ignored him, "Well?" His opponent's budding anger meant nothing to him.

The ref raised a brow at him, but otherwise accepted his terms, "Fine by me, just make sure you guys entertain us."

Shizuki gave him a blank stare, "You can start now." He turned his attention back over to his opponent.

"You little shit…!" His opponent glared.

The ref decided to get the ball rolling, "Black Dragon vs. Moebius…start!" He then proceeded to get the hell out of the way.

As expected, Osanai's representative threw the first punch, "You're dead!" Before his fist could meet Shizuki's cheek, his whole arm suddenly bent back in an awkward way.

For a moment there was silence until the thug started screaming blooody murder, kneeling down on the ground and holding his shoulder. There were various reactions from the spectators, including both Mikey and Draken.

Mikey's eyes narrowed, 'He's fast! I didn't see him break his opponent's arm.' The guy was certainly no pushover despite how he looks.

Draken had the same thoughts. With fast reflexes like that there's no way this Shizuki guy was human. Not even Mikey could pull something like that off, and he's a damn martial arts prodigy.

The sound of clapping snapped everyone back to reality. It was coming from one of the female captains on Black Dragon's side—the one with the pink hair.

"That was good!" She cheerfully complimented her fellow captain, "What a perfect angle, he bent it all the way back."

Yamagishi grinned next to her, "Damn, that's cool! Another badass moment from Shizuki." It always fascinated him how the slim looking boy could break and bend someone much larger than him without effort.

Kokonoi smirked, "He held back a little. Shizuki could have taken his whole arm off if he wanted." And it was true, but Shizuki's got a good heart and can't stomach killing another human.

"Shizuki doesn't need to do such a thing, and he won't end the life of someone in front of our commander." Inui understands just how much Shizuki cares for Takemichi and refuses to have blood on his hands for their leader's sake.

Unsatisfying.

Shizuki was thinking as he stared dully at his opponent. The guy was still holding his shoulder as if doing that would lessen the pain. It was a little disappointing really, but then again he really shouldn't get his hopes up since he is far abnormal than the rest of these thugs.

"Since you're the first to kneel then we'll take the initiative." Shizuki said, before knocking the delinquent out by chopping him on the side of the neck.

Takemichi didn't waste any time, "Dragons, devour your prey down to the bone!" He hollered.

As one, they all roared and surged forward. Moebius hesitated slightly before also charging towards Black Dragon.

The battle has begun.


Moebius was quickly dominated.

Black Dragon was showing no mercy and quickly lowered Moebius's numbers. It was fascinating to watch the members of Black Dragon dominate and overwhelm Moebius within just a few minutes.

What drew most of the spectators' attention were the captains. Each of them had a different way of fighting that drew some of them in.

Hina easily moved away from a few Moebius members that tried to get a hit on her, "Mm, almost!" She teased.

"Bitch!" One of them tried throwing a punch, only to get a kick to the face.

"Hmmm, you really shouldn't be so aggressive all the time. They do say having a calm mindset can help you in a fight." She advised, but the thug was already unconscious.

"You—!"

WHACK!

WHACK!

WHACK!

Lowering her leg to the ground, Hina was all smiles as the thugs fell at her feet. She had been surrounded on all sides, but that didn't seem to matter. Despite her small frame, she used it to her advantage.

"Like I said, you should always keep a calm mind, otherwise you'll lose focus in a fight." She repeated her words, "Ah, I'm sorry. You can't hear me anymore because you're unconscious," she tapped against the side of her head, winking her eye, "Silly me."

"Hina-chan, don't go playing with them." Akkun chided, lightly.

She gave him the most innocent expression he'd ever seen on her face, "But it's fun." The pout on her face was almost cute if she hadn't just toppled some guys much larger than her.

"I'm not falling for that!" Akkun dodges a punch before knocking the guy out.

Takuya laughed, sitting on top of some Moebius members, "Let her have some fun. Akkun's such a spoiled sport."

"You're the last person I wanna hear that from." Akkun retorted, dryly.

Taijū practically plowed through the unlucky Moebius members. Yamagishi wasn't doing so bad himself, but Senju always had his back in battle along with the other members of his squad.

Shadow was living up to his name, weaving through the enemy and silently taking them down.

Osanai wasn't expecting this to happen. With their forces they should've been able to overwhelm Black Dragon, but it was turning out to be the other way around! How in the bell were they losing this badly?!

"Frustrated?"

Flinching at the familiar voice from behind him, he swiftly turned to face the person. And it was the last person he wanted to see.

Takemichi's calm gaze pierced through Osanai like a knife, "Those eyes, planning on running, huh?" His eyes narrowed, "or…you have something else in mind."

Instead of answering, Osanai retreated further back and towards the abandoned cars. Takemichi didn't bother to run after him and instead walked briskly towards the leader.

He took a few steps forward before finding himself surrounded by more than six guys from Moebius.

Osanai grinned, "Dumbass! You walked right into a trap!" He bragged.

Before any of the six could charge at him they suddenly felt a force hit all of them—sending them to the ground unconscious.

Osanai was gaping like a fish. Takemichi found it to be a little amusing, but didn't show it.

"I see, lure me into a trap and then overwhelm me with numbers then take me out when I'm tired." It's a clever and devious plan, but not something Osanai could come up with.

Getting help from the so-called puppet master, then.

"Are you going to fight me? Or do you have something else up your sleeve?" Takemichi knew he was seen as a threat by the hidden mastermind, so if the first trap didn't work—

—a backup will be set.

And judging by the smirk on Osanai's face, he guessed right.

He could sense someone trying to creep up behind him, but of course they aren't very good at it.

"DIE!"

Sensing their leader was in danger every member of Black Dragon tensed, prepared to rush over and defend him—

—turns out they didn't need to.

Appearing out of nowhere, gripping the wrist of the Moebius member that tried to hit Takemichi with a brick was Shadow.

Shadow had an iron grip on the guy's wrist before proceeding to break it like a twig. Ignoring the howls of pain he let out, Shadow proceeded to kick the thug in the face and knock him out cold.

"Captain, you hurt?" Shadow asked, clearly worried.

Takemichi hummed, "Fine. I could have handled him myself."

Shadow inclined his head in the unconscious thug's direction, "He should be grateful I'm still letting him breathe ." The emphazation wasn't lost on those near them.

Takemichi huffed, "Don't stain your hands with the blood of a coward…" he moves closer to Osanai, "…it's a sickening feeling."

"Understood." Shadow bowed.

Osanai was sweating bullets at this point. Nothing they planned had worked out at all. It was almost as if this person in front of them knew the future and made his own plans to counter their's.

"Looks like you don't have any more traps planned out. What a shame, I was actually looking forward to seeing what you had next." Takemichi taunts, still walking towards a frozen Osanai.

Frightened, the taller delinquent backed away, "Y-You! What the hell are you?!" He exclaimed.

A solemn smile appeared on Takemchi's face, "Who knows?" He stopped, standing a few feet in front of Osanai, "A monster maybe?"

Gritting his teeth, Osanai threw a punch, "Don't fuck with me!" His wrist was swiftly grabbed. Takemichi calmly lifted his head and Osanai could see it. Blue eyes were now amethyst color. A bead of sweat fell from the side of his face as he couldn't bring himself to look away.

"Osanai, there are many kinds of monsters in this world," Takemichi started to say, "Monsters that pretend to be human, monsters that kill without remorse, and finally…" yanking Osanai down till he was the same height level, he leaned close to the side of his face and near his ear, "…monsters who are human." Delivering a devastating palm thrust to the stomach, Osanai was out cold.

Releasing the defeated delinquent, he faced both parties, "Moebius, your leader is defeated! Black Dragon has won!"

As one, members of Black Dragon shouted for victory at having defeated another gang for the very first time. Takemichi swore they would be the ones who are victorious in the end, and it has come to be. Moebius has lost, and therefore will disband—their members will be absorbed into Black Dragon, and for those who do not want that then they are allowed to leave.

"Clear out! I can hear police sirens heading this way, assist the injured if they can't move!" Takemichi began barking out orders, "Moebius, you do the same! Start by dragging your leader if you have any sort of pride left as delinquents!" Swiftly turning his back to them, "One last thing, tell this to Osanai when he wakes up—try to start up any more trouble…and next time you'll be reduced to ashes."

With those words echoing in the heads of some Moebius members and the spectators. Black Dragon proceeded to clear out quickly, but not before Inui lingered back a little to scan over some selected faces from the crowd.

His gaze first landed on the members from the first generation Black Dragon. All of them were looking as though they'd just seen a ghost, right along with the Haitani Brothers for some reason. But even so, the first generation members looked…proud and hopeful. Inui could understand their sentiments because Takemichi was able to bring Black Dragon back to its original roots, and they could see it.

Takemichi has the will of the First Generation leader.

But, the person that worried him most was…

Mikey's eyes stared right into Takemichi's back with a gaze he knew all too well, and a gleeful smile. Draken was smirking, a glint in his eyes that further unsettled him.

Shadow stood by him, "Mikey and Draken will try to approach him soon." His tone is grim, and that alone tells Inui he has to make sure that doesn't happen.

Mikey will want Takemichi by his side…

…and for some reason…that terrifies him even more.


卐 出会い! 🐉

(Encounter)