Mikey! (Manjiro Sano x OC) [Tokyo Revengers]

IV. Admiration

It's been three days since Karina went shopping with Emma but the beautiful girl hasn't visited her again since then.

Anxious, Karina has been checking the door to the convenience store where she's working in hopes of finding her new friend.

Friend—what a wonderful word. Just thinking of it makes Karina warm inside.

But what about Draken and Manjiro Sano?

Oh, she doesn't know.

Even though Emma said they'd all be friends, Karina had barely talked to the two boys, and, well, she doesn't know if she'll ever be comfortable with them, especially with Manjiro Sano. For some unknown reason, the boy's been haunting her dreams—holding her hand and looking at her through his deep dark eyes.

Just then, the convenience store's door opens, revealing a panting and sweaty Emma. She is holding a wounded boy with short light lilac hair. "Karina-chan!" Her eyes filled with panic and worry, she lets the boy sit at a nearby chair and then approaches Karina who's at the counter. "Do you have antiseptic and some bandages?"

"Y-yes," Karina replies. Hurriedly, she gets what Emma asked for and gives them to the girl.

"This'll hurt, Mitsuya." Emma pours the liquid into the open wound on the boy's arm. He only hisses, giving his best not to scream with the pain.

The beautiful blonde looks outside and spots her big brother and Draken standing on the street. Strangers pass by under the heat of the mid-afternoon sun. "Karina-chan," she calls her friend, "I'm sorry for the trouble. We can only stay in here. The nearest hospital's under the turf of Mammon."

"M-mammon?" It's the first time Karina hears the word.

"It's a name of a demon. And it's the name of the group of delinquents led by Isamu Itsuki. After hearing how Mikey fights and how Toman's getting bigger, he became interested in us." The boy whose name is Mitsuya displays neither fear nor hate when he talks about their enemy. "He wants to crush us. Bring it on then."

"Toman?" Karina asks.

This time, it's Emma who answers her question. "Tokyo Manji Gang, Toman for short--the name of Draken and Mitsuya's group, headed by Mikey."

Manjiro Sano is a head of a gang?

No wonder.

He really is someone awesome. Right. Karina has seen him fight. The boy's seriously strong.

The sound of glass shattering catches their attention. On the street, Draken is seen fighting with three armed guys who look older than him. They must be high schoolers. Manjiro Sano is not far from them, fighting five more armed opponents, one holding a cracked bottle.

The look of worry must have been obvious on her face because Emma stands beside her, one hand resting on her back as she says, "They'll be fine. Trust in them."

The fighting commences.

With his large build, Draken hauls on the neck of the two guys who attacked him and punches the others. The delinquents grunt in pain. Meanwhile, Manjiro Sano doesn't use his fist, effortlessly, he kicks the sides and the faces of his enemies.

The two can easily win the fight, but more Mammon members reach their place.

Karina gasps.

Not only that the two boys are in an obvious disadvantage, but she also sees her boss, Goro-san, arrive on the scene. The scrawny old man lifts his cane and points it at the delinquents, wanting to pass through the commotion and stop the brawl. "Stop fighting in front of my store, you hooligans! You're scaring my customers away!"