RUN | MIKEY SANO

FIFTY

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March 8 2006 — Timeline 5

Yuki walks up the steps of the shrine with Chifuyu, everyone else following as well. She couldn't help but feel a bit bitter and sad. Yuki has been with Mikey for a long time. She knows what he's thinking and what he wants to do. So even as everyone fills up the shrine and stands before Mikey and Takemitchy and smiles, Yuki has to force herself too. "It's your era" Mikey says with Takemitchy who's tearing up

Mikey turns to the crowd before him. "LISTEN UP EVERYONE! WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF SACRIFICES BUT AFTER DEFEATING TENJIKU, TOMAN IS NOW JAPAN'S TOP GANG! RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE CREATED A GREAT ERA THAT WILL BE HANDED DOWN TO GENERATIONS TO COME!" Mikey says and pauses "That's why... I want to end it all while we're at the top"

Yuki hates it. She hates everything. But she'll never go against Mikey. She'll always be there for him no matter what. "AS OF TODAY, THE TOKYO MANJI GANG IS DISBANDED!"

Shocked gasps fill the air of the shrine. No one can believe it. Yuki even already knowing this was going to happen feels like crying already. "FIRST DIVISON CAPTAIN, HANAGAKI TAKEMICHI! COME FORWARD" Mikey says

Takemitchy quickly descends the stairs and stands in front of Mikey. "To change the future this should be the best action right?" Mikey asks with a smile

Takemitchy clearly hadn't been expecting this either with how he tries to say something. "SECOND DIVISION CAPTIAN MITSUYA TAKASHI! COME FORWARD" Mikey says next

Mitsuya walks forward and stands next to Takemitchy, looking very surprised. "Toman couldn't have gone far without you"

"Hold up" Mitsuya says "Mikey..."

Mikey doesn't listen and keeps going. "THIRD DIVISION ACTING CAPTAIN! HAYASHI RYOHEI!" and Peh-yan walks up forward "Even without pah-chin you have worked very hard. You're the best acting captain"

Peh-yan starts to tear up. "Mikey-kun..." he says, hands shaking

"FOURTH DIVISON CAPTAIN, KAWATA NAHOYA" Mikey says and Smiley steps forward "Thank you for supporting Toman until the very end"

Smiley wasn't looking so smiley right now. "don't say that Mikey" he says "I don't really..."

Mikey just keeps going. Yuki knows why. "FIFTH DIVISION CAPTAIN YASUHIRO MUTO!" Mikey says and smiles even though the other had turned out to be a traitor "EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, I'LL ALWAYS REGARD YOU AS A MEMBER OF TOMAN"

Yuki clenches her fists and digs her nails into her palms. It was coming to an end, all of it. "TOKYO MANJI GANG'S NUMBER 3, WANG YUKI, STEP FORWARD!" He calls

Yuki walks forward and stands next to Smiley. Mikey looks at her with a softened gaze. "Thank you for helping me shoulder the weight and becoming a bridge between me and the other members. When we created Toman Baji gave you the role of being my guard dog you took it seriously. You took a pipe to the head for me, you took a goddamn bullet for me too... You'll always be important to me and Toman" Mikey says "You never need to bow to me. I meant that back then, I mean that now and will always mean that"

Yuki's shoulder slumps and she clutches her arm where she'd been shot. The sling had been taken off but the bullet wound scar was still there. The pain however hadn't left. "AND LASTLY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE TOKYO MANJI GANG, RYUGUJI KEN!"