DARKSIDE | Manjiro Sano

Part 5

"Police still didn't find Y/n." Takemichi said, avoiding Takashi's eyes as Hakkai looked at him worriedly. Draken interrupted, "Hanma said... the last time... that she ran away or something. That bastard couldn't even leave out Y/n."

"She's still missing, I hope they find her soon or I-" Takashi felt Hakkai's hand on his shoulder when his voice wavered.

"Don't worry, Mitsuya. They'll find her soon. How far can she go?" Mikey smiled after receiving Takashi's nod as he patted Takashi's back.

Inui listened to their conversation from afar, disheartened at the result of the conflict which caused his gang such misery. And still does.

Emma Sano's funeral followed next. Most of the people who participated in the fight were covered in band-aids and bandages. Despite that, all the main people had still come. And those were the captains of the gang and their sibling or girlfriend, namely Yuzuha and Hina. Emma's grandfather and her only brother left, remained unwavering with their expression of gratefulness to have Emma in their life.

Draken moved to sit in front of Emma's frame picture, on the cushion. He stayed there for a moment in silence, still as a statue, before getting up and sitting in the sight of Mikey and his grandfather.

"I loved Emma," he said and bowed, "I apologize. I wasn't able to protect her."

Mikey's grandfather leaned forward, "So you loved her too... I see." He said, "I'm sure she's at rest, too." He smiled. Draken's heart fell hearing that as tears pooled in his eyes, sobs echoed around the room. It intensified the gloomy atmosphere more, inviting more cries and sobs from others. 

Emma Sano's funeral followed next. Most of the people who participated in the fight were covered in band-aids and bandages. Despite that, all the main people had still come. And those were the captains of the gang and their sibling or girlfriend, namely Yuzuha and Hina. Emma's grandfather and her only brother left, remained unwavering with their expression of gratefulness to have Emma in their life.

Draken moved to sit in front of Emma's frame picture, on the cushion. He stayed there for a moment in silence, still as a statue, before getting up and sitting in the sight of Mikey and his grandfather.

"I loved Emma," he said and bowed, "I apologize. I wasn't able to protect her."

Mikey's grandfather leaned forward, "So you loved her too... I see." He said, "I'm sure she's at rest, too." He smiled. Draken's heart fell hearing that as tears pooled in his eyes, sobs echoed around the room. It intensified the gloomy atmosphere more, inviting more cries and sobs from others. 

In the murders of Emma Sano and Izana Kurokawa and the kidnapping of Y/n Mitsuya, the prime offender, Tetta Kisaki and accomplice Shuji Hanma, have been found guilty.

Tetta Kisaki has died and Hanma is apparently on the run.

"I've gotten tired of being a fugitive," Hanma says to himself, starting his bike as he buzzed through the city.

Takashi and Hakkai walked home together with Yuzuha walking beside them after the funeral. Hakkai and Yuzuha volunteered to join Takashi because they were concerned about his situation.

Takashi would face the police every morning and evening if they found you. Every time, getting a negative response, which just worsened his situation. He stopped eating, and appeared thinner the last time Hakkai saw him, so he started visiting him every day. To keep Takashi's health and hope better as a reason.

Everyone else constantly assured him that you'd be found, no matter how senseless it seemed. Because, as said by the investigators, you're most probably dead. The Incident being the reason. Investigators told Mikey and Draken that they assume you to be dead.

While, Mikey and Draken weren't the ones who approached the police, of course, since they would be caught instantly - it was Yuzuha and Hina.

Takashi didn't know this at all.

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