𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 | 𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘺𝘢 𝘵. ᯓ ᡣ𐭩

003. | ʀᴇᴘᴇʀᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ

Everyone in the area either stood or sat there with their backs hunched and their heads bowed low on the ground, bowing in respect to the captain as they awaited what was coming next.

Takemitchi's gaze locked onto his sister sprawled on the ground, his eyes growing wide as he dashed toward her. "K-Kana!" he shouted, concern lacing his voice, while she struggled to catch her breath on the ground.

Chifuyu joined Takemitchi in running to her side, as Mitsuya and Hakkai quickly headed over to Yuzuha.

"Kana..." Takemitchi finally reached her, kneeling down besides her as he looked her over, his concerned expression becoming more evident as he saw the bruises and blood covering her body.

"I'm okay..." Kana managed, still trying to catch her breath as she looked up at him, her words sounding exhausted and weak because of just how much effort she had put in to take on the gang members on her own and stand her ground against Kiyomasa.

Mikey and Draken walked over to Kiyomasa with composed demeanors, as the four others aided Kana and Yuzuha to stand. Mikey's gaze was sharp on Kiyomasa, while Draken scanned the area, taking in the sight of their battered crew.

"So this is what we're doing now, Kiyomasa?" Mikey said sharply, pausing right in front of him, as Kiyomasa remained with his head down, visibly trembling.

Kiyomasa didn't respond, as he simply stayed where he was, with his head bowed down and his body trembling due to the presence of the captain in front of him. He knew that he had overstepped his bounds by not following the captain's orders and engaging the girls in a fight, and now he was about to suffer the consequences of it all.

Erina's gaze was locked on the unfolding scene, a mix of anxiety and fear creeping in as she sensed the tension thicken, witnessing her brother shrink before Mikey.

Mikey remained silent, as he continued to stare Kiyomasa down, seemingly thinking about what to say to him and considering the consequences of his actions. Meanwhile, the gang members nearby could only watch and wait, looking on nervously as they awaited for their captain to come to some kind of decision on what to do next.

"Looks like these girls really roughed you guys up." Draken said with a dry laugh.

"This wasn't a fight." Kiyomasa finally spoke up, still keeping his head bowed low as he spoke, his voice now shaky and nervous as a sign of his fear of facing against Mikey's anger. "They attacked us first."

The expressions on Kana's and Yuzuha's faces deepened, their eyes sharpening as they stared him down. Kana's gaze quickly shifted toward Erina, who was noticeably shrinking back, choosing to remain quiet.

"Bullshit..." Yuzuha voiced sharply, her tone laced with contempt, prompting all heads to turn in their direction.

"If you had just left your sister to deal with her actions on her own.. maybe things wouldn't have come to this," Kana taunted with a knowing smirk, sensing Kiyomasa's imminent downfall. "Picking on people just because you can and have the strength for it... that's just sad.."

Kiyomasa's gaze shifted briefly to Kana, glaring at her with a furious look in his eyes. "Shut up!" he snapped, his voice becoming sharper and louder, as his anger clearly built up inside of him at the realization of his impending downfall. "Why don't you mind your own damn business?"

Kana replied right back, her words dripping with sarcastic mockery as she continued. "You look like you're about to cry.."

"Enough." Mikey said suddenly, his voice full of authority and command, causing both Kana and Kiyomasa to stop speaking, and everyone else to pause in their breath. His gaze locked firmly on Kiyomasa, unflinching. "So instead of letting outsiders handle their own problems, you figured dragging Toman into a fight club was a good idea?" His tone was heavy with disapproval.