[AllTakemichi] Control

Chapter 13

As Takemichi is escorted home by Draken, his friends crowd around him, making a racket.

"I'm sorry, Takemichi, it's all my fault, boohoo," Yamagishi hugs him with a tearful face.

Suddenly, Mikey appears out of nowhere and pulls him away, startling him. As Mikey gets closer and sees the bruises and scratches on Takemichi's face, he can't contain his anger any longer, scaring both Takemichi and his friends.

"I'll teach the entire Black Dragon gang a lesson," Mikey says with a murderous look on his face.

"No! No! Mikey-kun, I just got unlucky, they are actually targeting Haitani Rindou."

Takemichi quickly intervenes. He isn't afraid of a fight between Toman and the Black Dragons. Mikey can defeat Taiju, and Draken alone is enough to handle the Black Dragon soldiers. But they have more important things to deal with at the moment. Wasting their energy is not wise. Besides, Takemichi has future plans for Black Dragon and can't let them interfere now.

"Attacking Toman's member can't be overlooked."

And attacking you is even less acceptable. Mikey doesn't want to hear Takemichi's arguments.

"I'm the one who gets attacked, so I say no fighting means no fighting."

Takemichi firmly stands his ground against Mikey.

Draken wants to stop him, fearing that Mikey might get angry and hit him. Until now, apart from him, hardly anyone dares to oppose what Mikey wants to do, especially since this time, there is enough reason for it.

His friends stand by, eyes wide in shock. They have heard how scary Mikey can be, yet Takemichi dares to do this? Does Takemichi have a death wish? Their friend must be crazy.

Mikey says nothing, staring intently at Takemichi, who meets his gaze with anger and determination.

"Mikey-kun, listen to me, this isn't the right time. Let's find a more suitable moment, okay?"

Mikey crosses his arms and sighs, turning his face away.

"Fine, if you don't want to, I'll let it go this time."

Frustrated, he can't resist that gaze from Takemichi. He doesn't want Takemichi to be angry with him.

Draken is surprised that Mikey not only doesn't lose his temper but also listens to Takemichi. Hearing this, Takemichi brightens up.

"Haha, that's good then."

Akkun, Takuya, Makoto, and Yamagishi all swallow hard. They have heard rumors that Takemichi has significant influence over Mikey, but they are half-skeptical. They've heard about Mikey's reputation: once he decides on something, no one can stop him. It is unbelievable that Mikey can listen to Takemichi like that.

Draken looks at the two of them, then at Mikey, feeling that something is off. But he suddenly remembers Rindou and realizes he hasn't asked Takemichi why he was with him.

"Oh, I ran straight to Haitani. He looked like he was about to lose, so I pulled him to escape together," Takemichi says simply, but Draken covers his face with his hand and sighs.

Takemichi, are you kind even to dangerous people? Most would just run away, not pull someone along to escape. It's crazy, but if it was just so, why did Rindou look at him with such interest? Someone as ruthless as Rindou, his kindness might just be seen as stupidity. For some reason, remembering that guy's tone and look towards Takemichi, Draken feels like punching him.

"Your face looks really bad, Draken-kun," Takemichi looks up at him. Draken sighs again.

"Takemichi, next time, take care of yourself first, get it?"