Conqueror of the Crows

Episode 5

Next Day at Suzuran

The prankster confronts Izuku and the others.

"I am terribly sorry for the damage that I've caused!" The prankster bows.

"Tch. What's done is done. Like I said." Izuku said.

"That's why! I will leave Suzuran after that!" The prankster said.

The other students mutter and whisper to one another.

"Why the sudden idea?" Hitoshi asked.

"It caused a war against a gang...I want to face my mistakes and be a better person." The prankster said.

"I know that it's a stupid mistake, but I didn't expect you to leave because of that." Neito said.

"It's my choice. It's the only possible choice for what I have done." The prankster said.

"So, you're going to run away from your problem, huh?" Izuku questions him.

"Eh?" The prankster gets confused as Izuku grabs his collar.

"Oi, Takiya, don't do anything yet!" Nishiya warns him.

"Are you gonna cower your way out of your problem and let Suzuran take responsibility for your actions?! Speak!" Izuku said as the prankster is speechless. "Even if the others won't accept you easily like I do, they still came to help you fight against the Front yesterday! Tell me, what's the reason that you've come to Suzuran?! To pull pranks like that and other stupid things or to be a man that many will know your name and to learn how to fight for yourself and others?!".

The prankster grits his teeth, "I'm not like you guys...people are strong here...".

"You're strong, too! You faced the Front on your own, even though you'd lose to them! But, you still fought against them to buy us time! Your courage is what makes you strong!" Izuku said.

Nishiya smirks, "That Takiya sure has some words...".

"Now choose...which one are you?" Izuku questions as the prankster pauses and thinks. After a while, he looked at Takiya with determined eyes and said, "I want to follow you! Because of you, you accepted me easily and forgave me for a person like yourself. I want to become a man and to become stronger so that if I have problems on my own, I can face them with or without help! I want to be a man! That's the reason why I came here! To Suzuran!".

Izuku smirks, "Cheeky bastard.".

Hitoshi smirks and looks at Neito, "He sure has the voice.".

"But will he conquer Suzuran?" Komagata asked.

"I heard only one managed to conquer it. I can't wait for Takiya to conquer it when the time comes to face Raoh." Neito looks above to see Raoh and the rest.

With the Raoh Faction

"He makes a good leader." Kamui said.

"You're getting attached to him, Kamui-chan!" Binzo said while putting his arm on his shoulders.

"Uruse!" Kamui pushes his arm off, "I'm just glad he helped me avenge Kansuke.".

"How is he, Kamui?" Raoh asked.

"He's healing more quickly than expected. The doctor said his discharge would be moved to a week or 2." Kamui reports.

"That aside, that Takiya sure is getting a lot of attention. I heard Fujio wants to meet him if he visits Suzuran again." Mercy said.

"Fujio, huh? I wonder what he's doing." Raoh said.

"I heard the Front made some type of pact with Takiya. It's understandable enough that both were Cross KO members." Kamui said.