[AllTakemichi] Control

Chapter 15

Kazutora has made positive changes since that day. Although he still shows disdain and behaves violently towards Takemichi, he is at least kinder to him. He tells Takemichi to stop waiting for him to go to school too early, no longer orders him around, and if he doesn't like the food Takemichi brings, he throws it back instead of tossing it in the trash.

Their relationship isn't quite at the level of friends yet, but Takemichi feels that Kazutora has accepted him being around.

It's just over a week until October 31st, and Valhalla still shows no signs of starting a fight, and neither Kazutora nor Baji have taken any related actions. This quietness makes Takemichi even more worried.

The weather recently has had sudden showers, so Takemichi often carries an umbrella, but Kazutora doesn't care about the weather and never brings one. Therefore, Takemichi escorts him to the door.

The sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella echoes, and, as usual, Kazutora talks to Takemichi if he feels like it; otherwise, he stays silent, letting Takemichi chatter on about various things.

To prevent Kazutora from getting wet, Takemichi tilts the umbrella more towards him, so his shoulder gets wet. If he walks with Hinata, he stays close to her, and neither of them gets wet. But with Kazutora,... he is afraid that if he gets too close, he will get hit.

Kazutora notices Takemichi's actions and narrows his eyes in annoyance.

"Give it to me, you walk too slow."

He grabs the umbrella from Takemichi and moves closer to him. The sudden action startles Takemichi, who looks up at him, but Kazutora keeps his eyes on the path ahead and doesn't notice. When Takemichi stops looking at him and smiles secretly, Kazutora finally glances down at him.

Getting happy over something like this, this guy is simple to the point of being foolish. Kazutora can't understand what he's been doing these days. He just can't act like he normally does.

During his dark days, everything around him makes him angry and he wants to destroy it all. This world is full of bad things and betrayal, all of which hurt him. Only one person stays by his side, Baji, but Baji isn't just by his side. Mikey, if Mikey is around, Baji will leave him one day, right?

Thinking about this, Kazutora's eyes fill with hatred. He looks at the person walking next to him, and even this person, who always says he will be his friend, is one of Mikey's people. So, he will stay by Mikey's side too, right? If he finds out that Kazutora is the one who caused Mikey's brother's death, how will he react? Kazutora has asked himself this many times.

And he really hates people like him. He hates how this person clings to him, how he stubbornly enters his life, hates the peace, and hates the gentleness he brings. He doesn't want it; he wants to reject it. These feelings are like a sedative for him, but one day they will become poison and kill him.

"Kazutora-kun, I can't walk home with you tomorrow. Remember to bring an umbrella, it might rain."

Takemichi's voice interrupts Kazutora's thoughts.

"You're too talkative, I got it," Kazutora snaps.

Not walking home together tomorrow? Fine, he has time to himself.

The reason Takemichi won't walk home with Kazutora is that he is being blamed for neglecting people in Touman. Baji invited him to practice martial arts, but he said he was busy and would do it another time. When everyone invited him to hang out, he also refused. Even Chifuyu, who knows the reason, is blaming him for not keeping in touch. So, tomorrow, he has to show up with everyone.

"Remember to bring an umbrella tomorrow."

Before leaving, Takemichi reminds Kazutora once more. Kazutora turns away, acting annoyed. Takemichi is used to this attitude, so he waves and smiles brightly to say goodbye.