[AllTakemichi] Control

Chapter 16

Takemichi knows where he is going, he knows he is in danger but he still accepts it. Despite being extremely disappointed, Takemichi still harbors a bit of hope deep down. It's still that same road, still that same place, an old game center with a sign that reads "The Headless Angel."

Kazutora smiles at him, a smile he detests: "Come on in, Takemichi, let me introduce you to a few people."

The atmosphere is gloomy, unlike Touman. The people wearing white coats with the headless angel symbol on the back, the thick cigarette smoke, and their looks give a bad feeling. Hanma sits on a high podium chair, with an arrogant smile.

"You're here, Hanagaki Takemichi?"

Kazutora walks towards him and then turns to face him. Others also start looking at him, some even step closer, and he is quickly surrounded by Valhalla members.

"So is this how you want to declare war on Touman, Hanma?"

Takemichi calmly looks at Hanma with hatred.

Hmm? Hanma smirks at him interestingly, he thought Takemichi would be surprised and scared, yet he looks so calm despite clearly knowing the danger.

"Haha, Takemichi-kun, I think you should prepare yourself because..."

He raises his arms and shouts to everyone:

"Come on Kazutora, prove your loyalty to us. Overcome him, and you'll be Valhalla's No.3."

As soon as he finishes speaking, Takemichi gets punched in the face by Kazutora, a punch that hurts ten thousand times more than the previous one. He falls to the ground, the pain making him dizzy. Kazutora is smiling like a madman driven by violence, his eyes dark and vacant.

"Kazutora-kun, stop it, please come back to me."

"Come back to you? Come back where? To Touman? Come back to him?" Kazutora sneers.

"Ah! So you approached me because of Mikey, Takemichi?" Behind the smile is an uncontrollable rage.

"Damn it, I knew I shouldn't trust you!"

Kazutora's punches, filled with rage, land on Takemichi's face continuously, blood starts to flow from his mouth and nose.

"You're a liar."

"You betrayed me."

"All of you betrayed me."

"You'll side with him too."

"Damn it, it's all because of him."

His words come with punches to Takemichi. Hearing him blame Mikey again, Takemichi also gets angry and fights back. He quickly punches Kazutora.

"Kazutora, wake up. Why do you keep blaming Mikey? Please accept your own mistakes."

His punch and words only fuel Kazutora's raging fire, and his eyes look like he wants to kill.

He grabs Takemichi's collar and pulls him close.

"What do you know, Takemichi? Why did you approach me?" He snarls each word.

"I know more about you than you think, Kazutora-kun. I just want you to come back, come back to Baji-kun. Chifuyu is also with him. We will help you. Face the mistake of the past, please Kazutora, you're not alone... come back to me, Kazutora."

For the first time, Kazutora sees those blue eyes filled with sorrow and pain, tears streaming down, voice choked with emotion. He hates those eyes because they made him let his guard down. Eyes that pure couldn't lie, he thought. Though he doubted Takemichi's intentions of just wanting to be friends, he learned to accept it. But the truth? Takemichi did it for him. Mistake? It's not his fault, it's Mikey's. Why say he is wrong? The world is against him. The person in front of him is the enemy.