Secrets Revealed

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(I'm back!! I hope you prepare you tissues because the next chapter is when shit gets real!)

Tokyo Revengers: Come Back to Life

The scene opened with Inui and Takemichi sneaking into an old, abandoned shop, not the bookstore from before.

"Whew." Inui breathed out. "Sorry, Hanagaki. I...must be going crazy." Takemichi moved to sit next to Inui. The two sat in silence before Inui spoke again. "This place...is where Shinichiro-kun's bike shop used to be."

"I knew that looked familiar." Kazutora said. Mikey nodded as he watched the screen.

Takemichi looked at Inui in shock. "Huh? By Shinichiro-kun, you mean...Mikey-kun's older brother?"

"Yeah." Inui kept his eyes forward. "For delinquents like us...this was where we'd all gather."

Takemichi looked forward. "This place was?"

"Though it doesn't look anything like it used to." Inui raised his arm to show Takemichi where things were as he explained. "There used to be a buncha shiny, badass bikes lined up over there..." The screen changed to show Shinichiro working on a bike as there were other nice bikes lined up. "Shinichiro-kun was always sittin' there in the middle of 'em, tuning up one of the bikes. And all the sempais who'd stop by...were so dazzling and awesome." The screen then showed gang members standing at attention while Shinichiro worked on a bike. "But even they would all...be on their best behavior before Shinichiro-kun." A younger Inui was shown blushing as he watched Shinichiro. "He was my hero."

Takemichi looked at Inui again, shocked hearing what Inui had said. "The reason you're so fixated on the Black Dragons...is it because...?"

Inui smiled sadly. "I want to recreate the Black Dragons the way Shinichiro-kun first made it." Takemichi listened as Inui continued. "I heard so many storied in this bike shop...from our sempais." Inui looked at Takemichi. "They all had so much fun talking about...their old leader, Shinichiro-kun. And every time, Shinichiro-kun would say..."

"That did happen, didn't it?"

"All...awkward and bashful." Inui had a light in his eyes. "Sounds nice, doesn't it?" Takemichi also had a light in his eyes. "Even as an adult, he could still laugh about the dumb stuff he did years ago...together with his friends." Inui was silent for a minute as he looked away from Takemichi. "I admired that kind of gang. That's why I joined the Black Dragons. I joined the Eighth Generation Black Dragons. Back when Izana Kurokawa was in charge." This caught Takemichi's attention. "It was the absolute worst."

"I haven't seen that look on your face in a long time." Koko said, squeezing Inui's hand.

"I really did that impression on delinquents, didn't I?" Shinichiro tried to joke but he didn't seem like he was into it. Wakasa placed his hand on his shoulder, squeezing it.

'I really did ruin the Black Dragons, huh?' Izana scoffed as he watched Inui and Shinichiro. He wasn't sure if he was proud of this or upset, there were so many feelings.