Rikishi walked up to the girls.

“So, which one of you is the driver?” Rikishi asked.

Kanami walked up to him.

“I am, why’d you ask?” Kanami replied.

“Eh?~ You’re the best they said.” Rikishi said, grinning.

“Yes, I am the best… You might you be?” Kanami said.

“I am glad you asked… Because my name is Rikishi, the best driver there is-”

The girl started to laugh.

“Rikishi, eh? We’ll, don’t forget the name that will beat you, Kanami.” Kanami said, grinning.

“You? Me? Don’t make me laugh.” Rikishi said.

“Oh we’ll see...” Yanami said, grinning.

Tado let out a sigh.

“Rikishi is already picking fights, eh?” Tado said, smiling.

“Yeah, just how we remember him back at the Orphanage.” Nokado replied.

“Oi! Are we leaving?!” Rikishi shouted.

“Yeah! Get the rover ready!” Takumi shouted back.

“Yosh! I have someone here who wants to be teached a lesson or two about driving-” Rikishi said, poking Kanami on the top of her head.

“S- Shut up! I’ll show you my driving skills...” Kanami replied, walking up to him.

Rikishi grinned.

“Oh really?” Rikishi asked.

“Yes, really.” Kanami replied, grinning.

Yuno let out a sigh.

“Those two have exact the same personality.” Yuno said.

“For the very first time, I agree with you.” Ukato replied.

Tado looked at everyone, who was already talking with each other.

We’re they really trying to kill us?

Tado was confused… Something felt odd…

He looked at the Seppuku clan.

He, once again, made eye contact with Uchiko.

The girl smiled and waved her hand.

Tado’s eyes lightened up, as he quickly looked away.

This time he turned to Nokado.

Nokado had a grin on his face.

“W- What is so funny?” Tado asked.

Nokado’s griin turned into a more smug-like smile.

“Ohh? I wonder~” Nokado said.

Tado’s eyes widened up.

“O- Oi… Don’t get any weird ideas.” Tado said.

“Wierd ideas? What are you talking about?” Nokado said, grinning.

Tado took a deep breath, as he raised both his hand.

“I mean...” Tado mumbled.

He suddenly smacked both Nokado’s cheeks with his hand.

“... The ones I just smacked out of your head.” Tado said, smiling.

“O- Oi! Don’t hit me like that!” Nokado said.

Tado took off his surgical mask, showing his tongue.

“Come make me, No-baka-do.*” Tado said, running away.

(*Baka means ‘Idiot’ In Japanese.)

“Y- You son of a-” Nokado said, charging after him.

Charlotte walked up to Uchiko.

“Those really like to mock each other, don’t they?” Charlotte said, laughing.

“Yeah, they do.” Uchiko said.

“I can’t believe those have a bounty of six million on their head.” Charlotte said.

“You’re right, I feel like a teacher with these kids around me.” Kimoto said, walking up to them.

“Well, nothing we can do about it… They just happen to be like that.” Uchiko said, shrugging.

Takumi and Kuruka walked out of the room.

“Yosh! The wound is healed and everyone is ready!” Takumi said.

Kuruka smacked him on his head.

“Not healed, patched, idiot… It’ll still hurt if you get hit on that spot.” Kuruka said.

“And we can’t leave yet...” Kuruka followed up.

Kuruka pulled something out of his back pocket.

“What is that?” Takumi asked.

“A walkie talkie, so we will be able to respond to each other.” Kuruka said.

Kuruka stood in front of the exit and handed them out to everyone who walked out. He handed the last one to Takumi.

Takumi instantly realized something…

Kuruka’s hands… Were shaking…

“Oi, grab it already- ?” Kuruka stopped talking, as Takumi grabbed his hand.

Kuruka looked up.

“Kuruka...” Takumi mumbled.

“... Are you- ”

Kuruka pushed his hand and threw the walkie talkie to Takumi. Takumi caught it.

“I...” Kuruka mumbled.

“... I don’t want to hold you guys back, so I have no choice.” Kuruka said.

“Listen, if you don’t want to come you can stay at the car.” Takumi replied.

Kuruka smirked, as he turned his back to him.

“No way… I have decided to stay with you...” Kuruka said.

The smirk on his face slowly turned into a frown.

“... I want to be useful… ” Kuruka mumbled.

“... I know I am weak, but we all get stronger on the brink of death-”

“What are you talking about?” Takumi said.

“No one is going to the brink of death...” Takumi said.

Kuruka’s eyes widened up, as he turned.

“W- What?” Kuruka said.

“I said… No one is gonna die.” Takumi replied.

“Not even one of the Seppuku clan members… I will protect you all...” Takumi said.

Takumi looked down.

“... If one of you dies...” Takumi mumbled.

“... I will never forgive myself.” Takumi said.

Kuruka walked up to him, and placed his hands onto Takumi’s shoulders.

Takumi looked up.

“You’re right… No one is going to die.” Kuruka said, smiling.

Takumi’s eyes lightened up.

“Hey! Kuruka, Takumi, stop the chatting and get over here!” Rikishi shouted.

“W- We’re coming!” Kuruka said, as he let go of his shoulders and grabbed his arm.

Takumi was shocked...

He was trying to cheer me up…

But he turned the tables on me…

Kuruka opened the door, and Takumi sat down. Takumi climbed to the top of the roof from inside and Kuruka took his place. Suddenly the Seppuku clans van stopt next to their rover-

The window slowly opened up, with Kanami’s grinning face in the driver's seat. She reached out of the window.

“You better be ready to lose, idiot-” Kanami said, poking Rikishi on his nose.

Rikishi’s eyes lightened up, as his face turned red. Suddenly the Seppuku clan’s car drove away on full speed. Rikishi shaked his head.

“O- Oi, that’s unfair!” Rikishi shouted, as he drove after them.

The two kept driving at full speed, and Kuruka grabbed his walkie talkie. He pressed the button and then shouted-

“C- Can you hear me?!”

His voice echoed through both vans. Takumi’s eyes widened up as you could hear screams in the other van. Kuruka started to laugh.

“W- Woah, what happened?!” Takumi asked.

Kuruka turned off the walkie talkie.

“I was just testing the walkie talkie, try yours, Nokado.” Kuruka said.

“Oh- mhm...” Nokado replied, slowly turning the walkie talkie on.

“T- Test-”

“WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT!?”

Nokado’s eyes widened up and dropped the walkie talkie by shock. Kuruka started to laugh harder…

- - - - -

“Hey, Grey...” Red asked.

“Yes?” Grey replied.

“What if you won’t be the only one there?” Red asked.

“Of course I won’t be the only one there-”

Red slammed his hand on the table, standing up. The other two looked his way.

“... Then why will only you go?” Red asked.

“Because I will make it out alive, if things go downhill.” Grey replied.

Red’s hands turned into fists.

“But what if you don’t?” Red mumbled.

The other two wanted to say something, but they couldn’t. Grey turned his back to Red, and walked to the door.

“Just stay here until I come back… If I don’t come back in 12 hours, you can come pick me up.” Grey said.

Red let out a sigh, he was still looking down.

“Oi...” Red mumbled.

Grey stopped.

“... Promise me you will come back.” Red followed up, still mumbling.

Grey turned to him.

“Yeah, I promise...” Grey said, smiling.

“... We’ll see ya.” Grey followed up, closing the door.

He walked up to the car and drove full speed to the skyscraper…

- - - - -

- - The Skyscraper - -

- 3 Minutes before the fight -

“Everyone, ready?” Daniele asked.

“Yes, everything is going good.” Lorenzo replied.

“... Good, now… ” Daniele mumbled.

“... If everything ends up going our way, we will have the Ishido clan stuck here, forever.” Daniele said, grinning.

“But something is odd, where is The Allied Gang?” Mike asked.

A sudden explosion could be heard.

Silvia ran into the room.

“They’re here!” Silvia shouted.

“Talk about the goddamn devil.” Mike said.

“Just in time… ” Daniele said.

“Time for a four-gang mexican standoff...”

* * *