I have gone through depression. The manga sure is... depressing. -KAZU2

(YEEES YET ANOTHER VICTIM!! MUAHAHAHA)

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Takemichi has been through quite a lot ever since coming back to the past. He got beat up, he got beat up, then he got beat up, then he got beat up. Yeah... he's been through some shit and it's only been a few days.

What a rough day that was. But luckily for him, his ass just got saved by THE LEADER OF TOMAN, Mikey!! And also he was now apparently called Takemitchy and is Mikey's bitch.

"Kashi! Come on! Let's get back!" Mikey called out, looking at the crowd of people bowing down. Takemitchy raised a brow, looking over to who he was calling to. "Buy me some taiyaki, I want them freshly made, got it, Kashi?"

Takemitchy can see those bowing people shake when they hear the name. He didn't know who that was because no one was saying anything. They were silent as if scared that if they spoke, something might just slice off their neck.

"Always draining my wallet I see..." A voice spoke up from the crowd, making Takemitchy turn to see. A boy stood up, face slightly rough with caramel brown hair and peach eyes. He walked down the stairs, hands in his pockets. "Why don't you buy your own taiyaki, Mikey."

He looked fucking cool. Not a lot of people can talk back to THE Mikey, after all!

"Well, you know what they say, sharing is caring!" Mikey grinned when the boy finally arrived at his side. But then, he suddenly stepped closer to his face, now frowning. "Kashi, I don't like this face."

"Got it, president."

Takemitchy watched as the three of them left, that guy named Kashi throwing something on the ground. That was sfx skin and... colored contacts? What he saw just now, that face of the person named Kashi wasn't his real face.

Who was that?

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"Takemitchy, right?"

"UAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" The blonde boy screamed for his life, jumping back and hitting his head on the wall, making him whine and hold his head. He looked up, looking at the culprit who did it and saw a boy. "W-who are you!?"

Light honey hair and calm (E/C) eyes. Fairly tall in stature, but a slim build. Just as he saw back when Mikey had beat up Kiyomasa.

"Yo. Nice to meet ya." He greeted, giving him a small, friendly wave. He wore a school uniform, similar to the ones that Mikey and Draken wore when he first met them. but... was it him or did his uniform seem small on him. "You were the one that Kiyomasa was bringing to his little fight club right?"

"U-uh... yeah." He answered shyly, taking the dorayaki that he handed him with a small thank you.

"Sorry, I couldn't interfere sooner." He suddenly said, taking Takemitchy in confusion. "But Mikey ordered me to keep watch and call him if I had any evidence that he was doing shit behind our back. I'm Kashi, by the way."

"Oh.... Nice to meet you. And i-it's alright..." Strange. Something was strange with Kashi. He had a pretty soft and feminine voice, even his gentle face, and strangely floral smell. "Um... Kashi-kun. What brings you here?"

"Me? Nothing much." He chuckled, quickly finishing off the dorayaki like his life depended on it. He kept the plastic wrapper with him since there wasn't any trash can at the back of his school. "Mikey asked me which school you went to. So I went to look for you."

"Oh, I see." He nodded with a smile, taking a bite out of his dorayaki. Then, seconds later, he began to choke and turned to Kashi in bewilderment. "How did you know which school I went to!?"

Kashi only laughed, taking a handkerchief from his pockets, handing it to the boy. "I'm Toman's one and only intelligence officer, nothing gets past my nose, Takemitchy boy. Remember my name, Kashi."

"Kashi...." He muttered, staring at the boy. "You have.... A strange name..."

"........." Kashi was silent for a few moments. And these few moments, Takemitchy felt a cold sweat drop. It was like Kashi was out to eat him alive. But when he blinked, he saw him smile and laughed. "You sure say some funny things, Takemitchy. No wonder our dear little Mikey took a liking to ya. Welp, I gotta go now. See ya."

He watched as he left, muttering something under his breath about Mikey paying him back for missing morning classes.

That Kashi... he's a pretty strange individual. He didn't get any information about Kashi from Naoto in the future. All he learned were the current leaders like Mikey and Kisaki and how he should prevent the two from meeting each other. But seeing as he seemed to be close with Mikey, there's a high chance that he will be meeting him again.

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When Takemitchy returned to the past, he had a lot to do. From finding a way to meet with Mikey, to seeing his old friend die, then finally finding a solution to stop Toman from being corrupted.

"Oh right, before you go, I have something to tell you." Naoto said, retracting his hand back before he accidentally sent Takemitchy back to the past.

"Oh! I almost forgot too!" Takemitchy exclaimed, gasping as he remembered something, rather, someone he met in the past. "I wanted to ask you about someone too!"

"Wait, let me go first. This info might help you." The time leaper nodded, all ears to hear Naoto's news. "In the past, there's someone that was nicknamed 'Toman's shadow'. I want you to meet with that person and gain their trust."

"...A shadow?"

"Yes." Naoto went over to his desk, opening a locked drawer and taking out a small brown folder, handing it to Takemitchy. "That shadow was known to be Toman's informant. It's thanks to him that Toman got control of Tokyo in their early years."

"An informant?" Takemitchy opened the folder and once he did, he couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity in the old picture. This picture was taken a long time ago based on this person's appearance with the young Draken by his side. "....He looks familiar..."

"That's Toman's exclusive informant. Even in the underworld, the current informants would praise that person even if he isn't in the business anymore." Naoto continued, but Takemitchy was in his own world, trying to figure out where he saw that face. "Everything about him is impossible to track, not even informants know his real name. That picture was owned by my mentor. He was the only one who was able to meet him. That informant's name is Kashi."

"AH!!!" He exclaimed, gripping the picture with so much force he almost ripped it in half. Good thing Naoto took it before he ripped it in half and showed him the back side. "'Trustworthy. 'Kashi' has given me a lot of info on the members, but on the exchange that I never bother them again. If you want to find them, use everything you have to find someone who can change their face'!?"

"Yes. I need you to look for that person." Naoto nodded, stretching out his hand. "I think that he'll be able to help-"

"You mean- that guy!?" Takemitchy exclaimed. "Kashi!! I just met Kashi back when Kiyosama was beating me up! He even met with me at my school a while ago!!"

"So you already met him!? Why didn't you tell me!!??"

"I forgot, okay?! There was too much happening!"

"AGH- Whatever!" Naoto was the first to stop arguing, not wanting to waste precious time. He extended his hand, giving the other guy a serious look, "If you already met him, then that's good. You need to befriend 'Kashi'. You need to get him on your side so that even if it's twelve years later, he'll lend a helping hand. Got it, Takemichi?"

"Got it! I'll stop Draken's death and gain Kashi's trust!"

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...Is what he said, but right now, he just wants to die.

Right after leaping, he was in front of a pretty girl, a pretty girl in his underwear in a palace where it's only the two of them! And he has a girlfriend! What the hell was he doing!?

So, he did the best possible, and that was to run away and then getting caught by Hina.

"A-ah! Sorry! But I'm being called by Draken!"

"Then, I'll come with you."

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The mission that Naoto gave Takemitchy, it's coming along a lot easier than he thought.

"Hey, we meet again, Takemitchy!" Kashi greeted with a bright smile, waving over to the boy as he got off his bike. "Oh, you brought your wifey too?"

"Yeah. Why'd you bring your wifey here, Takemitchy?" Draken asked, walking over to Hina with a smile. "Hina-chan, sorry about before! I was threatening you to test Takemitchy's balls!"

"And from the looks of it, you have more balls than your boyfriend, to slap Mikey 'n all." Kashi added with a snicker, making Draken laugh. "Welp, I'll be going first. I have to tell Mikey something."

"Alright." Draken nodded, letting the boy go off on his own to go to the leader. "Oi! Emma!"

Oh boy. When Takemitchy saw that familiar face, he thought that he should settle this problem first before he can continue his mission.

Still, with him being close to the two, Kashi and Draken, looks like things will be a lot easier for him. And if he befriends Kashi, things will be smooth sailing because not only will he have information in the past, but he'll get more from the future!

A win-win situation!

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First chapter!! It's funny how the first chapter literally went through three changes. And also the fact that the plot changed like four times just yesterday

Lmao my brain works so weirdly

[Your brain is the scriest place to get lost into]