If there is something Takemitchy should improve on, it's his stranger danger sense. Because right now, he found himself riding a motorcycle with some unknown girl. Well at least Hina won't misunderstand this because there's nothing strange going on.

Except the fact that he might be being kidnapped because they are getting further and further away from the city. They were by the beach now. And when she stopped, she hopped off, but still leaning on her ride.

"S-so... what did you want to ask about..?" He asked in slight fright. That bike, it was familiar.

"Um... why were you following Draken?" She asked, her voice very soft and nervous. Although there was something familiar with it, the sound of her voice, that is. "I noticed it earlier... when I was out with Emma."

"A-ah! W-well I was-" He paused, seeing the smaller girl flinch in surprise. He gulped, not really knowing how to deal with this. But he can guess that he shouldn't be screaming. "...Uh... I just happen to, you know, um, run across him... ahaha..."

"....That's a lie..." The girl whispered, the nervous look on her eyes turning dark, but in a second, it disappeared. "Is that so... then why do you want to become his bodyguard? I personally think that you need one, since you're very weak."

".....I know." It was kinda sad to be told that by a smaller and unknown person. Speaking of the unknown, he still didn't know his name. "Oh yeah, I still don't know your name... what should I call you?"

"...." The girl gave her a wary glance, but soon calmed down as she opened her mouth to introduce herself. "I'm (L/N)(Y/N)."

"(Y/N)-chan, nice to meet you." He greeted you with a kind smile, extending his hand for you to shake. "Right, are you close with Draken?"

"Yes, but we're not here to talk about me..." You replied quietly, making him flinch as he realized he was going off topic. "So, Takemitchy, why do you want to be Draken's bodyguard.."

"...." Takemitchy gave you a worried glance. The actions he was making made you confirm that he was hiding something. "W-well, I just thought that I would look cool, y-y' know! Ahaha!"

"....I know that you're lying..." You sighed, shaking your head in disappointment. "You know... Someone asked me to meet with you."

"Someone did?"

"...Yeah..." You nodded, placing a hand on the motorcycle. "He's the owner of this bike. You met him before, you know."

Takemitchy gasped as he realized who it was that sent you. Uh oh, it seems like he might've just failed someone's test. And that someone was the person he had to get close to. Kashi wanted to learn his real intentions by sending you.

Did he already fail this mission? He lied, he was sure that Kashi would lose all faith in him!

"...He said that if you don't tell me your intentions, he said that you're hiding something very big." You continued, gaining the boy's attention. "If that something big will affect Toman in any way, he is going to ruin your life."

Takemitchy gulped as fear began to suddenly crawl up to him. This is Kashi we're talking about. Even people of the future know of him and just how scary his intelligence was.

"So? Is that something going to ruin our Toman?" You took a step forward, leaning downward while looking up at the boy with a calm smile. The boy flinched, feeling a sense of familiarity with the way you acted. "If you tell me now, Kashi is willing to reveal his real identity to you."

Woah. What you just said just now sounded like the best thing he's heard all day. Or wait, could he be that he's so scared to face Naoto that he's been scared to the point of hallucinating to hear what he wanted to hear!?

Oh no. He really must be scared shitless! Kashi was going to ruin his life! Naoto is going to be mad and it'll be all over!!

"Takemitchy, here's a word from Kashi." He stood up straight, ready to listen to whatever Kashi had to say. "If you were to tell him what you want, he'll be willing to lend you a hand. Even if he works exclusively for Toman."

Takeitchy began to weigh out his options. This was a good trade, but will you believe what he had to say? Sure Naoto believed him, but will you, a complete stranger to him, believe that he was from the future, a future where Toman was the worst criminal group there is in all of Japan.

"(Y/N)-chan.... I know that this is going to be hard to believe..." Takemitchy began, fidgeting with his fingers as he tried to guess the outcome of this. The best possible outcome is that you believe it, and the worst was that you push this off as a joke. "...Uh... the truth is... I'm actually... a time traveler from twelve years into the future. And I came here... to stop Toman from becoming the corrupted criminal group from the future."

And just as he thought, you were quiet, looking at him like he was some kind of alien and it looks like you've regretted ever coming here and asking him.

"Kashi will be waiting for you." You said, not batting an eye at what he said. "Kashi will be on your services from now on. No matter the problem, you can rely on him."

"I know you wouldn't- w-wait!" The boy gasped, his eyes wide in surprise. He didn't expect you to believe that! Even he wouldn't believe himself if he was in your position. "B-but how am I going to get in contact with him?!"

"Through me." You said, giving him a calm smile. "If you want to know what or where he is, you can ask through me."

"....Thank you..." Takemitchy felt a burden being lifted up his shoulder. This will make things a lot easier for them in the future now.

"But, there's one condition. No matter what happens, you must never talk about me in front of Mikey and the captains." You put on your helmet again, getting on your bike. "Takemitchy, can you promise me something?"

"Yes, what is it?"

"In the future... You said that Toman is going to be corrupted, right?" The boy nodded, so you continued. "Then, please prevent that and keep the Toman that Mikey had wanted to create. To me, Toman is my precious family, the same goes for Kashi. We love Toman more than our own lives. I'll see you next time, Takemitchy."

"I'll see you next time- WAIT!!"

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The moment Takemitchy woke up to the present, he told everything he learned. First of all, he needed to talk with Osanai, and once they got what they were looking for, Takemitchy finally broke the good news to his partner.

"I know how to contact Kashi."

"...." Naoto was silent for a few moments before he had let go of the papers in his hands in shock. He ran up to him, gripping his shoulders. "HOW!? HOW DID YOU DO IT!? AGH- More importantly, why didn't you tell me earlier!?"

"S-sorry!" Takemitchy stuttered, backing up on the wall in fright. "B-but well, we were just too busy with Osanai that I didn't have the time to tell you about this one..."

"Well?! Stop stalling! Tell me!"

"Kashi has someone that we can contact through." Takemitchy followed Naoto to his laptop, ready to tell him about that person. "(L/N)(Y/N), she's one of the few people who can contact Kashi other than the founders."

"(L/N)(Y/N)... (L/N)(Y/N)...." Naoto repeated as he searched up the name and checked all of the files he had on Toman. And after six minutes, the name finally surfaced. "(L/N)(Y/N), co-owner of the Shoki Hotel chains... Passed away in a hit and run... by a member of Toman..."

The two felt their hopes go down as they read the article. The only person that could've led them to the most helpful person is dead, and it's all because of Toman.

"To me, Toman is my precious family, the same goes for Kashi. We love Toman more than our lives." Takemitchy can remember those words that you uttered before parting with him.

He wondered, what did you feel... when you died... to be killed by the people in the place that you loved more than life. And why? Why would Toman even target you?

"...They probably wanted to flush out Kashi..." Naoto grumbled, massaging his temples to release some stress. "You said she's the only one who can contact Kashi, right?"

"Other than the founders, yes."

"...Damn... if only my mentor told me! I could've at least helped (L/N)!" Naoto exclaimed, slamming his hand on the ground. Yet another victim of Toman. Their list just keeps increasing by the second.

"Knock! Knock! I got a delivery for a man named.... Uh... Takemitchy!" Naoto froze, turning to the door in caution. Whoever that was, that was definitely not a delivery man. "A package from twelve years ago. From an... old friend of yours."

Takemitchy beamed, running to the door and opening it without a second thought, frightening Naoto. But before he could scold Takemitchy, he already returned with someone behind him.

A tall, surprisingly very tall individual entered, dressed in mostly black, and a hat that covered their face. But when that person removed the hat, all Naoto could see were burn marks across their face. And a scar across his face, reaching his eyes, one of them looked to be damaged beyond repair. This person looked like they hadn't slept in ages.

"Yo. I kept my promise, Takemitchy." They spoke up, their voice was slightly hard to tell if it was a man or a woman. "I met up with you on the very same date twelve years later."

"Kashi!!"

(surprise! Enjoy this person that was at death's door! Also, I refuse to draw backgrounds. Also, the hair is canonically black in this timeline.)

[Leave 'em alone 😭😭 let them live damn]

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"...So... you're Kashi...?" Naoto asked, putting the tea on the table for the three of them. There was something strange about this person. He can't pinpoint it, but it wasn't the Kashi he envisioned when he saw the picture from his mentor.

"That's right." 'Kashi' answered, munching on the food provided to him. "You're that man's student, right? The one who came to me?" Naoto nodded, still keeping up his guard. "Man, talking about him sure brings me nostalgia. He's the only person who tracked down my real identity."

"So Kashi really isn't your real name..." Takemitchy muttered. "Ah right, Kashi. Did you know about it? With what happened to (Y/N)-chan."

'Kashi' seemed to have frozen up, his hand stopping before he could take a sip of his tea. But a few seconds later, he smiled and drank his tea. "That's right, (Y/N)-chan died last year."

"...why do you seem happy about it?" Naoto really felt uneasy talking to this person. He couldn't tell anything about what he was thinking of. It was impossible. It was like Kashi wasn't a person. "You... What's your real identity?"

Naoto wasn't going to trust him. Even if his mentor did say that he was trustworthy, right now, Naoto didn't feel that same dependable description. All he can see is a calculating and dangerous person.

"....Hmm..." Kashi sighed, looking down on the ground with a sad smile. "It's kind of depressing... If I told you my real name, it'll make me feel hopeless again..."

The two men gave each other a confused glance, wondering what suddenly got his mood to be like this.

"Takemitchy, Naoto, I died last year." If they weren't confused before, now they are lost and scared too. "Last year, I was on my way to a meeting, but Toman members were following me and crashed my car, killing me."

"...No way..." Realization suddenly struck Naoto as he began to piece the puzzles together. Kashi tried his best to smile, hoping that this will satisfy his curiosity. "....You're... You're (L/N)(Y/N)."

[K2]

Next chapter is gonna start depressing. Thanks for my heartbreak, K1.

(You're welcome :3
Here's a small preview ^^)

(So yeah, chapter 4 might take a while since I have to finish the mini comic first. See y'all!!)