[Takemichi] Huh?
Inupi and Koko?
What are these two doing here?
Did you know, Hanagaki?
[grunts]
Huh?
We, the Fifth Division, have a special role in Toman.
We're a special team, the only one allowed to do infighting.
Huh?
[Takemichi] They're allowed to do infighting?
[Mucho] That fight betting...
Remember when Kiyomasa was just about to kill you?
I bet you've never thought why Mikey and Draken showed up
at just the right time.
Huh?
[Mucho] We're the reason why.
Whenever there's a traitor, I inform the leader.
In some cases,
it's even okay if I report it after we've punished them.
I'm the best fighter among the captains, so Mikey gave me this special position.
[gasps]
[Takemichi] A special team?
So Mucho is a good guy who's working to help Toman?
Does that mean I'm a bad guy?
[Mucho] Hm.
[Takemichi] Am I suspected of doing something?
[♪ theme music]
TO SHINICHIRO SANO
[gasps]
[Emma's mother] Emma, say bye to your big brother.
Huh?
This is goodbye.
I'm going to a foster home.
A foster home?
Is that a fun place?
[chuckles] Yeah, I'm sure it'll be fun.
Really? You're lucky!
I want to go too!
[chuckles]
I'll come back for you someday.
Huh?
[Izana] I promise, Emma.
My other big brother...
[Mucho] My motto is
"Punish the suspicious."
What?
Hold on a sec here!
What do you think I did?
You think I've done something, don't you?
What?
Huh?
It's Izana, isn't it?
Huh?
It's because Tenjiku's Izana Kurokawa and I
have a history.
[Takemichi] What's he talking about?
EIGHTH GENERATION BLACK DRAGON
[Inui] I used to be in
the eighth generation BLACK DRAGON.
I was a close aide to Izana, and now I'm in Toman's First Division.
"First Division ratted us out."
"Tenjiku's spy."
Huh?
"And the mastermind is
the one who brought us in, Takemichi Hanagaki."
[gasps]
No way!
I bet that's what you're thinking, isn't it, Mucho?
[Takemichi gasps]
"Ratted us out"?
I'm the traitor in Toman?
[Takemichi] Wait!
Is this guy
framing me?
No! I...
Oh no! I can't think of an explanation.
Hanagaki didn't rat Toman out.
Huh?
[Mucho] Hm?
Mucho, you've got it wrong.
Neither Hanagaki nor me nor Koko have done anything to betray Toman.
[Mucho grunts]
Prepare to get on your knees and beg.
Huh?
[Takemichi] What? What's going on?
[snickers]
I think you morons don't get the picture.
I told you about my special role because this isn't part of it.
[Takemichi] Huh?
It's not?
Then what's this about?
They're making their move.
The ghosts of S-62.
S-62?
[Takemichi] The Vicious Generation?
Those Tenjiku guys who attacked us by surprise?
So that's what this is about?
What is? What's this about?
Yasuhiro Muto here,
he used to be pals with Izana Kurokawa and them.
[gasps]
[Inui] He's one of the Vicious Generation, the six guys who met in reform school.
-One, two. One, two... -One, two. One, two...
[Takemichi] Mucho is part of the Vicious Generation,
just like Izana Kurokawa?
He's pals with Izana Kurokawa?
Once Izana came back into power, my path was decided.
[gasps in surprise]
In those days, we ruled.
It's time to bring them back.
[breathes shakily]
I think you get it, Hanagaki.
I'm one of the founding members of Tenjiku.
[grunts]
[Takemichi] Now that I think about it,
he was the only captain who wasn't a victim of Tenjiku's surprise attack.
Takemichi.
Beware of a traitor.
[grunts]
[Takemichi] He's the traitor that Kaku-chan meant.
And while Tenjiku was attacking Toman, Mucho grabbed these two.
Mucho,
does this mean you're betraying Mikey? You're betraying Toman?
[sighs]
If only I'd met Mikey earlier, things may have been different.
Now that Izana's a leader again,
you're all my enemies.
This is where you die.
[gasps] What the hell are you after?
No matter how devoted you are to Izana Kurokawa,
all he cares about is Mikey.
He only formed Tenjiku so he could crush Mikey.
I don't care what Izana's plans are.
Huh?
The gang Tenjiku exists, and Izana is the leader of it.
That's all that matters.
[Takemichi] Are you insane, Mucho?
Then it's the same with Mikey being the leader of Toman!
That's not what it's about, Hanagaki.
[exhales deeply]
There's a reason why I abducted you three.
Seishu Inui and Hajime Kokonoi,
why did you join Hanagaki's division?
So you wouldn't get used again?
Huh?
The 10th leader of BLACK DRAGON, Taiju Shiba,
you followed him for the same reason, didn't you?
Inui.
You used his power in order to rebuild BLACK DRAGON.
[exhales deeply]
Then, in return,
Taiju recruited Hajime Kokonoi into BLACK DRAGON.
[groans]
[Takemichi] Why Koko?
Do you know why Taiju wanted Hajime Kokonoi, Hanagaki?
Because Kokonoi is a genius at making money.
[Mucho] Izana wants to make use of that power.
Huh?
[Takemichi] What? It wasn't Taiju who was good at bringing in money?
[gasps]
Having a private meeting, huh?
Are you still just Toman's wallet, Kokonoi?
[Takemichi] Come to think of it,
no matter which future it was, Koko is in Toman.
You mean Hajime Kokonoi is
the guy who controls Toman's finances in the future?
Unfortunately, the trouble with you, Kokonoi, is you only listen to Inui.
[sighs]
What's more, for some reason, Inui's working for Hanagaki now.
That's why I'll kill Inui and Hanagaki right here.
With nobody left for you to follow, Kokonoi,
you've got no choice but to join Tenjiku, right?
What? That's totally insane!
So, what'll it be, Kokonoi?
Will you die here with these two?
Or will you join Tenjiku?
The choice is yours.
[grunts]
[scoffs]
Hanagaki.
[groans]
Mikey's not the only one Izana's after.
Kokonoi's money.
[Mucho] Kisaki's brains.
And Mikey's charisma.
He wants to use them to build the most powerful crime syndicate ever.
[Takemichi] The most powerful crime syndicate?
That's Kisaki's... The Toman that Kisaki builds in the future.
Us members of S-62 Generation are now 18.
We're not going to mess around with kiddie stuff like biker gangs.
Kokonoi.
[grunts]
If you join us, we'll let Inui and Hanagaki go free.
[grunts]
What'll it be, Hajime Kokonoi?
I... I...
-[Takemichi] Koko. -Huh?
[groans]
You don't have to do anything this asshole says.
Hanagaki...
[grunting]
[Takemichi] This has been a losing battle.
But I've finally found a chance for victory.
There's no way I can let Tenjiku have Hajime Kokonoi.
Mucho,
if you're really serious about building a crime syndicate,
then I won't back off even if you're going to kill me.
Huh?
[Takemichi] I never want to see Toman end up like that again.
Hajime Kokonoi is a member of the First Division.
There's no way in hell I'll let you bastards have one of my men!
[groans]
Hanagaki...
[Takemichi] I'll protect him.
That's my chance for victory.
I'm suddenly all pumped up!
TOKYO MANJI GANG
I'm not handing Koko over to you Tenjiku bastards.
Hanagaki...
What'll you do about it?
You can't defeat me.
You just don't get it, do you, Mucho?
It's not about whether I can win or not!
[breathes deeply]
Is winning really that important?
[gasps]
[blows]
I won't back off even if it kills me.
Let's do this!
[both grunt]
[grunting]
Damn...
I swear...
I swear I'll never back off!
[groans]
Ow...
It stinks.
[Takemichi] Inupi.
Oh, right.
I swear I'll never back off!
[grunting]
I'll back you up, Hanagaki!
You goddamn maggots.
[both groan]
[grunts]
[Mucho] What'll it be, Kokonoi?
If I keep this up,
these two are going to die.
Fine, Mucho!
I'll do whatever you ask.
Just let them two go!
[Inui] Hanagaki...
Sorry...
I wasn't any help.
I couldn't... protect Koko.
Don't you worry, Inupi.
It's not like they'll kill Koko.
They just want to use Koko
so they can build the vilest criminal syndicate around.
Inupi,
I had you two all wrong.
I thought you were hopeless scumbags like those Tenjiku bastards.
But you backed me up.
Koko sacrificed himself to save us.
Both of you guys are good people.
You're my friends.
[gasps]
[Takemichi] There's no way I'll let Tenjiku have Koko.
I swear I'll bring him back.
So don't you worry, Inupi.
[Inui] Bring him back?
But how?
Well... I'll figure it out.
Seriously?
I'll come up with an idea.
[laughs]
What are you laughing about?
I'm serious, man!
Let me down, Hanagaki.
I can tell you don't believe me at all.
Follow me.
This is my and Koko's hideout.
A hideout? More like an abandoned building.
Come in.
We can patch ourselves up.
Oh... Okay.
[Takemichi] Ow...
[Takemichi] Is that... oil I smell?
[sighs]
I...
I want to revive BLACK DRAGON with a specific goal in mind.
Koko...
He has stuck with me through this whole thing.
I'm totally worthless, but he still supported me.
I would die for Koko's sake.
[breathes deeply]
I'm putting my life in your hands.
Please carry on BLACK DRAGON, Hanagaki.
Please become the 11th leader of BLACK DRAGON!
Huh?
Hanagaki, save Koko.
Please, save us.
[sighs deeply]
Sorry, Hanagaki.
I must be losing my mind.
This used to be Shinichiro's bike shop.
Huh? Shinichiro?
You mean Mikey's brother?
Yeah.
This was the place...
To hoodlums like me, this was a place for us to gather.
It's nothing like it was back then.
Over there,
there was a line of shiny, badass bikes.
Shinichiro would always be sitting back there working on a bike.
He'd have a cigarette in his mouth too.
Even with all that oil and gas around.
All my seniors who would stop by looked so awesome and cool.
But even those guys were on their best behavior around Shinichiro.
He was my hero.
Is that the reason why you've got such an attachment to BLACK DRAGON?
I want to recreate the first generation BLACK DRAGON Shinichiro built.
In this bike shop,
I heard a lot of stories about that time from first-generation guys.
They had so much fun talking
about their old leader, Shinichiro.
At those times, Shinichiro would always say...
Did we really do that?
He said it all awkward and bashful.
Sounds nice, doesn't it?
Friends to laugh at dumb stuff you'd done together, even as adults...
I admired that kind of gang.
That's why I joined BLACK DRAGON.
It was the eighth generation BLACK DRAGON when I joined,
when Izana Kurokawa was in charge.
EIGHTH GENERATION BLACK DRAGON
[Izana] Even though you're two years younger,
I made you my aide because you're useful.
Support the ninth-generation leader too.
Yes, sir.
From the eighth-generation BLACK DRAGON,
we became a vicious gang where anything goes,
like extortion, theft, and drugs.
[Inui] The members of the Vicious Generation
were ramping around in each territory as if they were competing.
And then there he was...
The BLACK DRAGON that Izana led
didn't have a trace of the goals of the original gang.
And before I knew it, I'd been influenced by that gang.
I was sent to juvie,
and when I got out, BLACK DRAGON had been crushed.
I was afraid.
I thought BLACK DRAGON would come to an end.
So I turned to Taiju Shiba.
You know how the rest goes.
What was I even doing?
Inupi...
There's somebody I want to save.
I've done all I can to do that.
But I haven't succeeded at all.
I wonder what the heck I'm doing.
[soft grunt]
But...
that's why
I understand how you feel, Inupi.
Huh.
I will carry on BLACK DRAGON.
Eh?
I'll be captain of Tokyo Manji Gang's First Division
and the 11th leader of BLACK DRAGON.
I hope you're prepared.
I'll bring Koko back
and destroy Kisaki and Izana.
I'll crush Tenjiku!
Huh?
Are you with me?
My life is in your hands.
[♪ closing theme music]
Translated by Brian Athey