Astrophile

114

Hiii! Finally done with this shit chapter... Istg I had no motivation to write this one, I just want to write the BDs Arc already... But!! The only thing good about this chapter is this AMAZING, SPECTACULAR FANART BY @SolarMoon266 so TYSM!!! IT'S SO COOL!!!

-----

You were busy taking a deep breath as the members of your gang began to fill in the space of Musashi Shrine. Ken turned to look at you, smiling as he saw you jump from one feet to the other, then huff out a roll of breath.

"[Name], it's fine... Regardless of gender, you're still our Coordinate..." He tried to ease you, and you turned to him with a small smile, "Yeah... I just hope that no one has a problem with me..."

"Bullshit! Even if they do, it's not like their opinion matters. You're one of us founders, people better respect you the same as they did before, or we'll kick all their asses!" His grin only grew wider as you smiled back, feeling better after he reassured you.

Back at the front of the stairs, Mikey was busy addressing the crowd, "As we all know, Bloody Halloween came to an end with Toman's victory!!" Loud cheers began to fill in the already crowded shrine.

"-however... There is one thing that we, the executives have kept from you all... I'm sure many of you may already know of this after the news that is circulating all over the media..." Murmurs began to rise among the crowd as Mitsuya stepped up to silence them, "Shut it!" The boy yelled and at once, the crowd quieten downed.

"Toman's Coordinate, step forward!!"

It was time.

With confidence, you stepped forward into the view of the young boys peering at you, head held with pride and power, "Our Coordinate, [Last Name]... is truthfully, one of the strongest women that I know!! She may not be the same gender as us! But she is just as capable!"

You gulped down your fear when you saw a few of them flinch and falter. You don't want to lose the gang's trust.

"Do you disagree with me?! Do you think that having a woman in our gang will make us any weaker?!"

No response. And at that, Draken walked over, "Answer him!!"

All of a sudden, a wave of 'NO' echoed throughout the area. Mikey smirked and took this as a sign to ask again, "Does anyone think that having a woman is a wrong move?! Does anyone want to quit the gang that will follow each plan of a woman, to the T?!"

This time, a loud cheer erupted from them, "NO!!" And at this, you felt a smile break into your lips. Manjirō turned to you with a boyish grin, "See, [Name]-chin? There's no one who minds!" With slight tears welling up in your eyes, you nodded and the other Division Captains came over to ruffle your hair and congratulate you.

But of course, the happiness was short-lived when Ken suddenly demanded them all to quiet down for Manjirō was to start again.

"I want to thank you all for the hard work everyone put during the Bloody Halloween... Even though our 1st Division Captain, Baji Keisuke did not return to us.... I'm grateful for everything you all have done..."

Everyone watched with pride as their commander continued to state.

"However! As we won against Valhalla, we have a guest here to make a special announcement..."

"Hanma Shuji! Come forth!" You continued to glare the male as he walked over to the front. You did not like him at all, and especially after finding out his actions in the future by Takemichi.

"I am Hanma Shuji, the commander of Valhalla! We would like to join Toman and work under them!" Gritting your teeth, you tried decipher just what he was trying to achieve by merging with Toman. It was obvious that they wanted to get closer to Mikey so they could control him, but you'd be damned if you let that happen.

Just before the meeting began, Ken had pulled you off to the side to explain everything about Kisaki still being in Toman and Mikey's plans to accept the merging of the two gangs. And the one responsible for coaxing the blonde into doing this, was none other than Kisaki Tetta.

Even though you strongly opposed this, you knew damn well that once Mikey made up his mind, he'd rather die than give up on his ideas. And besides, you kind of wanted to see what this Kisaki brat was capable of. If you played your cards right, you could easily not just take him out of the picture but perhaps use him to your own advantage.

And the Reaper... He seemed like someone who is interested in you, and so if you use that right, you can use his lanky ass as well... It's just a matter of playing your cards and making your moves properly...

So, despite your strong hatred for the glasses-wearing male, you didn't try to oppose Mikey's plan in letting him merge Valhalla with Toman.

As Hanma announced Kisaki's name for being the bridge to merge Valhalla and Toman, you couldn't help but tune out the conversation and focus on finding Takemichi. Draken told you that he wore his new uniform to the meeting, so it was kind of hard to find his mop of blonde hair when more than half of your members had bleached blonde hair.

But then, Mikey was quick to add, "Also, there is one more thing..." Turning to Chifuyu who had his head hung low the entire meeting, Manjirō began to walk away with his hands in his pockets, "I'll leave the rest to you, 1st Division Vice-Captain... Matsuno Chifuyu..."

Your eyes followed Mikey's form as he walked to the very back to watch the young blue eyed boy start, "With Baji-san leaving Toman, and [Name]-san's near death experience... I originally planned on quitting Toman as well..." A few people began to murmur again and you couldn't help but frown to yourself.

Chifuyu... He must have been suffering all alone... How could you not notice?!

You lowered your head in shame, not letting anyone notice your self blaming thoughts as the boy continued.

"But our commander stopped me... He asked me, 'Do you want the fire of the 1st Division to die out?' and I realised... Just how important Toman is to all of us... That's why the commander, our Coordinate and I have decided on it..."

"The person that I want to follow-" he took a deep breath, folding his arms behind his back and leaning back to let his voice boom all across the area.

"-IS HANAGAKI TAKEMICHI!! I WANT YOU TO LEAD THE 1ST DIVISION!!"

The said boy's eyes widened in shock as he stumbled back slightly, murmurs began to flood the entire shrine, everyone turning to talk among themselves about the boy known as Hanagaki Takemichi.

Takemichi stood quiet for a minute as tears began to well up in his tears, and you couldn't help but feel proud of him.

He really was like a little brother to you, and seeing him make it this far just made you well up in pride.

"HANAGAKI TAKEMICHI, DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ROLE?!" Chifuyu shouted once again, and the boy finally broke out of his stupor for reply, "YES!! I WILL DO MY BEST!!"

Despite the fact that he had literal tears streaming down his face, you couldn't help but feel your pride swell up, "You raised your head too high, dumbass..." Mikey added at your side while Ken chuckled at your other side, "Look at him, crying all over again.."

Mitsuya was quick to add in to the conversation from in front of you, "Damn, now I gotta redo the embroidery on the uniform, haha..." He chuckled at the end but you couldn't help the small smile from breaking out on your face as he walked over to the top of the stairs.

'You really did it, huh... partner?'