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Cheers, Crime and Boyz on the Loose
Meanwhile, Ogata Yamato and his crew have taken up residence in a coffee shop decorated with palm trees. They’re playing darts and having fun. Honjo puts a damper on the good feelings by bringing up Kazama. He thinks Ren is getting too comfortable lately and Kamiya thinks it’s about time Ogata taught Kazama a lesson. Ogata thinks it might be. Honjo eggs him on by saying Ren probably thinks he can beat Yamato in a fight.
Ogato find that laughable and throws a dart. “I’d definitely win!”
Kazama Ren and his crew are in a pool hall. They’re having even more fun because Kuraki is definitely the life of the party. Like Honjo, Ichimura brings up the unpleasant topic of Ogata. He asks if Ren is planning a one-on-one fight with Yamato.
Ren seems positively thrilled by the prospect. “I’ll…kick his ass!” He emphasizes this by shooting a ball.
Given their deep-seeded anger, there’s no way to stop a showdown between the two. They must draw blood.
Now that the school day is over, the teachers get together, like a family, to relax, discuss what happened during the day, exchange gossip and discuss internal affairs. They do this in order to be a part of the circle of communication and to network. In this way, they build and maintain relationships.
Yankumi and the rest of the staff are in a traditional-style restaurant eating and drinking beer. The only male teacher to clink glasses during the cheers with her is Baba, who is incidentally drinking orange juice. Yankumi is unhappy. He’s overjoyed. It’s damned funny because he’s head over heels in love and she thinks he’s shit beneath her feet. The same thing happens when they ask the other two women if they have boyfriends. The men do not consider Yankumi to be beautiful or desireable.
Late on, Kazama and his crew are hanging out happily on the street when Kazama abruptly decides to leave them. He walks off alone.
Back at the restaurant, all the male teachers except Baba are drunk. Sakura and Aoi lament that there are no worthwhile men at their academy. It’s clear that while they are cutesy cute, they are no more successful at getting a man than Yankumi. Unlike her, they aren’t hopeful. She, on the other hand, believes that a person can meet their soul mate anywhere. In her mind, two people will collide on the street, meet eye to eye and fall in love just like that. This is the key to her strength. She has faith; she’s the embodiment of love. On a funny note, Baba shows up to agree and Yankumi backtracks.
Outside, a woman is walking in a tunnel. Uneasy, she stops in her tracks and looks behind her. Someone abruptly appears and grabs her purse. She cries out for help, while desperately hanging on to her bag. The mugger slugs her in the face and she goes down. He sprints away with the loot.
As she continues screaming for help, Ogata is walking on the bridge above the tunnel. Kazama comes racing out of the tunnel and runs into an old man. Police sirens go off. The two boys briefly make eye contact. Kazama runs away.
Page 1 - Hell is an
Page 2 - The Return of Yamaguchi Kumiko
Page 4 - Don’t Turn Your Back on Them
Page 6 - Cheers, Crime and Boyz on the Loose
Page 8 - Misconduct, Punishment and a Lie
Page 12 - The Fight to Save an Innocent
Page 13 - Redemption: A Leader is Born
Page 14 - To Protect What is Important