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The Red Thread
The next day, Yankumi is running to school because she’s late. She collides with a young man holding a briefcase. She goes down, flat on her back. He hovers over her, apologizes and asks if she’s all right. She’s angry and tells him to watch where he’s going.
Then it happens.
She looks him in the face and love stars circle his head. This is it folks. Yankumi love at its best. All the pain and anger mysteriously evaporates. Could this man be her one true love? He helps her up and continues to apologize.
He leaves running because he’s probably late, too. As he does, she notices that he’s dropped a book. It’s Romeo and Juliet, her signature love story. “Could this be… destiny?”
The daydream takes over. In her head, he says, “The day I ran into you, I knew it was destiny.” She replies, “For me, too.” It’s funny as hell because he’s in a white penguin suit and she’s wearing a red wedding dress.
Back in the real world, she realizes this might be it. “I’ve finally arrived…the red thread.” This comes from a Chinese legend that says that the Gods tie a red thread around the ankles of men and women who are destined to be soul mates (twin flame) and they will marry each other. The two people connected by the red thread are said to be destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break.
As she contemplates her future, her former student, Kumai Teruo (Kuma), from series one appears. He didn’t know she was back in town. She can’t see or hear him. The soundtrack is funny because it reminds me of when cartoon characters suffered concussions and those little birds flew around their heads.
She’s in deep this time. She skips away, squeaking, leaving Kuma alone with this Ramen noodle delivery.
Kazama and crew get to class before Yankumi. They approach Ogata and his boys. Honjo and Kamiya get to their feet.
Ogata, who sits with his legs crossed, is the picture of calm. “What do you want?” In Kazama’s mind, the time has come. “Let’s settle who rules Akadou.” Ogata laughs and stands. “You want a one-on-one with me?” Kazama says, “Right.” Ogata is ready for a throw down. “Fine. Let’s do it.” Kazama’s eyes grow large and intense. “After classes…
It’s settled. There’s gonna be some ass-kicking after school.
Yankumi happily enters the room and tells everyone to settle down. As usual, they don’t respond. The six with extreme violence on their minds never take their eyes off of each other. She tries several times to get them to calm down.
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