Chapter 238: "Really into it"
This chapter begins with all the members of Thousand Winters sitting around
a table.
"Now all Thousand Winters needs is an advisor and someone with some
taste!" Takemichi says, looking at his new gang mates.
"Totally agree!" Inui replies.
Chifuyu seems confused and says he understands about the adviser, but he
didn't understand what Takemichi meant by "good taste". Hakkai tells
Chifuyu that he didn't realize they were talking about his bad fashion
sense.
"Anyway! I got a good idea who we're looking for! A person with great
style, and is level headed," Takemichi yells as the same time he stands
up.
"Oh!? Are you talking about someone who I hold a lot of respect for!?"
Hakkai replies.
Takemichi tells Hakkai that he is right, then the whole group heads to
the house of the "chosen" person.
"Taakaaachaaaan! Let's plaaay!!" shouts Hakkai very loudly in front of
the door of Mitsuya's house.
Takashi's little sister opens the door and tells them to be quiet because
her brother was having a hard time. Takemichi and Hakkai are confused,
while Luna, noticing it, tells them that her brother is going to
participate in a competition for rookie designers in a week. Takemichi
understands the situation, but Hakkai mentions that Mitsuya hates awards
and recognition.
"Yup, he did mention that before, but the thing with Draken-kun happened,
Y'know?" answers Luna worried. “Ever since then, my brother started to
shut himself in he keeps on designing and doesn't even get out to
eat.”
Takemichi enters Mitsuya's house along with Luna, and upon reaching
Takashi's room, Takemichi finds a very dirty place and Mitsuya swears as
he throws a piece of paper that falls to Luna.
"Oh, it's you Luna," Mitsuya says after calming down.
"Mitsuya-kun," Takemichi mentions.
"Takemichi?" Mitsuya asks and then he turns to look at him.
Later, we see Takemichi and Mitsuya sitting on some swings. Away from
them, Hakkai comments that Taka-chan has lost a lot of weight, while Inui
and Chifuyu say that Draken's death must have affected Mitsuya
badly.
"Why did you come here?" Takashi asks.
"Mitsuya-kun… I will fight Mikey-kun that's why I'm building a team right
now and so I was thinking that... you could…" Takemichi replies.
"I... Wanna show it to him," Mitsuya interrupts.
Just then, Mitsuya starts to tell a story that happened on a snowy day.
Takashi met Draken at a shrine. Draken asked how he had been and Mitsuya
also asked Draken about his bike shop. Draken said that he hasn't made any
profit yet, but that he was working with Inupi.Draken then asks Mitsuya if
he was used to not being a member of Tokyo Manji. Then Draken, as he looks
at Takashi, laughs and says "I'll live dragging Mikey back and you'll
definitely be a designer."
After finishing telling that precious memory, Mitsuya leaves and
Takemichi wipes away his tears. Takemichi realized that Mitsuya wanted to
fulfill the promise he made to Draken, so he decides not to insist and
instead wants to support Mitsuya's dream. A week later, the day of "Japan
Fashion Culture Newcomer Award", Takemichi and the members of Thousand
Winters visit the award venue.