Reverse back into time, back to Japan.

Yongguk POV

“兄貴! Aniki!” (Big brother!) A tall boy ran in flailing his arms.

The magazine slipped off my face as I groggily sat upright to see what was wrong. “What’s up Matsumoto?”

“Get up! There’s trouble with the other gangs again!” he replied jumping around.

“What did they do now?” I asked annoyed.

“Well apparently there are two masked thieves going around. They targets random gangs, knock everyone unconscious and then steal something precious from them!” he recited.

I was still half asleep so I tried to think straight, but it came with difficulti….

“Aniki wake up!” Matsumoto roared as he shook me.

“Right. Ummm…so I guess we have to help chase and capture the thief?” I responded.

“Thieves.” He corrected.

Perfect, absolutely perfect. I have to go around town chasing random thieves, and there are two of them, two surprises!

***

We rushed over to Gang A’s site to inquire more information about were exactly to find these little monsters. An interesting sight, grown men running around screaming like they were mad and throwing things around, greeted us.

I called over to the A’s gang leader, “Takahashi control your men, what exactly was stolen from you?”

He walked over downcast, “Th-they took all our flamethrowers!”

He continued to bawl about how important they were to his gang while freaking out like the rest of his crew.

“Flamethrowers, Matsumoto write that down,” I ordered, “Did you see where they went next?”

Takahashi sadly pointed over to Gang D’s base that was at the other side of town. So naturally, we rushed there next.

***

Gang D’s reaction was quite different to A’s, but also quite similar. Everyone over there just solemnly sat in their spots muttering dark things.

“Watanabe your men are quite…”

“Yeah…” he replied, “Our special calligraphy papers and brushes were taken from us…”

“I got it. I’ll get them back for you,” I reassured, “Any idea where they went?”

He pointed