New beginnings

Emilia, Ichiro, Jack, and Lenny find Henry lying on the ground. Quickly they get to him to check him.

Emilia: "Henry…"

She says, worried, before looking at him with anger,

Emilia: "Henry, you idiot, wake up."

She shouts, making Henry jump up from his spot, fully awake and unaware of his situation.

Henry: "I'm awake."

Henry looks around, staring into the confused faces of his friends.

Henry: "Oh hey guys, how are you doing?"

He says before all of them laugh,

Ichiro: "Great, Henry is still the same."

Jack: "What happened with Arashi?"

Henry: "I beat him, of course; what else did you expect?"

Everyone gets quiet, shocked by Henry's response.

Everyone (except Henry): "YOU DID WHAT?"

Henry laughs, proud of himself and his feat; he starts making a bright and gigantic smile.

Emilia hits Henry on the head.

Emilia: "There's no time for that; let us leave that psycho-house."

Everyone nods, agreeing with Emilia, and so they quickly get going.

…

Outside, in front of the main gate, a camp was made for those that were injured by the explosion; there waits Mrs. Mitsunaga, worried about what happened, when an exhausted Hinata drags a wounded Arashi.

At first Mrs. Mitsunaga is shocked because not only is Arashi with his sister, but he is injured, with wounds that came not only from the explosion but from a fight, indicating Arashi's loss.

Mrs. Mitsunaga: "Quick, servants, help them."

She says, sending servants to aid Hinata and Arashi.

Hinata: "Mrs. Mitsunaga-sama"

Mrs. Mitsunaga: "Hinata, what happened?"

Hinata: "Arashi got into a fight with one of our guests, but he lost."

Mrs. Mitsunaga is shocked; she did not expect Arashi to lose this early. She had her theories about what would happen once Arashi lost and how it would change him, but now, seeing him sitting calm and making a sad expression, she is reminded of how he was back then when his mother was still alive.

Mrs. Mitsunaga: "And our guests?"

Hinata: "I was with Emilia while the explosion occurred; she protected me, but she went to look for the other guests."

Mrs. Mitsunaga: "And Soshi?"

Hinata: "I am sorry, Mrs. Mitsunaga-sama, I did not hear anything from Soshi."

Mrs. Mitsunaga: "We have to expect the worst…"

Mrs. Mitsunaga makes a sad expression, looking at the ground for a few seconds before snapping back. As the Mitsunaga head, she can't mourn; there is simply no time for that.

With the explosion that occurred on the Mitsunaga property, not many have lost their lives, but one of those who did was Soshi, who was nearest to the explosion.

Soon after the group reached the main gate, they met Mrs. Mitsunaga. There, Mrs. Mitsunaga deeply apologized about the incidents that occurred while they were living in her residence.

Since Mrs. Mitsunaga did not know the reason for the explosion in the moment, she let the group go, even giving them one of her ships at the Tsukikawa harbor.

For Arashi, losing against Henry and talking with Hinata made him rethink his past. For him, his sister stayed his top priority, but except for sending her away, he tried to stay in her life, making him strive to improve his behavior. But he knows that confronting his past won't be easy and changing will also take a lot of time and effort.

…

Emilia: "Finally, we are free."

Emilia stretches her arms into the air after they all reach the Tsukikawa harbor.

Henry: "And we have a new ship, finally."

The ship they got from Mrs. Mitsunaga is basically the same ship they had before; since it is one of Mrs. Mitsunaga's companies that made their past ship, it has all the same features their past ship had, and it even looks newer than the past one.

They all enter the ship, viewing how it looks like from inside before they all get comfortable on the ship.

Jack and Lenny are in the sleeping chamber; Emilia is back at the captain's area while Ichiro and Henry are checking out the kitchen.

Ichiro: "So, what is our next destination?"

Henry: "I don't know; we still have our bounties, so it would be a good idea to first get rid of it."

Ichiro: "And what is the idea?"

Henry: "And that is the one thing I am still thinking about."

They both get silent, thinking hardly for an answer. Ichiro then stretches his finger into the air, making a surprised face.

Ichiro: "I know the answer."

Henry: "Don't make it so exciting; say it."

Ichiro: "We know who gave you the bounties; why don't we just confront him and beat him up so that he takes back the bounties?"

…

In the Tsukikawa harbor, it is not unusual if there is news of a minor crime incident. Minor crimes are common everywhere, but after the message of Arashi Mitsunagas defeat had spread like a wildfire, the crime rate became unusually high.

On the same day, right after the message of the Mitsunaga residencies incident spread, crime bosses around the area tried to claim important areas around the Tsukikawa harbor.

One of those was a man known all around the Underworld, the Broker.

After his confrontation with the boss, he left Grenzborg for new territories, and right after the message of the death of the boss was publicly known, he took over everything the boss had left.

???: "Broker, the other mob bosses won't settle with our demands."

Broker: "Do they know they are talking too?"

The broker responds to one of his servants, sitting on his new and fancy leather chair in his bureau, which seems to be a room inside of a yacht.

Broker: "Tell Angelini that if he doesn't want to settle with the demands, he is at risk of starting a war; now go."

Right after the servant leaves, the broker lays his head against his table. The chaos that came out of sudden has brought him to his limits.

Broker: "Whoever beat that monster, I have to thank him for canceling my vacation on this new island I bought."

He says, frustrated and sarcastic. Suddenly, the same servant, drained in sweat, runs through the door to the broker's bureau.

Servant: "Broker, Broker, something has happened."

Broker rolls his eyes in frustration, gasping loudly.

Broker: "What is it?"

The servant takes multiple deep breaths before speaking out.

Servant: "It is Dracula; he found interest in the chaos around the Tsukikawa harbor."

The broker quickly snaps, his eyes widely open and his jaw dropped to the ground.

Broker: "WHAT. D-DRACULA? Did he make any moves yet?"

Servant: "Apparently he gave the task to one of his closest servants, the border baron of Transylvania; he has the green light to take any matters possible."

Broker: "Where did you even get all this information?"

Servant: "One of our insiders directly heard about this; we are the first to receive that information."

Broker: "And where is this insider you are talking about?"