Majesty/Band Story/Chapter 28

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**One's Doubt** is the twenty-eight chapter of Majesty's First Band Story.

## Synopsis

Several days later, the staffs and students of YamiTsume High School were shocked by a sudden surprise...

## Transcripts

[Principal's Office, YamiTsume High School]

(Tadatsune, Miyasaka, and all the Student Council Members are present, except for Isamu)

**Tadatsune** : ..........Has Niizato-san been found yet?

**Waichiro** : Not yet, Uncle! We have no signs of him!

**Tadatsune** : \*sigh\* Where exactly did he go?

**Waichiro** : I have no idea, Uncle! He's disappeared since the 21st, making today the tenth day!

**Kirisana** : Could this be another one of Hide-

**Waichiro** : Kirisana, I have confirmed that Hidetaka and his friends have nothing to do with this matter!

**Kirisana** : Guh.....

**Tired Student** : If I may, Kimura-kun. Principal Kimura.

**Tadatsune** : What is it, Haitani?

**Sarutobi Haitani** : I have evidence of Hidetaka and his friends's location around the time of Niizato's disappearance. They were in Saijō City at that time.

**Tadatsune** : What were they doing?

**Sarutobi** : I met them by coincidence in a restaurant, Principal. They seem to be having dinner, nothing unusual.

**Tadatsune** : I see. Thank you for that.

**Sarutobi** : Yes, Principal.

**Blond-Haired Student Council Member** : Huh?

**Waichiro** : Kohashikawa-san, is something wrong?

**Christine Kohashikawa** : Excuse me, everyone. I need to take this call. It's from Shimazu-san at the front gate.

**Tadatsune** : Please take the call here. We would like to hear what caused Shimazu-san to call now.

**Christine** : Yes, Principal.

(Christine picks up the phone and she activates speaker mode)

**Christine** : Yes, Shimazu-san?

**Tetsu'un** : Oi, Kohashikawa! Can you report to Principal Kimura about this?!

**Tadatsune** : I'm here, Shimazu-san. Is there something wrong?

**Tetsu'un** : Someone put a giant box in front of the school gate! You think this is a bomb or something?

**Tadatsune** : .......We'll be right there.

**Tetsu'un** : Good. Make sure to come quickly.

[Front Gate, YamiTsume High School]

(Tadatsune and the others look upon the giant box)

**Tadatsune** : Did you happen to see who put this box?

**Tetsu'un** : They placed the box where the security cameras couldn't capture their faces. They must have known YamiTsume's security placements well.

**Waichiro** : Uncle! I volunteer myself to open the box!

**Tadatsune** : Do be careful, Waichiro.

**Waichiro** : If I can devote myself to YamiTsume, then everything else doesn't matter!!

(Waichiro approaches the box, and he puts his ear inside the box to test if a bomb is in there)

(However, he heard no voice at all)

**Waichiro** : There's no sound inside......so I don't think this is a bomb, Uncle.

**Tadatsune** : I see. I guess you can open it, then.

**Waichiro** : Yes!

(Waichiro proceeds to open the box)

**Waichiro** : ......!!!

(Waichiro stood silently, and he dropped the box)

**Waichiro** : .........

**Tadatsune** : Waichiro! What's wrong?

**Waichiro** : I.....In...Inside....

**Tadatsune** : Huh?

(The other members and Tadatsune walked up to see what's inside)

**Tadatsune** : ......!!!!!

**Christine** : ......!!!!!

**Kirisana** : It....can't...be!!

**Waichiro** : Kkh....!!

**Runa** : Nii....

**Sarutobi** : ......This has got to be a lie, isn't it?

(Inside the box.....)

(......is the dead body of Niizato Isamu, his body covered with maggots and insects)

**Christine** : Ugh......!

(Christine is so disturbed by this, she ran away to the bathroom)

**Kirisana** : Dammit! Who could have do-

(Kirisana comes to a realization)

**Kirisana** : It's Yushima.....Those bastards from Yushima High must have done this, isn't it!!??

**Waichiro** : Kirisana! You can't just assume so without-

(Just then.......)

**Female Student Council Member** : He died a sad death......but....

(One of the Student Council Members casually walks up to the box, and picks up the maggot-infested letter)

**Female Student Council Member** : We can only wish for him to be happier when he's on the other side.

**Kirisana** : Shimoda....How are you so calm about this?

**Tsuruko Shimoda** : Oh, trust me. I've seen my fair share of dead bodies. I've seen worse than something trivial like this.

**Kirisana** : Trivial?? He was our friend!! How could you say that his death was "trivial"??

**Tsuruko** : You'll never understand, Ichinohe. This has turned into more of a mess for us and YamiTsume than a simple kidnap and murder case.

**Kirisana** : Simple? I can't believe you could say those words. You're unbelievable.

(Kirisana bites her lip, then she turns to the school building)

**Kirisana** : I'm going to check up on Kohashikawa-san.

(Kirisana leaves)

**Tsuruko** : Hm.

(Tsuruko looks at the dirty letter)

**Gorudo** : ........Isamu-kun.

**Waichiro** : What do we do about this, Uncle?

**Tadatsune** : .........Keep this a secret from the other students and staffs. We will handle it ourselves.

**Tadatsune** : ........I'll handle the funeral session. I've had enough of this. Call the police to secure Niizato-san's body once every student has gone home.

(Tadatsune walks back to the school building)

**Waichiro** : Uncle, wait!

(Waichiro chases after his devastated uncle)

**Miyasaka** : Tadatsune.....

**Miyasaka** : ........

**Miyasaka** : Shimazu-san. Can you please keep Niizato-san's body somewhere where people won't know about it?

**Tetsu'un** : Yes, Yokomichi-san. I'll handle this.

**Miyasaka** : Thank you.

[Principal's Office]

(Tadatsune has one hand on his face, greatly devastated)

**Miyasaka** : Two deaths in one month......I can't believe this.....

**Tadatsune** : .........

**Waichiro** : Uncle, I don't think this is Yu-

(Tadatsune slams his table)

**Tadatsune** : I KNOW THAT!!!

**Waichiro & Miyasaka** : .....!!

**Tadatsune** : .........

**Tadatsune** : I'm sorry, Waichiro.......I-It's just that......

**Tadatsune** : .......there can only be one possible suspect for this.

**Waichiro** : .......

(Then, the door opens)

**Tsuruko** : It was Drasil.

**Tadatsune** : ....!!

(Tsuruko gives the letter to Tadatsune)

**Tsuruko** : They planned to use the incoming raid by Yushima High students to confuse us even more. They also wanted to cause us to be more hostile with Yushima High students.

**Tadatsune** : How low will you sink, Drasil!!!?

(Tadatsune punches the wall)

**Miyasaka** : It's time to take action, Tadatsune. If we want to stop this, it needs to be now.

**Tsuruko** : Just a moment, Yokomichi-san.

**Miyasaka** : What is it, Shimoda-san?

**Tsuruko** : We cannot take action against Drasil just yet.

**Miyasaka** : Why not?

**Tsuruko** : Firstly, this letter can't be the only evidence for us to strike Drasil. The letter has nothing but the contents of threats given by Yushima High Students.

**Miyasaka** : Then, what you mean is.....

**Tsuruko** : Drasil High must have planned this accordingly. They could have caught on Niizato's intentions to kick Hidetaka out of the school and decided to use that for their benefit.

**Miyasaka** : Th-That's a good point.

**Tsuruko** : Secondly.....

**Tsuruko** : Even though we know that the culprit between this puppet show is Drasil.....

**Tsuruko** : Do you think the Police will believe us straight away?

**Miyasaka** : ........

**Miyasaka** : Damn it all!!!

**Waichiro** : First, it was Nakajima-san......then, Miyamoto-san, and now this......

**Tadatsune** : ........A perfect plan.

**Tsuruko** : ....?

**Tadatsune** : That's what they have been aiming at. A perfect plan to destroy us.

**Tsuruko** : Well, so far, it has been working extremely well.

**Tadatsune** : ........

(Then, knocks were heard on the door)

**Tadatsune** : Come in.

(Entering the room is....)

**Hidetaka** : Hey.

**Waichiro** : Hidetaka...

**Hidetaka** : What's wrong, Tadatsune? You seem down, found your lil' dog Niizato yet?

**Tadatsune** : ..........

(Tadatsune stays silent)

**Hidetaka** : What's wrong?

**Miyasaka** : You never knew how to read the room, did you?

**Hidetaka** : Ah......I see.

**Hidetaka** : Something bad must have happened to the guy.

**Hidetaka** : Anyway, I came to talk about something.

**Waichiro** : Talk to me, then. What do you want?

**Hidetaka** : It's about the raid from Yushima.

**Waichiro** : Yes, we are still trying to-

**Hidetaka** : Let me fight them for you.

**Waichiro** : What?

**Hidetaka** : Heh.

**Hidetaka** : Oi, come in.

(Jinya, Oyamada, and Jacob enters the office)

**Tadatsune** : Zenkouji.....Fujiki.....and Jacob.....

**Jinya** : G'morning, Principal.

**Jinya** : Let's just say......We have a plan.

**Hidetaka** : Heh.

(Meanwhile......)

[Class 2-A, Recess]

**King** : Dojima-san left the class again. I wonder where he's going today?

**Akira** : Rosenkreuz-san.

**King** : Hm?

**Akira** : I need to talk. Meet me at the roof.

**King** : Oh, okay.

[Rooftop]

(King arrives to the rooftop, where Akira is waiting)

**King** : Anything I can do to help, Akira-san?

**Akira** : ......

**King** : ......?

(Akira then slaps King, catching him by surprise)

**King** : ......Huh!?

**Akira** : ........

**King** : A-Akira-san?

**Akira** : How could you?

**King** : W-What is this about?

**Akira** : I heard everything from JJ.

**King** : ....I see.

**Akira** : You decided to form a band of your own.....

**King** : I did.

**Akira** : ......

**Akira** : So, after all this time, you decided to start telling me to the truth?

**Akira** : What a selfish man you are, Rosenkreuz-san.

**King** : I didn't mean it like th-

**Akira** : Why couldn't just you straight up said it in my face that you've been planning to form a band!!!???

**King** : .........

**King** : ........Huh?

(Meanwhile, not very far away.....)

**Ren** : .......

(Ren, sitting at the rooftop,looks at Akira and King from a far distance)

**Ren** : *A world of dew......*

**Ren** : *And within a dewdrop......*

**Ren** : *A world of struggle......\**

**Ren** : Shimoyamada Akira......my pupil and my friend....

**Ren** : How you have changed.

**Ren** : As for him, the mere prince......

**Ren** : An arduous path, he will face.

(Ren looks at his katana, Shizukesa)

**Ren** : Say, my beloved sword Shizukesa.....

**Ren** : Which path will the young prince take? And how will he pave the way for him to claim the shine he wishes to seek?

**Ren** : For now.......We embrace this silence.....

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## Trivia

* The three lines that was said by Ren is a famous haiku titled "*A World of Dew*" by ***Issa Kobayashi***, a Japanese poet lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū sect.