Majesty/Band Story 1/Chapter 28

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

## Synopsis

A week later, the staffs and the members of Student Council of YamiTsume High School were shocked by a sudden surprise...

## Transcript

[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 Hidetaka's schemes...

**Waichiro** : Kirisana, I have confirmed that Hidetaka and his friends have nothing to do with this matter! I urge you to stop casting baseless suspicions on Dojima!

**Kirisana** : Guh.....

**Sarutobi Haitani** : If I may, Kimura-kun. Principal Kimura.

**Tadatsune** : What is it, Haitani?

**Sarutobi** : 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.

**Christine Kohashikawa** : Huh?

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

**Christine** : 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 something else....)

**Tadatsune** : Waichiro?

**Waichiro** : There's no bomb noises....

**Waichiro** : But.....there's something else....

**Tadatsune** : What is it, then?

**Waichiro** : It sounds like.....maggots.

**Tadatsune** : ....!

**Tadatsune** : ......

(Tadatsune proceeds to open the box)

**Tadatsune** : ......!!!

(Tadatsune stood silently, and he dropped the box)

**Tadatsune** : ........

**Waichiro** : Uncle? What's wrong?

**Tadatsune** : N......N-Niizato.....

**Miyasaka** : Huh?

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

**Miyasaka** : ......!!!!!

**Christine** : ......!!!!!

**Kirisana** : It....can't...be!!

**Waichiro** : Kkh....!!

**Runa** : Nii....zato...?

**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 tragically....but

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

**Female Student Council Member** : There's really nothing we can do about it.

**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 kidnapping 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. Do your thing.

(Tsuruko looks at the dirty letter)

**Gorudo** : ........Isamu.

**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, and they wanted to cause the relationships of us and Yushima to be more hostile towards each other.

**Tadatsune** : .......

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

**Tsuruko** : Wait, Yokomichi-san.

**Miyasaka** : Shimoda-san?

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

**Miyasaka** : Why not?

**Tsuruko** : Firstly, we can't use this letter as the only evidence for us to point fingers on Drasil. The letter has nothing but the contents of threats given by Yushima High Students.

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

**Tsuruko** : Honestly speaking, I am quite amazed. Drasil must have planned this accordingly. They could possibly have caught on Niizato's intentions to kick Hidetaka out of the school and decided to use that for their own benefits.

**Miyasaka** : But how did they know about Niizato's plan?

**Tsuruko** : That....I don't know.

**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 right away?

**Miyasaka** : ........

**Miyasaka** : You're right.

**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 really 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, do you?

**Hidetaka** : Can't say I tried. Well, I don't care, actually.

**Hidetaka** : Well, I guess I'll come back another time, then.

**Tsuruko** : Dojima.

**Hidetaka** : What?

**Tsuruko** : I would like to talk to you. You wouldn't mind, right?

**Hidetaka** : ......

(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.