🌑Chapter 1 "A Twisted Reunion"

A cracked wind blows through the ruins.

Kusaka, standing in the center, has cold, sunken eyes.

Legion stands silently in front of his gaze.

"You've come again... the traitor."

Kusaka's voice is piercing.

Legion remains silent, fists clenched.

The wind shakes his shoulders.

"I'm not asking you to forgive me... I just want you to... listen to me."

"Look? Whatever you say, my heart is already... broken."

Another voice wells up inside Kusaka.

<Take it easy, Kusaka... don't break yourself>

However, another personality cries out, as if to negate his reason.

"Don't mess with me... Do you know how much I've suffered!?

I can't forgive a traitor!!"

Legion lowered his eyes slightly. Then he responded with a trembling voice.

"I'll... change. I can't ask you to believe me. But I want to face it."

Kusaka's lips trembled slightly.

🌑 Chapter 2 "Memory of Sin"

Silence took deep root between the two.

Legion spoke quietly.

"In the past... I betrayed Kusaka, everyone.

I was hopelessly weak and cowardly... and I always ran away."

Kusaka's eyes shook slightly.

"Don't think that just apologizing now will be the end of it."

"No. I didn't come here to apologize.

I just want to face my sins."

The wind blew through, tearing their words apart.

The scene from that time came back to Kusaka's eyes---

Memories of broken trust, bloodshed, pain and anger.

<If only I could kill the me of that time again-->

The other Kusaka whispers quietly.

🌑 Chapter 3 "Between Personalities"

"... Not again."

Kusaka clutches his temples and sighs in pain.

The voice in his head accuses him.

<Kill him, don't trust Legion. He'll betray you again.>

"Shut up... I'll decide now."

The gentle first personality appears and calmly admonishes the other.

<No... By talking, we ourselves will break.>

Kusaka stands there, caught between the two personalities inside himself.

Legion notices this and slowly approaches.

"Soka... I won't say I understand everything that's going on inside of you. But... it's painful, isn't it?"

Soka's shoulders trembled slightly.

🌑 Chapter 4 "The Darkness of the Past"

Footsteps approached from afar.

"... I thought it was noisy again, but it's you guys."

Nanaka appeared and looked over at Kusaka and Legion.

"... Time can't be turned back. But there is still a future. I told you that, right?"

Behind her was Reich.

"Nanaka, now..."

"Reich came here with the same thoughts. Kusaka, Legion - he just doesn't want to see you guys break down."

Kusaka looked away, but something warm lit up in his heart.

🌑 Chapter 5 "The Cornered"

Legion began to speak--

The friends he once hurt.

Relationships broken by betrayal. Lost trust.

"I... abandoned my Yatagarasu comrades back then. Not just Kusaka.

Nana, Reich, everyone--"

"Don't remember! What's the point of talking now!!"

Kusaka's second personality is enraged.

But his first personality desperately holds him back.

<Let's end this now. ...He's come this far, that's the answer.>

🌑 Chapter 6 "The beginning of the conversation"

"...Let's talk. To the end."

Kusaka takes a deep breath, and his first personality comes out.

"Tell me what you were thinking when you came here..."

Legion nods.

"The truth is, I was always scared. I knew you hated me. But I'm tired of running away."

The two of them begin their conversation quietly.

🌑 Chapter 7 "A tearful confession"

Tears well up in Legion's eyes.

"I... actually wanted to stay with Kusaka and my friends... forever."

Kusaka's eyes also became slightly wet.

"... Then why did you betray me?"

"I was weak.... But that alone may not be enough."

"... I agree. But... I don't think your tears are a lie."

🌑 Chapter 8 "Signs of Forgiveness"

Kusaka puts his hand on his chest and whispers softly.

"Another part of me is screaming that I still can't forgive you."

"But still... I want to face it."

"... It's not an easy path. But still... I'll take a step forward."

Legion smiled faintly.

🌑 Chapter 9 "The Meaning of Family"

Nana stands before the two.

"Family isn't about blood. It's about the desire to believe."

Reich nodded.

"The Yatagarasu are family. Your home is here."

Kusaka and Legion look at each other.

🌑Chapter 10 "Acceptance"

Kusaka quietly holds out his hand.

"...Legion. We welcome you into our ranks. Officially, as a member of the Yatagarasu."

Legion shakes his hand and grasps it.

"...Thank you, Kusaka. Thank you, everyone."

As Kusaka looks at Legion's smiling profile, he tries to shake off the slight doubts that have begun to grow in his heart.

"...Hey, have you really changed?"

Legion is confused, but answers honestly.

"I have changed. I tried to change. Thanks to Kusaka and everyone..."

However, another personality inside Kusaka whispers coldly.

<You'll be betrayed again. Don't let your guard down＞

"...Tch, shut up."

Legion asks again.

"Did you just say something?"

"...Nothing."

At that moment, Kusaka saw a glimpse of "doubt" in Legion's eyes.

🌒Chapter 12: "Crack"

Late at night, on the roof of the Yatagarasu base.

Kusaka was alone, looking down at the city lights.

"I want to believe...but I'm scared. I'll believe and then be betrayed again..."

Then, Shichika approaches from behind.

"Soka... I know how you feel. I trusted you once and it was broken."

"... What should I do? The other person inside me is still angry."

"Don't try to hold it in. Face it with all of your heart. Your anger, your sadness, and your desire to believe."

Soka stares at the moon in the distance.

🌒Chapter 13 "Broken Trust"

That night, an incident occurs.

Someone hacks the communications device Legion is carrying.

It is discovered that part of the Yatagarasu's strategy has been leaked to a rival organization.

"What's going on, Legion!!"

"You leaked the information!?"

"No! Trust me, it's me--!"

Soka grabs Legion by the collar.

"... I knew it. You betrayed me. You've changed--"

Nana stops Kusaka's arm.

"There's still no evidence! Calm down, Kusaka!"

But the "other" inside Kusaka begins to take control.

🌒Chapter 14 "Personality Collapse"

Kusaka is completely consumed by the "other".

"I'll kill you... A traitor doesn't deserve to live!!"

That voice lacked the warmth that Kusaka once had.

Nanaka shouts.

"Kusaka!! You're not that kind of person!!"

But Kusaka doesn't listen.

Legion puts his hand on his chest and says.

"...It's okay, Kusaka. Hit me. I don't mind if you kill me. But... I won't run away.

Because I want to face you properly!!"

Those words slightly shook what had frozen deep in Kusaka's heart.

🌒Chapter 15 "The Truth"

The next morning, the true culprit behind the information leak is revealed.

The hacking had been done by Alpha, a former Yatagarasu spy.

Legion was white.

Soka knelt down and lowered his face.

"I'm sorry. I... I couldn't believe in you again."

Legion gently placed his hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay. I'm more than anything glad that you didn't give up on believing."

The anger and hatred inside Kusaka slowly melted away.

🌒Chapter 16 "Shadow and Light"

In the rain, Kusaka and Reich talk together.

"I... I always thought I was broken."

"I'm not broken. You're still human. You feel all the anger and sadness."

"But there's another me that still doubts you, Legion."

"That's part of you too. Take care of it. It's all Kusaka."

Tears that weren't raindrops spilled down Kusaka's eyes.

🌒Chapter 17 "Atonement"

Legion recounts his past sins in front of all the Yatagarasu.

"... I'm not just Kusaka. I've hurt a lot of people.

But... I won't run away anymore. I'll carry everything on my shoulders and live on."

His comrades listened in silence.

Kusaka just stood there without saying anything.

Then he closed his eyes and muttered.

"That's what makes me a comrade... Legion."

🌒Chapter 18 "Trial"

The enemy organization begins its attack again.

Kusaka and Legion will fight together.

The two who once crossed fists now fight with each other's backs.

"Let's go, Legion!!"

"Leave it to me, Kusaka!!"

The trust that once existed has finally become reality.

🌒 Chapter 19 "To the Future"

After the battle, Kusaka and Legion are exhausted.

Kusaka smiles.

"Hey... it's not bad to have you by my side."

Legion smiles as well.

"You finally said it, buddy."

Then the two lightly bumped fists.

🌒 Chapter 20 "The Oath of the Yatagarasu"

Reich, Shichika, Kusaka, Legion, and the other members of the Yatagarasu form a circle.

Reich speaks.

"No matter what happened in the past, we are a family. We forgive, accept, and move forward. That is the Yatagarasu."

Soka and Legion nod quietly.

"We are no longer broken."

Their shadows illuminated by the setting sun were connected to each other.

🌕Chapter 21 "Breaking Away With the Past"

Soka sat alone in a quiet room.

He spoke to himself, reflected in the mirror.

"Hey... it's about time you came out. The other "me" that was raging inside of me all this time."

Another Soka appeared from the mirror.

"... Can you forgive? The one who betrayed you? You trusted him, you were betrayed, and now you still trust him?"

Soka answered without lowering his eyes.

"...I don't want to fight you anymore. If you're inside me, then you're also me. Let's walk together then."

The other Kusaka smiled sadly for just a moment.

"You finally said it, buddy."

🌕Chapter 22 "Resonance"

The next morning, Kusaka returned to his companions with a calmer expression than ever before.

Legion noticed immediately.

"...Your expression has changed."

"Yeah, I've finally made peace with him."

"I see. Then I won't hesitate any longer."

Kusaka lightly tapped Legion's chest.

"Of course. I have you now."

At that moment, the bond between the two of them became stronger than ever.

🌕Chapter 23 "Signs of the End"

However, the enemy organization "Verde" is becoming more active.

Reich announces this to everyone at the meeting.

"Their goal is to deny the "rebirth" of the Yatagarasu. They intend to completely erase us, who carry the burden of an unforgivable past."

Kusaka clenches his fist.

"Then... we just have to protect the hope that is about to disappear!"

All the Yatagarasu are resolved anew.

🌕Chapter 24 "Legion's Determination"

Legion goes alone to get information on the enemy camp.

Nanaka stops him.

"Are you... going to sacrifice yourself again?"

"No. This time I'm going to "live".

To face my past."

Legion confronts Zion, the enemy executive who once corrupted him.

"... I'm no longer influenced by your words."

🌕Chapter 25 "Return"

Legion returns, though in tatters.

Soka runs up to him.

"You idiot! I told you not to carry it all by yourself!"

"I'm sorry... but I wanted to prove it. I won't run away anymore."

Soka hits Legion as if hugging him.

"If you do it again, I won't forgive you."

"...Got it. I'm not alone anymore."

🌕Chapter 26 "All Forces Activated"

Kazegakure, Hayate, and the Yatagarasu from other branches begin to move.

Ares says to Kusaka.

"Because you continued to believe, the Yatagarasu have come this far. Be proud, Kusaka."

Kusaka nods.

"Now it's our turn to carve out the future."

🌕Chapter 27 "The War Begins"

The full-scale confrontation with Verde's core, "Negatron," begins.

Bombing, sniping, slashing - turning even their former comrades into enemies, the Yatagarasu engage in a deadly battle.

Reich shouts.

"Believe in your comrades! Everything is connected!!"

🌕Chapter 28 "Another Enemy"

Soka and Legion confront a mysterious masked man in the deepest part of Verde.

"Are you... me...?"

The masked man was "Soka's other future."

"If you had continued to be held captive by hatred without believing, this is what would have happened."

Legion gives Kusaka a push.

"Go. This time, surpass yourself."

🌕Chapter 29 "Blade of Reconciliation"

Kusaka talks to "another future self."

"You were my weakness and a symbol of my anger. But now, I love that too."

"... You're naive. If I believe in you, you'll be betrayed again."

"That's fine. Even if I'm betrayed, I won't stop believing.

That's how "we" Yatagarasu live!!"

And the moment the blades clashed, the masked man quietly disappeared.

🌕Chapter 30 "Oath at Dawn"

The battle ends, and a quiet dawn arrives.

Kusaka stands next to Legion and looks at the morning glow.

"... I couldn't have come this far back then."

"But now you can go anywhere."

Reich and Shichika walk up behind him.

"It's not over. This is just the beginning."

"Next, it's time to build the future."

Kusaka closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

"--Yes. We are the Yatagarasu."

There was no hesitation in his eyes as he looked up at the sky.

🌑Chapter 31 "Scars of Words"

Under the dim sky, Ink sat alone on the crumbled cobblestones.

"...Words can sometimes be blades. I should know that better than anyone..."

Reich's footsteps approached from afar.

"...The thing you can't forgive is yourself, right?"

Ink wiped his eyes with trembling hands.

"...I've never been one to be the 'savior.' I've always been the one to destroy people...even Nanaka..."

Reich sat quietly next to him.

"I used to be scared to trust someone too. But Nanaka told me, 'Don't give up on believing.'"

Those words gently lit a fire in Ink's heart.

🌑Chapter 32: Nanaka's Tears

Nanaka was alone, blowing in the evening wind.

Her eyes reflected the pain that had not yet healed.

"Why... do you all try to save someone while carrying so much pain...?"

Ink slowly appeared from behind.

"I don't know either. But... I was saved by Nanaka back then."

Nanaka opened his eyes wide.

"Eh...?"

"You told me, 'Don't hate yourself.' If it hadn't been for that one word, I wouldn't be who I am now."

Tears spilled.

"I don't think I saved you. I just... didn't want to lose you."

"That's enough."

The two of them gently held hands.

🌑 Chapter 33 "Those who bear the scars"

Reich was looking at the past documents at the headquarters of Kazegakure.

There, not only Ink and Nanaka, but also the pasts of countless antis were written.

"...But even so, I will continue to stand with this name. 'Reich' is not a symbol of the past. It is the name of the will to build the future."

Ares smiles from behind.

"...The path you have chosen is endlessly difficult. But I am proud of you. Seeing you."

Reich closes the documents and stands up.

"...I'm going to meet the last rehabilitation target, 'Shadow'."

🌑 Chapter 34 "A man named Shadow"

In the center of the ruins. There was a man standing alone.

His name was Klaus - the one who once betrayed Reich and caused devastating damage to Kazegakure.

"Here you go, Reich... Are you still willing to forgive me?"

Reich quietly shakes his head.

"... I never had any intention of forgiving you from the start. But I thought that only I could "change" you."

Klaus smiles with hollow eyes.

"You're naive... Then you'll hurt someone again."

Ink and Shichika appear from behind.

"But even so, we will carry it. No matter how many times, no matter how many times."

🌑Chapter 35 "Reunion, Renewed Promise"

Records of the people Kusaka once hurt are delivered to Kazegakure.

Shichika finds her former name among them.

"... I was almost killed by Kusaka back then. But--"

Reich replies.

"But even so, Kusaka is different now. You Yatagarasu are the ones who have proven that."

Shichika smiles while holding back tears.

"Then I will change Klaus with my own hands. With those words that saved me then."

🌑 Chapter 36 "Klaus's Scream"

Klaus grabs Reich.

"Why didn't you abandon me?! I killed so many of your friends...!"

"That's why... I thought of you as a 'friend'.

So I will rehabilitate you with my own hands. That is the atonement for the sins imposed on me."

Klaus' hands tremble.

"...I was always, always scared. To believe... To be betrayed again."

"Then I will believe in you no matter how many times."

🌑 Chapter 37 "Resonating Souls"

Klaus cried as he looked into Reich's eyes.

"...I was only able to live by denying myself all this time. I was not needed by anyone."

"You're here now, aren't you? I'm here."

Ink laughs.

"Words can be a blade or a shield. We'll change the voice inside you."

Nana put her hand on Klaus' shoulder.

"You're no longer alone."

🌑Chapter 38 "Beyond the Night"

Klaus began to spend his days quietly at the Yatagarasu rehabilitation facility.

One day, Kusaka came to visit him.

"... Were you saved by Reich?"

"Yeah. Just like you... trusting people is a scary thing."

Kusaka smiles.

"But it's not so bad, right? Having someone you can trust."

Klaus nodded.

"... Thank you. I'm glad you're alive."

🌑Chapter 39 "For Tomorrow"

Reich was talking with Nanaka in the courtyard of Kazegakure.

"I... I feel like I finally understand where I belong. This is my home."

Reich quietly nodded.

"It's the same for me. Meeting you, meeting the Yatagarasu... I've changed."

Nanaka smiles.

"From now on, let's walk together as 'us'. With all our pain and sorrow."

🌑Chapter 40 "As the Yatagarasu"

Evening. As the members of the Yatagarasu gather, Ink says.

"Everyone has changed... The people who were trapped in the past are now talking about the future."

Kusaka laughs.

"The future isn't something someone gives you. It's something you take away for yourself."

Reich concludes.

"We won't run away anymore. No matter what happens, we'll live under this name."

Nanaka takes her hand, and Ink nods.

"We are the Yatagarasu. We'll live without betraying anyone, trusting each other."

A ray of light in the sky.

It was proof that those who had once been trapped in sadness had begun to walk toward a new future.

But what the family doesn't yet know is that the answers lie ahead.