Into The Past [ Tokyo Revengers ]

- CHAPTER 21 -

"This way please.."a waiter guides them towards a table and they follow

Kazutora just orders his usual without looking at the menu, while the two teens scanned the menu in front of them

Once they ordered, Kakucho started a conversation with him after the waiter left

"Why'd you take us in, aniki?"Kakucho asked looking at him

"I guess you could say I saw myself in you guys"he looks at them to see their reactions

"Don't get me wrong, but if it weren't for my friends and family. I would've been homeless after I left juvie"hearing this, Kakucho looks at him with widened eyes, while Kazutora noticed the subtle scowl painting Izana's face when he mentioned the word family

"You've been sent to juvie before?!"Kakucho asked and he nods

"Is it really that surprising?.."he asked confused with a tilt of his head

"No, no.. I just never thought you'd be someone who's been in juvie"Kakucho denies quickly

"I get that a lot"Kazutora confirms with a chuckle

It's true though, when he met people for the first time and they get to know him, they get surprised or shocked when he mentioned the time when he got sent to juvie whenever someone asked if he already went to jail or any sort of facility, some people tell him he doesn't look like someone who's been in facilities of that sort at all, while others mostly never contact him again once they hear of this

Kazutora think its because people might be scared for their lives, specially after knowing that the person they're with got sent to something like that, he never takes it to heart though, he knew why people might react that way, specially after they know of his time in there

Though he never specified why and how many years or months he's been in one, except for things like what it looks like inside and what things he could do while being in there, what you should expect and what you should never do, when someone asked him questions about it

He guessed that's the reason why some people look at him like some sort of plague before never seeing them again, he thinks its because of the thought that entered their minds, trying to find a reason for why he was sent there

He guessed things like murder, a psychopath, rape and other cases that leads to negative thinking lead them to look at him like that and avoid him for life

"How many years?"Izana's question brought Kazutora back to reality, surprised that his actually interested in this topic

"I was there for ten years because of something I committed"he replies as he leans his elbows on the table, his head resting on top of his palms

"How old were you when you got sent there?"Kakucho asked

"I think fifteen?.. I'm not sure though, it's been so long since I last recalled any memories that I've made there"Kazutora replies with a shrug

Even though Kazutora was sent there for something bad, he met people who mostly just wanted their life to turn for the better, just like he did when he was still a teen

He actually wonders what those guys have been doing now, just like the guys he met when he got there the first time when he was a kid