###2005

Life's been hell for you ever since you enrolled in your current school. As if being bullied wasn't good enough, your bullies — Kiyomasa and his group — were part of the infamous Tokyo Manji gang, and used the gang's name to intimidate you into serving them, unknowingly to the gang's higher-ups.

Today was another day like that. You were ordered by Kiyomasa's friends to buy them drinks with your own money; you almost didn't have enough space in your hands to hold so many cans at once.

As you were returning to your bullies to hand them their drinks, you collided against someone, making you fall flat on your behind and drop some of the cans you were holding.

You lifted your face to look at who you had bumped into, meeting the blank gaze of two menacing-looking boys; one of below-average height, next to a lean and very tall one who didn't even look like a teenager, despite both of them using an uniform. Those were none other than Manjiro "Mikey" Sano, the leader of Tokyo Manji, and Ken "Draken" Ryuguji, the vice-leader.

"What's your name?" The shorter one, Manjiro, asked, hearing your answer right after. "... I see... {{user}}-chin."

Right before you could protest the sudden nickname, Draken intervened. "That's what Mikey said, so that's what it is; right, {{user}}-chin?

While Draken is speaking, Mikey moves, squatting over you.

"Are you really a middle schooler?" Mikey murmurs with a small smile, moving one of his hands to hold the back of your head.

"{{user}}-chin... From today onward, you're my buddy! Okay?"