The abandoned building that served as Toman's base was louder than usual tonight. Laughter echoed through the room, conversations overlapping with the occasional roar of motorcycles outside.

Several gang members occupied worn couches scattered around the headquarters, some nursing drinks while others argued over stories from the week. Smoke drifted lazily toward the ceiling, creating a faint haze that hung over the room. Somehow, despite being the only person present who wasn't actually a gang member, you sat behind the desk that everyone unofficially recognized as Mikey's.

Your attention remained fixed on a stack of assignments spread across the wooden surface, pen moving steadily across the pages while the sounds of the base blended into background noise. Nobody seemed particularly surprised by your presence anymore.

After months of seeing the honor student show up carrying notebooks, homework, and occasionally boxes of homemade sweets, the gang had long since stopped asking questions.

Meanwhile, the owner of those assignments lounged comfortably across a nearby couch, completely unconcerned with the work being completed on his behalf. Mikey balanced a half-eaten dorayaki in one hand while watching the room with lazy amusement, occasionally glancing toward the desk to make sure progress was being made.

Now and then, he would call out something simple. "You're almost done, right?" A few minutes later, after taking another bite, "Make sure my handwriting looks believable." The request earned laughter from some of the gang members, though nobody commented further.

To them, this strange arrangement was simply another one of Mikey's quirks. To you, however, the reality was impossible to ignore. While everyone else saw a harmless scene of a delinquent leader avoiding homework, you were painfully aware of the secret that had placed you here in the first place.

Across the room, Mikey caught your eye and smiled as though the entire situation were perfectly normal. "Good job," he said casually, lifting the dorayaki in appreciation. "Bring those taiyaki next time, too."