[Bokki, Sho, & Soba arrive at the bar]
[SHO, sitting down at a table]
[SHO]
Feel free to get anything you guys would like.
Drinks are on me, as I said before.
[SOBA]
Gee…
Thanks Mr. Sho!
I don't know how to return the favor!
[BOKKI, slaps Soba across the back of his head]
[BOKKI]
Come on, Soba!
Don't be an idiot, he's thanking us!
Meaning…
We don't gotta repay him!
[SHO, chuckles]
That is correct, my friend.
So do not worry yourself about repaying me.
Well… let us get started.
Waiter, your finest sake for this table!
[WAITER, nods and walks off to get the sake]
[BOKKI]
So Sho…
Why become a teacher?
[SHO, smiles]
To teach the young of a past with no yakuza government.
A past with a true shogunate.
Although I may be biased, being the future head…
I believe it is important that our youths learn what true governance is!
[BOKKI, closes his eyes and nods]
Hmmm…
Yeah, the city under your old man's rule was a great place to live.
Y'know, if it weren't for your bro, the Norainutai would've never been instated as the royal guard.
[WAITER, comes in with the sake and pours the three a glass each]
[SOBA, in shock]
Norainutai? Sho's brother?
Y- you two know eachother?!
[SHO, nods]
That is correct.
Well… not entirely.
The truth is, Mochizuki and I never met face to face.
[BOKKI, nods]
That's right.
I knew his big bro though.
Takamaru Shikage.
He was a reserved guy, but he would always deal with Kintaro & I's shenanigans.
[SOBA, still confused]
Who are these people, Bokki?
[BOKKI, realizes he's never told Soba about his past]
I was a part of the royal guard when I was 17.
We were called the Norainutai.
We started off as just a few ronin from the sticks…
But our captain, Ikari Kondo, wrangled us all up.
I was a part of the original 5.
It was Captain Kondo, our vice cap. Bunta, Takamaru, Kintaro, & I.
[SOBA]
So what happened?
How come you aren't hanging with them anymore?
[BOKKI, face darkens, drinks his sake]
[SHO, takes a drink as well]
They all passed.
[SOBA, shocked]
O- oh…
Sorry…
[BOKKI, waves him off]
It's all good.
Now I got you and that geezer to keep me company.
...I guess Tadashi too.
Anyways, that was ten years ago.
[BOKKI, serves Sho and himself another glass of sake]
[The three continue bantering & drinking for the night, not knowing of the lightweight among them]
[By the end of the night, Sho is totally plastered]
[SHO, drunk]
Hey guys…
I… gotta pee…
I'll be right back alright?
[SOBA, worried about Sho's state]
Should one of us go with you, Sho?
[SHO]
Nah…
It'll be a pain if one of yall gotta come with me.
I jus' wanna pee in peace.
[BOKKI, tipsy]
Let the guy be, Soba.
You wont be sobering him up anytime soon.
[SOBA, sighs]
Alright.
[SHO, stumbles to the bathroom]
[In the bathroom, Sho pees in the corner of a stall]
[SHO]
Ah…
Much better…
[SHO, stumbles back out of the bathroom but takes a wrong turn and goes out the back door]
[A few minutes later, Soba begins to get worried]
[SOBA]
Say Bokki…
He should've come back by now, right?
It's been like 15 minutes.
[BOKKI, half asleep]
I take 15 minutes on a good day…
[SOBA, slaps Bokki across the head]
NO YOU DON'T!
You just pee for one minute and then sit there reading manga for another 14!
[BOKKI, comes back to his senses]
[BOKKI, grumbling]
And how do you know that?
[SOBA]
BECAUSE YOU LEAVE YOUR VOLUMES OF HERO ACADEMY IN THE BATHROOM ALL THE TIME!
[BOKKI]
You aren't being very plus mega right now…
[SOBA]
THAT ISN'T EVEN HOW YOU USE THE PHRASE!
[SOBA, takes a deep breath]
Now let's go find Sho.
[The two start heading out]
[BARTENDER]
Hey!
You haven't paid!
[BOKKI]
Put it on top-knot's tab!
[The two leave the bar]
[They see Sho, stumbling about, all the way at the end of the road]
[SOBA, shouts over to Sho]
SHO!!
COME BACK!!
[SHO, keeps stumbling and turns right onto a main street]
[BOKKI & SOBA, run after him]
[BOKKI]
It should be fine…
I mean, how many people do you know that wear a top knot nowadays?
[SOBA, sighs]
I guess you're right…
[They turn onto the main street]
[A large night market festival is revealed]
[Food stands, craft vendors, and games all strung along the road]
[Everyone is wearing fake top knot wigs]
[SOBA, turns to Bokki wideyed]
[SOBA]
HOW COULD WE FORGET TODAY IS SHOGUN DAYYYYYYYYY!