HOMRA (Part 2)

Homura (Part 2) is the second chapter of K: Memory of Red.

Summary
In the Homura headquarters, Saburouta Bandou, Tatara Totsuka and Izumo Kusanagi sit around the table and take a look at a photo of Shouhei Akagi's old friend, noting how she got into trouble with a gang of drug dealers. Thinking the reason Shouhei joined Homura was to gain the power to save her, Totsuka asks what they should do in this case.

Elsewhere, Shouhei recalls his friend breaking down into tears, stating how she was forced to deliver drugs and was threatened into not leaving, at which point Shouhei told her not to worry. With the power he gained, Shouhei prepares to fight but is knocked to the ground by an angry Bandou. Upon asking why he did that, Bandou angrily asks if Shouhei thought about the problems he'd cause Homura with his actions. Upon being asked why he didn't ask for help, Shouhei states he wanted to handle it alone, which Bandou berates him for, stating that comrades of Homura share a tight bond and he is now one of them.

Together, Shouhei and Bandou attack the drug dealers, soundly and effortlessly defeating all those on the ground floor with their overwhelming power. As Shouhei causes a great deal of damage, Bandou stops him, telling him not to lose his mind as the two proceed onwards. On another level, the drug dealers become aware of the two and decide to take special precautions to protect themselves.

As Shouhei and Bandou arrive to confront the leaders, they open the door and notice Shouhei's friend tied and gagged with a blade to her throat, stopping the two from acting. Unable to fight back out of fear of the girl dying, Bandou and Shouhei are soundly beaten by the drug dealers. Injured and down, Shouhei wonders if it was all his fault this happened to them since he involved Bandou in it. As the final blow is about to be dealt, Bandou blocks for Shouhei, telling him he is not alone.

Just as the leaders about about to harm the girl, they are struck by a large flame as Homura's king, Mikoto Suoh arrives. Telling them not to get drunk off their power, Mikoto leaves the rest of the drug dealers to them as he walks off. Realizing they are members of Homura and that Mikoto is king, the drug dealers fire a gun, but Suoh uses his aura to block them, subsequently telling his members to burn the dealers to ash.

That evening, Shouhei and Bandou sit at a bus stop and talk about the results such as Izumo scolding Bandou for his actions. Bandou claims that it wasn't him, but all of Homura who came to the rescue as Shouhei claims he still doesn't measure up.

Characters In Order Of Appearance

 * 1) Unnamed Female Individual
 * 2) Unnamed Information Broker
 * 3) Tatara Totsuka
 * 4) Izumo Kusanagi
 * 5) Shouhei Akagi
 * 6) Saburouta Bandou
 * 7) Unnamed Drug Dealers
 * 8) Anna Kushina
 * 9) Mikoto Suoh
 * 10) Misaki Yata