At school, Takemichi is visited by Valhalla member Kazutora Hanemiya, who brings him to his gang's base as a witness for Baji's initiation. Takemichi finds Baji brutally beating his vice captain, Chifuyu Matsuno, which officially grants him membership into Valhalla. Takemichi unsuccessfully tries to convince Baji to return, but Baji only promises to aid Kazutora in his mission to kill Mikey and begins to reveal their past.