Mikey loses interest in the fight and declares it to be over after defeating Hanma. He begins to brutally beat Kazutora. In the middle of this, Baji approaches Mikey and Kazutora and stabs himself to absolve Kazutora the responsibility of his death. As Baji dies, he tells Takemichi and Chifuyu that he faked his betrayal to investigate Kisaki, who had bargained a deal with Mikey to be appointed as the third division captain in exchange for expediting Pah-chin's release. Takemichi attempts to stop Mikey and drops Baji's charm in the process. The sight of the charm causes Mikey to recall the formation of the Tokyo Manji Gang.