Mistress

First we have the glorious title page with that lovely illustration of D putting his (gloved!) fingers into Y's mouth with the chapter text "The buried past emerges". Sadly, this is the only interaction between D and Y we see this time.

The chapter opens with D and Kamiya standing guard outside a hospital. D chastises Kamiya for smoking in a non-smoking area and Kamiya retorts that D shouldn't care about such things since he's yakuza. Kamiya goes on to say that D takes things too seriously, just like the club mama [Izumi-san]. (This remark about the club mama was actually on the sneak peek page, but I somehow fully missed it when I did the quick translation post, whoopsie lol)

Kamiya continues to ask if D and the mama are having sex, to which D responds with "Is that what she said?" Kamiya confirms that he knows D is going to her house so D responds that it must be the case (that they're having sex).

They're interrupted by Tsunakawa arriving by car. It's revealed that Tsunakawa has come to the hospital to see Okuyama. Tsunakawa speaks to Okuyama as he lies in his hospital bed, "You look so frail."

Meanwhile, the story turns to Yamakawa (the dude who Kai has been holding on to, that originally Sakuraikka and Yashiro were both searching for, in case you need a refresher lol). A small fire has started in the building he's being held in and he uses the opportunity to try to flee. However, he's caught on the stairwell by Nana and Yashiro (I assume they started the fire, sneaky assholes). Yashiro explains that they are neither Sakuraikka or Okuyamagumi members and then offers Yamakawa a deal (that we readers aren't allowed to know T.T).

Back at the hospital, Tsuna and Okuyama get to the matter of Tsuna's daughter's kidnapping. Tsuna says that Okuyama resented him for supplanting Okuyama as Sakuraikka's head and that's why Oku kidnapped Niki. Okuyama dodges the question and by saying that if Tsuna's dad hadn't decided to stop the hereditary succession within Sakuraikka then Okuyama would still be a member. Tsuna seems thrown by this but skeptical and asks if Okuyama is trying to say that he never had the ambition to become kumichou to begin with.

Okuyama looks contemplative and admits that there were only a few people willing to part with Sakuraikka (and Tsuna's vigorous leadership) in order to follow him. (By the way, Okuyama is speaking to Tsuna very politely this whole time while Tsuna is using casual, rough Japanese.)

He explains that soon after leaving to start his own group he discovered his cancer. Kai, who we know was one of the people who left Sakuraikka with Okuyama, ran rampant during this time and did whatever he wanted. As a result he was arrested for a petty crime but released after his sentence was suspended.

Okuyama recalls the first and only time Kai came to see him in the hospital. Kai is beside himself with rage (at seeing Okuyama in such a weakened state?). Okuyama tells Tsuna that his daughter was kidnapped after that happened (he's implying that Kai did it all on his own).

Tsuna seems to accept this but asks Okuyama how he plans to hold Kai accountable as his underling. Okuyama doesn't answer immediately so Tsuna offers to do it himself. Okuyama muses glumly that Tsuna plans to kill Kai and says that he doesn't plan to hold Kai accountable himself (implying that Tsuna can do it if he wants).

Okuyama asks if that's all Tsuna has come for, to which Tsuna replies that he also wanted to know why Okuyama offered to look after Kai in the first place, since it's so unlike him. It's revealed that Kai is in fact the son of an imprisoned kumichou of a Kansai group. Apparently, Okuyama owes this kumichou a lot so after receiving a letter from prison asking Okuyama to look after Kai, Okuyama obliged.

After hearing about Kai, Tsuna asks why Okuyama doesn't seem to want to stop him from killing Kai. Okuyama smiles weakly and says he knows it would do no good.

Tsuna seems satisfied by this and turns to leave but is stopped by Okuyama who asks if there was any other reason he came. Tsuna turns to look over his shoulder and says as he walks out, "Ah, I just came to pay my respects to those unbalanced scales of yours."

Okuyama has an unreadable expression (shock? shame? anger?) on his face as he watches Tsuna leave. After he's gone, Okuyama orders one of his men to find Kai.

Tsuna meets with D and Kamiya who have been waiting outside the hospital. He orders them to tell the other members to go after Kai and Ryuuzu but to leave Okuyamagumi alone, as long as they don't try to help Ryuuzu.

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Whew! So Okuyama wasn't as much of a dickhead as we thought, it seems. I wonder if we'll get to learn more about Kai's family? I also still really wonder about the damn money that D took - could it have anything to do with any Kansai groups? That seems like a stretch... What complicated webs you weave, Yoneda-sensei! *shakes fist*

I'm rambling because it's midnight here. lol On a related note, please forgive my inevitable typos.

Anyway - I know I alway say this, but please give me a bit of extra time on this chapter as it's a busy time for me right now. 💜