Sohaku and Tournament Arcs
During the Sohaku Arc, Bob, Masataka, and Bunshichi were sitting on a curb waiting to see what happened. Since then Bunshichi has been returned to playing his usual comic relief role. However, Bunshichi is on the Executive Council's starting roster for the tournament as the second in command.
After the first round is over Bunshichi finally finishes fixing his motorcycle, that was hit by a car two years ago. He also talks with Sakon Shima, the 1st division leader of the Executive Council. Sakon puts forth a plan to attack the Juken Club while they have split up for the night; however Bunshichi rejects the plan. He takes his bike for a ride, and says there is someone he wants to ride on it with him.
Bunshichi later arrives at the hospital where Maya is being cared for. He beats up the men who try to stop him (he claims he just gave them a "pat on the head"), and lets himself into the room where Maya, Madoka, and Mrs. Hotaru are. Noticing the newly appeared mark of the Amaterasu Dragon's Gate on Maya's chest he remarks that it may be the reason Shin clung to Maya so much. Bunshichi takes Maya's lifeless body, puts her on his bike and drives off; reminiscing about how Maya has never been on his bike and he's glad she's there. He later arrives at (presumably) the Takayanagi family estate, where security guards come after him for trespassing. While still holding Maya, Bunshichi comments that since Mitsuomi, whom he refers to as a "kid", is in a foolish rush to die; he'd come give him a "spanking".
After laying waste to the guards, Bunshichi sets Maya down in the hallway and enters the next room. Before he knows it, he has been hit in the face by Mitsuomi, and the fight starts. Through flashbacks we see than Bunshichi has never forgiven Mitsuomi for killing Shin, but has agreed to leave him alone as long as no one else dies. Bunshichi views Mitsuomi's plan to die as a violation of that promise. After a brief scuffle Bunshichi comes out victorious, even suggesting Mitsuomi is a "weak loser", since he won't fight to survive. However it turns out it wasn't Mitsuomi he just beat, but Mitsuiro Tokuan Shōjō impersonating Mitsuomi. The realization comes to late as the real Mitsuomi arrives hitting Bunshichi in the back and lifting him into the air in an attempt to break Bunshichi's back. Bunshichi manages to survive the attack and in response to the appearance of what seems to be Maya's spirit, gets up again to continue fighting Mitsuomi. As the battle continues, Dōgen Takayanagi note that Bunshichi is getting the upperhand, both charge for a finishing blow, Bunshichi reaching Mitsuomi first, however, Bunshichi pulls back at the last second giving Mitsuomi the chance to hit a decisive blow. Mitsuomi then asks why he decided to not finish him, Bunshichi, now fainting says that if he had hit him at full strength, Mitsuomi would've died, which would have contradicted his reason for fighting Mitsuomi to begin with. Bunshichi is killed by mitsuomi's blow. Masataka then storms the Takayanagi estate and we see Mitsuomi still holding a seemingly lifeless Bunshichi. Isuzu asks Bunshichi to wait for them, as they will be joining him in the land of the dead soon. Bunshichi is shown to be lifeless until the end of the fight, until it is revealed whilst an evacuation is occurring as the Takayanagi building is crumbling that he actually is just barely alive. It is not entirely clear whether he survived due to his endurance and toughness or due to being revived by other means. He does also appear in the last chapter smiling and smoking, sitting on the roof of the school during a general pass through of characters in the very last chapter when his desired school paradise has been achieved and reclaimed.
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