Chapter 265

"Stand by me" is the fifth chapter of the 30th volume and the 265th chapter overall of the Tokyo卍Revengers manga series, written and illustrated by Ken Wakui.

Summary
Mikey, Draken, and Takemichi were riding bicycles by the riverbank when Mikey told Takemichi about Shinichiro. Mikey remembers how he had been looking for something else other than strength, and happened to luck out on Kisaki, whom he met on the same day.

On July 25, 2005, Kisaki secretly met with Mikey to tell him that he could free Pah-chin from his sentence after he stabbed Nobutaka Osanai a few days prior. Kisaki claimed to do this by finding a replacement for Pah-chin and forming a pact with Osanai to lie in exchange for money. Baji overheard this as he hid right around the corner.

Mikey gathered the Toman Captains and Vice-Captains the next day to discuss allowing Kisaki to join the gang. Draken and Mitsuya disagreed, believing Kisaki had ulterior motives, whereas Smiley and Mucho agreed. Baji also opposed Kisaki's membership because he was untrustworthy. Mikey pushed for it regardless to free Pah-chin until Draken stormed out. Mitsuya reasoned that Pah-chin would not agree with the idea either.

Mikey later met Kisaki at a ramen shop on August 1. He told Kisaki that Toman's leaders disapproved of his recruitment and that he got into a fight with Draken. However, it was soon resolved because Takemichi mediated the fight. Moments later, he and Kisaki lied on the ground by the river. Mikey confessed that he liked Kisaki and that he had something dark inside his heart, an intangible thing that expanded and drove him uncontrollably. With this, Mikey asked Kisaki for his guidance regardless of dishonest tactics.

Mikey says that being strong is not enough for him, and that what he truly needs is darkness.

He proves this further as he remembers the events of Bloody Halloween, when Kisaki saved him from Valhalla's men. Mikey's "darkness" was actuated when Kazutora Hanemiya stabbed Baji from behind. At that moment, Mikey beat Kazutora with the intention of killing him until Takemichi meddled with the situation, stopping Mikey from continuing his actions.