Chapter 1.1

Chapter 1.1 is the beginning chapter for the Twittering Birds Never Fly (囀る鳥は羽ばたかない, Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai) manga and is within Volume 1.

Characters

 * Yashiro
 * Kanji Kageyama

Summary
People are full of contradictions, but they have nothing to fear if they have nothing to lose.

Yashiro feigns excitement at being offered Band-Aids from Kageyama for rope burns on him. The burns are inflicted upon him either by his master or when he does it himself, with Yashiro stating he could be described as a masochist since he feels the most exquisite pleasure from it.

In the nurse's office, Yashiro shares with Kanji details on his troubled past. He thinks back to his father, and current yakuza partner.

Hearing from a teacher that Kanji is at his father's funeral, Yashiro heads to meet him.

Returning to school after being Kanji, Yashiro and Kanji share their future plans. Chikara ends his conversation that he considers Yashiro a good friend.

At first laughing at this, by the time he returns home, in sinks in for Yashiro that he is alone. People are lonely, and then they are not. They are missed, and then they are now.