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[maddogofshimano]

The Boss’s Date Coaching

oh baby it's another Goromi event! this one's a board game with Nishida as our protagonist

the board music was Receive You the Madtype

I thought it was kind of funny that they were squeezing another Goromi event in when her character story and past event already covered............. basically every single moment available in YK1! but that's okay.

because this one doesn't take place in YK1

as a brief aside on pronouns, I’m sticking with she/her for any references to Goromi. the term for boss Nishida uses for her, 親父, is explicitly masculine in the same way that patriarch in english is, but I’m not factoring that in for this translation

I will put a content warning that there's a brief attempted sexual assault in this, it's only a few lines and is resolved very quickly but it is there

summary: It is 2006. Goromi is waiting for Kiryu to arrive at SHINE to help out a hostess so she can (once again) surprise him. Nishida has a date coming up, and in her boredom Goromi decides she'll teach him the secrets of a woman's heart.

[2006] [After Kiryu Kazuma was released from prison….] (Tl note: the first time I completely blew past the fact that this said 2006 and not 2005. But I guess 2006 is technically after Kiryu was released from prison, so.) Goromi: ……Kiryu-chan, you're takin' so long~.

Goromi: Nishida! Are ya absolutely sure ya actually emailed him?

Nishida: Y-Yes! I'm positive I did...

Goromi: Then why ain't he come here? Nishida: Kiryu-san is… a really busy person, so… he must have gotten himself caught up in something…. (tl note: Nishida refers to Kiryu as Kiryu no ojiki, which is literally your uncle who is younger than your dad, and in yakuza terms usually means a patriarch less senior than your own. I'm going with -san for simplicity of showing he's being deferential)

Goromi: ……..Well, a burly guy like Kiryu-chan probably gets tons of invites. Goromi: But I got all this time to kill~. …Nishida, ain't there just nothin' interesting? Nishida: I-I guess so… Goromi: Kaaa~… When there's a girl this cute with nothin' to do, ya oughta be helpin' her kill some time! <phone buzzes> Nishida: …! (tl note: this is literally the first time Nishida has looked not extremely worried)

Goromi: Oh! Is it from Kiryu-chan!?

Nishida: N… No, it wasn't. Goromi: What the hell. Who's it from? Nishida: Umm… well… Goromi: …You're stallin'. Give it here! Nishida: Ah… Goromi: …"I had a lot of fun on our date on Saturday, Rina"… This is… Nishida, did'ya get yourself a girlfriend? (Tl note: it's not……….. it's not YK1 SHINE hostess and known lesbian Rina, right? it's a different Rina……. right???) Nishida: No, it's not that serious…! We just met when I went to a group-dating event the other day… Nishida: Then we emailed a little… and she ended up asking me out on a date… Goromi: Ohh~… Seems like she's into ya. What kinda girl is she? And what do ya think of her? Nishida: Umm… here's a picture from the group dating. Nishida: She's a really sweet, attentive, and kind, and we get along… I think it'd be really great if we ended up dating…

Goromi: ……… Nishida: …Boss? Is something wrong? Is there something strange about the photo? Goromi: …Just shocked. A beautiful lady like her is all but wasted on ya. Nishida: …Y-Yeah, I think so too. I'm not even sure why she ended up contacting me at all… Goromi: ….I got it! This situation calls for me to step in and help ya, yeah? (Tl note: Goromi is using "washi" as her personal pronoun here, which is what Majima usually uses when he's speaking as a boss, or "ore". Goromi usually goes with "watashi" but does use "ore" when Kiryu catches her off-guard) Nishida: Eh? Goromi: To make sure yer date goes well, I'm gonna teach ya all about a woman's heart! Nishida: Eh… Goromi: And I've got tooons of free time right now… aren't ya lucky~! Goromi: Hang tight! This is gonna be "the heart of a woman: lesson 1"! <Goromi leaves, presumably to make slides or get props or something> Nishida: I-……… I have a bad feeling about this… Nishida: I think my boss is just… doing something absurd to me to kill time while waiting for Kiryu-san to show up… (Tl note: lol this time it was actually -san. just gotta be EXTRA formal talking about Kiryu around Goromi, I guess) Nishida: No… it's bad to assume. It's possible that my boss might honestly be trying to help me… Nishida: …She said this was lesson one on a woman's heart… How many lessons is she planning? <scene transition to later> Goromi: …I've come~! And I've brought pleeenty of booze~! (Tl note: Goromi says お・ま・た～！ which I presume is a shortening of お待たせしました as in "sorry to have kept you waiting" but omata on its own is uh. it's vulva. it's vulva and that sort of crotch area. hence my translation of trying to get some kind of weird double entendre there) <sound of a cork popping> Nishida: Wh-Why are you filling that tower of glasses with alcohol… Goromi: I thought I'd show ya how to drink. I brought a buncha different kinds. Goromi: Sake, shochu, wine, whiskey, cocktails, plum brandy, beer, take your pick! Go on, drink whatever ya want! Nishida: A-Alright… Nishida: (…Boss… did say she was going to teach me about the hearts of women… so does that mean this is a test?) Nishida: (In that case… a cocktail is probably bad… that's something a girl would pick, I think…) (tl note: NISHIDA NO DON'T LOSE TO THE TOXIC MASCULINITY) Nishida: …Boss. I'd like a whiskey and cola to drink, please. Goromi: Ohh… Whiskey, huh…? Nishida: Well then… cheers. Nishida: (The way I drink will probably also be judged… the manly way to do it is in one shot…)

<horrible gulping sounds and the glass hitting the table> Nishida: …Thank you! Goromi: Oooh, yer a big drinker, huh? Goromi: Although… did ya notice anythin' strange? Nishida: Eh? Something strange…? Now that you mention it, the taste was a little bit peculiar…  <stomach noise> Nishida: My… my stomach's… Wh-What did you put in that, boss!? Goromi: Dumbass! You were so complacent ya didn't even realize that thing was fulla laxatives! Nishida: L-Laxatives!? Why did you.. guhh… Goromi: And now ya know lesson one of how women's hearts work: "I don't want to be with a man who would easily be poisoned to death!"  Goromi: If you're a man, ya gotta be cautious of anythin' that gets served to ya, cause ya could get poisoned!

Nishida: Th-That's… unreasonable… Nishida: (…I think my worries were correct… She's just using me for amusement to kill some time…) <stomach gurgling> Nishida: Ughhh… S-Sorry… gotta… bathroom… Goromi: …No can do. If ya wanna go to the bathroom, ya gotta beat up that guy. Nishida: …Eh? <footsteps> Beefy Majima Family Member: …Sorry, Nishida no aniki. Boss says I gotta.

Nishida: Y-You… Goromi: Now, after poisonin' ya, this ruffian's here to snatch your pretty girlfriend! Goromi: Nishda! Endure that stomach ache 'n win! Show Goromi-chan somethin' good! Nishida: Ughuugh… Y-Yes… boss!!!! Beefy Majima Family Member: Well… I hope you'll forgive me, Nishida no aniki. (Tl note: I did shorten that name to "beefy member" and then reconsidered)

<fight happens> <sounds of a toilet flushing> Nishida: Haa… Haa… Just in the nick of time… Goromi: Heh, ya gotta a lotta willpower to avoid havin' an accident like that, huh? Here, drink this so ya don't get dehydrated. Nishida: Ah, some water? Thank you, Boss. <drinking sounds> Nishida: …What the… it's a little bitter…? Boss, what's up with this water-- <Nishida hits the ground> Goromi: Dumbass! I just told ya, don't make it so easy to slip ya sleepin' pills like that! Goromi: …When ya wake up, I'm gonna train ya until ya can identify every kind of poison by taste. Buckle up, buttercup. Nishida: Uugh… uughhh… that's……. impossibleee…. <END PART 1>

[While waiting on Kiryu to finally arrive, Goromi learns of an upcoming date and uses her free time to instruct Nishida on the matters of a woman's heart.] [After drinking poisoned booze, Nishida has learned lesson number one, "girls don't want guys who are easily poisoned".]

Nishida: (Boss… She told me to wait outside for the next lesson on a woman's heart…)

Nishida: (This lesson comes after poisoning… What sort of terrifying part of the female psyche is she going to teach…) Goromi: I've come~ 🎶 (Tl note: yeah. yeah it's the same one. yeah) Nishida: Ah, boss. What's the next lesson going to… be? <Goromi appears with a whole army of goons> Goromi: A woman's heart: lesson 2! "Obviously I like strong men 🎶"! (Tl note: this is probably the same line she says to Kiryu about her type of man, but I'm too lazy to double check OR look up what she exactly said in english)

Goromi: A man's not a real man at all if he ain't tough! Now you're gonna tussle with these guys! Goromi: Smash up these ten opponents, and show a gal what she likes to see in a man! Nishida: No… this is… just the boss's pastime… Nishida: She said this was about a woman's heart… but this is more like training in a battle manga… Goromi: Let's get it rollin'! Get it done nice 'n quick! Goromi: Oi, everyone! No goin' easy just cause it's 10 on 1, I want everyone goin' all out against Nishida! Majima Family Members: Roarrrrrrrr!!!! Nishida: ….Crap… Guess there's no avoiding it…! Nishida: Haa… Haa… (tl note: THIS WASN'T THE OBLIGATORY FIGHT? I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE FIGHT IS THERE ANOTHER??)

<a goon slides in> Nishida: !?

<Nishida gets smacked> Nishida: Guh…! <A new goon slides in> Majima Family Member A: Haa! Nishida: Crap! <Nishida steps away> Nishida: Haa… Haa… Nishida: (When there's this many opponents… while you're busy with one guy, another will circle around behind you…) Nishida: (They're not that strong if I can take them on one by one, but I can't fight them properly when they're in my blind spots…) Nishida: (What the hell do I do…) Nishida: …..! That's it….! Goromi: …Seems like ya figured it out. Goromi: Everyone! What're ya standin' around for! Go beat the shit outta Nishida! Majima Family Member A: Y-Yes! <scene change> Nishida: Yes… right here…

Majima Member A: Oi! It's too cramped to go together! Majima Member B: Shit… this is… too narrow! Nishida: (Yes… This narrow alleyway forces them to come down it one at a time…) Nishida: (Since I don't have to keep watching my back, this negates their numbers advantage in close quarters.) Nishida: …What's wrong, come at me! Otherwise it'll be the boss that's hitting you! Nishida: …Time to go…! Nishida no aniki! Please don't hold this against me!

<actual fight time where you do indeed take on 10 goons>

Majima Member D: Gahh…

Nishida: Haa… Haa… Somehow… I won… Goromi: Ya did it, Nishida! Now ya don't gotta be worried when ya get jumped by a buncha thugs!

Nishida: Um… I think I will still be worried… Goromi: Well, if they really wanted ya dead they woulda done ya in the first time you stumbled… Goromi: Eh, we'll call it good enough this time. Ya passed lesson 2 of a woman's heart, "Obviously I like strong men 🎶" ! Nishida: Th-Thank you very much… Goromi: Now, this will be the final thing I can teach you about a woman's heart… A woman's heart: lesson 3… Are ya ready? Nishida: Y…..Yes. Nishida: (Next is the final one, huh…) Nishida: (I figured that if she's just doing this to kill time, she'd get tired of these sorts of antics… but this is faster than I thought.) Nishida: (But I can't let my guard down. Lessons 1 and 2 were seriously absurd… What on earth will lesson 3 be?) <music changes to the more emotional soft track> Goromi: A question for ya. Right now… what do ya think Goromi-chan wants? (Tl note: I misread it as "what do you think of Goromi-chan" at first and was like, so scared to continue. I was shook by the possibility of Goromi emotional vulnerability momence)

Nishida: …Eh? Goromi: What's wrong? Answer already. I wanna know whatcha think I'm after. Nishida: Eh… Well… Nishida: (What do I say… The number one thing my boss would probably want is to fight with Kiryu-san.) Nishida: (But, that would be way too easy for this quiz… what the hell… what is it…) Goromi: …Figured out your answer? Nishida: ……….. Nishida: ……Sorry, I don't know. Nishida: I thought getting to fight Kiryu-san would be it, but… I'm not confident enough in that to commit to it. Goromi: …Ya got it. "I dunno" is the right answer. Nishida: Eh? Goromi: The final lesson on women's hearts: "Don't presume to know a woman when you're only looking at one side of her".

Goromi: Every woman has her own circumstances. Goromi: A woman who loves sweets can still have days where she wants something spicy, and there are women who will claim to hate what they actually like. (Tl note: .............................................................................hey when this is in direct response to Goromi's number one desire being a fight with Kiryu. there's. hmm.) Goromi: So, don't look at just one aspect of a woman and think ya know everything about her, okay? Goromi: Women are deeply complex, living beings, despite what men think. ...Got it? Nishida: Y-Yes...! I will take your words to heart! Goromi: ...Alright, good. I taught ya about the female psyche, so make good use of it on your date. Nishida: Y... Yes! Goromi: Well then, time to head back to the club. I got a feelin' that Kiryu-chan might be there soon.

<she leaves> Nishida: While the other two were obviously farces... it feels like that last one was surprisingly genuine. Nishida: Guess it makes sense, after she got tired of doing the absurd. But, that doesn't seem quite right... hmmm... Nishida: Still, something to make use of on my date... Nishida: "Don't presume to know a woman when you're only looking at one side of her" is good to keep in mind... Nishida: But "I don't want to be with a man who would easily be poisoned to death!" and "Obviously I like strong men 🎶" are-- Nishida: Maybe not as helpful... <END PART 2>

[I'm skipping the recap lol but today's the day of the date] Rina: Hehe, I thought the same thing during the group date, but talking to you is really easy, Nishida-san...

Rina: I was really nervous to ask you out, but I'm glad I gathered up the courage 🎶 Nishida: Oh, nah... I was worried we wouldn't be that good of a fit, too. Nishida: ........ Rina: ...? What's going on? You keep looking around the perimeter. Do you have a friend here? Nishida: Ah, no... it's nothing. Sorry, it's just nerves. Rina: Ah, no worries then! Really, I thought it was cute, you looked like a baby animal. Nishida: C-Cute...? Is that so... Nishida: (I can't tell her that I'm traumatized from my boss's training, and that I'm looking for a good spot to fight a pack of thugs...) Nishida: (Or that I'm being cautious about drinking the water brought to me in case it's been poisoned...) Nishida: (The boss's lessons on a woman's heart... my body sure remembers them, huh... ha...) Rina: Ah, that's right! Listen to this! I'm not making this up, the other day at the park, I saw a squirrel-- (Tl note: I thought that was just, the end of her sentence at first. she's just REALLY excited about squirrels) <scene transition to outside> Rina: Nishida-san, your recommendation of restaurant was delicious! I'm definitely bringing all my friends there 🎶

Nishida: I'm glad. I like going there because it's fairly cheap while still being delicious. Rina: Cheap and delicious restaurants are the best. I feel like it being cheap makes it taste even better, you know? Nishida: Ah, I get you! It's really a question of mood. This restaurant here is also good. There's this pork fried with ginger and grated daikon on top-- Rina: Hehe, you sure know your eateries Nishida-san. I'll have to rely on you next time I can't decide where to go eat~. Rina: ................So...... What are you doing after this? (tl note: NISHIDA SCORES?) Nishida: Eh? Umm... What am I doing. Maybe... getting drinks? Rina: ...Could we go somewhere to rest a bit? There's a place where we can talk slow and relaxed. (tl note: NISHIDA GETS SCAMMED?) Nishida: Eh? Somewhere to rest and relax? That's... Rina: Hehe... You'll have fun if you go. Come on. <another scene transition> Nishida: This is... the place?

Nishida: (BAR, huh... The hallway to the bathroom would be good to use if I'm outnumbered...) (Tl note: yeah the bar is named. BAR. in english. which is just great for translating) Nishida: (I'm still hung up on my boss's training, it really messed me up... I'm not the protagonist of a battle manga...) Rina: What do you think? I find it very relaxing, and since it's a hole-in-the-wall kind of place there's not crowded so you can really take your time and talk. (Tl note: very funnily hole-in-the-wall is fairly direct, the jpn being 穴場 or "hole place") Nishida: Ahh, you're right, this is a very relaxing place. Rina: Yeah. ...Hmm? Nishida-san, did you perhaps think it was something naughty? (tl note: well I sure did) Nishida: N-No... I-It's nothing like that...! Rina: Hehe, no need to panic. I just said it to make you conscious of it 🎶 (Tl note: struggling with the second sentence here, it's ふふっ、 慌てなくてもいいですよ。ちょっと意識させようと思って言いましたし🎶) Nishida: Eh...? Muscular Bartender: ...Are you ready to order?

Rina: For me, a kahlua milk! Nishida: Umm... How about... Barley shochu. (Tl note: 麦の水割り, which probably has a better word for it but that's my best guess) Bartender: ...Alright. Here's your kahlua milk and barley shochu. Rina: Well then, kanpaiii 🎶 Nishida: Ahh, kanpai! (Tl note: Nishida why do you say kanpai in full kanji you fucking dweeb) Nishida: (I keep thinking my boss might emerge from beneath the bar, so I'm worried about this drink being poisoned...) Nishida: (There's no way it's actually poisoned... though... hmm... there's a bitterness...) Rina: ...? Is something wrong, Nishida-san? Nishida: No... it's just, this tastes like the sleeping pills my boss made me take... Bartender: ....! Nishida: Yep... My boss made me take sleeping pills over and over, and this... tastes exactly like those sleeping pills. I don't know why it would be sleeping pills... Rina: IIII have no idea why that would be. Right, bartender? Bartender: ...Sir, we are an upstanding business. We don't take false accusations lightly. Nishida: Ah, no, I didn't even say you put them in there... Nishida: But someone could have put them in there to cause trouble for you, so the police should check the other drinks to be sure Bartender: ....Tch. Oi. <a bunch of thugs jump out> Nishida: !? Bartender: You all, this guy's making up lies about us. Shake him down for some apology money to make up for it. Nishida: No, I'm not accusing you of anything. All I'm saying is a quick confirmation-- Bartender: You all! Get him! Nishida: (They aren't listening... I'm getting the feeling that the sleeping pills weren't in there on accident.) Nishida: (I'm up against 4 opponents. If they surround me I'm done for..... that's it! I just need time.) Nishida: Rina-san! Hide in the bathroom! Rina: Uh... r-right! Bartender: Wait! Do you really want to hide somewhere with no exit? Bartender: ...What's the point...? Is he going to bunker down in the hallway... Nishida: I know there's no way out of this... Only Rina-san will be hiding. Nishida: (This narrow corridor in front of the bathroom, it'll force them to come one at a time. This is my only way to win.) Bartender: ...Heh... You went through all that trouble to run, only to go for a narrow hallway with no way out.

Bartender: You'll regret ever speaking a single false word about my drinks!!!!

<fight time>

Bartender: S-... stupid...

<he hits the ground> Nishida: Haa... Haa... That was close. Nishida: If I didn't make use of those tight quarters, I would have been a goner as soon as they got behind me. Nishida: All thanks to that training my boss gave me on fighting multiple opponents... Nishida: And the fact that I had to drink sleeping pilsl and laxatives so I'd know what they tasted like... that ended up being useful too. <the door opens> Rina: N-Nishida-san... are you okay? ...Eh!? You... beat all of them? Nishida: Yeah... somehow, I managed it. I think we should get out of here before they wake up. Rina: Umm, no... I'm... Nishida: ....? What's wrong? Rina: I-It's... it's nothing... L-Let's go. <back outside> Rina: ...Yeah, I had no idea it was that kind of establishment. I really never thought they would attack you and try to take your money...

Nishida: ...Hey, Rina-san. Earlier, why did you want to stay in the bar? Rina: Eh... th-that's... well... Nishida: ......... Nishida: ............If... If you're... an accomplice to that bar, it would be a good idea to stop doing that. Nishida: If you keep it up... I think you'll end up in a really bad situation some day. Rina: .....That's my choice, isn't it? Nishida: Eh...? Rina: ...Don't start talking like you're my boyfriend after one date! All you are to me is a source of revenue! Nishida: R-...Rina-san? Rina: It was me, I'm working with that bar, I took you there specifically to fuck you over! So? Happy now!? Rina: And now you've ceased to be useful to me. ...Never contact me again. <she leaves> Nishida: R-Rina-san... Nishida: ...I thought she was nice girl, too... Nishida: "Don't presume to know a woman when you're only looking at one side of her", huh. It's exactly like my boss said. Nishida: Boss... There's no way you expected all of this to happen, right...? Nishida: Rina-san went back to the store. I wonder... does she plan on doing the same thing again? Nishida: ............. <END PART 3>

Bartender: Shit... What's with that helmet bastard.... (Tl note: this is when I realized this was for real in 2006 and not a typo or a timeline mistake. which also means that Goromi hostess dates with Kiryu were a recurrent thing)

<Rina enters> Rina: .................. Bartender: So you're back... Why the fuck did you bring such a huge pain in the ass here? Rina: ......I already told you, this is was the last time. I'm done. Erase the photo of Keiko from your phone. (Tl note: name is 恵子 which has multiple readings) Bartender: What was that? Rina: The nude photo you took of Keiko and blackmailed me with! You said you'd erase it if I brought 10 people here! Bartender: Ain't happening. I didn't get any cash from that last one. You gotta do it again. Rina: That's bullshit! You all messed up, not me! Rina: If you try to make me do any more I'm going to the police, so hurry up and delete the photo already! Bartender: You really want your bestie's nude erased, huh. If so... going to the cops is going to be a problem. Bartender: So... <another goon slides in> Rina: !?

Bartender: I'll just have to get a photo of you next, so that doesn't happen. <goon grabs her> Rina: L-Let go...! Bartender: Just some nudity won't be enough for opposing me. We'll make an extra hard video... heheh. Rina: N-.... No-- <the door slams open> Bartender: !? <a punch lands> Strong looking man: Guh...

<he hits the floor> Nishida: ...I heard what you said. Rina-san, you did this all to help your friend.

Rina: N-Nishida-san... Why did you come here? Nishida: "Don't presume to know a woman when you're only looking at one side of her", that's what my boss taught me. Nishida: It was a really horrible feeling, when I thought I had been betrayed by a girl who seemed nice and kind. Rina: ........ Nishida: But, at the same time I had another thought. Fucking me over was just one aspect of you. Nishida: So I came here to see the whole picture and be able to understand it. Nishida: ...I'm glad I believed what my boss taught me. I would have regretted it if I left the situation alone, thinking I understood it. Rina: Nishida-san... Bartender: Heh, I get to see some cheap melodrama. It's real convenient you came back here, shithead.

Bartender: I was careless last time, but it won't happen again. You're going to regret coming back to rescue that woman!!!! Nishida: (This time I won't be able to make use of the bathroom hallway.) Nishida: (So far I've been able to scrape by thanks to my boss's special training...) Nishida: (But I wasn't taught anything for this situation. This will be a test of my own strength!) Nishida: I may not have any help from my boss, but... I will protect Rina-san, with my own power!

<fight time>

Bartender: Fuck... er...

<he hits the floor> Nishida: Haa... Haa... I... won... <Nishida also hits the floor> Rina: N-Nishida-san! <and he's back up> Nishida: ...I'll be fine... Quick, go delete... your friend's photo from his phone, please. Rina: Ah, r-right! <scene transition, police sirens wail> Nishida: ...Sounds like the cops are coming. Rina: Seems so. I'm... going to tell the police everything. I'm not going to run from my punishment. Nishida: You only did it because you were being threatened... I'm sure the punishment won't be that harsh.

Rina: ...Nishida-san. <she hugs him> Nishida: ...!

Rina: ...Thank you. Rina: My boyfriend is going to be mad that I'm saying this, but... you looked really hot... seriously, thank you. (Tl note: ohhhhhhhh I knew this wouldn't work out but RIP Nishida. he never scored) Nishida: Eh... <outside now> Nishida: ...Well, I guess she really has a boyfriend.

Nishida: But, it's fine. It's not like this kind of thing is about dating. Majima Family Member: Oh! Nishida! Are you okay!? I've been worried sick! Nishida: ...Eh? Wh-What? Majima Member: Lately, there's been a lot of nasty sleep-robbery bars. There was this picture of a woman floating around that we're supposed to watch out for... Majima Member: Here, this woman. And someone saw you walking around with her, so I got worried, you know? (Tl note: bisexual rebound time?)

Nishida: This is... Rina-san!? I guess she did say she'd done that a lot, so it makes sense there would be rumors... Majima Member: Hold on... You already knew? Nishida: Ah, yeah... But, she's washed her hands of it all, so could you please stop circulating that photo? Majima Member: ...Well, if you don't want me to, then I guess there's nothing more to be done. Nishida: I'm glad... Um, did that photo possible get shown to our boss? Majima Member: Hm? Ah, yeah he was shown it. About 3 days ago, I think. Nishida: 3 days ago... So all those lessons about a woman's heart from yesterday were... for this. <flashback> Goromi:  What kinda girl is she? And what do ya think of her?

Nishida: Umm... here's a picture from the group dating. Nishida: She's a really sweet, attentive, and kind, and we get along... I think it'd be really great if we ended up dating... Goromi: ......... Nishida: ...Boss? Is something wrong? Is there something strange about the photo? Goromi: ...Just shocked. A beautiful lady like her is all but wasted on ya. <flashback over> Nishida: (Now I understand that reaction... Boss must've realized who Rina-san was...) Nishida: (All those lessons about a woman's heart... In the end it was what saved me.) Nishida: (Was... all of that just so... I wouldn't get sleep-robbed...!?) Nishida: ...Do you know where our boss is right now? Majima Member: The boss? Pretty sure she said something about waiting for Kiryu-san at SHINE. Nishida: Thanks. <Nishida walks off> Majima Member: H-Hey. Nishida! (tl note: RIP unnamed Majima Family Member, he never scored)

<now at SHINE> Nishida: Umm... The boss is... there!

Nishida: Boss! Thank you so much! Because I kept all of your lessons in mind, the date today went perfectly! Nishida: Boss... You knew about what Rina-san was up to, didn't you... So you secretly did all that for my sake-- Goromi: ...Ooh, Nishida! Perfect timin'! Nishida: Eh...? Goromi: Kiryu-chan just came to the club! The plan was a massive success! Goromi: That surprised look on Kiryu-chan's face... Fun conversations leading to a fun fight! I had the greatest time!

Nishida: A-Ahh! Is that so! That's really great! Nishida: So anyways boss, about what I was telling you regarding the date... Goromi: Your date? What's that got to do with Kiryu-chan? Nishida: Um... nothing I suppose... Goromi: Then why would I wanna hear about dumb shit like that? Goromi: I'm busy draftin' up a plan for my next fight with Kiryu-chan! Ya better get plannin' right away too!

Nishida: Ah, r... right... Got it. Goromi: Hehe, my blood's already pumpin'! Now, what next to entertain Kiryu-chan~! (Tl note: "blood's already pumping" is 腕が鳴るでえ which is more literally "my arm is ringing/rumbling" or "I'm itching to put my skills to use") <she leaves> Nishida: (...Well, that's fine. No matter what the truth is, I'm certain that it's all thanks to my boss that I'm still alive.) Nishida: (More importantly... I need to properly return the favor.)

Nishida: Boss! Wait up, please! I'll think of something great too! <END>

and then here's all of Nishida's various thoughts on things from the board game:

Kiryu-no-ojiki

A man known as the Dragon of Dojima who is absurdly strong in a fight. He’s my boss’s very favorite. Only as a fighter, though...

Alcohol

Drinking alcohol is a great stress reliever! But you have to be careful not to over do it. You should drink rather than be drunk.

Boss’s High Heels

My boss wore these while working at a cabaret club and turned them into a deadly weapon. Getting kicked by them would surely kill...

SHINE

A cabaret club where my boss occasionally works as a hostess. The store has a good reputation, but the customers my boss serves must have a difficult time...

Boss

My boss. Occasionally my boss puts on a dress and works as a hostess, but there’s never been any complaints. Though, would anyone really push on that...

Butterfly Necktie

The necktie I wear while working as a waiter. It may look like a ribbon, but it’s actually very common in formal settings. 

Downtown Chinpira

Is this guy running shakedowns!? Bullying the weak is something only cowards do! Guys like this need to be taught a lesson!

The Majima Family A leading group within the Tojo Clan that's known for its violent conflicts. The family is a group of ruffians, I don't know why I ended up in it...

Majima Family Members

They're a violent and strange bunch, but if you take the time to really talk with them they’re surprisingly pleasant company. Well, they do still look scary...

Kamurocho

Painted in gaudy neon, it’s Japan’s number one entertainment district. The first time I came here, I was shocked at how many people there were.

and VERY FINALLY bonus stuff, namely the two cards! Goromi, the dreadful luck hostess, and Nishida, the mad dog’s errand boy.

this one was sooooooooooooooooooo long but also we got lore that Goromi was NOT a one-off event. which is so much more than I could have ever hoped for. I also love that Kiryu has apparently gotten the text from Nishida on multiple occasions and is shocked every time that Goromi is there waiting on him. and they still go on the date, every time

it’s not even rituals at that point they’re just using Nishida as a date coordinator with the flimsiest pretext in the world. this is that guy fighting the waffle house cook levels of pretext

[majimassqueaktoy]

Rgg release a pin up calander NOW

[todayisafridaynight]

i couldnt resist

[amamaiiya]

your honor, they're exchanging chocolates

[sadkois]

[tsukimino]

RGGO Card Story: Yu Morinaga, A Man Concerned About the Tojo Clan

In a story set before Yakuza 5, a near-death experience forces Morinaga to consider whether the Sixth Chairman might actually have what it takes to lead the Tojo Clan after all.

Before the calamity that engulfed Japan’s five major cities…

[Morinaga is talking with a generic goon in the hallway at Tojo HQ.]

Tojo Clan Member: …You’re here, Morinaga.

Morinaga: I received an urgent summons from Chairman Dojima and rushed over. Do you have any idea why we were called in?  

Tojo Clan Member: Nope. Seems like everyone who works under the Chairman got the call — that’s all I know.

Morinaga: Hmm. Well, I guess we have no choice but to go and hear it from him directly.

Tojo Clan Member: Everyone who got the summons is already here. Let’s go — the Chairman’s waiting in his office.

[Daigo is standing in an office. There’s a knock at the door.]

Daigo: Come in.

[Morinaga and a bunch of generic goons enter.]

Tojo Clan Member: Chairman. Everyone’s here.

Daigo: Alright. First off, I have a mission for you all. 

Morinaga: A mission…?

Daigo: That’s right. Let me start at the beginning. Last night in Kansai, someone attacked several Tojo Clan members who were there for a meeting. The victims were a man named Tomokawa and four of his associates.

Morinaga: Tomokawa?

Daigo: He’s the man in charge of accounting at Tojo HQ. He’s a key figure in the management of the Tojo Clan’s finances, so he was probably the target of the attack. After Tomokawa’s meeting wrapped up, he headed for Osaka Station to return to Tokyo, but he was attacked en route. His entourage was killed, but apparently he managed to escape, because I’ve just received a call from Tomokawa himself asking for help. So, I’d like you all to travel to Kansai and bring him safely back to Tojo HQ.  

Tojo Clan Member: In other words, our mission is to escort Tomokawa back here. 

Morinaga: Chairman. May I ask a question?

Daigo: What is it?

Morinaga: Why do we need to mobilize every man at HQ just to rescue one single accountant?

Daigo: Tomokawa may be a Tojo man, but there’s no man alive who won’t cough something up if you hit him hard enough — and he’s been the clan’s accountant for years, so he has a lot in him to spew about our organization’s underbelly. That’s why we need to keep him from getting caught.

Morinaga: I see.

Daigo: And this mission must be carried out with utmost secrecy. If the executives find out that Tomokawa was attacked, the hot-headed ones might start coming out of the woodwork.

Morinaga: …

Morinaga: Chairman. Doesn’t it feel like other organizations have been walking all over the Tojo Clan lately?

Daigo: Walking all over us?

Morinaga: Yes. The other clans look down on the Tojo, so of course they’re showing up to attack us. There was a time when no one would’ve dared to go after the Tojo Clan. Wouldn’t it be better to put them in their place?

Daigo: You’re Morinaga, right? I appreciate that you’re speaking out of concern for the clan, but I think the old way of doing things is going to make things harder for us in the long term — so please have a little faith in my approach.

Morinaga: I understand.

[Out in the hallway, Morinaga talks with his fellow goon again.]

Tojo Clan Member: Morinaga, what was that all about? A grunt like you, questioning the Chairman’s methods!

Morinaga: …You don’t have any concerns about the Chairman’s policies?  

Tojo Clan Member: Concerns?

Morinaga: Frankly, I’m not satisfied at all with the way things are going under the Sixth Chairman. In order to protect the clan, the Chairman’s reaching out to the Omi and other organizations to build alliances and cooperate with one another. But why should the chairman of a clan as big as the Tojo personally go begging for an alliance with a bunch of low-ranking yakuza out in the sticks? That self-abasement is exactly why no one takes the clan seriously.

Tojo Clan Member: I support the Chairman’s methods. I don’t have any complaints, and there are lots of us who believe this is the right way of doing things.

Morinaga: I’m sure there are lots of men who trust Chairman Dojima. But there are more than a few who share my complaints. This is why the clan’s authority is dissipating by the day… And it’s the Chairman’s fault that the Tojo Clan’s grown so weak.

Tojo Clan Member: Morinaga…

Morinaga: It’s time. We’ll be leaving for Kansai shortly.

[The screen fades to black.]

Six hours later, at a certain hotel in Kansai…

[Morinaga shows up in a hotel hallway with two goons.]

Morinaga:  Room 902… Tomokawa’s hiding in here.  

[Morinaga knocks on the door.]

Morinaga: Tomokawa-san. We’re Tojo men. We’re here to pick you up under Chairman Dojima’s orders.

[Tomokawa opens the door.]

Tomokawa: You guys sure took your sweet time… Is it safe to leave this place?

Morinaga: It’s fine — we’re with you. We have a car waiting out in front of the hotel, so let’s get you out of here. 

Tomokawa: A-alright, got it… I’m counting on you.

[The screen fades to black; we hear the sound of a car starting. When we fade back in, Morinaga is sitting in the car, making a call on his phone.]

Morinaga: Chairman, this is Morinaga. We’ve just secured Tomokawa and are in a car en route to Tokyo. We have several other cars in a convoy around our vehicle, so everything is under control. 

Daigo: Alright. Please be careful out there.

[Morinaga hangs up.]

Morinaga: Don’t worry, Tomokawa-san. All that’s left is to drive back to Tokyo.

[Tomokawa is snoring.]

Tojo Clan Member: He’s asleep.

Morinaga: I guess having a security detail allowed him to relax. He probably hasn’t been able to catch a wink since yesterday’s attack. 

Tojo Clan Member: Hey, Morinaga, can I ask you a question? You came from another clan, right? Why did you decide to join the Tojo?  

Morinaga: …I admired the clan’s strength.

Tojo Clan Member: Admired?

Morinaga: Yes. The Tojo Clan I admired was intimidatingly strong. Its charismatic leaders kept things under control. Their strength and authority were unsurpassed. Under their power, Kamurocho became a sanctuary, an absolutely inviolable city, and they preserved the peace in Kanto by keeping all the smaller organizations in line. That’s the Tojo Clan I admired, and the one that I left my old family for.

Tojo Clan Member: I see.

Morinaga: I came from a small-time family, so I know what I’m talking about. A strong clan can protect its members; that’s the kind of power the Tojo had. But these days? So much of the old guard that supported it is gone. The clan’s power and command are nothing but shadows of what they once were. The Tojo Clan that I know has never been weaker, and it’s Chairman Dojima’s fault that it…

[Before Morinaga can press this seditious monologue any further, there’s the sound of tires squealing on pavement.]

Tomokawa: Huh? What’s going on? Why’d we stop?  

Driver: There’s a bunch of cars parked on the road ahead of us. The way’s blocked — we can’t get through!

Morinaga: What?

[There’s another sound of squealing tires.]

Driver: And now another car’s come up behind us! We can’t push forward or go back!

Morinaga: Don’t tell me they were lying in wait!

[The scene shifts outside for a moment; we see three goons with guns lined up. As the sound of gunfire plays, the scene shifts back to the interior of the car.]

Tomokawa: Eek! Th-they’re shooting at us!

Morinaga: They’re probably the same guys who attacked you before. It’s dangerous to stay in the car.

Tojo Clan Member: We’ll go out and use the car as a shield while we fire back, Morinaga. Let the guards in the other cars know.

Morinaga: Got it… let’s go!

[Morinaga heads outside and, instead of doing what he’s told, makes a phone call.]

Daigo: Hello, this is Daigo Dojima.

[More guns fire in the background.]

Daigo: Huh? Was that gunfire…!?

Morinaga: This is Morinaga. The convoy was attacked en route. We’re in the middle of a shootout on the road.

Daigo: What’s going on? Give me a detailed status report.

Morinaga: Right now, we’re sustaining fire from the front and the rear, and we’re using several cars from the convoy as shields.  

Daigo: Can’t you use one of your cars to break through?

Morinaga: Not possible. They’ve got the road completely blocked with their vehicles. We’re hemmed in on all sides.

Daigo: I see…

Morinaga: We’re running low on bullets here, and the other guards in the convoy are going down one-by-one.

Daigo: Alright, listen up, Morinaga. I’m sending you some backup right now. Just hold out for a little longer.

Morinaga: Backup!? There’s no way they’ll make it in time! We’ll be wiped out before they even get here! Our priority should be to get Tomokawa out!

Daigo: No. Pull yourselves together and hold the line. That’s the only way to get all of you out of this.

Morinaga: !

Morinaga: (That’s today’s Tojo for you: even in a situation like this, the Chairman’s still taking his soft-hearted approach! Ugh, I can’t go along with this — we should be prioritizing the mission even at the expense of our lives.)

Morinaga: Chairman. It’s high-risk, but I’m going to take Tomokawa and escape into the brush by the road. It’s the best chance we have of getting him out of here alive.

Daigo: Wait, Morinaga! That’s only going to make you a target! Hold off until the reinforcements arrive!

Morinaga: I’m prepared to accept the risk. If we stay here, things are only going to get worse. Right now, our priority should be to keep Tomokawa alive.

[Morinaga hangs up; more guns fire.]

Tojo Clan Member: The hell are you doing, Morinaga?! Hurry up and fight back!

Morinaga: Listen. I’m going to take Tomokawa and make a break for the thicket at the side of the road. You guys fire some shots to draw their attention.

Tojo Clan Member: What?! Were those really Chairman Dojima’s orders?

Morinaga: No. The Chairman said to wait here for backup, but there’s no way that’ll keep Tomokawa safe, so I’m taking him and getting out of here. This is our highest priority, so I’ll also be taking your bullets.

Tojo Clan Member: Hold on a second! Those are all we have left!

Morinaga: Tomokawa-san. Please follow me and do your best to keep up.

Tomokawa: R-right!

[Tomokawa bolts for it with Morinaga while the hapless Tojo goon looks on in alarm.]

Tojo Clan Member: W-wait, Morinaga! Morinagaaaaa!

[The screen fades to black. We shift to a nighttime scene out in the wilderness. Tomokawa is standing with Morinaga.]

Tomokawa: Hah… hah… I can’t do it. I’m too tired to keep going…

Morinaga: We’ve been on the run in the mountains ever since those men attacked us. But at least we’ve managed to shake them.  

Morinaga: (Well, I was right. If we’d stuck around to wait for help, Tomokawa would definitely be dead.)

[Morinaga’s cell phone rings; he answers the call.]

Daigo: Hello, Morinaga? Are you safe?

Morinaga: Yes, Chairman. Somehow, I managed to escape with Tomokawa. 

Daigo: I see… That’s great news. I’ve just arrived at the scene of the attack with my men. Unfortunately, there were quite a few casualties.  

Morinaga: Oh…

Daigo: I’m sorry… If I had just gotten there earlier, we wouldn’t have lost so many.

Morinaga: Well…

Morinaga: (If he’d gotten there earlier? …That’s absurd. The Chairman made a bad call. He told me to wait for backup so he could save everyone, but if I’d done that, Tomokawa and I both would’ve died. It was risky, but I was right to prioritize the mission. I knew his soft-hearted approach wouldn’t work.)

Morinaga: Chairman, there’s one thing I’m wondering about.

Daigo: What’s that?

Morinaga: This escort mission must have been top-secret clan business, but somehow the attackers were lying in wait for us along the route. In other words, inside information is being leaked. Or someone on the inside was behind the attack.  

Daigo: …It was probably an inside job.

Morinaga: Any ideas as to who?

Daigo: Actually, yesterday, it came to light that Tomokawa’s been cooking the Tojo Clan’s books.

Tomokawa: Huh!?

Morinaga: Cooking the books…?

Daigo: That’s right. Tomokawa was in charge of summing up the monthly dues paid by the families to Tojo HQ. But he was colluding with someone in one of the direct-line families to falsify the records and pocket part of the profit for himself.

Morinaga: Is that true, Tomokawa-san?

Tomokawa: Urk…!

Daigo: When I uncovered Tomokawa’s scheme, I ordered my subordinates to take him into custody right away. But immediately after that, someone attacked him. …That’s pretty convenient timing, isn’t it?

Morinaga: In other words, whoever was helping Tomokawa to skim a little off the top tried to shut him up by having him killed?

Daigo: It’s very likely. Tomokawa holds the evidence — if he were to be caught and confess, that’d be it for his accomplice, too. So, to keep any traitors from leaking information about this rescue mission, I assigned the job to a group of trustworthy men who reported directly to me.

Morinaga: So that’s why the job was top-secret.

Daigo: Are you listening, Tomokawa? After I take you in, you’re going to tell me everything about your crimes against the clan. You’ll be punished accordingly, but I don’t intend to make you pay with your life, so I hope you’ll come back here with Morinaga without trying to run off.  

Tomokawa: U-understood… I don’t want to get killed by those guys… I’d rather accept your punishment.

Morinaga: Tomokawa-san. Who was working with you to forge the records and skim the profits?

Tomokawa: Ahh, he’s the head of one of the clan’s direct-line fa—

[To no one’s surprise, there’s a bunch of gunfire. To our surprise as readers, Tomokawa is not shot dead by a cutscene gun before revealing an important piece of information; everyone just stops in surprise.]

Morinaga and Tomokawa: !?

Attackers: There they are! The guys who got away! Everyone, grab them!

Tomokawa: They found us! A bunch of them are coming down the mountain!

Morinaga: Ugh! If we don’t hurry and get out of here…!

Daigo: Morinaga, where are you right now? 

Morinaga: We’re in the mountains. I can see city lights in the hills not far from here.

Daigo: I’ve just checked a map, and there’s only one town in the area. Alright, head to the town in the foothills, Morinaga. I’ll make my way there right now to help!

Morinaga: Huh? You’re coming personally!? That’s ridiculous — please reconsider!

Daigo: Morinaga. I wasn’t able to save my men before, but no matter what, I want to make sure I at least save you. I’m always ready to put my life on the line for my men’s sake. …So, Morinaga, please hold out ‘til you get to that town.

Morinaga: Chairman…!

Morinaga: (Imagine — the head of the Tojo Clan himself trying to rescue a couple of underlings! That’s definitely his soft-hearted style, but he’s got the strength to risk his life for it. I thought he was just some pampered little brat, but this guy might actually have what it takes to lead the clan…)

Daigo: I’m sending my men ahead of me to the town’s entrance. Stay safe and make your way there.

Morinaga: Understood. Let’s go, Tomokawa!

[The two of them make a break for it. The screen fades to black. When we return, Morinaga and Tomokawa are on a dark city street.]

Tomokawa: Hahhh… Hahhh… We made it to the town. What about the guys on our tail?

Morinaga: I don’t see them, but they must be following behind.

Tomokawa: The Chairman said he’d send backup to the town’s entrance, right? Hurry up and call him!

Morinaga: Actually… I dropped my phone in the shootout back there.

Tomokawa: Huh!? Shit! That means we’re gonna have to make our own way there.

Morinaga: Yes, but when we get there, help will be waiting. Let’s get going.

[They run off in another fade-to-black. The scene opens on a different dark city street.]

Morinaga: The entrance we saw on the way down should be in this direction. If we turn onto this road and go straight, we’ll be right there.

Tomokawa: Alright! Just a little further and we’ll be saved!

[Naturally, the second he says that, three goons with guns show up.]

Morinaga: Ah! It’s the guys from before! Were they lying in wait for us…!?

[The goons’ leader shows up, too.]

Man: For shit’s sake! You had us running all over the mountains!

Morinaga: You… you’re one of the direct-line heads… Shiromoto-san!? What are you doing here?

Tomokawa: T-that’s him! That’s the guy who was helping me to embezzle the money and forge the records!

Morinaga: What?

Shiromoto: That’s right. Tomokawa helped me bleed the clan dry for years. But now they’re onto our scheme, and if they catch him, they’ll find out I was in on it, too. I figured I’d kill the guy and get rid of the evidence, but my boys screwed it up and I had to come all the way out here to take care of it myself — so how about you just go and die, already?

Morinaga: But how did you find this place? Only the Chairman and his men knew about it.

Shiromoto: We tapped the Chairman’s cell phone. Thanks to that, we knew all about your convoy’s route and this meeting spot. But that’s enough blabbing — boys, let’s clean up this mess before the Chairman gets here!

[Shiromoto’s three gun-toting goons show up again.]

Shiromoto Family Members: Hah!

Morinaga: Shit! Tomokawa, get behind me!

[The screen fades to black as guns fire and fades back in on our protagonists.]

Morinaga: Tomkawa-san, we can’t go this way — let’s take a detour to the town’s entrance!

Tomokawa: A-alright!

Shiromoto: Tch. After them! Don’t you dare let them get away!

[Morinaga and Tomokawa make a break for it; they arrive in another part of town.]

Tomokawa: Ahh, we made it! There’s the entrance!

[A couple of generic goons in suits show up.]

Morinaga: There they are! Those are Tojo pins… They must be the backup the Chairman sent.

[Tomokawa runs toward one of the goons.]

Tomokawa: Hey, over here! Help me!

Tojo Clan Member A: Huh…? That’s him! Tomokawa!

[In an upset that no one could’ve seen coming, the goon pulls a gun.]

Tomokawa: Huh?

Morinaga: Tomokawa, get down!

[Luckily, Morinaga still has those bullets he took from his fellow men back at the shootout; he fires his gun.]

Tojo Clan Member A: Ugh! The bastard shot back!

Morinaga: Are you alright, Tomokawa-san? Were you shot!?

Tomokawa: I’m alright… b-but why did they shoot at us!? Aren’t they our allies!?

Morinaga: Worry about that later — let’s get out of here!

[They run off again.]

Tojo Clan Member A: Shit! They’re still alive!

Shiromoto: Hey, you! What happened?

Tojo Clan Member B: Sorry, boss — they got away.

Tojo Clan Member A: What should we do? The tappers say the Chairman’s gonna be here soon…

Shiromoto: Ugh, I’ll have to pull back for a bit. Go put on a good show for the Chairman.

Tojo Clan Member A: Got it.

[Daigo pulls up to the meeting spot in a car to discuss things with Tojo Clan Member A, who’s now been revealed to be Shiromoto’s ally.]

Daigo: You still haven’t found them?

Tojo Clan Member A: Sir, we’ve been waiting here for a while and they still haven’t shown up. Maybe they were attacked along the way and they didn’t make it…

Daigo: Damn it! Comb the area around the town for them. They might’ve been attacked and taken a detour.

Tojo Clan Member A: Understood. Please wait in the car, then, Chairman.

Daigo: No. I’ll look for them, too. They came here under my orders — I have to protect them!

[We return to Morinaga and Tomokawa, who are still on the run.]

Tomokawa: Hahhh… Hahhh… We got away somehow. But why did those guys attack us? They came here to save us, didn’t they!?

Morinaga: They must be with Shiromoto. He probably bought their loyalty.

Tomokawa: What?! You mean they’re traitors, too!?

Morinaga: (But for the Chairman to have traitors among his own men… That’s what you get when you go with his soft-hearted approach. No matter how much you think of your men as family, that alone isn’t enough to keep your subordinates in line. A pile of money’s all it takes to get your comrades to turn on you… Everything the Chairman says is just idealism. I knew the man was useless; he’s not fit to lead the clan.)  

Tomokawa: Hey, what should we do now…? If we ask the Chairman for help again, they’ll tap the line…

Morinaga: That’s enough — we’re not relying on the Chairman anymore. From now on, we have no choice but to take care of things ourselves.

Tomokawa: Eh? Are you serious!?

Morinaga: We can’t tell who the enemy is, so we’re done with being on the defensive — we’re going to go on the offensive, now.

[The screen fades to black yet again. We fade in on a scene in an office. Shiromoto is talking to one of his underlings.]

Shiromoto: It’s been two days since you let Morinaga and Tomokawa slip and you still haven’t found them?

Shiromoto Family Member: Sorry, boss. Word is they got back to Tokyo yesterday, but we’ve got no clue where they are.

Shiromoto: Have you heard anything from the guys on the Chairman’s wiretap?

Shiromoto Family Member: Nothing. Seems like Morinaga hasn’t contacted him at all.

Shiromoto: Damn it, if I don’t get rid of Tomokawa soon, they’re gonna find out I helped cook those books. I’ve gotta do whatever it takes to figure out where they’re holed up before those Tojo guys do. 

[Shiromoto’s phone rings; he picks it up, and a conversation ensues.]

Shiromoto: Yeah, it’s me.

Shiromoto Grunt: Boss, it looks like they’re in Kamurocho.

Shiromoto: What? Is that true?

Shiromoto Grunt: Yeah, I’m sure — I got this info from a trustworthy source.

Shiromoto: Got it. I’m heading for Kamurocho right away.

[Shiromoto hangs up and addresses the goons standing there.]

Shiromoto: Listen up, boys! We’re booking it for Kamurocho!

Shiromoto Family Members: Got it, boss!

[Shiromoto and his goon squad head out. The screen fades to black; when we fade in, Shiromoto and company are in Kamurocho, and Shiromoto himself is on the phone with his underling again.]

Shiromoto: We’re in the Champion District — where are you now?

Shiromoto Grunt: I’m at the informant’s place. Sorry I couldn’t make it there, boss, but I’ve got some new information. Morinaga’s got Tomokawa hidden somewhere in the Champion District, on Pink Street, or on Suppon Street. I’m sending you a list of safehouse addresses that I got from my guy — try these.

Shiromoto: Good work.

[Shiromoto’s phone vibrates.]

Shiromoto: …I’ve got the informant’s info. We don’t have time to visit these places one-by-one — they might run off somewhere else in the meantime. We’ll split up and search the addresses I got. You guys check Pink Street and Suppon Street.

Shiramoto Family Members: Got it, boss!

[The goons head out to their assigned places.]

Shiromoto: The rest of you, come with me. They’re probably hiding at this address.

[Shiromoto and his goons break into an empty office.]

Shiromoto Family Members: There’s not a soul here, boss.

Shiromoto: Tch, what a bust. This is where Tomokawa and I used to meet up to mess with the ledgers. I figured they’d be holed-up here…

?: I expected you to think as much, so I laid an ambush here.

[A gun fires, leaving Shiromoto’s goons all bloodied.]

Shiromoto Family Members: Augh…!

[The goons all collapse to the floor. Morinaga steps in.]

Shiromoto: You’re… Morinaga!

Morinaga: I’m glad you fell into my trap so easily, Shiromoto-san.

Shiromoto: Trap!?

Morinaga: Yes, it’s elementary. After I got back to Tokyo, the first thing I did was nab a Shiromoto Family man. I roughed him up and made some violent threats so he’d listen to what I had to say. All that was left was to send you an eyewitness report about Tomokawa along with the leads from before. I was certain that after so many failed attempts, you wouldn’t trust your men to finish the job and would come here yourself.

Shiromoto: So you heard about this place from Tomokawa…

Morinaga: That’s right. I predicted that if I stuck that one place that you and Tomokawa both knew in with the false information, that’s where you’d go yourself. And if you sent your men to the red-herring addresses and spread your forces thin, it’d be easier for me to take you down.

Shiromoto: Huh. You’re saying you’re gonna settle this on your own, without asking Daigo Dojima for help?

Morinaga: Indeed. That man has already let me down, so I decided to end this myself. If I don’t take matters into my own hands, my dream of returning the Tojo Clan to its former glory will remain just that.

Shiromoto: Huh? What the hell are you talking about? Where’s Tomokawa?

Morinaga: He’s hidden someplace safe. If you want to know where that is, you’ll have to pry it out of me.

Shiromoto: Sounds good — my forces might be spread thin, but I’ve still got a bunch here with me. Get him, boys!

Shiromoto Family Members: Ha!

[A fight ensues; Shiromoto and his goons are thoroughly thrashed.]

Shiromoto: S-shit…!

Morinaga: It’s over, Patriarch Shiromoto.

[Without any further ado, Morinaga shoots him.]

Shiromoto: Ugh…!

[Shiromoto collapses.]

Morinaga: …

[Tomokawa comes in.]

Tomokawa: Looks like it’s over, Morinaga. But I was surprised — you really took them down on your own.

Morinaga: Are you satisfied, Tomokawa-san?

Tomokawa: Yeah, I’ve always hated that bastard Shiromoto. Glad I got to see him die with my own two eyes.

Morinaga: I see. Well, that’s good.

[He turns his gun on Tomokawa.]

Tomokawa: Huh!? Wait, why are you pointing that at me?!

Morinaga: You and Shiromoto are part of the rot that’s festered in this clan’s soft heart. I can’t allow men like you to live.

Tomokawa: What’s this nonsense you’re spewing!? You were ordered to protect me! How in the world do you intend to explain this to the Chairman!?

Morinaga: Don’t worry about that; I’ve thought it all through.  

[Morinaga shoots Tomokawa.]

Tomokawa: Agh…!

[Tomokawa collapses.]

Morinaga: Tomokawa-san, I owe you my thanks. This incident has made it clear to me: our current chairman’s way of doing things is wrong. It’s how vermin like you infest the clan, and it’s how men come to betray their own comrades so casually. And that soft way of thinking, that desire to save everyone, that’s what leads to so many men losing their lives… don’t you think?

[The screen fades to black.]

The day after… at Tojo HQ.

[We fade back in on a meeting room at Tojo HQ, where Morinaga is giving a report.]

Daigo: So, Morinaga, to summarize… Shiromoto’s wiretap kept you from meeting up with me. And after you’d given up getting in touch, the two of you decided to head for Tojo HQ, but you were attacked again and Tomokawa was abducted. So, you tracked Shiromoto down to defeat him, but Tomokawa was already dead?

Morinaga: Yes. I’m sorry, Chairman. This all happened because I wasn’t able to protect him…

Daigo: No, I’m the one who should apologize. I took over in the middle of things, and I wasn’t of any help. Shiromoto probably kidnapped Tomokawa to get him to reveal where he’d hidden the evidence of their collusion.

Morinaga: That’s likely the case.

Daigo: …Are you alright, Morinaga?

Morinaga: Is something wrong?

Daigo: Well, something about you just seems different since you left for this mission.

Morinaga: …

Daigo: I apologize; you’ve just lost a number of comrades. It was a difficult job. We’ll take it from here — you go home and get some rest.

Morinaga: Alright. I’ll take my leave, then, Chairman.

[Morinaga leaves the room, then pauses in the hallway.]

Morinaga: …

Morinaga: (Chairman Dojima, your way of doing things will never protect anyone. You’ll sail your ship out and try to save all your friends from drowning, but the way you’re going, it’ll capsize someday, and you’ll drag the entire clan down with you. …That’s how weak this vessel is.)

Morinaga: (I’m going to reform the Tojo Clan before that can happen. Not in your way, but in my own…)

[The screen fades to black.]

After this, Morinaga joins the Omi Alliance’s Seventh Chairman Kurosawa’s faction and turns on the Tojo Clan in order to return it to its former strength.

[End.]

[kenzan-kiwami]

i cannot and did not read the majority of this story but ichi getting a tattoo scene in RGGO is making me a little bit insane

[dragon-business]

Ryuji and Daigo - important RGGO info

So, another important insight RGGO gave us is about Daigo and Ryuji’s meeting prior to k2.

It goes like this: Ryuji’s men were acting like shit in Kamurocho, so Daigo beat them up. Ryuji was really impressed by that and invited him over for a personal fight. Mom told Daigo not to go, but he went anyways. When he arrived, Ryuji was very nice and welcoming, and invited Daigo for a takoyaki da- I mean, dinner. But Daigo felt really demeaned and flipped.

Long story short, he got his ass kicked, and, while he was laying there unconscious, Sengoku (the Omi guy that owns the golden castle) planted than one gun on Daigo. And because of it he was taken in for the armed assault. 

So yeah. Ryuji never framed Daigo, and most likely didn’t even know it happened.

– We fully believe that Ryuji let his men go to Kamuroch to provoke a war or something, but, just like in the main game, other patriarchs just used his rampage for their own purposes.

With Daigo Ryuji was clearly disappointed that he wasn’t that strong.

Ryuji: you declined lunch with me and lost the fight >c

Like, come on. Now it’s just offensive.

– Daigo was on his own gig of being not polite and bitey back then. But he did hurt himself more than Ryuji with this lash out. And it left such a mark on Daigo, he was still recovering from it even after prison, self doubting and miserable.

When things got in motion, he was worried for his mom in the middle of this shit, also got flashbacks to his encounter with Ryuji, and went to drink it away with shaking hands.

Before he himself went to prison, Daigo was hyper-focused on becoming stronger than Kryu. He helped around the city, was training for some years… Kiryu became his loss and his enemy.

Daigo even went to visit Kiryu in prison, and asked “why did you kill him?”. And Kiryu, the master of words, said it just sorta happened. And that Daigo should be careful, because after this things in Tojo will be shaky.

And they sure were.

We just can’t stop thinking, how Kiryu covering for Nishiki drastically changed Daigo’s life, and sent him chasing to become stronger than “Dragon of Dojima” (what a joke, this name, huh).

Daigo blamed Kiryu for sure. For a long time.

– before / navigation / next

[parasiticjustice]

[RGG Online Translation] Character Story · Makoto Date (2007)

Summary: Date is back on the force, but is uncomfortable with his reputation as a legend. At Tanimura’s advice, he tries to loosen up and show himself as approachable to his peers, but it turns out to be harder than it seems... Featured Characters: Makoto Date, Masayoshi Tanimura Spoilers?: Nope!

On this episode, Date and Ma-chan get their clown shoes on. Don’t be fooled by the cool-looking card, this story is all shenanigans.

Date has two character stories; one came at launch and the other is this one, released about a year later alongside a boss rush event. Despite being “2007″ Date, this story actually takes place in 2011, a year after the events of Yakuza 4. Which also means my favorite boy gets to show up and banter with him, yippee.

Usual Disclaimer: I'm coming at this with little more than crude Japanese knowledge, a machine translation cocktail, and an insatiable desire for more RGG content. This will by no means be a decent translation, but it should at least be serviceable.

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Scene #1: Kamurocho · Metropolitan Police Department

Narration: 2011 · Metropolitan Police Department - Criminal Investigation Division 

Tanimura: Oh, hi Date. Good work today.

Date: [frown] Yo, Tanimura... phew.

Tanimura: [surprised] Hm? What’s wrong? You look kinda tired.

Date: Ah... no, I’m just a little...

Tanimura: [smile] Come on now. You’re a legendary detective, you’ve gotta pull yourself together.

Date: That’s the problem.

Tanimura: [surprised] What is?

Date: [angry] That “legendary detective” nonsense! Jeez... where did that gossip even come from...? People were staring at me the whole time I was at the precinct. It was uncomfortable.

Tanimura: [smile] Hahaha! They were probably thinking “Here comes a rare specimen!”

Date: [frown] Apparently, everyone around me thinks that my every cough and sigh are supposed to be meaningful. I was frowning earlier when the geso tempura I had for lunch got stuck in my teeth, and all the young guys were freaking out, asking me with a pale face “Did I do something wrong!?” Probably couldn’t even go to a soba stall without everyone making a fuss about it.

Tanimura: Well, that’s fine, isn’t it? It’s normal for young folk to fawn over their veterans.

Date: But see here - even when all I did was confirm Hoshi’s alibi at the meeting, they all applauded and called out “As expected of a great detective!” It’s like they’re making fun of me, but they’re completely earnest about it, so I can’t just tell them off.

Tanimura: I see, so it’s uncomfortable for you if you’re put on too high a pedestal. If that’s the case... why don’t you try being more open in front of the younger officers? Show them that even a guy like Date has gaps in his armour.

Date: [neutral] Gaps...?

Tanimura: For example, how about going to a cabaret club for fun instead of business?

Date: [angry] Idiot, I’m way too old for that. I have a daughter around those girls’ age, remember?

Tanimura: See~ There it is, there it is. Saying something stubborn like that right away. If you don’t loosen up, you’ll always be known as the “legendary detective”.

Date: [frown] Uh... Hrm. A cabaret... it’s true I’ve never been to one outside of work.

Tanimura: I’m sure the guys would feel closer to you if you told them about your failures at the club~

Date: ...Okay, fine, I got it. I’ll try following Dr. Tanimura’s advice.

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Scene #2: Kamurocho · Cabaret Club

Staff Member: Welcome-

Date: [smile] I’m alone. Any free seats?

Staff Member: D-D-Date?! T-T-The legendary, renowned d-d-detective?!?!

Date: [frown] ...I’m alone. Any free seats?

Staff Member: Oh, s-sure. But... if a legendary detective like you has come to our club, does that mean there’s been some kind of incident...?

Date: Knock it off with the legend thing. It’s just gossip, and there’s been no incident. I’m not here tonight on business. So, is there a seat? I’m not really used to this.

Staff Member: Come on, sir~ You’re really here for an investigation, aren’t you? Who are you looking into? It’s not one of the staff, is it?

Date: It’s really not like that... Hm?

[he notices a suspicious-looking man]

Date: [angry] That customer... as soon as he saw me, he started packing up to leave.

Staff Member: Eh? Is that so?

Suspicious Man: ...Think I’ve had a bit too much to drink. I’ll be heading off now.

Staff Member: Yes, sir, I’ll fetch your bill. Please wait a moment.

[he leaves]

Date: ...Hey. You come here often, pal?

Suspicious Man: N-no... it’s not like that. I’m just about to leave.

Date: What’s wrong? You seem a bit twitchy.

Suspicious Man: Oh, that’s just cause, y’know, Kamurocho’s a pretty scary town. Detective like you should know that.

Date: Hmm, you know that I’m a detective?

Suspicious Man: Ah, no, I mean, you had that kind of dignified air, you know...

Date: And as soon as this detective arrived, you tried to bail?

Suspicious Man: It, it just kinda happened like that. Me heading home the same time you showed up.

Date: Alright. That’s fine then. You’re waiting on your bill, right? Can I ask you a few more questions?

Suspicious Man: ...I’ll pass. I’m not good at talking to strangers.

Date: [smile] And yet you’re at a cabaret club, huh. Listen, I’m not trying to interrogate you.

Suspicious Man: Dammit... that was a cheap play! You already know everything, don’t you?!

Date: [surprised] Huh? What’s this all of a sudden?

Suspicious Man: Shut the fuck up! How did the cops find out...?! I can’t get caught in a place like this!

[Battle]

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Scene #3: Kamurocho · Metropolitan Police Department

Tanimura: [surprised] What?! The guy you happened to question in the cabaret club was actually a wanted robber?!

Date: He was one of the lowest-ranked members. It was just a coincidence, really.

Tanimura: So even people that low on the ladder know your face...? [smile] Well, in any case, another legend has been born. “He arrests criminals even in his private time! The legendary detective’s nose for crime never rests!” - something like that. All the younger guys are gonna think you’re like a god.

Date: [frown] I tried to close the gap between us and just made it worse...

Narration: A few days later...

Tanimura: [frown] Haah... it’s kinda unfair. Only Date gets treated like a legend.

Date: You sure changed your tune, Tanimura. What happened?

Tanimura: ...I got scolded by the Chief earlier.

Date: The chief? You mean Sudo?

Tanimura: Yeah... Usually, I go around entertainment businesses and hit up the regulars for info on the city. Snack bars, karaoke, mahjong parlors, places like that.

Date: [smile] Oh-ho, aren’t you impressive? I used to do that too. You gotta hit the streets if you want to find the best information.

Tanimura: Right? But the chief thinks I’m just slacking off! Seems I haven’t escaped the old “Parasite of Kamurocho” label.

Date: [frown] Good grief... Sudo’s as hard-headed as ever.

Tanimura: [angry] You can say that again. I’m not playing around, y’know. I’m just trying to maintain good relations with my sources. Like losing at mahjong on purpose to keep them in a good mood. [frown] It ticks me off if people think I’m just goofing around. And then, on the other hand, you head off to the cabaret for fun, and instead you catch a criminal and get treated like a celebrity.

Date: It isn’t like that...

Tanimura: [angry] No, it is. Everyone thinks I’m slacking off when I’m actually doing my job, and meanwhile all you have to worry about is getting geso stuck in your teeth? It’s not fair!

Date: No need to bring up the geso...

Tanimura: [frown] Haaah, I was gonna hit the mahjong parlor today, but now I don’t feel like doing anything...

Date: Hrmm... I’m starting to feel sorry for you. How about this? I’ll go to the parlour instead.

Tanimura: [surprised] You can play mahjong?

Date: [neutral] Doesn’t need too much effort, does it? I’m not gonna play to win. If I go there during working hours, it should overturn my image as a “legend”, even if just by a little. Meanwhile, you’re gonna focus on your desk work and redeem yourself in Sudo’s eyes.

Tanimura: [smile] I see, so it’s a win-win situation. Then, if you wouldn’t mind...

Date: Leave it to me. So, what kind of clientele does this parlor have?

Tanimura: Most of them are old, retired Chinese folk. It’s a pretty peaceful atmosphere, so the info going through isn’t the sort that can be linked to a case. Just light-hearted stuff like a couple having a newborn.

Date: Those sort of networks can be useful too. You never know when an unexpected lead might crop up. [smile] Well, I’ll be heading off there.

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Scene #4: Kamurocho · Mahjong Parlor

Shopkeeper: Please, come in.

Date: [smile] Any seats available?

Shopkeeper: ...Hm? W-Wait, you aren’t...! The famous detective, Makoto Date...!!

Date: [frown] ...Oi, not this again... Tanimura often comes here, right? He’s the one who introduced me to this place.

Shopkeeper: Ah... Ma-chan. Yes, he comes here often... I thought I'd be safe if it was him who showed up, but I guess it’s all over now...

Date: [surprised] Hm? What are you talking about?

Shopkeeper: Feh... no need to play dumb. You already know everything, don’t you? I’ll confess to it all, so...! Please spare me!

Date: (...I have no idea what he’s talking about, but I’ll play along.)

Date: ...Ahem. All right. Talk to me.

Shopkeeper: The truth is...

[music stops]

Shopkeeper: There’s a dangerous man hiding in here. He’s part of a robbery gang.

Date: [shocked] What...?!

Shopkeeper: He’s committed no less than ten other crimes. He hit the bar on 4th Street just the other day...

Rough Man: Hey! What the hell are you doing?! I came here cause you said you’d shelter me!

Shopkeeper: The legendary detective turning up at this very moment? He must already know everything... I don’t want to get wrapped up in it! My adultery, my tax evasion, my running over the bill at my favorite pub... He knows it all! Oh, god...!!

Date: (...I didn’t know any of that.)

Rough Man: Shit! How did you find out? I can’t believe it...! I just got here!

Date: Well, if it’s like this, I have no choice but to arrest you.

Rough Man: Shut up! I can’t get caught like this!

[Battle]

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Scene #5: Kamurocho · Metropolitan Police Department

Tanimura: [frown] Heh... Another good job, Date. I can’t believe it...

Date: Me neither. Just a string of lucky breaks.

Tanimura: Haah, I’m at my wit’s end.

Date: [smile] What are you talking about? Today’s success was only possible because you cared about that parlor so much, right?

Tanimura: It was you who handcuffed the guy, so by all accounts, it was you who solved the case.

Date: [surprised] Hey, Tanimura... pull yourself together. You’re not seriously depressed, are you?

Tanimura: I’m not depressed, I was just reminded.

Date: Reminded...?

Tanimura: Of the difference in caliber between me and the legendary detective... if you’ll excuse me.

[he leaves]

Date: [frown] ...Man, what a mess. Even Tanimura is growing distant...

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Scene #6: Kamurocho · Tenkaichi Street

Date: [frown] ...“Legendary detective”, huh. That gossip has run out of control... I’ll go up to New Serena tonight. Seeing the mama’s face will make me forget all about work...

[a group of men see Date and then leave]

Date: ...Hm? What was with them? They suddenly turned around when they saw me... This is fishy. I’ll have to check it out.

[he moves into the alleyway]

Date: [yell] ...Hey, what are you guys up to?!

Gang Leader: Tch, Date...! Didn’t expect to run into you here. I almost had my revenge...

Date: [surprised] What the hell do you mean, revenge...?!

Gang Leader: The guy you caught at the parlor was my right-hand man, and the one you nabbed at the cabaret was also one of my guys. Date... the “legendary detective”, or whatever the fuck it is, you’ve torn apart my gang. I’m going to get my own back, by making you lose the people you love most...!

Date: So that robbery group... you were its leader...! [angry] And now you were going to target the Serena mama just to spite me...?

Gang Leader: Heheh... yeah, that’s right! Well, the order of killing has changed now, but the result will be the same. I don’t mind if I kill you first and then your woman after.

Date: ...That all you gotta say, dumbass?

Gang Leader: Ah? What the hell...?

Date: In the first place, your minions were scared out of their minds and practically came crawling to me. I didn’t try to sniff them out, and I didn’t want the credit for catching them either. But you still resented me for it, and even tried to drag the mama into things...? [angry] Don’t fuck with me!

Gang Leader: A, ah... what the hell is this...! You’re suddenly fired up.

Date: I’m really pissed off today... I’ll take you guys down with my full detective spirit!

Gang Leader: I’ll kill you first, you old bastard!

[Battle]

Gang Leader: I-I’m so sorry...! Just arrest me already...! Don’t kill me!!

Date: Really. If that’s the case, I’ll arrest you...

Gang Leader: T-Thank you...! I’m saved...!

Date: [angry] ...After one last punch!

[Date decks him]

Gang Leader: G-Geh...!

[he collapses]

Date: [frown] ....Geez, what a hassle. So the robbers have all been taken down now... Tanimura might get annoyed at me again. Well, anyway... this “legend” thing is getting more and more ridiculous. [smile] Huh... I wonder if this is what that guy’s been struggling with all these years... am I right about that, Kiryu?

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also lmaoooo at Tanimura getting mad that people don’t think he takes his job seriously. babygirl that’s your own fault <3 quit your job already <3

[trixibebe]

I haven't seen these yet and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[eyeballskunk]

RGGONLINE "Head Aesthetics" Event Translation

CARD DESCRIPTION: Leader of the Korean Jingweon Mafia, which in the past has been decimated by Kazuma Kiryu. In Kamurocho he’s started working in the Red Light district and providing stimulation to female customers. He is targeting Kiryu due to the grudge that the Jingweon Mafia holds against him.

One day in 2016

Taking advantage of the fire in Little Asia, shortly after the Saio Triad invaded Kamurocho…

The Jingweon Mafia led by Joon-gi Han enters Kamurocho to revive their organization.

Jingweon subordinate: “Boss, we’re ready to take over host club Perseus.”

Han: “Keep up the good work.”

Han: (...The plan is going well. We will definitely seize this opportunity and revive the Jingweon Mafia...)

Jingweon subordinate: “Yes sir… by the way, what will happen to Kazuma Kiryu?”

Han: “Kazuma… Kiryu….?”

Jingweon subordinate: “Yes. There are quite a few people who hold a grudge against him since he crushed the organization, and now want to kill him.”

Jingweon subordinate: “In order to revive the Jingweon, I believe we need to kill him and unify the will of our organization.”

Han: “…You think I haven’t thought of that?”

Jingweon subordinate: “N-No…”

Han: “Certainly those tied to Kazuma Kiryu are the problem. They are nothing more than shackles for the reborn Jingweon Mafia.”

Han: “Ideally, I should be able to defeat Kazuma Kiryu with my own hands as soon as possible…”

Han: “Not only is he in prison, he will live in Okinawa after his release. No time to go out and kill someone like that.”

Han: “Our priority right now is to control the sex industry here.”

Han: “I will decide when and what to do with Kazuma Kiryu. Proceed with taking over the club.”

Jingweon subordinate: “…Yes sir.”

(He walks away)

Han: “…Kazuma Kiryu, huh…”

Akiyama: “Hana-chan! Over here!!”

Hana: “Coming!!”

Saio Triad Members: “Chase them!!”

Han: (That guy is definitely one of Kazuma Kiryu's friends. Is he Shun Akiyama?)

Han: (The people chasing them were probably from the Saio Triad. Are they trying to kill them…?)

Han: (..Kazuma Kiryu won’t remain silent once he knows his friends have been killed.)

Han: (This might be our chance to bring Kiryu back to Kamurocho.)

(Screen cuts to underground sewers)

Hana: “Haa… haa…”

Akiyama: “I think we managed to pull away from them —Let's get out of here and out of town before they catch up to us!”

???: “I’m sorry, but it’s a dead end.”

Akiyama: “…!”

(Footsteps approach them)

Han: “...I have nothing against you, but the Saio Triad will eventually catch up to you.”

Akiyama: “...and here comes our incredibly stylish pursuer.”

Akiyama: “Are you also from the Saio Triad? The atmosphere around you feels different.”

Han: “Pfft, does it matter who I am?”

Han: “…At least, it’s a person who wishes death upon Shun Akiyama.”

Akiyama: “It doesn’t seem like you attacked us out of nowhere. You don’t want to tell me what’s up.”

Han: “Hehe, you understand quickly.”

Akiyama: “Anyway, the only way to escape is to defeat you... I don't have a choice.”

Akiyama: “…but can you let the girl go first? She’s just being chased by my collateral damage.”

Han: “…That woman?”

ana: “What are you talking about, Akiyama-san!! I won’t run away alone!”

Akiyama: “Please, Hana-chan. I will probably join you later.”

Hana: “No!! I’ll fight too! I’ll fight for you—“

Akiyama: “Sorry, but you’re not exactly a beneficial fighting partner.”

Hana: “But…”

Akiyama: “I’m begging you, Hana-chan.”

Hana: “…Alright.”

Han: “Fufu, beautiful. The thought of caring for others...”

Han: “Your wish to save that woman… what a wonderful thing…”

Akiyama: “…Yes. Can I let her go then?”

Akiyama: “Even the Saio Triad doesn’t like unnecessary killing. Letting her go shouldn’t be a problem.”

Han: “Sure… but the answer is NO.”

Akiyama: “....Don't say that. If you let her go, I'll take it easy... maybe.

Han: “Fufu, no matter what you say, I won’t negotiate.”

Han: “The tragedy of an unrelated co-worker of yours is a nice spice to achieving my goals.”

Akiyama: “Spice? You want to stimulate someone?”

Han: “Fufufu, what do you think? What’s certain is that I’m not willing to negotiate.”

Akiyama: “To let Hana-chan escape, I’ll have to defeat you anyway.”

Han: “That’s what I’m trying to say… It’ll never happen.”

Akiyama: “...Maybe. Now, before I go any further, let me confess my feelings.”

Han: “…Your feelings?”

Akiyama: “Yes. There’s something I haven’t said yet to someone close to me.”*

Hana: “What you haven’t said!?… Hey wait, are you—!”

Akiyama: “Hana-chan, come closer…”

Hana: “W-Wait a minute!! I’m—“

(Akiyama goes closer to Hana)

Akiyama: “Hana-chan… It’s…”

Hana: “…!”

Akiyama: “…Run. I’ll beat him up and make sure you get away.”

Hana: “…Fine…”

Han: “Fufu, how’d you tell her your feelings?”

Akiyama: “C’mon… If you let her go, I’ll tell you.”

Han: “Fufu… you’re interesting…”

Han: “I can't wait to see how much pain it will take for her to start begging to let you go!”

(They fight)

Akiyama: “Haaa… Haa…”

Han: “I’m about to reach my limit…”

Han: “How's that? I think it's time you gave her up. I'm sure you'd like her to get out of here.”

Akiyama: “Hehe… This is… only the beginning…”

Han: “Hah! You’re stubborn…”

(Akiyama pushes him against the wall)

Han: “…! What the hell…”

Akiyama: “Huff… I’m still here…. because you haven’t given me the chance to prove myself yet.”

Han: “I could win by grabbing your arm and restraining you...”

Akiyama: “Guh… not yet… Hana-chan!!”

Hana: “O-On it!”

(Hana runs away)

Han: “…That’s it? This was to let the woman escape?”

Akiyama: “It was a good opportunity…”

Han: “…Incredible. You pretended to be in a tight spot to let my guard down and create an opening to let that woman go...”

Han: “You were leaning against the wall… to create an escape route.”

Akiyama: “Heh… That’s what I wanted to say. I’m also… extremely exhausted…”

Akiyama: “But you wouldn't have been deceived if I hadn't shown you that seriousness, right?”

Han: “Fufu, maybe.”

Han: “Then…. Haa!”

(Han punches Akiyama)

Han: “Shall we continue?”

Akiyama: “…Yeah.”

Saio Triad: “Over here!”

Akiyama: “…!”

Akiyama: (It can’t be...... is this voice ...... the guys from earlier? If this keeps up, it's going to be a pincer attack.)

Akiyama: (On the flip side, you can't beat this guy right off the bat. He's not a sweet enough opponent to slip through and escape…)

Akiyama: “Huh… it’s time…”

Han: “…Sorry for the disturbance. Now then…”

(Han walks towards the wall)

Akiyama: “…!”

Akiyama: “What are you doing?”

Han: “…Can’t you see? I’m trying to get you out of here.”

Han: “Out of respect for you, the graceful and strong… who put saving that woman before your own safety.”

Akiyama: “Heh… I’d be happy if that were true.”

Akiyama: “You're here for a reason, aren't you? You don't seem like the type to give up so easily.”

Han: “Rest assured, I’m bound to you, so I won’t let you go.”

Akiyama: “…Then what's your reason?”

Han: “I fight the strong, I am a man of sportsmanship.”

Akiyama: “Sportsmanship?”

Han: “Yes. In this battle, I was in an overwhelmingly better position to wait for the time to run out.”

Han: “…And you were fighting protecting that woman.”

Han: “Even at a patronizing level, it was not a fair fight.”

Han: “Well, I don’t care if it’s a boring opponent, but…”

Han: “But you’re an undeniably strong man, who had the beauty and grace of protecting that woman with your strength.”

Han: “Such an absurd and unbeautiful victory is the equivalent to defeat for me...”

Han: “So I’m letting you go for your own good. Do you understand?”

Akiyama: “…So you’re not looking for a win that doesn’t fit your aesthetics?”

Han: “…Yes, however…”

Akiyama: “I don't have time for this... I have no choice but to believe it. I hope you're not lying…”

Han: “I’ll also leave this place soon as possible.”

Han: “Well then... if we have the chance to meet again, I’ll be happy to settle this matter.”

Akiyama: “Phew, sorry. I pray that we never meet again.”

(Akiyama runs away)

Han: (Hehe… missed a chance to bring back Kazuma Kiryu, but maybe that's not so bad…)

Han: (…Because in addition to fighting with Kazuma Kiryu, I have one more thing to look forward to in this city...)

Han: (I’m looking forward to a bloody and fair rematch, Akiyama-san.)

END

NOTES: THIS WAS VERY FUN TO TRANSLATE this story is absolutely ridiculous, but also very difficult to translate (akihana pain)

[maddogofshimano]

The Fist of Reason: Majima Boss Rush

Happy 5th anniversary to rggo! hard to believe it’s been this long already

look at our festival boys! anyways lets get into this because I’m very excited

summary:

sometime after the events of Y1, Kiryu gets a call that Haruka has a fever. On his way to pick her up, he bumps into someone familiar...

[One day, some time after the strife caused by the Tojo Clan's stolen 10 billion yen was settled...]

Kiryu: Hello. ...Thank you for calling.

Kiryu: ...Huh? Haruka's got a fever? ...I understand, I'll be there right away. <scene change to outside> Kiryu: .....

<he bumps into someone> Kiryu: Oh, sorry. ???: Sorry? If sorry was enough to cut it, there wouldn't be yakuza! Majima: Ain't that right? Kiryu-chaaan!

Kiryu: Majima no nii-san!? What are you doing at a place like this... Majima: What's so weird about that? If Kiryu-chan's somewhere, then Majima is too! Majima: Outside of that, the spot where ya just rammed into me hurts like hell... Majima: Shit, ya probably broke the bone... Hehe, what're ya gonna do? Kiryu: People with broken bones don't laugh about it. Sorry, but I'm in a rush right now. Majima: Why ya bein' so cold~? We ain't seen each other in ages.

Kiryu: We can talk more next time. Like I said, I'm in a rush. Majima: Too bad! No matter what ya say, ya gotta beat me if ya wanna go!! Hehehe! Kiryu: Tch...! Kiryu: Give it a damn rest already! Haruka has a fever! Majima: ! ........ Majima: What the hell... I didn't know that. Majima: I'm sorry for this. Go on, hurry up 'n' get gone.

Kiryu: .....Damn. <he runs off>

[And then, 3 months later...]

Kiryu: ...I haven't seen Majima no nii-san around here since then.

Kiryu: (I thought he was the kind of person to come back the next day for a fight, but...) Kiryu: ........... Kiryu: (Even if I was in a rush at the time, did I speak too harshly to him...?) Kiryu: (Of course I don't think a guy like him would be dejected from that... Well, it is possible...) ???: Kiryu no ojiki (tl note: ojiki is an honorific that's literally "dad's younger brother" which is used for patriarchs less senior than your own. Nishida usually uses it) Kiryu: ...Hm? Kiryu: You're that Majima Family guy...

Nishida: About that... My boss is going to be put in jail. Kiryu: What...!? Nishida: It happened yesterday... Our family is supposed to be running a festival... Nishida: In the middle of it some thugs started acting up, and they got into a fight with our family members. Nishida: So now they've issued a warrant for my boss, since he was the one in charge... Kiryu: What is Majima no nii-san going to do? Nishida: He thinks it would be futile to resist, so he's waiting at the festival site for the police to arrive. Kiryu: What? Nishida: My boss has been acting oddly for the past 3 months or so. He doesn't have any energy, and seems pretty depressed. Kiryu: 3 months... it can't be. Nishida: And so, my boss really wants to see you before he goes to jail... Kiryu: Me...? Nishida: Yes. He said he has something to tell you, so... Kiryu: ...Got it. Lead the way. Nishida: Y-Yes sir! <they leave> Majima: ......... (tl note: I'm sorry the image of him just holding that pose in that outfit while waiting for the cops to show is so funny to me)

Kiryu: ...Majima no nii-san. Majima: ...Oh, Kiryu-chan, ya showed.

Majima: Excuse my appearance. I was up on a float till now. Kiryu: ...I just spoke with Nishida. Are you really going to jail? Majima: ...Yeah. Orders from on high, can't be helped. I'll be awfully lonely during those years... Majima: That said, I won't be botherin' ya any more, Kiryu-chan. Kiryu: ...... Majima: I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused ya. ...I wanted to at least say that, before I went to jail. Kiryu: ...That's not like you. Kiryu: Are you really going to let your underlings see you leave the outside world with such a pathetic display? Majima: ...I don't really care either way. Kiryu: ........... Kiryu: ...Good grief. You acting this way is completely infuriating to me. Kiryu: It can't be helped, this is a big favor. ...I'll get you all fired up again.

Majima: Hah...? Kiryu: You know the best way I can cheer you up? ...Come at me, Majima. Majima: ...!

Majima: Is this... are you pickin' a fight with me?

Kiryu: Heh, isn't that what I just said? Majima: ........Hee, hehehe! Majima: Kiryu-chan, you're always the best! Majima: Let's get started...! Kiryu-chan!!!!

<event happens, Receive and Bite You is the theme>

Majima: Hehe... As always, Kiryu-chan... you're tough as nails...

Kiryu: Heh... You are too. (tl note: RARE KIRYU SMILING SPRITE)

Majima: Oi oi, you're sayin' somethin' nice? Kiryu: Majima no nii-san... I'm sorry. Majima: Ah? Kiryu: For what happened 3 months ago. Kiryu: I was flustered, and I snapped at you. Majima: ........As always, Kiryu-chan, you're soft as a marshmallow~. I'm astounded. Kiryu: ....? Nishida: E-Excuse me! Kiryu no ojiki!

Nishida: The truth is... My boss going to jail was a lie in order to get you to show up... Kiryu: What? Then... was him being depressed also a lie... Majima: It was aaaaall an act! Majima: I was pretendin' to be put off by how ya talked to me so ya'd feel sympathetic, then after worryin' ya for long enough-- Majima: I'd reveal it was all a ruse, 'n' you'd get pissed off enough to throw down! That was the plan! Majima: It played out a little differently than intended, but, we still had a fight so it's all good. Kiryu: .....Heh, you're such an ass. (tl note: TWO smiles!! unprecedented.)

Majima: What, you're not mad? Kiryu: I had a feeling that something like this was going on. Majima: Then why'd'ya fight me? Kiryu: ...When it's with you, I can go all out in a fight. Kiryu: ...If I really think on it, I guess I enjoy fighting with you. Just a bit. (tl note: THIRD smile!!!)

Majima: !!..... Hehehehehe!! Heeey~! I knew it!!

Majima: C'mon, let's go another round! Hearin' ya say that's gotten me all worked up again! Kiryu: ...Heh, sure. It's a festival, after all. It's a good excuse to really cut loose. Majima: Hell yes!! Let's do this... Kiryu-chaaaaaa~n!!!! Nishida: A-Ah... This won't end until the sun comes up...

<END>

bonus stuff:

oh wow. oh man. that was pretty gay. between this and like a dragon: gaiden: the man who erased his name (lad gai man) thank you ryu ga gotoku studios for sending me birthday presents

obligatory boss rush pic

also a bonus shot of Kiryu’s apartment

the two new cards for this are “Mad Dog of the Festival Stage” and “Dragon of the Festival Band”

and since it was a festival I also put together a very special team to repeatedly kick Majima’s ass 

[majimassqueaktoy]

What the hell

[todayisafridaynight]

[amamaiiya]

these new cards are crazy because it looks like serizawa is talking to sayama and kiryu's behind him making sure he doesn't spew shit about his gf

[draayder]

oh that’s cool they’re doing a KSR hunting Saejima card and a Yama-oroshi KSR card!

wait. computer ENHANCE

TWENTY SIXTEEN????? not 2012?????????

THIRD RELEASE FROM PRISON?????????????

oh my god it’s Yama-oroshi 2: electric beargaloo. he went back to the village post-Y6 and fist fought that bear AGAIN. I love it here