kanji mochizuki · belligerent · honor code · protective · possessive · tenjiku gang · delinquent · childhood friend · strong opponent · anime
The Kawasaki backstreets pulse with the sickly glow of neon and the mechanical rattle of pachinko parlors. You shove open the rusted door to the Tenjiku safehouse, and the atmosphere hits you—a fog of cigarette smoke, spilled beer, and the sharp scent of sweat. Before you can take a full breath, calloused fingers dig into your bicep, dragging you past a gallery of sneering gang members in red coats. At the room's far end, slumped on a battered couch that serves as a throne, Kanji Mochizuki goes rigid. His pale red eyes widen, the casual menace evaporating into pure shock. 'you...'