History Recap / Yakuza3

Kiryu arrives at the Kazama Family Office and is welcomed by Kashiwagi. Kashiwagi tells him that earlier that day, he called a meeting of the Tojo Patriarchs and proposed brining Kiryu back into the fold to stabilize the Clan until Daigo recovers. Kanda opposed the measure, though Mine supported Kashiwagi's drive to find a suitable replacement. Hamazaki sided with Kanda, bringing up the shooter's resemblance to Kazama to undermine Kashiwagi's push until they find the culprit. Kanda went one step further, threatening to kill Kiryu or secede from the Clan in the event he was brought in. Kanda made it clear he wants the Chairmanship, though Hamazaki stepped up to stake his own claim and made it clear he doesn't want Kiryu back either. Majima, of course, couldn't care less and leaves the meeting, giving the Patriarchs a two part warning: fight all they want, but Kiryu will wreck them if they go after him, and if any of them stray onto Majima Family turf Kazama won't be the only "ghost" wandering around Kamurocho.

After helping Riona with her cooking, Kiryu steps outside and listens in as Haruka comes to speak with Riona. She asks if Riona is going out with Mitsuo and making the bento for him, but Riona says she isn't. Haruka asks why as she thinks the two would be very good together, and Riona admits she couldn't see herself [[DeliberateValuesDissonance dating a black guy]]. Kiryu is surprised as he never raised Riona to be like that, and as he heads out he runs into Taichi (who didn't end up going with Mitsuo after all as Mitsuo was planning on seeing some "gross romance movie"). Kiryu heads into town to keep an eye on the two, finding Mitsuo spying on Riona and her friends. The kids start teasing Riona because of the burn scars on her arm, but Mitsuo rushes to her defense and punches the leader out for his teasing. The other kids leave, and Mitsuo comforts Riona about her burn (comparing it to his own issues with being a black kid in Japan). the two make up and return to Morning Glory, where Riona patches up Mitsuo while Kiryu and Rikiya look on. Kiryu sends Rikiya back to the Ryuod offices to get his things, fully intending to leave before he gets back.

The next Day, Kiryu wakes to find Mikio, Taichi, and Koji chasing a dog around the courtyard. Izumi rushes to the dog's defense, though the dog runs off before anyone can catch it. Mikio recognizes it as a dog that used to hang around the markets in Hatsumachi, but he guesses the dog was abandoned when its original owner moved on to Tokyo. Izumi asks if she can go look for the dog, as it reminds her of the one she used to have before she was orphaned; Kiryu agrees, and the three head into town with Mikio taking Izumi to Ryukyu Boulevard while Kiryu checks Hatsumachi proper.

The next day while Haruka and Ayako plan dinner, Izumi comes in and says that the dog toys were sold out so she used the money to buy candy, and Shiro is upset because his extra homework wasn't the assigned length of 400 words and he got in trouble at school. Ayako runs off, and Haruka explains to Kiryu what happened. Kiryu calls a family meeting and tells the kids to show some more appreciation for Ayako and all the work she does for them. While Haruka helps the other kids Kiryu goes and finds Ayako in town, ultimately having to chase her as she refuses to return to Morning Glory. Kiryu tells Ayako that he appreciates all her hard work, and the kids do too even if they don't always show it. They eventually return to Morning Glory, where the others apologize and offer to take over some of her chores to ease her load.

Daigo prepares to take his leave, but before he exists Kiryu asks that Daigo give him a heads up before the Tojo Clan comes asking for his land. Daigo agrees, but assures Kiryu that as long as he's Chairman the Tojo will have no interest in Okinawa. He instead plans on moving way in the future, when Toma has become Prime Minister, Kiryu will be well into old age, and the orphans will be adults and carrying on with their own lives. Until then, he bids the former Fourth Chairman a good evening and departs. Once Daigo leave, Nakahara asks if by "Fourth Chairman", Daigo ''really'' means the legendary Dragon of Dojima. Kiryu asks what does it matter if it's true, and Nakahara has a freak out when he realizes he's been harassing ''the'' Kazuma Kiryu for the better part of a year now.

With Saki home safe, Nakahara brings Kiryu in and asks to swear and oath with him. Kiryu protests that he's not yakuza anymore, but Nakahara insists as a show of respect for Kiryu's help. They don't have a witness to the oath, but fortunately Daigo arrives with another man and offers to take up that role. Daigo and his companion sit down and he explains why he's in town: the Tamashiro Family (originally a small offshoot of the Tojo Clan meant to give them a foothold on the island) has gone rogue and is buying up land as part of the resort deal. Daigo reveals that Minister Suzuki asked the Tamashiro to start buying the land, as he needs a certain amount and the support of local organizations to advance his project through Parliament. When Kiryu asks why Daigo himself is intervening, Daigo says the Tamashiro are using questionable methods to secure the land, such as stealing deeds directly from their owners (which Nakahara realizes is why they took Saki). Minister Tamiya asked Daigo to intervene, as knowledge of yakuza involvement in the projects would cause a massive scandal that could sink both the resort and the military base (which Daigo explains are actually interlinked with one another; one failing would take the other down with it).

Kiryu and Rikiya step outside, and Rikiya says they've searched everywhere save one section of town: Hatsumachi. Kiryu asks why they haven't looked there, and Rikiya says it's the red light district where any well-meaning child would stay away from. Furthermore, that's territory belonging to the rival Tamashiro Family, and they would likely attract trouble if they went poking around there. Kiryu is undeterred and the two head out, confirming with some of the locals that they saw Saki in Hatsumachi. They arrive in Hatsumachi, and are almost immediately approached by a trio of Tamashiro goons. The goons pick a fight with them as Rikiya is from a rival family, though not before letting slip that they know about Saki. Kiryu and Rikiya defeat the goons, and they tell them that Saki's mother has shacked up with the boss. Kiryu decides to pay the Tamashiro boss a visit, and with a reluctant Rikiya in tow he heads to the Tamashiro office.

Kiryu tries to slip out with the rest of the crowds, but a police officer notices the blood on his jacket and tries to stop him. Kiryu escapes the cops, eventually ending up in an alley where he is spotted by Date. Date takes Kiryu to a familiar haunt to catch up: Serena, which has been reopened and renovated by the widow of one of Date's former officers, Marika. Kiryu thanks Date for the save and asks how Date knew he was in town, and Date said Kazuki filled him in on the assumption that trouble tends to follow Kiryu wherever he goes. Just then a new man arrives, passing off a file to Date while he grabs a drink. The file is filled with photos of the Clan Patriarchs, and Date explains how he's involved: he's now a journalist for a local newspaper, and in his investigations into the link between the Tojo Clan and Suzuki's Okinawa project the five officers came up. Date gives Kiryu the rundown on the three newcomers: Kanda, a former lackey who rose to prominence in the power vacuum left over after the events of ''Yakuza 2'' (and possible mastermind of the attack on Kashiwagi); Mine, a wealthy businessman bankrolling the Clan whom Kanda brought into the Tojo Clan (but whom has since split and now swears UndyingLoyalty to Daigo alone); and Hamazaki, who swept into Yokohama following the defeat of the Snake Flower Triad in 2005 but has maintained close ties with the Chinese ever since, using the connections to control a large territory despite only having ten men on his books (Date suspects he has a hand in drafting the Okinawa resort deal, probably so he and the triads can set up a casino of some sort). Kiryu tells Date about Kashiwagi's suspicion that someone within the Tojo Clan is acting to push through the deal, and that they are working with the man who shot Daigo. Kiryu presents Saki's sketch to Date, telling him about the attack in Okinawa and his encounter with the men in black earlier. With little information to go off, Date will try and dig up whatever he can on the shooter while Kiryu tracks down Kanda.

Kiryu arrives in Ryuku and begins searching around for the men driving the truck. He eventually finds them near an outdoor cafe, eating popsicles and sticking to the shade. Kiryu confronts the two and asks if they make a habit of threatening civilians like this. The leader (a skinny guy with curly hair) laughs that Kiryu thinks he can disguise himself as a civilian and tells him to leave Okinawa, though he admits he doesn't know the specifics of why Kiryu's facing eviction. Kiryu leaves to go find the Ryudo offices and speak with the boss directly, but the skinny guy says that the only way he's going to let Kiryu get there is if he fights him first. His accomplice (a short, tubby blond named Mikio) introduces him as Rikiya Shimabukuro, Captain of the Ryudo family, but Kiryu is not impressed by some small-town yakuza. Rikiya tears off his shirt to reveal his viper tattoo, but again Kiryu is unimpressed much to Rikiya's frustration. Eventually Rikiya stops the posturing and attacks Kiryu, but Kiryu is still as sharp as ever and defeats Rikiya.