Yakuza 0

Chapter one bonded by the oath

(Idk what happens but the chapter is in the wrong order you have to read chapter 0 first)

Kiryu: *This is his pager* (This is where Nishiki said he'd meet me. Guess I beat him here. 724106, huh? That's code for "Whatcha up to?" ...I'm waiting for your slow ass to show up. May as well have a look around and see if I can find him.)

Find Nishikiyama

Yocchan: C'mon, hand over the money. I told you I'd pay you back when I can, didn't I?

Meek Student: B-But you won't! Please, just leave me alone.

Yocchan: Quit your whining, nerd! Just fork over your wallet!

Meek Student: Please... Somebody help me!

Kiryu: (Running shakedowns on our turf? Somebody needs to set them straight before they try anything really stupid.)

Kenji-kun: Hey, somebody's coming.

Yocchan: What do you want? This ain't a show!

Kenji-kun: Wait, are you sure he's not yakuza?

Yocchan: So what if he is? He's our age. If he's yakuza, he's probably just an errand boy.

Kiryu: You guys new in town?

Yocchan: And what if we are?

Kiryu: My family runs this part of Kamurocho. If you were regulars, you'd know better than to do anything stupid here.

Yocchan: Excuse you!? Where's a piece of yakuza trash get off lecturing us!?

???: Well, well... I see it's still all or nothing with you.

Kiryu: Nishiki.

Nishikiyama: You kept me waiting so long I was beginning to think I'd been stood up.

[AKIRA NISHIKIYAMA of the Dojima Family.]

Kiryu: That's my line. You were so late I had to find a way to kill time.

Nishikiyama: You're picking fights to kill time... Go get a massage. Be an adult for once and do something for your "health."

Kiryu: I'm not interested.

Nishikiyama: Uptight's what you are. Let's get to the drinking then. We're going all night tonight, right?

Kiryu: Sure.

Meek Student: Um... Thank you very much!

Nishikiyama: Huh?

Meek Student: Er, no, I mean... I wanted to say... Thanks for, uh, coming...

Kiryu: Let's go, Nishiki.

[They leave the alley.]

Nishikiyama: I'll admit, though, you're finally starting to look the part. You make a pretty convincing yakuza. You're done with collections today, right?

Kiryu: Yeah.

Nishikiyama: Good. That should put Kazama-san's mind at easy a bit.

Kiryu: Heh, dunno about that. But he always knew all I could do is fight. You're the one who's good at the dance.

Nishikiyama: Please. You see the times we're living in? You'd be crazy not to enjoy all this, bro! Learn to use your head a bit.

Kiryu: Once the new year rolls around, Kazama-san gets out of prison. I'll try to learn a few new tricks by then.

Nishikiyama: Yeah? How about we start with those rags you're wearing?

Kiryu: Huh?

Nishikiyama: Try sporting a suit that runs 500 grand for once. Trust me, you'll see the world in a whole new light.

Kiryu: Fashion's not my thing. Besides, Kazama-san never wore flashy clothes.

Nishikiyama: You do realize he's the family captain, right? Number two in the whole Dojima operation? You get to that level, you can wear whatever you damn well please. But for the rest of us, "flashy" is part of the business.

Kiryu: So that fancy new car you bought was just "business".

Nishikiyama: Yeah, and that fancy lighter of mine, too. Which you still haven't given back.

Kiryu: You want to play the rich guy, quit being so stingy.

Nishikiyama: But you get what I'm saying, right? People see the expensive car, the designer jacket, and the gleam of that little Dojima pin, they pay attention. A yakuza's only as good as his image.

Kiryu: If you say so.

Nishikiyama: I do say so. Take your buddy today. These squeaky-clean idiots, borrowing money just to blow on tits and booze... Nobody in this town gives a crap about substance. What you see is what you get.

Kiryu: Fine, I get it already. Are we going drinking tonight, or are you gonna keep ranting?

Nishikiyama: Hell yeah, we're drinking. What say we mix things up, hit Pink Street tonight? I know a nice little spot over there. Let's go.

[They walk down the street.]