Chapter 51: Foreign Affairs (3)

# I got a venti today. Yeay. but my FGO gacha is still shit. Wasted 600 sq trying for an assassin, and lo and behold I got Osaka Benihime… NEET waifu i guess…

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I shoved Akechi to Sarutobi as I headed to the TJC HQ myself. The sunset paints the sky red, as if indicating something big is about to happen.

As I arrived at the clan HQ, the familiar big gate came into view. I stepped down from the car. As I did that I can see men lining up from both sides, bowing towards me, the amount of people today is staggering. I immediately head inside the main building, as I believe my mother is waiting for me inside.

I knocked on the wooden door.

"Come in."

"Mother."

"Ah Akira, what a pleasant surprise. I figure you'll be late since you're participating in the colosseum."

"Ah that. Sai-san moved up my schedule so I can roam freely today."

"That's considerate of him, and here I thought he only had eyes for money."

"So Akira, how's school? I heard you've even found yourself a blood brother."

"Ah that"

And so I spend my time before the big meeting with my mother talking about my days in school, my grades, and how things are in Inaba. As I was recounting my quiet days in Inaba my phone rang.

"Akira here."

"Akira, It's Ryuji."

Hmmm Ryuji Goda calling me? Fist no jutsu may be too powerful.

"Onii-san, what's up."

"Tch, call me Ryuji, I ain't approving you as my in law yet you hear me!"

Oh turning into a tsundere now huh. terrifying.

"Anyway, watch out Akira, I got info out of the PubSec, it seems that the JWM are preparing a raid. Their target is the TJC, it seems that they have an inside man. The old man and me are pulling everyone we can to provide support."

Hmmm support from OA doesn't sound bad.

"And Akira, the JWM seems to have no way to differentiate friend and foe. I think it's their last hurrah."

"Awww, what's this, don't tell me you suddenly care for me now O-Nii-San"

"AKIRA YOU BASTARD! THIS IS FOR IZANAMI! YOU BETTER NOT MAKE HER CRY YOU BASTARD OR I'LL COME FOR YOU IN THIS LIFE AND THE NEXT!"

And then he proceeded to shout through the phone.

"Much appreciated Ryuji. But can you do something for me instead."

"If I'm in the mood for it."

"Find DaeJin Kim."

"Huh?"

"Find DaeJin KIm, bring him here, I'll let you execute him."

"ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME?? I KNOW HE DIED JUST 3 MONTHS AGO! ALONG WITH THE SHOOTERS IN THE GRAVEYARD!!"

Ah yeah, the day my memories came back, I was in a graveyard there's a shootout, he was found 'dead'. Or so everyone thought. In the original game he faked his death.

"He faked his death, find the mourge, trace his wareabouts, no better yet, torture the PubSec for more info."

"HAHAHAHAHA! FINALLY GOOD NEWS!"

He ended the call after that.

"Mother, prepare everyone loyal and please get away from here. Tonight this HQ is going to become a battlefield."

My mother didn't show any sign of shock, meaning that she's probably expecting this.

"I understand, I shall not get in your way. I'm sure you have plans."

"Of course I do. And leave with Osamu-san, he's the most trustworthy."

"Hmmm, I never doubted him. It's good that my trust is placed in the right person."

And so, my mother left with Osamu, telling the others she will be picking Izanami up, before returning here with her. I hope this buys me time to prepare.

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And So I called every Family Head left for a meeting. While waiting for people to gather I made preparations of my own. Since Romulus isn't here at the moment I need to make do with what I have.

A total of 70 Family Head came, it seems that we're being thinned out huh, the TJC originally have 120 families, but it seems that most cannot attend or are culled by Uncle Kaz and Daigo-nii.

And he's here, Koji Shindo, that means that they are already traitors amongst our men. Koji is a sleek tall man, who wants power, but unlike the other Yakuzas he isn't afraid to break tradition to get what he wants. He is one of the antagonists in the Yakuza series. He even wants my mother. Like hell I'll give him what he wants.

"So what are we here for? Don't waste my time, I still have to coordinate patrols."

*mur murs*

*mur murs*

Now the meeting room became a racket. The meeting room is a large room with tatami mats the size is enough to fit over 300 people. The soundproof doors are everywhere, and the ones with the keys right now are only me, meaning if they want to leave, they have to get the key from me. Or somehow contact the outside world.

I was seated in the middle of the room, the rest split evenly surrounding me. Sitting on the floor, everyone served drinks but none of them drank it, seemingly aware of what I had done in Osaka.

"Tell me oh demon king, why have you called us all here during the busiest and most important day."

Haha, that's rich coming from you Koji, you sold us all out to the JWM hoping to take the clan for himself. *sigh* dramas.

"Since everyone is here, I'll make it brief."

"I'm Akira Dojima, Demon King of Osaka. And today I have two agendas for this meeting."

I stood up, and continued my speech

"First I want to remind you about my vision of unifying Japan's underworld. It will be realized sooner than I thought as I have made promises to the Gumi clan. As you know now we're working closely together with OA and currently we're finding the best way to unite both clans to move forward. "

*murmurs murmurs*

"As expected, the demon king works fast"

"What will happen to us though, we swore our alliance already."

It seems that they're supportive of my unification, but there are some with solemn faces, mainly Koji.

"And secondly. Even after my display of prowess against traitors, there seems to be some still here amongst us."

"Don't DRINK OR TOUCH ANYTHING!" screamed Koji, ah it seems that the traitor has shown himself.

"Ah Koji, what makes you say that? I mean this time I didn't poison anyone."

"Like hell you didn't I saw you wandering around the kitchen."

Ah looks like he caught a glimpse of me.

Proving that there's no poison, which there isn't, I walked towards his seat, grabbed his sake, and chugged it down.

"See, no poison."

"Like Hell I believe that! You could have drinked the antidote already."

This agitated him more, good.

"Hmmm why are you so apprehensive of me? Perhaps you wanted to say something? If so you better say it now."

"Of course I had something to say, you've been working for OA all this time haven't you? Keeping us here so they can gather up forces and attack us directly!"

Oh this is a curveball, where did he heard that from, and here I thought he only conspires with the JWM. it seems that there's still some ambitious person in OA huh. Time for another cleanse then.

*murmurs murmurs*

"What the demon king defected?"

"Oh fuck we're done for."

"You had your gun with you right?"

Well the crowd instantly reacts to his words, and with that he gives me a smirk as if he won.

"Well, yes, I've personally asked the OA to prepare mens."

*murmurs murmurs*

"We're done for, I knew we shouldn't have trusted the kid"

"Hey he's just a kid maybe we can all take him down"

*murmurs murmurs*

*murmurs murmurs*

"Noisy."

[Sazabi]

I manifested my persona, normal people can't see the red giant before me, but to those who trained their body and mind, a subtle change can be felt especially The aura of the room, it changes dramatically, almost everyone can feel it, meaning everyone here is the head of their respective clan for a reason.

Dread, that's the feeling Sazabi is giving off

Now that I have their attention.

"Ah where was I,"

I walked back to the middle of the room.

"Oh I remember, I called for OA men to prepare, but the preparation is not to finish TJC, it's to finish JWM, once and for all as it ends tonight."

"What Bullshit are you spouting?"

Koji stood up, and stared me down and walked towards me now, we're face to face.

"YOU SEE MY BROTHERS THE DEMON KING IS TRYING TO OFF US ALL! HE GUISES HIS BACKUP AS OUR BACKUP THE TRUTH IS WE'RE JUST LAMBS FOR HIS SLAUGHTER. BUT I WON'T STAND FOR THIS!"

With a quick motion he took out a katana from God knows where as he did an overhead swing, hoping to end me, but my hand was quicker. As I stabbed him with my right hand, went in the front and out the back, holding his heart on the other end.

"W- WH- WHA--?"

"I hate interruptions. Especially from traitors."

The TJC is surprisingly more calm, especially if compared to OA, in which everyone runs away right after a brutality. It seems that things like this are common here.

With a sleight of hand I planted a mic and a radio like device in his body. When everyone is still eyeing the heart I gouged out.

"Ah now my hands dirty."

I looked around, everyone looked at me with fear this time. Although still calm, I can smell the fear of being the next one to taste my wrath.

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