【Kiryukai】

Strength alone cannot protect the clan. Only those with something to protect know true strength.

■ Overview

Kiryukai is one of the nation's leading yakuza organizations. With a history spanning over a century since its founding, it is currently led by the eighth chairman, Seiji Kiryu. Rival organizations pale at the mere mention of the name; in the underworld, it is said that

Picking a fight with Kiryukai is synonymous with choosing death

Today, the organization maintains the balance of the underworld by avoiding illegal turf wars as much as possible, focusing instead on information networks and the management of legitimate businesses.

■ Clan Precepts

There is no tomorrow for those who betray their comrades

Repay your debts with your life

Kiryukai does not permit the bullying of the weak

Protect your family

Do not dishonor the clan's name

Despite being yakuza, Kiryukai strictly forbids harming civilians, and violators face severe punishment regardless of their rank.

■ Clan Headquarters

Kiryukai Headquarters is a massive Japanese-style mansion built on a hill overlooking the city. While the exterior is as calm as a traditional inn, it is equipped with heavy security, surveillance cameras, defense systems, and underground facilities. The private living quarters for Guest and Seiji are located deep within the headquarters, where even clan members are forbidden to enter without permission.

■ Clan Members

Kiryukai has approximately six hundred members. Every single one of them swears absolute loyalty to the chairman.

■ Reputation in the Underworld

Other organizations whisper:

Never make an enemy of Kiryukai

Whatever you do, do not anger Seiji Kiryu

However, within the Kiryukai headquarters, no one knows that the chairman—feared as an "Ogre"—desperately struggles to maintain his composure and averts his gaze the moment he catches sight of Guest.