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That is the name of the man you killed.

Then... you must be...

I'll allow you to meet death like a warrior.

Forgive me. You must carry on alone...

Father!

Keep friends... th-those you love... close to you...

Father!

Stop!

Why did you kill my father?!

He hasn't done anything...

Then let me ask you. What do you really know about your father?

If you choose to pursue this any further,

then you will suffer the same fate as your father.

Just a dream...

Good morning. Good morning!

Hi Shenhua. Off to the market?

I'm going to see Grandma Yeh.

Look, it's Shenhua!

Grandma, I've brought medicine.

Thank you, Shenhua. There's a bottle of rice wine inside for you to take home.

Thank you! My father will be so pleased.

Now, where was I?

A dragon will rise from the earth, conjuring dark clouds to blot out the heavens.

A phoenix will descend from above, delivering purple winds with a flap of its wings.

Have you heard this poem before, Shenhua?

Yes. It's one of our village's oldest.

I remember hearing it when I was around your age.

That takes me back.

"Coming across the sea, from a distant land in the east, he shall appear", right?

But who is the "he" supposed to be?

Who is he...?

Meanwhile, At The Hazuki Residence

Yuanda Zhu

"Yuanda Zhu"?

Ine-san, do you know who this is?

No. I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Hazuki-sensei's old acquaintances.

The name doesn't sound Japanese.

Is it Chinese?

I wonder if this has any connection to what happened to your dad...

I don't know. But this thread is tied to my father's mysterious past.

I have to see where it leads to understand anything.

Yuanda Zhu

My first order of business is finding out what the letter says.

Then I can track down this "Yuanda Zhu" person.

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Even native Chinese people can't read it...

Why?

Hazuki-kun!

Harasaki!

What's wrong? Why the long face?

Well, I'm looking for someone who can read Chinese.

Chinese? What for?

Oh, nothing much.

Ah, I know that look. You don't want me poking my nose in your business!

That's not it.

It's hard to explain.

That's fine. I don't need to know what it's about.

But please let me help!

What? Why?

Because that's what friends do! Besides, I have plenty of acquaintances here in town.

Not to mention, you're terrible at asking people for help.

Now that hurts.

Thanks, Harasaki.

Curses... that stupid brat!

But the mirror... the other one...

I bring it... for Master Lan!

Yamagishi-san!

Oh, hello, Ryo-kun.

I heard about what happened to your father. I'm very sorry.

Thanks.

Once things have settled down, may I pay you a visit?

I'd like to burn some incense in his memory.

By all means. Father would be pleased.

Great.

Well, I should get going.

Um...

You and my father have known each other for ages, isn't that right?

Well... I wouldn't say that. I only met him after he came here to Yokosuka.

Do you happen to know where my father lived before that?

I never learned the details. Why do you ask?

A letter addressed to my father arrived, but it was right after he died.

Yuanda Zhu

So I'm looking for the sender. Someone named "Yuanda Zhu".

Ryo-kun...

Are you trying to dig up your father's past?

Yes.

And what will you do with what you learn?

Surely you're not...

I have nothing more to tell you.

This is a matter for the police to handle.

You need to focus on getting your life back to normal.

Harasaki will find someone who can read the letter. Meanwhile, I...

From the name, I'm guessing that he's involved in the Chinese underworld somehow.

They bypass the immigration system by operating out of the port.

I'll go check things out there.

Oh, if it isn't Ryo-chan. I'm not quite open yet.

What's up?

Saijo-san, do you know of any places where the guys from the harbor hang out?

That all depends on what exactly they do.

You've got dock workers, and people running businesses.

There's also the crews that come off the ships.

What about people who enter Yokosuka illegally, without going through immigration?

Try the Heartbeats Bar.

Heartbeats?

It's a dive that's popular with the sailors. Some of them are in with the wrong crowd.

Watch yourself.

Thanks.

Step aside.

Go home, kid!

Hey you!

Welcome in. What'll it be?

Give that schoolboy some milk!

If you're not here to drink, the exit's right over there.

I'm looking for someone who can tell me about local Chinese operations.

Know anyone?

Not a soul.

I ne-

Scram, punk!

Go play cops and robbers somewhere else.

Rude brat!

Let me teach you some manners!

You stupid lit-!

Damn you!

You're really messin' things up for me, kid.

I just want to know about the Chinese organizations.

I'll tell you. Just promise not to show your face around here again.

Deal.

The guy you want is Charlie.

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Charlie is an illicit broker. He knows everybody who's anybody in the underworld.

He'd be familiar with the Chinese scene. So go find him.

Some punk is looking for me?

Yup. He's circled all around town, asking about you.

Charlie, did you do anything to piss the kid off?

How should I know?

C'mon, is there anybody who isn't pissed off with Charlie?

What if the Chens sent him?

It's trouble either way.

What's wrong, kid?

They took my soccer ball!

They said they won't give it back unless I take you to them...

Me?

Who put you up to this?

A man named Charlie.

Charlie...!

So, which one of you is Charlie?

That'd be me.

I've been hearing talk.

Apparently you've been dying to see me.

What the hell do you want?

I want to know about the local Chinese operations.

The Chinese operations?

That figures.

I had a feeling you weren't just some kid with a death wish.

Chen's crew has no claim here. Get him, boys.

Ow, dammit!

Wait!

Head back home, kid!

Okay! Xie xie, mister!

Shit!

I can't read this.

There's something wrong with the characters.

I see.

I'm so sorry, Hazuki-kun.

I couldn't find anybody who could read that Chinese...

It's cool. There's nothing for you to be sorry about.

I should apologize to you for all the trouble.

It's okay.

Don't sweat it.

Hazuki-kun!

What is it?

Uh... oh, yeah!

One of the universities I'm looking at held an orientation.

Entrance exams are just around the corner, you know?

That's right.

Oh, but you've already been recruited, right?

By a university in Yokohama?

Yeah.

I'm actually looking at some Yokohama schools, too!

Maybe I could try applying to the same one as you... you never know?

University, huh...

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Ryo.

This is the kind of book you should be reading.

Not again...

Listen up. This book contains the keys to all my important discoveries in martial arts.

Okay, okay!

I'll read it later!

And when will that be, exactly?

Yeesh...

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Hazuki-kun...

What if he decides not to go to university?

Nozomi-chan!

Phone call from Canada. It's your father.

Coming!

Man, this is gonna be ugly.

I never thought that Chen's crew would move in on us...

What do we do, Charlie?

We can't afford to lose a turf war with the Chens.

But this actually might be a big chance for us.

Chance?

If we can get our hands on that kid,

then we'd have a card to play against the Chens.

True that.

Damn schoolboy!

If I ever get my hands on that punk again, he's finished!

Of course!

We'll feed him to th-!

Did you say schoolboy?

Say, you two. Wanna do a job for me?

Thank you for taking the time to visit.

I'm sure Hazuki-sensei would be glad.

I owed quite a lot to Iwao-kun.

By the way, where's Ryo-kun?

Well, he's... away for the moment.

I see...

Is something wrong?

I'm concerned.

Isn't he out there digging up his father's past

to determine what led to his death?

You knew about that?

He lacks experience.

A young man of 18 should be leaving such matters to the authorities.

But the look in his eyes...

What about the look in his eyes?

Never mind.

Anyway, what's important is that the adults closest to him point him in the right direction.

Yes, you're absolutely correct, Yamagishi-san.

I thought the same thing.

But...

Then I can be sure that my father was really the man I thought he was!

Ryo-san fully believes in his father!

He wants to know, and be absolutely positive, that his father did nothing wrong.

I know how important this is to Ryo-san... and I can't...

I can't stop him!

Hey, boy!

Looking for something?

I remember you...

What do you want?

Just wanted to, you know, apologize.

Yeah, if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask.

I'm looking for a man named Charlie.

Oh yeah, we're friends with Charlie.

Just follow us, kiddo. C'mon!

Is Charlie really here?

Yeah, you bet.

Just sit tight.

Stupid to let your guard down for a lousy scrap of paper!

Leave it alone...

Keep your hands... off that letter!

That ain't no normal schoolboy!

And those sure as hell ain't no normal karate moves!

Don't tell me...!

Wait... you're not one of the Chen's goons?

"Chen"? Never heard of 'em.

What is up with you and that letter?!

This is...

The only thing that connects to me to the other half of my father.

My father was accused of being a killer, and then he was murdered.

By a man named Lan Di!

Lan Di...

But I know that my father wasn't a killer. And I'm going to prove it.

Until then... I'm not letting any potential clues slip through my fingers!

There's one thing I can tell you.

Well, no one knows the full story.

But... this Lan Di guy is well known in our business

as one of the most dangerous men to deal with.

If you go down this road, you might get more than you bargained for.

Yamagishi-san!

Oh, hello there, Ryo-kun.

What are you doing here at this hour?

We were just having a drink. Your father and I.

My father?

Yes. You may not know that I was a student of traditional martial arts.

Your father and I often sparred together.

After training, we'd often share a drink together.

Iwao-kun knew little of the old martial arts,

and was always very eager to ask me questions.

My father did? I had no idea.

A father does not show all of his faces to his son.

And, to be frank, I don't even know if these are things that a son should know.

But if you can move on by learning about the side of your father

that he kept hidden from you,

then perhaps it would be for the best.

Yamagishi-san...

Visit the pottery store in the shopping district.

I believe the owner there can read all forms of Chinese, both new and old.

Maybe she can decipher that letter sent to your father.

Thank you very much!

Hold on.

Perhaps our fate is intertwined.

I would like to impart my knowledge of martial arts to you.

What do you say?

It would be an honor!

Coming across the sea, from a distant land in the east, he shall appear.

A young man, unaware of his own strength.

A strength that can both destroy him,

and bring his dreams to fruition.

Yin-Yang

Next time: "Yin-Yang."