Ryu Ga Gotoku Online/Wanderings of the Golden Dragon: Chapter 3

Duty and Purpose (, Shimei to Ishi) is the third chapter of the Wanderings of the Golden Dragon storyline in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online.
== Plot ==
Ryuji Goda continues on his cross-country road trip to try local delicacies, still begrudgingly accompanied by Joon-gi Han. Their next stop is Hiroshima, where Ryuji wants to try their okonomiyaki. The pair have a brief interruption when their motorcycle breaks down in the middle of the road, but Ryuji quickly resolves it by flagging down two other motorists who were driving past and forcing them to help repair the bike. 
Ryuji and Han arrive to Onomichi, where they head to a bayside diner. Ryuji ends up loving the okonomiyaki and the local craft beer, but he's annoyed that Han won't drink with him, since he's "on duty". In response, Ryuji makes a bet with Han: If Han tries some of the okonomiyaki and doesn't like it, he'll go to Korea with him, but if he does like it, then Han has to drink with Ryuji. Han tries the dish and, despite his best attempt at acting otherwise, he ultimately admits it's delicious. The pair then get drunk together and have a friendly conversation.
However, as the pair leave the diner at night, they're attacked by Go-Ryu Clan men led by Wataru Takayama. Takayama tells Ryuji that, while his father said he won't undo Ryuji's expulsion, Takayama wants to kill him anyway to make sure that he'll never pose a threat to his chance at the patriarch seat. Ryuji threatens Takayama, saying that carrying out an unsanctioned hit in the Yomei Alliance's territory will start a war between them and the Omi Alliance, but Takayama rebuffs him, since he already asked Yomei Chairman Heizo Iwami for permission to kill him. During the ensuing battle, Han takes a bullet for Ryuji, since he couldn't let him be killed before taking him to Korea. With Han injured, the pair are forced to flee. 
After narrowly avoiding their pursuers, Ryuji takes Han to the Chairman Iwami's mansion, hoping to persuade him to grant him protection. Ryuji fights his way through several of Iwami's guards to gain access to the mansion and confronts the Chairman outside his office. Ryuji talks to Iwami and promises him that, if he rescinds Takayama's permission and gets Han the treatment he needs, Ryuji will owe him a favor, which he can call on anytime after Ryuji's regained his position within the Omi. Impressed by how Ryuji evaded Takayama and managed to fight his way past his personal guard, Iwami agrees to the deal, saying that Ryuji could be a "good investment".
The next morning, Takayama receives word that Chairman Iwami has given Ryuji his protection, so he and his men are no longer welcome in Hiroshima. A few days after that, once Han has recovered from his gunshot wound, he and Ryuji go on the road once again.
In Tokyo, Chairman Masaru Sera of the Tojo Clan has a meeting with his predecessor, Takashi Nihara. Sera's informants have told him that the Jingweon Mafia are trying to recruit Ryuji, which could eventually lead to an alliance between them and the Omi. Sera and Nihara agree that this poses a massive threat to the Tojo, so Ryuji and his Jingweon companion must be killed. After a brief discussion, they decide to give the job to a loyal but small family who will carry out the task discreetly: the Arakawa Family.
Category:Wanderings of the Golden Dragon Chapter Summaries