Yakuza: Like a Dragon/Chapter 10

Justice Tempered by Mercy (, On'i Heikō wo Wasurezu, Lit. "Without Forgetting 'Benevolence and Discipline in Equal Measure'") is the tenth chapter in Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
== Plot ==
Ogasawara had been taken to the homeless camp by Kasuga and his party, with Han and Seong-hui joining them. Saeko states Nanba went to meet his brother, and she is worried about whether or not he will stay with them, but Kasuga shifts their attention back to Ogasawara. They begin the interrogation by asking how he became in league with the Omi Alliance. Though he is hesitant to answer, Han threatens to rip off his fingernails and Seong-hui makes further threats, which gets him talking. 
Ogasawara tells them Aoki is the one who commands the Omi Alliance, and confirms his real name being Masato Arakawa. The two met when they were studying in the US around 20 years ago. Though he did not see Aoki wheelchair-bound, he suspects he had treatment in the US, which he could afford from his wealth. Though he had wealth, Aoki was not satisfied and wanted popularity, leading to him aiming to become the governor of Tokyo, as that position holds more value than being Prime Minister due to being voted in. 
Bleach Japan was Aoki's idea. It was able to gain traction due to Aoki using the Arakawa Family to bolster its ranks and show progress. With their slogans for achieving equality, they attracted the uneducated youth and trend-chasers such as Kume, contributing to their growth and Aoki's rise to fame as Governor. With Bleach Japan attacking gray zones, they were able to find and manipulate corrupt politicians. He offers using his connections to reinstate Kasuga into the Arakawa Family in exchange for letting him go, but he declines because he wants to avenge Nonomiya.
After Bleach Japan spread across the nation, Aoki took the opportunity to seek media attention, drastically increasing his public presence. He ran for the House of Councillors in 2010 and appeared to leave Bleach Japan for politics. He received the CLP's endorsement, and won the election with a massive lead. Two years ago, he ran for governor, and his approval rating was far too high for others to compete against. With the Arakawa Family would look for his opponents' weaknesses and measure to prevent his loss, his victory was guaranteed.
Six months after Aoki's election victory, which was around the time a picture of Aoki and Horinouchi was taken, the Kamurocho 3K Plan drove the Tojo Clan out of Kamurocho, also with the assistance of the Arakawa Family. The milestone was met with roaring approval from the citizens, but the Omi Alliance took over in without causing a ruckus to the public. The reason the police allowed it to happen was because the Omi filled in the power vacuum and helped them crack down on petty crime. With this connection, Adachi asks if Horinouchi was bribed into allowing it, but Ogasawara does not know.
Ogasawara also confirms that Aoki sets his sight for Ijincho, but is aiming for the last politician not on his side: Ogikubo, the current chairman of the CLP. Aoki was able to tell Ogikubo had criminal connections due to Ogikubo's rise to power being similar to his own, and aimed to expose those criminal connections to take him out of power. Kasuga then realizes Ogasawara baited Mabuchi into partnering with him using his nonexistent Omi backing, and Seong-hui notes Mabuchi was the perfect target due to his influence in the Yokohama Liumang and his desire to change the division in Ijincho. 
Kasuga asks if this is the reason Nonomiya was killed. Ogasawara states he did not approve of the murder, but he passed on Mabuchi's plan to Aoki, who approved of it. Seong-hui also notes that the discovery of counterfeiting operations by Kasuga's party plays a role in the conflict, but if it was not them, it would have been someone else to investigate and discover the operation. Ogasawara adds that in the chaos, they were hoping to unearth Ogikubo's underworld connection, which they learned from Nanba, giving the Omi Alliance leverage to mobilize large numbers toward Ijincho. With the operation shut down, Seong-hui feels Aoki has already won, and the fate of Ijincho depends on him. Ogasawara states it will share Kamurocho's fate now that the Ijin Three cannot stop an Omi invasion.
One of the homeless tells them that Omi Alliance thugs are coming after them, having baten up the Chief. The fight with Omi yakuza opens an opportunity for Ogasawara to escape. Seong-hui receives a call from Hoshino, who has never called that number before. He asks if she can locate Zhao, as he is out of reach, but she tells him that the Geomijul surveillance system is non-operational. He tells her that the Seiryu Clan's infighting has been quelled by Takabe. 
Kasuga remembers that Liumang's experiencing a coup attempt by a disgruntled Mabuchi and his loyalists. He tells Seong-hui that Zhao had previously asked them to help the Geomijul, and wants to help him out now that he is in danger. Then, he persuades Seong-hui to join his party. Nanba arrives, saying he has verified his brother's safety. He states he is frustrated that he fell in league with Nonomiya's killers, and does not want Kasuga to end up like him by continuing to help the Ijin Three, but Kasuga is firm in his decision, as a man he considers his brother is a root of Ijincho's problems. Nanba then wishes them well and leaves.
Before they leave to rescue Zhao, Han tells Seong-hui she should hold the fort for Geomijul, as they are lost without their leader. She sees his reasoning, and sends Han to fight in her place, telling them the Geomijul are grateful for the party's assistance. The team heads for Qing Jin, where Zhao was last seen according to Geomijul intelligence reports. While in Restaurant Row, they face Zheng and his fellow Liumang compatriots, who state Mabuchi is the Liumang's boss now and has put a bounty on the party of ¥100 million per person.
Zheng, defeated, states that Zhao is being held prisoner in Qing Jin by Mabuchi, who wants Zhao to hand over all his assets. Inside Qing Jin, the manager expects the party's arrival, prompting them to fight their way to reach Zhao, and the manager sics a tiger on them before they reach the top floor. At the top, they are welcomed by Mabuchi and Omi Alliance higher-ups Ishioda and Yosuke Tendo, the latter of whom introduces himself as "a guy who's had to live with the shame of Masumi Arakawa stealin' his rightful seat." 
Upon defeating Mabuchi, Kasuga expects a fight with Tendo, but Tendo sees Kasuga as not yet ready to fight him. Ishioda thinks otherwise, deciding to fight the party on the spot. Nanba has returns, admitting he felt worried after leaving them and will stay with them for good this time. After Ishioda's defeat, Nanba is overjoyed to hear that the party still considers him a friend, and he and Kasuga shake hands. Nanba states the Geomijul treated his brother well, and Shoichi is planning to marry his chaperone.
Zhao arrives and greets the party, telling Kasuga that he would like to take him alone to meet and old friend who is Omi now, which is none other than Mitsuo. He states he does not see Arakawa much these days, and he will be executed if the Family learns he rescued Zhao. He departs after telling Kasuga that Arakawa is about to make a big play and will need allies soon. Outside Qing Jin, Zhao considers stepping down from Yokohama Liumang and leaving it to Seong-hui's hands as he lacks enough power to provide them a home. Kasuga notes that by doing this, the Geomijul will also have a home now that theirs has burned down. 
Kasuga decides to ask Hoshino of the bill now that the trouble has subsided for the time being. After getting permission from Takabe to enter, inside Hoshino's office, he is fully aware that Seiryu Clan will succumb to Omi Alliance in due time due to 20-30% having defected already, as well as some still holding a grudge due to learning the conflict between the Ijin Three was staged. He is also aware of Aoki's role in Ogikubo's downfall, figuring that Aoki will replace Ogikubo as the party chair, effectively giving him the ability to control the nation by having full control of the ruling party. He suspect Aoki's next move would be to dissolve parliament.
Elsewhere, Aoki is currently discussing plans to dissolve the parliament with a fellow politician now that Ogikubo can no longer be relied upon. He states he will reinforce district where the CLP is weakest by sending Bleach Japan there to give the party more support. He then threatens the politician into making him party chair, becoming the first person holding both the positions of governor and party chair, or he will expose Ogikubo's dealings. 
Kasuga thinks to himself how an outsider has control of the city, and if Arakawa really is part of all this. Hoshino states his suspicion that Kasuga became involved in all this by pure chance, but him being in Ijincho was planned. He states there is only Arakawa has the misprinted bills. He states Arakawa shooting Kasuga was to have him end up in Ijincho, and the misprinted bill was an introduction to him, citing a difference of goals between Arakawa and Aoki, with the bill indicating his seriousness. He invites Kasuga to Heian Tower to explain how he knows Arakawa, as that location is where their fates crossed.
The next morning, Nanba states the Chief had told him in a panic to treat Kasuga after remembering Hoshino's suspicion that Kasuga's arrival in Ijincho was planned. He finds it odd because they did not call an ambulance. They make their way to the Chief to gain answers. The Chief tells them that the homeless community has had a years-long tradition where whoever becomes "Chief" disposes bodies under the Arakawa Family's order with payment, however, a small exception is present: the homeless are supposed to give those who are brought alive medical aid and set them free while pretending they are dead. Recalling the counter, Kasuga unearths a memory of Arakawa saying he is counting on Kasuga.
Over at Heian Tower, Hoshino treats Ichiban for a Peking duck lunch while telling him on how he and Arakawa got acquainted: Arakawa's father, Toshio, was a counterfeit bills smuggler in the past hired by the Ijin Three. At one point, Toshio had reported ¥100 million in counterfeit bills lost, prompting Hoshino to kill him to make an example. Much to Hoshino's guilt, he learned the counterfeit bills had been stolen by Yoko and her lover, both of whom fell into the ocean and disappeared, leading to Araboshi-za's disbandment and its actors - Arakawa included - becoming drifters before becoming yakuza.
Arakawa himself was part of Hikawa Industries, a yakuza family which frequently carried out assassinations. Arakawa was tasked with corpse disposal, leading to him coming to the homeless camp in Ijincho. He specifically chose Yokohama to find his father's killer, looking at criminal records each visit with only the memory of the suspicious waiter's face. Hoshino was invited by Arakawa to Heian Tower - the same room the two are currently in - seven years after the murder, and went alone, prepared to die with the burden of the murder having never left his conscience. He revealed the truth of how Toshio died, and also revealed the counterfeiting operation. 
Arakawa noted it would have been easier to kill Hoshino had he not accepted the invitation, and spared him. The ¥10,000 bills changed in 1984, and Hoshino gifted Arakawa a batch of the new counterfeit bills, which were defective, out of gratitude for spearing him, relieving him of his guilt, and keeping the Ijin Three afloat. The empty backs had a message from Hoshino: "Neither justice nor mercy should tip the scale." Though it has long since faded, Kasuga is able see it - just barely. Hoshino states it also means Arakawa considers Kasuga family, and only shot him to have him seek out Hoshino. With the information he has learned, Kasuga's faith in Arakawa has been renewed.
==Objectives==
*Make Ogasawara Talk
*Save Zhao
*Follow Zhao
*Meet Chairman Hoshino
*Share Intel with the party
*Meet the Chief
*Meet Chairman Hoshino
==Related trophies/achievements==
Icon	Name 	Description 	Trophy Status (PlayStation)	Gamerscore (Xbox)
 	Illuminations	Completed Chapter 10.	Bronze 	10G
==Trivia==
*Mitsuo's character profile updates before Kasuga's conversation with him, meaning a player can look at the menu to see what information he will reveal before he does so.
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