Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinsho/Chapter 1

Mark of Murder (, Koroshi no Rakuin) is the first chapter of Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinsho.
==Plot==
On September 22, 2010, Tatsuya and his two friends Yusuke and Tenma Sakaki enter Kamurocho in a plot to rob a Chinese mafia hideout. However, after Tatsuya attacks them in a violent outburst, they abandon him, and he resolves to proceed alone. He accosts the Chinese posing as a Tojo Clan enforcer, but discovers Naoki Toda, a Kuki Family captain, is there as well. Unable to escape, Tatsuya defeats them all and viciously beats Toda, accidentally killing him, then flees with their cash.
Tatsuya heads home, leaves the money with his sister Saeko, and prepares to flee the city, but is subdued and captured by Kuki Family yakuza, who bring him to their patriarch, Ryutaro Kuki. Kuki reveals he recorded footage of Tatsuya's robbery, and introduces him to 'Dragon Heat', the Kuki Family's underground fighting circuit. He gives Tatsuya an ultimatum: earn his freedom by winning ten consecutive matches in Dragon Heat, or be turned over to the police to face life in prison.
Later, while adjusting to his new surroundings and situation, Tatsuya stumbled upon what looks like a medic room. He hears the voice of a seemingly teen-age girl. She bluntly says that Tatsuya doesn't seem injured. He asked about the place, and she replied that the place was the Emergency Room. The girl is surprised to find that the person at the door is Tatsuya Ukyo. Tatsuya wondered what they were doing to the guy resting on the bed. The girl said that he cannot go to a regular hospital, saying that "he" will call the police. The girl finally introduced herself to be Saki Kudo. She then introduced Tatsuya to the man in charge of the room, Taizan Amamiya. Saki checked Tatsuya's muscles saying he hasn't been getting exercise, but it's not bad. Tatsuya tells Saki to not touch him, and she responds saying that he's got attitude. She reminds her of Tomoki, a fighter who came to Dragon Heat to test his strength. But Tatsuya said that he doesn't care about fighting. Saki didn't care much and told Tatsuya to get ready and change in the locker room.
Later, Tatsuya is sitting on a bench smoking. He sees a yakuza pointing a gun at him (guess to put it in a more kind of saying to get ready). Tatsuya says that with yakuza and cops watching his back, he won't have a good chance of running away. He took off his parka and begins to walk to the arena saying that he has no choice but to fight. The announcer announced on the head is Tatsuya Ukyo, the "Mad Dragon." Kuki stated that they just randomly name Tatsuya that, but he likes it. And on the tail is the "Monster of Karate," Tomoki. The bets are in place and stated that Tomoki is going to win. Tomoki said to Tatsuya that he's going to win, but Tatsuya doesn't know what he's talking about. Tomoki then said that he will teach Tatsuya some manners and show what a real fight is. Although Tomoki put up a good fight, Tatsuya wins by kicking him in the face. The crowd started to go crazy and shout that Tatsuya is "number one". Tatsuya said "I'm...number one?" And he got so proud of himself, he roared in victory.
Kuki, talking to Tatsuya now, said that the people loved his performance. But he warned Tatsuya that this is different from fighting in the streets. Kuki then revealed that if Tatsuya wins 10 battles in a row, they will forget about him killing Toda and erase the video. Kuki stated that Toda is like smoke and all evidence that points to his murder are burned away. Tatsuya asked what would happen if he lost. Then Kuki, again, stated that they will send the footage to the police and he will be sent to jail. He reminds Tatsuya that this is the only place for him to be. As he is walking out, Tatsuya saw a fighter with a woman. He said that it was a stupid fight and he is just a kid. Tatsuya is infuriated and tries to counter back saying that he still won. Then the woman, who's name is Yurika, told him to get out of here. Then the announcer announced that on the head is the mysterious fighter, Sho Hyuga, the "legend" of Dragon Heat. Yurika reminds Hyuga that he's up, and Hyuga said to her that he will put up the best show ever. Yurika then tells Tatsuya to witness Hyuga's strength/ Before Hyuga can get on the stage, he tells Tatsuya that in order to get a good woman, you need to get her on the same day. Hyuga teases Tatsuya and says that he will kill him, but until then he tells Tatsuya to not die when they get a chance to fight each other.
Later, after getting patched up by Saki, she tells Tatsuya that he's lucky he won. Tatsuya asked who Hyuga was. Saki tells him that he's the famous fighter in Dragon Heat. Tatsuya wondered if he's strong, Saki explained that the fighters here in Dragon Heat are trained in Judo and other fighting styles. But Hyuga is different, he learned to fight here and learn different ways. He is a master of all fighting styles and knows how to please the audience. This got Tatsuya discouraged and asked how many battles Hyuga won. But Saki tells him that he wins at least 70%. Tatsuya is wondering that he's not that strong. But Saki told him that's not what she means. The only thing Hyuga values are the strongest. But this raised Tatsuya's confidence a little bit, saying he will crush him, kill him. But Saki is telling that Tatsuya doesn't understands on what she tries to say. Taizan arrived and questions Tatsuya on how much did he learned from Tomoki? He stated that he has to learn something from fighting. If Tatsuya can't learn anything from fighting with Tomoki, then he won't be able to beat Hyuga.
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