Dice Arisugawa/Story

## Drama Tracks/Manga (main storyline)

### Early Life

Dice was born to Otome Tohoten and Mikado Asuka, two renowned politicans. When Dice was young, Mikado was arrested, so Otome left her son at her relatives' house, the Arisugawa family. However, Dice ran away from the house, leaving his mother and everything else behind.
Becoming homeless, Dice developed a gambling addiction, betting all money he gets just to get some thrills. Being involved in a major game, Dice bet his own life and managed to win a Hypnosis Mic. However, since no one could defeat Dice in a rap battle, he couldn't get any thrilling from that and wasn't interested.
One day, after not eating for a while, Dice collapsed from a hunger and was approached by Rio Mason Busujima. Rio brought Dice to his campsite and treated him to some of his cooking, to Dice's gratitude. For a while, Dice was frequently visiting Rio to grab some food, while Rio was more than happy to feed him. Dice also asked Rio to lend his some money for a slot machine, but Rio suddenly lent him quite a large sum of money, without being concerned about Dice returning the money. Rio thought that Dice needed battle funds.
### Fling Posse

At the casino, Dice had a winning streak, however, his game was interrupted by Ramuda Amemura and Dice lost everything. Despite Dice being furious, Ramuda continued following him and offered him to form a team together. Ramuda was aware that Dice had a Hypnosis Mic, however, Dice said that he's not interested in rap battles. Ramuda then challenged Dice for a battle and Dice genuinely had a lot of excitement during their fight.
Dice decided to consider Ramuda's offer and rolled his dice to make a decision. Although the result wasn't in Ramuda's favor, he just moved the dice and convinced Arisugawa that rap battles with him would bring him a lot of thrills and Dice finally accepted his offer. They were also joined by Gentaro Yumeno, and together they formed Fling Posse to represent Shibuya Division. Dice also played chinchiro with Ramuda and Gentaro and although he had luck with his dice, Ramuda and Gentaro won at the last moment, putting Dice at even bigger debt.
### Division Rap Battle

Fling Posse decided to participate in the Division Rap Battle and managed to defeat The Dirty Doubts and won the chance to represent Shibuya in the rap battle. They then arrived at Chuohku where Ramuda reunited with his ex-The Dirty Dawg teammates. Dice also met Rio there and said that he'll drop by at his campsite to grab some food. Ramuda later got into a confrontation with Jakurai Jinguji, which was stopped by Ichijiku Kadenokoji, although Dice wasn't interested in that.
Before the battle, Dice found an illegal gambling den in Chuohku, where he lost all his money and clothes, having only his mic with him. He called Gentaro and asked him to lend him more money to win his stuff back, however, Gentaro instead just bought Dice's clothes back. On the way back to the hotel, Dice and Gentaro were approached by a group of fans who started chasing them, forcing Dice and Gentaro to run away.
Dice and Gentaro managed to get away from the fans and they met Hifumi Izanami and Doppo Kannonzaka who were also chased, since division representatives are treated as idols. Gentaro demanded Hifumi and Doppo to apologize, however, Hifumi started to insult Gentaro's clothing, so Dice jumped in to defend his friend. Dice smacked Hifumi and forced him to apologize to Gentaro, while Doppo also told Hifumi to do it.
Dice however, then turned to Doppo, being annoyed by him constantly apologizing, saying that it makes his apologies worthless. Hifumi then stepped in to defend Doppo, and the four of them got into a rap battle. However, they were interrupted by the fans who forced them to run away again. After they got away, Gentaro thanked Dice for defending him and they returned to the hotel.
During the rap battle between Fling Posse and Matenro, Dice and Gentaro were taken out and Ramuda was defeated by Jakurai, so Fling Posse lost a battle.
### Suspicious Job

Dice had a big winning streak in a card game, however, Zannen Tobari suddenly won all money. Zannen later approached Dice at the park and offered him a simple job to deliver some goods in exchange for all the money he won from Dice. Dice quickly accepted the job and received a half of the money as an advanced payment. Dice paid his debts to Ramuda and Gentaro and asked them to help with his job, although they noted that it was suspicious.
Fling Posse grabbed three bages with the unknown contents and brought them to the Yokohama container yard, however, the reciever wasn't there. Suddenly, they were approached by MAD TRIGGER CREW, as Jyuto Iruma demanded to show him a contents of their bags. Dice was panicking, however, Gentaro stepped in and refused to show Jyuto anything, so he assumed that they were involving with a drug trafficking.
MAD TRIGGER CREW confronted Fling Posse, as Dice had to fight with Rio. Although neither of them wanted to hurt each other, both of them refused to be pitied. Suddenly, they were stopped by Zannen and his Hypnosis Canceller who revealed that he lured MAD TRIGGER CREW and Fling Posse with the Grasshopper outbreak and hiring Dice to deliver the bags. He also said that their game was actually a fraud, to Dice's greater frustration.
Zannen ordered his men to neutralize Fling Posse and MAD TRIGGER CREW, while all of them were too exhausted after the battle and couldn’t resist, so Tobari’s men succeeded. It was also revealed that Tobari brothers were hired by Hitaki Tsumabira, the high-ranked Chuohku official who wanted to take down the teams for her amusement. However, she was stopped by Ichijiku who took her out for insubordination (as well as other crimes), leaving Tobaris behind.
With the help of Bojo siblings, all four teams managed to free themselves and joined their forces to take down Tobari brothers and their men. Dice, however, was much more concerned that Zannen still got away without paying Dice his money back.
### Saving a Friend

After another gambling session, Dice and Gentaro were called by Ramuda to get to his office. While they were talking, Dice slipped up and mentioned his mother, picking Ramuda's curiousity. Dice didn't want to talk about her, so Gentaro told Ramuda off, saying that this is not a matter Dice wants to talk about. Ramuda decided to talk about them losing to Matenro in the Division battle and said that they need to improve their teamwork, thus they need to share their secrets with each other.
Dice confessed to Ramuda and Gentaro that he was borrowing money from loan sharks using their names and begged for forgiveness, promising that they won't be billed for that. Ramuda was disappointed by their "secrets", although he didn't share anything with them.
Suddenly, Ramuda's condition got very bad and he started to cough up a heavy amount of blood. Dice attempted to call an ambulance, although Ramuda said that needs his candy and Gentaro gave him one. Ramuda told Dice and Gentaro that there's nothing to worry about and asked them to go home without any questions. Although they were concerned, they left although after coming back they found out that Ramuda wasn't there and tried to search for him.
Ramuda later returned home and Dice told him that he was worried, as he didn't pick his phone when Dice was calling him. Dice said that since they're friends, they have a right to be worried, however, Ramuda snapped and yelled that they're not friends and never were to begin with before running away from him and Gentaro.
Dice and Gentaro followed Ramuda and found him being almost killed by none other but his own clones. Dice and Gentaro jumped in to protect Ramuda, saying that their friend needs them. Fling Posse confronted the clones, although since they had an upper hand by having no emotions, they hit them back hardly. However, they didn't go down and managed to take down all clones.
Ramuda told Dice and Gentaro that he's actually a clone created by the Party of Words who threw him away and without the candy supply, he will die soon. Dice then found an amount of candies on the clones, however, Ramuda said that it's merely a termporary solution and he's doomed anyway. Dice and Gentaro didn't allow Ramuda to give up and told him that they will do anything to save their friend. Dice then gave Ramuda his dice and said to roll it to let the fortune decide, although the result wasn't in Ramuda's favor.
Dice then moved the dice and told Ramuda that he did the same to get Dice to join his team, which he never regretted since. Dice told Ramuda that he and Gentaro are ready to put their lives on the line to save Ramuda and he shouldn't give up if there's even a smallest chance for him to survive. Ramuda decided to go along with that and genuinely thanked Dice and Gentaro for being his posse.

## Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima (Anime)

**Episode 01: As Soon as Man is Born, He Begins to Die -** In the start of the series, Dice is a member of Fling Posse, a Shibuya based rap group, along with Yumeno Gentaro and Amemura Ramuda, who is their leader. He regularly shows up to Ramuda's studio/shop to beg for money or food. Gentaro and Ramuda are both annoyed and frustrated by this behavior. Ramuda however decides to do something more fun instead and sets up a donation box on the street. He starts a rap show for the passerbys and Dice jumps in too. Their donation box gets filled up with money, but he is unable to collect it as they are immediately chased by a mob of fans.

**Episode 04: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed -** While gambling at a casino, Dice loudly laments that he has bet all of his money and cannot pay his debts. This is overheard by Rio Mason, as well as the rest of Mad Trigger Crew who are in disguise on a case, and Rio generously uses his own money to pay off Dice's debt. Dice is incredibly thankful for this, but is startled when Aohitsugi Samatoki demands that Dice pay them back. Dice then calls Ramuda and asks for a loan, which Ramuda refuses until he hears that it's for Samatoki. He then happily promises to give the money to Samatoki but only if Samatoki agrees to do a favor for him.

**Episode 05: Seeing is Believing -** At Ramuda's studio, Fling Posse are hanging out together, and Gentaro teases him by tricking Dice into thinking that he'll buy him food. Dice is annoyed at this misdirection. It is at this moment that a show comes up on the television about a ghost haunting. It immediately becomes apparent to him and Gentaro that Ramuda is terribly afraid of ghosts, which they quickly use to make Ramuda the target of their jokes. Dice is adamant that he believes in ghosts, which Ramuda disagrees with. Gentaro then decides to have the two place a bet, that they will go ghost hunting and prove if ghosts are real or not. If Ramuda wins, then Dice has to model his fashion, which Dice is uncomfortable with as he doesn't like the sparkly clothes, and if Dice wins then Ramuda has to pay for his meals for a week. Dice accepts the bet but when Ramuda refuses, Dice forces him to come along by literally picking Ramuda up and carrying him out of the room.

On their search for ghosts, Ramuda is scared by a mass of people in gruesome Halloween costumes. Gentaro and Dice can't help but laugh at him. Eventually they take a Taxi to a supposed haunted location, and Gentaro passes the time by telling a scary story that freaks out both Ramuda and Dice. When they get to the empty club that is run by a scary man that they mistake for a ghost, the man tells them that his club is indeed haunted and thus his business is in ruins. The club owner recognizes them as Fling Posse and begs for them to perform there to draw in people. Ramuda outright refuses but Dice feels bad for the clubowner. He is also excited at the idea of a risky concert and him and Gentaro convince Ramuda to agree. The three then personally plan the concert and do grassroots marketing to advertise their show. Unfortunately, no one shows up as the club's haunted reputation is really that terrible.

They are then told by Tom, Iris, and T-rex of the Secret Aliens that all the clubs in the area are reporting ghostly sightings that are hurting their business, except for one club that remains untouched. The three suspect that the ghosts are actually just frauds who run the successful club, and Ramuda sends the owners a text accusing them of being the fake ghosts. On the second day of the concert, the three "ghosts" show up but Fling Posse is immune to their hypnosis microphone illusions as they secretly wore ear plugs to confront them. They then defeat the ghost frauds in a rap battle, which they reveal was being live streamed. With the new crowd of fans who gathered to watch the ghost busting, they finally throw their actual concert.

Later, Dice accepts his role in the bet and Ramuda prepares what outfits he wants him to try. Though, Gentaro shows them pictures that some the concert attendees had posted online which appear to show a ghostly figure standing behind them on the stage. Dice and Ramuda are completely terrified and the winner of the bet is left inconclusive.

**Episode 08: Dead Men Tell No Tales -** Ramuda and Gentaro are told that Dice was unable to pay off his gambling debts to some shady people and is now be held for ransom, and they decide to go get him, though neither take this situation very seriously. They find him tied up and Ramuda very casually suggests that he himself pay off the dept because it'd be easier and less annoying. Dice refutes this by saying that he feels guilty for getting the two of them involved. The men holding Dice hostage however change their tune when they recognize the three of them as Fling Posse and decide to gamble for their voices. If Fling Posse wins then the debt collectors will let Dice go and absolve him of the money he owes, but if they win then they can burn all three of their throats with a hair dryer until they cannot rap or sing again. The three find the concept utterly ridiculous. The debt collectors are angry with them because they had bet against Fling Posse in a rap battle and lost a lot of money. Ramuda decides to take them up on their offer, and the game they'll play is that they have to roll two dice and whoever rolls the highest number wins. The debt collector rolls an incredibly high number that they have a very low chance of beating.

Dice decides to roll the dice because it was his fault they were in this mess, and he ends up rolling one die as a 6 and the other die lands at an angle, which they count all the pips facing up as their overall number, meaning they win. The men accuse them on not playing by the rules but Gentaro accuses them of cheating as well. He commands Dice to bite into the die they were given, which he does, though he is confused, and he breaks it in half with his teeth which shows that they were given loaded dice to make them loose. The men then pull out their hypnosis mics to fight them and Fling Posse defeats them. They then leave quite happy with each other.

With the Division Rap Battles approaching, Fling Posse wins through the qualifiers and are set to face up against Matenro for a chance in the finale.

**Episode 09: Life Is What You Make It -** When all the divisions meet in the Chuohku ward, there is immediate rift between the previous Dirty Dawg members, which Dice is uninterested in.

**Episode 10: Today Is a Good Day to Die -** In the build up to the battle, Dice is both nervous and excited, and is mentally making bets with himself to collect enough "luckies". The more luckies one has, the luckier they will be. Dice is confident that he has enough luck to win. Gentaro and Dice notice Ramuda's weird mood, but Dice mistake it for nervousness. The rap battle facing off against Matenro begins and Kannonzaka Doppo immediately flubs his verse. Dice doesn't hesitate to go at him at full force and Doppo, in shame, gives up immediately. Gentaro and Hifumi successfully hit at each other, and Jakurai and Ramuda get into an argument on stage. Unbeknownst to Dice, Ramuda is in possession of the true Hypnosis Mic, and has been instructed to use it to control Jakurai, which will kill him. Ramuda however wants to use it to kill or comatise Jakurai, so that even if he is going to die, then that means he'll have gotten back at Chuohku. Ramuda, in his fury, screams at Jakurai and Dice interrupts him before he can pull out the true mic.

Dice tells him that Ramuda doesn't have to be upset because he can have all of Dice's luckies. Gentaro adds on that Ramuda is acting far from his usual self, and that any true hero would never give up their spirit. Ramuda is touched at Dice's pure encouragement and Gentaro's belief that he is a hero, and because of this, decided not to use the true mic and instead perform as he always does. Dice and Gentaro happily play along with the silliness and have an amazing time rapping together against Matenro. Hifumi and Jakurai are knocked down and the three cheer at their apparent win. However Doppo, sick of their insulting comments about him, gets back up and fires at them with so much rage that they are all thrown far out of the edge of the stage and Matenro wins the battle.

Fling Posse lay on the floor together and Ramuda whines how disappointed he is that they lost. Dice then apologizes that he must have ran out of luckies.

**Episode 11: No Pain, No Gain -** Later, back in the waiting room, the battle between Matenro and Mad Trigger Crew is set to start. Gentaro and Dice are both resting while Ramuda decides that he isn't going to let Chuohku kill him. He decides to escape before they come and get him, but has last minute guilt at the idea of leaving behind Dice and Gentaro. Ramuda then gets them both up and suggests firmly that they leave now before the traffic gets too bad. Neither want to leave as they want to see who wins, but Ramuda is able to convince them both to come with him with lies. To Dice he says that there is a event happening at a casino at that moment, and Dice is excited to try it.

Back in the battle, Matenro has won the Division Rap Battle naming Shinjuku the victor. Once everyone has settled back into their waiting rooms, Chuohku sends guards armed with mics to keep them from leaving. The rest of the groups try to escape with the help of the Secret Aliens, which turns out to be a trap.

**Episode 12: You Can't Make An Omelet Without Breaking Eggs -** Dice and Gentaro follow Ramuda, but are confused when he takes them through a long underground hallway, Ramuda however keeps making excuses. Eventually, Gentaro and Dice confront Ramuda on what is actually happening and catch him in his lie. Ramuda explains that Chuohku has turned on them and that to avoid being possibly killed or imprisoned, they need to escape now. Dice however doesn't want to abandon the other divisions and wants to turn back to help them. The three decided to let the literal dice decide their fate and that if Ramuda wins they leave, and if Dice wins then they go back. Dice wins and Ramuda is forced to help. It is later revealed that Dice cheated, and that's the only time he ever has while gambling. Ramuda uses a computer to find where all the other groups are being held and cuts the power off to create a diversion for them to escape. They are caught by armed guards led by Kadenokoji and they are unable to fight against her.

**Episode 13: Tomorrow Is Another Day -** Tom suggests using the now captured Fling Posse as bait to lure out the other teams. While waiting, the Secret Aliens explain why they are helping Chuohku, as they are doing it in exchange for support and resources for the war-torn country they are from. Gentaro and Dice are mostly sympathetic, but Ramuda is uninterested. All the other divisions have made it out and are now safe, but they receive a phone call from Tom who tells them that they arrested Fling Posse for trying to help them, and that they will bargain their freedom if they return. Samatoki decides to rescue them by himself, but eventually the rest follows. Fling Posse is released and all the divisions band together to battle the Secret Aliens.

They win against the Secret Aliens, and with the crisis now averted by mysterious means, Fling Posse decides to go back to Shibuya. Ramuda however challenges Jakurai to a rap battle, and Dice and Gentaro don't hesitate to back him up.