Toji

Toji Kihara was raised in Kanagawa as an orphan, soon becoming a youth criminal after being accepted at a foster home. His criminal career started out with petty theft, quickly becoming accustomed to stealing for bigger gains, he joined a growing Korean Group named Bultaneun Dari (Burning Bridge) as a young decoy for a racketeering crew.

#### 2004

One day, he attempted a solo armed robbery at a liquor store; oblivious to him, the owner of that store was Takashi "Nagoya" Sakamoto, Japan's most methodical bank robber of the 70s.

Upon drawing his revolver to his face, he expected the deed to be fast and easy, but as Nagoya reached for the cash register, after dumping liquor slips and money into the duffel bag, he yanked the key out and used the long chain attached to his trousers to rip the gun from his hand and drag Toji over the counter. Gripping each other, Toji struggled to take his gun from the ground. The only idea that came to his mind was to throw him down and shoot Nagoya while on the floor, however, he had never shot anyone before then; that split second of hesitation after recovering his pistol from the floor was enough for Nagoya to kick his shin, and as he shot towards his face in panic, it set off the store alarm. Luckily for both of them, Toji only shot his ear off, and as Toji breathed heavily in fear, he needed to run away; once again, Nagoya didn't allow that to happen, quickly grabbing him by his leg, he shouted at him that he had nowhere to go.

Toji shouted back at him to let him go, Nagoya dismissing his tone spoke louder over him, telling him that there's no time, to head towards the back of the store and hide inside the van, throwing the keys at him.

Police cruisers fast approached the street they were on, he did as he was told and ran towards the back in panic, closing the backdoor shut, and hiding inside his van. He stayed in that van overnight, with his mind running in circles as to what he should've done next, with guilt and fear biting into him; going back to his Group alive would be a mistake, their policy on firearms was to "only be used as an item to evoke fear into victims", discharging a firearm towards anyone was considered a High Crime offence on the City Crime Chart, meaning the entire Group would be sentenced, and he would surely be cut off, and or worse.

#### 2006

Two years later - in which Nagoya took to get Toji a new identity, location, and being homeschooled while educated on how to be a proficient and meticulous criminal - he was able to join a growing clan Kuchiki-gumi, finally being taken care of by a family he felt genuine attachment to. Since his recruitment, he was involved in a total of 22 (mostly foreign) crimes, 14 in which he led as an adult two years later. This made some members of the family envy his status and worrying speed at how he climbed the family ladder, rendering the lower members more susceptible to worse jobs.

#### 2008 - 2014

Coming out from his "brother's" wedding in 2009 and on his way home, when he started up his car, his locks randomly clicked on their own, thinking nothing of it and actually as a convenience to him, he started up his car and suddenly his front panel sparked, spontaneously combusting, setting the inside on fire. His manual buttons didn't work, he was quickly stuck with the smoke choking him, needing to kick his windshield to escape; the family discovered this through being told the method attempted and what getaway vehicle was used without Toji admitting that it was likely his past Korean crew coming back to atone for his betrayal.

For the Kuchiki-gumi, this attack on a member was unacceptable, with the knowledge that the attempted murder was by a Group, they planned out a takeover at their Group Joint, and so they did, resulting in a violent brawl between gangsters, with Kuchiki-gumi winning. Toji was brought in, questioned by his equal as to why his (former partner) was spurting that they knew him and were told to kill him to stop the investigations in Korea.

Toji cowardly but fearsomely denied his claims, and that's when they shot him with his own gun that also had the matching caliber of the firearm in question. He was shot from below his chin, enacting a suicide after the pistol was rid of fingerprints and placed on his hand. With the firearm later confirmed by law enforcement as part of the original investigation, the Bultaneun Dari were dismantled, and any remaining assets that weren't already stolen by the Kuchiki-gumi were seized by the Korean Police and Japanese Special Response Units.

Thinking back to the incident he had as a teenager, he disassociated after the situation, falsely believing he would not have to feel the same emotions of guilt he already had. The Kuchiki-gumi allowed his break out of family politics, since unbeknownst to Toji, his former partner showed proof of them working together in the past, and that made the members —who were already resenting Toji— want to take him down, not only for the safety of their family, but to also elevate their status; after all, this lower collective of members was sent due to the takeover being too dangerous to risk "more honorable souls".