Life of Crime: Urban Mayhem

By Nash Wright

2005. The fighters: a Kyokushinkai grandmaster Brad Hunter and a professional street brawler from the hood D-Day are to look for answers and face their greatest horror. Brad is looking for his mother who's believed to be missing, and D-Day is in Tokyo, where most of the plot will take place, for his own reasons of what happened in New York City. Are they ready to face the criminal underworld, full of people driven by so-called "power" and greed, special forces dropouts, Yakuza contract killers, criminal masterminds believing that one is overcoming another? Are they truly ready to face their greatest horror? Will their adventure end well? So many questions...
You'll be presented with both real and fictional locations in Tokyo(Kabukicho) and New York City(Manhattan Island).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nash Wright
• Release date: Mar 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005170158

Nash Wright

Hey, everybody, I'm Nash Wright. I'm 18. Turned 18 recently. I'm a 1st-year student, I like writing books, playing games, making good friends, having fun, moving forward, listening to music, and many more. I became a writer on 07/19/2017. What I write about is a Beat 'Em Up genre, people getting what they deserve, the harsh reality of the criminal underworld. I'm inspired by everything possible. If there are any questions or pieces of advice or you want to talk to me, anything, you come looking for me through my Gmail [e-mail] or any way you'd like. God bless you all, people!!!

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LIFE OF CRIME: URBAN MAYHEM.

犯罪の生活：都市の曽良ん(HANZAI NO SEIKATSU: TOSHI NO SORAN).

WITNESS A KYOKUSHINKAI GRANDMASTER AND A STREET BRAWLER FIGHT THE UNDERWORLD OF THE STREETS AND FACE THEIR GREATEST HORROR.

極真会館の 大師範 ーとストリートブローラーがストリートの地下を戦い、彼らの最大の恐怖に立ち向かうのを目撃してください。

(KYOKUSHINKAI NO DAISHIHAN NO SUTORITOBURORA GA SUTORITO NO CHIKA O TATAKAI, KARERA NO SAIDAI NO KYOFU NI TACHIMUKAU NO O MOKUGEKI SHITE KUDASAI.)

LIFE OF CRIME: URBAN MAYHEM.

BRAD HUNTER.

A KYOKUSHINKAI BLACK BELT MASTER. HE WAS TRAINED AND RAISED BY HIS JAPANESE-AMERICAN SINGLE MOTHER, JANE SHOTARO. SHE’S BEEN TRAINING HIM EVER SINCE HE WAS A CHILD. HE LOVES HIS MOTHER VERY MUCH. HER AND HER TRAININGS. THEY WERE ALWAYS TRAINING IN THE WOODS. THEN ONE DAY, HE SEES HIS MOTHER’S DOJO IN FLAMES. HE GETS INSIDE AND SEES NO SIGNS OF HIS MOTHER. ONLY DEAD GUYS. HE MANAGES TO DRAG THEIR BODIES OUTSIDE. THEN HE GETS INSIDE AGAIN TO LOOK FOR HIS MOTHER. THEN HE FINDS A SEVERED HEAD WITH THE RIPPED-OFF FACE. IT WASN’T CLEAR. THEN HE GETS OUT, AND THE DOJO GETS RUINED. AFTER A FUNERAL, HE GOES HOME. HE TAKES OUT HER WOODEN CHEST, OPENS IT, SEES HER BELONGINGS: A KYOKUSHINKAI BLACK BELT WITH YELLOW KANJI, A PHOTO OF THEM TOGETHER, AND HER BANDAGES. HE TAKES HER BELT, TIES AROUND HIS HEAD, GRABS TWO OTHER KYOKUSHINKAI BELTS, TIES AROUND HIS ELBOWS, PACKS HIS THINGS AND LEAVES HOME WITH HIS JEAN BAG FOR ANSWERS, THUS GETTING READY FOR THE PATH HIS MOTHER WAS PREPARING HIM FOR. 

                      ACT I: THE BEGINNING.

                  CHAPTER 1: THE GRANDMASTER.

                      TOKYO, JAPAN, 2005.

IT’S BEEN YEARS SINCE HIS QUEST STARTED. HE APPEARS IN A WHITE SHORT-SLEEVE KARATE GI WITH A LOT OF PATCHES: 2 SEIDOKAN PATCHES ON SLEEVES, A SENSEI EMBRODIDERED PATCH OVER A GRANDMASTER EMBROIDERED PATCH, BOTH ON HIS LEFT CHEST, KYOKUSHINKAI WRITTEN ON HIS RIGHT CHEST, SHIN AND KAI KANJI DEPICTED ON HIS BACK, A YIN YANG PATCH OVER THE GRANDMASTER PATCH, BLACK KYOKUSHINKAI BELT WITH JANE KANJI WRIITEN IN RED, TIED AROUND HIS WAIST, FULL-FINGER PFG-VINTAGE MMA GLOVES WITH A TAEGEUK SEWN ON THE LEFT ONE, A YIN YANG SEWN ON THE RIGHT ONE, A CASIO G-SHOCK ON HIS LEFT WRIST, BLUE STONE-WASH JEANS AND LIGHT BROWN TIMBERLANDS. HE WALKS IN THE STREETS. THEN HE SEES HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS IN AN ALLEYWAY.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #1): THERE’S STILL SOME MONEY WE NEED TO COLLECT, AND WE’LL GO TO HANG OUT. DON’T YOU WORRY, GIRLS. THE PARTY’S GONNA BE LIT.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #1): OH, YOU. YOU’RE SO COOL.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #2): HELL YEAH. GUYS WITH BIG MONEY ALWAYS GET RESPECTED.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #2): HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GOT?

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #1): 400000 YEN.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #3): WOW! SO MUCH MONEY! ONLY TRULY COOL GUYS GET SUCH MONEY.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #3): UNLIKE THOSE NERDS IN OUR CLASS.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #3): YEAH, THEY ONLY TALK ABOUT THEIR RPG GAMES AND HOMEWORK. SO BORING.

THEN THE THIRD GUY NOTICES HIM.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #3): HEY, WHAT’RE YOU DOING HERE? GET LOST, GOT IT?

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #1): YOU DEAF? FUCK OFF!

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #2): WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?

HE STAYS QUIET.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #3): I SAID GET LOST!

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #1): HEY, WAIT A SECOND. LET’S DO IT THE EASY WAY.

THE FIRST ONE APPORACHES HIM.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #1): BUDDY, IF YOU WANNA LEAVE IN ONE PIECE, YOU GOTTA PAY, UNDERSTAND? 50000 YEN. OKAY?

HE STAYS COOL. THE GUY GETS PISSED AND IS ABOUT TO PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE, HE COUNTERS IT WITH A SPINNING HOOK KICK, A GYAKU-ZUKI AND A CHARGED OI-ZUKI, THUS SENDING HIM FLYING IN PAIN.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #2): WHAT THE FUCK? WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!

HE RUNS TO BRAD AND TRIES TO HIT HIM, BUT HE COUNTERS WITH A RIGHT SPINNING HOOK KICK.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #1): HE’S A PSYCHO! DEAL WITH HIM! HE MIGHT HIT US, TOO!

THE FIRST ONE APPROACHES HIM.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #3): IT’S ON NOW!

BRAD DOES A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP ON HIS RIGHT LEG WHEN HE’S ABOUT TO DO A PUSH KICK TO THE STOMACH, DOES A KNEEBAR AND BREAKS IT. HE TUMBLES BACK AND GETS UP. HE AND THE FOURTH ONE RUN TO EACH OTHER, BRAD RUNS UP HIM, LANDS ON HIS SHOULDERS, BOUNCES OFF TO DO A DIVING 12 TO 6 RIGHT ELBOW STRIKE TO THE HEAD. THE STRIKE IS SO DEVASTATING THAT IT CAUSES BLEEDING AND STUNNING. HE LANDS ON HIS LEFT KNEE AFTER DELIEVERING THE STRIKE, GETS ON HIS FEET AND DOES A CHARGED OI-ZUKI, THUS SENDING HIM FLYING AND TUMBLING BACK ON THE GROUND. HE APPROACHES ONE OF THE GIRLS. THEY GET FREIGHTENED.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GIRL #1): PLEASE, DON’T HURT US! YOU CAN’T HIT GIRLS!

-(BRAD): I WASN’T ABOUT TO. NOW GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE YOU GET HURT BY SOMEONE ELSE.

THEY RUN AWAY. THE FOURTH ONE BARELY GETS UP.

-(HIGH SCHOOL GUY #4): YOU FUCKER! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!

HE RUNS TO HIM AND TRIES TO HIT HIM, BUT HE DODGES AND DOES A JAB, A CROSS, RIGHT AND LEFT HOOKS AND AN UPPERCUT. THEN HE DOES A JUMP SPIN ROUNDHOUSE KICK AND A HEEL KICK MID-AIR WHICH SENDS HIM AWAY. HE LOOKS AT THE WOUNDED GUYS. HE WALKS AWAY.

                  CHAPTER 2: A KIND SOUL.

HE IS SEEN PERFORMING A PINAN SOTO KATA ON A ROOFTOP. HE IMAGINES HER MOTHER PEFORMING THE KATA WITH HIM. HE PERFORMS IT FOR 5 MINUTES. AFTER HE’S DONE, HE OPENS HIS EYES. HE GETS TO THE STREETS. THEN 2 MEN IN BLACK APPROACH HIM.

-(MAN IN BLACK #1): SIR, COULD YOU COME WITH US? THERE’S SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SEE YOU.

-(BRAD): WHO IS THAT SOMEONE?

-(MAN IN BLACK #2): YOU’LL SEE. COME WITH US.

-(BRAD): I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

THE SECOND ONE PUTS HIS HAND IN HIS INNER POCKET TO HOLD HIS GUN.

-(BRAD): IT’S A THREAT, HUH? LET’S HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

HE SUDDENLY DOES AN OI-ZUKI TO THE FIRST ONE TO STUN HIM AND A RIGHT MAWASHI GERI TO THE SECOND ONE TO KNOCK HIM OUT. THEN HE PERFORMS A JUMP USHIRO GERI TO THE JAW OF THE FIRST ONE TO KNOCK OUT, IN WHICH HE SUCCEEDS. THEN HE LEAVES.

-(BRAD): WHO WERE THOSE GUYS?

HE KEEPS WALKING. THEN A DRUNK WOMAN IN A DIRTY AND SKIMPY OUTFIT BUMPS INTO HIM.

-(AMI): WATCH WHERE YOU GOIN’!

-(BRAD): YOU’RE ONE TO TALK. AND WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU COMING FROM? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU’VE BEEN CHEWED AND SPAT OUT.

-(AMI): WHAT’S IT TO YOU? IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, JERK!

-(BRAD): OH, RIGHT, WHERE CAN HOOKERS COME FROM? SORRY.

HE WALKS AWAY.

                      SOME MINUTES LATER.

HE PASSES BY AN ALLEYWAY DRINKING PEPSI AND SEES TWO HOOKERS HARASS A GIRL. HE RECOGNIZES ONE OF THEM AND APPROACHES THEM.

-(AMI): DON’T YOU WORRY, YOU’RE GONNA MAKE BIG MONEY. NICE AND EASY.

-(CHIZU): YOUR BOYFRIEND’S IN HOSPITAL, RIGHT? AND YOU NEED MONEY. YOUR PART-TIME JOBS WON’T CUT IT.

-(ENA): I KNOW, BUT IT’S NOT HONEST WORK. AND IT’S DIRTY MONEY.

-(CHIZU): WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT? PRIDE OR BOYFRIEND? WOULD YOU LET HIM DIE BECAUSE IT’S NOT HONEST WORK?

-(AMI): WOULD YOU? JUST A COUPLE OF CLIENTS, AND YOU’LL HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH. MAYBE YOU’LL BE ABLE TO BUY HIM A WELCOME BACK PRESENT.

-(CHIZU): YOU’LL GET BOTH MONEY AND PLEASURE. WE GUARANTEE.

-(ENA): I-I-I-I-I... OKAY... WHEN?

-(AMI): IF YOU GOT TIME, RIGHT NOW.

-(CHIZU): YOU MAY FIND SOMEONE MORE-

-(BRAD): ATTRACTIVE?

THEY LOOK AT BRAD.

-(AMI): YOU!

-(CHIZU): YOU KNOW HIM?

-(AMI): SOME ASSHOLE. GET LOST, WE’RE TALKING BUSINESS HERE!

-(BRAD): BY BUSINESS YOU MEAN PROSTITUTION? NOT A CHANCE IT’S GONNA HAPPEN.

-(CHIZU): IF YOU INTERFERE, THERE’LL BE HELL TO PAY FOR. GET OUTTA HERE. SHE’S AGREED.

CHIZU TAKES OUT A SWITCHBLADE AND APPROACHES BRAD.

-(CHIZU): YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND? GET! OUT!

SHE’S ABOUT TO STAB HIM, BUT HE DODGES AND DOES A SHIHO NAGE TO HER. SHE’S STUNNED AND ON THE GROUND. THEN AMI AND BRAD APPROACH EACH OTHER.

-(AMI): YOU GOT A DEATHWISH, DON’T YA?

SHE WANTS TO STAB HIM, TOO, BUT FAILS BECAUSE HE DOES A DRAGON SCREW ARM WHIP. IT STUNS HER AS WELL.

-(ENA): PLEASE, DON’T HIT ME AS WELL! I WON’T DO IT!

-(BRAD): I WASN’T ABOUT TO.

HE PULLS AMI UP.

-(BRAD): WHERE’S YOUR PIMP? I’D LIKE TO HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH HIM.

-(AMI): YOU’RE MESSING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE.

-(BRAD): THAT’S MY PROBLEM. YOU JUST TELL ME WHERE THE PIMP IS, OR BONES WILL START TO BREAK.

HE TWISTS HER LEFT ARM WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

-(AMI): OUCH! OKAY, OKAY! HE’S SOMEWHERE AROUND THESE PARTS, SENT US TO LOOK FOR FRESH GIRLS! FRESH GIRLS, MORE PROFIT!

-(BRAD): NOT SO TOUGH AND BRIGHT NOW, ARE YA?

-(AMI): FUCK YOU! YOU’RE GONNA PAY! AS SOON AS HE KNOWS WHAT YOU DID TO HIS GIRLS, HE’S GONNA TEAR YOUR ASS! YEAH! SO YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD SET OF PRAYERS!

-(BRAD): YOU BETTER HAVE IT. WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

-(AMI): KISS MY ASS!

HE TWISTS IT HARDER NOW.

-(AMI): OUCH!

-(BRAD): I DIDN’T ASK WHAT YOU TELL YOUR PIMP BEFORE YOU SUCK HIM DRY FOR FREE. I ASKED WHAT YOUR NAME IS!

-(AMI): AMI! AMI! WHY?

-(BRAD): I BET THAT HE DOESN’T KNOW YOUR NAME. HA. ALL PIMPS ARE LIKE THAT. THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THEIR HOOKERS, ONLY PROFIT.

-(AMI): FUCK OFF, FUCKER!

-(BRAD): I FORGOT TO ASK YOU. CHEAP HOOKER. I EVER SEE YOU DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I’LL IGNORE THE FACT THAT YOU’RE WOMEN, GOT IT?

HE KNOCKS HER OUT WITH A KINFE-HAND STRIKE TO THE CAROTID ARTERY. HE APPROACHES ENA.

-(BRAD): WHAT’D THEY WANT FROM YOU?

-(ENA): THEY WANTED ME TO START WORKING FOR THEIR PIMP. THEY SOMEHOW FOUND ABOUT MY BOYFRIEND. HE REALLY NEEDS MONEY. AND MY PART-TIME JOBS AREN’T BRINGING ANY PROFIT. HE’S HURT REALLY BADLY. IF I DON’T FIND MONEY...

-(BRAD): DON’T WORRY. I’M GONNA HELP YOU OUT.

-(ENA): BUT HOW?

-(BRAD): HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?

-(ENA): 40000 YEN ARE LEFT. I HAVE SOME MONEY FROM MY SAVINGS AND SOME OTHER PLACES.

-(BRAD): 40000 YEN? OKAY. I’VE GOT SOME THINGS I’D LIKE TO SELL AT A NEARBY PAWN SHOP.

-(ENA): REALLY? WON’T IT BE A PROBLEM AFTERWARDS? IT ISN’T LITTLE MONEY, AFTER ALL.

-(BRAD): RATHER THIS THAN SEEING YOU LOSE YOUR DIGNITY TO SOME NASTY ROUGH MAN. I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WERE ABOUT TO BE IN.

-(ENA): I’M READY TO DO ANYTHING FOR MY BOYFRIEND.

-(BRAD): I UNDERSTAND, BUT THIS ISN’T THE RIGHT WAY. ONCE YOU GET INTO THIS LINE OF PATH, THERE’S NO TURNING BACK MOSTLY. FOLLOW ME.

THEY START WALKING.

-(BRAD): SO, WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

-(ENA): I’M ENA.

-(BRAD): CALL ME BRAD. NICE TO MEET YOU, ENA.

-(ENA): YOU, TOO, BRAD.

-(BRAD): YOU HIGH SCHOOL?

-(ENA): YES, I AM.

-(BRAD): WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BOYFRIEND?

-(ENA): HE GOT BEATEN UP AFTER A BIKE HIT HIM.

-(BRAD): OH, SORRY. WHY’D HE GET BEATEN UP?

-(ENA): THE BIKER GOT PISSED AND BEAT HIM UNFAIRLY.

-(BRAD): BASTARD. WHAT’D HE LOOK LIKE?

-(ENA): HIGASHI TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN A BIKER JACKET WITH A TANK TOP UNDERNEATH. IT ALL HAPPENED ON A RAINY DAY.

-(BRAD): DON’T WORRY. HE’LL FACE JUSTICE ONE DAY.

THEY GET TO A PAWN SHOP, HE SELLS WHAT HE HAS WITH HIM AND GETS MORE THAN 45980 YEN. THEY GET OUT OF THE SHOP AFTER THANKING THE OWNER. HE GIVES HER ALL 45980 YEN.

-(BRAD): HERE. THERE’S MORE.

-(ENA): WHAT? 40000 YEN ARE ENOUGH!

-(BRAD): IT’S AN EXTRA FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND AND YOU. TO CELEBRATE.

-(ENA): I CAN’T ACCEPT MORE THAN ENOUGH.

-(BRAD): NO, TAKE IT. I STILL HAVE THINGS TO SELL.

-(ENA): BUT... BUT...

-(BRAD): NO BUTS. TAKE IT. THAT’S A FAVOR FOR ME.

-(ENA): WHY ARE YOU SO KIND TO A STRANGER?

-(BRAD): WHEN A PERSON IS IN NEED, I AM THERE TO DO ALL I CAN. I DON’T NEED TO KNOW THEM.

-(ENA): THANK YOU SO MUCH. I’LL NEVER FORGET SUCH KINDNESS!

-(BRAD): THERE’S NO NEED TO THANK ME, ENA.

-(ENA): YOU’RE THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE WITH SUCH KINDNESS BESIDES HIGASHI.

-(BRAD): THANKS. BUT IT’S THE LEAST I CAN DO. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

-(ENA): NOT FAR.

-(BRAD): I’VE GOT SOME THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF. SEE YA, THEN.

-(ENA): UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.

-(BRAD): UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.

THEY GO SEPARATE WAYS.

                        10 MINUTES LATER.

HE GETS TO A BACK ALLEY AND SEES A THUG STANDING AS A GUARD. HE APPROACHES HIM.

-(THUG #1): HEY, YO, THIS IS A RESTRICTED AREA, FUCK OFF!

-(BRAD): IS THERE ANY PROOF? NO, SO YOU GO GET OUTTA HERE.

-(THUG #1): HEY, YOU DON’T FUCK WITH ME, GOT IT?

-(BRAD): GET LOST, WILL YA?

-(THUG #1): FUCK YOU, PUNK!

-(BRAD): OKAY, HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

HE RIGHT HOOKS HIM IN THE JAW, THUS KNOCKING HIM OUT AND STARTS DRAGGING HIM TO THE PIMP. HE THROWS HIM OVER TO THE PIMP WHO’S SITTING ON A SOFA WITH SOME WOMEN.

-(BRAD): HEY, YOU, I’D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU.

-(TAMIYA): WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?

-(BRAD): THE ONE WHO’S ABOUT TO KICK YOUR ASS. I’LL PUT AN END TO YOUR OPERATION, PIMP.

-(TAMIYA): OH, YOU WANT ME THAT BAD? I THOUGHT I HAD THAT CHARM ONLY FOR WOMEN.

-(BRAD): I’M GONNA KNOCK YOUR PRETTY FACE IN, SEE HOW WOMEN WILL LIKE YOU NOW.

-(TAMIYA): I’M SO SCARED. SO SCARED THAT I’M READY TO KICK YOU OUT OF HERE, BITCH.

-(HOOKER #1): OH YEAH, TAMIYA, KICK HIS ASS.

-(HOOKER #2): SHOW HIM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF, BABY.

HE STANDS UP. HE APPEARS IN A BLACK FUR JACKET WITH NOTHING UNDERNEATH BUT TATTOOS, BRASS KNUCKLES, PURPLE CARGO PANTS AND WHITE SHOES. HE TAKES OUT HIS BAT.

-(TAMIYA): GET READY TO GET OWNED, BITCH.

-(BRAD): HMPH.

TAMIYA APPROACHES HIM AND SWING THE BAT AT HIM, BUT HE BREAKS THE BAT WITH A RIGHT ARM BLOCK, DOES AN OI-ZUKI, GYAKU-ZUKI AND A JUMP USHIRO-GERI, THUS SENDING HIM FLYING ONTO HIS SOFA.

-(TAMIYA): WHAT THE FUCK?

HE GETS BACK UP. BRAD DOES A SPINNING HOOK KICK, A GYAKU-ZUKI, AN OI-ZUKI, A SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE KICK AND A JUMP USHIRO-GERI. HE FALLS ON THE GROUND AND COUGHS.

-(TAMIYA): WHAT THE- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! I CAN’T BE DEFEATED! NOT BY YOU!

-(BRAD): DO BETTER THAN THAT, THEN.

HE RUNS TO HIM AND TRIES TO PUNCH HIM, BUT BRAD DODGES AND HIP THROWS HIM. HIS BACK LANDS ON A TIRE AND DOES A GREAT DAMAGE TO HIS BACK. BRAD PULLS HIM UP, HITS HIM IN THE STOMACH WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE TWICE, BENDS HIM OVER AND DOES A RIGHT FLYING KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD WHICH SENDS HIM FLYING. HE LANDS ON HIS BACK AND COUGHS OUT BLOOD.

-(TAMIYA): SON OF A BITCH, I’M COUGHING BLOOD BECAUSE OF YOU! AAAAAHHHH!

HE STANDS UP AND RUNS TO HIM. BRAD DOES A URA-NAGE SLAM, GETS ON HIM AND DOES 2 LEFT HOOKS AND 3 RIGHT, THE THIRD WHICH IS A CHARGING ONE. HE GETS UP, RAISES THE TIRE AND WANTS TO THROW AT HIS HEAD, WHICH HE DOES. OR SO IT SEEMS. HE INTENTIONALLY MISSES. HE GETS ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND GRABS HIM.

-(BRAD): FROM THIS POINT ON, YOUR PIMP OPERATIONS ARE OVER. NO MORE YOU, AND NO MORE HOOKERS. IF I SEE YOUR SMUG OR YOU DOING THINGS LIKE THAT AGAIN, NEXT TIME I’M GONNA SMASH YOUR HEAD IN WITH SOMETHING HEAVIER THAN THAT TIRE. GOT IT?

-(TAMIYA): THE GUYS I PAY WON’T LIKE THE SOUND OF IT.

-(BRAD): LIKE I CARE. THAT’S NOT MY PROBLEM, ACTUALLY.

HE LETS HIM GO. HE TAKES HIS SWITCHBLADE AND WALKS AWAY.

-(HOOKER #1): DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS? HE’S A MAN WITH CONNECTIONS! YOU’RE A NOBODY, SO COUNT YOURSELF DEAD.

-(HOOKER #2): YEAH, YOU’RE NOT AS TOUGH AS TAMIYA, YOU IMPOTENT.

HE STOPS, EXTENDS THE SWITCHBLADE AND THROWS AT THE WALL, AND IT’S STUCK THERE. THEY GET SHOCKED.

-(BRAD): CAREFUL WITH WORDS. THEY CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE WORSE THAN IT IS ALREADY. NEXT TIME, I’LL GO FOR THE HEAD AND WON’T BE SORRY.

HE LEAVES THE BACKYARD.

                          YEARS AGO.

                          SOME BAR.

HE IS AT SOME BAR. HE APPEARS IN A GRAY T-SHIRT WITH SHIN AND KAI KANJI DEPICTED IN BLACK ON THE BACK, TUCKED INTO DARK BLUE STONE-WASH JEANS, A BLUE WRISTBAND WITH 2 RED STRIPES ON THE LEFT WRIST, A BLACK WRISTBAND WIH 2 WHITE STRIPES ON THE RIGHT ONE AND LIGHT BROWN TIMBERLAND BOOTS. THE BELTS ARE IN THE SAME PLACES. HIS SUNGLASSES ARE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. HE IS SEEN DRINKING WATER. HE IS 18 YEARS OLD IN THIS SEQUENCE. IT IS THE 23RD OF MARCH.

-(BRAD): YEAH, ANOTHER BORING DAY.

THEN A GIRL ENTERS THE BAR. IT IS SOMEBODY FAMILIAR TO BRAD. THE OWNER LOCKS THE DOOR.

-(SEIICHI): IF IT AIN’T OUR MONEY MAKER. HOW MUCH DID YOU MAKE, HO?

-(TADA): LET’S HAVE FUN WITH HER FOR FREE. SHE’S HERE RARELY.

-(SEIICHI): HELL YEAH!

-(BRAD): IF I WERE YOU, I’D BE CAREFUL.

THEN THEY REMEMBER THAT BRAD IS HERE AND IS A WITNESS OF IT ALL.

-(TADA): HEY, YOU!

BRAD STANDS UP AND FACES HIM.

-(SEIICHI): WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, TALKING SHIT IN MY BAR?

-(TADA): WE CAN’T LET YOU GO LIKE THAT. IF YOU WANNA LIVE, YOU GOTTA PAY UP. 35000 YEN.

-(BRAD): THAT’S WHAT YOU DO, HUH? THE GIRL HAS THAT AMOUNT. TAKE FROM HER.

-(SEIICHI): HEY, FUCKFACE, I AIN’T KIDDING!

HE SPLASHES THE WATER AT ALL OF THE GUYS.

-(BRAD): MAYBE THIS WILL FRESHEN YOU UP.

HE APPROACHES THE DOOR. HE SEES IT LOCKED.

-(TADA): YOU’RE LUCKY, I DIDN’T JUMP YOU WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE.

-(SEIICHI): YOU’RE A WITNESS. WE CAN’T LET YOU GO. PAY UP.

-(BRAD): OR WHAT?