Chapter 2: The Man of Men and the Dragon

At the Wi-Fi, both Lidia and Jimmy are amused over the surroundings and Daigo looks on. He still thinking about his missing sister and he has to rescue her from her captors and also noticed that Kazuma had already get through the place.

"Daigo, you look so sad?"

"I was just thinking about my little sister, that's all. The Fighting Force game was in this Wi-Fi." Daigo said to Lidia and sensing Kazuma's presence. "According to Mr. Kasuga, Mr. Kiryu had set out alone here in the Wi-Fi to rescue his beloved Sa-chan and I don't know who she is."

"Who is this Kiryu person you were talking about? I had no idea that you had friends with those Japanese mobsters." Jimmy said in a mock tone and Daigo raises his brow.

"You have no idea who Kazuma Kiryu is... He was from the Yakuza game, yes and he was the one handling his own family clan who were dismantling bigger yakuzas in different places in Japan or in other countries that involves them."

"Can you tell us, Daigo?" Lidia asked in her Polish language which Daigo tells him of how he had met Kazuma.

"It was on the Tappers bar... I took a drink of rootbeer after a long day of street fighting. Jin and Ryu are too busy being chosen by the players to fight off their respective opponents in their games. Suddenly, I've seen four people just passing by to see the bar and one of them looks older."

Flashback:

Daigo drinks the rootbeer to observe the four people and he noticed the slicked haired man in the gray suit are speaking to the other three to find some seats while Gojo was amused over the billiard hall.

"This black and gray haired guy must be a tough fighter. Could they be from the Tekken game?" Daigo mumbled as Venom from the Guilty Gear game showed up from behind.

"Apparently, big guy... they are not from Tekken."

"Huh!? Ohhh, it's you Venom..." Daigo said in a shock as Venom noticed the four of them are having a group chat.

"These people are from the Yakuza game. They were just like from both Tekken and the Virtua Fighter game within their realistic appearance. This guy in the gray suit was Kazuma Kiryu, he was the main character of this Yakuza game."

"He looks older than me..." Daigo said pointing out on Kazuma's black hair was graying and Venom laughs.

"Hahaha... you were right... Kazuma Kiryu and the other enemies from his game series are from late 30's and above and it's because his hair was completely graying his current age must have been in his 50's."

"Hmmm... half of my age. He must be at 51 years old then..." Daigo said and he easily confirmed Kazuma's real age and Venom explains to him about Kazuma.

"Kazuma Kiryu is known as the Dragon of Dojima due to his dragon tattoo on his back. He plays various jobs within his game and currently he now works as a bodyguard after faking his death towards his adopted kids in order for them to live in their normal lives. The Yakuza game is a mixture between an RPG and fighting game and usually he has a back up with his friends to fight stronger villains and defeating them by damaging them with one powerful attack, pulling off with their fists, or throwing objects on them. In fact, he was very respected by many and a good father to his adopted kids who were now grown adults and became a surrogate father to Daigo Dojima."

Daigo was surprised to see his main role and Venom tells him.

"As you know, people like Kazuma enjoys street fighting as a street brawler just like you, big guy."

Just as Daigo is about to compliment Venom's word, Kazuma finally speaking to him just in time.

"Hey, big guy... you were quite a good observer to see me with my friends."

"If you'll excuse me... It seems that Kazuma wants to speak with you."

As Venom leaves to check on the customers in the billiard hall, Daigo looked to see Kazuma who soon speaks to him.

"You must be Daigo Kazama, am I right? So it is true that you were the legendary gang leader who leads all of the gangs."

"Yes, I am... I never thought a guy like you would work in different jobs like jack of all trades." Daigo said confirming his role and Kazuma decided to test his strength.

"How about you and I we spar...? I heard that you can fight using street fighting."

With that Daigo accepted to spar with him as he narrates to both Lidia and Jimmy.

"I accepted his sparring match request. Instead of the Street fighter game, he and his friends had accompanied me through his game and it was like just in the Tekken game. We started our sparring match outside of the Morning Glory Orphanage where he was formerly worked as a manager to look after his adopted kids and we fight head on... and I've seen Kazuma had Hit Effects of his own not like how Jin and the others from the Tekken game had. We fight between punches and kicks but I don't use some of the moves involving projectiles but in the end the match ends with a draw after we landed our powerful headbutts with each other. Then afterwards, we had a water break and rest."

After the match, they both survived the fight which was ended in a draw and they have a water break and rest in which Haruka Sawamura had served them water while being assisted with her husband Yuta Asami who looks after with their son, Haruto.

"The strength of your punches had amused me. No wonder you were the leader of all the gangs."

"Currently, it was from my alma mater that I had graduated in Gedo High School. I continuing on working as the leader there and I tried to let my subordinates to take my lead but they angrily refused because they wanted some other gangs wanted to face me to get my leadership." Daigo said smiling which Kazuma was shocked to hear.

"Wow... it's like what I did on my youth."

"Uhm, Mr. Kiryu... your dragon tattoo looks a lot bigger than other yakuza people at my game. And has lots of colorful ink." Daigo said became curious of Kazuma's dragon tattoo on his back which he tells him.

"If you see a lot of us including mine, we have different tattoos on their backs or sometimes can reach through their shoulders similar to Samoan tattoos and always covered within my jacket and shirt. That dragon tattoo on my back was drawn and inked by Utabori."

"By the way... when I fought you, you had a lot of auras on you when you pull off your punches." Daigo said noticing of Kazuma's prowess as a street brawler and soon tells him.

"I was so surprised to see a lot of people from different fighting games wanted to face me in a real street fight that includes men from the Tekken game." Kazuma said became happy to think he will become a guest character outside of his game but became saddened to learn that he isn't. "But the developers and the creator behind my game, didn't wanted me to fight them knowingly that they don't want to see me beat women like the girls from different fighting games."

"Wow... they were pretty harsh." Daigo said as Kazuma stood up and seeing Daigo's towering height when he also stood up.

"As you know, Ichiban Kasuga can't even reach your current height because he was just 6'1". With your towering height, a powerful street fighter with a magnetic charisma, you were qualified at my own game as a powerful member of a clan or as a chairman of a powerful business company. But since you were the leader of all the gangs in your school from your game, you might even reach to the top as the very powerful leader of all the gangs throughout Japan. You were still young and you need to honed your street fighting skills and techniques and your combat capability as a street brawler. You will be just like mine who can knock them out with my own two fists."

"That was a great advice you gave me, Mr. Kiryu..." Daigo said nicely and Kazuma gave him his card.

"Take my card, Daigo. In case if you and your gang friends are in great danger, me and my friends are gonna help you in your troubles. If I'm absent, Ichiban and his group including my friends will take my lead."

Daigo continues to narrate about his meeting with Kazuma to both Lidia and Jimmy as well as the current status of his school in Gedo High while a background kindergarten broadway music was played.

"Kazuma and I became quick friends when I learned that the creators from his game didn't allow him to become a guest character in various fighting games because they don't like him to fight girls. By the time he and his friends visited in the Street Fighter game and most of them were a big fan of Ryu and Ken Masters. Kazuma allows his friends to show their tattoos on their backs so that the Gedo male students including my subordinates to become amazed of the tattoo drawings and designs, stating that these tattoo drawings are a piece of work of art."

"Oooh... look at the tattoo of this Hawaiian guy, it's a real dragon." Edge said excitedly as Gan happily corrects him.

"No no, Edge... that was a dragon fish."

"A dragon fish?" Edge said in confusion which Gan explains to him.

"It's a giant fish have lots of teeth and its body are that from an arowana."

"An arowana, really? And I'm half-Hawaiian and half-Japanese, thank you." Ichiban reacted while correcting them about himself and his tattoo which Gan makes a joke about his tattoo.

"Since you were a beast yakuza guy, I'd say that the body of your dragon fish tattoo whose scales are like a giant arapaima."

"Ohhh... I never heard about arapaimas. I like to see one of those the next time if Saeko and I had a date on a zoo." Ichiban said while making decisions to find a real arapaima."

Other Gedo students are seemingly to show the liking of Goro Majima's tattoos which consisting of red flowers and a large hannya mask on the center of his back as his tattoos are covering his biceps and upper chest.

"Well what do you know, Kiryu-san... Looks like these guys want my tattoos." Goro smiled happily until the director of the school was observing the activities and Daigo continues to narrate.

"Just because it was a show and tell for the male students to see the tattoos from Kazuma and his friends. In fact, it has school rules despite a lot of them became juvenile and delinquents. Students are not allowed to have tattoos like other public and private schools in real-life, leading most of them are making a massive protest. The baddest part is, my school is on a brink of bankruptcy. A number of male students enrolls at our school including its industrial area are declining continuously and now it was facing danger of becoming obsolete."

Flashback over:

Daigo remembers about his time in Gedo while he was leading all of the gangs in his school and Lidia understands his current situation.

"I guess you were so lucky to be graduated and you continuing on leading your friends from your school."

"Yeah until the school I was graduated on will be dissolved. I can't even think what business that I'm gonna make." Daigo said while lowering his head and Jimmy gives him an idea.

"My brother and I used to be martial artists and we decided to run a dojo business and it worked. We have a lot of students to learn martial arts and discipline. Maybe that idea will give you some thoughts of making a business."

"Hi... are you saying about business."

The trio sees Dominique Cross who smiles at them as Sion Barzahd was with her and Daigo was surprised to see them present as Sion greets him.

"Yo! Big Daigo! Long time no see!"

"Good to see you, Sion. How's the Fighting Force game?"

"It was a very nice game. But I sensed something horrible is going on. Is it because of Dauragon?" Sion said and sensing their mission.

They soon explained to Sion about their mission to rescue their friends from Dauragon and Sion decided to tell Volt, Kou and Hawk about it.

"This is just like what happened to Dominique... I'd better tell Volt, Kou and Hawk about this situation."

"No, Sion... there's no need to inform them. I've sensed that the Fighting Force game might be corrupted like before. And I'm thinking that he ventures to the Game World Station just to prove his worth as the strongest fighter." Daigo said confirming of Dauragon's actions. "But for now... we need to seek alliance aside from Lidia and Jimmy. And we need to find Mr. Kiryu... he also ventures here in the Wi-Fi alone."

"Kiryu, eh... I wanna meet this guy personally, Daigo. As a bouncer, I need to see a lot of different people like the customers in the bar we stayed."

"Sure you do... and I warned you, Mr. Kiryu is a grown man." Daigo said and Sion joins up with his group and faces Dominique.

"Dominique... please tell Volt and Kou that I have some errands to attend to."

"Sure..." Dominique smiled as she goes back to the Fighting Force game and Sion asks Daigo where to start in finding Kazuma.

"So where do we begin our search?"

"I think we should go to E-Bay to find him then in Buzzztube." Daigo answered and their search for Kazuma begins.

Meanwhile at the Fighting Force game, Dauragon had observed the people he had captured and they have under his surveillance. He noticed that Kaldea Orchid was long dead after the collision with the Galeos and the satellite and he remembers how he was revived by his own company after his lifeless body had drifted in space as he thought.

I'm glad that my own company had brought my life back and now I want to face worthy opponents.

Trivia:

*The billiard hall within the Rootbeer Tappers was changed since the film Wreck-It Ralph.

*Kazuma's fighting style is a blend between Yakuza 5 through Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Daigo mistook all of Kazuma's Hit Effects were from the Tekken games.

*The background kindergarten broadway music being played when Kazuma allows his friends to show their tattoos to the Gedo students is from the main song "I'm Madeline" from the 1989-1991 animated specials of Madeline.

*Sion Barzahd and Dominque Cross from the Bouncer made their appearance in this chapter.

*Sion's new main outfit is a combination between both his main and alternate outfit in the game as the color scheme of his jacket is based on Sora's main outfit in Kingdom Hearts III and he was no longer wearing a dog collar since he wore a silver dog tag necklace given to him by Dominique.