A barely fifteen year old Ore (Saejima Taiga, as he reluctantly introduces himself as later) is following a man down an alley - and has been following him for a while. He looks like a friendly businessman and that makes him an easy mark, so as soon as they're alone Ore jumps him.
Except the man isn't a businessman and even though Ore is big for his age and just as strong, the man kicks his ass.
But instead of beating him worse or calling the cops, the man compliments Ore's strength and asks him why he jumped him. Frustrated, Ore breaks down and tells him: his sister Yasuko is really sick and he needs the money to pay for her treatments. When asked about his parents, Ore tells him that they're not around and that it's just the two of them.
Then the man makes an offer: work for him and he'll pay for Yasuko's treatments. When Ore calls bullshit, the man explains who he actually is: Hideki Sasai, patriarch of his own yakuza family. He repeats the offer and it's an honest one, not an ultimatum. Ore can take it or leave it.
It's not something he has to think about. He'll do anything for his sister.
Meeting Sasai
Except the man isn't a businessman and even though Ore is big for his age and just as strong, the man kicks his ass.
But instead of beating him worse or calling the cops, the man compliments Ore's strength and asks him why he jumped him. Frustrated, Ore breaks down and tells him: his sister Yasuko is really sick and he needs the money to pay for her treatments. When asked about his parents, Ore tells him that they're not around and that it's just the two of them.
Then the man makes an offer: work for him and he'll pay for Yasuko's treatments. When Ore calls bullshit, the man explains who he actually is: Hideki Sasai, patriarch of his own yakuza family. He repeats the offer and it's an honest one, not an ultimatum. Ore can take it or leave it.
It's not something he has to think about. He'll do anything for his sister.