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Bak Ae-Ri (person)

First leader of the Akumakai

Sori Okunugi (person)

Seventy-six-year-old head of the Hiragi Clan

Otsuka Hiro (person)

Umeji Tatsuya's old mob brother and mentor. His secret will change all of what Umeji knew about their time in the Yakuza.

Arata Kentaro (person)

Umeij's little brother in the mob

Umeji Tatsuya (person)

Former Yakuza (mobster). Tries to keep a low profile as he's starting over, but Nakamura Hisako has it out for him when his secret gets out.

Tattoos (ritual)

Often associated with gangsters, traditional style tattoos are hidden from public view to avoid stigma. Designs are highly personal.

Akumakai (organization)

Yokai yakuza below Kabukichou

Kobun (rank)

Oyabun (rank)

Hiragi Clan (organization)

Yakuza clan headquartered in the Tokyo area

Yakuza (organization)

The Japanese mob. Each syndicate is a family structure with a strong loyalty and conduct code.

Hiragi Clan Headquarters (landmark)

From the outside you'd think this was a normal buisness, until you know what the Hiragi Kaikan really was--a Yakuza clan headquarters.

Oyabun of the Akumakai (rank)

The self-proclaimed leader of the Akumakai

Initiation (prose)

How Tatsuya meets his Yakuza big brother. A glance into my main character's past.