Akira getting introduced to the company car! And by car, I mean a bike they call porche! But that's just what it means doing a regular job as a pro
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Ebihara and Kojima, Yakuza brothers, finally reunited after Kojima's spent 15 years in the joint. He is a serious old school Yakuza that doesn't really fit into how the organization has changed in all this time, but Ebihara still feels loyal to him. Though of course he and Akira pass by each other and get a good look at one another. That's a fight waiting to happen
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Cooking with Ebihara! It's kind of cute how he and his bro are now living together, though they probably should not give Kojima a gun
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Akira is way too good for this job, his skills being what they are. Though he's still going to get a welcome party all the same
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Misaki really is a sweetheart. And looks amazing with her hair down! Or in any hairstyle
!
Though while the welcome party is fun for how quirky and weird Akira is, especially in his eating habits, there's a sour taste in it when we find out Kainuma is taking footage of Misaki under her skirt. What a creep
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Akira was literally left in a mountain to survive with little more than a knife when he was a kid? I mean, that honestly tracks with what we've heard of the organization, but still. Though Misaki is so moved in empathy that she cries over something he's never seen as such a big deal, and the least he can do when she lets loose the waterworks over him is point the camera away from her
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It's nice to see Akira and the boss getting along so well, but I could tell immediately Kainuma was going to get even more creepy with Misaki...starting with stealing her keys
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Mama seems like she's been around the block and has a good read on people, though it's also probably from serving Yakuza as often as she does. And who should walk into the bar but none other than Kuro, who now seeks to become Akira's disciple and will repeat all his good points within earshot just to make Sato-sensei notice him
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I felt kind of bad for Kuro's subordinate when he had to keep dealing with his mood swings and nonsense...at least up until he got uppity with Akira's boss. But for once Kuro actually does something useful by scolding him
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Kainuma you sick perv! Breaking into Misaki's apartment and sniffing/wearing her underwear! He makes Takahashi look like a Saint by comparison. And then he finds out Misaki used to be a gravure idol and gets even worse
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Dude even locked her apartment from the outside so she couldn't get back in, after stealing her keys. But it was nice to see Misaki turn to Akira for help even though she doesn't know him well yet. And Akira could very easily get her into her apartment...if he was willing to expose himself, which he's not. But he CAN put her up at his place, and it's totally okay since his sister is there! And Yoko is going to LOVE meeting Misaki
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Meanwhile Kainuma keeps upping his creepy perverseness by googling porn of Misaki
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