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The manga starts with Nangou, a gambler who has bet his life insurance in a mahjong match against the yakuza. He has been losing for a while, and is one 4th place away from losing the session (and his life)... until he reaches tenpai with a big hand. There's one problem - he would need to discard a dangerous tile. At just the right moment, Shigeru Akagi wanders in. Akagi does not know the rules of mahjong, but realizes Nangou is afraid, and states "you'll only survive if you die". Nangou, encouraged, discards the dangerous tile, wins the hand, and survives. Had he discarded the "safe" tile, he would have dealt into another player and lost everything. | The manga starts with Nangou, a gambler who has desperately bet his life insurance in a mahjong match against the yakuza. He has been losing for a while, and is one 4th place away from losing the session (and his life)... until he reaches tenpai with a big hand. There's one problem - he would need to discard a dangerous tile. At just the right moment, Shigeru Akagi wanders in. Akagi does not know the rules of mahjong, but realizes Nangou is afraid, and states "you'll only survive if you die". Nangou, encouraged, discards the dangerous tile, wins the hand, and survives. Had he discarded the "safe" tile, he would have dealt into another player and lost everything. | ||
Before the next hanchan, Nangou decides to let Akagi play for him, despite the latter not knowing how to play. Akagi accepts, on the condition that Nangou provide an alibi. It turns out that Akagi survived a game of "chicken" - where two cars were racing towards a cliff - and the police were after him. For a while, Akagi does not win any hand, but does not deal in either. | Before the next hanchan, Nangou decides to let Akagi play for him, despite the latter not knowing how to play. Akagi accepts, on the condition that Nangou provide an alibi. It turns out that Akagi survived a game of "chicken" - where two cars were racing towards a cliff - and the police were after him. For a while, Akagi does not win any hand, but does not deal in either. | ||
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Yagi demands that Akagi bet his fingers, because Akagi was not risking anything of his own, as an intimidation tactic. Akagi, not scared, responds with the same. Yagi was able to give Akagi some trouble, through sleight of hand techniques, but ultimately falls due to Akagi's trick of his own. | Yagi demands that Akagi bet his fingers, because Akagi was not risking anything of his own, as an intimidation tactic. Akagi, not scared, responds with the same. Yagi was able to give Akagi some trouble, through sleight of hand techniques, but ultimately falls due to Akagi's trick of his own. | ||
Akagi had | Akagi had cleared Nangou's debt, and asks to double the stakes. Nangou initially rejected it, but felt compelled to accept (Akagi saved him). Yagi was mentally defeated, but due to the yakuza's pride, also felt no choice but to accept. Akagi wins, and demands another double - until Yasuoka says otherwise. The detective mentions that, if the payment was too high, the yazuka would refuse to oblige to their debt. Yasuoka suggests to arrange another match, with the same organization, but with higher stakes and an overseer, at a later date. (Yasuoka, getting a cut of the next match's earnings, stops investigating the chicken game.) | ||
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The other purpose of the gun is to deal with Akagi's unfinished business. He pays a visit to the gang that played the game of chicken with him. The gang, enraged because the other player of the chicken was heavily injured, assaults Akagi. Akagi lets himself get injured to the point where he could "claim he acted in self defense", then reveals his gun and fires twice at one person's legs, then puts the gun to the member's head. Unlike Ichikawa, the gang member is unable to handle the pressure, and the others run away. Akagi mentions the "fake anger" and "fake fights" of the gang members - wanting to kill Akagi but unable to handle dying themselves - and wishes for more. | The other purpose of the gun is to deal with Akagi's unfinished business. He pays a visit to the gang that played the game of chicken with him. The gang, enraged because the other player of the chicken was heavily injured, assaults Akagi. Akagi lets himself get injured to the point where he could "claim he acted in self defense", then reveals his gun and fires twice at one person's legs, then puts the gun to the member's head. Unlike Ichikawa, the gang member is unable to handle the pressure, and the others run away. Akagi mentions the "fake anger" and "fake fights" of the gang members - wanting to kill Akagi but unable to handle dying themselves - and wishes for more. | ||
Due to his incursion, Akagi winds up late for the mahjong match. Nangou is forced to play in his stead. This match has special rules: the game does not end until either Akagi's party or Ichikawa run out of points. At the advice of Yasuoka, Nangou plays a simple, defensive mahjong: rely on tsumos with good-wait hands. Ichikawa is easily able to take advantage of this playstyle, using unpredictable waits. Nangou ends up with | Due to his incursion, Akagi winds up late for the mahjong match. Nangou is forced to play in his stead. This match has special rules: the game does not end until either Akagi's party or Ichikawa run out of points. At the advice of Yasuoka, Nangou plays a simple, defensive mahjong: rely on tsumos with good-wait hands. Ichikawa is easily able to take advantage of this playstyle, using unpredictable waits. Nangou ends up with 2000 points, and once again hits an impasse. He goes on the offensive, and is about to reach tenpai for a good hand - but needs to discard one of two dangerous honor tiles. At the right moment, Akagi arrives, and takes over. It turns out that Ichikawa was waiting on both honor tiles... but Akagi plays a trick: he actually discards the chun, but swaps the position of chun and the previously discarded West, announces that he had discarded the West. Ichikawa knows that this is impossible - 4 Wests had already been discarded - but is unable to prove anything, and lets it slide. Afterwards, Akagi gets a lucky sanbaiman, and then wins points from the other two players. | ||
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