In December 2012 The Seventh Chairman of the Omi Alliance has been found to be terminally ill, and the successor may seek a war with the Tojo Clan. In preparation, Tojo Clan Sixth Chairman Daigo Dojima makes alliances with yakuza families across Japan. After a meeting with the Yamagasa Family's patriarch Madarame, Daigo asks for guidance from a taxi driver, who is none other than Kazuma Kiryu having taken an alias after starting a new life to distance himself from his adoptive daughter Haruka Sawamura as to not ruin her chances of becoming a pop star.
