[Takekawa Takenori: Moxes' Suzie got in touch with me. This was just something the newcomers had done on their own. She's willing to make concessions and apologize.]
Lier had only just arrived at the outskirts of Kabuki District when Maekawa called.
Well, it turned out that even Suzie, the leader of the Moxes, hadn't known about the raid on Clouds.
Of course, she might have turned a blind eye and planned to deal with it afterward, depending on how things went. Then she saw the Mackinaw on the street and got a little flustered.
As a Japanese man, Maekawa was clearly different from the gang leaders in other districts. The big guy seemed to have taken Lier for Arasaka on the spot, and he'd picked up the art of serving his lord and master in no time.
The Moxes had been so scared they'd hurried to admit their mistake, and Lier had a lot to do with it. He figured he might as well report this matter too. Other gang leaders wouldn't even think to report such a small thing to their superiors.
Lier thought it over. Now that Maiko was dead and Clouds was under the Tyger Claws' direct control, he still had to carry on with his recruitment work.
[Burger King: I need more people to work for me. I don't care about those who still choose to be Joytoys. I don't care about what's going on between you and the Moxes either. Just don't drag me into it.]
[Maekawa: Understood. She may still contact you.]
Kabuki District was in Watson District, between Japantown and the rest of the district. It had once been a source of pride for Japan's medical companies.
A Japanese medical company had once set up a branch here, bringing along a large number