After the big war ended—
Rumors started to leak out that the Scarlet Fang is still alive!
BLOODVEIL HARBOR
"WHAT!? Scarlet Fang is alive!?"
"HE IS ALIVE!!!!!"
ASHFANG ALLEY
"The legend—Scarlet Fang—is alive!?"
"No way!!"
(The whole world celebrates that Scarlet Fang is alive.)
Old Gramp's Home
"Hey, old gramp… what's with this fuss about the Scarlet Fang? I don't understand it."
Old Gramp says, "You should not understand it. It's not for you to understand."
Ikiro says, "The Black Meeting is indeed a big event, as I know from old records."
Junyu asks, "What should I do now? Go investigate more or… I don't know."
Ikiro replies, "Junyu, now we split into groups."
"What do you mean?"
"Four people from our group will join the other crews."
"How?"
"Easy. Listen, Junyu—your crewmates are still recovering. So maybe me, you, and my two crewmates will join one crew each."
Junyu says, "I understand… to spy on them from the inside."
"Bingo!"
The Plan
Me (Ikiro) – Obsidian Crown
Junyu – Skyveil Order
Katsa – Verdant Pact
Michael – Crimson Oath
Junyu says, "Great plan."
Katsa replies, "Won't they notice they're getting four new members in each crew?"
"You're correct, Katsa!" — Michael.
Ikiro says, "Hmm… very interesting, but you're both wrong."
Junyu says, "How?"
Ikiro says, "In the Black Meeting, the other crews need more people. That's why they're gonna take anyone who joins them."
Junyu says, "Ohh… that does make sense."
"So now, it's time to join them. Each person goes to the other—"
"Waittt…"
Old Gramp's Test
"Old gramp, what happened?"
"I have to test you all first. I don't want the same situation that happened with Junyu and his crew."
Junyu says, "Okay."
(Everyone goes to old gramp except Ikiro.)
Junyu says, "Old gramp, why isn't Ikiro coming? Hey, come here!"
Old gramp says, "I need to test the people who need to be tested."
"Now shall we begin?"
In a split second, Katsa punches old gramp and Michael sweeps his legs—
But old gramp jumps up and takes the punch on his chest (that's what everyone thought), but he uses Aikido, a martial art that uses the opponent's force against them, and throws Katsa away!
Not even a second later, Katsa stands back up and starts fighting again.
Junyu is shocked—he doesn't understand how they're fighting so fast and not getting hurt.
Old gramp uses his NIT to pull Junyu toward him—
Junyu is getting pulled in, but then he jumps on the wall for a kick!
Old gramp, while holding Katsa and Michael with his hands, blocks the attack by throwing both of them at Junyu.
Ikiro says, "You're actually strong, old man. Now let's see how you fight me."
Both Ikiro and the old man get serious and charge at each other.
Ikiro punches the old man—
Old man catches his forearm and uses Aikido to throw him.
Ikiro lands on his feet, then uses his Blue Emperor (BLE) power to gain immense speed and punch old man.
Old man is shocked, but he charges his fist for a counterattack.
Ikiro throws a pot at him—it blocks his vision and lets Ikiro escape.
Ikiro appears behind old man and kicks his back.
Old man laughs, "You're still inexperienced!"
He uses a trick move—trapping Ikiro with tape to strangle him.
Old man raises his fist for a powerful strike—but he couldn't.
Because Ikiro uses all his BLE power as a blast and escapes!
Ikiro jumps on old gramp and punches him—
Old gramp retaliates.
They go into hand-to-hand combat.
But Ikiro knows that in close combat, he can never win.
With each punch, both Ikiro and old man lose energy—they're getting tired.
Ikiro punches the ground, making tiles fly up—he uses that moment to win.
He unleashes his signature attack:
BLUE DUST!!!!!!!!!!
The attack destroys the entire house—old gramp struggles to stand up.
Ikiro says, "I'm gonna be the strongest. You were not strong enough."
Junyu is impressed by this—it gives him another reason to push past his limits.
Ikiro says, "Now it's time to go and join the other crews."
As expected, they joined the crews without trouble—it was straightforward.
WITH THIS, MISSION: DESTROY AFFILIATION BEGINS.