After saving Akagi from a meaningless death, Yasuoka and Ohgi want to put him up against monster whose been causing the recent string of mysterious deaths, in a high stakes game. The monster that he will go up against is Iwao Washizu and his background is revealed. After spending two weeks with the Inaba group Akagi finally receives the call for the match worth 20 million but there seems to be some frightening house rules put in place.
Akagi accepte de suivre Yasuoka et Ougi pour traquer le meurtrier pour jouer avec mahjong avec lui. Le meurtrier est révélé être Iwao Washizu, un officier de police décoré qui a accumulé des richesses par le biais de conseils et de chantage qui a commencé à tuer des personnes dans les jeux de mahjong...
怪物狩り。安岡たちの申し出をアカギは了承する。その怪物に自分と同じ匂いを嗅ぎ取ったのだ。その怪物の名前は鷲巣巌。卓越した頭脳と野心で莫大な資産を築き上げ、政財界を支配する日本の闇の帝王だ。鷲巣は賭けの対価としてアカギに血液を要求する。
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냄새를 느낀 그는, 무엇이 그의 진정한 정체인지 고심하기 시작한다.
