Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 23 - Substory 22: Rise and Grind
2A little café owner on Anaconda Boulevard is having trouble with two thugs and Ichiban will step in, leading to a fight against two level 13 Local Thugs, nothing too tough. After that, Mameoka will invite Ichiban to have a drink and share his story as a former comedian that started with an old partner named Sorata. But much like Ichiban, his career took a dive after he was slandered on Internet... And as our Hero leaves, he spots a man running off, suspicious...
Leave the area and return later and things will have taken a turn for the worse with a lot of journalists harassing poor Mameoka, the will disperse after Ichiban intervenes, and you'll have to follow Fumita who went to a slightly more dangerous area.
Once there, you'll have to face four level 19 enemies, Fumita can also poison you and should be your first priority. There are a few weapons you can use to help you.
After the fight, the man in sunglasses will lose them and the mask, revealing his identity as Mameoka's old partner, "Sorata", getting his name right increases Ichiban's Intellect.
A few more cutscenes play, concluding this substory and unlocking Mameoka as a Poundmate while also making Café Soramame a restaurant you can eat at.
Timestamps:
0:00 Visiting the Shrine and making my way to the substory.
4:15 The substory begins.
15:12 Tomizawa's Custom Drink
17:50 Back to the substory.
31:27 Fighting Fumita and his crew.