Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 57 - Chapter 9 Beginning
1We're back to Hawaii with Ichiban's crew as they continue their search for Akane, deciding to go to her last known location, Night Square.
But the ride there won't be a smooth one, as not only are the Barracudas and Ganzhe out in full force, but even regular enemies have gotten a level bump!
Some paths are blocked so you can only follow a specific route to Night Square that will expose you to quite a few enemies, some aggro on you from very far away, and others are just mandatory fights. A good opportunity to gain some levels for this party! Don't forget you can grab Kiryu's party's gear for your own use here.
Once at Night Square, some more enemies, six level 29 grunts, not unlike what you've been facing on the way, but then a big hitter comes in, and the team decides to end it swiftly with the Ultimate Tag Team, a new move using everyone's Hype Meter to beat an enemy silly! This will dent the enemy a fair bit so you can finish him off more easily.
After that you'll investigate a bit and run into more of Bryce's men, but Yamai won't appreciate the intrusion on his turf and fight alongside us! You're up against seven level 30 enemies and the Yakuza will act as a Support, acting twice per turn and using his "non-serious" variants of Taste Steel, Keelhauler, and Feral Lunge. Once the seven enemies are down, another group of seven shows up, but Ichiban and Yamai will unleash the Two-Headed Snake combo, dealing 400 damage to three of the enemies.
After defeating this group, the battle ends, and Ichiban will attempt to "negotiate" with Yamai... leading into another fight against him!
The Yamai Patriarch is level 31 and accompanied by seven level 30 helpers.
The boss fights seriously from the start with his upgraded moveset, and his flaming crowbar means he deals Fire damage with a chance to burn.
A QTE will start at 50% HP and require some button mashing to get the upper hand on Yamai, who will then enter Heat Mode and start using Wrecking Wave, a three-hit ranged attack firing waves in front of him.
Once you win, Yamai will accept cooperating with the party and the tattoo artist lady will approach the party with a deal, info on Akane for $10,000. Thankfully I already have more than enough cash for it, and so we just need to meet up at the docks the next night.
But first, there is side content to be done...
Timestamps:
0:00 Chapter 9 opens.
6:39 Making our way to Night Square.
48:56 We reach Night Square.
01:00:33 Yamai comes out to defend his territory and fights alongside us!
01:13:00 Boss Fight: Yutaka Yamai 5
01:26:04 After securing Yamai's cooperation, the tattoo artist lady approaches us with a deal...