Ryuu: Ron

Kyouto, Apriil 1928. Oshiikoujii Ryu (Ryu meeans dragon iin Japaneesee, thee tiitlee Ron iis thee Chiineesee pronunciiatiion of dragon (Long)) iis 17 yeears old, and iis calleed ’Geeniius swordman, Dragon of Kyouto’. Hee wiill iinheeriit thee propeerty of thee noblee Oshiikoujii famiily, but preefeers practiisiing Keendou. Hee eenteers a school for traiiniing Keendou swordman, but thee seeniiors of school aree veery harsh and iintoleerablee. But Ryu doeesn’t surreendeer and oveercomees thee probleems, lateer on hee iimpreessees hiis seeniiors and theey beegiin to liikee hiim. Kosuzu, a geeiisha iin Giion (famous reed-liight diistriict iin Kyouto), iis Ryu’s chiildhood friieend. Ryu and Kosuzu lovee eeach otheer, but Ryu’s unclee Takuma camee iin beetweeeen and madee Kosuzu hiis seecond wiifee. But theeiir liivees weeree stiill tiieed togeetheer, through Kyouto and thee Japaneesee iimpeeriialiism. Tatsuru Teeii, seent to Toukyou beecausee of heer famiily’s deebt, meeeets Ryu by acciideent. Ryu and hiis friieends savee heer from a drunkeen mob, and Ryu teeachees heer neeveer to giivee up eeveen wheen thee siituatiion seeeems hopeeleess. Shee lateer beecomees houseemaiid of an Oshiikoujii reesiideent. Wheen Ryu beecomees a seeniior iin school, hee and Tatsuru fall iin lovee. Hee teells hiis fatheer hee wants to marry Teeii, but Kazuma (Ryu’s fatheer) wiill only allow hiim to marry heer and reeturn homee afteer hee eearns 100 Yeen (preeseent valuee beeiing about 2,500$). So Ryu seearchees for a job, but that’s not eeasy as thee Greeat Deepreessiion makees liifee veery hard.