Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise Part 5, also called Chapter 26, is the twenty-seventh chapter of the Black Lagoon manga. It was originally released in August 2004.
Plot[]
Talking with Yukio at a café about his parents, Rock states that he quit his old job a year ago and also has not spoke to his parents in the same length of time. To Rock's surprise, Yukio tells him that she was once like him wherein she used to dislike her family but then after her father's passing, she appreciated her family's help toward her livelihood. Rock deems her words wise, to which Yukio remarks that her friends say that she sounds like an old woman, making Rock apologize if that is how his comment came off. Yukio smiles and assures him that she is joking, and Rock comments that he still feels differently since he cannot let go but will not do anything either. Placing down her drink, the schoolgirl asks Rock if he has heard Jean-Paul Sartre's quote about people being like dice insofar as they commit themselves to paths of their choosing.
Rock compliments her analysis as blunt when she hears her cellphone ringing, so she briefly excuses herself. As Yukio tells Ginji that she is all right and speaking with Rock from the other day, Rock overhears her mention Mr. Bando's name, shocking him. When Yukio tells Rock that she has to leave, Rock calmly asks her what her surname is, and she tells him that it is Washimine, recalling that her father gave her a feminine name to counter the Washimine surname's stern sound. Arriving home, Yukio puts away her belongings and hears Ginji and Bando discuss how the Kanto Peace Council will ostracize the Washimine Group if they learn about Bando hiring the Russians to intimidate the Kosa Council. Yukio enters the room to their surprise, and she politely asks them to let her in on what they were just speaking about.
At a restaurant, Boris informs Balalaika that the local Japanese police have placed guards outside Masami Kousa's home to prevent any attacks and the police also visited Washimine Group offices for questioning. As Rock and Revy eat and listen to them, Balalaika comments that their cover may be blown soon, wondering if they should deploy their main body on the Marya Zaleska. Boris asks if they need to speak with Laptev first, but Balalaika assures him that she has Slevinin's permission. Politely interrupting them, Rock asks Balalaika what would happen if the Washimine Group drops out of the deal. Not liking his nosiness, Balalaika tells him that it is not his concern, but Revy calmly defends his curiosity since they need to build trust with one another. Smoking her cigar, Balalaika answers that they will merely treat the Washimine Group as another target and their job would stay the same.
In the school library, Yukio and Maki are reading when two of their friends apologize since they have to leave early, and Yukio assures them that it is okay. Thinking about the previous night, Yukio remembers how Ginji and Bando discussed Yukio being the direct descendant who is able to become their group's leader. Although Ginji was hesitant about talking about it, Yukio said that it was her business as well because she is Ryūzō Washimine's daughter. The two men told her that after her father's death, the Kosa Council sneakily agreed to work on equal terms with the Washimine Group if the latter provided a direct descendant as successor, which could only be the teenager Yukio. To Yukio's surprise, Ginji informed her that the interpreter whom she met earlier was the Russians' interpreter. Back in the present, Maki talks about how her mother wants her to quit her job due to failing exams, and she tries to get Yukio's attention since she is lost in thought.
Yukio apologizes for accidentally not listening, and she hesitates to tell Maki about her own dilemma. Meanwhile, Bando prepares his scabbard and overcoat and heads out. Yoshida finds him, causing Bando to calmly tell him that he is just taking a walk. Worried, Yoshida asks his "aniki" (elder brother) if he saw the Russians, making Bando remark that it has been a long time since Yoshida called him "aniki." Yoshida pleads with Bando to let him come with, but the latter takes off his wristwatch and tosses it to Yoshida, telling him to get along with Ginji and serve him well. In tears, Yoshida calls for Bando to stop, but the latter only waves goodbye as he walks away.