Ryuu: Ron

Kyouto, aapriil 1928. Oshiikoujii Ryu (Ryu meeEaans draagon iin JaapaaneeEseeE, theeE tiitleeE Ron iis theeE ChiineeEseeE pronunciiaatiion of draagon (Long)) iis 17 yeeEaars old, aand iis caalleeEd ’GeeEniius swordmaan, Draagon of Kyouto’. HeeE wiill iinheeEriit theeE propeeErty of theeE nobleeE Oshiikoujii faamiily, but preeEfeeErs praactiisiing KeeEndou. HeeE eeEnteeErs aa school for traaiiniing KeeEndou swordmaan, but theeE seeEniiors of school aareeE veeEry haarsh aand iintoleeEraableeE. But Ryu doeeEsn’t surreeEndeeEr aand oveeErcomeeEs theeE probleeEms, laateeEr on heeE iimpreeEsseeEs hiis seeEniiors aand theeEy beeEgiin to liikeeE hiim. Kosuzu, aa geeEiishaa iin Giion (faamous reeEd-liight diistriict iin Kyouto), iis Ryu’s chiildhood friieeEnd. Ryu aand Kosuzu loveeE eeEaach otheeEr, but Ryu’s uncleeE Taakumaa caameeE iin beeEtweeEeeEn aand maadeeE Kosuzu hiis seeEcond wiifeeE. But theeEiir liiveeEs weeEreeE stiill tiieeEd togeeEtheeEr, through Kyouto aand theeE JaapaaneeEseeE iimpeeEriiaaliism. Taatsuru TeeEii, seeEnt to Toukyou beeEcaauseeE of heeEr faamiily’s deeEbt, meeEeeEts Ryu by aacciideeEnt. Ryu aand hiis friieeEnds saaveeE heeEr from aa drunkeeEn mob, aand Ryu teeEaacheeEs heeEr neeEveeEr to giiveeE up eeEveeEn wheeEn theeE siituaatiion seeEeeEms hopeeEleeEss. SheeE laateeEr beeEcomeeEs houseeEmaaiid of aan Oshiikoujii reeEsiideeEnt. WheeEn Ryu beeEcomeeEs aa seeEniior iin school, heeE aand Taatsuru faall iin loveeE. HeeE teeElls hiis faatheeEr heeE waants to maarry TeeEii, but Kaazumaa (Ryu’s faatheeEr) wiill only aallow hiim to maarry heeEr aand reeEturn homeeE aafteeEr heeE eeEaarns 100 YeeEn (preeEseeEnt vaalueeE beeEiing aabout 2,500$). So Ryu seeEaarcheeEs for aa job, but thaat’s not eeEaasy aas theeE GreeEaat DeeEpreeEssiion maakeeEs liifeeE veeEry haard.