You enter Room 231

You enter the room to see that Honami is sitting at the side of the bed. An inch or so shorter than you, she has an oval shape and pointy chin, with fair skin and long hair reaching almost to her waist area. She is as slim as Sakura but not as... flat. The smile on her face cause you to be on your guard, as your danger sense goes into an overdrive. Honami pats the bed next to her. "Come. I've been waiting for you, hero."

"Oh, really?" you say as you sit next to her. "That's good. I'm worried that you're already asleep."

"Don't worry. I've prepared and drank some coffee."

"Yeah. Me too. It would suck if I suddenly fall asleep in the middle of it."

Honami giggled. "I know you wouldn't," she says as she licks her lips. "I'm sure you can stay up all night up until the morning."

You recall the gruesome training you went through to become a professional shinobi. "I'm sure I can stay up at least two days, no problem."

The woman in front of you widens her eyes in surprise. "Even I don't think I can last that long. Maybe three times...?" she says with uncertainty in her voice.

You feel a bit of dissonance in the conversation. Nevertheless, you shrug. "Well, it comes with the territory. You'll get used to it if you train."

"You can train for it?"

"Yeah, of course."

Honami becomes quiet as she considers your words. In the end, she says, "Very well. I guess I'm not as good as I thought, so you'll have to excuse me if I couldn't keep up."

You give her a thumbs up.

She takes a deep breath. "Okay, let's start."

"Do you know who are the most prominent crime leaders in Wave now?"

Honami stares at you. "This?"

"It is the most important thing."

"Business before pleasure. Right. As expected, you're a serious and diligent man, aren't you? Not that I dislike people like you. Very well..." She raises three fingers. "There's three of them, Mugen, Hwang and Govani. The rest are small fries or part of their respective groups."

"Please explain," you ask.

According to Honami, all three groups actually come in almost immediately after Gato's defeat. Each group masquerades as an export-import company, a financing company and a development company, respectively. While seemingly benign to the public, they engage in turf war as each one is trying to encroach on each other's business in the bid to increase influence.

"Wait a minute," you interrupt her, "Govani's company is involved in construction?"

"Not like Tazuna, if you're wondering. Tazuna's only taking building jobs while Govani focus on real estate, so the old man's safe. Besides, targeting Tazuna unnecessarily is no good, since he's affiliated with that 'man'"

"That man?"

Honami smiles. "Yes, 'that' man."

You decide to stow that little information away. "So, any neutral groups?"

"Neutral is not something I will describe anyone since everyone's looking out for him or herself. Including me. But if I'm to be objective, it will be Madam Nico of The White Lotus and Madam Jessica of The Moon Dove, which I'm affiliated with."

You take note of the two names, recalling them as the brothels that Yugao has mentioned. "You'll think you introduce me to any one of them?"

"I can, but I think you can just go and meet them. You're pretty convincing, you know."

"Okay, I'll do that,"

"So," Honami says as she traces a circle on your chest with her finger slowly, "are we done?"