Chapter 9: A House of Cards

Walkthrough

The area in the order you play it. Tick things off as you go: they tick off in the checklists below too.

1. 1

   1. Regroup at Survive Bar

   You begin right after Chapter 8 inside the Survive Bar in the Bar District, where the party reviews background records on Governor Ryo Aoki. After the briefing, you permanently unlock access to the second-floor Recovery Point and Item Box for quick healing and storage. Once you are prepared, step outside to answer a call from brothel owner Hamako.

   Tip: Rest at the newly unlocked upstairs Recovery Point to restore all party HP and MP before heading out into the city.

2. 2

   2. Defend Hamako's Brothel

   Head to the Commercial District to reach Hamako’s brothel, where Yamato Totsuka and four rogue Seiryu Clan members are waiting outside. Wipe out the four Level 24 grunts with wide-area slashing or physical moves before using electric skills and Kasuga's blunt bat attacks to finish off Totsuka. Your victory against the disgraced officer clears the area and earns you the Fortune Dice.

   Key fight: Yamato Totsuka & Seiryu Clan Grunts
   Fortune Dice: Hamako’s shopHow: Defeating Yamato Totsuka

   Tip: Totsuka is weak to Blunt, Electric, and Fire, while his grunts are weak to physical blade attacks.

3. 3

   3. Search Koreatown and Visit the Shady Merchant

   Make your way through the Koreatown outskirts, where an Omi-backed Bleach Japan demonstration lines the streets. While exploring the neighborhood, track down the shady merchant who sells Gold Keys so you can unlock gold safes hidden throughout Yokohama. Take care of any pending city errands or personality choices now before pushing deeper into the unrest.

   During the chapter's mid-point sequence around Koreatown/Ijincho, Kasuga can encounter a shady merchant selling Gold Keys to unlock gold safes throughout Yokohama.

   Tip: Purchase Gold Keys from the merchant immediately so you can pop open any gold safes you come across across the district.

4. 4

   4. Clash at the Geomijul Perimeter

   Proceed to the front gates of the Geomijul, where Bleach Japan chapter lead Sota Kume confronts you backed by an angry mob of five disguised Omi operatives. Quickly clear the clustered mob with broad strikes like Eri's Thumbtack Scatter or Kasuga's Mega Swing, then pummel Kume with blunt combos. Taking down Kume scatters the demonstrators and yields the Fluorite Bracelet.

   Key fight: Sota Kume & Disguised Bleach Japan (Omi Goons)
   Fluorite Bracelet: Outside the Geomijul perimeterHow: Defeating Sota Kume

   Tip: Focus purely on blunt and fist/bat combos against Kume once his surrounding reinforcements fall.

5. 5

   5. Destroy the Demolition Crane

   Continue to the construction site and street outside the stronghold, where Omi Alliance Lieutenant Reiji Ishioda commandeers a Wrecking Ball Crane to smash through the Geomijul gates. Batter the machinery with electric skills until its health drops by about a third, which throws Ishioda out of the cab and stuns him for easy burst damage. As soon as the crane lifts the wrecking ball high overhead, command everyone to Guard to absorb the incoming crushing strike.

   Key fight: Heavy Demolition Machinery: Wrecking Ball Crane

   Tip: Target the crane with heavy electric attacks to quickly deplete its health and force Ishioda into the open.

   Watch out: Failing to Guard when the wrecking ball raises overhead can cause massive party-wide crushing damage.

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   6. Infiltrate Eomeoni's Vow

   Head into the Korean restaurant Eomeoni's Vow to reach the back door entrance into the burning Geomijul compound. Use the item box and prep spot inside the restaurant to finalize your party lineup, gear, and job assignments. Step through the doors once you are fully ready to pursue the invaders into the facility.

   Party switching and job change options are locked out once inside the inner Geomijul facility before the final confrontation.

   Tip: Set up your jobs and item loadouts now, ensuring you have reliable ice skills and high-impact Poundmates ready.

   Watch out: Entering the inner Geomijul facility permanently locks out job changes and party member switching for the final battle.

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   7. Confront Ishioda and Nanba

   Push into the counterfeiting facility inside the Geomijul interior, where Seong-hui and her operatives burn printing equipment while Ishioda, Nanba, and Bleach Japan breach the room. Eliminate the two summoning Bleach Japan extras immediately, then use ice attacks like Hostess skills to knock out Nanba and shut down his Pyro Breath and Rancid Breath. Keep Kasuga's health fully topped off, rely on ranged skills, and avoid standard melee hits to bypass Ishioda's counter stance and lethal Gunshot bursts to win the battle and claim the Passion Bandana.

   Key fight: Boss: Reiji Ishioda & Yu Nanba
   Passion Bandana: Geomijul Interior (Counterfeiting Facility)How: Defeating Ishioda and Nanba

   Tip: Nanba is weak to Ice, while Ishioda takes increased damage from Fire, Ice, and Electric.

   Watch out: Attacking Ishioda with basic melee strikes triggers a counter stance, and leaving Kasuga low on health risks an instant knockout from Ishioda's Gunshot.

What you decide here and what it leads to.