Matcha-Wizard

"Shinjuku had nothing on me. Kabukicho - even less. If there were monsters roaming in the night, I hunted them. If Godzilla's footstep could level a city, mine could level a country."The Yakuza Tokyo-wide is trying to clean up the red-light districts and change the connotation of Yakuza from unnecessary evil to peacekeeping managers. At least, some of them want it that way. Owning most of the businesses that provide illicit services, the Oda-kai syndicate is trying to take back Kabukicho in Shinjuku and eliminate shady behaviour in the industry on their territory. One of the hostess club chains, Club Diamond, is refusing to give up independent ownership to the Yakuza, causing Oda-kai members to continue using old methods of persuasion; violence, threats, and raids, tainting their reputation even further.Kazuhide 'The Phoenix' Obata is a member of the Oda-kai. The second in command. Yakuza life is all he knows, as he is a third generation member of the Oda-kai following his father and grandfather who are both deceased. His family and the Oda family have been intertwined since the formation of the clan by deep trust and friendship through the generations. But intertwined family isn't even the half of it.Club Diamond, a Hostess bar chain, holds the key to change. And holds onto it very tightly.Rated Mature for descriptions of violence and brief sexual(ly poetic) scenarios.…

Matcha-Wizard

"He threw his arms in the air as the crowd received him with a roar of shouts, and the smile on his face was brilliant. He took his place at the microphone stand, and took a breath into it before he shouted, "Hello Kamakura!" He waved upward to the crowd at first with just his hands as they called for him, and gradually made the gesture larger and larger, waving with both arms and leaning into it with his whole body. He let the noise die from the audience, and gazed outward into the arena. I wasn't sure if the lights on him were catching the gloss in his eyes, or if he was trying to hold back tears. His smile never faded. On stage, in front of a microphone, a fully packed audience, and his band behind him, Aki was where he felt like he most belonged. He spoke into the silence of the crowd."We're home."------------Natsuko Sugimori is in her final year of high school and is studying to prepare for college entry exams. Top of her class, pretty but not too pretty, with a few good friends, she is a well rounded and even typical high school girl. But, she longs for companionship that goes deeper than just friendship. She is constantly sneaking looks in magazines promoting Host Clubs and fantasizing about having a 'bad boy' for a boyfriend, but she is too afraid to take time away from studies to act.Aki, on the other hand, is a high school drop out typical bad boy. At age 25, he is front man and vocalist of a successful visual style metal band, a heartthrob, has a few tattoos, and drives a sports car. He enjoys the attention given to him by the band's lady fans, but he puts up a front. Really, he wants nothing more than to share a life with one devoted girl.Natsuko and Aki meet accidentally, and both their worlds are turned upside down as they learn to let each other in living vastly different lives.#wattys2025Shortlisted in Wattys 2024Featured on @BlueBirdAwards Winter 2024Publishing contract offers from: AOS, Atmosphere Press…

Matcha-Wizard

1600s Japan - Seishin is earning his way as a male geisha taunted by a mischievous temple spirit. A high contrast love and fantasy story with rich history.Updates Weekly on TuesdaysSupport if you like my work and want to see more:paypal.me/matchawizard…