Who's who: groups & characters in the story –
Group:
The Mercifuls- a powerful gang that deals internationally in drugs (crystal meth) and weapons. Currently the top gang in the New York City (NYC) area
Royal Roader: an automobile-themed casino. Also used to launder money (hide the origins of money gained illegally- in this case, cash gotten through drug deals). Owned by Ross Trautvein
Mass- a computer-savvy money laundering gang. All members but one were killed during a drug transaction between The Mercifuls and Ross Trautvein. The lone survivor and the one who killed his fellow gang members was Gren Heims, former foster-brother to Shingun Moon. The cash they were transporting went missing. Later, it was revealed that CIA operatives confiscated the money before police arrived on-scene
Lump Spark: an automotive service center. The CIA used the shop as bait to draw in the owner of Royal Roader. Jake Gillan helped Shin get his job there
CIA: Central Intelligence Agency- a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations [Wikipedia]
Translation of the above bullshit definition of the CIA: a spy agency that will do pretty much anything drastic if they feel something threatens the security of the US
NYPD: New York Police Department. A fine law enforcement institution with several corrupt members being paid-off by the Mercifuls, Ross Trautvein, AND the CIA. This is what happens when politicians cut budgets
Unnamed motorcycle gang: a rival gang that was attacked and had members killed by the Mercifuls. Led by man named Mateo
The Calvin Skylars: another rival gang. Not much info on them yet, but The Mercifuls are their enemy
Costco: fifth largest retailer in the world. A good place to buy personal hygiene products, slippers, and lubricant in bulk. Also known for giving out free samples, though Shin and Jake only got samples of each other
Characters:
Shingun "Shin" Moon- orphaned and brought up in the foster care system. His drug-addicted foster-parents scammed the system to get payments for fostering children, but neglected and abused the kids. Shin later turned an interest in cars into well-paying job, but his ex-boyfriend had him arrested and then black-balled from the automotive industry. This left him unable to get employment and led to him being back out on the streets, hustling for money. That is how he met Jake- he tried to hustle him
Jake "Jay" Giilan- a high level member of The Mercifuls, but he is also an undercover CIA agent working secretly to take down gangs and to root out corrupt government officials. He is known as a cold-blooded killer, but he only kills members of gangs as part of the CIA’s mission to eliminate them. Jake's assignment is to infiltrate and provoke gangs into taking each other out. Shin currently doesn't know that Jake is a spy
Benille- Mercifuls underboss, he also has a side fashion business and dresses flashy. He is higher level than Jake in the gang. Jake’s strategies that put The Mercifuls on top and his willingness to kill without hesitation is why he is trusted by Benille. Recently, Benille noticed Jake acting suspiciously out of character (appearing in a soiled shirt, being late when he is NEVER late, etc.) and gave him a not-so-subtle warning. He may not look like it, but Benille is extremely dangerous
Ross Trautvein- spoiled son of a wealthy politician and owner of Royal Roader. He is also a major drug dealer, with clients in high level positions- one of them being Senator Connor. He is also bribing government officials along with members of the NYPD to help cover up his illegal activities
Harry Wilde: front man for the Royal Roader. A pervert who has a thing for dark-haired men. Both Shin and Bukovitz shudder whenever Harry-- on second thought, let's just forget about Harry
Caesar- also a CIA agent, working undercover as a mechanic at Lump Spark. She reports on any activity involving Ross Trautvein. Jake is also using her to keep tabs on Shin, but her genuine concern over Shin's well-being bothers Jake, who feels she is getting a little too close to Shin
Izmel- a bearded man with a forehead scar, he's another CIA agent who is also working undercover as a member of The Mercifuls. He appears to have the position of being one of Benille’s bodyguards, so he is able to gather valuable information on the gang
Rolfe- CIA Director. She is Jake, Caesar, and Izmel’s boss
Gren Heims- Shin’s former foster-brother. As foster children, he and Shin were used as drug runners for small gangs (passing drugs and bringing back payment). Gren found gang life attractive and unlike Shin, he embraced it, becoming addicted to drugs. He’s flitted between gangs, most of them violent, and has done jail-time for blackmail and robbery. Like Jake, Gren is a cold-blooded killer. Unlike Jake, he kills to benefit himself. Gang-life environment and drug use has profoundly damaged Gren both mentally and physically
Liam- owner of Lump Spark. Loves money and free donuts. Has no clue the CIA is using his shop for their operations
Oren- Lump Spark mechanic. His physical appearance reminds Shin of Gren
Bukovitz- Lump Spark mechanic. Bearded, huge and intimidating, Shin thought he was a Merciful gang member at first. A gentle man who loves dogs and elephants
Hosung- one of Shin’s friends, he’s a butcher and resident of Chinatown in NYC. He’s also an informant for the NYPD and has a circle of hacker friends. Shin did something to save his life once, so feels he needs to pay Shin back a “long time”. He is currently helping Shin find out who and what Jake really is
Mateo- Leader of the unnamed motorcycle gang. His brother was killed in a past attack by The Mercifuls, but in some deal unbeknownst to The Mercifuls, Jake spared the life of his brother’s son, so Mateo owed a debt to Jake. Jake used the debt to have motorcycle gang arrange a drug transaction with Ross Trautvein, whose reputation as a dealer is now in shreds. Mateo’s gang intends to get their revenge on The Mercifuls, but they aren’t strong enough to pull it off alone. If they combine their forces with Ross Trautvein and another gang called the Calvin Skylars, they’ll have an even chance of winning. Jake is doing what he can to bring that gang war on
Senator Connor- faceless (so far) politician who has illegal dealings with Ross Trautvein and is now a new target for the CIA
Austin Mel- Shin's ex-boyfriend, who had Shin arrested for assault. Shin punched Austin for trying to force him into doing a sex act he didn't want to do. He's a backstory character and if he knows what's good for him, he'll stay that way
Hot Dog Man- always seen holding a hot dog in front of his open-wide mouth, but never seen actually eating it. Possibly searching for bigger hot dog
RE: Ch. 71, 3rd panel
Izmel: [staring wide-eyed] "WHOA! Where the hell'd you get a grenade launcher?"
Jake: [looks down at his pants and smirks] "I was born with it."
If you haven’t read this manga, you REALLY don’t want to read this spoiler. If you HAVE read volumes 1 through 3, then you might find this helpful since I’m reading in the comments that either some people are confused, or they’re mistaking the ending for something else. Just some people, not everyone. So, last chance for Undergrand Hotel virgins to back out. NOW.
Ok?
Sen and Swordfish cut a deal to cooperate with officials in an operation to bust the warden. However, the warden and his cronies were a part of a large crime syndicate so that put both Sen and Sword’s lives in grave danger. The only way to guarantee their survival was to make it look like they were killed, so they acted out that whole fight and killing scene, with undercover agents in place to ensure it looked real. Afterwards, Sen and Sword were put in the Witness Protection Program where they were moved to a remote place (looks like an island outside the US) and their identities were changed
1. Gren is manipulative- Yes, he is. He is because he can only see one path to survival, and it’s Shin. Whether we like it or not, it’s a self-preservation instinct kicking in.
2. Gren is Jake’s weakness- Actually, Shin is Jake’s weakness. Even Izmael commented on that. Gren is Shin’s weakness. Jake only protected Gren because of Shin. And Jake told Benille (Merciful underboss) that he let Gren go, so the Mercifuls already know. He told Benille that Gren might come in handy in the future.
3. Gren wants to join the Mercifuls- Holy shit. Didn’t see that one coming. Should’ve, but didn’t. Jake really is a master at chess!
4. About Gren being Shin’s weakness- Shin hit a point where he had to choose between Gren and Jake, and he chose Jake. Then it happened again, and again he chose Jake. But Gren is wearing him down: “The ones who really hurt us us were always people close to us.” Faced with the decision once more, will he continue to choose Jake?
Jiho: [Yes. Everything will be fine.]
David Attenborough Voice Over: “However, for Jiho, everything was NOT fine…”
Sogo is solidly straight. Hyodou-sempai was only used as as substitute and he knows it. Tamaki is like his little brother, so that's not going to happen either. Whatever happened to that detective guy from the beginning? He had potential. I would love watching Yamato fall in love. It's hard seeing him struggle with his feelings of self-worth
The sex scenes are amazing in this. but I need equal amounts of plot advancement, because that's also amazing. Look at all this going on:
1. Can't wait until Shin finds out that Jake's made him his "gangster wife". He's gonna be super pissed!
2. Jake is setting Ross up to take another hit to his dealer reputation, so he'll be back sooner rather than later.
3. Speaking of Ross- it seems he's caught some feels for Shin. Ugh. I think he might end up bringing his business back to Lump Spark because that's the only way he can get close to Shin at this point.
4. Shin has a lot on his plate. He feels responsible for Lump Spark's loss of clients, he's worried about Jake getting gunned down in the streets, and he knows Grens is so fucked up, he's unable take care of himself. Shin is really carrying a lot of baggage.
5. Jake knows Shin's going through it and is depressed. This is definitely affecting him too. It's looking like his highest priority right now is distracting Shin and trying to find ways to make things better for him. The only way to deal with both his relationship with Shin and his spy job is to combine the two. If the CIA Director finds out he's been doing this, she's not going to be happy about it.
6. Caesar is also worried about Shin and is sticking closer to him. Jealous Jake is not liking this.
7. Still waiting on Shin discovering Jake's true identity. How will he find out? Will Hosung's hackers finally break into the CIA server? Will Caesar get frustrated with Jake's stonewalling and tell Shin herself? Will Jake feel the need to tell him or will he fuck up and get caught, like he almost was when he was video-calling Caesar and making her show Shin to him? Will Shin discover or figure it out on his own? Or will the author pull some other crazy twist out of their hat?
8. Jake is pretty cocky in his confidence, but he's made A LOT of enemies. His luck isn't going to hold out forever, as Izmel pointed out to him.
9. Ross is suspicious of Jake. Benille is suspicious of Jake. Biker dude wants revenge on Jake. If Grens finds out about Jake's relationship with Shin, you know he's going to be jealous AND paranoid. Jake's plan is to get Ross and Benille thrown in jail and to kill the biker dude. Grens is a loose cannon, but it looks like Jake does have some use for him. We'll see how all those plans play out for him.
10. Most importantly, Shin is Jake's weakness. Somebody's bound to exploit that before this is all done.
Asami really went down the rabbit hole in this chapter, didn't he?
Yeah, yeah. I know where the door is.
Over there on my right, Mggo has a "people also like" list and #1 is Snakebite. Mggo thinks those who read Jinx are full-on masochists. Not the fun sex-kink kind, but the kind who enjoy getting their fingers slowly crushed in a car door. I don't have a good argument against their logic
This is a real H-doujin. I'm not kidding....
- Author: Gesomaru
- Genres: Adult / Mature
Gren is emotionally blackmailing Shin and it's definitely affecting Shin. For those seeing Gren as a helpless child by no fault of his own because of his shitty upbringing, and justifying him shooting Jake because Jake is known as a ruthless killer, let's pretend that Gren himself didn't just ruthlessly and with no remorse, kill off his own gang while they were lying helpless in the streets. The first thing he does when he meets Shin? Tries to recruit him into a gang. Now he wants to Shin to leave his dream job, run away with him and live on streets. Also, the reason he was in jail in the first place was for robbery and blackmail. Shin's good friend Hosung was doing a smart thing by warning Shin not to be fooled into thinking Gren was same little boy that he remembers from his past.
Gren's definitely a tragic figure, but he's clearly not even attempting to veer from his destructive path right now. Shin has to do what's best for himself, and that means staying clear of Gren. Sadly, you can't do anything for addicts. They have to do it for themselves or they won't succeed. It's not up to, nor is it on Shin, to pull Gren out of his own mess