Today was eventful in New Tokyo. The dockside banks are still malfunctioning and many merchants were stranded planet side or unable to offload cargo.
In the confusion, an Outcasts battle group has raided New Tokyo and pirated traffic several times. Two "Hessian Pirate Cruisers", a "Falcatta" bomber and a "Sabre" heavy fighter.
In the first engagement, I joined the end of a battle against the full force with KNF and AFA forces already engaged. Regrettably, they were downed and i was left alone against the entire force.
The AFA fought well, destroying a Junker who seemed to be the ringleader of these Outcasts. I was forced to flee after taking combined fore from their group. I had fallen back to New Tokyo hoping for assitance from one of our battle groups, but none came.
Later in the day, the fighter and bomber returned to pirate. I engaged them and they cleverly circled to gain position behind me. I could not outmaneuver them but my cruise disruptor and aft missile mount were able to score repeated hits. I slowly led them back to New Tokyo and this time a battle group arrived. The fighter took heavy damage and tried to take the gate lane towards Kyushu, but I disabled it and immediately after hit him with my forward gun, two missiles, a cruise disruptor and three defense guns. He exploded almost instantly.
His partner, the bomber--with a pilot named "John Savage", withdrew towards Yokohama Shipyard hurling taunts and insults. But he did not return.
A KNF patrol vessel had passed me in my battle but he did not have permission to engage at that time. Later he returned and apologized.
No harm--but that one enemy evaded.
Still no positive result to our bounty. Benjo Dokosai has evaded four bounty hunters to date and has been seen in Honshu and New Berlin. No other word is available.
Shigeo Kitamura
Guardian Black Hole Sun Conglomerate
For the Shogun!
<span style="font-family:System">Hogosha Exile</span> The Journal of Benjo Dokosai
There has been no news of Benjo Dokosai for at least two days now. While the bounty still stands, I lose hope he will be seen again.
In the meanwhile, I have continued my own searches as well as facing enemies of the Shogunate. I am in hospital as I record this having been injured in an unsupported fight against the Dragon terrorists "NovaPG" and their allies the "HG".
They were all wise enough to stay on the tail of my gunboat and my engine kill switch was malfunctioning. I was unable to turn about to strike them. As there were five of them and I was unsupported my craft was disabled. I managed to cripple and nearly destroy their "Virage" fighter and heavily damaged a "Red Catamaran" bomber. While my stern is weakly armed, it still has some effective weapons.
Next time lizard-spawn. A blood debt to be repaid!
Shigeo Kitamura
Guardian Black Hole Sun Conglomerate
<span style="font-family:System">Hogosha Exile</span> The Journal of Benjo Dokosai
Much has transpired during awhile of only small communications...
My vessel was heavily damaged and will be out of action for a day or so due to a battle against five Chrysanthemums and a Dragon. It was a heated battle and I believe a single Hogosha was the "last man standing". Ai Keiko fought exceptionally well flying a gunboat armed mainly with transport turrets (Haha--I remember those days) and was able to single-handedly destroy a fighter that jousted head-on with him.
Benjo Dokosai was seen publicly at Manhattan flying as a mercenary and still claiming to be dedicated to the Hogosha.
A contact there informed us he claims to have a blood vendetta against the Junkers--specifically those from the Puerto Rico system. I cannot imagine what his reasoning or experience is with them but he is zealous to persecute Junker criminals though he seems to be abiding by Liberty law and custom out of respect there.
His bounty still stands but perhaps there is hope he may be redeemed.
There is always hope for the Kusari and its Hogosha.
Shigeo Kitamura
<span style="font-family:System">Hogosha Exile</span> The Journal of Benjo Dokosai
I offer the humblest apologies for my absence and leaving you alone so long. I feel negligent as your oyabun but the Kyushu daiymo required my lengthy presence.
The Guardian Black Hold Sun Conglomerate will no longer be recognized as a formal Hogosha company and I urge you to seek employment with other honorable Hogosha firms who continue to uphold our traditions.
I will go into retirement on Kyushu and will only be involved as a Hogosha in the search for Benjo Dokosai and the Unbreakable Mercenary. With his death, the daiymo promises to restore our place but I most likely will not join it then.
I have--with all respect--disagreed with the daiymo as I believe Benjo may be innocent in the actions we have attributed to him. In fact, I personally believe the actions we believe came from him may actually have come from foreign enemies. The daiymo does not share this view and wants Benjo to pay for these crimes--so I must oblige him.
I have sent to Benjo the bounty I offered with these final instructions as his oyabun, "Show your honor by carrying this price--the one required of you. So long as you hold it, you will be hunted but you will retain your honor as a Hogosha." In return for my place as oyabun and the dissolution of our keiretsu and all its holdings--the daiymo has agreed that if Benjo can prove his innocence he may return to Kusari as a Hogosha. Yet he will be hunted until such time as he can prove his innocence or pay with his life. So long as he shows his acceptance of this judgment and does not flee with the money or tr to return to his Hogosha home, he will be known to be honorable and no Hogosha will hunt him. He will not be allowed on Hogosha bases unless he is proved blameless and will be hunted by mercenaries and bounty hunters so long as he is away.
His bounty will be carried on his own person as proof of his honor--this much I have saved for him with my actions.
That is all. Long live the Emporer and his Shogun and Daiymos and the Kusari People and their Hogosha!
Shigeo Kitamura
<span style="font-family:System">Hogosha Exile</span> The Journal of Benjo Dokosai
So through my actions, I have disgraced my family and father and have offended my daiymo.
I am the last of the "Guardian Black Hole Sun Conglomerate". It dies unredeemed with me in shame or it returns to its honor and lives through my future actions.
I am torn in two but I am driven. There is a terrible secret that others must see. Were I to tell them, they would laugh. Seeing is believing...that is what they must do and it is I alone that can bring them to the place where they can see with eyes wide open. Then and only then wil ny story be believed. Then all may be regained.
I face daily attacks by bounty hunters and opportunists who seek the 100 million credit bounty on me. They are becoming progressively more organized and there is ever more risk. Yet this is the only way.
Until then, I face a mercenary exile in Liberty. Yet I remain Hogosha and my father's company survives with me.
The Junkers will pay.
<span style="font-family:System">Hogosha Exile</span> The Journal of Benjo Dokosai