It does seem cultural here, doesn't it? They certainly seem to wear it as a badge of pride. And honour, too, especially those from the Shuten clan. [ The way their superior had spoken alerted Kim of that much. His insistence on his men entering the sumo ring and winning speaks to a larger workplace culture that Kim doesn't care for. Especially when that workplace culture trickles down to the very streets themselves. It seems nearly impossible to police as well; he hasn't gotten a good handle on the law here, but it seems that even to the police, fighting is acceptable, even actively condoned.

Kim has largely managed to stay out of it, though his tendency to do so has earned him many a scoff and condescending glare. It's not that he can't fight, he thinks, though he wouldn't call himself a hand-to-hand specialist. It's that he prefers not to without a good reason, and he doesn't feel he has a good reason when not currently employed as an officer of the law. Maybe Kamui has a point; he should really brush up on his skills so he's prepared for when it's necessary. ]

It's just fighting for the sake of fighting. [ What a pain in the ass. ] I did hear from a mutual acquaintance that you got caught up in one of those fairly early on. I didn't think it was my place to pry further from her, but -- what was that all about?