Takeomi Akashi/Synopsis

Bonten Arc
As Haruchiyo Sanzu punishes Bonten's traitors by finishing them off, Takeomi is introduced as Bonten's advisor.

Three Deities Arc
Once the Shinjuku delinquent gang Brahman collides with Minato gang Rokuhara Tandai, Takeomi provokes Rokuhara Tandai Representative South Terano by recruiting Takemichi Hanagaki into their gang. However, Kakucho Hitto defies his wishes and voices Rokuhara Tandai's objectives to scout him as well. To Takeomi's chagrin, he ridicules Kakucho's allegiance to South and mentions the death of his former Tenjiku boss Izana Kurokawa, but Kakucho offends him back by mentioning his close confidant and former Black Dragon leader, the late Shinichiro Sano.

As Rokuhara Tandai's upper echelon members appear one by one, Takeomi foments Brahman President Senju Kawaragi to come forward and make her surprise entrance. Eventually, Takeomi calls for the rest of the Brahman executives who threaten Rokuhara Tandai's leaders one on one, but dissolves the boiling encounter when the cops arrive. He first apologizes to Ken Ryuguji for not acting on the confrontation, then flees the scene. At D&D Motors, Takeomi is cornered by Draken who demands him to exclude Takemichi and all former Tokyo Manji Gang members in the dilemma with Rokuhara Tandai. Senju and a confused Takemichi barge in the scene, and the former explains that Brahman's goals align with Draken's to take down the Kanto Manji Gang and bring Manjiro Sano back from the malicious intentions of his current gang. Takeomi tells him that he admired Toman's ambitions; he believed in its goals until its disbandment and Mikey's downfall that caused him to become evil. With the Kanto Manji Gang on the run for their wrongdoings, Takeomi states that Brahman's resolve and purpose heighten in defeating them. As Takemichi joins the gang, Takeomi persuades Draken to approve his membership by convincing him of the necessary alliance to stop Mikey.

While out on a shopping spree with Takemichi, Senju tells him that Takeomi is her older brother along with Sanzu, making the three of them collectively be known as the "Mysterious Three Siblings." Senju then tells him that despite Takeomi's support toward her leadership in Brahman, Sanzu remains apathetic toward them. A month later, Takeomi attends a business meeting with Senju regarding Brahman's involvement in a prostitution ring. As Senju disagrees with the company's unclean business, Takeomi reminds her to properly behave in front of a customer and advices her to be more rational with her decisions for Brahman's sake, praising Mikey's ability to exclude his personal feelings from affecting his decisions at work. Afterward, he attends the general gang meeting where Senju announces a declaration of war against Rokuhara Tandai and the Kanto Manji Gang on the 14th of July, watching in the shadows.