When he was 18 years old and looking for a job, he met Chairman Nishikawa in Minami and was told to come to a certain place and time. Yusuke says, “I felt scared, I felt as if I had stepped into the dark world of Minami.”Instead of going to high school, he spent his days working part-time. From working in the kitchen of a tavern or as a bar attendant, to working as an engraver, “I was shocked at my lack of artistic ability,” he says. But none of these jobs lasted long. He only grew more and more impatient. “There was also a sense of rivalry with my classmates who had gone on to higher education. I didn’t want to lose because I only graduated from junior high school.” One day, when he turned 18, Yusuke entered Minami, Osaka, in earnest.   He worked at a water business run by a man named Chairman Nishikawa (a pseudonym). He followed the mentality of the girls in the cast and overcame problems with customers and gang wars, and quickly became a prominent figure in the business. It was around this time that he came up with the name “Taepodong”. As he drowned his fatigue from work by drinking and violence, his drinking became more and more vigorous. A fellow employee saw this and gave him the name “Taepodong” which is where it came from. Six months after joining the restaurant, he was promoted to manager, and six months after that, to owner. He gained the trust of Chairman Nishikawa, and at the age of 21, he was entrusted with the management of a total of 16 affiliated stores. A year later, however, a major pitfall awaited him. “It was during a general meeting of the group. In front of the assembled members, the chairman suddenly announced, “As of today, Yusuke Yoshimitsu will be dismissed from his position.” Of course, I, who had not been informed of anything, was in a panic.” The cause was a tip-off. One of the staff members, who was angry at him for his work, reportedly told the chairman that “Yusuke was colluding with another president and trying to do another business without telling the chairman,” out of spite. Yusuke had lost his job, his monthly income of nearly 8 million yen had suddenly disappeared, and he had no savings because he was spending all his money on alcohol and gambling. He felt like a beggar.   Blood drinking with a group of foreign delinquents and a standoff with 50 policemen