They're ostensibly peacekeepers. But when the city is so overcrowded it can't feed or house all of its citizens, keeping the peace becomes a protection racket. If you can't pay or otherwise leverage your way into the cops' good graces, then you'll find yourself on the receiving end of their whips.

[ That's just the way things are on the street. Battle School was a welcome respite from that life, but it was by no means a utopia, either.

Would he play Go with Oda Nobunaga? He'd have to be an idiot to pass up the opportunity, even if he doesn't like games. ]

Let's find out where we are and how to get back, before we go playing board games.