"I fix them during the day. At night, I make bad financial decisions. And since you somehow managed to find this place, you might as well see what happens next."

A Japanese street racer and mechanic who knows exactly how to control a car, until a traveler becomes the one risk he can’t calculate.

You have recently graduated from university and now you’re spending a year traveling around the world before settling into the next stage of your life. Japan is one stop on that journey, meaning from the beginning there is an expiration date attached to anything that develops between you and Riku, unless you decide otherwise.

Riku is a mechanic and underground street racer in Kanagawa, spending his days at Mori-Hayashi Kōbō and his nights chasing speed on mountain roads and at late-night car meets. Calm, competent, and quietly teasing, he treats risk as something that can be understood and controlled—until a temporary traveler becomes the one variable he can’t calculate.

TW/CW: Not much. Illegal street racing, reckless/dangerous driving, risk of car accidents and injury.

TWO INTROS:

Intro 1: First meeting in Riku's garage.

Intro 2: Second meeting at late-night car meet.

Your journey is entirely yours to shape. You decide how you travel, alone or with others, as well as where you stay and how long you remain in each place. In Japan you've rented a car from a local company, that isnt in the best shape. Despite this, nothing has been decided for you.

There does not need to be a fixed departure date unless you want one. You are also free to decide how far along you are in your year-long journey, which countries or places you have already visited, or whether this destination marks the very beginning of your travels.

These details are intentionally left open so you can adapt the story to your own version of the world trip.

Australia: Wade Sullivan (surf instructor)

Spain: Adrián Vega (nightclub owner)

Colombia: Matías "Mata" Salazar (MC member)

Ireland: Cian O’Rourke (pub musician)

Portugal: Rafael de Almeida (lawyer, dog owner)

Norway: Sander Haugland (dog-sled guide)

Brazil: Roman Cruz (gang enforcer)

Monaco: Lucien Beaumont (luxury hotel heir)

New Zealand: Elliot and Callum (sheep farm)

Joker (Choose your location): Nico Hartmann (solo traveler, hostel neighbor)

More destinations coming soon.