Like a Dragon: Ishin is the latest entry in the popular Yakuza action RPG series. Instead of a modern-day setting, players take on the role of a samurai named Ryoma in the late 1800s. It's a story of revenge, betrayals, love, and political intrigue, but there are also heartfelt and often comedic substories to participate in.
Some of these substories are fetch quests, fights, or resolving conflicts, but certain quests, such as Like a Dragon: Ishin's substory number 20, Can I Quote You on That?, have questions that need to be answered correctly. This guide will include where to find the substory and how to complete it.
Where To Find The Can I Quote You On That? Substory
Following the above map, Substory number 20, Can I Quote You on That? - is available from chapter 7. The quest is located in East Umekojicho in Rakunai. Once Ryoma reaches the quest point, he will encounter a journalist and some thugs on the street. Ryoma must step in and fight off the bandits.
Defeat The Thugs
The thugs will try and surround Ryoma, so use the Wild Dancer fighting style in Like a Dragon: Ishin, circle and avoid their attacks, and maintain Ryoma's health with ointments and food. As with most substory-related fights in the later chapters, the men are more powerful than they look. Utilize side steps and counterattacks to win and put them down quickly.
Can I Quote You On That Substory Answers
After the fight, the journalist reveals he always wanted to interview a member of the Shinsengumi. To keep him safe from the other members, who would likely kill him for asking too many questions, Ryoma reluctantly agrees to the interview. When the journalist leaves, Ryoma must go to the Shinsengumi Barracks and speak with him there.
Answer One
Ryoma and the journalist will begin the interview in his room at the barracks, and he reveals that he wants to help improve the reputation of the Shinsengumi. The journalist will ask Ryoma:
- What does killing a man mean to you? The answer is It's my duty, nothing more.
Answer Two
The second question for Ryoma is:
- Do you have a message for any loyalist Shishi out there who wants to cause problems for the Bakufu? The answer is Go home and be family men.
Answer Three
The third question for Ryoma is:
- What’s your type when it comes to the ladies? The answer is Someone I get along with.
Answer Four
The fourth question for Ryoma is:
- As Captain of the Third Division, what does the Shinsengumi mean to you? The answer is It’s a path for true strength.
Answer Five
The final question for Ryoma is:
- What should the common folk do if we run into the Shinsengumi? The answer is, Maintain your innocence.
To summarize, the answers for substory number 20, Can I Quote you on That are:
- It's my duty, nothing more.
- Go home and be family men.
- Someone I get along with.
- It’s a path for true strength.
- Maintain your innocence.
After the interview, the journalist rewards Ryoma with the Eye of the Dragon and a minimum of 300 Like a Dragon's virtue points.
Like a Dragon: Ishin is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.