All Bonds (Friendship) Guide and Rewards List for Like A Dragon: Ishin
In Like A Dragon: Ishin! (LAD Ishin/Yakuza: Ishin), you can befriend various shopkeeper and townspeople non-player characters (NPCs) by interacting with them often or meeting specific conditions in the game. Doing so lets you obtain various rewards from them such as useful items, equipment, and Virtue.
How to Increase Friendship (Bonds) with Shopkeepers and Service NPCs
Raise your friendship with various shopkeepers and service NPCs usually requires you to simply visit and transact with them as often as possible during the main story. This means that you will need to purchase items from them or avail of their services to deepen your bond with them in the game.
A few shopkeepers and service NPCs, however, may require you to fulfill their requests which involve doing Substories or turning in specific items they need.
How to Increase Friendship (Bonds) with Townspeople
Different non-merchant characters found around town can also be befriended. Most of these NPCs require you to clear their unique Substories in addition to very specific requirements throughout the game.
Reaching maximum bond levels rewards Virtue.
Upon reaching the maximum level of friendship with an NPC, you will be rewarded with Virtue. Because of this, try to go around town as often as possible to befriend various characters.
Like A Dragon: Ishin Virtue Farming Guide
All Character Bond Raise Conditions and Rewards
Below is a list of all characters that Ryoma can interact with to raise his bond with them, including all shopkeepers and service NPCs, townspeople NPCs, how to max out friendship with each character, and rewards for doing so.
All Shopkeeper and Service NPC Bonds
| NPC | How to Raise Bond | Max Bond Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Utamaruya Bar Owner (Karaoke Bar) | Sing songs at the Karaoke Bar (one song per visit). Afterwards, defeat the thugs at the Karaoke to max out your bond with him. | Phoenix Feather |
| Umaiya Udon Shop Owner | Clear Substory 42. Afterwards, go to the shop and keep talking to the owner until you max out your bond with him. | None |
| Maishiro-sensei (Nichibuza) | Dance at the club until you are challenged to dance on Hard. Clear the challenge to max out bond with her. | High Quality Wood |
| Shinto Priest | Exchange Virtue from him as often as possible. Then, catch the thief that stole from the priest to max out your bond. | 100 Virtue |
| Akari | Keep talking to her and give her medicine. Keep talking to her again to max out your bond. | Akari’s Rice Ball |
| Chicken Race Arena Owner | Keep going to the Chicken Race Arena. Then, help the owner bet on a Chicken to max out your bond. | Broken Compass. |
| Courtesan Anna | Keep joining the mini games to max out your bond. | Unlocks Super Asura class from Ozashiki Asobi. |
| Mahjong Parlor Owner | Keep playing Mahjong. Then, agree with the owner to play in the higher table to max out your bond. | Amorous Doll |
| Shogi Parlor Owner | Keep playing Shogi. Then, agree to play the owner to max out your bond. | Dragon Tear |
| Cho-Han Dice Roller | Keep playing Cho-Han. Then, agree to bet with 10 Ryo. Win the bet to max out your bond. | 10 Ryo |
| Ichikuraya Store Owner | Keep buying items at the shop. Then, catch the thief to max out your bond. | Crystal |
| Sushi Zanmai Owner | Keep eating at the shop. Then, eat the tuna sushi that the owner made to max out your bond. | None |
| Izakaya Fukufuya Owner | Keep drinking at the Izakaya. Then, agree to drink with the owner to max out your bond. | Sake |
| Echudo Drugstore Owner | Keep buying medicine at the store. Then, agree to test the experimental drug until you max out your bond. | Ultra Medicine added to drugstore stock. |
| Uji Teahouse Girl | Keep drinking tea at the store. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Get help in battle. |
| Don Quijote Clerk | Keep buying items from the store. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Gold Plate |
| Owner of Ebisuya Pawnshop | Keep transacting with the shop (buy or sell items). Then, talk to the man near Hanamaru Udon shop and return to Ebisuya to max out your bond. | Lump of Platinum |
| Kasuga Proprietress | Keep eating at the bar. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Beautiful Silk Fabric |
| Aoba Owner | Keep eating at the bar. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | None |
| Greengrocer Owner | Keep buying items at the store. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Robust Wood, helps you in battle |
| Rakugai Weapon Shop Owner | Keep buying items at the store. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Dragon Fang, adds new weapons at the store |
| Palanquin House | Keep riding palanquins. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Adds Rakugai to palanquin destinations. |
| Hanamaru Udon Owner | Keep eating at the store. Then, clear the event to max out your bond. | Adds new items on the menu. |
| Three Momokawa Brothers | Clear the event to max out your bond. | Broken Compass |
All Townspeople Bonds
| NPC | How to Raise Bond | Max Bond Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Humble Beggar | Precision Machine | |
| Hungry Wrestler | Hungry Wrestler Trooper Card | |
| Revolutionary Cook | Revolution Korokoro Recipe Book | |
| Love-starved Man | Hungry Man’s Bento | |
| Man Who Likes Swords | Tuna Cutter, 5 Virtue for each interaction with him | |
| Injured Man of Justice | Injured Man of Justice Trooper Card | |
| The Man Who Can’t Remember | High-Quality Wood, Robust Wood, 1000-year-old Branch, Divine Wood, 5 Virtue for each interaction with him. |
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| Careless Wife | 3 Ryo, 5 Virtue for each product handed over | |
| Boy Who Loves Vegetables | 5 Virtue for each successful crop | |
| Cliff Angler | 5 Virtue for each successful fish passed | |
| Injured Grandma | 5 Virtue for each interaction with her. | |
| Mysterious Merchant | 3 Ryo, access to the Mysterious Merchant’s shop | |
| Bewitching Wife | 5 Virtue for each Golden Plate and product handed over | |
| Boy Collecting Junk | 5 Virtue for each item | |
| Man Collecting Garbage | 5 Virtue for each item | |
| Woodcutting Old Man | Reward increase (Broken Compass and Chopping) | |
| Courier With No Sense of Direction | Delivery reward increases | |
| Barking Dog | Clear Substory 16: The Barking Dog – Unlocked at Chapter 4 by approaching the barking dog at Rakunai. Give the dog bones twice (can be purchased at Ebisuya for 100 mon each). | Can be adopted as a pet (Another Life). |
| Injured Dog | Clear Substory 37: The Injured Dog – Unlocked at Chapter 4 by approaching the injured dog at Mukurogai. Give the dog healing items three times. | Can be adopted as a pet (Another Life). |
| Patient Dog | Clear Substory 55: The Patient Dog – Unlocked at Chapter 4 by approaching the sleeping dog at Fushimi. Give the dog a food item four times. | Can be adopted as a pet (Another Life). |
| Lucky Cat | Clear Substory 17: The Lucky Cat – Unlocked at Chapter 4 by approaching the beckoning cat at Rakunai. Keep giving the cat money (you will need 1100 mon and 1 ryo in total to raise its bond to maximum). | Can be adopted as a pet (Another Life). |
| Hungry Cat | Clear Substory 29: The Hungry Cat – Unlocked at Chapter 4 by approaching the hungry cat at Rakugai. Keep giving the cat fish (you can give the cat any fish but be sure to give it Red Seam Bream and Tuna on the 4th and 5th time to raise its bond to maximum). | Can be adopted as a pet (Another Life). |
| Filthy Cat | Clear Substory 56: The Filthy Cat – Unlocked at Chapter 4 by approaching the filthy cat at Fushimi. Give the cat a bath three times. | Can be adopted as a pet (Another Life). |
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