An EX-ARM auction is organized by an individual who calls themselves "Auctioneer." Criminal groups from all across the world flock to the Megafloat hoping to get their hands on them.

The Counter Squad is asked by the government to investigate the auction undercover as the bodyguards of Jinkokusha, the leading group in the Japanese underworld. They are immediately dragged into an inter-group conflict, and Akira loses consciousness in combat. When he wakes up, he's greeted by Auctioneer.
He pulls all the strings in the Japanese economy 
without ever taking the spotlight.
إنّه يتلاعب بالاقتصاد اليابانيّ وراء الظلال
دون الخروج للعلن عادةً
Ein japanischer Fixer,
Es un fixer japonés que controla
la economía desde las sombras.
Es un fixer japonés que controla
la economía desde las sombras.
Un entremetteur qui tire les ficelles
dans le monde des affaires.
Un faccendiere giapponese, 
che non si mostra in pubblico
Ele puxa todas as cordinhas da economia
japonesa, mas nunca fica sob os holofotes.
Он невидимой рукой управляет
всей японской экономикой.