Makoto Ichijou once ran with the Mad Satan gang, a middle-school delinquent group masquerading as a rock band that extorted audiences mid-performance. Disillusioned by their brutality, he abandoned the gang to forge his own musical path with the band Fire Guns, sparking relentless retaliation from former allies aiming to dismantle his fresh start.

A tactician in brawls, he contrasts Hareluya Hibino’s raw power with calculated precision, wielding a guitar pick sharp enough to slice through steel—a token of his twin passions for music and combat. Though hardened in fights, he staunchly avoids striking women, a restraint that occasionally leaves him vulnerable.

Initially clashing with the main group, particularly Hibino, their rivalry gradually shifts to grudging camaraderie. They trade taunts but unite fiercely against shared threats, whether storming enemy hideouts to free captured friends or battling larger antagonistic forces. His resolve occasionally cracks under strain, seen when he collapses mid-concert after shielding his band from an ambush, bloodied yet defiant.

His story arcs pit him against scheming ex-gang members targeting his manager and band, forcing him to navigate non-violent solutions while safeguarding his crew. Triumphs include reclaiming a church stage for a defiant concert, severing ties to his past through music. Relationships like his tense alliance with Reiko Ibu mirror his growth from a volatile delinquent to an artist channeling fury into creativity.

As a reformed outsider, he mediates between the group’s naivety and the brutal world they navigate. His trajectory weaves redemption through reinvention—a fight to shed labels and prove identity lies not in fists but in the chords he plays.