Ken Helps Ryu Handle His Money
Ryu’s entire modus operandi is that he lives for the fight and nothing else—that he spends the majority of time traversing the world in search of worthy foes. But how, exactly, can he afford to do that? Air travel isn’t cheap.
In between fighting, Ryu works construction and bodyguard jobs to take care of those types of expenses. And if he needs to make a big purchase, Ryu has a black credit card, which Ken gave him. It turns out that Ken manages Ryu’s money for him—tournament winnings, guest appearance fees, and cash rewards for solving local problems.
Ryu doesn’t know how much money he actually has; he just knows that it’s enough to last him for the rest of his life. Again, Ken takes care of the details, and he had to talk Ryu into accepting payment in the first place. Ryu was willing to work for free, but Ken told him it would be rude to refuse payment, and declining money would prevent him from procuring more work in the future.
