I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 584 The BOSS Team Arrives

Dongdao District
This is an island formed by land reclamation, with numerous high-end residences, entertainment facilities, and beautiful beaches. It is the true gathering place for the big shots of Nanzhen.

Among these skyscrapers, the most famous is the towering building known as 'Gista'.

Although it's called a 'tower', it's actually a 160-story building!
As a symbol of power once held by Geese Howard, the former king of Southtown, this towering modern building overlooks the entire East Island district and even offers a panoramic view of most of Southtown. Standing by the window, gently swirling a glass of wine, one can't help but feel a sense of awe.

Look, this is my empire!
叮、

The elevator doors leading to the top floor opened, and a group of people stepped out.

The burly man with half his metal body twisted, the half-dead man in a suit and tie being helped along—almost everyone was injured—led by Boss Ishizaka, and entered the rooftop lobby under the guidance of his beautiful secretary.

"General Iori!"

"You're alright? That's so good—"

A group of superhumans, riddled with injuries, entered the room and, upon seeing the woman on the sofa in the hall, all showed expressions of delight.

"What can happen to me?"

Iori Kazuka, her body wrapped in bandages, leaned back on the sofa in a boss-like posture.

Shimizu Ami, with her long black hair, stood behind the sofa and obediently massaged her. This surprised the superhumans. Shimizu Ami, who was just an ordinary person before, actually possessed spiritual power.
And why have the pupils turned gray?
"Come here, everyone—"

As Yi Hua gestured for everyone to stand behind him, he glanced at the girl behind him with a complicated expression.

It's just a inferior version of the 'Eye of God'.
But that’s fine too.

If the girl's eyes are too outstanding, then Yi Hua will have to consider killing her to silence her!

As Pegasus's best friend, this threat must not be allowed to live, no matter what if it is the blood of a god.

Ami Shimizu's "God's Eye" is far inferior to Nozomi Tenma's, and even has the flaw of a "blind spot".

But regardless, this is, after all, the Eye of God: according to Iori Kazuka's speculation, the power of Yamata no Orochi and Takamagahara are intertwined in this world, and because of the millennium of isolation, the bloodline may be even more 'pure,' such as lucky ones like Shimizu Ami.

Not only did it successfully withstand the enhancement from the extraordinary potion, it also awakened a inferior version of Amaterasu's 'Eye of God'. Unbelievable!
For a moment, Yi Hua couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

"This is Mr. Biggs,"

He quickly composed himself.
Iori Kazuka lazily raised her hand and gestured to the bald, sunglasses-wearing boss on the sofa to her left.

"From now on, you're all our partners, so show me some respect."

?

"Yes!"

All the extraordinary individuals bowed their heads in response.
Although it's unclear why 'Mr. Big' was previously an assassination target,
How did they suddenly become collaborators? But since General Iori has said so, they'll just do as he says.

Not only is Iori Kazuka stronger than them, but more importantly, she has the powerful 'Pegasus Aoi' behind her: if anything happens to Kazuka in this demiplane, they will be in serious trouble when they return!
So after everyone escaped, they immediately prepared to return to the 'main world' to get help;

However, Yi Hua called to stop them, telling them to come to Gista to meet up. After a heated argument, these superhumans obediently came over.

I'll say it again: if they dare to abandon Iori Ichika and run away, I'll tear them apart when I get back!
"Not bad,"

Mr. Big, bald and wearing sunglasses, raised his bald eyebrows.
So many fighters, all of decent skill, yet they all obey this 'Iori Kazuka' so readily; her identity is definitely not simple.

"They respect not me, but the people behind me."

Iori Kazuka spoke frankly, her gaze then falling on the blond man on the sofa to her right.

"This is Geese Howard, the owner of this building."

"He is the master of Nanzhen."

The blond man with a smile pointed out the error in Yi Hua's words seriously.

"Fine,"

Yi Hua and his group had planned to secretly take control of the entire South Town, but as the saying goes, "no fight, no friendship," and with two former "kings" of South Town in front of them, taking control of the town was out of the question.

Damn Kyokugen Karate, damn Garou Bros!

That's how these guys do things; they haven't even killed the boss yet, and they're already going about their daily routines.

After cursing the unreliable 'righteous people' in her heart, Iori Kazuka, covered in bandages, raised her chin.

"As for me, there's no need for introductions."

If we're going to cooperate, we need to show sincerity.

Iori Kazuka's strength is not weak among the 'ordinary' fighters in this demi-plane.

With a group of extraordinary individuals behind him, as long as they don't encounter those exceptional beings, they can easily crush even the most famous fighters.

For example, Mr. Big, who was sitting on the sofa on the left, was almost killed by the group of superhumans: after all, he was just a normal fighter with no strange powers. If he continued to fight, his injuries would accumulate and he would eventually be defeated and killed.

"So, what is this so-called cooperation you're talking about?"

Upon hearing Yi Hua's question, the blond Geese Howard did not answer. Instead, he looked up at the group of extraordinary beings behind her.

"Go down—"

With a slight raise of his hand, the extraordinary individuals behind Yi Hua all stepped back.

At the same time, they took the bewildered Shimizu Ami out, closed the door, and waited for the three big shots to have a private talk.

"Hey you two, let's team up and participate in the KOF tournament!"

Giss got straight to the point and stated his demands.

"Once this is done, South Town is yours, Mr. Big."

? !
Mr. Big, bald and wearing sunglasses, was taken aback.
He and Gis were vying for control of South Town, a struggle that lasted for over a decade.

Now that the other party has so easily given up, there must be something more worthy of his pursuit—

"what do you want?"

I want it

Originally, Gis would never have revealed his goal.
However, after hearing Iori Kazuka's description, as well as the things, martial arts, and knowledge that were different from this world, he changed his mind.

"The blood of the great serpent!"

? ?
Upon hearing this word, Yi Hua, who was leaning back on the sofa with a boss-like posture, suddenly sat up straight.

"What did you say?"

"No, the giant serpent you're talking about, it wouldn't be the Yamata no Orochi, would it?" "Exactly,"

The blond-haired Geese glanced at Yihua.

"What? Your world also has a legend of the Yamata no Orochi?"

"It's more than just a legend,"

Iori Kazuka, covered in bandages, couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"That guy's power owner caused quite a stir not long ago."

???

This time, it was Geese who was stunned.

In order to become stronger, he went through countless hardships to find out the secret of the 'Yamata no blood', and only then did he come into contact with the true pinnacle of power in this world.

The Eight Heroes, the Three Sacred Treasures Family!

Compared to this fated war that has entangled the two sides for thousands of years,

Their fight in South Town was nothing more than children playing in the mud.

Geese Howard was born into a wealthy family, but because he was born out of wedlock, he was ostracized by his family and forced to live a lonely and destitute life, during which time his mother died in despair.

When Geese learned about his true parentage, he immediately ran home to avenge his mother, but was defeated in one move by his nine-year-old younger brother, who was born of the legitimate wife!
At that time, Geese was just a small-time thug with a lot of anger but no real strength.

The reason I survived is that my younger brother completely ignored me!

Like kicking a stray dog ​​off the roadside.

Driven by a desire to become stronger and exact revenge, Geese becomes an apprentice of Tang Fulu, an old man from Nanzhen who teaches Bajiquan. He and another disciple, Jeff, become as close as brothers, encouraging and sparring with each other. However, their good fortune is short-lived, as their master, Tang Fulu, prepares to pass on the sect's secret manual and token to one of them.

Geese, who has longed for power since childhood, began to ostracize his fellow disciple Jeff; but because of this, his master believed that he was wicked and gave the secret manual to Jeff.

Enraged, he turned to the dark side. Or rather, Geese, who had always had an insatiable thirst for power, left the 'Eight Extremes Sect' and began to run a criminal business.

In the midst of struggle and killing, Geese grew stronger and stronger, eventually killing Jeff, who had been constantly disrupting his crimes.

Years later, however, Jeff's two adopted sons came to his door and knocked Gista down.

He escaped by faking his death using a body double.

An ever-growing thirst for power—

"The blood of Orochi is the most powerful force in this world."

In order to win over these two powerful allies, Geese Howard also brought out the intelligence he had.

Of course, it was mainly after hearing Yi Hua's description that Gis realized there was always something beyond this world; both South Town and this world were too small.

"Legend has it that eight people obtained this power a thousand years ago; because they were too powerful, like gods or demons, they were feared by the world and called 'Yamata no Orochi'."

"Just as the legend says, the Three Sacred Treasures family ambushed and killed the Eight Heroes while they were drunk."

However, how could the power of Orochi simply disappear?
"This power will continue to reincarnate—reappearing in the new Eight Heroes, and our target is them!"

The power will constantly seek new hosts, and once awakened, it will make 'reviving Orochi' its lifelong goal.

The Three Sacred Treasures family constantly fights against those who are controlled by power.

?

"How does one acquire power?"

Mr. Big asked with some doubt. He was a tough guy who had fought his way up from the army with his sword and gun; upon hearing this 'legend', his first reaction was disbelief.

This is unscientific!
That's right, Mr. Big can physically destroy an army, but he thinks his strength is 'scientific'.

Muscles built using scientific methods are definitely scientifically sound!
Although the difference between them and ordinary people is so great that they can be considered two different species.

"It's very simple, just smear the other person's blood on yourself."

You will then be able to obtain the power of Orochi!

Slaughter,
You can become stronger!

This is why Geese wanted to participate in KOF.
Normally, these 'Eight Generals' are elusive and do not even reveal their powers, so no one knows who possesses the power of Orochi.

However, the KOF tournament will definitely attract the 'Three Sacred Treasures' family to participate: the previous two champions were the Japanese team led by Kyo Kusanagi, and this time, even the organizer is the Kagura family, one of the Three Sacred Treasures!
"Therefore, the Eight Orochi will definitely appear at this year's KOF tournament."

By hunting these people and obtaining their blood, one can break through the limits of humanity and reach a higher level of strength.

"Is that so?"

Iori Ichika crossed her fingers, seemingly lost in thought.

This power sounds pretty good, after all, it's Orochi's power: of course, there will definitely be some side effects, but what does it matter?
As long as we take the power out and plead with Principal You, I believe he will definitely have a way to solve the problem.

While the term "Orochi's power" may sound ominous, there's no need to be overly critical.

Anyway, Ichika believed that even if he broke through to the Demon level, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Pegasus.

But if she doesn't break through, the distance between her and Pegasus...
It will get further and further away!

This is something she doesn't want to see.

Otherwise, why would she, who was perfectly content as the 'Grand General of the Palace Guard,' come to this world to risk her life?
"can!"

Yi Hua finally agreed.
"After it's done, I'll get a share of the blood; I won't take a penny of anything else!"

"So--"

Picking up a glass of red wine from the table in front of them, the blond-haired Geese poured the wine and personally served it to the two of them.

I wish our cooperation a great success!

"cheers!"

"Dry!"

The wine glasses clinked together.
The three cunning old men tilted their heads back and drank, each harboring their own secrets.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

PS: Fun fact: Who has won the most championships in King of Fighters history?
The answer is Benimaru Nikaido! He had Kyo Kusanagi before him and Kei Kusanagi after him, and although he often ended up on the ground in the finals, he still managed to win the championship—a true king of easy wins. (Broomhead: My dad got the MVP!)

(End of this chapter)