Super Fighting Tokyo

Chapter 10 Beware of Diamonds
Bai Mucheng clenched his fist and raised it upwards, unleashing a spiraling burst of power.

The fist embedded itself into Komada's chest, the protruding knuckles tearing through Komada's pectoral muscles, leaving a dark red line of blood in mid-air.

Swish!
Komada was knocked off his feet by the punch and fell heavily to the ground, the wound on his chest sloping up to his shoulder blade, revealing dark red muscle fibers, and bleeding profusely.

"?!"

The entire arena fell silent for a moment. Even the referee in the middle of the field was stunned for half a second before stepping forward to check on Komada's condition and then quickly raising his hand to signal.

"The outcome is decided! The victor is Shiraki Cheng!"

"..."

Bai Mucheng's face was covered in blood. He raised his clenched right fist high, but the silence in the room was not broken. A strange atmosphere permeated the entire underground casino.

As Shigeru Akagi said, this group of spectators did not come to enjoy a boxing match, so when the real winner was decided, these boring people naturally did not know how to face it.

Suddenly, someone broke the silence—

"Alas!"

Arisa raised her hand and cheered for the older man in the audience, finally feeling relieved.

However, this abrupt behavior instantly attracted the attention of many people, and Yusa suddenly felt a little embarrassed, shrinking to the side next to Garuda.

"Heh, no need to pay attention to those people's gazes."

Shigeru Akagi, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, comforted Arisa, "In the end, the idea of ​​what to do at what time is just a scam. It doesn't matter if you're out of step with everyone else. Just cheer when you want to cheer."

"Hehe, Akagi-kun is right, this is the time to cheer!"

Mie Tang nodded in agreement, clapping and cheering for the victory, even gesturing wildly, his energy unlike that of a withered old man.

……

……

Amid cheers from Mie Tang, Wu Fengshui, and others, the stagnant atmosphere gradually dissipated.

The doctor entered the scene, treated Komada's wounds after he collapsed and lost consciousness, then lifted him onto a stretcher and took him to a hospital with ties to the Yakuza for treatment.

After all, with the "Violent Countermeasures Law" in place, even yakuza establishments wouldn't dare to cause deaths casually.

As for Shiraki, although his injuries looked extremely severe, they were actually much less serious than Komada's, so he didn't need to be carried on a stretcher.

However, the continuous dodging and bursts of fighting spirit, coupled with the final decisive Rising Dragon Fist, left him with very little stamina, and he could no longer even stand steadily.

"..."

As he swayed, You Sha and Wu Fengshui stepped forward, supporting Bai Mucheng on either side and leading him to a bench by the side of the field to sit down and rest.

You Sha used a handkerchief to wipe her older brother's face.

With nothing else to do, Wu Fengshui casually fed Bai Mucheng some water.

"That was a beautiful play!"

Recalling what had just happened, Wu Fengshui's heterochromatic eyes sparkled, "What school of technique did you use? Where did you learn it?"

Bai Mucheng was unable to answer for a moment.

After all, everyone has their own experiences, and Wu Fengshui didn't mind. He still smiled and said, "I'd like to see more of your skills. I'll come visit you when I have time. Don't forget you still owe me a favor!"

"……OK."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mucheng did not refuse, but he felt that Wu Fengshui's gaze was a bit off, so he simply looked away and looked at the other two.

Katahara Metsudo and Akagi Shigeru—they are indeed top-tier heavyweights!
After catching his breath, Shiraki raised his hand and thanked Akagi Shigeru.

Thanks to the other party's reminder, Bai Mucheng was able to discover that "critical mistake" earlier and stop avoiding the "painful feeling".

That unique and astonishing talent was clearly revealed in Shigeru Akagi!
But Shigeru Akagi smiled and shook his head, "No, I should be thanking you instead."

He had a cigarette dangling from his lips, his eyes unusually clear, and he murmured a sigh, "Playing mahjong lately has been so boring, and there aren't any interesting masters. I'm considering retiring in the next year or two, but if there's another fight like that—I wouldn't mind watching a couple more." "Yeah, it was really interesting..."

After finishing his cigarette, Shigeru Akagi raised his hand to the crowd and said, "Thank you for your hospitality. I'll take my leave now. I hope we can meet again someday."

After saying that, he left alone.

Watching Akagi Shigeru's retreating figure, the two sisters from the Wu clan couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of Katahara Metsudo's drinking buddy, he is indeed an extraordinary person."

"……what!"

It wasn't until Akagi Shigeru left that Wu Fengshui came to his senses and realized that he hadn't had a chance to introduce everyone, which made him feel a little rude.

But Mie Tang didn't care about that at all. Instead, he chuckled and pointed to a spot not far away, saying, "I'm not in a hurry, but someone on the other side is in a real hurry!"

Following the direction pointed by the wrathful cleavage, everyone saw that it was Inoue Suga, the minor leader of the Miserable Tooth Group.

At this moment, the leader was sitting on a bench outside the arena, talking on his cell phone with someone. He looked terrified and was visibly sweating profusely.

Because they were not far away, and most of the other people around had left, Bai Mucheng and the others could clearly hear someone's stern rebuke coming from the other end of the phone.

"You ignorant fool! The Miserable Tooth Group should be grateful that they can even host an underground fighting tournament. You think you can host a Kengan tournament? Dream on!"

"This match was something you decided on your own initiative, resulting in serious injuries to Nogi Group's mercenary fighters and involving large conglomerates. Our Jinwa Group is not responsible for this; you'd better deal with it yourself!"

Without giving them any chance to argue, the call was abruptly ended.

The leader froze in place, his face extremely pale, feeling a deep emptiness in his heart, and cold sweat beading on his forehead.

He never imagined that Komada, whom he had hired at great expense, would be seriously injured and defeated.

This resulted in offending first the casino regulars who bet on Komada, then the Teiai Group, which had to reduce some of Shiraki's debts, then the Nogi Group, which hired Komada, and the Jinwa Group, which didn't want to offend the Kengan Association's superiors, and even the Kengan Association itself...

I've offended them all!

The junior leader was panting heavily, his mind racing. After all, even the Renhe Group had told him to "handle it as he sees fit," and he had no idea what to do next.

After pondering for a long time without success, the leader got up and left in a daze without even glancing at Bai Mucheng.

"……Well!"

Mie Tang raised an eyebrow and teased with a smile, "Young people still lack 'magnanimity,' after all, 'handle it as you see fit' is equivalent to having full authority to handle things, and it's also a great opportunity to turn things around."

As a ruthless figure who fought his way up from the bottom to become a leader in the financial world, Katahara Metsudo's way of dealing with difficulties is certainly not comparable to that of a low-level leader of the Mischievous Tooth Group.

"Oh, right, right..."

Suddenly, Mie Tang thought of something and pulled Wu Fengshui aside to whisper something to him.

“Little Feng Shui, now that you’ve discovered there’s something ‘behind the scenes’ in this match, I’d like to trouble you, as an insider, to pass on a message to Huili Yang.”

Wu Huili – the current patriarch of the Wu clan, and also the exclusive fighter of Katahara Mitsudo, the first generation "Mitsudo's Fang".

Wu Fengshui blinked. "Of course, please tell me."

Miedang sighed with considerable emotion and said slowly, "It's been a long time since something like this happened—some cunning organization has set its sights on the Kengan Association."

Wu Fengshui asked doubtfully, half-jokingly, "It can't be some kind of Di'ai Group, can it?"

“No, not only that,” Metsudo shook his head, “It seems that a certain criminal organization active in the underworld is considering taking over the Kengokushi…”

"Anyway, tell Erio that you won't be bored lately!"

Mie Tang chuckled and patted Wu Fengshui on the shoulder, then suddenly straightened his expression and instructed, "Besides, little Fengshui, if you're curious and want to investigate further, you need to be careful of 'diamonds'."

Wu Fengshui was puzzled.

Miedang added earnestly, "Be especially careful with 'diamonds' cut to their highest form—IDEAL."

(End of this chapter)