Super Fighting Tokyo

Chapter 19 Bloodshed
"Ha-hahaha!"

Q-Lang laughed in exasperation, rubbing his fingernails back and forth on his cane.

Before he could even calm himself down, he saw Baku cross his legs and slyly say, "Grandpa, are you scared? Scared that I can easily win the bet..."

"That's true. High stakes are too stimulating for older people and can be detrimental to their health."

Baku looked to the other side—to see Shigeru Akagi and Shiraki Shiroki—and suggested to Shiroki, "Hey buddy, for your uncle's health, maybe you shouldn't let him play anymore?"

Clearly, to avoid an increase in variables, Baku still did not want Shiraki and Akagi to participate in this gamble.

But Baku was not the organizer of the gambling game.

Whether or not to participate in the betting depends on the personal wishes of Shiraki Shigeru and Akagi Shigeru, provided that Q-Daro does not object.

"Ha ha……"

Akagi Shigeru glanced at Shiraki Shigeru, his eyes seemingly able to see through the other's thoughts.

Shiraki Cheng will not withdraw—due to the "commission" and also partly due to "personal wishes".

Akagi Shigeru could understand that kind of "desire," after all, he was in a similar situation himself.

People like them are often strange; when faced with a troublesome situation, even if there are easy solutions—such as avoiding it or quitting—they insist on choosing a different path.

It wasn't out of consideration for profit or purpose, but rather "a desire to do so".

"Not bad, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

Akagi Shigeru readily accepted the challenge, and Shiraki Shōya shrugged as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Baku, feeling helpless, turned to ask Yoru, "This...notary? Too many people are troublesome. How exactly is this betting game going to work?"

"..."

It was clear from the nighttime observation that the spotted tapir was deliberately pretending not to recognize him.

Faced with such rare guests, Ye Xing certainly wouldn't want to spoil the fun, so instead of revealing the truth, he patiently explained the rules of the game.

"Too many people will make things chaotic. Therefore, tonight's betting will be divided into three parties."

"The nine adults are on one side, while the other four are in pairs."

Nightwalker said in a deep voice, "The outcome of this gamble depends on which of your two groups escapes this building first, or on whether Master Jiuzhong successfully prevents both of your groups from escaping!"

"The game will officially begin one minute after the four of you leave this room. There are no other time restrictions!"

"The stakes are: the gambling club membership of Nine Grand, 30 million in cash, and ownership of the Nine Grand Building."

"Now--"

He walked at night with a gentlemanly air, offering a smile and a nod.

"Games start!"

……

……

The Nine-Story Building has eight floors and has clearly been abandoned for a long time, but each floor has some renovations. At least the exterior glass is intact, and the building is even equipped with elevators.

Just now, everyone took the elevator to the fifth floor of the central section—Q-Lang's office.

When Ye Xing announced the start of the game, the group left Q-Darling and returned to the elevator on the fifth floor, only to find that the elevator had stopped working and the buttons were not lit.

"Hmm? Things are getting more and more bizarre."

Kaji Takaomi kept trying, then frowned, "That old man gambled away his money, but all we have to do is leave the building? What are we supposed to gamble away then?"

After several unsuccessful attempts, Takaomi Kaji had no choice but to give up.

"The elevator was working when we arrived here. It seems the power was cut off. Looks like we'll have to take the stairs..."

Fortunately, the stairs were easy to find, not far from the elevator.

At this moment, Shiraki, Akagi, and Baku seemed to have anticipated that the elevator would stop working, and had arrived at the fifth-floor stairwell well in advance.

Kaji Takaomi craned his neck to look, only to see that the direction of the stairs leading up was pitch black, clearly abandoned for a long time, while there was a faint light coming from the direction of the stairs leading down, probably on the fourth floor.

Seeing that no one else was making a move, Baku called out, "Alright, let's hurry downstairs."

"..."

Neither Shiraki Shigeru nor Akagi Shigeru made a move.

Kaji Takaomi was somewhat puzzled by this. After all, the two groups were competitors in the betting game, and they should have been chasing each other, but these three people didn't seem to be in a hurry.

"Mr. Baku, I'm here! By the way, it's so dark upstairs..."

Kaji Takaomi jogged forward, but due to the dappled light, he tripped over the pebbles under his feet and fell down the stairs.

"Wow!"

Kaji Takaomi exclaimed in surprise.

…… ……

Inside the office.

The one-minute time limit was about to expire, but Q-Lang was not in a hurry at all and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

Ye Xing couldn't help but speak up, "Is this really a good idea? Lord Ninefold, aren't you planning to send people to chase after those four people?"

"...Mr. Nightwalker, this is your first time participating in my betting game, no wonder you don't know anything about it." Q-Long said with a smile, "This game is all about the order, it's always like this."

At this point, Q-Lang's smile gradually became distorted, unable to conceal his inner excitement.

His helpers weren't just the masked man behind him; to stop the game participants, he had already set traps throughout the building.

If they act rashly and run downstairs as soon as they see light, then what awaits the escapees is a lesson learned in blood!

……

……

Tick, tick, tick...

Bright red blood gushed from the wound, streaking down her cheeks and nose, and falling one by one onto the stairs.

It is Kaji Takaomi's blood.

At this moment, he only had one foot on the ground, and his whole body was leaning forward.

If Shiraki Cheng hadn't reacted quickly, grabbing Kaji Takashi by the back of the neck and pulling him back, he probably would have already tumbled down the stairs.

...No, things will definitely be worse.

Because several extremely thin, sharp steel wires were taut on the stairs below, hidden in the dappled light, making them difficult to see from a distance.

Kaji Takaomi's face had been slashed by the wire.

If he were to fall like that, his weight would inevitably cause him to be sliced ​​apart by the wire trap, turning him into a jumbled mess of body parts!

"what……"

In a state of extreme shock, a person is unable to even scream.

Shiraki used his arm to pull Kaji Takaomi back to safety.

Kaji Takaomi fell to the ground with a thud, feeling a sharp pain from the wound on his face, and his whole body went limp.

"This... what on earth is this..."

Kaji Takaomi was not an idiot; he wasn't so naive as to be unable to see anything.

The huge sum of cash right in front of them, the masked man with obvious violent tendencies, the missing Nogi Group salesman, and Q-Taro's sudden change in attitude...

Kaji Takaomi knew that this bet was no joke.

His bewildered expression stemmed from a lingering "fantasy" that he hoped it was just a fantastical urban legend, a story of a lonely old man looking for someone to play with.

However, the stinging pain from the wound on his face brought Takaomi Kaji back to reality.

This bet—will kill people!

In this gamble, the stakes for the four of them are their own lives!

"..."

In a daze, Kaji Takaomi heard Mr. Baku's voice and felt a little relieved.

"The stench down there is unbearable; it's the smell of blood and corpses..."

"Ah, thank you so much, you saved Kaji's life. I couldn't have pulled him back."

Baku thanked Shiraki, then asked in confusion, "Speaking of which, Shiraki, and Brother Mao, how did you discover the 'danger' downstairs?"

"Nothing special."

Shigeru Akagi took a drag of his cigarette and casually said, "If it's easy to keep going, then it's not a gamble in the first place, is it?"

Such an unconventional way of thinking certainly caught the attention of the Baku.

As for Shiraki Sei, he gave a more enigmatic answer: "There is a murderous aura."

Baku: "..."

Baku: "Haha..."

Mr. Baku was giving a dry laugh, while Takaomi Kaji couldn't even manage a normal expression.

A minute was about to pass, and that terrifying masked man was about to catch up and kill someone, but these three people actually had the leisure to discuss it.

What are the worldviews of these three people? And what kind of world do they actually live in?
"In short, let's get moving and move upwards."

Shiraki Shigeaki pulled Kaji Takaomi up, pointing upwards while looking around, "Isn't there a staircase leading up? Let's go up to the open rooftop for some fresh air."

(End of this chapter)