Super Fighting Tokyo

Chapter 67 The Lively Upper Class

That middle-aged man—his name was: Yukio Tonegawa!

The second-in-command of the Di'ai Group, that is, No. 2!

Not long ago, he was in charge of handling the dispute between Shiraki Sei and the Can Chi Group. After the Can Chi Group offended the Kengan Association, he properly maintained the relationship between the Kengan Association and the Teiai Group.

Those were truly busy days.

Just as Tonegawa had a moment to relax and was planning to play some golf, he was suddenly struck by a bolt from the blue before the weekend.

A trial lay before him!
The "tyrant" of the Teiai Group—Chairman Hyodo Kazutaka—suddenly became interested in the Kengan match and insisted on watching one.

This was something that could have been easily resolved by simply finding an opportunity to watch the game, but Hyoudou Kazutaka insisted on entertaining a "guest" on his own turf and taking the "guest" to enjoy the show.

Tonegawa was helpless against such unreasonable behavior.

This is what is called a "middle manager"!

Being a high-ranking official who holds the power of life and death over many subordinates, while also having to constantly curry favor with the chairman, "Hyoudou Kazutaka," is an incredibly difficult situation.

But Tonegawa was, after all, the No. 2 of the Teiai Group, and in the end, he successfully carried out Hyoudou Kazutaka's orders.

The plan is as follows—

On the "Espowaru" of the Teiai Group, the "Kengan Arena Challenge" and another "Limited Rock-Paper-Scissors" betting game involving debtors are held simultaneously.

These two wonderful performances were a welcome reception for Chairman Kazutaka Hyodo's "guests"!
To ensure things went smoothly, Tonegawa and his team of men in black worked several all-nighters.

But Tonegawa never expected that he would see one... no, two familiar faces among the "debt-ridden trash" at the bottom!

Shiraki Cheng, and Qiushan Feng.

The former, needless to say, is someone even Tonegawa admires;
The latter, as the chairman's secretary of the Nogi Group, had met Tonegawa on several business occasions.

How come both of them got on board? Has Nogi Group gone bankrupt?!

After a moment of confusion, Tonegawa immediately came to his senses.

Shiraki Cheng and Akiyama Kaede came here not to participate in the "Limited Rock-Paper-Scissors" on the lower level, but to participate in the "Kengan Arena Challenge" on the upper level!
Presumably, the men in black had been working too much overtime, and in their haste, they made a mistake and failed to distinguish between the faces of the "trash" and the "Kung Fu contestants."

This is an extremely rude and serious matter!

Tonegawa, as the company's "middle management," was suddenly overwhelmed.

Turning his head again, he saw Akiyama Kaede staring coldly at everything, while Shiraki Cheng raised his hand to greet him familiarly.

"Yo!"

hiss--!
zawazawazawa…

Tonegawa is now in a real bind.

With no other choice, he could only try to salvage the situation and reluctantly approached the two distinguished guests.

Shiraki Cheng didn't seem to mind. He shook hands with Tonegawa and gave him a custom-made business card of his company, Douhun Martial Arts School.

"Haha, that's impressive!"

Tonegawa was also surprised that, after not seeing him for a while, the young Shiraki Shigeki had already established his own company.

Although Shiraki Sei is definitely not a "good employee" in a large company because of his overly distinctive personal style, Tonegawa genuinely appreciates such a young man.

"A martial arts dojo? That's nice. I'll visit you another day."

Tonegawa carefully put away the business card, then looked at Akiyama Kaede beside him and said frankly, "I am very sorry for the poor hospitality."

Seeing the other party's reaction, Akiyama Kaede lost her temper.

Both are middle management in large companies, and they face many similar challenges, such as having to deal with the "capriciousness" of various association chairpersons.

"Hmm, there's one more person?"

When Tonegawa saw Wu Fengshui, he also noticed her black eyes with white pupils. "Anyway, please come with me to the upper level. The arena is ready."

"..."

Led by Tonegawa, Shiraki and the other two followed one after another.

Seeing this, Ito Kaiji also wanted to go over, but was stopped by the men in black at the scene and they wouldn't let him leave.

“Mr. Kaiji, your bet is over here. What’s going on at the top is none of your business.”

The leader of the men in black spoke in a tough tone.

After failing to explain himself, Ito Kaiji could only mutter as he returned to his room and found a quiet corner to sit down.

What exactly are Bai Mu and his friends going to do up there? What awaits them tonight?
Everything is unknown.

Just as Ito Kaiji was frowning in distress, someone suddenly came up to him and started a conversation.

He looked up and saw two unfamiliar men, one burly and the other a thin, curly-haired man. "Hey, buddy, nice to meet you!"

The white-haired guy was quite enthusiastic and introduced himself: "My name is Baku, and the other one is Maruk. Would you like to consider 'teaming up' with us?"

Kaiji asked, puzzled, "...Team up?"

Baku chuckled and explained, "After all, we're in an unfamiliar place. What if we need teammates for the betting later? I'm just being prepared!"

……

……

Tonegawa personally led the way, taking Shiraki Sei, Wu Fengshui, and Akiyama Kaede up the deck stairs and finally arriving at the upper deck of the cruise ship.

It was a very spacious reception hall, luxuriously decorated, with plenty of drinks and food, and a large fighting ring in the middle.

Although the windows were sealed off for security reasons, the interior was brightly lit and quite beautiful, much more comfortable than the cramped space on the lower level.

"Oh..."

From afar, Bai Mucheng could see many people in the reception room, including some familiar faces.

[The Man from the Divine Realm] Shigeru Akagi, [Gambler's Second Notary] Koichi Yagami, and "that" Takaomi Kaji—

All three of them are here.

Bai Mucheng couldn't help but exclaim, "Not bad, it's really lively!"

"Look over there—"

Akiyama Kaede leaned closer to Shiraki Sei and whispered, "That old man in the traditional men's kimono is the chairman of the Teiai Group—Hyoudou Kazutaka."

"The guy next to you who's flattering you is the president of your rival company, Niumin Catering—Kane Miki."

"The others... I'm sorry, I don't know them."

"..."

Shiraki Cheng followed Akiyama Kaede's gaze.

Besides those two, there was another "trio": a rugged bespectacled man, a muscular bald man, and a gloomy gambling notary.

They stood on either side of Shigeru Akagi.

Apart from Shigeru Akagi himself, who was still smiling, the other five people all looked solemn, and the atmosphere was quite tense.

"..."

As Tonegawa stepped forward to report, Hyoudou Kazutaka also noticed Shiraki Sho's side.

"Click click click, all the guests have arrived for tonight!"

Hyoudou let out a series of strange laughs, "In that case, let's have dinner first, so everyone can get to know each other better, otherwise watching the game will be quite boring."

He gestured to the owner of Niumin Restaurant next to him, "Hey, Miki, now that the opponent has arrived, hurry up and call out your fighter."

"Yes, of course."

Nagato nodded repeatedly, a fawning smile on his face, and proudly introduced, "He contacted me on his own initiative, wanting to use the Kengan Association to train himself—a master from a super-large-scale martial arts organization."

"One strike, just one strike, and he defeated my family's previous fighter."

"You should know that my family's previous fighter was a fighting expert from 'my dojo's' karate, with a career record of 42 wins and 4 losses, Yokota Masayasu."

"But compared to 'that person's' karate, Yokota is simply second-rate!"

The more Guo Meishu talked, the happier he became.

"Chairman Hyodo, please allow me to introduce you to Atsushi Suedo, a third-dan karate master from the Shinshin-kai!"

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall, muscular man appeared before them and casually greeted them.

"Phew~!"

Upon seeing the man, Wu Fengshui whistled and moved closer to Bai Mucheng.

"He's 205cm tall, weighs 131kg, and is a 3rd Dan karate master from the 'Shinshin-kai'—Shiraki Chika, what do you think of his strength?"

"..."

Bai Mucheng looked at the "Mo Tanghou," pondered for a moment, and then smiled happily.

"Great, this game can be finished before dinner!"

(End of this chapter)