Super Fighting Tokyo.

Hao Hongye's brows gradually furrowed.

As a doctor and fighter, he has been doing his best to treat the injured these days, and it can even be said that he has "fully" experienced the skills of Pike.

From this perspective, Gao Hongye is the one who understands Pike the most!

"...Too powerful."

Kou Hongye sighed softly, "The destructive power that Pico possesses already resembles that of Hanma Yujiro, the strongest creature on earth."

Do you two know what this means?

The doctor looked at the two people beside him.

"—The time for a decision has come."

"Whether you're facing Pike or Yujiro Hanma, you have one last chance to decide!"

"Father? Facing a powerful senior?"

"Really, should we fight...?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, both Shiraki and Baki raised their eyebrows and then took a deep breath.

Bai Mucheng smiled faintly, "You know perfectly well why I'm asking."

Baki, however, wore a relaxed expression. "What choice do I have?"

Hao Hongye paused, as if he wanted to say something more.

Bai Mucheng spoke first, smiling broadly as if he were chatting with a good friend.

"It will all end someday, and we will all eventually walk this path, the only one, even you, Brother Hao, are the same, right?"

Baki nodded. "--That's good. That's enough."

"..."

Hao Hongye said no more.

At the next intersection, the doctor parted ways with the two and walked away alone in the sunlight.

In fact, Hao Hongye also knew—

Whether it's Baki Hanma, Shiraki Sho, himself, Ansho, or anyone else, the "best choice" is to walk a path without regrets.

Isn't this just common sense?

Everyone is like that...

……

……

Afterwards, Shiraki bid farewell to Baki and returned to the Fighting Spirit Martial Arts Hall alone.

Stepping outside the courtyard and looking over the wall, you can see that daily life continues at home.

Today seemed exceptionally lively, with members visiting both inside and outside the store.

In the training grounds, Imai Kosuke, the "King of Strangulation," is sparring with Rito, the "Razor's Edge," exchanging blows and countering each other's moves.

Inside the equipment room, you can see Maruk, [Fighting King] Naoya Okubo, and [Hyotei] Ryo Himuro doing their daily training.

Meanwhile, in the indoor dojo on the other side, Tenma Nozomi is undergoing a physical fitness test, which is being conducted by her childhood friend, Sakurai Anne.

As for Wu Fengshui and You Sha, they are probably upstairs, maintaining firearms or doing their homework.

"..."

Bai Mucheng greeted them, and everyone raised their hands in response before continuing with their own tasks.

But no matter who it was, it was obvious that Bai Mucheng seemed to be preoccupied, as if he was thinking about something.

—Is it about fighting Pico?

Everyone could roughly guess it.

But the key point is that this seemingly simple question is actually very difficult to answer.

"..."

Inside the equipment room, Okubo and Himuro Ryo exchanged a glance.

Okubo scratched his head. "So, should we tell Shiraki about 'that thing'? After all, someone wants to challenge him..."

Himuro Ryo twisted her neck. "I guess... we don't need to?"

"That's true, there's no need to say anything about this!"

Okubo nodded and continued to increase the weight of his bench press.

……

……

Today it was Shiramu Cheng's turn to cook, but there weren't enough ingredients at home, so Shiramu Cheng had to go out to buy more.

For Shiraki Sei, "how to face Pico" was indeed a heavy thought, so it was good to be able to go out for a stroll.

"..."

As he was thinking this, Bai Mucheng walked to a pedestrian street where there were only a few passersby.

at this time--

In front of him stood a thin man who wasn't very tall, with squinty eyes, and carrying a gym bag.

"Oh, hello, hello..."

The thin man raised his hand in greeting, looking somewhat embarrassed, with a hint of nervousness but mostly anticipation.

He tossed his gym bag aside and looked at Shiramu Cheng.

"My Majesty, Kaneda Sueyoshi."

"I want to fight you."

Chapter 553: Kaneda Sueyoshi

It is now afternoon.

On the pedestrian street, a few passersby occasionally walk by, so it's natural to notice them—

he.

A man with squinty eyes stood in the middle of the street, as if waiting for someone.

...Waiting for whom?

Gina Porter, a transfer student from Russia who happens to be passing by, witnesses this scene.

Afterwards, she recalled to her friends, including "Sakura Hibiki and Akemi":

"He was a man with medium-short hair, squinting eyes, and a faint smile on his lips. He had a very Japanese style."

"Wearing a loose-fitting dark gray kimono paired with light gray wide-leg trousers, it must be a 'samurai hakama', right? The trouser legs seem to have been intentionally shortened for ease of movement."

"And another thing, he was wearing wooden clogs!"

Gina gestured:

"He stood quietly in the middle of the pedestrian street, arms crossed, hands tucked into his sleeves, and looking straight ahead."

"This retro outfit, if you add a samurai sword, makes you look like a master of 'sword and halberd films'!"

Gina really likes this kind of element, emphasizing:

"This isn't a movie shoot!"

“I learned Sambo in my hometown and have seen real Sambo masters, so I can tell the difference between a fighter and an ordinary person.”

"That squinty-eyed man, although he is only 170cm tall and weighs only around 75... no, 73kg, he must have practiced martial arts."

"You can tell from his eyes, his unwavering stance, and his focused aura!"

Gina was absolutely certain.

So, I guess he's probably waiting for—

"A duel opponent!"

"..."

"...Yes, we finally got to see it!"

Gina emphasized, "I didn't notice at first, it was like it suddenly appeared, because the person he was waiting for was really 'common'."

"Wearing a T-shirt, jacket, trousers, and sneakers..."

"In short, he's just an ordinary young man, like he's going to buy groceries."

"Although I am about 187cm tall, that is not too exaggerated, and I will not attract attention when I walk on the street."

"—That's how the two of them met!"

……

……

"My Majesty, Kaneda Sueyoshi."

"I want to fight you."

Jintian slightly opened his eyes, and a sharp gaze pierced through the narrowed gap, locking onto Shiraki Cheng.

Upon seeing this, Bai Mucheng was clearly stunned.

"...Huh?"

He blinked, unable to shake off images of Piccolo, Jack, Baki, and others from his mind.