Super Fighting Tokyo.

"Maruk won't take responsibility!"

Swish!

Maruk attempted a side kick to the top of his body, but Garo raised his arm and blocked it with his palm.

With a muffled thud, Gara successfully blocked the kick, but Maruk's astonishing strength still ripped a piece of skin off Gara's palm, causing it to bleed profusely.

"Really? I see..."

Galo felt a stinging pain in her palm and gradually realized what was happening.

Perhaps it is precisely because Maruk's mind has never matured that he is more pure, and through his contact with Shiraki, Baku, and others, he gradually accepts his own martial power.

Heh, he's quite a promising talent...

Just as Galo steadied himself, facing Maruk's incoming fist, he suddenly took a step forward.

Just as the fist was about to strike his face, Gara suddenly twisted his neck, dissipating most of the force of the punch, and his figure passed by Maruk.

"..."

Blood flowed from Galo's nostrils and entered his mouth, giving him the long-lost taste of blood.

It's been a long time since I've bled; so I didn't know I could bleed...

"Haha, that felt great!"

Garo leaned back to avoid Maruk's next punch, then grabbed his arm and, using Maruk's momentum, swung his muscular body up in the air.

boom!

Maruk was thrown by Gara and slammed heavily to the ground.

As Garo had predicted, Maruk quickly stood up, his movements even more skillful than before, showing rapid progress.

"Ha, that's really good!"

"But no matter who the opponent is, as long as they fight me, they will become my victims..."

Gara's forehead veins bulged, and a chilling growl came from his throat.

"No matter who the other party is—I will be the executioner!"

Maruk and Garo adjusted their breathing and charged forward, their fists and feet aimed at each other's vital points.

But the next second—

"stop!"

Suddenly, a young man's voice came through the loudspeaker, sounding anxious and worried.

"?!"

Both Maruk and Garo were quite familiar with this voice; it was undoubtedly the one emanating from the [Lie Eater] Baku.

Galo won't be bothered by these off-field factors, but Maruk is different.

Upon hearing that it was the Baku speaking, the latter immediately stopped, but his steps were unstoppable, and he staggered toward Gara.

Garodon was furious, but unwilling to fight someone who had no will to fight, he could only open his arms and grab Maruk, who had rushed over, before casually tossing him aside.

"madness!"

Gara sternly reprimanded Maruk, "Trust should have its limits. You'll get beaten to death sooner or later if you keep this up!"

Maruk looked bewildered. "But Brother Mo wouldn't hurt me, would he?"

"...Tsk!"

Galo grew increasingly angry, looked up at the camera, and couldn't help but shout, "Liar, you stray dog, are you trying to kill your companions?!"

"Oh, not at all, I have complete trust in Mr. Garo and Maruk. I believe you will stop in time..."

Baku's voice was apologetic, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "In any case, you two are my friends, and I don't want you to fight to the death."

“That sounds nice,” Gara sneered, cracking his knuckles. “But don’t forget, I’m now employed by someone else, and we’re adversaries.”

Upon hearing this, Baku laughed, "Ah, regarding that, please look at the screen."

As soon as he finished speaking, several surveillance screens descended from the ceiling of the lower hall, including the live gambling scene in the upper reception room.

"Phew, all done. The equipment in that little broadcasting room is really complicated..."

Baku casually remarked, then informed Garo, "Mr. Garo, while you were trapping me and Maruk on the lower level, our 'ally' had already sent the cards up."

"……Um?"

Everyone looked at the screen.

Inside the reception room, a young man dressed in old-fashioned work clothes pushed open the door, panting, and held a thick stack of cards in his hand.

At the same time, the bald man from Sada's side also arrived, holding a stack of cards as well.

However, it was clearly visible to the naked eye that the young man had significantly more cards than the bald man.

"That...that..."

Seemingly sensing the oppressive atmosphere in the reception room, the young man became a little nervous and quickly said, "My name is Ito Kaiji. May I ask who Akagi Shigeru is? I've been asked to deliver the cards!"

Shigeru Akagi, seated in his chair, raised his hand to accept the card from Kaiji Ito and thanked him.

Meanwhile, the bald man also handed his cards to Sada Kuni.

"..."

After Mupu leaves, Yoruichi becomes the only gambling notary present, and he will be responsible for notarizing the gambling game.

He glanced at the cards in Sada Kuni and Akagi Shigeru's hands, and smiled politely:

"Therefore, the card collection phase is over."

"In this gambling game, whoever has more cards has a greater chance of winning, and it seems that Lord Akagi has the advantage right now."

Upon hearing this, the bald man couldn't help but grit his teeth, but Sada Kuni acted as if he didn't care at all.

"I don't care!"

Sada Kuni's eyes, like those of a dead man, were fixed on Akagi Shigeru, and he said ferociously, "Even if you have the advantage for now, I will not lose. Let's begin!"

"..."

However, faced with that overwhelming threat, Shigeru Akagi simply smiled faintly.

He looked straight ahead; although he was an older man, his eyes were clean and bright, possessing a purity different from Maruk's.

"No, you will lose."

Shigeru Akagi smiled, as if stating a fact that left him with much to ponder, "You'll rack your brains, carefully select, proceed step by step, and scheme and plot..."

"And then—you will lose."

……

……

That night, the people on the ship witnessed what the "divine realm" was.

Chapter 80 Alien Invasion

Not long after, one day.

Someone once bumped into Takaomi Kaji at a coffee shop.

He asked curiously about what happened that night on the Espooro, including the gambling match between Akagi Shigeru and Sada Kuni.

"Hmm? You're asking about Mr. Akagi, who's hailed as the 'Man of the Gods,' what kind of fighting style does he have?"

Kaji Takaomi tried to describe it.

"His gamble is not just about whether he is strong or not."

"How should I put it? They're incredibly popular, with a huge number of admirers..."

"Simply put—it's incredibly flashy, a natural talent, and a unique playing style that no one can imitate!"

……

……

The outcome is decided.

Nightwalker Queen Koichi bowed slightly and announced the result of the bet, "Lord Akagi has won."

"……hehe"

Shigeru Akagi remained seated, his hands resting on his thighs, his gaze shifting from Sada Kuni to the surveillance cameras surrounding the reception room.

"I see, so your cheating method was 'artificial vision', right?"

“You are completely blind, so you give up your eyes and use electrical stimulation to stimulate your optic nerve and use machines like cameras to see.”

"If I'm not mistaken, that guy named Mupu must have 'connected' all the cameras in this room to your brain, so you can see my cards with the camera."

Akagi Shigeru looked at Sada Kuni—or more accurately, at his neck, where a portable artificial vision camera served as Sada Kuni's "eyes."

"Not bad, that's a really ingenious tactic..."

Akagi Shigeru smiled faintly and said, "Sata Kuni, thank you. I had a very enjoyable time tonight."

"..."

Sada Kuni remained silent.

On the other hand, Ito Kaiji, who witnessed the entire gambling game, was both shocked by Akagi Shigeru's gambling skills and relieved.

"Great!"

Kaiji Ito clenched his fist and said with delight, "In that case, according to the reward that Baku promised me, he can help me pay off my debts!"

But then, Ito Kaiji suddenly heard Yagami next to him continue talking about the results of the bet.

"The loser, with a rope around his neck, performs a death dance..."