Martial artists can never be ultimately insulted.

The reason is simple: even though Wu Lei'an still gives off an incredibly arrogant, restless, and domineering aura, he merely sits there responding to others' inquiries—

Regardless of your tone or attitude when responding, at least you responded.

It should be noted that, not long ago, but just before he set off for this place, Wu Lei'an was arrogant and dismissive of everyone.

Including during previous missions, they completely disregarded the client, the target, the target's guards, and even the requirements of the mission. They showed no respect even to members of the Wu clan.

And now...

Seeing Wu Lei'an and the others exchange surprised glances as they watched him realize the effects of the life-giving food after it entered his stomach and began to shovel rice into his mouth without becoming agitated and demanding anything of Yuan Chen. They observed him barely managing to control his emotions.

So... a beating is that effective?

Thinking this way, Wu Hori felt that things were not so simple. After all, in Wu Hori's impression... or rather in the impression of the other members of the Wu clan, Wu Lei'an was a literal, insane beast.

How could such madness possibly lead to a complete transformation in a short period of time?

Just as Wu Huoxi was still thinking, Yuan Chen, who was standing to the side, said with great interest:

"Not bad. It feels like I woke up from a wild beast and turned into... well, a rational madman?"

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Volume 1: 79. On Human Relationships and Social Skills

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's question, Wu Lei'an's face was full of annoyance and displeasure: "This is ridiculous!"

As he said this, Wu Lei'an continued to eat his rice with his head down. Seeing Wu Lei'an's reaction, Baki might not have realized anything yet, but the members of the Wu clan beside him clearly understood and nodded, then fell silent, wondering what kind of expression their grandfather would have when he saw Wu Lei'an now when they got home.

Yes, it's something to look forward to in every sense.

But in Yuan Chen's view...

Sure enough, whether it's a little female devil or a big male devil, the best way to discipline them is to give them a good beating.

Even in the original work, Wu Lei'an was extremely extreme in every aspect at the beginning.

Extremely brutal, they enjoy the process of ravaging and killing. Even if they have gained an absolute advantage and the enemy has completely lost all power to resist, they will still attack their opponent before the referee announces the result, with the sole purpose of enjoying pure violence.

He showed no respect to either enemies or his own people. He viewed the competition as a killing field, with the goal of eliminating all opponents.

However, this changed in the second part of Kengan Omega – he no longer acted crazy all the time, became able to communicate normally, and his emotions were much more stable.

The core reason is that after witnessing true powerhouses like Kuroki Gensai, he realized his own shortcomings and was even able to offer advice to younger generations as someone who had been there before—something that is simply unimaginable to the Wu clan members today.

However, Yuan Chen himself was happy to see these changes happening to Wu Lei'an.

He didn't say much, just nodded calmly, and then began to talk about his views on martial arts.

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Baki and the others quickly shifted their attention to this discussion, and before they knew it, it was already late at night.

"Oh! It's getting late, I have to go back!"

Glancing at the time, Baki said with some panic, "If we don't leave now, Kozue will get angry again!"

"Shoe?" Upon hearing Baki's words, Go Horisuke blinked in surprise.

"She's my landlord's daughter," Baki explained with a smile. "She'll definitely get scolded if she goes home too late!"

"Landlord?" Upon hearing Baki's explanation, Horisuke's expression became even stranger, and even Raian, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but look up from his hearty eating and drinking.

As the son of the guy who's known as the strongest being on Earth, who can single-handedly intimidate a superpower, and as the king of the Tokyo Dome's underground fighting arena... if you're still in school, we can understand why.

But... you're still renting someone else's house?

Just as the Wu clan members were feeling somewhat bewildered, Yuan Chen shook his head with a sigh and said, "It's love, isn't it?"

“Ah…it is love.” Wu Hori nodded in deep agreement.

“Yes, if it’s love, then it’s perfectly normal!” Wu Fengshui chimed in from the side.

"Love and all that..." Hearing everyone's words, Baki, who had previously seemed incredibly cheerful and outgoing, suddenly lowered his head and said somewhat shyly, "We...we're just ordinary friends..."

"Your reaction is practically an admission." Chun-Li chuckled and teased, looking at Baki's expression.

"Pretending to be nonchalant is also a way of showing love to someone~"

Hearing this, Baki scratched his face a little embarrassedly, then added, "I was just a little worried that this might bother Kozue... Anyway, thank you all for having dinner and chatting with me! I will definitely repay you all when I have the chance in the future!"

With that, Baki also ran away as if fleeing.

But everyone just stared at the gate with a leisurely expression.

Sure enough, a short while later, Baki ran back, looking embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, I forgot to take Musashi with me..."

Hearing its owner call it, the Tosa Inu, which had been fast asleep on the floor, wobbled to its feet.

Baki hoisted Musashi onto his shoulder, then waved and said, "I'm leaving!"

"No need to see me out~"

After seeing Baki off, the members of the Wu clan did not lose their enthusiasm for conversation.

They even became more open-minded.

“Although Baki is a decent guy, he really is… not from the same world.” As he spoke, Horisuke opened a bottle of beer.

Upon hearing Wu Hori's words, Yuan Chen asked with some curiosity, "Are there also world divisions among the martial artists in the Battle Realm?"

"It's alright, mainly because of the groups I've been in contact with and historical factors." Wu Huqi wasn't surprised when Yuan Chen asked, after all, Yuan Chen had only just arrived in the Doujie.

In addition, having a very good impression of Yuan Chen, he explained:

"Although the Tokyo Dome Underground is a well-known and reputable fighting group, it is, after all, a business owned by the Tokugawa family, which ruled Japan for more than 260 years and is 'official' in the literal sense."

The attitudes of successive official authorities towards free-spirited warriors, ronin, and assassins are easily imaginable. Especially in the early days of the martial arts world, the conflict between the two reached an unprecedented level.

"And what was the result?" Yuan Chen asked curiously.

In response, Wu Horisuke simply shrugged and said:

"Some martial artists who lived in seclusion in the secular world got annoyed and killed a few people. Then the martial arts world was separated from the secular world and managed separately."

Even now, within the Wu clan's territory, things like law enforcement and land ownership still belong to our Wu clan.

"It sounds just like a modern-day feudal lord," Yuan Chen said with great interest.

"Pretty much," Wu Hori nodded and said, "Because most of a martial artist's mind is on martial arts, things have stabilized like this."

Saying this, Wu Horixi glanced at the time and said, "We'll be going now, Grandpa should still be waiting for us..."

Before Wu Horixi could finish speaking, the door next to him was suddenly pushed open.

Then, a handsome, long-haired, dark gothic-style man with blond hair, green eyes, and fair skin walked in, looking pained.

"Ugh! Those eyes blinded by violence and bloodshed are using the power of curses to repel me again... My soul, are you also grieving? You've become so tormented..."

Everyone: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Everyone: "..."

After a long pause, Sakura Hibiki finally walked over and said with an embarrassed look, "Uh... sorry, my brother is just that kind of weirdo, with chuunibyou and stuff."

Upon hearing Hibiki Sakura's words, the gothic-style long-haired man knelt on one knee, clutching his arm with one hand, and said with a pained expression, "Damn it! Even family can't understand this... pain!"

"It's not that I can't understand it." Hearing her brother Sakura Ibuki's words, Sakura Hibiki scratched her head a little embarrassedly and said:

"The main reason is that there are many guests at home today, including Brother Yuanchen and Sister Chunli who are staying here. Brother, people can't understand you when you talk like that."

Upon hearing Sakura Hibiki's words, Sakura Ibuki blinked, then looked at Yuan Chen and the others next to the restaurant, quickly returning to normal.

"Oh, we have a guest. I'm so sorry, I ran into some trouble today... My name is Sakura Ibuki, Hibiki's older brother. Nice to meet you!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen and Chun Li introduced themselves one after another.

Yuan Chen also glanced at Sakura Ibuki with great interest—he appeared in "How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?", and although he was said to be Sakura Hibiki's brother, he mostly played a background role. Although he rarely participated in the plot, he sponsored many of the competitions in the story of "How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?".

Thinking this, Yuan Chen asked, "I heard you've encountered some trouble? Could you explain?"

"Ah, it's alright, it's mainly some business stuff..." Sakura Ibuki said listlessly as she walked to the seat that Hayabusa had just vacated, then slumped onto the table:

"It's an old problem. I want to expand the restaurant's business scope, but every time I try, I encounter obstacles at every turn. I asked around with some friends, and it seems to be because of something called the Kengan Association's commercial organization operations..."

“Kengan Association.” Upon hearing Sakura Ibuki’s words, Genji nodded thoughtfully, then turned to Wu Horisuke beside him and asked, “Do you know anything about it?”

Kengan-kai, the core organization within Kengan Ashura and Kengan Omega.

Although Yuan Chen knew some information about the Kengan Association, it was a memory from a very long time ago.

Especially since this world is a mix of fighting games and anime, Yuan Chen couldn't guarantee anything about things related to history.

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's question, Wu Horixi briefly recalled and replied:

"The Kengan Association... originated in the fifth year of the Zhengde reign three hundred years ago. At that time, merchants fought bloody battles every day to compete for the position of imperial merchants, and they would use any means to achieve the final victory."

Threats, schemes, assassinations, and a massive chain of violence continued to unfold. So, the seventh Tokugawa shogun, five-year-old Tokugawa Ietsugu, issued an order: "Since we want to quell the conflict, let's settle it fair and square."

Thus, the merchants formed guilds, hiring powerful warriors to fight for them, thereby fulfilling their commercial ambitions—placing their aspirations with the fist of the fighter. This is the origin of the name "Kengan-kai" (Fist of the Warriors).

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen nodded thoughtfully, then a look of curiosity appeared on his face as he asked, "As for the Tokugawa family... according to what you just said, aren't they trying to suppress the martial arts world?"

“That was in the early Edo period,” Horisuke said with a shrug.

"After they realized that this was impossible, they began to gradually separate the world of ordinary people from the world of martial arts. Organizations like the Kengan Association were also gradually established around this time, as if to express their goodwill?"

"After all, what martial artists seek besides money, fame, and power is nothing more than strength. If they can exchange these things for the stability of their rule, it is a worthwhile thing for those rulers... Well, the martial arts world in other parts of the world has generally experienced similar history."

After listening to Wu Hori's explanation, Yuan Chen gained a basic understanding of the situation in the martial arts world.

At least for now, the reason why Kengan-style warriors and Baki-style warriors have little interaction is largely because the Baki-style warriors fight in the underground Tokyo Dome of Tokugawa Mitsunari, and most of them have corresponding identities in society.

The Kengan school... is less about being more grassroots and more about being more inclined towards the traditional martial arts world?

Thinking this through, Yuan Chen didn't delve deeper. Instead, after nodding, he asked, "Could you help me get a license from the Kengan Association?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Sakura Ibuki, who had been listening to the story while lying on the table, also smiled wryly and said:

"Wait a minute, although I know you mean well, I've inquired and found out that Kengan Kai memberships can't be bought; you can only challenge existing members. And the registration fee for just one challenge is as high as 100 million yen. If you lose, it's not refunded; it's taken directly by the challenged member. Apparently, quite a few companies even make a living off of those challenge fees..."

But just as Sakura Ibuki was speaking, Go Hori also replied, "No problem."

"Huh?" Hearing Horisuke's words, Sakura Ibuki looked up and blinked, somewhat bewildered. Standing up, Horisuke simply put her coat back on from behind the chair and said:

"I'll talk to Grandpa about it, but we still need a registered combatant, otherwise it won't work..."

As they were talking, Wu Hori noticed Yuan Chen's seemingly gentle gaze.

Realizing something, a smile appeared on Wu Horisuke's lips, and he nodded, saying:

"It was my oversight... With such strong battle aura, how could you possibly give up this opportunity to fight against countless powerful figures to someone else?"

"Haha." Yuan Chen chuckled twice.

Wu Hori didn't waste any words and simply said, "The license issue is simple; it will be delivered by someone tomorrow morning. However, to minimize the impact, a related competition may be arranged in the near future..."

As she said this, Wu Horisu also turned her gaze to Sakura Ibuki beside her: "Sakurasou charcoal barbecue, is that right?"

"Uh, yes." Sakura Ibuki was still a little confused.

"You say your shop is expanding? Then use the prime location in the nearby commercial district as your target."

"Huh?!"

Upon hearing this, Sakura Ibuki also looked bewildered: "Does this...does this make sense in terms of business logic?"

Sensing Sakura Ibuki's surprise, Go Horisuke smiled and said, "There has never been any logic in the martial arts world; this has been the rule since ancient times."

Watching Wu Horisu leave, and seeing the problem that had troubled her for a year or two resolved just like that, Sakura Ibuki stood there stunned.

"That's...resolved?"

In response, Yuan Chen turned his gaze to Chun Li.

"Isn't it said that foreigners have no social etiquette?"

Volume 1: Chapter 80: What is there to say about repaying kindness?

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Chun Li simply shrugged and didn't say anything more.

After seeing Wu Fengshui and the others off, Yuan Chen and the others prepared to rest.