I teach judo in Tokyo.

"He actually stole the spotlight from Takiya Kunio! I thought he was going to dominate the game again this year!"

"This is going to be interesting."

......

Amidst the slightly noisy chatter of the audience, Sousuke's match began again.

On the field, the boy opposite Sosuke looked aggressive.

This team has just won a game, and this guy, as the vanguard, relied on his indomitable spirit and good skills to help the team secure three wins.

At this moment, the forward, who was in excellent form, had no idea that his opponent, Sosuke, was a one-man army. All he knew was that before the game started that morning, this pretty boy on the other side had actually carried three high-quality girls.

Therefore, the desire to kill Sosuke becomes quite reasonable.

The next second, he charged towards Sosuke amidst the expectant gazes of the entire audience!

The two were face-to-face within a second, and then the vanguard immediately reached out and grabbed Sousuke's collar and cuffs.

Sosuke, however, seemed unable to react as quickly as him, only managing to grab two sections of his sleeve.

The vanguard looked delighted and quickly sneered, "You frivolous fellow, obediently fall at my feet—"

"Let's get off!"

During the conversation, it felt as if the world was spinning.

By the time the vanguard realized what was happening, he was already lying on the ground, completely bewildered.

"One copy!"

As the referee's crisp announcement rang out, he stared blankly up at the towering figure of Atobe Sousuke, who stood there with his eyes lowered, looking down at him with a detached expression.

It's like watching a clown.

His face flushed red instantly, and he scrambled to his feet, covering his face as he ran off the stage.

Sosuke wasn't embarrassed for the other person's shame; he was simply savoring the feeling of having just pulled the other person over.

It's a thrilling feeling of having everything under control.

The moment he made contact, the other person's posture, movements, and the "force" flowing between their bodies seemed to be revealed in the smallest detail in his mind.

Faced with such an enemy, he only needs to rely on his own small amount of strength to interfere with the opponent at the precise time and angle, which can easily disrupt the opponent's posture and movements, thus causing the opponent to fall into collapse without realizing it.

This is what is known as the "Flow Manipulation Form"!

This strange feeling made Sosuke involuntarily think of a martial art he had learned about in his previous life.

Tai Chi!

That was so much fun!

However, Sousuke also knew that the reason he was able to defeat his current opponent so easily did not mean that the "Manipulation Form" could really affect any level of opponent without limit.

This is a move that is most effective against weaker opponents. If used against a strong opponent of similar physique and skill level, it would be difficult to achieve such an exaggerated performance.

A truly skilled fighter, even if they cannot manipulate and influence the power of the weak as easily as he can, can at least steadily control their own muscles and power generation, and will not be so easily fooled by his tricks.

But that's enough.

He stood steadily on the stage, watching the next contestant take the stage, and smiled slightly.

A few minutes later.

He was caught in a state of bewilderment amidst the frenzied shouts of the entire audience.

He's done it again, defeating five opponents at once!

The prize for the ten darers is mine!

In the audience, Atsushi Yokoi, who had been silently observing Sousuke's performance, began to look serious.

***

Chapter 153 Popularity Soars

Watching Sousuke once again complete a five-man sweep.

Atsushi Yokoi, sitting in the audience, frowned.

Contrary to his arrogant style, he is actually a rather cautious person.

Especially when facing an opponent with whom he is about to fight to the death, he will try his best to gather information about the enemy in advance, and if possible, he will personally watch the opponent's actual combat.

With this careful planning beforehand and decisive ruthlessness in battle, he defeated many enemies who were no less skilled than himself.

But now, Sosuke seems a bit unfathomable to him.

It's not that Sosuke's easily defeating of this group of students was an exaggeration.

To put it bluntly, in his eyes, these high school students were no different from ants on the roadside.

If he were to play, he would be confident that he could kill this weakling in the blink of an eye.

He was even faster than Atobe Sousuke, killing ten people without even breaking a sweat.

What he cared about was the way Sosuke won.

The kind of technique that inexplicably and casually throws an opponent to the ground is really hard to understand.

He decided to figure out the underlying principles.

......

Sosuke had no idea what the audience was thinking. After defeating the second team, he leisurely returned to the waiting area.

Then, on the way back, there was Atobe Sousuke, who had already won the Ten-Man Fighting Award and was of excellent appearance.

Along the way, they received screams and cheers from many girls.

That's right, a large group of girls came directly to the sidelines to cheer him on up close.

The Golden Eagle Flag and Jade Dragon Flag competitions, which focus on popularity and viewership, are different from traditional, serious events.

Their competition restrictions are relatively lenient, and they are happy to see popular players receiving enthusiastic support from fans.

So when Sosuke's image was first displayed on the big screen, it immediately captured the hearts of many girls.

Seeing that Sousuke was not only handsome but also incredibly strong in judo, the young ladies who were budding with romantic feelings could no longer hold back. Many of them slipped out of the stands and onto the field to cheer loudly for Sousuke up close.

In fact, there are many other female contestants from high schools among the young ladies.

These judo girls had already finished their matches and were there to provide support for the men's team. However, many of them have now abandoned their support duties and secretly slipped away to stage number ten to watch Atobe Sousuke.

This infuriated the male judo athletes from other high schools.

Damn it, you have your own great girls, and now you've seduced all our girls too, huh?!

You pretty boy, you just wait!

This immediately made Sousuke the number one enemy of most of the male players.

They were all determined to teach him a lesson.

Yumi Mifune glanced at the girls around her who were constantly cheering for Sousuke and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Shi Fan, you're so popular! Why didn't I get any supporters like this during my competitions?"

Her expression was a little displeased, whether it was because she was unhappy that she didn't get the same support as Sosuke, or because so many girls were staring at her teacher's college.

"This is the difference between men and women. Girls tend to pursue men who excel, while men, even if they like outstanding women, tend to pay more attention to their appearance."

As Wufang Suzi spoke, her expression also showed a strange displeasure.

Beside her, Yotsuba Saki, though shy, was also a little angry to see so many people admiring her Sousuke.

I'm furious! (￣皿￣╬)

anger! (▼ヘ▼メ)

I'm furious! (ヘヘマ#)

Sosuke glanced at the three pretty faces around him, all of which looked displeased, and couldn't help but smile.

His own disciples are jealous!

In this relaxed atmosphere, the third round of the competition began.

After two rounds of elimination, more than 600 teams have been eliminated, and now only more than 100 teams remain.

They were divided into sixteen arenas, with about ten teams per arena.

After such a rigorous elimination process, the remaining teams, with the exception of a very few lucky ones, are undoubtedly among the strongest teams nationwide.

Sosuke calmly walked into the arena.

Unlike his composure, the entire audience erupted in cheers as his face reappeared on the big screen.

The high-pitched cheers from the numerous female spectators were particularly prominent.

This stands in stark contrast to the contestants who appeared in other arenas before.

In fact, Sousuke was the fastest to win both the Five and Ten Fighter Awards.

However, several others have achieved good results after him.

The most prominent among them was, of course, Kunio Takiya, the contestant representative who gave a speech at the opening ceremony.

He also served as the team's vanguard, winning the "Ten Daredevil Award" and creating quite a stir.

The large screen above the stadium was basically playing videos of him and Atobe Sousuke on a loop.

The other arenas will only be shown in rotation when these two are not fighting.

However, although they received the same level of attention, Kunio Takiya's popularity was still significantly lower than Sousuke's.

This difference in popularity is mainly due to their fighting styles.

Unlike Sousuke's effortless and elegant way of winning, Takiya Kunio has a passionate and determined style. He seems to fight with all his might in every battle, shouting and yelling with various sounds that include the sound of his tongue clicking. His expression is also very fierce, and his fighting style is reckless and wild.

It's like a fight between delinquents.

His completely unexpressionless and rude fighting style, while winning over some viewers who enjoy this type of character, has completely alienated the vast majority of female viewers who prefer attractive appearances.

Soon, Sosuke's opponent also took the stage.

This time, Sousuke's opponents are slightly different.

This is a team from Akita Prefecture, and all the members are tall, strong, and heavyweight athletes.

This type of team has a significant advantage in the Golden Eagle Flag tournament format.

Because the Golden Eagle Flag does not restrict weight classes.

In unarmed combat sports, weight differences can provide a significant advantage.

Once the weight difference between the two parties exceeds ten kilograms, or even just five kilograms, the heavier party will almost completely dominate the lighter party.

This difference is most pronounced in stand-up fighting.

Because judo does not allow the use of parrying techniques and has ground techniques, it is less sensitive to weight differences, but only "less" sensitive.

Unless there's a significant technological advantage, the reality is that it takes much more effort for a smaller person to knock down or use a grappling technique to subdue a larger person.

To put it bluntly, both the audience and the opponents felt that the reason Sousuke was able to easily defeat his opponents before was because he was tall and strong, which gave him a weight advantage over some of his previous opponents.

Now that all his opponents are heavier than him, can he still win so easily?

Or rather, can he maintain his winning streak?

***

Chapter 154 He's like a demon king!

Sosuke slightly raised his head to look at the vanguard opposite him.

This is a muscular man who is over 1.9 meters tall, very strong, and has a shaved head.

It is said that in major Japanese tournaments every year, there are often teams that "shave their heads to show their determination".

Now I've encountered it myself.

Regardless of the opponent's strength, just the sight of the five bald men standing in a row during the group salute was enough to intimidate anyone.