I teach judo in Tokyo.

......

Far away.

As Sousuke was diligently performing a meridian-nourishing massage on Yumi, a somewhat familiar knocking sound came from outside the dojo.

The beautiful master craftswoman strode out to open the door, and a moment later her curious voice came through: "Oh, why did you all come together?"

Immediately afterwards, she led several people into the dojo.

Upon seeing the group of people, Wufang Suzi, who was practicing with her sword, stopped and softly called out to one of them, "Dad, what brings you here?"

Sosuke released Yumi, who had collapsed to the ground in pain, stood up, looked at the group, and greeted them with a smile.

"What brings you to such a refined mood today? Did the Countermeasures Bureau come along with the Five Families?"

He recognized everyone who came: Itsuka Motoko's father, Itsuka Wataru, the deputy head of the Countermeasures Bureau, Sakura Sojiro, and his subordinate, Akiyama Kaede.

Wufang Du Chao Suzi smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Sousuke: "Hehe, Sousuke, I just came to see how you're doing. It seems you're doing well."

As he spoke, he looked at Atobe Sousuke with the eyes of a father-in-law.

This kid had better develop a relationship with my Suzi as soon as possible. Such a promising young man, once he rises to prominence, will surely soar like a dragon in the sky, unstoppable.

If I could make him my son-in-law, I'd be laughing in my sleep.

only......

Wu Fangdu glanced at the other female disciples in the dojo who had stopped practicing and obediently sat down at the side of the field, and couldn't help but sigh.

This guy has so many great female companions around him. With Suzi's aloof and reserved personality, I wonder if she can win in the end.

Just as the old man from Gofuku was deep in thought, Sakura Sojiro, who was next to him, smiled and looked at Atobe Sousuke, and bluntly stated the purpose of his trip.

He pointed to Wataru beside him and smiled at Sousuke, "Let's get straight to the point. The Countermeasures Bureau has reached an agreement with the head of the Wataru family. If Mr. Atobe has no objections, you will be facing more frequent crazed battles..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Although Kyogoku Shinichi came back and said that you had already tentatively agreed to this direction of cooperation, we still plan to come and discuss the details of the cooperation with you."

Sosuke hesitated for a moment, then pointed to an empty room next to the training ground: "Let's go in and talk in detail."

The group readily agreed.

So, in the room furnished with a coffee table and cushions, Sakura Sojiro and Goho Wataru took turns supplementing each other's points, fully explaining their upcoming plans to Atobe Sousuke.

The situation is actually not complicated.

To put it simply, with the consent of Wataru Goho, the Countermeasures Bureau "temporarily requisitioned" Atobe Sousuke as the "representative of the Goho family's madmen" to fully participate in the various madmen duels that would be held in Japan.

The Five Families, as a large corporation, use the pretext of preparing for a full-scale expansion of their business empire to provide cover for Atobe Sousuke's identity.

Of course, if Atobe Sousuke wins the match, the Goto family can also take over the corresponding benefits.

If the target is a business area that the Five Families are not good at, the Bureau of Abnormal Countermeasures can use official resources to communicate with other companies on behalf of the Five Families, put the target out for cooperation, and share the profits.

The ultimate goal is for Sousuke to observe, as a participant, whether any of the opponents in the Deathly Madness showdown have taken the new drug created by "Black Crow".

After all, as an essentially unregulated "black boxing" match, Deathmatch does not restrict participants from using any performance-enhancing drugs or banned substances.

As long as it's not a hand-to-hand combat match where you're trying to cheat by bringing a weapon.

As for taking some kind of drug or other underhanded tricks, they are extremely common.

Under such rules, some companies and participants will naturally choose to take risks, attempting to win through drugs and thereby obtain huge profits.

Just then, "Black Crow" urgently needed capable "test subjects" to verify the effects and side effects of their new drugs.

Both sides are like a pillow being delivered to someone who is sleepy; the possibility of them hitting it off immediately is at least 80% if not 100%.

The Bureau of Abnormal Countermeasures' plan was a very simple, overt scheme.

"And the most recent showdown between the deadliest of the dead is tomorrow."

After the two middle-aged men finished speaking, Akiyama Kaede, the female operator who had been silent all along, also spoke up to add to the story.

Wufang Du, standing nearby, also said with a smile, "Well, the Wufang family originally didn't need to participate in this Deathly Madness Showdown, but I happened to hear from Motoko's master, Lady Yae, that Sousuke's original purpose in wanting to cooperate with our Wufang family was to participate in this competition..."

He paused, then glanced at Sosuke again: "I heard that Sosuke needs to settle a score with another participant in this competition, is that right?"

Sosuke nodded.

He glanced at Sakura Sojiro beside him and said indifferently, "I was just about to ask Mr. Sakura, do you know if the company called 'Kenshin Construction' will participate in this Death Frenzy Showdown?"

Sakura Sojiro stroked his beard: "Hmm... let me take a look."

As he spoke, he took out his phone, searched for some information, and then nodded: "Currently, Construction has indeed entered the competition, and their representative is Atsushi Yokoi..."

Sousuke nodded: "That's right, it's this guy. He threatened me before, saying I absolutely had to participate in this Death Frenzy, or he would attack the people around me..."

He paused, his tone somewhat sinister: "Moreover, this guy is a disciple of Serpent Fang Jiuxin. If we kill him, I wonder if it's possible to force that old snake out?"

Sakura Sojiro's gaze flickered slightly as he looked at Sousuke: "This guy really is Hisanosuke's disciple... if that's the case—"

"Then we'll need to make a small adjustment to the Bureau's plan."

Chapter 248 Two Opponents

August 20th, Tuesday, 8 PM.

Wufang's business van was driving on the roads of Toshima Ward, Tokyo.

Besides the driver, there were four people in the van: Atobe Sousuke, Itako Motoko, and Ita Wataru.

There's also Akiyama Kaede from the Countermeasures Bureau.

"Sousuke." Wataru, sitting in the middle compartment, turned around and greeted Atobe Sousuke with a smile, "How are you feeling today?"

Ever since Old Deng discovered Sosuke's astonishing strength and boundless potential, he has completely abandoned his former superior attitude of "I am the head of the Five Families" and only wants to keep Sosuke on their old ship of the Five Families.

Sousuke smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, this is my first battle, I won't disgrace the Five Families."

“Hey! Sōsuke, there’s no need to say that.” Gofutō waved his hand. “We Gofutō family have indeed never suffered a loss before, thanks to Mr. Mu’an’s martial prowess. However, the level of the competitions we participated in wasn’t actually that high, so it’s normal that we’ve been able to win every time.”

The Wufang family is an extremely stable and long-established family. Its ability to survive to this day is not due to a sudden rise to power, but to the accumulation of several generations and its good relationship with the government.

They operate on a low-key, high-volume, low-margin strategy to make money.

Although several of their Death Frenzy representatives were top-tier experts hired at great expense, the level of benefits they fought for in the Death Frenzy duels was not very high, at most at the upper level of the Ferocious level, which was more than enough to be suppressed by top-tier experts.

That's how Wu Anshengji earned the reputation of being "invincible".

In fact, if most of the matches weren't just easy wins against weaker opponents, even the most skilled players, despite their formidable abilities, generally couldn't achieve a record of over a hundred matches without a single defeat.

Those who can achieve such results are basically the most famous "mad" figures in the world of power.

Gofuku then looked at Motoko, who was sitting next to Sosuke: "Motoko, this is your first time watching the Death Frenzy showdown. The scene may make you feel a little uncomfortable, but this is something you will have to go through when you take over the Gofuku family in the future."

Hearing her father's words, Wu Fang Suzi nodded gently: "Father, I am already prepared. Blood will not frighten me."

Akiyama Kaede, who was standing next to him, was holding a tablet and joined in their casual conversation.

As she handed the tablet to Atobe Sousuke, she said calmly, "The Countermeasures Bureau has already used its authority to access the information of the participants in this Deathly Madness competition. The bid this time is for the ownership of a relatively large plot of land in Toshima Ward. Although the location is good, normally not many people would apply, but this time..."

She watched as Sosuke took the tablet, then pushed up her glasses: "Including the Gofu family, there are four companies bidding this time."

“Four families…” Sosuke picked up the tablet, looked at the information on it, and scrolled through the pages one by one.

Then he stopped typing, looked at a representative of the participating forces displayed on the screen, and smiled slightly.

"They did indeed participate..."

"Them?" Akiyama Kaede leaned closer to look at Sousuke's tablet, which carried a faint scent of perfume. "You mean the Yotsuba family? It is a bit strange. They don't seem to be involved in real estate business much, but they signed up this time."

Sousuke glanced sideways and saw something he shouldn't have seen through the collar of Akiyama Kaede's white business shirt as she leaned closer.

It's covered in lace, round, and white.

Hmm... this Akiyama operator is quite something.

He calmly withdrew his gaze and said with a smile, "Perhaps the Yotsuba family also wants to expand into new businesses. I heard that their future head of the family is very ambitious."

He stared intently at the photo of the Death Maniac representative on the tablet.

Himuro Yoshi – the crazy, siscon brother who was my classmate's deskmate introduced to the family's representative of the deadbeats.

The true identities of both of them are lackeys of the Serpent of the World. Their shared presence in the Yotsuba household clearly indicates their ulterior motives.

Now, their plans have been informed in advance by Sousuke to Yotsuba Ryuhei and the old butler.

Moreover, he deliberately arranged for the old patriarch to send the Yotsuba family to participate in this showdown between the dead.

There was only one goal: to find an opportunity to kill Himuro Yoshimi openly and legitimately.

This way, we can eliminate the spy that the Ring Serpent planted in the Yotsuba family without alerting the enemy, and also complete one of the targets for the Sosuke system's functional upgrade.

That's killing three birds with one stone.

As for Atsushi Yokoi, who used the Snake Bite style, he certainly couldn't be let go either.

Although this guy is now considered a weakling by Sousuke, he is still Hisanosuke's only remaining disciple.

Now that Serpent Fang Hisanobu and his men have gone into hiding in Japan and have completely disappeared, killing his disciple might make that old man react in some way.

Every action leaves a trace, allowing Sosuke to work with the countermeasures bureau to try and bring these hidden vipers to justice.

He firmly believed in the principle that "there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days".

If these potential enemies are not identified and dealt with as soon as possible, he won't be able to sleep peacefully.

Soon, as the group chatted, the car came to a stop.

"We've arrived." Akiyama Kaede took off her glasses and put on a cat mask.

"Okay, let's go." Wufangdu also skillfully put on the mask, and then led the way out of the car.

Akiyama Kaede followed closely behind, squeezing out alongside Sousuke.

Sosuke turned around, met Motoko's gaze, and smiled: "What does Motoko's mask look like?"

Upon hearing this, Motoko Gofuku took out an exquisitely crafted mask resembling a fox. After putting it on, she stared at Sosuke with her sharp, beautiful eyes.

(▼へ▼)

“That Miss Akiyama is seducing you,” she said softly, her tone firm.

"Haha, Motoko must be mistaken. Who else but someone like you would like me?" Sosuke teased.

Wu Fang Suzi lowered her head, her face beneath the mask slightly flushed.

(//▼/へ//▼//)

Then she looked at Atobe Sousuke seriously: "Master, it's okay if you lose, but you must be careful."

Sosuke chuckled, a thought stirring in his heart as he looked at the earnest-looking Motoko Itō.

He leaned close to Suko's ear and whispered, "Suko, if I win today, how about coming to my room tonight?"

As he spoke, he reached out and pinched the high ponytail of the kendo girl, moving it back and forth a few times as if it were a meaningful gesture.

The kendo girl's delicate little ears turned bright red, and she hurriedly got up and got out of the car with her head down.

Sosuke chuckled and calmly got out of the car.

The audience for the showdown between the superhumans were mostly wearing masks. This was done to keep the identities of these wealthy and powerful individuals secret and to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Contestants are not allowed to wear masks.

This is one of the many control measures specifically required by government officials.

The authorities cannot accept the existence of unstable individuals with hidden identities or superhuman abilities.

Not actively cooperating with official registration information and accepting control is acceptable.

However, if you are a superhuman, you shouldn't even think about using your strength to seek personal gain in a legitimate way.

......

Soon, all four of them got off the bus together.

Sosuke glanced at it; it was the entrance to an open space enclosed by a wall.

Next to the entrance is a huge basement ramp entrance.

Therefore, this showdown between the madmen was held in a place that could not be seen in the light of day.

"This is the project site, a newly demolished old urban area. The official plan is to build a new shopping mall. Whoever wins this battle will get the construction rights and the operating rights for the next twenty years," Qiushan Feng said calmly.

Wufangdu smiled and sighed, "The commercial atmosphere in Toshima Ward has always been very good. Ikebukuro is a prime example. Judging from the size of this land, it could be used to build a pretty good shopping mall."