I teach judo in Tokyo.

Mai Zhuo nodded with a smile: "It is indeed risky for the two of us to break through the Yata family, which has been developing in seclusion for decades. Let's call the two of them over."

"Wild lightning and the flames of destiny... these two are far more formidable than the two of us..."

As she spoke, she easily stood up from the sofa and stretched lazily: "Now that we have traces of the Yata bloodline, I finally don't have to find a way to make things difficult for my younger brother Sosuke. Otherwise, I'm really afraid I won't be able to bring myself to do it~"

Weiss sneered: "Come on, Mature, it's just a game. How could you possibly fall for an ordinary human?"

Mai Zhuo glanced at her and said meaningfully, "After so many interactions, do you really think he's just an ordinary human being?"

"Tch!" Weiss said coldly. "I admit that men like Atobe Sousuke are rare, but there is a connection between 'gods' and 'gods'. I didn't 'smell' any familiar scent on him."

"If you really like this guy in the end, you can just do what you planned before, bestow divine blood upon him, and develop him into a kin."

"Hehe, fine, then don't try to steal him from me. I really like this man." Mai Zhuo chuckled and gave Wei Si a provocative look.

Weiss turned her head away to avoid her gaze: "You can take it, I don't care."

Then, scratching her head, she asked, "Speaking of which, the King of Fighters competition has already reached the second stage, why hasn't Luca arrived yet?"

As Mai Zhuo picked up a glass of red wine at the bar, she said nonchalantly, "He's probably hiding on that aircraft carrier, somewhere in the open sea. He won't show up until the third stage of the main competition."

“With him hiding like this, it’s going to be very difficult for the two of us to complete our ‘surveillance’ mission…” Weiss’s face showed distress.

“It doesn’t matter…” Mai Zhuo’s eyes were deep. “He probably already knew that the two of us were sent by the ‘Serpent of the World’ to monitor us, but… he managed to avoid our ‘Yamata’ surveillance by some twist of fate while hiding from us. He was lucky.”

***

Soon, before the first day of the title defense battle even ended, videos of the battles between the thirty-two title holders that night were circulating online.

Clearly, compared to the aimless free-for-all of the previous twenty days of "points matches," the second stage of the arena, with a clearly defined defending champion, is far more newsworthy.

Various marketing accounts and video bloggers started editing and releasing videos, with the topic almost always revolving around just how strong the 32 champions appearing tonight are.

Those Superhuman Individuals!

Ranking and Evaluation of the Thirty-Two Challenger Champions

The Secret Story of Champion Number Seven, Atobe Sousuke, and His Ladies

"I'm totally smitten with Cammy's thighs!!!"

Fan-made content featuring the pairing of Zangief and Julius.

Wait, wait, wait...

Various content about the 32 champions—some serious, some funny, and some scandalous—began to circulate wildly across the internet.

The already incredibly popular fighting tournament has now reached new heights of popularity, even surpassing some of the most globally renowned events of the past.

Atobe Sousuke's identity was revealed and quickly became known to those around him.

Hefeng High School naturally learned about this as well.

That's why the school readily approved Atobe Sousuke's request for early leave.

Over the next few days, Sosuke spent his days training with his disciples at home, and in the evenings he would make time to complete his tournament qualifying goals.

Since the number of his disciples increased, his daily tasks have been very tightly scheduled.

There are a total of seven disciples, and they spend nearly four hours a day on pulse-nourishing hand massage.

Then, one hour of technical instruction was given to Yotsuba Saki, Mifune Yumi, and Kuno Maruko, who were unarmed.

One hour of technical guidance was given to the armed Motoko Goto, Sakura Yae, Rin Yae, and Ryougi Origami.

Then, I practiced sparring with everyone, including my beautiful master, Yae Meixuan, for about an hour.

Seven or eight hours passed in a flash.

This meant that Sousuke could only use some of his sleep time for his extra training.

However, despite being so busy, there are some important things that cannot be forgotten.

December 25th, Wednesday afternoon.

On this day, as usual, Sousuke was instructing his disciples on techniques at his dojo.

"When facing such a sudden and aggressive attack from the opponent, we should keep a close eye on his shoulders..."

Sosuke was demonstrating his fighting techniques with great seriousness when he inadvertently noticed several disciples standing absentmindedly to the side.

Not only playful little ones like Yumi, but even those with a cool and aloof personality like Motoko couldn't help but glance at the courtyard outside the dojo several times.

The area outside the dojo was covered with a thick layer of snow.

Amidst the snow, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree stands beside a cherry blossom tree.

Today is Christmas.

Clearly, the girls had long lost interest in studying.

He sighed helplessly and said simply, "Alright, alright, since today is a special day, let's cancel our teaching work for one day."

Although Sousuke himself doesn't really care about Christmas, the girls at the dojo are very enthusiastic about it, so of course he wouldn't disagree with them.

"Yay!" Upon hearing Sousuke's words, Mifune Yumi jumped up excitedly and pulled Yotsuba Saki beside her as they ran into the yard.

Immediately afterwards, Sosuke grabbed them by the back of their collars and pulled them back.

He pretended to be angry and scolded, "Go back to your rooms and change into your warm clothes! It's snowing outside!"

Although the Byakuya Dojo has been renovated and upgraded by Sousuke at great expense, even in the harsh winter, the heating system ensures that you won't feel cold at all.

However, he wasn't so extravagant as to transform the open-air area outside the courtyard into a place where it's spring-like all year round.

If the class monitor and his deskmate were to run out wearing only a single judo uniform like this, they would catch a cold in no time.

"Oh! Teacher, I understand, put me down quickly!" Yumi, who was hanging in the air, waved her arms and legs and finally broke free from Sosuke's control. Then she pulled Yotsuba Saki up to the second floor.

The other disciples also relaxed and all ran upstairs to change their clothes.

His mind has wandered, and his disciples are becoming difficult to manage.

Sousuke reluctantly walked to the kitchen, where the beautiful widow, Kuno Maruko, was diligently preparing dinner while wearing an apron.

She was in charge of cooking the Christmas dinner tonight, so she asked Sosuke early on to finish her training and go into the kitchen to prepare the ingredients.

Sosuke listened to the noisy commotion upstairs and a thought struck him.

He grinned and sneaked up behind the widow who was focused on simmering soup, taking a moment to admire her devilish figure.

Where it should be wide, it should be wide; where it should be narrow, it should be extremely narrow; and where it should be large, it should be larger than the shoulders.

Furthermore, after being promoted to SSR and acquiring the "Shiranui" trait, the widow naturally possesses an ethereal and alluring aura, like a mirage.

She was simply a rare beauty.

Sosuke couldn't resist the urge to reach out and wrap his arms around her slender yet soft and fleshy waist.

"Eek!" The widow was startled and couldn't help but gasp softly. Then, she immediately felt the familiar touch from Sosuke and obediently quieted down.

"Kuno-nee, you've worked hard." Sousuke whispered his comforting words, nibbling on the widow's bright red earlobe. He couldn't help but tighten his arms around her, and the two immediately pressed themselves together.

Feeling the burning touch from behind, Kuno Maruko lowered her head shyly and said, "Sou...Sousuke, everyone will be coming downstairs soon...you...you should tone it down."

"Hehe, no problem." Sosuke teased with a smile, then turned the widow, who had been bowing her head, to face him directly and reached out to lift her smooth chin.

Seeing her with her eyes tightly closed and her face flushed, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Kuno-nee...it's been so long, and you're still so shy..." he murmured, then lowered his head to share the taste with the widow.

After indulging in a brief verbal sparring session, he keenly heard footsteps coming downstairs. He then released the widow, who was nearly collapsing, patted her large cushion, and walked out of the kitchen.

Then, I immediately saw a view that was completely different from usual.

Long skirts, short skirts, coats, jackets, cotton-padded jackets, scarves, capes.

And of course, the indispensable Christmas hat.

All the girls at the White Night Dojo were wearing clothes that were different in style but consistent in design.

They stood in a row, looking quite pretty, in front of Atobe Sousuke.

Are you guys... cosplaying as Santa Claus?

Sosuke nodded and asked with a grin.

Among them, the shortest, Yumi Mifune, wearing a fake Santa Claus beard, hopped and skipped towards Sosuke, leading Aoi Kuno, who was dressed exactly like her.

"Hehehe, Teacher's College, do we look good in our costumes?"

Sosuke ripped off their fake beards and laughed, "You guys aren't Santa Claus, you're just a bunch of Christmas beauties!"

"Ouch! Teacher, why did you pull off my beard? I was going to take pictures!"

Yumi Mifune pouted and pinched Sousuke Atobe in annoyance.

Looking at the beautiful scene of blooming flowers before him, Sosuke suddenly laughed heartily and said, "Let's go! Let's go to the courtyard and have this dojo master take a group photo of everyone!"

The many beauties immediately nodded and smiled in agreement.

......

"Come on, talk about cheese!"

"Cheese~"

"Crack!"

This is Sosuke's first Christmas in this world.

Chapter 314 The Perfect Imitator?

April 28rd, 8 PM.

Fine snow was falling from the sky.

Sosuke stood calmly on his own ring.

The arena beneath the Skytree is now completely packed with people.

Below the stage were thousands of spectators chanting his name incessantly.

These are all his fans.

Indeed, after defending his title for the past few days, he has successfully amassed a large number of loyal fans.

Not only him, but all the champions of the thirty-two arenas already have their own fans.

Therefore, whether offline or online, the audience for each arena has basically solidified – that is to say, the audience will basically only stay at the arena where their favorite champion is located to cheer for them.

This has resulted in significant differences in the number of spectators at different arenas.

Among them, the most popular champions are, of course, the three beautiful female fighters.

Cammy, a cool and beautiful woman from Britain who belongs to a special forces unit.

The origins of the mysterious Valkyrie, Sal, are unknown.

Fu Hua, a martial arts master who traveled from an ancient civilization in the East.

Unfortunately, in the world of combat sports, female fighters are far more eye-catching than their male counterparts.

Moreover, these three powerful women are not only beautiful and valiant, but also have stunning figures (Fu Hua: ?).

Most importantly, their strength is well-deserved; they defeat their opponents decisively in every match.

He is a super strong player who is no less than any other champion.

Among the three powerful female characters, the most popular are naturally Julius, Zangief, and a man named Haru.

That's right, Atobe Sousuke is arguably the most handsome of all the champions, and his skills are also quite good.

However, among the thirty-two champions, his popularity only ranked in the middle to upper range.

It's worth noting that at least 80% of combat sports enthusiasts are men.

Besides beautiful women, what else do men like?

Of course I like muscular men – big means handsome, and muscular means strong!

In this regard, Julius and Zangief, both super-strong men over two meters tall, are very much to the liking of many male fans.

Next up was Haru, a young man from Kurka who was over 2.4 meters tall and looked like a giant.

These three physically imposing strongmen are the ones who best fit the definition of "strong" in the hearts of many men who love fighting.