I teach judo in Tokyo.

Chapter 338 Match Schedule Draw

“Atobe, this is the ‘open conspiracy’ we were talking about before.”

"Driven by the prevailing circumstances, I had no choice but to leave my post and come keep an eye on you restless bunch..."

The words of the tenjin from Furinji Temple still lingered in Sousuke's heart.

That's right. No matter how strong Furinji Tenjin is, he will never be able to create a clone.

It wouldn't be difficult to force him to come out of seclusion by presenting an event with a greater risk than "the storm being rescued."

"So, which one is currently unattended?"

Sosuke asked in a low voice, full of curiosity.

Fenglin Temple Tenjin shook his head: "It's a confidential matter, and that person's location can't be known by too many people. So right now, only a few colleagues from my dojo are guarding it. They're quite capable, and under normal circumstances, driving away some stray thieves who have wandered in shouldn't be a problem. What I'm worried about is..."

His expression was somewhat grave: "What I'm afraid of is that person's location being revealed, which could attract his other companions."

Sosuke nodded in understanding.

The fellow practitioners at the dojo that Furinji Tentou mentioned were probably people like "Misaki Koshiji Akiyama" whom he met that day; they were indeed top-tier masters.

However, if there were someone in the "Yamata clan" who was slightly weaker than Goenitz but could still reach the Berserker level, then rescuing this storm wouldn't be too difficult.

"Alas, it's a pity that 'Wu Long' is living in seclusion in his hometown of Shenzhou and we can't contact him for the time being. Otherwise, if we could ask him to come and help, we would be absolutely sure of success." Fenglin Temple Celestial sighed.

"Wu Long?" Sosuke heard an unfamiliar name.

Judging from the Celestial Elder's tone, he seemed to be a powerful person whom the Celestial Elder acknowledged.

"Hmm, Chen Wulong, a guy whose martial arts are no less than mine. Many years ago, he came to Japan from China and traveled for a while. We became friends after a fight..." Elder Tianren seemed to be reminiscing.

He paused, then continued, "That guy has probably reached the pinnacle of martial arts 'skills,' which is quite different from my approach, which leans towards a balance of strength and softness. If he had a physique like mine, he would probably be able to defeat me."

Hmm, another powerful fellow villager.

Is his strength no less than that of the Celestial Elder?

Sosuke couldn't help but think of Fuka, the girl who claimed to have lived for tens of thousands of years, whom he had only left a few days ago.

I have a feeling that in this parallel world, his hometown might be hiding many legendary old monsters.

Lao Tzu, Bodhidharma, Zhang Sanfeng, Xiang Yu...

There are also some legendary 'immortals' that he knows or doesn't know about...

Is it possible that these people are still alive?

Just thinking about it made Sosuke feel a chill run down his spine.

No wonder they can operate independently, breaking away from the world's power structure and playing their own game.

I had a brief chat with the Tenjin of Fenglin Temple.

Sosuke then saw a handsome blond young man walking towards him.

"Lord Atobe, hello. I am Adilhead, the agent from Luca Group managing this competition. I apologize for interrupting your reunion with this senior. Could you spare a few minutes so I can show you around your room? After all, you'll likely be spending most of your time here for the next month."

The young man bowed slightly to Sosuke politely.

Sosuke looked at the young man, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded and smiled, "Of course."

With that, he turned to look at the Celestial of Fenglin Temple: "Elder, then I shall take my leave?"

Fenglin Temple Celestial chuckled, waved to him, and gestured for him to leave quickly.

This old man is quite carefree.

"Then, Lord Adilhead, please lead the way."

Adilheid nodded, turned and walked ahead.

Behind him, Furinji Tenjin silently watched Atobe Sousuke's figure and nodded repeatedly: "This Atobe kid, he's only been gone for a few days, but he seems to have become much stronger. At this ridiculous rate of improvement, it won't be long before he can beat me up."

......

The second-to-last floor – a suite.

Adilhead accompanied Atobe Sousuke into the room.

"Lord Atobe, given your strength and popularity demonstrated in defeating Julius, we have specially arranged this top-tier suite as your guest room. Are you satisfied?"

The top suite at the best hotel in Japan is naturally impeccable.

Sosuke smiled and shook his head: "I'm very satisfied. By the way, there's something I'd like to ask. Previously, my contact with your Luca Group was two ladies named Mature and Weiss. Why has it been replaced by His Excellency Adilhead?"

When Adilhead heard Sosuke's question, he smiled calmly: "The two of them have other matters to advance under President Luca's instructions. I'm not entirely sure what they are to do."

[(Adirhead) Current status: Disappeared at this time... Could their whereabouts be related to their father's plan?]

Sosuke's eyes flickered, and he nodded. To avoid alerting the enemy, he did not press the matter further.

These two female demons, members of the "Yamata no Clan" like Goenitz, disappeared at this time...

They might actually be plotting to save Goenitz.

Do they already know Goenitz's location?

Sosuke felt somewhat uneasy.

Combined with what Fu Hua told him, there was a conspiracy hidden behind the King of Fighters tournament.

And the "open conspiracy" of Fenglin Temple's celestial being being transferred.

I have a feeling that there's a huge vortex, centered on this tournament, slowly drawing in all of Tokyo, and even the whole world...

"By the way, Lord Atobe should have received the notification by now, right?"

Adilhead was unaware of Sousuke's thoughts. He simply reminded him, "The draw for the main tournament matchups will take place at 9 PM tonight. The entire process will be broadcast live, so please arrive early, Lord Atobe."

Sosuke nodded, remembering this matter.

As the main tournament, the competition schedule will certainly not be as chaotic and arbitrary as the previous qualifiers.

Instead, it will be conducted in a standard knockout format.

Therefore, in order to ensure absolute fairness in the competition and to generate buzz, the draw will be held live on the night before the main event begins.

All players in the main draw will be drawn to determine their opponents and the next stage of the competition based on their draw numbers.

"Where is the drawing of lots?" Sosuke asked curiously.

Adilhead smiled and said, "In the hotel's main conference hall, when it's time, a staff member will come to take you there."

"Okay, I understand." Sosuke nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

After introducing himself to Sousuke, Adilhead said he needed to go and greet the other contestants, and then bid farewell to Sousuke.

After saying goodbye to Naruka's son, Sosuke closed the door and sat down in the living room.

First, I chatted with the disciples and beauties at the dojo for a while.

He mainly reminded them not to slack off in their training while he was unable to return to the dojo.

Then he instructed Yae Meixuan, who is still the strongest fighter besides him, to take extra care in guarding the dojo.

After all, with him, the master of the dojo, absent, those delicate disciples, each with different backgrounds, might encounter some bad guys who want to cause trouble one day.

No, just in case, after the lottery tonight, I should talk to Adilhead and ask him to arrange a few more rooms. We might as well bring all the disciples of the White Night Dojo to stay at the hotel.

To avoid problems later.

While chatting in the group, Sosuke pondered and quickly finalized his plan.

He shared this idea in the group chat.

He immediately received support from Yumi, Saki, and Motoko.

However, a few people refused.

The three sisters, led by Yae Mei-xuan, were the first to say they couldn't come.

According to Yae Meixuan, as the orphans of the Yae family, and with the two sisters currently being unregistered, their identities are very sensitive and it is not appropriate for them to stay in a hotel with such high visibility.

Then Ryougi and Ai Miyano also stated that they were unregistered residents.

Finally, there's the widow. She's not an unregistered resident, but she has a very strong sense of responsibility.

As a formal instructor representative at the dojo, she said she still has to maintain the dojo's teaching work every day, and in order to take care of Aoi, she is unable to come to the hotel.

So, in the end, the classmate, the class monitor, and the kendo girl all came to the hotel to accompany Sousuke.

The three Yae sisters, the widow, Ryougi-ori, and a few researchers stayed behind at the dojo.

Sosuke was not very satisfied with the result, but after several attempts, he finally gave in to the firm will of the women.

Soon, it will be nine o'clock.

Sosuke arrived at the venue ahead of time, led by staff.

As one of Tokyo's most luxurious hotels, the conference hall is enormous and grand, with a huge screen hanging in the center of the wall behind the podium.

As soon as Sosuke stepped through the door, he felt many eyes looking at him.

Clearly, as an outlier who had engaged in a "friendly sparring" with another champion during the tournament stage, Julius's victory made him the focus of much attention.

However, through systematic training and numerous battles, Sousuke has now developed an invincible aura that makes him virtually unstoppable.

Even now, facing the gazes of so many powerful figures, he can still smile back without changing his expression.

Then, he quickly found an acquaintance under the watchful eyes of many powerful figures.

The old butler, Julius, Shin Kyogoku, Mutba, glitz and glamour...

After greeting the men with his eyes, he went straight to sit down next to his most familiar old butler.

"Grandpa Sebastian, please sit down with me."

The old butler glanced at him and said, "If you want to sit, then sit. Do you think I'd stop you?"

Sosuke chuckled and made a face at the old butler.

After he sat down, most of the powerful figures silently withdrew their gazes.

But Sosuke could still sense a few scattered gazes silently watching him.

Among them were those with a hint of malice, and those with mere curiosity.

Soon, once everyone had arrived, the host quickly walked onto the stage.

It was Luke's son, Adilheid.

He gave a brief opening speech, and then solemnly announced the official start of the draw for the tournament schedule.

He himself, as one of the contestants, was the first to draw a ball marked "6" from the lottery box.

***

Chapter 339 The Opponent, and the Shocking Change

Each strong individual went up one by one to complete the draw.

The battle formation diagram on the large screen on the wall of the presidential platform gradually began to fill in.

A complete matchup chart for the round of 64 has been displayed.

The match schedule is divided into four matrices, one on the left and one on the right.

Sosuke is number 17, and he is the first in the second matrix on the left side of the lineup.

His opponent in his first match was also a very well-known player, who was among the thirty-two champions in the preliminary rounds of this competition.

Sosuke instinctively located his opponent's position on the scene.

The other person happened to look over as well, and their eyes met, seemingly sparking a fierce exchange.

He was a man of similar height and build to Sousuke, with dark bronze skin and calm eyes.

Because highly gifted individuals have bodies that are different from ordinary people, their peak performance lasts for a very long time, so it is impossible to tell their age from their appearance.

However, the information on the panel shows that this person is thirty-seven years old.

[Thailand's Fighting God: Gaolang]

Age: 37