"Don't give me that. I never stopped them." Wu Huiliyang rolled her eyes. "I was just reminding you. She's your daughter. How can a father be so anxious to push his daughter away?"
"Is Xiaoyi considered an outsider?"
"..."
A simple rhetorical question, followed by a long silence.
Well, not really.
Seeing that he had almost finished teasing his old friend, Katara Metō stretched out his body.
"Well, this is good too. This way my long-standing regime will come to an end. I didn't expect that I could still be a challenger at this age. It makes me a little excited just thinking about it."
"……What?"
Wu Huiliyang thought she had heard it wrong.
When he first learned that Katara Metō wanted to take advantage of the situation and hold an elimination tournament, he thought the other party was aiming to retire and enjoy his old age. But now that his wish has finally come true, are you planning to start being a challenger again?
Then why are you giving up your position as the ultimate tyrant? Are you crazy?!
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
As soon as Katara Metō saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking. He folded his hands on his crutches and smiled.
“The challenge I’m talking about isn’t a challenge to a specific person, but to the entire new era that is coming.”
"New Era?" Wu Huiliyang didn't quite understand.
"Yes, to put it bluntly, the rapid development of Kengankai has only happened in the past few decades. Now that my rule has ended, in this upcoming new era, the Kengankai, which has been dormant for decades, should start to stir again."
Katara Metō spoke slowly.
"The Three Heroes Society, the Hundred People Society... Even if the leaders of the factions lose in gambling and fighting, they will still elect a new leader and challenge the new president of the Kengan Society in various ways."
"That's great. It seems like we've returned to the days when heroes were fighting for supremacy. Hehe, what do you think, Huiliyang?"
"…It's none of my business. I only care about when I can hold my great-grandchildren."
Volume 632: Chapter 3: Classic Traditional Arts (4k)
At this point, including the finals, all the competition processes of the entire elimination tournament were completed before noon on the fifth day.
According to the pre-planned arrangements, the whole afternoon will be free for relaxation and rest, and then there will be a grand bonfire party in the evening.
We will board the cruise ship as soon as the party is over and will be back in Tokyo before nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
At the same time, in the villa on the island.
In the bedroom, Wu Yi, who had already taken a shower and had his wounds treated by Chabashi Sae, changed into clean clothes with a refreshed look on his face.
The training suit, which had gone through five consecutive games and had gone from being "brand new" at the beginning to being "battle-scarred" now, returned to Arisu Sakayanagi's hands.
"Yeah~ That's totally fine."
The silver-haired girl meticulously folded up the somewhat torn training clothes, then packed them in a pre-prepared plastic bag, sealed the opening, and put them in the suitcase.
It didn't look like he was gesturing to dirty clothes. Instead, it looked like he had received a very memorable gift after traveling somewhere and was carefully wrapping it up to take home.
Karuizawa Kei couldn't help but smacking her lips after taking a look.
"It's so dirty and sealed in the bag. I guess it will smell very strong when I take it out after I get home..."
"Really?"
Wu Yi agreed and walked over, unexpectedly picked up the girl from behind, held her in his arms and whispered in her ear teasingly.
"But it's okay. When the time comes, you can ask the management office of the commercial building to borrow a gas mask before dismantling it. That way, there will be no problem."
"Hey... Hey, don't move, you're still injured, be careful of the wound breaking open!"
Karuizawa Hui subconsciously wanted to raise her leg to kick him, but when she thought about the fierce battle she had just experienced, she immediately put it down again.
However, Wu Yi didn't care.
"It won't break apart. Besides, it's just a minor injury."
"That must hurt too!"
Karuizawa Hui clearly remembered that in the previous finals, this guy's right shoulder deltoid muscle was restrained, but he was still able to recover.
"It's okay. It doesn't hurt much."
“…What about this?”
After a moment of silence, the girl reached out and gently tapped Wu Yi's shoulder.
The latter's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"Okay, this still hurts a little."
"Why don't you put me down now?"
Karuizawa Kei said unhappily.
"Really? If you're already injured, just heal your wounds first..."
squeak--
Before he finished his words, the bedroom door hinge suddenly turned with a heavy sound, and a stream of light golden hair fluttered in, accompanied by a familiar voice.
"Hello, hello~ Is Yi-chan and everyone else here?"
"Huh? Sister Meixiang?"
There was neither knocking on the door nor doorbell. The sudden appearance of Katara Shoka stunned not only the other girls in the room, but even Wu Yi herself.
The main reason is that after the finals, Katahara Shoka left with her old father Katahara Metdou and did not come to the villa with them. But now she suddenly appears without any warning.
Just...how did you get in?
Unable to help but complain in his heart, Wu Yi's fixed gaze slowly moved downwards.
Then, finally, he found a card between the girl's right fingers.
Yes, the access card.
It’s still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste.
"Well, this one?"
Noticing a slight change in Wu Yi's eyes, Katara Shoka raised the card in her hand.
"This is a spare access card. My dad gave it to me. I asked Lietang for it at first, but Lietang said he didn't have it, so I had to ask my dad for it. Oh... Actually, I wanted to sneak in and catch you guys off guard to see if you were doing anything weird, but you didn't have it. What a pity~"
"It's a pity, but it's still okay..."
Wu Yi frowned and thought to himself, "What are you going to do if you find out that Sister Qiaoxiang is here? Are you going to join us right away?"
Oh wait, it seems that’s not impossible?
"Anyway, don't dwell on it. I came here for something."
She slapped her head cutely and remembered that she still had a mission to complete, so Katara Meika hurriedly urged.
"Let's go, it's time to set off."
Wu Yi looked confused: "Leave? Where to?"
"Of course it's the venue. It's not enough to just finish the game. The handover ceremony between the old and new presidents still needs to be held. Now that everyone is here, let's go, GOGOGO!"
"..."
A moment later, dozens of participating Kengan members gathered in the hall on the first floor of the venue, including Katara Metsudo Wu Huiliyang and others.
Wu Yi was the last one to arrive. When he stepped into the venue from outside, dozens of eyes immediately looked over at him.
"Hey, good afternoon everyone~"
Wu Yi was totally unmoved. He walked in with the girls behind him without stopping, then looked around.
"So, do we need to go through some ceremony or just sign it?"
"..."
"..."
There was silence.
This is very embarrassing. Obviously, everyone spent 5 billion in entry fees to participate in the competition and tried their best to win the championship. How come the same thing is made to sound like just going to the street to buy vegetables when it comes to your mouth?
Can you at least act a little happier and more excited?
Then Wu Yi answered them with practical actions - no.
In the end, it was Katara Metō who coughed lightly.
"First of all, President Nogi?"
"coming."
As the deep voice answered, someone stepped forward.
It was Nogi Hideki, the president of the Nogi Group, who hired one of the candidates for the championship, "Floating Cloud" Hatsumi Izumi, and gritted his teeth in order to win the championship, but was defeated in the semi-finals.
He initiated and funded this competition, but in the end, he was not the winner.
The same blow would be heavy for anyone, but President Nogi seemed to have accepted the fact that he had lost. He came to Wu Yi with an application form in his hand with a calm expression and handed it to him with both hands.
"According to the bet, our Nogi Group failed to win the knockout match, so I will withdraw from Kengankai as agreed and disband the Nogi Group."
"Bet?"
Wu Yi glanced at the application form and did not reach out to take it.
"Although I roughly understand what you are talking about, it seems that I have never made any bets with you, Uncle Nogi."
"Yes, but this is the rule of Kengankai. If a company that initiates the elimination tournament fails to win the championship, it will be disbanded. In more serious cases, it may even be executed." Nogi Hideki bowed his head. "Originally, this application form should have been submitted to President Katahara for approval, but now President Katahara has also lost the elimination tournament, so the approval power has automatically transferred to the final winner."
"Does that mean I can make the full decision?"
"Yes."
"That's it..."
Wu Yi said "oh", took the application form, and then exerted light force with both hands.
stab-
A shocking crack on the spiritual level appeared on the originally intact application form, which was then crumpled into a ball of waste paper by Wu Yi and held in his hand.
"If that's the case, then forget it."
"……what?"
Although he still held a little bit of hope in his heart before coming here, when he actually heard these words, Nogi Hideki still couldn't believe his ears.
Wu Yi patted his shoulder earnestly with his empty right hand.
"Of course. I also look at the person in this matter. If it was someone like Hayami Katsumasa, I would have signed and kicked him out without saying anything. And President Nogi, don't forget the original intention of the establishment of Kengankai."
"Original intention?"
"That's right, that's to make money my friend!"
With a thumbs up firmly, Wu Yi began to talk.
"Wasn't the Kengankai founded in the first place because we didn't want to see the tragic situation of everyone fighting over business and getting hurt like an arms race? So in the end, the purpose of the Kengankai's existence is to allow everyone to make money as peacefully and happily as possible."
"Then the question is, since the purpose is to make money, if I sign and kick you out of Kengankai, what good will it do me? Why can't we all reach a win-win cooperation peacefully?"
"Let's take a step back and say that even if everyone is participating in the knockout tournament in order to realize their own ambitions and ideals and want to change the existing Kengankai system, they can also get together every year to discuss and discuss things. At most, they can just vote and be done with it. Otherwise, it's obviously a fight to the death for the sake of not fighting to the death. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"
"..."
There is nothing to say, no one can refute it.
Because the facts are just as Wu Yi said, it is absolutely correct.
"Isn't that right? Then, is the cooperation reached?"
Wu Yi smiled slightly and took the initiative to extend his hand to shake hands.
Nogi Hideki didn't react until then. He gave a helpless smile and then reached out his hand to shake it.
"Yes, cooperation has been reached."
"That's good."
