Ganryu island
Kazuo found himself standing in a room with only Kengan association members, they all had a scary presence to Kazuo who felt small and helpless under their glares
Kazuo:*I feel so small...*
A massive muscular wall of a man walked into the room and walked past Kazuo but gave him a passing glance which sent a chill down Kazuo's spine
Kazuo:*everyone seems so on edge...*
Feminine voice:Wow, Kazuo Yamashita!
Kazuo shrieked and instinctively bowed from someone shouting his name
Kazuo:I-I'M SORRY!!!
Feminine voice:what are you apologizing for?
Kazuo sheepishly looked up and saw Yoshitake walking up to him
Kazuo:Yo-You're Mr.Yoshitake...!
Yoshitake:you don't need to shout, it's almost midnight, after all that fun in the sun I don't think anyone will appreciate the noise.
Kazuo started looking around the room and saw he was getting some mean flares for his disturbance
Kazuo:s-sorry...
He stood upright as he began sweating nervously
Yoshitake:long time no see, I see you're still as high strung as ever. You need to stop scurrying around and ruining the mood, everyone is touchy enough as it is.
Kazuo:s-sorry, I never meant to be a nuisance. May I ask...why is everyone so anxious at the moment?
Yoshitake:h-huh? You really mean to tell me you don't know what about to happen?
Kazuo rubbed the back of his head nervously as he chuckled awkwardly
Yoshitake:I should've guessed as much. Honestly, I can't believe you've last to the main matches. This is a world where the slightest slip ups can mean game over. Don't you have any sense of danger whatsoever?
Kazuo:*He's blunt to a fault about it but...at least he's being honest I guess...*
Yoshitake:...well, I guess since you're a newbie I'll give you an explanation. I'm quite surprised at my own magnanimity that I'd do a favor for my potential enemy. So listen close, we're all here for the announcement of the tournament match ups and brackets.
Kazuo's eyes practically popped out of his skull
Kazuo:MATCH UPS?!?!?! BUT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT!!!!
Yoshitake:so you finally get it.
He rolled his eyes, even someone like Yoshitake was struggling to hide the slight anxiety he felt from such a pivotal moment
Yoshitake:it would be hardly an exaggeration to say that the matchups could very well determine our fates.
A pair of managers began chuckling seeing Yoshitake educate Kazuo
Kazuo:I um...I think those people might be laughing at us.
He sheepishly pointed towards them, they were both older men, one had a over shaped head and was very short while the other was slightly taller and wore glasses
Yoshitake:hmph, those old fashion "Three Nobles" think they're so great.
Kazuo had no idea what he was talking about
Kazuo:three nobles? Who are they?
Yoshitake sighed
Yoshitake:that Nogi...he really didn't tell you anything, did he? I'm almost starting to feel sorry for you.
He raised his index finger
Yoshitake:now listen closely, there are a few groups within the Kengan association. So while we're on the subject I'll explain them to you, but just this once. We'll start with the Three Nobles, the oldest faction in the Association.
He pointed over toward the two laughing managers
Yoshitake:the man with the funny shaped head is Akio Kono, CEO of Nentendo, the one in glasses is Takashi Hashida, CEO of Sentory. Those two are the ones who make up the Three Nobles. The third company went bankrupt in the Meiji Era but the fact they still call themselves that goes to show they have nothing to cling to but their former glory.
He turned away from them dismissively
Yoshitake:the next is the Four Dragons, the second faction ever made in the Kengan Association. Current members are CEO of Yao Trading Co. Tadashi Iida, Tesaki Akano of Byakuya News, Heihachi Furumi of Furumi Pharmaceuticals and lastly...Hideki Nogi.
Kazuo:N-Nogi?!?!
Yoshitake was starting to grow numb to Kazuo's frequent loud outbursts
Kazuo:s-so the Nogi group is even an influential force even in the Kengan Matches! Come to think of it though...I haven't seen Mr.Nogi here yet.
He started looking around the room but still couldn't spot Nogi
Yoshitake:those are two old factions but there's been a new one that's been gaining some traction lately-
The door suddenly swung open and the creeping feeling of unhinged violence came into the room like an ominous draft
Yoshitake began noticeably sweating as he turned towards the figures hiding in the shadows of the doorway
Yoshitake:speak of the devil. Take a good look at him, that's the central figure of the Kengan Associations biggest faction. The Society of a Hundred.
An elderly man stepped into the room with the same presence as Katahara, he had short grey hair and a well kept mustache with a respectable suit, his most defining trait however was the deformed left side of his face
Yoshitake:Katsumasa Hayami, CEO of Toyo Electric Power. He's by far the closest to becoming the next head of the Kengan Association.
Kazuo's knees were trembling
Kazuo:*th-this pressure! It's like back in the dinning hall when that fight almost broke out!*
The CEO of Motörhead Motors, Kirimi Takakaze looked uneasy, he had a cowboy hat with a full beard and cowboy Boots with a brown suit
Takakaze:*tch, entering with that kind of swagger.*
The Ceo of Iwami Heavy Industries, Tomari Togo scoffed, she was a woman with long messy hair and glasses with a curvy figure and prominent sharp teeth, she was clearly furious
Tomari:*I DON'T LIKE THAT LOOK ONE DAMN BIT!!!*
Yoshitake started biting the nail on his thumb
Yoshitake:*that damn Hayami, he's totally underestimating us, he's acting like he's already won!*
He took a deep breath as he turned to Kazuo who was still shaking under the pressure
Yoshitake:let me give you some advice. Be careful of that man. The Society of a Hundred is fundamentally different from the other factions. It's a pyramid with Hayami at the top. He already has connections with several considerable members of the Kengan Association, they're all at his beck and call. There's also no end to the shady rumors about him.
Kazuo:ye-yeah...I can tell he's different from everyone else here at a glance...I really hope I don't have to fight him.
Walking in behind Hayami was Ken, he was one of Hayami's pawns
Kazuo:*k-ken?!*
Hayami quietly walked to the head of the room with Ken following behind and as they passed Kazuo and Yoshitake, they never even spared them a glance
Kazuo:*wh-whats going on? What is Ken doing with Mr.Hayami?*
He reached out to his friend who never even turned to look his way
Kazuo:Ken?
Hayami looked down at Ken with contempt
Hayami:I'm expecting a favorable response from you, Mr.Ohya.
Ken looked down at the floor, not wanting to meet his gaze
Hayami:I do hope you don't pick the wrong side.
Ken:...I appreciation your consideration.
Meanwhile in a separate room, (y/n) was surrounded by other fighters but there were several secretaries supervising them, (y/n)'s supervisor just so happened to be Akiyama who'd started dressing in her usual attire once again
(Y/n) looked really annoyed being in that room however
(Y/n):what's the big idea? I was in the middle of getting something to eat.
Akiyama lightly chopped the back of his head which of course did nothing as usual
Akiyama:they're entering everyone stats for the record, things such as height and weight will be recorded before the matches.
(Y/n)'s stomach audibly growled as he sighed
Akiyama:if you behave and make this quick I'll be sure to get us back to the cafeteria before it closes.
An attendant at the front of the room who stood next to a booth began reading off a list as Sekibayashi exited said booth
Attendant:(Y/n) Yo...er sorry, Yu.
(Y/n) started making his way through the crowd as Akiyama followed behind him letting his large frame clear the way
The two entered the booth as the attendant closed the door behind them, inside was various tools they'd need to get (y/n)'s stats for the matches
A few minutes later the attendant was reading off a clipboard to the two of them
Attendant:impressive, 195cm tall and 104kg. With an impressive 2% body fat.
He handed (y/n) the clipboard and a pencil
Attendant:just for the record you need to put down your fighting style, if there's multiple you can just put MMA.
The attendant walked to the other side of the booth and started cleaning up as (y/n) looked at Akiyama
(Y/n):MMA?
Akiyama:it stands for mixed martial arts. Do you know anything other than Shangzi?
(Y/n) seemed to ponder for a moment before nodding, he didn't acknowledge she'd gotten Shengli's name wrong
Akiyama:okay, then just put down right there what you know.
She pointed at the paper as (y/n) started writing, the only issue was he was writing in Chinese and it was very sloppy
Akiyama:y-you need to put it in Japanese!
(Y/n) stopped writing
(Y/n):huh?
Akiyama looked at his horrible handwriting
Akiyama:just thank it over.
(Y/n) held out the clipboard as she took it and simply wrote MMA
(Y/n):someone's feisty today.
He turned and walked out of the booth leaving Akiyama behind as she handed the paper back for the attendant and turned around to see the foreigner was gone
Akiyama quickly walked out of the booth and didn't spot him in the crowd of fighters
Akiyama:*of all times, he goes missing in a room full of people who wouldn't hesitate to jump him before the matches.*
Someone suddenly put their arm around her as Akiyama looked to her left to see it was Hatsumi trying to hit on her again
Hatsumi:don't go looking so lost, Kaede. You're just asking to be picked up.
She grabbed his wrist and removed it from her shoulder as she stepped back
Akiyama:I lost (Y/n), have you seen him?
Hatsumi sighed
Hatsumi:guess even the bratty guys got a bit of game if he's got you chasing after him.
Akiyama:e-excuse me?
Hatsumi chuckled in amusement as he pointed to the far side of the room toward the door
Hatsumi:probably went to get food, guy eats like he does sumo.
Akiyama bowed her head respectfully
Akiyama:thank you.
She started making her way toward the door which proved difficult as she no longer had (y/n) to clear her a path
Once she finally made it out of the room, she looked to the left in the hallway and saw nothing, she looked to the right and saw (y/n) standing with his back to her
Akiyama:there you are, you shouldn't just wander off like that, what if you-
She stepped up alongside him and saw Agito standing a few feet away staring at (y/n) who was staring right back
Agito:*So this is the inheritor of Jiang's martial art.*
Akiyama went pale seeing The Fang of Metsudo himself
Akiyama:*wh-what's he doing here?!*
She shakily reached for (y/n)'s sleeve and lightly pinched the fabric around his wrist
Akiyama:don't do anything...
Agito glanced at her but quickly went back to his original target, they were feeling each other out
Akiyama:*his eyes...they're so similar to (y/n)'s it's...unsettling. It's so little effort and emotion that could change in an instant to a true monster in a fight...*
She looked up at (y/n) who remained ever stoic, looking almost bored as he eyed up Agito
Akiyama:*it's like they're mirrored almost...but could (y/n) ever fight someone like The Fang in perfect condition?*
Agito started walking forward as Akiyama tensed up despite Agito only wearing a suit and having his hands in his pockets
The few feet between them began slowly closing as Agito approached but those few seconds to Akiyama felt like an eternity only hearing the echoing of his footsteps against the floor
Agito just kept walking and stepped around the two of them as he continued calmly walking down the hall
(Y/n) looked at Akiyama out of the corner of his eye
(Y/n):let's go get food.
He started calmly walking ahead as well as Akiyama glanced back at Agito who hadn't turned around as the two started walking away from each other
Agito:*His aura, Jiang's was more impressive.*
(Y/n) put his hands into his pockets
(Y/n):*"Fang"...huh? So he can use something like that too...*
Back with the managers, Kazuo noticed Ohta from Undermount Inc. looking at him from across the room with sunglasses on
Kazuo turned towards him as Ohta quickly looked away while sweating profusely
Yoshitake:is something wrong?
Kazuo:...oh it's nothing, I just thought that man over there was staring at me.
Yoshitake looked over as Kazuo pointed
Yoshitake:oh? That's the CEO of Undermount Inc. Mr.Ohta. They're an I.T company that started up ten years ago and enjoyed sudden growth by releasing revolutionary services in rapid succession. In the five years they've been apart of the association, they've made it to the upper rankings.
Ohta was sweating profusely as he could still tell he was being looked at
Ohta:*he may look like a dull old man but I he's the real deal if he's Kenzo's father! Can't risk judging that book by its cover.*
Yoshitake:you didn't do something to offend him did you? His company has Raian Kure as their representative fighter.
Kazuo gulped nervously as he looked at Ohta
Kazuo:*his company has someone like that fighting for them? I don't know what I might done to offend him but...for whatever reason Raian seems to be out for (y/n).*
Yoshitake:hey are you even listening?! Did you do something to upset him?! Think about it! Think really hard!
Kazuo started thinking to himself, he couldn't remember ever doing something that would anger someone he'd never met
Kazuo:u-um...not that I'm aware of.
With their attention focused on each other, Ohta started watching again
Ohta:*I should've expected nothing less from Kenzo's father, he's just barely joined the association but he's speaking with the up and coming star, Mr.Yoshitake, on even terms.*
In his eyes, he saw Kazuo as an old Yakuza boss who was secretly super shredded and even more brutal with countless scars and dragon tattoo's
Ohta:*I should assume his power is on par with Kenzo's, if not even greater! I could never hope to stand against him but...*
Raian:Hey piggy! Get me the closest match to that bastard!
He started sweating nervously as he remembered Raian's threat
Meanwhile Shion scoffed as she lit another cigarette
Shion:how long do they plan to keep us waiting?
Male voice:you know, smoking isn't good for you.
She recognized the voice well and it annoyed her
Shion:keep your opinions to yourself kid.
Shion:*there he is, that "pleasant" son of a bitch.*
She turned to see an attractive tan man of average high, he had short black hair and was well built but couldn't compare to Kengan Fighters, but then again very few people could, he was Akira Nishihonji of Nishihonji Security Services
Akira:hahaha, I think kids going a bit far. We're not that far apart in age are we?
An innocent smirk was on his face and shion's distain for him was slowly becoming more and more obvious
Shion:you'd better wipe that smirk off your face. Next time you mention my age, I'll kill you. Our fighters a real monster so you'd better pray you don't get matched up with us.
Akira still kept his cheerful positive attitude not letting her attitude get him down
Akira:oh that's impressive, I've gotta make sure you don't break my little bro then.
Shion took a quick drag of her cigarette
Shion:*this guys a damn eel, I never have any idea what he's thinking.*
Yoshitake had an unpleasant glint in his eyes as he looked towards Shion
Yoshitake:that exhibitionist woman is Shion Ryuin from Koyo Academy, her representative fighter is a cutie named Setsuna Kiryu. The pleasant hot guy is Akira Nishihonji of Nishihonji security services with the representative fighter Cosmo Imai, a pair of attractive men working together is no doubt a threat.
Kazuo awkwardly looked away
Kazuo:*I'm sensing some malice when he introduced the woman (y/n) grabbed on the ship...but all that aside, I think I'm starting to get the big picture here. The power relations of the Kengan Association are more complicated than I could've imagined.*
Male voice:Yo! Kazuo!
Yoshitake and Kazuo looked to the doorway and saw Lihito entering with Rino
Yoshitake:well well, it seems the rookies are coming out of the wood work. You've really had quite the success story, huh Lihito?
Lihito:huh? Since when did you two get to be so buddy-buddy?
Rino politely waved
Rino:oh hello again, Mr.Yoshitake~
The pair walked up to Kazuo and Yoshitake as Yoshitake looked up to Lihito with an evil smirk
Yoshitake:so, a president and fighter, are you? What an utter joke!
Lihito didn't really seem to be bothered by Yoshitake trying to intimidate him
Yoshitake:you'd better prepare yourself, because you'll be slaughtered for causing me such a devastating loss.
Lihito started scratching behind his ear
Lihito:look...
He suddenly leaned in really close with a matching grin as Yoshitake jerked back in shock
Lihito:you've made one big mistake! I only worked for you in the past, remember? You're not my employer anymore! More like a total stranger! So with all that said...
He held up his left hands and started twiddling his fingers that could slice Yoshitake to pieces
Lihito:you'd better not get so full of yourself or I'll tear you up, former boss!
Yoshitake began shrinking back as he started sweating
Yoshitake:hmph! J-Just don't get so full of yourself! Act tough while you still can but you won't even make it past the first round!!
He quickly stormed off as Lihito crossed his arms
Lihito:damn, he wussed out.
Kazuo:...I forgot to thank him for helping me earlier...
Rino giggled in amusement
Rino:you're a good friend, aren't you~
Katahara:everyone, I'd like to thank you for your patience.
Everyone in the room turned towards the entrance and saw Katahara standing with Nogi in the doorway
Kazuo:*h-he's finally here! And he's with President Nogi!
The two senior Kengan members walked inside and straight past Kazuo and his small group as Lihito noticed how intense of a look that Nogi carried in his eyes
Lihito:wow, he's really locked in, huh?
Kazuo:y-yeah...I can't remember if I've ever seen him look like that before.
Rino giggled again
Rino:well of course he is, his company will be gone if he loses, I think that's reason alone to fire himself up.
Both men went pale at that news
Kazuo:...huh?
Lihito:say what now? What's that mean?
Rino:oh? You didn't hear? As sponsor of this tournament, If Mr.Nogi loses then his company will be immediately dissolved.
Lihito:h-huh?!
Kazuo:D-Dissolved?!
Kazuo started turning pale and sweating buckets as he processed the dissolving of the Nogi Group
Kazuo:*dissolved?! But that would mean bankruptcy! Th-that's horrible! I'm too old to be unemployed! N-No wait a moment, if the Nogi Group goes bankrupt, doesn't that mean my 5.1 billion yen debt Mr.Nogi forced on me will be forgiven?!*
He started calming down as he started forming a plan for that scenario
Kazuo:*th-thats it, if the company is gone then so too is my debt. I've saved up a lot over the recent years so I'd definitely be able to survive off that and unemployment. I'd hate to think this but...but I'd probably be better off if he loses.*
Rino:I'm sure it will be hard on the two of you as well if Mr.Nogi loses.
Kazuo:h-huh? Oh no...not really.
He started awkwardly scratching his cheek
Rino:that's good, Mr.Nogi found great people to rely on. He said you and Lihito are also betting your lives on this tournament, right? It sounds like you both put up all your personal assets as collateral to raise money for the entrance fee. That means you'll literally have nothing to your names if you lose. That's impressive resolve.
Kazuo's spirit started practically leaving his body
Kazuo:*b-but wasn't the entrance fee a loan from Mr.Nogi? How'd my personal assets come into this...? That means if we lose they'll be taking my house, my car and everything else I own...I'll be out on the streets...*
Lihito:seriously? Isn't that like really bad though?
Rino giggled at his innocence
Kazuo:*it all must've been apart of that contract he made me sign...with all these scary fighters...I'm probably screwed!!*
Jiang:(Y/n) was a good horse to back for the tournament, he'll definitely take you far and he'll get stronger as he progresses into the later brackets.
Kazuo:*that's right, I just need to entrust my fate to (y/n)'s fists. I'll rely on him and his incredible strength!*
Katahara finally arrived at the front of the room as most of the managers stopped chattering
Katahara:I take it everyone is ready then. WE WILL NOW DETERMINE THE TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS!!!
Rino giggled
Rino:well well, it seems he's as lively as ever~
Lihito:AWW YEAH!!! I'M GETTING ALL PUMPED UP!!!! FORGET LOSING, ALL WE GOTTA DO IS WIN KAZUO!!!
Kazuo still wasn't entirely fired up, he was too busy thinking about the worst case scenario
A set of three bodyguards wheeled into the room a large machine that vaguely resembled a casino slot machine, it had nine slots rather then the traditional three
Katahara:to start off, we'll be using this.
The president of Penasonic, Sukizo Urita didn't trust it, he was a average height young man with his hair parted in the middle, he also wore glasses and a nice suit
Sukizo:what exactly is that machine?
Katahara ominously chuckled as he loomed his hand over the big obvious button at the center of the machine
Katahara:it'll be easier if I give you a demonstration. First you push this...
He pressed the button as all slots began spinning at blinding speed with the numbers going between 0-9
Katahara:then the digits start spinning. Each digit rotates separately at a different speed and pressing the button again stops the current slot the farthest to the left.
He started mashing the button till all slots stopped completely and got a total score of 411,654,726
Katahara:hmm, well that could've gone better. But that about covers it. I'm going to have each of you operate this machine and the person with the highest score will get first pick on where their fighter lands in the tournament.
Lihito:oh-ho! This actually looks really fun!
Kazuo:*Lihito should be terrified after that fiasco at the casino...shouldn't he?*
Sukizo:how do we know you won't use this to cheat and haven't had this machine tampered with?
Shunka Hiyama of Wakasa life insurance spoke up next, she was a very small petite woman in a blue kimono with short hair
Hiyama:No, cheating would be impossible. That machine goes up to the hundred million place, which allows for a total of one billion permutations. It would be impossible to completely apprehend the pattern, you wouldn't be able to get the number you intended.
Takakaze:no I wouldn't be so sure, couldn't he use a device like a phone or computer to control it and get the number he wanted?
He looked over at Hiyama, he was greeted with dead unfeeling golden eyes
Hiyama:I suppose it's always possible.
The CEO of Murder Music, Yoshiko Togawa put away her cellphone, she was a short tan woman with short spikey hair
Yoshiko:not possible, there's been no service in this room since we got here. So that means there's a short range signal blocker nearby, my company uses them to stop early leaks of new albums.
Takakaze:so if he can't use wireless devices it's one thing but wouldn't there be other ways to cheat in this case?
While the entire discussion was going down, Katahara just watched in amusement when he tapped his cane on the ground with a loud thud that called everyone's attention back to the front of the room
Katahara:I figured you'd all suspect this which is why...
The massive curtain behind him dropped revealing a massive tv screen of a tournament roster with room for a total of 32 fighters
There were four brackets on the screen with 8 positions per bracket which meant four fights per bracket at the beginning
Katahara:I've taken the liberty of picking first.
The 32nd slot changed to display Agito Kanoh's name, the fabled Fang would be the last fight of the first round
Shion:that's the tournament bracket?
Akira:so Dainippon bank is going last?
Katahara started tapping the screen with his cane over Agito's position
Katahara:I know none of you are fools, I think you've already realized that whatever slot you pick makes little difference. This is what matters, what matters is how you avoid a fight. Like avoiding the strongest fighters such as "The Fang of Metsudo", correct?
He started noticing some managers still muttering amongst themselves when he started emanating an ominous aura again
Katahara:I've gone through all the trouble of making these arrangements, so quit your griping and get on with it.
Shion:*tch damn, that old bastard sees right through us.*
Gen:*I wouldn't want to send anyone up against an uninjured Fang, even with Sekibayashi as my competitor.*
Seeing everyone was no longer trying to out his machine, Katahara calmed down
Katahara:very good. Now then, who shall go first?
Lihito started waving his hand in the air frantically like a child
Lihito:ME!!! PICK ME!! I'LL GO!!!
Katahara looked over and saw Kazuo with Lihito and pointed right over
Katahara:let's get the newcomer of the Yamashita Corporation. Have a go.
Kazuo:h-huh?
He turned pale again as he saw Katahara point directly at him
Kazuo:HUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH?!?!?!?!
Despite having another panic attack, he found his way to the front of the room and stopped in front of the machine while being pale as a ghost and drenched in sweat
Sukizo:*that's the newcomer whose fighter took out Sekibayashi? He doesn't look very healthy.*
Katahara watched with childlike glee as Kazuo's hand hovered over the button
Katahara:there you go Yamashita! Give it a whirl!
Kazuo:*what did I do to deserve this?
Katahara:go on! Hit the button!
He gave Kazuo a pat on the back as Kazuo accidentally pressed the button as the machine began playing a standard slot machine tune with the slots moving at blinding speed
Kazuo watched nervously for a while as all the slots moved as he continued sweating
Kazuo:*it's all a blur, it's moving way too fast for my eyes to track...well I guess there's only one thing to do, guess at random right?*
He was about to push the button when he noticed the slots slowed down to the point it was possible to make out the numbers
Kazuo:*h-huh? Is this...okay?*
He started carefully pushing the button and no one could see him pressing it since he was in the way, when he'd pressed it for the ninth time he stepped away revealing his score, 989,086,296
Rino:Ooohhh, impressive~
Katahara gave Kazuo another hardy pat on the back
Katahara:A new high score right off the bat! Nicely done Yamashita!
Kazuo jumped slightly feeling the sudden contact
Kazuo:u-uh...y-yeah!
Katahara:that'll get you at least close to the first place pick.
Kazuo awkwardly walked away
Kazuo:*did no one notice? It slowed down at the end there...it's definitely the machines fault but does that count as cheating?*
A small smirk crossed his lips as he tried to hide his mouth
Kazuo:*well...never mind, I'll keep my mouth shut unless someone says something.
Lihito dashed past Kazuo right up to the machine
Lihito:hot damn Kazuo! I'm coming right after you!!!
He pushed the button and instantly started mashing it, Lihito got a score of 226
Following his crushing defeat to the machine, Lihito collapsed in the corner of the room
Kazuo:*he didn't even try watching the meter, I'm actually kind of impressed his numbers so low...*
Hiyama walked up to the podium next and paused for as brief moment after hitting the button
She proceeded to press the button in rapid succession and got a score of 941,137,538
Katahara:oh-ho! We've got another big number! So far it's Wakasa Life insurance is following the Yamashita corporation in second place!
Hiyama remained totally stone cold as she walked away from the machine
Hiyama:*I may not be able to get the number I want, but there were ways to improve my probability. I ignored all expert the hundred million digit and focused solely on that, by calculating rotation from the last three attempts I was able to calculate its speed. Then again, it was only a hypothetical, since it moved far too quickly for my eyes to track. After that I just estimated the time using my own internal clock.*
Following all CEO's having a go at the machine, Kazuo was stil in first place, Hiyama was second and Lihito was dead last
Yamashita:it seems Yamashita remains in first, so you'll get the first slot pick of the tournament. Well, go on and pick.
Kazuo jumped, he'd been spaced the entire the other CEO's were getting their scores
Kazuo:Y-YES SIR!!
He quickly looked up at the display and started getting nervous again
Kazuo:*it-it's all blank so...what do I do? Well...I guess I got to avoid the block with Fang in it...the president said so himself but I don't know how (y/n) will like that...but then again he wouldn't want to wait forever to fight after that long cruise...*
A massive bodyguard at 6'9 wearing a mask leaned down next to Kazuo's ear, his name was Minoru Takayama
Minoru:have you made your decision Mr.Yamashita?
His voice the old man jump again
Kazuo:U-UH YES!!!
In reality he hadn't decided but blurted those words out in the heat of the moment
Kazuo:I...I guess that one...
The bodyguard looked to where Kazuo was pointing
Minoru:I see, that's A block, Number 8. That's the fourth match of the tournament.
Katahara:*round four, not a bad choice.*
Akira:*Not only is it the block opposite from Fang, but he also gets to watch the tournament a few rounds before sending his own fighter in, not bad.*
Takakaze:*fighting in the opening rounds will keep the fighters motivation high, a good choice for a clear meat head like that foreigner he has enlisted. This is probably why he's Nogi's secret weapon.*
Kazuo walked away to the corner of the room with the defeated Lihito while everyone over analyzed a move he made on a whim
Kazuo:*I was rushed into picking one at random...but it'll be fine...I'm sure (y/n) can handle it...*
It only took another half hour for everyone to pick their slots for their fighters, every block had power house fighters which would likely had great fights right out the gate
In A block, there was Cosmo in round one, Raian round three and (Y/n) against Ryo Inaba in the fourth round
In B block, Wakatsuki was in the fifth round, Sawada was next, and Sekibayashi was the final fight of the block
In C block, Rei was the tenth fight, after that Lihito was going up against Gensai, Setsuna followed that match against Nikaido Ren
In D block the first round held Hatsumi, the second to last fight was Kaneda against Gaolong Wongsawat, finally for the person who'd be fighting Agito Kanoh, it would be Naoya Okubo
Katahara overlooked the board one last time before addressing the association members
Katahara:well, seems we've got big names in every bracket, excellent work everyone. This concludes the decision of matchups. The matches begin tomorrow, rest well for both yourself and your fighters. You'd best be prepared, NOW YOU ARE DISMISSED!!!
Kazuo:*I-I really hope I made the right choice!!!*
And so, the tournament finally begins!!!
Everyone shall bear witness to this Ringside Seat to Hell!!!
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To be continued