Private room, Kougyuu-en.
“Where’s Ichika-nee?” “Why didn’t she come?” There was a big meal, yet the delinquent policewoman was nowhere to be seen.
This left Jingu Yoru very confused.
Based on his understanding, Iori Ichika was not dedicated enough to work to that extent.
“It seems that because she recruited Hongou Hina, a former terrorist, her superior invited her for tea.” Mitani Hana answered while skillfully flipping the sizzling steak.
If Iori Ichika had not revealed before being called away that Hongou Hina was very likely related to the missing chemical weapons from Army of God, she and Tenma Nozomi might still be completely in the dark even now.
But the organization had already been built, and it was making money too, so they could only accept it.
Of course, there was no need to tell Jingu Yoru about this kind of thing.
“Is that so?” Jingu Yoru grinned.
“Then I can help take care of Ichika’s portion.” High-intensity training demanded a huge amount of calories, and after rent was deducted from his salary, he barely had enough for food and basic living expenses.
If he could freeload, then of course he could not let it go to waste.
“Don’t worry.
As long as Hina-chan keeps performing well, big sis can treat you every day without a problem.” Having made money, Mitani Hana was extremely generous right now.
She picked up a large steak glistening with golden fat and placed it steadily into Yoru’s bowl.
“Don’t celebrate too early.” Tenma Nozomi, sitting beside them, suddenly poured cold water on the mood.
“If Hina-chan keeps instantly killing everyone with one punch, Valkyria might not be able to keep running for long.” “W-why?” Hearing this, Hana’s hand trembled, and the tongs nearly fell onto the grill.
“Exactly what I said.
I feel like before long, I’ll be gloriously unemployed again.” Nozomi downed a mouthful of shochu, and the same unmotivated expression she had worn after being fired from Valkyria appeared on her face again.
Yoru asked in confusion, “But didn’t Hana-nee say business is really good?” “Yeah, it is good!” Hana immediately emphasized, “Because Hina-chan is here, every match is basically full now.
Revenue keeps increasing too.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to treat you to top-grade wagyu.” “The problem is that she’s too strong!” Nozomi explained, “No matter who she fights, she knocks them out in one punch.
There’s no suspense at all.
The audience will get tired of it very quickly.” At first, because of the high prize money, Valkyria had indeed attracted a large number of fighters to sign up.
After all, five million yen, roughly 31,000 USD, was no small amount.
As long as they defeated one high school girl, they could take it home, so the appeal was naturally explosive.
But…
But very quickly, as Hongou Hina knocked down every challenger with a single punch, those fighters lured in by money retreated like the tide.
If the next match was still a one-sided instant kill, they might not even be able to find opponents anymore.
“I’ve noticed that too.” Hana admitted, “The betting trend is clearly leaning more and more toward her side.” As the boss lady who had to check the reports several times a day, she understood the data very well.
It was just that the revenue was still rising for now, so she had remained optimistic.
“Of course it is!” Nozomi spread her hands.
“Gambling is all about suspense and evenly matched odds.
If one side is strong enough to crush the other, who would be stupid enough to bet on the opposite side?” “It’s fine.” But Jingu Yoru had a different view.
“As long as she builds enough fame and earns the reputation of a ‘monster,’ then other ‘monsters’ on Hina-chan’s level will definitely come looking for her.” Since this was Kengan, there was absolutely no shortage of monsters.
It was just that the anime’s perspective focused on the Kengan Association and did not show the women’s side.
“Exactly.” Hana nodded in agreement.
“The next opponent is a former national women’s boxing champion.
She should definitely be able to go back and forth with Hina-chan.” “A boxing champion?” Hearing that term, Yoru’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Right?
You also think the fight will definitely be exciting, don’t you?” Seeing his expression, a smile blossomed on Hana’s face again.
“No, you misunderstood.
He’s just interested in that boxing champion.” As expected, Tenma Nozomi saw through Yoru’s true thoughts at a glance.
“Why?” Hana asked, puzzled.
“Isn’t he learning boxing now?” Nozomi looked at Yoru, who was lowering his head and gnawing on a steak, then asked, “He probably wants to see how far a real boxing champion can go against a ‘monster’ like Hina-chan.
Am I right, Yoru?” “Mm-hm…” His mouth was stuffed full of meat, and tender juices danced on his tongue, so Yoru nodded vaguely.
Only after swallowing the meat did he look at the boss lady with a faintly resentful expression.
“But Boss, why didn’t you ever tell me about the Kengan Association before?” If he had known earlier that this world was Kengan, he would not have been so lost before, wandering around the streets like a headless fly.
“Why would I tell you that?” Hearing the name of that colossus, the Kengan Association, Hana’s expression turned a little blank.
“To prepare in advance!” Jingu Yoru answered honestly.
“Prepare?” Hana became even more confused.
“Prepare for what?
Don’t tell me you want to enter the Kengan Association.” “Is that not allowed?” Yoru asked back.
“Ahaha…
you…
are you joking?
Ahahahaha…” Hearing that, Hana was no longer confused.
Instead, she burst into laughter, laughing so hard her body trembled, without the slightest trace of elegance.
“Ah, cough…
cough, cough…
pfft…
hahahaha…” Even Tenma Nozomi, who was drinking shochu beside them, choked and laughed until she collapsed against her seat, unable to breathe properly.
Were newcomers these days all this arrogant?
Before eating, he had declared that he wanted to defeat Boxing King Kaolan.
Now, he was ignorantly saying that he was preparing to join the Kengan Association?
Had he gone insane?
The minimum threshold for the Kengan Association was Japan’s top hundred enterprises, and its fighters were basically a concentration camp of world-class monsters.
It was not something ordinary people like them could touch.
“What’s wrong?” Jingu Yoru, who had a cheat on him, completely failed to understand why these two women suddenly laughed so badly.
Because no matter how strong an NPC was, it would eventually be surpassed by a player who kept leveling up.
It was only a matter of time.
Unless they were a truly invincible existence like One Punch Man, someone who could not be shaken even with the resources of an entire world.
“What’s wrong?” Hana finally managed to stop laughing.
She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said: “Do you know what kind of status the Kengan Association has in the underworld?” “It’s above the clouds.
Above the sky!” “In front of it, every other underground fighting organization is as tiny as an ant.
Are you drunk before even drinking?” Hana was too embarrassed to even compare Valkyria to it, because in front of the Kengan Association, Valkyria did not even count as an ant.
The Kengan Association controlled the economic lifeline of all Japan, while she was already swelling with pride just because she made a few hundred thousand yen from one match and could treat people to top-grade wagyu.
There was no comparison between the two at all!
That was why, when she heard Yoru say he wanted to join the Kengan Association, she had laughed so hard she lost all composure.
Because even the superior of the organization her own group depended on, Japan’s largest yakuza organization, the Niwa Clan, could not even touch the Kengan Association’s threshold!
“Don’t look down on people.
Thirty years east of the river…
forget it.
Just wait for me to carry you all!” “Oh, hiss…
hot…
hot, hot…” Yoru picked up a piece of grilled steak and bit into it, only to immediately burn himself and grimace.
The contrast with his heroic declaration just now was painfully obvious.
“No, no, no…” Hana waved her hands again and again, rejecting him instantly.
“The Kengan Association’s minimum challenge fee requires one billion yen.
Even if I sold the entire Jinguji Group, I couldn’t gather a fraction of that.
So I won’t dream about you carrying me.” “That’s right, Yoru.
It’s better to keep your feet on the ground.” Nozomi spoke in a completely unmotivated tone, brushing him off.
“Save that kind of talk for after you master boxing and join a proper professional league.” “Forget it.
I’m eating…
eating!” Since no one believed the truth, Jingu Yoru decided to fill his stomach first and use actual actions to slap their faces later.