Yuuki could see some people trying to mock Nogi, but Nogi only put a disdainful expression on his face to respond to them.
When he joined this tournament, of course, he had heard why Nogi was able to initiate this tournament.
Nogi had decided to bet all of his fortunes into this tournament in exchange for a chance to win the seat of the leader of the Kengan Association.
Yuuki didn't understand what made him want to become the leader of this association this much, but in the end, he didn't think too much about it.
Metsudo stood up in front of everyone and said, "Are you ready?"
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"We'll now determine the tournament matchup!"
Yuuki looked at Metsudo Grandpa and thought that this old man was as lively as ever. He might not be surprised if this old man was still very active on the bed to have intercourse with a woman.
"So we'll be using this," Metsudo said and pointed at the machine which was being brought by his bodyguards.
Everyone saw a machine that was similar to the shape of the old music playing box with nine digits box numbers.
"What's that machine?"
"Hehehe, it'll be easier if I give you a demonstration." Metsudo pressed the round button on the machine and said, "First, you push the button." Then suddenly the digits on the box started to spin. "Then the digits start spinning. These digits go up to the hundreds of millions of places, each digit rotates at different speeds. Press the button and it stops spinning immediately."
411654726.
That was the number that was shown on the machine.
"Well, that's all about it. Each of you is going to operate the machine and the one with the highest number can choose their spots in the tournament first," Metsudo said.
Everyone started to think, but suddenly the CEO of United Clothing started to complain.
"Wait a minute! You're the one who has brought that machine, right? How can we know that you're not cheating!"
"That's impossible. The machine is going up to hundreds of millions of places, which allows for a total of a billion permutations," the petite woman said. Her name is Hiyama Shunka and she is the CEO of Wakasa Life Insurance.
"No, I wouldn't be sure."
"Yeah, there is a chance that someone is going to use the remote control."
"No, no, no, I don't think that you need to worry about that. Take a look at your cellphone."
Yuuki looked at his cellphone and saw that it had lost its signal. "Jamming?"
"That's right, there is a jamming device in this place."
"Even if he can't use a wireless device, it erases his chance to cheat on this occasion."
Metudo sighed, looking at everyone who was very paranoid. "Hoh, hoh, hoh, I have figured that you'll go to say that." Then suddenly there was a huge screen that appeared behind him.
Everyone looked at the screen and saw that it was a tournament bracket. However, there was something that surprised them.
"Dainippon bank is on the last match of the first round!"
"I know that you're not fools. I think that you have already realized that whichever slot that you're going to choose is going to make little difference." Metsudo pointed to his company's spot on the screen for the tournament and said, "What matters the most is how you're going to avoid the strongest fighter "Fang of Metsudo", correct?" He put in his strong momentum and said, "I have gone through making these arrangements. So quit gripping and get over it!"
"......"
No one said anything again when they heard it. They knew that Metsudo was going to fight in the end and they would do anything to stay away from him.
"Now, who is going to try first?" Metsudo looked around.
"Me! Me! Me!" Rihito raised his hand excitedly.
"You don't want to do the lottery first?" Togawa asked.
"As long as your number is big enough, it doesn't really matter what number you're going up to press the machine," Yuuki said.
"That's true." Togawa nodded.
Metsudo smiled at Yuuki who was looking at him then looked at another person. "Let's have the newcomer Yamashita to have a go!"
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Everyone put their attention toward Yamashita.
"Who is that feeble old man?" Togawa asked.
"He is the secret weapon of Nogi Hideki," Yuuki said.
Togo looked at Yuuki with a frown and asked, "Are you sure that he is a secret weapon?"
"Don't underestimate him," Yuuki said.
"If I'm not wrong, his fighter should be fairly strong," Togawa said.
"What number are you going to draw?" Togo asked.
"What do you mean by that question?" Yuuki asked.
"Well, your eyes are very good, right? I wonder if you're able to get any numbers that you want," Togo said.
"........" Yuuki was speechless and said, "Let's just wait."
Yamashita who had tried first got a quite good number for the first time, however, Rihito who had tried after Yamashita got a very bad number.
Everyone tried the machine one by one and the first spot was still Yamashita who had quite a huge number and the CEO of Wakasa Life Insurance next.
Togo and Togawa also got the 3rd and 4th spots respectively.
Yuuki was the last and he walked toward the machine. He could see that everyone was looking at him and wanted to know what number he would draw. He thought for a while and decided to not get first place. He started to press the button and the digits started to spin. He pressed the button and made the first digit stop at nine.
Then the next digit was eight that made everyone surprised and thought that Yuuki might get the first spot from Yamashita.
Yamashita was quite nervous when he thought that his position was being taken, but he sighed in relief when he saw Yuuki had another eight on the next digit.
Then Yuuki kept pressing the button until he stopped at the last digit.
988888888.
That was the number that Yuuki had gotten from the machine.
"......."
"Hohohoho, your eyes are very good, Yuuki," Metsudo said with a laugh.
"Well, I have confidence in my eyes," Yuuki said.
"Then, why not put 999999999?" Metsudo asked.
"Well, it won't be fun if I do that, right?" Yuuki said.
"......"
Metsudo laughed heartily and said, "Yes! Yes! It won't be fun!" He looked at everyone and said, "Let's pick your spot in the tournament!"
Everyone who heard those sentences knew that Yuuki's eyes were very sharp and it was also his strong points. They needed to tell their fighters after they had gone back later.
Yuuki chose his spot after Yamashita and he had chosen the second match in the first round. However, he was quite surprised when the CEO of Wakasa Life Insurance also chose the same spot as him.
"....."
Yuuki looked at this petite woman and suddenly remembered that this woman was with the huge man who had been looking at him in the restaurant yesterday.
"Did you do something to that woman?" Togawa asked.
"No," Yuuki said.
"Then, why does she want to fight you right in the first round?" Togawa asked.
"You're asking me, then who am I going to ask?" Yuuki said helplessly, but he knew that his first opponent should be the fighter of that woman. 'Hiyama Shunka, huh?'
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It was the day of the tournament, everyone was very excited and couldn't wait to watch it.
"Well, is that the president of America and Russia?" Rossweisse was surprised when she saw them here.
"Well, this tournament will decide the direction of the economy of this country." Yuuki looked at the ring and said, "It is not surprising that they'll come here."
Shouko was quite nervous and made sure to be close to Yuuki since she could see that they were looking at them.
"Why are they looking at us?" Isuzu asked.
"Because this guy is very famous," Haibara said while looking at Yuuki.
"My fault?" Yuuki raised his eyebrow and shook his head. "Do you want to go to a private room?"
They nodded without hesitation since they didn't feel comfortable around the crowd.
For every participant of this tournament, the organizer had prepared them a private room for each of them that could be used as a restroom, changing room, and watching the tournament in private.
They walked for a while and went to their private room.
"This place has always been very luxurious," Haibara said.
They had been in this place for a day and somehow it was quite hard to get used to it.
"Well, just relax since the first match is going to start soon," Yuuki said and sat down on the sofa.
"Your match is going to be the second one, right?" Isuzu said.
"Yes." Yuuki nodded. He was wondering why that woman wanted to place her fighter to fight him in the first round, but he couldn't think of any reason why she had done that.
"What are you thinking?" Shouko asked.
"Nothing, I'm just thinking about the first match," Yuuki said.
"Oh, it is going to start," Izusu said while watching the large screen in their room.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience.
"WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE KENGAN ANHILITATION TOURNAMENT!!!!"
"OOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!!"
"My name is Katahara Sayaka and I'll be your MC for the entire tournament!" Sayaka said.
Everyone was a bit surprised when they heard that this beautiful young man was the daughter of the current chairman of the Kengan Association.
Sayaka is an extremely beautiful young woman with smooth tanned skin, she has straight platinum hair partially plaited on the left side.
"This tournament will be held over a five-day period. Today, we will be holding all 16 matches of the first round!!"
Everyone saw that the tournament would be held for five-day and there weren't any complicated rules in this tournament. Straight forward and simple, that was the explanation that was given by the MC.
"Now... That's enough preamble! It's time for the moment that you've been waiting for..."
"LET'S START THE MATCH!!!"
"OOOOHHHH!!!!!"
Saya was also excited with the mood of the battle and said, "Alright, ladies and gentlemen, let's get right into it! Introducing the fighters! He's got an infinite sense of combat! He might be small, but he can take down any opponent! Representing Nishihounji Security Services, Imai Cosmo!!!"
"Alright, let's get started!" Cosmo said with a smile entering the arena.
"And now it is time to introduce the Texan Top Dog! He's beaten up countless opponents! The violent thug from the land of the free is about to let loose on Ganryu Island! Representing Boss Burger, Adam Duddley!"
Imai Cosmo was a young man with quite a medium height, but in front of Adam Duddley. Imai Cosmo seemed to be very short and small.
Adam sneered and said, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, what kind of bullshit is this? Do I have to fight a bitch in this fight?"
Imai's hairstyle was a bit similar to a girl's and with his soft appearance. It was quite normal for someone to mistake him for a girl.
"Whoa, you got a foul mouth, but what do I care? Since you won't be able to talk any longer soon," Imai said.
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"Is that small guy going to fight that huge guy?" Izusu asked.
"Yes." Yuuki nodded.
"Can that small guy win?" Izusu asked.
"It should be, that guy is the master of Jiu-Jitsu," Yuuki said.
"But that huge guy is also a master brawler, right?" Isuzu said.
"Well, that's true, but I bet the guy with the small build is going to win," Yuuki said.
"Really?" Rossweisse asked.
"......"
"You're going to bet?" Haibara asked.
"Well...." Rossweisse was a bit flustered when she was being asked.
"I'll also bet with you then," Yuuki said.
"......."
"B - Betting is bad, Yuuki..." Shouko said with a low voice tried to stop him.
"If I win then I'll bring a gift for everyone when I have gone back," Yuuki said.
"Well...." Shouko thought for a while and wasn't sure how to answer.
"I'm not betting too much," Yuuki said.
"If you lose then you're going to stop," Shouko said.
"I swear." Yuuki nodded. He put his money on Imai Cosmo since he thought that guy would win.
Rossweisse thought for a while and decided to follow him. She thought that it was a rare chance to win something easily. In the past, she didn't really want to gamble, but when she thought about the 100 yen stores in the entire world,
"......"
"I'll also put money in," Rossweisse said.
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"And now the starting time is drawing nearer and nearer! Will the winner be the Jiu-Jitsu of the Land of the Rising Sun or the Bull Fighter of the Land of Free? And it looks like the referee Yamamoto Koishi is giving the go sign!" Sayaka said excitedly.
"Alright! Face your opponents!" The referee shouted.
"Take your stance!"
"We've got a faceoff between two men from opposite sides of the pacific, with totally opposite fighting styles!!! Which of them will come out on top!!!" Sayaka commented.
Cosmo and Adam were ready for their stance.
"BEGIN!!!!"
"AND THEY'RE OFF!!! THE KENGAN ANNIHILATION TOURNAMENT IS NOW UNDERWAY!!!!!" Sayaka shouted.
I won't write the detail of the fight that you can read on manga.
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