Tokyo Wingman King

"The KKIS incident, wasn't it actually you who did it, Chanyu?"

Seeing his friend evade the question, Ryuzoji Seiwa revealed a serious expression.

"Yoka, you haven't answered my question yet."

Phoenix Inu looked at Ryuzoji's expectant eyes and remained silent for a long time before turning his gaze to the arena in the center of the sports field and speaking.
"I asked you before if leaving Yinghe was to reorganize the [People's Revolutionary Alliance], and you said no. Now you say those things are just dreams and have no reference value. Can I guess that you don't actually care about the [People's Revolutionary Alliance] at all? You're proposing to reorganize the [People's Revolutionary Alliance] now just to prove that what Teacher Da can do today, you and I can also do?"

Ryuzoji Seiwa couldn't help but brush a strand of hair from her left ear and said...

"You're overthinking it. I've never had any intention of comparing myself to Shizumi Asama."

Phoenix Inu Haruka noticed a habit her companion had developed since childhood—whenever she got nervous, she would unconsciously tuck her hair behind her ears.

"You're lying! Back in the Service Club, I was always competing with Hachiman."

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Ryuzoji Chanwa didn't reveal what happened to Miura Ren. Even if more than 9% of the time it was Miura Ren who was smearing and targeting the [Love Consultation Club], it was only because she, as the club president, tacitly approved of it.

After all, from the very beginning, she disliked everything about the [Love Consultation Department]—which encouraged classmates to date, helped them with their affairs, and charged exorbitant fees.

“I admit that Shizumi Asama aroused my competitive spirit in many ways, but the reconstruction of the [People’s Revolutionary Alliance] had nothing to do with him, nor with my desire to prove myself.”

“Chanyu, instead of thinking about unrealistic things like the [Human Revolutionary Alliance], why not focus on what you can do? What you, I, Shinazugawa, and Hachiman are doing now, even if it doesn’t align with our respective ideals, is more meaningful than forming a naive underground party like the [Human Revolutionary Alliance], isn’t it?”

Ryuzoji shook his head, remained silent for a moment, and then replied.

“Yaojia, if there is someone who diligently cleans the community square every day, yet every day, ten or a hundred times more people throw garbage into the square, the community cleaners have been on strike for a year, and every autumn, sandstorms from neighboring countries still sweep through this person's city, then what is the point of him working so hard to clean this square?”

Phoenix Inu quickly understood Ryuzoji's metaphor, and she smiled.
"But that in itself is the meaning, Chanyu. We are not superheroes. Rather than pursuing results like 'what we can change,' it is more important to put into action what we can do."

Ryuzoji sighed.

“Yaojia, existentialism has never been the cure. What I mean is that this kind of resistance [cleaning] is useless, it's pretentious, self-numbing, and utterly absurd, unable to redeem oneself or anyone else. If no one is willing to confront the big problem, then the problem will only grow bigger and bigger until it engulfs everyone.”

"Big problem? If we are unwilling to do something as inspiring as [cleaning up] and instead indulge in things that are impossible (complete rebellion), and then blame the difficulty of things for failure, isn't that what politicians love to do most to cover up their incompetence?"
It's not that there aren't people who can solve big problems. If you think everyone is stupid, then try to enlighten them with things that interest them; if you think everyone is selfish, then induce them to work for a common goal; if you think everyone lacks discipline and loyalty, then crown these things with beneficial vanity.

I firmly believe that Professor Da has considered things far more thoroughly than we have, which is why he has achieved such results.

Phoenix Inu suddenly grabbed Ryuzoji's hand, placed Ryuzoji's slightly cold hand on his chest, and continued speaking.
"More importantly, Chanyu, you finally brought down that senator who betrayed us in the dream, didn't you? You actually care more about what happened in the dream than I do. Your previous denials were just a cover-up. Am I right?"

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Seeing her friend's astonished and speechless expression, Phoenix Inuya Haruka smiled with satisfaction. That smile radiated boundless joy, as if she were boasting to everyone—only she knew the location of the treasure.

"Although Da Laoshi has never responded to whether he had the same dream as us, I firmly believe that we are all trying to prevent the tragedy that happened in our dreams from happening again."

So, Chanyu, can you tell me now what exactly you did at KKIS?

"The event was only so-so, but it was quite impressive. Only Ah Jing could have managed to keep the cake intact after so many people were moved."

"Takatsukasa Kaname, the eldest son of the Takatsukasa family, smiled."

“Brother Yao, if you don’t help him build momentum beforehand, those fickle people won’t be interested in this little event,” Mitsui Yusei replied immediately.

“Many hands make light work, right? Even if I don’t add fuel to the fire, someone else will. After all, A-Jing herself is a fuel-adder. A-Jing always manages to make the right opportunity ripen in a very short time. Unless some heavyweights band together to oppose her, A-Jing is—[unstoppable]. Right, Guangdou?”

Takatsukasa sang a verse from Shinazugawa's "RISE! RISE" at the end, smiling as he looked at Kotoru Kisaragi, a fan of Shinazugawa.

"The reason why [the timing was right] is that Asama was able to control or charm a group of capable people, and it was this group of people who made things simple."

Takatsukasa could detect a hint of sourness in Kotoru's words, "Seduction?"

Miyukiin Sei helped explain,
"Asama truly possesses a unique charm. Aside from his exceptional intelligence and noble character, just a few conversations with him will inspire you with his honesty, pragmatism, determination, erudition, and confidence, and may even ignite your passion."

"Passionate people are always followers; those who are skilled at igniting passion are the leaders."

As Moonlight shook his head, he answered again.

"It's not as simple as Saint said. Asama Shizusui's untamed and profound aura—[even the Five Regents are not as good as him]—his ability to sway people with his sense of justice and his oratory skills, and his unwavering adherence to rules or shame at crucial moments, all have a greater impact. More importantly, he can always find a beautiful goal for these people and support them in achieving it. If Asama had joined that Unification Church, there might have been a new pope in less than three months."

"Of the four points you mentioned, the most important one should be the lack of shame, right? I've heard that every outstanding politician or cult leader is a shameless scoundrel," Mitsui Yusei teased.

"No, the last point is the most important thing: to get those smart, confident, shrewd, and capable people to be loyal to him."

After speaking earnestly, Kotoru Kisaki picked up his binoculars again and looked at Shizumi Asama, who was surrounded by girls.

Komaba Mitsuki, who had mediated between his two capable subordinates, quietly finished a can of cola in the stands before returning to his seat.

Because Daiki wanted to implement the concept of [de-classification], the Infinite Fighting Festival did not have any private rooms, so even if the Grand Commander came, he would have to sit on the sidelines.

Komaba Hikaru's seat offers the best and most direct view, making him a VIP among the bench players.

Those sitting in the VIP seats like him were mostly sponsors of the event.

Behind the Komaba seats,

Sitting there were the eldest son of the Takatsukasa family and his companions.

The commercial atmosphere and guest lineup of this year's Infinite Festival far surpassed the previous two editions, largely thanks to the help of the young masters from the Takatsukasa, Miyukiin, Kisaragi, and Mitsui families. It could be said that the Takatsukasa family's contribution to supporting the Infinite Festival was even greater than that of the other five Regent families combined.

At this moment, Kisaragi Koto, the young master of the Kisaragi family, was using binoculars to introduce the familiar faces present to Takatsukasa. Konoe Chiyo and Kujo Alice were obvious choices, but so were the twin stars Ryuzoji and Hououin, the younger generation of the Yamakawa-Higetsu family (whose nerves had been stirred up by Mugensha), and several prominent figures from the Iwasaki, Itō, Yasuda, Nomura, and Mori families—all frequently seen in the business world. Kisaragi pointed them out one by one.

The maturity and sophistication of the Brotherhood executives under Takatsukasa's command far surpassed that of the sycophants under Konoe Chiyo and Kujo Alice.

In front of the Komaba seating area,

The second largest sponsor of this event is Haruma Togami, one of the most famous second-generation rich kids in Japan.

The most conspicuous thing Haruma Togami did recently was to go to the home of Kazuo Okada and buy up more than $5000 million worth of artworks from the former richest man in Japan and gambling king. This move not only thwarted the efforts of several old aristocrats to hunt down Okada, giving Okada, who was short of cash and facing lawsuits, a much-needed reprieve, but also gave a shot in the arm to the Japanese art collecting world, which has been held hostage by galleries in recent years.

Haruma Togami, who ventured into the art world and made massive acquisitions of artworks and renovations of art museums, was not a fool who would give money away to artists, gallery owners, and collectors.

He was like an alligator gar that had wandered into a carp pond, a barbarian attacking Rome. He was using his enormous pocket money to overturn the discourse of the local art world. Those collectors who had been emptied out of their pockets by the Togami family probably never imagined that all their suffering was due to Komaba Hiroki—it was he who introduced Togami Haruma to Hachiman. To Togami Haruma's left...
Hayato Ryuzaki is the one who brought out his Batmobile to be used as a display vehicle for the Mugen company's photo booth area.

The heir of the largest academic family in Toyo Eiwa Academy, who also claimed to know Asama Shizumi best, inexplicably said after losing to Komaba in the semi-finals of the Capcom Street Fighter 6 Player Invitational Tournament, "Let me tell you a secret. Do you know why Asama can be friends with so many lonely and arrogant people? Because all prime numbers, besides themselves, are also friends with [1]. Because Asama is [1], he can be friends with anyone."

It's quite a case of putting the cart before the horse; Komaba suspects that the Ryuzaki family, a powerful clan at the university, might very well die out once it reaches Ryuzaki Hayato.

To the left of Komaba seating,
It was his good friend, Tetsuya Takishima, who had just won second place in the Capcom Street Fighter 6 Invitational Tournament. His girlfriend, Rena Nijo, was explaining the development of Mugen Company to her older sister, but her older sister seemed to be glancing in the direction of Hachiman.

The girl dressed as a pink fairy to Komaba's right is Hanzawa Eirika, the girlfriend of the Capcom Street Fighter 6 Player Invitational Tournament champion. Komaba recently secured Capcom's resources through Hanzawa's father's connections at Nintendo.

Therefore, whether it's sponsoring the Mugen Festival or donating the prize money to Mugen Corporation, Komaba Mitsuki is more useful than his useless good brother Takishima Tetsuya!

The final round of 16 match.

Yuna Asamiya, who won the Mugen Festival championship for two consecutive years, stepped onto the stage with a clean and crisp side somersault, much like a gymnast participating in the balance beam event at the Olympics.

Dressed in the costume of the game character Cammy, she blushed shyly as she basked in the cheers of the audience. Thankfully, she was wearing a tight-fitting tube top and trousers, like yoga attire, plus a jacket emblazoned with the Infinite Society's flag. If it were that extremely revealing green high-cut combat suit from the promotional video, she'd have to shave again.
She dislikes wearing girls' clothes at all, not just those soft, light, or overly revealing ones, but anything girly makes her uncomfortable.

Do you think dressing like this will make that person look at you more?

I'm such an idiot.
Yuna Asamiya murmured softly.

Discussions about Hachiman have never stopped within the Infinite Society: his background, his martial arts skills, his romantic relationships, and his hobbies.
The more you understand, the further apart you feel. Those who try to get close to Da Laoshi (Da Shi) through their looks will only have the illusion of facing a stone Buddha. So, is my own affection hopeless?

Hopeless
Even if he's beyond redemption, I still want him to guide me one more time.

Whether it's an over-the-shoulder throw or a backflip, she wants to confirm that feeling of weightlessness one more time. To confirm whether it's truly love at first sight.

As for the troublesome things after winning the championship, such as commercial contracts, endorsements, and shooting various commercials like Da Zhangwei's girlfriends, I'd rather not think about them.

The minister will help her.

Win the game, Yuna!

"A man dressed as a woman? No, the champions of the previous two editions were actually girls?" Pochi exclaimed in surprise.

"Didn't Pochi-nee know that Asamiya-san is a girl when she saw the advertisement?" Futami asked curiously, and then saw Pochi-nee's hand tugging at Asama's sleeve.

"I thought Ah Shui was deliberately creating this topic. After all, it's not the first time Ah Shui has persuaded people to dress as women. With today's AI technology, turning men into women isn't difficult at all. I've also heard that many beautiful female streamers are actually burly men!"

"Can't you remember anything useful?"

"Ah Shui underestimates the human brain. Haven't you heard that the average person only uses less than 10% of their brain?"

I thought Pochi had finally become human again, but it turns out he only remembers pseudoscientific claims that even a dog wouldn't remember.

"I'm talking about remembering some useful things, not that remembering useless things will waste brain storage. In fact, most humans can't even touch the upper limit of brain memory storage. Some people estimate it to be about 910TB. The total amount of knowledge that humans can acquire in a lifetime only accounts for about one-thousandth to one-hundredth of the storage limit."

But what's truly related to memory is the ability to retrieve memories, and even if you concentrate fully, you can't guarantee that you'll be able to perform at 100% of this ability.

Instead of discussing this, you should first memorize the less than 20kb of English words I sent you.

Poch clearly had no interest in those thousands of words.

"The brain's capacity is only 910TB? How are we going to fight robots then? Oh, Rise said Ayumi is a robot. Never mind then, Ayumi will become a traitor among the robots for her sister~"

Seeing Asama, who didn't even bother to glance at Pochi, with a smile in his eyes, Futami asked...
"If it were Shizumizu-kun, he would probably betray us for the sake of everyone, right?"

Can't you even refute the absurdity of the robot's design? Great God!

"Ah, I guess I would betray them for everyone's sake."

"Look! The defending champion knocked down his opponent! He won! Oh dear—Ah Shui, can't you watch the game properly?!"

Pochi glanced at Asama with a look of utter disappointment.

"Who on earth is chattering on and on about things that have nothing to do with the competition?"

"I was talking about the contestants from the beginning. It was Ah Shui who steered the conversation toward neuroscience. Xiao Yuehai can testify to that!"

Asama blocked the two girls' view with his body and gave Pochi a friendly smile.

Incidentally, there was no hint of a smile in his eyes.

Poch stuck out his tongue and asked,

Do you want me to recount what just happened on the ring?

"No need. If you still can't watch the match quietly, I'll send you to the ring to participate in the match."

Asama threatened.

"Really!!!"

Pochi's eyes sparkled, as if they were already filled with the prize money for the competition.

The threat failed.

Asama quickly changed his tune.

"If you don't behave, I'll send you away right away and give you a few more practice question sets."

"Xiaoyuehai, look at this! Our Ah Shui is such a scumbag who often lies and deceives girls. You can be friends with him, but never fall for this kind of guy!"

Erjian smiled gently, looking at Pochi with the eyes of someone looking at a good brother.

"Well, but you reminded me too late, Boqi."

She was telling the two of them that she had long been in love with Asama.

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