Super Fighting Tokyo

Chapter 66 "Again"
Shiramaki, Wu Fengshui, Akiyama Maple —

The three of them encountered a flustered young man at the dark dock.

Bai Mucheng scrutinized the other person carefully, slightly surprised, as memories began to flood his mind.

His name is "Kaichi Ito"!
He was an unemployed bum, living a mediocre and self-destructive life every day.

He was forced to incur huge debts and fell into difficulties because he acted as a guarantor for others.

Trapped in the clutches of debt collectors from the Teiai Group, Ito Kaiji embarks on the ultimate path to repay his debts, forced to participate in one underground gambling game after another.

He fell into the abyss countless times, and rose again countless times, moving forward in constant struggle, making him a legendary scoundrel!

And all of this started on the Espoowaru cruise ship, with an underground gambling game initiated by the Teiai Group – a limited-time rock-paper-scissors game!
"..."

Shiraki paused, then turned to look at Akiyama Kaede beside him, "Are we going to the Espowaru too? I heard that ship is owned by the Teiai Group."

"Do not."

Akiyama Kaede rubbed his temples and said, “The venue we’re going to for the competition is indeed the ‘Espowaru,’ but the one who’s betting on the Kungfu Club membership is ‘Niumin Catering,’ which has nothing to do with the Di’ai Group.”

"...Wait, maybe Niumin Catering deliberately chose that location? To do something stupid to curry favor with a big conglomerate—their president is definitely that kind of person."

As the chairman's secretary of the Nogi Group, Akiyama Kaede's professionalism is impeccable, and she is very good at understanding the psychology of businessmen.

"In short, as mentioned before, although it is an unofficial match, the referees are still officially appointed by the Kengan Association, so the result of the match is absolute and there is no need to worry."

"As for the other things on that ship—presumably Niumin Catering and Di'ai Group wouldn't offend the Quanyuan Association, so it's none of our business."

After calmly analyzing everything, Akiyama Kaede, along with Shiramu Cheng and Wu Fengshui, continued searching for the location of the Espowaru.

Unexpectedly, the young man named "Ito Kaiji" also followed.

Although he didn't understand a lot of what they were saying, he was basically certain that the three people in front of him were heading to the Espoowaru cruise ship, just like him.

Having companions makes me feel a little more at ease.

"I'll help look too; more people means more eyes."

Knowing that the future was uncertain, Kaiji spoke more than usual.

"Oh, they said that if you play a gambling game on the ship for one night, you have a chance to pay off your debts of several million. I thought it was a prank show."

"Since you're going the same way, big brother and big sister, this might actually be a good idea."

Kaiji scratched his head, his eyes constantly glancing at the three people.

Of course, the "woman" factor also played a role. After all, Wu Fengshui and Qiushan Feng were both beautiful women with excellent figures and temperaments, and unemployed people like Kaiji usually had no chance to talk to them.

However, even Shiraki Masaru attracted Kaiji's attention.

That guy with the exaggerated physique, both in terms of build and demeanor, was instantly recognizable in a crowd. Kaiji even had an urge to touch him.

"These guys..."

Kaiji Ito felt a pang of doubt.

Could someone who looks so special also be in debt?

Filled with doubt and confusion, Kaiji suddenly noticed that the icy beauty with a single ponytail was carrying a briefcase, while the younger, short-haired woman on the other side was carrying a large backpack.

strangeness.

After all, the notice I received stated that we were not allowed to carry weapons, dangerous goods, cell phones, etc., so why did this group of people bring so many things?
"that……"

Kaiji tentatively inquired, "Is there anything we need to prepare for tonight's gathering? Are you still carrying...?"

"what?"

Akiyama Kaede glanced at Ito Kaiji, her icy gaze sending a shiver down his spine.

In fact, Akiyama Kaede could tell at a glance that the negative aura surrounding Ito Kaiji was quite strong, with a strong "scent" of self-degradation.

Such a person cannot even be considered a "gambler," but rather a complete "scoundrel," utterly devoid of vitality, and is especially disliked by Akiyama Kaede.

But for Shiraki Sei, Ito Kaiji was, after all, a familiar face from his memories. He was essentially a good-natured but worthless person who had fallen into depravity rather than committing evil, so Shiraki Sei didn't dislike him.

"Great, fantastic!"

Shiraki patted Kaiji on the back and pointed to Akiyama Kaede's suitcase, replying, "It's just a necessity, don't worry about it."

Kaiji stumbled from the impact and became puzzled.

He blinked blankly, then looked at Wu Fengshui, "So this young lady's backpack also contains..."

"Oh, this is dangerous material. You'd better not be curious."

Wu Fengshui responded first.

Her backpack naturally contained firearms and ammunition, for easy maintenance at any time.

"Dangerous goods??" Kaiji was even more confused, his mind a jumbled mess, feeling like these people were joking. Were these guys some kind of fantasy artists?
Just as Kaiji was pondering how to continue the conversation, several men in black suits suddenly emerged from the shadows.

"Excuse me, are you all heading to the Espowalu?"

"..."

Kaiji paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously, "...Ah, um!"

The man in black flipped through the list in his hand and checked it against the list. "You're Mr. Ito Kaiji, aren't you?"

Kaiji was overjoyed and pointed to the three people behind him, saying, "That's right, that's right, we came together."

"Together?"

The man in black seemed slightly surprised, but since time was running out, he told Kaiji and the other three to hurry up and catch up.

"I thought Mr. Kaiji would be the last to board, but there are still three people. Are they late? This is not good..."

The leader of the men in black led the group to the dock as he walked and talked.

A huge cruise ship was moored in the sea nearby, its entire hull dark and unlit, resembling a massive, black monster lying prostrate in the night.

"Alright, get on the boat quickly, it's almost time."

The leader of the men in black glanced at his watch and continued to urge them on, adopting a businesslike attitude.

Akiyama Kaede wanted to go forward and communicate, but the men in black didn't have time to pay attention to her. They were clearly too busy to pay attention to anything else.

"The lower levels haven't been arranged yet, and the upper levels also have things to do. I should have taken the day off tonight..."

The leader, dressed in black, sighed deeply and led the group forward to the lower deck of the ship.

As soon as the door opened, a large group of people, numbering over a hundred, could be seen crammed into the room. They were all silent, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive and negative.

"Are they all participants in tonight's gambling?"

Kaiji Ito frowned.

Sure enough, this "discomfort" is normal. After all, they are all a bunch of guys who don't pay their debts. It would be strange if they had a good atmosphere when they got together!
The only ones who came with me were the three who were definitely "abnormal"!
"..."

Just as Kaiji was puzzled, a commotion broke out in the room.

The cramped space, oppressive atmosphere, and long wait fueled the discontent of the already "negative" debtors, who began to shout and complain.

"Hey, hasn't it started yet?"

"Someone needs to take responsibility!"

"What kind of nonsense is this? I want to get off the ship!"

"..."

The shouts threw the already exhausted men in black into chaos, making it impossible for them to handle the situation, and it looked like the scene was about to get out of control.

Suddenly--

"Scream again and you'll die, you bunch of trash!"

With a low shout, the noise of the crowd was suppressed by an inexplicable aura.

A middle-aged man in a double-breasted suit led more men in black to the scene and quelled the restless crowd.

After everyone fell silent in fear, the middle-aged man lit a cigarette and began to berate the men in black beside him.

"Seriously, they can't even control a bunch of trash. They must be completely overwhelmed!"

The man named "Tonegawa" said in a deep voice, a cigarette dangling from his lips, "Listen carefully, you have to be tougher on trash. You can't reason with them."

"Only those truly receptive to reason—those vibrant, energetic individuals—would stoop so low as to board this gambling ship!"

Tonegawa couldn't help but recall the man he had met a few days ago, Shiraki Sei, who had easily repaid a loan of 20 million yen.

For example, right now, those formidable figures who are preparing for the competition at the top are...

"Truly capable people don't appear in this lowly garbage dump!"

Tonegawa exhaled a puff of white smoke and was about to continue working when he turned around and saw Shiraki Sei in the crowd, and Akiyama Kaede behind him.

"..."

Tonegawa exhaled a puff of white smoke and was about to continue working when he turned around and "again" saw Shiraki Sei in the crowd, as well as Akiyama Kaede behind him.

"..."

hiss--!
Am I hallucinating from working so hard overtime?

(End of this chapter)