Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Chapter 569 Sakamoto Tatsuma's Invitation

The two Onmyoji weren't the only ones watching the match and gathering information on the other participants' strengths; in fact, most of the participants were watching and collecting information...

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

However, when they saw the performance of Sakata Gintoki and the others, their spirits suddenly changed, as they were enveloped in an atmosphere of loss after suffering a blow.

Some of the weaker individuals were even considering withdrawing from the competition. After all, the other participants were all monsters. Could a normal person lift someone up with one hand, throw them out, and knock seven or eight people along the way?

The answer is no, therefore most normal participants have lost their will to fight and have no intention of challenging the monster and getting beaten up.

However, many people deliberately advertised their participation when registering, saying things like "I'm sure I'll get a place," which made their neighbors and friends aware of the situation. If they withdrew from the competition without even making it to the stage, they would probably be laughed at for a long time...

After weighing the pros and cons between saving face and avoiding a beating, many people felt that saving face was more important, especially since the person thrown out of the ring wasn't seriously injured.

With a bunch of medical staff guarding the ring, there shouldn't be any problems.

In the audience, the ordinary spectators didn't think much of it. Seeing the chaotic scene in the ring and the several people displaying their great power, they all exclaimed in surprise and showed excited expressions.

Acts that demonstrate force, and simple, direct combat, often evoke excitement in humans.

The cheers of the crowd also affected those inside the arena, making them even more excited and intensifying the battle.

Some people in the VIP section weren't as excited as the regular audience members, but it's not that they weren't excited at all; it's just that the reasons for their excitement were different.

"Oh! This person is very capable; I want to hire him as my bodyguard."

"No way, he's Otose's bodyguard, he won't be your bodyguard."

"Who is Otose? I've never heard of her before..."

"One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Kabukicho, he is arguably one of the most dangerous people in the Kabukicho district."

This is how someone with only a superficial understanding of Kabukicho explained it, while those who know more about the inside story offered no explanation. In some ways, his explanation is not wrong.

"Is that so..." Many people nodded slightly, keeping the name "Otose" in mind, thinking that they could talk to her when their business involved Kabukicho in the future, as a way of paying their respects.

Others, such as those at a higher level, didn't even consider hiring bodyguards; they were simply watching the show. Examples include Tokugawa Shigeshige and Fang Rui.

As for the Shinsengumi, they were selecting people who "might be able to join the Shinsengumi," since the Shinsengumi recruits new members every now and then, and working as an armed police officer is quite dangerous.

Besides, Kondo Isao and others were also speculating about "who the anti-foreign patriots are." To be honest, there were many anti-foreign patriots participating in the competition. If the Shinsengumi were to make arrests during the competition, they might be able to catch a bunch of anti-foreign patriots.

Unfortunately, the person who organized the competition was Fang Rui, and the person who used the competition to carry out the plan was Tokugawa Shigeshige. Therefore, the Shinsengumi would not cause trouble during the competition, and would even prevent other organizations from causing trouble, such as certain anti-foreign organizations that wanted to attack the Shogun and others during the competition.

They've now arrived near the ring and are looking up at the stands, their menacing expressions suggesting they're about to launch an attack...

"Honestly, you guys really know how to pick your time. Can't you just let us watch the game in peace?"

The Shinsengumi members poured out of the houses, brandishing sharp knives and glaring menacingly at the criminal reserve officers.

The next second, accompanied by a battle cry, the two teams charged towards each other and engaged in fierce combat...

The chaotic scene did not affect the ring or the audience seats; all the chaos was contained by a wall.

The Hyakuka Guard stood quietly on the rooftop, watching the chaotic scene in the street. They had no intention of helping the Shinsengumi; their only concern was preventing the anti-foreign patriots from escaping to other areas.

After all, when Tokugawa Shigeshige and others decided to come to Yoshiwara to watch the match, the Shinsengumi had already entered the highest level of alert, and the weapons they carried were all kinds of heavy firepower. Each person's standard equipment was a sword and a pistol.

In addition, tanks were on standby nearby, and police officers armed with rocket launchers were on standby on the rooftops...

Meanwhile, all officers wore bulletproof vests, which could withstand the slashing of the blades, resulting in injuries to the officers, most of which were various fractures.

If it involves something like beheading, that's a different story...

Generally speaking, you won't encounter those problems. After all, in the chaos of battle, the goal is to kill as many enemies as possible and inflict injuries. You won't deliberately swing your sword at the enemy's neck, since an attack aimed at the neck will reveal many openings.

Therefore, the situation on the entire battlefield was one-sided, with the Shinsengumi holding an absolute advantage. Seeing no hope of victory, the anti-foreign patriots retreated from the battlefield one after another. Unfortunately, neither the Shinsengumi nor the Hyakuka Guard, who had been preparing for a long time, had any intention of letting them leave.

Before the first elimination round ended, the mission to suppress the anti-foreign patriots was already successful. All the anti-foreign patriots who came to attack were arrested, and not a single one was spared.

Shortly after, the first elimination round ended, and those who successfully advanced were Sakata Gintoki and others.

The second elimination round then began, with numerous contestants entering the arena one after another...

After the first elimination match heated up the atmosphere, vendors sprang into action, moving around the various viewing areas to sell all sorts of snacks.

Because of the small number of spectators, the vendors didn't make much money.

"Hmm! The preparation time was a bit rushed, otherwise I could have put together a more interesting competition."

Fang Rui was not satisfied with the "mediocre" match and seemed to want to add some variety.

"No, no, no, a normal match is fine, please don't cause trouble."

Sakata Gintoki, who was standing nearby, quickly stopped Fang Rui. If Fang Rui were to create some strange competition, it would be the participants who would suffer!

"Your tone makes me think you're scared." Fang Rui looked at the person speechlessly. Am I that scary?

Okay! I really am scary!

But have you known me for a long time? You've only known me for a few days, yet it seems like you've known me for a long time.

"No, I'm not scared. I'm just worried that the competition you're organizing is too difficult, which could cause Kagura and me to get injured, affecting our subsequent trip to Hōan..."

Fang Rui only believed half of Sakata Gintoki's explanation. He suspected that Sakata Gintoki hadn't told the whole truth, but he didn't want to get to the bottom of it. Instead, he was thinking about other things.

After all, it is a formal competition open to everyone, and no liability waiver was signed. If problems arise, it will be very troublesome, both for him and for the participants.

Therefore, the medical teams near the arena are quite powerful. The first medical team is a top-notch team of doctors from a top hospital, and the second team is an Onmyoji medical team.

The medical skills demonstrated by Ketsuno Seimei, who could even heal limb deformities, are enough to show how outrageous the other party is, and that they are an extremely powerful team.

Let alone an injury, even if your arm is cut off, it can be healed and reattached within an hour without any problems.

In short, Sakata Gintoki didn't even come up with a good excuse.

Fang Rui didn't expose his lie, as it wasn't an important matter, to avoid making things awkward for both of them, and simply changed the subject.

"Fine, then don't change it. Don't get so agitated. Since you brought up Huang'an, have you made any preparations for the departure?"

"Hmm? Didn't Umibozu hire professionals to handle the necessary preparations?"

Umibozu has extensive experience hunting monsters throughout interstellar space, but he always travels by public transportation and has no experience piloting a private starship...

It's not that I had absolutely no experience, but rather that I lacked experience with long-distance voyages.

Therefore, leaving this matter to professionals is the best option to avoid problems.

"It's not about those things, but about what might happen after you leave Kabukicho, for example..."

"Have you told the person you made an appointment with that you no longer need to worry about Granny Otose's safety, but have you told her that you are going on a long trip?"

“Uh…” Upon hearing Fang Rui’s reminder, Sakata Gintoki suddenly remembered that he had a lot of things to deal with.

First of all, there shouldn't be anyone he has an agreement with. He hasn't taken on any commissions recently and has been catching one sheep and fleecing it.

That's right, we're talking about Fang Rui. After all, the commission he gave was not only generously paid, but also exceptionally simple.

Secondly, he neither eavesdropped on nor was interested in participating in the plans of Tokugawa Shigeshige and Katsura Kotaro, but when the time came, even if he didn't intend to participate, he would still get involved...

After all, both of them were his friends, and he had no reason to stand idly by.

His journey to Huang'an would indeed take some time, and not informing them might cause some problems, especially with that certain anti-foreign patriot who kept trying to get close to him.

While his organization was engaged in fierce fighting, he himself was leisurely drinking tea at the Yorozuya.

From a certain perspective, it's quite outrageous.

"I'll take care of it as soon as possible." Sakata Gintoki thought seriously, pondering what he should do before going on his trip.

Shinpachi Shimura, standing to the side, was thinking even more seriously. Compared to Gintoki Sakata, he had a more complicated problem to deal with. He had already told his sister, Tae Shimura, about the trip to another planet.

Some of the younger brother-obsessed Shimura Tae did not hesitate and immediately expressed her desire to go to the alien planet together.

To dissuade his sister from her idea, Shimura Shinpachi emphasized how dangerous alien planets were, which made Shimura Tae even more determined to join in.

No matter what, Shimura Tae did not change her mind.

Even now, Shinpachi Shimura is still struggling with how to persuade his sister.

But he couldn't leave without saying goodbye unless it was an emergency.

Is the situation urgent now? Not at all...

Rather than feeling tense, I felt quite relaxed, as if I were going on a trip. There was no sense of tension at all, even though the destination was dangerous.

However, when he thought of bringing his sister along and the anxious peace described by Umibozu, Shimura Shinpachi immediately gave up the idea.

As for seeking help from Hiraga Gengai to find a solution, that effort has failed, and Hiraga Gengai has no other options.

To be precise, Hiraga Gengai lacked understanding of Okabe and was unable to create the required items.

Seeing that his words had directly caused the deaths of two people, Fang Rui was speechless.

No, I was just starting a conversation, why are you two so silent?

Some people around heard the conversation between the two and became interested, turning their heads to look at Sakata Gintoki.

"Do you need any help?" Gui lacked the relevant knowledge about what the two were talking about, but he was still willing to help.

"No need, go about your business." Sakata Gintoki immediately refused. At this stage, if you follow me around aimlessly, how can your organization possibly thrive?

"Instead of traveling to other planets, why not take my ship?" Sakamoto Tatsuma extended an invitation.

There are many things to consider when navigating interstellar space. To be honest, Sakamoto Tatsuma was not at all at ease letting Sakata Gintoki, who had never ventured into interstellar space, act alone.

As if thinking about what he had encountered after entering interstellar space, Sakamoto Tatsuma's expression gradually became serious. He... didn't want his friends to encounter those things as well.

Just because he was lucky to be unharmed doesn't mean others will be.

If Sakamoto Tatsuma knew what he was thinking, Sakata Gintoki would definitely retort: ​​"Sorry, I'm really fine."

My companion is Umibozu. If we encounter pirates, it can only be said that the pirates are extremely unlucky, heading towards the most dangerous place.

"What do you think?" Sakata Gintoki was somewhat tempted, and then asked Hoshinobozu, after all, he was his friend and had a lot of experience in interstellar travel, so there was no need to worry about the spaceship docking problem.

“I think it’s good.” Umibozu did not refuse Sakamoto Tatsuma’s offer, but the matters that needed to be prepared also needed to be revised.

Some of the private starships and prepared supplies need to be reduced, while the remaining supplies can be increased slightly.

Although he was invited, Hoshinobozu felt it was inappropriate to hitch a ride for free, especially in the presence of a stranger, so he prepared some compensation.

"Well then... I'll leave it to you, Tatsuma." As someone who hitches a ride, it makes no difference to Sakata Gintoki whether it's Umibozu's "ride" or Sakamoto Tatsuma's "ride".

"Alright! Leave it to me!" With that, Sakamoto Tatsuma turned his gaze to Hoshinobozu, his eyes filled with curiosity.