I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

But why did she agree afterwards?

Could it be that she's really starting to see her boyfriend in a new light?

Mai Shiranui shook her head, suppressing the thought, feeling that she was probably overthinking things.

"Well, I was initially thinking that it wouldn't be convenient for me to participate as I'm the organizer, but since you brought it up, I still managed to get a number of people. However, special privileges are definitely not an option!"

Chizuru Kagura readily admitted to the matter.

But Mai Shiranui's attitude hurt her somewhat; it turned out Mai Shiranui had no idea about this at all.

"Hehe, Chizuru, I know! I just didn't think of it because I felt there was no need for you to hold a KOF tournament!"

Mai Shiranui stuck out her tongue and explained sheepishly that she hadn't thought of that.

Because in her opinion, there was no need for Kagura Chizuru to hold it at all.

Does she like fighting?

not necessarily.

At least when Mai Shiranui met Chizuru Kagura, she realized that Chizuru actually spent less time training than she did, compared to her other two hobbies.

Therefore, she would have no reason to hold the KOF tournament, and Mai Shiranui is only responsible for participating in the competition; she doesn't really care about anything else.

The winning team in the KOF tournament can receive a generous prize, but she isn't particularly interested in money.

"Never mind, it's not an important thing."

Chizuru Kagura didn't say much, as it wasn't anything important, and it was normal for Mai Shiranui not to know either.

She glanced around the arena and saw that almost all the fighters invited this time had arrived. She also spotted Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi.

Following Kagura Chizuru's gaze, Byakuya also began to observe the teams present.

Team Kyo Kusanagi, Team Iori Yagami, Team Fatal Fury, Team Art of Fighting, New Ikari Warriors, Team Psycho Soldier, Team New Female Fighters, Team King, Team Howard.

With their new fighter team added, there are now exactly ten fighter teams participating this time, totaling thirty people.

While they were observing the other fighters, the others present were also observing in their own way.

After the host finished explaining the rules of this KOF tournament, everyone understood that this KOF tournament was different from previous ones.

The rules of the previous two editions have been overturned in this edition, and everyone had been speculating about what these three arenas were meant for. Now it seems they are for setting up the rules for the next edition.

Meanwhile, as more spectators entered, the entire arena was filled with them.

"Should we stay together or split up and each go alone?"

This is an idea that all the teams have come up with so far.

The first team to be decided was Team Yagami. Iori Yagami directly stated that he wanted to be alone in the ring and did not need teammates. This competition was just right for him!

He stood on Arena Number One, and his teammates Mature and Vice exchanged a glance. While feeling somewhat helpless, they also began to look towards Arena Number Two and Number Three.

"I want to fight that guy!"

Jotaro directly chose his opponent, Iori Yagami, from Arena Number One.

"Okay, then I'll go to arena number two."

Bai Ye nodded and then selected Arena Number Two.

"Have you decided on one arena per person?"

While Mai Shiranui and the others were still figuring out how to distribute the loot, Byakuya and the others had already made their decision.

"Then I'll go to number two too!"

Thinking about it, it doesn't seem very meaningful for just one or two people to stick together.

Besides, she had already decided that if she could meet Bai Ye, she would definitely fight him. Now that she had chosen the arena herself, she naturally chose to team up with Bai Ye.

"Hey, someone's already up in Kyoto. Want to go to number one?"

Benimaru Nikaido pointed to Iori Yagami in Arena Number One, who was Kyo Kusanagi's old rival.

"No, I want to go to number three."

Since number one and number two are already taken, I'll go to number three and accept all challenges as the defending champion.

Moreover, choosing Iori Yagami at this time is obviously not a good idea. The opponent went up so decisively, which means he is confident that he can advance to the end. Kyo Kusanagi is also confident, so he wants to fight Iori Yagami in the final battle!

People began to choose their arenas one after another.

Jotaro went to number one, while Chizuru Kagura went to number three.

On Arena Number Two, there are Byakuya, Mai Shiranui, Benimaru Nikaido, Mature, Andy, Yuri Sakazaki, Leona, Athena Asamiya, Kaguya, and Geese Howard.

Among those present, Mature and Leona caught Bai Ye's attention a few more times. One was one of the Eight Orochi Warriors, and the other, like Iori Yagami, would go berserk after sensing Orochi's aura.

His gaze, of course, did not escape Mai Shiranui, who had been observing him the whole time.

When she saw Bai Ye's gaze lingering on the other two women, Mai Shiranui felt incredibly conflicted!

What does he mean?

"Xiao Wu, we're rivals this time!"

Yuri Sakazaki walked up and greeted Mai Shiranui. She had seen Mai Shiranui from afar, but she noticed that Mai Shiranui seemed to be chatting with other people, so she didn't come over to disturb her.

Now that there's a chance on stage, she came over and chatted with Mai Shiranui before it started.

"Let me give Bai Ye a good beating first!"

Mai Shiranui had no time to pay attention to Yuri Sakazaki; she was determined to show Byakuya what she was capable of today!

Did your boyfriend upset you?

Yuri Sakazaki, ever the gossip, whispered a question in Mai Shiranui's ear.

Haven't these two always had a good relationship?

Although all of this information that Yuri Sakazaki knew came from Mai Shiranui.

"I'll tell you about lilies later!"

Clearly, Mai Shiranui didn't want to continue this topic.

"Bai Ye, I won't hold back later!"

Andy naturally decided to target Bai Ye as his first target.

He had been training with Terry and Joe for a while and believed that his strength had improved a lot.

He deliberately chose the place where Bai Ye was to test his recent training.

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

Although the competition had already started, no one was in a hurry to make a move, mainly because they didn't know how to start. It was a bit abstract to think that they should pick people one by one in this kind of group fight.

This kind of group competition seems to have left them somewhat helpless.

Nobody really wants to be the first. If someone makes a move directly, they'll definitely become the target of everyone's attacks, just like Iori Yagami in Arena No. 1, who's already being besieged by several fighters.

But it's clear that Iori Yagami doesn't care about this at all; on the contrary, he fights even more fiercely.

"Hey, all of you come at me at once, let me see where my limits are!"

Bai Ye glanced at everyone present. He felt that taking them down one by one wouldn't suit his style; he wanted to fight ten of them!

"Bai Ye, what are you doing?"

Andy was stunned. Had he heard correctly?

Bai Ye actually suggested that they all attack together?

Is this guy so arrogant that he thinks he's invincible and can deal with everyone here?

"I was serious."

"Tch, then let me knock you down first!"

With that, Andy charged straight at Bai Ye. Since Bai Ye had already provoked him, he would defeat Bai Ye before the others knocked him off the stage.

This punch contains the power he's been practicing lately!

He won't fail again!

A punch filled with conviction can defeat any enemy!

Andy was filled with confidence in himself, and unconsciously, he put a bit more strength into his hands.

But the moment the fist made contact with Bai Ye, he felt as if the force hitting his fist was superhuman, an irresistible force that sent Andy flying.

Even while flying in the air, he was still pondering a question: he had clearly cultivated for so long, and he also realized that this punch was filled with his own conviction, yet it was not as powerful as the punch that Bai Ye had casually delivered.

"It may be a bit cruel, but Andy, you still need to train hard!"

If my little brother is defeated so easily, he'll be even more obedient to me from now on.

"Hey, isn't this guy ridiculously strong?"

Did he send Andy flying with just one punch?

The Fatal Fury team is no ordinary team; the fact that Byakuya could send them flying with a single punch really surprised many people.

Even the spectators in the stands were stunned.

Was it a fixed match?

But then again, that's not the case. How many people actually bet on Andy to win? A lot of people bet on Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi.

From the spectators' perspective, only these two could win the final victory!

"Ahem, how about we all team up?"

Benimaru Nikaido coughed lightly; the current situation was not good.

Although it's a bit underhanded, this guy seems really strong.

"I will not ally with anyone!"

Although Mai Shiranui wants to defeat Byakuya, she will not team up with anyone to deal with him!

She was going to deal with Bai Ye alone, although she was still very unsure of herself after seeing Bai Ye send Andy flying with a single punch.

But you should still give it a try, right?