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If it's a straight punch, Hanada can use joint locks to break the opponent's arm.

If you kick, the movement is too big and the recovery will be slow. Hanada can dodge to the side and then counter with a heavy punch.

As for grappling, Hanada is the acting instructor of the Honbu-ryu Jujutsu, which is his specialty!

However, Joaquin simply reached out a hand and gently pinched Huatian's chin.

The force of that squeeze was extremely strong, causing a severe concussion; otherwise, Hanada wouldn't have collapsed. However, what's even more terrifying is the process of extending the arm... Even now, as Hanada tries hard to recall, she can't remember the other person's "rhythm" at all.

The way that hand was raised was unpredictable and completely unexpected, utterly disrupting Hanada's sense of rhythm as a highly skilled martial artist. It was like something that didn't exist, deceiving Hanada's physical reactions and easily passing through layers of defense.

"Joaquin's speed wasn't fast. My eyes clearly saw him raise his hand and reach out, but my body sensed that the rhythm was wrong, and there was nothing there. My brain and body were in chaos, and just as I was completely confused, his palm covered my chin... It was sorcery, it was simply sorcery."

Actually, Kanon is a magician~.jpg

As Hanada recounted his feelings to Tokugawa, he couldn't help but shiver.

Trembling... I can't stop... That Joaquin is just too terrifying.

Across from Hanada, Tokugawa Mitsunari was also trembling, but unlike Hanada's fear, his trembling was excitement.

"Joaquin is truly the best player! He's incredibly strong!" If it weren't for Hanada's pride, Grandpa Tokugawa would have practically jumped up in celebration: "As expected of a strong player who could defeat Hanayama Kaoru head-on. It's a pity there were no recordings of the 'BIG' Grand Prix; I only just witnessed Joaquin's performance now. He truly lives up to his reputation!"

Suppressing his excitement, Tokugawa said to "Joaquin" who was leaning against the wall, "As expected of you, Joaquin. You can even kill a master like Hanada in an instant. Now, the spot for the tournament is yours."

Joaquin simply shrugged; the result was not surprising.

Hanon's raised hand was no ordinary attack; it was a "no-beat" technique, the result of her hard work throughout the spring break.

Especially in the past week, after basically resolving the love triangle between Miho and Garuda, Kanon's mindset has become particularly stable. Every move she makes is more composed and steady. The state that she had to fully concentrate to enter at the end of the elimination tournament more than half a year ago is now something she can do with ease.

So although Hanon didn't say anything, she was secretly pleased. Despite her extraordinary talent, she had actually been diligently and earnestly honing her skills step by step since she started practicing martial arts, which led to her current achievements.

That concludes tonight's events for now; everyone will depart together.

When they were playing together, Hanada wasn't too upset about losing his place in the competition. He might have felt regret if it was a close defeat, but Joaquin's strength was absolutely overwhelming, leaving him with no room for resentment.

Hanada even felt a little bit of relief: "Sigh, if I were to play in the qualifying rounds against that Kato Kiyosumi, with similar strength, it would be hard to hold back. And since he's a karate expert, my injuries would definitely be much more serious than they are now. Maybe my balls would even be smashed, hahaha."

"Beep beep beep—" Just before everyone was walking through the lobby and getting on the elevator, Tokugawa's phone rang.

The old man answered the phone: "Hello? Haha, it's headquarters. Thank you for calling to say hello. What a coincidence, I have something to tell you." Tokugawa put it on speakerphone: "Hanada, you can talk to your master."

Hanada blushed and said, "Uh, Master, I'm sorry, I lost my chance to compete. My opponent was very strong."

"It's because your cultivation isn't enough..." The voice from the headquarters didn't blame you much, but rather carried a hint of pampering, after all, you are a prized disciple who is capable of serving as the acting master of their dojo.

Who defeated you?

"Joaquin".

"Joaquin... I've heard of him recently. He seems to be a fighting expert in the underworld?" Although it was just from the voice, everyone could imagine that the head of the headquarters on the other end of the phone was rubbing his chin: "If he can defeat you, he must be a real strongman. I will also be participating in the upcoming tournament. I hope to have a showdown with him then."

Then the headquarters said to Tokugawa, "Anyway, congratulations, old man! After Hakanami, you've gained another powerful fighter!"

"Hmm? Hmm hmm hmm?" Tokugawa looked puzzled: "Yohana?"

"Yes, isn't that the new champion of the Kengan Association the person you've been talking about for months?"

“That’s true, but Miss Hanon can’t participate in the competition. I’ve gone to the Takakaze family several times to ask for her help, and I’ve even bowed deeply, but I’ve still been turned away…”

"Huh?" Headquarters asked in surprise, "But I met Ye Huayin a week ago, and she personally promised me that she would come to attend your conference."

"Wow! Really!" Tokugawa couldn't hold back any longer, jumping three feet high: "Yohana really said she's coming? Wow—that's fantastic! Hahahaha, hahahahaha...ga—"

When Joaquin appeared, Tokugawa almost lost control. Then, when Kanon was about to appear, Tokugawa finally couldn't withstand the second impact and passed out.

Author's Note: This is the King of Pitfalls, and the title is "Honbu Izou"... It rhymes quite well, so I've decided on that as the title for the next chapter, hahaha.

There will be four updates today, plus one or two more slice-of-life chapters. Tonight's update will begin with the conference, so please look forward to it.

Section 490, Chapter 484: Who exactly is the King of Pitfalls?

Tokugawa Mitsunari managed to stay calm again this time.

Although he had briefly passed away, the old man hadn't seen the end of the fighting tournament he had been longing for, so how could he bear to leave this wonderful world? Therefore, he stubbornly made his way back from the River of Three Crossings!

Then, on the way back, Tokugawa Mitsunari kept grinning foolishly.

"Hey hey hey..."

Yes, in just one night, Tokugawa's two most desired masters both participated in his tournament. Left Azure Dragon, right White Tiger, no, left Kanon, right Jokin—it felt amazing!

Of course, Tokugawa also had a little worry: "It's a pity that Miss Kanon hasn't contacted me yet. The tournament is about to start, and I don't know if she'll come or how she'll come... If it's too sudden, I won't be able to arrange the competition slots, especially since Kato has already made arrangements..."

In the end, Tokugawa Mitsunari had no choice but to decide: "Fine, since there were originally four substitutes, I'll just count Miss Kanon as the fifth. That way, if any of the substitutes gets injured and can no longer fight, she can immediately take their place. Besides, since Wakaba Kanon didn't show up in the end, I can still give an explanation to the outside world."

This can be considered a well-thought-out plan.

Hanon and Kaoru Hanayama sat side by side in the car, watching Tokugawa mutter to himself the whole time, occasionally letting out silly laughs of triumphant smirks.

She was very conflicted. She originally told the headquarters that she wanted to participate in the competition, but she actually meant to appear as "Joaquin"! However, the headquarters accidentally revealed this to Tokugawa, and now both "Joaquin" and "Yohana" have become reserve contestants. How embarrassing!

Perhaps the slovenly old man at headquarters actually has the potential to be a master of mischief?

However, Kanon didn't bring it up herself. Since Tokugawa had already prepared for "Yo Kanon" not to be there, Kanon decided to leave the misunderstanding alone, thinking it might come in handy, just like how the alias "Flavor Sander" was quite useful during the elimination tournament.

A short while later, the car returned to the Hanayama Group and dropped off Hanon and Hanayama. To avoid revealing their identities, Hanon told Tokugawa that "Hanayama arranged my daily life during my stay in Japan." Tokugawa didn't suspect anything and left happily after dropping them off.

At the entrance of the Huashan group, Huayin glanced at Huashan and said, "Well then, Brother Huashan, I'll head back now. See you on the day of the competition."

"Hmm..." Hanayama Kaoru, a man of few words, said something unusual: "If fate allows, I look forward to fighting you again at the tournament."

"Definitely, definitely~" Hanane tapped Hanayama's broad chest muscles: "If we really run into each other, let's have a fight like last time! Don't go easy on me just because I'm a woman~"

"No, it won't happen." Huashan was quite magnanimous; at least he didn't discriminate against Hanon based on gender. Whether someone who could defeat him, Huashan, in a head-on fight was male or female was no longer important. Gender wasn't a label; strength was.

With a wave of her hand, Kanon turned to leave, but Kizaki, the little follower of the Hanayama Group, suddenly ran out with a group of his underlings.

Kizaki was holding a large bottle of wine in his hand: "Hey, Brother Hanayama and Brother Joaquin are back! They must have won the so-called qualifying match decisively, right? Come on, let's celebrate!"

Hanon was taken aback: "Huh? No, I have to go back..."

"Oh, Brother Joaquin, you're joking. How can we leave when we're having such a good time? Besides, you've come all the way from China, which is the perfect opportunity for our Hanayama Group and Onkyo to strengthen our international ties. Please make sure you attend this banquet!" Kizaki put his arm around Hana's shoulder. As someone who had participated in the "BIG" Grand Prix with Hanayama, he had witnessed Hana's strength firsthand and knew how much his boss respected Joaquin as an opponent. Celebrating Joaquin's victory at this moment was a genuine expression of his heart.

Unfortunately, Kizaki was unaware that "Jokin" was actually "Kanon"...

"No, it's getting late, I think it's better to rest..."

"What? How can that be!" Kizaki couldn't understand "Brother Joaquin's" refusal. They were in the underworld, and nighttime was obviously their main time. How could they go home to sleep at eight or nine o'clock?

"Brother Joaquin, do you look down on me?" Kizaki suddenly became indignant: "It must be because my heart wasn't sincere enough and I failed to move you. I'll cut off my little finger to apologize!"

Although Kizaki wasn't particularly skilled, he was a man of strong character in the underworld. Without hesitation, he pulled out his dagger and chopped off his own finger.

"No..." Hanon had no choice but to gently raise her hand to stop Kizaki: "I'm not looking down on you. Since you've invited me so warmly, I'll stay and have a drink."

"Waaaaah, Brother Joaquin is so kind!" Kizaki's eyes lit up; he had finally achieved his goal. He turned to his underlings and called out, "Everyone, quickly set out the food and drinks! We're going to drink all night tonight!"

"Huh? All night?" Hanon's mind was still stuck on "having a drink and leaving, then going back to figure out how to fool her uncle." She didn't react for a moment, and then she was ushered into the house by the members of the Hanayama Group, attending the first yakuza party she had experienced in both her lives...

This Kizaki seems to be a master of creating problems...

This disturbance lasted all night.

Poor little Hitomi Mishima, because of the fact that "Miss Kanon said she'd come back to get her clothes," was too scared to sleep soundly and sat on the sofa in her apartment for half the night...

"My employer, Ms. Hanon, is she the kind of 'scumbag woman' that adults talk about, the kind who gives people expectations but doesn't fulfill them, who only makes promises but never keeps them?" Mishima Hitomi thought to herself, already half asleep in the middle of the night.

She forced herself to stay alert and pulled out her phone: "No, even if it causes trouble for Miss Hanon, I have to call and find out!"

It was already midnight. The phone rang for a long time before Hana finally answered: "Hello... Ugh... I feel so dizzy..."

By this time, Kanon was already quite drunk and fell asleep right there in the Hanayama group. It was thanks to the help of Hanayama Kaoru, who had a high alcohol tolerance, that she was able to get Kanon to rest in a separate bedroom when she saw that Kanon was swaying. Otherwise, Kanon's true gender would have been exposed that night.

"What is it... Oh... clothes... What is it? Clothes, what's wrong with the clothes..." Hanon was not in a clear mind, and it took Xiaotong a lot of effort to explain her question.

"Miss Hanon, your clothes are still at my house. Are you coming to pick them up tonight?"

Unfortunately, while Hitomi explained it clearly, Kanon didn't understand.

"Clothes, whose clothes? Oh, my clothes... My clothes are all at home... Hiccup... Mmm..." Hanon was completely asleep.

"Are all of Hanane-san's clothes at home?" That was the only answer Hitomi received. "Does Hanane-san mean that I should take the clothes back to her house?"

The next morning, Xiaotong tried calling Huayin several times, but no one answered—the gangsters were drinking strong liquor, and Huayin was heavily hungover and asleep.

So, following Kanon's final instructions, Hitomi went alone to the Takakaze family mansion in the suburbs of Tokyo.

This isn't a trap set by Kotomi; if there are any negative consequences, it's purely because Kanon dug herself into this mess!

Author's Note: Although this is a slice-of-life story, it will also lay the groundwork for later plot details~ There will be two more chapters tonight, so don't miss them.

Section 491, Chapter 485: A Series of Unexpected Trap

"Hehe, I heard the other day that the young lady hired an assistant. So that's how young she is."

Ito received Hitomi. Kanon didn't deliberately hide the fact that she was looking for a secretary, so the Takakaze family had all heard about it. But whether it was the old butler or Takakaze Kiriji, they only regarded this as a game between girls. A high school student and a junior high school student, they were not even adults yet. Even if Kanon was very capable, it wouldn't be enough for her to cause a stir with the junior high school student, Hitomi Mishima.

However, since Xiaotong had come to visit, the old housekeeper was happy to invite her into the house.

"Well, I'm just here to deliver clothes. I should leave now that I've delivered them."

Although Hitomi earns a decent income from her part-time job, the Takakaze family is one of the wealthiest families in Japan, and living in their villa puts a lot of pressure on her. Besides, Hitomi is a smart girl and knows she can't speak carelessly; if she were to reveal Miss Kanon's secret, she would be disqualified as a secretary.

"I must be careful what I say and do in the future!" Xiaotong reminded herself. "I wonder if the elders of the Takakaze family know that Miss Kanon is a lesbian? That's a sensitive topic! And yesterday, Miss Kanon's disguise and outing with the yakuza, and not coming home all night, that was also a real problem..."

With a nervous heart, Xiao Tong followed the old butler to the study, where she saw a middle-aged man wearing a skull hat and a black jacket standing by the window, holding a wine glass and gazing into the distance.

"Gulp, so this is Miss Hanon's uncle, the one who owns the Motorbike Head?" Kotomi swallowed hard. "He's a super-rich man who can influence the national economy! Drinking in broad daylight, is this the style of a big shot? Impressive!"

The old butler led Xiaotong to sit down on the sofa in the reception area and said, "Master, this is Miss Hanon's secretary, Mishima Hitomi."

"Ah, hello!" Xiaotong stood up and bowed as soon as she sat down.

"Hello, little one." Kirito turned around and put his glass on the table. Kotomi, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed that the drink in the glass was milk.