Fireworks exploded above the do. The entire venue was a sea of people.
For an underground fighting tournant, it was more extravagant than most international events.
"Thank you all for waiting!"
Sayaka rose from the center of the do, holding a microphone. She took a deep breath, raised her hand, and shouted, "The Kengan Annihilation Tournant begins now!!"
"Ohhh!!!"
"Finally!!"
"Start already!!!"
The entire crowd erupted. The atmosphere exploded with excitent.
"The tournant will run for six days. Today is the preliminaries: sixteen matches will determine the top sixteen fighters," Sayaka announced. "There's also a new rule this year: the sixteen finalists have two choices. One—proceed to the round of sixteen. Or…"
She pointed to Rinji, who was at the comntary table... doing his howork.
"Challenge Takamine Rinji here! The winner will be declared the overall tournant champion!"
As expected, the entire stadium went into an uproar.
"Wait, win the whole thing just by beating that kid?"
"What's going on with this year's Kengan tournant?"
"What is Chairman Katahara thinking?"
"And what's that kid doing? Is he seriously doing howork?"
There were hundreds of thousands of spectators. When Sayaka pointed to Rinji, the caras zood in, and every movent of his was displayed on the giant screen.
That ant the entire audience—politicians, CEOs, global tycoons—could see Rinji doing his howork. They could even read the questions on his worksheets.
"..."
Sayaka broke into a light sweat. Despite her experience hosting many events, this was definitely a first.
Still, she was used to handling anything.
She quickly continued, "I, Katahara Sayaka, will be your host for today. Please take care of ~"
"Ohhhhh!!!"
"Sayaka, I love you!!"
"Have my baby, Sayaka!!!"
Sayaka clearly had a huge fan base.
"Alright, that's it for the opening remarks. Now, let's get to what you've all been waiting for…"
She turned toward the entrance tunnel and shouted,
"The first match begins now!"
The Kengan Death Elimination Tournant, Preliminaries Match 1—began.
Sayaka returned to the comntary desk, placed her hand over her mic, and whispered to Rinji, "Mr. Takamine, hundreds of thousands of people are watching... could you please stop doing howork?"
"If I don't finish, I'm dood." Rinji kept scribbling furiously without even looking up. "Don't worry, I'll still do my job."
"Well, alright then."
Since he said so, Sayaka decided not to press further.
She brought the mic to her lips and smiled. "Mr. Takamine recently beca a Kengan mber. He's imnsely powerful and is joining us as a guest comntator. What are your thoughts on today's event?"
She held the mic toward Rinji.
The mic was connected to the venue's loudspeakers, aning the entire audience could hear even the scribble of his pen.
"Mm, I think the venue's great," Rinji said while writing. "You can tell a lot of effort went into this. The floor isn't slippery, and the space is wide."
"Uh... is that important?"
"Of course. Otherwise, losers will just bla the floor or say it was too cramped. La excuses."
"...Haha, thank you for your input."
Sayaka wisely avoided digging into that any further and shifted topics.
She pointed to the fighters' entrance. "Let's welco our first competitor!"
BOOM!!!
Sparks exploded at the entrance. A young fighter appeared under the lights, visible to the entire crowd.
It was none other than Imai Cosmo, who had previously t Rinji. He waved graciously at the roaring audience.
"Though small in stature, he's trendously strong. Known for his jiu-jitsu, can he bring flair to today's matches?"
Sayaka lifted the mic and called out, "Height: 171 cm. Weight: 68 kg. Kengan record: 21 wins, 0 losses. Earned 79.2 billion yen for his company. Representing Nishihonji Security Services—'King of Strangles,' Imai Cosmo!!"
The crowd erupted in cheers.
Clearly, Imai Cosmo was a popular and respected fighter.
"He's amazing. Rumor says he started Kengan matches at only 14." Sayaka moved the mic to Rinji again. "Mr. Takamine, as a fellow young powerhouse, what's your impression of him?"
"He's good."
"Can you elaborate?"
"He's shorter than ."
"..."
Sayaka was speechless.
She felt this might be the most exhausting event she'd ever hosted.
Normally, even the most mischievous guests would mind their manners under such scrutiny, but Rinji clearly didn't care.
He always spoke the sa way, no matter the setting.
"Next up, we have the Brawling King of Texas!"
As soon as Sayaka said this, sparks shot from the opposite tunnel.
Out walked a hulking white man over 190 cm tall, with a rebellious look, a skull tattoo on his shoulder, terrifying muscles, and the letters F-U-C-K engraved in his upper teeth. He clearly wasn't soone to ss with.
"Height: 192 cm. Weight: 107 kg. Kengan record: 1 win, 0 losses. Earned 7.6 billion yen. Known as 'The Emperor'—Adam Dudley!!"
The crowd roared again.
"An explosive debut versus a battle-tested prodigy—who will win? This match promises to be intense. Mr. Takamine, your thoughts on—"
"Do you know what cos after 'Kasuga in a fog'?" Rinji interrupted, looking up and asking a completely unrelated question.
"...Mr. Guest Comntator, please stop doing your howork and focus on the event."
[Mass release cause, why not?]
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