"An invitation?"
The girl's words startled everyone. After all, it hadn't been long since the last tournant ended.
After the initial surprise, Aiden began carefully sizing up the blonde girl standing at the doorway.
Blonde hair, a princess dress, a parasol, refined and polite manners, yet with the occasional sly glint flashing through her eyes…
'Could she be his daughter?'
'Probably... right?'
Just as he was feeling puzzled, the blonde girl lifted the hem of her skirt and walked over to Mai Shiranui with elegant steps. She had clearly received proper etiquette training.
But that was only on the surface.
If Aiden hadn't guessed her identity wrong…
At this mont, having reached Mai Shiranui, the blonde girl handed her the envelope and kindly reminded her, "Please take good care of it. The invitation isn't signed, so be careful it doesn't get snatched away."
"Thank you!"
Even though the girl's cocky tone earlier had annoyed her, Mai Shiranui still replied politely. She then opened the envelope on the spot, and everyone saw a very familiar invitation.
A red invitation stamped with the letter R.
"Rugal?"
Seeing the invitation, Aiden showed an expression of just as I thought and softly spoke Rugal's na.
His voice reached the blonde girl. She looked at Aiden, her eyes flickering slightly, then perford a curtsy toward him.
"I know who you are, the champion of the last King of Fighters tournant, Mr. Aiden."
"So please allow to introduce myself."
"My na is Rose Bernstein."
"The Rugal you ntioned is my father, Rugal Bernstein."
"It's a pleasure to et you. I've heard your na from my father more than once. He speaks very highly of you and has always regretted not having the chance to fight you."
'So it really is her.'
'That "scheming" girl.'
'And regret…?'
Aiden rolled his eyes internally.
'Are you saving face for your dad, or did he not tell you the truth?'
'Your dad ran away scared out of his mind after seeing my strength, okay?'
'But now Rugal is this confident again?'
Had he succeeded with his experint?
Had he obtained Orochi's power and beco Oga Rugal?
"I'm also very pleased to et you, beautiful and lovely… young lady."
Thinking this, Aiden nodded to the scheming girl, Rose. No matter what kind of person she was, at least for now she was being polite.
"Thank you for the complint." Rose naturally had no idea what Aiden was thinking. Hearing his praise, the blonde girl smiled until her eyes curved into crescents.
Then Rose said to Aiden, "Oh, right. Although I'm the one delivering the invitations for this tournant, your invitation will be personally delivered by my father, so please wait a little while longer."
"Then I'll have to trouble your father," Aiden said indifferently. Even without an invitation, he could always just take one by force.
At this point, Rose lifted her skirt again and gave Aiden and the others another curtsy.
"Well then, the invitations have been delivered. I should be going now."
"Hey, wait a second."
Tsukihi, who had been ignored for quite a while, flashed forward and blocked Rose.
"Is there sothing you need, little delinquent wearing ill-fitting clothes?" Rose glanced at Tsukihi, her sweet tone filled with disdain.
"I'm not a delinquent! And my clothes don't fit because, damn it, why am I even explaining this to you?" Tsukihi glared at Rose and pointed at her without any courtesy.
"Do you have any more invitations? Give one to too."
Rose looked at Tsukihi as if she were an idiot. She felt that such an enviable figure was utterly wasted on soone this stupid.
Rose's contemptuous gaze made Tsukihi furious. Just as she was about to speak again, Rose said dismissively, "Who are you? What qualifications do you have to receive an invitation?"
Although she didn't think much of Mai Shiranui and the others' strength either, at least they were top three in the last tournant. No matter what, they qualified. But Tsukihi was an unknown "nobody." She seed to have so skill, but Rose wouldn't give an invitation to soone without fa.
After all, her father Rugal wanted to beco the world's strongest. The bigger the na, the better.
Hearing Rose's words, black lines and stress marks instantly appeared over Tsukihi's head. After struggling to suppress her anger, she puffed out her chest and said, "Listen carefully. I am a direct descendant of the ancient Yagami family, a lineage that has lasted for thousands of years. My na is Yagami Tsukihi."
Then she stared straight at Rose and continued, "Is that famous enough? Am I qualified now?"
Rose didn't say anything, only looked at Tsukihi with a puzzled expression, already convinced that her judgnt of people was quite accurate.
Clearly, she hadn't been involved in her father's experints and knew nothing about the Three Sacred Treasures families.
At this mont, Aiden and Mai Shiranui's group, hearing Tsukihi's introduction, almost simultaneously twitched their lips.
Yuri whispered to King beside her, "Sister King, is that Yagami family famous?"
The three of them had fought Tsukihi so many tis, yet they had never known her background.
King thought for a mont and shook her head. "Uh… doesn't ring a bell."
"Pfft!"
Hearing King and Yuri's exchange, Rose finally couldn't maintain her serious expression and burst out laughing.
But considering herself a lady, she quickly covered her mouth and then mocked, "I'm terribly sorry, but I've never heard of any Yagami family either. I have heard that Japan has the Kagura family and the Kusanagi family, both ancient lineages passed down for thousands of years. Could your Yagami family be their vassals? I hear that sort of thing is popular in Japan."
As soon as she said that, Tsukihi exploded with rage. She had always looked down on others, today, she was being looked down on by a little girl.
ntioning the Kagura family was one thing. The Yagami family had always kept to themselves with the Kaguras. But bringing up Kusanagi, and saying the Yagami family were their vassals, how could she tolerate that?
She imdiately snapped, "Damn you, what nonsense are you talking about? Let tell you, the Kusanagi family is nothing. Sooner or later, our Yagami family will defeat them all! And that so-called genius fighter Kusanagi Kyo, hmph! My brother Iori Yagami could pin him down with one hand."
"Iori Yagami? Kusanagi Kyo? Your brother can beat him?" Rose had heard of Kusanagi Kyo's reputation. At first, her father had actually regarded Kusanagi Kyo as his biggest opponent… though he was quickly replaced by Aiden. Still, not soone to underestimate.
"Of course! Kusanagi Kyo is nothing!" Tsukihi said shalessly, though in reality her brother and Kusanagi Kyo were at best evenly matched.
Rose looked at Tsukihi, then nodded.
"A woman like you probably wouldn't lie. After all, you're stupid enough."
"You bastard…"
Tsukihi glared furiously at Rose, while Rose took an envelope out of her delicate handbag.
"But since your brother is such a master, then take this invitation. I hope he really is as strong as you say."
After saying that, Rose glanced once more at Aiden and the others, then turned around and left the dojo.
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