Crossover Anime: Starting with Destroying Kengan

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Yato looked at him with amusement.

"You have to understand that there are all kinds of people in this world. Even if someone doesn't have my physique, they will still have the skills to achieve the same result. If you encounter that kind of opponent, are you going to admit defeat on the spot?"

"...I'm sorry, I was too shallow."

I feel deeply ashamed.

"I don't hate weak guys, I only hate cowards and idiots. Don't become one of those people, or I'll beat you half to death."

Yato glanced at him sideways, his smile devoid of any genuine joy.

"Don't suddenly threaten me, President! But don't worry, I will definitely work hard to learn from you! I'll strive to surpass you one day!"

Narushima Kou smiled wryly, then said with high spirits.

"Learn from this idiot? Forget it, you wouldn't have enough lives to go around."

Tian Yu smiled coldly.

"Take that last round for example. If this guy hadn't dislocated his shoulder to avoid most of the damage from the opponent's three-hit combo to the center of his face, he would have either survived on the spot or never been able to stand up again."

"I could tell that the other party hadn't held back, but I underestimated this guy's resilience... no, perhaps I should say his bone strength? This caused what should have been a decisive blow to turn into a fatal opening, which this guy seized and knocked down."

"Speaking of which, did you plan this all along?"

Tenyu turned to look at Yato, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"It's about 50/50." Yato shrugged and shared his thoughts on his fight with Izumi. "Fighting with that old man is different from a normal battle. It's more like a game of strategy. Whoever shows a weakness first will suffer a heavy blow. I don't think pure skill can compete with him, so I used a seemingly crude method to drag him into a head-on confrontation."

However, the effect was not very good. Chujianquan's combat experience was too rich. He used his skills to "cancel" part of the damage I dealt to him, which dragged on for more than ten minutes.

"After falling down the building, I should have been in the upper hand, but Chu Jianquan was probably under pressure from being on the verge of despair, and his condition suddenly improved, catching me off guard."

"Because I happen to have mastered a technique to strengthen defense, I might as well continue the attack while preparing to withstand the blows. I believe Izumi is aware of this as well, but it is an open strategy, and he has to go for it."

"In the end, we were both convinced of one thing: I felt I could withstand his attacks and seize the opportunity to turn the tide, while he felt he could defeat me in one fell swoop. But my fighting style doesn't take luck into account."

Yato used seemingly ordinary words to gradually reconstruct the battle in everyone's minds.

Only at this moment did they truly understand just how dangerous the battle between Yato and Izumi had been.

What chilled them even more was that, despite facing such a formidable opponent, Yato maintained firm control, forcefully pulling his opponent into his rhythm. Even when his opponent regained his form and temporarily lost control of the situation, Yato still managed to execute the theory that only existed in his imagination—'doing the right thing at the right time.' At the crucial moment, he didn't hesitate to self-harm (dislocating his joints) to thwart his opponent's plans and secure victory in one fell swoop!

I remember that Tenyu mentioned before that Yato's physique would cause him to become excited when he entered battle mode, but now, does this seem like the behavior of an excited person?

Tenyu and the others seemed to understand where Yato's nickname "Kicking Demon" came from.

If "kicking skills" simply refers to his high level of proficiency in this fighting style, then "demon" must refer to him as a person, right?

Chapter 71

Headquarters of Guhai Pharmaceutical Group.

The gym, which spans over 300 square meters, was shrouded in an astonishingly oppressive atmosphere.

This atmosphere is like the aura emanating from a ferocious beast, declaring to other creatures that this is its territory.

Anyone who sets foot there, even just one step, will feel their body and mind tremble uncontrollably.

Especially when you gaze at the back of a certain man standing in the very center of the gym, you will feel a strong visual impact.

To be clear, the figure wasn't that exaggeratedly large.

However... that body, which was less than two meters tall, was as solid as steel and contained a terrifying mass!

Whether it's the 200kg iron dumbbells in his hands or the gym made of high-strength composite materials, everything seems fragile in comparison to him.

pat.

Suddenly, someone walked into the gym.

She seemed oblivious to the astonishing pressure emanating naturally from the man.

He was a short, middle-aged man with a plain appearance.

"Wakatsuki 17, you're exercising."

Upon hearing the sound, the man put down the dumbbells, turned around, and revealed a soldier-like, stern face. Although he was over forty, his appearance was no different from that of someone in his twenties.

With muscle strength more than fifty times that of ordinary people, he defied the effects of time, like a Hercules with divine blood flowing through his veins.

He is none other than 'Tiger' Wakatsuki Samurai, the longest-serving active fighter in the Kengan Association and also the top-tier fighter with the most victories in history!

"There have been fewer matches lately, and to be honest, I don't know what to do if I don't train."

Wakatsuki Samurai walked to the chair, picked up the water bottle, and took a sip.

"Well, there aren't many people who have the ability and courage to fight a 'tiger'."

Gu Haiping said with a smile.

"So I brought you some news that might interest you, to help you cheer up a bit..."

"what news?"

"Nogi's 'Floating Clouds' has lost to a newcomer. For some reason, it's caused a bigger stir than usual. Even if I don't say anything, you'll hear about it when you walk out of this door. So I brought a video recording to satisfy your curiosity all at once."

"...Thanks, this news is indeed very interesting to me."

Wakatsuki Samurai's tone sounded rather stiff, as if he was suppressing the boiling emotions in his heart.

Koukai Heihachi didn't care.

This gym is fully equipped; it's more than enough to play a video, let alone watch a movie.

Furuhachi and Wakatsuki sat on the chairs in the rest area, quietly watching the video recording over and over again.

Perhaps at first, people would watch repeatedly just to see things more carefully and not want to miss certain details, but things changed after the tenth time.

Without any pause, Wakatsuki himself even sped up the video playback. His eyes were wide open, and his attention was more focused than ever before, as if he wanted to feel something from the high-speed combat that could probably only be experienced on-site.

Koukai Heihachi sat silently to the side, seemingly doing nothing as the chairman of Koukai Pharmaceuticals, accompanying Wakatsuki Takeshi in this seemingly time-wasting activity.

Soon, two hours passed.

Takeshi Wakatsuki suddenly pressed a button on the remote control, turning off the large screen on the wall. He crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and seemed to be struggling internally.

After a while.

"President, I..."

"Can not be done."

Before Wakatsuki could finish speaking, Kokai Heihachi shook his head.

"If you're hoping I'll issue a challenge to the Yukinoshita Group and have that newcomer fight a Kengan match, you're probably going to be disappointed. I've looked into it, and that newcomer... Igarashi Yato, doesn't actually belong to the Yukinoshita Group. He's just a temporary outsider they brought in. There's no reason for him to fight you again."

"Although we can force them to ask him to help again by deliberately putting pressure on them, I don't think it's necessary. Wakatsuki-kun, you yourself aren't confident you can win, are you?"

"..."

Wakatsuki took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and his brown eyes were filled with complex emotions.

"When I first met him, I lost completely this time."

"Although that guy often doesn't take the game seriously and frequently misses matches, he never loses a game he participates in. It's not that he doesn't care about winning or losing, but rather that he doesn't play games he's not confident in. When I first met him, his desire to win was even stronger than mine."

"Although the opponent is quite strong, compared to Chu Jian, their basic strength is still visibly lacking. This makes them the type of opponent that Chu Jian, who is good at seizing and creating opportunities, is the least feared, even if the opponent has some special kicking techniques."

He paused, his brow furrowed, and he gritted his teeth. Something about Izumi's defeat seemed unacceptable to him; his voice carried a heavy weight.

"At first glance, Izumi didn't lose because of a lack of strength, but because of a lack of imagination, creativity, explosive power, and most importantly, decisiveness!"

"He thought he knew the other party well enough, but he didn't see through them completely, which led to a fatal error in his final decision. This was the reason for his defeat."

"Even so... in the very end, he was clearly in top form!"

boom!

Wakatsuki slammed his fist into the chair next to him.

A mere plastic chair is utterly incapable of withstanding an impact comparable to an explosion.

He was blasted into the air on the spot.

The iron plates fixed to the ground were pried open, and a crack appeared in the ground.

"Calm down, Wakatsuki-kun..." Kokai Heihachi sighed. Since Wakatsuki joined the Kengan Tournament, he has only lost to two people, one of whom is Izumi Hatsumi.

The shadow cast by the perfectly formed 'Floating Clouds' on the earth was enormous, making it difficult even for a tiger to escape its reach. However... some people flew directly into the sky, passing through the obstacles created by the Floating Clouds.

It is neither about defeating them, nor about suppressing them.

Instead, it broke the oppressive aura emanating from Izumi in a more ingenious way.

Compared to the previous two methods, this approach is simpler, and also more... chilling.

Because simplicity does not mean ease.

Wakatsuki Samurai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"When I first met him, there was also 'Fang.' As a defeated opponent of both of them, I smelled a similar scent on that newcomer to 'Fang.' Without a doubt, it was a monstrous characteristic! But the two are different. If 'Fang' could win by pure strength, then this person... Igarashi Yato... when the strength difference is not significant, there is probably not a single person in the entire world who could defeat him! He is much more dangerous than 'Fang'!"

Another monster has appeared.

Upon hearing what the samurai Wakatsuki said, Koukai Heihachi stroked his chin, thinking...

Chapter 72

After the Kengan match ended, Yato did not go home immediately.

Just as winning money in a card game requires treating others to a meal, while there are no strict rules about this in the Kengan tournament, the winning corporations usually use this as an excuse to host a banquet for the member representatives who attend the match, thereby winning over allies, enhancing their prestige, and so on. The benefits are self-evident, and everyone is happy to do so.

Although Nogi Hideki lost the match, as the host, he didn't mind holding a 'victory celebration' for the winner who defeated him on his own turf.

If the loser is so magnanimous, then there's no reason for Ye Dou not to give him face.

After all, if things had gone according to plan, Nogi Hideki would have become the next president of the Kengan Association soon... Although luck played a part, he did indeed possess skills no less than those of the current president, Katahara Metsudo.

Yato isn't a lone wolf like Ohma. It seems that Hiratsuka Shizuka has no chance right now. He will definitely inherit his father's company and become a dirty capitalist. In that case, it's necessary to start building connections now.

The Kengan Association is the most influential organization in the country. If one could become the president of the Kengan Association, one's words would carry more weight than those of the prime minister. Although Yato doesn't have that great desire for power, he is quite interested in the lifestyle of Tony Stark.

The dinner lasted only a little over two hours before it ended.

At the entrance of Nogi Hotel.

"Then, see you tomorrow, President."

Hikaru Narushima waved goodbye, got into a taxi, and left.

He's really broadened his horizons these past two days.

My emotions are running high, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep tonight.

Tianyu slipped away before the banquet even started.

They said they weren't interested in these activities.

Yato guessed that Tenyu probably wanted to go back and secretly train more, so as not to fall further and further behind him.

"Tenyu is starting to change too."

he sighed.

When we first met, Tianyu gave off a very confident vibe.

Because she truly possessed power beyond the reach of ordinary people, even many fighters who broke the limits of human strength were no match for her, but she just happened to meet herself.

They came from a relatively ordinary surface world to an inner world full of powerful people and extraordinary individuals.

In the other world, her supposedly formidable strength could hardly be described as 'powerful'.

This was a great irony for Tianyu, who was proud and always considered himself a strongman.

Although he says he wants to defeat Yato, what he really wants to do is probably to rebuild his status as a strongman, right?

"You all work so hard, what am I, an ordinary person, supposed to do?"

Yato shook his head.