Ryuji had always been quite tolerant of girls with such pure, innocent hearts, and he naturally became much gentler around them.
But that's exactly the problem; Cammy is just too easy to fool. So, he couldn't help wanting to deceive her.
"You bastard..."
That was Chun-Li's final evaluation of Ryuji, and she immediately declared,
"In any case, I'm absolutely not going to let this happen! I'm taking Cammy with me!"
She simply couldn't bear to watch Cammy be won over by Ryuji through such a despicable method.
Because she felt that Cammy, who had spent her life under mind control and had finally broken free deserved a brand-new future. Ryuji shouldn't treat such a pitiful girl this way.
Even if she is a member of Shadaloo, it's still not allowed.
However, at that moment, Cammy spoke again.
"That's strange."
She looked at Chun-Li with a puzzled expression and couldn't help but ask,
"You seem to want to help me. But... why?"
Chun-Li paused for a moment, then answered quickly.
"There doesn't need to be a reason. If saving someone required a reason, then this world would be a truly miserable place!"
She is a righteous, warm-hearted female martial artist. Calling her a heroine would not be an exaggeration at all.
But—
"But... I was the one who killed your father. So, why are you still trying to help me?"
Cammy looked at Chun-Li in confusion. If she remembered correctly, she was the one who killed Chun-Li's father, so she truly couldn't understand why Chun-Li would still want to help her.
She wasn't completely ignorant. She knew that what Ryuji had been talking about was something that should only happen between husband and wife.
But she simply didn't care.
As far as her life was concerned, all she needed to do was complete her mission.
Everything else... her own life, her own wishes, nothing else mattered.
Since all that had happened was that General Bison's brainwashing had been lifted, rather than her actually being given the chance to reconnect with normal human society, Cammy hadn't developed many thoughts of her own. She still instinctively followed Bison's orders and obeyed Shadaloo's commands.
Mai couldn't help opening her mouth in shock. She had never expected that casually watching the drama unfold would lead to such a huge revelation.
Chun-Li, on the other hand, was completely stunned. She stared blankly at Cammy in front of her and unconsciously took two steps back. However, the qi in her body became more active than ever before, and an intense killing intent surged toward Cammy.
But...
She didn't make a move.
"W-Why... why is it like this...?"
Chun-Li was at a loss. She had personally witnessed Cammy being freed from the brainwashing. Which meant that before that, Cammy hadn't even been a real person, she had simply been a tool.
So, even if Cammy had killed her father, the one she should hate was M. Bison, not Cammy, who had only been Bison's puppet.
But at this moment, she couldn't help thinking that if Ryuji hadn't freed Cammy from Bison's mind control, and had simply killed Cammy together with her, how much easier it would have been. Then she wouldn't have to struggle with all of this.
If Cammy had never been freed from the mind control, then even though I was reluctant, I could still have killed her.
But now, Cammy had already proven that she was truly innocent. The actions of someone under mind control cannot be blamed on the person being controlled. But...
But my father had indeed died at this woman's hands.
Chun-Li's eyes instantly turned red. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out. She wanted to clear everything up here, but even if she did, what would it change?
My father couldn't possibly come back to life...
Come back to life?
She couldn't help but look at Ryuji. But the moment she thought about what kind of price Ryuji would ask of her, made her shiver.
If Ryuji helped her avenge her father, then offering herself to him wasn't completely out of the question. But he already had a wife! And he was even flirting with other women right in front of his wife!
No matter how she looked at it, he wasn't someone she could entrust her life to.
But... but...
Should I kill Cammy? She's just an innocent woman...
But if I don't kill her, then I can't face Cammy at all, and I can't stop her from committing more crimes for Shadaloo.
Chun-Li bit her lip as her mind raced, constantly searching for a way out. In the end, her gaze fell on Ryuji.
As for Cammy's situation, Ryuji could solve it. In fact, if Ryuji was willing to help, then her chances of defeating Bison would immediately become much more feasible.
But Ryuji's conditions must be something specific. Her father had worried about them before, and so had she...
Chun-Li immediately became conflicted. She looked at Cammy's innocent eyes and simply couldn't bear to let this girl first fall into Ryuji's trap, and then sink even deeper into it.
So, Chun-Li spoke up.
"Ryuji!"
She stared straight at him and proposed something that shocked Mai.
"I'll become your woman too. But in exchange, you have to resurrect my father during holidays and festivals... or at least give him a few years of life. And you have to spare Cammy. You also have to help me deal with Bison!"
Chun-Li's words shocked everyone present, while Ryuji stroked his chin.
"So, you're saying that, for your sake, I have to give up a cute girl, sacrifice my own lifespan, and also help you fight an incredibly powerful enemy?"
Ryuji's words made Chun-Li bite her lip. The moment he repeated her conditions, she realized just how outrageous they sounded.
But this was all because Ryuji is a bastard!
That's right...
Ryuji is a bastard!
Biting her lip again, Chun-Li spoke once more.
"Then... just spare Cammy. Even if you make a move on her, it should be after she understands what this world is like, after she understands how this world really works... As for Bison, I'll deal with him myself!"
Chun-Li gritted her teeth as she spoke. She truly wanted revenge, but she also understood very well that if she threw everything away for the sake of revenge, then she would be in the wrong.
She could give up her dignity to save someone, but she would never, for the sake of revenge, turn herself into someone who stood by and watched an innocent girl be deceived and led down the wrong path.
The reason Chun-Li had proposed so many conditions was also to keep Cammy from returning to Bison's side and continuing to serve as his puppet, because she believed Ryuji would never let Cammy go.
Rather than let Cammy fall into Ryuji's hands and then continue serving Bison, sinking completely into the abyss, she would rather sacrifice herself, give the girl a glimmer of hope, and then kill Bison with her own hands.
That was Chun-Li's plan. She's a truly good person.
"Hmm, that's a much more reasonable condition. But I refuse... I'll take your first offer instead. Miss Chun-Li, you were gambling too, weren't you?"
Ryuji looked at Chun-Li as he asked. He felt she had only said that because she knew he treated his women well.
Chun-Li nodded.
"That's right. I was betting that you treat your women well. I was betting that after you have my body, you wouldn't want to see me die at Bison's hands, and that you'd help me."
She admitted it openly, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
She had done a little investigation on Ryuji, and from Mai's attitude she had figured out quite a few things.
As an outstanding detective, she had at least that much ability. The conclusion she reached was that Ryuji treated his women very well, one could even say he spoiled them.
What Mai wanted was nothing more than the revival of the Shiranui-ryu and Ryuji's affection.
And now it was obvious that both of those wishes had been fulfilled. Otherwise, Mai wouldn't be in her current state. She was even willing to add more companions so things would be easier for her in bed. If she hadn't been completely satisfied, she would never have thought that way.
Moreover, Chun-Li also wanted her father to be able to spend more time in this world.
If Ryuji's method was some evil or twisted technique, she could stop him. But if it was a proper method, then becoming Ryuji's wife while occasionally being reunited with her lost family was a temptation she didn't want to give up.
Not only that, if she encountered a particularly difficult case, she could also use of Ryuji's ability to uncover the real culprit behind it...
After all, if you could cheat, who would still bother looking for clues?
"I see..."
Ryuji looked at Chun-Li and couldn't help but nod. Then he beckoned to her.
"Then you know what you have to do, right?"
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