Positioned at the back, I started walking towards them. Still panicking, they didn't notice me. I was about to talk to them but an announcement suddenly interrupted me.
"Yaaay! A perfect revolution! Brought to you by Hongou Hina!" My gaze turned away from the three, looking over, It's Hina holding a mic in her right hand while the left is showing a peace sign hanging in the air.
"Soooo. Everyone! Did you enjoy the show?" She then paused briefly to let the noise subside. "UUUM... It was a biiit of a let down for me. Was hoping I'd get to fight someone a looot faster."
Her words sparked doubts and whispers, before it gets loud she raised her left hand once more. This time though, holding a lot of stacked money.
"Five million yen. I've saved this up." Her voice soft and low shifted to a high one. "This Five million yen! Is a present for anyone who beats me! I'm taking all challengers!" After her voice settled, the crowd went wild and wilder, screaming at the top of their lungs with excitement.
Though the shouting is high with energy, me being near the three, I still heard their shock. "Jesus Christ, what's wrong with her?!" Nozomi shouted.
"Oh, shit! the the crowd's out of control!" Iori shouted as well.
Hana meanwhile, though shaken as well, said calmly. "...Wait, this is a pretty workable development, I'd say."
"Not even the big underground fightin' organizations offer five million yen as an entrance fee. With how small we are, If we're offerin' that much as prize money..." She paused to let them think of the possibilities it would give them.
"We're more than likely to see a good amount of... Individuals with exceptional ability." Seeing them shaken out of their shock. I presumed that it's time for me to have a very good talk with them.
"Hallo!" They looked at me for a moment then return to their discussion.
I laughed. "... HAhahahahah, haaah~" Wiping the tears near my eyes, they look at me like a weirdo.
"Sorry, sorry! Been a while since someone ignored me..." Changing my relaxed tone into something deep. "More so when you didn't even notice me standing behind you."
The laughter drained out of my voice. The air around us tightened, subtle but immediate.
Nozomi was the first to turn fully toward me. Her expression snapped into place, calm on the surface, her narrowing eyes already analyzing me.
"…Who are you." She said.
Ichika moved half a step forward without even looking at Nozomi, she puts her hand near her jacket like she's hiding a gun.
"If you're here to pitch something, make it quick. If you're here to stir shit, I'm already in a bad mood, so you better scram before things get bad."
Hana didn't move at all. She just stared. Her fingers tightened around the edges of her kimono, knuckles pale. She had that look of seeing a ghost, mouth open in O-shape with the eyes being in the same shape, and her body shaking like crazy. "Ababababa..."
I smiled, slow this time.
"Relax. If I wanted trouble this area would already be destroyed. I came here primarily because of her." I tilted my head toward the ring, where Hina was still prancing around, with loud cheers coming wherever she turns.
'Hina?' Thought the three.
"You seem confused, well it's my fault for that. Much information about me has been suppressed by me after all."
Putting my right hand at my chest, then swaying my left arm up, I took a bow. "Nice to meet you, I'm Hongou Hina's Brother. Ying Zheng."
"Ying Zheng, not Hongou and not Takahashi either... Y-you who are you really?!" Hana spoke loudly that some staff started getting worried.
"Sigh... I guess you don't believe me." Walking past them, I force my way from the cheering crowd and spoke. "Hina. Long time no see!" I waved my hand towards her.
Turning around she notices me and put out a happy smile. "Big brother?!" Quickly she rushes with her arms wide open, wanting a hug.
When she nearly reached me though, she changed her pace suddenly and threw a fast high kick towards my face.
Of course I merely stepped away from the kick. Seeing me dodge with ease, she used the momentum of her kick to throw another kick from her other leg.
To which I simply catched. "What a greeting! You little devil! Well you're still my sister so I forgive you." Though my action proved otherwise, I pulled the catched leg then sweeped her standing leg.
Sending her crashing below. After which I dropped her leg and dust off my hands.
Seeing my exchange with Hina, the three watching us spoke in a monotone.
"Yeah they're a pair."
"A crazy pair."
"A-a fighting pair!"
'Seriously though, to be able to catch Hina's kick so simply... This guy is strong.' Nozomi looked on seriously.
Tsk.
Suddenly something hot oozes near her side. It was Iori lighting up a cigarette. "Hope you don't mind this... So why did you really come here, Mr. Ying Zheng."
Iori took a moment to take a breath of the cigarette, then releasing smoke. "If it's about simply visiting her, you could've just do it right after or even before that."
'Iori...' Seeing her best friend take charge, she didn't hesitate any longer. "Yes, what did you actually come here for Mr. Ying Zheng."
"Hahaha... You had the nerve to say that after kidnapping my little sister..." The air became cold, even though they are surrounded by many people, the three couldn't help but shiver from the chill.
Suddenly the feeling vanished, as if it was never there in the first place. "Don't worry though I wasn't here because of that, I just thought that since she's going to play here. I might as well help you get started."
"Help us get started?"
"Yes, yes. Because knowing Hina, she'll get bored quickly with all this weaklings."
"Yeees! I wouldn't mind waiting a bit but since brothers here, accept it!" Hina spoke from behind Hana scaring the yakuza princess.
"So how about it. 1 Billion yen as an investment."
"ONE BILLION YEN?!" They shouted almost simultaneously. The crowd looks over due to their shouting, noticing the people beginning to flock to them, they decided to talk somewhere more private.
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Looking over from an office, Mitani Hana decided to close the blinds after seeing the pair of siblings go away.
"Is this really the right choice?" Her voice low, softly showing concern.
"Is not that it's right or wrong... It's that we couldn't get out of this the moment we decided to kidnap Hina." Iori clasping her hand said grimly.
"Sigh... I didn't know she had a brother... I was too hasty, sorry."
"No need for that, we all agreed on doing it, besides even if we're caught in this tricky situation... We can use this opportunity for us." Nozomi said weakly but her tone has fire in it.
"I'm determined to make this work, I promise you."
While they're having a heart to heart talk, the two pairs meanwhile is walking towards a commute.
"Hehehe, today has been fun, Thanks brother!" Hina said cheerfully. "But, sly, sly, you! They didn't know about the things that's going to happen."
"Mou man tai! If they accepted the deal, then that means they're prepared to become the stage for us Stars!" I smiled, looking forward to seeing that day.
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AN:Mou man tai means No Issue, No problem, or You're welcome, this one means No Issue.
Anyways a shorter one but honestly fitting enough in my opinion, cause I couldn't force out another scene here. That's why you can just think of this as a prelude or a set up for the near future.
Oh and I almost forgot, I know that the timeline of kengan series is very different but I decided to make it my own pace, so don't be alarmed when the timeline isn't accurate to the og timeline.
Consider it an AU Timeline.
Leave your suggestions and Criticisms here, Even opinions matter. Have a nice day.
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