"Takeshi actually lost-useless!"
The person most unwilling to accept Takeshi Wakatsuki's defeat was not his nominal employer, Furumi Pharma's head Furumi Heihachi.
It was Toyo Electric's chairman.
Hayami Katsumasa.
Thinking about it calmly, this reaction wasn't strange at all.
With Takeshi Wakatsuki's loss, Hayami had effectively handed over two percent of Toyo Electric's shares.
Two percent.
For someone at his level, that was a loss large enough to sting deeply.
Still, Hayami Katsumasa was Hayami Katsumasa.
Although his anger surged in the moment, it only took him a few dozen seconds to suppress it. His expression settled, and his gaze shifted toward the bald giant seated beside him.
"Julius."
"Did you see it clearly?"
"Jaden... and Takeshi Wakatsuki's strength."
That was right.
The result was already decided.
No matter how furious he was, nothing would change the outcome.
Since that was the case, the only rational choice was to extract as much value as possible from this failure. Even a small return would count as damage control.
That was Hayami Katsumasa's way of thinking.
But in truth-
What they gained this time was far more than he had initially expected.
The bald strongman beside him, Toyo Electric's representative fighter-
"The Monster," Julius Reinhold-
was still staring at the screen.
When he heard Hayami's question, he nodded.
"I saw it clearly."
He paused for a moment.
"Not just their strength."
"I also saw Takeshi Wakatsuki's move."
"Blast Core."
Hearing this, Hayami Katsumasa's lips curled upward.
"So that's how it is..."
"That's good."
He leaned back slightly.
"Two percent of the shares in exchange for securing the position of Kengan Association Chairman."
"That's a profit."
On Toyo Electric's side, preparations for the upcoming Kengan Annihilation Tournament had already begun.
At the same time-
The news of Jaden defeating Takeshi Wakatsuki spread rapidly throughout the Kengan Association.
When Soryuin Shion heard the news, the cigarette hanging from her mouth dropped straight down.
She didn't even notice.
It wasn't until several seconds later that she reacted. In her shock, she clumsily grabbed the cigarette backward and stuffed the burning end into her mouth.
The sharp pain finally snapped her out of it.
She yelped.
Only then did she realize-
This wasn't a dream.
The news was real.
And if even she-someone who knew Jaden and had personally witnessed his strength-was this shocked, then the reactions of others were easy to imagine.
The video of the match circulated rapidly among the representative fighters of various factions.
Their reactions after watching it were almost identical to Sekibayashi Jun's reaction when he had seen the match live.
Fear.
Pure, instinctive fear.
After all, it wasn't that Takeshi Wakatsuki hadn't landed his attacks.
He had.
With muscle density fifty-two times that of an ordinary person, Takeshi's punch struck Jaden's vital area head-on.
And Jaden didn't even take a step back.
Then came the follow-up rush.
A punch so heavy it looked like it could crush a mountain.
It landed cleanly on Jaden's face.
And yet-
He stood up immediately after hitting the ground.
As if nothing had happened.
-Was Jaden immortal?
Those two punches were blows that would have ended the match instantly if the opponent had been anyone else.
But Jaden didn't defend.
He didn't evade.
He took them directly.
And they did nothing.
Faced with this reality, many fighters began thinking seriously about one question.
If they met Jaden in the upcoming Kengan Annihilation Tournament-
How were they supposed to fight him?
Of course, there were exceptions.
For example-
On Gold Entertainment's side, The Lightning God, Mikazuchi Rei, was lying casually with his head resting on Kurayoshi Rino's lap.
He watched the video once.
Only once.
His expression didn't change at all.
Seeing this, Kurayoshi Rino smiled gently and asked softly,
"Does that Jaden pose a threat to you?"
"Perhaps."
Mikazuchi Rei answered flatly, then lowered his gaze to his own hands.
"But if we truly fight, I will definitely win."
He said it calmly.
Then he added,
"Compared to someone like him, I have no reason to fail."
"I fight for love."
"Love is invincible."
Another example-
On the Nogi Group's side, The Floating Cloud, Hatsumi Sen, who had once defeated Takeshi Wakatsuki, felt his right eye twitch uncontrollably after watching the match.
Especially when he heard that clearly recorded line-
"If Hatsumi Sen had diarrhea in the ring, he would still continue fighting."
At that moment, Hatsumi silently made a decision.
"If I meet Takeshi in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament..."
"I'll definitely hit harder this time."
For someone who valued his physical condition above all else in a match, the consequences of turning into a jet-propulsion warrior in the ring were simply too horrifying to imagine.
Another-
On Yato Trading's side, the Fighting God, Gaolang Wongsawat, watched the match quietly.
When it ended, a fleeting smile appeared on his otherwise expressionless face.
A rare one.
And on Motorhead Motors' side-
Kuroki Gensai sat across from Tono Kijima.
After finishing the video, he calmly instructed his old friend to submit his fighter application to Kengan Association Chairman Katahara Metsudo.
Tono Kijima adjusted his hat and looked at him.
"After seeing a match like that," he asked, "you still don't plan to give up?"
Kuroki Gensai shook his head.
"They are a threat."
"That's all."
As he stood up, he left Tono Kijima with a single sentence before leaving.
"-I, Kuroki, will not be defeated by opponents of this level."
And then-
There was Katahara Metsudo.
At that moment, Jaden and Erina were seated across from him.
"Chairman Katahara," Erina asked politely, "did you suddenly need to see us for something?"
Katahara Metsudo.
The man who had risen from nothing and ruled the Kengan Association for fifty years.
An undeniable legend.
Before meeting him, Erina had thought she might feel intimidated.
But now-
With Jaden beside her-
She realized she didn't feel even the slightest trace of fear or hesitation.
Katahara Metsudo noticed her steady gaze and nodded with a smile.
"It's a small matter."
Originally, he had intended to meet Senzaemon Nakiri.
But Senzaemon had sent Erina and Jaden instead.
At first, Katahara had been puzzled.
But the moment he saw Erina's eyes, he understood.
That old man truly had an extraordinary successor.
With that thought, Katahara Metsudo's expression softened further.
Then his gaze shifted to Jaden.
"Jaden," he said, "although you are the victor... if possible, would you consider changing your title from 'Wild Tiger' to something else?"
"Furumi Pharma is willing to offer compensation. The title 'Wild Tiger' has been closely tied to Takeshi Wakatsuki for a long time, so they asked this old man to discuss it with you."
Hearing this, Jaden frowned slightly.
"Changing my title..."
"Forget the compensation."
"I fought Takeshi Wakatsuki, and it was the first time in a while that I really stretched my legs."
"I'm not interested in competing with him over the 'Wild Tiger' title."
After all-
From today onward, when people heard "Wild Tiger," the first image that came to mind would probably be Takeshi Wakatsuki spinning and spraying across the arena.
The title was already defiled.
However-
"Thinking about it," Jaden continued, "I only used 'Wild Tiger' last time because I had zero interest in titles."
"Coming up with one felt troublesome, so I just borrowed someone else's."
"So if 'Wild Tiger' won't work this time..."
"How about 'Floating Cloud'?"
Before he could finish, Katahara Metsudo interrupted him immediately.
"Fighters are not allowed to share the same nickname."
"This rule takes effect from this very second."
Jaden sighed.
"Hey... if you're going to be like this, I'll have to become the 'Title Police' and hunt down every fighter with duplicate names."
"I don't mind."
Katahara Metsudo shook his head calmly.
After all-
There truly weren't any fighters in the current Kengan Association sharing the same nickname.
He didn't care in the slightest.
Jaden scratched his head and turned to Erina.
"Any good ideas?"
Erina thought of the scene in the training room.
Jaden standing still.
The sandbag splitting apart from a distance.
Her answer came instantly.
"Demon Spear."
"How about 'Demon Spear'?"
"Alright," Jaden said. "That works."
He turned back to Katahara Metsudo.
Katahara Metsudo considered it briefly, confirmed that no current fighter was using the nickname, and nodded.
After that, Jaden and Erina left together.
Katahara Metsudo had just finished resolving one issue and was preparing to leave as well.
At that moment, a subordinate approached him.
"Chairman Katahara."
"The person you personally invited has confirmed his participation today."
"He's already submitted his fighter application."
Oh?
Katahara Metsudo smiled.
"Today really has been full of good news..."
He was in a genuinely good mood.
Until-
He looked down at the application form.
And saw the title written on it.
Devil Spear.
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