IW: Chapter 199 - New Chat Group Members Are About to Join, Chizuru's Intentions.
"This KOF was truly unsatisfying!"
Joe grumbled. He hadn't fought many opponents, and it was already over. Due to Guenitz's appearance, the planned post-tournament events were also canceled.
"I'll host the KOF97 tournament next time. Everyone is welcome to participate. The rules next time won't be like this!"
Bai Ye wanted to host a KOF tournament, and KOF97 was considered the most classic KOF tournament.
This tournament was actually a bit lazy on Kagura Chizuru's part.
It was supposed to be a team tournament, but she directly turned it into a single-elimination tournament.
She didn't want to host a KOF tournament; she just wanted to get Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami to deal with Guenitz.
The next KOF tournament would be hosted by him and would still be in a team format.
"You host it?"
Mai Shiranui was stunned, then subconsciously asked, "Do you have money?"
"Uh…"
What a realistic question!
Bai Ye was speechless. It seemed he really didn't have any money!
Hosting a KOF fighting tournament definitely required money. After all, if there was no money, who would participate?
There had to be some prize money, right?
"I can sponsor it."
Chizuru, what are you doing!!
Mai Shiranui was numb.
It seemed her boyfriend was about to be sugar-daddied!
"Let's talk about sponsorship later. I should have money by then."
Bai Ye shook his head and directly rejected Kagura Chizuru's suggestion.
Although the Kagura family was rich, he couldn't freeload. What a joke! He was a fighter, a fighter with integrity. How could he accept sponsorship from others!?
Besides, he was the one hosting it. Should he let others pay for it?
"Mm-hmm, Chizuru, don't worry, Shiranui Dojo also has money to host the KOF tournament!"
Although she said that, Mai Shiranui still felt a bit uncertain.
After all, how could she not know whether Shiranui Dojo had enough money to support the KOF tournament?
"Alright."
Kagura Chizuru nodded and didn't say much. She wasn't trying to force money on Bai Ye. If he didn't want it, should she force it into his hands?
However, if Bai Ye really couldn't raise the money later, she would step in. At least she considered herself a friend of Bai Ye, and that's what friends should do, right?
Bai Ye felt that in this KOF, they hadn't reached their strongest point yet. It would probably be until KOF97.
Bai Ye was waiting for Iori Yagami and Leona to unleash the Riot of the Blood.
"Are you going to host the KOF tournament later?!"
Kyo Kusanagi was also a bit dissatisfied with the results of this KOF.
He had lost so easily.
"That's right. Afterwards, it will be a team battle, and everyone will have enough rest time. Also, I'll try to let every team fight at least once. This should be better than this one, right?"
Bai Ye couldn't guarantee that everyone would fight, but he would try his best to arrange it. Besides, Kagura Chizuru's arrangements this time were too rushed.
Listening to Bai Ye's words, Kagura Chizuru's face showed a hint of embarrassment. She hadn't wanted to host it in the first place.
"Okay, then see you in a year!"
Kyo Kusanagi also accepted it. Next time, he would definitely defeat Bai Ye. This year, he would do nothing but fully develop the power within his body.
He felt that the hidden potential within his body hadn't been fully developed yet. This failure didn't mean failure next time.
"The next KOF tournament?"
Iori Yagami, who was about to leave, quickened his steps after hearing Bai Ye's words.
Many people were also looking forward to Bai Ye changing the format of the next tournament.
This time, the format had completely disrupted the original fighting tournament.
They came here to compete with various fighters, not to fight the strongest in a single ring.
"Sorry, this KOF tournament really seemed too simple in my planning."
Kagura Chizuru was a bit troubled. She had only wanted to get Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi over.
If she had known, she would have set it up as a point system.
Whoever got the most points in the end would win.
"Let's go."
Bai Ye shook his head and looked around. Many fighters had already decided to leave.
Although this KOF96 hosted by Kagura Chizuru was somewhat of a failure, it would definitely attract attention from all walks of life. There was no need to worry too much about sponsorship later.
It's just that after the next time, he would have to wait for Orochi's appearance!
"Bai Ye, do we really have that much money to host the KOF tournament?"
On the way back, Mai Shiranui looked at Bai Ye uneasily, and at the same time pulled out a passbook from somewhere to compare, finally realizing that it was simply not enough to cover the expenses of the next KOF tournament.
Bai Ye got first place this time, but the first place didn't get all the prize money; it had to be shared with the top five, and there were three people in this team.
In addition to not only having to bear the team's expenses, there were also venue fees and various initial investments, all of which required money!
And this was money for raising children later!
Mai Shiranui suddenly felt that maybe she should just let Bai Ye hook up with Kagura Chizuru. That way, someone would support them!
Of course, this was just a thought; Mai Shiranui naturally wouldn't do that.
"Mai, money is very easy to get. You don't have to worry so much about hosting a KOF tournament!"
Bai Ye raised his hand and stroked Mai Shiranui's back of the head.
He felt that Mai Shiranui was overthinking things. This matter was clearly something she was overthinking.
"Okay, then can we get married?"
"..."
Sure enough, this topic couldn't be avoided.
Although marriage was just an extra certificate, Bai Ye always felt it wasn't the right time.
Why did he feel like he was also procrastinating on marriage?
"Mai, can we wait until after KOF97?"
"Why?"
Mai Shiranui looked at Bai Ye angrily. He had clearly said before that they would get married after KOF96. Why wait until KOF97?
"How should I put it? I just feel like it'll be better after KOF97. I can promise to get married after this matter is resolved, how about that?"
"Okay, you said it!"
Although Mai Shiranui wanted it now, she also knew very well that she couldn't force Bai Ye to make a decision at this time.
Since he said he would wait until then, then they would talk about it then.
"Oh, right, didn't you promise Chizuru a race? How about you two race early tonight, and then we'll all go back to Shiranui Dojo together?"
Mai Shiranui tugged at her clothes. She wanted to go back early today and stay at Shiranui Dojo for a while.
She didn't want to go down the mountain recently.
"Race today?"
Why did it feel like Mai Shiranui was even more eager than Kagura Chizuru for him to race early?
They had actually raced many times on the motorcycle.
However, Bai Ye always won, which made Kagura Chizuru a bit unconvinced. She had won championships, but she was always just a little bit behind Bai Ye.
"Mm-hmm, why don't you ask Chizuru?"
Mai Shiranui nodded repeatedly.
"Okay."
After Bai Ye agreed and was about to ask, Andy's voice came from a distance behind him: "Senior Brother Bai Ye, Senior Sister Mai, I'm going to leave for a while. Please tell Master for me!"
Turning around, he saw Terry and Joe standing next to Andy. Clearly, Andy was planning to leave with the two of them.
"Hey, I didn't get to fight you this time. I look forward to fighting you in KOF97. We'll be studying your abilities next time!"
Terry waved his hand. He was very much looking forward to fighting Bai Ye in KOF97. Next time, he would thoroughly study Bai Ye!
"Let's have a drink together sometime!"
Joe touched his hair in a showy manner and nodded.
Since Bai Ye was Andy's senior brother, he was also considered their friend.
"Okay."
Bai Ye waved his hand, then looked at Kagura Chizuru in the distance and asked, "Want to race motorcycles?"
"I'm ready anytime!"
Kagura Chizuru agreed.
"Let's go, Bai Ye. Call me if anything comes up."
Jotaro waved his hand and left the venue.
"Next year, I won't be defeated by you so easily!"
Athena Asamiya walked up to Bai Ye, greeted him cheerfully, and then left.
The three members of the Ikari Warriors team remembered Bai Ye and prepared to go back and thoroughly investigate Bai Ye's information.
"Mai, your boyfriend hit me so hard just now. Make sure you teach him a good lesson when you go back tonight!"
Yuri Sakazaki stuck out her tongue, winked at Mai Shiranui, and then ran towards Ryo Sakazaki. Following her back, Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia nodded, then waved goodbye.
However, Mai Shiranui also felt a bit distressed. What did "teach Bai Ye a good lesson" mean?
Of course, she knew what Yuri Sakazaki was implying, but she was no match for him at all!
"Training! After returning, the training volume must be increased to three times what it was before!"
Gin was very angry today. He lost, and he lost so badly. After returning, not only him, but also Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge would suffer the same fate.
Listening to his words, Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge exchanged glances, seeing a hint of distress in each other's eyes.
Unbelievable!
He lost, and he lost so badly, why did they have to suffer along with him?
"Next time, my lightning won't be something you can catch with your bare hands!"
Benimaru Nikaido gave a cool greeting and then left.
As the group left, many staff members, seeing that the event was over, cautiously began to clean up the venue.
On the winding mountain road.
Mai Shiranui hugged Bai Ye's waist from behind, feeling Bai Ye's warmth and the thrill of speed from the motorcycle.
No wonder Bai Ye used to like speeding. Mai Shiranui looked up at Bai Ye, who was carefully observing the road ahead.
This feeling was truly great.
"This guy…"
Not far away, a hint of helplessness flashed in Kagura Chizuru's eyes as she followed behind Bai Ye.
Were those two here to race or to show off their affection to her?
And what Kagura Chizuru couldn't accept was that even though Bai Ye had a passenger, she was still behind him.
All the way to the top.
She lost to Bai Ye once again.
"I won't race you next time, at least not in the short term!"
If she continued to race, Kagura Chizuru was afraid her self-confidence would be completely shattered by Bai Ye.
Saying that, Kagura Chizuru took off her helmet and sat down on a seemingly clean spot on the ground, watching Mai Shiranui lean against Bai Ye. She couldn't help but feel a little envious. Was this what love was like?
It was a bit regrettable that as one of the Three Sacred Treasures families, she didn't know if she would ever experience it.
The family's mission had now become a shackles on her.
"Bai Ye, Orochi's seal has loosened."
Kagura Chizuru turned her head, no longer looking at Bai Ye and them, but slowly spoke about another matter.
Orochi's seal was about to break through.
Ever since her sister was killed by Guenitz, and then Guenitz used her sister's blood to loosen Orochi's seal.
Orochi's appearance was actually unstoppable.
It was only a matter of time.
And the reason Guenitz came here this time was simply because he wanted to kill the Three Sacred Treasures. As long as the successors of the Three Sacred Treasures died, Orochi would not be sealed again by them after its resurrection.
This time, Guenitz was originally dealt with, but Orochi's appearance could not be stopped at all.
And her original plan was to reconcile Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi.
But now it seemed that she had thought too much. It seemed really difficult for those two to reconcile!
"That's normal. Orochi has been plotting for so many years; you can't stop him!"
Even if all the Hakkesshu were killed, they would still be resurrected later.
Orochi's resurrection was unstoppable; this was actually a kind of destiny.
Ultimately, Orochi couldn't be killed. If Orochi could be killed, then this problem wouldn't exist.
"But I wanted to resolve the feud between Iori and Kyo before."
She remembered that she hadn't mentioned this to Bai Ye before, right?
Mai Shiranui, who was listening to their conversation from the side, was also a bit confused.
Who was Orochi again?
The feud between Iori and Kyo?
Mai Shiranui was suddenly a bit bewildered. So Kagura Chizuru hosting the KOF tournament really had her reasons!
"Iori can't suppress the Riot of the Blood within him. Besides, this is the destiny between Iori and Kyo!"
Although the current Iori was insane, bloodthirsty, and had a very obsessive fixation on combat.
However, compared to the Iori of KOF97, the current Iori was still better. Once Iori's Riot of the Blood was stimulated by Orochi, it would be much harder for him to suppress himself than it was now.
And this was destiny. Between Iori and Kyo, it would be like this every generation.
"That's why I have a bit of a headache!"
Kagura Chizuru shook her head and looked at the starry sky. Why did she have to bear this fate?
For a moment, Kagura Chizuru also felt a bit lost, but the next second, she cheered up. She also understood that this was her mission, and she was saving all of humanity.
"You don't have to worry about it. Those two will calm down when facing Orochi."
Although the two always wanted to fight to the death, they could still think clearly when facing Orochi.
"You seem to know them very well."
You didn't seem to have much contact with them before, right?
How come Bai Ye seemed to understand the other party so well?
"After all, they are KOF opponents, so of course I'd get to know them. Don't I also know you?"
Bai Ye shrugged and said slowly, but after saying this, he didn't see Kagura Chizuru's fleeting expression.
She looked at the sky and stopped talking, but she didn't know what she was thinking.
KOF Bai Ye: [It's a pity, KOF96 wasn't very satisfying. I'm preparing to have a blast in KOF97!]
[Ding! The chat group will invite the next batch of members within ten days!]
All Bai Ye: [!?]
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