"Then how about participating in the Azazel Cup?" Sakura excitedly suggested.
"Ah. Right, I haven't asked, but what's the grand prize for this? With an event this grand, I doubt it'll be just material or monetary gain."
"The prize is anything.", answered Ajuka, "The winner would be granted a wish that all participating Mythology will grant as long as it doesn't disrupt the overall peace."
All of a sudden, Kisuke's expression became difficult to describe, "It sounds amazing but with a vague idea for a prize, it also meant that it's up to you if you'll grant it or not. There's another word for that, a scam. A gigantic one even."
"Pfft!" Sakura almost rudely spat out as she stifled her laughter while the other two Belials were dumbfounded.
Ajuka was a little bit embarrassed and feigned a cough, "Well... If you think about it, you do have a point. But rest assured as the wish will be deliberated among the Mythologies so it would be as fair as possible."
But contrary to his expectations, Kisuke's face became uglier, "What the hell? Winning wasn't enough and you still need some political prowess to get what you want properly? That's a bigger scam than I initially thought!"
Ajuka is really embarrassed this time but didn't show it and he didn't say anything or deny Kisuke's claim. In retrospect, it's really as he said. If someone without any influence were to somehow win, it'll be really hard for him or her to request anything grand due to the pressure of large factions. But to be fair, all those who are strong enough to win the games couldn't just be some nobody that has no connection to any factions.
Seeing that he couldn't get much of a reaction from Ajuka, Kisuke became bored and stopped, "In any case, even if I intended to join, I don't have a team.
"I'm confident in my strength, but I'm not ignorant and arrogant enough to think that I'll win the tournament with just me."
If it was the top ten strongest, Kisuke was definitely on that list. In addition to him being technically immortal with his superb hyper regeneration, he could be considered as one of the most effective fighters out there. However, proportional to that strength, he's prone to underestimating his enemies. No matter how he tries to think that he won't be a victim of such a thing, somewhere in his mind, it would only be a matter of time that he slips up, similar to how Aizen was sealed by the much weaker him.
In conclusion, he couldn't fight a war alone.
Even Yhwach didn't do it despite having such overwhelming strength.
And finally, this was just a tournament so he couldn't possibly show all of his cards. Ideally, with a team, he'll only use half of his abilities.
'But speaking seriously, that 'wish' reward from all the Mythologies is really attractive. If I can win, I could use their help when it's time to deal with that guy.' Crossing his arms, Kisuke muttered, "Even if I try to gather members, I can only think of two right now."
Cleria, Diehauser, and Sakura instantly guessed the two people Kisuke was referring to, and indeed, there would be no problem for them to fill in four of the pieces.
"If you really intend to choose with an intention to win, I can refer someone that could help you. Since she's at God-level, she could fill the role of Queen, two pieces, or eight pawn pieces." Ajuka interjected.
"Can she be trusted?", asked Kisuke in curiosity.
"You'll be the judge of that once you see her."
Clapping her hands, Sakura happily declared, "Great~! Now you only have 1 or 2 more members that are on God-level. And even if you can't fill your team, you'll be running for one of the top contenders."
Kisuke became silent and weighed his options. Since they are games, Kisuke could take advantage of the rules. Although eliminating the King is always a condition to win, it's not the only one, 'It's viable. If Ajuka's referral is strong enough, I could aim for the first place. Although I can't complete the members right now, I could always look for one later since there are no rules specifying that a team couldn't recruit new members mid games. In fact, the preliminaries should have already started yet they're telling me to register and participate.'
"May I meet her right now?"
Ajuka didn't say anything and directly took out his smartphone and sent a message. Immediately after, he placed the phone on the table and it started letting out strong magical signals.
A few seconds later, a Teleportation Magic Circle appeared in the corner of the room before a beauty with long pale blue hair and dark blue eyes, radiating a cold atmosphere, appeared, "Ajuka, what do you need me for?"
Everyone was familiar with this new addition to the room, including Kisuke, as he first saw her when Koneko went berserk in Rias Gremory and Riser Phenex Rating Game.
"Tiamat, I'd like you to meet Kisuke Urahara and if possible, join his team for the Azazel Cup."