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____Narration____
In the island's ballroom, all the businessmen and fighters were gathered to celebrate the end of the first round of the tournament. Yuji, along with Karura and the other girls, were seated at a table shared with Kazuo Yamashita and Akiyama Kaede.
After the last fight, Yuji didn't do much until the celebration, preferring to stay with the girls and meditate for a while. He thought about paying Okubo a visit, but at that moment, the last thing the fighter needed was pity. Besides, Okubo was strong, Yuji knew that defeat against Agito would not affect him to the point of breaking his fighting spirit.
After spending some time with the girls, Metsudo eventually summoned everyone to the ballroom, where Yuji eventually found his uncle along with Kaede, inviting them to stay with them.
He also saw Nogi, but the meeting yielded only an exchange of glances before both went their separate ways. The businessman seemed to want no contact with the young man, and Yuji couldn't care less about that. As long as Nogi did not try to affect his progress in the tournament in any way, he would leave the man to his own problems.
"Yuji, open your mouth!" Karura exclaimed as she held a spoon with food near the young fighter's face.
But her attempt to feed him was completely ignored when Yuji even turned to her while talking to his uncle, the girl stewing her cheeks as she looked at the boy annoyed.
"Since I became a professional, Aunt Shisumi eventually stopped working, since I gave her a good amount of money." Yuji said with pride in his tone, a small smile on his lips.
"I see... So she was able to fulfill her dream..." Yamashita smiled, his eyes shining as if he were remembering something buried in his mind.
"Dream? What do you mean?" Listening to his uncle, Yuji immediately became curious about those words, his attention completely on him as he ignored Karura still trying to feed him.
"Ah... When younger, your aunt once said that her dream was to have so much money that she wouldn't have to work like our parents." Yamashita said with a smile, a quick laugh escaping his lips. "She was so loud back then."
"Actually... I don't think that ever changed." Yuji said with a laugh, a comfortable smile on his lips as he felt happy to have fulfilled one of his Auntie's dreams.
'I guess that must be how people feel about giving a great financial condition to their parents.'
Looking down, Yuji watched a spoon slowly approach toward his mouth. Rolling his eyes, he gave up ignoring the girl, finally devouring the food from the spoon. This caused Karura to immediately crack a beaming smile, clearly pleased that she had been able to feed him.
On the other side of the table, Senju looked at that scene with intensity, Elena trying to calm her down while Kou had his full attention on his plate of food.
Kaede looked at that table strangely, the older woman wondering whether she should really have accepted the invitation.
"Hey guys!"
Suddenly, everyone's attention turned to a large screen in the middle of the hall that lit up to show a Katahara Metsudo waving with a gentle smile.
"Are you having fun?"
The president of the association asked cheerfully, Yuji narrowing his eyes as he felt that something big was about to happen. Katahara would not broadcast an announcement to give a simple news, since the broadcast was happening all over the island.
"You guys look great today! I know this is sudden, but I would like to announce an additional rule."
'And there it is.' Yuji crossed his arms as he listened to the old man. This made him quite suspicious, since as a candidate for Fangs of Metsudo, there weren't many things in the association that he didn't have access to, but an additional rule was not something they had communicated to him. 'Well, I'm representing another company, so it might be normal for them to leave me out.'
"And that video is being broadcast all over the island, after all, it would be unfair if those who didn't come to the party had less information."
The whispering throughout the hall soon began, most of the businessmen clearly wary of the additional rule the President was about to announce.
"Here goes..." The old man prepared to speak, Yuji getting annoyed at the suspense he was making.
"Starting in the second round, you may replace your fighters only once. You are free to select anyone, as long as you are in agreement."
"..."
Yuji uncrossed his arms, a sigh escaping his lips as he cracked a small smile as he understood the implication of those words.
'What a fucked up rule.'
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After the party was over, everyone headed to their rooms, and as much as Karura insisted on sleeping with Yuji, she was quickly caught by the other members of her clan, who stopped her from following the boy.
In his room, Yuji looked around with a calm expression, he motioned to the bathroom as he began to remove his shirt.
*Cough*.
But before he could pull his shirt completely off, a cough caught his attention, causing him to turn around to see Senju standing in the doorway with a blush covering her entire face.
"Oh..." He muttered.
Since Senju was his date, they both needed to share a room, which the boy eventually forgot since the girl was quiet the whole way, clearly upset at the idea of sharing a room with him.
Actually, this whole situation was a bit strange, and Yuji suspected that this was Metsudo's doing, since he was sure that other companions had their own rooms... He could imagine the old man laughing at his situation at that moment.
"Sorry Senju, you can use the bathroom first." But in the end, he didn't think much of it. The room had two beds, so nothing could happen.... That is if Senju wanted it not to happen.
The girl nodded in agreement, quickly moving to the bathroom and closing the door without saying a single word.
Yuji smiled as he saw the girl's shyness, he shook his head as he moved toward his bag, which contained his clothes.
*Knock, knock.
As he was taking the clothes out of his suitcase, he raised his head when he heard a knock at the door, raising his eyebrow in question. It was a rule that wrestlers and businessmen were not to be disturbed in their rooms, so he was quite curious to know who was knocking at his door.
Reaching quickly for the door, he didn't think long before opening it, his eyes landing on a well-made tie.
"..."
Yuji was silent, his eyes going up to see the mask-covered face of a tall, muscular man.
"Yuji Shinakawa, our master demands your presence."
Takayama Minoru, Metsudo's left arm, the one who was the main candidate for Metsudo's Fangs before Kanoh. Yuji knew him well, as the man had been chosen to be his mentor and teach him about the duties of a Fang.
The relationship between the two was fairly neutral, but there was a mutual respect between them, as Takayama recognized Yuji as a worthy candidate for Metsudo's Fangs, despite the teenager's rebellious attitude.
"What happened?" Yuji's tone was serious, after all, Old Metsudo would never send his left arm to simply call him unless something big had happened.
"It is not appropriate to inform you in this place, I can only say it a single word." The bodyguard turned for Yuji to follow him.
"Invasion."