Ch.106Rise Up, Gambling God (3)

After receiving our waiting numbers, we all headed inside the arena.

There was no waiting room or anything like that. Everyone just had to sit in the formal seiza position and endlessly wait for their turn.

Shit… it was an overwhelming waiting line reminiscent of a military physical examination.

“What the hell? There is a waiting room.”

However, I came to realize the unfairness of the world. There were private rooms over there.

“Those are waiting rooms for the 16 finalists. There’s nothing like that at the preliminary stage.”

Gonzaemon explained.

“Huh? But… that’s!! That’s Saito Kana!! Why is she openly using a waiting room?!”

I couldn’t tolerate this injustice.

“Everyone knows Saito Kana will advance to the finals anyway. It’s a fact everyone acknowledges.”

Gonzaemon said.

“T-this is outrageous…”

“Above all, the sponsor of this tournament is the Saito family. Whatever the Saito family says is law.”

Gonzaemon scratched his head as he spoke.

“Ah. If they’re the sponsor, then they’re the kings.”

I immediately submitted to authority.

“Anyway, once you advance to the finals, you can properly use a waiting room too. Win a lot so I can rest in a waiting room as well.”

Gonzaemon said.

“Master!! We’ll do our best!!”

“Ohhh!!”

The other disciples also showed their fighting spirit.

Well… even if they seemed somewhat insignificant, my peers were strong. Everyone at the Kiryu dojo was quite skilled. I hoped we could all advance to the finals together. That’s what I thought.

“Well, shall those not participating head to the spectator seats?”

Asuna-san tried to pull my girlfriends away. Gonzaemon stopped her.

“Let’s just spread a mat nearby.”

Gonzaemon suggested.

“But… don’t participants have to sit over there in seiza position?”

I asked.

“Who cares? We’re all waiting anyway.”

Gonzaemon replied.

Wow… this guy is quite stubborn.

Just then, a staff member rushed over.

“All participants must sit in seiza position!! And spectators must go to the spectator seats!”

The staff member cried out with a tearful expression.

“So what?”

Gonzaemon glared at the staff member.

“Then call Tetsu. He’s the head of your family. I’ll get permission directly from him.”

Gonzaemon shouted with a couldn’t-care-less attitude.

Umi’s stubborn behavior… it was something she inherited from Gonzaemon. I realized that instantly.

“A-alright…”

The staff member muttered with a tearful face.

And so, we all spread out a mat in a picnic-like mood. Honestly, we stood out.

“Um… Master, is it okay to be this forceful?”

I asked Gonzaemon.

“My husband… he’s always like this. From the Saito family’s perspective, he’s a troublemaker. So they accept Gonzaemon’s misbehavior with the mindset of giving a crying child a rice cake.”

Asuna-san provided additional explanation.

“What exactly did he do…?”

I was genuinely curious. As someone who knows a thing or two about being difficult, I wanted to learn from Gonzaemon’s methods.

“Hey!! Later!!”

Gonzaemon shouted loudly, his face turning red.

Anyway, I sat on the mat almost lying down, with three girlfriends on either side of me.

Eri was on my left, and Taiga was on my right. Since my hands were idle, I slipped them into Eri and Taiga’s tops and fondled their breasts.

And Umi was sitting on my lap.

“Shota… you’re hard again.”

Umi giggled and rubbed her substantial buttocks against my solid firmness.

“Can’t help it when such a beauty is sitting on my lap.”

I smiled and lightly licked Umi’s nape.

“Hyaung?!”

Umi was startled and trembled.

That’s when it happened.

“Umi! Long time no see!!”

A man with a shaved head approached us.

Then, the bald man’s gaze stopped on me.

For a moment, his hateful gaze pierced me.

However, the bald man quickly withdrew his hostility.

“Umi. It’s been so long. Remember me… I’m Nendo.”

The bald man said.

“Ah… Umi’s childhood friend?”

I said. If I lose in this competition… Umi would have to marry this guy. He was my rival in love.

However, the bald man deliberately ignored my words. Somehow… he was treating me like I didn’t exist. I was just a leather chair that Umi was sitting on.

But I’m not just a simple chair. I’m a massage chair.

“Ziiing…!”

I immediately activated the massage function.

I poked Umi’s buttocks with my lower body and tickled her neck.

“Kyahahaha!! Stop!! That tickles!!!”

Umi laughed loudly and hit my thigh.

Crack…!

With that, the guy’s expression immediately hardened.

“Oh. Nendo. You’ve grown a lot?”

Umi said with an indifferent expression. She always acts like a weirdo with me… but she can make such expressions too. It felt like a snowstorm was brewing.

“You… know about the marriage proposal, right?”

Nendo asked.

“Yeah… but our Shota will win, so it doesn’t matter.”

Umi replied.

“Our… Shota.”

Nendo’s expression stiffened slightly.

“Hmph. He looks so weak… can he really beat me?”

Nendo said that while looking at me.

“Umi. I don’t care what men you’ve been with before. I like you. I’ll embrace you with love.”

Nendo said.

This bastard… he doesn’t seem to have any intention of listening to others. Saying such things on his own will only backfire. He seems like the type who’s not popular with women.

“That guy is a corrupted man. Look how he keeps all these women around him. He’s a womanizer.”

Nendo said.

“Yeah. That’s true.”

Umi readily admitted. Right… I had nothing to say to that.

“But that’s our business. It’s not for you to comment on as you please.”

Umi stared directly at Nendo.

“If you’ve said everything you wanted to say, go back to your dojo.”

Umi said in a cold tone.

“U-Umi…”

Nendo’s eyes were even welling up with tears. At this point, I really felt sorry for him.

“A-Arigiri Shota!! You!! I won’t forgive you!!!”

Nendo immediately directed his anger at me.

“Oh!! Yeah!! Bring it on!!!”

I shouted, caught up in the atmosphere.

“What are you saying!”

Umi slapped my thigh again.

“If you lose… will you just give me to him without any regrets?”

Umi turned around and said while kissing me.

“Of course not…”

I tried to comfort Umi.

“Even if things don’t work out and I end up in an arranged marriage with that baldy… my heart will always belong to Shota.”

Umi mumbled hesitantly.

“Yeah… then let’s have a happy affair every day?”

I responded to Umi’s words.

“Ehehe… let’s have lots of fertilized eggs and raise cuckoo children.”

Umi… her mindset wasn’t exactly normal either.

“Yeah. We can divorce later with some excuse. Then we can remarry.”

I said with a smile.

“I’ll squeeze a lot of alimony out of him.”

Umi responded to my words with a smile.

“What nonsense is this?!! The Umi I know… isn’t like this! You’ve corrupted our pure Umi!!”

Nendo tried to push me and Umi away.

Has this baldy lost his mind?!!

Anyway, just as the commotion was continuing…

“Excuse me. Could you move aside? I have something to say to Arigiri Shota.”

Someone approached us.

Silvery sky-blue straight hair, and sharp beauty.

Her features were so distinctive that it was impossible not to recognize her. It was Saito Kana.

“Ah. Psycho Kana!!”

I immediately greeted her. A weirdo who swings a sword at a lovey-dovey couple in a teahouse and challenges them to a duel… the nickname “Psycho” suited her perfectly.

She probably became a cyber psycho from overusing implants to become stronger… poor thing.

“What do you mean Psycho Kana!!!”

Saito Kana immediately got angry.

“Anyway… Tenjoin Nendo-kun. Are you done talking? I have something to discuss.”

Kana immediately addressed Nendo.

“Uh… yeah.”

Due to Saito Kana’s presence, Nendo immediately became submissive. It was natural since she was essentially the protagonist of this tournament.

After Nendo retreated, Kana looked around.

“Really… playing around so promiscuously with women… how vulgar.”

Kana said.

“A swordsman just needs to be good at wielding a sword. And these are my girlfriends. What’s wrong with couples having fun together?”

I replied.

“That’s right. Shota… is also good at wielding the sword of his lower body.”

Eri said with a chuckle.

“Hehehe. Eri. What are you saying?”

Taiga burst into laughter. She’s someone who secretly enjoys sexual jokes.

“How vulgar…!!”

Saito Kana’s face turned red.

“Anyway, why are you here? Cyborg Psycho Kaka.”

I asked Kana.

“Stop giving me weird nicknames!!”

Kana immediately shouted.

“Hmph. Quite an uncomfortable spot. Must be tough without a waiting room?”

Kana said.

What’s this? Is she here to brag about having a waiting room?

“But… you’re an opponent I acknowledge. I’d prefer if you could face me at your best condition. I’ll talk to them. Would you like to share the waiting room I’m using?”

Kana said.

“Oh… that sounds good! Let’s go! Everyone!”

I said to my girlfriends. We could also bring Gonzaemon, Asuna-san, and our peers. Then use our numbers to drive Kana out. Yes. Perfect.

“I only acknowledge you. I have no interest in your women or the others.”

Kana emphasized.

“Just you!! Alone!”

Kana said.

“No way, this girl…”

Taiga seemed inexplicably angry.

“Openly flirting with someone who’s taken, she’s just like Umi.”

Eri said.

“Hey!! Why are you suddenly attacking me!”

Umi shouted loudly.

Anyway, my decision was obvious.

“I’m not going. A place without my girlfriends is meaningless. Like… Saito Kana without madness.”

I said.

“Hey!! What kind of comparison is that!!!”

Kana immediately reddened with anger. She’s also fun to tease.

“Hmph!! Then ruin your condition in that stiff and uncomfortable spot!!”

Kana immediately returned to her waiting room.

What was she trying to do?

Only after Saito Kana retreated did Nendo approach our spot again. Is the conversation not over yet? He’s quite a tiresome guy too. That’s what I thought.

That’s when it happened.

“Now!! The 24th Warrior God Cup has begun!!”

With the announcer’s resounding declaration, the Warrior God Cup began.

But that announcer… he looked familiar.

“Ah.”

It was the same person who was the announcer at the children’s duel tournament. He’s working hard. It was nice to see a familiar face.