Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then realized that Ohma was already dead. The most embarrassed person was actually Nogi!
In the original story, Nogi had only dared to launch the Kengan Death Tournament and challenge Chairman Katahara because he had acquired a talent like Ohma. But after issuing the challenge, his ace was gone. That was beyond awkward.
Since Tokita Ohma had died on Lu Li's first night in this world, the Nogi Group had some time to prepare. Without enough time to properly assess fighters' quality, choosing the reputable and powerful Wu Clan was only natural.
But in that case, who would Kenzou Yamashita's company, the son of Emperor Kazuo Yamashita, hire to compete?
Wait!
Lu Li remembered. Wasn't the organization that had initially funded Kenzou Yamashita's computer research the Worm!?
The Worm surely wanted to investigate Ohma's death now, and they also wanted to sabotage the Kengan Association. With their current collusion with Katsumasa Hayami of Toyo Electric Power, the vice chairman, they would definitely try to infiltrate as many people as possible.
That made the fighter slot from Kenzou's company a very good opening.
"Garuda, thank you. You gave me very useful information. I need to go check the draw results first."
Lu Li silently committed it to memory. As soon as he finished speaking, he activated Shunpo and vanished from where he stood.
Inside the lavish venue, one business tycoon after another had gathered, curiously watching the lottery machine.
The method of determining the matchups and opponents had not changed from the original story. They would use that machine to draw numbers, and whoever got the bigger number would choose their position first.
After Chairman Katahara explained the rules, no one raised any objections. Smiling, Chairman Katahara stepped up first and chose the