Just as Shizuku had expected, the moment she turned on the TV and picked up a newspaper early the next morning, the overwhelming headline was that Takuma Sakazaki's wife, who had supposedly been dead for more than a decade, had come back to life.
Naturally, those reports did not overlook the KOF championship prize of "one wish granted," linking the two together and sensationalizing the story.
Shizuku, however, simply treated it as entertainment and was not worried in the slightest that anyone would trace it back to her.
The reason was simple: outside the Star Seed, Fang Zheng had used Ratziel to manipulate information. In other words, the memories of everyone connected to the wish being granted had been sealed away. Even if they tried to remember something, all they would recall was a blank void behind a seal. Helena was no exception. Although she had spoken with Shizuku on the phone only recently, she had now forgotten every bit of it.
To divert attention, Shizuku had erected a statue of Shenron from Dragon Ball beside the finals arena that very night—after all, gathering seven Dragon Balls to have a wish granted was perfectly normal, wasn't it?
Sure enough, the next day, many media outlets focused on the enormous statue that had suddenly appeared outside the finals venue. Quite a few suspected it was the all-powerful wish-granting ass-blasting machine. The police had already sealed off the area, and the government had summoned numerous Onmyōji, scientists, and others to investigate... Shizuku no longer needed to concern herself with it.
In any case, she had already set the rules. The KOF tournament would be held once every three years, and besides a hefty cash prize, the champion would receive one opportunity to have a wish granted.
As for what they wished for,