The next day.
The rooftop garden of the Gaia Building.
A little bridge over flowing water, a lawn dotted with cherry blossoms—the place was as breathtakingly beautiful as ever.
"Two bamboo!"
"Three bamboo."
"Pung!"
"Five wan!"
"This old lady's calling a kong!"
Soft sunlight spilled down as a fierce mahjong battle raged in the pavilion.
The organizer: Mahjong Bear.
Chaos, Betty, Kuma, and Ivankov had been playing for an hour.
Chaos had won some and lost some, and the others were in the same boat.
Today, Chaos had some rare downtime, so he was playing with these idiots.
As the Richest Group's top dog, BOSS, and leader, he sometimes had to spend time playing with his subordinates. It helped build camaraderie and strengthen their bonds.
Of course~
From the very beginning, the three idiots had been cursing up a storm.
For instance, they'd hold on to their tiles instead of playing them, trying to build a one-suit hand.
Anyway, they had tempers to match.
Chaos stayed calm, confident of victory and too proud to argue.
"Old Wan, are you an idiot? If you don't discard it so I can pong, how am I supposed to go out?"
"You've blocked my luck the whole damn game."
"BOSS, could you have some shame? How long have you been holding on to that six bamboo?"
"Planning to keep it until it lays an egg?"
"Do you even know how to play?"
Ivankov had even dropped his usual "hee-haw" catchphrase and was laying into Chaos.
"Damn it, I'm gonna leave you without a pair of pants by the end of today!"
Chaos was fuming. To hell with staying calm—he hadn't won a hand in ages.
"Bear's the same."
"Belo Betty, you idiot! Can't you read the table?"
"BOSS, go to hell!"
"Pay up, pay