124: Countdown to the Finale

"Talking about swordsmen... are you referring to 'The Final Yagyu Chronicle'?"

"Yes, yes, that's it! It's so satisfying to watch!"

Shizuka Hiratsuka laughed and patted Shuya on the back.

Shuya casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then elbowed Shizuka Hiratsuka until she coughed up blood before remembering the anime.

The Final Yagyu Chronicle.

This isn't Yusho Sakura's first leading role in an anime, but it's one of her early works.

That must have been when she was around ten years old.

This story tells the tale of a seemingly useless but ultimately successful female descendant of the Yagyu Family living in modern times.

The anime had a great story and was well-produced, which made it extremely popular at the time and was one of the works that made Yusho Sakura famous.

This series of works has a deep connection with the Shuya family company.

Inoue Hikoo's father saw how popular it was back then and wanted to follow suit, but because the production was too hardcore and the story was hard to understand, it flopped spectacularly.

That animation made a significant contribution to the company's bankruptcy relief efforts.

The martial arts materials that Inoue Hikoo showed Shuya before came from there.

When Shizuka Hiratsuka mentioned that anime, Shuya remembered this embarrassing history.

Afterwards, he Shizuka Hiratsuka watched TV and talked about anime.

Before we knew it, our friendship had turned into exchanging phone numbers.

Actually, Shuya didn't dislike her; it was just that she was too violent.

But after so many battles, Shuya still understands that someone who can unleash such a straightforward punch can't be a bad person.

... At most, he's a bit cunning.

In this respect, Shuya's personality also has many quirky aspects, so you can't really look down on her.

After exchanging numbers, the two returned to their ward.

Tomorrow, both of them will be discharged from the hospital, and neither of them will contact the other before leaving.

After this meeting, their relationship began to subtly develop into that of friends.

That's all.

Two months passed, and it was the end of November.

The atmosphere inside Inoue Hikoo's company was extremely heavy.

Because... the script for the finale of Alien Baby Hikari-chan has been released.

Chapter 137, 124 minutes, countdown to the end.

In the conference room, neither Inoue Hikoo, Hanazawa Sakura nor Shuya spoke, and the company's main executives were also present.

When everyone (except Inoue Hikoo and Hanazawa Sakura) finished reading the script for the final episode, they all wore expressions that were hard to describe.

But as his subordinates, they found it difficult to refute Inoue Hikoo.

Especially when all power is concentrated in his hands.

Moreover... if rebuttals were effective, Inoue Hikoo wouldn't have failed so many times in the past.

Therefore, they all focused their attention on Shuya.

Shuya didn't disappoint them; he slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Inoue Hikoo! Are you out of your mind?! How could you write an ending like this?! Are you brain-dead?!"

The scholar-officials sighed with pleasure.

"Shu-chan, how dare you talk to your dad like that?"

Inoue Hikoo remained silent, but Hanazawa Sakura was the first to defend her husband.

He raised his eyebrows smugly Shuya, which infuriated Shuya.

"Mom! You think there's nothing wrong with this plot?"

He slammed his fist on the table, accidentally punching a hole through it.

He paused for a moment, then silently placed the script on top, covering the hole.

"..."

The scholar sitting next to him silently moved his chair away, his face almost turning pale.

Hanazawa Sakura stammered, "Well, it's not like there's no problem, how should I put it..."

Inoue Hikoo then pressed her hand down, saying sadly, "Sakura-chan, are you going to oppose me too?"

Hanazawa Sakura grinned foolishly. "Okay, let's do it like Hiko-chan!"

Shuya: "..."

He took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to hit someone.

"I disagree with this ending!"

Shuya stood up and addressed the scholars, "What do you say?"

You bastard, don't even think about watching the show!

The scholar-officials, receiving a glance from Shuya, hesitated for a moment before finally speaking:

Yes, yes.

"I don't think it's very feasible..."

"Perhaps we can reconsider..."

A few scattered voices of opposition rose in the meeting room.

Most people simply nodded, not daring to directly refute Inoue Hikoo.

The focus remains on Shuya.

He patted the script. "This ending won't work. Give up. If you can't write anything, just write a happy ending. I think everyone will be happy that way."

Inoue Hikoo slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "I don't care what you think, I care what I think!"

Shuya: "Wow, so stubborn?!"

Inoue Hikoo retorted, "Do you even know what art is? Do you even know what meaning is? Let me tell you, tragedy resonates far more deeply than comedy! My ending is so much better than a happy ending!"

"What kind of art is this? You're just making things up because you can't think of anything else, and you still have the nerve to brag about it!"

Shuya countered sharply.

"I'm so angry! How dare you talk to your father like that!"

Inoue Hikoo slammed his pen down.

"Heh, so you resort to seniority when you can't win an argument?"

Enraged Inoue Hikoo retorted, "You're just a voice actor, what do you know about scripts?!"

Shuya retorted, "You're just an anime guy, what do you know about Alien Baby Hikari-chan?!"

You bastard!

You idiot!

My father is dead!

Fuck your mother!

"Huff, huff..."

"Ha..."

Inoue Hikoo and Inoue Shuya to hurl insults at each other.

Hanazawa Sakura looked at the father and son without any panic; on the contrary, she thought they were very energetic.

The expressions of the literati changed from solemn to unrestrained, and they watched the monkey show with great enjoyment.

But when the two stopped, their expressions instantly turned sour.

Don't ask me for my opinion, don't ask me for my opinion...

They seemed to have turned back into the students who were afraid of being called on by the teacher.

Shuya shouted, "I'm asking you one last time, you've decided not to change it, right?"

"I won't change! I'm rich now, so I don't need to listen to the market!"

Inoue Hikoo are revealed.

So carefree and unrestrained!

"Fine! Let's see how you die then!"

Shuya stormed out of the conference room and slammed the door shut.

I'd rather die than die!

Inoue Hikoo shouted at his retreating figure, feeling triumphant at his concession.

The scholar-officials watched coldly, remaining silent.

Since they couldn't persuade anyone, everyone gave up trying to talk to them.

And so, the unfinished story of Alien Baby Hikari-chan was destined to be.

Early the next morning.

A loud clanging sound rang out from the Unfinished Building area that Shuya had always used for training.

After the sound subsided, Shuya and Shizuka Hiratsuka jumped back onto the rooftop of the Unfinished Building to rest.

After so long, the problem of biker gangs has been completely resolved.

Because Shuya satisfied her, Shizuka Hiratsuka no longer used the biker gang as bait, and the police easily dealt with the biker gang teenagers.

Although they will be released soon, the boys no longer become biker gangs.

Having witnessed Shuya and Shizuka Hiratsuka's battle, they found everything utterly uninteresting.

Those five Heavenly Kings also went back to practice martial arts diligently, striving to master Qi as soon as possible.

Shizuka Hiratsuka became attached to Shuya, and they fought every day to satisfy her desires.

Shuya was happy to have someone practice with him.

This is how the pair of Natural Martial Bone and Heavenly Demon Body came together.

Shizuka Hiratsuka, drinking on the rooftop, said, "What's wrong with you today? You're unusually vigorous... Did you take some kind of medicine?"

She was smoking a cigarette afterward.

My company is going to crash and burn again.

Shuya explained what had happened, Shizuka Hiratsuka said with a strange expression, "So promiscuous, no wonder he's your father."

She didn't have much of a reaction to the poorly executed ending of the Alien Baby Hikari-chan.

She was just watching for fun; whether it had a bad ending or not was none of her business.

She said gloatingly, "Looks like you're in for trouble."

"Roll."

Shuya responded politely.

Even though Shuya was unwilling, time still slowly moved towards the final episode of the Alien Baby Hikari-chan.