Final Showdown Encounter

The Round of 64 is about to begin, and every contestant is ready and waiting.

During the preparation time, Lu Mingfei and Erii enter from opposite sides, sit in their respective seats, and look at their opponents.

Lu Mingfei's expression is relaxed with a distracted gaze, while Erii is expressionless, her eyes firm.

The match begins.

Heard that this opponent is quite famous, a genuine Street Fighter expert; Lu Mingfei only heard about him from other contestants during the break.

However, as always, Lu Mingfei takes the victory with ease.

The opponent is dejected, unable to muster any desire to challenge Lu Mingfei, because the man before him is absurdly strong, the gap clear at a glance.

Lu Mingfei looks around and notices a girl in the distance with dark red hair, wearing a red and white shrine maiden outfit, who, like him, is waiting for the other matches to conclude.

It seems there are others like him who finish their opponents off very quickly.

"Young Master, the Execution Bureau has sent word. There is a rather vicious ghost that requires your attention; it seems to be the work of the Demon Spirits."

Crow leans in and whispers into Gen Chisaki's ear.

Gen Chisaki frowns slightly. Why would the Demon Spirits come to cause trouble at a time like this?

He had finally managed to scrape together a day to take Erii out for a stroll.

"Where is it, and how far is it from here?" Gen Chisaki asks.

"Young Master, it's not far, about a 20-minute drive," Crow replies.

Gen Chisaki looks at Erii on the stage, seeing the excitement in her eyes, and knows she is very happy right now.

After a moment of thought, Gen Chisaki instructs: "Crow and Yabuki Sakura, come with me. Yaksha, you stay here, arrange for family personnel to keep an eye on Erii, and report directly to me if anything happens."

"Yes, Young Master," the three reply.

Gen Chisaki walks onto the stage and stands before Erii: "Big brother has something to take care of and can't stay with you for a moment. I've asked Yaksha to wait below; I'll be back shortly. Can you play here nicely for now?"

Erii nods obediently and writes in her notebook: "I understand, brother, go ahead. The match is about to start."

It seems Erii doesn't mind at all whether Gen Chisaki is present or not.

Gen Chisaki pats her head and heads down, followed by Crow and Yabuki Sakura. Now, they must go to slay the out-of-control ghost.

Erii waits earnestly for the upcoming matches.

Round of 32 to 16, 16 to 8, 8 to 4.

Lu Mingfei and Erii break through the encirclement and enter the semifinals.

The semifinals are decided by a draw, with luck being the primary factor, but it doesn't matter; after all, only one person can win the grand prize, and the final victor must be the strongest.

The matches are projected onto a large screen for the audience below to see.

Lu Mingfei draws his lot—he is number one, and his opponent is number two. He doesn't know who number two is.

Lu Mingfei carefully observes the other three: two men and one woman. One is wearing sunglasses and looks very cold; let's call him Sunglasses Man.

The other man has a small ponytail and looks unrestrained; well, let's call him Ponytail Man.

The last one is the girl he saw earlier who often finished her matches at the same time as him.

She has slightly dark red hair and rare red pupils, wearing a red and white shrine maiden outfit consisting of a hadajuban, white robe, and scarlet hakama, with red silk cords woven into the cuffs and collar.

Her face remains expressionless, looking somewhat aloof.

Even though Lu Mingfei has seen many beautiful girls, he has rarely seen one with such perfect features.

Lu Mingfei sits in the number one spot, and his opponent walks over—it is the Sunglasses Man.

The opponent's Akuma is precise, combining offense and defense, much stronger than the opponents Lu Mingfei encountered before. He has finally met a master.

Lu Mingfei's Ryu is equally precise. At this moment, Lu Mingfei gets a little serious, and after a bout of fighting, he takes out the last sliver of his opponent's health with a Shoryuken.

The battle ends, and the whole arena cheers. Everyone is shocked by Lu Mingfei's control of timing and his powerful execution.

"I announce that the first person to enter the finals is Sakura!"

The host picks up the microphone and shouts loudly, and then everyone applauds to welcome Lu Mingfei into the final round.

Lu Mingfei waves to everyone, looking quite composed.

The next battle is between Erii and Ponytail Man. This can be called a crushing victory; Erii's Chun-Li is simply invincible, which also draws a round of cheers from the audience.

Erii also successfully enters the finals.

Facing the cheers of the crowd, Erii seems a bit unnatural, as if she is not used to it.

"Next, let us invite the two finalists to the stage!" the host says.

Lu Mingfei and Erii stand on the stage, facing the audience.

"Both people in the finals are so good-looking!"

Seeing the two take the stage together, the audience below cannot help but exclaim.

"Do you two have anything to say?" the host asks.

The host looks forward to what they will say next. This is the pre-match trash-talk segment; based on his experience, the two will definitely tear into each other.

Lu Mingfei smiled and said, "I hope we can have a fun and enjoyable match. First, I want to thank my uncle and Aunt for me being able to stand here, and secondly, I want to thank..."

The host hurriedly cut off Lu Mingfei's acceptance speech. What kind of Oni was this? Who gives an acceptance speech before the match even starts!

Lu Mingfei looked up at the sky, feeling melancholy. Why couldn't they just wait for him to finish? He had never given an acceptance speech in his entire life!

Then, the host handed the microphone to Erii. Erii didn't take it, staring at the host expressionlessly, making the host feel a sudden chill.

Erii then took a pen and a small notebook from a pocket sewn into her skirt and wrote: "I want to become the King of Fighters!"

The camera zoomed in on Erii's notebook, displaying what she had written.

So she was a mute.

The host and the audience below the stage suddenly realized; no wonder they hadn't heard her speak.

Preparing for battle, Lu Mingfei and Erii stood facing each other. Erii's eyes were resolute, and Lu Mingfei's expression was serious. They both recognized the other's strength; their mere presence was enough to suppress everyone in the arena.

Was this really just a gaming tournament? For some reason, the audience below felt a wave of oppression just watching the two of them stand off.

The two sat down, the match began, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Lu Mingfei was very serious about this match, not just because of the one-million prize, but because he knew how strong his opponent was. He had never felt this excited about playing a game before.

Erii also realized how terrifying the man in front of her was. Just his aura felt no weaker than her brother's. Truly, this was the World Martial Arts Tournament!

After clearing out the small fry, the final boss stage had finally arrived.