The round of sixteen, the second day of the championship tournament.
Young Master Mao's match was the second one that day, leaving him plenty of time to eat and drink his fill before leisurely heading to the venue.
Don't ask why Young Master Mao always got such convenient match times. If you had to ask, he had someone on the organizing committee~
While the contestants in the first match fought tooth and nail, Gary, wearing a warm white fleece-lined hoodie, quietly slipped over to a snack stall inside the venue for some takoyaki and the enormous bucket of milk tea that came with it~
"Hey, boss, that's not fair! Why does that guy get such a huuuge bucket of milk tea for free?" A customer in line protested.
James, who was turning the takoyaki with an iron pick, curled his lip. "Go somewhere else if you don't like it. See if theirs tastes as good as mine!"
"Meowhahaha~ Don't worry, dear customer. That gentleman is competing today, and we're all his fans, so of course he gets special treatment," Meowth explained with a smile.
"Oh, I see~" The customer nodded. That explained it~
The three fools watched Gary walk away, silently offering him their respect through their gazes.
Thanks to their executive's mercy, not only had their failed mission not cost them their bonuses, they could keep doing business and living the good life.
Most importantly, he hadn't even yelled at them or fired them!
All the three fools could do was work their hardest to repay their executive's kindness!
"Whoo, whoo~ There are actually such big chunks of octopus in these! So good~" Happily chewing his takoyaki, Young Master Mao arrived at the contestants' entrance and presented his pass.
After confirming that Gary was competing in the next match,