Crossover Anime: Starting with Destroying Kengan

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Wu Bianzao shuddered; he was now particularly sensitive to the word "mission."

"No, no." Wu Moro waved his hand and laughed, "It's just a regular assassination mission. You know I'm good at close-quarters assassination and am suitable for operating in densely populated cities. The Dragon Ball team commissioned me to assassinate a student."

"Dragon Ball Group? What kind of student could possibly mess with that kind of yakuza organization?"

Wu Bianzao became interested and asked.

Wu Moro didn't try to hide anything and readily replied, "According to the information, he's a top fighter in the underworld named Igarashi Yato. As far as I know, he killed a relative of the Dragon Ball boss, so the Dragon Ball team wants revenge. There's nothing particularly unusual about it. This kind of mission can be completed in less than two days, so there shouldn't be any conflict with the employer."

"Wait! What's your name?"

Wu Bianzao, fearing he had misheard, quickly pressed down on his shoulder and asked him to repeat it.

"Yato Igarashi. What's wrong? Does this person have some special background?"

Wu Moro was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion.

"..."

Wu Bianzao didn't know how to describe his feelings for a moment.

He felt like he and his group had somehow gotten themselves into trouble.

One collision is bad enough, but if things go wrong, you might have to crash again.

Suppressing the urge to curse at the Dragon Ball team, Wu Bianzao took a deep breath. He felt he had to give this guy a little pointer.

"Moro, remember you owe me a favor."

"Huh? How did I owe you a favor? Your reaction is so strange."

"Listen to me, you're looking for that Igarashi Yato, the guy who beat Horio-san to the point of hospitalization."

"...Is it too late for me to go and cause trouble for the Dragon Ball Group?"

Chapter 36

Yato was not surprised that when he opened his eyes, he didn't see the familiar ceiling.

but……

"You are……?"

Yato lay on the bed, glancing at the unfamiliar girl sitting at the head of the bed out of the corner of his eye.

Although she has a beautiful face that I've never seen before.

But when he saw those unique eyes with black background and white pupils, Yato understood a little.

"A member of the Wu clan?"

"You're finally awake. I've come three times already, and I thought I'd made a wasted trip this time too."

The girl braced herself against the edge of the bed with both hands, her body leaning forward. Her delicate skin was clearly visible in Yato's eyes, and her black eyes with white pupils were filled with intense emotions.

For a moment, Yato couldn't even tell whether the other was happy to eat him up or angry to kill him.

However, neither outcome is a good result.

"My name is Garuda. I heard you beat up Uncle Horio, that taciturn guy, and sent him to the hospital. Is that true?"

Upon hearing the name Wu Horio, Yato's previously hazy consciousness instantly cleared.

Images of battles involuntarily flashed through my mind.

How many days have passed since then?

"...That bastard, he shouldn't be dead, right?"

"You mean Uncle Horio? He's still alive and well, but my grandfather said it's fortunate that he received timely treatment, otherwise we would have had to hold a funeral for him." Garuda paused slightly, then said truthfully.

"Yes, that's good."

Yato breathed a sigh of relief.

He naturally wanted the enemy who had beaten him up to this extent to die quickly, but only after he had received the mission rewards.

However, Yato's attitude caused Garuda to misunderstand, so he straightened up and bowed very solemnly.

"Thank you for not killing Uncle Horio. On behalf of the entire clan, I thank you and also apologize to you."

"Although it's a matter of being paid to do something, the fact that they're targeting you remains unchanged. To show our sincerity, on behalf of my grandfather, the head of the Wu clan, I assure you that the Wu clan and its associates and organizations will no longer target you, including your relatives and friends. Furthermore, if you need anything, you can always come to the Wu clan for help. At least Uncle Horio hopes to repay your favor through this."

Yato remained silent.

If someone assaults another person, apologizes, and promises some benefits, most people would think the matter is settled. But he's not someone who's so easy to talk to.

People who practice martial arts often have a violent and aggressive temperament.

Although he wasn't petty, it was impossible to expect him to be as magnanimous as a light novel protagonist who would simply laugh it off after a beautiful girl came to apologize.

However, Yato also knew that it was unrealistic to expect to squeeze any more money out of the Kure clan, since Garuda had said that they were only doing things for money, which meant they had no obligation to take full responsibility for it.

This is the limit given the Wu clan's modus operandi.

The main reason was that he did not kill Wu Huoxiong, but instead promptly notified Wu Bianzao and the others to call for help.

If Horio were to comment on this himself, given his meticulous nature, he would probably feel that he owes Yato two lives.

Therefore, Garuda's statement that Wu Hori wanted to repay a favor should be considered somewhat credible.

In that case, it's not wise to deepen the conflict with the Wu clan.

Japan's most powerful assassination group is not something he, with his small arms and legs, can handle.

At least for now, we can't beat them.

Moreover, the grudges between the two sides had not actually escalated to the level of life-and-death enemies.

Looking back now, Yato belatedly realized that Go Horio had never shown any murderous intent from beginning to end.

Of course, there's no need to say "thank you for not killing me" to someone who's going to beat you up instead of kill you. But since the other person isn't there to kill him, Yato has no intention of fighting to the death. As a fighter, he's bound to get beaten up sometimes, and he can always get his revenge later.

But speaking of this...

Suddenly remembering something, Yato narrowed his eyes and asked, "Can you tell me who the client is?"

The injustice has the head and the debt has the owner.

If Yato only wanted to find another opportunity to beat up Wu Horio, then he harbored genuine murderous intent towards the client behind Wu Horio.

"It's RU7."

Other assassin groups might be mindful of certain rules and dare not disclose their clients' information, but Garuda, or rather the Wu clan, doesn't care about such things.

"RU7?"

"It is Research.University, an alliance organization jointly founded by seven of Japan's top universities."

"University alliance?"

Yato frowned, looking puzzled.

He propped himself up with his hands, straining his upper body, trying to sit up.

Seeing this, Garuda quickly came over to help by adding another pillow behind Yato's back.

"Thank you. I know about the university alliance, but I don't think I've offended them, have I?"

Yato knew a fair bit about this organization.

In the past, Japan also had a high school alliance called RU11, which consisted of eleven well-known schools, including the University of Tokyo. The current RU7 refers to the alliance of seven schools: Shuchiin University, Imperial University, Higher Education Academy, Imperial Sakura Girls' Academy, St. Chronia Academy, and Totsuki Culinary Academy.

If the Dragon Balls or some other group had commissioned the Go clan, Yato wouldn't be surprised at all, but it was precisely this academic organization with an extremely positive social image.

Could it be that he knows that it is disgraceful for the school to engage in underground fighting as a student and is therefore planning to expel him from the school?

A ridiculous idea popped into Yato's head.

But this is obviously impossible.

He looked at Garuda with an inquiring gaze.

The latter crossed her arms, her slender fingers poking her chin, and recalled, "It seems the Army Academy took the lead. This time, it wasn't just you; many people were attacked. The purpose seems to be to conduct a screening and find suitable agents."

"Agent?" Yato's gaze sharpened, and he instantly thought of the closest possible answer. "You mean, RU7 is going to intervene in the Kengan match?"

"Probably, I'm not too sure either." Garuda tilted his head and said, "RU7 has commissioned many organizations, but our Wu clan only accepted your case. I heard that an acquaintance approached Grandpa specifically to request it, otherwise Sister Fengshui and Brother Bianzao would not have accepted this non-assassination commission."

"So this is ah."

Yato managed to piece together some of the details.

In short, the university alliance probably wanted to get a piece of the Kengan Association's big pie, and then Imperial University took the lead in proposing and organizing this 'wide net operation'. As a non-Kenggan certified fighter in the underground fighting world, they were naturally included in the selection list.

However, something seems to have gone wrong. Someone approached the Wu clan, requesting that they send people to carry out the selection operation.

Although the people hired were from an assassination group, Yato sensed goodwill in their actions.

In fact, if it weren't for Wu Horio's presence, with only Wu Fengshui's half-baked unarmed combat skills and Wu Bianzao, who wasn't much stronger than her, Yato wouldn't have been afraid at all.

Wu Horio just happened to be traveling with them and was simply helping out.

Little did I expect that I would end up in the hospital.

Chapter 37

University alliances and Imperial Universities?

Yato felt a chill run through him.

The Army Academy was the former name, you could say it was the predecessor; now people usually call it the Imperial University.

Regardless of the reason, he's made a mental note of this.

"But Shuchiin is also a member. Could it be that the Kure clan was authorized by Shuchiin?"

Yato secretly speculated.

Suddenly, a shadow approached.

Before he could react, Yato saw a face less than five centimeters away from him.

The girl's warm breath tickled my face.

"……what you up to?"

"My name is Garuda!"

"You said it."

"Come be my husband!"

"You're saying this... what?"

Yato suddenly realized something was wrong halfway through his speech.

"You are strong!"

Garuda stared intently into the eyes of the young man before him, disregarding his reaction, and earnestly revealed his true thoughts.

"You were able to defeat Uncle Horio at about the same age as me. You will soon become a true strongman."

"...Stop, you don't need to say anything more, I think I understand what you mean."

Yato interrupted the other person, feeling a bit of a headache.

He had read Kengan and knew about Garuda and the Wu clan.

They have a deep understanding of the traditional customs of the Wu clan.

For 1300 years since the Asuka period, the Wu clan, born for martial arts, has sometimes interbred with the children of famous martial artists and sometimes obtained excellent 'seeds' from outside. This process of breed improvement and technology absorption has continued for 1300 years, resulting in the Wu clan evolving into a 'race with specialized combat abilities'. Moreover, the system of constantly absorbing combat techniques from outside is also constantly evolving, developing countless secret techniques. It is no exaggeration to say that there is no move in this world that they cannot deal with.

As a woman of the Wu clan, Garuda was born with a fondness for the strong and was prepared to marry and have children with a powerful person. She looked forward to the appearance of such a person as soon as possible.

However, she is well cared for by her grandfather and has high standards. Perhaps because she is still a high school student, she is also very concerned about her appearance. But overall, she still needs to be strong.

It's not enough to be just strong; it has to be 'extremely strong'!

Clearly, Yato unintentionally fulfilled her criteria for choosing a partner.