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Tokyo, Japan, a very famous performing arts company, its high-end conference room dedicated to the company's senior management.

"Huh? Ma Gong, why do you have to come here with my master?"

In the conference room, wearing a blue jacket and belonging to the superpower team in the "The King of Fighters" series, Shiiken Chong sits on a chair with some weakness and shouts to another girl and old man in the room.

"Fist Chong, sit down for me a little better......"

In the face of Shiiquan Chong's weak situation, the pretty girl with long hair and full of youthful vitality said in a stern tone. Then he saw the old man Zhen Yuanzhai who was as immobile as a mountain on the side, and said to Zhen Yuanzhai with a helpless and headache: "Master, what do you think? What is the situation in which the company asked me to find you? I asked, but they didn't know the specifics, including the broker, and said that it was an order directly conveyed by the highest level of the company!"

"Hehe, Athena, your contracted company must have their own opinion on this! And if you explain the situation directly, it will definitely not be a shameful thing, I guess some people want to meet us......"

Looking at the question of his precious apprentice Athena Asamiya, Zhen Yuanzhai's originally confused eyes flashed with a gleam, and he slowly explained to his two apprentices.

The words "people are old spirits, ghosts and old spirits" are not nonsense, Zhen Yuanzhai just listened to the words of his precious apprentice yesterday, and he understood that someone probably wanted to meet his masters and apprentices - otherwise, why did he specially ask Athena Asamiya to bring him and Shijiquan Chong? The two of them are not the stars who signed a contract with this company!

"Click――――――

Before Athena Asamiya could continue to ask, the door of the conference room suddenly opened, and then Li Yuan, Estes, and Chelsea walked into the office.

"Mr. Zhen Yuanzhai, Miss Athena Asamiya, and Mr. Shibiquan Chong, I am very happy to meet the three!"

Looking at the three of Athena, Li Yuan's eyes turned rapidly and looked at him, then he sat down very simply in front of Zhen Yuanzhai who didn't know when he got up, his eyes were shining and looking at him, and he introduced to Zhen Yuanzhai, Athena Asamiya, and Shijiquan Chong with a smile: "First time we met, my name is Li Yuan!" This is Lady Estes, and this is Lady Chelsea!"

"Li Yuan? Are you Chinese? So, dare to ask Your Excellency what is the matter with our master and apprentice?"

With gray hair, wearing a rustic green cloth hat and a dark green short shirt and trousers, carrying a wine gourd, Zhen Yuanzhai, who looked very rustic and was a drunkard, had a shining eye, straightened up like a giant and blocked in front of his apprentice, looked at Li Yuan, Estes, and Chelsea, and said in a rather cautious tone.

Before coming in, Li Yuan, Estes, and Chelsea disguised themselves slightly, and Athena Asamiya and Shiiken Chong, who were inexperienced, might not be able to feel the power of the three. But as Zhen Yuanzhai, who has maintained a fairly strong performance every time he participated in the "King of Fighters" competition in the world of "The King of Fighters", he almost felt the extraordinaryness of the three and the long-lost danger omen almost at the moment when Li Yuan, Estes, and Chelsea walked in!

Chelsea's words were okay, dressed like a Japanese high school girl, she gave Zhen Yuanzhai the least danger, at most she felt a slight feeling that she could threaten herself. But the words of Li Yuan and Estes, one gave him the feeling of an instantaneous illusion like an ordinary person witnessing a fierce beast in human skin, and the other simply gave Zhen Yuanzhai a dangerous feeling that froze everything - of course, Zhen Yuanzhai can be sure that he has absolutely no wrong feelings, and the three people in front of him are out-and-out powerhouses!

In this case, of course, it is impossible for Zhen Yuanzhai to let his apprentices Athena Asamiya and Shijiquan Chong come forward. Instead, as a master, he personally came forward and asked Li Yuan why the three of them wanted to see their master and apprentice - fortunately, Li Yuan came to them through an open and honest way, and in his words and actions, he showed kindness to Zhen Yuanzhai, Athena Mamiya, and Shijiquan Chong, so that Zhen Yuanzhai's attitude was relatively friendly.

"Ahem, Mr. Zhen Yuanzhai. That's right! I'm Chinese! Actually, I was looking for Miss Athena Asamiya, but I thought it was not just about business, but also about private matters. That's why I decided to meet with Mr. Zhen Yuanzhai and Mr. Shiiquan Chong, so that I could explain the relevant matters directly......"

Regarding Zhen Yuanzhai's vigilance and inquiry, Li Yuan explained the relevant situation to the old man with a wry smile.

Of course, Li Yuan was still a little surprised in his heart, because in his feelings, Zhen Yuanzhai himself seemed to be a bad old man at most at the rank of a soldier of the Star Empire, and his strength was at most at the level of the current martial artists. But in Zhen Yuanzhai's body, Li Yuan felt a powerful force that even surpassed the ultimate Lucar, and was not much inferior to the captain-level Estes, which was asleep. And a bad old man's body actually has infinite power hidden?!

"Sure enough, people of Zhen Yuanzhai's age don't behave as simple as in the game "The King of Fighters", is it the same as a certain setting in the comic version......

After Li Yuan finished explaining to Zhen Yuanzhai, while complaining a little in his heart, he turned his head to look at the two people beside Zhen Yuanzhai, Shijiquan Chong and Athena Mamiya.

- Okay, Shiiquan Chong's words, Li Yuan only looked at it a few times and didn't look at it much, a big boy who seems to be very sunny, Li Yuan himself is neither a woman nor a comrade, after estimating that Shiiquan Chong's strength is only at the level of a soldier of the Star Empire, he didn't care too much about this guy who had a crush on Athena Asamiya, but until a few years after the "King of Fighters 94" competition, there was no substantial progress.

In contrast, Li Yuan is extremely concerned about Athena Asamiya, a popular female character in the world of "The King of Fighters"!

Compared with the appearance of the "King of Fighters" series of games, Athena Asamiya is now wearing a dress that fits very well, but her dark purple waist-length hair is long, and her fair skin with the deceptive Frost Saixue still makes Athena Asamiya with a good face very attractive, and this beautiful girl who is at most 17 years old is now looking at Li Yuan with some puzzlement.

"Looking for me? Official business? Private ???"

After listening to Li Yuan's conversation with his master and mentioning herself, Athena Asamiya looked at Li Yuan with a puzzled expression. Some curious asked.

Similarly, after hearing this, Shijiquan Chong had to put away his doubts after seeing his master silent, and then looked at Li Yuan opposite like his master Zhen Yuanzhai.

"That's right, I came to Miss Athena Asamiya, one thing is about business, that is, I hope Miss Athena Asamiya will attend the opening ceremony of the first World Champion of Fighters Championship and be one of the lead singers of the opening ceremony!"

Facing Athena's big eyes and questions flashing in Mayiya, Li Yuan nodded and replied with a smile.

However, Li Yuan's answer made Zhen Yuanzhai and Shijiquan Chong all stunned, and looked at Li Yuan's eyes full of puzzlement - if it was just this kind of thing, Athena Asamiya could make a decision alone, and there was no need for the two of them to be present at all!

"Huh? Are there any other restrictions on this singing? Like an additional clause?"

Listening to Li Yuan's words, Athena Asamiya's eyes lit up, but after hesitating for a while, she asked other questions she was most concerned about in the singing arrangement.

――Well, since Athena Asamiya debuted in Japan at the age of 14, she knows a little bit about the inside and shady situations of those entertainment companies. However, due to Athena's skills and the fact that she has begun to become popular, her previous star career did not let Athena Asamiya encounter anything bad.

However, now Li Yuan's cautious situation and the current rumored situation of the World King of Fighters made Athena Athena pay a little attention to it and ask if there are any other conditions attached to it!

"No, no, Miss Athena Asamiya, this is just a business offer, there will be no strings attached, and it is just an explanation of today's important things!"

Looking at Athena's slightly vigilant expression, Li Yuan smiled bitterly and touched his nose, and then motioned to Chelsea to hand the folder in his hand to Athena, and said helplessly.

Although Li Yuan does have some special thoughts about Athena Mamiya, this kind of character situation that was questioned before he ate meat really made Li Yuan himself feel a little helpless - of course, does Li Yuan himself still have such a thing as character? That's something else.

"Just let me sing at the opening ceremony, the start of the knockout round, and the start of the finals when the auditions officially begin? No other strings attached???"

Looking at the folder in front of her, looking at the relevant terms and instructions on it, Athena Asamiya was a little stunned.

It's not that the above conditions are too harsh, on the contrary, they are too lenient for Athena Asamiya. Not only did the previous singing arrangement be canceled, but Athena Asamiya was given a lot of free time, but for her only three performances at the beginning of the first World Champion of Fighters audition, the beginning of the knockout round, and the start of the official finals, and the remuneration was quite generous, it can be said that this temporarily modified contract can be said to be very beneficial to Athena Asamiya!

"Yes, it's just business! Miss Athena Asamiya has no doubt that the relevant terms and contracts are legally binding, and there will be no traps in them!"

In response to Athena's questioning question, Li Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said to her with certainty.

"So, what about private matters? I think, that's why Mr. Li Yuan came to us, right?"

At this time, Zhen Yuanzhai, who was sitting on the side, suddenly spoke, interrupting Athena Asamiya who wanted to continue to say something, and asked Li Yuan very directly.

Zhen Yuanzhai also understood. The so-called official aspect is basically the kindness that Li Yuan himself released to Athena Asamiya and them. And Zhen Yuanzhai himself estimates that the so-called private matter in Li Yuan's own mouth is the reason why Li Yuan's three strong men found himself and others this time, right?

"Ahem, that's right, mainly because, like Miss Athena Asamiya, I'm a superpower!"

Listening to Zhen Yuanzhai's question, feeling Zhen Yuanzhai's eyes firmly fixed on him, Li Yuan said very simply, and then made a demonstration with spiritual energy.

I saw that invisibly, in the entire conference room where only Li Yuan, Estes, Chelsea, Zhen Yuanzhai, Athena Mamiya, and Shijiquan Chong were located, the thick wooden table in front of them and the chairs that several people were sitting on were all lifted, making everyone including Zhen Yuanzhai float!

"What's going on??? this?"

"What a powerful spiritual energy?!"

"Is it really a superpower? You're also a superpower?!!" ……

In the face of Li Yuan's action, even Zhen Yuanzhai himself couldn't help but be surprised, Shiiken Chong exclaimed, and Athena Magong looked at Li Yuan's eyes turned into kindness, and her tone revealed a hint of surprise and joy.

Zhen Yuanzhai and Shijiquan Chong's words were okay, the two of them faced the superpowers displayed by Li Yuan, one was a little surprised by its nature and energy, and the other was simply a little overwhelmed. But for Athena Asamiya herself, after she saw and felt Li Yuan's superpowers, in addition to paying some attention to Li Yuan's superpowers, the first feeling in her heart was only the joy and cordiality of meeting the same kind!

It should be said that in the "King of Fighters" fighting game, the number of superpowers is pitiful. And even in this world with "The King of Fighters" as the main body and mixed with many fighting game plots such as "Legend of the Hungry Wolf", "Street Fighter", "Fist of the Dragon and Tiger", the number of superpowers is quite rare, and it cannot be compared with the large number of martial artists, and it can even be used to describe superpowers with a sentence of "rare protected animals".

Especially for Athena Asamiya, there are no superpowers she knew before, and the only half-superpower is her junior brother Shiiken Chong. Now that she suddenly saw Li Yuan's superpowers, for Athena Asamiya, it was like a lonely person suddenly having a friend-although for Athena Asamiya, this feeling was equivalent to the joy she felt when she saw her kind, but compared to Athena's faint vigilance and stranger-like feeling of being a stranger to Li Yuan before, this has changed a lot!

"That's right, I'm a superpower, and after hearing that Miss Athena Asamiya is also a superpower, I chose to meet Miss Athena Asamiya to get to know her!"

After feeling the change in the attitude of Zhen Yuanzhai, Athena Assumiya, and Shiiquan Chong, Li Yuancai restrained the spiritual energy he exuded, and said to Athena Mamiya, Zhen Yuanzhai, and Shijiquan Chong very seriously. (To be continued.) )