Chapter 4: Wake Up, Mai!

The entertainment district of Yinghuaguo at night is practically another synonym for nightlife.

One could say it is a "pandemonium of demons," filled everywhere with sweet, cloying older sisters.

Not to mention the GB underground bar at this moment!

Bu Zhi Bu Jue can only describe the atmosphere of the scene with a few lines of lyrics.

Everyone's movements must be perfectly in sync with mine.

Come, on the left, draw a dragon with me.

On your right, draw a rainbow.

On the right, draw another dragon...

This is a pandemonium of demons in the true sense; the twisting bodies of the men and women on stage are dizzying to behold.

It's embarrassing to say, but this is Bu Zhi Bu Jue's first time in such a place in both his lifetimes.

It's... actually quite fresh.

"How about it? The atmosphere here is great, isn't it?"

Shiranui Mai rests her palm on Bu Zhi Bu Jue's shoulder, the two of them looking very intimate.

"This is the place you mentioned for the celebration?"

Behind Bu Zhi Bu Jue and Shiranui Mai, a beautiful woman with short blonde hair, wearing a purple shirt covered by a small vest, looks utterly impatient.

Her name is "King," she usually lives in England, and she has a bedridden younger brother to take care of.

The reason she appeared here is that the conflict between the Shiranui School and other schools has become increasingly intense, and King was worried about Mai, so she came to Yinghuaguo for a few days.

If she could, King would of course step in to help Mai.

In reality, there is no need for King to step in at all; this boy named Bu Zhi Bu Jue is even more outstanding than she imagined...

Thinking of this, King subconsciously takes a few more looks at Bu Zhi Bu Jue, her gaze very complex.

Within it are confusion, anticipation, and a trace of melancholy.

"If my brother didn't have a chronic illness, he would surely be as excellent as you in the future."

Although King's voice is very soft, Bu Zhi Bu Jue catches it perfectly.

At the same time, Bu Zhi Bu Jue also recalls the background of this future member of the Kof tournament's "Women Fighters Team."

Only Sakazaki Yuri is missing, and then the future Women Fighters Team will be completely assembled.

At this moment, Bu Zhi Bu Jue and King's eyes meet, and what the two are thinking in their hearts is completely off-topic.

Mai sees this scene and is unhappy; she cuts in to block Bu Zhi Bu Jue and says to her good friend King: "No, that's not right~"

Damn it, a miscalculation.

She shouldn't have brought King along; one must know that young boys are particularly fond of women who possess such charismatic confidence and have been able to shoulder a family since they were young.

Shiranui Mai regrets it deeply; if she had known, she would have just knocked King out and left her in the room.

Just at this moment.

In a bar seating area behind the three, several men wearing martial arts uniforms notice Bu Zhi Bu Jue.

"Hey, isn't that Bu Zhi Bu Jue who beat up Jack today?"

"Hmph, it's definitely him. I don't know what sorcery this guy used today to actually conjure up so many people to ambush Brother Jack."

"Why don't we find an opportunity later to teach them a lesson and vent some anger for Brother Jack?"

Once this suggestion comes out, Bob, the leader of the group, has a shift in expression, clearly having the same intention.

"But, this Bu Zhi Bu Jue's strength is so bizarre, and besides, that Shiranui Mai beside him is no pushover. Just with the few of us..."

Bob certainly wants to teach the other party a lesson, but if the strength isn't there, then saying anything is useless.

"I do have an idea. I heard that the guitarist performing on stage today is a very powerful martial artist..."

Hearing this plan of borrowing a knife to kill, Bob's eyes shine even brighter.

Brilliant; although this method of borrowing a knife to kill is crude.

But if it succeeds, it will definitely be able to teach that brat Bu Zhi Bu Jue a lesson.

The premise is... is this guitarist really that powerful?

"Haha, you lost, drink up!"

"Fill it up, fill it up, Bu Zhi Bu Jue, you have to drink every last drop."

"Drink, drink it down hard for your sister!"

Bu Zhi Bu Jue is being plied with alcohol crazily; his eyes are already a bit dazed, and his face is unnaturally flushed.

King on the side has a very strange expression; she finds Mai's actions tonight intriguing, revealing an extreme abnormality amidst the natural behavior.

Shiranui Mai's plan is very simple; she intends to get Bu Zhi Bu Jue drunk directly, and then... hee hee hee.

With Shiranui Mai's alcohol tolerance and drinking table skills, Bu Zhi Bu Jue naturally cannot be her opponent, and the rhythm is slowly stepping into her plan.

King kindly wants to advise Mai to be cautious!

But after seeing that murderous look in Shiranui Mai's eyes, King is caught in a dilemma, sitting there feeling restless; she always has an inexplicable sense of guilt.

Low, deep music suddenly sounds from the stage side.

Suddenly!

Clang, clang...

Stirring music begins, and colorful lights project from all around; the atmosphere at the scene is suddenly ignited.

It is simply high to the extreme!

At this time, the lead singer and guitarist of the IG Band appears, his superb technique and voice directly suppressing the entire venue.

Bu Zhi Bu Jue takes a look, and two words arise in his heart: "Holy crap!"

Isn't this Yagami Iori, nicknamed "The King of Rock and Roll"?

That striking red hair, that arrogant and punchable expression and body language...

It is clearly Yagami Iori himself!

Seeing this person, Bu Zhi Bu Jue's drunkenness suddenly dissipated a little, and he became much more sober.

Yagami Iori is one of the most popular characters in King of Fighters, and he carries the bloodline of one of the Three Sacred Treasures Family.

Come to think of it, Bu Zhi Bu Jue realized that those rumors on the internet in his past life were all ridiculous.

For example, that Yagami Iori was an out-and-out perverted serial killer in his daily life, killing someone on the street just to feel happy when he was in a bad mood.

Or perhaps that Yagami Iori had a love triangle with his arch-rival Kusanagi Kyo, and even imitated Dio to forcibly kiss Todo Kasumi and cuckold Kusanagi Kyo.

In reality, these were all rumors, or rather, fabricated fan-fiction plot points from Hong Kong comics.

In the official storyline, the Yagami in reality is very normal; he is a guitarist in a band and has a normal girlfriend, though the two seem to have broken up.

That love triangle is even more nonsense, because Yagami Iori, Kusanagi Kyo, and that Todo Kasumi have absolutely nothing to do with each other...

But one thing is true, and that is that Yagami Iori hates Kusanagi Kyo very, very, very much.

Bu Zhi Bu Jue is not some King of Fighters fanatic, and he also does not know why Yagami Iori hates Kusanagi Kyo so much.

It is just that kind of love-hate relationship, just like Muto Yugi and Kaiba Seto!

"Hey, Bu Zhi Bu Jue, don't get distracted; you lost, so hurry up and drink another cup."

Mai felt that something was wrong; how did this stinky little brother Bu Zhi Bu Jue suddenly sober up?

This won't do; if I don't get you drunk, how can I get things done?

In the end, Bu Zhi Bu Jue could not stand it anymore and used a bathroom break to stall for time.

Watching Bu Zhi Bu Jue's departing back, Mai was clearly unwilling to give up, and then she took out a packet of something.

This packet of something has a name: "Ten Day Soul Bewitching Incense"!

King finally could not watch anymore; she grabbed Mai's wrist, her eyes brimming with tears as she persuaded her: "Mai, wake up, this is a crime!"

"Damn it." Mai was so angry; she really shouldn't have brought King along too.

This stinky woman should hurry back to England!

Under King's deterrence, Mai ultimately did not put this packet of things in.

I really must kick King back to England sooner.