Round 26.

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Aoi Ai hotel, 1: 00 a.m. April 8th, 1999.

Akira Oono rolled around in her bed. Yaguchi lay beside him and slept the sleep of the righteous. She would have preferred to kick him so as not to sleep but to help her.For a good reason, because he was anxious. She met her mother prematurely, who is already pissed. She wanted to go against her mother will, but it went hard because of her past. She remembered how many times he begged him to get out of the punishing room. In spite of many tears and resistance, it only brought her into a more serious situation. Then yaguchi took his hand, make him to pass her fear. "Honey, are you awake?" Yaguchi asked, then continued. He knew about the incident because his mother told him. Oono saw the worried look of light outside. She just nodded, and he put his arms around her and pulled her in to make comfort. "Don't worry about your mom. I'll protect you if I have to. I love you, princess Oono." said Yaguchi. He used that compliment a long time ago as an insult, and Oono was usually pissed, but now his words gave her new strength. Slowly, but surely, she fell asleep in Yaguchi's arms.

Taito Hey arcade, 9: 00 a.m. April 8th, 1999.

The anchorwoman is Ramizuke Mika again, only now performing as Mai Shiranui. It was logical, after all,KoF 98' Slugfest it was in tournament. "Ladies and Gentlemens! I hereby declare the Game World Tenkaichi Budokai'99 tournament open. These players have gathered today to compare their skills for the first place. This year's prize is the most highest, that you've seen in this decade. You'll get one million yen per team member if you beat everyone to the first place!" The crowd applauded for hearing that. She went on. "This year, 128 teams have signed up, which is pretty big. To make quick, the numbers are essentially halving the existing teams in every games. Of course, during the event, physical violence means immediate expulsion to the person and his team. The same applies to insults and spiritual terror. Now, we can begin with the number one game, Puyo Puyo 3, aka. the scoring competition. I'd like to ask all designated members of the team to proceed to Section 1-B, please."

On the Ages Knight team, Namire was looking forward to the match. However, she was the oldest of the competitors. With her around 40 years, everyone just looked into this with big confusion. When the organizer called, her competitors couldn't control themselves and they started laughing and mocking him. "What're doing here, granny? This is not a Bingo competition." "Why don't you go home and tie a scarf for your grandson? This is the big boys ' playground!" Namire doesn't get anger. She just turn to the bullyers. "Said, after all of you beat my high score, losers." said she and go to the stage. Her task is simple as Tetris. She took a single coin to get as far away as possible and get as many combo chains as possible for the higher score. Before her, most people bled to death on Level 10. Namire on the other hand is Yaguchi's mother and she showed that in a very "Big Bang." way. She completed the first ten levels without any problems so that the chain of the lowest combo was 8, which is basically a big word. For the last two levels, she suffered a little, the ultimate boss, the Dark Prince, is tough, but she managed to defeat him. The crowd applauded, in which Yaguchi and Oono took their bigger share. From here on out, the rival teams were just staring in shock. If this old woman crushes the obstacles in front of her like a beast unleashed from chains, how dangerous can her other teammates be? Moreover, only three players have managed to produce a similar result as Namire. A young girl, who looked like a masterfully crafted porcelain doll, a guy who doesn't give a shit about the whole tournament, and a big, cosplayer who was one of the few people who didn't mess with Namire. Short and concise: Namire successfully completed the first game, so the Sges Knights moved on the next one: Final Fight.

The second game was Final Fight, which both Lillith and Morrisons were very interested in. The task for the contestants is to get as far as possible with a coin and collect as many points as possible. From here, Yaguchi and Oono had to excel, which in their past, looked more like a walk in the park for them. Back in the training days, she showed her boyfriend how to make a diamond all the timem by jumping down in front of the breakable object and adding punch combo by turning around. Oono made Yaguchi practice, by hitting him with a wooden stick every time he screwed up. This gave him the spark of change that everyone could see when it was their turn. Lillith was just paying attention, and in the course of the game, she saw that her daughter had been carrying on the family's motto of perfection in the first class. She did not lose any life and finished with a slight, higher score than her partner. She also gazed at Yaguchi. He's in pretty good shape, and he can keep up, ' cause he hasn't even shown the slightest sign of exhaust. "It was quite exciting, just watching it. I can see that your daughter is very talented in games." said Morrisons, while turning a glass of whiskey in his hand, with only fragments of ice in it. "That's right. Our family motto is to achieve perfection, no matter what we do." Lillith replied. "I see." he sighed sarcastically as he watched Oono and Yaguchi walk off the stage hand in hand. "She's already so much more perfect than her mother." Lillith let go of the remark and turned to Jago. "Did you see this?" "Yes. Your daughter play perfect." Not that one, that Yaguchi guy. It looks like a very tasty treat." "Oh, shit. Here we go again." "Did you say something?" Lillith asked with a little groan. She'll be ready to punch his employee. "Nothing, nothing. Let's look at the others." Five more pairs were bleeding out on the last level. Then came Chikuron and Splinter, who achieved similar results as Yaguchi and Oono. At 1: 00 p.m., The Final Fight game was over. The teams had to wait ten minutes for complete team scores. The entire team of ages knight knew deep down that they had passed, but there was a pleasant surprise for them, too. This was announced by R. Mika when the results were announced. "Ladies and Gentlemen! The first round also had quite a few surprises and excitement for everyone, but even we, the organizers were surprised at the counting. Because the first place of the qualifiers has broken the record for ten years. Their total is 10.875.998 points, which is none other, that the Ages Knights!" The crowd rewarded the excellent game with a huge amount of congratulations. Yaguchi, Hidaka, Akira and Makoto Oono took Namire on their shoulders, who was actually the oldest racer on this tournament. She proved that age doesn't matter in video games. On the display, they showed the scores of the other teams. There are only 32 teams from here to the elimination event. When the congratulations and sat down, R. Mika continued. "Then we'll take an hour break. I hope the remaining teams are holding their breath, because the best is yet to come."

R. Mika wasn't lying. Here comes King of Fighters'98 Slugfest and Twinkle Star Sprites. It's up to Hidaka and Daniel to carry on the team's success. Oono looked at the VIP section, where she saw her mother constantly looking at her with a happy, satisfied smile. Her body was stretched and immediately felt threatened.

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