The sky was gradually turning dark, and the night wind blowing from the sea was exceptionally cold, but this time of day was usually spent with family.
Jaden finished the matters at hand and returned to Erina's side.
"How did it go? Did you settle things with Toyo Electric?"
Hearing Jaden's question, Erina, who had just put down her phone, nodded with a smile.
"It's settled-as of today, Toyo Electric is a member of the Totsuki Group... After all, the other Kengan Association members could see that you dealt with the Guardians and Hayami Katsumasa. With you as a deterrent and my current identity as the Kengan Association Chairman, it would be strange if they didn't agree."
Jaden nodded in response.
If the reason Jaden hadn't gone to Toyo Electric by himself before was mainly due to various messy reasons, those reasons were now essentially gone.
Going there before would have been a chaotic massacre.
But now... after acquiring Hayami Katsumasa's shares, Erina, the current Kengan Association Chairman, was the largest shareholder of Toyo Electric.
If Jaden were to act now, it would simply be 'handling internal affairs.'
The other shareholders of Toyo Electric were well aware of this, so naturally, whatever Erina said, went.
After all, no one wanted to oppose the young miss Nakiri in a meeting and then come home in the evening to find a muscular man with the Hanma family's signature smile waiting for them.
If that scene really happened...
-It would probably be the best horror movie of the year.
Though, if Jaden were to say it, he thought the best horror movie of the year should be called: What If Hanma Yujiro Were My Dad.
While Jaden was lost in thought, Erina sat across from him, and several Totsuki staff members brought various dishes to the table. Jaden glanced at them and raised an eyebrow.
"Didn't you cook tonight's dinner?"
Jaden, who could be called the world's best chef, knew basically nothing about cooking.
But he could still recognize Erina's dishes.
After all, from his perspective, the dishes usually had a 'buff' on them, and he had eaten so much of Erina's cooking that he could remember some of the flavors.
"Mm."
Erina nodded, then picked up a knife and fork and began to cut a chestnut cake.
"The matters with the Kengan Association were quite numerous, so after coming back, I felt like eating something sweet."
"Does the God's Tongue have taste preferences too?"
Seeing Jaden's curiosity, Erina raised an eyebrow.
"The God's Tongue doesn't have taste preferences, but Jaden, after I started sampling cuisines from various places recently, I realized that I still have some dishes I particularly like."
"Like this chestnut cake, for example."
Hearing Erina say this, Jaden nodded, looked at the cake a few more times, and made a mental note of it, but said nothing, just smiled.
"If the person who made this cake knew they received such high praise from you, they might be so excited they'd drop dead on the spot."
"Perhaps."
Jaden and Erina exchanged a look, then both laughed and continued eating.
Due to the Kengan matches, they hadn't sat together for a proper meal like this in a while.
Before, when Jaden was eating massive amounts, and even earlier due to the matches and the issues with Toyo Electric, they were busy with their own things.
But now that most of those matters had concluded, they finally had some free time.
"Oh, right, Jaden. I heard from Mr. Katahara that every time the Kengan Association changes its Chairman, it slightly affects the rules, atmosphere, and format of the Kengan matches. I don't know much about these things, so do you have any suggestions, Jaden?"
Suggestions, huh...
Jack Hanma's participation in various matches in the Baki world immediately popped into Jaden's mind.
Ultimately, he shook his head.
"The way it is now is actually quite good. I don't think there's any great need for major changes."
"Mm."
Erina pondered for a moment and nodded.
Thinking about it carefully, it was true.
The main reason previous Kengan Association Chairmen needed to adjust the match format, besides eliminating the influence of the predecessor, was more to gain some advantage for their own fighters.
In the past, even Katahara Metsudo-his 'Fang of Metsudo' and other top fighters didn't have an absolute advantage compared to others, so finding ways to tweak the match format became a necessary task for every new Chairman.
But Totsuki was different now.
Jaden's sheer strength overpowered the other top fighters, so changing the format or not seemed genuinely irrelevant.
Erina and Jaden chatted casually like this.
It wasn't until dinner was over that Erina sat next to Jaden and glanced at him from the corner of her eye.
"Jaden, according to Mr. Katahara, after the Kengan Annihilation Tournament ends, a large celebration will be held on Ganryu Island tonight. At that time... well, perhaps someone might try to assassinate me, the new Kengan Association Chairman, so you'll have to protect me then."
Erina's face flushed slightly as she spoke.
A normal invitation wouldn't have made her so shy, but this time, in addition to already considering it a date, Erina had some other thoughts.
The last time she was determined to lead Jaden, she was on the verge of establishing a relationship with him, only to be disrupted by that Muteba.
So this time, Erina planned to find another way to establish their relationship.
But...
Jaden looked at her after hearing what she said, then shook his head.
"I refuse."
Huh?
Erina was a little stunned, and before she could react, Jaden took hold of her hand, making her face turn red again.
Then she saw Jaden purse his lips and say with a smile:
"Forget about protecting-but since there's a celebration, would my Lady Erina condescend to grace a date with a mere fighter like me?"
Ngh...
Completely taken aback by Jaden's sudden direct approach, Erina paused, then lightly punched him.
Jaden had certainly startled Erina.
But now, looking into Jaden's eyes, her assertive aura gradually softened, and in the end, she said nothing, just gave a soft, blushing, lowered-head reply.
"...Mm."
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