Gungi: The First Meeting

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"Ladies, are we all ready?"

"Yes,"

"Yeah!"

"Excellent."

With the final confirmation from her teammates and the go-ahead from the staff behind the camera, a small riff played in the background as lights started to brighten and give a clear view of the room. A large, Japanese-styled room came to light, the floor patterned with tatami mats and white, paper walls with wooden supports and flower patterns giving off a decorative touch. And at the center of the room sat three people, all clad in a formal red, blue, and yellow kimono respectively as they were positions around a large table.

Then, once the music died down, Hangaku spoke. "Hello everyone." She gave a bow of her head. "I am Nakano Nanase, or Hangaku as my official profile states. And we..." She gestured to the group beside her. "-Are Akuma no Senshi." The small riff played again before Himeko interjected.

"For now," The Princess added, earning a polite dismissal from Hangaku.

"Regardless," Hangaku cleared her throat before continuing. "This has been a long time coming, hasn't it Himeko?" She asked, earning a terse nod from the Princess before she continued. "After Fight the LAW finished and me and Amano-chan returned from America, we got quite the surprise when Himeko told us she'd start making some changes with our group. Me and Amano-chan thought our Princess would be angry with us, but as it turns out, she was rather impressed by our little hellion's performance, and decided to set up this meeting to discuss our plans going forward as a group." Getting an acknowledging nod from Himeko, Hangaku continued. "To that end..." She paused, the screen behind the three clicking to life and revealing a titlecard in large, bold font.



軍議


"Welcome to our War Council." She let the words hang in the air before continuing. "Given the attention that LAW's PPV press conferences tend to get, our Princess decided to set up a livestream/podcast style of doing announcements and future plans. Consider this a type of update session where we discuss our ongoing plans, make general announcements, and explain future events we plan on starting as a stable. As for what we'll be discussing for our first meeting..." Hangaku gestured to the screen above them, the previous slide replaced with the topics to be discussed.

  • Amano's Full-Time Announcement
  • Rebranding
  • Business Arrangements
  • Kimodameshi Update
  • Gekokujou Challenge
  • Future Plans &Closing
"Now..." Hangaku turned to her teammates, then the cameras, giving a smile. "Let's began, shall we?"
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"So then," Hangaku gestured to the screen, the slide quickly moving to the next topic.

Amano Jaku, Full-Time Wrestler


"About a week after Amano-chan's involvement in the PPV and H1 Climax she got quite the opportunity thrown her way, but I think I'll let our little Hellion explain things for herself." Hangaku gestured to Amano, who shivered a little before forcing a nodding.

"Uh, yeah." Amano's eyes looked to the camera, then to Hangaku, then to the small, empty glass next her. "Right," She took a breath, looking back at the camera with focused eyes. "So, after I got through PPV in America and the big hentai tournament, some business people from LAW came to me with an offer." She explained. "They called my house and wanted to see me about a possible update to my contract."

"Oh? Care to share more, Amano-chan?"

Amano looked at Hangaku, her curious gaze calming the Demon's nerve some. "Uh, yeah. My original contract had me part time. Mostly because I was new and had to help the family run the shop and still learn at the dojo. But this..." Amano smiled. "Is a full-time contract!"

The announcement was met with a small buzz of claps.

"Nice one, Rei-chan!"

"The little white belt's turning into a bigshot badass!"


Amano's eyebrow twitched at the staff's words. "A-ma-no!" She corrected, letting out a huff as the staff members giggled and quietly apologized. "And I'm a brown belt now, stop calling me that!"

"Naah, you're a white belt until the thing turns black. Isn't that how it worked in the old days?" Himeko teased, a sly grin on her face as Amano pouted.

"At least I do more in the company than you, Ane-san." She said, sticking her tongue out. "When was your last match?"

Himeko's smirk soon turned to a frown, looking away for a moment and quickly hiding the motion with an eyeroll. "Yeah yeah..." The Princess waved Amano off, Hangaku placing a hand over her shoulder.

"Now now you two. I believe LAW's business model is to reward those working and actively throwing themselves into things, like our much little Hellion here." Hangaku said, keeping an even tone. "A PPV main event slot, a tournament, starting her own special series of matches for newcomers. If someone like that showed up at our dojo I'd certainly try to bring them up to the spotlight as well, no matter how their record looked. I think LAW has the right idea here."

"Yeah, I know." Himeko shrugged off Hangaku's shoulder, letting out an annoyed scoff. "Can't say fuckin' anything without a damn quip..."

"Anyway..." Amano rolled her eyes, turning back to the camera. "I've got a new contract now. Like, a real one that gives me a bunch of benefits like more money per match I do, a special room in the dormitories with a few more additions than others like a larger room, bigger TV, and enough space for basic exercises and forms, a bunch of stuff like that."

"All for the price of being at LAWs beck and call." Himeko added, making Amano turn to her and cant her head in confusion.

"Yeah...?"

"Meaning you can't just get on fighting lightweights while refusing to fight middleweight and heavyweights without a damn good reason." Himeko continued, turning to the camera as Amano flinched at the realization. "Hey, any dumbass getting green-eyed at the runt for showing off better listen up! Those contracts are a double-edged sword. Yeah, you get bonuses, you get some benefits, you get a pay-raise, you even get some under-the-table stuff we can't talk about on stream, but there's a catch." Himeko snapped her fingers, the screen above the three shifting to a logo of LAW.

"No matter how it looks, no matter how it seems, no who and why they prop up the people they do, and no matter what that walking, talking blowhard of a creature we call 'Dan Defranco' says, LAW's here to make money. That's it. And if you look at how that money's being spread and spent..." She snapped her fingers again, showing a timeline of LAW's stock rates for the past six months with the rising stock during the PPV time highlighted. You'll learn real fuckin' quick you can make just as much money waving around a flashy belt as top dog as you can sucking some chicks tits in a ring of thousands for the twelfth time that month." Himeko poured a bottle of sake in her glass, downing it in a second before slamming it down with a sharp clack. Both Amano and Hangaku flinched. "Trust me, what we get, and what DeFranco gets is a fuckin' ocean compared to whatever you're whining about on the runt's timeline right now."

Uh-oh... she's in business mode now...

"'Sides, if you all want what this runt has, then just do what she's doing a throw yourself into something crazy. You just gotta' survive whatever wild shit you start and they suits'll be wanting to market y-"

Hangaku's hand clamped hard over Himeko's mouth, outright pushing her to the ground and pinning her by the mouth, her vicegrip forcing the Princess to gag as she moved to pry her bodyguard's arm off her.

"SO! Amano-chan, what else does that contract entail?"

"... ... ..." Yeah, not gonna' even ask... "Right, can't talk about everything because of NDA stuff, but I'm also officially a member of the training and medical staff now!"

There were a few claps among the staff, mostly to drown out Himeko and Hangaku's mini-wrestling match in the background as Amano continued. "That's right! From this point on I'm assigned with helping the Young Lionesses with their training! Since I'm basically the same age as a lot of them I'll mostly be helping out with sparring, giving advice, and generally supervising the dorms every now and then. So, you guys better act right when I'm doing curfew and roll call or there'll be hell to pay!" She paused for a moment, letting the clapping die down. "And for medical stuff, I'm officially an intern, so I'll be helping everyone on the staff out with the very basics. Doing scheduling stuff, running front desk, and a bit of nursing stuff too." She looked away from the camera's for a moment, a bit of blush on her face. "I, uh... wanna' go to college at some point and be a chiropractor, and when I told LAW about that they said I could learn some stuff from the medical staff and help out there every now and then. Build my resume and stuff."

"Oh, that's very admirable, Amano-chan." Hangaku said, finally separating from Himeko after their quick struggle.

"Yeah! I gotta' fix up all the people I sent tapping after all!" She gave a smirk, pumping a fist.

"Just don't fuck up too badly. You're representing our group and I can't have you being some useless shit getting in everyone's way."

"I wooon't," Reiko whined, turning to the camera with a smile. "I'll be a good kouhai for the staff and good senpai for the Lionesses! Treat me well everyone!"

With a small bow from Amano, the next section of the livestream started to move.

Now, it was Himeko's turn.

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"Right," Himeko snapped her fingers once more, bringing the screen of stocks and numbers back to the original presentation slides. She took a short breath and sat a little straighter before speaking further. "Now that the runt explained everything relevant to her, I'm gonna' start explaining everything relevant to us" She tapped the table, signalling the next slide.

Rebranding


"Not gonna' lie, I always hated the name of our stable." Himeko started, getting a small whine from Amano. "Basically translated to [ Warriors of Evil ], but... I mean, fuckin' look at us." Himeko gestured to the group, all three clad in a different colored formal kimono. "Nanana's a hentai fighter and jujitsuka, I'm a judoka, and the runt's... well, a brat-"

"Nyeeeh!"

"-But, she's also an aikidoka and karateka. 'Evil' ain't really a word I'd use to describe."

Amano opened her mouth, about to say something before Himeko shoved her to the ground to keep her silent.

"So, since this is my stable, I'm changing the name."

"You can't do that!"

Himeko didn't even look Amano's way, shoving her back down again. "The fuck I can't. You let me have claims over this stable as leader and I'm fuckin' using it."

Amano pouted, but said nothing more as Himeko rolled her eyes before continuing.

"Anyway..." Himeko looked to the camera, the back to the girls, her eyes focused on Hangaku. "Me and Nanana workshopped a lot of ideas and came with something decent."

Hangaku gave a wry smile, looking to Amano. "Believe me Amano-chan, we were worryingly close to being renamed either Tekketsuenzetsu or Hagane no Hanabira..."

There was a pause in the air, then a visible shiver from both Amano and Hangaku.

"I thought they were catchy."

"I assure you, Hime-chan, they weren't."

Himeko shrugged, shaking her head. "So yeah, new name." And with a snap of her fingers, the slide changed to the group's new name.

And for a moment, the entire room held their breath.


戦争の花


Senso no Hana. The War Flowers.

"... ... ..."

"... ... ..."

"... ... ..."

The silence in the room was deafening, all eyes on Amano as she looked up at the title on the screen, staring at it with a scrutinizing glare. Even the staff seemed to be on edge as they watched the girl's eye flicker to each character on the screen.

Then, the youngest member spoke.

"Yeah, that's pretty good."

And a sigh of relief swept through the entire recording room.

And Himeko... immediately scowled at the reaction. "Okay, why's the runt's opinion on this so important instead of the fuckin' leader's?"

Himeko received no answer, only a smug smirk from Amano as the silence remained. She rolled her eyes, shoving Amano down again. "Un-fuckin'-believable..."

Amano quickly sat up, undeterred by the push as she looked back at the screen with a puzzled look. "Wait. War Flowers..."" She looked at Himeko, then Hangaku, her eyes focusing on the woman's shoulders where her red kimono hid her flower tattoos. "Hey, does mean you guys will let me get flower tattoos on my-"

"No."

"Fuck no."

"C'moooooon...! It's the 2020s now, even people my age at the dojo have a tattoo or two!"

Amano's complaints were silence with another shove from Himeko as she continued. "Anyway, the name change is only part of it. Some of you might have noticed the runt's had a change in outfits since she came back to Japan."

Spoiler
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The slide flashed to an image of Amano, donning her new attire of a black kimono top, demon mask, and her hair done up in horn-like twintails. "Maizono Texiles, the runt's sponsor and her family's business, decided to make us all new outfits. She was actually going to debut it in America, but with the MMA-Martials-Arts theme of the match plus the timing, it had to wait until now."

Spoiler
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Image


The slide shifted again, revealing an image of Himeko in a sleeveless body suit with gi pants and a purple obi around her waist, along with a sleeve tied sleeve covering her tattooed arm. Hangaku's image had her donning a black and red kimono that showed off the tattoos along her, wearing dark stockings around her legs.

"Pretty nice, huh? My outfit took fuckin' forever for some reason."

"You kept complaining about it being 'too flashy' until we went through 4 different drafts of it..."

Himeko said nothing, only rolling her eyes. "Moving on. Next order of business..." Himeko opened her mouth to continued, but soon closed it, scratching the back of her head. "Ah shit, I ain't good at this sappy shit." She turned her head to Amano. "Runt,"

Amano sat up at attention.

"I saw your be fight in America. Every bit of it." At those words, Amano shrank in place, shoulders hung. And Himeko immediately flicked her forehead. "Why are you pouting like I'm about to smack you? Sit up, brat." Amano complied, immediately sitting back at attention. "You didn't win. Might as well say it flat out now. Hell, you got cocky in the middle, rage out live on camera, and got fucked over for it, figuratively and literal." Amano flinched at the critique, but said nothing. "But... you did good, kid."

There was a pause in the room. Amano slowly turning her head to look at Himeko's neutral expression.

"For a brown belt that's only been picking off newbies in her last few fights before that one, it wasn't bad." At that, Himeko placed a hand at Amano's head. "I think this little promo might be the last time I can treat you like a little brat. I talked to Nanana and a few others at the dojo about and it's official: you're getting a black stripe around that belt of yours."

Amano's face lit up. "Seriously?!"

"Seriously." Himeko moved her hand away. "You're in the big leagues now, kid. You got a contract, you got a reputation, and you've got us working with you. So start acting like it. Hold your head high and show everyone exactly how you clawed your way up to that stage."

Himeko turned her head to the camera, her eyes narrowed. "That goes for all of you." Her voice sharpened now, hands pushing against the kotatsu. "Don't think I don't see the twitter timelines and constant whining from the cheap seats. Too many folks in this league, in this weight class especially, have been going up and fuckin' down about how they'll be the next person snag the belt from Rose, then they end up getting eaten out in the 20th Midas Touch segment. Or some fresh-faced nobody from some C-list indy league that thinks beating the same five fuckin' highschoolers 10 times in a bum-fuck gym and wearing a knock-off, half-off belt from Don Quijote makes you a big shot. While you've been doing all that, this kid's throwing herself into matches against former champion while wearing a fuckin' cow outfit. Or in an open tournament where she's the only fuckin' Lightweight because for everyone's talk, they sure as shit only know how to crawl and babble with a phone. And this kid." She gestured to Amano. "Got so. Fuckin'. Tired of seeing Rose make a fool of her division she made her own series where she let's you dumbass newbies fight a match you can play to your fuckin' favor so you might be able to win against an experienced fighter here."

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...

"And ain't she so fuckin' nice for letting you do that?"

Himeko stood up, snapping her fingers as an assistant delivered her shinai. "Well, that shit ends now." She gestured the weapon toward the screen. Himeko's face was stone, her tone sharp, and her words callous.

But... there was levity in the air.

Amano and Hangaku gave her glanced, worried at first, but quickly smiling. Even the staff behind the cameras seemed to snicker a bit at the Princess's harsh words. And despite that, Himeko herself wore a rather cocky grin on her face. "Y'know, the business shit can wait. Let's skip around a little and get to real important shit."

"Uh-oh, Amano-chan~"

"Kehehe~ They made Ane-san's mad now~"
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After small pause and some shuffling, the proper slide flashed on screen.

肝試し


"Alright punks, listen up!" Himeko pointed her shinai, the weapon guiding along each character. "For those of you new here, the Kimodameshi is a match series the runt here came up with for all you in our division that were sitting around wasting time and money doing nothing but eat all the food in catering backstage." The slide shifted, moving to several points and details of the series in question. "The idea was pretty simple: the runt, who was making a name for herself at the time, gave a fresh-faced, debuting wrestler go against a rising star like her in whatever match they think they can beat her in. Basically, she gave people without a match to their name or barely anything under their belt a chance to fight someone worth a damn, maybe even take the win too if they were smart enough." Himeko shrugged, letting the shinai rest on her shoulders. "Come to think of it, sounds like the perfect thing for a Young Lioness to give a shot, huh Nanana?"

Hangaku smiled. "That it does, Hime-chan."

"Yeah, but since is the runt we're talking about there's a catch. If she beats the odds and pulls out a win she invokes a punishment on the loser. Usually something like stripping or some backstage event, things like that." Himeko took a pause, letting the words hang before shrugging again. "Now, I don't really care for that shit, honestly think it's a fuckin' slap in the face of any legit combat sport to do victory laps like that, but I know how much money the hentai matches and shit like this pulls in, so them's the fuckin' breaks. And to that end..." She signaled for the next slide. "Me and Nanana did a bit more workshopping to standardize and promote this series right. So, to all the folks eating LAW's food and sleeping in their dorms here's a fun chance to earn your keep and make a name for yourself. If you thought getting to the runt's position a few months ago would be a cakewalk, here's you're chance to prove it with the new standard for Kimodameshi matches going forward:" She gestured to the screen, revealing a series of match types and stipulations.

New Kimodameshi Match Series

  • Standard Match: The opponent can win by pinfall, knockout, or submission, but Amano is limited to only one type of fall of her opponent's choosing.
  • Submission Match: The opponent can wins by submission or tapout, but Amano's fall will only count via a submission of her opponent's choosing.
  • Hentai Match: The opponent wins by forcing a climax, but Amano has to go into the fight in just her bra and panties.
  • Smother Match: The opponent wins by knockout smother, but Amano's fall will only count if she smothers an opponent with a body part of their choosing.
  • Anything-Goes/No DQ Match: The opponent win via pinfall, knockout, or submission with no rules applying to them, but Amano will be limited by one standard-match rule of her opponent's choosing.
  • Tag Team: Handicap Match.
  • Humiliation: The opponent wins via humiliation submission, but Amano has to strip the opponent to at least their bra and panties for submission for the fall to count.


"... ... ..."

"... ... ..."

Amano and Hangaku canted their heads, their eyes flicking from the screen to Himeko.

"Why are you guys looking at me like that? Especially you, Nanana, you helped with this."

Hangaku frowned, glancing at the list again. "I know I gave you suggestions for match types, but isn't that a little... lopsided, Hime-chan."

Himeko rolled her eyes. "Yeah, that's the point, Nanana." She pointed her shinai at Amano, the girl flinching at the motion. "If the runt's gonna' be a big shot, I'll treat her like one. I wouldn't put up all these stipulations and catches if I didn't think she could handle it." She turned to Amano, looking her in the eyes. "Can you handle it, runt?"

Amano frowned, looking down at the small glass in front of her for a moment, then looking back a Himeko, determined. "What... can I do to the loser if I win."

"Heh," Himeko smirked, tapping her shinai against Amano's cheek. "Whatever you want."

Amano's eyes widened, her jaw dropping as words failed to leave her mouth, but Himeko just shrugged as she forced the girl's jaw close with her weapon.

"That's how it went in America, right? You fought to the death, lost, and paid the price."

Amano blushed at Himeko's words, looking away before Himeko forced her to look up with her shinai.

"If you can lose your virginity after a high-stakes match like that, then I think your opponents should at least show half the stones for the same risk." Himeko then turned to Hangaku. "The runt's got a right to do whatever she wants to the winner if they lose a fight they had an advantage in to begin with, right?"

Hangaku frowned, but said nothing against Himeko's words. "And if the opponent wins?"

Himeko shrugged. "If they can even move after they survived a match with the runt, then fine, same rules apply."

Hangaku's expression soured, but Himeko simply waved her off before continuing.

"Nanana, this ain't the same runt that was a white belt four years ago." She looked to the camera. "And this ain't the same brat that got bloodied and battered in her first fight. I think people forgot that the girl with a fifty-perfect win rate has twelve fuckin' matches under her belt. Matches that when like this:" Himeko signaled for the slide to change, this time revealing a highlight of Amano's recent matches.

The image of Amano holding a Chinese girl by the wrist, her foot stomped hard against the girl's shoulder as she twisted her opponent's wrist. And the girl cried out in pure agony as the sound of twisting bones and a distinct pop of a dislocation rang out, only to be met with another harsh stomp as the Demon growled and snarled.

"Tap out!"

''Ahhhhhh! I don't want toooooooooooo!''

But despite her opponent's words, the girl was soon tapping, and the scene shifted.

The next image was a bruised and sweating Amano standing over a knocked opponent in maid attire, panting as caught her breath and looked to be debating a pin. Then, the Demon snickered, moving to the maid's leg and giving a sharp kneebar. "You're not allowed to sleep, Maid-chan! You're debut's still happening!" And the maid was shocked awake, screaming bloody murder as she tapped like mad with little resistance, with Amano cackling all the while.

"STOP! STOP! STOP PLEASE!"

"Ahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" And with Amano's mad laughter at its pitch, the scene shifted again.

An new image showed, one of Amano was looming over a turnbuckle, dripping with sweat and hands tightly clasped against the ropes as if catching her breath while she stared down on a girl wearing horns and a cowbell over her neck. The Demon was smiling down at her as if she was prey. "Hey Ushi-chaaan~"

“W-Wait!”

The girl's pleads were cut off as Amano gave a short hop, "Remember this?!" And Amano's crotch slammed hard against the horned girl, her face immediately turn red as Amano's rubbed herself over the girl as the scene shifted again.

The next image showed Amano holding down a screaming, tapping blue-haired girl in a rather complicated hold. What looked to be a combination of a kneebar and an armbar at the same time, with the Demon's shrieking cackle ranging out as her opponent's free hand slammed the mat. And even from the somewhat distant view the scene of Amano outright humping her opponent's arm was clear to see.

“I AM BREAKING! I AM BREAKING!”

"Ahahahaha! There's no tapping here, Tsuki-chan! I can torture you for as long as you tortured ME!"

For whatever reason, the bell didn't ring and Amano held the submission, the mat of the ring growing wetter and wetter as Amano's sexual hunger wa-


"ALRIGHT WE GET IT, I'M STRONG!!"

Amano practically flung herself in front of the screen, her face beet red as the audio of her sexual pants played out, the image of her panting and squirting out her pre-cum barely obscured from her body overlaying the video.

"Why did you use those clips?!"

"'Cuz they get eyeballs and clicks." Himeko shrugged. "Plus, not like your other fights are much cleaner."

"Fucking HATE YOU, Ane-san!"

Himeko shrugged again, yanking Amano from the screen and shoving her back to her seat before turning to the camera. "Anyway, that's what you all will fighting in a Kimodameshi match. If you can't handle that, you sure as hell can't handle any other heavy-hitter in this company." She let her words hang before continuing.

"Anyway, next order of business" She motioned for the next slide, turning her head to Hangaku. "Nanana..."

Hangaku's expression turned to stone, frozen in a flat, vacant stare.

"I might have a shit record with 2 draws and a loss, but you're our undefeated secret weapon, aren't you."

For a second, a fraction of a second, Hangaku's eyes flashed with murder. "Don't. You. Dare."

But the Princess's cold smile remained. "I've got a treat for you, Nacchan."
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"So then," Himeko rested her shinai over her shoulders, gesturing her free hand to Hangaku. "For those of you that don't know, this is Hangaku. You might remember her as the runt's announcer and second in California." She paused a moment, giving a shrug. "I just call her Nanana, but anyway, Nanana over here is a hentai fighter, or at least that's what her contract says. And... she's our secret weapon.[/b]"

Hangaku said nothing, only looking Himeko's way with a polite smile that didn't reach her eyes.

"I know she doesn't look it since the kimono's hiding the muscles and scars, but this woman has over 20 years of martial arts experience, practically born and raised in the dojo. She went pro in MMA the second she graduated high school and had a damn decent record too if you can believe it. Even toured China and Southeast Asia to check out their combat sports scenes while learning kung fu and shit. Hell, she even starred in some actions flicks if you can believe it." She let the words hang for a moment, giving Hangaku a grin. "And unlike me and the runt, she's currently undefeated."

"... ... ..." Hangaku said nothing, simply keeping eye contact with Himeko's brazen gaze for a moment before speaking in an even tone. "I've only had one match."

"Yeah, and given how my first match had security prying me off some punk and the runt's first match had her in a pool of her own blood I think your debut victory was a fuckin' miracle."

"... ... ..." Hangaku's gaze remained expressionless, and Himeko's smirk didn't even twitch at the pressure.

But Amano... was quaking at the tension of the two woman's staredown.

"So... let's see you pull a few more miracles for us, Nanana" Himeko signaled for the next slide.

下克上


"Gekokujo. If you don't know the term it basically means the weak ruling the strong, was a real big thing back in the warring states time with peasants turning into warlords and shit." Himeko looked to Hangaku. "And, since Nanana over here wants to take the name of famous female warrior, maybe it's about time she lived up to it."

Himeko snapped her fingers, summoning a staff member bringing in a large, steel briefcase.

"I remember while back someone in the heavyweight division tried setting up a bounty thing for taking out lightweights. Don't remember it getting much traction, but, that gave me a pretty nice idea."

Hangaku's face stiffened. "Hime-chan, what are you-?" As if to silence Hangaku, Himeko opened the briefcase.

And revealed the massive amount of paper bills within it.

"... ... ..."

"... ... ..."

"How much?" Hangaku's tone was flat, bordering on frigid. From the surface of the case alone there were at least 30 stacks of 10,000 yen bills, and sight had both Hangaku and Amano staring. Amano wide-eyed and nearing a breakdown, Hangaku with almost cold disgust.

But Himeko only grinned. "Fifty. Million. Yen."

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...

...

The entire room went silent at the amount. Fifty million. An exorbitant amount of money to bring into a setting like this, something bordering on madness.

Half million in USD. Staring right at everyone.

Amano had already fallen over and fainted, seemingly overwhelmed by the information along with the money in front of her. Hangaku, however, had a face of stone, completely void of emotion or expression.

And Himeko only turned her gaze to the camera, closing the brief case before continuing her announcement. "So here's the deal. Nanana's been getting a little too comfy just training the runt, following me around, or doing fuck all in the gym. Hell, the runt was the one in the H-1 Climax instead of her, so someone in this group is apparently fine with spending LAW's money without making some return. And I know she's got the potential to be something more than just some high-end sexfighter." She began. "But Nanana's not really gonna' get off her ass unless I light a fire under it. And that's where you all come in..." Himeko dropped the briefcase on the table, the thud making Amano jolt back to life.

"Any Heavyweight listening, hell, anyone in that upper weight-range. Listen up! I got a hell of a deal for you." She slammed her shinai against the the case. "This case and all the cash in it is yours. All you have to do is just pull the warrior out of our Bewitching Warrior here and beat her clean in a match." She gestured to Hangaku, her face frozen in its stony gaze. "Sorry to leave you Lightweights out, but frankly, she'd just hold back if she was going against someone her size or smaller. Trust me, I know from experience." She shrugged. "But you big girls, a lot of you so-call legends, experts, and powerhouses... I'll put a little of my faith in you, and a lot of Nanana's money if you can pull it off."

At this, Hangaku's face sharpened. "Wait, what do you mean my-?"

"Oh, and don't worry, this money came straight outta' the Nakano Zaibatsu's personal fortune-"

"It WHAT?!"

"-So Nanana quite literally can't afford to lose against any heavyweight challenger wanting her bounty, or else her family would be in the red for at least a half a year. She won't be holding back and giving you a shit fight, I can promise that."

"Himeko, that's my family's profit, you can't jus-"

"I'm your boss, Nanana. And you're family's owned by my family." Himeko snapped, pointing her shinai Hangaku's way. "I can do whatever the fuck I want. You wanna' blame someone, blame yourself for dicking around. At least the runt's thrown herself into shit. Didn't you say we should take our losses with dignity in my match with Igarashi?"

"... ... ..."

"... ... ..."

Hangaku's face soon settled back into a neutral expression, her eyes boring into Himeko. The only signs of emotion being her lips twitching between a flat line and a slight frown.

"Anyway..." Himeko looked to the camera, pointing her shinai at the screen above. "Here's the rules:"


Gekokujo Challenge
  1. Any heavyweight challenging Hangaku must be at least 70 kg (155 lbs.)
  2. All matches under this challenge will be a No-DQ match with pinfall victory only
  3. Hangaku cannot use explicit hentai tactics or sexual attacks


Amano and Hangaku stared at the rules, canting their heads.

"Aw, it's way fairer than my event..." Amano moaned.

"... ... ..." Hangaku looked over the rules again slowly, then took a slow exhale, eyes closed. "Yes... it is." She then turned to Himeko. "Fine, Hime-chan. I'll do it."

"Heh, like I'd give you a choice." Himeko teased. "Oh, and one more thing." Himeko tapped the closed briefcase. "Only the first four that step up have a shot at the bounty. I'm not holding onto this cash forever and I'm sure as hell not rewarding people that drag their feet with this."

Hangaku let out a resigned sigh. "Are you trying to curse my chances, Hime-chan?"

"Eh, might as well test your luck along with your skill." Himeko gave a dismissive wave before continue. "Anyway, time to earn that paycheck, Nanana. Anything you wanna' say before we move on?"

Hangaku rose her head, her eyes deadened as she looked to the camera, then to Amano, and finally Himeko.

And with a cold smile, spoke to Himeko in an sharp tone. "Saat ini berakhir, aku akan menjambak rambut mu, dasar bocil manja."

Himeko and Amano canted their heads, confused at Hangaku's words.

"Hmhmhm, just a fun little phrase I learned back in Indonesia about how I'll celebrate overcoming this challenge."

Himeko and Amano stared for a moment, then Himeko shrugged. "Okay, detour done. We're gonna' take a quick break and then move onto the actual business of things. I can feel Nanana's burning glare going nuclear and I don't need her meltdown to go public."

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The council room had changed to a point after the long break. It was still the same large room that Senso no Hana had been using, but... the space had gotten larger and the air was surprisingly more lax compared to the tense atmosphere Himeko had left the last announcement on.

But most striking change of all was that Himeko and Hangaku looked like they walked out of a warzone.

Himeko had several bruises and cuts along her face, wearing her arm in a sling. Hangaku was just barely better, with a black eye and tape around a broke nose, though in much better overall condition. Even Amano wasn't spared, left slouched over on a new, smaller kotatsu with several bandages over her cheek and hair was worn in a straight ponytail now rather than her original pig tails, resignation on her face as she stared down at the new kotatsu.

"You broke the kotatsu..." She said in disbelief.

"Eh, shit happens." Himeko said with a shrug.

"It was a really big kotatsu... with really hard wood... and you two broke it..."

"Willow wood actually, it's not that strong." Hangaku state, rolling her shoulder with an audible pop that had everyone else wincing. "It would had broken even under your weight, Amano-chan."

"You slammed Ane-san super hard into it..." Amano's voice turned to a fearful whispers, pupils shrinking.

"... ... ..." Hangaku and Himeko shrugged, both looking to the camera.

"I'll be continuing on from here if that's alright, Hime-chan." Hangaku said, getting a nod from Himeko. "Very well then." She moved to the next slide.



Taishuya x LAW


"In terms of our future plans, Senso no Hana is going to be a lot more active in LAW. Both in terms of our general activity, event matches like Kimodameshi and Gekokujo, but mostly importantly: with our new business ventures." Hangaku gestured to the screen above.

"The Taishuya Zaibatsu, and my Nakano Zaibatsu by extension, has decided to become investors in LAW." She let the words hang before continuing. "To be keep things brief, the Taishuya Zaibatsu is primarily a sports promotion company, but we've finally decided to sponsor LAW fully and will be making new business arrangements in next few months. For the wrestlers listening this means very little, but in terms of Senso no Hana specifically we'll be having a lot more money to play with than the usual wrestler, so expect our event matches and general Supercard arrangements to have a bit more flair in the future."

"The perks of having rich-ass parents and a rich-ass company to back you. No offense, Runt."

Hangaku rolled her eyes, glancing at a pouting Amano for a moment before she continued. "We'll also have some power to make a few more special events, but given that we're still in the middle of talks with that we can't discuss or confirm much. But expect more of Senso no Hana-related events throughout the year and years to come." Hangaku gave a smile, nodding to the camera. "Now, for our final topic..." Hangaku moved the to the next slide but...

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"... ... ..."



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It... was the ending slide.

Hangaku blinked, her face showing confusion. She glanced to Amano, who looked just as perplexed, then turned to Himeko

"Hime-chan?" Hangaku asked. "Where's the slide for Apex?"

Himeko's answer was instant. "We aren't doing it."

...

...

"What?"

Himeko looked to the two, scowling. "We aren't doing Apex this year."

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...

The pause was longer than comfortable, and the air shifted. "Why?" Hangaku tried to keep her speech measured, but her lips were barely hiding the full scowl she was forcing back. "Apex is the latest event LAW is pushing so why would we-"

"What DeFranco pushes and what's successful are two different things." Himeko snapped.

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...

Hangaku took a long, measured breath, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Please explain, Hime-chan." Hangaku asked, her voice on edge. "Because I fail to see how someone as ambitious and confident as you would believe in playing safe."

"Heh," Himeko snapped her fingers, several people in the back moving and shifting before the slides changed to a completely different presentation.



Apex


"Let me ask you two something: what is Apex?"

Hangaku and Amano looked at each other, thinking on the idea.

"The largest event being pushed by LAW yet?"

"A big fight to get the Openweight Belt?"

Himeko pointed at Hangaku. "Wrong." Then Amano. "Dead wrong." She straightened up in her seat, taking a breath. "It's a culling."

Hangaku and Amano looked at each other, rolling their eyes. "Here we go..."

"Nanana, who do you think has the best shot at the Openweight Belt right now?"

Hangaku paused, hand over her mouth as she thought it over. "Among the current contenders right now, I'd say... Thereisa-san, Rose-san, Hart-san, and maybe Dana-san as well..." She looked up at Himeko. "Is that about right?"

Himeko's smirked, gesturing to Hangaku. "Only one Lightweight in that list? No Middleweights at all, Nanana?"

"I haven't seen enough of the Middleweights aside from maybe Makishima-sensei for obvious reason... actually, I'd consider her as well. Makishima-sensei has proven to be both an efficient wrestler in both traditional and sensual combat, her loss of the Hentai belt aside."

Himeko shrugged. "Still, she wasn't in your first initial choices. Why include Rose in that?"

Hangaku rose an eye. "My opinions of the woman aside, she's an accomplished wrestler and martial artist that knows a style of judo made to take on larger opponents and is clever enough to exploit any weakness in an opponent or even the ruleset no matter the size, fair or no. Along with that, she has a history of taking on and defeating larger opponents. It's a fair assessment to include her."

HImeko's smile remained. "And what do all those people have in common?"

Hangaku's answer was instant, almost accusatory. "They all contended for or won a championship belt." Himeko was about to open her mouth to speak, but Hangaku continued. "That doesn't mean there aren't other contenders, rising stars, or possible underdogs. Midori-san has been doing strong work. Babara-san has also be making a name for herself as an exciting and entertaining entity. Dominique-san has been making some strides since her Midas Touch segment and even won over our little Hellion. And Jones-sa-"

*BANG*

A sudden slam at the kotatsu stop Hangaku's train of thought, and both her and Himeko turned to see Amano's darkening expression.

There was a pause.

Then, Hangaku cleared her throat. "In any case, I see your point, Hime-chan, but I don't agree with it."

Himeko rolled her eyes, but then spoke. "Alright Nanana, tell me then, how many nobodies are trying to rush through four matches to get this belt?" She asked, but soon continued. "Too many. Too damn many. All those rising stars you mentioned at least have some credibility or flash to them. Everyone else? Shit Nanana, I don't even know an eighth of the damn roster. It's the same wannabe 'I'm the best fighter in my no-name league and I'm gonna' be be champion' #83. Shit, I actually think we have someone the roster named Hachisan or something." Himeko gave a dismissive wave before continuing. "Seriously, who do you think has a shot? I'll tell you my opinion: The people that actually challenged for a belt before. The people that have been two more big PPV events to their name, Nanana. Hell, anyone that's gotten to the finals or semi-finals of any tournament LAW's ran." Himeko scoffed, running a hand through her hair. "Between the three of us, only the Runt has enough clout to actually push herself for the damn thing, and if she can't even take the belt off Rose then she's got no business trying to push against people like Niedermeyer, the SWAT Cats, or even the Ashfords."

Amano winced at comment, but Himeko continued.

"No. I'm not gonna' run around like a headless chicken looking for three matches with nobodies to try and grab a belt we don't even know the full scope of, or if it's even gonna' go how DeFranco wants it? Do you even remember who the fuck Diana Accera is? Because I thought that was just the name of some fancy LAW-brand whisky before I looked at the roster." Himeko took a breath, relaxing her shoulders. "There's too much at stake, and too little we don't know. We're waiting, Nanana. Let everyone fight and argue and bitch about it once a champ's been crowned. I'm not looking to jump into an arena only to get scraps in return for the scars." Himeko then turned to Amano. "Runt, if you wanna' just get your qualifier over with then do it, but you're not doing Apex proper until I give the okay, got it?"

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...

Hangaku looked Amano's way, noting the mix of emotions she wore on her face. "O-Okay..."

Himeko exhaled, placing a hand on Amano's head. "Not saying you're weak, Runt. You just need more experience before you chase a prize like that. I'm saving you a lot of pain and disappointment. Try and grab the Lightweight Belt or Hentai Belt first, then move to the big leagues. Got it?" She slammed a hand against Amano's back. "Besides, you'll be getting plenty of practice fighting bigger opponents in the new Kimodameshi matches. Just keep at it."

Amano's jaw tightened for a moment, but her body soon relaxed as she nodded. "H-Hai..."

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...

Things were quiet, but Himeko soon waved to Hangaku, snapping her fingers for the slides to change over. "We're done, here Nanana. You can close us out."

"Yes... we are." Hangaku turned to the camera, giving a smile and bow to the camera. "This is Senso no Hana signing out. Thank you for attending our war council."




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