Turning around from the arena, he could see Erina watching him from the tunnel.
At this moment, Mutou Judai walked toward Erina while contemplating the Kengan match that had just ended.
It looked like Mutou Judai had very calmly knocked down Himuro Ryo with a single punch.
But in reality... he was even more composed than he appeared!
Cough cough, but he still needed to summarize where necessary.
After all, this was his Kengan debut match.
First, about the curse—initially, he thought this full-body muscle spasm would only significantly reduce Himuro Ryo's condition. The curse was originally applied to ensure his first Kengan fight went smoothly.
But the power of this curse was far stronger than he had imagined—
This level of curse...
—He could build his entire fighting style around this thing in the future!
If other fighters knew about this, they'd probably shout—"Stop it, that's not fighting at all!"
But in Mutou Judai's view, compared to hiding such an ability and not using it, bringing it out was actually respecting his opponent—after all, the opponent definitely wouldn't want to compete against someone who wasn't giving their all!
Fighting should definitely be done with full effort!
The opponent fell quickly purely because he was weak!
The curse was also part of his strength—if you don't like it, you can curse me too!
Then there was the Jack Hanma template.
Honestly, the left punch he threw while taking Himuro Ryo's attack head-on also exceeded his expectations.
He had anticipated being able to take Himuro Ryo's punch to the chin while delivering his own—after all, when Himuro Ryo approached him, he also actively moved closer to his opponent.
Moreover, when Himuro Ryo threw his punch, he deliberately moved his head forward to find an angle for himself, then used Jack Hanma's facial muscles—strong enough to support him in biting through coconuts—to take it head-on!
Himuro Ryo's punch wasn't that heavy to begin with, and now it was even lighter.
He also utilized some simple force-dissipating techniques, so taking one hit was definitely no problem.
But the punch he delivered afterward, slipping around Himuro Ryo's elbow that was pressing down on his left hand, exceeded Mutou Judai's expectations.
—He hadn't expected that punch to be so heavy!
A sideways punch with barely any room to generate power actually sent his opponent flying!
Is this the power of a 'Hanma alien'!
"No wonder those with Hanma blood were jokingly called aliens in my previous life... With this kind of physique, the Hanma bloodline really must be extraterrestrial!"
Moreover...
If he could achieve this much with just ten percent, then the peak of this peak-period Jack Hanma was probably more terrifying than he had imagined.
Technique was one aspect.
This physique was probably from when Jack Hanma used drugs to make himself strongest, when that scientist said it was comparable to the physique of that world's strongest creature, Hanma Yujiro's demon back state!
That scientist might not have had enough insight to see through Hanma Yujiro.
But comparing it to Hanma Yujiro's demon back indirectly proved how strong this physique that Jack Hanma couldn't maintain for long was!
And while Jack Hanma couldn't maintain it for long, this was his normal state!
Plus, he also had Hanma blood, so...
—Maybe he could even activate the demon back!
Fast forward to having Pickle's panel while simultaneously activating dragon back and demon back!
No, no, no... thinking too small.
Maybe the next panel would be the fighter Kakarot.
He had to firmly believe that Kakarot was also a fighter.
If that didn't work, Vegeta would do too.
With such thoughts, Mutou Judai walked up to Erina.
Seeing him return, Erina first stared at his chin where Himuro Ryo had hit him, then looked Mutou Judai up and down again.
"You're actually this strong?"
Before Mutou Judai participated, Erina wasn't quite sure, but after Mutou Judai signed up, Erina actually regretted it.
Because afterward, she discovered that the newcomer Himuro Ryo—was a super rookie who had been called first-class level after just a few fights!
Encountering such a guy in his debut match was like stepping on a landmine!
But at that time, there was no way to dissuade Mutou Judai, so Erina had no choice.
However, the result completely exceeded Erina's expectations.
Because Mutou Judai won.
And moreover...
He took down Himuro Ryo with one punch!
Thinking of this, there was a special gleam in Erina's eyes.
If he could appear as Totsuki's representative fighter, wouldn't Totsuki be saved?
Erina thought this way, while Mutou Judai moved his body that hadn't even broken a sweat, taking his coat from Erina's hands.
"Don't just stand there dazed, go find that Okuya Ken—since we won the Kengan match, you should start preparing for what's next."
"After all, this Great Universe Bar is still a bar. Although the location is indeed good, and relying on your God's Tongue reputation can definitely attract a batch of customers and onlookers, if you don't prepare properly, surpassing Totsuki Resort in sales would be impossible, right?"
Hearing Mutou Judai say this, Erina also snorted lightly.
Mutou Judai was right.
Erina was better at high-end cuisine—the type that required reservations and could sell for a lot of money per table.
Now, with such rushed preparation, just her alone, and needing to compete with Totsuki Resort for sales... this was extremely difficult even for Erina.
"I naturally have my own ideas about my situation... But what about you? Do you really understand what you did today?"
"Defeated some representative fighter from I don't know if it's a bookstore or bar... What's the problem with that?"
Mutou Judai really knew nothing about Kengan.
He just thought Himuro Ryo was a newcomer, completely unaware of what this newcomer represented.
To him, this was like leaving the newbie village and defeating an elite monster at the doorstep, nothing more.
Seeing Mutou Judai's reaction, Erina somewhat understood his thoughts.
First, she led him through a small passage from the contestant tunnel that connected directly to the second floor of Great Universe Bar, to avoid being blocked by those Kengan Association members later, then Erina began explaining to Mutou Judai.
"Although Himuro Ryo is a newcomer, for Kengan, he's a super rookie who was called having first-class fighter qualities after just four matches!"
"I don't understand fighting, but before you fought him, many famous fighters gave Himuro Ryo very high evaluations!"
In other words...
Erina looked at Mutou Judai, who still didn't seem to care much about this, with a strange expression.
"You're famous now... Today's Kengan match was like dropping a bomb in the Kengan Association circle. Now probably all the members of the Kengan Association know about you, the 'Tiger'..."
Speaking of this, Erina hesitated.
Actually, Totsuki was now facing an unavoidable Kengan match.
If she didn't tell Mutou Judai about these things, maybe she could trick him into signing a contract now and help Totsuki get through this crisis.
But after thinking about it, Erina ultimately sighed inwardly.
"So Mutou Judai, now your worth among fighters has been elevated to a considerable level all at once. And you're not currently a contracted fighter for any corporation, so if you become a professional fighter in the future, with your strength, as long as you find a stable financial group, you could have a very bright future."
Erina was very clear about Totsuki's current situation.
Although she had only known Mutou Judai for a short time, she also knew that this man with a bad personality wasn't actually a bad person—Totsuki's problems were Totsuki's.
Mutou Judai had already been expelled, and he didn't want to continue being a chef.
Moreover, the one with designs on Totsuki was Toyo Electric, which wasn't a corporation that would honestly use methods like Kengan or Shokugeki.
So no matter what, she couldn't drag this guy who was already an outsider to Totsuki into the water.
Mutou Judai was an orphan who came out of an orphanage. If he really got involved, Toyo Electric might target the orphanage behind him.
Totsuki was already unable to protect itself. Since they had no ability to guarantee anything, it was better to forget it...
So...
Erina looked at Mutou Judai. She snorted lightly, then spoke to Mutou Judai:
"You helped me this once. If you don't want to be a chef anymore in the future, and if you're interested in fighting, should I help you get introduced to a stable financial group?"