Lucifer of Rikkaidai

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Chapter 43: Yakiniku Showdown

By the time Akaya realized, the restaurant, which used to be pretty much empty except Seigaku and Rikkaidai regulars, was now booming with regulars from other schools as well. Having never seen so many schools' regulars (and strong, too) at once, Akaya just looked up at each player passing by with her mouth slightly open.

'S-So cute…' The players thought as they passed by Akaya, who looked up at them with curious, big green eyes.

She was sitting in between Yanagi and Marui; while she was preoccupied in observing other people, they set up utensils in front of her.

"Akaya, stop spacing out!" Marui landed a soft chop on the middle of her forehead and said.

"But they're so many people I could play…!" She marveled, finally coming to her senses. "Senpai, Yanagi-senpai!" She tugged on Yanagi's shirt. "I want to play the ones Seigaku played today!"

"That's Shitenhouji." Yanagi answered. "They're the ones who played Seigaku in the semifinals."

"Oooooh."

"So this is Rikkai's 2nd year regular, huh?" The Shitenhouji members came over and greeted them. It seemed like some of them knew each other beforehand.

"I'm Shitenhouji's buchou, Shiraishi Kuranosuke. Nice to meet you." A boy with silver-brownish hair with a bandage wrapped around his left arm introduced himself. He was, for a lack of better words, handsome.

"Kirihara Akaya, nice to meet you!"

They introduced themselves to Akaya one after another. Akaya was secretly trying to figure out who'd be the strongest among them.

"HEY! A GIRL?" A rather distinctive and childlike voice rang out. A small boy came through the crowd and looked at Akaya. "HI! I'M TOOYAMA KINTAROU!"

"Hi, I'm Kirihara Akaya."

"So you're the second year ace! PLAY ME!"

"ALRIGHT!" Akaya was thrilled by the challenge, until—

"Aaahn~? It looks like everyone came here, after all." A cheesy voice was heard from a private room in the front of the restaurant; on the other side of the door were the Hyotei regulars with Atobe being in the dead center as usual.

They ended up agreeing to have a yakiniku battle of which school can eat the most.

"Six people? Hm. Who eats the least in this group?" Yukimura asked.

"Yagyuu and Jackal eat the least."

"Then you two will sit out. There can be no obstacle to our victory, no matter how trivial." Yukimura said. Yagyuu and Jackal joined other non-participants in the other table to eat and watch.

"Alright we're going to win for sure!" Akaya clenched her fists confidently. "With me and Marui-senpai playing, there's no way we'll lose!"

"You said it, Akaya!" Marui exclaimed as well with a confident look. "I didn't eat any cake before this; we should be able to win!"

"Considering how last time at the beach they cleared 50 plates and got kicked out of the all-you-can-eat restaurant, we are sure to win."

The six participants from each school sat down on each table and waited for Kikumaru and Oshitari to introduce each member.

"Last we have the King Rikkaidai Fuzoku; also called Child of God, there is no stopping this guy who came back from the depths of hell. Yukimura Seiichi." Oshitari was in charge of introducing them.

"There must be no obstacle to our victory."

"I really want to know what this guy is thinking about all the time. Data Master Yanagi Renji."

"The probability of Rikkaidai winning is always greater than 99%."

"This guy is the epitome of unwavering strictness. We have last of the Big Three, The Emperor Sanada Genichirou."

"Hm. Let us do our best to win."

"If you were ever tricked into something, then this guy is behind it. Petenshi, Niou Masaharu."

"Puri."

"Next up is the Genius Marui Bunta. Are you going to chew gum even when you eat…?"

"Heh. I'll show you all my genius!"

"And last but not least, the very cute but fearsome Rikkaidai 2nd year ace, Kirihara Akaya."

"Don't go cryin' home just cuz you lose." Akaya smirked and said.

"The rules are simple. The school that eats the most in an hour wins."

"However!" Kikumaru interrupted. "You have to drink one of Inui's special juices to start and every 10 plates of meat you finish."

"Inui-san's juices?" Akaya cocked her head. "That's like Yanagi-senpai's juices, right? Then there shouldn't be any problem since it was really good."

"No…" Yanagi said. "His are completely different from my creations."

"Huh…"

"Without further ado, ready… start!" Oshitari started the timer and each team was given a cup of juice to begin.

"The first drink is… Inui's special veggie drink!" Kikumaru introduced.

As soon as the cup arrived in Rikkaidai's table, Yukimura reached for the drink.

"Well this looks rather healthy, don't you think?" He smiled.

"…" Yanagi didn't say anything and just sat there, staring intently at Yukimura and the cup in his hand.

"If buchou wants to then by all means~" Akaya said.

Other schools too were deciding who should drink it.

"AAARGABRSF#$ GFF^&%$! !"

Then suddenly, with a yelp, something whizzed by, rolling right out of the exit and slumping onto the ground lifelessly. It was Rokkaku's Aoi. Soon, Hyotei's Mukahi ran out as well, passing out on the parking lots.

"B-Buchou, I don't think you should…!"

Then Rikkaidai members saw Fuji chugging down the green juice… and Fuji found it delicious. "Ahhhh. Healthy and delicious, it's the best!"

"Huhu. If it's healthy for you, I should probably drink it since I am still recovering." Yukimura said and brought the cup to his mouth. The regulars all watched him take a gulp—

"Oh, it actually doesn't taste half bad." He said and the regulars sighed in relief. "I understand what Fuji is saying."

Couple of others dropped out, passing out from the drink. After Yukimura finished the juice they finally received their plate of meat. Sanada grabbed the plates to start grilling the meat.

"Sanada! Put everything on at once so we can eat it faster!" Marui said.

"Good idea."

"It looks so good…!" Akaya's eyes shined as Sanada piled meat on top of the grill, making a sizzling sound.

As soon as the meat was cooked, everyone started eating furiously.

"L-Look! Tanishi's using a tong to put all that meat in his mouth at once!"

They looked at Tanishi from Higa eating huge amounts of meat with each successive grab. One swipe with his tong was just as much as Marui and Akaya's portions combined. Then Kabaji from Hyotei copied Tanishi and started eating just as much with a tong too.

"Th-That's kinda gross…" Marui trailed off but nonetheless his mouth busily moving.

Higa first hit 10 plates and Tanishi cleared the next drink, Penal Tea, like it was no big deal; then for Hyotei, Shishido volunteered to drink it—ended up on the streets.

Oishi of Seigaku dropped out for unknown reasons as well.

Rikkaidai, Shitenhouji, and Seigaku cleared 10 plates and Penal Tea appeared in front of them. Fuji chugged it down with ease.

"And the one to drink it from Shitenhouji is…"

"It's still too early to win against me." Hitouji Yuuji, a guy with a green bandana said. His voice was exactly like Fuji's.

"It's the copycat prince, Hitouji Yuuji!"

"It's a perfect imitation of Fuji Syuusuke!"

"Don't tell me, he can copy people's sense of taste also?"

"This drink… will disappear."

He ended up on the human pile of drop-outs too.

"Heh, that's what happens when an amateur tries to copy someone." Niou said, grabbing the cup. "Inui's drink is really good, I wonder why all the fuss…?"

"I-It's Fuji Syuusuke!"

"Niou-senpai's illusion!"

Niou used his illusion to completely change not only his voice, but also his appearance into Fuji.

The moment he took a gulp, he stormed right outside.

"Niou-senpaaaai!" Akaya cried out but Niou ended up on the pile as well.

"Finally someone drops out from Rikkaidai!"

"I guess it's impossible to copy someone's sense of taste."

"Akaya! We still have ways to go to beat Higa!"

"O-Okay!"

They continued eating busily, until people started crying out and ran out of the restaurant, piling up on top of each other.

"GAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Yukimura then suddenly cried out and dashed out of the restaurant.

"YUKIMURAAA!"

"BUCHOOOU!"

"Due to a mysterious cause, five people have dropped out!"

Then someone in Rokkaku pointed out that Higa's Kite was slipping weird things into people's plates—it was a super spicy hot sauce from Okinawa.

"That's dirty…!"

"Heh. With this our victory is ensured. Let us change the grill."

"Leave it to me. Vikiiiiiinggggggg"

"W-Wait, Kai-kun, there's still meat on top of the gri—"

"HOOOOORRRRRNNNN!"


"Man, they're stupid." Akaya scoffed, chewing on her meat.

Hyotei's Atobe reached the next drink—koohii.

"Hm, just regular coffee?" Atobe wondered and casually took a sip—and froze right on the spot.

"It's 30 times the caffeine of a normal coffe."

"BUWWAHGHGH!" After a few seconds Atobe snapped out, breathing heavily.

"As expected of King, he made a quick recovery." People around clapped and Akaya just shook her head. She still didn't like him.

"And speaking of king, the next 10 plates of Hyotei will be… chateau briand!"

"King of the meat! Chateau briand!"

"Shaaatoo… buri...buri..?" Akaya repeated, wondering what this never-heard of meat was.

"Chateau briand. It's a portion taken from the center of the cow's filet meat. Only 600 grams of it can be taken per 4 kilograms of meat and is considered the luxury of all luxuries."

"MARUI-SENPAI WE'RE DEFINITELY EATING 60 PLATES!" Akaya drooled and said.

"YOU BET!"

"The fleshiness that melts in your mouth is the art form in itself." Inui finished his explanation—but Atobe smirked.

"How naïve, Inui." He said.

"What?!"

"And here I thought there was meat good enough to satisfy my taste, but... this is a fake."

The shop owner flinched.

"I can tell just by the tenderness and the way the fat sits on the flesh. Now then, Inui. You've never eaten it, have you?" Atobe poked fun at Inui, who became bewildered by Atobe's comment.

"The only one that knows how it tastes… is my tongue." Atobe said.

After contemplating for a while, Inui leapt over the table towards Atobe—but his foot slipped and he was on the verge of falling on top of the grill.

"Watch out, Inui!" Tezuka quickly reached out his hand—and ended up pulling down Inui's pants. Inui landed on top of the grill, his butt cheeks facing the ceiling. With a yelp, unconscious Inui was carried out.

"How unsightly, Sadaharu." Yanagi said while covering Akaya's eyes with one hand.

Rikkaidai and the rest others finally reached 40 plates—and were met with Koura as their next drink.

"I'll take this." Sanada said and grabbed the drink.

Akaya then soon saw Echizen running out, the drink dripping down from his mouth and his face all distorted.

"What the—" Akaya flinched and quickly turned to look at Sanada, who finished chugging down the drink and was perfectly fine.

"Koura. It contains blood and shells of snapping turtles and is rich in collagen."

"Oh, so that's why…"

"Always win Rikkaidai! There is no obstacle to our 3rd consecutive victory!"

Sanada looked healthier and more energetic than ever, and so did Shiraishi and Kurobane from Shitenhouji.

"Man, I wanted to try it." Akaya trailed off in disappointment.

"It's called the adults' drink, Akaya." Yanagi said, patting her on the head.

'But you're all only a year older than me…'

Akaya then got out of her chair and put her shoes on.

"Wha—where you goin, Akaya!?"

"Bathroom~ I'll be quick!" She said and dashed off into the bathroom. After finishing her business she came out after washing her hands—and noticed that the entire restaurant was filled with black smoke. As soon as she breathed it, she started coughing violently.

"Kek, what is this…!" She rubbed her eyes, which were tearing up as well. "Senpai-tachi!"

"This way!" Then someone lifted her up in his arms and dashed right outside of the restaurant. When Akaya could open her eyes again, she realized that the one that had saved her was the guy with a bandage on his left arm, Shiraishi Kuranosuke.

"Are you okay?" He carefully put her down and asked nicely.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you, um… Shiraishi-san?" She thanked him, recalling his name.

"Yup!" He smiled nicely.

"Where is everyone els—AHHHHHHHH!" She screamed after seeing a mountain of people stacked up on top of each other. Niou and Yukimura were stuck at the bottom of the pile because they dropped out earlier in the battle.

"B-B-B-Buchouuuuu! Don't worry I'll save youuu!" She cried out and desperately tried to pull him out.

"It's no use, Kirihara. You'll have to wait until they all wake up." Shiraishi said, patting her shoulder. Akaya sighed; she scanned the pile and found other members relatively at the top, right under Seigaku—and also found Tezuka and Echizen. She snickered, took her phone out, and took a shot. She also took shots of her teammates as well.

"Hehehe."

"Isn't it hard?" While she was giggling at the photos, Shiraishi came over and asked. "Being a girl on the team."

"Not at all." She replied. "After all, the senpai-tachi all look out for me."

"You have a very nice team."

"Hehe, I do. What about you, Shiraishi-san? Your teammates seem to get along really well. Aren't you the buchou?"

"We're like a family, yeah." He laughed. "Although my position is more of a babysitter than a captain. Our first year Kin-chan is quite the handful."

"Kin-chan?"

"SHIRAAIISHIIII!" Then a voice interrupted them, soon followed by a small boy coming to a stop in front of them.

"Kin-chan, were you able to get Osamu-chan?"

"Yup! He should be coming soon." He then noticed Akaya standing next to Shiraishi. "YOU'RE THE SECOND YEAR ACE! FIGHT ME IN A TENNIS BATTLE!"

"Wait, Kin-chan. We have to wait for these people to wake up." Shiraishi intervened, trying to convince the small boy.

"NOPE I WANT TO PLAY HER RIGHT NOW!"

"Kin-chan~?"

"NOOO!"

"Hm. If you say so…" Then Shiraishi started to unravel the bandage on his left arm.

"W-Wait! I-I'm sorry, so please just don't kill me with the poison arm!" At that Kintarou flinched and waved his hands in the air vigorously, hiding behind a tree.

"Poison arm…?"

"It's the only way to keep him on the leash, you see." Shiraishi leaned over and whispered to her so that Kintarou wouldn't hear.

"Hehe. How cute." Akaya laughed while Kintarou looked at Shiraishi nervously.

"I think it'll take a while for them to wake up; how about we grab some ice cream? My treat." Shiraishi said.

"Ice cream?" Akaya looked up at him with sparkling eyes. There were three types of people that she loved. 1) Her family. 2) Her teammates and friends, and 3) People that bought her food.

"I guess that' a yes." Shiraishi laughed and the three of them left to a nearby ice cream shop.

'Shitenhouji's captain is amazing! Sorry senpai-tachi, but I'll come get you after I finish the ice cream.'


Akaya: Man, I wish I could've eaten more. That stupid Monkey Diva Atobe just had to ruin everything.

Shiraishi: Oh well, at least we're all safe!

Akaya: Speaking of which, thanks again for saving me, Shiraishi-san. And the ice cream was good too.

Shiraishi: Haha, no problem. I would hate to see my future doubles partner become a victim of Inui's horrifying creations.

Akaya: Shiraishi-san… you're so nice *sniff* OH! And I have good news!

Shiraishi: What is it?

Akaya: Author's added some pretty interesting and new plots … such as me screwing over some jealous fangirls and watching a horror movie with the senpai-tachi (chapter 9 and 10!), an argument between me and fuku-buchou being a bit more intense (chapter 25), and having a training camp at Yanagi senpai's lodge in the mountains! (chapter 30). I-I hated watching a horror movie...

Shiraishi: Wow, I wonder how that went with Sanada-kun and Yanagi-kun.

Akaya: She also revised errors and plot holes because she thought some of them were just so shitty after going back and reading them.

Shiraishi: Well she's revising it so it shouldn't be a problem! Do I show up in the earlier chapters?

Akaya: Of course not, I don't get to meet you until this chapter.

Shiraishi: Aww…

Akaya: But it's okay! You'll start showing up a lot in U-17 arc because you'll be my doubles partner after all!

Shiraishi: I'm looking forward to it! Also, the author will also be having a Q&A, so ask away everyone~ then see you next chapter!