8:30 pm, undisclosed location

The day has finally come, the night before the tournament. All fighters were sent an invitation to a pre-fight banquet, so the fighters can meet up and the organizers can establish the rules and the arenas the fighters will fight in.

In a tinted-out limo, Hitomi, UI, Okajima, and (y/n) were just chilling while they were on their way to the banquet. "man I hate this tight-ass dress, why can't we just go in normal clothes?" Hitomi complained as she tugs on the shoulder strap of her dress.

"you think that's tight?  have you even looked at Okajima?" (y/n) gestured over to Okajima, who looks like a giant meatball wrapped in a blue air-tight seal wrapper, he was also sweating profusely, not sure if he was nervous or it's just his weight getting to him. " have a sense of class, just look at Ui, shes completely fine with it." Ui was in a similar sort of revealing dress, but she is way too nervous to actually say anything about it, although the blush on her face makes it clear.

"you're one to talk about class... where did you even get that suit anyways." Hitomi gestured towards (y/n)'s suit:

"funny story actually, remember that fight with that bear asshole?" (y/n) put on a smug grin as he's about to brag "turns out one of the custom clothes shops in the area decided to sponsor me because the bear asshole was going around forcing people to pay protection fee, imagine that!" (y/n) laughs as the limo closes into the venue, as they close into the docks with a giant cargo ship parked at it.

"tch" Hitomi sneered, clearly unimpressed, "you're actually a good person huh (y/n)" Ui said in an almost whispering voice.

(y/n): "what's that supposed to mean?"

Ui: "nothing!"

the limo pulled up to the side of the cargo ship, and the gang can see the red carpets laid out, along with a checkpoint with some guards and a metal detector. "pretty high security." (y/n) said as he looked through the window. 

"its to make sure the fighters arent bringing anything dangerous into the venue, the VIPs have a seperate entrace via helicopter." okijima explained as the propellers of a helicopter can beheard, before one landed on the cargo shipas okajima said. "last time  a assasin blended in with the fighers and killed 3 of the fight investors, security has been tight ever since."

"oh well, its not like I brought a pipe bomb with me or anything."(y/n) joked as he stepped out of the limo, along with everyone else.

hitomi and ui went through the check point no problem, okajima had a little trouble fitting throught the gate but he made it through as well. When its (y/n)'s turnthe metal detector went off and (y/n lets out an annoyed sigh. "fuck sakes , what now."

"please take out the things in your back pocket sir." the guard said

(y/n) reached into his back pocket and pulled out his smoke case, the guard took it and inspected it in his hand. "alright, no problems, go on ahead, just remember theres no smoking indoors."

"yeah sure thing officer." (y/n) joked before walking in the venue to regroup with hitomi and the others.

the first thing (y/n) sees inside the cargo ship is a whole ass castle ball room, with tons of highclass people drinking chmpagne and discussing about, stock prices i dont know. the exsactly the kind of atmosphere that makes him want to throw up.

"I kinda regret coming here." (y/n) said to himself as he looked around for hitomi. Before a hand was suddenly placed on his shoulder, because of this (y/n) fight or fight response(he has no flight response) immediately kicked in and spun around with a hook intended to kill, but he stopped his fist just in time.

"whoa-hoh-ho, easy there buddy." the fist stopped in front of pretty southern america looking guy, "I just wanna tell you im a fan of the suit." the man spoke in quite an heavy texan accent, either hes born there or is just a fan of western movies.

"hmm, thanks i guess." (y/n) retracted his fist and relaxed a little, "you a fighter too?"

"I'd consider mahself more of a lover, but yes, I am participatin as a conteder." the man replied polietly, "Im here as an over seas representative."

"over seas? so not just the zaibatsus in japan is participating?" (y/n) asked.

"you could say that, mainly because the company i represent is a big sponser of the event." the man continued before his phone suddenly started ringing, " scuse me , i gotta take this."

"yeah no worries, see you around clint eastwood." (y/n) joked before walking off again finally seeing hitomi and okajima near a table enjoying the food.

"took ya long enough." hitomi said as she stuffs her face with the sweets the venue is offering, " theres so much fancy shmucks around here, i almost heard someone said let them eat cake."

" dont have to tell me twice , I definetly need a smoke later." (y/n said as he continued to eyeball around to see the competition. he first saw brute lion near a far table talking to some ladies, being the play boy he is (y/n) is not suprised. he then saw brute crocodile on another table near by sitting by himself also looking around minding his own buisness. he then turned his gaze towards brute tiger, who just happen to locked eyes with him, from just the gaze (y/n) can sense a lot of killing intent from those three, but brute tiger in particular.

"scary~" (y/n) thought to himself, and turned around to go for a smoke, passing by brute crocodiles table.

"I didnt know they allowed mere insects in the event, basically anyone can get in these days." brute crocodiel said as he shakes his wine glass.

(y/n) stopped next to brute crocodiles seat, before saying, " I've heard of you, didnt they call you the...uhhh... lizard of the east?"

"its the dragon of the east you low life trash, dragon." brute crocodile said in an unimpressed tone.

"dragon these nuts across your face." (y/n) said with no context before promptly walking off, leaving a frozen crocodile that shattered his wine glass after realising what just happened.

while out on the deck, (y/n) noticed that the cargo ship is already sailing on the open seas, the sound of waves and the wind was the only things he can hear up hear, a perfect time for a smoke.

(y/n) took out his smoke case, placed one on his lips and lit it before takig a deep inhale. besides fighting this was the only way (y/n) can feel something in his life. just as he was enjoyinmg the peace and silence to himself , he suddenly heard:

"fuck you doin out here on your own?" it was hitomi, she saw (y/n) walking out byhimself and decided to follow.

"just a smoke, don't worry about it." (y/n) said as he takes another inhale while leaning on the guard rail.

"shidoh used to do it as well, " hitomi said as she leaned with (y/n) " i always wondered what its like."

" its not exsactly good for you." (y/n) said as he taps the cigerette over the sea to get rid of some ashes.

" like i care." hitomi said before swiping a cigerette and placing it on her lips, he then grabbed (y/n) by the collar and pulled him close, letting the tips of their cigerettes touch so hitomits would light as well, (y/n) wasn't rpepared for the scuffed kiss like movemtn and coughs as he choked on some smoke.

"man you really are unpredictable." (y/n) reels a bit as he recovers from the cough.

"I could say the same for you." hitomi said as she huffs out some smoke. " I wonder what kind of weaklings we're gonna run into this time."

"everyone is a weakling to you hitomi." (y/n) sighes a little, "but that just goes to show how strong you are huh?"

"damn straight." hitomi smiled sincerily at (y/n) for the first time with her signiture toothy grin. "come in once you finish up, before okajima finishes the whole table." hitomi joked as she walked back in after putting out the smoke she had.

"yeah, sure..." (y/n) did one more inhale of his smoke as he watched hitomi walked back inside. he decides to walk by the bathrooms before going back to the table.

-------epic trasition to the bathroom-------

Ui was in the girls bathroom, not because she had buisness there, its just the atmosphere and the killing intent of the other brutes made her panic and she is just hiding in the stalls. "uweeh... people are so scary... why are they all so scary..." 

outside the stalls, a sudden hissing noise could be heard , as the the door of uis stall was suddenly burst open, and a giant unseen object suddenly coils around uis entire body, not allowing her to escape.

just as ui panic transforms and was about to yell out in fear, a hand clutched uis face and forbid her to make a noise, "hush now little bunny~" a obnoxious voice spoke followed by a chilling hiss, it was a boy half transformed intoa  snake, looking like a naga.

" how lucky i am to catch myself a prime plaything like this." the snaake brute continued as he coiled tighter around uis body, almost causing her to faint. "just sleep tight now, and we can play all. night. long."

suddenly, the sound of glass shattering metal bursting, and a loud boom can be heard as the brute snake sudden felt something gripping around his neck. "gaack...ghh.. wha the fuck!" thre brute snake uncoils the now unconcious ui, before turning back to see a armored fist through the bathroom wall, clutching tightly around his windpipe.

then the brute snakes face was brought into the wall the armored arm was embedded in, breaking his face and the wall as he was now dragged into the dudes bath room, as the dust settled, (y/n) stood there, kinda pissed, but mostly unimpressed.

"cant you read the sighs dipshit? this side is for the gentlemen." (y/n) said as he grabs the brute snake by the neck.

"get the fuck off me asshole!!" the brute snake strggles to no avail, he tries to coil around (y/n)'s leg with his tail, but just ended up getting his tail curbstomped.

(y/n) took one last huff of his smoke, before forcing the brute snakes mouth open " this should teach you some manners." (y/n) said as he put out the burning cigerette out on the brute snakes snake like tongue, getting a satisfying scream from brute snake, before proptly knocking his lights out with a knee to the face, burying his face in a urinal.

"cunt." (y/n) said simply beforee looking over to the unconcious Ui, he sighed before corssing over the crater he placed in the wall, and picked her up, " i really gotta hard carry this fucking team..." (y/n) said as he walked off into the hall way, having second doubts about theri team comp.

in the upper areas, the secretary has recorded the whole fight that occured in the bathroom, and copied it into an usb, before handing it to an assistant. "bring this to the lab, it should provide some more combat experience to project hercules." the assistant nodded before leaving with the usb drive."

"now then, about you guys." the secretary spoke as she looked at an dark room full of people, although a slight bit of metal reflection can be seen with the occational glare of light. "Im sure you all know what your mission is." the secretary said as she held up two pictures, " captured the girl and collect data on the guy, bonus if you can kill him, is that clear?"

"yes ma'am!" the whole room of both male and female voices uttered at the same time, as the sound of machinery powering up echoed through the room, while a smirk forms on the secretarys face.