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A
solitary figure saunters through
the darkness. This is Eiji Kisaragi,
and after he takes a few more steps
onward, out of nowhere pounces
Billy Kane.
The two square off against each other,
and just when it appears that they
are about to knock each other out,
Kisaragi brings his fist to a stop
before Billy's forehead.
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BILLY:
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"...Why,
didn't you hit me?" |
KISARAGI: |
"Because
you refrained from smashing my
Adam's apple with your cudgel." |
Billy's
cudgel rests right in front of
Kisaragi's throat. The two slowly
separate. |
KISARAGI: |
"Phew.
So you, I presume, must be Billy
Kane. What business do you have
with me?" |
BILLY:
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"Whew.
Hold on a second, there's one other
person I'd like you to meet...!" |
And
as if on cue, a pale blue flame
shoots between the two. |
KISARAGI: |
"What
the...! What manner of being is this!" |
A
figure slowly emerges from the
darkness, dragging the apparently
lifeless form of a man whose blood-streaked
head he grasps in his hand. |
YAGAMI: |
"Heh,
heh, heh...What fools these mortals
be.... I don't know what this clown
thought he was doing, but he apparently
believed he could handle me...." |
Having
said his piece, Yagami tosses the
man in his grip at Billy's feet.
The man Yagami has just rendered
useless, in fact, is one of Geese's
most trusted assassins. |
YAGAMI: |
"Calling
me to this place really took some
stones, and this was some salutation....
So, which of you is going to be
the first to die?" |
BILLY: |
"Hmph.
You conceited crud. I give you
a sardine to catch and you treat
it like a marlin...You watch yourself,
junior!" |
Billy
readies his three-jointed cudgel,
but overpowered by some unearthly
force, he finds himself unable
to move. |
BILLY: |
"W-what
the...?" |
Billy
feels as though he sees a strange
presence behind the slowly approaching
Yagami. |
BILLY: |
"S-stopping
me dead in my tracks...just who are
you...?!" |
YAGAMI: |
"Me?
Why I'm..." |
Yagami
summons up flames in the palm of
his hand. |
YAGAMI: |
"I
am...Iori...Yagami." |
KISARAGI: |
"Did
you say...Yagami?!" |
BILLY: |
"Yagami...!
Could it be? ...This punk?!" |
YAGAMI: |
"...Die!" |
BILLY: |
"Wait!" |
Billy's
plea breaks the tense mood. |
BILLY: |
"That's
the stuff! You two are more than
I'd hoped for!" |
KISARAGI: |
"What?
What's going on here?!" |
Billy
whips out an invitation to this
year's King of Fighters. |
BILLY: |
"Take
a gander at this!" |
YAGAMI: |
"...An
invitation to King of Fighters.
So what...?" |
BILLY: |
"Naturally,
we're going to enter. We're going
to be a team! How about it?! You
two have got nothing to lose, right...?" |
YAGAMI: |
"...The
King of Fighters, eh...? Of course
Kyo Kusanagi will be there.... Hmm....
Sounds interesting. It may be just
the opportunity to crush that little
bug...." |
KISARAGI: |
"Hmm,
indeed. A perfect chance to set
things straight with those Kyokugen
clowns, too...." |
BILLY: |
"OK.
Well, there you have it...!" |
YAGAMI: |
"Very
well. But I've just got this to
say: Don't you dare look on me
as an ally. You're nothing but
means to an end; that's all you
are and nothing more to me." |
KISARAGI: |
"Indubitably.
My sentiments exactly! Until we
meet at KOF, farewell!" |
The
two take their leave. |
BILLY:
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"Wah,
ha, ha, Geese. All the pawns have
been put into place. Hah, hah,
hah!" |