The following day.


    Charlie Wade joined ire and Loreen on their flight to Tokyo.


    During the flight, the two women animatedly chatted about their ns to shop in Ginza and Omotesando. Although ire wasn’t particrly keen on shopping, her mother, ine, had specifically requested that she pick up some Japanese jewelry and cosmetics. With no way to refuse, ire agreed to her mother’s wishes. ire


    always strives to maintain fairness in her life. Since she had promised to buy gifts for her mother, she felt it was only right to do the same for her father. Therefore, she informed Loreen that she intended to allocate a budget of 300,000 yen, distributing about 150,000 yen worth of gifts for each parent.


    Loreen eagerly offered to assist her as an advisor, leading them to n that upon arriving in Tokyo, they would check into their hotel, drop off their luggage, and then head out shopping together.<fn6284> Content originallyes from find?novel</fn6284><h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Later on, Loreen turned to Charlie Wade and asked, “Charlie, are youing with us?”


    Charlie Wade replied quickly, “I can join you for shopping, but there’s a Sandapetition happening in Tokyo tonight that I’d like to attend. If you’re interested, we can go together. If not, I’ll go alone, but in that case, I won’t be having dinner with you.”


    “Sandapetition?” Loreen echoed, “I’ve never really been into that kind of sport.”


    She then suggested to ire, “ire, I think we should skip thepetition. Let Charlie go on his own. Instead, let’s enjoy some delicious food tonight. A good friend of mine in Japan has invited me out for dinner—let’s join her!”


    ire asked cautiously, “Loreen, is your Japanese friend a man or a woman?”


    “Of course it’s a woman,” Loreen reassured her. “Don’t worry, I won’t take you to dinner with some random single guy.”


    With a smile, she turned back to Charlie Wade and said, “Charlie, I’ll take care of ire tonight. You can go to thepetition on your own, and we’ll catch up when we’re back at the hotel.”


    Relieved that Loreen had local friends, Charlie Wade agreed, saying, “Alright, just don’t stay out toote.”


    Afternding, the three took a taxi to their hotel. Once they checked in, Charlie apanied the two women to Ginza for shopping. He checked online for the schedule of Aurora’s match, noting that the women’s final was set to start at 7:00 PM. So, at 6:00 PM, he bid farewell to the twodies and took a taxi to Tokyo Budokan by himself.


    While Sanda, boxing, and wrestling events draw attention worldwide, the overall level of collegepetitions tends to fall between amateur and professional, often resulting in smaller audiences and lower poprity.


    Charlie Wade had anticipated needing to buy tickets from scalpers upon arrival, but to his surprise, there were discounted tickets avable at the venue’s ticket office.


    Noticing empty seats in the front row at the prime viewing location, he promptly purchased one.


    Upon entering the venue, he found that the attendance was about 70%, creating a lively atmosphere. The event had yet to begin, but the big screen disyed highlights of the four main matches scheduled for the night.


    The finals featured the top fourpetitors in both the women’s and men’s categories.


    The first match was for third ce, featuring the 3rd and 4th cepetitors from both the men’s and women’s groups.


    The lineup included the women’s third ce match first, followed by the men’s third ce match, then the women’s championship, andstly, the men’s championship finale.