Ch.329Breaking the Seal (5)

THWACK-! WHACK-!! THWAAACK-!! WHACK-!

I enthusiastically pummeled Butteringman.

“Stop!! Stop!! GAAACK!!!”

Fearing I might seriously injure him if I continued, I finally pulled back my hand.

“Sheesh… I guess he’s no match for Anakin Model 1…”

That guy who would keep delivering lines and raising my skill level even with his limbs cut off… I miss him.

“What the hell is an Anakin…?”

He stared at me with utter disbelief.

“What a brutal monster…”

With those final words, Butteringman passed out.

SNAP-!

I immediately broke the Umaebong. That’s another one down.

“Shota… you’re more dangerous than I thought.”

Senior Sayaka muttered while watching me.

“Senior, this is war. If we’re underestimated, we’re finished.”

I needed to make my opponent recognize me as a ruthless fighter. That was the secret to winning in war.

“Senior Sayaka.”

I called out to her.

“Hmm? What is it?”

Sayaka mumbled, clearly feeling guilty about the mess she’d just been through.

“There’s something only you can do.”

I stated firmly.

“Something… only I can do?”

Though slightly suspicious, Sayaka couldn’t hide her smile. She seemed happy to have a chance to redeem herself.

“Even if we win this dojo challenge… it means nothing unless Senior Fiora takes a stand. Senior… please convince Fiora.”

That’s what I told her.

“Convince her…?”

“She’s someone who carries many responsibilities. This is probably the first time she’s truly rebelled against her family. She might decide to accept the marriage quickly to avoid causing us trouble. As her friend, it’s your duty to convince her otherwise.”

I said this while patting Sayaka’s shoulder.

“I see… Then I’ll go right now!!”

Senior Sayaka immediately set off. Yes, yes. Do what you can do. That’s what matters most.

“Phew…”

I sighed and looked around, focusing my senses on my surroundings.

‘The others… seem to be doing well enough.’

I could feel breathing from all directions.

Thumbs-up Man was breathing roughly but had secured a victory. And… Sasits somehow managed to win too. In fact, Sasits didn’t take any damage at all. That protagonist buff is really something.

And Kana…

‘She’s monstrously strong.’

Kana had simply obliterated her opponent. Worrying about Kana was actually the most pointless concern. She wouldn’t lose to any ordinary opponent.

Kirtan was near Kana. But I couldn’t sense any enemies. No, they had just disappeared. Kirtan must have taken care of them easily.

But… I could feel Kirtan’s heart rate and body temperature rising. Ah, he must be drinking heavily. I figured as much. Kirtan… I hope you’ll quit drinking when you get pregnant. I worried about that.

That left only Tina. If Tina won, we’d have a clean sweep.

At that moment, I sensed danger.

“Why are you suddenly acting like an electrocuted frog?”

Violet, who had been standing quietly beside me, tilted her head curiously.

“Violet!! Get down!!”

I immediately pulled Violet into my arms and moved toward a corner.

CRASH-!

The hotel ceiling collapsed, and Tina fell face-first onto the ground.

“Ugh… Shota… that guy is incredibly strong…!”

Tina muttered, looking at me. Her Umaebong was… scattered into powder.

THUMP-!

Someone jumped down through the ceiling.

He was clearly not human. A monster with green skin and a slick, amphibian-like complexion stood before us.

“Are you… an alien?”

Shit. Aliens are too common in this world. I wasn’t even surprised anymore.

“Don’t judge people by their appearance!! I’m human!!”

The monster immediately yelled at me.

“I just experienced side effects from enhancing my body with steroids!!”

The monster shouted.

“Hehehe… that guy… is the strongest among our ‘Wings’… You’re finished, Spiky Head.”

Butteringman crawled over and said.

“Finished…?”

“Yes. You’re done! DONE!! Our Brother Beyond… optimized his body for swordsmanship by enhancing it with all kinds of steroids!!! Strength that transcends humanity!!! No one has ever defeated our brother with a sword!!!”

Butteringman laughed.

“Thanks for the explanation.”

I said that and casually kicked Butteringman in the face.

“GUHK!!”

After fulfilling his duty as a defeated villain providing exposition, Butteringman collapsed.

“You heard it. Your body… and this woman’s body are weak.”

The muscle man immediately took a stance.

“………”

But… I knew this guy was just a small fry.

‘No strong opponent memory message is appearing.’

The fact that it wasn’t appearing meant he wasn’t that strong.

“Shota… sorry… he was too strong…”

Tina said before closing her eyes.

“Tina…”

I lifted Tina up and gently embraced her.

“You did your best. I’m sorry for getting you involved in this.”

I gave Tina a light kiss.

“Shota…”

Tina looked at me with moved eyes.

“I… want to have Shota’s baby soon.”

Tina said while hugging me.

“That’s… quite a direct confession.”

Typical Tina.

“How dare you flirt during a sacred battle!!!”

The muscle man shouted before charging at me with a wooden sword.

SWOOSH-!!!!!!

The sword flew straight at me.

THWAP-!

I raised my hand and caught the sword he swung.

CRACK-! SNAP-!!!

As I gripped the sword tightly, the wooden blade shattered into pieces.

CLATTER-!

The remains of the wooden sword scattered everywhere.

“Y-You…!!”

The muscle man’s expression froze.

“Making my girlfriend such a mess. I hope you’re prepared.”

I laid Tina down and stood up.

“This bastard… what is he…!!”

He immediately tried to create distance and regain his composure.

However, even those movements seemed slow to me now. The fierce battle with Doppel was the catalyst. After that… I felt like I had evolved. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say I was in a different weight class now.

SLASH-!!

The sword strike I delivered cleanly hit his head.

THUD-!!!!

“GAAAH!!!”

With that, the muscle man dramatically collapsed to the ground.

“T-This guy… even Brother Beyond…!!”

Butteringman regained consciousness just to react. Hmm… he’s surprisingly tough. I kicked him once more to knock him out again.

“So… where did this hulking guy hide his Umaebong?”

I pondered where he might have hidden the snack. Since he was unconscious, I could take my time searching his body.

“Shota… the answer is obvious. Don’t try to escape reality.”

Tina had somehow gotten up and placed her hand on my shoulder.

Indeed. This guy was wearing nothing but underwear, like a bodybuilder posing for profile photos. Obviously, if he hid something, it would be in those underwear.

“I… don’t want to put my hand in his underwear!!!”

I immediately said to Tina.

“Are you asking me to do it?!”

Tina made a disgusted face.

“No! I can’t let my girlfriend rummage through another man’s underwear!!”

I immediately made that point clear.

“Violet!! You’re not my girlfriend yet! You do it!”

I shouted at Violet.

“Go to hell!!”

Violet immediately got angry.

Right… I had to do it myself. I reached into his underwear and felt around.

SQUISH-! SQUISH-!!

As a terrible softness transmitted through my entire hand, I grabbed the Umaebong. The wrapper part was somewhat wet, but I decided not to think too deeply about it. If I thought too much… I felt like my spirit would break.

CRUNCH-!

I took the Umaebong and crushed it.

With this, we had defeated them all. It was clearly our victory. I wanted to gather everyone who had scattered and get Senior Fiora back.

“Alright, Violet? Let’s gather everyone one by one.”

I called for Violet, my mobile dimensional gate.

“Really… treating people like slaves…”

Despite complaining, Violet opened a dimensional gate.

I collected Sasits, who was spacing out in the garden, and Thumbs-up Man, who was half-unconscious.

Then I headed to where Kana was.

“Oh, Shota. Finally here?”

Kana was sitting nearby, resting with a wooden sword casually in hand.

All around Kana were… disciples of the Fleur family. All of them were sprawled on the ground, completely beaten.

“Ta-da.”

Kana walked toward me, munching on an Umaebong she had already recovered from an enemy.

Kana looked at me with eyes that wanted something.

“Well done, Kana.”

I smiled and patted Kana’s head. Then I gave her the butt pats she likes.

“Hehehe. I did good, right?”

Kana’s domineering expression immediately softened. This gap is just too cute.

“Oh right. What about Kirtan? He was near you.”

I asked about Kirtan’s whereabouts.

“Ah… over there. He’s strong too… he won on his own. But he’s completely drunk and retired.”

Kana said.

“………”

Kirtan was asleep, sucking on a bottle of alcohol like a baby bottle. And all around him were opponents beaten to a pulp.

Beside him was an opened Umaebong wrapper. I see. He ate the Umaebong as a drinking snack.

Anyway, I carried the drunk Kirtan on my back.

“Shotaaa… sex… give me seeeex…”

Kirtan mumbled cute sleep talk.

“Yes, yes. After everything’s done.”

I managed to collect Kirtan and headed to the lobby.

“Am I… the only one who lost?”

Tina seemed bothered by this and looked dejected.

“Um… Tina. Listen? It was just bad luck with the matchup! Tina! You’re strong!”

I desperately tried to comfort her.

“…The only loser, huh?”

At that moment, Kana immediately smirked and said with a sneer.

That made Tina shrink even more.

“KANA!!! Show some empathy!!”

I immediately covered Kana’s mouth.

Anyway, the dojo challenge ended in our victory. It was time to end this whole farce.