The winner will have any of their wish granted—so the Savior said.
The grand announcement was delivered all across the world.
So, if he lost, he wouldn't be able to go back on his promise.
Because he was the Savior.
The most trusted person in the world at present.
Therefore, to defeat that hateful Savior, 'he' decided to make use of every means possible to him.
'He' first paid a visit to the 'Goddess of the End', the current strongest goddess—Phinis.
The saints that had been blackdollified by her demonstrated several times greater strength than they normally could, and back then, even the Savior couldn't defeat them without using his Saintess-Armed.
So, 'he' asked Phinis to help him.
"All right… I will lend you my power…"
'He' got Phinis's help with ease.
Why would she, the Savior's wife, lend her power to 'him'? That was a secret that would be explained later.
In any case, Phinis's power alone wouldn't be enough to allow 'him' to defeat the Savior.
So, 'he' also sought help from other strong people.
They wished to remain anonymous, so their names would be kept secret, but without a doubt, few in the world could match up to them.
"Fumu, very well. Then take the culmination of my spear!"
One was a master of spearmanship,
"Ha, sounds interesting! You'd better not half-ass it!"
One was unparalleled in the axemanship,
"You know what will await you if you lose, right?"
And 'he' was threatened by the one who excelled in archery,
"You should lose some weight."
'He' was told that he was fat by the one who excelled in martial arts,
"By the way, when did you last take a bath?"
'He' was told he was stunk by the one who excelled in defense,
"Hey, your nose hair is sticking out, you know?"
'His' nose hair was apparently sticking out…
Well, after overcoming many such painful trials, 'his' power was now perfected.
Everything was to defeat the hateful Savior.
And, to save the woman 'he' loved.
"—Shield Bash!"
—Bang!
"Guwah?!"
Now—to the main event!
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"What on earth were you all thinking?!"
The one who screamed was, of course, Magmell.
The target of her anger was none other than the rest of the saintesses and Phinis-sama.
A while ago, we heard that there was a very strong fat old man at a certain qualifying venue, and when we went to see what kind of person he was, we found Porco-san unleashing a matchless Shield Bash and shouting, "Please wait for me, my goddess!"
What's more, he was holding an ominous shield in his hand. As I stood wondering if he was that strong previously, the girls averted their eyes under Magmell's accusing gaze… then well, they confessed their involvement.
"Well, I mean, it's kinda interesting."
"You're trying to sell out your friend because it's 'interesting'?! Are you out of your mind?! In the one in a million chance that Exa-sama loses, I may have to marry Porco-san, you know?!"
"Yes… That's why precisely I'm lending him my power… He said that if that happened, I would be able to spend more time with Exa…"
"Phinis-sama?!" Magmell's face stiffened
"Well, calm down," Arca soothed her, "You know how Goddess Phinis is like, don't take her words to heart. As for us, we don't really want you to leave. I mean, we all believe that Exa will win. Isn't that right you all?"
"Ou." "Huh?" "Mm." "Right." "Indeed."
"Wha?"
"No, why are you surprised?! And Zana-san clearly just said 'Huh?', didn't she?! You're all hoping for the 'What if' to happen, right?!"
"Fumu, well, nothing is absolute."
"Y-you are all meanie?! E-Exa-sama~?!" Magmell jumped into my chest with a tearful face, and I gently comforted her for a while.
Well, I didn't plan on handing her over to anyone either, and my body had been feeling dull lately.
I'd go all out for once.