Based on the rules, I had finished my match seconds after they did. Hence, I was benched at the side to watch the fight while they brawled it out.
I can see Virgo's mind focusing controlling every twitch and muscle, this must be where she said she'll show me her prowess.
Like playing an arcade game of street fighter, number 18 undead started to get serious. Practicing in his space dishing out moves and even combos, readying himself, punch, punch, kick, punch, uppercut.
The judge stepping into the arena, to ensure both are ready..."FIGHT!"
Unafraid they entered each other's space, blocking and ducking, followed by counter attacks. Each unable to get an edge over the other.
Despite the size difference and weight class, number 1 was keeping up very well in pace with the 20 combo moves Virgo unleashed. I'm sure she played street fighter or Tekken in her previous life.
Thanks to his cheat, which can't be seen by normal eyes, his body was getting saturated with more wind magic, executing faster and harder punches and using the changing air currents to foresee and dodge incoming attacks.
Ducking under a heavy strike, he countered and released a staggering amount of dense wind magic in his fist, the magic builds up colliding with the undead's torso, as he twists his wrist. The entire back of the undead blew up like a bullet passing through a water balloon.
Guts and muscles scattered, his entire spine entirely out in the open.
The audience watches in suspense, is he not going to fall with such a severe injury.
Number 18 begins to break his own exposed ribs and jabbed them into his knuckles like wolverine claws. The crowd screams in horror what this man is capable of.
Virgo knew she had to finish the fight there and then, charging the undead, arms close to its body, striking like a mantis with precision aiming for his head. While number 1 dodges and finds himself almost backed into the wall.
With a left hook thrown, the only path left to escape for number 1 is to either dodge left or get in the space between the large swing for a devastating blind spot uppercut.
He made a split-second decision and also went for the kill, weaving below the massive left hook, and struck the undead's jaw clean off, violently rattling the brain of the undead from the aftershock, assuming it was over.
But Virgo was actually going for a bear hug, and now she's got him in an inescapable grapple. Squeezing the brawler breaking his arms and elbows from the sheer force, followed by a 100 headbutts, like a woodpecker on a tree.
Knocking, turns into cracking, and then squelching, both with their heads split open and their brains mushed from the impact.
Number 1 collapsed with a heavy thud, while number 18 held its first up signaling its victory before shortly collapsing into the dirt as well.
The judge runs up to assess their condition... "Definitely dead, winner by default Yuujiro Haruki!"
Finally, over... I head back into the brawler's stand and put on my astral underwear, and my other clothes.
"Seems like you need a dick reduction surgery Yuujiro, 'simply not beautiful'" Virgo laughs covering her mouth like a sophisticated aristocrat.
Then whispering in my ear with a sultry voice..."I like to see it again soon in 3 years once I'm 18", winking at me.
I'm almost certain she died as a single 40-year-old at the Idol concert in her previous life...
Sagi walks up shy and embarrassed, congratulating me on the victory. "Congrats champion, I didn't expect you to participate and certainly didn't expect that we'd see each other naked so soon, I need to tell my mother about this."
"WAIT NO YOU DON'T..."
As we played and bantered into the night, we splurged our winnings ordering the finest wine and bread money could buy, and held a Symposium inviting philosophers, men and women of high Greek society and acquainted ourselves with them. Forging connections to better trade deals and suppliers for difficult to acquire items.
We'd even managed to gain a lead on a side quest for Monster hunting in Athens, rumored to have been the last seen monster that climbed the death mountain and had made it back down alive.
Some intellectuals guessing it could be a new Legendary classed monster but wanted the possible threat to be dealt with as soon as possible.
A common sight for monster to be observed climbing, but rarely if ever descending from the mountain.
They explained that usually such requests will be posted at the guild's quests board, but a rare occurrence with a possible Legendary ranked monster, it is unlikely any other party other than the argonauts would have taken up their request.
Since they knew of the stories told that I bested Jason, they willingly offered the quest with twice the payout and benefits. Lifetime customer with heavy discounts and priority viewing of their latest items.
One such store procures divinity items and even cursed items from time to time mentioning relics of power. Shaking in agreement we took upon ourselves the quest, arranging for a visit to the Elusive Store of Hermes, the God of merchants.
The next morning, we made our preparations during the day so that Icarus is able to ferry us during the night. I had him stored safely in the sables the night before, in order to regrow his melted feathers and adjusted the saddle for a three-person ride.
We split up that day to procure our last-minute shopping items, I headed off to the docks where the traders had arranged for my vast amounts of materials to be stored in the warehouses.
"Here Sir..." as he guides me and unveils neatly stacked barrels of oils in the thousands, my steel balls, thick iron chains and finely milled flour all boxed and stacked for inspection.
These should be enough materials to decimate an entire city, with the way I use it.
"Thank you emporoi for all the help you've provided, and regarding that task I instructed?"
Emporoi digs deep in his personal sack, handing over three scrolls of parchment. "They were hard to procure but we've managed to find a supplier and an informant."
I clasped his hands and thanked him, "Draconic wallet, withdraw! 150 thou... No make it 200 thousand gold!"
Dozens of sacks filled to the brim with gold coins dispensed directly into his large wagon. The weight of it all nearly breaking the wheel's axle. Watching as his 4 giant chameleon dragons struggle to pull the creaking wagon.
I see you shop at Minato's ranch as well. His eyes lighting up, "Yuujiro looks like you're a man with good connections as well, being able to recognize the rare and powerful elder classed chameleon dragons. Some would think the wagon was simply enchanted to move on its own."
Placing his hands on them, they rescinded their color shifting and unblended from the environment, making themselves visible to everyone now.
Streaks of purple tattooed like vines across their green scaly body, strong powerfully legs with a 360-degree field of vision with their eyes attached separately on both sides of their heads.
"Well, Emporoi, I have a keen sense of sight... for good merchandise!" as we shared a laugh.
"Those who dare cross my path or attempt to rob me will be in for a rude awakening", as he demonstrates throwing an empty barrel in the air. All four shot their tongues out in milliseconds, accurately punching a hole through the steel framed wood barrel with its muscular tongue.
"Such power! Very impressive!" I then recounted my story to him, that I was privileged enough to choose my own mobility at Minato's Beast Taming Ranch.
It made Emporoi feverish with envy, as he purchased his at a branch stable in the city of Mykonos, where domesticated beasts are brought to for sale.
He adds, "There are many stables who domesticate beasts in different cities, but they always fare in the superior class, rarely elder... I heard from sources that the clan of Alpha demon bulls even attempts to subjugate legendary classed beasts! Truely masters of their craft."
"If only I can ever see one in my lifetime, I'll give anything to experience that."
Intrigued I asked, "Anything? If I show you one, will you do me a favor?"
"Can you source for me a cursed relic, that is able to store bodies in its own subspace pocket dimension?"
As he considers the nature of the request, "Ooooh how specific, might this be for the new party member I've seen you travel with?"
"Let's just say it's going to help me a lot more than it helps her."
In agreement we shook on it a second time, establishing ourselves as trusted partners.
"All right step back... Summon! Pandora!" Two twilight eyes glistened in my shadow, as it stretched out of shape large enough for Pandora to elegantly leap out silently landing on the ground.