"Yes, GO FOR HIS WIFE!" Demios Shouted in excitement.
"But wouldn't that be unethical?" Adrian retorted. He was not in the favor of commenting on other's wife. He had lived as a hero in his previous life who protected the whole humanity.
Demios asked: "Did you forget who you are right now?"
Adrian replied: "I am Adrian Blaze"
Demios shouted the next second after hearing Adrian's answer: "No, You are an Asshole!". Adrian squinted his eyes in anger for a moment before realizing what he meant.
"So, act like one. No one would recognize you without that mask anyways" Demios suggested.
"Alright, here goes nothing" Adrian replied before creating a distance between him and his opponent.
"Huu" Adrian took a deep breath before gazing into the eyes of his adversery who was ready to pounce at him at any moment.
"Hey Macho Husband, Can you tell me how you got that beautiful wife of yours with that horse face? There must be something wrong with her eyes. Are you sure she isn't blind or something? kekeke" Adrian commented adding his peculiar laugh to the insult.
Macho Husband stopped in his tracks after hearing Adrian's words. He just wished what he heard was wrong.
"Yes, Yes. Tell us too, Hahaha" A man with a perverted appearance yelled as he looked at Macho Husband's wife perversely.
"I also want to know, hehehe" An ugly man shouted from the audience.
While there were people who supported Adrian and made fun of Macho Husband for Entertainment. There were also people who thought that Adrian was out of line this time.
A lady whispered to her companion: "He went too far by bringing his wife into this, don't you think?"
"Many have went a lot far than this in the tournaments. This isn't a big deal, Just enjoy the show" Her companion replied nonchalantly.
Hearing these comments only fueled the anger that had once again appeared inside Macho Husband.
Macho Husband roared: "YOU BASTARD!! You just crossed the line which you shouldn't had. I may have shown mercy before but you just signed your death certificate!"
Saying that he lunged toward Adrian at full speed. He had once again entered that berserk state making it easy for Adrian to counterattack easily. He could've done that normally too but right now he was fighting with his left hand and with a rapier which wasn't his main weapon so he didn't want to take any risks.
Adrian once again dodged at the last moment by taking a step to the side and turning around to pierce Macho Husband's injured shoulder again. The shoulder had recovered quite a bit due to his healing magic.
But what was different this time was that Macho Husband didn't made a single sound on being pierced, He just glared at Adrian with his blood red eyes. His fury was clear from his eyes. if eyes could kill, Adrian would've died a hundred deaths by now.
Witnessing the look in Macho Husband's eyes, Adrian felt guilt instead of fear. He didn't want to insult a woman but he had his own problems to deal with. He suppressed all the guilt as he retreated creating a safe distance from the injured Macho Husband.
"Hey, I am waiting for an answer you know? That round ass of your wife just drives me crazy everytime I look at it, kukuku"
Adrian was ready with his taunt as he didn't want the same thing to happen again, when Macho Husband recovered his calm and became immune to his insults. This time, he wasn't going to give any time to this opponent of his.
"We are also waiting for the answer, hehehe" that ugly man once again yelled with a giggle.
"I don't know about the answer but I agree with him on the ass part. It also drives me crazy everytime I see it" That perverted man said, continuing with his perverse gaze.
"So now he also brings her ass into it, Isn't he just going too far now?" that lady once again asked her companion.
Her companion answered gently: "No dear, These are just tactics to shake their opponents calm mind. He is just good at it"
Hearing Adrian's comment, Macho Husband who was directing his mana to his injured shoulder to heal it, stopped it in between before raising his head to see Adrian with rage filled in his eyes.
His mind which was starting to calm down, once again snapped as he lunged forward to attack Adrian with his injured shoulder. He just wanted to kill this bastard who insulted his wife in front of this many people.
Adrian saw his berserk state before letting him get close to him. This time he aimed for Macho Husband's left knee to render him helpless. When the Macho Husband jumped to attack, Adrian just dodged before piercing his left knee with his rapier.
"Arhhmmph" Macho Husband suppressed his scream by biting his lips.
After his attack finished, Adrian once again swiftly created distance from Macho Husband who got on his knee due to getting injured. There was a deep hole which was created after the attack. But Adrian wasn't going to let him recover as he continued -
Adrian raised both his hands with his palms facing upwards as he moved them up-down shouting loudly: "You Know when your wife's ass moves up and down, It is quite a sight to see"
Adrian threw another insult before repeating the same process by attacking the berserk Macho Husband's right shoulder. Now, Both of the arms of Macho Husband were useless for the time being with only one leg working.
"Hey Macho Husband, How about letting me stay with your wife for a night and I will forfeit this Match"
Adrian threw his last insult of this match. Upon hearing Adrian's words, Macho husband, who was lying on the ground, dragged himself near Adrian to attack but both his arm were useless now. So, he sent his mana toward his remaining right leg which wasn't injured to stand up. He jumped in the air before sending a kick towards Adrian with that remaining leg.
Adrian indifferently pierced the remaining leg rendering Macho Husband unable to move. He waited for the announcement to happen declaring him the winner, But there was none.
He looked towards his opponent and he was shocked to find out that Macho Husband was raining tears out of his eyes. He lifted his head as he looked Adrian, dead in the eye.
Macho Husband roared before begging, audible to all present: "You Bastard! Please stop, You win, I lose! Just leave my wife alone"
Everybody in the audience sympathized with Macho Husband who tried his best to fight for his wife's honor.
The lady questioned her companion: "Is this also a tactic?"
"No, He went too far with that last comment. He's just an Asshole!" Her companion snorted.
*ring*
The sound announcing the end of the match echoed as the host appeared on the arena ring. Some of the healers accompanying him attended Macho Husband helping him on his feet.
"This match's winner is Winter Nightfallen" The host announced with a smile on his face, pointing at Adrian with his hand.
After the announcement, Adrian left the arena ring quickly disappearing from everyone's sight. But the one who was left, remained on the arena with tears in his eyes. Macho Husband left slowly with help from the healers.
*clap*
As he stepped down, a sound similar to a clap echoed. Everyone Present looked around as another clap resounded.
Following that clap everyone stood up from the audience's seat as they started clapping and appreciating the Macho Husband's tenacity and will to save his wife's honor.
*applause**cheers**screams**claps*
The Duke and his wife also stood up in the honor of this warrior. Although he was not the winner but he was for sure a hero for his wife. Now, Everyone thought of Winter Nightfallen as the biggest asshole.
In a dark spot...
"Hey Adrian, why did you initiate the applause with your claps?" Demios inquired.
Adrian was watching the whole scene from a dark spot where he wasn't visible. He was the one who clapped first for Macho Husband which made Demios confused.
Adrian replied with an indifferent expression: "Because He deserved it, and it also helped my image of an Asshole"
He was impressed by Macho Husband's Desire to protect his wife's honor.
*Ding*
Congratulations Mr. Asshole!
[You have out-shown yourself by becoming an asshole on your first try. Bringing his wife into the fight was an unexpected but excellent move. For Being an asshole with this much sincerity, You are being rewarded. The amount of luck that will increase upon completion of this side quest will be increased. Keep being an asshole to get more rewards]
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"What?" Adrian blurted out with a shocked expression.
"Did I just get rewarded for being an asshole, This is too weird" Adrian commented, shaking his head helplessly.
Demios praised, with a proud look: "What weird? You were so natural at throwing insults, I didn't expect you had this much talent for this". He felt like he had gotten a bit closer to Adrian.
"Shut your trap! Let's go and see the other matches" Adrian suggested, moving without waiting for Demios' response.
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(A/n - Thanks for reading. ^..^)