"Yes, GO FOR HIS WIFE!" Demios shouted in excitement like a child.
"But wouldn't that be unethical?" Kaen mentally retorted, the hesitation creeping into his thoughts
He had lived a hero in his previous life who protected the whole humanity.
"Did you forget who you are now?" Demios asked, his voice turning sharp.
"I am Kaen Blaze," Kaen replied, firmly.
"No," Demios countered without missing a beat. "You are an asshole! So, act like one!"
"You're right," Kaen understood Demios' meaning as he conceded: "No one recognizes me with this mask anyway."
"I'm only doing it for the quest! Let's forget right and wrong when I'm wearing this creepy mask!" Kaen replied before creating some distance between him and Macho Husband: "Alright, here goes nothing"
Kaen took a deep breath before gazing into the eyes of his adversary who was ready to pounce at him at any moment.
"Hey Macho Husband," Kaen called out, his voice ringing clear. "Tell me, how'd a horse-faced guy like you land a beautiful wife like her? There must be something wrong with her eyes. Are you sure she isn't blind or something? She could do much better than a horse, right? kekeke"
He punctuated the insult with his signature kekeke laugh, the mocking sound grating and deliberate.
Macho Husband stopped in his tracks as soon as heard Kaen's words. He just wished what he heard was wrong.
He wished it to be a misunderstanding, however, the response from the audience brought his nightmare to reality!
"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: "Atleast, I'm handsome than a horse!"
While there were people who supported Kaen and made fun of Macho Husband for Entertainment, there were also people who thought Kaen was out of line this time.
A lady whispered to her husband: "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." Her husband replied nonchalantly: "This isn't a big deal, Just enjoy the show"
Hearing these comments only fueled the anger that had once disappeared.
This time he wasn't just angry, he wanted to tear Kaen limb by limb to make him an example for all the people who had commented about his wife just now!
Macho Husband roared: "YOU BASTARD!! You just crossed the line that you shouldn't have, I may have shown mercy before, however, you have just signed your death certificate!"
He charged, his movements fueled by blind rage. He had once again entered that berserk state making it easy for Kaen to counterattack easily.
Kaen 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, therefore he didn't want to take any risks.
Kaen 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.
Blood splattered onto the stage, but Macho Husband didn't scream this time. He glared at Kaen, his eyes burning with a fury that could have melted steel. If eyes could kill, Kaen would've died a hundred deaths by now.
For a moment, Kaen hesitated. That look—it wasn't just anger. It was deeper, more primal, a raw pain Kaen recognized but couldn't allow himself to dwell on. He forced the guilt down, focusing on his goal.
"Hey, I am waiting for an answer you know?" Kaen mocked, his voice cutting through the air like his blade. "That round ass of hers just drives me crazy everytime I look at it, kukuku"
The crowd erupted again, laughter mixing with jeers and gasps.
"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." That perverted man said, continuing with his perverse gaze. "It also drives me crazy everytime I see it"
"So now he also brings her ass into it?" that lady once again asked her husband. "Isn't he just going too far now?"
"No dear, These are just tactics to shake their opponents calm mind." Her husband answered gently. "He's just good at it"
Hearing Kaen's comments about his wife, Macho Husband, who was directing his mana to his injured shoulder to heal it, stopped...
Instead, he directed all his mana to the gloves to focus only on attack. Right now he didn't care about his shoulder, the only thing he cared about was to rip Kaen's mouth apart!
He lunged forward to attack Kaen with his injured shoulder.
Kaen 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, Kaen just crouched to dodge before piercing his left knee with his rapier with a precise strike.
"Arhhmmph" Macho Husband suppressed his scream by biting his lips.
After his attack finished, Kaen once again swiftly created distance from Macho Husband who was brought to his knee. There was a deep hole left after the attack. But Kaen wasn't going to let him recover as he continued -
"You Know when your wife's ass moves up and down, It's quite a sight to see. Just imagining how it'd feel to touch it gets me excited!" Kaen said excitedly while doing a squeezing gesture, his creepy mask only exaggerated his words.
Even though Macho Husband was unable to attack properly, he charged, although with less agility for his wife's honor. This time Kaen directly pierced Macho Husband's right shoulder without any need to dodge.
Now, Both of the arms of Macho Husband were useless for the time being with only one leg working.
He was standing with his hands hanging from his shoulder, blood coming out of his wounds.
"Hey Macho Husband, How about letting me stay with your wife for a night and I will forfeit this Match!" Kaen threw his last insult of this match.
Upon hearing Kaen's words, Macho husband, who was only standing on one leg, jumped towards Kaen to pounce at him with his mouth.
Kaen indifferently dodged and pierced the remaining leg of Macho Husband, rendering him unable to move anymore. He waited for the announcement to happen declaring him the winner, But there was none.
He then looked at Macho Husband and contrary to his expectations, tears were streaming down his face as he joined his hands to beg.
Macho Husband roared before begging, audible to all present: "You Bastard! Please stop, You win, I lose! Just leave my wife alone..."
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)