"Hwaaah~ ..." – Akira yawned as he stared at the roots rushing toward him with great force. A lazy smile spread across his lips as he muttered indifferently, "Come on, Mesarthim-Adamas."
At the moment Akira finished his mutter, a shadow of a goat with horns and red eyes appeared behind him, surrounded by armor made of diamonds.
Mesarthim-Adamas is the First Familiar for The Fourth Primogenitor, a power that Akira obtained somehow, with his memories of the incident devoured. The reason must be the Blazing Banquet.
Boom*
A deafening explosion occurred as all the branches of Green April struck Akira simultaneously, causing dust to scatter everywhere, preventing everyone from seeing what was happening.
Even though no one could see what happened, everyone was certain that Akira had turned into a pile of crushed flesh, as no one who participated in this test could withstand such a blow.
"How's that, you golden bastard?" – Anka grinned fiercely as she shrank Green April back to its normal size, confident that she had crushed the man who had been mocking her from start to finish – "Make sure not to underestimate others too much in your next life."
"I'll return the same words to you, Lizard girl," – a lazy, indifferent voice was heard by everyone as the dust cleared, revealing Akira unharmed, not having moved an inch from his spot.
"W-what!!" – Anak could only stare at Akira with wide-open eyes, as she didn't believe anyone could survive that blow, let alone come out unscathed.
"Now, it's my turn to attack," – Akira said lazily as his right hand turned black with many red lines running through it – "Come on, Al-Nasl-Minium."
After Akira's mutter, a bicorn with glowing purple eyes, black-colored skin, and a purple fire-like mane appeared, with glowing plate-shaped armor floating around its neck.
Clatter*
Pointing its horns at Anak, the bicorn sent high-frequency vibrations toward her, who was standing atop the throne, staring at Akira in disbelief.
"Arrrgh!!" – At the moment the high-frequency vibrations touched Anak's body, she could only scream from the intense pain as she felt her cells being burned and destroyed. Her body was bleeding from everywhere, and she was on the verge of death within a moment.
"Anak!!" – Shibisu and Hatsu could only shout in worry, unable to move, as Asuna and Yukihime had struck them to prevent them from acting.
"It seems I overdid it a bit," – Akira muttered as he vanished from his spot and reappeared beside Anak, taking Green April – "I won the bet, so Green April is now mine."
It wasn't just Akira who disappeared; Mesarthim-Adamas and Al-Nasl-Minium also vanished as their work was done, and Akira returned to his normal state.
"And if you've learned your lesson from this, don't try fighting someone stronger than you," – Akira said to Anak as his hand turned black again with red lines and he muttered, "Come on, Sadalmelik-Albus."
After Akira's muttering, a beautiful woman appeared, seeming half Elf and half snake, and passed through Akira to gently embrace Anak. This caused Anak's blood to return to her body, healing her wounds as if time itself was reversing, which was exactly what was happening.
Within seconds, all of Anak's injuries vanished, and even her clothes were restored, leaving her standing on her feet without any problems. No one could imagine that she had been on the brink of death just moments ago.
"I'll take this too," – Akira said as he picked up the crown near Anak and walked away.
"You... Why did you help me?" – Anak asked in a soft, weak voice that no one expected to hear from this strong and tomboyish girl.
"Well, Yuri would get angry if I killed her little sister," – Akira replied indifferently, stating the truth. Yuri was his favorite person, and he didn't want to anger her over something unimportant.
"How long are you going to wait before announcing the results, Lero-Ro?" – Akira asked casually as he sat on the throne and placed the golden crown on his head, which suited him perfectly. Everyone felt like the crown was made just for him.
"Ahem, the winner of the bet and the second round is Akira's team," – Lero-Ro announced after collecting himself, as it was the first time he had seen such power, like what Akira had used to fight and heal Anak.
"It's great to see you're fine, Akira-kun," – Asuna smiled as she stood beside the throne where Akira sat, seemingly not caring that Akira had almost killed Anak moments ago.
Asuna's world isn't as peaceful as in the anime, where there are Monsters and Gates. Asuna herself is an S-Rank Hunter, having seen much death. She was sure she wouldn't hesitate to kill Anak if she were in Akira's position, as Anak also hadn't hesitated when trying to kill Akira.
"Is this the Beast Vassal that Vampires have in your world?" – Yukihime asked as she stood beside the throne – "As you said, it's a power that can truly manipulate the laws of the world."
"That's right," – Akira nodded, about to speak, but he was interrupted by Lero-Ro.
"The third round will begin in 3... 2... 1..." – Lero-Ro announced, seated in the floating box near the ceiling.
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