Zero asked Brain quietly in an atmosphere almost not befitting him, in deep and calm state.
“Brain Unglaus, is that your trump card?”
“Of course. It’s my trump card that has only been defeated... once.”
“How boring. If it’s already been defeated, then this will be the second time.”
Zero slowly pulled his fist back and took a stance.
“I will break you head on. I’ll destroy that little skill of yours and win. First I’ll win against you, Brain Unglaus and one day I’ll make Gazef Stronoff kneel before me. Then I will be the Kingdom’s strongest.”
“If you think you can try using me as the first stepping stone for your ambition, you’re going to slip. You really must have nothing to do, Zero.”
“Talking really is the only thing you’re good at... No, since you got this far, that’s not strictly true. However, realize the fact that I am better than you in your grave. That it was foolish to challenge Zero-sama! Here I come!”
Zero’s upper body had tattoos of various animals, which were emitting a faint light. Comparatively, Brain did not move. He simply waited like a statue. Climb could feel he was about to feel massive amount of released power from both people.
A place where nobody could interrupt and raw power collided with raw power.
And suddenly a voice that was out of place could be heard:
“So this is the place where everybody gathered.”
Everyone was surprised and turned around to look at the intruder. Even Zero and Brain, who could not afford to take their eyes off each other, did so. An old man was standing there, it was Sebas. Someone Zero would’ve never expected to be here had appeared.
“What? What happened? The Six Arms should be taking care of you... Did you sneak past them?”
Sebas shook his head.
“No. All your comrades has been defeated.”
“...Don’t speak nonsense. They might be weaker than me, but they’re still the Six Arms. There’s no way you can come here unscathed after facing them.”
“Surprise often accompanies the truth.”
“Sebas-sama! The Tsuare here was a fake! It was Succulent disguising himself with an illusion. We need to rescue her now!”
“Ah, thank you for worrying about her, Climb, but there is no need to be concerned. I already rescued her. She was in a different part of the building.”
Sebas looked over his shoulder and Climb followed his gaze to find a woman covered in a blanket near the entrance.
“Ah!”
Climb quickly looked down at Succulent. His maid clothing was ripped in places and soaked in blood. There was no way to hand that over, nor would the receiving party want it.
“There’s no need to worry about it, Climb. It’s just regular maid dress, so it’s disposable.”
Climb felt relief and Sebas who was smiling bitterly.
“Oi, oi, oi. To just chatter on while ignoring me... You sure are gutsy.”
Zero, who couldn’t move carelessly due to Brain in front of him barely moved from his spot to look at Sebas with a hate filled expression.
“Old man, I’ll ask again. What happened to my subordinates?”
“—I killed them all.”
It was a casual tone, as if one was picking a flower, but it was also filled with coldness.
“N, no way! You think I’ll believe you?”
Sebas smiled at Zero’s scream. Sebas’ laugh without a single hint of hostility felt only truthful.
“...Brain Unglaus. We’ll postpone our match a little bit. I need to show this old man the power of Six Arms.”
“Alright. Just try not to get destroyed so fast. Well, not that I’ll have my turn anyways.”
“Shut up! ...Old man, you’ll pay for your lies with your life.”
Sebas smiled bitterly, but the man who proclaimed himself as the strongest couldn’t stand that smile Zero’s tattoos gave off a faint glow.
The head of the Security branch and leader of the Six Arms, “Battle Demon” Zero.
If men like Gazef Stronoff and Brain Unglaus fought with him unarmed, they would die in an instant. Even if they were armed, the outcome of the match would be unclear.
One of the classes he had attained was “Shamanic Adept”. This class borrowed the strength of animal spirits and enhanced one’s physical abilities. There was a limit to how often one could use this skill a day, but it raised the user’s abilities to that of a beast. For a physically superior animal to use a human being’s martial arts, it was a truly fearsome combination.
Zero activated his skills. Usually he only activated one to conserve his strength, but he realized that Sebas was quite a strong opponent.
Though he didn’t really believe that Sebas defeated four of the Six Arms by himself, considering that he had broken through the front, there was bound to be someone else with him. Most likely Blue Rose. Until he could gather more detailed information, all he could do was destroy Sebas with all his strength and postpone his duel with Brain Unglaus.
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