The New Opponent!

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 arena sympathized with Macho Husband who tried his best to fight for his wife's honor. It was only now that they realized that this wasn't just entertainment for Macho Husband!

The lady questioned her husband: "Is this also a tactic?"

 "No, He went too far with that last comment." Her Husband snorted. "He's just an Asshole!"

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.

"The winner of the match is... Winter Nightfallen!!" The host announced with a smile on his face, pointing at Kaen with his hand.

After the announcement, Kaen left the arena ring, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight, However, the one who was left remained on the arena with tears in his eyes.

Macho Husband left slowly with the help of 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 began clapping and appreciating the Macho Husband's tenacity and his 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 this tournament who uses despicable means!

In a dark spot...

"Hey Kaen," Demios called. "why did you initiate the applause with your claps?"

Kaen 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.

Kaen 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?" Kaen blurted out with a shocked expression.

"Did I just get rewarded for being an asshole," Kaen commented, shaking his head helplessly. "This is too weird..."

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 Kaen.

"Let's go and see the other matches" Kaen suggested before going and finding a seat in the arena.

Kaen observed every subsequent fight, and to be honest, it was tedious.

A significant portion of the audience had departed by the final match.

Conversations centered around the 11th match, hailed as both the most entertaining and brutal. Some even claimed it carried elements of love and emotions.

Following that intense match, everything else seemed lackluster in the eyes of the spectators.

Like that, the first day of the Tournament concluded.

On the second day, there were no surprises.

Most renowned fighters effortlessly secured victories in minimal time.

Etheria encountered some challenges due to her low rank in magic, but she ultimately emerged victorious.

Consequently, the first round of the tournament spanned three days.

On the third day, instead of going to the arena to watch fights, Kaen came to the market.

Currently, Kaen stood before a street board displaying the tournament chart.

He sought information about his next opponent.

He continued scanning the chart until he found the name 'Ron Chase'

"Ron Chase, hmm... I observed his match, but there wasn't any distinct magic he utilized." Stroking his chin, Kaen pondered. "Other than his golden armor and hair, he appeared rather average."

Ron Chase was a 5-star aura knight who was near to his breakthrough to the 6-star level.

He was handsome and that was what made him different.

He had a huge fan club of girls who came to cheer for him in his last match.

He wore golden clothes and had his golden hair styled neatly.

He had a great physique with a similar matching handsome face which made him popular among young girls.

Hearing the name Ron Chase, Demios began to recollect the details about him.

After a momentary pause, he remembered as he yelled: "Isn't he that pretty boy who had decent skill but was too much of a show-off?"

Hearing Demios' question, a smile appeared on Kaen's face as he replied: "Yeah, That One. It'll be fun to mock him, Don't you think? I'll not have to feel guilty like last match..."

A similar smile hanged on Demios' face as he answered: "Yeah, You better come up with some insults for him in advance"

A devious grin appeared on both of their faces as they thought about the match scheduled tomorrow.

The day passed by in the blink of an eye as the Sun appeared in the sky once again.

*cheers**applause**whistles*

The arena was filled to the brim. Today, some of the main matches were scheduled to happen.

Kaen's match was the most anticipated one as the rumors about his previous match became very popular in the capital.

Most of the audience came to watch him who was known as a rookie who made his opponent helpless enough to cry and beg.

"I am so Excited for that Nightfallen's match!" A skinny man from the audience shouted in excitement.

A fat man beside him giggled as he said: "Yeah, I also want to see what new insults he can employ, hehe"

An ugly lady hugged herself making a terrified face as she whispered: "I have heard, he is a demon who doesn't even show mercy to women..."

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)