25 Recruiting

*Clank!*

After the fairy's attack, huge stone pieces fell off from the viewing area onto the ground below.

People after seeing the destructive power of the Soul Pet's attack were so dumbfounded that they couldn't say a word for a while.

Joe looked at the marks left by the slash and a chill ran down his spine, only by thinking about what would have happened if he were the one who got hit by it.

"This power is... Absurd."

Joe looked at Greg and after seeing his smiling figure, he instantly knew he missed on purpose.

"If that attack hits me, I would be badly injured, if not dead."

With that thought, Joe raised his hand and surrendered.

Chris saw Joe's decision and announced the result.

"W-Winner: Greg Hyde. Points: 12"

After hearing this, silence descended above the arena.

Greg seeing as everyone was watching him, walked next to Joe, but just as he wanted to say something, a laughing voice came from the side.

"Haha! Joe look at yourself! You lost against a trash like him! Pathetic!"

Joe and Greg looked where the voice came from and saw William laughing his head off.

Joe looked a bit angry, but after a second he calmed down and said, "I lost, yes, but at least I lost fairly. not like someone."

Hearing this, William's smile froze on his face realizing that Joe referred at him.

"If you have the gu-"

"I will challenge William."

Not waiting for William's reaction, Joe turned at Chris and challenged William.

Chris knowing what Joe wanted, he turned toward William and asked, "Will you accept the challenge?"

William clenched his teeth, nodded, and walked toward the platform.

"Just you wait. Maybe I lost before because I was careless, but now I won't make those mistakes again. I will show you just how inferior you are to me and later I will beat that trash too."

As the two stood at their respective place, Chris raised his hand and with a shout started the fight.

Hearing the signal, William's body started to grow, however just before his body could reach three-meter, suddenly Joe appeared before him with a flash.

"Huh?"

"Never, ever try to compare yourself with me."

*KA-BOOOOM!*

With a punch, that was as fast as lightning, hit William's face with insane power, making his body fly away from the platform and hitting the viewing area behind.

*BOOOM!!*

A huge crater appeared where William's body was punched and in its center was his unconscious body.

Chris and everybody else seeing this was shocked.

"He didn't use his full power before?"

"It seems so. But why?"

As people wanted to guess why didn't Joe use his full power against Greg, Chris announced the result.

"Winner: Joseph Dia. Points: 6"

Joe after hearing the announcement dusted off his clothes and walked back where Greg was.

Greg looked at Joe and said with a smile, "You should have fought me with that speed too."

"You wouldn't have had a chance then."

Greg just shrugged and said with a chuckle, "Who knows."

As the two talked, others continued to challenge each other. Time went by and Joe got challenged again, but he won easily and with that, the second day of the PGF ended.

'First place: Greg Hyde, 12 points'

'Second place: Joseph Dia, 9 points'

'Third place: Mark Deitch, 9 points'

After coming out of the Arena, Greg was looking at pieces of information on his watch, when Scott from before, stepped before him and Joe.

With a slight bow, Scott put his hand before his chest and started to talk.

"Mister Hyde, my name is Scott Dia, but please call me Scott. I'm from the Dia Family and I would like you to join our respected family and cooperate with us. Naturally joining us will come with rewards and if you have any conditions, please tell it right away and I will try my best."

Greg looked at the man before him and after a small hesitation he said, "Joe already told me everything and it would be my honor to work for a family like the Dia Family."

After hearing this, Scott's eyes brightened and with a much deeper bow he said, "I'm thankful for your choice and be at ease, you will not regret this decision."

Saying this, Scott straightened his back and stepped to the side, while pointing at a limousin not far away.

"Please follow me then."

Greg looked at Joe, nodded, and started to walk toward the vehicle.

After climbing inside the car, Scott turned around and said, "We can go."

In an instant, as he said this, the driver started the engine and the limo was on the move.

***

[Somewhere]

In a half-broken building, a man was sitting on a jade throne as he supported his head with his palm while looking at the starry sky above.

As time went by, a figure approached from the shadows. It was a muscular man with a bald head and tattoos all over his hands, neck, and face.

Arriving before the throne, the man crossed his hands before his chest and looked up at the man with a frown.

"Why did you call me here?"

The man put down his hand and looked down at the man. Instead of answering, he pointed downward with his index finger and a strange scene happened.

In an instant, the bald man felt like a huge mountain fell on his back ready to bury him below it, making him kneel down slowly. He tried to resist the power, but no matter what he did, the feeling never disappeared and in the end, he was kowtowing on the ground.

"Before you talk to me, learn some manners."

The bald man couldn't even lift his head to look up, so he could only say one thing quietly.

"I understand, so please forgive me."

Hearing this, the man relaxed his finger and continued to look at the man below him. Almost instantly, the power on the bald man disappeared, like it was just a hallucination.

"I called you here because I need you to do an important task."

The bald man hearing this looked up, but in an instant, as his eyes met with the man's cold eyes he lowered his head.

"W-what should I do?"

The man took out a watch and threw it before the bald man.

"Take this. There is all the information you need to know. Eliminate all the targets in it, but remember. If you don't succeed, don't even try to come back here."

Hearing this, the bald man nodded, picked up the watch, and left hurriedly. A bit later, when the baldie was out of sight, the man stood up with a sigh and started to walk away slowly...