The end is approaching.
Rozzo Family Home.
Today in the training field, two people can be observed.
A young woman with wild red hair and a man with golden hair and golden eyes.
"Hehe, Master, my ability is truly incredible, isn't it?" Eris, surrounded by red flames, said arrogantly.
Kaylon, sitting on the ground with crossed legs, said disinterestedly, "Yeah, it's great, incredible..."
"Hehe, with this ability, if I fully unleash it, I could touch the threshold of level 7. Maybe next time I see that stinky Alfia, I'll be able to smack her face," Eris smiled excitedly at the thought of hitting Alfia.
Kaylon, hearing his disciple's nonsense, laughed disdainfully, "Hehe, brat, if Alfia were a normal level 7, maybe you'd have a chance, but Alfia is a woman who once defeated the level 9 champion."
Eris, whose delusions were mercilessly shattered by her God, put on a dissatisfied face and said, "Damn it, Master, just you wait. I'll definitely smack that stupid woman's face."
"Yeah, yeah, in your dreams," Kaylon nodded as he looked at his disciple with pity.
Eris looked resentfully at her master and said, "Shouldn't a master support their students?"
"The duty of my master is also to bring my disciples out of their fantasies," Kaylon said.
"Hmph," Eris huffed unsatisfied.
Suddenly, a mischievous smile formed on Eris's face, and looking at her master, Eris said maliciously, "Hey, Master, it's been a while since we had a fight, how about we have one?"
In the world of Mushoku, Kaylon had regular combat practices with Eris. In those practices, Eris was regularly beaten.
Although it happened a long time ago, Eris still harbors resentment for that. However, she couldn't retaliate against her master's strength.
But now that her master has returned to his world and his strength has been sealed again, now only having the strength of a level 3, there might be a chance for revenge.
Kaylon looked at Eris and could see her small thoughts. With a mocking expression, Kaylon said, "Hehe, little Eris, it seems like the increase in strength has gone to your head and rebellious thoughts have appeared in your mind."
Eris, with an arrogant smile, said, "Hey, Master, I don't know what you're talking about. I just want to have a healthy and practical confrontation with my dear master."
Putting on a sly smile, Eris said, "Will you accept, Master? Or perhaps you... are you afraid?"
"Hahaha, it seems you won't be satisfied until you receive a beating," with a laugh, Kaylon stood up and with a snap of his fingers, his clothes were covered in photons of light.
The photons of light surrounded his clothes for a while, then disappeared, changing his clothes in the process.
Now Kaylon was wearing a tight-fitting short-sleeved shirt and loose white pants (Toji Fushijiro's outfit in the final battle against Gojo).
The tight shirt revealed his sculpted muscles, and the loose pants gave him great comfort when moving.
"How did you do that!?" Eris, seeing her God change his attire with a snap, asked her God in amazement.
"Hehe, dear disciple, I am a God. Even without divine power, there are many things I can do," Kaylon boasted proudly.
As a primordial, he has many useful abilities that he can still use even in Genkai.
"Alright, dear disciple, you asked for a beating, so you'll get one," flexing his muscles, Kaylon got into a fighting stance.
Opening his legs and stretching his fists, Kaylon prepared to teach his little disciple that something as simple as level cannot define a person's strength.
"Hehe, Master, be careful, I won't show mercy," taking her wooden training sword, Eris prepared to get her revenge.
The other members of the family who were training around them approached with curiosity.
Of course, others, out of concern for their God, headed towards Riveria's office to inform her of the situation.
Eris tensed her body and prepared to fight, taking her sword she impulsively launched herself towards Kaylon.
~SWISH~
Kaylon, seeing Eris heading towards him, didn't change his expression and instead of dodging or blocking, he also lunged forward.
Once face to face with Eris, Kaylon smoothly moved his palm and struck the side of Eris's arm.
~THUD~
~DULL SOUND~
Eris, feeling that almost all the strength in her arm was neutralized, felt a strong blow to her arm that made her drop the sword.
Looking at her master with amazement, Eris had to admire her master's great level of strength control.
Although she also has good strength control, compared to her master's, it's like heaven and earth.
Putting her shattered thoughts aside, Eris quickly ran to grab her sword, knowing that without it she could only be beaten by her master.
Although her martial arts level is good, compared to her master's martial arts, she is defenseless.
After all, martial arts are her master's primary way of fighting.
Running towards her sword, Eris, feeling danger, quickly threw herself to the ground, dodging a kick that flew over her.
"Hehe, you've always had good reflexes, disciple," with a slight laugh, Kaylon continued to pursue Eris.
Eris, who managed to dodge the kick, had already reached and grabbed her sword, taking the hilt, Eris violently swung the sword backwards.
~SWISH~
Kaylon, seeing the sword, lunged to the side, avoiding the sword, leaving his defense open.
Eris, seeing her master destabilized his position slightly, didn't hesitate and attacked.
Swinging the sword towards her master, Eris tightened the grip on the hilt.
~SWISH~
"Disciple, you made the same mistake again. Not all openings are accidental; your enemy can also play with them," Kaylon, who previously seemed distracted, quickly regained his position and kicked Eris in the chin.
~THUD~
Eris, who didn't expect the opening to be a feint from her master, was hit hard in the chin by a strong kick.
Feeling her consciousness blur, Eris gritted her teeth and said, "Fire of Wrath."
Covering herself with a violent red flame, Eris regained consciousness thanks to the huge increase in her strength and mana.
Getting up from the ground, Eris looked at her master, who was smiling. Putting on a reckless smile, Eris lunged at her master again with her sword.
Kaylon, seeing the enormous speed of Eris, which he could see thanks to his divine reflexes, smiled and raised his arms in a boxing position. And when Eris was close enough, he unleashed a barrage of punches.
Eris, who planned to charge at her master with her sword, had to stop and defend herself from her master's flurry of punches.
~THUD~ ~THUD~ ~THUD~
Blocking the punches with a painful smile, Eris gritted her teeth to endure the force of each blow.
Mastering extreme control over force, Kaylon is capable of unleashing his full strength in every blow.
Gradually, Eris's defense weakened, and soon her tired arms could no longer endure.
Putting all her strength into her arms, Eris tried to find a moment to escape the dire situation.
Suddenly, Kaylon's strikes shifted from fists to palms, and with the posture and speed of Wing Chung, Kaylon attacked Eris's chest and throat.
~GAH~
The force and technique of her master made it impossible for Eris to endure any longer, and she was soon attacked with several blows to her throat, knocking her to the ground once again.
Spitting out a mouthful of saliva, Eris tried to catch her breath and get up from the ground.
"I recommend you stay on the ground, dear apprentice; the next blows will be less gentle," Kaylon said with a fierce smile.
"Hehe, I can still fight, old man," Eris replied with difficulty as she struggled to rise.
With a slight vein pulsating on his forehead, Kaylon retorted, "Little one, dare you call me old? Before, I thought to be somewhat kind, but now I'll send you to sleep."
Returning to a boxing stance, Kaylon approached Eris quickly.
Eris raised her sword and prepared to defend herself.
A quick jab flew at Eris's head; she quickly used her sword to block the punch.
Successfully blocking the blow, Eris suddenly felt a sharp pain in her ribs.
Kaylon, who landed a blow to Eris's ribs, took advantage of her breathlessness and launched a kick to her abdomen.
~PAM~
A strong kick struck Eris's abdomen and sent her flying to the ground once again.
*Cough*, *cough* Coughing heavily, blood spilled from Eris's mouth.
"What's wrong, Eris? Did this old man hit you hard?" With a mocking smile, Kaylon approached Eris.
"Remember, Eris, an adventurer's status level does not indicate their power; never underestimate anyone!" Saying these words, Kaylon saw that Eris had managed to stand up again and prepared to finish the fight.
As Eris tried to catch her breath, she suddenly felt a strong threat; using all her strength, Eris tried to move.
To her dismay, before she could evade the blow, a devastating kick connected with her chin, causing her to lose consciousness immediately.
"You're truly tough, Eris; my arms and legs hurt," Kaylon said with a somewhat painful smile.
Although thanks to his martial arts and absolute control of force, Kaylon can fight even with a level 6 opponent, Eris's tyrannical force is not easy to neutralize, and the burden on his body to do so is quite large.
That also means that if it were a battle of attrition, he would be the one to lose, so he quickly knocked out Eris.
Gesturing to one of his sons, Kaylon signaled for them to help Eris.
Stretching his muscles, Kaylon prepared to go to Riveria for a massage.
However, before he could go fetch her, two unfamiliar voices sounded behind him.
"What's this!?"
"By my saintly beard!"
Turning around, Kaylon saw two short individuals.
A blond-haired, blue-eyed boy, and a muscular dwarf.
Looking at them in confusion, Kaylon asked, "Eh? Finn and Gareth, what are you doing here?"
Snapping out of their stupor, Finn greeted rigidly, "A pleasure to see you, Kaylon-sama; we came a while ago for the meeting that was scheduled."
Gareth also nodded politely.
"Is that so?" Kaylon was confused because he didn't remember a meeting scheduled for today; without giving it much thought, Kaylon's gaze fixed on the beautiful elf coming his way.
"My dear Riveria, my muscles ache; I need a massage," with a pitiful look, Kaylon approached Riveria.
Riveria, who had arrived and had already been informed of the situation here, rolled her eyes at her God's complaints.
Still, seeing her God's pitiful look, she couldn't resist and stretched her soft hands to massage Kaylon's neck.
On the other hand, Gareth and Finn had not fully recovered from their stupor.
When they arrived, the battle was about to end, yet in that short period of time, they could see the beating Kaylon gave Eris.
That made their three views shatter; although they knew there were Gods with the strength of levels 2 or even 3, they still couldn't imagine that the true combat power would be above level 6.
"Don't think too much; the only God capable of performing these feats is Kaylon; his mastery of martial arts has reached the highest level known, the so-called Infinite Martial Arts," the playful voice of a woman snapped Finn and Gareth out of their stupor.
"Loki," Finn turned around to see his goddess, who had a bottle of liquor in her hand, greeting her with helplessness. (In the original story, Finn never used honorifics when addressing Loki, that's how great the trust is in the Loki family)
Gareth, on the other hand, asked with curiosity, "Infinite Martial Arts?"
Loki smiled and said, "Kaylon doesn't use weapons; his way of fighting is martial arts; practicing for millions of years, Kaylon's martial arts reached a new level, where Kaylon integrated martial arts as part of himself."
Finn and Gareth were shocked to learn that martial arts could reach such a level.
"Bah, don't be so surprised; this Goddess can fight too; in Tenkai, she was famous for participating in death matches all the time," Loki boasted proudly.
"And that's why you kept dying all the time!" Kaylon, who was being comfortably massaged by Riveria, mocked Loki with disdain.
With a dark expression, Loki gave Kaylon an international greeting with his middle finger.
"Well, Kami-sama, let's go to the conference room; the rest of the families will be arriving soon for the meeting," Riveria stopped massaging Kaylon and headed towards the conference room.
Walking with Riveria, Kaylon's clothes were once again covered in photons, changing back to his normal attire.
Loki, Gareth, and Finn also walked towards the conference room.
...
Rozzo family conference room.
At this moment, several of Orario's most important families gather to discuss an important matter.
"Miss Riveria, this information is incredible," Finn was impressed by the amount of information gathered by the Rozzo family.
The information contained the structure of the dark faction, important locations, affiliated Gods they were not familiar with, and much more information.
"That's right, Riveria-sama. With this information, we can finally launch a total attack on the dark faction," Alice, captain of the Astrea family, said with excitement.
Shakti and Tsubaki, captains of the Ganesha and Hephaistos families, also nodded, looking at Riveria with respect.
A smile appeared on Riveria's face, and pointing to Elinalise, who was sitting on her left side, she said, "All the information you have now was gathered by my vice-captain; if you want to thank anyone, thank her."
With a proud smile, Elinalise said, "This information was obtained from one of the dark faction's operatives; everything has been verified and organized."
Elinalise is truly happy; the superds managed to extract a lot of information from the dark faction's operative, and now with this information, the destruction of the dark faction will be much easier.
"With this information obtained, we can coordinate and launch a large-scale attack," Freya, who had been silent, spoke with her usual charming voice.
"I agree; we can't keep giving them time to continue eroding Orario; it's time to destroy them once and for all," Astrea also spoke firmly.
"Orario's food production has been severely affected; many poor children are dying of hunger. I ask you please to put an end to them once and for all," Demeter said with a compassionate face.
Many Gods supported the crusade against the dark faction.
Kaylon, who had been silent, said, "With the information obtained, if all the families move, we can destroy them completely. However, we still forget two important factors."
Upon hearing Kaylon's words, many Gods and family captains remembered the two terrifying figures behind the dark faction.
"What Kaylon says is true. Families like mine, Freya's, and Kaylon's cannot move freely; we have to be alert to the appearance of Alfia and Zard," Loki added with narrowed eyes.
Alfia and Zard are two individuals who cannot be ignored; their strength can only be contained by the continuous efforts of the three giants of Orario.
That means that in a crusade against the dark faction, these three families could not participate actively, as they should be attentive to the movements of Alfia and Zard.
A moment of silence fell over the conference room.
Astrea, seeing the difficulty of the situation, said, "With the increased strength of my family along with the strength of the Ganesha and Hephaistos families, I believe we can handle the crusade against the dark faction."
The strength of the Astrea family has made it a truly elite family; with the power of these combined families, this crusade can be carried out.
Kaylon also added, "The battle against Alfia will only be carried out by my elites; therefore, there are still many level 4 members of my family who can be added to the crusade."
Kaylon does not plan to risk anyone from his family below level 5, although Alfia has no murderous intentions, but a battle of that level has enough collateral damage to harm many of the weaker members.
Of course, there are some exceptions, like Roxy, Paul, and Sylphie; although they are level 4, their skills make them elites.
Upon hearing Kaylon's decision, many Gods sighed in relief.
The power of these members of the Rozzo family is well known; although they are level 4, each of them is undoubtedly elite among those of their same level.
Astrea also looked visibly relieved; although adding her family to the crusade was a request from her own daughters, she was still very worried.
Loki, seeing that Kaylon was stealing the spotlight, also added, "I can also add several of my level 4 children to the crusade."
Freya also said, "I will add several of my beloved children to the crusade."
After clarifying the issues with the crusade, all the Gods began to adjust the strategy.
Beings with millions of years, naturally, their strategies are as deep as an abyss.
The captains of the families could only watch and learn as much as they could.
After building a plan accepted by all, Kaylon spoke, "So it's settled; we will launch an attack tomorrow; prepare yourselves tonight."
The rest of the families nodded; with the strategies in order, now they only had to wait for everything to go as planned.
Ending the organization of tomorrow's battle, Loki suddenly brought up a topic equally important, "So how will we divide the spoils?"
Everyone's eyes changed; this topic is also very important, depending on how their own family will benefit.
"I think I could have a small 5%."
"Bah, you and your little family want 5%!?"
"As part of the three giants, 40% is reasonable."
"Damn it, don't leave anything for the rest of us to survive on!"
The fight for benefits erupted, and it lasted much longer than the previous topic.
Everyone wants more benefits; no one is willing to lose.
Only after several hours, the noisy room fell silent again, and soon many Gods and mortals left the room.
Some with happy faces, others with disappointed faces, and others with furious faces.
...
Rozzo family dining room.
Today, like every night, all the members of the family gather in the enormous dining room.
This dining room was made at Kaylon's request; the fact that the entire family eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the same place significantly improves family relations.
All the family members are divided into several spaces within the dining room.
The chefs, who are carefully recruited by Elinalise, move from table to table, leaving delicious food.
These chefs are the best Elinalise could find; most of them used to cook for nobles outside of Orario and have years of experience in cooking.
At a table for two, Riveria and Kaylon eat in a pleasant atmosphere.
During breakfast and lunch, Riveria and Kaylon usually sit at tables with many people, but for dinner, they both sit alone at a table for two.
"Hehe, Riveria, did you see? I managed to secure a 35% share," Kaylon boasted proudly to Riveria.
Taking a napkin, Riveria wiped her God's cheek, which had some grease on it, and said affectionately, "You were amazing, Kami-sama. Loki-sama and Freya-sama's faces were filled with resentment."
In the distribution of benefits, Kaylon managed to take control of 35% of the total profits, unlike Loki and Freya, who could only take 30%.
This was divided based on contributions to the war against the dark faction, and considering the fact that Kaylon has the strongest family, it is considered that he contributes the most.
Of course, many Gods complained and protested; however, in the end, they could only concede, after all, the Rozzo family is essential for the final battle.
"Do you think Alfia and Zard will show up tomorrow?" Riveria asked with concern.
Kaylon frowned and said, "It's hard to say, darling. Both Alfia and Zard are under Erebus's command. He is a primordial God like me; his plans are somewhat difficult to understand even for me."
Erebus is not a simple God; he is someone on the same level as Kaylon. Knowing what he is thinking is difficult even for him.
Frowning, Riveria became even more worried about the situation.
Seeing Riveria's nervousness, Kaylon took her hand and reassured her, "All the plans are prepared, everyone in the family is ready, everything will go well tomorrow. Trust us, trust me."
Looking into her God's eyes, Riveria felt much calmer and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry for doubting us, Kami-sama."
Smiling, Kaylon said with a mischievous smile, "I can forgive you, but with a kiss."
Blushing, Riveria said embarrassedly, "We're in the dining room; it's not the time for that."
Getting even closer to Riveria with a somewhat lascivious smile, Kaylon said, "Well, then let's save it for when we're in the bedroom. However, I can't promise that things will end with just a kiss."
Turning even redder, Riveria lowered her head and continued eating, thinking that tonight she might not be able to sleep.
The happy and pleasant atmosphere continued in the dining room, and then everyone returned to their rooms to rest for the tough battle tomorrow.
Well, except in Kaylon and Riveria's room, where a beautiful melody was heard until very late.
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The end of the battle against the dark faction is approaching! Leave your power stones to give more strength to our favorite family!