Reincarnated Into a Shounen Anime-Chapter 28: Battle of The Year!!

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Chapter 28: Battle of The Year!!

[Nononono. That’s not how it goes Marvin. There are other challenges before yours. So wait-]

The host paused for a second then nodded. As if someone just interrupted him.

[EXCELLENT!! EVERYONE!! THE TIME HAS ARRIVED!! IT’S TIME TO HYPE UP!! THE BATTLE OF THIS YEAR IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE!! TTTHHHHEEE 1ST RANK VVVSSSS THE 2ND RAAAANNNKKK!!!]

"WOOOOOAAAAAHHHH!!!!"

The crowd noticed the host pause but was too excited to care.

Marvin, was still breathing heavy but somewhat calm. Thinking he will get revenge for his lord.

"EXCUSE ME!!"

Alex suddenly shouted to get everyone’s attention. The loud cheers died down. The smiling host looked at Alex. Confused.

Alex scratched his cheeks, nervousness evident in his posture.

"Ummm... can I refuse...?"

"Boooooo~~~"

The crowd instantly booed. The host was still for few moments before shook his head.

[You can’t refuse. If you do, it means you have accepted defeat and you will lose your rank. So what are you gonna do?]

Alex just groaned. He covered his mouth with his hand. Sat at the edge of the throne. Reclining to the side. Eyes quivering slightly. Small beads of sweat forming on his temple.

The host nodded seeing that Alex didn’t back down.

[AAALLLL RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! WE NOW BEGIN THE MAP SEEEEELECTTTIOOOONNN!!!]

"YEAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

"Heh~ what? Are you finally scared? All that big talk and now backing out like a pathetic excuse of man? ... That’s what you were from the beginning. You were never a match for my lord!! And you know it! That’s why your scared! Hmph!"

Marvin looked at the nervous Alex in disdainful mocking gaze. He snorted and sat on his throne again. The map selection was going on.

From the side, Salonika slightly looked back at Alex who was nervously looking at the screen.

She felt that something was wrong but shook her head internally.

’He is a human after all. Its normal to be nervous when facing a strong opponent...’

She ignored the uneasy feeling and concluded that Alex’s nervousness is totally normal. Even though he talks big. It doesn’t change her opinion or the desire to meet at later date with him.

Salonika looked ahead. The sliding images stopped on one. It zoomed in, firecracker effect going on.

[THE MAP THIS TIME IS HORRENDOS!! A 1,250 KM² MAP!! DARK MAP WITH GHOSTS AS A NATIVE MONSTER!!! NOW!!! LET TTHHEE BBAATTTLLLEEE BEEEGIIIIIIIINNNNN!!!]

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

With the map selection done, the match is about to start.

Alex noticed a white circle with intricate patterns appear beneath him and was releasing rings of lights up.

Alex wasn’t marveling that but trying his best to not to laugh and ruin the stage. Alex looked at Marvin’s smug back.

’Man~ that guy is so easy~. A little bit of acting from me and he is already flying in clouds nine... I wonder what his face will he when I crush him~ can’t wait~~’

Alex was suppressing so much that his eyes quivered and body sweated.

Marvin looked back at Alex one last time. His eyes blazing with killing intent.

’Just you wait mongrol!! Watch how I crush you. Just because you got lucky you think your above my lord? Delusional!’

He looked front again. He was already feeling him crushing Alex’s skull with his bare hands.

"MARVIN! MARVIN! MARVIN!!"

The crowd cheered for Marvin. His name echoing thorough the stadium. Marvin felt even more confident and validated with the crowds support.

The circles light engulfed both Alex and Marvin and they disappeared.

’...’

"...What..."

Marvin looked around. He was supposed to be inside Horrendos, but he was still here. Sitting on his throne. The crowd was in similar situation.

Baffled. Was there some kind of technical issue?

"Pff-Hah-HAHAHAHAHA!!"

Admist the confusion, Alex’s roaring laughter rang out. Making everyone even more confused.

"Hahahaaa!! MAN! You should have seen your face!! Worth it! Absolutely worth it!"

Alex said between laughs the sat back up because he was sliding down.

[Well. That was anticlimactic... bur the winner is Alexander Pluto!!!]

"WWWHHHHHHAAAAAATTTTT!?!?!?!?!?"

A baffled exclamation rang out. But then, the screen replayed the match again. And it was going extremely slow. Frame by frame. In the replay, the audience can see Marvin and Alex materialise under a dark, cloudy sunless sky. Dark trees and ground. Feeling of decay and death dominating the surrounding.

The camera was on Marvin and the next instant, Alex appeared out of nowhere, his fists smashing into Marvin’s face.

People watched with wide eyes as Marvin skull slowly caving in, his eyes popping out from his eye socket before his head burst like a balloon. And then the video played in normal speed again. And like before, people only got a glimpse of Marvin before he disappeared.

Everyone in the audience had their mouth wide open. Goosebumps spreading through their body. Heart pounding like it was about to burst.

Mind overwhelmed with intense emotions. Unable to act on them.

"IMPOSSIBLE!! ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE!! YOU CHEATED!! YOU ATTACTED ME EVEN BEFORE THE MATCH STARTED!! YOU CHEATED!! I DEMAND A REMATCH!! ALEXANDER YOU FRAUD!! FIGHT ME FAIR AND SQUARE IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS!!!"

A frantic and desperate shout of Marvin cut through the silence. Alex didn’t say anything. Just looked at him with a kind of smile one give an orphan. He reclined his face on his right hand. Looking fondly at Marvin losing his shit.

Salonika was looking between the two and when her gaze fell on Alex’s blazing green eyes, her whole being shook in terror. Her heart skipped many beats and was pounding like it may burst out of her rib cage.

She never felt like this. Not even infront of her mother.

Seeing Alex’s smile, Marvin’s face flushed red from anger. His eyes bloodshot. His energy going berserk. He grinded his teeth like he he was on a mission to turn them into dust.

Marvin looked like he will eat Alex alive. He turned to the host and said.

"WHY ARE YOU QUITE!? THAT WASN’T FAIR WAS IT!?"

[Well Marvin, the enemy won’t wait for you to be ready in the battleground. The rules were set up keeping that in mind. So... the moment you stepped inside the map, the battle had already started.]

The host solemnly replied.

Marvin looked like he was about to explod but with his last silver of sanity left, he turned to Alex, he spoke again. Calmly.

"Alexander... if you apologise and step down from your spot, I will forgive all the disrespect you have caused to my lord. Give up your rank and publicly admit that you cheated. That way, none of your close one’s will be harmed..."

Marvin said as he turned back to look at Aika and Saika. Saika wave at Marvin with the smile. As if not effected at all. She was watching with interest.

All the other Kings along with the whole stadium was watching in silence. Not interrupting.

Alex hearing that put on a reluctant expression and sighed. He slouched back on his throne. Face full of heroic contemplation.

"Fine... since your going that far. I guess I have no choice. But I have a condition."

Alex said with great sadness in his voice. Salonika swallowed hard. She learned her lesson to trust her gut feeling whe it came to Alex.

And her gut was telling that the next time that mouth opened, something apocalyptic will come out.

Marvin smiled slightly. His aura calming down.

"Speak. What is your condition."

He spoke in a condescending tone.

"Since I’m giving up my position, so obviously I can’t go down without meating the person right? Call your lord and have him on his knees, begging me to step down."

’...’

There was a pause. Silence so thick that it felt like someone may choke on it.

Marvin looked like his brain short circuited. He recovered moments later and his aura exploded out. Blood red energy undulating around Marvin like layer of blood.

But before he could explod verbally, Alex spoke again with his hand raised in a stop gesture.

"FINE! Fine! Okay! I will be the bigger person and give you a discount!"

Alex put his hand down and extended his right leg towards Marvin with benevolent smile.

"If you lick my boot clean, I will step down."

No sooner had Alex finished, Marvin disappeared and reappeared infront of Alex. His fists Inc’s away from Alex’s face. Alex was looking straight into Marvin’s eyes. His expression morphed into an unconsoled smugness.

"Why did you stop?"

Alex ask Marvin.

"The same reason as you."

Marvin replied looking down at his chest where Alex’s fist was ready to punch a hole through his chest.

"I stopped because you did bro. I’m 0.3 seconds slower than you in stopping. So you definitely had a reason that is not the same as mine."

Alex said with a cheerful smile.

’You think I will let you frame the narrative the way you want? Your thousands years too early to do that.’

Alex’s smug grin widened. Marvin was trying to frame it in a way that will make it seem that both of them got scared of mutual destruction and stopped. But noway will Alex let it happen.

Marvin straightened up with a deep frown. He pushed up his glasses with his index fingers and snorted.

"I have no reason to explain myself to low lives like you."

The floor beneath Marvin turned red and he started to sink in. Alex waved him goodbye with a smile. Marvin disappeared while glaring daggers at Alex.

The bloody puddle disappeared as well.

The whole stadium was quite. Holding its breath.

[Well folks!! Although the match was anticlimactic that aftermath was very dramatic!! WON’T YOU AGREE PEOPPPLLLEEEE!!!!!]

"YYYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Suddenly, as if the people regained the ability to think again, the erupted into ground shaking cheer.

[Let us all cheer wonderful and brave Rank 1 more putting on such marvelous show!!]

"ALEX!! ALEX!! ALEX!!! ALEX!! ALEX!!! ALEX!!"

The whole stadium chanted Alex’s name as if possessed. Alex feeling obligated, got up from his throne and bowed slightly in appreciation.

A professional smile of a musician was plastered on his face. Like a just performed a masterpiece of a melody.

[Alright folks!! We have our next challenger!! AND BE HYPED BECAUSE THIS CHALLENGE IS AGAIN THROWN AT ALEXANDER!!!!!"

"WOOOOOAAAAAHHHH!!!"

The crowd cheered loudly once again. Buzzers going off. People losing their mind in excitement.

[AND THE CHALLENGER IS...!!!]