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Serena moved like a lightning bolt. Once she found the right spot to attack, she launched herself onto my back.

The angels could hit me, but that would be boring if I allowed her to do so. Besides, I wanted to see the shock factor on her face.

"You're quick, but not quick enough."

Due to my sudden increase in strength from the war, Serena's speed didn't matter. Without much movement, I shifted my body sideways and dodged her attack. I grabbed her from behind and slammed her to the ground, missing her attack.

It was a shame I couldn't see the expression coming from the crowd. There are concerns that they will lose this bet, which will be interesting to watch. When I returned to Serena, I noticed she wasn't getting up immediately.

"Is that all? It would be dis..."

Serena slowly got up and tried to do a counterattack in the middle of my words. She tried to kick me in the shin, doing her best to immobilize me.

I felt Serena had strengthened her attack, but even so, that was not all she should be able to do. Watching her, I wanted to push her forward. The angel's kick was ineffective even with her power being strengthened.

"You've got to do more than that to beat me."

Serena's patience was running out. Instead of using her physical strength to test me, she added magic to the mix.

"If you want to be so cocky, taste this!"

Observing what Serena was doing, she used lightning to enhance her attack. With the sudden increase in speed, I didn't react to her sudden speed boost.

Serena's speed increased by twenty times, and her fist hit my back, breaking my spine. It was a shame that I had to use the power immediately. Serena's expression was precious, seeing what I had done.

"What???"

From anyone's point of view, Serena's punch had won the fight. Breaking a person's spine would make the other person paralyzed.

"Sorry, but that won't work on me."

I stood up perfectly as my body fixed itself up from the damage Serena had done. To my surprise, Serena's confusion only lasted a few seconds before she went for another strike.

"If my last punch doesn't work, then taste this!"

Unlike a punch, Serena made a rapier out of her lightning magic. Quickly and precisely, Serena tried to poke a hole in all my vitals. She really wasn't holding back on killing me.

Before she could poke a hole in me, I cast a defensive curse around me, which weakened any mana-based attacks.

The rapier she made had weakened to a large degree, and the poking she tried to do had diminished under the curse.

"..."

Knowing that her powers were weakening, Serena was in a pinch. All the attacks that she had made were not working against me.

"I admit you're worthy for me to use my full power."

"..."

Her words sounded so corny that I tried not to laugh. Suddenly, the spike in power around her has increased by a multitude.

Serena's wings had appeared, and the magic she had used had transformed her body into something different. If I were to fight a boss, this would be their second form. On a side note, Serena's body changed too much. Her chest size had grown.

Despite all the people I had killed, Serena's power was too strong for my level. Her speed, power, and even endurance had increased by several levels.

I had to try to put in the effort to beat her down. Should I reap her consciousness and take the win? While I was trying to think of a way to win, Serena was already in front of me.

The angel's weapon had already penetrated my heart. Then she severed my arms and legs and finally decapitated me. For an angel, she sure was brutal.

Regenerating from the cut Serena had done, she looked disturbed at the way I healed. All of my body was pieced back together like it was brand new.

Once again, Serena had stabbed me with a rapier. Sticking it inside me, she tries to blow up everything inside me. Before she could blow me up, I embraced her tightly and applied many weakening curses.

"LET GO!!!"

With Serena's explosion, my body blew up. Even without a piece of flesh, I could still regenerate from the air. As long as Serena showed any negativity, she couldn't eliminate me.

"Sorry, but you're losing here."

Once I returned, I appeared behind her and held her tightly. I was confident in my ability to embrace a girl, making it hard for Serena to escape.

"Get your hands off me!"

Being held tightly, Serena screamed, trying to struggle out of my embrace. The curses I used were weakening her at an exponential rate. Any minute now, and this victory will be mine.

"Are you going to keep struggling? It's pointless."

[Third Person POV]

"What is Charles doing?"

"Isn't that obvious~? Master is making that angel his~!"

Courtney was wondering why Charles was holding Serena from behind. Anyone would think this was a lover's spat if it weren't a fight.

Nene made a joke that caught the attention of everyone who could perfectly hear her voice. Helen's eyes sparkled, listening to Nene's response.

As for the others, they hoped Charles would slow it down. He already had six people to care for. Any more would just be too excessive.

~

"What is Charles doing?"

"He's trying to take away all of Serena's energy. Very effective and dangerous at the same time."

Agnus could see more than the average eye could. He had answered one of the guest's questions and told him what Charles was doing.

This move was dangerous, as there were many ways to get hit by holding someone in place. Unfortunately, this was Charles we were talking about. The slightest pain wouldn't affect Charles. All Serena could do was struggle and try her best to escape Charles' embrace.

Everyone saw how hard Serena tried to struggle. As time passed, everyone could see her energy level disappearing.

Without a doubt, Charles would win this fight as it continued. Agnus didn't expect Charles to win. His physique had grown at an incredible rate that even shocked him.

"MY MONEY!!!"

"WHY DID I BET ON THE ANGEL!!!"

"I STRUCK RICH!!!"

Serena's transformation was over. Charles had zapped every ounce of energy Serena could muster. Her struggles had begun to weaken as the power she had disappeared.

"The fight's over."

Agnus had teleported the two back to the party room. He didn't make the fight last longer than it needed to. Watching them return to the party room, he saw Serena's frustration and couldn't help but think of this as motivating her.

Charles returns back to his group without much change of expression. Agnus had a headache thinking about him. Initially, he only thought Charles had some talent, but not to this extent.

He then wonders if he could do something about Charles's attitude and knows that changing him would be too troublesome with how he lives.

And with how much power he was gaining, he knew Charles would take things to a less serious extent. With such a talent, it was a shame his attitude was terrible.

~

[Charles POV]

"Master~! How did it feel~?"

"???"

Looking at the girls, I felt like I had done something wrong. They gave me a strange look, and I was confused by what Nene meant.

"Did I do something wrong?"

"No. But did you have to hug her like that?"

"Hug? We were fighting. I have no idea what you were talking about."

I wasn't Nene and would sexually embarrass my opponent. Serena, whom I had defeated, wanted something from me.

"Could I talk to you alone?"

"Why so secretive~?"

Nene tried to get a reaction out of Serena, which had no effect. She looked at me and ignored the rest. Nene sighed, knowing the fun she wanted to have with Serena wouldn't happen.

"Sure."

There was no harm in talking to Serena alone. It was not like she could kill me. And even if she did, Serena would be the one to take the blame. Leaving the party room, we went to the backroom.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Did you even try in our fight?"

Serena had looked at me, waiting for an answer. Serena was several times stronger than me with her transformation, but because she didn't know much about my abilities, there was no way for her to win with her simple way of fighting.

"Of course I did. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have won."

It looks like my answer didn't satisfy her. Serena's mood worsened with what I said, and she left without wanting to ask anything more.

Since I didn't know her, chasing her might make things worse and make her hostile toward me. I returned to the girls after I had my talk with Serena.