Martial Arts Worlds

"I am Kiernan."

Kiernan said and took a sip of the grape juice.

"Kiernan… Kiernan… Kiernan…" Zeus crossed his arms with a frown. "I've heard that name before. Right, you're that hero."

"Hero? Don't think so…" Kiernan shrugged his shoulders.

"Humble one, aye." Zeus laughed. "You did something that those dipshit detectives couldn't. Even I could've figured out that they were hiding in those mountains, but how come they couldn't? Worthless shits."

'He sure doesn't hold back on his opinions.'

Kiernan thought.

"Anyway, I heard something interesting. I heard those shithead kidnappers were torn apart, as if it was done by some wild animals, but I heard that you killed them. Hehe, you sure showed them."

Zeus said and laughed.

Kiernan just kept sipping on his drink.

"There you are."

At that moment, Julian walked over with Raquel with linked arms. She was smiling brightly, and she was wearing a beautiful red dress.

It seemed like the color red was almost the theme of the party, as most of the people at the party were wearing a dress or suit that resembled the shade of red.

It was because the True Moon was crimson in color, after all.

She also had some jewelry hanging from her slender neck. It was some of her mother's that had been passed down through generations.

"Oh?" Zeus looked at her with a smile. "Whoa. You must be Raquel—I've heard a lot about your great beauty."

"Who is this?" Julian asked as he stared at Zeus with a frown.

From a first glance, Julian already didn't like Zeus. It was because it was painfully clear what kind of person he was.

Zeus' bob haircut already made him look like a pompous jerk, but he was also handsome and always smiled with flirtatious intent.

"Zeus is the name." He said. "You must be Julian, the sidekick of the hero, haha!"

Julian's eyebrow twitched.
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'Sidekick? I also helped to save her, asshole.'

However, he kept his words tightly sealed behind gritted teeth. It wasn't a good look if he started to argue with one of Abracadabra's children.

"Raquel-chan, why don't you sit with me?" Zeus said with a smile. "I will be sure to keep you warm."

"Uh…" Raquel forced a smile, but she also clearly looked uncomfortable.

"Sorry, but we're going to dance." Julian firmly said and walked away with Raquel.

"Oh…" Zeus laughed. "Did I anger him? My bad~"

Kiernan looked coldly at the scene, but he then took some of the cake with a spoon and began eating it with a blank expression.

"Ah, right!"

Zeus laughed as if he remembered something.

"Good job with Gardner and Drago, by the way. You should've seen them, butt naked in front of the entire school. That's hilarious. Too bad you missed it, being near death and all that."

'They actually did the punishment? Respect.' Kiernan thought.

"For a first-timer, you're pretty fast!" Zeus said with a grin. "Not as fast as me, of course, but you're getting there!"

"You have the fastest time on the Game, right?" Kiernan said. "How did you do that?"

"It's nothing, really." Zeus said. "The Game is only five years old. If someone like my grandfather, Karl-Michael, did it during his youth, I am sure he would've done a sub-6 minute time!"

"Can't he do it still?" Kiernan asked.

"He doesn't want to as he is busy, but also…" Zeus leaned closer. "That place completely nullifies the power of martial rank. Karl-Michael is about 150 years old, so won't he die immediately upon entering that place?"

'I have never thought about it. The high martial rank can increase the longevity of a person, but what happens if that person suddenly turns unranked? Someone like Karl-Michael might immediately die of old age.

'Even if he doesn't, he would be doing the time trial as 150 years old. It would probably take him 10 hours to finish the course!'

A long shadow suddenly fell over their table.

As Kiernan turned to look over, his eyes widened in shock as he saw an enormously tall man standing right beside their table.

It wasn't far-fetched to think that he was about five meters tall!

'He must be the tallest person I've ever met. How is it even possible for someone to be this tall?'

"Cash, you're blocking the light!" Zeus said angrily. "Get your fat, big ass out of here!"

"S-sorry, Zeus…" Cash timidly lowered his head, quietly muttering an apology as he slinked away.

He wanted to ask if he could also sit at their table, but after hearing Zeus' angry voice, he didn't dare to and just went to stand off to the side.

"Who the hell…" Kiernan asked with a shocked look.

"That's Cash—you can call him a dumbfuck if you want to." Zeus said. "He is a monster of our family. He has a 'Titan Physique,' which is why his growth spurt never stopped."

"How old is he?"

"Sixteen years old.

"Ah?" Kiernan's jaw almost dropped to the floor. "So he just keeps growing taller without stopping?"

"Yeah. I kind of want to see what kind of monster he is in a hundred years, haha!"

'Cash—I think that was the name of the sixth-ranked person in the Game. I am surprised he can climb with such a big and tall body.'

"You should stop bullying him, Zeus."

A glasses-wearing beauty walked over, her long dark hair cascading down her shoulders in gentle waves, and it looked like she had eternal blush on her cheeks, softening her beautiful features.

"Boo hoo, is he going to cry again?" Zeus mocked. "This bitch—I mean, goddess—is Maiara, the oldest daughter of drill sergeant Armstrong Abracadabra."

"Who is this?" Maiara asked as she looked at Kiernan with curiosity in her eyes.

At that moment, a puppy-looking girl popped in behind Maiara, peeking behind her long legs with hostility in her eyes.

She clearly didn't like that Maiara was talking to Zeus and Kiernan.

"I am Kiernan, nice to meet you." Kiernan said with a nod.

"Oh, you're the one." Maiara said with a raised eyebrow and offered her hand. "Maiara Abracadabra, pleased to meet you."

At first, Kiernan shook the hand, but then Zeus chuckled, and Maiara smiled mischievously.

"Kiss the hand." She said. "It is part of our custom."

The puppy-looking girl started growling like a wild dog, hating the fact that Kiernan was touching Maiara's hand.

"Hey, Maiara, put your little doggy on a leash!" Zeus said with a laugh and looked at the girl. "Minnie, when will you grow up and stop following your big sister like a dog?"

"Silence, pig!" Minnie growled angrily. "All you men do is look at my dear big sister with lust. All of you should die!"

"Hahahaha!"

Zeus just laughed.