Cliche Chapter 257-259: The duel

I didn't want to leave the chapter on another cliffhanger!

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Asahi kept his eyes trained on the siscon idiot requesting a ‘man to man’ duel? He glanced over the excited devil kings. They fully anticipated Euclid beating someone from Heaven’s side to regain some respect for their faction. Well, except for the black-haired emitting immeasurable killing intent. Lucifer outright wanted to kill him.

“Coward scum, do you agree?” Euclid mocked Asahi, grinning confidently. “I’ll have my sister free from your spell.”

“Alright. I agree, but.”

Asahi paused and turned to Grayfia. The maid felt her chest tighten as he approached and pecked her lips. The small kiss raised a massive uproar in the room. Asahi wrapped his hand around Grayfia. She had no choice but to settle in his embrace, giving her more than enough room to hide her blushing face.

“Grayfia is my woman. Why do I have to duel you for her?”

“Euclid, it’s enough. We don’t have to do this,” Grayfia spoke up, only to receive another kiss on her head.

Asahi pinched her butt. She buried her face in his chest and stifled the sensual moan creeping up her chest. The rounds of spanking had turned her butt a little too sensitive. Now, Asahi’s ordinary touch made her soul shiver with pleasure.

“Let me deal with your idiotic brother. I promise not to kill him.”

Hearing Asahi casually talking about dealing with him, Euclid swore to cut off Asahi’s arm touching his sister’s private place. She had lost all the dignity and calmness he admired her for. “Sister, don’t worry. I’ll save you from him.”

“Save my ass. Tell me. What do I have to gain from this fight?”

Euclid snorted. “Everyone knows my sister will never choose a weak partner. Refusing the challenge will prove that you used vile spells to control my sister. Lord Lucifuge, do you disagree?”

Lord Lucifuge found himself between a rock and a hard place. He knew Euclid’s feelings for Grayfia for a long time, but couldn’t find it in him to have this awkward conversation. Euclid sought his mother in Grayfia, yet, harbored more than passionate feelings for her. Right now, he was in the wrong for questioning Grayfia’s man.

This fight needed to happen for the devil kings’ amusement. Lord Lucifuge buried his pride, or whatever was left of it after Lucifer’s insults, and shook his head.

“Grayfia, ask Asahi Marikawa… to accept, or we will have to separate you two by force.”

“Aren’t you all bullying me here?” Asahi said with a smirk. “Fine. Whatever. You want a fight, I’ll give you a damn fight. But on one condition.”

Euclid chuckled, suppressing the wide smile threatening to show up. He had to act like a gentleman in front of his sister. “Speak up.”

“I want to fight that guy if I win,” Asahi pointed to the black-haired devil still glaring through narrowed eyes. “Yes, you. You want a piece of me, no?”

This wasn’t Orario where he had to hide his power to level up peacefully. This was Underworld, the realm he chose to conquer. He had no problem bringing out his full power to crush someone. How could he rule if he chickened out from a fight? Defeating Lucifer will make him a threat worth wasting their brain power for. It’d be more fun to conquer a world when the bad guys used their brains to oppose him.

“How dare you insult the king!”

“This war shouldn’t be stopped. These angels deserve to be trampled under our boots.”

“Yes!”

The vassals of devil kings spoke up one after another, fueling the fire between the factions. They wanted nothing more than this war to continue, so the Pillars could go extinct, leaving them with their wealth.

“Hmm.” Lucifer raised a brow at Asahi’s confident smile. Did the man know he challenged the original devil king? Every devil in the Underworld spawned from his wife, Lilith’s womb, and he was one to impregnate her.

They all came to life to fulfill his ambition of dominating the world.

He was their progenitor. Only deserved the seat of King.

How could he show his face to anyone after rejecting a challenge from a random man Biblical God brought with him. Only the old man’s power terrified him, nothing else entered his eyes.

“Agreed. You shall defeat Euclid Lucifuge before facing me.”

“Good,” Asahi said and stroked Grayfia’s hair. She squirmed a little every time he touched her back. “Come at me, kid. I promise I won’t kill you for your retarded behavior.”

“Taunting me while using my sister as a shield shows the kind of man you are.”

“Huh? Using my wife as a shield? Dude, she just smells so nice. It’s hard to separate from her.”

Grayfia bit his chest. “Stop saying weird things.”

“I said the truth. You’re too cuddly.”

Euclid clenched his fists. The veins on his forehead bulged, almost exploding. He faced Lucifer. “Lord Lucifer, can I have the honor of defeating this evil human in the coliseum?”

Euclid didn’t just want to defeat Asahi. He wanted a whole crowd to witness the punishment and humiliation Asahi will suffer for tainting his sister.

“You may,” Lucifer agreed. The colisuem was mostly used for show battles between the 72 Pillars. He looked at Biblical God. “Do you agree with this contest?”

God smiled. “Why not? It’s rare to see such pure entertainment these days.”

Gabriel’s eyes remained glued to Grayfia receiving endless headpats in Asahi’s embrace. She was still lost on why Asahi joined his lips Grayfia and why was Grayfia’s face so red? Was Asahi’s wife ill? The innocent Seraph’s mind wandered deep towards the acts that could cause an angel to fall.

Sandalphon, on the other hand, couldn’t hear a thing. Her throbbing heart almost turned her deaf. Asahi’s challenge to the Devil King Lucifer was daring. Extremely arrogant, but he had the power to back it up. Instead of worrying, she held her breath for the upcoming fight. Asahi beat her when he hadn’t trained with God. She couldn’t tell how much this man had grown after the daily training with her father. He could easily beat the hypocrite devil close to Ultimate-class, and might be able to take down the Devil King Lucifer.

‘I want to fight him again.’

She joined her hands together and wished. The halo on her head glowed as though expressing her sincere desire.

“You guys are,” Azazel pointed at the devil kings. “Full of air. Don’t you see Asahi is innocent? That maid isn’t under any spell.”

“Shut up, Governor Azazel,” Lilith snorted, her black eyes glaring at him. “It’s a conflict inside the Lucifuge Clan. It would be better if you stay away.”

Azazel glanced at Biblical God, who had a calm smile. The old man didn’t look a bit worried about Asahi challenging Lucifer. Azazel was assured of Asahi’s victory over the young devil, but fighting against Lucifer was another ballgame… despite his utter arrogance behavior, Lucifer possessed the power to rule the Underworld. He couldn’t say the same about Asahi without witnessing his fight.

“What did I come to?” he muttered. “It was a cease-fire meeting for god’s sake.”

“Don’t curse me in my presence,” Biblical God said.

“The duel shall start in two hours,” Lilith said, smirking as she toyed with her pitch-black hair.

It was the perfect opportunity to show the Underworld that the Devil Kings still reigned supreme after losing most forces in  the Great War.

“Asahi…” Grayfia whispered and looked up. She had no doubts over Asahi’s victory, but the aftermath of the battle frightened her. No matter the result her clan was going to be ostracized because of her.

Asahi smiled. “Do you regret our relationship now?”

“No. How could I? I’m worried about my father. He will be punished whether you win or lose.”

“Nobody will touch my father-in-law. I promise.”

Out of all of his women, only Grayfia and Maya had fathers (Saya’s cunt father wasn’t counted). He refused to let anyone harm them.

“Maybe I should declare war after beating the crap out of Lucifer.”

An evil smirk rose on his face. He wasn’t going to kill Lucifer. Lucifer was the embodiment of pride. What if some random human crushed that very pride? It was far more satisfying to let him live humiliated than straight up killing him. Besides, he had no desire to become Emperor so soon, so he’ll let Lucifer enjoy the position.

Grayfia shuddered, not from fear. But from the wet sensation between her legs. This overprotective side of Asahi tickled Grayfia’s heart. She felt loved more than she ever did in her family.

Asahi sniffed the air before narrowing his eyes on the maid. She once again buried her face in his chest.

“Shall we do something fun for the next two hours?”

“O-Okay.”

***

The news of the fight between a human from Heaven faction and the young master of the Lucifuge clan spread across the Underworld like wildfire. The news sparked a new life in Lucifaad city. Devils rushed from other cities traveled to the capital.

Among them were two friends from different clans.

A young man in his early twenties with shoulder-length crimson hair. His bright blue eyes traveled across the devils scrambling into the giant coliseum.

“They made a scene out of a duel. What do you think led to this?”

“Sirzechs, a dispute between devils and angels is quite normal.”

The one to answer Sirzechs was an attractive young man of the same age. His slick green hair attracted the same attention as his friend Sirzechs Gremory.

“I can’t believe their stupidity. The pillars are almost extinct. The population is less than a quarter of what it was before. When will the kings learn from their mistakes? Ajuka, should we not do something?”

“Keep your voice low,” Ajuka said. “Being hot-headed won’t help.”

He could understand his friend’s frustrations. They refined their respective clan’s powers enough to stand up to the devil kings or even defeat them. Succeeding in politics required a balance of influence and power. They had almost no influence if someone removed their family names.

“And besides, aren’t you here for the Lucifuge girl?”

Ajuka’s distraction worked splendidly. Sirzechs scratched his cheeks. “Not here for her… a look wouldn’t hurt, I suppose.”

“Then, make a move already. You already waited for like five decades.”

“I will. I will. We’re still young. She also isn’t engaged to anyone.”

“Look, that woman. Isn’t that Grayfia Lucifuge?”

“Huh? Where?”

Sirzechs followed Ajuka’s finger to find a couple approaching the coliseum hand in hand. The silver-haired maid stumbled every few steps, her face glowing with a healthy blush. Sirzechs almost couldn’t believe his eyes. The woman he met in the Gremory’s town hall carried herself with pride, always looking cool-headed. The same woman couldn’t move her eyes from the man with dazzling golden eyes as though she was smitten.

“That…” he found himself at a loss of words.

Ajuka’s eyes glowed, assessing his power level with the spell he created a while back. A look of surprise flashed on his face.

“He is a... monster in human form.”

“What do you mean…” Sirzechs asked, his eyes unmoving from Grayfia.

“He is just like you, or perhaps stronger. The energy inside him looks limitless… Is he one of the God-class beings?”

Ajuka never met any god during his time in the Underworld. If given a chance, he very much wanted to leave and study the more powerful beings.

A myriad of emotions flashed on Sirzechs’s face. Ajuka sighed and patted Sirzechs’s shoulder. He could guess what Grayfia had done to limp around so much.

“Unless you want to use force, I suggest you forget her.”

This was the best advice he could give. After all, he focused more on studying demonic power than his language classes. Playing with words wasn't his specialty.

“...I guess. Can we leave?” Although his voice trembled with every word, Sirzechs squeezed out a smile.

“Sure. Let’s have a drink at Siren Flavor.”

Ajuka watched the man and Grayfia enter the coliseum under thousands of eyes. He could guess what happened. Euclid must have challenged this man for Grayfia. The devil kings hyped this into a scheme to lower Heaven’s status.

He sighed once again and guided his friend through the streets. Sirzechs came here to watch a show but ended up leaving with his heart in pieces.

***

Asahi stopped outside the coliseum and looked back at the two absurdly powerful devils. He hadn’t thought Sirzechs already fell for Grayfia this soon. He pitied the man a little for witnessing his crush hanging out with someone else.

From a bystander’s perspective, he was the villain for stealing Grayfia from her house and Sirzechs’s future.

(And they say devils are the bad guys.)

Asahi chuckled at Klyscha’s quote. He couldn’t care less about them at this point.

Grayfia also looked toward the duo with a powerful aura. “I vaguely remember meeting them in Gremory territory.”

“What will you do if I say that Sirzechs guy has a crush on you?”

Grayfia turned her head. “You shouldn’t be asking this after… what we did in that hotel… I simply don’t care what others think of me,” she whispered as the images of their intimacy flashed in her mind. Her butt tingled as though asking to be dyed a deeper shade of rade by her master.

“Grayfia-chan is getting bolder and sweeter. Now let's kick some devil butt and return.”

They entered the coliseum.

***

The devil kings and Lilith stood on the highest balcony with the angels and fallen angels faction under them. Grayfia also stood with Gabriel and Sandalphon, overlooking the massive coliseum.

Asahi and Euclid arrived on the huge squared platform surrounded by multiple layers of barriers. A dozen high-class devils were ready to reinforce the barrier in case of any emergency. Their technology hadn’t advanced to the level of creating a section in the dimension gap, like the one used in the future rating games.

Euclid had spent the better part of two hours trimming his hair and choosing the best outfit. A part of him couldn’t believe the devil women threw more heated gazes at Asahi than him.

Asahi pulled out his appraisal glasses to scan his foe. Just in case Euclid got some weird powerups from some hidden boss.

[Euclid Lucifuge Lv. 78]

Designated Title: Elite-Tier Antagonist

Race: Devil

Class: Magician

[Attributes]

Strength: 100

Dexterity: 140

Constitution: 165

Defense: 145

Charm: 18

Demonic Power: 350

[Skills]

[—Language (Special):]

[—Night Vision (F-Rank)]

[—Devil Curse (Curse)]

[—Elemental Resistance (F)]

[—Sunburn Immunity (Special)]

[—Etiquette (E-Rank)]

[—Demonic Magic (A-Rank): The user can cast spells with imagination. It is possible to dissect a magic spell and learn it.]

His caution was unrequired. Euclid had pretty decent stats. Ignoring magic power, his stats were about seventy percent of Asahi. Well, Asahi could always borrow Diva’s powers to overwhelm even the old man.

Asahi yawned. “Come on. Ring the bell. I have a date after this.”

Euclid clenched his fists, and numerous silver magic circles bloomed under his feet.

Lucifer raised his hand. “Ready?”

The crowd roared to life, dying to see this match up. They had no idea why these two fought or the stakes. They simply wanted entertainment.

Euclid put on a disgusting smirk. “Yes, My King.”

“Then start.”

Euclid disappeared. The vibrations behind Asahi triggered his instincts. He whirled around and caught Euclid’s glowing fist, which was about to smash his face.

“Teleportation?” Asahi asked, putting pressure on Euclid’s hand.

Euclid tried to pull back, but the force got stronger and stronger. Asahi’s grin also widened. Euclid felt his bones creaking under the pressure.

‘He’s overpowering me with brute strength?’

Devils were born with superhuman strength. Even a low-class could demolish walls, much less high-class devils who could enhance their physique with demonic power and demolish towns.

He clasped Asahi’s arm wrist with his free hand.

‘What is it? Why does it feel like steel?’

He pumped his arms with demonic power and squeezed. The painful cry he expected never came.

Asahi freed his hand and instead grabbed his collar. He raised his hand and slapped Euclid.

A jet of blood sputtered from Euclid’s mouth along with four precious teeth.

The slap echoed through the dead silent coliseum. Everyone instinctively covered their face.

“A former young master gave nice face-slapping to a Young Master Euclid. Sounds like a good headline.”

“B-Bhaitt—”

Asahi swung his hand and smacked Euclid’s cheek with the back of his hand, knocking another tooth out of his collection.

“This is for troubling your sister.”

*Slap!*

“This is for ogling my woman.”

*Slap!*

“For thinking I brainwashed my lovely maid.”

*Slap!*

“For wasting my time.”

One slap after another, Euclid’s face juggled left and right in a rhythm. The crowd hissed with each slap. Azazel predicted Euclid getting his ass kicked by Asahi. However, a devil close to Ultimate-class receiving a beating like this… weren’t Ultimate-class supposed to destroy towns on their own. It put Asahi on the same level as the Satans. This display of strength and arrogance from Asahi silenced the usually chatty governor. He now understood why Biblical God flaunted this man as ‘no human.’ No human ever possessed this degree of power.

‘What is his race?’

“Sir Azazel…” The devil woman wiped the beads of sweat off his forehead.

“Meet me after this meeting.”

With a bright smile, the devil snuggled to his side. Azazel gently rubbed her ass. Devil or not, this supple butt was worth spanking.

Biblical God floated a massive smile on his face. Slapping the bad guys into submission—this was the flair he wanted from his successor.

“Stop!” Lucifer roared on top of his lungs.

Asahi stopped his merciless beating and shook the blood off his hand. Euclid’s handsome face swelled up like a red balloon. His cowering eyes pleaded Lord Lucifuge for help. Lord Lucifuge shifted his attention to Lucifer. The black-haired devil’s face distorted as the surge of his demonic power enveloped him in a black aura.

“Don’t be rash,” Lilith said and patted his back.

Lucifer slapped her hand away.

Asahi tossed Euclid and turned to Lucifer. He analyzed his foe with his glasses.

[Lucifer Lv. 145]

Designated Title: Fabled Villain

Race: Devil King

Class:

[Attributes]

Strength: 200

Dexterity: 250

Constitution: 280

Defense: 250

Charm: 27

Demonic Power: 550

[Skills]

[—Language (Special)]

[—Night Vision (D-Rank)]

[—Devil Curse (Curse)]

[—Elemental Resistance (E)]

[—Sunburn Immunity (Special)]

[—Demonic Magic (B-Rank)]

[—Sin of Pride (Unique): The user gains bonus attack power and defense according to their pride.]

His stats were off the roof, as expected of the King of the Underworld. To think the Great Lucifer’s Demonic Magic skill was lower than Euclid. Asahi expected him to have some super crazy abilities like his son Rizevim could nullify sacred gears.

‘I’ll need to use some spells.’

His dream of beating Lucifer without Diva’s powers won’t come to fruition. Well, if he had to use Diva’s powers, he might as well make it flashy, so these arrogant devils never underestimate someone again.

(Go go, my husband!)

Klyscha’s cheer made him smile. He beckoned Lucifer. “Let’s do it, Devil King-sama. Surely you won’t bow out of your promise.”

Silent gazes fell on the Devil King Lucifer. He stood up from his seat, his black eyes peering down at Asahi.

“If death is what you desire. I shall give you.”

He hopped off the balcony and landed on the square platform with his devil wings. He thrust his hand and prepared a burst of demonic power to finish his opponent.

Asahi enchanted his body with Ride Lightning. Brilliant sparks erupted as lightning surrounded him, quivering through each muscle.

Blazing Wings for flight.

Demonic strength for +50 strength and dexterity.

And lastly, Valiant Flash, Beleth’s level 1 spell to improve his attack speed by 150%.

A pair of holy fire spread on his back. Streaks of lightning flowed through him, and a demonic black aura flickered around him.

Asahi’s mysterious visage sparked enchanted and terrified everyone.

Lucifer’s hands froze in the air. But for a different reason. Phoenix’s fire. He couldn’t believe his eyes. The arrogant human was a Phenex clan’s descendant.

“Lord Lucifer, you are mistaken. Those are not our flames,” Lord Phenex clarified from the crowd.

Lucifer enhanced his aura. Cracks stretched on the floor, and numerous holes appeared. Asahi felt the torrent of demonic power flooding the area.

“Perish, human.”

Lucifer announced as a black beam came forth and punctured through Asahi’s chest.

Lucifer smirked. “Weakling—”

Asahi’s afterimage vanished with a spark. A hand touched Lucifer’s shoulder, numbing his mind. He burst forward with his wings and quickly turned. Asahi was there, with a bright smile.

“Slow.”

Asahi’s words struck Lucifer’s mind, diminishing the aura around him. Asahi pounced forward. The distance between them disappeared in an instant.

In another moment, Asahi’s fist was already in Lucifer’s face. The devil king couldn’t block in time.

*Boom!*

A powerful wave traveled through Lucifer. Before he knew it, his back smashed into the magic barriers.

The crowd only saw Asahi disappearing and Lucifer flying into the invisible barrier. In their heightened state of tension, they directed their gazes to Asahi, the man who just blew the Devil King with a punch.

Unlike the panicking crowd, Lucifer found the world spinning. The holy properties of Phenex fire burned a chunk of his face while the freakish power behind the punch shook his brain. For the first time, someone other than his archenemy, Biblical God managed to wound him.

“This son of a whore.”

Lucifer firmly locked his eyes on Asahi and gritted his teeth. His demonic power already stitched the wound. Lucifer charged two black orbs and hurled them at Asahi.

Storm Fort—Baal’s Level 3 spell.

Violent gusts surrounded Asahi. The orbs with compressed demonic power chipped away at the wind barrier. The mini tornado swallowed the demonic power.

Lucifer had to admit the variety in his foe’s arsenal. Could his magic power keep up with the demands? Humans were known for their low magic power reserves… but Lucifer couldn’t classify this terrifying man as human. Not after he sent him flying with a punch.

Asahi remained still in his position. “Is this all Great Lucifer can do?”

“Get him!” Lilith cheered for her husband. “Show him your true power!”

Asahi grinned. “Don’t be a pussy before your wife.”

His expression crumbled when Gabriel asked Sandalphon about pussy.

‘Fuck. I forgot my innocent Gabriel is here. I shouldn’t be too vicious before her.’

“Let’s finish this.”

Asahi brought his weapon to provoke Beelzebub of the Underworld.

“King of Flies.”

The imposing figure of Baal materialized behind him. His majestic golden aura sent a powerful shiver down Lord Beelzebub’s spine.

“It’s been a while, My King.”

“Good to see, old man. How’s your host?”

Baal crossed his arms on his chest. “Albeit a bit perverted, she is a good kid… My King, do you want to unleash my strongest spell on this devil?”

“Yup. Suck his magic power dry.”

Asahi let his mana run wild and poured everything into Baal. It was his first time casting a Level 10 spell. The enormous mana shut down everyone in the coliseum. They forgot to breathe as though something was stuck in their chest.

An ominous black dyed Baal as he revealed his true nature. The Demon King of Hell dispersed into fragments filled with magic power. The countless black fragments gave birth to an equal amount of massive black flies.

The swarm of giant flies buzzed, raising a clamour in the coliseum. Even the devil kings took a step back from the flies.

Beelzebub forgot to notice the wet puddle underneath his legs.

Lucifer formulated numerous magic circles and fired black beams at the flies. The swarm was just too much. One after another, the flies clung to his body. Lucifer was buried beneath the mass of black flies.

“Lucifer!”

Lilith flew down the balcony and sent bursts of magic power at Lucifer. She also could do nothing in the face of insurmountable odds.

“D-Dear God, what kind of abomination is he?” Azazel couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked.

“Believe it or not, he is my successor.”

“What about Michael?”

“He wasn’t up to the task… Asahi fulfills the role better than him.”

“Are you planning on taking over the world, old man?”

Biblical God revealed a mysterious smile. The same one he showed when he brought down the terrifying calamities on the land.

“Maybe.”

Azazel sighed and looked down on the Great Lucifer now freed from the swarm of flies. He was unconscious, his clothes torn at multiple places. No demonic power could be felt from him. Lilith cried as she called out to her husband. The fallen angel governor couldn’t help but pity the Devil King for crossing paths with the wrong man.

Despite summoning such a massive spell, there was no fluctuation in Asahi’s aura. Completely stable if nothing else.

“Heaven’s position will skyrocket in the supernatural world…” Azazel muttered.