Red Lotus

After waking up in her stupor, Candy hurriedly open the door to welcome Ban inside. Seeing Ban approaching to her direction, she dazed once again. She felt like crushing to his embrace but she noticed she was not alone to welcome Ban.

Ban's fight was said to be quite flashy. He finished the fight within a second after the countdown turn to zero.

Eliza rush to Ban's embrace and worriedly ask "Are you alright?" Even though she knew the answer, she still ask him. There was a expression of relief in her face.

Ban saw her face and felt a warm inside. He hugged her tight and replied "Mmm. I'm fine." If there weren't people staring at the two, he might have already kissed her red lips.

Let's go inside.

John approach Ban excitedly. He was on a cloud nine right now.

Even Miller who was usually silent couldn't help but shiver from the might of Ban. When he saw the transformation of Titan earlier, he got goosebumps. He might piss his pants if he were to face that monster but Ban finished Titan in a second. He look at Ban with fear and reverence.

"Brother Whiss! That was incredible! Here, I'll give you a little bonus on my winnings. You have no idea how much I have gain." John pass a golden card to Ban and said excitedly. He won a total of 2 billion dollars from the bet.

Ban raise his brow and said "This.. fine." He distance a little. He look at the excited John and recall his younger brother Draco. They really look a like at the moment.

"Good! HAHA! Don't worry brother. If you have any problems in the future, just call me. I will handle it for you with ease." John said with a laugh. He gave Ban half of the winning stake of the bet. Even though it was more than enough, he knew this is a good opportunity to stick closer to Ban.

Ban became a billionaire in just one night. He didn't know how much John gave him but he knew it should be quite a sum of money.

Even Eliza felt happy after winning 20 million. She recall another thing and picked up a ball of clothe and pass it to Ban. She said "Right, Brother B-Whiss. Mr. John said you can see what's inside since the match are over."

Ban receive the thing and open it slowly.

John smiled to the side together with Miller.

Candy tilted her head in expectation.

"A ...key?" Eliza was puzzled. She continued "It doesn't look like a car key. That means..."

Ban turn to John who laugh and said "Yes. This is a house key. I have lots of houses unoccupied all over the country. I love buying houses for rentals and this one here is my newest house located in angeles city. You can have it brother. It's just a normal house in a subdivision near the public school."

Miller widen his eyes in shock. He knew John's latest house was an almost 200 million dollar mansion. Basically, the house was like a made out of gold. John's other houses only worth 1 to 10 million dollars individually.

Ban accepted the gifts since he did not sense any malice from the guy. He guessed that John only befriend him for benefits.

"I'll transfer the documents later Brother Whiss." John was satisfied seeing Ban didn't reject his gifts. Now, he could join Ban every match he had and make a lot of money in the future. He was having a second thought about the inherited position to be the head of his family. Might as well make a name to himself using Ban.

Ban look at Candy who are busying herself with her phone and said "Ms. Candy, my match are already settled so we have to go back now. Thank you for guiding us for the night." He nodded to her.

Candy was startled and turn to Ban. She replied "Brother Whiss, don't go yet. The main event match will be the next. I'm sure you will find it interesting to watch the fight." She smiled to the group.

Ban ask "So thats why there are so many people outside. They were waiting for the main event."

"Yes. Yes. The next fight will be the battle of an Unranked Fighter and a 1st Rank of Class C Fighter."

Ban was surprised "Oh? Unranked versus 1st Rank of Class C?"

Candy explained "This Unranked Fighter was very mysterious. Usually, you need to fight 10 matches but this Unranked Fighter only fought twice before facing the 1st Rank of Class C"

Everyone was shock.

"Impossible! Rules in the Arena cannot be violated." John exclaim in surprise.

Candy smiled and nodded "That's right. However, when the management paired this Fighter for a match, thousands of Unranked Fighters in Fern City Arena declined the match. The management sent a report to the headquarters for a suggestion. And do you know what they replied?"

John and the group waited for her to continue.

"The mysterious master of the Arena personally ordered the management through a e-mail saying to let the said Fighter to have a promotion match."

"What?! The master of the Arena told you guys personally?" John and the others exclaim in surprise.

"Yup. So the management pair the Fighter to the Class C rankers. But almost all of them declined except the 1st Rank." Candy enthusiastically said.

"Interesting. Who is this Fighter? And how did he fight that everybody was scared being paired with him?" Ban was interested to know who is this mysterious fella.

Candy smiled and said "That Fighter is in the same group of Titan The Destroyer you just killed earlier. She's the only woman in their team. Her name is Red Lotus. Hmmm. She... Well, you will know later how she fight. Hehe" She giggled in the end not spoiling the group.

Everyone had a look of curiosity. If she was as strong as Titan then Ban can easily deal with her. But there is a hunch that Candy did not tell them more about this Fighter. Even the master of the Arena personally messaged them about the matter.

"Alright. We'll wait to watch this match then. I want to see what's so mysterious about this Red Lotus you are talking about." Ban pondered before decided to stay.

Of course the group will follow Ban's arrangement. They also want to see the fight eagerly.

...

At his leisure, Ban drag eliza to the corner for a chat.

Candy look enviously at the couple but she couldn't do anything about it. She pouted for a second and call her Big Sis through the phone in another corner.

Ban look closely at Eliza. He didn't know how to start his sentence. He wanted to ask her about her opinion from his match earlier but he hesitated.

"You want to know my opinion about you killing your opponent earlier?" Eliza was first to talk. She could tell the hesitation of Ban. She felt warm inside. She knew Ban considered her feelings toward him.

Ban daze for a second and nodded.

Eliza chuckled for a while and said "You know. This is not the first time I saw someone died. I even killed a criminal back then. Well, I didn't even flinch when I killed a person for the first time in my life. So if you want to ask me about my opinion about you killing someone? I'd say I don't know?" She smiled and patted his hand "If I were in your shoes earlier, I will definitely do my best to kill him. This is just how I am. If someone tries to do something harm to me or my closest kin, I will not hesitate to deal with them with all I have."

Eliza took a deep breath and shivered a little.

"You know, when I saw you facing a terrifying giant iron man earlier, I thought- I thought that you- you.."

Ban suddenly hug her tight to ease her body. He gently whispered "I will not gonna die. I promise you that."

Eliza pursed her lips and said "I know. But- But why do you have to do something so dangerous? You should probably know that this Arena is a very brutal place in the beginning. You kill or be killed in return. So why?"

"Why huh? Well.. actually, I didn't know about that before I registered. I only want to have some money to feed my lover." Ban smiled and look deeply into her eyes.

"Lover?" Eliza blushed after hearing the reason of Ban. However, she change her expression and ask "You- You mean. You already had a lover?" She felt a sudden short of breath when she realized something.

Ban became flustered after hearing her question and he took a deep breath.

"Indeed. I already had a lover. In fact, not just one but two lovers. I love them very very very... very much. I care so much about them. They also love me very much."

Eliza widen her eyes. She didn't expect that Ban would have two lovers at once. She felt jealous, even envious inside and didn't know what to do. She suddenly felt an urge to cry and wanted to stand up and run away.

"Kya!"

When she was about to stand up, Ban suddenly grab her waist and place her into his lap without her approval. He hug her body tightly not letting her go.

Eliza blush furiously by the action of Ban. She look around and found everybody in their group turn a blind eye to them. She let out a sigh of relief before asking in a low voice "W-What are you doing?"

"What did I said earlier, Ms. Pikachu?" Ban's eyes smiled at her.

"Ms. Pika-" Eliza widen her eyes and shivered. She blush furiously upon recalling Ban's claim earlier.

"That's right. You are also my girlfriend. My lovely and cheerful girlfriend." He look gently to her.

"B-But.."

"No buts. You didn't know this but, I am a very selfish bastard. Once I claim someone as my lover, I will not let her go no matter what." Ban laugh. However, there was a slight show of sadness in his eyes for a second before returning to normal.

Eliza didn't notice those. She felt warm inside. She laugh all of a sudden and said "I didn't approve of it. Never. However.."

Ban raise his brow and ask "However what?"

"If you court my Big Sister and she becomes your lover, then I'm all yours. Hehe" Eliza giggled.

"That.." Ban twitch his lips by the condition of Eliza.

"You can hug or hold hands with me but no kisses until you get my Big Sis. Sounds good?" Eliza became cheerful and said with a laugh.

Ban raise his brow and show a sly smirk behind his mask.

A/N : John Cena Meme - 'Are you sure about that!'

"Deal." Ban accepted the condition.

The couple chatted happily to pass some time.

...

One and a half hour later...

Ban's group notice the betting screen beside their chairs.

"Woah! look at that ratio." John pointed at the screen in surprise.

=NEXT MATCH=

VINSWIFT (1:15)

VERSUS

RED LOTUS (15:1)

BATTLE STARTS IN 29 MINUTE(S) 50 SECOND(S) COUNTDOWN...

THE BET WILL STOP AFTER THE COUNTDOWN