Chapter 29: Double Or Nothing

Perseus POV

"He's the assumed next Paradis? He's quite rude." Sheela complained

"On the contrary, Paradis, despite being a very caring and kind leader, in our records, he was also written as a very arrogant and selfish individual." Aminu replied "Of course, it's contradictory that he's described as both selfless and selfish, but it's true."

"Ok, why the heck would I be the next Paradis, I hate being the leader, you have too many responsibilities."

"Maybe the new lord isn't as great as the others." One of their guards snorted

"Hah?" was the reaction of both me and Ruka.

Because Ruka's life is intertwined with me now whether she didn't mean for it to happen or not, as long as I am the lord of the blue rose, offending me like that will offend her too.

"Who the hell are you?"

"I am Bobby Blast, a captain amongst some of the best knights of the march(territory of a marquis/marquess)." he boasted

I really don't know to continue being angry or feel pity for such a stupid name.

"Are you willing to make a bet?" Sheela chimed in "If you can beat him without the power of the rose, we'll leave and compensate you for your trouble, he'll of course let you have several hit in advance without dodging or blocking."

"I'll even blindfold so I don't see where it's coming." Bobby added

"What do you get if you win?"

"Your cooperation, and I want a year supply of the lotion." Sheela offered

"Deal, but I want a contract with all your signature, including several watchers and my chief as witness in case you go back on your word, I want 4 copies, 1 for the chief to keep, one for you, and the other 2 divided between me and Ruka."

"Deal." she then shook my hand.

They're all making such a reckless mistake. They're all looking so arrogant as they're writing the contract like they're getting a free guaranteed cooperation of the blue rose.

"Hey, are you sure?" The chief whispered "Even if you back out now, it's understandable, you're 8."

"Don't worry." Ruka of all people chimed in "He's probably going to use his words to make the guy cry and once he's sad, he'll knock the guy out."

Oh, Ruka, you wish it was that simple.

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Dumbasses...

Why do people want to bet with the protagonist, it never works and yet here they are...

They're promising me a ridiculous amount of money, basically enough to supply my whole family including my grandparents on both sides for the rest of our lives without needing to work at all.

"So anything goes, no rule to this fight, I can fight dirty?"

"Hah, of course." Bobby laughed as a reply "Though I'll be taking off my blindfold and fight back once you got your first 8 hits."

"If you say so..." I then signed the paper and put fingerprints.

At this point, Healer Beek and my parents have caught wind of this bet and came quickly.

"Perseus, are you insane?!" mom Nyra hissed at me

"Yeah, and you've signed all 4 copies, you have to go through it now, it's binding." Mom Rylee joined in

"Why are you lot worrying so much? I hunted tigers, what makes a human any different?"

"The man is also a 6 star knight!" Mom Rylee retorted

"Yeah, and a fight is also fought both with tactical and psychological warfare, I'll be fine."

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Over the past week, I commissioned a smith to give me a metal bat, they asked that why since I could've gotten a better weapon with a sword, and it would be better too, but I personally just genuinely want to give people concussions.

Bobby then stand confidently with a blindfold on and his arm stretched out.

"Remember, attempts to dodge or block the first 8 hits is a free win for me."

"I know, hurry up, so that we can go home quick." he smirked

I spun my bat and hit the air, and it seems like this bat was perfectly made for a large impact swing.

Funnily enough, the knight in front of me is spreading his legs ever so slightly.

I think you all know where I'm going for here, as a man, I empathize with those who have to experience this pain, but, for the record, they were the want that put the bet on me and said I can fight anyway I want. It'll feel worse since I am strengthened physically by the blue rose.

I applied magic to strengthen myself further and toughen up the bat...why does no armor protect that spot...pity.

With several quick spins and a super hard swing upwards, I was more than a hundred percent sure that I heard a small crack sound as I hit the knight's precious jewels.

I mean, we all know how that feels internally.

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"Come on, get up, I got 7 more hits."

"I-I f-f-forfeit!" the knight then vomited from the pain.

He fell over instantly and cover the spot while rolling around in pain, it was an instant KO with that amount of pain.

"No fair, you fought dirty." one of the other guards protested "That's against the rules."

"I've literally asked, and you've written the contracts, how did I fight dirty and broke the rules?"

"Do you not have the common moral decency to know not to do that?!" they accused

"Moral decency, that's funny, you made a bet for a 2 star 8 year old to go against a knight of his pathetic caliber and now you complain about moral decency, a win is a win, next fight, I'm using everything I have at my disposal."

Healer Beek was now at Bobby's side, the knight is now severely pale.

"That's a serious case of testicular rupture, even healed, it might take a while if you really...well..." Healer Beek hesitated as he healed the injury "You might be impotent for a while...it was a rupture for both and the impact was powerful."

"Double or nothing." Sheela proposed "You can fight with everything in your arsenal, and our demands are the same, but we'll double your winnings."

"You truly never learn, do ya? Deal."