Chapter 24: THE FRUIT BATTLE ROYALE BEGINS

Cahaya was no longer a country.

It was a battlefield.

The Fruit War had escalated into a full-scale battle royale, with factions across the nation preparing for the most ridiculous tournament in history.

And Roy K, as usual, was somehow in charge of it.

The Battle Royale Arena

Cahaya's largest stadium was transformed into the Fruit War Arena.The Banana Brotherhood had set up banana peel minefields.The Watermelon Warriors had built watermelon cannons that could launch entire watermelons at Mach 2.The Durian Dominion had covered their section in gas masks and biohazard signs.The Pineapple Patriots… had a second Pineapple Mecha.

Aziz stared at the chaos unfolding. "This is worse than war."

Roy, wearing a custom-made golden mango cape, grinned.

"NO, AZIZ. THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT."

The world was watching.

Live coverage of the Fruit Battle Royale was being broadcast on every major news channel.

Even the United Nations had paused their meetings just to watch the madness unfold.

The Rules (Which Roy Made Up On The Spot)Each fruit faction must send one champion.The last champion standing wins the tournament and their fruit becomes the official fruit of Cahaya.NO GUNS—only fruit-based weapons.If anyone tries to cheat, they will be pelted with mangoes by Roy himself.

"Any questions?" Roy asked.

"Yeah," Aziz deadpanned. "How do we STOP THIS?"

Roy laughed. "Aziz, buddy… we DON'T."

Farah sighed. "This is going to end in disaster."

Roy grinned. "I KNOW."

Meet The Champions

The contestants stepped into the arena.

1. BANANA BROTHERHOOD – "Slip-King Steve"

Weapon: A belt of hyper-slippery banana peels.Special Move: BANANA STORM – Throws 50 banana peels at once, creating an inescapable slippery hell.

2. WATERMELON WARRIORS – "Crusher Carl"

Weapon: A massive watermelon hammer.Special Move: WATERMELON SMASH – Crushes opponents with explosive watermelon juice.

3. PINEAPPLE PATRIOTS – "Mecha-Pineapple X"

Weapon: A mini pineapple mech suit.Special Move: PINEAPPLE LASER – Shoots pineapple juice directly into enemies' eyes.

4. DURIAN DOMINION – "Stinklord Greg"

Weapon: A sack of ultra-fermented durians.Special Move: DURIAN APOCALYPSE – Throws five durians at once, releasing a smell so powerful it causes unconsciousness.

Roy K was loving every second of this.

"LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!" he screamed into the microphone.

The stadium erupted in cheers.

Aziz, meanwhile, was writing his resignation letter.

ROUND ONE: CHAOS IMMEDIATELY ENSUES

The first five seconds of the fight were a complete disaster.

Slip-King Steve IMMEDIATELY threw all his banana peels at once.

Bad idea.He slipped on his own bananas and KO'd himself in two seconds.BANANA BROTHERHOOD ELIMINATED.

Crusher Carl went on a rampage, smashing watermelons everywhere.

His main mistake?He accidentally stepped on a banana peel.He slipped and hit himself with his own hammer.WATERMELON WARRIORS ELIMINATED.

Stinklord Greg activated DURIAN APOCALYPSE.

HUGE mistake.The entire stadium was instantly filled with durian gas.Half the audience fainted.Roy K gagged so hard he almost resigned.Security dragged Greg away for violating human rights laws.DURIAN DOMINION ELIMINATED.

Only one fighter remained.

Mecha-Pineapple X.

The crowd went silent.

Farah gasped. "NO WAY."

Aziz groaned. "I KNEW IT. THE MECHA WON."

Roy was shaking with excitement.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… WE HAVE A WINNER!"

The Pineapple Patriots went insane.

THE AFTERMATH: PINEAPPLE RULES SUPREME

Pineapple was officially declared Cahaya's national fruit.

The Pineapple Patriots were rewarded with government funding.

Roy commissioned a giant pineapple statue in the capital.

New laws were introduced:

Pineapple is now mandatory in every school meal.Every citizen must own at least one pineapple.Pineapple pizza is now FREE in all restaurants.

The other fruit factions were outraged.

Aziz sighed. "You just created another civil war."

Roy shrugged. "Maybe… but at least we settled the fruit debate!"

Farah smirked. "Yeah. Until the Tomato Revolution starts."

Roy laughed. "What? That's ridiculous! Tomatoes aren't even—"

Just then, a tomato flew through the window and hit Roy in the face.

Roy slowly wiped the tomato juice off his forehead.

Aziz whispered, "Sir… we have a problem."

Roy paled.

THE TOMATO FACTION HAD ARRIVED.

TO BE CONTINUED…