*TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT*
“IT IS FINALLY TIME, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN!! THE FINAL MATCH OF BRAWLIEVER’S WORLD CUP!!!” said Daniel.
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!”
“LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
“WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“FOOOOLLLKKSSSSS!! CHEER FOR OUR FINALISTS!!” said Radomin.
“BWC FINAL MATCH!! THE MYSTERIOUS GREEN REAPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER VERSUS PRINCESS IRINA AGAPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOV!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“THE TWO FINALISTS!! PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE RIINNGGGG!!!”
Irina and Green Reaper both came out of the fighters’ quarters and walked towards the arena.
“PRINCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“GREEN REAPER-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!”
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
The audience cheered for them as usual.
Meanwhile, in the special viewing room, the rest of the BWC fighters who lost the tournament are gathered.
“. . . .”
They all have their heads down, not really paying attention to the match below.
“The Ten Commandments of God, the 4th Strongest Believer in the world, the Queen of Time.” said Jeremiah.
“Her abilities are far above both the 7th Strongest and 8th Strongest.” said Megumi.
“Compared to us, we are merely ants trying to fit in in the world of giant monsters. . .” said Erika.
“Reality sure is harsh. . .” said Yuichi.
“I thought my Faith power was for sure, considered to be at least in the top 50 strongest in the world. . .” said Ardina.
“Same, Ardina-san. I thought mine would at least be in the top 100. . .” said Gabrielle.
“But after looking at what the Queen of Time’s Faith power is capable of. . .” said Revon.
“This isn’t even a joke. They are so out of our league, it’s so disheartening. . .” said Kenichi.
“Oh, come on, guys!! Don’t be too harsh on yourself!!” said Phil.
“Yeah! You youngsters still have a lot of room to grow! Cheer up!” said Arthur.
“He’s right, guys! This isn’t the end for us! It may be the end for the tournament this year for us, but there’s always next year!!” said Selam.
“And then the next year! And the year after that! And after that, and after that, and so on!!” said Sylvianna.
“We’ve all come this far! Let’s not stop here! This just means we all need to explore ourselves deeper to be better!” said the Pharaoh.
“. . . .”
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A few moments ago. . .
*!!!*
All of the BWC fighters, plus the two hosts, Daniel and Radomin, were allowed to move under Lily’s time stop as per her will.
“W-What’s going on?” said Selam.
“Eh?? Something feels wrong?” said Ardina.
“Hmmm? It feels like something is missing. . .” said Revon.
“Relax, everyone!! Can you all please gather in the center here?!” said Lily.
Everyone looks at Lily, and they all follow her request, thinking that she will explain what happened.
The BWC Fighters, plus Radomin and Daniel, are all lined up into 5 rows. In front of them are Light, Lily, Leonna, Veint, Mari, and Eissen, standing against them, while Lukia is sitting on the side with Sierra, lying unconscious on her thighs.
*!*
All of them suddenly bowed on the ground with their heads touching the soil.
“WE APOLOGIZE SINCERELY FOR INFILTRATING THE BWC TOURNAMENT!! WE APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING THE ENTIRE STADIUM HOSTAGES!! AS JUDGES AND SUPPORTS OF THE SEVEN LAYERS OF JUDGMENT, WE ARE TRULY SORRY!!!”
They all shout in harmony, bowing their heads properly to formally apologize for what the 6th Judge, Kobayashi Mari, and her Support, Eissen Divalo, have done. Eissen has already withdrawn his jamming device from the sky.
“. . .”
The entire BWC fighters, plus the two hosts, were dumbfounded. They genuinely don’t know how to react as they haven’t really processed everything that is going on.
“First of all, what is going on here? Why is everyone in the stadium completely silent and staying still?” asks the Pharaoh.
“Time is currently being stopped, so that’s why.” said Veint.
*!!!*
“Time is. . . stopped?” said Yuichi.
“How? Who?” asked Erika.
“By this girl right here.” points Light to Lily.
“EEEEHHHH??? WHAT ARE--??” Daniel and Radomin were surprised in harmony.
“H-H-H-HOLD ON, GUYS!!” said Kenichi.
“If I recall, the only person capable of something like this is the 4th Strongest Believer in the world, the Queen of Time! Are you saying that woman is really her?” said Selam.
“Yup!”
Everyone on the Judge and Support nod in harmony.
“Do you all need more convincing? And I don’t mean that as a threat, of course!” said Light.
Without anyone answering, Lily suddenly raises her right hand and shows everyone what she’s holding.
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“This is that old man’s glasses, correct?”
*!!!*
Everyone was surprised, including Daniel himself. His pair of sunglasses was taken away right from his face, yet he realized it only after Lily revealed it.
“She really is the real deal. . .” said Sylvianna.
“To think that I would ever meet this many people from the 10 Commandments of God at the same place.” said Erika.
“This feels like a dream. . .” said Arthur.
“Everything that happened today felt like a dream, alright!” said Phil.
“You said it!” said Ardina.
Lily soon returns Daniel’s sunglasses to him.
“Okay, that was not important! Now, please listen to what we have to say!” said Lily.
“W-What is it?” said Radomin.
“We’re going to wipe out the entire world’s memory about our friend’s action of taking people hostage back to before the final match begins.” said Leonna.
*!!!!*
“Are you guys joking? She took people hostage and scared them to death! She separates family members from each other! Thankfully, Lukia-san, the 7th Strongest, was here with us, and she helped calm down everyone with her Faith power.” said Revon.
“Are you guys a group of terrorists or something?” asks Kenichi.
“We’re the opposites of terrorists! However, I won’t make an excuse for what happened! That’s why we will take responsibility!” said Light.
“. . .”
“What about the live streaming and recordings?” asks Selam.
“I can also revert the state of electronics, even the entire internet, if I have to.” said Lily.
“Are you serious?” said Megumi.
“Why would I be throwing jokes?” said Lily.
“I-I’m sorry. . .”
“Then what about us?” asks Kenichi.
Mari walks to the front and faces all the BWC fighters, plus the two hosts.
“You guys will be spared. You’ll retain all of your memories. I will ask Lily-san to keep Irina’s memory intact as well as heal her injuries from her fight against me.” said Mari.
“Green Reaper-san. . .” said Daniel.
“What are you planning?” said Radomin.
“I have no place to say this, but please help us finish this tournament properly! This time, there won’t be any terrorist attacks! The tournament can finally come to a proper closing without any interruptions.” answers Mari.
“W-What?” said Ardina.
Before anyone can say anything more, Light, Lily, Leonna, Veint, Mari, and Eissen bow their heads to the ground once again.
“PLEASE LET US DO THIS!!” said everyone at the same time.
“AS THE LEADER OF THE JUDGES, I WILL PERSONALLY SCOLD AND PUNISH BOTH KOBAYASHI-SAN AND DIVALO-SAN AS WELL!! BUT AS FOR THIS TOURNAMENT!! PLEASE GRANT US THIS SELFISH REQUEST TO RESOLVE EVERYTHING!!” said Light.
“. . . .”
“I’m sorry, but there’s something strange going on.” says Gabrielle.
“H-Huh? What do you mean, Gabrielle-san?” asks Sylvianna.
“From what they said, the Queen of Time can easily revert our memories as well with ease, and we wouldn’t be able to find out that she did it anyway. Why are you so deliberately wanting us to keep everything that happened instead of making us forget as well? No matter how much I think about it, that would be the easier thing to do. Am I wrong?” explains Gabrielle.
*!*
Every BWC fighter, plus the two hosts, realized what Gabrielle meant.
“Now that you mention it. . .” said Yuichi.
“Hmm, seems like the Green Reaper has another ulterior motive.” said Phil.
“Can you tell me your reason why you deliberately want us to keep this memory?” asks Selam.
Mari slowly raises her head and looks at everyone with a sincere pair of eyes.
“It’s because I feel guilty for ruining all of your dreams.”
The BWC fighter and the two hosts were conspiring in their own minds about what the Green Reaper could possibly want from keeping their memories intact, but they definitely did not expect the words that they just heard from Mari herself.
“Ehhh?”
“What did you say?”
“. . .”
Everyone took a moment to process.
“All of you guys. . . prepared your entire lives for this very tournament. Honing your skills, developing your own combat styles, practicing your body to the absolute limit, hoping to one day become the very best in the world, but then some random prick decided to join in with all of you, ruining all your dreams with my overpowered Faith power. . .”
Mari proceeds to lower her head once again towards the ground.
“Once again, I truly apologize for destroying all of your dreams. All of this happened because of my selfish desires! I am not asking you to forgive me! But please grant us our requests to solve everything.”
“. . . .”
“And also—”
*!?*
“I genuinely enjoy watching all of you people fighting for your dreams! I felt your passions! And that time, when you guys invited me to have lunch together, I was so touched that I almost cried. That was another reason I don’t want you all to lose your memories.” adds Mari.
Everyone went silent for a few seconds, but then someone broke the silence.
“Oh, well! There’s always next year! Isn’t that right, guys?” said Erika.
“*Sigh* Welp, I lost properly, so it’s not like I can blame it all on her or anything.” said Revon.
“Yeah, yeah! Me too!” said Selam.
“This old man got my ass! I gotta retrain myself from the basics again.” said Kenichi.
“Hohohoho!! Now, that’s the spirit, young man Kenichi!” said Arthur.
“I gotta come up with something to bypass my weakness.” said Phil.
“Eh? Your weakness is very specific. I don’t think you can do anything about it.” said Megumi.
Ardina walks towards Mari and crouches down.
“Hey, so can you give me any tips regarding my Faith power? Our Faith powers are both spiritual, right? Can you give me any pointers, please?”
*?*
Mari lifted her head up and was surprised that Ardina asked her for advice.
Yuichi also approached Eissen and crouched down.
“Hey, do you think we can spar sometimes if you’re available?”
*?*
Eissen lifts his head up and is also surprised by Yuichi’s response.
One by one, all the Judges and Supports also lift their heads up. They no longer sense any confusion or animosity from the fighters and the two hosts.
The BWC fighters are all gathered, surrounding Mari and Eissen. They are all engaged in all sorts of conversations with both of them. Because after all, this is the first time all participants of the BWC tournament finally meet each other with their masks off.
“*Sigh* I guess it all ends well. . .” said Light.
“Yeah! I am so glad we don’t have to threaten them or anything.” said Lily.
“Eh? What did you say?” said Veint.
“. . .” Leonna doesn’t say anything.
*??*
“What’s wrong, Darling? Why are you so quiet? Something bothering you?” asks Veint.
“Uuhh, no, nothing!” said Leonna.
A few minutes later, as all the BWC fighters are conversing with Mari and Eissen, Radomin and Daniel suddenly walk away from them and approach Light, Lily, Leonna, and Veint.
“Say uuuhhh, you guys!” said Daniel.
“Y-Yeah?” answers Light.
“You said you wanna revert everyone back before the final match began, right?”
“Yeah!”
“I don’t think the Green Reaper would wanna fight anymore, judging from her tone and words, so our final fighter, Irina Agapov, won’t have anyone to fight against. What should we do?”
*!!!*
“Uuumm. . . Well. . .” said Light, confused.
“AAH!! LET’S DO THIS THEN!!”
Suddenly, Leonna shouts.
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“OOOOOHHHHHHH!!!!!!”
“IRINA AND THE GREEN REAPER IS GOING WILD!!!”
“FOOOLLLKKSSSS!!! THIS IS THE MATCH BEFITTING OF BEING THE FINAL MATCH OF BWC!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
“. . .”
“(*sigh* Everything happened while I was out! I’m missing out on witnessing amazing Believers with their Faith powers!!! GAAAAHHHH!!!!)” said Irina to herself in the middle of the match.
“HERE’S THE FINISH, GREEN REAPER-SAN!!”
“BRING IT ON AGAP—I MEANT, PRINCESS!!”
*BRRRSSSHHHHH*
“UAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!!”
*!!!*
Irina punches the Green Reaper with a giant human hand made of sand, and she is sent flying and lying on the floor. The Green Reaper doesn’t move anymore.
*GOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGG*
“IIIIIITTTTTSSSSS OVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!”
“FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLKKKKSSSSSSSS!!! WE HAVE A WINNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!”
Irina raises her right fist towards the air.
“IRINA AGAPOV!!! THE PRINCESS!!! SHE IS THE CHAMPION OF THIS YEAR’S BRAWLIEVER’S WORLD CUUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPP!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
“YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
“WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
“PRINCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”
“BUT REMEMBER FOLKS!! SHE STILL HAS TO FIGHT ONE MORE MATCH AGAINST THE WOLF AFTER THIS FOR HER TO BECOME THE TRUE CHAMPION!!”
Irina walks towards the lying Green Reaper. She offers a hand to her.
“I didn’t hit you too hard, right?”
“No worries! I can just heal myself easily! Hehe!”
The one under Green Reaper’s disguise was not Mari, but Lily, the Queen of Time.
“This whole thing is a scam. I feel bad for even winning this.”
“Hey, it’s alright! If the real Green Reaper had never infiltrated, then you would’ve still become the winner anyway! It’s all good!”
“Eeehh. . . I guess you’re right. . .”
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Afterward, Irina also won her fight against the wolf, and she was crowned as this year’s BWC Champion. The whole stadium cheered so hard that the entire building felt like it was shaking a little bit. Everyone cheered and clapped their hands to congratulate Irina. The rest of the BWC fighters are all present in the arena, congratulating her as well.
Irina walks down the podium and approaches everyone.
*!*
She suddenly points to all of them with an angry face.
“Listen! YOU GUYS WILL TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PASSED OUT!! YOU HEAR ME!! ALSO, LET’S HAVE DINNER WHILE YOU ALL TELL ME ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!”
“EEeeeehhhh??” everyone responded in harmony.
“I AM NOT ASKING ANYMORE!! THIS IS AN ORDER!!”
“*Sigh* Okaaaaaaaaayyyyyy. . .” They all responded in harmony a second time.
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After the closing, everyone is leaving the stadium in order. The BWC staff are putting away and cleaning everything in the stadium.
One particular person stands inside the fighter’s quarters alone, and it is Erika Freya.
*BEEP BEEP*
“It’s me!”
. . .
“I failed! Someone else also infiltrated this tournament!! I did this all for nothing! *sigh*”
Suddenly, Erika grabs her own face, and her face is torn off, but there is no blood. Her face came off as if it were some kind of costume, and there is someone else’s face underneath that belongs to a man.
“Tch! I killed this girl for no reason now. . . I’m out!”
And so, the tournament where all the best Believers gathered together to fight each other for the sake of finding the best of the best has come to an end.
But a few days later, news spread worldwide about Erika Freya’s body being found in her house, one day before the BWC even began. This news shocked the world, as now they are questioning who on earth the Erika Freya that they have been cheering for during the tournament.
