"I need a kiss for motivation!"
Eugene was shameless, completely unrestrained because he was wearing a mask.
The girls were astonished but not entirely surprised by his act of making a vulgar request in a life-or-death situation.
"A kiss… a kiss? No, no, no!" Lefiya's face flushed crimson from Eugene's dirty joke.
"You already… already did that before—!" The young girl tearfully recalled her stolen first kiss.
Is this bastard trying to take advantage of me?
"Oh? If no kiss, then there's no helping it." Eugene's face changed rapidly to a resigned look.
"No, no! You have to think of something!"
Lefiya was both angry and anxious. How could this man be so rogue in such a serious situation?
"You obviously have an idea, you just don't want to say it!"
At the critical moment, a flash of insight struck the Elf girl. She thought she had found the key. By saying this, she could force Eugene to act.
In reality, Eugene merely stuck out his chest with an aggressive look:
"Ah, yeah, that's right, so what?"
"What does it matter to you whether I have an idea or not?"
He put on airs: "I won't die anyway, so what's the difference whether I tell you or not?"
"But everyone will die!" Lefiya was genuinely angry now. Isn't it a matter of course for the strong to help the weak?
She had always received help from her Familia and actively practiced the concept of helping others.
Holding this belief, Lefiya was upset by Eugene's heartlessness.
She wanted to say something inspiring, but Eugene immediately countered her with a barrage of retorts, leaving her speechless.
"If they die, I have to step in?"
"So many beggars are starving on the streets; why don't you see anyone delivering food to them?"
"The root cause is with that madman, isn't it? Why don't you go beg him?"
"You are the adventurers, not me, so this matter has nothing to do with me."
"So, the routine you prepared won't work on me~"
Lefiya was stunned.
She hadn't expected this man, who had just displayed such divine power, to change his attitude so quickly.
He had clearly saved her, stopped the bombs from exploding, and eliminated the rampaging monsters.
But now, at the final step, he was backing out?
Unbelievable. Unbelievable!
The tips of the Elf girl's ears trembled, and she bit her lip. She felt so wronged that she was about to cry.
This was not something that could be easily dismissed!
Tens of thousands of lives were in your hands!
"No one does anything without benefit."
"How about this? I'll charge one million for one life. There are probably about thirty thousand people here? Have your Familia sign an IOU to owe me 30 billion. Then I'll act, how about it?"
Thirty billion!!
Lefiya felt dizzy. Even if you combined all the top Familia in Orario, they couldn't raise that much money!
She looked at the indifferent Eugene, feeling completely helpless.
Was that it? Could she really not persuade him?
"Aaaahhh!!!"
Just as she hesitated, Vito's impatient roar interrupted them.
"I'm the protagonist here!!"
"Stop your petty squabbling over there! You all deserve to die!"
His fingers dug hard into his own skin, letting out a horrifying tearing sound.
On his scarred half-body, several magical devices were shining brightly!
"These are all detonating devices!"
"They are connected to my life! The moment I die, the entire arena will sink!"
"It doesn't matter if I can't kill you!"
"I will use the lives of these tens of thousands of people as the final sacrifice to my Lord Erebus!!"
Boom!
A muffled sound echoed in the arena!
However, it wasn't the sound of the Flame Stone exploding, but the hum of a smoke and flash grenade.
Eugene ignored Vito's wail and retracted his hand from throwing the grenade.
Puffs of smoke scattered, concealing them.
"You have ten seconds to convince me."
He turned to the stunned Lefiya, smiling, and said nothing more.
Please!
Lefiya was about to say this, but another voice beat her to it.
"Waaahhh! I get it!"
"It's just a kiss!!"
Tiona yelled, her face flushed with embarrassment. She considered herself the least bright.
But in this arena, she was the one who actually grasped the key point!
"Well said! Right on target!" Eugene praised loudly! "A girl's first kiss is worth a mountain of gold!"
Eeeh, eh, eh, eh, eh—?
Tione and Lefiya's expressions broke at the same time. Was he not joking when he said kiss?
Hadn't this person been demanding an exorbitant price just moments ago? Did he really have no deeper goal?
Did he have no interest in anything other than women!!?
"No time to lose!"
Eugene closed his eyes, extending his face like a silly boy having his first kiss.
"Not one of you can be missing!"
When his voice fell, everyone hesitated, not moving forward. It was understandable—who could accept something like this instantly?
"Cough, cough! Damn you!"
"I'll kill you! Kill all of you!"
But when Vito's furious cursing sounded from ahead, they realized they had no retreat!
"I'll go first!"
Tiona stepped forward boldly. The usually generous and cheerful girl was now covered in a scarlet blush.
She cupped Eugene's face, her eyes shy and avoiding his. Finally, she kissed him lightly.
It was a girl's innocent, fleeting peck. But among countless moments of lips meeting in life, it was uniquely beautiful and profound.
Waaah! Waaah!
Tiona felt a tingling sensation in her mouth; she couldn't even speak. She actually kissed him!
A man she just met, who might even be her enemy!
She felt a wild, chaotic surge inside her, wanting to roll on the ground to vent.
Eugene, having enjoyed one kiss, was still not satisfied. He kept his eyes closed, said nothing, and held up two fingers.
Lefiya couldn't stand it anymore. She stepped forward boldly and kissed him fiercely, almost biting off Eugene's lip!
I've already been… done in by this guy, so one more time won't cost me a pound of flesh!
Even as she thought this, tears welled up in her eyes. Fortunately, Eugene didn't open his eyes.
Otherwise, the sight of the gentle girl crying would have melted him.
Now.
Only Tione was left.
Her whole body was rejecting the idea.
No! I already have the Captain! I absolutely cannot do this with another man!
Her beautiful face was full of struggle, and her voluptuous body trembled slightly.
The choice of humanity—this was more terrifying than battle. If she didn't do it, people would die.
But if she did, how would others see her afterward? How would the Captain see her afterward?
So! No! In every sense of the word, no!
"Don't worry, your Captain won't know."
The blonde bully smiled wickedly. In this situation, he had to be aggressive and proactive!
"Miss Tione, you wouldn't want the Loki Familia to be disgraced, would you?"
"Finn has worked so hard; you wouldn't want his reputation to be damaged, would you?"
Rumble!
In that instant, the Hentai manipulation tactic exploded into a void in the Amazon girl's mind!
Whenever Finn was mentioned, half of Tione's rationality evaporated.
And when it was about Finn suffering the consequences, the other half vanished instantly!
A good opportunity, a vulnerability!
Eugene bent over, hooked his arm, pulled the girl into his embrace, and launched a domineering invasion.
"Wuwu!"
Tione's breathing nearly stopped. Her eyes were filled with painful struggle, and her hands gripped Eugene's arm tightly.
So, so domineering… The Captain has never given me this feeling… This strong embrace…
A rush of strange emotions surged within her.
Eugene helped her stand up, leaving a meaningful smile.
"I am very satisfied~~"
His voice made Tione's body shiver. But at the same time, an undeniable throb was born in her chest.
You can never imagine how strange people's fetishes can be. And you can never imagine how reserved those beautiful girls, who appear outwardly glamorous, can be.
"Alright, 10 billion per person. That settles the payment."
"Thank you, ladies, for giving me such wonderful memories. I will cherish them forever."
At this moment, the smoke behind him cleared.
Vito, who was completely disheveled, grabbed the Flame Stone on his chest, raised it high, and violently knocked it against the center of his body!
... ... ...
He could no longer endure it. Under the terrified gaze of the crowd, this fanatic of the Evil God was finally about to meet his end!
"Awoo awoo awoo—"
He howled like a beast towards the sky, seemingly hoping to attract his Lord's attention.
Look at me! God! I offer you my everything!
Whoosh!
The flame ignited!
At this moment.
Time seemed to stand still. There was no breathing, and no one moved. In this final, last moment, everything seemed frozen in a painting, suspended in eternity.
Until…
That man broke the silence.
"Uh?"
Vito slowly lowered his head, like a rusted doll, looking at his chest.
There, a small, charred hole was smoking with a foul odor. E
ugene's fingertip pulsed slightly with residual fire.
One strike.
The flame, like a sniper's bullet, had pierced his chest at the fastest speed.
Before his opponent could commit suicide, Eugene decisively ended him.
Even if this would trigger an unprecedented explosion. But before the ignition, he still had time.
Half a second is quite long for a person with Level 5 strength.
The spatial fluctuation unfolded again in front of Eugene's palm.
[Target HP confirmed as zero, categorized as 'Inanimate']
[Storage complete. Stored in final state]
Whoosh!
With a brief fluctuation, everything returned to calm.
It was over.
It happened within half a second. The reason people stopped moving and stopped breathing was simply because everything had happened too fast.
Eugene had once explored how to put living things into his space. He had studied the state of some monsters.
After the Magic Stone is destroyed, they enter a "near-death stiffening" period lasting half a second to a second.
This is the state where, in a video game, your health bar is zero, but a false health bar slowly depletes in the background.
At this time, the character we control is often in a finishing move cutscene. Regardless, this "feigned death" interval indeed exists.
After repeated experiments in the Dungeon, Eugene successfully mastered this technique.
In summary, it was simple: Instant Kill – Store.
He turned back to look at the girls, who were completely clueless about what had happened and were overwhelmed with shock.
"Don't be surprised."
"This is the power of 'Love'!"
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