Chapter 231 Grip

 Well, maybe gonna go once a month from now on. Sadly but at least we're heading there.

 

Chapter 231 Grip

 

“Huh?”

Cold sweat instantly poured out of the pores from my whole body, this sensation, it’s similar to the time when I first met Isamu.

And for that exact reason, this kind of intense killing intent won’t be able to go unnoticed by the overwhelming beast.

“That’s quite the violent brutality impregnated inside such a cute costume.” (Isamu)

The looks of a pervert geezer having erotic talk with his daughter instantly disappeared, Isamu’s expression turned sharp, one of a warrior on the battlefield.

Upon that question, and upon receiving the sharp intent that Isamu released, he merely walked closer calmly, the wildcat costume guy then answered.

“Love and Peace’s Managing Director cum General Manager of Security. Code Name, Pitt.” (Pitt)

“Hm? You said Pitt?” (Isamu)

The moment he said Pitt, Isamu flashed a cold smile, making us feeling the goosebumps.

“Pitt. I see, so it’s you........ the one who is called as human’s strongest bouncer.” (Isamu)

“...........Hoh. For the hero that’s represents the world, to be able to know me regardless of race, who is a gangster from backstreet, it’s such a honor.” (Pitt)

“Guwahahahaha, I see...... so it’s you. I see now~...... it’s seems vice’s words weren’t exaggerated.” (Isamu)

Now that I think about it, I remember ever hearing about that on the surface.

“Those who won’t step to the front and won’t walk the path of a hero, one who has skills among the humans, I thought there are only Velt and that hunter Farga but to think someone like you also exists. I don’t sense the smell of battlefield, or the air that a warrior or a knight has coming from you. But despite that I can feel even from inside that costume, a terrifying violence and atrocity...... it is something completely different from the battlefield, it’s a smell of danger that came from a bottomless, hellish world.” (Isamu)

I just let it flow in one ear and out from another before but if they were to earn the title of world’s strongest, they’d unavoidably called the underworld’s strong man.

And he is one of them!

“This sure is an honor for the Martial God Isamu to be praising me so much, but I don’t wish you to overestimate me so. Because this is like a frog in a well trying to challenge a lion.” (Pitt)

In contrary to Isamu’s evaluation, Pitt let out somber voice with his big build, a show of humility.

However, that humbleness is terrifying instead.

“Hmph, I’ll judge myself whether you’re a frog or not.” (Isamu)

Isamu took a stance. And with just that, the air turned tense in an instant.

His presence itself turned violent, a large gap from just now.

That’s right. My eyes were being deluded because of his wild fighting style but Isamu is originally a swordsman.

This refined atmosphere is in itself, a tall sign that he’s the real deal.

“Then, let’s play, Martial God Isamu.” (Pitt)

“Here I go! You greenhorn!” (Isamu)

Isamu stepped forward with might! Too fast! He instantly plunged into  the front of Pitt, and in the next moment he pulled  the sword at his waist and bisec------------

“Nhg!” (Isamu)

“!” (Pitt)

-------------------!

“The, heck, Isamu!” (Velt)

He’d take out the blade at his waist and bisect. Everyone would think that.

Even if Pitt could react, with how Isamu plunged that close, it’d be too late to avoid it by taking a back step. That’s what everyone thought.

“Why? You can’t pull it?” (Pitt)

“.........You..........” (Isamu)

Not only did he not take a step back, Pitt took a step forward instead.

He took that step, leaning his shoulder forward on Isamu as if doing a shoulder charge, sticking close to him.

With him sticking that close, Isamu won’t be able to take out his blade, let alone to swing it.

“What! He stopped trash father!” (Yuzuriha)

“Not only that, he repelled it back! What a power!” (Velt)

In the past, I’ve heard some talks about how a sword not being swung with the strength of the arm, but with the centrifugal force using the rotation of the body.

In other words, if the distance was too close then the sword can’t be swung? No, whatever with the principle but he could actually do something like that?

I mean, against that Isamu, he could do something such as taking a step forward with not even any hesitation?

As expected, even Isamu opened his eyes wide. However, in the next moment.....

“GUBOHA!”

Isamu is vomiting blood out of his throat.

What happened? At that moment, we can see that Pitt’s fist piercing through Isamu’s armor, around the area of his liver.

A Liver blow!

“It sure is a strange thing, Martial God Isamu.” (Pitt)

“Bastard!” (Isamu)

“You who is a tempered warrior, will attack the opening with large swing, while me who is a hoodlum will attack with the small swing of my fist...... but, for next I too will swing big.” (Pitt)

The moment Isamu’s feet was lifted up midair due to the liver fist, what the, Pitt went and lifted up Isamu’s body.

“That’s! What in the world is he trying to do!” (Forna)

“Hey, ........  hey hey could it be!” (Velt)

After that, I could imagine what will happen as if having a dejavu. But, even when fighting on the streets I absolutely won’t be doing something like that!

And in a war, I won’t do it even more.

But, he intends to do just that!

“Demolition Soul!” (Pitt)

The destruction of soul. The true identity of the technique being named as that, in all honesty, is the Brain Buster!

“I, impossible...... Isamu!” (Velt)

“T.............dad!” (Yuzuriha)

“Hyaaaaaaaaah, whwhwhwh, what’s going on, so Managing Director Pitt is this strong!” (Fiari)

“No, you, despite being fellow executives you don’t know about it?” (Neeto)

The vertical drop Brain Buster! I once saw Kimura Juromaru did it as a joke but to do it in a real fight, moreover with the intent to actually kill the opponent, this is the first time I’m seeing it!

I ended up spontaneously shouted but that Isamu now has his head planted into the earth!

“H, hey, Isamu!”

But, even so........

“Guwahahahaha......... ooh~, that cleared the headache I got from two days of drinking..........” (Isamu)

Even with his head wounded and blood flowing out of it, Isamu stood up nonchalantly.

This bastard, he’s completely fine......

“FUNRYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” (Isamu)

“!”

At that instant, when I thought Isamu was just talking thoughtlessly, at the next moment, he opened his mouth wide and instaneously spit out an intense beam of light.

It was something that no one has expected. Pitt was blown away and engulfed by the intense flame blast.

“Something came out from his mouth! No, I don’t know what’s going on anymore.” (Neeto)

“Waaaaiit, what was that, that lion old man, he’s still alright and he let out something like from those kaijuus!” (Firari)

“No no no! I could understand if it came from Yuzuriha since she’s a dragon, but why the hell Isamu is using breath!” (Velt)

“So this means that power isn’t something unique to the dragons?” (Forna)

Dragon could spit something out from their mouth, we thought them as that kind of being.

But, with how we thought that a lion is different from them, the attack that no one has ever imagined right from the start has made us completely dumbfounded.

It must be even more so for Pitt who got done in by that......

“Guwahahaha, my son and daughter could do it. So once I trained I could do it too.” (Isamu)

He said such an absurd thing so nonchalantly..... I knew it, this geezer is out of norm.

“Fuh, as one would expect......... it’s not mere for show for you to be having the titles of Four Heavenly Beast Demihumans and the chosen five.” (Pitt)

And, what the hell is up with this guy too!

Amidst the billowing up dust, despite his costume got all battered up, his gait is firm, Pitt has stood up.

“Impossible! I thought he croaked already when eating that attack whole! Oi, fairy, what the heck is he!” (Velt)

“I, I don’t know too! This is also my first time seeing Managing Director Pitt fight.” (Fiari)

No, I understand that he’s strong but, this man, he could stay on his feet while fighting one on one against Isamu.

Even Farga wasn’t able to fight him one on one. Not only that , this bastard also quite composed.

“Hohoh. It has been since Granny Caire, since a human could fight me one on one. You’re good.” (Isamu)

“Same with me. As I expect, it’s much different from a fight in town. If I don’t go at it with the intent of killing you in one blow, it will be me who will die.” (Pitt)

Despite getting praise from Isamu, Pitt let it flow composedly.

But, soon a stillness settled, and building up into a big.......

“As I expect, it’s impossible to enjoy this fight.” (Pitt)

For all this time he’s been laid back and only emitting his brutal killing intent but, having come this far, the atmosphere surrounding him has turned to turn unruly.

This overflowing violence, rather than saying it’s the first time I feel it, it feels nostalgic instead.

The strength level is overwhelmingly different but this sensation, it makes me think of my time as Asakura Ryuuma when I fought against those delinquents.

Without being a soldier or a warrior. But still, strong.

I unintentionally lost my words to Pitt’s existence who is someone that’s extremely unusual in this world.

“I will end it here.” (Pitt)

Pitt spread out both of his arms. And then the power visible on his arms are condensed, unable to withstand the inherent power of it, the costume arms burst out, and from inside, came arms that are hard, darkish, and burly.

So those Pitt real arms! They looked like swelling with power......

But, it’s only for a moment that they looked swelling with power. Pitt immediately relaxed his strength, lowered his arms to a dangle, seemingly in a state of exhaustion.

“The costume was a hindrance. Now I can use these arms freely.” (Pitt)

Indeed, for someone who fights using hand to hand combat, a costume would be nothing but a handicap.

But, he didn’t take all of them off but only the arms? What’s the meaning of that? You’re fighting against Isamu here you know?

Do you think you can win like that? However, on contrary how mine and others on the surroundings are feeling, we looked at Isamu’s expression and turned startled.

“.....................Guwahahaha.......................... what? I could feel those arms to be quite terrifying.” (Isamu)

 

Even as Isamu smiled, a trickle of sweat flowed down from his forehead.

Oi oi oi oi, what’s going on here. Why the heck are you reacting like that.

“It seems its time for me to stop playing around too. ...... I’ll bite you to death........” (Isamu)

Isamu once again put his hand on the sword at his waist.

“The same approach won’t pass through me, you know? This time there won’t be any time to relax or pause........ we’ll decide it here.” (Isamu)

He’s full of desire to kill him.  Intending to end everything with the next attack.

With that much seriousness on his eyes, his sword intent and killing intent were brought out with the ferocity of a beast, merely standing in front of it could make one’s feet turned limp.

However, Pitt looked calm going against it.......no, it’s an atmosphere of tension like that when a bomb is about to explode.

Amidst the stillness that could make even one to pick up the slightest of sound, the one who finally moved is, Isamu!

“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” (Isamu)

 The roar of the king of beasts. He rushed forward and drew his sword like a flash.

What we barely able to see were only his charge and the swing of his blade.

When we came to, Isamu already crossed over and ended his rush, exchanging their position.

“Guh, kh........”

With a thud, a dry sound as if something ruptured was heard. It sounded like a balloon burst out but it’s clearly not that.

What’s the thing that ruptured? The moment I thought that, blood spurted out of Pitt’s right arm like a fountain, his arm was broken right at the elbow.

“............Ku, kuku........... kuku, as I expect, Isamu..................” (Pitt)

Did he do it? We thought that Pitt was hit squarely by Isamu’s attack by the slight anguish that came out from the costume.

But, we immediately noticed something strange. Because, rupturing an arm isn’t the kind of damage a sword should do.

Then why?

“It’s been a while since I get to feel a power that could ruptured and smashed my arm...........” (Pitt)

At that moment, something dropped from the blood soaked arm of Pitt. It fell to the floor with a slight sound of metal.

And following that, something also fell from the left arm which didn’t have any change whatsoever compared to the right arm. It’s a clump of blood, it fell to the ground with a sound of splash.

What? That’s ............ ah!

“Guwahahahaha.............. how outrageous........... at that one instant............ you grabbed my beloved sword [Kotetsu] that has accompanied me dashing across the battlefield for so long with your bare hand and broke it, and at the end of that....... you tore off my left ear taking advantage of the chaos.” (Isamu)

No way,................... right? However, upon seeing Isamu who turned back, we lost our words.

“No............... way................ for this kind of thing....” (Forna)

“Dad was.............. how...................” (Yuzuriha)

“What, impossible! That Isamu’s sword that thrashed all of those flocks of machine monsters, for it to be broken by bare hands!” (Velt)

In Isamu’s hand is his broken blade, and at the side of his face, his left ear has gone with large amount of blood flowing.

To think that, it was done with bare hands?

“Not only that, I didn’t feel any magic power at all, no? Bastard, how did you do it?” (Isamu)

Even with his left ear torn to pieces and his sword broken, he kept on putting up an expressionless face, but I’m sure the inside of Isamu’s heart wasn’t unperturbed.

That’s just how impossible what this guy has done.

And then, Pitt slowly turned back and answered.

“It’s just my grip strength.” (Pitt)

“What did you say?” (Isamu)

Grip strength? The strength to grab thing? Pinching strength? There are many way to say it but he really said grip strength?

“I don’t have any ability in sword or magic However, ever since I was born, the strength of my body itself has far exceeded the common sense of the world.” (Pitt)

“Grip strength...... so it is with that.” (Isamu)

 It wasn’t with magic power. Not with technique. But sheer strength that his body being endowed with.

Moreover, he is going against the demihumans, a race who boasted the most powerful physical strength in this world, for a human who has the most inferior physical strength in this world and without any kind of magic enhancement, to be able to do this kind of feat, he’s really saying that?

He’s joking right?

“For example, I can do something like this.” (Pitt)

“!”

From a distance, Pitt thrusted forward his unscathed left arm, opening and closing his hand like in a paper rock scissors.

At that moment, a sound as if the air being snapped was heard, making Isamu’s condition shaken.

“Nhkh, that was, air bullet?” (Isamu)

Invisible air bullet. The eyes couldn’t see it but me who could feel the air able to tell. A lump of air with the size of a small ball was snapped.

Not only that, it was done rapidly with not any rest......

“Gufufu, that is the way Managing Director Pitt fights~.” (Goofer)

“You’re............ Goofer............” (Velt)

“It surprised me you know, Velt-kun. For the talent of a man who don’t have any shred of talent in magic, sword, and in studying. A man who raced up the underworld with only his super human body, that’s the kind of person he is~. And, to his grip strength that boasted equal might to magic, the underworld called it like this. The [grip magic power] or so they said♪.” (Goofer)

As we listened to the happy voice of Goofer, we still unable to believe the sight in front of our eyes.

“There is nothing these hands can’t grasp. All that these hands grasp, be it even the world, will be crushed inside it.” (Pitt)

Really, a power to grasp the world? Like me?

But it’s of different kind and mechanism to mine. He doesn’t enhance his physical abilities with magic armament like me and Forna.

He’s a man who with only his power as human, able to carve out wounds on Isamu. To that kind of absurd existence, we still unable to make ourselves to believe in it.

Furthermore......

“Furthermore, this right hand too.” (Pitt)

“.........? ............., what is it?” (Isamu)

In the next moment, Pitt’s right arm that was squashed, ripped, and broken is healing up in front of our eyes? No, it’s being mended.

It’s bleeding stopped, it’s muscle fibers being regenerated, it’s being returned to how it was with terrifying speed.

“What, is that? It isn’t a recovery magic?” (Isamu)

“A recovery is a recovery. I’m calling this [super recovery].” (Pitt)

“Super recovery, you said?” (Isamu)

Super recovery? For some reason, I felt like having heard it in previous world you know?

By putting a period of resting in a muscle training, the muscle will increase by quite a lot, is it something like that?

“Furthermore, it’s not simple recovery. By repeatedly destroying and repairing it, my muscle will get even stronger.” (Pitt)

No well, even with you saying it like that, this thing isn’t something like that you know! Rather than destroying it, your arm was completely broken, and now with it being recovered in just a blink of an eye, you’re saying it’s getting stronger too?

 “Now this is quite the interesting physical prowess. First time I heard of it.” (Isamu)

“Back when I was a kid, an old man who took pride in his strength lived nearby, he taught me a lot about the structure of the body, but even with that, it seems my body mutation is something abnormal.” (Pitt)

“Guwahahahaha, I see I see. But, is this fine~? You’re chattering about your power like that.” (Isamu)

“No need to mind it. It’s not like my power has any secret to it. And even with everything about it being known, my way of fighting still won’t change.” (Pitt)

It was like he just heard a bodily mechanism that he never heard before, Isamu is making a very interested expression. No, it’s not only that. he also seemed to be happy looking at Pitt’s fully confident attitude.

“But, enough with the talk about grip. If I were to tear off your heart and neck you’d surely die but as expected there won’t be enough opening for that. Then...... I will crush you with this clenched fist.” (Pitt)

He clenched his fist with all his might with that kind of grip strength. What if I got hit by that?

I don’t even want to imagine it.

“Guwahahaha. This idiot actually wanted to fight hand on hand against me, to think there’s someone else other than Yubamensch. Despite Kishin, Venbai, and even Granny Caire made free use of their magic and special powers when we did.” (Isamu)

Isamu already has his ear ripped off, head cracked, and his beloved sword broken.

However, his expression never gets bewildered, always smiling.

“Still, I don’t understand this~. For a human at your caliber, why are you supporting Love and Peace? With that much brain and muscle, surely you can make your own organization?” (Isamu)

“..........Fuh........ Aren’t you talking too much? I’m not of that type.” (Pitt)

“Is that so? Besides that, you’re acting all calm and cool now, but that isn’t your true nature. I can smell a brutal urge from you like how want to rip apart your enemy into shreds. The hooligan who used to live so freely has stifled to death his own character, what manner of sense of duty you have for that kind of idiotic organization?” (Isamu)

Certainly, if he’s this strong, even with not being able to use magic, his name will surely spread out to the world more than how it is currently. Even that Gyanza, it’s exactly because of her achievements  being recognized that she managed to earn the hero title. So why is he settling with being Love and Peace’s executive position?

“Under that cute costume, what is your true nature shouting at you?” (Isamu)

Also, like what Isamu said, I can also tell. He’s acting out a gentlemanly and collected character but his real nature should be way more brutal.

But despite that, why is he going out of his way and joining that kind of organization to the point of stifling himself, I completely can’t understand it.

“It’s nothing, it’s not anything grand. My mental state is just something common and can be found anywhere.” (Pitt)

“I see.....  I thought I could hear it before I completely turn into a beast and tear you off.” (Isamu)

Him too, he won’t bring out the violent something that lays asleep inside of him. So he’s someone like Neeto who holds something inside of him, and like Isamu who doesn’t show everything there is about himself

Even as Isamu is showing a look of disappointment, he in no time directed a sharp glint in his eyes.

“Hoh........  you’ll turn completely into a beast...... that sounds troublesome.” (Pitt)

“Don’t say that greenhorn. Eat or be eaten......this is a fight lusting for flesh and blood!” (Isamu)

Sudden squall of wind rushing through, the atmosphere is like cold air and hot air mixing together.

“Kukukuku, GUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  How many years has it been? I’m boiling! This blood, this flesh, this soul, they’re all boiling! Good! Good! This is good!” (Ismu)

It felt like if I were to approach and try to talk to Isamu now I’d be devoured to death.

And then, we suddenly thought.

“Martial God Isamu......... how interesting. For I, myself was once called the [God of Destruction] in the underworld. Will the martial and beast win or will it be violence and brutality that win instead...... it will be fun for me to unleash myself after so long for once.” (Pitt)

It’s possible that we’re witnessing the fight that will decide the world’s strongest creature in the world......

---------------That’s enough-duck, Managing Director.

“..............Hm”

“Huh?”

---------------Since you weren’t reporting-duck, I was wondering what you’re doing-duck. So what’s the meaning of this-duck?

It was at that moment. This, whose voice is this? Rather than heard in our ears, it’s resounded inside our heard?

Me, Forna, and everyone else are able to hear it........

“..........Right now, I’m in the midst of confronting against our currently biggest threat in the world. If I can take care of him now, won’t it will be a big gain for the organization?” (Pitt)

Pitt put his finger at his head and said that, then the voice inside our head once again begin to talk.

--------------For how long are you going to keep playing-duck? How about the crest eyes-duck?

“He doesn’t seem will be joining us. It would be good had Twinkle Bell worked better but she was seen through by Neeto Dropp.” (Pitt)

--------------How about abducting him-duck?

“......That’s impossible...... even if I were able to crush Isamu, there are also Princess Forna, Princess Yuzuriha, and Velt Jeeha here. For this group that knew of our objective, there’s no way they’d stay silent. Goofer won’t be able to win against them.” (Pitt)

----------------Velt Jeeha........... so that’s the case-duck......

“But, it’s no mistake that I could finish Isamu here even if it means I have to exchange my life for it, what do you think?” (Pitt)

----------------Managing Director, return now-duck

“What did you say?” (Pitt)

----------------In the first place, it is planned that Yubamensch and Venbai will clash against Isamu-duck. Besides, the opponents we will be facing are a bunch starting from Rock Demon King Kishin and the riffraff group that Velt Jeeha is leading, taking a risk to losing Managing Director at this place is mere nonsense-duck.

First off, putting aside the identity of is this guy using telepathy, why the heck is he using [duck]? It’s so unnatural.

 

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