*BOOOOOOM!*

When the two fists collided, there was a blinding burst of energy.

The spherical wave of energy expanded rapidly until it exceeded the size of a flagship. The wave was like a small planet made of energy and would have destroyed the planet everyone was standing on if Heber hadn't flown high enough, Eiji pointed his fist at the sky and Ames released his force field to protect one side of the planet.

Many of the guests present gulped and thanked Ames.

Several other Beyond Grade A looked at Eiji warily. Especially when they heard Heber's cry of pain.

"AAAAAHGH!!"

After the dazzling explosion disappeared.

Everyone watching was shocked by Heber's pitiful appearance. Not only was he pushed all the way out of his own planet's atmosphere and floating in space.

Anyone with good enough eyes could see his one hand disappear. Or rather, the collision of the two previous attacks left one of Heber's arms shattered!

"..."

Silence filled Heber's planet.

Ames looked at the man beside her in awe, she was also a little embarrassed for still underestimating his power before!

Eiji was at least a Beyond Grade A like herself.

And stronger than her because he was able to injure Heber that badly with just one attack.

"My lord! We will help you to kill Eiji Seiya!"

The head of the Vanguard, Foster was angry to see his lord injured and led the Vanguard along with other troops to surround Eiji and Ames.

The party was clearly in chaos, the other guests could feel the killing intent that filled the surroundings.

Heber wanted to stop Foster and his other subordinates and told them not to interfere.

Not because of his pride, but there was something strange about Eiji.

The energy he used in his punch earlier was at the same level as his, but it was stronger and broke through his defenses.

That was why he even lost an arm. Unfortunately, before he said something to Foster and his other subordinates—

"Kill me? With just the little power you all have? How funny."

Seeing Foster and the other Vanguard swinging their fists like a Pugilist, and releasing energy balls towards him.

Ames wanted to take action, but Eiji signaled her to stop. He snapped his fingers and instantly, all the attacks coming towards them were deflected by his magic, it swirled around them before returning to their respective owners.

It was just a little trick from the God of Magic, Mercurius.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Foster and the other Vanguards were blown away by their own attacks. The other Bloodshed Land members were also injured, the attack power of those Class A Pugilists was comparable to that of an ultimate class creature in Highschool DxD.

That was definitely not their full power. But Eiji was too lazy to wait, he stretched out one of his hands to the sky and the next second, the souls of Foster and all of Heber's subordinates came out of their respective bodies.

Like the God of Death, he took the lives of hundreds of millions of people and turned them into a magic ball that glowed with black and white light at the tip of his hand.

With Mercurius' fusion having reached 100%, he was able to do this. After all, he was the Hegemony God.

The scene made the guests and several other Beyond Grade A's have horrified expressions.

What kind of ability was that?!

"Eiji, stop!! Return my subordinates to the way they were. Otherwise... you really will become my enemy!" Heber was so angry, the space within a 200 kilometer radius around him trembled.

His energy fluctuations increased until it was comparable to the sun, he was serious this time and prepared to show his true power.

Ames sneered, her cold voice piercing the void. "Since you have no intention of letting Eiji go, you have also become my enemy, Heber. It's too late to retreat, let's fight."

"Ames, do you have a bad memory? Your lover provoked me first, he killed my subordinates before my eyes and attacked me!"

Hearing this, Ames was stunned for a moment.

Come to think of it, Eiji was the most aggressive party here.

Even so, due to her current positive level, she didn't blame him and didn't say anything about it.

Heber's expression became even uglier. Was this still the Ames he knew?

She had deep feelings for Eiji even though they seemed to have only met a few days ago.

She was even willing to fight for him!

Heber couldn't help but be jealous. He had pursued Ames for hundreds of years and asked her to be his wife, but she had always rejected him and treated him coldly.

This contrast made him very uncomfortable.

Was it because he was ugly and Eiji was handsome?!

He would make Ames regret it. Good looks were useless, only a strong man like him was worthy of her.

"Ty-Ty, how dare you call Ames having a bad memory. Say that in front of the mirror, you yourself forgot what I said before."

Eiji said that without stopping his magic. Everyone realized it a bit late, but at this moment...

Millions, no— countless stars in the Shattered Star Ring were flickering and shining brighter.

The phenomenon left many civilizations awestruck and wondering what was going on.

[Sorry host, I couldn't help it. But about memories, aren't your memories...]

'Miss System, this is not the time. Don't interrupt my showing off moment.'

[....]

So you admit that you're showing off?

I understand, host.

Miss System closed her mouth and continued to watch while eating potato chips.

Leme encouraged her contractor by saying that after this, Ames would fall in love with him and wouldn't mind sleeping with him.

That motivated her contractor so much that his eyes seemed to glow with a golden light.

Ames' legs, wait for me!

Han Xiao, soon you'll get another green hat!

"Eiji..." Ames didn't know her legs were being targeted, she was a little moved by what Eiji said.

She looked at him with tenderness in her dark eyes, Heber clenched his one remaining fist hard!

"What? What do you mean?"

Eiji smiled faintly, the magic ball in his hand slowly flew into the sky and he said, "Didn't I say I came to this party to beat you up?"

"You... From the beginning, you targeted me! Why? Isn't this the first time we've met, Eiji?"

Heber was confused.

Ames and the others were curious.

Stuffing both hands into his pants pockets, Eiji slowly answered.

"This is indeed our first time meeting, but you've been provoking me for a long time... Probably about eleven months ago, you sent two of your subordinates to kidnap my fiancée. She is Gid's daughter, Lala Satalin Deviluke. To prevent her from being kidnapped, I fought with your two underlings and killed them."

"But before they died, I remember them threatening me with your name, Ty-Ty. They were mercenaries you hired."

"When I met Ames a few days ago, she mentioned your name and that led me to be here now."

Can this guy stop calling him, Ty-Ty? His name was Tyrant Heber!

Heber groaned in his heart, but was also surprised that he was a bit slow to realize many stars passed by him and joined Eiji's magic ball that had floated in space.

When he realized it, he felt a chill in his heart and his instinct told him to run away.

However, how could he do that?

His pride did not allow him to be a coward.

"So... You want to take revenge on me? Hahaha! I see, this is really a coincidence... You can do it if you're capable!"

Heber clenched his only fist and gathered his energy in one spot.

Eiji's magic was also ready. All the stars had gathered in one spot and shone brightly above the planet.

It resembled a giant cross.

Ames and the others were nervous, they all took up defensive positions.

"Sure." Eiji glanced at Heber indifferently before finally mentioning the name of his spell, "Sequere Naturam."

In Latin, it means You Must Follow Nature.

Heber swung his full-powered fist called, "Star Shaking Fist!"

It was a technique that he himself invented as a Pugilist and had honed over thousands of years.

Some of the Beyond Grade A present were even frightened when they heard the name of the famous technique.

Immediately, Sequere Naturam unleashed Supernova, a hellfire that in the original work could destroy the God who had occupied the Throne. It was a Hegemony God whose position was replaced by Mercurius and made him the new Hegemony God.

When the Star Shaking Fist collided with that attack—

*BOOOOOOM!!!*

A spherical wave of energy was created again, but this time the ball of energy continued to expand until it exceeded the size of a planet, its light illuminating the center of the Shattered Star Ring and continuing to expand to other Star Rings.

Sequere Naturam seemed to dominate as the light destroyed many of the cosmos' inhabitants as a mere side effect.

If Eiji had not helped Ames to protect herself with his magic barrier that enveloped the entire planet, she and the others would have been destroyed by Sequere Naturam's light.

In the next second, an even bigger explosion occurred with Heber at its center.

The shockwave spread across the galaxy, planets that did not have enough defenses were destroyed in the process.

Some of the other Beyond Grade A were terrified, even they were unable to unleash such a powerful attack.

If Heber was the strongest among them, then Eiji was... The envoys of the Three Universal Civilizations gulped.

They must not provoke him even though he had made a huge mess in their universe!

A few seconds later, the explosion ended and silence filled the Shattered Star Ring.

"..." Everyone.

Their attention was drawn to the center of the explosion, but the place was completely empty, and Heber's figure was nowhere to be seen.

"Was he blown to pieces?" Ames glanced at Eiji who still looked relaxed after unleashing such a powerful attack.

"Yes, Ty-Ty is dead."

Hearing what Eiji said, the guests and several other Beyond Grade A fell silent.

Not only all the hundreds of millions of Bloodshed Land members, even Tyrant Heber died in Eiji's hands. In their eyes, the silver-haired handsome man who was the lover of Dragon Emperor Ames was more terrifying than any Beyond Grade A they knew.

Where did that person come from? From outside their star system?

The person from that place is too fierce!

"Now... What should I do with all of you?" Eiji asked the other guests.

There was a faint smile on his face, but those who saw that smile unconsciously took a step back and cold sweat broke out on their bodies.

"P-Please let us go, your majesty!"

"We dare not be your enemy!"

"That's right, we were only invited by Heber to attend his party!"

"I'm a messenger from the Crimson Dinasty. Lord Eiji, if you don't mind... We would like to establish a good relationship with you."

"Our Federation of Light also wants the same thing."

"The Church of Arcana will always welcome you, your majesty."

Put the other guests aside.

But the envoys from the Three Universal Civilizations began to suck up to Eiji and several other Beyond Grade A had flattering expressions on their faces.

Seeing that, Ames strangely felt a sense of pride in her heart.

[Yare-yare. After I defeated one of the villain bosses in The Legendary Mechanic, the characters here started sucking up to me desperately.]

[That could be the title of a fanfic novel. Do they have no shame? Before I killed Ty-Ty, they fortunately didn't provoke me. I'll let them go.]

[After all, I'm someone with a heart as big as the stars. I won't kill NPCs— I mean people just because I want to.]

[I'm not a Villain, but the Legendary Harem King!]

The heroines: Really?

They couldn't help but remember every other protagonist or male who had been tortured and some died at Eiji's hands.

Many of them actually suffered tragic fates just for trying to seduce his women.

The heroines did not complain about how possessive Eiji was, but would someone with a heart as big as the stars do that?

Eiji, you're kidding, right?

And speaking of shame, please say that in front of the mirror!

"Well, I'll let you guys go and if you want to please me. Try to please Ames first because she's my woman."

Eiji shamelessly wrapped his arms around Ames' slender waist.

Ames didn't resist, not only because she didn't want to, but the cells inside her body were craving Eiji more and more.

Her cheeks flushed slightly. What he said didn't help either, it made her heart pound.

Weren't they just pretending to be lovers?

Did that mean Eiji had fallen in love with her and really wanted her to be his woman?!

That seemed to be the case.

The envoys of the Three Universal Civilizations and the high ranking officials of the various organizations were relieved.

From now on, they seemed to have to be on good terms with the Dragon Floating Island that was famous for its neutrality for thousands of years.

It wasn't a big deal.

As long as it kept Eiji satisfied and didn't destroy them like he did Bloodshed Land.

They would do it.

...

Time passed.

Before returning to Draconic Deus and then continuing the conquest in Fate, Eiji agreed to Ames' invitation to visit her territory, Dragon Floating Island.

There, Laurel and the guards who welcomed Ames were astonished.

After a few days of going out, she brought back a man with her and he was very handsome!

The two also seemed to be close to the point of holding hands.

Their relationship was definitely not simple. So, the news that their ruler, Ames stopped being single and had a lover quickly spread to everyone on Dragon Floating Island.

They were curious about Eiji's identity and how he had stolen Ames' heart. Especially Laurel, she glanced at Eiji who had just finished being taken around the palace by Ames curiously.

She only knew that he was called Eiji.

"Eiji, what do you think? Does my territory make you feel comfortable?"

"Not bad. But more than that, this Floating Island looks cool."

As a veteran of love, Eiji pleased Ames with just his casual words.

They were now sitting and drinking tea together on the balcony that showed the view of the floating island from a height of a thousand meters.

Ames had not lost her smile, which made Laurel wonder if this was the power of love?

Her usually indifferent and rather cold boss could look that sweet!

"If you want, you can be the ruler of this place with me." Ames suddenly dropped a bomb.

"Ehhh?!"

It wasn't Eiji who cried out in surprise, but her adjutant, Laurel.

She glared at her slightly, "Laurel, you're noisy. Do you have a problem with what I'm saying?"

"N-No, boss... Sorry."

Laurel immediately closed her mouth.

Come to think of it, if Eiji was really going to be Ames' husband.

Such a thing was natural. Just... Isn't this too fast?!

However, Eiji shook his head. "I'm also sorry, because I refused. I don't have much time to be the ruler of a place."

"Oh, that's a pity."

Ames sighed and motioned for Laurel to refill the tea in her cup.

The black-haired woman with long braids gasped and hurriedly obeyed her boss's order.

Her appearance reminded Eiji of Karin in the Epic Seven game.

She was beautiful although Ames was still more beautiful of course.

"You again don't look disappointed. Let me guess, you already knew I would refuse but still asked if I wanted it or not."

"Fufu. I just want to try. What about me? Do you now want her, Eiji?" Ames asked flirtatiously.

Under the table, one of her long legs was raised like a bridge and the tip tickled Eiji's thigh.

[Woman, you're playing with fire. Aren't you afraid of getting burned?]

Ames: I'm not afraid.

Eiji's lips twitched and he said, "Haven't I been quite clear before?"

"I want to hear more clearly."

"Yare-yare. Ames, will you be my woman?"

"You mean one of your women?" Ames narrowed her dark eyes, but there was still a smile on her beautiful face. "Okay. Take me to my bedroom."

"Now?" Eiji was surprised but his body moved faster than his mind. He carried Ames in his princess sling and walked towards her bedroom.

Ames rolled her eyes, she didn't need to answer and wrapped her arms around her man's neck.

"This... This...!" Laurel's face took on a funny look, she looked at the two people who left her alone on the balcony with a dumbfounded look.

Then, her cheeks flushed as she could guess what they wanted to do in the bedroom.

Gosh, her boss's spring had arrived! She had to spread this good news to everyone.

Although she still didn't know much about Eiji, but before she could do so— news about the death of Haber and everyone in his organization reached her ears.

The news was shocking but what was even more shocking was...

"The one who did it was Eiji Seiya? The lover of Dragon Emperor Ames?!"

"So that's it... There's no way my boss fell in love with him just because he's so handsome. He's also very strong and killed Heber for her!"

Laurel's eyes lit up.

She admired Eiji and was starting to become his fan. Still, at that moment—

*PLAP! PLAP! PLAP!*

An impact sound so powerful that it made the palace tremble and created an earthquake was heard.

Everyone on Dragon Floating Island was shocked and they wondered what their ruler Ames was doing inside her palace?

Laurel knew but...

"C-Crazy! Is boss okay being pounded that hard? She's a Beyond Grade A, she's probably fine."

Honestly, she was not sure.

The physical strength and endurance of a person who had become a Beyond Grade A like her boss was unreasonable.

But Eiji's own physical strength seemed no less terrifying.