Chapter 469

“I concede . ” After some time, the undefeated champion of arm wrestling suddenly conceded in defeat . His sudden declaration made Tora arched her brows while the crowd had tons of question marks in their cloud of thoughts .

Nani?

“Huh,” Insulted by the man’s action, Tora scoffed in ridicule . “A free meal for me then,” Despite that she felt insulted, Tora didn’t provoke him or press on the matter . After all, her opponent already backed down, hence, there was no point in prolonging a one-sided battle .

Just like in a war, if the enemy raised their white flag, that only meant the war was over and they won . Alas…

Just then, when Tora was about to retract her hand and relaxed her shoulders, the man suddenly grabbed her hand and pressured it down . However, instead of taking her down while she wasn’t on guard, it remained firm on its stand and only moved a little .

“You jest,” Smirking, Tora clutched on his hand, stilling it on the right arm-wrestling position .

Just like in the war, even though the enemy raised the white flag, that doesn’t mean they would lower their guard . Contempt was one characteristic to consider in a war thus, Tora, though showed she believed him . She didn’t — not a bit .

Therefore, to a general like her, everything could relate to the war tactics one way or another .

“Haha,” Surprised, the man shook his head as he chuckled, revealing his small teeth . “My apologies, I can’t lose . Alas, I underestimate you . ” Tightening his grip on her hand, the man exerted strength to her overwhelming energy emanating from her .

By the looks of it, if not for the fact that they knew her current situation, the crowd would think that she was just relaxing under a tree with the wind brushing past her face . However, that wasn’t the case as Tora was now battling on an arm’s strength and she was more relaxed than anyone .

‘Just who was this woman?’ They thought in unison .

“You have a good eye . However, we have a mutual comprehension of losing and winning . Regardless of whatever cheap trick we must use . ” Grinning like a madwoman, Tora added pressure on her elbow to strengthen her hand . At the same time, the man did the same with a smile .

Ten minutes had passed, and their linked hands didn’t move a muscle . One would think that they were just playing . But, because of their trembling hands and their protruding arm muscles beneath their skin, they knew that there was an overwhelming power to defeat one another .

Unbelievable!

The crowd was in awe, rendered flabbergasted by the woman’s strength . Those who challenged the man earlier knew the man’s strength, or rather, just the slight of it . After all, he easily won, looking all relaxed as if he didn’t need to use even half of his strength .

Yet, this woman was keeping up with him . Despite that, he caught her off guard earlier, she matched the man’s strength . Therefore, with the long time they were like that, more and more audience filled the open-air restaurant .

“Young Miss, I must say I’m impressed . May this lowly one know your name?” Beads of sweat formed on the man’s forehead as his back was already sweating buckets . Although he was smiling, gritting his teeth, he must admit that she was giving him a hard time .

She’s strong, no doubt .

“My lord, isn’t it improper to ask for someone’s name without giving yours?” Just like what the man, Tora must admit that she never met someone who could par her strength — he’s just as strong as her . Although she was never complacent about her capabilities because she knew that someday, someone would match her in terms of strength and tactics .

However, she was more inclined to know this man who piqued her interest . She wanted to know more about him .

“Suzuki Akihito . ” Akihito smiled, without lowering his guard .

“I must remember your name, Suzuki Akihito . ” Nodding her head, Tora acknowledged him . “Yamada Hanako . ” However, although it was improper for her to give a false name, Tora wouldn’t be that stupid to reveal who she was .

After all, Chisaka Tora was known across the whole kingdom . Even the neighboring country must be wary of her . Furthermore, she came there to keep a low profile to survey the progress of the border unannounced . Although the soldiers must have known by now that the general was present, the citizen didn’t .

Besides, she didn’t want to cause fear in this small town because aside from being a known war hero, rumors about how ruthless the current military ruler was attached to it . Hence, the people had some vague fears implanted deep down .

“Shall we end this and see who’s the victor, Yamada-san?” Aki nodded his head once as he acknowledged the name she gave him . His grip tightened even more, and so did she .

“Little one, your head out of the table . ” Without turning her gaze away from the man, Tora uttered . She was referring to the child whose arms rested on the edge of the table with her chin over them — she was too small that the crowd didn’t notice her watching on the front line .

“Ah? Alright!” Glancing up to Tora, Churu saw the evil grin from the side of her lips before she shifted her gaze to the man who bore the same expression . Since she heard that they would end this match, Churu knew that she must keep her distance .

She didn’t want to be caught in the middle of the crossfire .

“Distance, keep your distance!” Using her little hands and tiny voice, Churu commanded the crowd, which they did for some unknown reason . Perhaps, it was because they sensed the aura emanating from the two that they took a few step backs .

“It’s nice knowing you, Suzuki-Kun . ” Stating her last words, Tora’s arm muscle stretched as she has gone all-out .

“It’s an honor, Yamada-San . ” Just like her, Aki went all out .

Their hands trembled as Aki pressured her hand down, but to no avail, Tora would get her momentum and pressure him . Their hands continued to go back and forth for a minute before they heard a crack that was immediately followed by the sudden break of the wooden table .

It split in half because of the amount of pressure their elbows caused .

Everyone: …

Aki: …

Tora: …

The restaurant’s manager: “Oh, good lord! What have you done? Pay for the table, quick!”