"What is this I hear, Riku is back?"

Tione: Yes Captian, he came back only a few minutes ago.

Finn: Then I must see him. Gather all the executives and meet up at Riku's dwellings.

Tione: Yes Captain.

Tione then left Finn's office and relayed Finn's order to each executive.

Bete: What the hell yall want with him. The ass just came back, let a man sleep

Tiona: Oo are you still salty about your loss to him.

Bete: I don't even remember that shit, doesn't count.

Gareth: Quiet you all.

Finn: Riku has disappeared for 5 weeks straight. Not even Ais was able to find him. And after that, most of Loki Familia searched but came to no avail. He claimed he was in the dungeon, but he was uninjured. After asking Dian Chect and Miach Familia if any potions were sold to him in the past 5 months, they said no. Meaning he either has healing magic we don't know about or has been lying to us. Cmon, let us go in.

Following Finn's lead, the executives barged into Riku's room.

I was looking through the system when someone barged in.

Me: Finn? And everyone else?

Finn: Nice to see you in good health.

Me: What do you want.

Finn: Surely you've realized a few things, such as that you've been a person of interest to us.

Of course, they're suspicious of me. I know this and so do them.

Finn: Please Riku, tell us what you were up to these past few weeks. Your strength could have been a good asset to us.

Me: As far as I'm concerned, I'm a regular member, just like Aoi. I'm free to enter the dungeon when I want. No restrictions have been placed on me that says I cannot do so.

Finn: While that is true, Aoi is only level 2, you are level 6. You can not just wander off as you please, at the very least inform us.

Me: What do you want Finn.

At this point, Tione was at the point of jumping me.

Finn: We want to make you an executive.

Bete: Tchh took long enough.

If I'm an executive, my freedom is stripped, on the other hand, I'll be closer to Loki, acquiring the Holy Grail would be easier.

Me: And if I refuse?

Finn: You can not refuse, this is an order from your Captain.

Me: And I don't want to obey?

Finn: Then you shall be punished.

I see, then let me try one more thing.

Me: Let me propose a deal, in a fight, between you, Finn Diemine, and I, Riku, If I win, I retain my freedom, if I lose, I shall do whatever you want me to.

Tione: You are not in any position to propose anything, Riku.

Me: But I am, the two of us can't seem to come to any agreement, the only way is to settle this with a fight. I assume Bete agrees with me.

Bete: Whatever, I'm leaving.

Rivera: Do you truly believe you can beat Finn. It is a fool's wish.

Me: Are you underestimating me, Rivera? Do you want a test. My magic already surpasses yours, a level 6 high elf. My swordsmanship surpasses that of the Sword Princess and my combat abilities beat that of even Betes, tell me, Rivera, do you truly believe I can not beat Finn.

Tione: Shut up, you overconfident ass, beat the captain? Don't make me laugh.

Me: Finn, do you accept?

Finn: .........

Me: If you do not accept, I assume I am able to go on with my day. If so, leave now.

Finn: No, I accept the conditions. It's only a matter of when.

Me: Now is a good time.

Gareth: Don't be ridiculous youngling, you just came back from the dungeon.

Me: The reason you people are here is that you don't believe I went to the dungeon. Now, let's get on with it. The courtyard is a good place.

Ais: ......Riku, fight me first.

Me: This isn't a game Ais, this is a fight between Finn and me, don't get in the way.

I then walked past them and left the room.

Tiona: Don't worry Ais, he's just afraid of your strength.

Ais: He seems different, even more, agitated than usual.

Rivera: I agree, something must have happened in these 5 weeks.

I was now in the courtyard. My hands were in my pockets, waiting for the small man to show up.

I have to get the Holy Grail and at the same time, grind in the Dungeons, this is going to be tough.

The aftermath of this fight will decide if I can get close enough to get the grail.

I then saw a bunch of people come this way.

Seems the whole familia has shown up to watch the fight.

Finn himself was in his armor and had his spear.

Finn: No armor?

Me: I don't wear armor.

Finn: You should wear armor, especially in the dungeon.

I ignored that remark. Just let the fight get underway.

Rivera: May the duel commence.

Finn came at me right away with his spear.

He threw a strike at my left side.

I turned to the right, twisting my sides, making the blade hit nothing, but it immediately turned in direction and came at my solar plexus, I used my right hand to jab it away.

He then used the butt of his spear to pull down on my right forearm, but I retracted my hand and put my hand over the impending spear, and swatted it down. My streng then pushing both Finn and the spear down a bit.

Rivera: His speed, it's almost like he can see everything in slow-mo.

I heard this remark. But no, my level 91 status made me after than anyone, infusing lighting to my core will only make me faster. But I won't do that, overkill

With Finn leaning down a bit, I used my right leg and kicked his chest, he then immediately sprung back because of it.

Finn: grr that was rough

But I have no time for chit chat. With Finn now back up, I used my left leg and kicked his right side.

Then with ungodly speed, his left side, then center, then lower body, then his knees. He came buckling to the ground.

Finn: I can't believe this, you haven't moved a step.

Me: And I won't have to.

While I was kicking Finn, I set up a certain attack high up in the atmosphere.

Lightning skill, 9.9 million volts.

The gathered lighting in the sky, going undetected even with its massive quantity until too late.

Rivera: I sense a mass amount of magic.

Lefiya, who was standing next to her.

Lefiya: I do not, Miss Rivera.

Rivera: Even I do not know its location.

Finn got up and charged up a skill that I did not know if, something to do with fire.

He then used his spear to create a circle of fire in front of him and me.

I, with my hands still in my pant pockets, noticed this but did nothing about it.

Why?

Because he won't has time.

The lightning in the sky then split into pieces and condensed into smaller sizes, in the shape of that of a shortsword. More than 347 of these lightning blades formed.

This fight is over.

With Finn setting up a circle of flames, a huge blast of fire came through that circle but was then stopped by something.

A lighting blade fell from the sky and hit the magic, dispanding the flames.

And then in less than an instant, another one came, this time it fell on Finn.

And then another, and then another, and then another and so on.

Each attack coming in quick succession that not even the executives could see a thing.

Each blade that rained down, chipped away at his armor unit fully piercing it. With the next blade coming down and finishing the job, penetrating Finn's flesh.

I made sure none were fatal by dispanding the blade before it can do it.

After the second blade, Finn tried using the spear to block any attacks from any direction but failed and the blade shattered his spear.

This was only from the second blade, the next 345 rained on Finn, covering the sky

No one in the crowd could make a sound after seeing their precious captain getting struck from attacks that he could do nothing but cower into a ball.

But after the 69th blade, it was time to end this otherwise Finn would die.

I dispersed the blades.

I haven't moved one spot, my position being the same as it started.

Finn on the other hand was now a piece of dying flesh. Barely breathing from the suffocating attacks.

The winner of this fight is I, Riku, the level 91 Sovereign of Shadows.

END