The 9th round is decided!

"Huff huff... I think we went a little overboard..." Scathach remarked while using her spear to balance herself. 

"Well... I warned you...Consider ending your match as fast as you can," Regal advised and pulled her by the waist. "I will be out, by the time your and Ruphas's matches are over I will have started my battle," Regal pecked her lips and left. 

Scathach rested a bit and headed straight to where Brunhilde was but on the way. 

there was an unexpected blocked path.

"What do you want?" Scathach directly questioned while summoning her spear. "Apollo, if you don't give me the answer then I will be happy to shove my spear down your throat," Scathach threatened while her spear's tip gained a deathly aura.

Apollo the god of the sun, who had bloack Scathach's pah smiled brightly, "Oh, my dear! it would be a shame to leave such a beauty to walk alone~! so I personally came to accompany you," 

(Image of Apollo)

Scathach frowned, and the next moment her spear went flying toward Apollo who barely avoided getting his head plucked off. "Yo-" 

Scathach punched Apollo's chest making it cave in and tossed him off to the wall, embedding him there. "I dont have time for your nonsense, if you are looking for a fight come to the arena I am more than willing to finish you off." 

Scathach ignored Apollo there and didn't even glance at the embarrassed state he was in. 

After a while, he got out and looked in the direction of Scathach, "Hahaha... magnificent, you truly are beautiful~! I shall meet you in the arena... what a shame that I can't fight you earlier," 

Apollo licked his lips while patting his chest which was a little caved in and was in the process of healing. 

"Truly, our battle will be beautiful," He exclaimed as he smiled even more brightly. 

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"So, you will be fighting next?" Ruphas questioned while glaring at Soji Okita who just walked in. 

(Image of Soji Okita)

"You can't fight this round or the next, it has already been decided, and it won't change." Ruphas shuts down Soji's wish to fight and not give him any room. 

Soji's face darkened but he could really say anything here, if the match was decided and they were adamant then he alone could push it. 

"What is going on here?" And just at that moment, Scathach walked in, making the attention of all who were present turn to her.

"Oh~! Nothing much, just Soji here wanting to have a turn~!" Azu replied making everyone's focus shift to her, most were on guard as Azu just appeared out of nowhere. "Well, the match has been decided and there is no changing it," Azu stated while looking at a screen. 

"Also, Scathach, you should have killed Apollo then and there, he is strong but you had a clear opening," Azu added making Scathach glance at her but not near her eyes. 

"If I killed him there who would fight me? That puppy? I would rather fight someone worthwhile, and the ManKind needs to win... We already won but is better to stay safe than be sorry later."

Scathach looked at the screen Azu was watching and narrowed her eyes, in the screen Regal was sitting in a chair watching Beelzebub who was on the floor bleeding from every part of his body. 

Azu closed the screen and looked at Soji who didn't make eye contact, he was warned by Buddha and he was stupid enough to test himself. "If you want to fight, then go to the floating island in the southeast corner, someone is there who would gladly fight you, to the bitter end," Azu advised making Soji almost make eye contact with her. 

But fortunately, Buddha was present. 

Smash! 

Buddha grinned as he smacked Soji's head down making sure that he was making contact with the floor. "Dont look at her you won't even be able to lift a finger," he gestured to the corner of the room where Sakata was sitting there his eyes still dazed. 

"Also, it better to get this over with quickly so let them fight, they are complete monsters, Scathach over there was able to Fight Regal to a standstill many times now and even managed to back Regal up in a corner in a death battle," Buddha said making Soli look cautiously at Scathach. 

And of course, a screen pops up in front of him, and it shows the battle between Scathach and Regal in dan machi, making Soji's eyes widen more. "This... I want to fight them now..." Soji grinned menacingly while looking at Scathach but was completely ignored. 

"If she was serious, you would be dead, even if she is a little weaker than the gods she is still the God Slayer and the Queen of the Land of Shadows, making her skill beyond gods," Azu stated making Soji pause, Azu's tone was laid back but there was a massive authority in every word making them sound more like facts then just some random words. 

"Well, Scathach you should be on your way~! I made sure that there were no delays~!" Azu exclaimed happily while she started watching Regal again. 

Scahach nodded and didn't bother to say much and left. 

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In the Arena. 

Scathach had already arived, but Apollo was late. "How annoying... can't they just shut up..." She muttered as she glared at the audience which was all women who chattered like dogs. There wasn't a moment of silence here. 

Even Heimdall the announcer was a little too overwhelmed with the women's cheering and chattering so he was just shilling in the wall not daring to enter the arena. 

Last time he almost got killed by accident and he isn't raising it now. 

After a bit longer of waiting, Scathach really grew annoyed and glared at the entrance spotting Apollo walking towards the arena. 

Heimdall stood up seeing the main path of the Gods light up, "HE IS FINALLY HERE!!! THE SUN GOD THAT SHINES THROUGH THE HEAVENS, BOTH HUMANITY AND GODS ALIKE CALL HIM: PHOEBUS, THE BRIGHT ONE!!! HE IS APOLLO," 

Heimdall announced and made distance from the stage getting on his flying machine unhesitently and peeking from there. 

The crowds of women cheered making the arena chatter which made Scathach annoyed even more. 

"Oh, my dear-" 

"Shut up," 

Scathach really could stand his presence, and mostly his tone of speaking to her which really pissed her off.