A soft yet sharp voice rang from behind stopping Max in his tracks.
He turned around just to see a young woman with an angel's face, and the devil's body stormed towards him.
'Why is she here?'
Max's eyebrow raised as he looked at the newcomer.
This woman was not supposed to appear here at this moment in time at all.
'This bastard's luck is too good, right?'
Then it clicked to Max, It was nothing but protagonist luck kicking in, pulling the hidden powerhouse to rescue.
After all, this woman is the only one Max is aware of who can save Rick from getting beaten up like a dog today.
"Brother, What happened? Are you alright?"
"Muhmmmm *Slurp*"
A woman walked past Max and quickly reached Rick, and she, in concern, started to check on him.
Just to find out what bloody mess Max created.
Rick tried hiding his injuries from her, as that is too embarrassing but at this point, there was already a small pool of blood created around his knees.
He can't even spit out any sophistry as his mouth is sealed by Max's shoe.
So all he can do is swallow today's humiliation and the saliva that pooled in his mouth. He can't keep drooling in front of his woman, can he?
"You- Why did you hurt brother Rick like this? It's too much bullying."
A woman in tight combat clothing showing off her sensual curves stood up and pointed a finger at Max, accusing him of bullying people.
Her body was shaking in anger; her right hand's index finger was pointed at Max while her left hand was on her waist, standing in an authoritative pose.
"I am bullying? Get your facts straight, Tess, or I will sue you for defamation."
Max is taken aback by her ability to turn things black and white.
He was the victim here. If not for the last moment he got the Absolute Dodge skill, It would have been him laying on the floor not Rick.
".....What do you mean? Aren't you the one who beat my brother Rick like this?"
Tess stopped the angry rant she wanted to spew out after hearing the words of Max.
She looked at Rick then at Max just to realise that Rick is someone she considered as a rival for the title of the strongest fighter in the Berlin city.
Meanwhile, Max is the well-known prodigal son, who only knows how to spend time and money on that cold woman, Serena.
Someone like him can't beat her brother Rick.
"Max sorry I misunderst- "
"Yes, it was me who beat him, but he attacked me first."
Tess started apologizing to Max as she indeed misunderstood the situation, but Max cut her off mid-sentence and admitted beating him but made sure to tell her that he was not the one who started it.
"WHAT?!!"
Tess exclaimed out of a sheer surprise.
She could not believe her ears that someone like Max could beat her brother Rick, her self-proclaimed rival.
If he can do that to him then what about her? Wouldn't he also beat her the same?
How can she accept that? It's understandable that Rick is strong as he is a trained warrior but Max is nothing but a prodigal son.
She is not looking down on him, after all his business acumen though not as great as Serena, He still has a place among the top.
But that's about the business. If Max said he beat Rick in business then there is no surprise as that is his forte but Max beating Rick in physical brawl? That's impossible.
Yet for some strange reason when Max said this, She believed it.
"Why do you people keep yelling? Can't you talk like civilized individuals?"
Max couldn't help once again hold his hands over his ears as the shrike of Tess's exclamation was too loud.
".....No no no, You can't do this? You can't do this."
Tess out of nowhere held her head as she kept denying it over and over again.
Her authoritative stance just now crumbled like a piece of paper as she squatted down in front of Max holding her head and kept repeating the same thing over and over again.
'What the fuck is happing?"
Max was utterly confused by such a sudden change of the events.
He thought this woman seeing him beat Rick like this would jump out like an angry lioness attacking him or at least throw out a few warnings and all.
But what is this? He felt like he was bullying a little girl, making him feel like a villain.
Wait he is a Villain, So it doesn't matter.
"Woman, did you lost your mind? Should I call asylum to take you in?"
Max also squatted down in front of her asking her in full concern. He even pulled out his phone, ready to call the asylum to take this poor thing in.
"I AM NOT MENTAL, YOU ARE."
Tess flared up like an angry cat hearing Max's words as she lashed on him.
She does not need asylum, he does.
Yeah, how can Max beat Rick, who can go toe-to-toe with her in their sparring match?
That's right, Max finally lost it after being rejected by Serena over and over again.
Such a pity, this poor thing got his heart broken and mind shattered.
"....*Dial* Hello, I am in urgent need of an ambulance. There is a patient here-."
"Cut the call, I am not crazy, You- You come beat me."
When Max heard Tess just yelling at him, He dialed the number as he called out a medical professional to handle the issue.
But Tess quickly jump up like spring asking to cut the call saying she is not crazy and then next like asking him to beat her up.
"Did you hear that? Send them as soon as possible."
Max completely ignored her as he kept talking on the phone however in his mind gears were turning trying to figure out why she was acting like this.
"Max Winchester, I Tess Lionheart now officially challenge you to a duel."
Tess finally lost it, she pointed her trembling index finger at Max as she challenged him for duel.
She completely ignores the poor Rick looking back and forth between two of them, seated in his own blood, drinking his saliva.
"Ohh I get it now, You are a masochist."
Max had a sudden look of realization as he held his temple, finally understanding the truth.
"You-! Fight me."
(A/N : Why do you think she acting like this?
Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)