It was tournament day, the arena of the capital was packed with people from spectators to the participants themselves. Around the arena, there were many shops selling from food to weapons and armor. Of course, they were a bit overpriced than the usual price.

Alex looked down at his hand where there was a small wooden tablet, on the tablet there was a number on it. He puts the tablet in his pocket before walking inside the arena to find a good seat until it's his time to fight.

Shortly after a few moments, Alex sits near the front of the arena where there is a good view of everything, including the VIP seats where he finds his target, Jack Hertrich surrounded by about 5-6 women. Alex was tempted to pull out some kind of long range weapon or use a spell to easily kill his target, but where's the fun in that?

Alex just crossed his arms with a sigh, he turned his attention to the tournament which will be starting soon. A man wearing some kind of flashy medieval clothes comes on a stage.

"Welcome, welcome everyone to the tournament!" The man said, using some kind of magic to make his voice loud as a speaker or megaphone. "I will be your host today!"

Everyone in the arena roared in excitement.

"Today, we will have special guests watching the tournament! The hero, Jack Hertrich, the Grand Princess, and their companions!" The host said, as the crowd became louder.

"Hero! Hero! Hero!" The crowd chanted.

Jack stood up from his chair to wave around, the grand princess was beside him and other women waving as well. The chanting of the crowd becomes louder, Alex rolls his eyes since this isn't the first time he witnessed people cheering a destructive parasite that isn't from this world.

"Let's begin the tournament!" The host shouted.

[Timeskip]

The tournament was boring, in terms of Alex's opinions while the rest of the crowd enjoyed the fights, the near death experience, and sportsmanship of the fighters. Alex already fought someone earlier and it ended about 1-2 seconds, so it was really irrelevant to be honest.

Alex was aiming for the finals and to win the tournament because the prize was simple, the tournament winner can pick whatever prize they want as long as it's reasonable. It is now the quarter finals and Alex is going to be next to fight, standing up from his seat, he walks away to prepare for the fight.

[VIP lounge]

The Hero, Jack, has been a little on the edge after he witnessed how Alex ended his fight in a matter of seconds. He has seen, beside him, able to end a fight so quickly that the opponent didn't even have the opportunity to fight back. Jack feels some kind of dark aura around Alex that screams "Death" "Destruction" "The End". Jack's thoughts were interrupted by the Grand Princess suddenly holding his hand.

"Jack, are you okay? You seemed a little on the edge. Do you sense any kind of danger?" The Grand Princess asked, worried for her man.

"Don't worry, Princess, I'm just a little bit tired from last night's activity." Jack responded which made the Grand Princess blushed.

"O-oh okay…" The Grand Princess asked, looking away while still blushing like a massive tomato.

'That man… What was his name? Alex, wasn't it? I feel something is wrong with him.' Jack thought to himself before his attention was turned to the Host.

"Holy cow, ladies and gentlemen. The fighter Alex Booker defeated his opponent in a blink of an eye! I feel bad for those who blinked!" The Host shouted.

"What…" Jack confusingly muttered, looking at the center of the arena.

Alex towers over his opponent, he turns around and leaves the arena. Jack and his harem were all surprised, shocked, and completely utterly flabbergasted. Jack's assumptions were confirmed to be true, Alex is something else entirely, he's not like all the opponents he faced before during the journey to defeat the "Demon Lord".

Alex stops walking to look at Jack, his stare was empty, nothing behind them, no emotions as if he was dead inside. Alex's stare made Jack feel fear unlike before, Jack is already used to fighting nightmares when the "Demon Lord" and his generals were still alive since they mostly use fear tactics.