"...."
Max was speechless, the corner of his lips was twitching as he didn't understand the workings of this woman's brain.
Wouldn't according to routine she arrogantly say what he wants and he put forward some preposterous demand, which she for some reason accepts thinking she can't lose.
Then of course she would lose and then he get to enjoy the benefits but she is not playing according to the routine.
'I guess only against the protagonist these situations happen.'
Max became a little dejected as he come to the conclusion that these benefits only reserved for the protagonist.
"....If you are able to beat me then I can fulfill any 5 requests of yours, no matter what it is, I can fulfill it, I give you this word in honor of my family name."
Tess saw that Max did not move to attack then thought that there is really not enough reason for him to do so.
She knows his family and him are having issues, His company is on verge of bankruptcy, his love life is in the treach as all this is public knowledge.
So she thought of giving him these promises this way, not only there is incentive for him to beat her but also this ties him to her family.
After all, her family appreciates the strongest, talented individuals. If he can beat her then he proved himself and so it's good for her family to have him beside them.
'Mother would've been proud of me hehe.'
Tess after giving him the 5 promises couldn't help but glee in her mind as she thought of how proud her mother would be if she knew about this?
'Oh she's just slow.'
Max on the other hand realised his previous hypothesis was not completely right, this woman is just slow.
"Mummmmmmm (No, Don't do it!)"
Rick who was kneeling on the ground couldn't help but perk up as he so desperately tried to stop Tess from making such a stupid decision.
As a veteran in this game, he knows what giving those open-ended promises mean, there is no way this guy would be honest with the demands of his.
Not to mention if Lionheart lent him a hand regarding his company's trouble then wouldn't that just be going to waste all his efforts and resources he spent destroying it?
He does not want this to happen, He wants to destroy this second rich generation, A throne is his eyes.
However he can just think of this as when he tried to say it, that black leather show lodge in his mouth preventing his action only releasing mummers.
"So do you agree?"
Tess outright ignored the whole existence of Rick, as all her attention was locked onto Max with that crazed look intensifying in her eyes.
"Okay, I agree."
Max jumped to this opportunity as the possibility of those promises are infinite.
Not to mention he had to agree with her even if she did not give this promise as he is eyeing the system rewards.
"Then I will be rude first."
*Punch*
The moment she heard him agree, she launched out towards Max throwing punche straight towards Max's face.
*Dodge*
Max this time actually saw her made move unlike previous instances with Rick due to his new LV 69 Immortal-level combat skill but still he wasn't able to react fast enough.
But it was not a matter of concern as the moment her fist was about to land on him, his body moved out of the way dodging it swiftly.
However he didn't dare to counterattack as that would just expose his pitiful strength, So he decided to just keep dodging.
"Hahah Indeed strong enough, Now I can go all out."
Tess's maniacal smile became even more wide as she looked at the Max figure dodging from her attack.
Even though she was prepared, he still appeared as just a blur to her making her battle spirit even more excited.
As this confirms it, He is indeed strong enough as dodging her attack was not a small feat, making the last shred of doubt vanish.
And so she go all out without caring about hurting him, throwing barrage of fist at him.
*Dodge*
Max here kept dodging each and every one of them with uninterested, almost bored expressions, That's because he was.
'*Yawn* This is so boring.'
Max couldn't help but yawn as he saw her moves, He saw millions of flaws in it even with his cursory glance from the glimpse he saw.
If not for his body not moving fast enough, there are hundreds of thousands ways to defeat her with a single move.
'System opens the status panel.'
Max looked at Tess who was keep throwing fists and kicks like a madman decided to not to waste his time and opened the system window.
[Ding! The Counter-Attack System…
System : LV 1
Awakened Rank : None
Titles: None
Name: Max Winchester
Strength: 98
Stamina: 89
Agility: 69
Vitality: 55
Mana: 00
Luck: 999 (Villain)
IQ: 120
Charm: 139
(Note: The average person has 100 stats)
Skills:
Singing (LV 2), Piano (LV 3), God-Level Acting, God-Level Cooking, Fighting Skill (LV 69)….
Superpowers: None
Store: Opened
Counter-Attack Points (CP): 15000
Inventory: System Add-on store coupon….]
As his voice fell, a system status window appeared in front of him.
Max looked at his stats and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
'Wait? Why my luck is soo high?'
Max then saw his highest stat, which was to his surprise was his luck making him confused.
He is at his endgame, the protagonist already sucked a lot of luck out of him and he was about to be killed so it doesn't make sense he has that much luck now.
[Ding! That's because the host received the upgraded family background increasing your luck, your previous luck was 1.]
System jumps out and try to solve his query, informing him that his previous luck was just 1 point.
'.....Tell me about your workings and the skill ranking and details.'
Max looked at Tess who kept going at it, seeing there was no sign of her getting tired out, decided to see his skill details.
[Ding!.....]
(A/N : On, what do you think he would be using those 5 promises?
Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)