Chapter 249: You Shall Not Pass (4)
Keter knew Minerva’s secret. Inside the massive armor that exceeded two meters was a small and delicate girl. That armor was an artifact called Brynhild, which granted anyone who wore it strength and abilities comparable to an ogre.
In short, it meant this fight of strength was unfair. Being human, Keter couldn’t use aura or magic and only used physical strength in the royal palace’s divine zone, while Minerva used the power of the artifact.
However, Keter didn’t care about that and clasped hands with Minerva. Due to their height difference, Minerva naturally pressed down on Keter. At that point in time, Minerva didn’t think much of it. Her mind was focused purely on the perspective of competing strength.
The spectators also likely thought that they would compete in strength that way since there was a height difference, but that wasn’t the case. It was all a situation Keter had intended.
Pressing down uses only the upper body’s strength, but the one pushing up can use not only the lower body, but also the rebound from both feet driving against the ground.
Many people called Keter crazy. When he was young, he often tried to explain out of frustration. However, no matter how much he explained, people didn’t believe him.
“You calculated all that? In that short of time, which wasn’t even ten seconds?”
“So you’re saying you’re a genius who knows everything, huh? Lucky you.”
Even when he explained kindly, they didn’t believe him and instead cursed him for being a show-off. When he realized that telling others his plans was foolish, he came to understand the truth that speech was silver, and silence was golden.
I do it because I can.
Killing the queen who was called a god, saving the Sefira family that had been politically isolated, and blocking the path to the palace...
And even winning a power contest against a titan.