Chapter 0196 From now on, every time you see that scar-Absolute Returns

The power demon nodded seriously.

In fact, I don’t know whether he misses it or loathes it.

But I brought him here anyway, because he is now, already a Power Demon. He’s gone from being an obscure fighter to being the top expert in the Heavenly Demon Hall.

Will he want to come back for a visit? Will he want to relive the fervor of the past?

I stood in the crowd with Demon of Power, watching the match.

The audience here, so enthusiastic that even the frightening face of the demon of power couldn’t distract them.

I know that they are not enjoying the game but gambling. They only care about the result of the match and whether they can win money.

Devil Power looked at him for a moment and then suddenly said:

“The one on the left will win.”

With his vision, he naturally couldn’t be wrong.

Sure enough, the fighter on the left, won the fight.

Immediately after the match, several staff members, went on stage to clean up the blood and sweat.

Meanwhile, several other people, holding a large sign, showed the audience information about both sides of the next match, including their records and odds. The spectators, in turn, placed bets on the winners and losers based on this information.

All of this was done in a well-organized manner, as if time was money, and they didn’t want to waste any of it, they just wanted to make the race, never stop.

Right Demon guessed the next match correctly again, he’s practically a prophet.

“Here we are, we might get rich.”

Despite what I said, I didn’t place any bets.

“Why don’t you bet on it?”

“I don’t want to bet.”

“Why?”

“To be honest, I kind of regret bringing you here. I originally wanted to give you a taste of the glamor of fighting, but now it seems that the glamor of gambling, seems to be even greater.”

The Power Demon let out a bitter laugh.

“Back in the day, it was the same.”

He looked at a young boxer and said:

“The boy’s eyes, good.”

I could feel him projecting a shadow of his youth onto that fighter.

“Okay, I’ll put my entire fortune on this kid.”

The power demon said with a smile:

“Go ahead and place your bets, he’s going to win.”

“Let’s just forget about it.”

However, the fighter that Quan Demon favored lost. Quan Demon’s face, immediately gloomy.

“It’s a good thing I didn’t place any bets or I’d have lost everything and we’d be sleeping on the streets tonight!”

With the vision of the Devil of Power, how could he look away? In this, there must be something fishy.

“Should we go to the boss and theorize about it?”

But the power demon didn’t get mad.

“It shouldn’t be the ring owner’s doing, they can’t wait for the match to be fair and impartial so that they can make more money. They don’t have to risk so much for this small amount of money.”

In other words, someone is behind the game.

“It seems that some memories are better left untouched. I’m sorry, it was poorly thought out.”

“What do you have to apologize for?”

“I was trying to cheer you up for the game, but I didn’t realize that it would put you in a bad mood.”

“That’s okay.”

“Times have changed, and now, there’s no such thing as a pure race.”

The power demon suddenly laughed.

“How do you know that there was no blackout back then?”

“Was there one back in the day?”

“Of course it did, and, it changed my life.”

Demon Quan’s gaze, moving away from the ring, landed on the young fighter, and his thoughts, too, went back in time.

“It was during my winning streak when a local gangster, with a group of his men, approached me late at night. They told me to lose on purpose in my next fight, because I was on a long winning streak, and if I lost, they would make a lot of money. They also promised me a fortune, a lot of money.”

“Do you promise?”

“No.”

“Surely they won’t stop at anything?”

The power demon nodded and closed his eyes, as if returning to that night.

He was surrounded by a group of gang bangers, he dodged left and right and fought back.

Although he had defeated all the fighters, he was no match for that gangster. That gangster, was properly trained in martial arts, while he, at that time, hadn’t practiced martial arts. He was pinned to the ground by the gangster, dead.

“If you don’t behave, I’ll kill you!”

“You scumbag! If you have the guts, don’t use your internal energy and fight me in the ring fair and square!”

“Looks like you’re toast.”

Mob boss, ripping the clothes off the power demon.

“Sizzle!”

With his dagger, he made a long cut on the chest of Quan Demon. Quan Demon clenched his teeth and endured the pain.

“We’re going to lose anyway, so it’s okay if it hurts a little, right?”

In the end, Quan Demon couldn’t help but scream miserably.

“I promise you, next fight, I’ll lose.”

“If I had known, why would I have suffered this? In the future, whenever you want to be a hero, just look at this scar.”

The gangster, smiling, left.

I asked:

“And then?”

“Later? I won the next match, squarely, of course, and took that asshole’s entire fortune, too.”

I laughed out loud, that’s the power demon!

“You are so handsome!”

“It’s not handsome, it’s young and unaware. I was much more daring then, than I am now.”

Kwon Demon undid his shirt, revealing the scars on his chest.

“This is my trophy, not left behind by some supreme master, but by a nobody, leaving behind a mark of shame. Even when I fought with the elders of the Martial Arts Alliance, I was not injured.”

It struck me that he had probably never mentioned this scar to anyone, ever. It wasn’t a physical scar, but a spiritual one.

“Isn’t this scar, more than anything else, something to be proud of?”

“Pride?”

“You were, I’m sure, terrified. But you overcame your fear.”

“You don’t have to comfort me, it’s just shame to me, a past I want to erase.”

“Don’t say that, I rather like this scar even more. In the future, whenever I see this scar, I will remember the valor and fearlessness of your youth, and your feat of defeating a strong enemy with your bare hands. This scar is more meaningful than the scar left by the Martial Arts Alliance, than the scar left by the Evil Dao Alliance.”

Quan Demon froze, he had never thought that this scar, had such a meaning. In the past, every time he saw this scar, he would feel pain and humiliation, but perhaps, from today onwards, this feeling, would be alleviated a bit.

I know that what you need most to heal the scars of your heart is affirmation and encouragement from others. Instead of suffering alone in silence, speak up and let others share your pain.

“In the future, please show me this scar often.”

In the heart of Quan Demon, a warm current welled up, he didn’t know what to say, he just looked at me quietly.

I continued to ask:

“What happened then? That gangster, he won’t let you go, will he?”

The power demon nodded, caught up in the memories.

“That night, with all his men, he came to me for revenge.”

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