Multiverse Fighting Championship: I'm the President

18 – The Cyberpunk Queen

Behind the entrance curtain, Salvia took a deep breath. The hustle and bustle of the people outside made her heart rate crawl up.

Her last experience in front of many people was at her high school graduation. They called her to receive the certificate on the stage. Even then, she did it in turns with the other students.

So, it's natural that she almost freaked out now.

A crew member was standing not far from her, wearing a large headset and ready to give a signal.

As the speakers fired hip-hop music with a vibrant synth melody, the crew gave a thumbs up, and Salvia pushed aside the curtain.

The female rapper's singing filled the stadium.

"In the techno city, she ready to strike."

"A cyberpunk queen, out at midnight."

"In the crime-ridden area, she still has dreams."

"A future knight, she did it to the extreme."

She slides with her roller skate towards the arena. Not too fast, but still able to make her beautiful long hair flutter.

"In a broken society, she's the rebel star."

"With her rapid slides, she avoids the radar."

"Amid the uncertainty, she's still hoping for tomorrow."

"Fighting for freedom, she operates in the shadows."

Vivianne made another announcement. "Introducing first! From Zapatia, Universe 5454! Salviaaaaa!!!"

Salvia jumped, doing spins like a ballerina in the air as she entered the steel cage. And when she landed, she got cheers and applause from the audience.

"You love to surprise me and the audience, Matt!" Lognar chuckled. "She's come from a completely different realm from mine! Many of the spectators must have never seen anything like her either!"

"Yeah, she comes from a world with flying carriages, rods that shoot deadly lights, and creatures with metal bodies." Matt uses substitution words for flying cars, laser guns, and robots. That's to make it easier for Lognar to understand. "And that they achieve all that without magic."

"I bet it's an amazing world." The dwarf commentator's gaze fell on the woman's buttocks, which stood out because she wore the super tight purple bodysuit Matt had given her. "And I'm sure the audience loved her appearance."

"Even I've never seen anything like her in my world, Lognar…. No, I'm not talking about her outfit, but her wheeled shoes."

"And I can't believe she is the one who said MFC means Mother's Falafel and Croissant." The Dwarf slapped his forehead with a laugh.

Matt replied. "I prefer fried chicken. Mother's Fried Chicken."

Lognar's laughter grew even louder.

Salvia's entrance music died down, then the big screen displayed another name.

[Shin Nagato]

The text looks like Japanese calligraphy letters on a white background, accompanied by a combination of contemporary beats blended with melody from Japanese-style traditional instruments.

When that hooded ninja with a face mask came out of the entrance, Matt found traces of disgust on Lognar's face.

"You can say whatever is on your mind," Matt whispered with his mouth away from the mic. "Sometimes something like that makes the show more interesting."

"Can I be honest, Matt?" The commentator dwarf continued to stare at the dark blue-clothed man. "His appearance is cool, with a sword behind his back, and his costume is unique. But I know from his eyes. He had no mood to do this and didn't even bother hiding it. Sorry, I despise something like that."

"Her opponent!" Vivianne made the follow-up announcement in the third match. “From Keana, universe 68, Shiiiiin Nagatoooo!!!”

While Salvia was warming up by crouching and stretching one of her legs to the side–which caused some of the male audience to whistle and tease her–Shin just stood there folding his arms across his chest.

"Fighter!" Javier, the referee for the match, motioned for the two combatants to come closer to him.

"Are you sure Shin can put up a good fight, Matt?" Lognar asked as the referee explained the rules to the fighters.

"He's a ninja, Lognar." Matt leaned back in the chair. "His job is to carry out the master's mission to the best of his ability."

The dwarf commentator sighed. "Does he consider you as his master? You have a hard time finding him, right? He's the only one you have a hard time talking to because he's always hiding, right?"

"That means he is an incredible ninja because he is good at hiding." Matt joked. "But in this cage, there is nowhere to hide. We'll see how he fights."

The bell rang, and the two fighters pulled away from each other. Shin walked backward while Salvia used her roller skates slowly.

"Fight!" As soon as the referee gave the signal, Salvia lowered her body. The fingers of her left hand pressed against the floor to support herself.

She was about to leap forward, but Shin was no longer in front of her.

"What?" That's the only word that can come out of Lognar's mouth, just as the audience is clueless about what happened.

That ninja really vanished.

Salvia looked up and found Shin dived while pointing his katana at her. She slid away, leaving Shin to stab the air.

"What is this!!!" Lognar's excitement is back. "I can barely keep up with it!!!"

Salvia uses the power of her roller skate wheels to kick against the cage wall, allowing her to dash toward her enemy at top speed. However, Shin was still able to jump to dodge.

And she didn't do it just once. That woman looked like a ball bouncing in various directions and kept trying to attack Shin with the wheels on her skates.

Her long legs' high-speed dashes, and beautiful movements make it look like she is dancing.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Matt smirked, feeling satisfied that he had chosen that woman.

"I'm speechless, Matt!" Lognar shook his head in amazement. "I crowned her as the queen with deadly beautiful legs!"

Matt hopes Lognar doesn't use it in the future. The president thinks that's a terrible nickname.

But her opponent is a ninja, who is also trained to be able to move at high speed. Shin Nagato could keep up with the woman's motions to the point he could counterattack using his katana.

Several times, that man had even gotten so close to Salvia. He swung his sword at Salvia once, and that woman had to bend her body backward to avoid that attack—while still sliding—to the point where she almost formed a bridge pose.

The ninja's blade was only a few millimeters from Salvia's nose and only cut a few hairs, sending them flying through the air. The audience held their breath, seeing that incredible feat.

"Salvia! Salvia! Salvia!" It's clear who the audience support in this match.

Salvia moved behind Shin, then slashed the man's back with the wheels of her skates. The ninja was knocked away, but something strange happened.