Max took a slow 360 degree turn of the battlefield, making sure that each and every one of the five combatants were out of commission. Once he confirmed that they had each become intimate to the ground he turned towards the door inside and began walking away.
"Hey, hold up," Caitlin yelled behind, her voice filled with annoyance and just a bit of awe. "The match hasn't been finished yet."
Max turned his head and smirked at the young female noble, his hands now shoved into his pockets. "Oh I believe it is, those were your five strongest men if I'm not mistaken. Sending any more to attack me would simply injure the name of all nobles everywhere. Not to mention that this match is boring me so pick up the bodies and get out of here before I mop the floor with you."
"You disrespectful bug," A noble shouted from the line of ten mages. "How dare you talk to her like that!!! Your signing your own death certificate!" The one who shouted was a young man who looked to be around 17 or 18 years old with bright orange hair and a angry face.
'Holy shit,' Max thought as he stared at the boy. 'Is that Ichigo from Bleach, that's some trippy shit.' However though the scowling face and the orange hair were distinguishing features of Ichigo, as soon a Max walked closer to the man, it was clear that they looked nothing alike.
"Oh and who are you carrot top?" Max asked as he neared the loud mouthed teenager. "You her boyfriend? If so I have some shit to work through and I'm not a fan of hitting women. However if its one sided affection then leaving you alone is more then punishment enough."
"Whats it to you?" The boy sneered, clearly unaffected by the fact that Max was walking closer to him. "You going to try to force her to follow you as well along with those three bitches you tow around with you? She isn't a slut like those three so dont bother trying bully her or toy with her."
Max, who had been smiling in amusement at the situation stopped in his tracks after hearing the boys words, his mind blanking out. Everyone else in the line of mages, having realized the the boy had poked at the sleepong lion immediately pulled the boy back while the others stepped in front to shield him.
"Max," Caitlin said, using his name for the first time. "Whatever your thinking about doing don't. Duran is a high ranking noble in an arranged marriage with me and if you hurt him then it'll just make things more difficult for myself."
What happened next was what creeped everyone out and gave them the sense that Max had snapped. His blank face grew into a grin before bursting out with maniacal laughter before turning to stare at Caitlin. "Your just making the decision to beat the shit out of him much easier. However, I'll tell you what.....I wont kill him, just break his jaw so he can no longer talk about others." Max turned his now dead, smiling face at the 9 mages standing in front of the Duran who didn't have the sense to shut up.
"If you think your bad then come and get me you filthy piece of trash, and when I finish with you, I'll make sure to make myself familiar with your stinking side hoes." Duran would've kept going except that three fists came out and punched him, stopping his words. The other mages seemed to have known that making Max even angrier was a poor decision and shutting up Duran was the best course of action.
However Max had already been pushed past his breaking point, his resolve to hurt Duran becoming as hard as diamond. "I'll give you all one chance, and one chance only!!! Move now and I promise that I won't lay a finger on you. However, if you refuse, I shall break every bone in each of your bodies...this I promise!!! What will it be??"
It happened so fast that it would've been pretty funny if Max wasn't so pissed, but each and every mage moved to the side quickly, making a clear path towards Duran who was still looking angry and arrogant. If Duran had gotten down and begged for forgiveness, throwing away his pride to apologize to him, then Max would have let him off with a simple punch and a kick. However after seeing that Duran wasn't the least bit apologetic, Max felt his mana explode outwards, condensing heavily over the entire arena.
"Duran," Max said as he walked forward. "I'll give you one chance....if you go up to each of the women you insulted and apologize a repeatedly to each one, then I'll let you off the hook. However remember that you have one chance, there wont be another." Max focused all of his mana and the mana in the atomosphere to force Duran to his knees as he waited for an answer.
Duran laughed softly, grunting under the immense pressure of the mana force on his shoulders. "Those hoes can got to hell, I'll never apologize if a commoner like you tells me to, learn your place you worm." He opened his mouth to continue but was interrupted by a sneaker that flew forward and kicked him in the teeth. He was forced backwards onto his ass, blood gushing from the place where three of his teeth had been.
"I gave you a chance," Max said, bringing his foot around and slamming it into Durans jaw, sending him rolling to the side. "I asked you to apologize and you spit it back into my face? Do you have any sense of decency or kindness inside that head of yours?" He kicked him in the gut. "You didnt even have tk mean it, it was a simple thing, not even that hard."
More kicks and some punches were thrown towards Duran, who was now bleeding an bruised from multiple places over his body as he rasied his arms to protect himself. However, Max didnt show any signs of stopping as he kept kicking at the fallen man while also talking to him. "If I ever hear you speak about those women again, I'll cut out your damn tongue." Another kick to the stomach followed by Max grabbing Durans collar and pulling him close until they were face to face.
"You will go home, write a handwritten 10 page apology to each girl and give it to tjem personally. If this request isn't accepted right now you will be killed, and if you dont deliver it within 10 days, you will be killed." Max peered into the now black eyes of Duran. "Now you have one chance to answer, what will it be."
This time, though Duran was obviously still stunned about the whole thing, he hurriedly nodded before closing his swelling eyes. He had obviously been through enough of a punishment and Max had vented more then enough anger to feel better. "Good, then just remember what I told you and it'll be on you if you forget."
Max let go of Duran, letting him drop to the floor before standing up and turning around. No one moved a muscle or made a sound as Max walked away, headed towards the girls who were standing to the side in complete shock, not knowing what to say. However Max wasn't afraid of them hating him or despising him, at least not completely because he had beaten that guy on their behalf.
Max stopped in front of them and smiled softly. "Sorry you guys had to see that, it wasn't my finest moment but its all finished now so lets head inside, take a shower and go to bed." Max turned around and was about to walk away when something soft yet heavy landed on his back.
"What took you so long?" Tilith asked with a small laugh, breaking the tension of the entire battlefield. "We were waiting for you this whole time, why couldn't you deal with them faster? Too busy defending your women from verbal abuse?"
"We aren't his women," Noelle said as she walked forward to stand beside Max, her eyes fixed on Tilith. "However, I do appreciate you fighting that guy on my behalf, though I'm not a fan of brutality so please dont do it again."
Max was actuallly stunned for a bit at the fact that Noelle was displaying her true feelings but was even more stunned when he was slapped across his face by Mimosa. Though the slap had hurt, it was pushed to the back of his mind when Mimosa pulled his head down for a kiss.
His mind blanked as she pressed her soft lips against his, a pleasant feeling spreading through his body even after she pulled back. "That smack was for the brutality, never do that again Max even if its for us. The kiss was for sticking up for us and getting the hits on him that I wanted to get."
"Dont forget about me," Mereleona said with a small smile as she walked to stand by Max's shoulder. She leaned forward and placed a loving kiss on his cheek, a smile on her face. "Thanks for sticking up for us Max but next time only hit him when its truly necessary."
Max smiled at all three of the girls, even the one hanging from his back. "You guys are my friends, there isn't anything that I wouldn't do to keep you safe from others, even safe from their words. Your all wonderful and dont deserve to be slandered by scum like that."
Max gestured to the door with his head, signaling for everyone to head to the exit without him as he had some things he wanted to say to the mages before he left. "You giys go on ahead, I have a couple of things I want to talk to the nobles about. Dont worry I promise not to use violence."
After multiple promises, quick hugs, and two kisses from both Mereleona and Mimosa, they all went inside the house and closed the door behind them.