"ZOOO...! ZOOOEEEMIIII!"

Another soldier got taken over completely but this time the absence of a helmet allowed others to see how exactly the body changed.

The eyes and hair of the possessed man turned completely black and the thin silver mist could not hold him down any longer as he howled and threw himself at the young black-haired martial artist.

"..."

Zoemi raised his arm casually, winding up his hand for a punch but before he actually attacked he felt someone grabbing his elbow to hold him back.

*WHAM* *thump*

Zoemi then easily punch a hole through the possessed soldier's head and turned around to face the person trying to hold him only after the corpse hit the ground.

"Those people suffered enough already. Show them some respect."

That person turned out to be the white-haired William, and his grim expression and cold voice clearly conveyed how he felt about Zoemi's actions.

"Back off, mister florist." *%$@#$*

Zoemi scoffed in William's face and the dead body by his side was disintegrated by the outburst of silver light of the black-haired youth's law of Sagittarius.

"Don't you need me for defeating that evil being you are calling the piece of filth? I advise you to think things through or I will actively get in your way if you continue acting like this."

The white-haired martial artist frowned and said in a low voice.

"You are basing your conditions on the memories from the past timeline, mister florist. Who said that I need you now? Let go of me on your own or I will make you, mister florist."

Zoemi declared smirking maliciously at William.

No one around the two of them had retained their memories so the exchange seemed especially weird.

"Kid I am not sure what is going on, but you are picking a fight with a Heavenly Star Warrior – since you are clearly a powerful marital artist yourself you must at least know the title!"

Bevan gulped down his saliva and looked between Zoemi and William trying to reconcile the two.

"Oh? And what if I tell you that I am picking a fight with him exactly because he is using that title?"

"Huh?!"

The black-haired young man chuckled and asked while locked in a staring contest with the white-haired man, shocking the dark-brown-haired martial artist to no end.historical

Then Zoemi raised his free hand and clenched it into a fist.

"This is your last chance to back off, mister florist."

"..."

Zoemi scoffed but William remained completely still, only his eyes began to shine as if the night sky began reflecting in them.

"Stop this foolishness at once! Why would a marital artist try to pick a fight with William? Child, this man is the General of the Heavenly Star Nation's army! The strongest martial artist who mastered all twelve-star powers, the Heavenly Star Warrior, you don't stand a cha...!"

The head of the Raging Bull sect keeping quiet since he got off the ship could not handle the stupidity of the situation any longer and called out to the young black-haired man – who chose that moment to unleash his punch!

*WHAM* *WHOOOOOOSH* *THUMP* *CRUNCH* *SPLASH*

And William, the General of the Heavenly Star Nation's army and the strongest martial artist who mastered all twelve-star powers, the Heavenly Star Warrior, was sent flying and crashed into the warship with so much power that the entire vessel ended up capsizing, destroying a few closest ships and boats and creating a wave that hist against the harbor flooding the dock with salt water.

"...wh...what...?"

The marital artist gasped with his eyes bulging out staring at Zoemi lost for words.

The black-haired young man stood in the exact same spot as before, only now one of his hands was extended forward and releasing thin silver mist making it look as if it was steaming.

*crack*

The boards on the capsized and sinking warship broke apart and William crawled and jumped back at the dock.

"!!!"

The reaction his comrades had after seeing them was almost comical.

Judging by the shock that seeing him with the right side of his face caved in, with a bloodshot eye, broken nose, and a burst lip one could mistake their reaction for witnessing the end of the world.

"Laf of fhigo..."

William shook his head trying to get rid of the ringing in his ears and activated the healing star power – the law of Virgo – although his pronunciation left a lot to be desired.

"I believe it's okay for me to properly introduce myself ~"

Zoemi nodded with a devilish smirk and spoke up while observing the star power patching up the injuries of the Heavenly Star Nation's strongest martial artist after getting hit one single time.

"My name is Zoemi. The Heavenly Star Warrior blessed by Guide - and her chosen champion."

"!!!"

The young man put his right hand to his chest and greeted the others almost properly – almost because he didn't move his head even for a single inch.

"Her ONLY champion, I want to add. Don't you ever dare to even try to get close to my woman."

Zoemi growled at William, baring his teeth in a way that would make Burushi scream – I KNEW IT! HE WAS A YENDERE ALL ALONG! - if the healing magician would witness the scene.

*WHOOOSH* *WHAM* *SPLASH*

The very next second William charged at Zoemi but he was sent flying again and hit the surface of the water miles away from the harbor with enough power to create a water spout as high as a mountain.

*&$#@^#%^*

The next second pillars of silver light shot up from the feet of the possessed soldiers and the condensed power of the law of Sagittarius burned them all to ash.

"Bevan."

"!!!"

Zoemi turned toward the Heavenly Guardian and the dark-brown-haired man tensed up but didn't dare to act as if he wanted to pick up a fight.

"When mister florist gets back here, tell him to stop using the title Heavenly Star Warrior. It's a special title that only someone close to Guide can use – and that means me and me only."

"...understood..."

The young man declared and the other marital artist nodded without even thinking about talking back.