Full Power State of Diagulaga

'Although I don't know what happened.'

'But... something feels a little off.'

That was more or less the situation from Diagulaga's perspective.

It could clearly sense that, at some point earlier, a fundamental change had quietly occurred within the Beast of Power.

It had nothing to do with the amount of energy in its body, nor with the wounds on its body. Instead, it was a subtler and more fundamental change.

After carefully examining the Beast of Power from head to toe again and again, Diagulaga finally understood where the problem lay. The Beast of Power looked somewhat battered, as if it had narrowly survived an extremely brutal battle, but in reality, all its injuries were merely superficial. It had not suffered any serious wounds at all, and every one of them could completely recover in the next instant.

'This guy seems to have become more serious...'

Although the emotions contained in the other's gaze were as calm and composed as ever—so calm that it seemed nothing in the world could shake or surprise it—Diagulaga could clearly feel that the other was taking things more seriously than before.

It was an extremely subtle feeling.

If before it had merely seemed serious, a superficial seriousness—a classic case of pretending to play a fake match—

then now the word "seemed" had silently disappeared. The other was genuinely going all out!

For a moment, although it did not know what had happened to its opponent, Diagulaga's eyes narrowed slightly. It actively stirred some long-dormant power within its body, adopting a serious attitude as well. It intended to have a proper exchange with the other and stop slacking off as it had before.

It understood.

Unlike before, at this moment, it needed to pay more attention to its opponent.

It absolutely could not let