Great Demon King Belial's Birthday

Why had the Prince entered the Epic Title Tournament?

To defeat Paul Bain and settle the trouble in Beast-Taming City.

And pick up an Epic Title along the way.

By now, he had accomplished both goals.

So when he discovered Acaro was his opponent in the sixth round, he promptly forfeited.

There were plenty of benefits to doing so.

Acaro's opinion of him soared, and Acaro was deeply grateful.

William wasn't certain he could win. A victory would have been fine, but a loss would have looked bad.

Especially when he had already achieved both goals. Quitting while he was ahead was the smartest move, and it would make the Professionals in Caesar's camp see him as a generous, openhearted man.

Who seemed stronger: an Epic Title Professional with five straight wins and no losses?

Or a Professional who won five straight matches, then lost the sixth?

Everyone would have their own view.

But an undefeated record certainly looked better.

So the Professionals present wouldn't think William was weak. Instead, they would believe he had forfeited to keep Acaro's abilities hidden for what lay ahead.

The Epic Title Tournament lasted eighteen days.

In the end, twenty-five people earned Epic Titles.

The Professional with the most victory points was different from William's previous life, too. The top three were no longer tied for first.

Instead, Thor the Thunder God and Alos the War God tied for first.

Acaro came third.

As for Klass, the reincarnation of the Great Strength God, William had eliminated him before he could even scrape together an Epic Title. He was probably still eating dirt in the field and sulking.

So in the eyes of many who had some inkling of the Deities' reincarnated identities, the victory-point rankings didn't mean much.

After the tournament ended,

William, who