Looking at the twelve people blocking him from the front and rear, Tetsuya knew they had to be the Land of Grass's twelve elders, the Grass Fruit.
"Lord Mui, what is the meaning of this? Done talking things out? Going to flip the table instead?"
Tetsuya continued to regard Mui calmly.
Well, well. I haven't even flipped the table yet, and you already couldn't help yourself.
Mui smiled and shook his head, spreading his arms.
"No, aren't we talking things out right now? I simply wanted to show you what we bring to the table. Now you should consider whether to accept my terms, Chairman Chiba."
"Good, good. As long as you aren't flipping the table."
Tetsuya breathed a sigh of relief and smiled before continuing.
"After all, I came here to flip it myself. If you beat me to it, that would spoil the fun."
"What do you mean?"
Mui frowned. Something felt wrong. Why did this man look as though he could finally stop pretending?
"I mean my performance ends here. It's time we had a little fun. Chakra Seal, release!"
Boom!
Tetsuya released his Chakra Seal, unleashing the full force of his chakra without restraint.
The terrifying chakra fluctuations seemed to take physical form, whipping up a blast of air inside the castle.
"Damn it! How is this possible? How could he have such terrifying chakra? Isn't this Chiba Tetsuya just an ordinary merchant? With chakra this monstrous, is he even human?"
Cold sweat instantly broke out over Mui, but his shock quickly gave way to excitement.
"What good is all that chakra? It means nothing before me! Your immense chakra will be the perfect nourishment for the Box of Ultimate Bliss!"
Mui raised his hand, red energy gathering over his staff.
"Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Technique!"