"What's going on here?" Frank asked. "Could this be the assassin codenamed The Vulture? Well, he certainly arrived fast!"

The Ghostly Six nodded. "He does call himself that, but he's not the image of an assassin we have in mind. He's really weak too—a small fry, in every sense of the word."

Hearing them, the man on the floor bellowed, "Who are you calling a small fry?! I'm just unlucky to have run into Ascendant-ranked martial artists like you.

"I'd win against anyone else... Yeah, you, pretty boy! I could tell right away you have nothing going for you-why don't you fight me?"

The fact that the Vulture was not resigned to his fate, even challenging Frank, actually made everyone laugh.

For his part, the Vulture still had no idea how powerful the pretty boy he thought to be incompetent was.

Presuming they were scared, he smirked. "Just admit that you're going to lose anytime you like. To be fair, you've won anyway, so you could kill me right now... but if you do, you'd never defeat me."

Frank smiled in wry amusement. "I'm surprised you're so... civilized. I'm sure you've been operating on foreign soil, too?"

The Vulture smirked and nodded. "It seems you know a thing or two. But you see, courage and knowledge aren't related-someone who only mouths of it is truly beneath mention!"

Frank sighed and gestured for the Ghostly Six to free The Vulture.

Despite regaining freedom, The Vulture did not attack Frank right away and took his time flexing his wrist while saying, "A duel it is—a battle for man against man. Anything goes, but you'll allow me to leave freely if I win. How about that?"

what if

want with me, but just know that it's

was brimming with confidence and beckoned

merely responded by making the same gesture, leaving The

not be upset if the Ghostly Six had done it-after all, who was Frank

gesture was an obvious mockery, and that

the better of him, The Vulture abandoned his pride and leapt toward

was a rarity

from using his telekinesis and full strength and fought The Vulture with

player whose victory was sealed to tease his opponent

Frank had given The Vulture

holding back as much as he

fourth hit,

you so strong?" he

"Who do you think I

could not

said sonorously,

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