Anime Tournament of Power 2 (ATOP 2)

Chapter 38: Apex Part 2

Pitou could be seen squatting down beside Pouf who was still crying due to his failed attempt to eliminate Mori and Mira not too long ago. The tears that flowed down his face were one hundred percent real despite the ridiculous amount. All of Jegal's creatures were nowhere to be found so it was safe to assume both Pitou and Pitou easily defeated the giants. Along with Daewi who was laid out unconscious with several bruises and claw marks all over his bloody attire. With his energy drained from his fight with Youpi, taking on Pitou proved to be an impossible task. With a smile on her face and a wiggling tail, Pitou did her best to comfort her fellow royal guard by consoling.

"There, there. There's no need to cry about it, think about it like this. The king didn't order you to attack, he only ordered me to. So you didn't do anything wrong! Isn't that great? Meow you can move on with your life like nothing ever happened."

On his hands and knees like a child throwing a tantrum Pouf shook his head in disagreement while sniffling. The disgusting sound of snot being snorted up could, unfortunately, be heard making Pitou cringe a little. Pouf collected his thoughts before explaining through tears.

"No, it's not that simple. Not only did I act on my own accord but I also failed to succeed in my self-employed task. I'm utter trash and I deserve to freeze to death here. Leave me Pitou, I'm not sure if my disease of being the universe's number one failure is contagious."

Pitou tilted her head a bit confused but she decided to ignore the strange comment and move on to a different form of comfort. Instead of rubbing Pouf's back like a good friend would to a comrade who was devastated, she repeatedly patted his back. With a stiff arm motion, Pitou hammered her hand into Pouf's spine with a cat-like smile on her face.

"Cheer up Pouf, you'll be just fine. I bet watching the King defeat that cocky human will put you in a better mood. So what do you say?" questioned Pitou.

Pouf sniffed loudly before pondering at the thought which allowed him to become a bit more composed, so much that he was able to respond in a complete sentence.

"It does sound delightful, I can't deny that much."

Pitou stopped hitting Pouf when she cheered at the sound of something over his annoying crying.

"Purrfect! You go on ahead, I'm going to eliminate that stubborn human."

Pouf nodded his head before flapping his wings to take to the sky while Pitou disrespectfully dragged Daewi through the snow by his leg as she contemplated heavily.

That outside help does have me curious but not enough to leave the king, otherwise, I'll end up like Youpi. Right now it's best to be on standby for the king just in case, although I'm sure this fight will be nothing more than a warmup for him.

Pitou stood at the ledge of the tundra where she held Daewi upside down right above the patch of darkness. She couldn't help but smile at Daewi's dangling body as she mentioned.

"I find it hard to believe that someone like you aided in Youpi's defeat but it doesn't matter, I'll ensure that the King is the victor of this tournament."

With that, Pitou released her grip on Daewi's ankle causing him to fall hopelessly until he was out of sight and more importantly out of Meruem's way. Something that truly pleased Pitou as she turned around where she licked the blood off of her claw-like hands in a sadistic manner. The stage is all set for you now . . . my king.

The camera soared up into the air trying to find Jegal who was recently popped up this high by a single punch from the ant king. Eventually, his body was seen falling fast, his long hair was flailing all over the place as a result. The straight-faced expression he had made it clear that he was more annoyed than hurt. That ugly thing packs quite the punch, I won't underestimate him any further.