They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 539: And That... Is Why I Love That Dude

Beside him, Somto’s eyes glinted, arms crossed calmly. But his fingers tapped an irregular rhythm against his bicep.

This fight was turning into something else.

—

Twenty five minutes in.

Nnenna hadn’t landed a single hit.

But Nicholas?

He was beginning to slow down.

A fraction. But noticeable.

His punches weren’t as tight. His breathing? Louder. Harsher.

He threw another spinning kick

Nnenna ducked under it, barely.

But this time, when she came back up, her eyes were steady.

Focused. Calculating.

She had noticed it.

His fatal flaw.

Nicholas was powerful, yes.

But he relied on brute strength too much. There was no conservation. No control.

And for the last twenty five minutes, Nnenna had done one thing...

Let him wear himself out.

But it came at a price.

Her sleeve was soaked in blood from a torn forearm.

Her ribs throbbed. One ankle was starting to swell. Her uniform clung to her with sweat, her breath came hard and fast, and yet...

She smiled.

Stephanie blinked.

Why is she smiling?

—

Thirty minutes.

The crowd had gone quiet.

Nnenna started dodging faster now.

Cleaner. Tighter.

She wasn’t just surviving anymore.

She was reading him.

Nicholas threw a punch

with a sharp twist

side stepped and brushed

slammed

The crowd exploded.

"Did she just—?"

"She hit him!"

"She actually hit him!!"

he

time, but he inhaled slowly, like someone

Arthur?

Didn’t blink.

Didn’t breathe.

Didn’t look away.

He couldn’t look away.

Onyedika leaned forward. "She’s turning it

a trap from the start," Olivia murmured.

once, a small smile tugging at her lips.

—

Thirty eight minutes.

Nicholas was furious now.

grew more

landed a punch to her side,

Nnenna staggered, coughed, blood.

The crowd gasped.

fingers curled into

Stephanie’s smile returned.

That’s it. Just fall

wiped the

And charged.

Fast.

him, used his weight against him, landed blow after blow, not heavy, but

He couldn’t keep up.

turned, she was already behind

palm hit his

fist caught

knee slammed

to one

over him, chest heaving, bruised, bloodied, but burning with

And then...

The buzzer.

"Winner, Student Nnenna!"

arena exploded

livestream chat went

@bloodyknuckles: SHE DID THAT????

NO WAY

AN ANIME

SHE’S HER. SHE IS HER.

Stephanie stared in disbelief.

Impossible!

Her mouth opened. Closed.

No. No no no.

This wasn’t the script.