idk... they've been summoning demons in their body recently... this might become a real windfall

loli - dragon

to make sense of the background of the story
Somehow the world was invaded by portals that broke through the gaia system (demonic cult?), and MC was sucked into hell.
This activated the gaia system causing the mutation of humans
The foundation of hell is all being fight for eternity vying for power. In this aspect, if you aren't on the 9th floor, even the strong can die from enough enemies not to mention a deeper floor coming up for a stroll.
Being on the edge of insanity for 10k (5) years MC comes back
This demon, who should be equal to S-ranks, was asked to not use his weapon. Just like humans have strong and weak abilities, so do demons

I mean
Hold hostage -> get charged and lose hostage
Kill hostage -> no more reason to openly act
Send hostage with bomb -> blows up follow 2 / disarm and get plotted against
Make him scared of his own father -> nothing is worse than having a living dead

although he was goaded on, he still
went against the guildmaster's order
picked a fight with a business partner
insulted a business partner (not a guild member)
lost his equipment to an outsider
couldn't even walk away (was on stretcher) after picking said fight

is it really sad?

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how can this be a shield hero ref??? its a
shield (tank)
bow (thief)
greatsword (warrior)
wand/staff (magician)

it's a deal with a demon king... you think he'll lose out?

by the leader of the very person you worship no less

love how there is 1 dude that straight simped the reception lady giving everyone a downvote for speaking facts.
1 delayed darkening may be weird but it's enough to question for reassessment
2 reporting unknowns to a supervisor, especially when it involves a material that can withstand s rank, should be standard
3 shes filled with bias just because he didn't know about being a hunter

how dare he interrupt MCs first meal, favorite at that, in 10k years

even if bags are a thing.... you'd still die from life force being gone....

If you're interested in the novel its called
World's Best Martial Artist
Chapt 257 = chapter 472

Hook
Line
&
Sinker

run to the forest? He did promise rank 8s next time

tbh... In the low ranking schools, it was said in the beginning that rank 6 was enough to be principal

pshhh... I'm the MC bitch... Even if there is a 0% chance of living, Plot-armor-san has me covered

first round was 5 days with 2 rounds per day i think... This is the 2nd round. For 10 there would usually be 4 rounds with a swing bracket...

Too much useless non-contributing storyline so left out is my guess

the funniest shit about this is he's doing the same shit that the old principal did to Li Changshen (weapons trader) to Qin Fengchin (blue hair). The best part are their similarity of using a single sword/saber slash to kill higher tier enemies

When you're just spiting the host so you break their stuff

thinking realistically. Coming up with a plan and crunching numbers to stay afloat is pretty taxing. I'd believe it if he said he was tired after coming up with reforms, auditing, background checks, future event planning, and coming up with a presentation including prepped answers in a single night.