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Chapter 301 - 301 It Was Quiet Fire

Chapter 301: It Was Quiet Fire Chapter 301: It Was Quiet Fire And in the center… empty waiting for Nnenna.

Would she step forward?

Would she fight?

The air was thick with tension.

The leader’s earlier respect for Abuchi seemed to vanish completely the moment he saw who Abuchi asked to step forward.

A young girl?

His sister?

That was his choice?

He scoffed silently.

How could someone so bold moments ago be so cowardly now?

Abuchi’s friends stood frozen, their voices rising in protest.

“No, Abuchi!

You can’t let her—!” “What are you doing?!” “You said you wanted to protect her!” But Nnenna was done listening.

“I’m tired of all the noise,” she muttered, her voice surprisingly calm amidst the chaos.

Without another word, she stepped forward as an answer to her brother.

Her movement cut through all the noise like a blade.

The crowd fell into silence.

Even the wind seemed to pause.

Her delicate figure, calm and composed, stood before the crowd like a whisper before a storm.

Abuchi let out a deep sigh of relief.

He had feared, truly feared, that she would say no.

That she would refuse to help him, abandon him to the consequences of his choice.

But that fear… was his alone.

He should’ve known better.

Nnenna wasn’t the kind of person to turn away from her family, no matter how badly that family had treated her in the past.

Even now, after everything, she was choosing to protect them.

John and Karen exchanged tense glances.

Their jaws were tight, arms folded across their chests.

“Tch… she’s really going to fight?” Karen muttered under her breath.

“Let her,” John replied with a shrug, eyes narrowed.

“Maybe once she gets hit, she’ll stop being so overconfident.” There was a bitterness in his voice.

A tension none of them wanted to admit aloud.

As for Karen, she wasn’t just annoyed.

She was frustrated.

“And maybe this will finally scare her back to Lionara,” she said.

“Before their eldest brother returns and finds out everything.” But Ekene wouldn’t have it.

Not here.

Not like this.

“No!” he shouted, stepping forward and grabbing Nnenna’s arm as if to pull her back.

“You can’t do this!” His voice cracked, not just from anger, but something deeper.

Desperation.

But before he could say more, Abuchi stepped in.

Quietly.

Firmly.

He gripped Ekene’s arm and held him back with a strength that made Ekene’s eyes widen.

It wasn’t just that Abuchi was stronger, he already knew that, it was how calm he looked, how unshaken.

Ekene struggled, but it was useless.

Abuchi didn’t even flinch.

“Ekene… let her go,” he said softly.

Ekene’s heart sank.

His grip loosened, his body stiff with disbelief.

“How can you do this…?

She’s your little sister,” he muttered, voice barely audible.

“You said she should be protected… now you’re using her as a shield?” But Abuchi didn’t answer.

He just kept his gaze fixed on Nnenna, eyes unreadable, as if silently willing her to be okay.

Nnenna, meanwhile, had already stepped into the ring.

Her face was calm.

Her movements graceful.

She looked like a dancer stepping onto the stage, not a fighter about to face off with a grown man.

But her calmness wasn’t weakness.

It was quiet fire.

A murmur spread through the crowd.

“Is she serious?” “She’s just a girl…” “Maybe he’s going to take it easy.” Her opponent, a tall, broad shouldered man, stood frozen for a moment.

He looked down at her with confusion, then embarrassment.

Was this some kind of joke?

He glanced toward his leader.

But the man just gave him a hard look, arms folded.

He was clearly growing impatient.

The fighter sighed.

He didn’t want to hurt her.

At first, he thought she would be scared off and quit before the match even began.

But she hadn’t.

She had walked in like a warrior.

Still, he decided to go easy on her, maybe just lock her hands, push her around a little.

Scare her into admitting defeat without causing real harm.

Let’s just get this over with, he thought.

He took a step forward, arms out, planning to grab her wrists and push her back gently.

No need for real pain.

But Nnenna… didn’t move.

She just stared at him.

And waited.

Her fingers twitched slightly at her sides.

She tilted her head, just a little, and made a small beckoning gesture.

You first.

He blinked, confused.

Did she… just ask him to attack?

The crowd was quiet now, leaning in.

Even the birds seemed to have gone still.

He clicked his tongue and lunged forward.

I’ll end this in one move, he thought.

He reached out, confident he would trap her hands His arms reached out, ready to grab her wrists and subdue her with a light hold, just enough to scare her into stepping down.

A gentle defeat.

Nothing serious.

But before his hands even got close… Nnenna moved.

No hands.

No punches.

No kicks in the traditional sense.

It was her body, her movement.

A slight tilt of the waist, the shift of her shoulders, and a sudden step to the side with such fluid precision it looked more like a dance than combat.

The man missed her completely.

He stumbled forward, catching air.

What the…?

He turned around, more serious now.

Maybe he had underestimated her.

Just a fluke, he told himself.

He tried again, faster this time.

A feint to the left, then a sudden hook aimed low.

But again, no contact.

Nnenna spun, graceful and calm, avoiding him without ever lifting her hands.

They stayed relaxed at her sides, like she didn’t even need them.

Like she was bored.

The opponent “???” The crowd “???” Ekene “..?” John “.??” Karen “???” Abuchi “…” The crowd gasped.

“Did she just—?” “She’s not even blocking…” “Please tell me someone is filming this!” Phones came out.

People started recording.

The air buzzed with disbelief.

John’s jaw dropped.

Karen blinked rapidly like she had just been hit with cold water.

Ekene looked like his brain was glitching.

“What… the hell… is happening?” he muttered.

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