Volume 16 starts several minutes after the events of Volume 15, where Phillip is in a shadowy office. X-Blade (William) is there with his mentor and girlfriend, known only as "British Love." Both of them are masked and sitting on a sofa, while Phillip breathes heavily.
Dialogue: Phillip Meets British Love
William: Babe, that's him. My student—the one I told you about. His name is Phillip.
Phillip, this is my mentor since childhood and the girlfriend I mentioned when we first met.
British Love is the same person X-Blade talked about in Volume 4. She has been his mentor in assassination since childhood—and his girlfriend.
British Love: Hi, just call me British Love. I'm a British assassin who trained him in assassination. Anyway, would you mind sitting down?
Phillip: Sure.
Phillip sits on the sofa in front of them.
British Love: You look scared. What happened?
Phillip: Two little dangers. One of them caught me off guard, but I still handled it easily.
William: Mind if I ask what kind of dangers?
Phillip: First, a sniper with heart disease. I was too focused on him—too overconfident—thinking he wasn't a real threat, even though he was 300 meters away. But then I stared at him... and he died of a heart attack out of fear.
Then, there was a riding-in-tandem—two hitmen on a motorcycle. They caught me off guard because of my overconfidence and how noisy the city was. The streets were overcrowded with vehicles, making it hard to distinguish them from the background noise. But I dodged the bullets, shot them down, and ran away unnoticed. I promise you're safe here.
British Love: Haha, well, I heard you're a good student of X-Blade. He says you're exceptionally talented with incredible hard work due to your unwavering determination to win in your current conflict. Would you mind sharing something about that rivalry?
Phillip: Well, it's an ideological rivalry between just the two of us—since childhood. It might sound hilarious to some people, depending on how they see it. Others definitely find it funny. But for me, this rivalry is deep, and it makes sense.
It's not some childish conflict where we just added ideology to make it look mature. It's not some Roblox argument that escalated into real life. It's something else. And the exact ideology? That might be confidential for now—unless X-Blade already told you about it.
British Love: Hahaha, you're funny. Of course not. I wouldn't be asking if I already knew. X-Blade is smart and trustworthy enough not to tell me everything immediately, and I respect that.
But how can you be so sure this conflict truly makes sense? Are you certain it won't just fade away as you mature and realize it was pointless?
Phillip: You're like some user I debated with before about this. Well, if our conflict ends, it means one of us is dead. Without death, it will only intensify and escalate beyond what we’ve already reached.
Because we’ll become even more attached to our ideologies, the fight will never end as long as neither of us dies. This is what I'm fighting for. This is what I believe in.
This isn’t something where debates can prove who’s right. Bloodshed is the greatest—or the only—solution. One of us has to die, or everything we've fought for—all the blood spilled in the streets, all the struggles—would be meaningless.
British Love: That makes sense. Well then, how about a fight? Are you up for it?
Phillip: Of course. Who's my opponent?
British Love: Come with us.
Phillip follows British Love and X-Blade as they walk.
Phillip: William, this fight hypes me up. I hope this person gives me a good fight.
William: I know her skills—she will.
They keep walking until they reach an underground cage. Standing outside, British Love speaks.
British Love: Ito na ang kalaban mo.
Unknown: Sa wakas, may kalaban na rin?
(Unknown's thoughts: Mukhang maganda 'to! 😈😈😈)
This unknown fighter is a member of RSFL Group 6—RSFL’s most elite unit. She is an expert in marksmanship and close-quarters combat (CQC), especially on knives and grappling.
She’s a 5’1” tall girl (same height as Phillip) and is currently 16 years old.
The Fight Begins
Phillip: Marunong ka pala mag-Tagalog?
British Love: Yes, sorry kung pinahirapan pa kita kanina. 😅
Phillip: Wala yun. Sige, papasok na ako sa cage.
British Love: Ok.
Phillip removes his jacket and facemask and hands them to William.
Phillip: Please hold onto these until I'm done, ok?
William: Sure.
Phillip steps into the cage, preparing to face his opponent.
Unknown: So, do you really think you can beat me, red guy? 😏
Phillip: Oo.
Unknown: Tingnan lang natin—lalo na kapag nag-switch na ang laban natin sa ground. Hehehe 🤭
(Phillip's thoughts: Puro siya kayabangan. Pero okay lang—hindi na bago sa akin ang mga ganitong tao.)
(Unknown's thoughts: Sakto! Boring na boring ako. Buti na lang, ang dami kong pampalipas oras—kagaya nito. 😏😏😏)
Phillip starts attacking her with his usual street-fighting/brawling style, which is chaotic yet technical with some various techniques from martial arts—but this time, it’s improved.
She holds her own against him. She’s higher trained, more skilled in multiple combat styles, and uses more effective real-life tactics.
Since both of them fight dirty, they engage in an intense stand-up fight. However, Phillip finds it much more difficult than expected.
But Phillip has supernatural regeneration, similar to Ethan's. Like Ethan, his anger increases his strength, durability, speed, agility, endurance, stamina, and even mental clarity.
She knows how to use his strength against him, but she can't—because from the start, his clarity is already boosted.
They keep fighting in a stand-up battle for a long time. Then, suddenly—she seamlessly switches the fight to the ground.
Now, Phillip is in trouble.
He's a striker with basic grappling skills, while she is an overall expert.
But her true specialty is grappling.
She uses his own strength against him effectively. No matter how much he tries to counter, escape, or resist, she always finds a way to handle him.
Their ground combat lasts much longer than their stand-up fight.
But in the end, Phillip still wins—by knockout.
His victory is due to his Unlosability (the inability to lose), supernatural regeneration, and overwhelming stats—physically, emotionally, and mentally—continuously increasing through his anger.
Aftermath
British Love: Very impressive fighting skills.
William: That’s my student.
(Phillip's thoughts: Magaling siya sa laban—kakaiba talaga. Pero hindi sapat para talunin ako. Masadong madaya ang kakayahan ko para sa kanya—real talk lang.)
She wakes up and stands.
Unknown: Tara, laban ulit! Pero saksakan naman po. 😊😊😊🔥🔥🔥
Phillip: Sige, sabi mo eh.
They both pull out knives🔪 and start a knife fight.
Unlike their earlier battle, this isn’t serious—it’s a playful fight with fast, flashy moves where they purposely avoid hitting each other.
The fight is short. They stop, laugh, high-five, and shake hands.
Phillip: Shit, ang lupet! 😆😆😆🔥🔥🔥
Unknown: Sheesh! 😂😂😂
The End.
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