Shin no Jitsuryoku wa Girigiri Made Kakushite Iyou to Omou - Chapter 42

quite literally the only reason MC would get hurt in this fight is because he’s making a game out of it.

this entire tournament has been a show to boost the fame of the goddess while also not showing his true power and we’ve been blue-balled for a number of chapters because MC is objectively better than practically every notable person present but we have to play along