Vol.3 Ch.148: New Participant 3

New Participant 3: This is the hundred and forty-eight chapter of Volume 3 of Tower of God. It follows the fight between Tiara and Yuri, while Khun, Rak, Dravy, and Hemus Lime runs of the find Baam. Meanwhile, Baam is finished fighting Lo Po Bia Ren and goes looking for Androssi, but is attacked by The Serpent Master on his way.

Synopsis
After Po Bidau Tiara kicks Ha Yuri Zahard into a wall, Yuri equips the Green April in her left hand and asks what Tiara's problem is and whether she will pay for Yuri's insurance, which Tiara retorts that she will only cover the life insurance. After the initial confusion, Yuri notices that Khun Aguero Agnis and Rak Wraithraiser is by Tiara's side, while Dravyruns to support Yuri, with Tiara asking Khun if he knows Yuri, which Khun responds "kind of" and asks why Yuri is here. Yuri answers that she came to see Twenty-Fifth Baam, which Tiara realizes is the same boy that she came to acquire, so she tells Yuri that she cannot have him, since they will take Baam with them. Yuri asks what right Tiara has to take Baam, which Tiara responds by introducing herself Po Bidau Tiara from the Po Bidau Family, who Yuri immediately recognizes as the famous psychopath. Tiara and Yuri continue to bicker while secretively communicating with their companions, with Yuri telling Dravy and Hemus Lime to go look for Baam and Tiara telling Khun and Rak to go look for Baam. The four of them run to get Baam, while Yuri and Tiara escalates their bickering to name calling and insults before starting their fight.

Yuri charges Tiara with the Green April in hand, going for a jumping downward slash, but before connecting with her attack Tiara manifests a red bloom next to the handle, which Yuri dodges by releasing the grip on the Green April and moving out of the way, causing Tiara to silently compliment Yuri on her reaction speed. Yuri grabs the Green April with her other hand and charges again, which Tiara responds by manifesting several more red blooms around Yuri, but Yuri dodges them all and puts the Green April into her Arms Inventory before going in close range with a right hook. Before Yuri lands her right hook, Tiara tells Yuri that close range is not her weakness and headbutts Yuri causing both to stagger for a moment. After a quick recovery, Yuri follow up with several left punches that Tiara defends with her quill before manifesting three red blooms in order to create some space between them. Yuri in pain after the headbutt, asks how Tiara's head is so hard, which she responds that it is due to constant reading, something that Yuri does not believe since reading does not make your head harder. Yuri says that she did not want to cause much trouble, but will need to make an exception for Tiara and activates her Rose Shower technique. Tiara says that the roses are pretty, but that she will show Yuri something even more beautiful writing.

Meanwhile, Lo Po Bia Ren has been defeated by Baam, which Baam notes that it took longer than expected, but quickly starts to worry about Androssi Zahard instead and goes running off to find her, but the leech belonging to Ren is still twitching. While Baam is running through the hallways he notices the presence of The Serpent Master and hides in a room while it passes by him, but when Baam thinks it is safe the serpent master bursts from inside the bathroom and engulfs Baam.