Conner couldn’t help but laugh a little bit, if it was the sponsor, the way the crowd was getting into it, or something within the clone that just loved to fight, but it was clear that Superboy had a fun time throughout the duration of the bout. “Definitely, though I’m not so sure about my pals, not all of ‘em are fans.” Before his kick was successfully blocked.
Nodding, the kryptonian agreed, “My dad fought him a while back, and I wanted to give it a try.” Clarifying for Hercule how he knew about the Saiyan, and how strong that particular person happened to be.
Of course, what Mr. Satan told him next gave Kent some pause. Stopping, he quickly darted back, out from Hercule’s reach, but still close enough that low-volume conversing was possible. It was all a bit to take in, Hercule Satan planned on retiring? Heck, that wasn’t even the most shocking, he was asking Conner to throw a fight, for the sake of said retirement. It wasn’t that he was without understanding, it was tough being a human competitor in a tournament that was so clearly alien, and it was probably a bit slanted against the old man to begin with. But that was just it, wasn’t it? Hercule wanted to finish out on top, save some face, have people be proud before stepping out of the limelight.
And it wasn’t like the teen would go away empty-handed, despite being an earthling, Hercule knew his stuff, and there was definitely things for him to learn. Continuing to go on, Conner darted back in, throwing another kick, this time paying super close attention, and catching the grimace of pain on his idol’s face, before backing off, in the defensive stance again. It only took a fraction of a second after Stan’s next words for Conner to dart in, muttering in a low voice, “Hit me with all you got, NOW.”
Immediately upon the next attack connecting, Conner used his kryptonian flight to propel the opposite direction, back first, as if a powerful blow had sent the boy reeling, smashing into the brick wall that boxed off the fighters from the crowd, and hitting the grass with a low thump.