The entire gym went silent.

Not because the crowd was nervous.

Because they were waiting to see someone get embarrassed.

Standing in the center of the training floor was Marcus Reed, the undefeated champion everyone admired.

Six feet three.

Powerful.

Confident.

A fighter who had defeated every opponent placed in front of him.

Across from him stood an older man wearing a gray janitor uniform.

His name was Henry Walker.

For twenty years, Henry had cleaned the same gym where Marcus trained.

Most people barely noticed him.

They walked past him.

Ignored him.

Handed him trash without saying thank you.

To them, he was just the janitor.

But that afternoon, Marcus decided to turn him into a joke.

“Come on, Henry.”

The champion smiled.

“You always say you used to be tough.”

The crowd laughed.

Marcus removed his gloves and tossed them aside.

“I’ll give you one minute.”

He pointed at the old man.

“One minute to survive against me.”

Everyone expected Henry to refuse.

Instead, the janitor slowly removed his work jacket.

And the moment he stepped forward…

Marcus realized he had made the biggest mistake of his career.

Chapter 1 — The Janitor Nobody Respected

Marcus Reed was the kind of fighter people talked about.