Of course, I never intended to end things on even ground. It was not a bad idea to break an arm or dislocate a shoulder, but the gift I had prepared for Ito Souta was a little heavier.
As I slipped my magic power into the pre-loaded magic from Cha Heera, results better than I had expected began to appear.
I heard that it would hurt, but it was actually a lot more painful than I thought.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!!”
The blood fountain popped out of my right arm instantly. At this, Cha Hee-ra cut off my arm with an urgent expression.
Of course, she wasn’t attacking me. Amputating my arm was more of a first aid.
Before we had entered, the magical power that she had planted in advance had already come up through my body. Had my arm not been cut now, her magic would have soon penetrated my brain.
Although I felt tremendous agony, seeing Ito Souta’s absurd expression was more than worth it.
It’s a painkiller, a painkiller.’
“This son of a…!”
‘Huh, I like the acting.’
Cha Hee-ra’s acting definitely added more liveliness to the sudden event. In the first place, the person who had objected to the plan and felt that it was too dangerous was her, so this added more realism to her feigned urgency.
I wanted to laugh out loud. However, all I could do was scream.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”
My arm fell off in an instant.
Of course, it was painful. No, it would be correct to say that the screams that I had endured so far burst out at once. I couldn’t bear it, as I had been enduring the pain right from the moment that she escorted me into the party.
I felt like a newborn baby.
The group of noble ladies moved away from me as they screamed in unison. I could see Jung Hayan running towards me with a startled expression.
At this, Cha Hee-ra clenched her fist and turned to attack Ito Souta.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!”
“Kyak!”
“Take this!”
In the first place, to pretend to be the real victim, it was effective to move yourself. Though painful, it was the only reasonable option.
Even when faced with Cha Heera’s fist, I saw Ito Souta’s distorted face staring at me.
It was only for a short moment, but as I rolled around on the ground, I let myself smile.
“Stupid bastard!”
Kwajijijik!
With a loud sound, Cha Heera’s fist connected with his face, and his body flew through the air
Baaaaaaang!
“This son of a bitch…”
“Cough…”
After the smoke had cleared, I could see Ito Souta spitting blood as he raised himself up against the wall, with Cha Hee-ra approaching him.
I knew he would be experiencing pain beyond imagination, for his endurance wasn’t that high.
Most of the attendees had a hard time following what was happening, but most of their eyes had fallen on me. I had naturally gathered their attention as I continued screaming in pain.
The priests flocked to my side in no time, and many started running towards this side to check my condition.
“O-Oppa, are you okay? Oppa… Sniff… Oppa…”
“Uuggh…”
“Oppa…”
“Ahhhhhhhhh!”
Jung Hayan, who didn’t know how to react in these kinds of situations, was holding my arm while crying, shedding large drops of tears. Lee Jihye, who came running, was also tearing her dress and controlling the blood dripping out from me.
‘Huh, this is a really great scene.’
I felt like I was an actor in a movie.
“How did this happen?” Lee Jihye asked an obvious question to the nearby priest.
Of course, she knew. Her own acting skills were outstanding.
“No, please treat him first. You need to reattach his arm. What are you doing? It’s not the time to falter! Call the priest right now!”
“Quickly, the priest… The priest!”
“If you dawdle for too long, it won’t only be his arm that would be lost!”
“Please tell me the symptoms.”
“S-someone intentionally put in magic power through him. Fortunately, Cha Hee-ra prevented this by cutting off his arm, but he should be in a lot of pain. 1-I think the first thing is to suture the arm. Before it’s too late, you must clear the remaining energy from the fallen arm. S-someone…”
“I-I’ll do it…”
“Please, Hayan.”
Thankfully, this priest’s remarks were falling in our favor. It would have been better if I’d screamed even louder, but this was already quite effective. The sudden flood of magical power that started from my right arm was the cause of this situation, after all.
And, even better, the suspect was obvious.
It was our very own Ito Souta.
This bastard was the culprit, in any angle that one would choose to take.
Usually, those classified as strong had a class effect, the knowledge of advanced magic power management. Being able to deliberately inject magic into my arm and make it explode was only possible with those who had earned this kind of knowledge.
The ones capable of that in this place were at most five people, and the ones that come to mind first are Cha Hee-ra, Victor Hart, and Ito Souta.
In the first place, Victor Hart couldn’t afford to put magic power in me, leaving only two suspects, and my beloved Hee-ra couldn’t possibly do that to me, which left Ito Souta.
Perhaps he was aware that he had gotten himself into a trap.
As I lifted my head a little, I could see Jung Hayan grabbing my fallen arm and pushing away the remaining magical power, and behind her, I could see the bastard vomiting blood.
“Cough… Bleargh…”
It was a sudden attack, but he should have been able to avoid it.
It felt a little frustrating.
Although I was happy to see the guy vomiting blood, it would be better to see him counterattack Cha Hee-ra. However, things were exciting as they already were.
The Yamato Guild members around him tried to somehow stop Cha Heera, but it was impossible. I wanted to see more, but…
‘It will be hard in this context.
Seeing the guards and Victor Hart blocking Cha Hee-ra, it seemed that I wouldn’t be able to.
I could see the crumpled expression on Victor’s face as he quietly stared at Cha Hee-ra.
“Stop. I won’t allow this to go any further.”
“Get out, old man. My business is not with you, but with the motherfucker behind you.”
“This is not a training center, Hee-ra.”
“You probably know who started this nonsense! Still, seeing you blocking, it looks like it’s me, not that bastard… The same goes for the other guards… Are you still unable to distinguish who among us is the victim and the perpetrator? Do you need other evidence? He was caught in the act. Dying is nothing for this bastard who tried to kill my honey in front of me.”
‘Good.’
Though everything she had said was purely nonsense, her acting was enough.
No matter how crazy Ito Souta was, he surely wouldn’t be crazy enough to burst my head with magic at such a place where all the executives were gathered.
If one were to think calmly, it was possible to recognize that the culprit wasn’t Souta Ito.
However, the same went for me.
Of course, I was also not crazy enough to kill his guild members in the Holy City of the Holy Empire.
I don’t have the guts to do that…’
It would all lead back to the pain I suffered today. Just like what Souta had done, I had made up my own truth.
“You know that’s weird. No matter how much he threatened Lee Kiyoung, he is not stupid enough to do something in a place like this. Obviously, something is wrong. The first thing to do is to listen to the story according to the procedure.”
“Well. It’s up to you to think. We have pretty high-level information.”
“I can’t tell you clearly because there is no physical evidence, but it’s all based on influence. I fully understand why Ito Souta did such a foolish thing. Even in this situation, he wanted to cover our honey’s mouths. He knows that if our honey opens his mouth, he will not be safe.”
‘That’s it.’
Cha Hee-ra was acting better than I had initially thought. I was worried about her abilities, but it seemed like she was doing a great job.
‘Attagirl, Cha Hee-ra!’
“What…”
“He wanted to shut Kiyoung up so much that he did this in a place like this. He has a motive for that. I will vouch for it.”
Of course, that’s a lie.’
“In the first place, he threatened our honey and used Juliana to incriminate him for that reason…”
‘That was also a lie.’
“Can this also be explained if I say that the Lindel terror incident is also related to this?”
‘Of course, that was also a lie.’
“If so, you know that you shouldn’t be punishing his crimes. I understand that the person you love is injured and that you feel enraged, but please think about what kind of place this is. Otherwise… I have no choice but to lift my sword.”
Victor Hart looked pretty nervous as he spoke. It was clear that Cha Hee-ra’s acting had him convinced that she might be telling the truth.
‘She’s like a daughter to him, after all.’
Considering his words, it seemed that he had tremendous trust in Cha Heera, but they did say that raising a son or daughter might be useless in the end.
Victor Hart, who had his sword raised quietly, stood there with a crumpled expression, so I had no choice but to open my mouth. There would be nothing to gain if I failed to confront the situation any further.
“Hee-ra, I’m… fine…”
“Honey.”
Seeing Cha Hee-ra’s beautiful figure rushing to meet me, my heart pounded.
At this moment, she was more precious to me than Kim Hyunsung was. For some reason, I felt sorry for Hyunsung, but anyway…
“Are you okay, honey? What about your arm?”
“I’m fine… You can’t make a fuss. Hee-ra…”
“Yes… Okay.”
As the excitement subsided, her voice returned to that cheap play tone again. Fortunately, Victor Hart and the other guards had begun to encircle Souta Ito at this point in time.
“I have to arrest you first. What is your reason for doing that in a place like this?”
“I did not attack Lee Kiyoung.”
“For now, you will be investigated according to our procedure.”
‘That’s a good word. The procedure…’
“Yes. For now, I will accept to be investigated, but I attest that I have never attacked Lee Kiyoung. I would like to tell the others here that I did not approach him with the intention of killing, nor did I ever threaten him.”
“There will be a chance to make statements separately later. For now, come with me.”
Only
“Yes.”
I saw him looking at me. It was only for a brief moment, but the anger on his face was evident
He had thought of me as an easy win and was proven wrong. I knew he would feel furious. I’m sure he would love nothing more than to destroy me right now.
‘If you wanted to kill me, you’ve chosen the wrong place.
In the first place, he shouldn’t have gone for such a political fight.
‘It’s not over yet. Poor guy. This is just the beginning, so you can look forward to more.’
As I slowly lifted my middle finger, a thrilling pleasure ran through my back.
‘Screw you.’