After wiping away the fingerprints on the ax, and tossing it next to the big guy, Mag returned to the house. “Th-they……” Eiffie was choked by the smoke bomb, and she looked at Mag with reddened eyes.

  “The smoke was too thick, and they began to kill each other without a clear vision. It’s too cruel. Even I don’t dare to look.” Mag waved away the smoke, and undid the tortoise shell bonds for Eiffie. He only tied up her hands and legs after that.

  The sounds of door breaking and footsteps could be heard out there.

  “Someone is here to wash the floor. I’ll need to go first. You just do as we agreed upon earlier,” Mag said to Eiffie before leaping down through the window, and left.

  “She’s over here!”


  “Be careful!”


  “Listen up. You are already surrounded……”


  The people from the court made some threats out there first. They finally entered the room after 15 minutes when the smoke went away, and rescued the innocent civilian, Miss Eiffie.

  *

  *

  *

  “Oh no. We’ve been tricked!”


  In the attic, Boris looked at the unusual movements in the yard, and went white.

  “It’s indeed rather bad,” a cold voice spoke up behind him.

  Boris turned around, and saw that a pretty woman and a pretty little girl appeared in the attic all of a sudden.

  “Wh-who are you guys?!” Boris said in a shock. His hand grabbed the dagger at his waist quietly.

  “Since you ask sincerely, we’ll let you know out of kindness! Preventing the world from being destroyed, protecting the world’s peace, upholding love and punishing evil, the cute and mesmerizing Amy is me.”


  Amy held a little folding chair, and spoke prim and proper. “What?”


  Boris glared.

  Bam!

  The folding chair hit his face. Violent strike*10,000[1].

  “What’s happening?” Amy looked at Boris on the ground, and shook her head. “Father said we have to be civilized.”


  Boris slumped on the floor with wide eyes. He felt that he was hurt and lost 10,000 points[2).

  “Alright, you’ll be admitting it if you keep quiet.” Amy nodded.

  Boris tried to get up by pressing both his hands on the floor. Although he looked panicked, he still said to Irina, “I’m Boris. Let me go, and I can give you a lot of money……”


  “You have a lot of money?” Irina asked.

  As if he had found a lifeline, Boris nodded, and said, “Yes! I’ve a lot of money. A lot, a lot of money!”


  “Alright. We’ll go get it for ourselves later.” Irina nodded calmly.

  “Huh?” Boris gaped.

  Bam!

  He was slammed to the floor again.

  “I’m not scolding you……” Boris was furious and aggrieved.

  Amy tilted her head, and asked him, “Are you teaching me how to do things?”


  “I…… didn’t……” Boris felt like crying. “Who are you guys exactly?! Why are you doing this?” Boris said angrily.

  He was trapped by a woman and a child. He felt so humiliated.

  Mag’s voice and footsteps could be heard coming from downstairs. “Boss Boris is so forgetful. Didn’t we just meet at the liquor-tasting event two days ago? You’ve already forgotten about us?”


  “It’s you!”


  Boris saw Mag appear at the staircase, and his eyes flicked open with disbelief.

  “Yes. Are you shocked?”


  Mag saw the grid bloody scratches on Boris’s face, and patted Amy’s head with a smile.

  Boris was extremely shocked. He had never expected that it was Mag who had thwarted his plans.

  How many things did this young man, who looked so ordinary, and only knew how to brew liquor, do behind the scenes?

  “Mr. Hades, please let me go. Name your terms, and I will satisfy all your wishes as long as you let me leave here safely.” Boris pleaded with Mag sincerely.

  “I want to get rid of the Great Old One, Cthulhu.”


  “What?”


  “I want to destroy the Army of the Dead without any casualty.”


  “Huh?”


  “I want to get rid of Andre Edward and his two sons.”


  “Huh???”


  “See, you can’t even satisfy any one of my wishes. Aren’t you sprouting nonsense?” Mag pursed his lips, and gave Boris a slap. “Damn it……” Boris broke into tears right on the spot.

  “Why?! Why do you need to interfere? Your tavern’s business will only be better after Titan Tavern collapses. This is a good thing for you!” Boris looked at Mag desperately.

  “I’m sorry. Not everyone is as despicable as you.” Mag shook his head before crouching down, and looked at him with a smirk. “Moreover, do you know that I have bought up half of Romo Street? Half. I made my money by speculating on properties. A**hole.”


  Boris looked at Mag in a daze. He couldn’t seem to walk from the shadow of his failure. “Let me ask you one last question. Did you have anything to do with Eiffie’s parents’ murder back then?” Mag asked.

  Boris was stunned for a minute before he suddenly burst out in laughter. He stared at Mag with a ferocious expression, and said, “Do you want to know? Let me go, and I’ll tell you. Otherwise, you won’t know for the rest of your life. Hahaha-“


  Gulp.

  Boris’s laughter ceased suddenly. He grasped his throat, and glared at Mag with fear. “Wh-what did you feed me?”


  “I got it from your subordinate. I’ve removed the wax on the exterior. The effect should be better,” Mag said with a smile.

  Boris’s face turned dark rapidly. He used his finger to dig down his throat, attempting to struggle fruitlessly.

  “Furthermore, your expressions have already told me that Eiffie’s parents simply happened to meet lousy people. It had nothing to do with you,” Mag calmly said.

  Boris stared at Mag with wide eyes. Finally, his legs twitched twice, and he stopped breathing.

  Mag covered Amy’s eyes, and said to Irina, “Can we remove the bloody scratches on his face, and make him look like he died more naturally?”


  Irina waved her hand, and the scratches left by the folding chair on Boris’s face disappeared. “Let’s go. We should go collect some payment.” Mag stomped his foot, and this building that had been deserted for years collapsed.

  Boris’s corpse happened to roll onto the street.

  Meanwhile, Mag and his family disappeared with a flash of golden light.

  ***

  Miss Eiffie, who was rescued, cried and narrated her ordeal, which was heartbreaking. A dainty lady like her had actually gone through such an ordeal. It made people’s hearts ache for her.

  The people from the court couldn’t even bear to let her see the tragic scene out there. After asking her some questions briefly after bringing her out of the yard, they sent her home right away.

  “Chief! A building in the next block suddenly collapsed, and someone seems to be buried underneath it.” A constable jogged into the yard quickly. “What a coincidence? Let’s go and take a look.” They quickly rushed over.

  “Isn’t this Boss Boris of Reese Tavern? What is he doing here?” Someone quickly recognized Boris.

  “He committed suicide by ingesting poison. The corpse is still warm. He has just died.” The officer-in-charge let go of Boris’s hand, and stood up to look at the half-collapsed three-story mud house. Then, he looked towards that previous yard, and his eyes lit up. “I got it now!”


  [1] No idea what this asterisk is supposed to stand for. Doesn’t seem to be multiplication…… Probably damage the attack inflicted. Maybe it’s some reference to a game or something. [2] Same thing. Probably it means he lost 10 000 hit points, like in games.