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The Event Boss is a Mud Puppet
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“Well, I was expecting this.” (Harold)
That night, in the courtyard of the dormitory, the man with silver eyes, Lucio, appeared before me as I sat on a bench, and I lifted the corners of my mouth.
When I saw him in the school building the other day, I had a feeling it might be him, and sure enough, this man was Lucio.
“So? You came here to curse me to death for getting in the way of your assassination of Florencia, right?” (Harold)
“…” (Lucio)
I taunted him with those words, but Lucio didn’t respond. However, there was anger reflected in his silver eyes.
“Let me think… From what I remember, you had a crush on your childhood friend Florencia since you were little. You planned to confess your feelings when you became a great curse user, but she was too talented, and you couldn’t bring yourself to confess. Was that the case?” (Harold)
“!? Y-You…!” (Lucio)
When I revealed the information about Lucio that Themis had told me, the man turned bright red and groaned.
Well, it’s only natural to be embarrassed when someone reveals your first love so candidly. If it were me, I’d probably die from the shame.
“Then, on top of that, your father gave you Spartan training, saying ‘Dark Elves are the shame of Istania. Don’t fall behind such beings’, and you were made to listen to endless speeches about how ugly and corrupt Dark Elves were.” (Harold)
“Shut up!” (Lucio)
“You were caught between your feelings for Florencia and the pressure from your father, and eventually, two years ago, you cursed your own father to death. Since it was a curse, no one suspected that you were the one who killed him.
And then, you thought, ‘If I become the head of the family, no one will blame me for my feelings for Florencia. Florencia will accept me as the head of the Sol family,’ and you went to her, full of confidence, only to be rejected with, ‘I only see you as a little brother.’ That led to your grudge, which brings us to where we are now.” (Harold)
“Shut uuuup!!!” (Lucio)
Lucio, completely humiliated by me revealing everything, screamed as he raised his arms.
For him, it must have felt like a public execution, so it’s understandable that he’d be on the verge of losing his mind.
However…
“You should be the one to shut up.” (Monica)
“?!” (Lucio)
Monica, who had silently circled around behind us, sliced through Lucio’s neck with a single strike. As long as his figure was hidden, there was nothing we could do, but with him appearing right in front of us, Monica and Xandra could easily defeat him. Even if he was an event boss of the dark attribute.
“Nice work, Monica.” (Harold)
“Thank you. But honestly, he was so defenseless, it was a bit anticlimactic…!” (Monica)
As Monica knelt down, Lucio’s now-muddy body reached up and grabbed her leg.
“…Repulsive.” (Monica)
Monica frowned and swiftly severed the hand that had grabbed her, leaping away from the spot. Lucio’s body had turned into something like mud, and after picking up the detached head, he reattached it.
“…Is this also a dark attribute skill… or rather, one of the blessing gifts?” (Harold)
“Yes, it is. It’s called [Marionette Mud].” (Florencia)
The voice that spoke was Florencia’s, who had appeared behind me. I had asked her to hide behind some cover, just in case Lucio appeared.
“But to activate that blessing gift, you need to be within a 30-meter radius. In other words…” (Florencia)
“That means he’s definitely hiding somewhere inside this dormitory.” (Harold)
Lucio’s target was Florencia, and I didn’t think he’d harm any other students, but there was still a possibility. I signaled Monica with my eyes, and she disappeared in an instant.
“Now… Can you deal with that mud puppet?” (Harold)
“Leave it to me.” (Florencia)
Florencia nodded and, with a wave of her hand, said…
“[Marionette Mud].” (Florencia)
A mud puppet, created in the same manner as Lucio’s, covered the original mud puppet.
From the size difference alone, it was clear that Florencia’s ability was far superior to Lucio’s.
“Ha, it’s over now.” (Florencia)
Lucio’s mud puppet was absorbed by Florencia’s, and she exhaled deeply.
“Not yet. It’s not over until we defeat Lucio.” (Me)
“…I see.” (Florencia)
At my words, Florencia lowered her head, looking sorrowful.
She likely understood what would happen to Lucio from here on out.
That’s right… I wasn’t planning on letting Lucio off easily. If he has been an ordinary enemy, I might have considered sparing him, taking Florencia’s feelings into account, but since he is a being tied to a curse, something I could never defend against, I have to finish this here. If I don’t, my precious people would be harmed.
“Let’s go. Monica seems to have found him.” (Me)
“Yes, I’ll go now.” (Florencia)
Looking up at Monica, who signaled with a lamp from the dorm window, I grabbed Florencia’s hand and entered the building.
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