In reality, it was obvious who hired Crewcut—Frank was simply interrogating him just to see if he had a conscience."Don't push your luck, brat!" Crewcut snapped. "I'll give it to you straight—I spared you not because I'm kind, but because of my master's last words. He had warned me I must not hesitate to spare anyone who can dispel our ghost fire!""I see!" Frank nodded in realization. "Or perhaps you misremembered, and your master didn't tell you to spare me but to cooperate instead?""Don't push it!" Crewcut was incensed by Frank's disrespect."Oh, but I'll keep pushing it! Now tell me who hired you!" Frank barked."You asked for it!" Crewcut bellowed in rage and leapt forward.Ghostfires appeared in both his hands, and he swung at Frank.He was taken by surprise by Frank's reflexes, as he dodged it, caught the ghostfire, and actually launched them back at Crewcut.Terrified, Crewcut tried to dodge but it was too late—the ghostfire struck true, engulfing him in its flames in
The burly proprietors thought they had misheard. "T-Ten bucks?"After all, inflation had gotten so bad these days that ten bucks really would not amount to anything!Frank nodded. "Exactly, or I'd be suspected of meddling if I don't get paid!"Jada smiled in wry amusement—Frank was really quite something, even bothering to go through the motions!Seeing that Frank was a good man and had the strength to help, the proprietors were grateful and did as he said, paying him the ten bucks before calling the developer.The developer, however, refused to answer his call, even blocking them soon enough.It certainly left the proprietors disheartened. "Kid, this isn't going to work—we don't even know where he is. I guess this is it."Frank smiled, shaking his head. "There won't be justice if you let him slip away like that now. People like him only get bolder because others tolerate them… So watch closely!"Frank waved his hand, and a terrible wind erupted.And with a loud rumble, the to
Gashface snorted. "Take a look in the mirror, brat. You think you have what it takes to bring him down?"Frank pointed at the scars on the proprietors' foreheads. "See for yourself!"Gashface turned to see them just then.He was assured that they would be on the floor, kowtowing until they broke their skulls and died, but they were perfectly fine!"No, that's impossible!"Refusing to accept reality, Gashface promptly called Crewcut… but he did not answer, no matter how many times Gashface called!Gashface had paid a deposit—logically speaking, Crewcut would come to see him to get the rest once he accomplished his task. So why would Crewcut not answer the phone?There was only one answer—that the brat in front of him had really defeated Crewcut!Seeing the troubled look on Gashface's face, the proprietors were laughing all at once. "Are you scared now? See, there's always someone better—did you think that we'd break just because you sent some witch doctor after us? Quit tryi
Frank strode up. "Oh, but you don't have to look for us. You're not leaving anyway!"He strode up and punched Gashface unconscious.-When Gashface woke up, he was tied to a pillar with nylon rope.There was a table with plates of meats of all varieties nearby, with Jada, Laura, Frank, and the burly proprietors all sitting around it and feasting.Laura appeared apologetic, however. "I should be treating you to a meal at a proper restaurant, to be honest."Jada smiled, shaking her head. "Don't worry about it. Mr. Frankton can fork out a hundred million at will, so he really wouldn't care!""Now that you've mentioned the hundred mil…" one of the proprietors asked sheepishly. "Do you really have the money? You should just leave if you don't—don't let that prick exploit you!"Though the other proprietors nodded in agreement, Jada chuckled. "Don't worry. We're obviously going to keep our word!"Gashface laughed coolly right then. "Now that's just conceited, bitch! I'll give it to y
Everyone laughed. "It's not his fault, ma'am. You're just that scary!'Jada smiled and returned to the feast.It was the next morning when Gashface woke up.Feeling the cool breeze pelting his face and his limbs that were almost completely numb, he shuddered.Then, he saw everyone else having breakfast around the table and yelled, "What do you want?! You're all going to jail if I die!"Jada snorted. "Could you stop showing off how much of a coward you are? We would've just left you to die freezing if we wanted you dead. "Anyway, it's still early, so go pass out again. The wire transfer would be complete once the bank opens up."Scarface smirked. "I guess it's true what they say… The pinnacle of deception is deceiving yourself! Even now, you think that you could just whip out a hundred million dollars?! "Do you even understand what that means? You need at least a company worth over two billion dollars as a guarantor, with capital flow way above those numbers, or its operations
The abandoned apartment had been destroyed by Frank earlier, so what was this pillar Gashface was tied to?There could only be one reason there was a pillar, too—Frank must have used his scary powers to fix it!But… How was that possible?Nonetheless, the cabal was just as shocked—they were strong, but not powerful enough to rebuild an entire building with just a wave of his hand!Jada smiled. "How about that, ma'am? Are you still going to bet against my master?"Marika snapped coolly, "That's still no reason to hurt my senior! I'll avenge him even if it kills me!"Frank smiled, nodding. "Then why don't you ask the proprietors over there what actually happened? If you still insist on siding with your senior despite all the solid evidence, then I guess I just have to hit a woman."Frank was astute when it came to judging people, and he knew that Marika was a reasonable person.Instead of attacking, he turned toward the proprietors, who explained, "We won't lie to you, ma'am. We
However, the bald geezer saw that Frank almost convinced Marika and promptly leapt in. "Don't listen to his lies! Forgive me for being frank, but he's putting the moves on you! Don't fall for it!"It was a simple reason why he deceived Marika too—he was in league with Tasran, Marika's senior whom Frank crippled, and was afraid that Tasran's attempt to murder the proprietors could be exposed right then.Worst of all, Marika was easily persuaded, and she wheeled on Frank again after hearing what the bald geezer said.Reading her mind, Frank sighed. "Anyone besides that guy thinks I'm lying here?"The rest of the cabal promptly strode up, snapping, "Don't think you get to do whatever you like just because you're strong, brat! And don't think about slandering us either."Look in the mirror before you put the moves on Marika! Just go to hell already!"Despite their insults, none of them were attacking.At the same time, Frank also realized that in spite of it all, the naive woman nam
"Free?'Marika's tone was cold. "Sure, we're free, but what about the civilians you butchered?"Stunned, the cabal geezers cried, "What are you saying, Marika?! Don't believe that brat—you have to trust us on this!""How could I trust you, when the evidence has proven otherwise?" Marika growled, charging ghostfire over her palm.The geezers traded glances. "Y-Your powers returned?""Of course. I've been tasked by that gentleman to bring you to justice!"Even as the geezers understood their situation and considered how righteous Marika was, they decided that begging was pointless.With a quick exchange of glances, they all leapt toward her in attack.Seeing that she stood no chance, Marika turned to run, and the geezers all gave chase, eventually cornering her in a narrow alley."What do you want?" she growled coolly."What, you ask? See, the truth is that we're definitely the type of person you hate the most! And now that you've found out about that, we have no choice but to