Chapitre 29: My Name Is Marcus. What Can I Do For You?
Éditeur: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Wendy, I don't believe you when you say that you don't have any other backers to protect you," Tony said slowly. "I don't think you're so stupid not to have a backer now that your business is booming."
"No one has come to disturb your family business for a month," Nele muttered. "That doesn't make sense."
It was all their fault for leaving in such a hurry. If they had stayed in the hotel longer, they could have asked around about Wendy. Then they would know why Wendy's family business had turned around so smoothly.
They would even know who Wendy's backer was!
Bobby nodded seriously after hearing their words. "Yes, that's what I thought. I like to know what kind of person could make Miss Wendy discard me and choose them. Did that person… threaten you?"
Wendy murmured, "Haha... Mr. Bobby, you weren't present a month ago. You don't know what happened here, do you?"
"I really don't know," Bobby murmured. "I was in seclusion at that time..."
"I wrote you a letter too."
"I didn't receive it!" roared Bobby.
In fact, Bobby had already exited seclusion, but he had been so excited that he had chosen to go to the bar and fool around for a few days and nights.
He had long forgotten about Wendy's matter.
Who could have foreseen that the Griffin family would experience such a drastic change?
Thus, Bobby was actually in the wrong. However, he didn't want to admit that he had received his letter. It would be unreasonable to do so!
'Come on, say it! I'll pretend to be angry and say I was on your side all along!" Bobby thought.
Tony asked in a deep voice, "So, you have a backer. Who are they?"
When the trio fixed their eyes on her, Wendy finally caved in.
"My Griffin family's protector is… Marcus!"
The trio was filled with astonishment upon hearing that.
"What!?"
The most shocked person was naturally Nele.
The person who her father had tried to matchmake with was actually the Griffin family's protector!
There must be something strange about this!
A mere level-1 advanced mage was actually able to become the protector of a down-and-out family.
Even if the Griffin family was down and out, they still had their foundation. It was not something that a low-level advanced mage could rob.
"Haha, Marcus!?"
When Tony heard this name, he suddenly laughed arrogantly. "What a coincidence. I originally planned to go to Black Mountain City to have a match with him. Let's see what qualifications he has to steal my woman!"
"Now I really have a reason to compete with him!"
Bobby cursed Wendy a few times in his mind, 'Why did she have to find such a good-for-nothing person to be her family's protector?'
'She must have been forced to do so.'
The trio had the same thought.
"Then, Miss Wendy, do you regret it now?" Tony said to Wendy, "Now you should consider letting Bobby become your family's protector again. Maybe, things won't be so bad."
Wendy chuckled upon hearing that. "Sir, I never regret doing anything. You'll be the one regretting instead."
"You're courting death!" Since the situation could not be salvaged, Bobby decided to use magic to threaten her.
A bolt of lightning suddenly attacked the guards around Wendy.
The guards cast their defensive magic barriers, but the small of lightning shattered them instantly.
The guards then collapsed on the ground!
The cold wind was bleak, and the treetops swayed.
The trio and Wendy were the only conscious people in the courtyard.
"See? These low-level and middle-level mages you raised are pieces of trash." Bobby stretched out his right index finger and waved it at her. "It's not worth spending money to raise them!
"Besides, I can understand your predicament back then. You were cheated of tens of thousands of gold coins by that trash of a mage, Marcus. You're still in the dark about your tragic decision. I can understand that too.
"If you want me to leave, that's easy. How much money has your father made all these years by relying on my reputation? Spit it all out! Otherwise, you know the consequences..."
Wendy glanced at him a few times.
Bobby's status in her heart had dropped a lot.
At first, she had been under the impression that this person, whom her father had been calling 'the most reliable backer', was very good.
But now, it seemed that he was a vicious beast with no moral bottom line!
"Hehe!" Wendy resisted her body's instinct to tremble and sneered. "Mr. Bobby, don't you think that you are going too far now?"
Nele couldn't help but sigh in her heart when she saw the lightning bolt.
'This Bobby is really a troublemaker.'
Nele wanted to give Tony a look to make Bobby stop when things were going well. That was enough.
Since Wendy hadn't been forced, why should they keep pressuring her?
However, Tony disregarded Nele's meaningful gaze. Instead, he just smiled and said, "When we're done with this, where should we go to play?"
"Tony, lessons resume in two days," Nele replied softly. "Since Miss Wendy doesn't agree, then we shouldn't force her. Let's hurry back to the academy."
"Sigh..." Tony shook his head. "I guess that Marcus is already on his way. After we teach Marcus a lesson, perhaps Miss Wendy will change her mind?"
At that moment, a deep voice suddenly reverberated throughout the courtyard.
"Teach me a lesson? Hehe! Then, what kind of lesson do you want to teach me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned around.
They saw a handsome-looking young man flash to Wendy's side.
Nele knew that this was Marcus.
"You're courting death!" Bobby immediately cast a Level-10 Lightning Strike Spell at him, and a violent bolt of lightning attacked Marcus!
The earth cracked, and an earth wall rose up before turning into a shield and blocking the lightning bolt.
Then, the earth shield turned into dust and dissipated.
[Thunderstorm detected that the opponent's move was self-taught and had an epiphany. Practice speed increased by 200%. Current progress: 150%!]
[Thunderstorm practice speed increased by 230%. Current progress: 100%!]
[Thunderstorm: Extremely Skilled (Unable to Level Up)]
Marcus stood there as if nothing had happened. He ignored the three people in the distance and said to Wendy, whose eyes were filled with tears, "Sorry, I was late. Are you okay, Wendy?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine..." Wendy smiled at Marcus. "It's good that you're here, it's good that you're here."
Wendy felt very safe and secure with Marcus around.
When Marcus saw how sad and haggard Wendy looked so sad, he felt his heart burning with fury. He had been under the impression that these Green Bridge Academy advanced mages would be reasonable.
However, Marcus only understood now—they were just a bunch of beasts that knew magic. They didn't know what etiquette and respect were.
Now, whoever was opposite Marcus automatically became his enemy!
"Hmm?" Marcus suddenly realized that the girl in the middle seemed a little familiar. Although she slowly lowered her head, Marcus saw her face clearly.
If Marcus guessed correctly, this girl should be the young lady from the wealthy family that had rejected him.
'Miss Nele, huh?'
Marcus didn't pay much attention to her and turned to look at the other two.
Bobby wore an ugly expression.
Just now, although he hadn't seen clearly how Marcus had used his magic, he had felt the earth shaking suddenly.
'His Earth Shield Spell was actually faster than my Lightning Strike Spell!'
"Could it be that this kid specializes in Earth Shield?" Bobby muttered.
Marcus took a few steps forward and walked to the bottom of the stairs.
His gaze was firm as he looked at Bobby. "Did you make the first move?"
"So what if I did?"
"You should be the Griffin family's previous 'guardian angel', right?"
"Hehe..." Bobby didn't say anything more. With a backhand, he shot a lightning strike at Marcus.
If he said too much, he would be the one in the wrong!
[Thunderstorm has detected numerous weaknesses in the opponent's moves and has been quietly improved!]
[Thunderstorm has automatically broken through to the Lightning Tempest Spell!]
[Lightning Tempest: Level-1 (Progress 80%)]
In a competition, one could strengthen their own magic.
However, this wasn't a competition.
It was a battle of life and death!
"It's useless!" Marcus saw the weak lightning bolt and said slowly, "Let me show you what real lightning magic looks like!"
While facing the incoming lightning strike, Marcus quickly chanted an incantation.
His body began to go berserk, and huge blue light sparks started to appear around him!
Suddenly, the surroundings seemed to be at a standstill.
The night sky had no stars, while heaven and earth seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
A gust of wind rose, followed by the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning.
A lightning storm with great destructive power engulfed and swallowed the small lightning bolt.
In everyone's shock, it rushed toward Bobby at high speed!
The lightning storm quickly swept over everything in its path, suppressing Bobby so much that he could not breathe.
"It's over!" Bobby was aghast.
If he was hit this time, he would have to spend the rest of his life in the hospital.
Suddenly, Tony attacked, and a wall of fire blocked the lightning storm.
'As expected of Tony,' Nele thought to herself.
However, after the lightning storm touched the wall of fire, it realized that the target was not the human from before.
As if it had gone crazy, the lightning storm suddenly expanded!
The lightning storm opened its mouth as if it had become the mouth of a huge beast.
It swallowed the wall of fire!
"Tony, don't be afraid. I'll assist you!"
Nele was as surprised as the two now, but her instincts told her to use a defensive spell.
"Wind Wall!"
A huge wall of wind appeared in front of the lightning storm.
Still, it didn't work.
Strong winds blew, and bolts of lightning swept up clouds of dust.
The earth seemed to tear.
'My wind wall was shattered!'
Nele opened her eyes wide, filled with infinite shock!
Bang, bang, bang!
The lightning storm knocked down the trio!
Marcus was still standing in the distance, looking at them quietly.
-- Cadeau
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