Chapter 58 – Day 58

Day 58

Bounce-. Bounce-. Bounce-.

In the silent casino interior, the sound of a bouncing ball suddenly echoed.

The sound of a bouncing ball echoing from all directions, maintaining a steady rhythm.
At this, Dave’s expression, the only survivor, brightened.

‘He’s here!’

That unique bouncing sound is proof that the Clown has appeared here.

To be honest, Dave thought the Clown wouldn’t come here.
After all, the Clown is an executive of the Villain Association and a powerful figure ranked as high as 8-star in the newly reorganized villain ranking system.

In contrast, Dave, although he claimed to be the Clown’s direct subordinate, was just one of the many underlings based in Las Vegas.

But for the Clown to actually come here.

He could survive.
As Dave, holding onto this hope, brightened his expression and sprang up from his seat.

Shweeek-.
Thud!

“Ugh-!”

A dagger flies from somewhere and lodges precisely in Dave’s neck.

Simultaneously.

Kwang-!

The dagger lodged in Dave’s neck explodes instantly.
Dave’s upper body, caught in the explosion, shatters into pieces.

Thud-.

Dave’s body, now only the lower half, collapses, and chunks of meat with a burning smell scatter in all directions.

However, despite this horrific scene, neither Cheon Seoa nor the Agent show any change in expression.

[Hehehe-! You seem to be quite composed people.]

Woong woong-.
The clown’s voice, letting out a strange laugh, echoes throughout the vast casino.

[By the way, who are you to dare cause trouble in my territory?]

Tung! Tung! Tung!

Along with the continuous sound of bouncing balls, the clown’s voice, made up of somewhat unpleasant noises, echoes again.

However, the Agent doesn’t answer the clown’s question-like question at all and just…

“Exactly 32 minutes and 29 seconds.”

The Agent, who naturally checked the time, smiled slightly.

“I’m sure I told you to come within 30 minutes.”

[Hehehe-! Ihihihi-!]

The Agent speaks indifferently.
The clown merely let out an eerie laugh.

How long did this strange standoff continue?

Shweeek-!

A massive number of daggers poured in from all directions, centered on the Agent.
They were identical to the daggers that had just blown away Dave’s upper body. Each one was a bomb that would cause a powerful explosion with just a slight impact, through the clown’s ability, ‘Hands of the Bomb Maniac’.

However.

“A useless act.”

Whoosh-!

Black flames rose around the Agent, swallowing up all the daggers.

The daggers engulfed by the black flames instantly melted into a handful of molten metal, causing the body of the Agent, who was watching while hiding, to flinch.

Abilities that manipulate flames are quite common.
But if the color of those flames is black, it’s a different story.

Especially if it’s black flames that don’t feel hot on the outside despite being flames. No, rather, if it’s black flames that only give off a cool chill and an eerie something, even more so.

As the clown, sensing something strange, was hiding even more.

“Hello?”

Flinch-!

The clown’s body trembled at the innocent and naive voice coming from behind.

How did they pinpoint my location?
How did they move?

As soon as the clown harbored such doubts, he moved quickly in response to another warning from his instincts.

“Hee-hee-!”

Still letting out an eerie laugh, the clown who sprang out from the shadows cast in the corner of the casino scattered various hidden weapons in all directions.

Some were daggers like before.
Some were small metal balls. And others were hidden weapons of various forms.

But.

Kwajik-!

Everything the clown scattered, which turned into bombs through his ability, was instantly compressed and fell to the floor.

At that sight, the clown’s eyes widened in shock.

An ability that seemed to compress space itself to attack and defend…

“E-Empress-!”

In the past, she first appeared in the executive selection tournament to choose executives for the Villain Association, and with her overwhelming strength, she etched her existence into the minds of countless villains.

Empress, Cheon Seoa.

As if he hadn’t expected the Empress to be here, the clown’s expression twisted behind his pierrot mask.

Then, the man with the Empress could it be…!

“The, The Agent?”

To the clown’s muttering, the Agent replied with a chilling smile.

“Come here right now and bow your head.”

* * *

“One, know your place. Two, understood?”

Looking down at the clown who had assumed the position commonly known as a kowtow, the Agent spoke in a cold voice.

“One.”

“The subject-!”

“Two.”

“Understood-!”

“Again, one.”

“The subject-!”

As the words “one” and “two” kept coming out of the agent’s mouth, the clown shouted “The subject” and “Understood” in response, lowering and raising his upper body as if doing push-ups.

I have no idea how such movement is possible with his head planted on the ground.

Meanwhile, how long did this unusual disciplining by the agent continue?

“Don’t you think that’s enough now?”

“But, miss.”

As Cheon Seoa quietly approached and spoke, the agent was about to say something but closed his mouth.

Come to think of it, if the miss says to stop, then that’s the end of it.

With that, the agent turned to the clown and said.

“Get up.”

Pop-!

As soon as the agent’s permission was given, the clown quickly got to his feet.
At the same time, the clown looked at the agent and Cheon Seoa with eyes so anxious it could be felt even through the mask.

Cheon Seoa, facing the visibly anxious clown, spoke with a gentle smile.

“You can go back now. Please be more careful next time.”

“Th-Thank you!”

Cheon Seoa’s words made the clown express his gratitude and quickly disappear.
Although the proxy was staring at him with such eerie eyes, the clown noticed that in the relationship between those two, Cheon Seoa was in the superior position.

At the very least, if Cheon Seoa, that monstrous empress, were to send him away, the proxy would not interfere.

Of course.

‘I need to leave Las Vegas… no, the United States.’

Not knowing what kind of retaliation might come in the future, the clown decided to leave Las Vegas, no, the United States, as soon as possible.

As the clown disappeared as well, a heavy silence once again settled over the vast casino.
Or rather, it was about to settle.

“Are you dissatisfied that I just let him go?”

“No, I’m not.”

At Cheon Seoa’s question, the proxy shook his head.
However, even though he denied it verbally, a faint light of dissatisfaction lingered in his eyes.

Perhaps that dissatisfaction was.

‘Whether intended or not, you’re probably unhappy that I let the clown who tried to harm me go free.’

Cheon Seoa inwardly muttered this and said with a slight smile.

“Do you really think I’d just let that child go?”

“Then…?”

“By now…, beautiful fireworks should be decorating the night sky.”

At Cheon Seoa’s words, the proxy glanced up at the casino’s ceiling.

In an instant, the proxy’s eyes turned black, and soon the vast night sky came into view through the walls.

At the same time.

Boom-!

The body of the clown, who was jumping between buildings, exploded into pieces.

If someone unaware of the situation had seen it, they would have thought it was a beautiful firework exploding, just as Cheon Seoa said.

No, the possibility of thinking that way was 100%.
This is Las Vegas, the city of pleasure. Every night, numerous fireworks explode, brightly illuminating the dark night sky.

More importantly.

“I’m tired of the casino now.”

Cheon Seoa said, looking at the agent.

Tired of the casino, huh.
Could it be because of the clown? No, does this mean she’s going to leave the United States now?

At Cheon Seoa’s words, countless ominous thoughts rose and fell in the agent’s mind.

Looking at the agent, Cheon Seoa smiled brightly.

“Come to think of it, I definitely mentioned it before, didn’t I? That there’s an amusement park in America so vast that you can’t enjoy it all even if you wander around for three days and nights.”

“That’s correct.”

“After the casino, shall we go to that amusement park?”

Cheon Seoa said with a gentle smile.
The agent bowed his head and replied.

“Everything is as you wish, miss.”

* * *

Disney Island.

It is called the largest amusement park in America and the world.

Disney Island is divided into areas for young children and areas for adults.

These two areas are the ‘officially’ known areas to the public.

However, there is another area known only to villains in the underground world, like the Agent, and to humans who possess some wealth or power.

“I never imagined a place like this existed.”

Cheon Seoa, who arrived at Disney Island by tearing through space from a casino in Las Vegas, said with eyes full of excitement.

What unfolded before her eyes was certainly abnormal.

Numerous devices that couldn’t be considered ordinary amusement rides, created solely to ‘torment’ humans.
On each of these devices, there were people who were terrified.

The Agent smiled at Cheon Seoa, who was looking at these things with curiosity, and said.

“Welcome to Disney Island.”

The Agent’s expression showed undisguisable pride as he said this.